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Sports

Shafer leads Solon girls to 15th place at state cross country meet

Submitted by admin on Sat, 11/05/2016 - 2:58pm

FORT DODGE– Solon’s girls showed they were up to the challenge with a 15th place showing in the 2016 Class 3A state cross country meet Oct. 29 in Fort Dodge.
Though ‘last’ in that championship field, they outpointed every 3A team sitting at home for the day. Their finish matched a slow, steady improvement from middle of the pack showings early in the season to conference and district meet runner-up finishes and a No. 14 ranking from the Iowa Association of Track Coaches heading into state.


Iowa City West upsets Bettendorf

Submitted by admin on Sat, 11/05/2016 - 3:18pm
Trojans live to fight another day with 24-17 win in first round of 4A playoffs

BETTENDORF– They puzzled the pundits and baffled the Bulldogs as Iowa City West High’s 10th-ranked Trojans pulled off a 24-17 upset over No. 5 Bettendorf Friday, Oct. 28, in the Bulldogs’ kennel to survive the first round of the Class 4A football playoffs.
Bettendorf has often been a wrench in the gears of the Trojan football juggernaut, having knocked West out of championship contention in 2011 with a 45-13 pounding, and again in 2013 (27-24) as well as during the regular season in 2014 and 2015.


Women of Troy sweep the Muskies and dominate the Bulldogs

Submitted by admin on Sat, 11/05/2016 - 3:20pm
Iowa City West advances to state volleyball

IOWA CITY– The West High Women of Troy had little trouble with the Muskies of Muscatine in a Class 5A regional semifinal volleyball match Tuesday, Oct. 25, at West High, sweeping the visitors, 3-0. West took the first and second sets, 25-11, and finished the match with a 25-12 final in the third set. They advanced to the Region 6 Final Monday, Oct. 31, at West High against Bettendorf, who beat West in late August in tournament play, 2-1, and brought a 20-11 record into the final.


Creek Boys race to 14th place

Submitted by admin on Sat, 11/05/2016 - 3:20pm
Sedlacek 42nd, Kaylie Barker 60th at Fort Dodge

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FORT DODGE– Clear Creek Amana (CCA) High School was represented in the 2016 State Cross Country Meet Saturday, Oct. 29, in Fort Dodge by the varsity boys and Kaylie Barker.
The Creek Boys placed 14th in team points in the Class 3A meet, which was won by Mount Vernon-Lisbon. Wyatt Sedlacek led the Clippers with a 42nd-place finish in 17:14.1. Barker was the sole Creek Girl to qualify for the meet and posted a 60th-place finish in 20:38.5.

Results as posted by the Iowa High School Athletic Association and the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union
Class 3A Boys


West High runners fifth at state cross country

Submitted by admin on Sat, 11/05/2016 - 3:24pm
Nock wins girls race, Ali leads the boys

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FORT DODGE– The Iowa City West High Women of Troy and Trojans both placed fifth in team points in the 2016 State Cross Country Meet held Saturday, Oct. 29, in Fort Dodge.
West’s Bailey Nock won the Class 4A Girls race in 18:06.9, a full three seconds ahead of second-place runner Jessica McKee of Johnston. Johnston took the team championship with 26 points, followed by Dubuque Hempstead (91), City High (121) and Cedar Falls (137) with the Women of Troy fifth with 166.


Williamsburg-CCA swimmers 9th in regional meet

Submitted by admin on Sat, 11/05/2016 - 3:26pm
State meet eludes Roberson, Grefe

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PLEASANT HILL– The Williamsburg Raiders swim team, with two Clear Creek Amana (CCA) swimmers (Aariana Roberson and Taylor Grefe), will not be represented at the 2016 State Swimming and Diving Meet in Marshalltown after failing to qualify any events in a regional meet Saturday, Oct. 29, at Southeast Polk High School.
Ames won the Regional Championship with 566 points, while the Raiders placed ninth out of nine teams with 58.

Results as posted by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union


West High XC runners receive MVC honors

Submitted by admin on Sat, 11/05/2016 - 3:27pm
Gabby Skopec named Athlete of the Year, Mike Parker named Divison Coach of the Year

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IOWA CITY– Fourteen West High cross country runners earned All-Division honors in the Mississippi Valley Conference (MVC). The conference named First Team, Second Team and Honorable Mention picks on Monday, Oct. 24, for both the Mississippi Division (home to West High) and Valley Division.
West High’s Gabby Skopec was named the Mississippi Division Athlete of the Year with coach Mike Parker selected as the Division Coach of the Year. Skopec was also a First Team pick with teammates Bailey Nock and Claire Ronnebaum.


XC Girls on to state

Submitted by admin on Sat, 10/29/2016 - 10:37am
Justus just misses qualifying for boys

“I’m so excited for the kids.”
– Solon coach Emy Williams.
“We wanted to do it for Emy.”
–Solon runner Erin Kerkhoff.

SOLON– When both parties are that excited, something good has to happen. As results went up near the finish line of the Oct. 20 Class 3A state-qualifying cross country meet, it became official. Solon’s girls will be in the starting box at the 2016 state meet.


Solon finishes with 54-14 win at Fairfield

Submitted by admin on Sat, 10/29/2016 - 10:39am
Spartans to face Benton Community in first round of playoffs Oct. 28

FAIRFIELD– The sky was swimming with hues of blue, red, and orange reminiscent of Jerry Moon’s oil landscape painting “Absolution” as the Spartan faithful made their sunset trek southwest to witness Solon’s 54-14 victory over Fairfield on Friday, Oct. 21. The team, once again showing its depth while building team morale by playing several positions deep, amassed 308 yards rushing and 177 yards through the air on offense, and defensively held the Trojans to 181 total yards rushing and 101 total yards receiving.


Mustangs end season for Lady Spartans

Submitted by admin on Sat, 10/29/2016 - 10:41am
Solon falls 3-0 in volleyball quarterfinal

MOUNT VERNON– Solon’s varsity volleyball team saw its hopes for a postseason run shot down Oct. 19 against the Mustangs of Mount Vernon.
Ranked No. 5 in Class 3A, the Mustangs used a 37-19 kill advantage to sweep the Lady Spartans, 25-14, 25-15, 25-7, in a Region 8 quarterfinal match in Mount Vernon.
“I thought we came out aggressive but just couldn’t stop the runs,” said Solon Head Coach Sarah Ferin. “We switched to perimeter defense to help pick up the stronger hits which I think went well considering the amount of digs we had, but offensively we struggled to keep the ball in play.”


A win, but no playoffs for the Clippers

Submitted by admin on Sat, 10/29/2016 - 10:46am
CCA rolls Central DeWitt 42-6 in season finale

TIFFIN– The 2016 varsity football season is over for the Clear Creek Amana Clippers. After a 42-6 win Friday, Oct. 21, at home over Central Clinton-DeWitt, the Clippers had an outside chance at a playoff berth. A few hours later, the Iowa High School Athletic Association released the list of qualifiers, and the Creek Boys were not on it.


Lions chew on O-Bolts in season ender

Submitted by admin on Sat, 10/29/2016 - 10:48am
Linn-Mar defeats Liberty High freshmen, 37-8

IOWA CITY– The first chapter in the story of the Liberty High Lightning Bolts’ Original or O-Bolts football team ended on a sour note. The Linn-Mar Lions devoured the Bolts, 37-8, in the final game of the freshman season Thursday, Oct. 20, at Iowa City West High.