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Head Baseball Head Boys Basketball North Linn HS

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@Coach_Griffith
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4 years
@NYDailyNews We don't eat Texas Roadhouse very often but that just changed. We need more of this in the world today.
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@Coach_Griffith
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6 years
Cole went swimming in Cedar Rapids all day yesterday. I ask him if it was fun and he responds, "Yeah, but Wendy Peffercorn wasn't on duty" I feel like I have succeeded as a father now!
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@Coach_Griffith
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4 months
RIP to the best father a boy could ever ask for. Raising two bratty kids as a single dad on a teacher/coach salary was impossible. Yet you made it look so easy. I followed in ur footsteps to become a teacher/coach and have never regretted it. Tks for everything, love you!
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@Coach_Griffith
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5 years
This morning was the last time that I got to pencil in these three seniors into a North Linn line up card. You've accomplished more than anyone would have imagined the last 5 years, but we're not done yet!
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@Coach_Griffith
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4 years
A bunch of teenagers gave up their entire Saturday to help a bunch of strangers because we asked them for help. That same scenario played out all over Iowa from many different communities all week long! This right here is why Iowa is so special, people just get it!
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@Coach_Griffith
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6 years
City of Alburnett is currently closed due to everyone being here in Des Moines!
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@Coach_Griffith
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2 years
North Linn. 52 Grand View Christian. 48 What a game and what a season! State Champs, wow, just wow! #lynxcountry
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@Coach_Griffith
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6 years
Still seems like kind of a blur after this crazy week of basketball and lack of sleep. Couldn't be more proud of this group of 4 seniors. If anyone wonders why coaches put themselves through all the crazy crap we do, it's for dudes like this. North Linn is a very special place!
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@Coach_Griffith
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6 years
Thanks to all our fans for toughing out a tough schedule this week. Couldn't be more proud of these you men, they've worked their butts off for MANY years together to earn this championship! #lynxcountry
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@Coach_Griffith
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5 years
Tri-Rivers Conference has two teams playing for a State Championship on Saturday. Neither team won their own Conference Title. Nothing comes easy in the Tri-Rivers #TriRivers
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@Coach_Griffith
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6 years
364 days a year @AlbBoysBball and North Linn are HUGE rivals, but not today. State Championship Day 2:10 Alburnett vs GVC 4:10 North Linn vs Boyden Hull Come early and stay late Tri-Rivers fans!
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@Coach_Griffith
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4 years
Can't explain how proud I am of this young group. We had a lot to replace from last year (asst coach included) and I'm not sure many people thought we would be very good. Kids kept grinding and improving every single week. Who knows how far we can go now, we're not done yet!
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@Coach_Griffith
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3 years
@MartinBrosAAU Happy Carson chose to finish off the baseball season with his best friends. He pitched a hell of a game Friday to defeat us. Congrats Carson and great choice! Whatever "adult" chose to tweet this about a young man needs to take a deep breath and relax.
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@Coach_Griffith
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4 years
Congrats to former Lynx standout @jakehilmer on getting picked up by the @waterloobucks to play some Northwoods League Baseball. He is being added to their bullpen roster. Great opportunity for a young man that just continues to improve his game. The sky is the limit!
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@Coach_Griffith
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3 years
At some point I hope we actually work on ways to help grow HS baseball in Iowa. Cutting two weeks from the season and cramming a state tourney in just four days does nothing but hurt our sport!
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@Coach_Griffith
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4 years
People always ask me why North Linn is a special place. It is a 100% commitment from kids, parents, and coaches to do things the right way. Our youth programs drive our HS success because of parent involvement. Success breeds success. Just happy to be along for the ride!
