The Iowa High School Athletic Association recognizes the school at Epworth, Western Dubuque.
“E” comes before “N,” so “Epworth, Western Dubuque” comes before “Norwalk.”
And as a result, Western Dubuque probably will be classified as a large school in most interscholastic sports next school year.
With 564 students in grades 9-11 (according to the state’s BEDS Documents), Western Dubuque is the 48th largest school in the state. The top 48 compete in Class 4A in boys’ and girls’ basketball, baseball, softball, track and volleyball.
Norwalk also has an enrollment …

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 …

The Iowa High School Golf Coaches Association released its opening set of adjusted rankings on April 21. Reports appear to be spotty, meaning not all programs are represented. It does give you an idea of what some golfers are shooting from around the state. Since no course is the same, including differences in par and difficulty, the is an adjustment formula to calculate the rankings.
Western Dubuque’s Ali Daly is No. 1 in the Class 4A individual rankings and has the best adjusted score in all classes at 38.33. The Bobcats …

DES MOINES — Austin Marshall had his prayer answered and left Western Dubuque with none.
The Mount Pleasant forward beat the buzzer with a hurried 3-pointer from well past the top of the key that gave his team a bigger halftime cushion and the necessary juice to go on to a 60-50 Class 3A state tournament quarterfinal win Tuesday afternoon at Wells Fargo Arena.
It wasn’t exactly planned, but it worked.
“It was a big shot,” agreed Marshall. “I didn’t think it was going in. It was the best feeling ever. It got …

THE TEAMS
Team (W-L) Apps Titles
Carroll (20-2) 11 0
Dallas Center-Grimes (19-3) 1 0
Davenport Assumption (21-3) 15 3
Forest City (21-3) 12 1
Mount Pleasant (21-1) 4 0
Pella (20-3) 13 2
Sioux City Heelan (19-4) 15 1
Western Dubuque (19-5) 2 1
SCORING LEADERS Avg.
Tyler Putz (FC) 23.9
Casey Kasperbauer (Carroll) 19.4
Alex Malloy (SCH) 19.3
Zach McCabe (SCH) 19.2
Zach Otting (WD) 18.7
Scott Hahn (MP) 17.1
J.T. Vonderhaar (DA) 15.9
Joe Daniel (DA) 15.8
Henry Kriegel-Coble (MP) 15.1
Kyle Rosacker (FC) 14.6
REBOUNDING LEADERS Avg.
Joe Daniel (DA) 9.9
Derrick Pape (WD) 9.1
Zach McCabe (SCH) 8.7
Blake Haluska (Carroll) 8.5
Henry Kriegel-Coble (MP) 8.1
Alex Malloy (SCH) 8.1
PREDICTIONS
Quarterfinals
Mount Pleasant 49, …

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 …

Marion’s Mike Manderscheid and Solon’s Brad Randall were conference coaches of the year in their respective divisions. Their teams shared the overall Wamac title.
Here are the complete teams:
2009-10 Wamac Boys Basketball

DES MOINES — Cedar Rapids Prairie’s Josh Lambrecht and Cedar Rapids Jefferson’s Conner Herman have traveled similar paths, and that’s just not the road from Southwest Cedar Rapids to downtown Des Moines.
Herman and Lambrecht suffered disappointing district losses last year that postponed their state tournament debuts. Both used them as motivation and find themselves at the same destination.
Lambrecht and Herman each earned quarterfinal wins last night in the Iowa High School Athletic Association Class 3A state wrestling tournament at Wells Fargo Arena.
The Westside duo have earned a spot on the …

The Iowa Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association has released its final installment of the Class 3A dual team rankings.
Class 3A
1. Iowa City West (28-1)
2. Waverly-Shell Rock (18-2)
3. Bettendorf (12-2)
4. North Scott (19-1)
5. West Des Moines Valley (18-0)
6. Indianola (20-3)
7. Southeast Polk (20-4)
8. Council Bluffs Lewis Central (24-8)
9. Cedar Rapids Prairie (18-2)
10. Urbandale (13-5)
11. Sioux City East (22-1)
12. Mason City (15-6)
13. Western Dubuque (26-5)
14. Ankeny (17-6)
15. Atlantic (18-0)