LIVE COVERAGE - Saturday's matches at the state volleyball tournament - refresh the page for updated scores:CLASS 5A CHAMPIONSHIP (BET wins 3-1)1 2 3 4Iowa City High (31-9) 26 25 24 23Bettendorf (23-11) 28 23 26 25CLASS 4A CHAMPIONSHIP (CHC wins 3-2)1 2 3 4 5Charles City (45-1) 16 18 25 25 15Solon (33-5) 25 25 14 23 13CLASS 3A CHAMPIONSHIP (MOC wins 3-2)1 2 3 4 5Union (35-8) 25 21 14 25 15MOC-Floyd Valley (33-8) 23 25 25 19 17CLASS 2A CHAMPIONSHIP (DNH ...

FORT DODGE -- The nickname fits.Ninth-ranked Ballard put the "bomb" in Bombers on Friday, hitting three home runs -- including a three-run, go-ahead blast by Kenzie Ihle in the bottom of the sixth inning -- and fought past No. 1 Solon, 5-4, to win the ...

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 ...

Saturday's games at the girls' state basketball tournament at Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines:CLASS 4A CHAMPIONSHIPIowa City West (24-1) vs. Ankeny (22-3)Time -- 8 p.m.Coaches -- B.J. Mayer is 214-114 in 14 years, including 87-34 in five seasons at West. Scott DeJong has compiled a 492-111 ...

Saturday's scores at the state volleyball tournament:CLASS 4A CHAMPIONSHIP 1 2 3 4 5Iowa City West (38-6) 23 27 25 25 18Iowa City High (40-4) 25 29 16 15 16CLASS 3A CHAMPIONSHIP 1 2 3 4 5Sioux City Heelan (46-12) 26 18 27 15  Waverly-Shell Rock (48-3) 28 25 25 25  CLASS 2A CHAMPIONSHIP 1 2 3 4 5Western Christian (49-2) 19 28 23    Dike-New Hartford (44-3) 25 30 25    CLASS 1A CHAMPIONSHIP 1 2 3 4 5Tripoli (40-3) 25 25  25    LeMars Gehlen (34-2) 14  21 12    

  CEDAR RAPIDS -- Eight years, they've played together.And after the match was won and the pictures were taken, Morgan Kuhrt and Kinsey Caldwell shared a long, emotional embrace."We've been playing together since fourth grade, and we've been through so much together," Caldwell said. "It's kind ...

DES MOINES -- Too many turnovers.Too many missed free throws.Too many inside opportunities left unclaimed.It was all too much to overcome."It just wasn't our night," Mount Vernon Coach Bob Kintzel said after fourth-ranked Davenport Assumption defeated the No. 2 Mustangs, 50-39, to capture the Class 3A girls' ...

DES MOINES -- Too many turnovers.Too many missed free throws.Too many inside opportunities left unclaimed.It was all too much to overcome."It just wasn't our night," Mount Vernon Coach Bob Kintzel said after fourth-ranked Davenport Assumption defeated the No. 2 Mustangs, 50-39, to capture the Class 3A girls' ...

Saturday's games at the girls' state basketball tournament at Wells Fargo Arena, Des MoinesCLASS 3A CHAMPIONSHIP#2 Mount Vernon (24-2) vs. #4 Davenport Assumption (24-2)Time: 6 p.m.Coaches: Bob Kintzel is 85-13 in four years at Mount Vernon. Jennifer Goetz is in her first year at Assumption ...

CLASS 3A CHAMPIONSHIP#2 Mount Vernon (24-2) vs. #4 Davenport Assumption (24-2)Time: 6 p.m.Coaches: Bob Kintzel is 85-13 in four years at Mount Vernon. Jennifer Goetz is in her first year at Assumption and is 24-2.Key players: Taylor Dicus (6-2, sr.) and Amanda Platte (6-1, sr.) ...