IHSAA pre-season football changes target pre-season practices, player safety,...
New guidelines for pre-season football practices have been explained to Iowa High School Athletic Association member school’s athletic directors and administrators and will go into effect this fall....
View ArticleIV baseball raising funds for program; selling outfield fence signs
The Iowa Valley baseball team is having a fundraiser and, in the process, is offering business owners the chance to advertise their business and support the Tigers. The team is selling signs for the...
View ArticleSPRING SPORTS POSTSEASON – Assignments announced for area teams
May is here, and in a few short weeks, so will be the post-season for Iowa high school’s (rain-beleaguered) spring sports season. The Iowa High School Athletic Association and Iowa Girls High School...
View ArticleIOWA STATE TRACK MEET — Lots of area qualifiers in next week’s state meet;...
The NEWSpapers of Iowa County coverage area has two top seeds in next week’s Iowa state track meet, after they posted the fastest district meet times in their respective classes statewide. Jared...
View ArticleIOWA BOYS’ SECTIONAL GOLF — Williamsburg wins Class 3A sectional; IV advances...
* Iowa Class 1A sectional at Marengo: Iowa Valley placed second in a really good Class 1A sectional meet Friday, May 9, at Marengo Golf Club. The Tigers had a team score of 358, 12 strokes behind...
View ArticleIOWA REGIONAL FIRST-ROUND GIRLS GOLF: Lots of regional first-round success...
The NEWSpapers of Iowa County region saw tremendous success on the links as girls’ golf teams in Iowa classes 1A, 2A and 3A opened post-season action Monday afternoon. Here’s the results: • Iowa Class...
View ArticleIOWA CLASS 1A STATE TRACK MEET – HLV shuttle hurdle in Saturday finals
The HLV boys’ shuttle hurdle relay posted the fifth-fastest time in Thursday’s preliminaries at the Iowa Class 1A state track meet. Their time of 1:00.71 – just 0.63 seconds quicker than their district...
View ArticleIOWA STATE TRACK MEET – Another title for CCA's Ganschow as area athletes...
Jared Ganschow finished off his career at Clear Creek Amana in style, earning a second gold medal in dramatic fashion. In a tight race, Ganschow edged Iowa Falls-Alden's Brandon Norman by less than...
View ArticleIOWA REGIONAL GIRLS GOLF – Williamsburg, HLV still alive to go to state;...
All five area girls' golf teams have experienced post-season success in some shape and fashion, and now, Clear Creek Amana can add themselves to the post-season run of success for area squads. Some...
View ArticleIOWA VALLEY SCHOOL BOARD – Sovers looks forward to challenge
By BRIAN RATHJEN Excuse Dan Sovers if he’s heading into the summer with a lot more enthusiasm than usual. The longtime assistant Iowa Valley High School football coach and right-hand man of Vince...
View ArticlePOSTSEASON BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL – Area teams learn assignments for...
It’s hard to believe but, in a couple of weeks, it’ll be time to start thinking about the post-season for baseball and softball. As always, the five area softball teams are divided over four classes,...
View ArticleChristner looking forward to challenge as IV boys’ BB coach
Ryne Christner has always been looking for the opportunity to coach varsity boys’ basketball. After getting a taste of it a year ago as assistant varsity coach at Iowa Valley, Christner will be...
View ArticleAREA FOOTBALL SCORES — Week 0
The first week of high school football in Iowa — colloquially known as “Week 0″ — is in the books. In a non-district game pitting a pair of area Class A teams, Iowa Valley pulled off a 6-0 overtime win...
View ArticleAREA FOOTBALL SCORES — Week 1
The first “official” week of football in Iowa is in the books, although the area’s three smaller schools played their second game Friday evening. With temperatures hovering at or above 90 degrees on...
View ArticleArea wrestling coaches cheer IOC decision to keep sport in Olympics
By BRIAN RATHJEN Wrestling has a rich tradition in Iowa … and also at Iowa Valley High School. Consistently one of Iowa Valley’s most successful sports, the Tiger wrestling program has qualified...
View ArticleMMH, area schools team up for Pink Out
Marengo Memorial Hospital has expanded its efforts for breast cancer awareness by joining forces with our local school partners this year to help raise money for breast cancer. “Last year efforts were...
View ArticleAREA HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL REPORT — Week 6 scores
In what was billed as the game of the night in Iowa Class 3A, District 7 heavyweights Williamsburg and Washington met, and it was the Demons surging late in the game to celebrate a happy homecoming....
View ArticleUnder the lights!
BGM’s youth football team defeats Iowa Valley 24-16 in first night game By DANN HAYES dhayes1@dmreg.com It was dark and it was windy – and it was getting cold. And the BGM and Iowa Valley youth...
View ArticleIOWA FALL 2013 POSTSEASON – Volleyball, cross country assignments told
Area football teams are still vying for playoff berths in their respective classes, and at least two of those teams – HLV in eight-man, and Iowa Class 3A Williamsburg – are pretty much assured of...
View ArticleAREA FOOTBALL SCORES — Week 7 scores for Oct. 11, 2013
Week 7 of high school football is in the books, and this week, two of the teams that were in action won their games. Williamsburg got back on the winning track in a big way, thumping visiting Keokuk...
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