By Laura Riley/Community contributor from Springville The Lady O's went undefeated in conference play and wrapped up its second consecutive volleyball title Tuesday night at Machovec Gymnasium in Springville. With a 9-0 record, the Orioles will prepare for their conference tournament on Saturday at Cascade, before ...

Tri-Rivers Conference volleyball coaches and players are taking on cancer, one raffle ticket at a time."One thing about our coaches is the support we have for one another," said Gretchen Eastman, coach at Springville High School. "This is just another case of that."When we play ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — There were no celebratory parties or anything for wins 905 and 906. Just another long bus ride home after a job well done by his team.“Sometimes I’ll think about ‘Well, there aren’t too many above me,’” Dubuque Wahlert baseball coach Jerry Roling ...

ANKENY - Kimmy Askelson has raise the bar to new heights for future Cedar Rapids Xavier girls golfers.The Saints junior became the school's first girls golfer to qualify for the state tournament and then added to that accomplishment.Askelson fired two rounds under 80 at Otter ...

Cedar Rapids Xavier's Kimmy Askelson is one shot off the lead after the first round of the Class 4A girls state golf tournament at Otter Creek Golf Course in Ankeny.Askelson shot a 75 and sits in second place, heading into Wednesday's second round. Katie Purcell ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — Cascade’s zone makes most foes shudder. It made the Mount Vernon Mustangs salivate.Reserve Micah Wieditz was 4-for-4 from long distance in the first half to stake Mount Vernon to a comfortable lead, and the Mustangs toppled No. 1 Cascade, 52-33, in a ...

After shredding three straight man-to-man defenses, it’s time for Mount Vernon to get honed in on the zone. The Mustangs take aim at No. 1 Cascade in a Class 2A regional final Monday. Tipoff is 7 p.m. at Cedar Rapids Jefferson. "We’re playing extremely well right now," ...

CLASS 2A REGION 5#8 MFL MAR MAC (20-3) vs. JESUP (18-5)Site: Oelwein High SchoolTime: 7 p.m.Notable: MFL MarMac is on a 14-game winning streak and has not lost to a 2A team all season. The Bulldogs were state runners-up in 2008 and were upset in last ...

MONTICELLO — Time of drought: 23 minutes, 10 seconds. That’s how long it was between field goals for Monticello. The result was predictable. Top-ranked Cascade smothered Monticello with its zone and cruised, 35-20, in a Class 2A regional semifinal girls’ basketball game Friday night at Monticello High ...

It’s Monticello. It’s regionals. It’s on the road. But Cascade Coach Mike Sconsa is reasonably relaxed. Or at least diplomatic. "There are no perfect systems, and if I throw a fit, the girls will throw a fit," Sconsa said. "We just have to get ready. It’s another ...