Cedar Rapids Jefferson’s football team is fast becoming the Band of Black and Blue.The injury-depleted J-Hawks showed plenty of heart, but were had by a couple of big plays and a relentless Cedar Falls rushing game last night at Kingston Stadium.  Cedar Falls won the ...

Cedar Rapids Kennedy and Iowa City West missed chance after chance to put the other away. The Cougars just held their ground longer.Kennedy’s Royce Bell ran for a 4-yard touchdown in overtime and Kennedy defeated West, 23-17, Friday night at Trojan Field.Bell gained 143 of ...

If you listen closely you still might hear the echoes of a giant “Whew!”Top-ranked Iowa City High received a tough test from Cedar Rapids Xavier, and the Little Hawks barely passed.Ellis Jordan sparkled during a 99-yard kickoff return for a touchdown with 2:55 left in ...

The Class 3A District 4 race isn’t over. After all, it’s just begun.But the Marion Indians have taken a giant step toward the championship.The Indians feasted on five turnovers, got touchdowns from six different players and planted a red and gold blemish on homecoming for ...

Three games into the season and teams are still trying to find their identity.The Warriors cleared some things up for their coach with a strong run game, getting two touchdowns apiece from running back Andre Dawson and quarterback Shay Gutman, and stout defense to handle ...

The Iowa State wrestling program is hosting what they called an "Open Mat" available to the public before the Iowa vs. Iowa State football game Saturday. The free event will begin at 8 a.m. and be held in the practice room at the Lied Recreation Center.According ...

Linn-Mar AD Scott Mahmens said that Armstrong Field will be up and running for the Lions' football game Sept. 18 with Cedar Rapids Washington.Last week's flooding to the stadium forced the Lions to move their game with Cedar Rapids Kennedy to Kingston Stadium."We walked on it Monday, ...

The first Associated Press poll will be released Monday. I have tentative top-10s ready (waiting for the Saturday games to end).Here are my No. 1 teams:4A -- Iowa City High3A -- Sioux City Heelan2A -- Solon (duh.)1A -- EmmetsburgA -- North Tama (after Prairie Valley ...

Linn-Mar High School will have a new football stadium next fall.That's not soon enough.The rain that has pelted Eastern Iowa through the past two days has put Armstrong Field under water, forcing the postponement and relocation of Friday night's Mississippi Valley Conference football game between Cedar Rapids Kennedy ...

They used to take the football field side-by-side and now they’re staring each other down face-to-face.Central City and Springville and Lone Tree and Highland High Schools once merged into consolidated prep football programs. Central City and Springville competed in Class A with Highland and Lone ...