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Iowa Granny Exhibition Game at St. Andrew’s, Jan. 12

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BRUCE ASATO / BASATO@STARADVERTISER.COM Iowa Granny LaVerna Moser of Amana, Iowa, is introduced before the Iowa Granny Exhibition game. Fifteen Granny Basketball players from Iowa, ages 50 years and over, from teams with names "Late Bloomers," "Sizzlers," "Classic Chassis Motorcycle Grannies," and others, took to The St. Andrew’s School’s basketball court to play some friendly ball with the Hawaii All Stars.
2/13
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BRUCE ASATO / BASATO@STARADVERTISER.COM Gloria Wichmann, left, looks to pass to a teammate guarded by Lynda Goodrich during the Iowa Granny exhibition basketball game at St. Andrew's School's James C. Castle gym.
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BRUCE ASATO / BASATO@STARADVERTISER.COM Hawai'i All-Star Tita Ahuna exchanges gifts with June Donahue of the Iowa Granny basketball team before the Iowa Granny vs Hawai'i All-Stars basketball game.
4/13
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BRUCE ASATO / BASATO@STARADVERTISER.COM Fifteen Granny Basketball players from Iowa, ages 50 years and over, from teams with names "Late Bloomers," "Sizzlers," "Classic Chassis Motorcycle Grannies," and others, took to The St. Andrew’s School’s basketball court to play some friendly ball with the Hawaii All Stars.
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BRUCE ASATO / BASATO@STARADVERTISER.COM Shelley Fey shares high-fives with fellow Hawai'i All-Stars, including Bobbie Perry at right, in the Iowa Granny vs Hawai'i All-Stars basketball game. The Priory Girls’ Varsity Basketball team (grades 9-12) is using the Granny Basketball Tournament to raise awareness and donations for APON, a drug rehabilitation center located in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
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BRUCE ASATO / BASATO@STARADVERTISER.COM Jeaney Garcia hits the floor and gets up smiling after being fouled in the Iowa Granny vs Hawai'i All-Stars basketball game.
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BRUCE ASATO / BASATO@STARADVERTISER.COM Hawai'i All-Star Dana Takahara Dias puts up a shot against Iowa's Jo Busch, left, and Lynda Goodrich, with Hawai'i's Shelly Fey at right. Dias' shot was disallowed because she jumped off the floor with both feet on her shot, one of the different rules of granny basketball.
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BRUCE ASATO / BASATO@STARADVERTISER.COM Hawai'i All-Star Ka'ipolani Bailey Walsh is guarded by Iowa Granny LaVerna Moser of Amana, Iowa, in the Iowa Granny vs Hawai'i All-Stars basketball game.
9/13
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BRUCE ASATO / BASATO@STARADVERTISER.COM Players check on Valaree Stodola of Shellsberg, Iowa, who fell to the floor in the Iowa Granny vs Hawai'i All-Stars basketball game.
10/13
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BRUCE ASATO / BASATO@STARADVERTISER.COM Gloria Wichmann of Williamsburg, Iowa, uses proper form in shooting a basket - at least one foot on the floor - in the Iowa Granny vs Hawai'i All-Stars basketball game.
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BRUCE ASATO / BASATO@STARADVERTISER.COM Shelley Fey of the Hawai'i All-Stars, shares a congratulatory hug with Jo Busch of Atkins, Iowa, at the end of the Iowa Granny vs Hawai'i All-Stars basketball game.
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BRUCE ASATO / BASATO@STARADVERTISER.COM Teams pose for a photo following the Iowa Granny vs Hawai'i All-Stars basketball game. The Priory Girls’ Varsity Basketball team (grades 9-12) is using the Granny Basketball Tournament to raise awareness and donations for APON, a drug rehabilitation center located in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
13/13
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BRUCE ASATO / BASATO@STARADVERTISER.COM Iowa Granny Lori Neblung of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, shares a hug with her daughter, Missy Kilbey of the Hawai'i All-Stars following the Iowa Granny vs Hawai'i All-Stars basketball game.