Ryan Pleggenkuhle

Class 3A fourth-ranked Mount Vernon kept the pedal to the metal and its undefeated season intact Friday night, defeating Center Point-Urbana, 42-6, in a District 4 opener. Joey Rhomberg completed 19 of 28 passes for 244 yards and four touchdowns.

The Little Cy-Hawk Trophy will remain in Iowa City for at least another year. The 10th-ranked Iowa City High Little Hawks defeated Ames, 55-19, Friday night at Bates Field in a non-district matchup.

Mount Vernon traveled to Solon and conquered the 3A No. 2 Spartans, 17-14, Friday night. The win snapped a 19-game losing streak against Solon.

After graduating 14 seniors from last year’s roster, including their leading passer, three leading rushers and two top receivers, there were questions as to who would step up for the 2022 Clear Creek Amana Clippers. Consider those questions answered in a 26-0 win over Marion.

Iowa’s 8-player high school football class is going to have a fired-up group from Turkey Valley to reckon with in 2022.

Clear Lake’s Kody King, 15, took the season points championship in the Late Models division on Aug. 5. The 2022 campaign was King’s first full season driving Late Models at Hawkeye Downs.

Ian Pate, the leader in the Hornets division, is excited for the final two weeks of the Hawkeye Downs season.

Chad Vozenilek might see himself as a “rookie,” but he’s certainly not racing like one at Hawkeye Downs this summer.

At Hawkeye Downs Speedway, no one’s conquered the elements recently quite like Kalona’s Austin Slabaugh. And perhaps no vehicle is hotter right now than Slabaugh’s No. 6 Legends car.

Longtime Cedar Rapids recreation worker Mike O’Neill kept getting pulled back in, but now, after 44 years, he’s finally stepping away for good ... maybe.

Friday night at Hawkeye Downs Speedway, Griffin McGrath conquered his “demons” and changed the narrative. McGrath, in his “hot” No. 64 car, took the checkered flag in McGrath Auto’s “Clash of the Downs” Big 8 Series Late Models 48-lap feature race.

Teenage driver Jacob Tiegen is done with school, so know all his focus is on Friday nights at Hawkeye Downs Speedway.

Third-ranked Cedar Rapids Kennedy beat Linn-Mar for the second time in three games this season to reach the Class 4A boys’ basketball substate finals.

Hannah Stuelke sparked a 17-4 fourth-quarter run as No. 12 Cedar Rapids Washington beat Bettendorf 49-36 in a Class 5A girls’ basketball regional final

Led by Lauren Wilson’s triple double, Springville beat Collins-Maxwell and is one win away from a trip to Des Moines for the girls’ state basketball tournament.