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No.9 (2A) Falcons top No.12 (1A) Nikes, 3-1

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West Burlington’s Taryn Snodgrass (16) and Brenna Beggs (7) celebrate their 3-1 win over crosstown rival Burlington Notre Dame, 25-12, 21-25, 25-17, 25-21.
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Notre Dame’s Addi Brockway (13) attacks the net against West Burlington, Tuesday, September 10, 2024 at West Burlington, Iowa. Class 2A’s 9th-ranked West Burlington- 3, Class 1A’s 12th-ranked Burlington Notre Dame- 1.
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West Burlington’s Taryn Snodgrass (16) sets the ball for teammate Brenna Beggs (7) as Burlington Notre Dame’s Addi Brockway (13) and Chloe Wenzel await the attack, Tuesday, September 10, 2024 at West Burlington, Iowa. Class 2A’s 9th-ranked West Burlington- 3, Class 1A’s 12th-ranked Burlington Notre Dame- 1.
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West Burlington’s Madelyn Hamelton (23) serves. Class 2A’s 9th-ranked West Burlington- 3, Class 1A’s 12th-ranked Burlington Notre Dame- 1.
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West Burlington libero Carli Cline (33) dives to keep the ball in play. Class 2A’s 9th-ranked West Burlington- 3, Class 1A’s 12th-ranked Burlington Notre Dame- 1.
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Notre Dame’s Emma Elmore (11) bumps the ball in to play. Class 2A’s 9th-ranked West Burlington- 3, Class 1A’s 12th-ranked Burlington Notre Dame- 1.
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West Burlington’s Jayonna Hiley (13) sends the ball over the net. Class 2A’s 9th-ranked West Burlington- 3, Class 1A’s 12th-ranked Burlington Notre Dame- 1.
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West Burlington middle hitter Brooke Long (18) attacks as Notre Dame’s Chloe Wenzel (27) goes up for the block. Class 2A’s 9th-ranked West Burlington – 3, Class 1A’s 12th-ranked Burlington Notre Dame- 1.
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Burlington Notre Dame’s Addison Reid (21) bumps the ball in to play. Class 2A’s 9th-ranked West Burlington- 3, Class 1A’s 12th-ranked Burlington Notre Dame- 1.
WB Isabella Callison (22), ND Chloe Wenzel (27), Addi Brockway (13)
WB Jayonna Hiley (13), Madelyn Hamelton (23)
ND’s Addi Brockway (13)
ND’s Addi Brockway (13)
ND’s Addi Brockway (13)
WB Taryn Snodgrass (16)
ND’s Addi Brockway (13)
WB’s Taryn Snodgrass (16), ND’s Addi Brockway (13)
WB Taryn Snodgrass (16)
WB’s Taryn Snodgrass (16)
WB’s Taryn Snodgrass (16)
ND’s Madalynn Knapp (3)
WB’s Taryn Snodgrass (16)
WB’s Jayonna Hiley (13)
ND’s Addi Brockway (13)
ND’s Emma Elmore (11)
WB Madelyn Hamelton (23), ND Chloe Wenzel (27)
WB Kaylee Webb (9), ND Chloe Wenzel (27)
WB Kaylee Webb (9), ND Chloe Wenzel (27)
WB Madelyn Hamelton (23)
WB’s Jayonna Hiley (13)
WB’s Jayonna Hiley (13), Madelyn Hamelton (23)
WB’s Jayonna Hiley (13), Madelyn Hamelton (23), Baylee Woodsmall (11)
ND’s Addi Brockway (13), WB’s Brenna Beggs (7), Madelyn Hamelton (23)
ND’s Emma Elmore (11)
WB’s Jayonna Hiley (13)
ND’s Emma Elmore (11)
WB’s Jayonna Hiley (13)
WB’s Madelyn Hamelton (23)
WB’s Jayonna Hiley (13), Carli Cline (33)
ND’s McKenna Kipp (12), WB’s Taryn Snodgrass (16)
WB’s Jayonna Hiley (13)
WB’s Madelyn Hamelton (23)
ND’s Emma Elmore (11)
WB’s Brenna Beggs (7)
WB’s Carli Cline (33)
WB’s Baylee Woodsmall (11)
WB’s Jayonna Hiley (13)
WB’s Jayonna Hiley (13)
WB’s Madelyn Hamelton (23)
ND’s Addison Reid (21)
ND’s Madelyn Knapp (3)
WB’s Carli Cline (33)
ND’s Addi Brockway (13)
WB’s Isabella Callison (22)
WB’s Jayonna Hiley (13)
WB Coach Maureen Heath, Madelyn Hamelton (23), Carli Cline (33), Baylee Woodsmall (11)
WB’s Madelyn Hamelton (23)
WB’s Jayonna Hiley (13)
WB’s Carli Cline (33)
WB’s Brenna Beggs (7)
WB’s Taryn Snodgrass (16), ND’s Addi Brockway (13)
WB’s Brenna Beggs (7), ND’s Chloe Wenzel (27)
WB’s Brenna Beggs (7), ND’s Chloe Wenzee. (27)
Iowa Class 1A’s 12th -ranked Burlington Notre Dame Nikes v. Iowa Class 2A’s 9th -ranked West Burlington Falcons, Tuesday, September 10, 2024 at West Burlington, Iowa. West Burlington won, 3-1 over Burlington Notre Dame 25-12, 21-25, 25-17, 25-21. Photos by Dan Hockett
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Falcons over Panthers 31-10

