Sports

By Daryl Schepanski Sports Editor   des moines       When it comes to relays like the lightning fast 4x100, handoffs make or break the event each and every time.       Which is exactly…

By Daryl Schepanski Sports Editor   des moines       It just goes to show how difficult it is to score points at the state track and field meet each and every year.       Midland’s Ant…

By Daryl Schepanski Sports Editor des moines       Having broken the school-record in the 200-meter dash competing at the qualifier event a week earlier, Springville’s Mason Hoy had hi…

By Daryl Schepanski Sports Editor des moines       Coming into their class 1A state meet relay Friday, May 22, the Springville boys’ 4x200 relay had high hopes of making a statement an…

By Daryl Schepanski Sports Editor des moines       There was no rest for Springville junior Jace March taking part at the class 1A state track and field meet for the Oriole boys Friday…

By Daryl Schepanski Sports Editor des moines       Having already competed two times (and for Jace March, a third time) taking part in the distance medley and 4x200 relays on the Drake…

By Daryl Schepanski Sports Editor des moines       Coming off watching him have a sensational cross country campaign in the fall, Springville boys’ track and field coach Tyler Husaek k…

By Daryl Schepanski Sports Editor des moines       If Midland girls’ track and field fans had to take a guess at one relay that could legitimately make a run and qualify for the class …

By Daryl Schepanski Sports Editor   waterloo       They’ve been two of the very best golfers for the Anamosa girls’ team over the last four years, so it was fitting that seniors Olivia…

By Daryl Schepanski Sports Editor anamosa       Facing one of their toughest tests of the year in the 2026 regular-season finale, the Anamosa girls’ soccer team never backed down from …

By Daryl Schepanski Sports Editor   davenport       It may very well be a new-look Anamosa baseball team this summer with a lot of fresh faces making their varsity debuts, but the Raid…

By Daryl Schepanski Sports Editor   maquoketa       Knowing they were more than good enough to, at the very least, compete with host Maquoketa in a class 2A substate quarterfinal playo…

OSKALOOSA       Showing he has that rare ability to raise the level of his game in the most pressure-filled of environments, Midland’s Cole Snyder did it again Tuesday, May 19, represe…

iowa city       The start to the 2026 season couldn’t have been better for the Anamosa softball team opening things on the road at Iowa City Regina Tuesday, May 19.       The Raiders (…

By Daryl Schepanski Sports Editor   clinton       Setting an immediate tone to not only their 2026 opener at Clinton Prince of Peace Monday, May 18, but hopefully their entire summer s…

anamosa       The Anamosa 3rd-6th grade youth football campaign is right around the corner with practice starting the week of Aug. 11 and games Sept. 13.       Youth football focuses o…