DES MOINES -- They're thrilled to be here.But not "just happy to be here."Benton Community makes its debut at the girls' state basketball tournament Tuesday. The 13th-ranked Bobcats (20-4) face No. 2 Mount Vernon (22-2) -- a Wamac Conference rival -- in a Class 3A ...

DES MOINES -- They're thrilled to be here.But not "just happy to be here."Benton Community makes its debut at the girls' state basketball tournament Tuesday. The 13th-ranked Bobcats (20-4) face No. 2 Mount Vernon (22-2) -- a Wamac Conference rival -- in a Class 3A ...

MARION — It was two weeks ago, and his team had just throttled Benton Community by 21 points to grab a share of the Wamac Conference’s West Division championship.A reporter mentioned to Marion boys’ basketball coach Mike Manderscheid how he bet Manderscheid would love to ...

BENTON COMMUNITY (Class 3A, No. 13)Record: 20-4 (12-2 Wamac West, 2nd).Coach: Laurie Donald (7th year, 108-51).State-tournament history: 1st appearance.First-round opponent: Faces No. 2 Mount Vernon (22-2) at 8:30 p.m. Tuesday.Probable startersNo. Name Yr. Pos. Ht. PPG RPG2/1 Madison Weekly So. G 5-6 16.0 4.110/11 Abbie Prusha Sr. G 5-6 3.2 2.724/25 Megan Renfer Sr. F 5-9 6.3 2.034/55 Sara Petrzelka So. F 5-10 7.6 4.440/41 Katie Kullmer Sr. C 5-11 9.4 5.1CEDAR RAPIDS WASHINGTON (Class 4A, No. 6)Record: 19-3 (14-2 MVC, ...

Iowa City West 46, Bettendorf 33Tatum Klein and Ally Disterhoft scored 11 points apiece to lead Class 4A third-ranked Iowa City West to a 46-33 regional final victory over Bettendorf last night at Muscatine.Jessica Shull added nine points and Shelly Stumpff chipped in with seven ...

They were so close.Iowa City West was on the verge of its first trip to the girls' state basketball tournament trip. But the Women of Troy let a late lead -- and the opportunity -- slip away.That was last year. The memory lingers. And it ...

They were so close.Iowa City West was on the verge of its first trip to the girls' state basketball tournament trip. But the Women of Troy let a late lead -- and the opportunity -- slip away.That was last year. The memory lingers. And it ...

DES MOINES - At one point this season, Zach Less wasn't even the best 103-pounder on West Delaware's wrestling team, but now he is trying to be the best in the state.The Hawks sophomore earned a spot in the state finals with a 5-0 semifinal ...

DES MOINES - Independence's Austin Evans paced and jumped around before making his state tournament debut.The Mustang junior harnessed the butterflies in his stomach, thought of the basics of wrestling and then used them to his advantage.“I just went out there and looked at it ...

Teams from across the state in Classes 1A and 2A begin their trek to the Iowa High School Athletic Association state tournament with sectional competition Saturday. Sectional meets are scheduled to begin at noon.Sixteen sites in each class will be held, including three at area ...