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West Burlington / Notre Dame’s Quincy Collins (46) dives for every last yard against the Mount Pleasant Panthers Friday Night at Evans Field in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa September 6, 2024. WBND won 31-10.
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West Burlington / Notre Dame’s Blake Wilson (5) carries the ball for the Falcons Friday night in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa September 6, 2024. WBND downed Mt. Pleasant, 31-10.
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West Burlington / Notre Dame’s Quincy Collins (46) carries the ball against Mount Pleasant Friday Night at Evans Field in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa September 6, 2024. WBND won 31-10.
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West Burlington / Notre Dame’s Blake Wilson (5) carries the ball for the Falcons Friday night in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa September 6, 2024. WBND downed Mt. Pleasant, 31-10.
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West Burlington / Notre Dame’s Quincy Collins (46) is pushed out of bounds just short of the goal line by Mount Pleasant’s Lou Schimmelpfennig (5) Friday Night at Evans Field in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa September 6, 2024. WBND downed Mt. Pleasant, 31-10.
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West Burlington / Notre Dame’s Quincy Collins (46) and Joseph Glendening (51) celebrate after a touchdown Friday night against Mt. Pleasant, Iowa September 6, 2024. WBND downed Mt. Pleasant, 31-10.
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West Burlington / Notre Dame kicker Taylor Lundgren (22) kicks off Friday night against Mt. Pleasant Panthers, at Evans Field in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa September 6, 2024.
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West Burlington / Notre Dame coaches talk it over with Team Falcon after the game Friday night against the Mt. Pleasant Panthers at Evans Field in Mount Pleasant, Iowa September 6, 2024.
WBND’s Quincy Collins (46)
WBND’s Quincy Collins (46)
WBND’s Quincy Collins (46) scores a touchdown.
WBND’s Quincy Collins (46). MtP’s Max Sloat (23), Cooper Coleman (15)
WBND’s Quincy Collins (46), Colby Booton (11)
WBND’s Quincy Collins (46), Joseph Glendening (51)
WBND’s Quincy Collins (46), Liam Stensgard (21).
WBND’s Taylor Lundgren (22), CJ Davis (8). MtP’s Max Sloat (23)
WBND’s Taylor Lundgren (22), CJ Davis (8). MtP’s Max Sloat (23)
WBND’s Joseph Glendening (51), Quincy Collins (46). Mt P’s Copper Coleman (15) Carter Myers (69)
WBND’s Quincy Collins (46), Landry Haberichter (3)
WBND’s Quincy Collins (46), Jake Murray (63), Sam Dzawo (4)
WBND’s Landry Haberichter (3), Kael Cook (50)
WBND’s Landry Haberichter (3), Kael Cook (50)
WBND’s Landry Haberichter (3), Kael Cook (50)
WBNDs Quincy Collins (46)
WBND’s Levi Fletcher-Bates (7)
WBND’s Quincy Collins (46), Joseph Glendening (51), Emry Watson (69).
WBND Quincy Collins (46)
WBND’s Blake Wilson (5), Levi Fletcher-Bates (7)
WBND’s Blake Wilson (5), Levi Fletcher-Bates (7)
WBND’s Blake Wilson (5), Levi Fletcher-Bates (7)
WBND’s Braxton Thompson (56), Jeremiah Crow (58)
WBND’s Liam Stensgard (21)
WBND’s Taylor Lundgren (22), Garret Bence (55)
WBND’s Quincy Collins (46)
WBND’s Quincy Collins (46), Blake Wilson (5), Hayden Etchison (17)
WBND’s Quincy Collins (46), Blake Wilson (5), Hayden Etchison (17), Kael Cook (50)
WBND’s Quincy Collins (46), Joesph Glendening (51)
WBND’s Quincy Collins (46), CJ Davis (8)
WBND Coach & Team
WBND’s Joseph Glendening (51), Kael Cook (50), Jaeger Illian (53).
WBND’s CJ Davis (8), MtP.’s Merrick Lamm (21)
WBND Team Falcons
WBND’s Taylor Lungren (22)
WBND’s Quincy Collins (46)
WBND’s Quincy Collins (46)
West Burlington / Notre Dame Falcons v Mount Pleasant Panthers, Friday September 6, 2024, at Evans Field in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. WBND 31 – Mt. Pleasant 10.
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Young people for a return to a Constitutional and Free America

