Baseball: Xavier Wins Metro Tournament

MARION, Iowa — This was the exclamation point. Rather the final exclamation point in a tournament full of them for the Cedar Rapids Xavier Saints. “This was definitely not a shock to anyone on our team,”... Read More »

Baseball: Xavier's Brown Throws No Hitter

MARION, Iowa - Sometimes the unexpected pays off big. Cedar Rapids Xavier baseball coach Dave Schemmel may be inclined to believe that after watching senior pitcher Zach Brown throw a no-hitter in a 4-0... Read More »

Xavier Beats Waterloo East, Looks Poised For Another State Title Run

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Kayla Armstrong led the scoring and Cedar Rapids Xavier beat Waterloo East 17-1 on Tuesday at Heco Field. The Saints finish the regular season 14-1 and with eight straight victories.... Read More »

Jefferson To Name Field After Niemeyer May 28

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - The Jefferson High School softball field will officially become the Larry Niemeyer Field on Tuesday, May 28. A naming ceremony will be held at 7:15 p.m., between the Jefferson -Waterloo... Read More »

Girls Soccer: Linn-Mar Blanks Jefferson, 2-0

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Linn-Mar is ranked second in the state and improved to 13-2 with a 2-0 win over Jefferson on Tuesday. Jensen Sevening and Kayla Kvach were the goal scorers for the Lions. TV9's Scott... Read More »

Baseball: Linn-Mar 'Hyped' For New Baseball Facility

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - The grass was impeccably manicured, the bleachers sparkled, and the rolling green hills provided a picturesque setting for an early-summer baseball game. But the most impressive thing... Read More »

State Track: Linn-Mar Is Boys 4A Champion

DES MOINES, Iowa — The awards ceremony ended, then a lengthy, happy photo session with family and friends began near the finish line at Drake Stadium. The white banner rippling in the breeze was a championship... Read More »

Girls State Track: Solon On Top, For Now

For all the coverage from state track and field, go to iowaprepsports.com DES MOINES, Iowa — In the span of about 15 minutes, the Solon Spartans made... Read More »

Girls State Track: Jefferson Runs Fastest Iowa 4x200 Ever

For all the coverage from state track and field, go to iowaprepsports.com DES MOINES, Iowa — Thirty-eight years, Woodbine held the all-time Iowa best... Read More »

State Track: Monticello's Lumpa Anchors Record Relay

For all the coverage from state track and field, go to iowaprepsports.com DES MOINES, Iowa — The crowd stirred, then roared. Monticello’s Dallas Lumpa... Read More »

State Track And Field: Linn-Mar's Jenks Wins 3,000 Again

For all the coverage from state track and field, go to iowaprepsports.com DES MOINES, Iowa — Stephanie Jenks enjoyed her 3,000-meter experience at the... Read More »

Girls Soccer: McEneny's 2nd Half Goal Lifts Independence Over CPU

CENTER POINT, Iowa - Shae McEneny scored almost 10 minutes into the second half, and Independence upset No. 6 CPU at Rogers Field on Wednesday night. CPU dictated the play for most of the game, but couldn't... Read More »

UNC's Paige Pops Home, Ready For Sophomore Season

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa – Of all the places you’d expect to see Marcus Paige, the Iowa Conference baseball tournament was not among them. Yet there was the North Carolina point guard Friday, at Veterans Memorial... Read More »

Girls Golf: Xavier's Bertch Finishes 2nd At Kennedy Invite

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Western Dubuque's Rochelle Beardsley won the Kennedy girls golf invite by shooting 75 on Monday at Ellis Golf Club. Xavier's Maddie Bertch was steady all afternoon, firing a 76,... Read More »

Track: Linn-Mar's Scott Does It On Track, Too

MARION, Iowa -- "Hot stuff" in middle school. Humbled as a freshman. Now, Perrion Scott has it together. And he and his sprinting buddies give the Linn-Mar Lions an added dimension that might push the... Read More »

Boys Soccer: West Beats City High With Two 2nd Half Goals

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The big distraction worked in the big game. Prom is this weekend for Iowa City West. Perfect timing, boy’s soccer coach Brad Stiles said. Maybe his players thought about their dates... Read More »

Girls Soccer: Peterson's Overtime Blast Gives West Win

IOWA CITY, Iowa - With just a few minutes left in the second overtime period, West's Alli Peterson unleashed a blast from just outside the penalty area, which beat City High's defense and goalkeeper and... Read More »

