Belle Plaine is in its first season of 8-Player football. Always a good program in the 11-player game, the Plainsmen are making a solid transition to a new game. Despite only having 14 players on its varsity roster.
A couple big results in Week 2 of the Iowa high school football season caused a bit of a rankings shake-up in this week’s Gazette poll. The Prep Football Huddle podcast breaks it all down.
This is the first in a series diving into the area Iowa high school football districts for the 2023 season. Today, we examine 8-Player. Don Bosco, Central City, Winfield-Mount Union and Moravia are the favorites.
Lisbon’s Hunter Clark serves as his toughest critic. He wasn’t satisfied with his performance but he powered Lisbon to a 7-3 win over Belle Plaine in a district semifinal, striking out 10 in six innings.
See photos from substate baseball games between Calamus-Wheatland and Belle Plaine and Lisbon and Springville at Lisbon City Park
Here are five Class 3A, 2A and 1A Iowa high school softball regional quarterfinal games to watch in the area Wednesday.
Here are five Class 2A and 1A Iowa high school softball first-round regional games to watch in the area Friday.
Handcuffed by Sigourney ace Carly Goodwin through four innings, Belle Plaine struck in the fifth and earned a 3-2 SICL softball victory.
State track and field, Class 1A boys Saturday: Lisbon star Kole Becker sustained an ankle injury early in the week, which hindered his performance, but didn’t diminish his drive to succeed. He showed that trademark competitiveness, racing to a title in the 110-meter hurdles.
State track and field, Class 1A girls Saturday: Jalyssa Blazek blazed a new golden path for the Turkey Valley Trojans, powering to the program’s first girls’ running event titles in the 800 and 1,500 meters.
Here are eight things to watch in the Iowa high school portion of the 2022 Drake Relays.
Mid-Prairie’s Cain Brown claimed showdown of top Class 2A high-jumpers in the rain at Williamsburg. The Cedar Rapids Prairie boys and Solon girls were the meet’s team champions.
Photos from the 2022 Williamsburg Co-Ed Invitational track and field meet.
The Iowa Print Sports Writers Association has announced its 2022 all-state boys’ basketball teams, with North Linn’s Austin Hilmer joining Monticello’s Tate Petersen, Springville’s Rhenden Wagaman, English Valleys’ Kaden Hall, Marion’s Brayson Laube and Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s Kenzie Hall on first teams.
Belle Plaine senior Ben DeMeulenaere has scored over 1,000 points in his career, none of them from beyond the arc ... or the paint.
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