Sports

Watching the Hawkeye women win their first exhibition, 61-35, over Lewis University last Sunday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena helped a little taking the sting out of the football loss.
It was also fun hanging out with Karley, a fourth grade student from Clear Creek Amana.
Karley is a big Hawkeye fan, especially the women’s basketball team.
Fourth grade was when I started following the Hawks and I never stopped.

SOLON– Blizzard conditions put a damper on attendance at last year’s inaugural Soup and Hoops.
Second-year varsity girls basketball coach Lisa Bishop is hoping for better weather Friday, Nov. 18, when the Solon High School winter teams reach out to the community with the kickoff event.
Doors open at 5 p.m., with scrimmages for the freshman and sophomore boys’ and girls’ basketball teams beginning at 5:30 p.m.

By Chris Umscheid
North Liberty Leader
CEDAR RAPIDS– After baffling the pundits with an upset win over Bettendorf on Oct. 28 in a Class 4A first round battle, the Iowa City West High Trojans made another statement a week later as they knocked off Cedar Rapids Prairie, 38-21, on Prairie’s John Wall Field in the quarterfinal round Friday, Nov. 4.

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IOWA CITY– The Mississippi Valley Conference (MVC) released its 2016 girls swimming All-Division selections Monday, Oct. 31, with five Iowa City West High students earning First Team honors.
Linn-Mar’s Kelsey Drake was named the Mississippi Division Athlete of the Year while Dubuque Wahlert’s Emily Snyder and her staff picked up the division Coach of the Year title.

Mississippi Division Selections:
200-freestyle: First Team – Alleyna Thomas. Honorable Mention – Mae Grahs.
200-IM: First Team – Melanie Housenga, Lilly Ernst. Honorable Mention – Jennifer Du.

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IOWA CITY– The Mississippi Valley Conference (MVC) released its 2016 All-Division Volleyball Selections Monday, Nov. 1, with seven Iowa City West High players earning First Team, Second Team, Honorable Mention or All-Academic berths.