IOWA CITY – The success continues for Iowa City West. In a remarkable year that included a state volleyball title and two basketball titles, the Women of Troy softball team made its contribution Tuesday night. Ninth-ranked West used a strong pitching performance from Mackenzie Laux and timely hitting to earn its first berth to the [...]

CEDAR RAPIDS — Brayton Carlson didn’t understand what was going on. The Cedar Rapids Prairie all-state second baseman was flailing away the plate, swinging and missing at everything. It got so bad at one point, he flung his bat to the ground in frustration after a strikeout and got ejected from a game. “In a [...]

CEDAR RAPIDS — Brayton Carlson didn’t understand what was going on. The Cedar Rapids Prairie all-state second baseman was flailing away the plate, swinging and missing at everything. It got so bad at one point, he flung his bat to the ground in frustration after a strikeout and got ejected from a game. “In a [...]

These from the Iowa Girls’ High School Athletic Union. CLASS 1A 1A Soccer CLASS 2A 2A Soccer CLASS 3A 3A Soccer

CEDAR RAPIDS — Annie Dale isn’t an all-state soccer player just because she’s got a lot of talent. She does, by the way, enough to play college soccer next year at Northern Iowa. The Cedar Rapids Xavier senior also listens to instructions very well. Saints assistant Rocki Shepard told her to do something in their [...]

These are voted on by the Metro head coaches: 2012 All Metro Men’s Soccer

CEDAR RAPIDS — When your number three guy is threatening to throw a no-hitter, you’ve probably got a pretty good pitching staff. Nick Appleget nearly earned one of baseball’s great achievements Wednesday night in the finals of the Bob Vrbicek Metro Tournament. The sidearming senior righty didn’t allow a hit until two outs in the [...]