Nov. 26 - First official date for competitionNov. 27 - First Metro dual: Maquoketa, Marion at C.R. WashingtonDec. 1 - First weekend of tournament competitionDec. 8 - Five Seasons Duals hosted by C.R. Kennedy and C.R. WashingtonJan. 26 - Mississippi Valley Conference tournament at C.R. Washington; ...

Quarterfinal football capsules for area teams:BETTENDORF at IOWA CITY WEST (4A)Time & site -- 7 p.m. Friday, at Trojan FieldRecords & rankings -- No. 4 Bettendorf is 10-1; West is 9-2.Notable -- After beating up on a pair of league foes in the first two ...

Capsules for Monday's second-round area games of the football playoffs:CEDAR RAPIDS WASHINGTON at LINN-MAR (4A)Time & site -- 7 p.m., at Linn-Mar StadiumRecords & rankings -- Washington is 7-3; No. 2 Linn-Mar is 10-0.Notable -- Washington survived in one of 4A's best first-round games Wednesday, ...

POSTVILLE — He’d never been to Iowa until football practice began at Upper Iowa University in 2005. Now Mike Minikwu won’t leave the state.The Florida native played linebacker and fullback for the Peacocks, got his degree and a teaching/coaching position at nearby Postville. He’s in ...

The top 12 area games (and a couple more) for Week 6 (complete schedule):CEDAR RAPIDS WASHINGTON at IOWA CITY HIGHTime and site: 7:15 p.m. Friday, at Bates FieldRecords and rankings: Washington is 3-2 overall, 1-2 MVC Mississippi Division; Class 4A second-rated City High is 5-0, 3-0.Notable: ...

Two schools. One team.One surging team.Upper Iowa Conference neighbors Valley Community and Postville have joined forces in softball. And together, they have hit a groove."We keep talking about one team. One team," Valley Coach Jessica Dean said.After a 1-9 start, Valley has won 16 of ...

Here are area glances for Monday's second-round playoff football games:CEDAR RAPIDS KENNEDY at NORTH SCOTT (4A)Time & place: 7 p.m., at EldridgeRecords: Kennedy is 6-4; North Scott is 9-1.Notable: Upsets littered the 4A playoff landscape in the first round, and Kennedy's 11-7 triumph over Cedar ...

This week's top 10 area football games:IOWA CITY HIGH at CEDAR RAPIDS WASHINGTONTime & place: 7:15 p.m. Thursday, at Kingston Stadium.Records: Both teams are 5-0.Notable: After roughing up five teams with a combined 3-22 record, Class 4A sixth-ranked Washington makes a giant leap in competition. ...

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A glance at this week's top 10 area football games:CEDAR RAPIDS XAVIER at IOWA CITY HIGHTime & place: 7:15 p.m., at Bates FieldRecords: Both teams are 3-0.Notable: The Little Hawks share the state's longest active winning streak, at 17 games. One of those was a ...