K.J. Pilcher

Top tackler primed for an even bigger season for 4A No. 9 Warriors

Former Cascade prep Alex Aitchison is a leader for an experienced and fast, versatile Coe football defense. The Kohawks are picked to finish third in the American Rivers Conference in 2022.

The pool of registered high school football officials in Iowa climbed to 1,259 before Friday’s Week 0 games. The total is still about 90 fewer than the 2021 season.

Dyersville Beckman went 11-1 last season and made its fourth state football semifinal appearance. The Blazers return some key figures and are tied for second in the Class 1A preseason rankings.

Cornell College returns four offensive line starters from last season’s 4-6 team. Their shoulder pads are broad enough to carry expectations to lead the way — figuratively and literally — for the Rams and third-year head coach Dan Pifer.

Cedar Rapids Washington will host its Warrior Invitational Thursday at Eagle Ridge South Golf Course in Galena, Ill. The field consists of 18 teams, including some of the best teams in Class 4A with a couple from Illinois.

Iowa City High’s Ben Kueter capped a dominant performance with a 1:40 pin of Turkey’s Rifat Gidak to claim the 213-pound title at the United World Wrestling World Championships on Tuesday at Sofia, Bulgaria.

Iowa City High senior Ben Kueter rallied for a 17-14 win over Georgia’s Luka Khutchua in the 213-pound semifinals, securing a medal and a spot in the finals of the World Wrestling Championships in Sofia, Bulgaria.

Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s Reid Hall regrouped after his golf clubs were stolen the morning of the season-opening competition Mississippi Valley Conference Super Meet. He still managed to shoot 1-over 73 for runner-up honors in the season-opening tournament.

The Rotary Pribyl Junior Golf Classic serves as a good gauge for Cedar Rapids Prairie’s varsity boys’ golf season. The Hawks swept the open and novice divisions, including placing two of the top three, another in seventh and five in the top 20.

Nine golfers and five teams to watch for the 2022 Iowa high school boys’ golf season, including the last two MVC Valley Players of the Year in Reid Hall and Charlie Allen.

Kacey Korsmo spent most of his Friday nights in the summer at Hawkeye Downs Speedway, watching his father, Kevin, race. After high school, he decided to get behind the wheel and now father and son race together.

Adam Petrzelka won his first feature this year in the hobby stocks division, while Jacob Tiegen returned from a previous wreck to earn his fifth victory this season at Hawkeye Downs.

Cedar Rapids Kennedy all-state baseball player Dylan Davis will officially cap his prep career this weekend at the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association All-Star Series in Mason City.

Dylan Carew was an accomplished Greco-Roman wrestler and was mentored by Hall of Fame coach and wrestler Mark Reiland. Less than a year after Reiland died, Carew carries on Reiland’s legacy.