Solon Girls Track 'Running For Nora'

SOLON, Iowa — She’s too young to understand. But Nora Sanderson has a lot of support from a lot of friends she doesn’t know. She also has a stake in their success. The high school track and field season... Read More »

Mount Vernon's Peters Seeing Benefits Of Hard Work

MOUNT VERNON, Iowa - Mount Vernon discus thrower Robbie Peters hadn't won any meets in his career entering this year's track and field season, but the Mustang is on fire so far in 2013. TV9's Scott Saville... Read More »

Boys Track: Marion Wins Wamac West

MARION, Iowa — One team race went deep into the meet. One didn’t. It certainly didn’t. Marion won 10 events and racked up 179 points to capture the Wamac Conference West Division boys’ track championship... Read More »

Girls Track: West Wins MVC Division Crown

IOWA CITY — Track may be a team sport, but individual performances determine champions. Iowa City West, behind McKennan Cronbaugh’s four victories, took home the team title at the MVC Mississippi Division... Read More »

Boys Track: Wilz Wills Prairie To Division Title

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — His story is kind of unique. As unique as his name, really. Haakon Wilz started out his prep career at Cedar Rapids Prairie as a distance guy. Then he was switched to sprints. Looking... Read More »

Linn-Mar's Josh Evans Wins 'Athlete Of The Week'

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Linn-Mar's Josh Evans is this week's winner of the KCRG-TV9 "Athlete of the Week," sponsored by Cedar Rapids Toyota Scion. Evans, a junior distance runner, won the 1600-meter run... Read More »

Girls Soccer: Armstrong's Goal Gives Xavier 1-0 Win Over Linn-Mar

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - The weather hasn't improved much over the last week and a half for soccer at Heco Field, but Kayla Armstrong's season stayed hot Thursday. Armstrong's goal was the only tally of the... Read More »

Boys Soccer: Kennedy Amped To Face No. 3 West Friday

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - TV9's Scott Saville talks to a few members of the Cedar Rapids Kennedy boys soccer team, a day before the top-ranked Cougars face third-ranked Iowa City West in Iowa City on Friday... Read More »

Linn-Mar's Evans Named Most Outstanding Runner At Relays

DES MOINES, Iowa – Linn-Mar junior Josh Evans has earned the Robert Kramme award as the boys’ outstanding performer at the 104th edition of the Drake Relays. The award, voted on by members of the media... Read More »

Buxton Off To Torrid Start As Kernels Take To Road

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Baseball America magazine ranks its top minor-league teams periodically, and it’s rankings after April have the Minnesota Twins all over them. The Twins’ high-Class A affiliate Fort... Read More »

Linn-Mar's Evans Sets Record At Drake Relays

DES MOINES, Iowa — He signed an autograph during his victory lap. He answered questions in an interview room generally designated only for the big shots here. Still, Josh Evans insisted, “I’m not that... Read More »

Drake Relays: Linn-Mar Cashes In - Twice

DES MOINES, Iowa — Josh Evans suffered through a bout of insomnia in a Des Moines hotel Thursday night. “I couldn’t sleep,” he said. “I kept thinking back to that (3,200-meter) race.” That one got away.... Read More »

North Linn's Franson Wins 'Athlete Of The Week'

TROY MILLS, Iowa - North Linn's Jessica Franson is this week's winner of the KCRG-TV9 "Athlete of the Week," sponsored by Cedar Rapids Toyota Scion. The award is given every Thursday on the KCRG-TV9 News... Read More »

Jefferson Team, Distance Runners On Display At Drake Relays

DES MOINES, Iowa — This has all the makings of a premier distance-running rivalry. Everything, that is, but the venom. “I like her a lot,” Linn-Mar freshman Stephanie Jenks said of Griswold’s Rebekah... Read More »

Girls Soccer: West Clips Xavier In PKs

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - On a cold, windy day, Jayne Heinrich proved to have ice water in her veins. The senior goalkeeper usually is the last line of defense for Iowa City West's girls' soccer team, but... Read More »

Former Washington Athletes React to Lombardi’s Resignation

Former Cedar Rapids Washington athletes have been outspoken, while assistant coaches had little to say about the resignation of Warriors football coach Tony Lombardi. The reaction varied when Lombardi’s... Read More »

