Girls' track and field teams to watch for 2011:BENTON COMMUNITYCoach: Marty Thomae2010 state finish: 5th in Class 3A, 37 pointsReturning state placewinners: Chloe Schmidt, sr. (3rd Discus); Keilly Lopata, jr. (3rd DMR); Ashley Mills, jr. (8th 1,500, 3rd 4x800); Abbie Prusha, sr. (3rd 4x800, 3rd ...

They were so close.Iowa City West was on the verge of its first trip to the girls' state basketball tournament trip. But the Women of Troy let a late lead -- and the opportunity -- slip away.That was last year. The memory lingers. And it ...

They were so close.Iowa City West was on the verge of its first trip to the girls' state basketball tournament trip. But the Women of Troy let a late lead -- and the opportunity -- slip away.That was last year. The memory lingers. And it ...

They are dueling point guards from arch-rival schools.And they are family.First cousins Moran Lonning and Mullen Wacker meet for the final time on a high school basketball court Saturday, when Decorah (12-10) travels to Waukon (16-6) for a Class 3A regional semifinal. Tipoff is 7 ...

They are dueling point guards from arch-rival schools.And they are family.First cousins Moran Lonning and Mullen Wacker meet for the final time on a high school basketball court Saturday, when Decorah (12-10) travels to Waukon (16-6) for a Class 3A regional semifinal. Tipoff is 7 ...

CEDAR RAPIDS -- Krissi Tow called it a rollback. The more common term is a high-low game.Whatever the terminology, the Xavier Saints identified it. And executed it.Tow scored 17 of her game-high 19 points in the second half as Cedar Rapids Xavier came from behind ...

** RESULTS **FORT DODGE -- Conner Smock's strategy was simple.Stay out front as long as he could."The plan was to go with whoever was in first place and stay there the entire time," he said.He had to settle for staying there most of the time ...

Here are area glances for Monday's second-round playoff football games:CEDAR RAPIDS KENNEDY at NORTH SCOTT (4A)Time & place: 7 p.m., at EldridgeRecords: Kennedy is 6-4; North Scott is 9-1.Notable: Upsets littered the 4A playoff landscape in the first round, and Kennedy's 11-7 triumph over Cedar ...

Top area games in the first round of football playoffs: CEDAR RAPIDS KENNEDY at CEDAR RAPIDS XAVIER (4A)Time & place: 7 p.m., at Saints FieldRecords: Kennedy is 5-4; Xavier is 7-2.Notable: This a 42nd Street sequel to a game played in Week 1; the Saints jumped ...