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Jeff Johnson
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High School Basketball Mar. 21, 2023 4:39 pm1d ago
Jeremy Rickertsen has resigned as head boys’ basketball coach at Cedar Rapids Prairie High School.
Minor League Sports Mar. 21, 2023 6:05 pm22h ago
The Cedar Rapids RoughRiders are in possession of a United States Hockey League playoff berth with 11 games remaining in the regular season. The club hopes to climb the standings down the stretch in hopes of hosting a first-round playoff series.
High School Football Mar. 20, 2023 3:24 pm2d ago
The Iowa High School Athletic Association announced districts and groups for each class of prep football for the 2023-24 seasons.
High School Basketball Mar. 14, 2023 12:03 am8d ago
Five guards from the Metro are first-team picks on the 2023 Iowa Print Sports Writers Association all-state boys’ basketball teams. The teams were released Tuesday.
High School Football Mar. 14, 2023 10:14 am8d ago
The Iowa High School Athletic Association released preliminary classifications for prep football Monday. It is the first year the IHSAA is classifying schools by a combination of enrollment and percentage of free and reduced lunch students. Cedar Rapids Washington will bump from Class 4A to 5A in the new two-year cycle. Williamsburg will go from 2A to 3A.
Minor League Sports Mar. 14, 2023 10:27 am8d ago
In this week’s Corridor Cross Checks, we write about a good week for both the Iowa Heartlanders and Cedar Rapids RoughRiders. And about the University of Iowa men’s club hockey team, which has qualified for the ACHA Division II national tournament.
High School Basketball Mar. 11, 2023 3:06 pm11d ago
A great season, a great game, the all-tournament MVP ... Cedar Rapids Xavier got virtually everything, except a win, as Bondurant-Farrar rallied for a 58-55 win in the Class 3A state championship game.
High School Basketball Mar. 11, 2023 3:10 pm11d ago
The size, the tremendous point guard, it was too much for North Linn in Friday afternoon’s Iowa Class 1A boys’ state basketball championship basketball game. Grand View Christian claimed its fourth title in seven years with a 63-46 win.
High School Basketball Mar. 9, 2023 7:33 pm12d ago
Cedar Rapids Xavier’s boys’ basketball team used a 15-0 run in the first quarter to build a lead it never relinquished Thursday afternoon, as it beat Sioux City Heelan, 72-59, in the Class 3A state tournament semifinals.
High School Basketball Mar. 10, 2023 8:36 pm11d ago
A look at Championship Friday at the 2023 Iowa high school boys’ state basketball tournament.
High School Basketball Mar. 9, 2023 10:44 pm12d ago
Here’s a look at what happened Thursday at the boys’ state basketball tournament.
High School Basketball Mar. 9, 2023 8:36 am13d ago
North Linn’s boys’ basketball team rallied from a 16-point deficit in the fourth quarter Wednesday night to stun Remsen St. Mary’s, 52-50, in a Class 1A state tournament semifinal. It’s the sixth championship game in a row for the Lynx.
High School Basketball Mar. 8, 2023 6:58 pm13d ago
Waukee, Waukee Northwest roll in Class 4A.
High School Basketball Mar. 8, 2023 5:23 pm13d ago
A look at Thursday’s games at the 2023 Iowa high school boys’ state basketball tournament.
High School Basketball Mar. 8, 2023 6:39 pm13d ago
Top-ranked Cedar Rapids Kennedy lost to Pleasant Valley in a Class 4A boys’ state basketball tournament quarterfinal, 57-45.