Mid-Prairie is the top-ranked softball team in Class 3A in the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union preseason rankings, released Wednesday.The Golden Hawks were 31-13 last season and finished sixth in the 3A state tournament. They return seven starters from that team, including pitcher Olivia ...

CEDAR RAPIDS -- Brian Erbe sported a blue windbreaker at a preseason softball practice. And a broad smile.He's home."To be the head coach at the place I went to school ... it's an awesome feeling," said Erbe, the new head coach at Cedar Rapids Jefferson."I had ...

Solon and Iowa City Regina's girls' soccer teams are conducting a Coaches vs. Cancer game Tuesday night at Solon.Gates at Solon's stadium open at 4, with both schools having a goal of "stacking the stands." There also will be a pregame tailgate, Coaches vs. Cancer ...

  Area teams to watch for the 2013 softball season: ALBURNETTCoach – Kevin Johnson (15th year, 482-325)         2012 record – 29-142012 postseason – Class 2A regional quarterfinalistReturning starters (10) – SS Taylor Huber (fr.), LF Madison Harger (jr.), 2B Kaitlyn Boline (jr.), 1B Danica Windfield (sr.), DH Amber ...

(RESULTS)DES MOINES -- There's not much time to think in the course of a 110-meter hurdles race.But for Connor Ham, there was time to adjust. Time to come from behind. And time to win by the narrowest of margins.Ham won the Class 3A boys' title ...

(RESULTS)DES MOINES -- Olivia Loy's self-expectations were fairly modest upon her arrival at Drake Stadium."I just expected to do my best," said the junior from Anamosa High School. "I never expected this."Loy introduced herself to state-track stardom this weekend, claiming three girls championships in Class ...

(RESULTS)DES MOINES -- The extent of Dalton Ferguson's what-ifs was minor.Ferguson might have taken the lead in the Class 3A boys shot put on his final throw, but slipped out of the front of the ring.Regrets? Nah, not really."(Winner Emmett Wester of Mount Pleasant) would have ...

(RESULTS)DES MOINES -- In the span of about 15 minutes, the Solon Spartans made a swift move to the top of the leaderboard.A regular scorer at the state track and field meet, Lauren Benzing earned the first championship of her track career Friday. She anchored ...

(RESULTS)DES MOINES -- It took a while for her to reach full speed.Then, less than a minute later, it took a moment for the magnitude to set in.Anamosa junior Olivia Loy dethroned two-time defending champion Maddie Irmen of Davenport Assumption in the Class 3A girls ...

SOLON -- She's too young to understand. But Nora Sanderson has a lot of support from a lot of friends she doesn't know.She also has a stake in their success.The high school track and field season has reached the home stretch; state-qualifying meets (girls' regionals ...