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5 years
Congrats @jakehilmer on being named Mr. Basketball in Iowa. It's been a pleasure to have had the opportunity to coach you these past 4 years. Your unbelievable drive to compete has set you apart from others on the court and your modesty has set you apart off the court. #respect
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@Coach_Griffith
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6 years
Tri-Rivers Trifecta! Girls State Tourney: Bellevue-Marquette Springville North Linn Boys State Tourney: Prince of Peace Alburnett North Linn You can also add quite a few top ten wrestling programs! #tririvers
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@Coach_Griffith
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8 years
Congrats @jakehilmer on Class 1A All-Tourney team. Not bad for a sophomore, earned every bit of it!
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@Coach_Griffith
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5 years
I was happy to have three of the biggest influences in my life able to make it tonight to Principal Park. @jjt941 my father and @KeithTurner18 have made a huge impact on my life. Three of the greatest coaches I've ever played for and three of the greatest men I've ever known!
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@Coach_Griffith
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8 years
North Linn 57 Clayton Ridge 31. Dream season continues, on to "The Well"! It's a great time to be a Lynx!
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@Coach_Griffith
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7 years
The journey for this amazing group of young men began back in 2/3rd grade. All of them started this journey together and they finish it together this afternoon. We wouldn't have it any other way, bring em on! Championship Game 2PM today at The Well! #lynxcountry
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@Coach_Griffith
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3 years
Congrats @HilmerMike on his 400th victory at North Linn (1st year at NL was 1999). Hardest working coach I've ever been around. Love the fact that thru all 17 years together, we can argue, yell, challenge each other, but still always end up on the same page in the end.
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@Coach_Griffith
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6 months
North Linn. 67 Winfield-Mount Union. 51 Congrats @BechenMason on scoring his 1,000 career point tonight. Got a little help from Kasyn advancing us on the bracket to the Championship Game!
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@Coach_Griffith
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5 years
16 teams left playing in the state and 4 of them are from Linn County! Not too shabby.
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6 years
Small School East 5 Large School East 0 @RyanMiller1456 with a huge bomb and @KratzCaden throws 5 shutout innings to pick up the win. All-Star Series Champs 4-0! #smeast
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@Coach_Griffith
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5 years
Can't say how proud I am of these 3 seniors. Great leaders on the field and wonderful young men off it. Gonna be hard to say goodbye, but we're not done yet!
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@Coach_Griffith
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2 years
North Linn 52 Remsen St. Mary's 50 Jimmy V said it best, "Don't give up, don't ever give up!" #iahsbkb
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@Coach_Griffith
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3 years
Who says the world is doomed or Twitter has to be a nasty place? Meet my two new friends from Cedar Rapids, KB and Roe. Together we managed to change a tire on Interstate 380 tonight, there is still hope for the human race! #IowaNice
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@Coach_Griffith
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3 years
Thanks again to Lynx Country for the welcome back home. Regardless of the outcome today, North Linn is a very special place!
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6 months
North Linn 57 Marquette Catholic 56 Couldn't be more proud. This group of upper classmen started when they were in 3rd grade with Coach @justinsupple1 Lots of hard work and weekend tourneys, but it all paid off in the end. #lynxcountry #champs
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@Coach_Griffith
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5 years
They need to rename "All-Weather Tracks" to "We Only Run When It Is Nice Out Tracks" Because I don't think some people understand what "All-Weather" really means.
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@Coach_Griffith
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1 year
Couldn't be more proud of these boys. They have over achieved all season long. It's been a pleasure to work with all of you each and every day. Hard to say goodbye to these 3 seniors. Thanks for everything, North Linn is special because of kids like you! #lynxcountry
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4 years
North Linn 79 Treynor 58 Absolutely unbelievable effort by a bunch of scrappers! Lynx advance on to their 3rd straight State Championship! Lynx Country about to make their 6th trip to Des Moines in 10 days! #lynxcountry
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@Coach_Griffith
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2 years
Welcome home Champs!
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3 years
Montezuma. 44 North Linn. 41 Not the outcome we wanted but damn proud of what these young men for what they accomplished in a crazy season. #lynxcountry
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@Coach_Griffith
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6 years
Hats off to a classy group of coaches and players from @RSMBaseball We've had the opportunity the past few seasons to share a hotel with them at state and play against them in both basketball and baseball down in Des Moines. Absolute class act of people!
