Ryan Pleggenkuhle

Iowa High School Football: The Class 3A fourth-ranked Spartans (3-0), powered by a much-improved rushing attack, downed top-ranked Mount Vernon (2-1), 35-20, at Spartan Stadium Friday, September 12, 2025.

Three Solon pass catchers — Kaden Hoeper, Maddox Kelley and Cody Milliman — hauled in receptions of 40 or more yards.

What started as a single event and a part-time gig for Irlmeier blossomed into a multi-activity venture that now includes bowling, cornhole, darts, kickball and volleyball leagues — as well as an annual dodgeball tournament and regular beer Olympics.

Down seven with 4:31 to go, Bolts quarterback Reece Rettig led a game-winning 49-yard drive, connecting with Jordan Schroder for a 6-yard touchdown with 1:01 remaining. Rettig then rolled out right and found Leo Rozz who made a sliding grab for the two-point conversion.

Mid-Prairie has proven it can overcome slow starts. With experience and all-state talent returning, the Class 2A sixth-ranked Golden Hawks are hoping they won’t have to.

The champions are Kurt Bohnsack (Hornets), Kevin Korsmo (Legends), Todd Ness (Sportsmans), Tallan Chandler (Sports Mods), Adam Petrzelka (Hobby Stocks), Michael Weber (Late Models) and Garrett Warren (HD Dawgs).

Dallas Kibbe has a unique prerace ritual that makes him feel he drives better. What helped Kibbe take the checkered flag Friday in the Legends featured race at Hawkeye Downs?

15-year-old, Tallan Chandler, has won seven consecutive Sports Mod feature races at Hawkeye Downs Speedway — the last three against fields that included a former NASCAR driver.

Cedar Rapids Jefferson grad and NASCAR driver will drive in Sports Mod Division during races on Wednesday night

Schrader, who spent nearly 30 years in the NASCAR circuit, was one of five individuals inducted into Hawkeye Downs’ Wall of Fame on Friday. Schrader finished second in a 13-car field behind points-leader Tallan Chandler.

Landon Cassill, Ken Schrader, Jim Williams, Max Rogers and Bob Ballard will be honored before the start of racing Friday, July 25, 2025.

The former 26-year NASCAR veteran flew in Friday to make a guest appearance in the No. 7 Cassill Motor Sport Mod finishing 2nd behind Tallan Chandler Friday, July 18, 2025

Unified sports are designed to promote inclusion and break down barriers between people with and without intellectual disabilities. Thanks to organizations like The Arc, unified softball is alive and well in Cedar Rapids.

Iowa City High defeats Indianola 1-0 in a substate final at the University of Iowa’s Duane Banks Field Wednesday, July 16, 2025 to move on to the state tournament.

Casey Johnson had never driven at the Cedar Rapids racetrack, but took the win Saturday night in the return of the Miller 100