ROCKFORD, Ill. - The No. 10 Iowa Central volleyball team served notice right off the bat to begin the season here in tournament action. After besting Muskegon and 11th-ranked St. Johns River State on Thursday, the Tritons swept Moraine Valley and No. 1 Heartland - the defending national ...
Last year, St. Edmond boys cross country head coach Mike Szalat was left with an unusual feeling. For the first time since taking over the Gael program over two decades ago, Szalat did not have a runner qualify for the state championships. Now, the veteran leader leans on an experienced ...
Both Humboldt and Algona are ranked in the preseason volleyball poll for Class 3A released by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union. The Wildcats, who advanced to the 3A title game last year, are No. 2 behind only Cherokee. Defending 3A state champion Davenport Assumption moved up to 4A this fall. Coming off a 33-7 season, Humboldt returns several key players, including University of Northern Iowa commit Addie Waldorf. The Bulldogs, who went 22-6 last year, are ranked 10th in 3A. Waukee Northwest, the defending 5A state champion, is No. 1, along with Norwalk (4A), Grundy ...
The experience and size of West Bend-Mallard were too much for the St. Edmond football team to handle here Thursday night. The Wolverines piled up over 400 yards of total offense and outscored the Gaels in the fourth quarter, 22-0, as they pulled away for a 60-26 victory at a muggy Dodger ...
With the first official Football Friday of the season now less than a week away, the Messenger Sports staff is ready to kick things off with the publication of our 69th season preview. The 68-page tab will be included in this Friday's edition. Athletes, coaches and fans are ready. So are ...
The Fort Dodge girls tennis team ran into a buzzsaw here Thursday, falling to Boone by a final of 11-0. In singles, Teagan Loots won four games at the No. 4 spot vs. Olivia Colin, as the doubles team of Charlotte Breeser and Daphne Groff claimed six games over two sets at No. 6. “This might be the strongest Boone team I have seen,” FDSH head coach Julie Astor said. “They are just solid from the top of their lineup through. I always tell teams I have coached that they can learn from the opposition. “We definitely did learn a few things and they witnessed some of the little ...
