Maquoketa High School Hall Of Fame Honorees Released

The 2025 Maquoketa High School Hall of Fame Honorees were released today, and they include:  The 1983 Maquoketa Boy’s Basketball Team. Under Hall of Fame coach Bill Fleming, the Cardinals had an outstanding 23-2 season, finishing as the Class 2A State Runner-up after a narrow 55-50 loss to Cedar Rapids Regis in the championship game. Senior Jeff Fleming led the team with a 22.6-point average and earned several postseason honors. Key contributors included juniors John Rollinger (10.6 avg.) and Paul Fix (9.7 avg.), and sophomore Shane Keeney (12.2 avg.), while team-first players like seniors Boyd Small and Kyle Hanson, and junior Brent Hutton, played crucial supporting roles. A highlight of the season was a dramatic 63-59 overtime win against Iowa Falls in the state semifinals, capped by Rollinger’s late three-pointer and achieved despite Jeff Fleming fouling out.

Marla Goodnowe Koob. With the start of Maquoketa’s Girls Golf program in 1963, Marla competed for the Cardinals in 1964-1966. She was the state champion medalist in 1966 as a junior and state runner-up in 1965 as a sophomore. Marla passed on playing her senior year to enter college. Marla’s 41.7 average for nine holes is tied for sixth all-time in the history of the Maquoketa Girls’ Golf program.

Warren D. Roberts and Sally Felten. Warren and Sally were enthusiastic and dedicated advisers for the Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) at Maquoketa High School. Warren served from 1969 to 1999, and Sally, a former Character Officer, volunteered or assisted from 1976 to 1999. Together, they helped thousands of students build confidence and pursue opportunities nationwide. FBLA membership at MHS ranged from 25 to 99 students annually, with over 50 members for 14 years—12 of those with over 60. Maquoketa’s FBLA chapter earned first place in Iowa for largest local chapter six times and second place once, along with numerous honors in state and national competitions.

Brian Howell. Maquoketa’s first state wrestling champion captured the 2A gold medal as a senior in 1992 with a record of 42-0-1 (his tie was to the 3A state champion). As a junior Howell finished as a runner-up and also had a fifth place finish as a sophomore. For his career, Howell’s wrestling record was 134-11-2. During his senior year, the Cardinals would finish fourth in the team duals.

Bobbi Alpers. A 1969 graduate of Maquoketa, Alpers attended the University of Dubuque and graduated with an English degree and a minor in French. She would teach for several years prior to attending the University of Iowa and obtaining her law degree in 1983. Alpers started her law career as a Legal Clerk. In 1987, she worked as a Scott County Magistrate and in 1992 was appointed District Court Judge in the Seventh Judicial District in Davenport and then a prosecutor in the Scott County Attorney’s Office. In 2006, the Iowa Supreme Court appointed Judge Alpers to the position of Chief Judge of the Seventh Judicial District, the first woman in the history of the Iowa Court system to be named a Chief Judge.