MUSCATINE — For the first time in five years, the Class 2A championship game won’t include Cedar Rapids Kennedy. The Cougars were first-round foiled Thursday at the girls’ state soccer tournament by Johnston, 2-1. If you want to get specific, they were foiled by a flat ...

Keile Wahle's role has changed in the four years of playing tennis for Cedar Rapids Washington's girls team.Essentially, she's evolved from a timid youngster following the upperclassmen to leader as the Warriors' top player.Wahle has been the constant in Washington's lineup since her first high school year,  ...

DES MOINES — How should a No. 1 team play at a state tournament? Should it play tight, as if the weight of the world rests on its shoulders? Or should it play relaxed and loose? Linn-Mar chose the latter. The Lions shot 56 percent from the field ...

A look at the action at the girls' state basketball tournament at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Wednesday.CLASS 4A QUARTERFINALS#1 Linn-Mar (23-0) vs. Johnston (15-9)Time: 10 a.m.Coaches: Mike Brandt is in his ninth season and owns a 144-62 mark. Rich Gradoville is 149-96 ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — It’s not as if the Decorah Vikings had anything yet to prove.But still ...“People don’t think of Decorah as a swimming community,” said Hannah Maher.Think again.Maher was the most complete swimmer, teammate MacKenzie Smith was the fastest sprinter, and the Vikings won ...

Cedar Rapids Kennedy hosts the highly competitive Cougar Invitational Saturday at Kennedy High School. Diving begins at 9 a.m. with swim events at noon.The 10-team event includes third-ranked Johnston, No. 5 Cedar Falls, No. 6 Decorah and 10th-ranked Linn-Mar. Cedar Rapids Jefferson, Cedar Rapids Prairie/Williamsburg, ...

FORT DODGE — Todd Merical called for the changeup. He called for Abbey Wilmes.Good call.Wilmes quieted third-ranked Cedar Rapids Jefferson, limiting the J-Hawks to three hits as Johnston picked up its first win at the state softball tournament, 4-1, in a Class 4A quarterfinal Tuesday ...

PREVIEWING CLASS 1A Fifth-seeded Burlington Notre Dame (23-3) is the only returning team here. It lost in the first round a year ago. The top seed is Adair-Casey (25-0), the only unbeaten squad in the field. Leading scorer Zack Leeper is listed as a 6-foot-4 point guard ...