DES MOINES - Move this game to the University of Iowa's soccer complex. Move all of Saturday's state championship games to the University of Iowa's soccer complex.Five of the six finalists are from Eastern Iowa, three from Iowa City. For the second time in four ...

CEDAR RAPIDS -- In Ankeny's 6-2 offense, the "two" are twins."We've been doing it this way since we started playing volleyball," said Katie Roberts, the elder twin by 3 minutes. "When I come out, I tell (younger twin Jenny) what we need to work on, ...

Team capsules for the Class 5A qualifiers at the state volleyball tournament, in bracket order:JOHNSTON (26-8)Nickname: DragonsCoach: Rick Brooks (19th year, 486-187)Tourney history: 6th appearance, first since 2008. Class 4A state champion in 2007.Starting lineup:No. Name  Ht.  Yr. Pos.1 Sanna Rasmussen 5-10 Sr. MH8 Taylor Joens 6-0 Jr. OH10 Emily Hanson 5-9 Jr. OH12 Madeline Miller 5-9 Jr. OH15 Abby Hallman 5-4 Jr. S 28 Hayley Dotseth 5-9 Jr. OH  No. 1 ANKENY (29-6)Nickname: ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — One person has prevented Hannah Botkin from winning her best event this season.Herself.The Cedar Rapids Kennedy swimmer missed a week of competition and was limited in practice when she injured her right shoulder while changing her clothes. Before and after the fluky ...

Iowa City West players rush the field after their 1-0 win over Johnston in the 3A state championship game on Saturday, June 2, 2012, at Cownie Soccer Complex in Des Moines. (Liz Martin/The Gazette-KCRG)DES MOINES — Six boys’ state soccer championships overall. Six state team ...

MUSCATINE - As they were changing shoes and shirts behind their team bench, Iowa City West's  Erin Manfull turned to teammate Nicole Rondeau with a question."Nicole, how did you do that?" Manfull wanted to know.Rondeau didn't respond, perhaps because she didn't know how she did that. ...

The Cedar Rapids Kennedy girls swim team will host its annual Cougar Invitational on Saturday. The 10-team field Cedar Falls, Cedar Rapids Jefferson, Cedar Rapids Prairie-Williamsburg, Cedar Rapids Xavier, Davenport North, Decorah, Dubuque Wahlert, Johnston and Linn-Mar.Five of the state's top 13 teams will be ...

According to the performance list published by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union, Linn-Mar's Emilie Berg and Cedar Rapids Washington diver Sara Larson are the top Metro athletes in the statewide rankings.Berg, a junior, and Larson, a senior, are both ranked fourth in their respective ...

CEDAR RAPIDS -- They're goofy. And they're good.There is substance behind the silliness for the chest-bumping, camera-posing Xavier Saints. Class 4A 12th-ranked Xavier captured the championship of the 14-team Warrior Invitational volleyball tournament Saturday at Washington High School, defeating Johnston, 25-14, 25-21, in the final ...