Four West Delaware wrestlers will compete in the 35th Annual North/South All-Star wrestling meet Saturday at Charles City High School. The dual is slated for 6 p.m.. following Greco-Roman and freestyle tournaments held earlier in the day for all junior, cadet and kid division wrestlers.The ...

Click on the center of the photo gallery to go to our photo store, where you can buy any photo we've published from the 2013 state wrestling tournament.Match Summary - #1 West Delaware def. #4 Charles City 40-21 WDEL CHRC170 Brent Lammers (#1 West Delaware, Manchester) over Zach Milks (#4 Charles ...

CEDAR RAPIDS -- Maybe they were genuine. Maybe they were somewhat forced.But the Solon Spartans were able to muster smiles for the postmatch photo with their runner-up trophy."It's a bad feeling now, but tomorrow we'll be OK," Kelsey Hinrichs said.Top-ranked Charles City rallied from a ...

CEDAR RAPIDS –A solar system of Charles City players revolved around a moshpit of silver and orange. The cluster of Comets on the left side of court one in the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena weren’t done enjoying their 3-1 victory over Waverly-Shell Rock.Senior outside hitter ...

CEDAR RAPIDS -- Jessie Sindlinger is a three-time state-champion golfer who once shot 68 in a state-tournament round.So you knew she wasn't going to wilt on the big stage.Sindlinger smoked 24 kills as top-rated Charles City ousted No. 9 Cedar Rapids Xavier, 25-18, 25-17, 20-25, ...

Team capsules for the Class 4A qualifiers at the state volleyball tournament, in bracket order:No. 9 CEDAR RAPIDS XAVIER (26-11)Nickname: SaintsCoach: Barb Sullivan (3rd year, 95-55)Tourney history: 4th appearance. Most recent was 2010, when they made 4A semifinals.Starting lineup:No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos.1 Halle Heying 5-4 Jr. L4 Melissa Everett 6-0 Sr. MH7 Kara Zwanziger  6-0 Jr. MH12 Sarah Homan 5-6 Sr. S 13 Kayla Torson 5-11 So. OH 14  Audrey ...

As his team prepared for its biggest game of the season, Larry Niemeyer made himself perfectly clear:Saturday's effort -- a lackadaisical 6-5 regional-semifinal win over Cedar Falls -- was not "typical (Cedar Rapids) Jefferson softball," he said."Of course not. We built this program on pitching ...

 CEDAR RAPIDS -- Natalie Vondrak and Megan McCarthy are big hitters. And more."It's hard to find girls that are 5-11 and 6-1 that can play the back row well," said Sioux City Heelan Coach Mary Miller. "And of course, they can terminate the ball."Vondrak counted ...

Class 3A state volleyball team capsules. Teams listed in bracket order. CHARLES CITY Comets Coach -- Matthew Johnson (8th year, 218-107)Record & ranking -- 34-7, No. 6Tournament history -- 3rd appearance, first since 2004.Starting lineupNo. Name Ht. Yr. Pos.5 Micaela Forsyth 5-8 Sr. S8 Mara Forsyth 5-7 So. OH12 Ashley Schlader 5-8 Sr. OH15 Torey Buenger 5-11 Jr. MH16 Hali Hillegas 5-6 Fr. MH17 Jessie Sindlinger 5-11 Jr. OH           SIOUX CITY HEELAN Crusaders Coach -- Mary Miller ...

The 33rd Annual North/South All-Star wrestling meet, pitting some of Iowa's best seniors from the 2010-11 season. The well-known All-Star dual will be held Saturday, April 9 at 5 p.m. at Charles City High School.The rosters have not been finalized yet, but will include some ...