DES MOINES -- Tony Vis stood outside the Wells Fargo Arena interview room Thursday night, his former players talking to the media.One by one, they exited the room and greeted Vis with bear hugs."I'm really happy for them," Vis said. "I knew when I left, ...

CEDAR RAPIDS -- When it comes to 3-point prowess, Madi Meier now has a corner on the market at Cedar Rapids Kennedy.Meier hit a school-record seven treys as Kennedy bumped Cedar Rapids Jefferson, 58-50, in a Class 5A regional quarterfinal girls' basketball game Wednesday night ...

Tony Vis' theme for his maiden voyage with the Cedar Rapids Kennedy girls' basketball program has been pretty simple:Roll With It."We've had to be pliable," Vis said. "When you think you have things figured out, you have an injury. Then you have another injury."The Cougars (14-7) ...

IOWA CITY -- Hot shooting can cure a lot of ills.And Iowa City High has very few ills to begin with.The Class 5A fifth-ranked Little Hawks shot 57 percent from the field and steamrolled Cedar Rapids Kennedy, 72-49, in a Mississippi Valley Conference girls' basketball ...

CEDAR RAPIDS -- The names and the faces have changed, on the floor and on the bench.But one thing remains the same -- Cedar Rapids Kennedy still has Cedar Rapids Jefferson's number in girls' basketball, and that number has grown to 11.Off the rim and ...

CEDAR RAPIDS -- It could have been worse.Morgan Martin will miss time due to a knee injury. She apparently won't miss the entire season.Cedar Rapids Kennedy girls basketball coach Tony Vis said Tuesday morning that an MRI has indicated an injury to Martin's medial patellofemoral ...

CEDAR RAPIDS -- Paige Hendrickson was prepared for the worst.Class 5A ninth-ranked Cedar Rapids Kennedy held off 4A No. 9 Dubuque Wahlert, 45-41, in a Mississippi Valley Conference girls' basketball game Friday night at Kennedy High School. But the outcome was a side note.As the Cougars completed ...

Cedar Rapids Kennedy played its first girls basketball game of the Tony Vis era with heavy hearts.And big hearts.The Cougars rallied from a seven-point halftime deficit to defeat Cedar Falls, 51-35, in their opener Tuesday. To beat a quality Mississippi Valley Conference on the road ...

CEDAR RAPIDS -- Call it the Year of the Turnover. And it has nothing to do with sloppy ball-handling.Girls' basketball in the Metro has undergone a drastic facelift since the balls got put away last February. Three new faces, in fact:* At Cedar Rapids Jefferson, Jason ...

MOUNT VERNON -- Dennis Roloff will coach again, after all.Mount Vernon High School principal Steve Brand announced Friday that Roloff will lead the Mustangs' varsity girls' basketball team next season."I have personally talked to many of his former colleagues and opposing coaches," Brand said. "Unanimously, ...