DES MOINES — Sioux City Heelan’s Megan McCarthy set her feet and rose up with confidence.So what if the 5-11 post hadn’t attempted a 3-pointer all season?It is the state tournament, after all, and she drained both tries in Wednesday’s 63-47 Class 4A quarterfinal win ...

Assumption proved to much for Dubuque Wahlert Friday night, advancing to the substate final with a 67-57 win.Davenport Assumption (17-6) will face Marion (12-11) on Monday night at Clinton.KCRG-TV9's Scott Saville has the highlights in the video above.

CEDAR RAPIDS XAVIER 52, DUBUQUE WAHLERT 41Ashley Stulken finished with a 12-point, 11-rebound double-double Friday night to lead Cedar Rapids Xavier to a 52-41 victory at Dubuque Wahlert.McKenna Andersen added 11 points for the Saints (8-6, 6-3 MVC), while Hayley Deutmeyer chipped in 10.Ana Schmitt ...

CEDAR RAPIDS - Kelly May aspired to don a Cedar Rapids Jefferson singlet.He envisioned his time as a J-Hawk back when he joined the Bad Boys youth wrestling club in third grade.The Jefferson sophomore has made that wish a reality and added to his contributions Tuesday night, helping ...

IOWA CITY - Alijah Jeffery is on a mission.Linn-Mar's top-ranked 120-pounder continued his dominance that he plans to carry on until late February.Jeffery recorded two pins as the Class 3A second-ranked Lions handled Iowa City West, 47-20, and Dubuque Wahlert, 66-6, in a Mississippi Valley ...

CEDAR RAPIDS -- Paige Hendrickson was prepared for the worst.Class 5A ninth-ranked Cedar Rapids Kennedy held off 4A No. 9 Dubuque Wahlert, 45-41, in a Mississippi Valley Conference girls' basketball game Friday night at Kennedy High School. But the outcome was a side note.As the Cougars completed ...

Tuesday's area regional final volleyball matches for Class 5A, 4A and 3A:CEDAR RAPIDS KENNEDY vs. DUBUQUE HEMPSTEAD (Class 5A)Time and site: 7 p.m., at MonticelloRecords and rankings: Kennedy is 24-12 and ranked ninth; Hempstead is 28-6 and No. 3.Notable: Kennedy is a win away from ...

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, ...

It was a score that sought multiple confirmations.All sources -- Wednesday's Gazette, Quik Stats Iowa and the web sites for the Mississippi Valley Conference and IGHSAU -- said the same thing:Linn-Mar 3, Dubuque Wahlert 0.Yes, the Lions really did sweep the former MVC Valley Division ...

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 ...