The area's top dozen football games for the first round of the playoffs Wednesday:CEDAR RAPIDS KENNEDY at IOWA CITY HIGH (4A)Time & site: 7 p.m., at Bates FieldRecords & rankings: Kennedy is 5-4; No. 9 City High is 7-2.Notable: City High picked up a 34-13 ...

This isn't the first-round cupcake a No. 2 team would expect.No, this is a dangerous opponent with a Division-I player."You look at it geographically, and this makes sense," said Solon Coach Kurt Trout, whose team opens Class 3A volleyball regional play Monday at home against ...

A dozen key area football games for Week 7:IOWA CITY WEST at CEDAR RAPIDS KENNEDYTime and site: 7:15 p.m. Thursday, at Kingston StadiumTV: KCRG Channel 9.2Records and rankings: Class 4A ninth-ranked West is 5-1; Kennedy is 3-3.Notable: West is on an offensive tear. The Trojans ...

 The top 12 games across the area this Friday night (complete statewide schedule):IOWA CITY HIGH at CEDAR RAPIDS XAVIERTime and site: 7:15 p.m. Friday, at Saints FieldRecords and rankings: Both teams are 3-0. City High is ranked No. 2 in Class 4A; Xavier is No. ...

Six area high school volleyball teams to watch for the 2011 season: CEDAR RAPIDS KENNEDYCoach -- Michelle Goodall (13th year at Kennedy, 290-160; 21st year overall)2010 record -- 35-82010 postseason -- Advanced to Class 4A semifinals; lost to Iowa City West.Returning starters (3) -- S/OH Allie ...

Area cross country teams to watch for the 2011 season:BOYSCEDAR RAPIDS WASHINGTON2010 state finish -- 6th place in Class 4A, 145 points.Returning runners from 2010 state meet (5) -- Etienne Nyoyisaba, jr.; Laurent Hakizimana, sr.; Robert Hogg, sr.; Joe Berry, jr.; Grant Gregory, sr.DECORAH2010 state ...

DES MOINES -- Dakotah Goodell had a feeling."I just knew it," said the junior thrower from Williamsburg High School. "I had good practices all week. I told my coaches I was going to win it."Thursday afternoon, she delivered.Goodell captured the girls' discus championship at the ...

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 ...

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 ...

CEDAR RAPIDS - Saturday will mark a first for the Alburnett and Williamsburg wrestling programs.Both will make their debut in the Iowa High School Athletic Association State Duals wrestling tournament at the U.S. Cellular Center, beginning at 10 a.m. The Pirates are seeded fourth int ...