KCRG-TV9 Athlete of the Week
Welcome to the KCRG-TV9 Athlete of the Week!
We are now taking nominations for the 2011-2012 school year!
Voting each week starts at 6:20 p.m. on Tuesdays.
Tune into the KCRG-TV9 News at 10:00 on Thursdays to see who won!



Athlete of the Week
BERNARD, Iowa -- Western Dubuque 5-foot-11 junior TJ Lake is what you'd call a pure shooter. TJ lit up Dubuque Hempstead last week for 26 points on 9-of-12 shooting. Lake was 6-of-7 from behind the arc...
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VINTON, Iowa -- Last year, Vinton-Shellsburg wrestler Ryan Webster had a losing record. But he worked his tail off in the offseason, and has turned into a pinning machine. The 160-pound senior pinned all...
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IOWA CITY, Iowa - Senior Nate Streb was a one-year starter at quarterback for Iowa City Regina, but what a year it was. Behind Streb, the Regals won back-to-back state titles, beating Spirit Lake 24-20...
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MONTICELLO, Iowa - Monticello sophomore Michael Melchert ran the second fastest 5k time in school history Saturday. Melchert finished fifth in class 2A at the state cross country meet in Fort Dodge with...
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IOWA CITY, Iowa -- Iowa City West Senior Shelly Stumpff helped lead her team to back to back 4A state volleyball titles. Stumpff had 44 kills in the state tourney, and was named captain of the All-Tournament...
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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa- Cedar Rapids Washington sophomore Jackie Hughes finished second in the 500 freestyle at the state swim meet with a time of 5:08.97. Jackie also finished 14th in the100 breaststroke...
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CENTER POINT, Iowa - This week's KCRG-TV9 Athlete of the Week played a key role in turning around the football program at Center Point-Urbana.
CPU was coming off a 1-8 season, and started this one 0-5....
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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - This week's KCRG-TV9 Athlete of the Week winner had one of the biggest performances of his life just days after experiencing one of the biggest losses of his life.
Watch Scott Saville's...
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TROY MILLS, Iowa - North Linn junior linebacker Brendan Schott leads the entire state in class 1A with 107 tackles. Schott also leads 1A in tackles for a loss with 13. On offense Brendan has rushed for...
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DUBUQUE, Iowa - Dubuque Hempstead senior golfer Carson Hillery is the TV9 High School Athlete of the Week. Carson won the MVC Valley division golfer of the year honors....
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SOLON, Iowa - Solon ace Brandon Shulista was perfect in his senior year, going 10-0 with a miniscule 0.98 ERA.
Shulista was at his best in big games. He was on the hill to help lead the Spartans to back-to-back...
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MARION, Iowa - Linn-Mar senior diver Sam Wagner is ranked number one in the state of Iowa in the six dive competition. Sam has been to state every year in high school and holds the Linn-Mar school record...
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Victor, Iowa- HLV senior outside hitter Chelsea Gryp leads the team with a whopping 124 kills. Chelsie is second on the team in blocks and digs. Gryp changed to a jump serve this year, and has a team...
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IOWA CITY, Iowa - 225 pound Regina junior fullback Jacob Vollstedt is a load to bring down. Vollstedt rushed for 156 yards and two touchdowns, and added 8 tackles, in a 35-9 win over Solon. Jacob can...
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ANAMOSA, Iowa - Anamosa junior Josh Schulte made a huge impact on both sides of the ball in Friday nights 21-18 win over Monticello..
Josh had three picks.. Four sacks and caught a touchdown pass from...
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Iowa City Regina senior shortstop Julia Hunter was one of the best softball players in the state. She ended her high school career in style, leading the Regals to their first softball state title in school...
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MARION, Iowa - Marion senior forward Kristin Kramer is a goal scoring machine. In just two years Kristin has scored a school record 48 goals. Kramer has 18 goals this season, and that is second in the...
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Solon, Iowa - Solon senior Marshall Koehn is all-state in three sports, (soccer,baseball and football). Koehn played on three state championship football teams. Marshall was 13-18 on field goals this...
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CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Xavier midfielder Megan Konchar is off to a fast start in her senior season. Konchar has 3 goals in the last two games, and the number one ranked Saints are off to a 6-0 start. Xavier...
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PEKIN, IOWA - Columbus Junction Sophomore Heaven Chandler ran the fastest time in the state in the 100 meters tonight at Pekin with a time of 12.08. Heaven also qualified for the Drake relays in the 100...
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Kennedy senior Caleb Mere has already long jumped 22'2 1/2 this season. Mere finished third at State and Drake last season in the long jump. Caleb is just 5 1/2 inches from breaking the Kennedy school...
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Farley, Iowa- Western Dubuque Senior Bryce Barrett led the Bobcats to the 1A team State Bowling title. Barrett finished 2nd in the state individually in Class 1A with rounds of 267, 206, 224 for a 3 game...
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Keota, Iowa- Keota 6'4 Junior Casey Sieren led the Eagles to a 22-3 record, losing in the substate final to number one ranked Danville. Casey averaged 15 points and 6 rebounds a game.. Sieren set the single...
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Tama, Iowa-South Tama 6'4 junior center Madison Baier led her team with 12 points and 8 rebounds a game this season. Madison was third in the state with 104 blocks on the year. South Tama finished 22-3...
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