𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐒 𝐀 𝐋𝐄𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐃
Everyone will remember where they were when Tamin Lipsey recorded a triple-double in the
@IHSAA
state championship game.
11 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists. What a career.
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𝐌𝐑. 𝐁𝐀𝐒𝐊𝐄𝐓𝐁𝐀𝐋𝐋 🏅
The IPSWA has selected Tamin Lipsey as the 2022 Iowa Mr. Basketball award winner.
Lipsey is the third player in program history to win the award (Fred Hoiberg, 1991; Harrison Barnes, 2010).
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Ames High legend Harrison Barnes was in this morning.
Barnes gave a few words of wisdom to Tamin Lipsey.
Thanks for everything, Harrison.
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A productive weekend for a trio of former Little Cyclones 🏆
Tamin Lipsey ➜ Iowa State ➜ Big 12 Champs
Ashley Iiams ➜ Drake ➜ Missouri Valley Champs
Trevion LaBeaux ➜ Indian Hills ➜ North Central District Champs
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We are saddened by the news from Council Bluffs - our thoughts are with Josh Dix and the
@ALHSathletics
basketball squad.
Josh Dix is an elite player and natural rival to Tamin and our special season.
Get well soon so that this rivalry can continue on at Iowa and Iowa State 👊
🥇 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗢𝗡 🥇
Aniey Akok is your
@IHSAA
champion in the 800 Meter‼️
Akok finishes with a time of 1:52.95, edging out Cedar Falls' TJ Tomlyanovich (1:53.08).
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• The loss of a friend
• A midseason hiatus due to local COVID numbers
• and still continued the dynasty
Joe Fisher & crew did everything right this season and were voted Coaching Staff of the Year by the Iowa High School Swim Coaches Association.
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#⃣1⃣
Ames boys basketball takes the top spot in the pre-holiday AP rankings. It's the first time since 2010 the Little Cyclones are No. 1 in the AP poll.
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Ames High sophomore Tamin Lipsey is presented with a plaque recognizing his efforts on the Team USA U16 National Team this summer. Lipsey helped lead Team USA to a 6-0 record at the FIBA World Games. Congrats Tamin!
In a program with multiple NBA alumni, eight state titles, and 23 all-time tournament appearances - a new accolade was earned today.
Tamin Lipsey and Corey Phillips became the first players in program history to play in three state tournaments.
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Awesome moment tonight at the Dodger pool: the Fort Dodge girls swim program hosted a "Senior Night" for Ames. The Little Cyclones' athletic season is being paused indefinitely on Sept. 8 due to COVID-19, so this may be Ames' only meet this year. (photo credit to
@vandbr01
).
𝐎𝐔𝐑 𝐑𝐔𝐍 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐔𝐄𝐒 - see you Friday night in Iowa City!
Bottom 7.
1-run lead.
Bases loaded.
2 outs.
Full count.
And the senior closer Braydon Beelner gets it done!
Ames advances to the state title game for the first time since 1988.
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From beginning to end, Corey Phillips was there for it all these past four years.
𝟗𝟒 career varsity appearances (out of 94 possible games, second only to Harrison Barnes)
𝟕𝟏 consecutive starts (not including 2021 senior night)
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𝐃𝐎𝐖𝐍 𝐆𝐎𝐄𝐒 #⃣1⃣
Austin Gabrielson's pair of RBI doubles spurs a late Ames rally as the Little Cyclones stun No. 1 Ankeny Centennial and are in the
@IHSAA
state quarterfinals for the first time since 1995!
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We are saddened to learn of the passing of Mark Ritland.
Ritland served as the PA announcer for several sports for 25 years before retiring in Fall 2020, ending an 85-year run of having a Ritland family member involved with the school.
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𝑊𝑒𝑙𝑐𝑜𝑚𝑒 𝐻𝑜𝑚𝑒, Erica!
Former Ames and Iowa State star, Erica Lynn Douglas, has been selected as the next head track and field coach for the Ames High Track & Field program.
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1⃣0⃣0⃣0⃣-𝗣𝗢𝗜𝗡𝗧 𝗖𝗟𝗨𝗕
Iowa State signee Tamin Lipsey converted two free throws with 3:50 to play to become the 5th all-time member of the
@AHSHoops
1,000-point club.
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A special way to close the storied history of the gym.
The Little Cyclones advance to Tuesday's substate final against Des Moines Hoover at a soon to-be-determined location.
