Prep volleyball: West Liberty 'badgers' Wilton Sep 19, 2009
Dressed as rednecks and hunters, West Liberty s vocal cheering section paid dividends for the visitors in a 25-23, 25-12, 21-25, 25-23 Cedar Valley Conference win over rival Wilton. This is typical at every match, West Liberty coach Ruben Galvan said. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Community calendar Sep 19, 2009
Scenic Rivers Wine and Grape Trail Northwestern Vine Hawaiian Luau Harvest Celebration 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Cedar Valley Winery, Batavia; Crane Winery, Selma; Kaiser Home Winery, Keosauqua; Stone Fox Winery, Birmingham; and Whispering Pines Winery, Keosauqua ... Scenic Rivers Wine and Grape Trail Northwestern Vine Hawaiian Luau Harvest Celebration 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Cedar Valley Winery, Batavia; Crane Winery, Selma; Kaiser Home Winery, Keosauqua; Stone Fox Winery, Birmingham; and... (Keokuk Daily Gate City, IO)
Prep roundup: Smock's putting fuels Muskie golfers (5) Sep 18, 2009
Allison Ralfs had 27 assists for Durant, which improved to 13-0 overall and 2-0 in the Cedar Valley Conference. Defensively, Emily Andry and Shelby Paustian each had seven digs. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Prep football preview: Dubuque Hempstead at Cedar Falls Sep 18, 2009
Dubuque Hempstead (3-0) at Cedar Falls (2-1). Radio: KDNZ (1250 AM). (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Union girls take Starmont title Sep 18, 2009
ARLINGTON --- Union High edged a pair of Northeast Iowa rivals for the Class 2A/3A team title at Tuesday's Starmont Invitational cross country meet. The Knights finished with 35 points to outdistance Denver-Tripoli and Hudson, which finished at 65 and 66, respectively. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Kittleson sets table for hungry Go-Hawks Sep 18, 2009
WAVERLY --- She doesn't set, serve or spike, but that doesn't matter to EaVon Woodin. Waverly-Shell Rock's coach sees plenty of value in 5-foot-5 senior libero Megan Kittleson. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Tiger boys win at Marshalltown Sep 12, 2009
MARSHALLTOWN --- The Cedar Falls boys' cross country squad continued its assault on Central Iowa Thursday, as it rolled to a team title the Bobcat Invitational. Spurred by junior Tanner Reyhons (fourth place, 16 minutes, 21 seconds) and senior Jacob Tayloe (eighth, 16:27) the Tigers won a team title just a week after also winning at Ames. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Prep volleyball ratings Sep 12, 2009
Schaller-Crestland 1-0; 5. Galva-Holstein 6-1; 9. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
West shoots even-par, finishes second Sep 12, 2009
CEDAR RAPIDS --- Host Cedar Rapids Xavier posted a two-under par score of 142 to edge Waterloo West by two strokes for the team title at a triangular meet here Thursday. J.P. King shot a 33 for the Saints to take medalist honors, one shot ahead of the Wahawks' Nathan Meisinger. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Preps to Watch Sept. 9, 2009 Sep 10, 2009
Dike-New Hartford, Senior, Volleyball. Arguably the state s top female prep athlete, Willms is looking to end her senior volleyball campaign on a high note. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Prep football standings Sep 7, 2009
Mississippi Division W L. Mississippi Division W L. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Restored country store, IHC show highlight Threshers Reunion Sep 5, 2009
Published: Friday, September 4, 2009 8:24 AM CDT A piece of Roseville history will make its post-restorational debut this Labor Day weekend at the Cedar Valley Engine Club s 44th annual Threshers Reunion. To its customers of the 50s, the 104-year-old Roseville General Store is remembered as more than just a place they picked up a bar of soap or a piece of candy it was a meeting place. (Charles City Press, IO)
Prep preview: East at Cedar Falls Sep 4, 2009
at Cedar Falls (0-1). Time: 7:45 p.m. Friday. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Prep preview: Iowa City West at West Sep 4, 2009
Iowa City West (0-1) at. No. 10 Waterloo West (1-0). (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Threshers Reunion is set for weekend Sep 3, 2009
Thursday September 3, 2009. Web Search powered by YAHOO. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Tigers fourth; I.C. West runs away with C.R. Prairie meet Sep 3, 2009
CEDAR RAPIDS --- The Cedar Falls girls' cross country team took fourth at the Cedar Rapids Prairie Invitational Tuesday. The Tigers were paced by Hannah Savage's fifth-place finish. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Passion, purpose define Andera's game Sep 3, 2009
