Mike Condon

Davis Kern became both Linn-Mar's and the Metro's career scoring leader, passing the legendary Marcus Paige during the third quarter of the Lions' 83-48 win over Marshalltown in a Class 4A substate semifinal Friday in Marion.

Iowa City West senior Hayden Hakes and Linn-Mar junior Parker Macho, along with Newton junior Finn Martin, each won two individual events to claim a share of the swimmer of the year award at boys’ state swimming championships Saturday at the University of Iowa’s Campus Wellness and Recreation Pool.

Lion senior begins quest for first title tonight during preliminaries at Iowa’s Campus Recreation and Wellness Center Pool in Iowa City; finals are Saturday

Washington junior and West senior were top qualifiers out of Saturday’s district meets; state meet begins Friday in Iowa City

In Saturday’s boys’ swimming district meet at the Linn-Mar Aquatic Center, Cedar Rapids Washington’s Andrew Seifert put the state on notice by taking down a pair of No. 1-ranked swimmers on his way to winning a pair of district titles.

Senior will lead Trojans on Saturday at district meet; Linn-Mar also hosting a meet

Linn-Mar’s Parker Macho set a pair of conference records in winning the 200-yard individual medley and the 100 butterfly, helping the Lions to a fourth-place team finish at the MVC boys’ swimming championships Saturday

But balanced and top-ranked Cedar Falls is the team to beat on Saturday at the Linn-Mar Aquatic Center, with the host Lions and I.C. West not far behind

After 21 years in Marshalltown, the two-day meet is moving to the University of Iowa’s Campus Recreation and Wellness Center. The facility now will have the girls’ and boys’ state meets

I.C. West’s Hayden Hakes leads in three events, Linn-Mar’s Parker Macho in two and teammate Hudson Huberg leads in one

Led by Andrew Seifert, Warriors are hoping their tradition-rich program is back on track

Cedar Rapids Washington, Linn-Mar and Iowa City West among top area programs

No. 6 seed Gulf Coast answered every Kirkwood challenge, posting a 25-20, 25-13, 25-19 over the No. 3 seed in an NJCAA Division II volleyball quarterfinal at the Alliant Energy Powerhouse.

Even though Kirkwood was playing just a few miles from its campus, the jitters were there. The Eagles regrouped for a 22-25, 25-11, 25-22, 25-12 win over Carl Sandburg in the first round of the NJCAA Division II tournament.

On Saturday, Iowa City High swimmer Grace Hoeper defended both of her freestyle sprint championships at the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union state meet at the Marshalltown YMCA's Linda Bloom Natatorium. Her titles in the 50 and 100-yard freestyles capped a career that saw her finish with five individual titles.