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Thousands of runners who braved the scorching heat early Saturday, July 24 for the Bix 7 race got a glimpse of the heart of the Hilltop Campus Village (HCV) in Davenport. Though they likely did not stop then for a stirring jolt of coffee or admire some of the area’s striking architecture, Scott Tunnicliff and Molly Molly Otting Carlson will start as new HCV executive director on Aug. 2. Otting Carlson certainly hope they’ll be back soon to take in all the area has to offer. Tunnicliff – an avuncular, dedicated 66-year-old economic development leader – recently retired as the first HCV director in its 12-year history. Carlson, a 52-year-old Davenport native, left her job as a vice president at Visit Quad Cities to take the reins of the nonprofit (and only Main Street Iowa organization in Scott County) as of Aug. 2. ....
The #6 Indianola softball team wrapped up their undefeated 10-0 week on the road at the Davenport West Invite tournament Saturday, taking down Davenport Central 11-0 in fiving innings, Davenport North 8-5, and Davenport West 5-0. Game one saw the Indians get ahead 6-0 in the first inning, getting RBI hits from Kylee Tucker and Brynn Ortlund as well as smart baserunning. The Indians added another in the second off of an error, and scored four more in the bottom of the fifth highlighted by a 3-run bomb by Kyra Robins to end the game. Lexi Ellis got the win in the circle. ....
The Southeast Conference opener is upon the Washington baseball and softball teams when they welcome Fort Madison for a pair of doubleheaders. The Demon baseball team started the season with a 6-5 loss last week to Davenport Central where Reece Mayer had a pair of knocks with a home run and double. They are now 2-1 after sweeping a pair of games against Mediapolis last night. The Bloodhounds are off to a quick 3-1 start with Tate Johnson leading the offense with six runs batted in. The Washington softball squad looks to bounce back after a pair of losses to Knoxville on Tuesday. They are 2-5 with Kellie Dallmeyer having a .524 batting average and Cara Linnenkamp with a 3.13 ERA in the circle. Fort Madison is 1-4 with Lexi Whaley already having three home runs to go along with her .438 BA. ....
Jazz music fills the air at Davenport park for students second live audience in more than a year Students had been live streaming their performances for more than a year. Friday s performance was just the second with a live audience since March 2020. Author: Josh Lamberty (WQAD) Updated: 11:16 PM CDT May 21, 2021 DAVENPORT, Iowa Music filled the air at Lindsay Park in Davenport Friday afternoon. I honestly didn t think we were going to get to this point in this year, said Davenport Central High School senior Owen Crowder. Crowder, along with 18 others who make up the jazz band, got back to something more normal. ....
Iowa senior surprised with college scholarship for students interested in pursuing careers in medicine The Davenport Central student was awarded $20,000, which is part of the annual Dr. Thomas Anthony Dooley Memorial scholarship. Author: Andrea Flores Updated: 6:29 PM CDT May 14, 2021 A senior at Davenport Central High School was surprised with a big honor Friday morning. Winiboya Aboyure thought she was headed to her counselor s office, but instead she found district administration and her family waiting for her to tell her the big new. She was awarded $20,000 for college, which is part of the Dr. Thomas Anthony Dooley Memorial Scholarship given annually to one Davenport Community School District senior interested in studying medicine. ....