Their team T-shirts accurately say that the Marion High School boys track team does it all."We run. We throw. We jump. We hurdle."And, most likely, they'll repeat.The season has reached its conference-championship week, with the majority of the area leagues scheduling their meets Thursday.Whether they'll ...

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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 ...

Nov. 26 - First official date for competitionNov. 27 - First Metro dual: Maquoketa, Marion at C.R. WashingtonDec. 1 - First weekend of tournament competitionDec. 8 - Five Seasons Duals hosted by C.R. Kennedy and C.R. WashingtonJan. 26 - Mississippi Valley Conference tournament at C.R. Washington; ...

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. ...

Area conference cross country meet results from Thursday:MVC MISSISSIPPI DIVISIONAt Tuma Soccer ComplexGIRLSTeams -- 1. C.R. Kennedy 35, 2. Iowa City West 50, 3. Iowa City High 52, 4. Dubuque Senior 100, 5. C.R. Jefferson 135, 6. Dubuque Hempstead, 7. Waterloo East 218.Individuals -- 1. ...

Solon High School volleyball coach Peter Gustin was asked to name a primary challenger for his team at the Wamac Conference volleyball tournament this week.It became a fairly lengthy conversation."Let's see. Maquoketa has an incredibly strong team," Gustin said. "If you play them, you've got to ...

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 ...