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STATE WRESTLING REVIEW page 16 MARCH HIGH SCHOOL MADNESS BASKETBALL IN DSM MILESTONES page 19 pagepage 88 PERFORMING AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL AATT TTHEHE NNEXTEXT LLEVELEVEL DOUG MCDERMOTT HARRISON BARNES CREIGHTON NORTH CAROLINA AMES HIGH ‘10 AMES HIGH ‘10 Prose CONTENTS from the Pub Volume 13 Issue 12 Doug McDermott, Harrison Barnes Performing at Highest Level at the Next Level! 4 Pee Wee Profiles Last year, the No one turned down nation learned about my bride and boys. Team of the Month: Central Iowa Select Maroon 16U Harrison Barnes and In fact, I was such an The Central Iowa Select Maroon 16U volleyball team took second place how proud he made the opportunist I even sold at the I-80 Blues volleyball tournament in the 18U division. What’s most state of Iowa with his out my four-year-old impressive is who they beat to get to that point. performances at the daughter Mikayla as NCAA Division I level the athletes were all for Roy Williams’ North mesmerized by her Prep Connection Carolina Tar Heels. smile and innocence, 10 This season, Doug little did they know it Midwest High School Hockey League McDermott surprised Mike Rickord ISC Publisher was a lure to grab everybody — except more photo ops for Championships Tony Atzeni, as he will the second issue of the The Iowa Sports Connection was at the Midwest High School Hockey always tell you he saw this coming — “Local Sports Concoction” as many League Championships and saw some great games with Waterloo with his success under father Greg in the publishing world labeled our coming out on top. McDermott at Creighton. baby and now the states premier Mr. Atzeni saw something not sports magazine with multiple even Doug’s own father did, as Greg platforms! 23 Collegiate Corner claimed earlier this year that he had I have been blessed by God NCAA Women’s Basketball Tournament in Des Moines misevaluated his own son. Wow, with a family that stuck by me what an athlete! and incredible partners and staff Des Moines landed a huge event this March. The city announced Now that Creighton has wrapped through the years. John Streets that it will participate in March Madness with the NCAA Women’s up a spot in the NCAA Tournament and Tony Atzenti have been my Basketball Championships coming to town. Find out what this means with its Missouri Valley Conference pillars as we have continued to for the city and where to get tickets. Tournament championship, Iowans push the limits of small business will have two young stars to keep sanity in our quest to be Iowa’s tabs on. leader in covering Iowa high school 31 Pit Pass What’s even more special is sports and the youth programs Landon Cassill Enjoys the Spotlight at Daytona 500 that Ames High School can claim that feed each community “From Cedar Rapids native Landon Cassill races for BK Racing at NASCAR’s these two spectacular athletes as the Missouri to the Mississippi”. highest level, the Sprint Cup. Cassill made a strong run in his debut their own. How special was that The Iowa Sports Connection has Daytona 500. program during its two-year reign as evolved into a statewide magazine the Class 4A Iowa high school boys and the states foremost publication state champions? The talent level on thanks to Casey’s General Stores those two teams was amazing and and this growth has spurred the McDermott and Barnes have taken launch of the state’s only high school STAFF it to the next level. based radio and television network Add the re-emering Iowa State along with incredible websites and Cyclones to the mix in Ames and digital magazines. I cannot name MIKE RICKORD • President/Publisher JOHN STREETS • Business Consultant that town will surely be a rocking all of the advertisers that have [email protected] [email protected] place during March Madness. provided incredible support from We’ll have to wait for the the beginning that have helped us TONY ATZENI • Radio Account Manager LISA PRINGLE • Sales Representative [email protected] [email protected] brackets to be released but how sustain our growth of covering much excitement would a matchup Iowans “From the Pee Wees to the TIM WEIDEMAN • Editor CARLY PETERS • Sales Representative between two of these three teams Preps to the Pros” with a positive [email protected] [email protected] create in Iowa? I can only imagine perspective but each and every ADAM OESTREICH • Graphic Artist DELBERT CHRISTENSEN • Marketing the buzz that would create. client has been superb. The Hy-Vee [email protected] Cedar Rapids/Sioux City As I type this column I celebrate High School Headquarters is known EDUARDO ZAMARRIPA • Staff Writer MIKE RICKORD JR • Marketing the 14th anniversary of the in every pocket of the state as is launching of our first publication the Grinnell Mutual