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  • How a viral trainer is shaping Waukee Northwest’s basketball stars

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  • Tuesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 47, low: 30.
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📰 News we're reading

• Iowa's basketball content creator: Des Moines local lighting up social media for hoopers (weareiowa.com) — Waukee Northwest basketball standouts Colin Rice and Landon Davis are sharpening their game with Des Moines-based trainer and viral content creator Shane Hennen, whose workouts power their New Year’s grind. Hennen’s massive TikTok and Instagram following is drawing more Iowa hoopers into his local gym and camps, giving Waukee-area players access to nationally known training close to home.
   

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    Monday January 5
  • Girls Basketball: North Polk vs Des Moines Roosevelt (JV1)
    Roosevelt High School Des Moines, IA 50312
    6:00 pm
  • Basketball: Girls Varsity (Rescheduled from 12-11-25) vs. Pella Christian (Away)
    Pella Christian High School
    7:30 pm
  • Girls Basketball: North Polk vs Des Moines Roosevelt (Varsity)
    Roosevelt High School Des Moines, IA 50312
    7:30 pm
    • Tuesday January 6
  • A Journey Through Parkinson’s Disease
    Meadowview of Clive , 3300 Berkshire Pkwy , Clive
    3:00 pm

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