DES MOINES - What took so long?"I guess we were off our game today," A.J. Adam said.He's kidding, of course. Iowa City Regina won its fourth Class 1A state soccer championship in five years Saturday afternoon, a most impressive 4-0 victory over Dyersville Beckman.Adam had the game's ...

DES MOINES - An immigrant from Poland came to baseball country 15 years ago to try and sell a sport very few knew much about. You might say Mirek Laskowski was kind of crazy.He might agree with you."I don't know how this happened," said the Dyersville ...

DES MOINES - They had to start wondering at least a little bit. Whether they admit it or not.Dyersville Beckman was top-seeded and unbeaten until it got to the state soccer tournament last year. Nevada shocked the Blazers in a quarterfinal, 1-0.Here they were again ...

North Linn golf might have been a punchline to some people.Six hard-working athletes are getting the last laugh.The Lynx girl’s golf team, led by unbeaten junior Jessica Franson, earned the program’s first berth to the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union Class 2A state tournament ...

The ever-evolving Wamac Conference is about to make another format change for basketball.Derek Roberts, the Anamosa High School athletics director in charge of Wamac basketball scheduling, said the conference will determine an overall champion as well as end-of-the-season divisional champions, beginning next season.The change is ...

CEDAR FALLS - You knew they were going to give up something. You don’t face a quarterback headed to Kansas State without expecting to allow a few points.But what had to be so doggone frustrating for the Dyersville Beckman Blazers on Saturday night was how ...

His name is Jesse Ertz. The folks down in Southeast Iowa have known him for quite awhile.Dyersville Beckman gets acquainted with the Mediapolis quarterback Saturday night.“A great athlete, no doubt about that,” Beckman Coach Gregg Hammann said. “He’s got size, a quick and strong arm. ...

DYERSVILLE – As his teammates took a knee at midfield, eyes locked on Waukon receiving a trophy for its season, Kirby Kendrick roamed behind them. The senior embraced the Dyersville-Beckman coaching staff, before finally weaving his way to the front of the pack.When he reached ...

DYERSVILLE, Iowa - It's tradition with a fresh twist.For the third consecutive season, the Dyersville Beckman football team has advanced to the Iowa Class 2A state quarterfinals.Last season, it was the Trailblazers speed on offense that torched defensive units all the way to the state ...

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 ...