CEDAR RAPIDS — Cedar Rapids Kennedy continued defense of its 3A girls’ state soccer championship against the team they claimed it from. Chalk this one up for the runner-up.Third-ranked Ankeny scored goals in each half and shut out No. 2 Kennedy, 2-0, Friday night at ...

DES MOINES -- The Ankeny Hawkettes take good shots, make good shots.Second-ranked Ankeny played from ahead virtually the whole way, converting 56 percent of its shots in a 66-58 victory over Cedar Rapids Washington in a Class 5A quarterfinal at the girls' state basketball tournament ...

Wednesday's games at the girls state basketball tournament:CLASS 4A QUARTERFINALNo. 5 Cedar Rapids Xavier (14-9) vs. No. 7 Lewis Central (20-3)Time: 10 a.m.Tournament history: Xavier is a qualifier for the 10th time and won championships in 2003, 2005 and 2007. Lewis Central is making its ...

CEDAR FALLS - One of Cedar Rapids Xavier's regular-season setbacks came at the running back position, and not in the loss column.Senior Cal Stovie tore the anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus in his left knee in the Saints win over Cedar Rapids Prairie in Week 3, but ran ...

CEDAR RAPIDS -- Duane Schulte almost considers Corbin Woods as family."Ever since he was 4 or 5, he has spent a lot of time in our back yard," said Schulte, the football coach at Cedar Rapids Xavier.Almost like another son?"I don't know if I'd go ...

CEDAR RAPIDS – Iowa City High got down right defensive Friday afternoon.The Little Hawks were matched-up with top-ranked Ankeny in the Class 5A semifinals at the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena and they took the court with an attitude.“We came out a little slow,” said senior ...

CEDAR RAPIDS -- In Ankeny's 6-2 offense, the "two" are twins."We've been doing it this way since we started playing volleyball," said Katie Roberts, the elder twin by 3 minutes. "When I come out, I tell (younger twin Jenny) what we need to work on, ...

CEDAR RAPIDS -- Next year, there will be Ankeny High and Ankeny Centennial."It's different, kind of sad," said Megan Ballenger. "This will be the last time I get to play with some of these girls. We've played together a long time."Right now, it's Ankeny United.The top-ranked ...

Team capsules for the Class 5A qualifiers at the state volleyball tournament, in bracket order:JOHNSTON (26-8)Nickname: DragonsCoach: Rick Brooks (19th year, 486-187)Tourney history: 6th appearance, first since 2008. Class 4A state champion in 2007.Starting lineup:No. Name  Ht.  Yr. Pos.1 Sanna Rasmussen 5-10 Sr. MH8 Taylor Joens 6-0 Jr. OH10 Emily Hanson 5-9 Jr. OH12 Madeline Miller 5-9 Jr. OH15 Abby Hallman 5-4 Jr. S 28 Hayley Dotseth 5-9 Jr. OH  No. 1 ANKENY (29-6)Nickname: ...

FORT DODGE -- Shayla Starkenburg is the superstar. Kendyl Lindaman is the future.And top-rated Ankeny was simply too much for Iowa City West.Starkenburg improved to 30-0 with a two-hit gem, and Lindaman drove in all four runs as the Hawkettes subdued the ninth-ranked Women of Troy, 4-0, ...