CEDAR RAPIDS — This time was not for a trip to the regional final. Nevertheless, No. 6 Cedar Rapids Xavier welcomed Cedar Rapids Kennedy back to Ron Thillen Gymnasium Tuesday night with both squads in dire need of a victory.Freshman McKenna Andersen came off the ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — The Xavier girls’ basketball team started the season out in a big way, dominating Decorah, 60-12, Tuesday night in the Saints’ gym.The Saints were in control throughout, shutting out the Vikings in the second quarter, while taking a 21-5 lead in at ...

How do you scout the unknown?Whether it's a new system, new faces or the injury to a key player, there is plenty of unknown to go around in the Metro as the first layer of the football season is peeled off.Linn-Mar and Cedar Rapids Jefferson ...

Top-ranked Ankeny, winners of two straight big-school titles, moved to 25-0 this season against 4A competition, defeating Cedar Rapids Xavier, 25-19, 25-19, 21-25, 25-18.“We didn’t block very well (in a quarterfinal win Wednesday),” said Erin Roggenburg. “We practiced hard (Thursday) and we showed what we could ...

During an episode of the television sitcom “Friends”, character Ross Geller oversees a trivia contest involving the roommates where he coined phrases “Challenge extended” and "Challenge accepted.”He could have made a cameo with the Cedar Rapids Xavier volleyball team. A team that has risen to their latest ...

CEDAR RAPIDS — The Iowa City West’s girls swim team has made its contribution to the school’s championship tradition.The Women of Troy traveled down I-380 with a new banner in tow.West won four events to captured its first regional swimming championship at the Iowa Girls ...