Braves’ mission now: Just go get it done
Something you REALLY want your favorite team to do in a tournament: Win its last game. That means you either won the championship – or […]
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Check before you head to tourney
You might want to check on the status of Montezuma’s 10:20 a.m. third-place game before you leave for the state tournament on Thursday morning, March […]
Braves couldn’t crack Wapsie defense
DES MOINES – Frustration? Yes. Despair? No. The Montezuma Braves didn’t lose their Class 1A semi-final game to Wapsie Valley as much as the Warriors […]
SCORES: Wapsie Valley pulls away, 57-42
DES MOINES – In a battle of iron wills and great defenses, Wapsie Valley created separation in the fourth quarter and pulled away from Montezuma, […]
Shateah is on two Iowa all-state teams
Montezuma Bravettes senior Shateah Wetering is a first team selection on the two major all-state basketball teams in Iowa. The two organizations are the Iowa […]
Braves ‘have a mind’ to win two more
Some observers at the Class 1A state tournament have mentioned how “under-sized” the 24-2 Braves are. I could throw in that old bromide that “it’s […]
Tourney tidbits: Virus fear hits home
DES MOINES – In this exciting, frenzied boys basketball environment Montezuma finds itself in, student-athletes arrived back into town and got a dose of reality […]
‘Clicking’ Braves ‘delete’ M-SM, 75-50
DES MOINES – “When we’re clicking, it’s really hard to stop us,” said Eddie Burgess, the 6-4 sophomore post who was ‘the man among men’ […]
SCORES: Braves pull away from M-SM, 75-50
DES MOINES – A rotating, stifling zone defense by Montezuma confounded a taller opponent, and the Braves pulled away in the second half for a […]
’70 Bravettes take a bow at state
Montezuma’s 1970 girls state championship team was honored over the weekend at the girls state championships at Wells Fargo Arena. Along the way, they met […]