Ryan Pleggenkuhle

Iowa City Liberty, powered by Sutton Koller’s five touchdowns, kept possession of the Battle for Zeus Trophy with a 49-20 win over Iowa City High.

Cael Benesh hauled in a well-thrown ball from the arm of sophomore quarterback Will Sommerfelt for the go-ahead and game-winning score Friday as North Linn downed Alburnett, 12-6, in overtime.

Experience, depth and skill. These are the ingredients North Fayette Valley hopes will propel it to a deep postseason run in 2024.

Seven drivers were crowned track champions Friday at Hawkeye Downs Speedway: Adam Petrzelka (Hobby Stocks), Corey Crispin (Hornets), Kacey Korsmo (Legends), Todd Ness (Sportsmans), Tallan Chandler (Sports Mods), Greg Hentrich (Late Models) and Will Zamastil (HD Dawgs).

Tallan Chandler’s schedule is loaded. At 14, he’s the points leader in Hawkeye Downs’ Sports Mods division.

Arnie Reif was one of five individuals inducted into Hawkeye Downs’ 2024 Wall of Fame class Friday night in Cedar Rapids

Five individuals will be inducted into Hawkeye Downs Speedway’s Wall of Fame on Friday. Brad Huff, Ed Janey, Joe Merryfield, Scott Megonigle and Arnie Reif will be honored before the start of racing.

It appeared to be a routine visit to Victory Lane at Hawkeye Downs for Kacey Korsmo. Then things went dark.

Todd Ness leads the Hawkeye Downs Speedway Sportsman division with hopes of winning the NASCAR series title this summer.

Adam Petrzelka won his seventh Hobby Stocks feature race in as many attempts Friday at Hawkeye Downs Speedway. He had to make a late push while running bumper-to-bumper against his brother.

Dave Ballstaedt, who began racing at Hawkeye Downs in 2007, also competes in the Sportsmans division. He won the HD Dawgs feature race on June 21 — his first victory on the track since 2020.

It’s been a whirlwind of emotions recently for Corey Crispin. Two weekends ago, Crispin’s grandmother, Barbara John, died. Friday, the reigning Hornets track champion and current points leader found himself in victory lane for the second time this season.

The Iowa BIG Teen Race returns to Hawkeye Downs Speedway on Saturday. Now in its third year, the event presents an opportunity for individuals (with a valid Iowa driver’s license or Iowa minor school license) to step into the driver’s seat of a racecar and compete against others.

Iowa City West’s postseason success rolls on. The fourth-ranked Trojans defeated No. 5 West Des Moines Valley, 4-2, Wednesday in a Class 4A boys’ state soccer quarterfinal at Cownie Soccer Park.

No. 10-ranked Iowa City High gave top-ranked Johnston (18-2) everything it could handle in the opening round of the Class 4A boys’ state soccer tournament Wednesday at Cownie Soccer Park before falling 3-2 in double-overtime.