Vinton-Shellsburg received regional titles from Bree Swenson and Chloe Sanders and advanced seven to next week’s IGHSAU state wrestling tournament in Coralville. Vinton-Shellsburg finished second to Bettendorf in the Region 6 team race Friday at Alliant Energy PowerHouse.
The Class 4A boys’ rankings saw a big shake-up this week (though Cedar Rapids Kennedy is still the clear No. 1) and that leads this episode of Call It Both Ways, a podcast about Iowa high school basketball.
North Linn lost its first game of the season last week to Linn County rival Alburnett and slipped from first to second in Class 1A in this week’s Iowa High School Athletic Association boys’ basketball rankings, with fellow Tri-Rivers Conference mate Bellevue Marquette assuming the top spot.
Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s Ella Brown has found herself at the top of the podium in every tournament she’s wrestled in this season. Saturday’s first “official” Mississippi Valley Conference tournament was no different.
Scenes from the Mississippi Valley Conference girls’ wrestling tournament at Prairie High School in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2024.
Girls’ basketball: Balance and depth (again) are cornerstones in Cedar Rapids Prairie’s 10th straight win, 72-25 over Cedar Rapids Kennedy.
The Call It Both Ways podcast is back with weekly high school basketball topics, including the Mount Vernon girls' rise from a one-win season to a No. 1 ranking, schedule changes, participation numbers, Eric Dettbarn's 500-win career and more.
Dubuque Senior’s student section greeted Cedar Rapids Kennedy guard Trey McKowen with chants of “Slim Shady” because of McKowen’s similar blond hair style to rapper Eminem’s alter ego. But the Kennedy Slim Shady scored a game-high 17 points as his Class 4A top-ranked team beat No. 3 Senior, 57-34.
See photos from the 2024 J-Hawk Invitational boys’ wrestling tournament, held Monday at Cedar Rapids Jefferson.
Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s Colin Falck didn’t like finishing second at a previous tournament. He took it out on the field Monday, pinning his way to the 165-pound title of the J-Hawk Invitational at Cedar Rapids Jefferson.
Senior guard Joe Bean scored one point in Class 4A top-ranked Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s win last weekend over fifth-ranked Waukee. Thursday night, Bean had a double-double of 19 points and 11 rebounds as Kennedy knocked off 10th-ranked Linn-Mar, 79-53.
The Iowa High School Athletic Association released its second boys’ basketball rankings of the season Monday afternoon. There is a new No. 1 team in Class 3A in Clear Lake. The other top-ranked teams remain the same in Cedar Rapids Kennedy (4A), West Lyon (2A) and North Linn (1A).
The seven-game MVC-CIML Shootout boys’ basketball event went down Saturday at the Alliant Energy Powerhouse in Cedar Rapids. In one of the marquee games of the inaugural event, defending Class 4A defending champion West Des Moines Valley used a fourth-quarter spurt to down Linn-Mar in a matchup of the second and fourth-ranked teams. Top-ranked Cedar Rapids Kennedy also beat No. 7 Waukee.
The West Michigan Whitecaps had the best overall record in minor league baseball after the regular season. The Caps won all four playoff games, including 3-1 Tuesday night over the Cedar Rapids Kernels at Veterans Memorial Stadium to win the 2025 Midwest League championship. West Michigan finished 96-39 overall, playoffs included.
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