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2010 All-Metro boys swim team

By: Staff

Michael Brus, Sr., Davenport North: One of the most decorated Wildcats in school swim history

Mar 19, 2010 | 11:02 pm | Loading…

Ford named coach of the year

By: Times staff

Moline girls basketball coach Steve Ford was named Illinois Basketball Coaches Association Class 3A/4A District 11 coach of the year.

Mar 17, 2010 | 11:59 pm | Loading…

Panthers set to hire coach

By: Doug Green

United Township is close to naming its next football coach. Almost six months after Kai Killam resigned, his successor will be in place soon.

Mar 17, 2010 | 10:11 pm | Loading…

BlogTalkRadio: Petersen, Brenner and Green talk prep basketball

By: Times staff

Recap Wednesday's 15-minute BlogTalkRadio show as Andrew Petersen and Aaron Brenner look back at the final few postseason basketball games.

Mar 17, 2010 | 12:00 pm | Loading…

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3 Q-C All-staters

By: Quad-City Times

Rock Island standout Chasson Randle was selected first-team all-state in Class 3A. The junior, who led the Rocks to a sectional final, was tops in the Western Big Six in scoring. Galesburg’s Victor Davis also was selected honorable mention in Class 3A. Davis was fourth in the Big Six in…

Mar 17, 2010 | 10:20 am | Loading…

Rockridge hires football coach

By: Staff report

Former Sherrard football coach Jason Kirby will resurface next season at the Tigers' longtime Olympic Conference rival Rockridge.

Mar 16, 2010 | 11:44 pm | Loading…

Davenport West set to hire football coach

By: Andrew Petersen

Davenport West has found its next varsity football coach, whom athletic director Al Blocker fully expects to be confirmed at Monday night's school board meeting.

Mar 16, 2010 | 10:40 pm | Loading…

Daniel, Powers earn first-team honors

By: Quad-City Times

In addition to marked team success this March, individual boys basketball players in and around the Iowa-side Quad-Cities have earned statewide accolades.

Mar 16, 2010 | 10:13 am | Loading…

Coming up

By: Quad-City Times

Who will join Rock Island Alleman state champion — and future Assumption Knight — Topher Carton on the Quad-City Times’ all-metro and all-area teams in Wednesday’s paper?

Mar 16, 2010 | 10:16 am | Loading…

Budget cuts could cost Moline coaches

By: Aaron Brenner

The Moline/Coal Valley School District's budget cuts March 8 claimed the teaching jobs of Maroons boys basketball coach Ryan Webber, wrestling coach James Ealy and tennis coach Jason Jones.

Mar 15, 2010 | 10:46 pm | Loading…

Knights recover from heartbreaker to win third place

By: Andrew Petersen

DES MOINES - The images of Thursday's deflating semifinal loss haven't fully left the Davenport Assumption Knights.

Mar 13, 2010 | 3:43 pm | Loading…

• Video: Assumption's Joe Daniel on taking third place
• Video: Assumption's J.T. Vonderhaar on next season
• Video: Assumption's Blake Schneden on motivating factors

Live blog from Class 3A consolation game today

Staff reporter Andrew Petersen will be live from the Class 3A consolation game today between Assumption and Mount Pleasant in Des Moines. Opening tip is at 12:05 p.m.

Mar 13, 2010 | 7:59 am | Loading…

Petersen: Bright futures for Powers, Korn

By: Andrew Petersen

By halftime of Friday's Iowa Class 1A state championship, Calamus-Wheatland appeared to be in great shape as far as the score was concerned.

Mar 12, 2010 | 11:33 pm | Loading…

Rocks dealt final blow in sectional final

By: Doug Green

OTTAWA, Ill. - The sounds of a basketball pre-game warm-up are like postseason play. A loud, arrhythmic banging of multiple balls decrescendo to a single dribble once the game commences.

Mar 12, 2010 | 10:57 pm | Loading…

Cal-Wheat goes down swinging in title game

By: Andrew Petersen

DES MOINES - Down big in the Iowa Class 1A state championship Friday, the last thing expected from the Calamus-Wheatland sideline was laughter.

Mar 12, 2010 | 8:36 pm | Loading…

• Video: Cal-Wheat's Ryan Powers on never giving up
• Video: Cal-Wheat's Drew Jacobi on Rock Valley's surge

Live chat at 5:45 p.m.: Boys state title game

Join Times sports reporter Andrew Petersen at 5:45 p.m. from Des Moines where he will be blogging from the Iowa Class 1A state championship between Calamus-Wheatland and Rock Valley. Game starts at 6:05 p.m.

Mar 12, 2010 | 3:30 pm | Loading…

Petersen: Nail-biting perspective

By: Andrew Petersen

I've seen perhaps an unhealthy amount of basketball this winter, and it never ceases to amaze me how the first 31 minutes of a high school game can shape perspective on the last few seconds.

Mar 12, 2010 | 8:02 am | Loading…

Assumption falls at buzzer in state semis

By: Andrew Petersen

With 3 seconds left, a Sioux City Bishop Heelan freshman lofted in a running 5-foot jumper. His heroic effort on a broken inbounds play sealed a 46-45 loss for Davenport Assumption in Saturday's semifinal game.

Mar 11, 2010 | 9:55 pm | Loading…

• Video: Assumption senior Joe Daniel on semifinal loss

Richwoods-Rocks meet again

By: Doug Green

If the Rock Island boys basketball team wants to get as far as it did during last year's tournament run, it will have to do something that it already has done this year - beat Peoria Richwoods.

Mar 11, 2010 | 9:25 pm | Loading…

Live chat at 8 p.m: State boys basketball tournament

Times sports reporter Andrew Petersen is in Des Moines and will be blogging 8 p.m. from the Davenport Assumption Class 3A semifinal game against Sioux City Bishop Heelan.

Mar 11, 2010 | 6:00 pm | Loading…