MARION - It was just good for golfers to get in the swing of things.Cedar Rapids Washington's M.J. Kamin and Cedar Rapids Xavier's Maddie Bertsch had swings a little better than most others.In their first 18-hole event, the pair of standout golfers tied for runner-up ...

Dubuque Senior trailed Pleasant Valley late in the second half before Kyle Haber tied the game and sent the 4A substate contest to overtime.That's where things got wacky.As time wound down, Lucas LeGrand's last-second put back of an errant shot helped Senior get to the ...

BETTENDORF – There it is, everyone else in Iowa. Nine is the number to beat.Good luck with that.“I don’t think people realize how hard it is to get to state,” Linn-Mar guard Matt Lassen said after his team’s 54-40 loss last night to Pleasant Valley ...

CEDAR RAPIDS -- They've gotten where they wanted to go, by beating the team they most wanted to beat.Seventh-ranked Bettendorf pulled its second straight upset at the state volleyball tournament, knocking off neighborhood archrival Pleasant Valley, 25-23, 26-28, 25-13, 25-18, in a Class 5A semifinal ...

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: ...

WEST BRANCH – Only a net separated it. On one side there were cheers, hugs and high-fives. There were pictures, smiles and hoards of people, all wearing maroon of Pleasant Valley volleyball.On the other, donning the red and blue of Cedar Rapids Washington, fans sprinkled ...

Tuesday's area regional final volleyball matches for Class 5A, 4A and 3A:CEDAR RAPIDS KENNEDY vs. DUBUQUE HEMPSTEAD (Class 5A)Time and site: 7 p.m., at MonticelloRecords and rankings: Kennedy is 24-12 and ranked ninth; Hempstead is 28-6 and No. 3.Notable: Kennedy is a win away from ...

MARION -- Red became yellow. Then green meant go for Pleasant Valley.A long day at the Linn-Mar Invitational volleyball tournament ended in controversy Saturday evening, when Class 5A sixth-ranked Pleasant Valley rallied past 4A No. 8 Solon to win the championship, 16-25, 25-14, 18-16.That's how ...

FORT DODGE -- Caitlin Wnek was 3-for-4 and scored three times, and Clear Creek Amana set aside the disappointment of a semifinal loss to defeat Washington (Iowa), 6-2, in the Class 4A third-place game at the state softball tournament Friday at the Rogers Sports Complex.The ...

Pairings for the 2012 Class 3A regional duals isolated for Feb. 8 were released Wednesday. Regional winners will advance to the state duals tournament, which has been move to Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, taking place Wednesday, Feb. 15, the day before the traditional ...