Jeff Johnson

CEDAR RAPIDS – Corey Petrash was probably the favorite on paper. On glass, actually. A week earlier, the Cedar Rapids …

DES MOINES – One Iowa university is all over the 2013 Iowa Newspaper Association’s all-state boys’ basketball teams. Nope, it’s …

CLASS 4A FIRST TEAM Front line – Jeremy Morgan (Iowa City West), 6-6, senior; Peter Jok (West Des Moines Valley), …

Former West Delaware prep B.J. Hermsen was among a host of players the Minnesota Twins cut from their spring training …

Former West Delaware prep B.J. Hermsen was among a host of players the Minnesota Twins cut from their spring training …

DES MOINES – It’s insignificant now. But if you remember, the vagaries of the IHSAA’s seeding system for the boys’ …

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – The RoughRiders gave up the first three goals of the night and trailed Sioux Falls 3-0 …

Saturday’s games at the boys’ state basketball tournament: CLASS 4A CHAMPIONSHIP No. 1 Iowa City West (25-0) vs. No. 2 …

DES MOINES – Wyatt Lohaus drove hard baseline, drawing two interior defenders. Deftly, he bounced a pass just inside the …

As selected by conference coaches: Cedar Valley Conference by Jeffrey Johnson

DES MOINES – You never want to accept defeat, but one area team probably did a little more Friday than …

DES MOINES – You can have all the talent in the world, the best game plan ever and be completely …

DES MOINES – All in all, North Tama played infinitely better Thursday afternoon than it did in its first state …

Friday’s games at the boys’ state basketball tournament: CLASS 4A SEMIFINAL No. 1 Iowa City West (24-0) vs. No. 4 …

DES MOINES – Win number 50 in a row was a steal. In more ways than one.Outhustled and outplayed most …