While the Bettendorf boys team was being defeated 51-44 by North Scott at the Lancer gym Friday (Jan. 23), the Bettendorf girls team was beating the North Scott girls. The Bulldog boys team was undefeated and rated number one in Iowa 4A, and North Scott was ranked number two in the state poll heading into the MAC showdown. The Bettendorf girls moved a game over .500 with the win over North Scott, while the boys team is now in a three-way tie for the conference title with North Scott and Pleasant Valley.
Bettendorf scores on a fastbreak against Burlington in last Friday's MAC game. The Bulldogs defeated Burlington 56-34 and moved to 7-0 in the conference and 10-0 overall. The team also is rated second in the statewide rankings.
MEMBERS PRESENT: Regular meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m. by President Debbie Dayman. Members present: Barsness, Dayman, Hoffmann, Messman, O'Hara, Schurr, Thornton. Absent: None.
District Court Judge John Nahra and City Administrator Decker Ploehn pose for the cameras with new Bettendorf Mayor Mike Freemire, center, after the swearing-in ceremony at City Hall Monday, Jan. 5.
The Bettendorf boys basketball team defeated Davenport Central in the Bulldogs' home opener Dec. 12. The Bulldogs began the season with a 3-point victory at Cedar Rapids Washington and beat Muscatine Dec. 16. For the latest boys and girls basketball scores from the MAC and around the state, click on the link in the "Basketball Scores" box at right. The scores are courtesy the Iowa High School Athletic Association.
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