IOWA CITY -- Barb Lynn has been named the interim softball coach at Iowa City West.She fills the void created by Jeff Kelley's resignation.Lynn is a 1993 West alum. She is a math teacher at West and has coached in softball programs at Pleasant Valley, ...

DES MOINES -- He signed an autograph during his victory lap. He answered questions in an interview room generally designated only for the big shots here.Still, Josh Evans insisted, "I'm not that big of a deal."Think again, young man.Evans set a Drake Relays record and ...

DES MOINES -- Mind over matter?In the case of Stephanie Jenks, it's more like "body over mind.""My goal was to sit back and wait for my body to do what it felt like doing," Jenks said Thursday after winning the girls' 3,000-meter championship at the ...

CEDAR RAPIDS - On a cold, windy day, Jayne Heinrich proved to have ice water in her veins.The senior goalkeeper usually is the last line of defense for Iowa City West's girls' soccer team, but she coolly stood front and center Tuesday.Heinrich batted down a ...

IOWA CITY -- With the first day of practice less than three weeks away, Iowa City West is looking for a new softball coach.West Athletics Director Scott Kibby confirmed Wednesday that Jeff Kelley has resigned his post."Jeff resigned as of Tuesday, due to personal reasons," ...

Area boys track teams to watch for 2013:CEDAR RAPIDS WASHINGTONCoach: Bill Pinckney2012 state finish: 4th in Class 4A, 39 points (19.5 return)Returning state placewinners: Nick Corbett, sr. (2nd, 400; 3rd, 1,600 medley relay; 4th, 800 relay; 6th, 1,600 relay); Mitch Bredeson, sr. (3rd, 1,600 medley ...

Area girls track teams to watch for 2013:CASCADECoach: Tim Frake2012 state finish: 1st in Class 2A, 82 points (68.5 return)Returning state placewinners: Mariah Kauder, sr. (1st, distance medley relay; Sydney Rickels, soph. (1st, distance medley relay); Abbey Meyer, jr. (1st, distance medley relay; 1st, 800 ...

IOWA CITY -- Add another elite award to a growing list for Ally Disterhoft. Gatorade has announced the Iowa City West senior as its 2012-13 Iowa girls' basketball player of the year. The award, which recognizes not only outstanding athletic excellence, but also high standards of academic ...

CEDAR FALLS -- Marisa Estelle has stopped growing and stopped hurting.Knock on wood."I've got to be cautious now. I stretch a lot more," said the senior from Cedar Rapids Kennedy.Once upon a time, Estelle was a state placewinner, earning fifth-place honors in the 100-meter hurdles ...

DES MOINES - One Iowa university is all over the 2013 Iowa Newspaper Association's all-state boys' basketball teams. Nope, it's not the Iowa Hawkeyes.The Northern Iowa Panthers have three signees or commitments who are on the first team in their respective classes. Iowa City West ...