Jeff Linder

Defending state champion Cedar Rapids Prairie opens as the top-ranked Class 4A boys cross country team in the Iowa Association …

MARION — Ryan Schmidt played in giant stadiums, in pressure situations this summer. Flinging the football in front of big-time …

IOWA CITY – Sometime Wednesday, players and coaches will meet goals for the University of Iowa volleyball team. Bond Shymansky …

CEDAR RAPIDS — Maybe it was the unseasonably cool morning. Perhaps, the Washington Warriors know the potential that lies ahead. …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Aaron Stecker described Curt Pakkebier as ‘an old-school coach with a soft approach.” That approach will see …

FORT DODGE – No what-ifs. No should-haves. The Solon Spartans simply got beat. ‘We got beat, and we got beat …

FORT DODGE – Woodbury Central jumped to a 5-0 lead and banged out 13 hits in an 8-3 win over …

FORT DODGE – Don’t look at 12-1. Look at the big picture. ‘In two years, we went from absolutely nothing …

FORT DODGE – Rachel Perry’s conflicting emotions included joy and compassion. ‘I’m really excited because a state (relay) championship is …

FORT DODGE – She heard her teammate, and she knew. She approached her coach, and she cried. ‘I saw (Solon …

FORT DODGE – The secret’s out. In the most remote corner of northeast Iowa resides a remarkable softball transformation. Eighth-grade …

FORT DODGE – The No. 1 team gave a performance unworthy of its ranking, atypical of itself. Too many errors, …

FORT DODGE – The clock of fatherhood, Jim White understands, is ticking. And it’s not about to slow down any …

FORT DODGE – It took 20 innings, but Cedar Rapids Jefferson was able to get on the board. And that …

FORT DODGE – That was Alburnett, without the ‘A.” ‘The kids never stopped believing, but we just didn’t have our …