Jeff Linder

MOUNT VERNON — They played an uncommonly clean game. And they kept alive their hopes for a clean divisional sweep. …

MOUNT VERNON — They played an uncommonly clean game. And they kept alive their hopes for a clean divisional sweep. …

IOWA CITY — The introduction to a college-style offense was a little dizzying for Virginia Johnson. A nasty on-court, head-on …

MARION — Mark Atwater went with the heart. And his family. Atwater, who led Linn-Mar to a Mississippi Valley Conference …

MARION — Mark Atwater went with the heart. And his family. Atwater, who led Linn-Mar to a Mississippi Valley Conference …

VAN HORNE — They’re undefeated, and they’re ranked No. 1. But Laurie Donald still labels her Benton Bobcats as underdogs. “Absolutely,” she said. …

VAN HORNE — They’re undefeated, and they’re ranked No. 1. But Laurie Donald still labels her Benton Bobcats as underdogs. “Absolutely,” she said. …

One area girls’ basketball conference race has been decided. Several more could follow as soon as Tuesday. North Tama became the …

One area girls’ basketball conference race has been decided. Several more could follow as soon as Tuesday. North Tama became the …

One area girls’ basketball conference race has been decided. Several more could follow as soon as Tuesday.North Tama became the first …

CEDAR RAPIDS — The doctors didn’t want to operate because Tyler Hemphill is still growing. Hemphill didn’t want surgery because, …

CEDAR RAPIDS — The doctors didn’t want to operate because Tyler Hemphill is still growing. Hemphill didn’t want surgery because, …

CEDAR RAPIDS — The doctors didn’t want to operate because Tyler Hemphill is still growing. Hemphill didn’t want surgery because, …

CEDAR RAPIDS — The doctors didn’t want to operate because Tyler Hemphill is still growing.Hemphill didn’t want surgery because, well, …

CEDAR RAPIDS — The inevitable was delayed, but couldn’t be avoided. Class 4A seventh-ranked Cedar Rapids Washington jumped in front early and …