Articles Tagged: Waukee Northwest High School

The Iowa high school state track and field meet begins at 9 a.m. Thursday. Here are the top individuals and teams in the girls’ field, along with The Gazette’s championship picks.

Drake Relays (Friday girls): Linn-Mar’s long jump duo of Petra Sherman and Abby Mecklenburg finished fourth and fifth.

A long time ago and far, far away from the Iowa high school state wrestling tournament, Union Community’s star 126-pounder Jace Hedeman doubted himself. Not always, but just enough to prompt the two-time and counting state champion to create an internal script that vanquished any of those concerns, and build a foundation of unshakable confidence.

Wednesday’s Iowa high school boys’ state wrestling notebook: Cedar Rapids Xavier’s Ngoma advanced to the Class 2A 215-pound quarterfinals. No matter how the rest of the state meet turns out, he’s set himself up for even bigger gains heading into next season.

The seven-game MVC-CIML Shootout boys’ basketball event went down Saturday at the Alliant Energy Powerhouse in Cedar Rapids. In one of the marquee games of the inaugural event, defending Class 4A defending champion West Des Moines Valley used a fourth-quarter spurt to down Linn-Mar in a matchup of the second and fourth-ranked teams. Top-ranked Cedar Rapids Kennedy also beat No. 7 Waukee.

The Iowa high school boys’ wrestling is paused until 2024. The season resumes with 6 1/2 weeks of competition until champions are crowned in Des Moines. Here are some notable events for the second half of the season.

The MVC-CIML Crossover Shootout event is January 6 at the Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids. It features seven games, most of them pitting a school from the Central Iowa Metro League against one from either the Mississippi Valley Conference or Mississippi Athletic Conference

In a state meet where Waukee dominated the team race, Iowa City High's Grace Hoeper was one of the individual stars.

Waukee Northwest beat West Des Moines Dowling in five sets Thursday at Xtream Arena in Coralville to win the Class 5A Iowa high school state volleyball championship.

In only its third year, Waukee Northwest owns a Class 5A state volleyball championship. The Wolves outlasted No. 1 Dowling in five sets.

Five state championship matches are on Thursday’s schedule at the 2023 Iowa high school state volleyball tournament. Follow The Gazette’s live blog for scores and updates from Xtream Arena in Coralville throughout the day.

An epic five-set victory over No. 2 Ankeny Centennial put No. 3 Waukee Northwest into the Class 5A state volleyball title match in just its third year as a school.

No. 3 Waukee Northwest beat No. 2 Ankeny Centennial in a Class 5A Iowa high school state volleyball semifinal match Wednesday at Xtream Arena in Coralville.

Those attending Saturday’s girls’ state qualifying swim meet at the Linn-Mar Aquatics Center will have the opportunity to see one of the best girls’ swim programs in recent Iowa history. Top-ranked Waukee is one of nine teams assigned to compete at Linn-Mar.

The 2023 Iowa high school state volleyball tournament continues Wednesday at Xtream Arena in Coralville with semifinal matches in all five classes. Follow The Gazette’s live blog for scores and updates throughout the day.