DES MOINES – A Class 1A state championship berth was right there for the taking for the No. 6 Center Point-Urbana girls soccer team. Offensive rushes and shots on goal were plentiful.But standing between the Stormin’ Pointers (19-3) and the state finals was No. 2 ...

DES MOINES – The Center Point-Urbana girls’ soccer team had only ever known loss at the state tournament. In three tries, the Stormin’ Pointers had never been able to advance past the first round.That was until freshman Arika Wooldridge booted in two goals and led ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — First, Arika Wooldridge scored. And then her big sister made sure that’s all the Center Point-Urbana soccer team would need to reach the state tournament for a third straight season.The Pointers controlled the ball for most of the first half in their ...

Mid-Prairie is the top-ranked softball team in Class 3A in the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union preseason rankings, released Wednesday.The Golden Hawks were 31-13 last season and finished sixth in the 3A state tournament. They return seven starters from that team, including pitcher Olivia ...

(RESULTS)DES MOINES -- In the span of about 15 minutes, the Solon Spartans made a swift move to the top of the leaderboard.A regular scorer at the state track and field meet, Lauren Benzing earned the first championship of her track career Friday. She anchored ...

CENTER POINT -- It's hard to tell who was more elated when Center Point-Urbana's 1,600-meter record went down.The new record-holder? The old record-holder?They have the same last name."It was pretty emotional," said Larry Yeager, whose son Josh eclipsed his 24-year-old standard Thursday. "I had held ...

It's not Apollo 13, but Aaron Feddersen is facing the task of bringing his team back to Earth."It will be a challenge," the girls basketball coach at Williamsburg High School said. "The kids were so proud and excited (Wednesday). As much as you want to ...

Mike Sconsa isn't fooled by his opponent's record, and he isn't comforted by the ease of victory in the last encounter."I'm trying to get that across to my team," said Sconsa, whose fourth-ranked Cascade Cougars (19-2) host Dyersville Beckman (8-13) in a Class 3A quarterfinal ...

CENTER POINT -- Carlie Wilhelmi got one chance, and one chance only."I told her, 'Make or miss,' " said Center Point-Urbana coach Philip Klett.Wilhelmi tried the first 3-pointer of her varsity career -- she swished it -- to highlight Center Point-Urbana's 53-26 rout of Marion in a ...

CENTER POINT-URBANA 49, MARION 43Josh Jirak led Center Point-Urbana with 18 points at home.Daly Quinn led Marion with 18 points with three 3-pointers and Isaac Frazier added eight points.LINN-MAR 60, IOWA CITY HIGH 37Jimmy Roth’s 18 points led the way for the Lions (4-6, 2-4 ...