CEDAR RAPIDS — It had to absorb the barbs of “Overrated!” and “This is 4A!” from the opposing team’s student section. As if absorbing the way its season ended wasn’t bad enough.This wasn’t the Western Dubuque boys’ basketball team you saw all winter, a disappearance ...

Here is the latest list from the Iowa High School Athletic Association. Only one game still on the docket: Sioux City North-Sioux City East at Sioux City West. The Iowa City West-Cedar Rapids Jefferson substate at Cedar Rapids Prairie wasn't postponed until roughly three hours ...

Western Dubuque (23-0) advanced to the substate final with a 63-52 win over Washington (7-16) on Friday night.The Bobcats advance to face Cedar Falls on Saturday night.KCRG-TV9's Josh Christensen has more in the video above.

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 ...

DES MOINES — Western Dubuque’s Dawson Nemmers kept plugging away, trying to find his offense.His foe in Friday’s Class 3A state tournament semifinal bout, Dustin Caldwell of Clinton, was having none of it.Until it mattered most.Nemmers, ranked fourth at 152 pounds, landed a shot with ...

CEDAR RAPIDS - It's 6:30 a.m. and school is a good two hours from starting.You walk near the Western Dubuque High School gym and hear a basketball bouncing and swishing through a net more times than not. There's little doubt who is producing these noises.It's ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — How do they fit?Pretty well judging by their 63-39 win over Cedar Rapids Washington last night. Even though they’ve jumped up to Class 4A this season, these Western Dubuque Bobcats are good enough to be 8-0 and ranked fifth.They reside in the ...

 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 ...

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 ...

 A dozen key area football games for Week 3:IOWA CITY WEST at CEDAR RAPIDS KENNEDYTime and site: 7:15 p.m. Thursday, at Kingston StadiumTV: KCRG 9.2Records and rankings: Class 4A third-ranked West is 2-0 overall, 0-0 MVC Mississippi Division; Kennedy is 0-2, 0-0.Notable: West brings the highest-scoring ...