Remembering Dick Enberg
December 27, 2017 By Chris Varney Last week, I did not get a chance to write about one of my favorite broadcasters of all-time. Hall of Fame announcer and long time sports broadcaster for NBC Dick...
View ArticleThe Question: To Go 8 Man or Not To Go 8 Man
Decermber 28, 2017 By Chris Varney At the end of 2017, many local area schools faced a difficult question concerning their high school football programs — do you play 11 man or go down to 8 man? Many...
View ArticleOne Final Look Back at 2017
December 29, 2017 By Chris Varney 2017 brought many great moments in local sports — that’s what I am writing about here. If you want to remember the Houston Astros winning the World Series or revisit...
View Article1-1 Montezuma Coaches Corner
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View Article1-1 North Mahaska Coaches Corner
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View Article1-2 BGM Coaches Corner
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View Article1-2 English Valleys Coaches Corner
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View Article1-3 Benton Coaches Corner
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View Article1-3 Williamsburg Coaches Corner
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View Article1-4 Lynnville Sully Coaches Corner
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View Article1-8 Montezuma Coaches Corner
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View ArticleGrinnell College Swimming off to solid start
January 8, 2017 By Chris Varney Happy 2018! Every winter, the men’s basketball team takes the center stage at Grinnell College. Its kind of like athletics at Kansas and Kentucky — there’s the men’s...
View Article1-8 North Mahaska Coaches Corner
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View Article1-8 Belle Plaine Coaches Corner
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View Article1-9 Iowa Valley Coaches Corner
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View ArticleA Must-See Movie
January 9, 2018 By Chris Varney This past weekend, I re-watched the movie Miracle on one of the cable movie channels. Miracle is the story of the 1980 U.S. Olympic hockey team and their upset over...
View Article1-9 English Valleys Coaches Corner
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View Article1-10 South Tama Coaches Corner
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View ArticleGrinnell Girls Basketball set a school record for Threes in a Single Game
January 10, 2018 By Chris Varney Before the Grinnell Tiger girls basketball season began, Head Coach Trent Edsen had mentioned to his assistant Mark Kivett that this year’s team might not be shooting...
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