DES MOINES - On a day when the weather had virtually everything but lightning, Iowa City High provided it anyway.The Little Hawks scored three times in the first half and went on to a 3-1 win over West Des Moines Dowling in a Class 3A state ...

DES MOINES - For nearly 52 minutes, Xavier worked its way to the leading side of a tilted scoreboard.2A's top-seed led by 3 goals to nil and wound up needing all three to beat pesky Dubuque Wahlert, 3-2, Thursday afternoon in a state quarterfinal at ...

DES MOINES - They wanted Waterloo Columbus. They'll get West Liberty instead."We were really looking forward to a rematch," Iowa City Regina's A.J. Adam said after his team dissected Oakland Riverside, 4-0, Thursday afternoon in a Class 1A state soccer tournament quarterfinal. "We're still going ...

DES MOINES - They had to start wondering at least a little bit. Whether they admit it or not.Dyersville Beckman was top-seeded and unbeaten until it got to the state soccer tournament last year. Nevada shocked the Blazers in a quarterfinal, 1-0.Here they were again ...

CEDAR RAPIDS - There's a little wariness there. A little nervousness about the other guy's game.But there's also respect. A lot of that between Mueng Sunday and Austin Bergstrom."I know what kind of ability he brings to the field," Sunday said. "He can pick apart ...

Cedar Rapids Washington's Austin Bergstrom and Fernando Pacheco of Iowa City High are division boys' soccer players of the year in Mississippi Valley Conference, the conference announced Tuesday.Bergstrom is the Valley Division POY. The midfielder has five goals and 10 assists in 18 games for ...

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CEDAR RAPIDS — Ryan Walker could not have picked a better day to make his first goal of the season. Only the weather could have been better for the Cedar Rapids Kennedy sophomore.Playing through a steady downpour and temperatures struggling to find 50 degrees, Walker ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — Two streaking boys’ soccer squads faced off Saturday morning at rain-soaked Kingston Stadium, and now a celebrated group of Cedar Rapids Washington seniors are back in the boys’ state soccer tournament for the third time in four years.“That was my challenge,” Washington ...

IOWA CITY — Last year’s third-place state finish still stings Iowa City Regina seniors. The target couldn’t be any clearer: a fourth state title in five years or bust.The top-ranked Regals breezed past Iowa Mennonite, 5-1, Saturday in a Class 1A substate final to advance ...