Ryan Pleggenkuhle

On the foot of freshman Macie Herting, the Cedar Rapids Xavier girls’ soccer team checked two important boxes Friday night.

Matt Harding’s first season as Iowa City Liberty boys’ soccer coach started with storm cleanup, including at the house of a longtime friend: West coach Brad Stiles.

It’s been a long wait, but Marion can finally call its new stadium home. The Wolves soccer teams are playing on the new turf this spring.

Corey Brinkmeyer returns as Linn-Mar boys’ soccer coach this season after stepping away in 2019. During his first tenure (2001-2019), he amassed nearly 200 wins, qualified for the state tournament six times and won a Class 3A state title in 2015.

Center Point-Urbana soccer players Maddie Daily and Emily Bowe were first team all-everything last season. After going 15-4 and reaching the Class 1A state quarterfinals, they’re hoping for more this spring.

Third-ranked Kirkwood will defend national title after beating Iowa Western, 62-54, in Region XI championship

As postseason play begins, the Kirkwood Community College women’s basketball has been handed a bit of a mixed bag.

Cedar Rapids Xavier defeated Dubuque Wahlert, 48-44, in overtime Monday in a Class 3A boys’ basketball substate final. With the win, 3A’s fourth-ranked Saints head to the state tournament.

A pair of Cedar Rapids Jefferson bowlers found themselves in quite a conundrum in the individual state tournament this week. Savannah Edmonds faced Kayla Staub in a first-round matchup.

The Decorah boys’ and girls’ bowling teams still had historic seasons, qualifying for state for the first time. The boys finished second in Class 2A

Fifth-ranked Iowa City Regina defeated No. 12 Mediapolis in a 55-54 overtime thriller. The Class 2A girls’ basketball regional final win put the Regals in the state tournament for the second consecutive season and the seventh in the last 11 years.

Clear Creek Amana’s defensive adjustment paid off Tuesday night. In front of an energized crowd, the No. 7-ranked Clippers defeated No. 10 North Scott, 61-46, in a Class 4A girls’ basketball regional final.

A junior at Cedar Rapids Kennedy, Kaylee Harris qualified for the state bowling tournament as an individual last year. She’s after more in 2023. And not just for herself.

Saturday, in front of a packed Johnson Hall filled with approximately 400 fans for Kirkwood’s first annual “Crowd the Court” event, NJCAA Division II’s third-ranked Kirwood women’s basketball team defeated Iowa Lakes Community College, 65-47, giving head coach Kim Muhl career win No. 996.

Waukon’s Cody Huinker rolled a 300 in a dual with Decorah, beating his dad’s top score by one pin.