Thank goodness Young people realized that if they didn’t stand up and speak out for life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness yesterday (as in this 2012 video), today, and tomorrow they will be living in a very different America tomorrow.
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Waterloo ‘East meets West’ Burlington

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West Burlington’s Ayden Figuereo (99) at bat against Waterloo East, Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at West Burlington, Iowa. Waterloo East 16, West Burlington 8.
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West Burlington catcher Emry Watson (42) and pitcher Silas Lotzow (21) against Waterloo East, Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at West Burlington, Iowa. Waterloo East 16, West Burlington 8.
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West Burlington’s Ayden Figuereo (99) steals second base against Waterloo East, Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at West Burlington, Iowa. Waterloo East 16, West Burlington 8.
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West Burlington Pitcher Silas Lotzow (21) throws against Waterloo East, Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at West Burlington, Iowa. Waterloo East 16, West Burlington 8.
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West Burlington’s Preyton Doty (24) tags Waterloo East’s Kade Krusemark (4) out at first on put-back Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at West Burlington, Iowa. Waterloo East 16, West Burlington 8.
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West Burlington’s Isaac Beard (1) tags Waterloo East’s Maddox Harn (3) out at third Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at West Burlington, Iowa. Waterloo East 16, West Burlington 8.
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West Burlington’s Caleb Bush (5) tags Waterloo East’s Caleb Peters (1) out at third Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at West Burlington, Iowa. Waterloo East 16, West Burlington 8.
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West Burlington Pitcher Silas Lotzow (21) throws against Waterloo East, Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at West Burlington, Iowa. Waterloo East 16, West Burlington 8.
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West Burlington’s Emry Watson (42) throws against Waterloo East, Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at West Burlington, Iowa. Waterloo East 16, West Burlington 8.
Ayden Figuereo (99)
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Ayden Figuereo (99)
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Tye Schellhorn (11) – Photo by Dan Hockett

Waterloo East v. West Burlington, Wednesday, June 26, 2024, at West Burlington, Iowa. Waterloo East 16, West Burlington 8. Photos by Dan Hockett

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West Burlington Arnold High School Class of 2024

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West Burlington Arnold High School Class of 2024, Friday May 24, 2024
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Solar panels becoming a ‘waste mountain’

Solar panel review. Marques Brownlee Isn’t Telling You the Truth About Solar Panels, So I Have To, DIY and car review Scotty Kilmer. Should I buy solar panels for my house? Buying solar panels for my roof. The truth about solar panels and if they’re worth it. Solar panels explained. Car advice. DIY car repair with Scotty Kilmer, an auto mechanic for the last 55 years.

BBC Report: Challenge to stop solar panels becoming a ‘waste mountain’

Are wind, solar, and batteries the magical solutions to all our energy needs? Or do they come with too high a price? Mark Mills, Senior Fellow at the Manhattan Institute, analyzes the true cost — both economic and environmental — of so-called green energy.
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Inflation explained by Nobel Prize Winner – Milton Friedman

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Tucker Carlson’s Last Public Address before leaving Fox News

Below: Tucker Carlson delivers an address and sits down for a Q&A session with Heritage president Kevin Roberts — his last public address before his departure from Fox News.

FULL SPEECH: Tucker Carlson’s Last Address Before Leaving Fox News.
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WBHS Class of 2023

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West Burlington Arnold High School Class of 2023, May 19, 2023.
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West Burlington Arnold High School Class of 2023, May 19, 2023

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WB’s Isaiah Fenton signs with Iowa Hawkeye Wrestling

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West Burlington’s Isaiah Fenton signs with Iowa Hawkeye Wrestling Tuesday, May 16, 2023 in West Burlington.