Douglas Miles

A play-making quarterback and a clutch defense has Iowa City Liberty moving on in Class 5A with a 31-14 win over Waukee.

Libby Fandel posted a whopping 11 service aces and 15 kills as top-ranked Cedar Rapids Xavier swept Charles City in a Class 4A prep volleyball regional final Tuesday. The victory delivers Xavier to the state tournament for the ninth year in a row.

Defense ruled the day at Clark Field. Wartburg just had a little more of it in a 14-7 win over Coe in an American Rivers Conference showdown.

Iowa City High got the signature win it needed. Dawson Kahl ran for 129 yards and four touchdowns in the Little Hawks’ 42-23 upset of 5A No. 2 Bettendorf Friday night

As Kirkwood — ranked second in NJCAA Division II — ran roughshod through their volleyball schedule over the past month, they knew conference supremacy would only be earned against No. 10 Iowa Central. The result was emphatic.

Needing wins in each of its final two games to have a shot at a postseason berth, Clear Creek Amana charged into Saints Field and upset Class 4A No. 6 Cedar Rapids Xavier, 28-24.

Class 4A top-ranked Cedar Rapids Xavier rallied past 5A No. 7 Cedar Falls to win the Mississippi Valley Conference volleyball tournament Tuesday night. Coach Amy Weiland challenged the Saints to live up to their No. 1 ranking and they responded.

A good tight end can be a valuable security blanket. In Cedar Rapids Prairie’s homecoming prep football game, David Fason exemplified that notion by completely smothering Cedar Rapids Jefferson on both sides of the ball.

Benton senior receiver Logan Upah’s 66-yard touchdown reception with 1:10 left in the game helped the Bobcats upset Class 3A No. 1 Solon, 21-20.

Ian Kearney’s goal via penalty kick in the 60th minute provided valuable breathing room in Coe’s 2-0 win over Cornell in a non-conference soccer match at Cornell Soccer Field.

The Iowa City Liberty offense has garnered a lot of attention by piling up yards and scoring loads of points. Iowa City Liberty’s defense has a game with which to hang its hat, a 26-21 win Friday over Cedar Rapids Prairie.

Two years ago, University of Iowa sophomore midfielder Sofia Bush academically worked her way into a position to graduate high school a year early. Thursday night, she scored a goal in the No. 18 Hawkeyes’ 2-1 win over No. 15 Penn State.

For Kirkwood’s Emma Meester, the transition from freshman to sophomore has suddenly thrust her into a leadership role on the Eagles’ freshman-heavy volleyball roster.

Amateur golf: Ross McLaughlin, once an Iowa City golfer, clinches win for C.R. in final singles match

For the first time in 13 years, Class 4A 10th-ranked Cedar Rapids lost back-to-back regular-season games after No. 3 Pella visited Saints Field and triumphed, 21-19, in the final non-district game for both teams Friday night.