Decorah jumped to an early 13-0 lead after Martin Stalberger ran for back-to-back touchdowns, but the Vikings couldn’t hold off Union, which tallied four unanswered touchdowns over the second and third quarters to take command.
Union’s Trev Hadachek finished 6-for-16 for 114 yards and two touchdowns passing while Wes Burnside rushed for 238 yards on 32 attempts and scored twice.
-Courtesy: The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier

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 …

CEDAR RAPIDS — This is the time prep tennis coaches are put to the test.
With rosters due Monday for Thursday’s Class 1A and 2A district meets, boys’ tennis coaches are challenged to find their best possible lineup.
It turns out that determining lineups for district competition is more complex than filling out a sheet with names. Coaches implore strategy to try to advance as many athletes to the state meet as well as improving the team’s chances to reach team substate.
Coaches and players have to decide whether to compete in singles …

These are provided by the Iowa Girls’ High School Athletic Union
 
Class 2A
1-Ankeny
2-Cedar Rapids Kennedy
3-Urbandale
4-West Des Moines Valley
5-Iowa City West
6-Johnston
7-Pleasant Valley
8-Bettendorf
9-Cedar Rapids Washington
10-Sioux City North
11-Linn-Mar (Marion)
12-Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson
13-Cedar Rapids Jefferson
14-Dowling Catholic
15-Davenport West
 
Class 1A
1-Cedar Rapids Xavier
2-Dallas Center-Grimes
3-Bishop Heelan (Sioux City)
4-Union (LaPorte City)
5-Pella
6-Waverly-Shell Rock
7-Solon
8-Norwalk
9-Columbus Catholic (Waterloo)
10-Glenwood
11-Davenport Assumption
12-Dubuque Wahlert
13-Nevada
14-Lewis Central (Council Bluffs)
15-Grinnell

The Cedar Rapids Jefferson wrestling program is honoring all of its former state finalists and former coaches at the home dual against Cedar Rapids Kennedy on Thursday. According to J-Hawks Coach Dick Briggs, there has been an overwhelming response and a number of those honored will be in attendance. Some are coming from places like Wisconsin, Virginia, Texas and Arizona.
Among those you have confirmed are the Metro’s first three-time state champ Mel Wieland, who won titles in the early 1960s, all three state champion Ironside brothers, Matt, Mark and Tim, and …

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 …

Benton Community’s Bobcat “Jerry Eckenrod” Invitational boasts one of the strongest fields from all three classes and this Saturday is no different at Van Horne.
The 16-team field includes five ranked tournament teams and almost 40 ranked wrestlers. The field boasts top-ranked Don Bosco, No 4 Belle Plaine and seventh-rated Eddyville-Blakesburg from Class 1A and third-ranked Davenport Assumption and No. 7 Centerville of 2A.
One of the most intriguing weights is 152 pounds, which could include three defending state champions. Cedar Falls’ top-ranked Michael Kelly, a University of Iowa recruit and the …

FORT DODGE — The Union Knights felt no heat to three-peat.
“There was no pressure on us,” said Ashley Frush. “The pressure was on the other teams to beat us.”
It didn’t happen. Almost, but not quite.
Union captured its third consecutive Class 2A girls’ championship at the state cross country meet Saturday at Lakeside Golf Course.
The Knights edged 2008 1A champion Pekin by a 57-60 margin.
“I knew it was close. I didn’t think we had it,” said Union Coach Andy McQuillen. “It’s pretty amazing. This group overachieved, overachieved and overachieved.
“I couldn’t be …

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 2A girls’ race at the state cross country meet Saturday at Lakeside Golf Course, Fort Dodge.
Time: 1 p.m.
Individual race: It’s difficult to bet against defending champion Morgan Casey of Northeast/East Central. She won last year’s state meet by 32 seconds and built a 33-second margin of victory at the Monticello regional over last year’s runner-up, Jodi Miller of Sumner-Fredericksburg. Becca Ellis of GLR-Central Lyon was sixth last year and won the Sheldon regional by 16 seconds.
Team race: It would take a major upset for …