Here is a press release from the conferences:

Here is a list of 2012-13 all-conference girls basketball teams Iowa Prep Sports has received.MVC MISSISSIPPI DIVISIONFirst Team (*unanimous selection) -- *Ally Disterhoft, sr., Iowa City West; *Mickey Hansche, sr., Iowa City High; *Haley Lorenzen, jr., Iowa City High; *Kristie Sommer, jr., Dubuque Senior; Maddie ...

As expected, the Mississippi Valley Conference is a grind. No team has gotten through the front end of the schedule without a slip.Three area unbeatens remain. Benton Community has extended its regular-season winning streak to 37 games, while North Linn and Cascade might be headed ...

The collection of 13 area high schools has a new name. And a new leader.Cascade athletics director Matt Breitbach has been chosen as commissioner of the River Valley Conference, which sets up shop next fall."Everything's starting to roll forward," Breitbach said. "The ADs have been ...

Boys' Basketball Standings Final 2012-13 area girls' basketball standings:(x-clinched league title; y-clinched tie for league title) MVC MISSISSIPPI DIVISION Conf. Allx-Iowa City High 12-1 20-3Iowa City West 10-3 18-6Cedar Rapids Kennedy 9-4 15-8Dubuque Senior 5-8 12-11Cedar Rapids Jefferson 5-8 8-14Dubuque Hempstead 4-9 9-14Waterloo East 0-13 1-21MVC VALLEY DIVISION Conf. Allx-Cedar Rapids Prairie 10-3 15-7Cedar Rapids Washington 9-4 17-7Waterloo West 9-4 16-7Cedar Rapids Xavier 8-5 17-9Linn-Mar 6-7 10-13Dubuque Wahlert 2-11 10-14Cedar Falls 2-11 6-16WAMAC EAST DIVISION Div. Ally-Mount Vernon 12-2 18-5y-Western Dubuque 12-2 17-5Solon 7-7 11-12Dyersville Beckman 7-7 8-14West Delaware 5-9 8-15DeWitt ...

Our predictions for the area conferences in girls' basketball this season:MVC MISSISSIPPI DIVISION1. Iowa City High, 2. Iowa City West, 3. Cedar Rapids Kennedy, 4. Cedar Rapids Jefferson, 5. Dubuque Senior, 6. Dubuque Hempstead, 7. Waterloo East.MVC VALLEY DIVISION1. Cedar Rapids Prairie, 2. Linn-Mar, 3. ...

Softball tournaments are upon us (Class 1A regionals began Monday night and 2A and 3A regionals open Tuesday). The last of the area conference races ended Monday when Washington (Iowa) got some unexpected help.Here is a list of area league champions:MVC MISSISSIPPI DIVISION -- Dubuque ...

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 is how several area conferences look now, and how they'll look in the fall of 2013:BIG EAST CONFERENCE2011-12 (9 schools): Bellevue, Bellevue Marquette, Calamus-Wheatland, Camanche, Clinton Prince of Peace, Lisbon, Midland, Northeast, Preston.2013-14 (0 schools): Disbanded.CEDAR VALLEY CONFERENCE2011-12 (8 schools): Durant, Iowa City Regina, ...

DES MOINES -- The Iowa Department of Education will take the full 60 days in rendering a decision that will determine the conference affiliation of a good share of the area small schools.IDOE legal counsel Carol Greta said Friday that she was working on a ...