IOWA STATE TRACK MEET — CCA 2nd in girls’ hurdles highlights local efforts
Clear Creek Amana’s girls’ shuttle hurdle relay team spent the entire season chasing Mount Pleasant, and the two best teams in Iowa Class 3A squared off again at this week’s state track meet at Drake...
View ArticleIOWA STATE TRACK MEET – Lots of track at Drake Stadium last week
Multiple area athletes got their opportunity to shine on the Blue Oval at Drake Stadium, Des Moines, last week. When all was said and done, there were 10 area medalists in either individual or relay...
View ArticleIOWA REGIONAL GIRLS GOLF FINALS — HLV team advances to state; individuals...
HLV was the only local team to advance to next week’s Iowa state girls golf meet, but Iowa Valley and Williamsburg each had individuals qualify for the big meets. Here’s how things went on the links...
View ArticleIOWA STATE GIRLS GOLF – 2 area top 10 finishers in Class 1A; HLV finishes 6th
The HLV girls’ golf team, a veteran team at state, placed sixth at the Iowa Class 1A state girls’ golf meet following two days of competition on the greens at the American Legion Golf Course in...
View ArticlePitchers dual ends with 3-2 BGM win
Freese strikes out seven as he earns win against Iowa Valley Tigers By DANN HAYES dhayes1@dmreg.com BGM’s Zac Freese toss seven K’s and held Iowa Valley to four hits in what turned into a pitcher’s...
View ArticleIOWA POSTSEASON BASEBALL-SOFTBALL: Softball pairings, baseball districts...
Note: This is a revised post, with Iowa Class 3A districts/substates for baseball now announced. My, how fast the summer goes. With half of the 2014 summer sports season already over, the Iowa High...
View ArticleIOWA POSTSEASON SOFTBALL –Two area teams still aliveCCA starts on road to...
By MPC STAFF After a somewhat uncharacteristic rocky start, Clear Creek Amana hopes to continue a late-season hot streak with one of its patented post-season runs starting tonight. The Clippers are...
View ArticleIOWA CLASS 1A REGIONAL BASEBALL – Previews for Iowa Valley, HLV, English Valleys
Some brief tidbits of the three area Iowa Class 1A baseball teams set to go into district tournament action this week, with information coming via QuikStats Iowa: • Iowa Valley: Finished the regular...
View ArticleIOWA CLASS 1A DISTRICT BASEBALL – HLV, Iowa Valley first-round winners
The NEWSpapers of Iowa County area have two first-round winners following the opening of the Iowa Class 1A district baseball tournament. Here’s how things came down: • Iowa Class 1A District 6 at...
View ArticleIOWA CLASS 1A DISTRICT BASEBALL – Tigers upend North Tama; HLV bows out
• Iowa Class 1A District 6 at Traer: Iowa Valley scored in the bottom of the 10th inning to pull off a 7-6 victory over hosting North Tama Thursday evening. Austin Schlabach had four of the Tigers’...
View ArticleAREA PRESEASON VOLLEYBALL – Clear Creek Amana sixth in first poll
Clear Creek Amana is the lone ranked team in the area served by NEWSpapers of Iowa County, the Poweshiek County Chronicle Republican and Belle Plaine Star Press-Union. The Clippers, which is operating...
View ArticleNew uniforms, new attitude at Iowa Valley as they prepare for the …FRIDAY...
By BRIAN RATHJEN “No doubts, no fears, no regrets!” That’s the mantra that second-year Iowa Valley football coach Dan Sovers wants to build his program upon. The first one – doubt, and related to it, a...
View ArticleMMH, area schools team up for Pink Out
Marengo Memorial Hospital’s Pink Out, the partnership with area schools and others that successfully helped raise awareness for breast cancer, is back for another year. Later this month and continuing...
View ArticlePartnering for Hope
By BRIAN RATHJEN and BENJAMIN S. EVANS Marengo Memorial Hospital’s Pink Out, the partnership with area schools and others that successfully helped raise awareness for breast cancer, is back for another...
View ArticleIOWA CLASS 1A REGIONAL VOLLEYBALL – Tigers advance; English Valleys and HLV...
Iowa Valley is the lone area Iowa Class 1A volleyball team still alive in post-season action after Tuesday’s first-round regional action. The Tigers swept Belle Plaine, 25-16, 25-17, 25-12 in Marengo...
View ArticleIOWA CLASS 1A REGIONAL VOLLEYBALL – IV downs Lynnville-Sully
Iowa Valley has earned a rematch with Keota, the team that cost the Tigers a repeat South Iowa Cedar League championship. The Tigers will be looking for revenge Friday night, Oct. 31, after coach Greg...
View ArticleSTATE CROSS COUNTRY WRAPUP – Raider girls finish 4th; CCA’s Douglass is 24th,...
• Iowa Class 3A girls: Behind a 16th-place finish by junior Julie Hollensbe, Williamsburg turned in a fourth-place finish at the state cross country meet Saturday at Kennedy Park in Fort Dodge. Three...
View ArticleMontezuma’s Stevens named offensive MVP
Braves land 13 on all-district team; BGM sees 12 make squad ———————- 2014 SICL District 7 By Dann Hayes dhayes1@registermedia.com Montezuma’s district champion football team led the area charge onto...
View ArticleSECTIONAL WRESTLING — Williamsburg wins district
* Iowa Class 2A at Van Horne: Williamsburg won the sectional championship Saturday at Benton Community High School, outdistancing Grinnell 226-205.5. The Raiders picked up titles from Grayson Kesterson...
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