Re-Insurance Contributing Writers: Kristopher Mattoon, Zach James, Eduardo Zamarripa, John “The Local Sports Connection” a Scoreboard Show, and Casey’s Martenson, Tami Brown, Matthew DeWall 16 page 2 color tab paper that by General Stores where this magazine today’s standards would not be has been available for over a Contributing photographers: Roy Tucker, Pep Rally Photo, Sam Taylor, Impact Imagery, Des used to line the bottom of a bird decade. Moines Register cage. However, on that Saturday In closing, the bulk of the morning February 8th in the bowels appreciation for our awards, Cover: Doug McDermott and Harrison Barnes are Iowa’s most-recognized representatives of Veterans Auditorium I proudly success, and growth goes out to in college basketball and they’re competing at a very high level. (Photos courtesy of shoved the first issue into anyone’s the readers, listeners, and viewers Creighton Athletics and Des Moines Register) hands that came to meet Kurt along with the athletes, coaches, 2928 Ingersoll Ave. • Des Moines, IA 50312 Warner, Dan Gable, Chuck Long, and officials, educators, fans and families PH: (515) 283-1933 • FAX: (515) 283-1646 the 69 Drake Basketball Final Four in all 99 Iowa counties. [email protected] squad. It was a proud day for my Thank you from the bottom of my www.iowasportsconnection.com family on my son Ben’s 8th birthday heart! God Bless you! And God Bless now 22 with nightmares of being America! forced into child labor alongside my wife and son Michael stopping the The Iowa Sports Connection is published once per month with copies available by subscription. The magazine can also be found at all Casey’s General Stores across the state in addition to a few select locations in Iowa. All stories and pictures autograph seekers long enough produced by ISC staff © 2012 Iowa Sports Connection. All rights reserved. Stories, pictures and other content produced to shove the first sports-only free by contributors © 2012 their respective owners, with limited reprint rights reserved by the Iowa Sports Connection. The publication (rag) into their hands. Iowa Sports Connection logo is trademark ™ Iowa Sports Connection. Visit us on the web @ www.iowasportsconnection.com Volume 13 Issue 12 3 Pre-2011 MidAmerican Logo Updated MidAmerican Logo Pee-Wee Profiles Presented By: Team of the Month: Central Iowa Select Maroon 16U Tim Wiedeman ISC Editor This month’s Iowa Sports Connection Team of Playing/Officiating experience: E the Month presented by MidAmerican Energy put started playing volleyball in 1988. together an impresive performance and did so at a He was an NCAA referee and had level two years above their own. Congratulations to a Junior National rating as a USA the Central Iowa Select Maroon 16U girls’ volleyball Volleyball official. squad! The Central Iowa Select Maroon 16U girls’ Collegiate coaching experience: volleyball team took second place at the I-80 Blues Assistant coach at Central College in 18U volleyball tournament on Feb. 26. The team 2006 and Assistant coach at Grand started with a sweep of the Nike Six Pack 18U View University in 2007. Currently, in two sets. The Six Pack was the 2011 17U club assistant coach at Simpson College. national champion and has five Division I college recruits. The Maroon went 6-1 in match play and High school coaching experience: lost only two sets before losing to the same Six JV coach at Waukee High School Pack team in the championship match. The Maroon in 2008 and Freshman coach at have won two other older-age division tournaments Dowling Catholic High School in this winter. 2009. The Maroon calls Champion Sports Center in Des Moines home. Champion Sports Center offers USA Volleyball club coaching all kinds of youth sports opportunities and their experience: Spans Front row, from left, are: Megan Iverson, Waukee; Kaylee Smith, programs, especially volleyball, have found a good 20 years: Westside Juniors, IPVA, Indianola; and Claire Wandrey and Kayla Aronow, both from Ankeny. amount of success. Iowa Rockets, former director and Back row: Kyla Inderski, Urbandale; Maddie Thompson, Grandview Park Champion Sports Center is offering a volleyball coach at Sports University and Baptist; Megan Ballenger, Ankeny; Taylor Joens, Johnston; and Brooke camp March 20-21. The camp is run by Emilio “E” current director at Champions Sport Reichart, Dowling Catholic. (Photo courtesy of Des Moines Register) Mendoza. Mendoza has an impressive resume Center and coach of Central Iowa and its easy to see how Champion Sports Center’s Select (CIS). Awards: E received the Iowa Region Male Coach volleyball teams compete at a high level. For more of the Year in 2002 and received the Iowa Region information, visit www.championsportscenter. Iowa Region High Performance program: Started Outstanding Club Director award in 2007.