CALMAR --- Give Jordan Andera an inch and he'll take a mile. And he'll be perfectly happy to drag a defender for 5,280 feet, too. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
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Other High Schools: Falcons post emotional win in season-opener. Falcons post emotional win in season-opener By KELLY BEATON. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Wahawks swept in volleyball opener Aug 27, 2009
WATERLOO - Iowa City High is off and running to start the 2009 volleyball season as the Little Hawks swept Waterloo West, 25-15, 25-10, 25-11, in Mississippi Valley Conference action Tuesday night. The Little Hawks pulled away from the Wahawks in game one with a 13-0 run after the hosts built an early 6-4 advantage. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Union ladies ready to roll Aug 27, 2009
Two sets of sisters, from two sister cities, are running toward a third straight Class 2A state championship for Union High School. Senior Erin Sears and junior Paige Sears are from Dysart, while junior Ashley Frush and sophomore Brittany Frush are from La Porte City. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
NE Iowa loaded with talent again Aug 24, 2009
A preseason prospectus usually offers little more than a snapshot of a squad. This year, however, the coaches' surveys scream one message loud and clear. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Latham: Narrow focus on health insurance Aug 22, 2009
The forum is sponsored by Mason City Clinic, Cedar Valley Medical Specialists of Waterloo, Physicians Clinic of Iowa in Cedar Rapids, the Iowa Clinic in Des Moines and the McFarland Clinic in Ames. The forum begins at 6 p.m. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Tigers ninth at Linn-Mar meet Aug 19, 2009
MARION --- Despite six scores of 86 or better, the Cedar Falls boys' golf team finished ninth Monday afternoon at the Linn-Mar Invitational. Cedar Rapids Kennedy won the team title, posting a score of 297, 28 shots better than Cedar Falls. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Iowa cobblers keeps busy during recession Aug 16, 2009
One reason, no doubt, is that they have the local market to themselves: Their's are the only shoe-repair businesses in the Cedar Valley ... He even has customers from outside the Cedar Valley --- well outside, in fact. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
Area standouts help Cedar Valley Conference rally past Big East Aug 6, 2009
WILTON, Iowa Trailing 6-0 after the first two innings and 6-3 going into the fifth, the Cedar Valley Conference senior baseball all-stars came roaring back for nine runs en route to a 17-8 win over the Big East Conference on Tuesday ... Hopefully, we ll keep the tradition going between the Big East and Cedar Valley Conference ... Cedar Valley Conference 17, Big East Conference 8. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Seniors from CVC, Big East play today Aug 4, 2009
WILTON, Iowa The Cedar Valley Conference and the Big East Conference in Eastern Iowa have one last chance to see their favorite baseball and softball stars on the field this season. The second annual Cedar Valley-Big East baseball and first Cedar Valley Conference-Big East softball doubleheader will be held today at the baseball and softball complexes at Wilton High School ... The Cedar Valley Conference softball coaches will be Wilton head coach Lance Pedersen and his assistant coaches, Mike... (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Softball: Wilton lands five on Cedar Valley Conference first team Jul 30, 2009
IOWA CITY, Iowa Cedar Valley Conference champion Wilton placed five players on the first team all-conference squad announced Tuesday ... 2009 Cedar Valley Conference Softball. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Viking players follow veteran coach's lead Jul 27, 2009
DECORAH --- Dennis Olejniczak's hopes for the kids never travel just station-to-station. Border-to-border might be more accurate. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
3 from Wilton, 1 from West Liberty on CVC top team Jul 25, 2009
WILTON, Iowa Third-place Cedar Valley Conference team Wilton placed six on the top two baseball all-conference teams announced today ... 2009 Cedar Valley Conference Baseball. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
E.K. Al Roberts (2) Jul 24, 2009
He was on the board of the Charles City Cedar Valley Hospital and served as president of the Charles City Chamber of Commerce in 1959. He was a member of the United States Chamber of Commerce from 1960-1965, serving on the distribution and retail committee. (Charles City Press, IO)