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@Coach_Griffith
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2 years
I am a man of my word. Promised if we swept a tonight, I would be the first one in Van Etten Pond! What a great group of young men I get the opportunity to work with every single day.
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@Coach_Griffith
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4 years
Let's start here as a country: 1. Term limits for all elected officials, Supreme Court included (4 terms, 2 for the rest) 2. Abolish 2 party system. 3. Abolish Super PACs. 4. Every US Citizen can donate a limited amount to candidate of choice. No corporate donations!
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@Coach_Griffith
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7 years
My favorite part of last night was Grandpa Virg surprising me and making the game with my parents. Boys signed and gave him the game ball!
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@Coach_Griffith
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3 years
Thanks @HawkeyeFootball for another entertaining season. Proud to be a Hawk fan and watch you boys battle it out every single Saturday! #GoHawks
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1 year
Gave the team July 4th off to go enjoy themselves and just be boys for once. Of course, @LeviBenesh shows up at 8AM to help an old man get the field ready for tomorrow. The world needs more Levis!
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6 years
Tri Rivers Baby!
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5 years
Small Schools East 2 Large Schools East 0 #smeast Glad I am getting the chance to see these two Tri-Rivers rivals get the chance to play together finally! @KParker_009 @jakehilmer
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5 years
Alburnett and Remsen St Mary's about to get started. I am surrounded by purple, man what an ugly color 😀 But it is my favorite color for the next 2 hours! Go Pirates! #TriRivers
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@Coach_Griffith
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7 years
North Linn has not missed a dunk this whole state tourney, just sayin.
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6 years
Scoreboard check on this winter: Mother Nature 743 Iowa HS Basketball 0 I'm getting the feeling she is just showing off now and running up the score on all of us! Can we get a running clock until spring?
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5 years
North Linn 56 West Sioux 51 Proud of how well this young team reacted on a big stage. Thanks again LynxCountry. 4th trips in 6 days! #winandadvance #lynxcountry #scrappy
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4 years
My favorite moment from last night was when Alb senior Hunter Caves fouled out. There was a long & LOUD standing ovation from both sides of the gym. Our fans gave him & their seniors the respect they deserved! HUGE rivals, but the respect is always there in the end #tririvers
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7 years
Biggest milestone tonight Bob Hilmer started his 55th season coaching high school basketball and he's still sharp as nails. 55 years, let that sink in for a moment! #lynxcountry
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@Coach_Griffith
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4 years
Found our new member of the family that we get to bring home on Saturday. The dog not Cole. We unfortunately have to bring him home with us tonight.
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@Coach_Griffith
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3 years
North Linn 51 Ed-Co. 38 Lynx are going back to state for the 6th straight year! #iahsbkb
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@Coach_Griffith
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1 year
Rise & Shine Lynx fans, it's State Championship Time! 🏀1:00 at The Well 🏀North Linn vs Grand View Christian
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@Coach_Griffith
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5 years
Huge shout out to the best coaching staff around. No way Lynx Baseball would have this much success without all the little things these three do behind the scenes. I would go to battle any day with these three! @CoachBenesch @jwilliams1145 @Manderson_1395
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5 years
State Champions! Enjoy it ladies, you've earned it! Couldn't be happier for @LynxGBB and @KevinGoedken Two of the hardest working and nicest guys in the business. Good things happen to good people! #lynxcountry
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@Coach_Griffith
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2 years
A huge shout out to all our families, student section, pep bus chaperones, bus drivers, radio broadcasters, and any anyone else I forgot. It's been a long two weeks and some late nights making the trip to The Well. We only have 1 last trip to make tomorrow, but it's a big one!
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@Coach_Griffith
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2 years
Happy 20th Anniversary @sgriffith77 Who would've thought a bum like me would've gotten so lucky!
