IOWA CITY -- The text message came late Monday night."Hey, it's Ally. Just wanted to let you know that I'm going to be a Hawkeye!"A few hours and a brief night of sleep later, Ally Disterhoft classified her decision as "a dream come true."A junior ...

The 33rd Annual North/South All-Star wrestling meet, pitting some of Iowa's best seniors from the 2010-11 season. The well-known All-Star dual will be held Saturday, April 9 at 5 p.m. at Charles City High School.The rosters have not been finalized yet, but will include some ...

The Iowa High School Sports Network introduced the inaugural IHSSN.com Mr. Wrestler awards, presented by Fareway, and announced the winner from each of Iowa's three classes Tuesday.Among the recipients is Williamsburg's three-time state champion and four-time finalist heavyweight Austin Blythe. He earned the 2A honor, pinning his ...

IOWA CITY — The University of Iowa football program has a distinct influence on the sport in Eastern Iowa.Fans are obsessed with it, many young players aspire to wear Hawkeye colors one day, but a huge influence can be found just down the road at ...

Austin Blythe owns the frame of a big person, but it's little things that is allowing him to grow as a football player.He has worked on fine-tuning his game in his final season as a Raider. He will use those talents and attempt to extend that ...

MARION -- Kiah Stokes has decided on her fifth and final official college visit.It's the University of Iowa.The highly recruited all-state basketball player from Linn-Mar said Tuesday that she will visit Iowa City, probably the weekend of Oct. 22-24."I'm looking forward to it," she said. ...

MARION - Few have devoted as much time to golf than Steve Kahler.The Linn-Mar head coach is starting his 26th year coaching, which extends beyond the Lions inclusion in the Mississippi Valley Conference and boys' teams competing in the fall. Almost half of that time ...

Athletes have long lived with the stereotype of being "dumb jocks." Many wrestlers are shattering that misperception. Just look at the Academic All-State list released by The Predicament. Not only do these grapplers perform on the mat but also in the classroom.Sam Gervase leads the way with a ...

Close doesn't cut it for Jeff Damisch.The Cedar Rapids Kennedy tennis standout has been a regular state meet participant, placing fifth and sixth the last two years. Those experiences have spurred him on as he vies for a state singles championship for the last time.Damisch will ...

Their names are scrolled on concrete beams that extend from the ceiling in the Linn-Mar wrestling room. You see the Magic Man's weights of his fourc state titles that were spread over 68 pounds, becoming the state's 16th 4-time state champion. He was teammates with ...