By Aaron Viner
On Saturday, February 20, three groups from performed at the IHSSA All-State Festival. Acting team Stacy Phipps and Nate Curlott became state champions with their performance of “The Rabbit Hole.”
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By Aaron Viner
March has arrived and with that, so has the most exciting month of sports.
March Madness is set to start in the next week with the NCAA Men’s basketball conference tournaments starting up, which will be a precursor to the popular NCAA Tournament that encompasses the following three weekends and culminate on Monday, April 5, with the National Championship game.
The year has seen many surprises, including the Syracuse Orange, who started out the season ranked 25 in the ESPN/ USA Today poll and not even ranked in the AP poll. However, the team, led by Junior Forward Wesley Johnson, is now ranked number 1 in both polls. The team is the only two-loss team in the country with their only blemishes coming from Big East conference rivals 18th-ranked Pittsburgh and Louisville.
Another surprise was the weakness of the ACC. Traditionally a powerhouse, the conference only had two teams ranked in the top 25 (Maryland 23rd and Duke 4th) as of Monday. North Carolina has been a large disappointment this season after being ranked 4th in both preseason polls, and now nowhere to be found around the rankings. However they still have a shot at making the tournament if they can get a season closing win at Duke on Saturday.
Two teams that have remained top notch all year, and are favorites to win the NCAA Tournament, are Kentucky and Kansas. They started out the season ranked 5th and 1st respectively. Currently Kentucky is 3rd and Kansas is 2nd and have lived up to almost every expectation that was placed on them at the beginning of the season.
One team that has been flirting with the Top 25 rankings is University of Northern Iowa. The Panthers have had a solid four-loss season in the Missouri Valley Conference, and rose as high as 18th, three weeks ago in the ESPN/USA Today poll. They have clinched the regular season conference title, and are the favorites to win their conference tournament. The team is all but locked to make the NCAA Tournament.
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Reporter Tim Havenhill interviewed new teacher Tony Stewart
Havenhill: Where were you born?
Stewart: Oskaloosa, Iowa
H: Where did you go to school?
S: High School-Oskaloosa
Undergrad-Iowa State
Graduate-Illinois State
H: How long have you been a teacher?
S: Entering year 5 of …
Reporter Tim Havenhill interviewed new teacher Joanna Link.
Havenhill: Where were you born?
Link: Davenport, Iowa
H: Where did you go to school?
L: North Scott
H: How long have you been a teacher?
L: This is my third year
H: Did …