Jeff Linder

Brett Mather isn’t convinced. ‘There are teams out there that are better than us right now,’ said Mather, the volleyball …

IOWA CITY – The Iowa Hawkeyes will try to continue their volleyball ascent with a revamped roster. Eight newcomers climb …

If the Monticello High School cross country teams live up to its preseason billing, they will have a massive Halloween …

A preseason area Super Ten for the 2015 volleyball season. 1. CEDAR RAPIDS KENNEDY (28-12, Class 5A regional finalist) – …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Mark Bliss met Jim Dostal at something called the Down Under Bowl, about 20 years ago in …

AMES – As a player coming out of Marion High School, Morgan Paige didn’t catch Bill Fennelly’s eye. ‘We didn’t …

ALBURNETT – Ken Kasper came to Alburnett High School intending to wear two hats – that of principal and athletics …

CEDAR RAPIDS – The Kennedy High School gymnasium was well-lit but eerily silent as volleyball practice began at the strike …

IOWA CITY – This has been, in the words of Lisa Bluder, ‘a summer I’ll never forget.” The University of …

The Solon Spartans rode an elite pitcher and a potent offense to the Class 3A state softball championship. There was …

FORT DODGE – Anna Gernant hit a pair of home runs, and Hailey Heinen added another as West Des Moines …

FORT DODGE – Not even an ice bath could cool Taylor Nearad. Nearad homered for the third straight game, and …

FORT DODGE – It was a high-risk, high-reward endeavor. This time, the reward was worth it. Kennedy Brown turned a …

FORT DODGE – There were no killer errors. No baserunning flubs. The Jefferson J-Hawks didn’t give away their Class 5A …

FORT DODGE – A little surprised Greene County kept pitching to Alyssa Wiebel? So was she. ‘Yeah, a little,” she …