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@Coach_Griffith
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4 years
Congratulations to junior PG @HilmerAustin on his 1,000 career point tonight. He also recorded his 200th career steal. @jeje66 #iahsbkb
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5 years
North Linn 69 Forest City 42 Lynx advance to The Well for the 4th straight season! #iahsbkb
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@Coach_Griffith
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2 years
Big shout out to @jeje66 for all his coverage this week and all season long.. We are spoiled in Eastern Iowa with all the hard-working media that put in so much time for all our kids and communities. Jeff is one of the very best in the business!
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@Coach_Griffith
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5 years
This is what happens when @davidseber6 is asked to use your phone to get a video during a game.
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@Coach_Griffith
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6 years
Not a bad 24 hours for @RyanMiller1456 ✔Shuts pitching hand in car door and breaks his phone ✔Puts car in ditch, @lynxdad has to come get him out ✔Wins a district title by throwing a shutout. Geez kid, take tomorrow off 😉
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6 years
North Linn 59 Cascade 47 Huge win over a very talented and well coached team. It is never easy to play the Cougs. #iahsbkb
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3 years
North Linn. 63 Martensdale St. Mary. 50 Lynx are headed back to the Championship Game on Friday! Thanks again to all our fans for making the long trip yet again! #lynxcountry
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@Coach_Griffith
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6 years
HUGE shoutout to Lynx Nation again for bringing the noise! We got something special going on here at North Linn. Winning games is nice, but being supported win or lose in everything we do at our school is just plain awesome! #lynxcountry
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7 years
North Linn 84 Gladbrook-Reinbeck 41. Lynx on to The Well again! @HilmerMike with his 300th win at North Linn! #lynxcountry
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7 years
Congrats @jakehilmer for breaking the single season assist record of 297 set in 1999 by @LTLions standout guard Jeff Spears. Jake also broke the Iowa All-Time assist record of 784 set by @SEGaels + @TheIowaHawkeyes guard Jack Brownlee in 2000! Not too shabby for a junior!
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6 years
Congratulations @bradyhenderson9 on the end of a brilliant wrestling career. Didn't end the way we all wanted it to, but you have been a joy to watch throughout your HS career. Your passion and work ethic will take you a LONG ways in life!
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7 years
Congrats @jakehilmer on setting a new school record tonight with 45 points on his mother's birthday! Happy Bday Jaci! #lynxcountry #iahsbkb
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6 years
Hard to say goodbye to our 4 seniors @RyanMiller1456 @adamwaskow22 @BradPflu1 @sean_boardman16 Back2Back state tourneys and 4 Conference Championships! Going to be weird not having you boys walk thru the doors for practice next year. You've definitely left your mark here at NL!
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7 years
✔Congrats @jakehilmer on your 1,000th career point. ✔Congrats @sean_boardman16 on your 1st career assist. #lynxcountry
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6 years
Thanks to Jenna, Becky, and Kylie for all the great moments you have given us Lynx fans the past 4 seasons! The gym, the library, and bus rides will be rather boring without all of you.
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5 years
North Linn over Starmont tonight. Quick turnaround with a game tomorrow morning at Upper Iowa vs Hudson. Nice awards presentation tonight for co-coaches Mike Hilmer's 400th win and Bob Hilmer's 900th. @jeje66 #iahsbkb
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4 years
If you haven't had the pleasure of watching junior pitcher @blaineharp14 throw in person, I suggest getting to Principal Park on Thursday. The @RSMBaseball ace is one of the best pitchers in Iowa, regardless of school size!
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@Coach_Griffith
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5 years
Best Father's Day gift ever is getting the chance to coach my son in the same game my father coached me in for so many years!
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1 year
Senior night recap. These four seniors have amassed a record of (144-21) over the last 5 summers. Including 3 straight conference titles and 3 State Tourney trips. We've been thru an awful lot, but we've got more to accomplish yet this summer. Thanks for everything!
