DES MOINES - Waverly-Shell Rock edged Mount Pleasant 54-49 in overtime Tuesday to advance to the final four of the 3A state basketball tournament at Wells Fargo Arena.The Go-Hawks (21-4) will play seventh-seeded Davenport Assumption (19-6), which upset Dallas Center Grimes 55-45 in the quarterfinals ...

IOWA CITY — Solon went into halftime with a healthy lead, confidence and a lot of momentum.But like that, it was gone.The Spartans couldn’t make a bucket after the break — including a tough two-point third quarter — and Mount Pleasant finally hit some outside ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — Ryan Luehrsmann seemed to shake hands with everyone pregame as he walked onto the Ron Thillen Gymnasium court Monday night.There was the official scorer, the two home radio guys, a few fans who meandered their way down to the floor from the ...

A dozen key area football games for Week 1:IOWA CITY WEST at LINN-MARTime and site: 7:15 p.m. Friday, at Linn-Mar StadiumRecords and rankings: Both teams are 0-0. West is ranked fifth in Class 4A by The Gazette/KCRG; Linn-Mar is unranked. West was 9-3 last season; ...

 DES MOINES — Still as seemingly bewildered as his players, Dennis Geraghty tried to put as positive a spin on it as he could. Head coaches are supposed to do that.“They’ll be considered the second-best team in Western Dubuque history,” Geraghty said, softly. “No doubt ...

DES MOINES — The voice of the Metro is getting some due.KGYM-AM broadcaster Scott Unash is one of five recipients of this year’s IHSAA News Media Award. Unash will be honored during halftime of Friday night’s Class 1A state championship game.“I think it’s wonderful. A ...

DES MOINES — Austin Marshall had his prayer answered and left Western Dubuque with none.The Mount Pleasant forward beat the buzzer with a hurried 3-pointer from well past the top of the key that gave his team a bigger halftime cushion and the necessary juice ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — And the thing is there’s not one senior.How good do you think these Mount Pleasant Panthers are going to be next season? They’re already really, really good.Just ask Williamsburg, which was on the receiving end of a 68-48 smackdown last night in ...

Williamsburg (17-6) vs. Mount Pleasant (20-1) at U.S. Cellular Center, 6:30 p.m.: Williamsburg comes into this game off a 59-56 district final victory over Wamac Conference rival Clear Creek-Amana. The Raiders defeated South Tama in the first round of districts, 76-60. Williamsburg likes to play an ...

Williamsburg (17-6) vs. Mount Pleasant (20-1) at U.S. Cellular Center, 6:30 p.m.: Williamsburg comes into this game off a 59-56 district final victory over Wamac Conference rival Clear Creek-Amana. The Raiders defeated South Tama in the first round of districts, 76-60. Williamsburg likes to play an ...