Large contingent of NE Iowa standouts in Shrine Bowl All-Star game Jul 24, 2009
AMES --- A number of Northeast Iowa standouts will lead the North squad into the 37th annual Iowa Shrine Bowl football game Saturday at 7 p.m. at Jack Trice Stadium. Brett Bengen of Gladbrook-Reinbeck, Wes Boyer of Cedar Falls, Cody Gericke of East Buchanan, Wyatt Hanus of North Tama, Dallas Hendrikson of St. Ansgar, DaeJohn Love of Waterloo East, Truman Novak of Crestwood, Mike Perez of Dike-New Hartford, Keaton Rickels of Iowa Falls-Alden, Matt Samec of New Hampton, Brett Van Sloten of... (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
NU, Jesup dominate all-NICL squads Jul 24, 2009
Division champions NU High and Jesup fittingly dominated the first-team rosters as the North Iowa Cedar League named its East Division All-Conference baseball and softball teams Wednesday. NU High, which went 12-2 in conference play to capture the baseball title, placed five members on the first team, including division Player of the Year Brad Denning, as well as Coach of the Year Brent Denning, Brad's father. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Bulldogs advance to substate, 9-2 Jul 23, 2009
HAMPTON - Defense made the difference as Hampton-Dumont rolled to a 9-2 Class 3A district final win over Clear Lake Monday. The Bulldogs capitalized on six Clear Lake errors while playing a perfect game in the field themselves. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Big inning by Regina sinks No. 1 Okoboji Jul 21, 2009
The Regals, who finished third in the Cedar Valley Conference, added two runs in the sixth and one more in the seventh. "That one inning we made a couple of errors, walked one, they called an illegal pitch, it just kind of snowballed after that," said Baschke. (Sioux City Journal)
Comets return to glory galaxy Jul 20, 2009
CHARLES CITY --- The on-field celebration was only the beginning for the Charles City softball team. After the Comets clinched their spot in the Class 3A state tournament with a 5-0 win over Webster City Wednesday at Iowa Falls, they had little idea what was in store for them on the bus ride home. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Wilton cruises past West Branch to gain district final Jul 16, 2009
They have already beaten the Knights three times during the Cedar Valley Conference season. Wilton topped North Cedar 12-0 on May 25 and swept the Knights 14-6 and 11-1 in six innings in a doubleheader on May 28. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Wilton wins district baseball opener Jul 15, 2009
The Beavers swept the Bears during Cedar Valley Conference play. Keywords. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
C.F. offense produces in MVC split Jul 15, 2009
CEDAR FALLS --- Cedar Falls' offense appeared ready for the postseason Monday as the Tigers tallied 13 runs while splitting a Mississippi Valley Conference doubleheader against Iowa City West. The Trojans won the opener, 14-7, before Cedar Falls bounced back to win the nightcap, 6-4. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
NU finishes with doubleheader sweep Jul 11, 2009
CEDAR FALLS --- Sixth-ranked NU High wrapped up its regular season with a blast, launching three home runs Thursday in the opener of a 12-1, 10-2 sweep over Aplington-Parkersburg. Tanner Cooke went 3-for-3 with a three-run shot in the fourth inning, finishing with five runs batted in to back up a six-inning three-hitter by Brad Denning in game one. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Wilton softball team advances to regional quarterfinal Jul 11, 2009
In the third meeting between the two area conference rivals, it still wasn t enough as Cedar Valley Conference champion Wilton defeated the Belles, 4-0, to advance to the regional quarterfinal tonight against Durant-Bennett. Coming in with two previous wins (against West Liberty), you always worry that your team might overlook them, Wilton coach Lance Pedersen said. (Muscatine Journal, IO)
Janesville aces first postseason test Jul 10, 2009
JANESVILLE --- Game by game and season by season, Janesville has built one of Northeast Iowa's top Class 1A softball programs the past three years under head coach Shelly Sorensen. Now, with a nucleus of players who have experienced that climb together, the 8th-ranked Wildcats have their sights set on earning the school's first state softball tournament berth. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Seniors help West extend win streak Jul 9, 2009
