Wednesday's games at the girls state basketball tournament:CLASS 4A QUARTERFINALNo. 5 Cedar Rapids Xavier (14-9) vs. No. 7 Lewis Central (20-3)Time: 10 a.m.Tournament history: Xavier is a qualifier for the 10th time and won championships in 2003, 2005 and 2007. Lewis Central is making its ...

CEDAR RAPIDS -- Mikaela Foecke was going to get her kills.The key, for Tripoli, was to get touches periodically and to make hay when she was in the back row.The Panthers did both.Courtney Anderson made two match-swinging blocks at the end of the second game, ...

STATE SOFTBALL TOURNAMENTAt Fort Dodge (Rogers Sports Complex)FridayClass 1A Third PlaceDon Bosco 9, Charter Oak-Ute 8Class 2A Third PlaceDurant 11, Sumner-Fredericksburg 6Class 3A Third PlaceBondurant-Farrar 2, Estherville-Lincoln Central 1Class 4A Third PlaceClear Creek Amana 6, Washington 2Class 5A Third PlacePleasant Valley 5, Iowa City West ...

Wednesday's games at the girls' state basketball tournament at Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines:CLASS 4A QUARTERFINALSIowa City High (17-6) vs. Iowa City High (22-1)Time -- 10 a.m.Coaches -- Bill McTaggart is 323-157 in 19 seasons, including 232-96 in 14 years at City High. B.J. Mayer ...

Wednesday's games at the girls' state basketball tournament at Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines:CLASS 4A QUARTERFINAL#6 Cedar Rapids Washington (19-3) vs. #3 Iowa City West (21-2)Time: 10 a.m.Coaches: Frank Howell has a 268-134 record in 17 years, including 147-45 in eight seasons at Washington. He ...

2A Semifinal 1 2 3 4  5 **Western Christian (46-3) 25  20 25  26   Grundy Center (38-6) 9 25  22  24   2A Semifinal 1 2 3 4  5 Mediapolis (43-4) 21 26 18    **Lake Mills (45-1) 25 28  25    1A Semifinal 1 2 3 4  5 LeMars Gehlen (28-7) 25  25 16  12  3 **Tripoli (35-5) 20 22 25  25  151A  Semifinal 1 2 3 4 5 Stanton (28-4) 18 23  26 20  **Janesville (26-8) 25 25  24 25   CEDAR RAPIDS -- The Lake Mills Bulldogs have reached Never Ever Land."I can't believe we're here," said Josie Brackey. "I never, ever dreamed we could ever get this far."She's ...

CEDAR FALLS — It promised to be a highly-competitive football game, but it played out differently than expected.South Winneshiek and West Branch fielded two powerful offenses, but defense stole the show.The Warriors’ defensive effort was slightly better, powering the ninth-ranked Warriors into their first ever ...