CEDAR RAPIDS - The pillow will feel a little softer, the bed cozier and the dreams more pleasant.They are a reward for a job well done, and Alburnett senior Grant Henderson earned it.Henderson scored three unanswered points to avenge a loss to West Delaware's Jake ...

MARION – The clock showed a minute left. The scoreboard signaled a tie. The atmosphere consisted of everything needed for a thriller, yet the contest meant nothing. Marion head coach Corby Laube scripted the situation Thursday in practice.Friday, the Indians hosted West Delaware and the ...

Zach Meyer strives to be an ordinary teenager.His effort to be a normal high school athlete automatically qualifies him as extraordinary.Meyer, a junior at West Delaware High School, competes in wrestling and ran cross country in the fall, but none of his foes are as ...

 The Iowa Wrestling Coaches and Officials Association, through the Iowa High School Athletic Association has released its first installment of state dual team rankings for all classes.Southeast Polk is top-ranked in Class 3A. West Delaware is No. 1 in 2A. Alburnett is 1A's top-rated team.Cedar ...

A Stormin' Pointer is taking the competition by storm.Center-Point Urbana's Brock Rathbun has produced an impressive start to his prep wrestling career.The 106-pound freshman is 10-0, climbing to No. 2 of The Predicament's Class 2A individual rankings on the heels of his second tournament title Saturday."He had ...

The ever-evolving Wamac Conference is about to make another format change for basketball.Derek Roberts, the Anamosa High School athletics director in charge of Wamac basketball scheduling, said the conference will determine an overall champion as well as end-of-the-season divisional champions, beginning next season.The change is ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — West Delaware’s Sam Phillips recognized the hammers were about to take the mat.So, the junior 120-pounder prepared to try and play the role of final nail in the coffin.Phillips scored a 12-9 decision over Zack Fiser in the final bout, elevating West Delaware ...

Matt Wempen, 113, So., Linn-Mar, Class 3A 106-pound state champion with 48-2 record.Hunter Washburn, 113, So., Alburnett, Class 1A 106-pound state champion, going 46-0.Max Thomsen, So., Union Community, Class 2A 113-pound state champion, posting 47-1 mark.Erik Lux, 170, Sr., South Tama, Class 2A 160-pound state champion ...

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 ...

MANCHESTER -- The West Delaware High School softball ranked No. 3 nationally in grade point average at 3.810, according to a study conducted by National Fastpitch Coaches Association.Olathe (Kan.) North is No. 1 at 3.890, followed by Milwaukee Lutheran (3.832).Members of the 2012 team were ...