Jeff Johnson

In Ryan Streets' second year as Anamosa's football coach, the Blue Raiders ended a 26-game losing streak. But that's not all they did. Anamosa won seven straight games and reached the playoffs. For engineering that remarkable turnaround, Streets is the 2014 Gazette/KCRG-TV9 Coach of the Year.

MARION – UhBo did it again Friday night. With a little help from Tichy. The guard combo of Nic Uhlir …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Jason Pershing’s most notable former pupil was Marcus Paige. He didn’t tutor the North Carolina All-American in …

CEDAR RAPIDS – It’s unfair to say they didn’t miss a beat with a large chunk of their team gone. …

IOWA CITY – The drive home from practices and games is five or 10 minutes now. It’s not a half …

CEDAR RAPIDS – You can look at it as a double-edged sword. Captain Andrew Oglevie, assistant captain Charlie Curti and …

The more things change, the more they stay the same. Iowa City West tops the first Gazette boys’ basketball poll …

CEDAR RAPIDS – The Cedar Rapids RoughRiders had their first fight of the United States Hockey League season Saturday night. …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Some guys just have the knack. Jiri Fronk is one of them. The Cedar Rapids RoughRiders winger …

MOUNT VERNON – If Wes Bruns had to do it all over again, he wouldn’t change a thing. Some would …

MARION – He was one of the last two players out of the locker room Tuesday night and had his …

CEDAR RAPIDS – They all repeated the mantra about it being one game at a time. But this first game, …

CEDAR RAPIDS – For those who doubt he’ll really end up signing a national letter of intent with the Iowa …

MOUNT VERNON – Tragedy does not define Wes Bruns. He won’t let it. When life has kicked and punched him …

CEDAR RAPIDS – The Iowa Newspaper Association’s all-state football teams have been Cooked and Boyled. Multiple state champion quarterbacks Drew …