Prep golfers hit the course for Iowa High School Athletic Association championship meets today as 35 sectional meets in all three classes across the state.
Decorah senior Andrew Peter will look to defend his individual state title, and help lead the Vikings back to the Class 3A state meet. The Vikings, who placed fourth at state last season, travel to Charles City for a sectional with Clear Lake, Crestwood, Forest City, Hampton-Dumont, Iowa Falls-Alden and New Hampton. The top four individuals and top two teams advance to next week’s district play, joing a Manchest …

Drew Proctor and Scott Schlimmer surpassed the 100-win mark for the Tipton Tigers.
Proctor, ranked fifth at 130 pounds, reached the century plateau Jan. 14 with a pin over Camanche’s Jake Peterson, improving to 110-19 for his career. Proctor, a junior, won Midland’s John Byers Invitational last weekend and is 31-3 this year.
Schlimmer, a senior at 160, hit the milestone Jan. 19 with a pin over Iowa City Regina’s Travis Norard. Schlimmer is 23-7 with a career mark of 105-52.

Don Bosco remains on top with eight ranked wrestlers, including four top-ranked wrestlers and a fifth in the top two. East Buchanan is second with six in the rankings. Belle Plaine made a considerable drop, falling from fourth to eighth. The Plainesmen are led by top-ranked 103-pounder Zakk Buch and No. 3 Jack O’Brien at 125.
Top 10 State Tournament Teams (# of ranked wrestlers)
1. Don Bosco (8)
2. East Buchanan (6)
3. New London/WMU (3)
4. Eddyville-Blakesburg (4)
5. Louisa-Muscatine (3)
6. Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn (4)
7. Twin River Valley (3)
8. Belle Plaine (3)
9. Alburnett (2)
10. Coon Rapids-Bayard …

A thumbnail sketch on the Class 1A boys’ race at the state cross country meet Saturday at Lakeside Golf Course, Fort Dodge.
Time: 2:30 p.m.
Individual race: Start with Jamie Meek of Griswold, the 2008 runner-up. Meek easily captured the Greenfield district crown (by 23 seconds). Bill Spencer of Iowa Mennonite was seventh last year and took top honors at the Wapello district in 16:46. Dane McDonald of Conrad BCLUW was third last year but was beaten at the Marshalltown district by Dike-New Hartford’s Sloan Benninga.
Team race: This could be the closest of the …

When North Cedar fell to 0-3 in its district, postseason prospects looked bleak at best.
They looked worse at Highland when it dropped to 0-6 overall.  Now opportunity awaits both teams. All they have to do is snatch it.
Late-season surges have lifted North Cedar (4-4 overall, 3-3 Class 2A District 5) and Highland (2-6, 2-3 A-5) to the brink of postseason football.
“There’s a vibe that we’re getting around the community. So many people here want this,” North Cedar Coach Clay Harrold said about the prospects of the first postseason appearance in …

STANWOOD — Members of North Cedar High School and the Stanwood community created a special event in memory of a special person.
A night road race will be held in honor of the late North Cedar student Ashley Himes, a multi-sport athlete who died from a brain tumor in April about a month before graduating.
The “Believe” 5K road race is scheduled for Friday, Oct. 9, following North Cedar’s homecoming football game against Tipton. The race is scheduled for 10 p.m. with registration at the City Park from 7 to 9:45 p.m. …