CEDAR RAPIDS — Cedar Rapids Xavier entered the boys’ soccer postseason with only one focus: making it to Des Moines for the state tournament.The Class 2A No. 2 Saints (10-5) moved one step closer with a convincing 4-0 victory Wedneday night over Mount Vernon (8-9) ...

DES MOINES - The state track meet is Thursday through Saturday at Drake Stadium. Here is a thumbnail sketch of the girls' competition (projections are based on regional results). (SCHEDULE) (QUALIFIERS, HEAT & LANE ASSIGNMENTS) CLASS 4AIndividuals of impact -- Drake Relays Outstanding Female Performer Agnes Sayeh of Des ...

State track and field qualifiers have been released by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union and the Iowa High School Athletic Association.Class 1A girlsClass 1A boysClass 2A girlsClass 2A boysClass 3A girlsClass 3A boysClass 4A girlsClass 4A boysHeat and lane assignments:Class 1A girlsClass 1A ...

Monday's games at the boys' state basketball tournament:CLASS 1A QUARTERFINALNo. 5 Lone Tree (25-1) vs. No. 4 Boyden-Hull (22-3)Time: 2 p.m.Tournament history: This is Lone Tree's sixth state tourney trip, its first since 2007, when it finished third. The Lions won the Class 1A state ...

As provided by the Iowa High School Athletic Association:

(All games at 7 p.m.) CLASS 1A DISTRICTS FIRST ROUND Area Clinton Prince of Peace (4-17) at Calamus-Wheatland (8-12) East Buchanan (1-21) at Waterloo Christian (4-18) Ed-Co (2-19) at Elkader Central (2-16) English Valleys (0-22) at HLV (5-16) Lisbon (4-18) at Springville (10-11) Tri-County (2-17) at Belle Plaine (5-17) Turkey Valley (2-17) at ...

The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union will release its postseason tournament brackets Monday, Jan. 21.Jeff Linder of The Gazette/KCRG made his final update to his mock pairings Friday, Jan. 18.Here they are:CLASS 5ARegion 1 (final at Fort Dodge)Sioux City North at Sioux City East ...

The following are 2013 preseason state football rankings, along with league predictions for each district, provided by Jeff Linder of The Gazette/KCRG:CLASS 4ATop 10 2012 W-L 2012 Postseason1. Cedar Rapids Xavier 13-1 4A runner-up2. West Des Moines Dowling 9-3 4A quarterfinalist3. Urbandale 7-3 4A qualifier4. West Des Moines Valley 9-3 4A quarterfinalist5. Southeast Polk 10-3 4A semifinalist6. ...

Who will be the champions in the 2012 state volleyball tournament this week at the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena? Vote.

FORT DODGE -- Last year, Nick Meyers watched as Monticello won a state cross country championship.Saturday, he contributed as the Panthers won another.Monticello did the expected at Lakeside Golf Course, trampling the field for its second straight Class 2A boys crown. The Panthers had five ...