Spring sports have produced athletes, who have participated in more than one sport during the season.
We’ve seen athletes in the past play soccer and golf, and some have played track and golf. Do you know of any athletes planning on playing two high school varsity sports this spring? Let us know.

CEDAR RAPIDS — It no longer appears an issue of if.
It’s when.
Cedar Valley Christian, a small private school in southeast Cedar Rapids, looks to be headed toward sanctioning by the Iowa High School Athletic Association and Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union for interscholastic competition.
A preliminary meeting was held Monday night; a follow-up is scheduled for next week.
“We’re getting input from our families, and our school board is very interested,” said Jan Todd, the school’s athletics director. “We’re trying to determine how it will impact our families.”
Todd said that Cedar …

A month after Iowa City Regina won the Class 1A boys’ state soccer championship, a whole handful of Regals reaped the rewards.
Five Regina players were named to the 12-man 1A all-state first team, released by the Iowa High School Boys Soccer Coaches Association.
P.J. Lanaghan, Teddy Larew, Zach Perhous, Johnny Rummelhart and Mike Rummelhart were honored.
Regina finished 21-2 and edged Council Bluffs St. Albert, 1-0, for the 1A crown.
The Regina fivesome was joined by area players Jake Fahrenkrog of Solon and Vince Rhodes of Iowa Mennonite.
Austin Otto of 3A state champion …

MUSCATINE — They fought for position as though there was still time on the clock.
Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s six seniors waited as patiently as they could for their bounty. After three years of bitter disappointment in the Class 2A girls state soccer finals, you couldn’t blame them if there was a little pushing and shoving.
“There was a little pushing and shoving,” midfielder Katherine Lewis said. “This is absolutely amazing. All I want to do is scream right now.”
After sophomore Shauna Happel tied No. 11 Iowa City West, senior forward Jade Grimm …

MUSCATINE — When Megan Konchar puts a corner kick in the air, she knows Kathryn Mettenberg will own the ball.
Never mind that Mettenberg is all of 5-foot-2 and 115 pounds. The ball goes in the air, it’s hers.
“She always just goes up with her whole heart,” Konchar said. “She just goes up and gets something on it.”
Saturday, Mettenberg got her temple on a Konchar corner kick with 22:31 left and the ball trickled into the net to lift Cedar Rapids Xavier, 1-0, over Dallas-Center Grimes for the girls’ Class 1A …

MUSCATINE — One more chance. And probably the best chance yet.
Top-ranked Cedar Rapids Kennedy advanced to the championship game for the fourth straight season, handling No. 4 Ankeny, 2-0, in a Class 2A semifinal at the girls’ state soccer tournament last night at the Muscatine Soccer Complex.
The last three trips to the final have ended the same way — 1-0 losses to West Des Moines Valley.
“We’ve never really pulled it off,” said Kennedy’s Jade Grimm. “Hopefully, this is the year we can get it done.”
The Cougars (19-0) will be favored …

MUSCATINE — Dave Rosenthal posed the question: “How do you top this?”
Two freshmen scored the goals, and No. 11 Iowa City West pulled another upset to hold off No. 7 Urbandale, 2-1, in a Class 2A semifinal at the girls’ state soccer tournament last night at the Muscatine Soccer Complex.
The Women of Troy (15-5) took out No. 3 Johnston in the first round Thursday, then downed Urbandale in the drizzle. How do you top this? Simple.
“We’ll try to top this tomorrow,” Rosenthal said.
West meets Mississippi Valley Conference rival Cedar Rapids …

MUSCATINE — For the sixth straight year, Cedar Rapids Xavier will play Saturday soccer at the girls’ state tournament.
The top-ranked Saints exploded for four goals in an 8 1/2-minute span early in the second half and defeated No. 4 Union, 4-2, in a Class 1A semifinal Friday afternoon at the Muscatine soccer complex.
“Four goals, that surprised even us,” said Colleen Bouchard, who scored the first one. “We came out with a lot more intensity in the second half. We played more as a team than as individuals.”
The Saints (17-4) reached …

MUSCATINE — Sioux City North goalkeeper Taylor Culver was outstanding. Stood on her head. Stopped everything the Cedar Rapids Kennedy Cougars kicked, headed or otherwise at her.
 
Except for two.
 
Senior midfielder Katherine Lewis put the Cougars up four minutes into the second half and senior forward Jade Grimm finished off Thursday’s Class 2A state girls’ soccer quarterfinal, 2-0, at the Muscatine Soccer Complex.
 
The top-ranked Cougars (18-0) face No. 4 Ankeny (17-2) in today’s semifinals. Ankeny defeated Pleasant Valley.
 
Kennedy dominated North (13-5). The dominance was so profound the Stars stacked all but …

By Brian Heinemann
For The Gazette

MUSCATINE — The crossbar almost ended the season for the Iowa City West girls in the quarterfinals of the state soccer tournament.

At the end, the bar helped extend the team to today’s semifinal.

The Women of Troy were taken the distance by the Johnston Dragons last night but prevailed after the seventh shooter in a defensive, 1-0 shootout win at the Muscatine Soccer Complex.

“This is one of those games that you could see was going to go on for a while,” said West Coach Dave Rosenthal.

West had …