CEDAR RAPIDS - It might seem like a recurring nightmare for Iowa City West.The Trojans have watched as someone else hoisted the golden trophy that comes along with a state champion. Many of the last seven championships have come at their expense.Top-ranked West will attempt ...

DES MOINES - Ottumwa's Megan Black tried to ignore the frenzy surrounding females making their debut at the Iowa High School Athletic Association state wrestling tournament.Black actually became the first female wrestler to compete in a match at the traditional state meet, losing by fall ...

After a few days of speculation, Linn-Mar Athletics Director Scott Mahmens confirmed that Lions' 112-pounder Joel Northrup will forfeit his opening round match of the Iowa High School Athletic Association Class 3A state wrestling tournamentto Cedar Falls Cassy Herkelman, the Iowa's first female state qualifier.Mahmens ...

Returning champions: Tyler Willers, Pleasant Valley (112), Cory Clark, SE Polk (119), Eric DeVos, Waverly-Shell Rock (119), John Meeks, Des Moines Roosevelt (130), Adam Perrin, North Scott (130), Dakota Bauer, Iowa City West (130), Chad Ryan, Sioux City North (145), Cody Caldwell, Waverly-Shell Rock (152), ...

WATERLOO — The saying this time of year is it’s better to give than to receive.Iowa City West did both giving a loss to top-ranked Waverly-Shell Rock and receiving a tournament title.The Class 3A third-ranked Trojans avenged last weekend’s loss, beating the Go-Hawks, 33-30, to ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — If Tanner Werner wasn’t front and center for the Waverly-Shell Rock wrestling poster then coaches may want to schedule another shoot.At the very least, he made a strong case for himself to be the program’s poster boy Saturday.Werner knocked off the top ...

MARION — A courteous reporter told Marcus Paige last night he would wait for a postgame interview if Paige first wanted to go chat with Iowa basketball coach Fran McCaffery.McCaffery was standing outside the Linn-Mar locker room, talking with Lions coaches about their team’s 71-56 win over ...

The brackets for the 19th Annual Five Seasons Duals on Saturday, Dec. 11 have been released and the top three teams in Class 3A are in the field once again. Bettendorf, Iowa City West and Waverly-Shell Rock appear to be the front runners to come ...

Let's just say the Class 3A rankings released by The Predicament are very interesting. Seems like some familiar faces at different places.Bettendorf is ranked No. 1 with Iowa City West and Waverly-Shell Rock. Won't it be fun when all three are in Cedar Rapids for ...

CEDAR FALLS - Conner Alberhasky is only 17 years old, otherwise you'd advise him to run to the nearest convenience store and buy a lottery ticket. Or 50 of them."The luckiest play of my life," the Iowa City High receiver said of the decisive moment of ...