Washington's Lombardi, Plagman Being Investigated By State

CEDAR RAPIDS — The parent of a former Cedar Rapids Washington athlete said Wednesday she has filed a formal complaint to the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners, which is conducting an investigation into... Read More »

Chill Out Soccer Tournament

More than 184 teams from six states competed in the Chill Out Soccer Tournament in Cedar Rapids this past weekend.... Read More »

Xavier Gymnast Colette Miller Wins 'Athlete Of The Week'

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Xavier junior gymnast Colette Miller is this week's winner of the KCRG-TV9 "Athlete of the Week," sponsored by Cedar Rapids Toyota Scion. The junior and Level 9 gymnast recently took... Read More »

Girls Soccer: Linn-Mar Topples Kennedy In PKs

MARION, Iowa – When rivals come together for a common cause, it’s only fitting that it doesn’t end in regulation. A save by Linn-Mar sophomore goalkeeper Rylie Frese clinched a 7-6 penalty-kick advantage... Read More »

Track: CPU Mile Record Goes From Father To Son

CENTER POINT, Iowa — It’s hard to tell who was more elated when Center Point-Urbana’s 1,600-meter record went down. The new record-holder? The old record-holder? They have the same last name. “It was... Read More »

Kennedy Hires McKowen As New Basketball Coach

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Jon McKowen always knew he was going to be a coach. That’s just kind of what his family does. But he didn’t always know what sport he would coach. He played about everything at Wapsie... Read More »

Track: Lions Take Wilkinson Crown

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — Timauntay Jones has developed a new respect for distance runners. One in particular. “(Josh Evans), he’s on a different level from anybody I’ve ever run against,” said the senior... Read More »

Solon Coach Tucker Gets 100th Win

SOLON, Iowa - Solon girls soccer coach John Tucker got his 100th career win Friday night as his team defeated Marion in a shootout. TV9's Josh Christensen has more in the video above.... Read More »

Track/Field: Records Fall In Iowa City

IOWA CITY, Iowa – One needed a tape measure. The other demanded a stop watch. Both rewrote the record books. Three meet records fell at the Women of Troy and Hollingsworth Relays at Iowa City West, two... Read More »

New Summer Prep Football Rules Join National Trend

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - The NFL began its “Forever Football” campaign with a commercial displaying the game from its infancy with muddied fields and leather helmets to a speedy Devin Hester crossing the goal... Read More »

Girls Basketball: West's Disterhoft Wins Gatorade Award

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Add another elite award to a growing list for Ally Disterhoft. Gatorade has announced the Iowa City West senior as its 2012-13 Iowa girls’ basketball player of the year. The award,... Read More »

Girls Track: Kennedy's Estelle Returns To Form

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa -- Marisa Estelle has stopped growing and stopped hurting. Knock on wood. "I've got to be cautious now. I stretch a lot more," said the senior from Cedar Rapids Kennedy. Once upon... Read More »

Boys State Basketball: West Wins Second Straight 4A Title

DES MOINES, Iowa — It’s insignificant now. It really always has been. But if you remember, the vagaries of the IHSAA’s seeding system for the boys’ state basketball tournament had Iowa City West behind... Read More »

Boys State Basketball: Waverly-Shell Rock Wins 3A

DES MOINES, Iowa - Waverly-Shell Rock won the Class 3A boys basketball state championship, 48-41, over Harlan on Saturday at Wells Fargo Arena. The Go-Hawks finished the season 23-4. TV9's Josh Christensen... Read More »

Boys State Basketball: 'Real' West Finally Shows Up In 4A Semifinal

This game was televised live on KCRG 9.2, as every game of the boys state basketball tournament will be. DES MOINES, Iowa — Wyatt Lohaus drove hard baseline, drawing two interior defenders. Deftly,... Read More »

Boys State Basketball: Bettendorf Edges Cedar Falls; North Tama, MFL MarMac Finish 3rd

These games were televised live on KCRG 9.2, as every game of the boys state basketball tournament will be. DES MOINES, Iowa – You never want to accept defeat, but one area team probably did a... Read More »

Xavier's Armstrong Wins 'Athlete Of The Week'

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa - Cedar Rapids Xavier's Kayla Armstrong is this week's winner of the KCRG-TV9 "Athlete of the Week," sponsored by Cedar Rapids Toyota Scion. Armstrong scored the winning basket in the... Read More »

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