MONTICELLO – They scratched and clawed, but they just couldn’t grab the final win to advance.Cedar Rapids Kennedy fought the entire match, but third-ranked Dubuque Hempstead earned a 22-25, 25-21, 25-16, 27-25 win in the Class 5A Region 5 final Tuesday night at Monticello High ...

CEDAR RAPIDS -- This is no time to tinker. But an untimely injury left Michelle Goodall no choice.When setter Bre Boote showed up for a film session last week in a boot (the result of tendonitis in her ankle), Goodall was forced to scramble for ...