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We are honored to name our gym and court after Harrison Barnes. Harrison graduated from Ames High only 10 years ago this spring. To think of the positive impact he’s made in Ames and around the world in that time is truly inspiring. Thank you Harrison and Brittany!
1/2 Tonight, we are excited to share with our community that the Ames School Board approved the naming of the competitive gymnasium and court at the new Ames High School the “Harrison Barnes Gymnasium and Court.”
@hbarnes
Congratulations to Athletic Director Judge Johnston for receiving his 20 years of service award. Judge has served the
@IOWAHSADA
in a number of capacities, most recently as treasurer.
𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐓𝐎 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐖𝐄𝐋𝐋 𝐀𝐆𝐀𝐈𝐍 🙌
The Little Cyclones take down Linn-Mar to advance to the IHSAA State Tournament for the third consecutive season!
Senior Lucas Lueth finishes with 29 points 💪
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𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗗 ✅
Dallas Sauser's official line of 590 passing yards on Friday broke the
@IHSAA
11-man football single game record.
That line also moves Sauser into 19th on the IHSAA's career passing list with at least four games to go.
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𝑂𝑛𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝒃𝒆𝒔𝒕
Former Ames athletic director Judge Johnston was inducted tonight into the Iowa High School Athletic Directors Association at the organization's annual convention.
Release ⤵️
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𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗢𝗡 🥇🥜
Daniel Herrera controlled the finals match wire-to-wire, earning the 2024 IHSAA 285 state title. Herrera won by an 18-6 major decision over Caden Wetherell.
It's the first champion for the Little Cyclones since 2017.
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New member of the 1⃣0⃣0⃣0⃣-point club‼️
Ashley Iiams became the sixth all-time Ames High member of the 1,000-point club in the 5 vs. 5 era with a three-point basket with 3:31 to play in today's contest.
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RECORD BREAKER ⭐
Caroline Waite knocks down a 3️⃣ at the 2:58 Q3 mark to break the career scoring mark at Ames.
The record stood for 23 years (Barb Bennett '97 - 1,231 points)
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Congratulations Coach Chad Zmolek on being named the 2019 NFHS Coaches Association Soccer Coach of the Year for the state of Iowa. A very deserving honor for the recently retired coach who's meant so much to Ames High and Little Cyclones soccer.
@AHSBSoccer
What a run. 👏
Ames falls in extra innings in the IHSAA state baseball championship game to conclude the year with a 31-14 record.
We felt the support far and wide the entire way from the best fan base there is.
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⬅️ 𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑛 vs. 𝑵𝒐𝒘 ➡️
1,826 points, 710 rebounds, and 425 assists later: Corey Phillips and Tamin Lipsey will play in their third and final state tournament this week.
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We met our match tonight. Thanks for a fun season, guys.
The Little Cyclones finish the year at 18-4 in the
@IHSAA
state semifinals.
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It's
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• 9th all-time boys basketball title (most in 4A, second overall)
• 43rd all-time state tournament win (most in state history, all classes)
• First title since 2010
𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐒 𝐀 𝐋𝐄𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐃
Everyone will remember where they were when Tamin Lipsey recorded a triple-double in the
@IHSAA
state championship game.
11 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists. What a career.
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Happy National Athletic Training Month ⚕️
As we close out a memorable and special March, we wanted to give an even more special thanks to our two certified athletic trainers Rozlyn Elbert and Lindsey Struck for all they do keep our athletes healthy.
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20 seasons & 289 victories at the helm of the Ames girls basketball program.
Thanks, Coach Sullivan – for your dedication to our team.
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𝑨𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒏𝒔 🌪️
Tamin Lipsey puts up 19 points as the Little Cyclones collect the CIML road win over Ankeny Centennial.
Ames (7-1) has held all seven in-state opponents to their season low in scoring.
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Ames High athletics is excited to announce Ryan McGowan as the next head coach of
@AHSBSoccer
, pending school board approval on Nov. 4. Very deserving! Ryan is a 2009 AHS graduate, and was an assistant for Coach Zmolek the last handful of seasons. Congratulations Coach McGowan!
The Ed Winger HWT Champion lives in Ames. Gabe Greenlee wins the title match 3-1 to avenge his loss in last year's state championship match to Bettendorf's Griffin Liddle. Way to go, Gabe!
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𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐈𝐎𝐍🥇
After collecting a white flag at Drake, Ali Frandsen adds a pink flag to her collection with a state title in the 400 M Hurdles!
