Williamsburg (17-6) vs. Mount Pleasant (20-1) at U.S. Cellular Center, 6:30 p.m.: Williamsburg comes into this game off a 59-56 district final victory over Wamac Conference rival Clear Creek-Amana. The Raiders defeated South Tama in the first round of districts, 76-60. Williamsburg likes to play an up-tempo game, led by senior guard Chad Malloy. He averages 18.0 points per game and has made a team-high 47 3-pointers, one more than teammate Kelly O’Rourke … Mount Pleasant has been ranked No.1 or No. 2 since Christmas. The Panthers lost to Marion in a substate …

The top six teams in the rankings have a number of wrestlers on the list. All of them have at least five wrestlers ranked. Defending state champion Ballard still leads the way with Denver-Tripoli and Davenport Assumption close behind. The state tournament could be very interesting depending upon the number of qualifiers each can take to Des Moines.
Top 10 State Tournament Teams (# of ranked wrestlers)
1. Ballard (6)
2. Denver-Tripoli (8)
3. Davenport Assumption (7)
4. Independence (6)
5. Forest City (5)
6. East Marshall (5)
7. Centerville (3)
8. Emmetsburg (4)
9. Dallas Center-Grimes (4)
10. Sgt. Bluff …

CLASS 4A
Cedar Rapids Xavier at Clinton
Time & place: 7 p.m., at Clinton.
Radio: KMRY-AM (1450), KGYM-AM (1600).
Records: No. 8 Xavier is 9-2; No. 3 Clinton is 11-0.
Notable: Four days after holding Linn-Mar’s Jer Garman to 32 yards in a 41-3 stroll, the Saints try to slow another prolific running attack. Clinton’s David Johnson has rushed for 1,304 yards and 27 touchdowns. The River Kings were champions of the Mississippi Athletic Conference, and the only MAC team to survive the substate round. Xavier has won eight straight games after a 1-2 start.
Linder’s pick: …

MARION — Prep football fans at Thomas Park last night got their money’s worth.
But it was Decorah senior Robby Jewell who gave the Vikings fans a little more for their money.
Jewell picked off Marion quarterback Dalton Combs in the second overtime, securing Decorah’s 37-30 upset victory over No. 4 Marion in a Class 3A first-round playoff game at Thomas Park.

The teams battled back and forth for most of the game, spilling every ounce of effort they had.
“We said we were going to leave it all out on the field,” Jewell …

FORT DODGE — It took two years and a lot of convincing, but Moran Lonning finally realized that cross country was the fall sport for her.
“Cross country is really strong (at Decorah High School), and volleyball isn’t,” said Lonning, who had played volleyball for two years before making the switch.
“Some of the girls said, ‘Moran, you have to come out.’ My dad finally talked me into it.”
Lonning was rewarded with a second-place finish in the Class 3A girls’ race at the state meet Saturday at Lakeside Golf Course.
She was timed …

CLASS 4A
Cedar Rapids Xavier at Linn-Mar
Time & place: 7 p.m., at Armstrong Field.
Radio: WMT-AM (600).
Records: No. 8 Xavier is 8-2; No. 7 Linn-Mar is 9-1.
How they got here: Fifth-seeded Xavier advanced with a 38-21 substate win over Pleasant Valley; Fourth-seeded Linn-Mar rallied past Burlington, 37-14. The Lions beat the Saints, 14-7, in Week 2.
Linder’s pick: Xavier, 21-19.
 
Cedar Rapids Kennedy vs. Cedar Rapids Washington
Time & place: 7 p.m., at Kingston Stadium.
Radio: KGYM-AM (1600).
Records: Kennedy is 5-5; Washington is 8-2.
How they got here: Kennedy, the 14th seed in the 4A East, pulled the upset of …

A thumbnail sketch on the Class 3A boys’ race at the state cross country meet Saturday at Lakeside Golf Course, Fort Dodge.
Time: 12:30 p.m.
Individual race: The top three runners from last year return, and all were impressive in the district meets. Defending champion Evan Selsor of Winterset emerged from a three-man race to win at Perry while Algona’s Ryan McMahon and Chad Rutledge went 1-2 at Spencer. Last year, Selsor beat Rutledge and McMahon by 16 seconds each. Mount Vernon-Lisbon’s Connor Smock was 11th as a freshman and beat the …

A thumbnail sketch on the Class 3A girls’ race at the state cross country meet Saturday at Lakeside Golf Course, Fort Dodge.
Time: Noon
Individual race: Defending champion Sara Dickinson of Oskaloosa returns after qualifying with a runner-up finish at the Knoxville regional. She was defeated by Grinnell’s Sarah Burnell. Atlantic’s Ali Krogman, who finished fifth last year as a freshman, might be the runner to beat. She captured individual honors at Perry on Monday, winning in 15:30. Alex Wilson of Mount Vernon-Lisbon was seventh last year and claimed individual honors Monday …

DECORAH 24, MAQUOKETA 0 – Lucas Kane passed for two touchdowns and rushed for another as Decorah blanked Maquoketa, 24-0, in a Clss 3A prep football substate game last night in Decorah.  Kane connected with Chris Wanless for a 52-yard touchdown and Zack Kerndt from 3 yards out in the second quarter and rushed 32 yards for the final score in the fourth.
Collin White rushed foir 122 yards for the Vikings (8-2) and will play Marion (10-0) in a first-round game Monday. Kane completed 5 of 7 passes for 89 …

Decorah golfer Andrew Peter was named Iowa Golf Association Junior Player of the Year. The Vikings senior was the medalist at the Class 3A state tournament in May, shooting an 81-71-152 at the Harvester Golf Club in Rhodes.
In addition to Peter’s prep title, he claimed the IGA Junior Amateur title. Peter distanced himself from the field, carding a 4-under-par 140 at Waveland Golf Course in Des Moines winning by nine shots. According to the IGA press release, Peter was fifth at the U.S. Junior Amateur qualifier and was one of …