Senior living residents in Marion cheer on Hawkeye women

SOLID FAN BASE, FOR EXAMPLE. A SOLD OUT CARVER HAWKEYE ARENA FOR THE FIRST TO ROUNDS OF THE NCAA TOURNAMENT LAST WEEK. BUT SOME OF THEIR BIGGEST FANS CAN BE FOUND IN LISA BLUFFTON HOMETOWN OF MARION. AND IT WAS THE RESIDENTS OF SUMMIT POINT SENIOR LIVING GLUED TO THEIR TVS ON SUNDAY WHEN THE HAWKS ADVANCED TO THE SWEET 16. SOME REMEMBER BACK BEFORE THE DAYS OF TITLE NINE WHEN GIRLS SPORTS WERE NOT REQUIRED IN SCHOOL AND HAVE GIRLS ATHLETICS AT THAT TIME AND A GIRLS COACH WOULD HAVE NEVER BEEN THOUGHT OF. THAT’S KIND OF COOL, RIGHT? THE ADVANCEMENT OF THE GAME. OH YEAH. IT’S BEEN FUN TO WATCH IT COME ALONG AND AND HAVE A GIRLS TEAM IS TREATED AS WELL AS GUYS WERE. AND WATCHING IT FROM BLOOMERS HOMETOWN, THEIR FAVORITE PLAYER OF COURSE, CAITLIN CLARK. THEY

They were glued to the screen at Summit Point Senior Living Community in Marion.The residents were absolutely loving watching the Iowa women beat Georgia to advance to the Sweet 16, KCRG reports."This is really fun watching them play," said Kaye Feddern. "Playing the whole court, the three-point (shot). It has changed a lot. It makes it a faster game."They’ve been holding tailgate parties and watching every game, and there’s no question who their favorite player is."We don’t get the chance to see the best player in the world play every day, which is Caitlin Clark. Oh, she’s a lot of fun to watch," said Gene Novak.They’re also pretty big fans of coach Bluder, who grew up in Marion."She is probably the best women’s coach in the USA," Novak said.Wisdom comes with age and they remember back to when they were young, and women didn’t have these opportunities in sports."They didn’t have girls' athletics at that time. A girls' coach would’ve never been thought of," said Ruth Hasen. "It's been fun it’s come a long way and to have girls teams treated as well as guys were."Iowa will play No. 6 seed Colorado on Friday at 6:30 p.m. CST.

MARION, Iowa (KCRG) —

They were glued to the screen at Summit Point Senior Living Community in Marion.

The residents were absolutely loving watching the Iowa women beat Georgia to advance to the Sweet 16, KCRG reports.

"This is really fun watching them play," said Kaye Feddern. "Playing the whole court, the three-point (shot). It has changed a lot. It makes it a faster game."

They’ve been holding tailgate parties and watching every game, and there’s no question who their favorite player is.

"We don’t get the chance to see the best player in the world play every day, which is Caitlin Clark. Oh, she’s a lot of fun to watch," said Gene Novak.

They’re also pretty big fans of coach Bluder, who grew up in Marion.

"She is probably the best women’s coach in the USA," Novak said.

Wisdom comes with age and they remember back to when they were young, and women didn’t have these opportunities in sports.

"They didn’t have girls' athletics at that time. A girls' coach would’ve never been thought of," said Ruth Hasen. "It's been fun it’s come a long way and to have girls teams treated as well as guys were."

Iowa will play No. 6 seed Colorado on Friday at 6:30 p.m. CST.

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