Former University of Iowa and NFL tight end Scott Chandler had no desire to become a football coach when his playing career ended. But watching the Netflix series “Last Chance U” changed his mind, and he was named head coach earlier this week at Iowa City Liberty High School.
Van Meter beat West Liberty 2-0 in a Class 1A Iowa high school boys’ state soccer semifinal match Friday at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.
Johnston beat Iowa City West 2-1 (4-3 PK) in a Class 4A Iowa high school boys’ state soccer semifinal match Friday at Mediacom Stadium in Des Moines.
North Fayette Valley beat Iowa City Regina 1-0 in double overtime in a Class 1A Iowa high school boys’ state soccer semifinal match Friday at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.
North Fayette Valley players and coaches insist they envisioned it from the start. A boys’ soccer program with no state tournament wins in its history playing for a title? You bet.
Van Meter might just be under-seeded. Two days after eliminating No. 1 West Branch from the boys’ soccer state tournament in the opening round, the uranked, eighth-seeded Bulldogs beat No. 5 West Liberty in a Class 1A state semifinal.
There was no sweet revenge. One year after dropping the Class 4A boys’ state soccer championship match in double overtime to Johnston, fourth-ranked Iowa City West fell to the top-ranked Dragons, 2-1 (4-3 PKs), in a state semifinal Friday at Mediacom Stadium.
After splitting the six singles matches, Dubuque Wahlert got a pair of straight-set wins at No. 2 and No. 3 doubles to down Cedar Rapids Xavier, 5-3, in the Class 1A boys’ state tennis final. The Saints had claimed the last five championships.
Two years removed from a two-win season, Cedar Rapids Washington nearly set a new standard. The ninth-ranked Warriors were blanked by No. 4 Dallas Center-Grimes, 4-0, in a Class 3A state semifinal match Friday at Drake Stadium
Dallas Center-Grimes beat Cedar Rapids Washington 4-0 in a Class 3A Iowa high school boys’ state soccer semifinal match Friday at Drake Stadium in Des Moines.
Cedar Rapids Washington beat Cedar Rapids Xavier 2-0 in a Class 3A Iowa high school boys’ state soccer quarterfinal match Wednesday at Cownie Soccer Park in Des Moines.
Perry beat Decorah 2-1 (4-3 PK) in a Class 2A Iowa high school boys’ state soccer quarterfinal match Wednesday at Cownie Soccer Park in Des Moines.
The Alburnett Pirates exude an aura. Call it a “their-year” vibe. The Class 2A third-ranked Pirates earned a Tri-Rivers Conference softball doubleheader sweep of Maquoketa Valley — 12-2 and 4-1 — Thursday at the Martin Sports Complex.
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