DES MOINES - With 44.9 seconds left in her career, Bellevue Marquette senior Sarah Lampe left the court at Wells Fargo Arena to chants of “We Are…Mohawks!”She was already red-faced from physical exertion, anguish, getting hit upside the head, or a combination of the three.After ...

DES MOINES -- Jim Kettmann called it "poetic justice."Unwillingness to quit, that applies, too.Blake Banowetz scored on an offensive rebound with 5 seconds left in regulation, then 13th-ranked Bellevue Marquette controlled overtime in a 65-57 win over No. 4 Ar-We-Va in a Class 1A quarterfinal ...

CEDAR RAPIDS -- Mikaela Foecke is a hitter, the most prolific in the state.The wants to be known as more.Winner."We want to be state champions at the end of the day," Foecke said after second-ranked Fort Madison Holy Trinity swept No. 8 Bellevue Marquette, 25-22, ...

Team capsules for the Class 1A qualifiers at the state volleyball tournament (in bracket order):No. 6 STANTON (34-2)Nickname: ViqueensCoach: Jody Druivenga (1st year, 34-2)Tourney history: 3rd appearance, and third in a row.Starting lineup:No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos.6 Rachel Sorensen 5-6 Sr. OH8 Ragen Anderson 5-4 Sr. S10 Kara Allen 5-11  Sr. MH12 Rochelle Sink 5-6 Sr. S13 Carmen Subbert 5-7 Jr. OH14 Erin Dekay 5-9 Jr. MH No. 4 JANESVILLE (31-8)Nickname: WildcatsCoach: Shelly ...

Wednesday’s area regional final volleyball matches for Class 2A and 1A:EDGEWOOD-COLESBURG vs. SUMNER-FREDERICKSBURG (Class 2A)Time and site: 7 p.m., at ArlingtonRecords and rankings: Ed-Co is 31-5; No. 12 Sumner-Fredericksburg is 23-6.Notable: Both teams have swept their way to this point, and both are looking for ...

CEDAR RAPIDS -- In a little more than a year, three area conferences will become two.The Iowa Department of Education rendered its decision Tuesday on an ongoing dilemma with athletics affiliation.In a nutshell, the IDOE decided to dissolve the Big East Conference and expand the Tri-Rivers ...

(Here's how Jeff Linder from The Gazette-KCRG would complete the ongoing conference realignment issue for small schools throughout Eastern Iowa)Thank you all for attending this meeting. Please grab a doughnut and some coffee on your way to your seat. Make yourselves comfortable; this shouldn't take ...