Tonight’s 1A regional opener between the Central City Wildcats and the Springville Orioles probably wasn’t even a blip on anyone’s radar outside those two districts, but it was exactly what a great basketball game should be.
Two long time rival teams stepped out onto the floor for the chance to play another day. It didn’t matter that neither team was at the top of the Tri Rivers Conference.  It didn’t even matter that neither team has a winning regular season.  All that mattered was this game, on this night…and the two …

Springville Orioles will host a Coaches vs. Cancer event to “Purple Out Cancer” tonight, (1/15/2010) in partnership with Edgewood Colesburg. 
Boys/Girls Basketball Double Header
6:15 PM – January 15, 2009 at Springville High School
Purple Coaches vs Cancer t-shirts will be on sale for only $8.00. 
Contact Joe Martin for orders: jmartin@springville.k12.ia.us.
Purple HOPE wristbands will be on sale for $1.00 each
EVERYONE WEAR PURPLE!!
All proceeds from this night will go to the school’s Relay for Life totals for their respective Linn County and Delaware County events held in June.  These funds go to the American Cancer Society …

From the fans came a standing ovation for the Springville Orioles, as they left the court with heavy hearts, after a hard fought battle that did not go the Orioles way. It was the end of the 2009 volleyball road for the Orioles, as Don Bosco took the match in four games to advance to the State Tourney.
After losing two close games, the Orioles bounced back to win the third in a slightly quicker paced match-up.  Momentum slipped away in game four when Don Bosco ran up an 8 point lead that ultimately was …

There was an air of excitement on the Oriole side of the gym….the fans sensed a win before the game had even begun.  Maybe it was the sight of all the girls smiling…maybe it was the baked potato team dinner the night before…maybe it was just good old fashioned team spirit. Whatever it was, you could feel it when you walked in.
The night belonged to the Orioles from the beginning, when the National Anthem singer was a no show, and Oriole players/singers Hope Matus & Sydney Vaughn stepped out of the team …

Orioles VS Prince of Peace, at Wheatland….Facing off  across the net from Prince Of Peace, the Orioles took the lead from the start of game one, and stayed on top for nearly all of the three game match.
Bolstered by sound defense,  the Orioles Offense stepped up to keep the team alive in Regional play.
Minus a starter due to illness, Springville once again filled that gap with Sophomore Alysha Dirks, who made the most of her time on the court, managing 6 kills and an important dig.  Katie Wyman had 9 kills, Maggie …

Congratulations to First Team All Conference Selectees Maggie Ray & Karlee Markley & to Coach Gretchen Eastman on being named 2009 Tri Rivers Coach of the year!

Staying cool and playing smart, the Oriole Volleyball team took care of Calamus Wheatland in three games Wednesday night to advance to the next round of play.
Game two was a little close for comfort, but the score was misleading, for there was never really any doubt that the Orioles would come away victorious. 
Maggie Ray led all players in kills, and the Orioles, propelled by great offensive plays by Hannah Loehr, CJ Fitzgerald, Hope Matus and Katie Wyman,  dominated the match from the start.
The Springville ladies will take it on the road Tuesday October 27th, playing Prince of …

 The upcoming conference tourney on Saturday could well be any team’s game…but today, the Springville Orioles are wearing the conference crown.
 
 For only the 2nd time since starting a volleyball program, the Orioles captured the conference volleyball title outright. (Springville won the title in 2000. They also tied for the title in 2007, and tied for the Valley Division in 2006)  The Orioles cleared a major hurdle in their climb by defeating previously unbeaten (in the conference) Monticello last week  in 3 straight sets.  Monticello dropped a match to Alburnett two nights …

Oriole Vollyeball is alive and well, and the Orioles have a flapjack queen.
Sporting number 3, senior Karlee Markley oughta be nicknamed the spatula..because that young lady has MAD pancaking skills.  At least three times, during last night’s sweep of Alburnett, Karlee rescued the Orioles from what looked like done deal kills.
Joining her in making some seriously amazing saves were libero Aleasea Bednarz, and number 7- Katie Wyman.  Averaging 2.2 digs and 1.2 kills per game, Katie looks to be one of the best all-around players the Orioles have had in …

They used to take the football field side-by-side and now they’re staring each other down face-to-face.
Central City and Springville and Lone Tree and Highland High Schools once merged into consolidated prep football programs. Central City and Springville competed in Class A with Highland and Lone Tree in 2A.
All four are independent, squaring off against the programs they formerly called partners in strong rivalry games.
About a decade has past since the Catbirds suited up, so consolidation doesn’t fuel the fire for the Wildcats and Orioles. Instead, motivation comes from both being …