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🏊♂️ 𝐎𝐥𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐜 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐐𝐮𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐫 🇺🇸
Ames freshman Joshua Chen has made the cut for the U.S. Olympic Team Trials this June in Omaha!
Long Course times
100 M Breaststroke ➡️ 1:03.28
200 M Breaststoke ➡️ 2:17.36
📰
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As the Gatorade Player of the Year, Tamin Lipsey was asked to "Play it Forward" with a grant to a local organization.
This afternoon, Lipsey met with former Ames AD Judge Johnston to pledge a $1,000 donation to the Boys & Girls Clubs of Story County.
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𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐒 🥇
The Ames girls 4x200M Relay squad of Ireland Buss, Elaina Deardorff, Cameron Moon, and Ellie Lynch wins the 2022 title, edging three other teams by less than a second!
It's the first title in the event for Ames since 1992.
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🥇 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗧𝗘 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗠𝗣𝗜𝗢𝗡 🥇
The 4x400 squad of Olivia Jones, Ellie Lynch, Morgan Engels, and Cameron Moon take home the
@IGHSAU
👑 with a time of 3:54.72!
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There 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 be many, but there's always the 𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑠𝑡 ☝️
Freshmen Brooklyn Greenlee and Greta Goodman became the first girls in school history to wrestle to a win in a varsity dual.
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Elite athletes never forget mentors who inspired them.
Ames head wrestling coach Andy Fecht was surprised with a letter and an Iowa State pullover from former two-time
@IHSAA
state wrestling qualifier and reigning
@Fiesta_Bowl
champion Colin Newell.
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Big thank you to Amy and Chad Settle and Campus Cycle for their generous donation to cover the pep bus tonight. The Settles always step up for Ames High. Thank you!
𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐋 - 𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙𝑙𝑦 😃🙌
Anybody else's heart pounding ⁉️
A crazy seventh inning saw both teams score five - but the Little Cyclones prevail and advance to face sixth-seeded Cedar Falls on Thursday at 7:30 PM in Iowa City.
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Congratulations to Ames High junior Caroline Waite on scoring her 1,000th career point! Waite is just the 5th Little Cyclone in school history to accomplish this feat. Way to go, Caroline!
#AmesHighPride
✅ Weather the storm
✅ Play our game
✅ Go to State
No. 3 Ames dominates the second half to top No. 8 Ankeny Centennial and clinch a spot at Wells Fargo Arena next week!
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Thanks for the escort out of town,
@AmesPolice
! 🏀🚔
The boys basketball team is now on its way to Wells Fargo Arena for tonight's
@IHSAA
4A state championship game at 7:00 PM.
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GABRIEL GREENLEE WILL WRESTLE FOR THE STATE TITLE TOMORROW NIGHT!! Gabe scored a takedown in overtime to win his semi-final match 3-1. Awesome!
@AmesWrestling
Big game tomorrow 👀
The last time Ames and Linn-Mar played in boys basketball, at the 2009 IHSAA State Championship game, there were three future NBA players on the court.
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Vance Downs will step aside from his football coaching duties after 3⃣0⃣ years on the Ames sideline as a defensive backs coach/defensive coordinator.
(𝒅𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝒘𝒐𝒓𝒓𝒚, 𝒉𝒆'𝒔 𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒄𝒐𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒃𝒂𝒔𝒌𝒆𝒕𝒃𝒂𝒍𝒍)
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Two people associated with the high-level success of the Ames girls swimming & diving program were inducted into the IGHSAU/Iowa High School Swim Coaches Association Hall of Fame today.
Taylor Flummerfelt (Athlete)
Dan Flannery (Coach)
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✅ New school record for wins in a season
✅ First state tournament since 1995
✅ First state title game since 1988
Ames head coach Nick Steenhagen collects the Des Moines Register's All-Iowa Baseball Coach of the Year honor.
📰
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𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝-𝐒𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 🇼 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭
Dallas Sauser breaks a couple program single-game records in Sioux City as Ames moves to 4-1:
⭐️ 578 unofficial passing yards (520, Joe Evans, 2017)
⭐️ 6 passing TD (breaks 11-way tie)
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Our point guards are 𝑬𝑳𝑰𝑻𝑬 🥇
Caroline Waite and Tamin Lipsey earned spots on the Des Moines Register's 2021 All-Iowa Elite teams – the six best players in the state, regardless of class.
