CEDAR RAPIDS - Ali Lindo combines a fun-loving attitude with the love of golf.The combination has produced a successful prep career at Cedar Rapids Kennedy.Before she graduates and continues her golf career at Catawba (N.C.) College, Lindo will try to shares some more laughs and ...

The coaching carousel for local prep wrestling programs took a few interesting spins since last season.It is easy to be confused by the whirlwind of activity, and the connections of each move.Cedar Rapids Kennedy and Lisbon rehired their former coaches, Iowa City High said goodbye one of ...

Drew Wall.(Cliff Jette/The Gazette-KCRG TV9)CEDAR RAPIDS -- Drew Wall was not defined by affliction, nor the battle it forced him to wage.The 16-year-old sophomore at Cedar Rapids Kennedy was defined by the spirit and strength he exhibited during his daily fight with cancer, and the ...

MONTICELLO – They scratched and clawed, but they just couldn’t grab the final win to advance.Cedar Rapids Kennedy fought the entire match, but third-ranked Dubuque Hempstead earned a 22-25, 25-21, 25-16, 27-25 win in the Class 5A Region 5 final Tuesday night at Monticello High ...

It is a pattern Cedar Rapids Kennedy football coach Tim Lewis would like to avoid.But, his “Comeback Cougars” or “Closing Cougars” seem to be heading down a familiar path.Kennedy scored 17 straight points, eclipsing a nine-point fourth-quarter deficit to beat host Waterloo East, 38-30, Friday ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — One person has prevented Hannah Botkin from winning her best event this season.Herself.The Cedar Rapids Kennedy swimmer missed a week of competition and was limited in practice when she injured her right shoulder while changing her clothes. Before and after the fluky ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s Shane Williams turned one of his toughest losses into a considerable gain.The Cougars senior turned the agony of missing the state tournament into the drive to return. After reaching state his first two seasons, Williams was devastated last year ...

BOYS EAST BUCHANAN: The Bucs reached the Class 1A state meet last year for the first since placing fourth in 2008. Three golfers from last year's state team were underclassmen. East Buch will try to win its sixth straight Tri-Rivers Conference title, according to the league's website, led TRC champ Curt ...

BOYS TENNIS CEDAR RAPIDS KENNEDY Coach: Craig Bova2010 record: 12-5 overall, 10-3 in the Mississippi Valley Conference, placing second in the Mississippi Division; fourth at 2A state team tournamentTop returners: Bryce Blomberg, sr.; Riley Galbraith, jr.; Ethan Gascho, sr.; Brandon Hendrickson, jr.; Nolan Nietert, sr.; Robert Sweet, ...

CEDAR RAPIDS - Cedar Rapids Kennedy's Luke Kremer has battled injury and illness as much as opponents on the wrestling mats the last two seasons.The Cougars' junior 135-pounder has avoided the ailments that plagued his first two years.Kremer is healthy and ready to claim another ...