DES MOINES - There were reasons Cedar Rapids Xavier's girls' soccer team lost just one match this season (in penalty kicks) and rolled to an eighth consecutive state championship.Among them was simply having good players.Three Saints have been named first-team all-state in Class 2A by the Iowa ...

DES MOINES - Eight straight is great. So is Kayla Armstrong.It's one for the thumb plus three for the Cedar Rapids Xavier Saints after a 5-0 kicking of Sioux City East in the Class 2A girls' soccer title game Saturday afternoon at Cownie Park. Let ...

DES MOINES — One word formed the narrative for Iowa City West’s last soccer match of the season.“Frustrating,” Women of Troy midfielder Alli Peterson said.And that’s not just because the talented junior failed to convert a penalty kick into a goal for the first time ...

DES MOINES – There’s a buzzword surrounding the Cedar Rapids Xavier girls soccer team: pressure.Pressure? We’re talking about pressure?Allen Iverson didn’t want to talk about practice, and head coach Bailey Dorrington is ready to be done talking about pressure after Xavier (18-1) advanced to its ...

DES MOINES – A Class 1A state championship berth was right there for the taking for the No. 6 Center Point-Urbana girls soccer team. Offensive rushes and shots on goal were plentiful.But standing between the Stormin’ Pointers (19-3) and the state finals was No. 2 ...

DES MOINES — Iowa City High’s run in the girls’ state soccer tournament may not have been the success it hoped for, but just getting to the tournament certainly was.Ankeny defeated the Little Hawks, 4-0 in a Class 3A quarterfinal Thursday evening to advance to the semifinals ...

DES MOINES - Dave Rosenthal was presented with girls' soccer's highest achievement award before Iowa City West's state tournament game Thursday afternoon.His team feated him with a victory that turned out to be one of his most rewarding but also probably did some permanent damage to ...

DES MOINES – The Linn-Mar girls soccer team came into the Class 3A state soccer tournament riding a few program bests.Despite having had their most wins and goals ever in a season, the Lions (15-4) were sent home early with a 3-0 loss to Waukee.“They ...

DES MOINES – Cedar Rapids Xavier girls soccer coach Bailey Dorrington had been waiting all season for a team to try and shut down senior star Kayla Armstrong.ADM/Van Meter did its best, trying all game to do just that. But with a combination of youth ...

DES MOINES - Second time at state, second time leaving not feeling great.Iowa City Regina was feeling pure frustration, to be specific, after a 2-1 loss to Nevada in a Class 1A quarterfinal Thursday afternoon at Cownie Park. Unlike last season's state tournament debut, these ...