Final 2011-12 area girls' basketball standingsx-clinched league title; y-clinched tie for league titleMVC MISSISSIPPI DIVISION Conf. Allx-Dubuque Wahlert 12-4 20-5Cedar Rapids Washington 11-5 14-8Iowa City High 10-6 17-7Cedar Rapids Kennedy 9-7 13-10Waterloo West 7-9 13-10Linn-Mar 6-10 10-12Dubuque Senior 5-11 10-13MVC VALLEY DIVISION Conf. Allx-Iowa City West 16-0 25-1Cedar Rapids Xavier 11-5 18-6Cedar Falls 10-6 13-10Cedar Rapids Prairie 8-8 12-10Dubuque Hempstead 4-12 8-14Cedar Rapids Jefferson 3-13 9-14Waterloo East 0-16 0-22WAMAC EAST DIVISION Div. Allx-Mount Vernon 14-0 17-5Western Dubuque 11-3 13-9DeWitt Central 7-7 12-11Solon 7-7 10-12Dyersville Beckman 6-8 8-15West Delaware 6-8 8-15Maquoketa 3-11 5-17Anamosa 2-12 4-19WAMAC WEST DIVISION Div. Allx-Benton ...

Area boys' basketball standings, through Sunday.MVC MISSISSIPPI DIVISION Conf. AllLinn-Mar 13-3 17-4Dubuque Senior 11-5 16-5Cedar Rapids Kennedy 10-6 15-6Dubuque Wahlert 9-7 10-11Waterloo West 7-9 11-10Iowa City High 4-12 8-14Cedar Rapids Washington 0-16 0-21MVC VALLEY DIVISION Conf. AllIowa City West 16-0 21-0Cedar Falls 14-2 19-2Cedar Rapids Jefferson 9-7 13-8Cedar Rapids Xavier 8-8 10-12Cedar Rapids Prairie 5-11 9-13Waterloo East 4-12 6-16Dubuque Hempstead 3-13 4-18WAMAC EAST DIVISION Div. AllWestern Dubuque 12-2 20-2Mount Vernon 12-2 18-4Maquoketa 11-3 16-6Dyersville Beckman 8-6 15-7Solon 6-8 13-9Anamosa 4-10 9-14DeWitt Central 2-12 6-17West Delaware 1-13 6-16WAMAC WEST DIVISION Div. AllVinton-Shellsburg 12-2 18-4Williamsburg 9-5 13-9Center Point-Urbana 8-6 13-9Benton Community 8-6 10-12Marion 8-6 9-13Clear Creek-Amana 7-7 10-12Waterloo Columbus 4-10 5-18Independence 0-14 0-22CEDAR VALLEY Conf. AllNorth Cedar 13-1 19-4West ...

One area girls' basketball conference race has been decided. Several more could follow as soon as Tuesday.North Tama became the first area team to clinch an outright league title Friday when it defeated Waterloo Christian to lay sole claim to the Iowa Star Conference.Five area schools ...

Dominoes, anyone? How about some Musical Chairs?The next wave of massive conference reconfiguration for local high schools could hit as early as the 2013-14 school year. It could affect the Big East, Cedar Valley and Tri-Rivers conferences directly, and the ripple effect may impact the ...

 Cedar Rapids Prairie and Marion already have eclipsed their win totals from a year ago, giving the Metro more depth: Five ranked teams in what figured to be a down year in town.After losing most of its firepower to graduation, Mount Vernon remains the team ...

SourceMedia Group News' preseason predictions for area conferences:MVC MISSISSIPPI DIVISION1. Dubuque Wahlert, 2. Iowa City High, 3. Linn-Mar, 4. Cedar Rapids Washington, 5. Waterloo West, 6. Cedar Rapids Kennedy, 7. Dubuque Senior.MVC VALLEY DIVISION1. Iowa City West, 2. Cedar Rapids Xavier, 3. Dubuque Hempstead, 4. ...

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 ...

BOYS EAST BUCHANAN: The Bucs reached the Class 1A state meet last year for the first since placing fourth in 2008. Three golfers from last year's state team were underclassmen. East Buch will try to win its sixth straight Tri-Rivers Conference title, according to the league's website, led TRC champ Curt ...

MVC Mississippi Division Conf. AllLinn-Mar 12-0 17-0Cedar Rapids Kennedy 9-2 14-2Dubuque Wahlert 8-4 12-5Cedar Rapids Washington 7-4 10-6Dubuque Senior 6-5 9-7Waterloo West 3-8 6-10Iowa City High 1-11 1-15MVC Valley Division Conf. AllCedar Falls 9-2 11-3Cedar Rapids Jefferson 8-3 12-3Iowa City West 7-4 12-4Dubuque Hempstead 4-7 6-10Cedar Rapids Xavier 3-9 4-13Cedar Rapids Prairie 2-9 3-13Waterloo East 0-11 1-15Wamac East Division Dv/Cf AllSolon 10-2/13-2 14-2DeWitt Central 9-2/11-3 12-5Western Dubuque 8-3/10-4 12-5Dyersville Beckman 7-5/10-5 12-6Mount Vernon 7-5/10-5 11-6Maquoketa 4-8/6-9 7-10West Delaware 2-10/2-12 3-14Anamosa 0-12/0-15 0-17Wamac West Division Div. AllMarion 10-3/11-5 11-7Williamsburg 10-3/10-5 10-8Benton Community 9-3/10-5 12-5Vinton-Shellsburg 7-5/8-7 10-7Clear Creek-Amana 7-5/10-5 10-8Center Point-Urbana 5-8/7-9 8-10Independence 2-10/2-12 2-12Waterloo Columbus 0-13/0-16 1-18Cedar Valley Conf. AllNorth Cedar 10-2 16-2West Branch 10-2 16-2Mid-Prairie 9-4 13-5Iowa City Regina 9-4 13-7Durant 8-6 12-7West Liberty 2-10 6-12Wilton 2-9 7-9Tipton 0-13 0-19Big East Conf. AllClinton ...

This weekend marks the start of championship season for wrestling programs in Eastern Iowa. The majority of conference tournaments will be held this weekend with next weekend's sectional meets marking the start of the postseason.The Mississippi Valley Conference highlights area events. Iowa City West will ...