DES MOINES - Waverly-Shell Rock won the Class 3A boys basketball state championship, 48-41, over Harlan on Saturday at Wells Fargo Arena.The Go-Hawks finished the season 23-4.KCRG-TV9's Josh Christensen has the highlights in the video above.

DES MOINES - Waverly-Shell Rock edged Mount Pleasant 54-49 in overtime Tuesday to advance to the final four of the 3A state basketball tournament at Wells Fargo Arena.The Go-Hawks (21-4) will play seventh-seeded Davenport Assumption (19-6), which upset Dallas Center Grimes 55-45 in the quarterfinals ...

DES MOINES – Still in her jersey, Naomi Phillips took a long walk from one end of the bowels of Wells Fargo Arena to the other. For the Waverly-Shell Rock senior, the trip probably felt like trekking from one side of Iowa to the other.Just ...

DES MOINES — Waverly-Shell Rock found kindling for a rout at an unlikely spot: The 3-point line.The interior-focused and second-ranked Go-Hawks drained four long-range baskets in the first quarter, setting the stage for Tuesday’s 67-45 Class 4A state girls’ basketball quarterfinal win over overmatched Winterset ...

DES MOINES — Waverly-Shell Rock star post Aftin Phyfe’s at home in the sea or the paint.Growing up in South America — far-off countries such as Brazil, Chile, Argentina, Uruguay — often granted prime access to enticing aquatic environments.“I was by the pool every day, ...

DES MOINES — Western Dubuque’s Dawson Nemmers knew Waverly-Shell Rock’s Spencer Derifield.So when the highly-ranked 152-pounders met up in Saturday’s Class 3A state wrestling tournament finals, there were no secrets.“I knew some of the stuff he was going to do,” said Nemmers, who lost to ...

Waverly-Shell Rock's Anna Holdiman was announced Friday as the winner of the 2012-13 Gatorade Iowa Cross Country Runner of the Year. She becomes the first winner of the Gatorade award in the school's history.Holdiman won the Class 3A individual title with a time of 13:51 ...

CEDAR RAPIDS –A solar system of Charles City players revolved around a moshpit of silver and orange. The cluster of Comets on the left side of court one in the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena weren’t done enjoying their 3-1 victory over Waverly-Shell Rock.Senior outside hitter ...

CEDAR RAPIDS -- Waverly-Shell Rock played like a reigning state champion, which it is.And North Scott resembled a state-tournament rookie, which it basically is.Fourth-rated WSR set up an all-Northeast Iowa Conference showdown by sweeping No. 5 North Scott, 25-18, 25-17, 25-17, in a Class 4A ...

Team capsules for the Class 4A qualifiers at the state volleyball tournament, in bracket order:No. 9 CEDAR RAPIDS XAVIER (26-11)Nickname: SaintsCoach: Barb Sullivan (3rd year, 95-55)Tourney history: 4th appearance. Most recent was 2010, when they made 4A semifinals.Starting lineup:No. Name Ht. Yr. Pos.1 Halle Heying 5-4 Jr. L4 Melissa Everett 6-0 Sr. MH7 Kara Zwanziger  6-0 Jr. MH12 Sarah Homan 5-6 Sr. S 13 Kayla Torson 5-11 So. OH 14  Audrey ...