Midland football: Showing plenty of fight
By Daryl Schepanski Sports Editor wyoming It seemed that everything that could go wrong, did go wrong for the Midland football team in the opening 12-minutes of play during the…
Midland cross country: Willms saves best for his home course
By Daryl Schepanski Sports Editor wyoming Competing on his own home course for the final time of his solid Midland cross country career, senior Carter Willms wanted nothing mor…
Springville volleyball: Finding the right combination
By Daryl Schepanski Sports Editor springville Starting the 2026 campaign with an 0-7 record wasn’t exactly the way new Springville volleyball coach Jeff Walker wanted to get hi…
Midland volleyball: Working towards the right reflection
By Daryl Schepanski Sports Editor miles Opening a marathon week on the court in Miles playing in a mini three-team triangular with host Easton Valley and Maquoketa Valley Monda…
Anamosa youth football: Undefeated in 2026 home openers
ANAMOSA YOUTH FOOTBALL PROGRAM UNDEFEATED IN 2026 HOME OPENERS: Anamosa 5th-6th grade youth football blue team members, right to left, Tucker Bixler (22), Luke Bixler (20), Emerson Fet…
Anamosa volleyball: Overcoming the slow start
By Daryl Schepanski Sports Editor maquoketa Keeping their perfect River Valley Conference run going into their enormous match with Beckman (Tuesday, Sept. 22), the Anamosa voll…
Springville football: Visitors on their own home field
By Daryl Schepanski Sports Editor springville It was supposed to be their fourth road game of the first five on the 2026 schedule for the Springville football team going agains…
Anamosa boys cross country: As good as it gets
By Daryl Schepanski Sports Editor fort snelling, minn. Filled with anticipation of what could be for his team competing at an absolutely loaded Roy Griak Invitational Saturday,…
Anamosa boys cross country: 'The Drake Relays of cross country'
By Daryl Schepanski Sports Editor fort snelling, minn. For 40 years it’s been one of the biggest cross country events in the entire Midwest for high school, college, university…
Anamosa boys cross country: Sizing up against the very best
By Daryl Schepanski Sports Editor MONTICELLO Going into a meet against six other state-ranked programs (while two other unranked teams were also considered among the best in th…
Anamosa girls cross country: Focusing on getting healthy
By Daryl Schepanski Sports Editor MONTICELLO Taking part at one of the toughest cross country meets in eastern Iowa that featured state-ranked programs from three of the four c…
Anamosa volleyball: Finding the winning rhythm
By Daryl Schepanski Sports Editor anamosa Having gone back-and-forth with Bellevue over the course of the last few seasons, the Anamosa volleyball team hoped that Tuesday, Sept…
Springville volleyball: Another step in the process
By Daryl Schepanski Sports Editor MONTICELLO Wanting to make sure his team didn’t delve too deeply into the kind of pressure they were going to face making the trip to Monticel…
Springville volleyball: Bringing the fans to their feet
By Daryl Schepanski Sports Editor springville Falling into an early first set hole hosting a talented North Cedar team Thursday, Sept. 10, the Springville volleyball team was a…
Springville High School: Jacobi accepts Cedar Rapids Gazette Female Athlete of the Year award
SPRINGVILLE’S ROWAN JACOBI ACCEPTS CEDAR RAPIDS GAZETTE FEMALE ATHLETE OF THE YEAR AWARD: Former Springville High School superstar Rowan Jacobi, a current University of South Dakota fr…
Springville football: Reaping the fruits of their labors
By Daryl Schepanski Sports Editor springville It was just what the doctor ordered for the Springville football team. Finally. Not only were the Orioles playing thei…