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Today’s edition · Wed., Nov. 4

Cedar Falls volleyball falls to Dallas Center-Grimes in 5A quarterfinal

Plus, UNI opens its basketball season with a 106-70 win at the McLeod Center.

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Cedar Falls volleyball falls to Dallas Center-Grimes in a Class 5A state quarterfinal

Cedar Falls took set one, then Dallas Center-Grimes won three straight

25Set 122
19Set 225
18Set 325
23Set 425

Source: The Gazette

Seventh-seeded Cedar Falls won the opening set of its Class 5A quarterfinal Monday at in Coralville, then lost the next three to No. 2 Dallas Center-Grimes. The Mustangs are in their first year in the 5A tournament.

  • Final: Dallas Center-Grimes won the match, three sets to one
  • Fourth set: 12 straight serving changes
  • Next: DCG plays Ankeny Wed., Nov. 4, at 10:35 a.m.
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The Mustangs fell 22-25 in the first set, then made adjustments and tied the match with a 25-19 win in the second.

“We talked a lot about staying calm.”

Meg Jackson, Dallas Center-Grimes coach

Dallas Center-Grimes won in four sets

17
kills for Ava Smid, the match high
42
assists for Gwen Farley
18
digs for Anna Jackson

Source: The Gazette

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Hearst 2.0

Cedar Falls City Council members approved directing staff to move forward with planned upgrades of the Hearst Center for the Arts, following a presentation. Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

UNI men

Northern Iowa erupted for 60-plus second-half points and rolled past Division III Cornell College, 106-70, in its season-opener Tuesday at the McLeod Center. It was one of several regional season-opening wins Tuesday, and Iowa beat Lipscomb 76-54. Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courierkmaland.com

UNI won both of its season openers at the McLeod Center

  • Cornell College70
    Northern Iowa men106
    Final, Tuesday
  • St. Thomas59
    Northern Iowa women67
    Final, Monday

Sources: Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier, kmaland.com

UNI women

Abby Tuttle scored 16 points as the UNI women opened their season with a 67-59 win over St. Thomas on Monday night at the McLeod Center. Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

Ascent

will continue to operate in Waverly, separate from Cedar Valley Medical Specialists, which abruptly ceased operations Friday. Ascent says its skin cancer treatment services will continue. Y99.3

Waterloo

The first of three readings to let Waterloo hire a city manager passed Monday, following a month-long pause and a temporary task force. Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

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Challenger Center

Hawkeye Community College in Waterloo plans a space education center for Iowa middle-schoolers, and bids are being taken on the project. It would bring Iowa's only Challenger Center to campus. Sioux Country Radio

32other Challenger Centers nationwide

A Washington D.C.-based nonprofit runs the 32 other centers. Hawkeye's would honor the seven astronauts killed in the 1986 Space Shuttle Challenger disaster.

Source: Sioux Country Radio

Dunkerton

Fourth-ranked Janesville swept No. 7 Dunkerton, 25-13, 25-18, 25-19, in a Class 1A state quarterfinal Tuesday at . Janesville meets Le Mars Gehlen Catholic on Wednesday. The Gazette

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The Wrap

Thursday night at Octopus College Hill is dedicated to the music of the Grateful Dead, with Grateful Dead Night kicking off with Dead vinyl spinning at 5 p.m. The grilled cheese menu runs from 5 to 10 p.m. Records and grilled cheese sounds like a fine way to spend a Thursday. Keep on truckin'.

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Cedar Falls volleyball falls to Dallas Center-Grimes in 5A quarterfinal

Plus, UNI opens its basketball season with a 106-70 win at the McLeod Center.

The TLDR

  1. Cedar Falls volleyball falls to Dallas Center-Grimes in four sets
  2. Council directs staff to move ahead with Hearst 2.0
  3. UNI men beat Cornell College 106-70 in the opener
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