Scott Saville
Sports Director
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Scott developed his love for high school athletics as a member of two state championship football teams at Carmel High School, in suburban Indianapolis.
Scott played college football for the University of Wisconsin-Lacrosse. The highlight of Saville’s week since starting at KCRG-TV9 in 1996 has been covering the high school Athlete of the Week segments.
Scott has been married to his lovely wife Brenda for 29 years and has 3 daughters, Emily, Madeline, and Hanna and one grandson. In his spare time, Scott watches his daughters compete in high school and college sports.
Updated: Feb. 2, 2023 at 6:51 PM CST
|By Scott Saville, Chelsie Brown and Jack Lido
History has been made at Xtream Arena, where the IGHSAU held the first sanctioned girls state wrestling tournament.
Updated: Jan. 31, 2023 at 6:36 PM CST
|By Scott Saville
Former Iowa star Jordan Bohannon wasn’t sure about his future after his last game as a Hawkeye.
Updated: Jan. 26, 2023 at 10:49 PM CST
|By Scott Saville
City High Senior John Weigel is having a great senior season winning the MVC super meet in the 100 freestyle. Now he has bigger fish to fry, like breaking his brothers school record in the 100 free.
Updated: Jan. 25, 2023 at 6:38 PM CST
|By Scott Saville
Former Hawkeye great Kenyon Murray is a busy man with several jobs.
Updated: Jan. 24, 2023 at 6:46 PM CST
|By Scott Saville
Prairie junior McKenna Murray has a new coach this year: her father, Kenyon
Updated: Jan. 13, 2023 at 10:54 PM CST
|By Scott Saville and Jack Lido
The Cougars are still undefeated going into the weekend after an 86-55 win over Dubuque Wahlert.
Updated: Jan. 12, 2023 at 10:39 PM CST
|By Scott Saville
Junior men’s freestyle world champion Ben Kueter is chasing his fourth straight state wrestling title and still playing football on the side. The City High senior who will do both at Iowa, just trained and played against the best high school football players in the country at the Under Armour All-American football game.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2023 at 6:45 PM CST
|By Scott Saville
When Cornell women’s basketball coach Brent Brase met Katie Langan from Arizona on her brother’s recruiting trip, he knew he wanted her on his team.
Updated: Jan. 11, 2023 at 5:48 AM CST
|By Scott Saville
Jermelle Lewis’ 141-scrimmage-yard, two touchdown gashing of Michigan back in 2002 will always be one of the biggest days in Jermelle Lewis’ life.
Updated: Jan. 4, 2023 at 6:52 AM CST
|By Scott Saville
Heath Thompson’s fitness journey started in 2014, and 8 years later he has a whole new body and lifestyle.
Updated: Jan. 3, 2023 at 7:09 PM CST
|By Scott Saville
Redshirt junior forward Patrick McCaffery is taking a mental pause to address anxiety.
Updated: Dec. 29, 2022 at 7:29 PM CST
|By Scott Saville
"I’ve never met anybody with as much character as Jack Campbell.”
Updated: Dec. 29, 2022 at 11:13 AM CST
|By Scott Saville
Iowa’s 2020 Music City Bowl against Missouri was cancelled, but it turned out to be a blessing in disguise for Dalles Jacobus.
Updated: Dec. 16, 2022 at 10:43 PM CST
|By Scott Saville
Hot shooting helped the Cougar girls and boys get past Prairie on Friday night.
Updated: Dec. 15, 2022 at 10:41 PM CST
|By Scott Saville
Linn-Mar senior Zoe Kennedy is what they call a pure shooter
Updated: Dec. 14, 2022 at 6:52 PM CST
|By Scott Saville
Nathaniel Crow will never forget July 5th, 2022.
Updated: Dec. 13, 2022 at 6:44 PM CST
|By Scott Saville
Mike Leach had a personality like none other.
Updated: Dec. 9, 2022 at 10:42 PM CST
|By Scott Saville and Jack Lido
Friday night hoops saw great contests in North Liberty and Cedar Rapids.
Updated: Dec. 8, 2022 at 11:36 PM CST
|By Scott Saville
She may be a little monster at 105 pounds but Jillian “Monster” Worthern brings a monster mentality to the mat.