WATERLOO --- Waterloo West got clutch performances from its three upperclassmen as the Wahawks celebrated Senior Night Tuesday with a pair of come-from-behind victories over Cedar Rapids Prairie, 5-2 and 3-2. The wins ran West's winning streak to 16 consecutive games and allowed the Wahawks to remain 1 1/2 games behind Dubuque Wahlert in the Mississippi Valley Conference's Mississippi Division. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Tigers' Conrad back on his game Jul 9, 2009
CEDAR FALLS --- Jeff Conrad may have been a victim of his own success. Armed with a powerful bat and strong throwing arm, the Cedar Falls baseball standout couldn't have set the bar much higher than he did during his breakthrough freshman campaign. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Golden Hawks battle Regals, top Demons Jul 9, 2009
That's the way the Cedar Valley Conference set things up this season, a three-game series, one on Monday and two on Thursday. Mid-Prairie 13, Regina 6 On June 29, the Golden Hawks scored 13 runs on 15 hits, getting the long ball from Drew Yoder, Josh Boone, and Keaton Redlinger in the win. (Kalona News, IA)
I.C. West rolls past Tigers Jul 9, 2009
CEDAR FALLS - Iowa City West beat Cedar Falls with pitching, defense and hitting Tuesday night. The Women of Troy got a one-hitter from Mackenzie Haight and a 10-hit offensive attack to win the opening game, 10-0 in five innings, then broke open a tight second game with four runs in the seventh for the sweep, 9-3. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
East goes 1-1 at rain-shortened ICW tourney Jul 5, 2009
IOWA CITY --- Waterloo East split a pair of softball games Friday at the Iowa City West Invitational, then saw Saturday's play washed out by heavy rain. Kylie Rash fired a one-hitter as East topped Davenport North, 2-0, in the Trojans' opener Friday before second-ranked North Scott blanked East, 4-0. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Rally fizzles, East girls split Jul 4, 2009
WATERLOO --- Waterloo East came up one base hit short of a sweep Thursday as the Trojans split a Mississippi Valley Conference softball doubleheader against Iowa City High, winning 10-2 before dropping a 4-3 heartbreaker. City High took a 1-0 lead in the first inning of the opener, but the Trojans (20-11) broke the game open with a six-run third inning. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
I.C. West rolls past East twice Jul 4, 2009
IOWA CITY - Iowa City West made quick work of Waterloo East Wednesday in a Mississippi Valley Conference doubleheader, topping the Trojans 16-2 and 11-1 in a pair of five-inning contests. Corey Frickson went 2-for-3 and Justin Koweil was 2-for-2 with a double in the opener for East. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Cyclones make most of chances, 11-1 Jul 3, 2009
DENVER - NU High rapped out eight base hits, but Denver got considerably more mileage from its seven knocks as the Cyclones downed the Panthers, 11-1, in a six-inning North Iowa Cedar League softball game Tuesday. Jenna Jessen had three hits for Denver while Nicole Lopez, Taryn Moyer and Maddie Backstrom each produced a pair of hits for NU High. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
C.F. storms back from 9-0 hole Jul 3, 2009
CHARLES CITY --- The Cedar Falls softball team climbed out of a big hole Wednesday to score a 12-9 victory at Charles City. Trailing 9-0 after the Comets exploded for nine runs in the third inning, the Tigers scored in every subsequent inning, while getting shutout pitching the rest of the way from Makenze Mobley and Shyann Beach. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Joens powers West to pair of victories Jul 1, 2009
WATERLOO --- Waterloo West's offense arrived both late and early Monday as senior Kelli Joens homered in both ends of a 7-5, 4-0 softball sweep of Linn-Mar. A solo home run by Joens touched off a three-run rally in the sixth inning of the opener, and her three-run bomb in the first inning of game two backed up a three-hit pitching performance by Kayla Bessman. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Wahawks pin 7-5, 8-2 losses on No. 9 Jeff Jul 1, 2009
WATERLOO --- A little rest brought out the best in Waterloo West. Told by head coach Jeremy Langner to enjoy a weekend away from the baseball diamond, the fifth-ranked Wahawks returned to action Monday with an impressive sweep of No. 9 Cedar Rapids Jefferson, 7-5 and 8-2. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Tigers drop pair of one-run games Jul 1, 2009
