DES MOINES -- A late-night ride home awaited the Xavier Saints.It was bound to be a happy one."It's going to be stupid," senior guard Sarah Dickes said.That's a good thing.Kayla Armstrong played the game of her life Thursday night, posting 22 points, seven assists and ...

Thursday's games at the girls state basketball tournament:CLASS 2A SEMIFINALNo. 14 Maquoketa Valley (20-5) vs. No. 2 Lawton-Bronson (25-1)Time: 1:30 p.m.Coaches: Scot Moenck is 162-69 in 10 years, including 123-41 in seven years at Maquoketa Valley. Trish Martin is 43-7 in two seasons at Lawton-Bronson.Key players: ...

CEDAR RAPIDS -- They were tight. They were tense. They were teetering with trouble."I didn't like the look of our faces," Solon Coach Peter Gustin said. "They weren't the faces of champions."The Spartans had just lost the second game and faced an early 9-1 deficit ...

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 ...

LIVE STATSCLASS 3A CHAMPIONSHIPDavenport Assumption 59, MOC-Floyd Valley 32CLASS 4A CHAMPIONSIHPIowa City West 25, Ankeny 20 (HALF)

DES MOINES -- When Kiah Stokes hit the shot to force overtime, B.J. Mayer saw doubt in his players' eyes."There was fear there," he said. "I just told them that big-time players make big-time plays. Big-time teams make them too."And Iowa City West made them ...

Friday's games at the girls' state basketball tournament at Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines:CLASS 4A SEMIFINAL#2 Linn-Mar (22-2) vs. #3 Iowa City West (22-2)Time: NoonCoaches: Mike Brandt is 169-64 in 10 years at Linn-Mar. B.J. Mayer is 189-112 in 13 years, including 62-32 in four ...

Friday's games at the girls' state basketball tournament at Wells Fargo Arena, Des MoinesCLASS 4A SEMIFINAL#2 Linn-Mar (22-2) vs. #3 Iowa City West (22-2)Time: NoonCoaches: Mike Brandt is 169-64 in 10 years at Linn-Mar. B.J. Mayer is 189-112 in 13 years, including 62-32 in four ...

3A Semifinal 1 2 3 4   Sioux City Heelan (46-10) 24  13 25  17   **Mount Vernon (40-0) 26 25  23  25   3A Semifinal 1 2 3 4  5 Waverly-Shell Rock (49-2) 17 25 22  25 11 **West Delaware (41-3) 25 23  25  22  15 4A Semifinal 1 2 3 4   **Ankeny (35-3) 25  24  21  25   Cedar Rapids Xavier (30-12) 19 19  25  18   4A  Semifinal 1 2 3 4  **Iowa City West (36-7) 11 25  25  28  Cedar Rapids Kennedy (35-8) 25 20  17  26    CEDAR RAPIDS -- They played a low-down, rotten first game. Then they parted with it."We went out in the hallway and took ...

A look at the action at the girls' state basketball tournament at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Friday.CLASS 4A SEMIFINAL#1 Linn-Mar vs. #5 Cedar Rapids KennedyTime: NoonCoaches: Mike Brandt is 145-62 in nine seasons at Linn-Mar. Dennis Roloff is 287-145 in 19 seasons ...