CEDAR RAPIDS -- Next year, there will be Ankeny High and Ankeny Centennial."It's different, kind of sad," said Megan Ballenger. "This will be the last time I get to play with some of these girls. We've played together a long time."Right now, it's Ankeny United.The top-ranked ...

 CEDAR RAPIDS -- It was a grind. It was a slugfest.And now, it's an all-Iowa City battle for a state championship.More often than not, second-ranked Iowa City High made the clutch plays at the clutch times, and the Little Hawks outfought No. 3 Ankeny, 26-24, ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — It came down to this: Iowa City West couldn’t finish. Three times, top-rated Ankeny sprinted by the No. 2 Women of Troy at the wire, and the Hawkettes retained the Class 4A volleyball crown, 25-21, 14-25, 26-24, 27-25, Saturday at the U.S. Cellular ...