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🚨 𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐓 𝐏𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐃 🎟️
The Little Cyclones are heading back to the
@IHSAA
state tourney for the third time in four years - a feat not seen in Ames since the 1970s (1973, 1975, 1976)
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𝐶𝑙𝑢𝑡𝑐ℎ 😤
Another solid performance from the crew tonight.
Tamin Lipsey finishes with 21 and Trevion LaBeaux puts up 14. This could turn into a best-of-3 series by March.
🌪️ No. 1 Ames | 54
🐺 No. 3 Waukee Northwest | 50
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𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐈𝐎𝐍🥇
Entering the race knowing that the team title was likely out of reach, the Ames 4x400 squad of Cameron Moon-Saylor Horras-Ellie Lynch-Ali Frandsen respond by running the second-fastest time in state history with a 3:49.49.
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𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐒 𝐀 𝐋𝐄𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐃
Everyone will remember where they were when Tamin Lipsey recorded a triple-double in the
@IHSAA
state championship game.
11 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists. What a career.
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Ames Athletics would like to extend our appreciation and admiration to Ames High Orchestra Director Mary Kay Polashek.
Polashek directed her final concert tonight, finishing a 35-year career with the school. 👏
#AmesHiAimsHigh
x
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𝗦𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗢𝗟 𝗥𝗘𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗗 & 𝗔 𝗠𝗘𝗗𝗔𝗟 ✅
Corey Phillips ends his prep career with a toss of 195-10, collecting state runner-up honors in discus.
That toss was a personal and school record, topping a mark of 192-11 set by Dom Howard in 2010.
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A 🎁 to our all-time leading scorer.
Thanks Caroline for your commitment to the game and our program.
We can't wait to follow you at
@BradleyWBB
.
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𝐖𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐀 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐁𝐀𝐂𝐊‼️🌪️
Trailing 39-26 at halftime, Ames rallies for a big win over Ankeny!
Jamison Poe tallies a career-high 31 points to help the Little Cyclones advance to face Linn-Mar on Tuesday night at a neutral site to be determined.
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Ames High AD Judge Johnston honored softball coach Gary Gorman between games tonight. Gorman has coached for 20 years and won 337 games (so far). Incredible! Thanks for all you do, Coach!
A nice collection for the graduating multi-sport athlete, Braydon Beelner.
🏀 Member of 2022 state champion and 2023 state quarterfinalist basketball teams
🏈 Starter on 2022 state playoff football team
⚾️ Starting 2B/P on state runner-up baseball team
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𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐕𝐄𝐒 𝐀 𝐋𝐄𝐆𝐄𝐍𝐃
Everyone will remember where they were when Tamin Lipsey recorded a triple-double in the
@IHSAA
state championship game.
11 points, 11 rebounds, 10 assists. What a career.
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Congrats to Teagan Lipsey and Cooper Downs for winning the Governor’s Scholar Award. Two great representatives of Ames High in the classroom and in multiple sports. Way to go!
𝐃𝐑𝐀𝐊𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐀𝐘𝐒 𝐂𝐇𝐀𝐌𝐏𝐈𝐎𝐍 🥇
Ali Frandsen takes the 100 M Hurdles crown at the Drake Relays - posting the program's first Drake title in the event.
The 14.33 mark is the second-best individual time in program history.
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Found a way 🙌
Trevion LaBeaux records 24 points tonight to lead the No. 1 Little Cyclones to an overtime win on the road. That's 55 points in the last 24 hours for LaBeaux.
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What a run. 👏
Ames falls in extra innings in the IHSAA state baseball championship game to conclude the year with a 31-14 record.
We felt the support far and wide the entire way from the best fan base there is.
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🎟️ 𝐓𝐈𝐂𝐊𝐄𝐓 𝐏𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐃
The Ames girls secure a place at the
@IGHSAU
State Championship Meet with a runner-up finish at today's Marshalltown regional.
It's the first team qualification since 2016 for the Little Cyclones.
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Friday marked the last day at Ames for a member of our athletic training staff.
Trevor Engle is relocating to North Carolina and will be missed by the entire athletic department. Thank you for your dedication to our student-athletes, Trevor!
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𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐑𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐃✨
In today's 100 M Hurdles prelims, Ali Frandsen collects a new state-best time of 14.08. Frandsen advances to Saturday's finals in the event.
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That's a wrap.
No. 13 Ames falls 3-1 to No. 1 Fort Dodge in tonight's IGHSAU regional final.
• 22-19 final record, first winning season since 2002
• Wins over five teams in final regular season rankings
• Returning 82% of plate appearances next year
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