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3 years
Our first family vacation to @LambeauField on Christmas Day for @packers vs Browns. Hard to get away with the family as a coach during the season, this was way overdue. Finally get to see @AaronRodgers12 in person. #GoPackGo
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4 years
Boyden Hull 64 North Linn 51 Couldn't be more proud of this group of young men. Wonderful group on and off the court! #lynxcountry
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2 years
Props to Mr. Corkery's Construction Technology Class. They have grinded for two straight days to get our dugout benches ready to roll on Thursday. A few already graduated seniors coming in on their free time as well. North Linn has great kids, on and off the playing fields!
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1 year
Thanks to the @select_pt staff for their great work at @IHSAA State Basketball this week. Very professional staff to work with. Hope the association uses them every year. Huge shoutout to @alkATCfit for going above and beyond to get Haughenbury ready for the Championship Game!
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6 years
This is why you don't park right next to the ballpark @BradPflu1
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5 years
Lunch time and then heading to The Well to support @OriolesBBall #tririvers #statetourney
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6 years
Heartbreaking loss for the North Linn community. The world lost a great father, husband, coach and friend this morning. Raue Family Tragedy
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4 years
Pitcher @jakehilmer is starting in right field tonight for the Bucks. The kid is impossible to keep off the field at any level.
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4 years
I've had a lot of special relationships with coaches, players, and schools over the years, but my relationship with Remsen St. Mary's is deep. We share a hotel every year for state baseball/basketball. Absolutely class act people, it hurt saying goodbye this morning to them!
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3 years
North Linn. 56 Remsen St. Mary's. 46 Hats off to Remsen on a well played game and another wonderful season! Back to The Ship baby!
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2 years
Happy 75th birthday to the old man!
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4 months
Want to thank all my North Linn friends for making the long trip down to Nashua today for dad's visitation. Meant a lot seeing the Lynx Baseball team make the trip down together as well, love these dudes! Just another example of why North Linn is such a special place!
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2 years
Rise & Shine Lynx Fans, its State Championship Time! 🏀1:00 PM @ The Well 🏀North Linn vs Grand View Christian
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6 years
HUGE shoutout to @jeje66 @stephenmally @ZachHanley2 @jchristensenTV9 for all their hard work. Also thanks to @TjRushing and @tonysroe for all their great coverage of Iowa HS basketball. A lot of time and effort from all these dudes as they help honor all our Iowa HS athletes!
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8 years
North Linn heading back to "The Well". It's a great time to be a Lynx!
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3 years
We would like to pass on our best wishes to Martensdale St. Mary's senior @Brooks82225215 . We heard you got some great news on your Cancer treatment yesterday! You have a lot of people in Lynx Country cheering for you buddy. And thanks for the card :)
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5 years
Sophomore @HilmerAustin with his first career "Triple-Double" tonight with 25 pts, 11 assists, and 10 steals. @milleraustin24 added 18 pts and 9 boards. @jeje66
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6 years
North Linn 55 Beckman 43 Heck of a defensive battle by both teams. Great HS basketball environment and awesome game to be a part of. #iahsbkb
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6 years
Of course @sean_boardman16 leaves his suitcase and bat at the hotel. I got ya covered Sean. Some things will never change 😀
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5 years
North Linn 88 Maq Valley 32 Grats @HilmerMike on his 400th win tonight. One of the hardest working coaches I have ever been around! @jeje66 #iahsbkb
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2 years
North Linn. 72 Wapsie Valley. 51 Gonna be another crazy couple weeks in Des Moines for Lynx Country! @jeje66 #iahsbkb
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6 years
On a side note, @sean_boardman16 played the best defensive game at first base I have ever seen. Even pulled off the scoop and tag on a bad throw. Kid is having an all-state kind of season!
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8 years
2016 Tri-Rivers Conference Champs with a 20-2 record. Enjoy it for the holiday and then our second season starts!
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