Douglas Miles

It would be difficult to imagine a better introductory notch on the victory belt for first-year Iowa City Liberty football coach Scott Chandler than a program-first win against a rival in Iowa City West.

Starmont football won’t sneak up on anybody this year. After an 8-2 season that included a Class A District 4 title — one year removed from a one-win 2022 campaign — the Stars will certainly have their name circled on every opponent’s 2024 schedule.

Marion High School senior Ethan Hogan — the youngest driver in the Sport Compact division at Benton County Speedway — has a clear love of racing that runs deep through his family tree.

When HotRods By Havliks in Cedar Rapids was approached by Tri State Raceway in Earlville to organize a “different kind of race than what they normally do,” the Havlik cousins had the perfect idea: A "fastest street car" event.

In the 71-year history of the Cedar Rapids Men’s City Amateur golf tournament, no one has won more titles than the six by Cedar Rapids’ Chris James.

Coby Thompson fired a 7-under par score of 65 Saturday at Saddleback Ridge Golf Course in Solon to lead the Iowa City Golf Association Men’s City Amateur golf tournament.

Defending champion shoots 69 in first round at Twin Pines to grab share of lead

Former University of Iowa golfer Alex Schaak outlasted two other golfers through five holes of a sudden-death playoff to claim the 2024 Greater Cedar Rapids Open title.

Former University of Iowa golfer Brian Bullington bogeyed four of the first five holes in Thursday’s opening round of the Greater Cedar Rapids Open. Since those early struggles, Bullington has been terrific. He shot a 7-under par score of 65 in the second round Friday.

For the second year in a row, fourth-year golf professional and University of Iowa alumnus Alex Schaake charged up the leaderboard in the first round of the Greater Cedar Rapids Open.

After helping Cedar Rapids Xavier reach the boys’ state golf tournament last fall, Garrett Nurre and Logan Otting will take a swing among professionals at the Greater Cedar Rapids Open golf tournament, which begins Thursday at Hunters Ridge.

Jake Mitchell’s two-run single propelled Class 4A third-ranked Iowa City High to a 3-1 win over Iowa City West in a prep baseball substate final Wednesday night.

Only four softball teams in Class 4A entered the regional finals with at least 30 wins. Two of them faced off for a tournament berth, and Carlisle earned it with a 2-1 win over Cedar Rapids Xavier.

Nine years since the tragic deaths of five of its young people, the auto racing community at Benton County Speedway continues to remember the departed with a marquee dirt-track racing event each summer.

Cole Griffith tossed six shutout innings in North Linn’s 1-0 win over East Buchanan in a Class 1A prep baseball district final Saturday night.