CEDAR FALLS -- Instead of pounding the miles this winter, Joe Berry hit the pool."It's something I've wanted to do, to go out for swimming," said Berry, a senior at Cedar Rapids Washington. "At our school, swimming isn't a sport. It's a religion."So Berry diminished ...

DES MOINES — It’s insignificant now. But if you remember, the vagaries of the IHSAA’s seeding system for the boys’ state basketball tournament had Iowa City West behind Bettendorf.Seems pretty laughable, doesn’t it?Inpenetrable defense and the offense of Wyatt Lohaus, among many other things, lifted ...

DES MOINES — Wyatt Lohaus drove hard baseline, drawing two interior defenders. Deftly, he bounced a pass just inside the out-of-bounds line, past those defenders and to teammate Jason Stewart for a layup.It was a beautiful basketball play, one that caused Iowa City West head ...

DES MOINES - You can have all the talent in the world, the best game plan ever and be completely locked in mentally. But if you don't shoot, it doesn't make a lick of difference.Testify, MFL MarMac."We just didn't make shots, and that's the story ...

DES MOINES — All in all, North Tama played infinitely better Thursday afternoon than it did in its first state basketball tournament game Monday. More the real Redhawks, you might say.Problem was the opponent played infinitely better, too. It’s back to the Class 1A state ...

DES MOINES — Win number 50 in a row was a steal. In more ways than one.Outhustled and outplayed most of the way, Iowa City West somehow rallied from absolutely dire circumstances, forced overtime and escaped West Des Moines Dowling, 63-59, in a Class 4A ...

DES MOINES — “Shock the world!” they shouted in glee. “Shock the world!”Sorry, Harlan student section. This result may have been slightly surprising but calling it a shock is a stretch.The Cyclones’ 67-56 Class 3A state tournament quarterfinal victory over Vinton-Shellsburg was a top-ranked top ...

DES MOINES - In the closing minute of a tied state tournament game, Jordan Vorwald would likely be the last guy you'd figure would take a crucial shot for the MFL/Mar-Mac Bulldogs. Or one of the last guys.The senior guard averages a shade under six ...

DES MOINES - Lone Tree tugged on Superman's cape more than a few times Monday afternoon at Wells Fargo Arena. While Bryan Forbes provided a heroic display, it wasn't quite enough to knock off the defending Class 1A state champion."Not a good feeling," Forbes said ...

DES MOINES - Leave it to Mitchell Boerm to give one of the most colorful and blunt descriptions of a second-half rally you've ever heard."We just had to pull our heads out of where the sun doesn't shine," the North Tama forward said. "We got ...