Anamosa volleyball: Heart of a champion
By Daryl Schepanski Sports Editor davenport For a program record second year in a row, the Anamosa volleyball team was on the cusp of making a first-ever state tournament berth w…
Springville girls cross country - Addison Merritt: Leaving it all out on the course
By Daryl Schepanski Sports Editor fort dodge Competing at the state cross country meet is already a pressure-filled experience for any first-time participant, so Springville soph…
University of Iowa football: Yanda named honorary Hawkeye team captain
Former Anamosa superstar Marshal Yanda waves to the sellout crowd, above, inside Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City Saturday, Nov. 2, where he served as honorary captain for the Iowa footbal…
Middle School Running Raider Marathon Club
Members of the Anamosa Middle School Running Raider Marathon Club completed the file mile of their marathon distance Friday, Nov. 1, and received awards from coordinators Nic and Heath…
Anamosa football: Improbable playoff performance
By Daryl Schepanski Sports Editor ANAMOSA If the Anamosa football team had an ESPN win probability rating at the 8:11 mark of the third quarter in their class 2A first-round play…
Anamosa boys cross country: Back-to-back trips to state
By Daryl Schepanski Sports Editor PELLA Looking to become the first since the 1977 and ’78 Anamosa teams made back-to-back team appearances at the state cross country meet, the R…
Anamosa volleyball - Class 3A regional semifinal: Making all the pressure-filled plays
By Daryl Schepanski Sports Editor anamosa The gym was packed and the 11th-ranked Anamosa volleyball team was pumped to be playing on their own home floor for the final time this …
Springville cross country: Historic qualifier performance
By Daryl Schepanski Sports Editor troy mills Ranked in the class 1A state top-10 and winners of the Tri-Rivers Conference, to say it’s already been a dream season for the Springv…
Anamosa girls cross country: Hard work paying off, again
By Daryl Schepanski Sports Editor PELLA It’s been what superstar Anamosa junior Ava Remley has been working towards since she walked off the course at state meet last fall. …
Springville volleyball - Class 1A regional semifinal: About as (painfully) close as it gets
By Daryl Schepanski Sports Editor springville Fans who packed into Machovec Gymnasium in Springville Monday, Oct. 28, certainly got their money’s worth as they watched two incred…
Springville football: Not going down without a fight
By Daryl Schepanski Sports Editor gilbertville When it comes to Springville football playoff history, the Orioles are very familiar with powerful Don Bosco having met the Dons th…
Anamosa volleyball - Class 3A regional quarterfinal: Completely taking care of business
By Daryl Schepanski Sports Editor anamosa It was a business meeting that the Anamosa volleyball team took extremely seriously Tuesday, Oct. 22, in a class 3A regional quarterfina…
Springville volleyball - Class 1A regional quarterfinal: Taking control just in time
By Daryl Schepanski Sports Editor springville Everything was rolling along nicely for the Springville volleyball team coming into their class 1A regional quarterfinal match hosti…
Midland cross country: Missing some key pieces
By Daryl Schepanski Sports Editor IOWA CITY Taking to the class 1A state qualifier meet course in Iowa City Thursday, Oct. 24, Midland cross country coach Jon Eganhouse was witho…
Anamosa football: Nine-year wait is over!
By Daryl Schepanski Sports Editor ANAMOSA The excitement leading up to the colossal match-up between 10th-ranked Anamosa and sixth-ranked Northeast, two of the top offensive prog…
Springville cross country: Tri-Rivers Conference champions
By Daryl Schepanski Sports Editor edgewood They were the top-ranked of all Tri-Rivers cross country programs coming into the conference meet held at the Woods Edge Golf Course in…