Sports

  • Mustang girls prove too much for Tigerhawk girls to handle

    MONROE — Prairie City-Monroe’s girls continue to be dominant at home after a win Tuesday night over HOI rival Colfax-Mingo.
    Dec. 18, 2013 - 12:19 pm

  • PCM takes out Tigerhawks, stays unbeaten

    MONROE — Two teams that have started the season in polar opposite directions locked horns in the Monroe gym on Tuesday, and the result was reflective ...
    Dec. 18, 2013 - 12:23 pm

  • Cardinals break 400-m freestyle relay record

    NEWTON — Tired from their previous events of the meet, Newton’s Austin Bunker, Josh Bailey, Isaak Webb and Jake Lensing found enough and more to break ...
    Dec. 18, 2013 - 12:08 pm

  • NHS wrestlers beat Pella, lose to Carlisle

    PELLA — Newton’s Cardinals had just lost four matches in a row by pins, falling behind host Pella, 24-21, in Tuesday’s Little Hawkeye Conference wrest ...
    Dec. 18, 2013 - 12:31 pm

  • Lynnville-Sully defeats Colfax-Mingo on the mat

    LIBERTY CENTER — Lynnville-Sully and Colfax-Mingo wrestling teams posted identical  records against Tuesday night’s host, Southeast Warren, and Mount ...
    Dec. 18, 2013 - 12:25 pm

  • Obama to send gay athletes to Sochi

    President Barack Obama sent Russia a clear message about its treatment of gays and lesbians with who he is — and isn’t — sending to represent the Unit ...
    Dec. 18, 2013 - 11:40 am

  • CMB boys win, girls lose

    BAXTER — Make it four straight wins for Collins-Maxwell/Baxter’s Raider boys. They pulled away from visiting North Polk in the middle quarters Tuesday ...
    Dec. 18, 2013 - 11:30 am

  • Newton eighth-grade basketball action

    Newton’s eighth-grade basketball teams played at home Monday.   ...
    Dec. 17, 2013 - 3:36 pm

  • Newton JV wrestlers gain experience

    PLEASANT HILL — Newton’s younger and inexperienced wrestlers got plenty of mat time Saturday. The Cardinal junior varsity competed in the Southeast Po ...
    Dec. 17, 2013 - 12:05 pm

  • The Pressbox

    It looms large at 3333 Rusty Wallace Drive. Iowa Speedway lays dormant on the cold days and nights of December.
    Dec. 17, 2013 - 11:06 am

  • Cunningham’s hot hand guides Hawks to victory

    SULLY — Coming off a disappointing outing Friday night, losing by 10 points, the Lynnville-Sully Hawk boys regrouped. The Hawks posted a 69-55 win in ...
    Dec. 17, 2013 - 11:06 am

  • Tigers hand Hawks first loss of season

    SULLY — Two ranked teams were on the basketball court Monday night at Lynnville-Sully High School. Both were undefeated coming into the South Iowa Ced ...
    Dec. 17, 2013 - 11:05 am

  • Raiders capture second at WCV Wildcat Team Dual Clash

    STUART — Opening with the win over the host team was a good sign for Collins-Maxwell/Baxter’s Raiders Saturday at the West Central Valley Wildcat Team ...
    Dec. 17, 2013 - 11:05 am

  • PCM takes fourth in Leon

    LEON — Prairie City-Monroe’s wrestling team headed out to Leon on Friday night to participate in a Central Decatur’s Invitational. The Mustangs came a ...
    Dec. 17, 2013 - 11:04 am

  • Off the Snide

    PELLA — Rebounding has proven a strong suit for Newton Senior High’s Cardinal girls this basketball season. Pella Christian’s Eagles has more height a ...
    Dec. 16, 2013 - 11:51 am

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