CEDAR FALLS - Cedar Falls felt the sting of a pair of close losses in softball Monday in a 7-6, 4-3 Mississippi Valley Conference softball sweep at the hands of Iowa City High. The Tigers squandered a 6-2 lead in the opener when the Little Hawks struck back for two runs in the fifth inning and three in the sixth. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Wahawks sweep Little Hawks Jun 29, 2009
IOWA CITY --- The fifth-ranked Waterloo West baseball team continued its strong play, sweeping Iowa City High, 5-2 and 13-5, Friday. The Wahawks (20-4 overall, 11-2 MVC) collected 28 hits in the doubleheader. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Tigers get going after a frustrating start Jun 29, 2009
WATERLOO --- All the commotion on the basepaths through two innings stirred nothing on the scoreboard. Then, Cedar Falls blew its share of the zeroes right out of the ballpark here Friday. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
West sweeps fourth-ranked Wahlert Jun 27, 2009
DUBUQUE Waterloo West s bats broke out in a big way Thursday, spurring a softball sweep of fourth-ranked Dubuque Wahlert, 15-11 and 7-5. Jadyn Spencer keyed West s offensive carnage, hammering three home runs on the night, two in the opener. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Third Party in the Park of the season has racing theme Jun 26, 2009
The group is new to the Cedar Valley, but individually all of the band members have been a part of the local music scene for several years. They play a blend of swampy, roots-influenced Americana with a folksy spin, according to a news release. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Fifth-ranked West tops West Delaware Jun 26, 2009
At Waterloo, three different players had two hits and Garrett McClain homered as fifth-ranked Waterloo West improved to 18-4 with a 5-1 win Wednesday over West Delaware. Jeremy Wright, Andy Wolfe and Max Shower each collected two hits for the Wahawks. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Farmers, food processors work to combat obesity Jun 24, 2009
The Jay and Jeanne Hansen family of rural Hudson, which sells Hansen Farm Fresh Dairy products in the Cedar Valley, is committed to making healthy food. Jeanne said their milk isn t homogenized a process to make fat particles smaller to keep cream from separating upon standing which helps a body eliminate fat from the milk it doesn t need. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
Preps to Watch June 24 Jun 24, 2009
Novotny went wild last weekend, going 9-for-15. 600) with seven extra-base hits and nine RBIs at a tournament in Manchester. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Peter making rapid ascent as youth golfer Jun 22, 2009
DECORAH --- Andrew Peter was introduced to golf on the couch at his grandmother's house in the Twin Cities. As a kid, Peter and his grandmother would spend weekends watching PGA greats Fred Couples and Davis Love III on television. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Wolverines erupt, roll past NU Jun 20, 2009
DIKE --- NU High struck early, but Dike-New Hartford struck back hard. Erasing a 2-0 Panther lead, D-NH erupted for nine runs in the third inning and five more in the fourth to put Tuesday's North Iowa Cedar League softball contest away early, 14-2. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
D-NH humbles No. 6 NU, 12-2 Jun 20, 2009
DIKE --- Senior third baseman Mike Perez homered twice and drove in five runs as Dike-New Hartford thumped sixth-ranked NU High, 12-2, in a North Iowa Cedar League baseball game Thursday. Perez went 3-for-4, Braxton Myers went 2-for-4 with a triple, and Daniel Schmitz went 3-for-3 for the Wolverines, who broke the game open when they batted around in an eight-run fourth inning. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
Rash leads East to tourney win Jun 20, 2009
MASON CITY --- Kylie Rash had an equally big game in the pitcher's circle and the batter's box as Waterloo East began play in the Mason City softball tournament with a 6-0 shutout of Hampton-Dumont Thursday. Rash blanked the Bulldogs on two hits, allowing just two batters over the minimum, while going 3-for-5 at the plate with a double and a run scored. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
NU outslugs Jesup, runs record to 11-2 Jun 19, 2009
CEDAR FALLS --- NU High's offense continued to produce as the Panthers banged out a dozen hits to defeat Jesup, 10-4, in a rescheduled North Iowa Cedar League baseball game Wednesday. Calvin Siebel doubled twice and drive in two runs, while Nate Smith and Kyle Denning also had multiple hit games for sixth-ranked NU High (11-2 overall, 6-1 NICL), which ran its winning streak to eight games. (Waterloo Courier, IO)
