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MONTICELLO - The River Valley Conference announced the first ever Basketball shoot-out for boys’ and girls’ basketball. The boy’s event will be Saturday, Jan. 7 at Kirkwood …
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Ryan Stonebreaker
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12/28/22
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DURANT - The Wilton Beavers improved to 6-1 overall with a 66-54 win over rival Durant on Tuesday, Dec. 20 in Durant. The victory came less than 24 hours after the Beavers suffered their first loss …
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By Ryan Stonebreaker, Advocate News
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12/28/22
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DURANT - The Wilton Beaver girls basketball team was in need of a victory and they got it.
The Beavers came into their last pre-Christmas break game with rival Durant on a 2-game losing streak …
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By Ryan Stonebreaker, Advocate News
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12/28/22
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Durant High School’s girls’ basketball 2022 season will have a much different look over last year.
Four of the five primary starters graduated, and seven seniors total, leaving junior …
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Ryan Tappendorf, AN Sports Writer
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11/23/22
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Durant High School boys’ basketball has all the ingredients to boast their first winning season since 2017 this season.
With three returning starters, an up-and-coming big man, and a deep bench, …
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Ryan Tappendorf, AN Sports Writer
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11/23/22
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Tuesday, Nov. 15 was an historic night as the first sanctioned girl’s high school wrestling meet became a reality for Wilton.
In past seasons there have been exhibition girls' matches, and more …
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Ryan Stonebraker, AN Sports Writer
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11/23/22
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It’s hard to get greedy if you are Wilton High School boy’s basketball coach Erik Grunder. After all, this year’s team is three years removed from a 4-18 team and early exit from postseason …
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Ryan Stonebraker, AN Sports Writer
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11/23/22
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Officially, Ken Bland of Wilton, who had a perfect entry and was just seven points off the tiebreaker score claimed the first place $25 prize in week 11 of the Wilton-Durant Advocate News weekly …
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11/16/22
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When Mark Henning asked Wilton Superintendent of Schools Joe Burnett if he could start a trap team for Wilton High School, the outdoorsman never imagined what might develop.
Henning won the okay …
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Tim Evans, AN Editor
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11/16/22
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Beaver standout basketball star Caden Kirkman signed a letter of intent on Wednesday, Nov. 9, to play for Augustana University in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, joining a team that won a national …
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Tim Evans, AN Editor
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11/16/22
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The new season is here for the Durant High School Wildcats. With it, comes new excitement of a new season and a new team. The Wildcats will field a girl’s team as girl’s wrestling is now a …
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Ryan Stonebraker, AB Sports Writer
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11/16/22
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Wilton native Even Reifert had quite a run in the Arizona Fall League this year. Reifert, a member of the Tampa Bay Rays organization, was assigned to the league and played for the Mesa Solar Sox. …
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Ryan Stonebraker, AN Sports Writer
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11/16/22
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The Wilton High School Beaver girl’s basketball team will look to reload this year after back-to-back winning seasons.
The Beavers have collected 26 combined wins in the past two …
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Ryan Stonebraker, AN Sports Writer
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11/16/22
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Wilton resident Josh Fretzke may have missed three guesses in a tough week of college football selections, but the contestant hung on to claim the first place $25 prize in week 10 of the …
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11/9/22
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The River Valley Conference released its 2022 All-Conference teams late last week and several area players are listed among the honorees. Wilton collected four all-conference players while Durant had …
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Ryan Stonebraker, AN sports writer
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11/9/22
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MESA, AZ - The professional baseball career of 2017 Wilton High School graduate Evan Reifert has a couple of new turns this year, including his stomach.
Reifert was a member of the South Atlantic …
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Ryan Stonebraker, AN sports writer
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11/2/22
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FORT DODGE - Two area girls’ cross-country runners competed at the 2022 state cross-country meet last Friday and Saturday at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Fort Dodge, Iowa. There, Wilton …
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Tyan Stonebraker, AN sports writer
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11/2/22
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Wilton High School freshman Audra Coss will be racing with the state’s best this weekend at the 2022 Iowa State Cross-Country Championships.
Coss qualified for the state meet last week at the …
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Ryan Stonebraker, AN sports writer
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10/26/22
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It wasn’t the ending Wilton had hoped to attain. On Monday night, Oct. 25, the Beavers saw their season end at the hands of River Valley Conference North foe Dyersville-Beckman Catholic by a 3-0 …
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Ryan Stonebraker, AN Sports Writer
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10/26/22
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The Durant Wildcats (5-4) have made the playoffs for the third straight year, and four of the last five years, but they have yet to secure a postseason victory. This season, MFL MarMac Bulldogs (8-1) …
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Ryan Tappendorf, AN sports Writer
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10/26/22
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