CEDAR RAPIDS -- She watched. She studied.Then Alyssa Olson went out and won a must-win game.Olson matched a career-high with 12 strikeouts in a two-hit shutout as Class 5A eighth-ranked Cedar Rapids Jefferson earned a Mississippi Valley Conference softball split, 8-0, Tuesday night at the ...

MARION -- A pair of talented twins probably will be spending their senior year at Linn-Mar High School.Lisa Sommer said Wednesday that she is "95-percent sure" that her daughters, Katie and Kristie Sommer, will enroll at Linn-Mar in the fall. They currently are juniors at Dubuque Senior."I'm ...

This game was televised live on KCRG 9.2, as every game of the boys state basketball tournament will be.DES MOINES - Dubuque Senior rolled Des Moines Roosevelt 58-41 on Wednesday to advance to the 4A semifinals at the state basketball tournament at Wells Fargo Arena.The ...

Dubuque Senior trailed Pleasant Valley late in the second half before Kyle Haber tied the game and sent the 4A substate contest to overtime.That's where things got wacky.As time wound down, Lucas LeGrand's last-second put back of an errant shot helped Senior get to the ...

IOWA CITY — You weren’t just seeing things. That really, truly was a zone defense the Iowa City West Trojans were playing in the fourth quarter last night.A 2-3, to be specific. What in the world is going on anyway?“I don’t think they were ready ...

Most all of the main characters from act one will be returning for act two, but a few of them believe you'll be in for a surprise by the ending of this much-anticipated hoops play. Or hoops replay, as the case really is here."I think ...

Dyersville Beckman started the season with a chip on the shoulder and talent on the field.The Blazers finished the regular season with a second consecutive district title.Eighth-ranked Beckman (8-1) opens the Class 2A playoffs Wednesday against Osage (5-4) at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, beginning ...

A dozen key area football games for Week 9:IOWA CITY WEST at WATERLOO EASTTime and site: 7:15 p.m. Friday, at WaterlooRecords and rankings: Class 4A second-ranked West is 8-0 overall, 5-0 MVC Mississippi Division; East is 5-3, 3-2.Notable: West has absolutely steamrolled through the regular season, ...

A dozen key area football games for Week 6:CEDAR RAPIDS XAVIER at CEDAR RAPIDS WASHINGTONTime and site: 7:15 p.m. Thursday, at Kingston StadiumTV: KCRG 9.2Records and rankings: Class 4A fourth-rated Xavier is 5-0 overall, 2-0 MVC Valley Division; Washington is 1-4, 0-3.Notable: Xavier continues to motor ...

A dozen key area football games for Week 5:DUBUQUE SENIOR at IOWA CITY WESTTime and site: 7:15 p.m. Friday, at Trojan FieldRecords and rankings: Both teams are 4-0 overall, 1-0 MVC Mississippi Division. West is ranked No. 2 in Class 4A.Notable: Four-and-0 is 4-0, but these ...