Updated: Dec. 6, 2022 at 6:38 PM CST
|By Scott Saville
Patrick McCaffery heard the devastating news in 2014 - he had thyroid cancer.
Updated: Dec. 2, 2022 at 10:52 PM CST
|By Scott Saville
Former KCRG-TV9 Athletes of the Week shined for the Lynx.
Updated: Dec. 1, 2022 at 10:46 PM CST
|By Scott Saville
Xavier running back Michael Cunningham had a senior year to remember.
Updated: Nov. 24, 2022 at 3:27 PM CST
|By Scott Saville
Hawkeye fans will say goodbye to one of the greatest players ever to wear the black and gold.
Updated: Nov. 22, 2022 at 10:44 PM CST
|By Jack Lido and Scott Saville
the Stormin’ Pointers won a tight contest with Marion, winning on the Wolves’ home floor 47-42.
Updated: Nov. 17, 2022 at 10:34 PM CST
|By Scott Saville
Xavier junior swimmer Maria Trotta, who swims for Kennedy, keeps improving with hard work and dedication in the pool.
Updated: Nov. 16, 2022 at 6:57 PM CST
|By Scott Saville
“I feel free. It helps me physically and emotionally and mentally. I just love it.”
Updated: Nov. 11, 2022 at 6:46 PM CST
|By Scott Saville
Legendary head coach Butch Pedersen, diagnosed with blood cancer earlier this year, got to lead his Bears out of the tunnel at the UNI-Dome.
Updated: Nov. 10, 2022 at 10:51 PM CST
|By Scott Saville
Clear Creek Amana shocked the volleyball world this year with upset after upset, making it all the way to class 4A championship game for the first time in school history.
Updated: Nov. 4, 2022 at 11:13 PM CDT
|By KCRG Staff, Scott Saville, Jack Lido and Chelsie Brown
Watch week 11 highlights from Friday Night Lights Endzone, on November 4th, 2022
Updated: Oct. 27, 2022 at 10:38 PM CDT
|By Scott Saville
Iowa City West swimmer Jade Roghair is going out with a bang in her senior season. Jade has the fastest time in the state in the 200 and 500 freestyle this year.
Updated: Oct. 26, 2022 at 10:34 PM CDT
|By Scott Saville
Butch Pedersen has conquered 336 opponents in his 39-year career with the Bears, but he’s facing his biggest battle off the field.
Updated: Oct. 21, 2022 at 11:12 PM CDT
|By KCRG Staff, Scott Saville, Jack Lido and Chelsie Brown
Watch week 9 highlights from Friday Night Lights Endzone, on October 21, 2022.
Updated: Oct. 20, 2022 at 10:57 PM CDT
|By Scott Saville
Mount Vernon sophomore outside hitter Chloe Meester is a killing machine.
Updated: Oct. 19, 2022 at 10:49 PM CDT
|By Scott Saville
37-2 Lisbon kept things rolling with a powerful 3-0 victory over Colfax-Mingo.
Updated: Oct. 18, 2022 at 10:26 PM CDT
|By Scott Saville
Nate Crow’s life changed in a blink of an eye.
Updated: Oct. 13, 2022 at 10:40 PM CDT
|By Scott Saville
Mount Vernon junior Joey Rhomberg has thrown for 1,686 yards and 20 touchdowns, including a school record tying six touchdown passes last Friday night.
Updated: Oct. 12, 2022 at 6:50 PM CDT
|By Scott Saville
Lillian comes from a football family, her younger sister Lulu has been playing tackle football for since she was a little girl, and now stars on the middle school team.
Updated: Oct. 7, 2022 at 11:13 PM CDT
|By KCRG Staff, Scott Saville, Chelsie Brown, Jack Lido and John Campbell
Watch week 7 highlights from Friday Night Lights Endzone, on October 7th, 2022.
Updated: Oct. 6, 2022 at 10:43 PM CDT
|By Scott Saville
It was a crowded scene at Seminole Valley when Iowa City High’s Ford Washburn and Dubuque Hempstead’s Julia Gehl beat the course records.
Updated: Oct. 6, 2022 at 10:42 PM CDT
|By Scott Saville
North Linn senior Tate Haughenbury can do it all. He is a dunking machine on the basketball court and he is the star quarterback in football, where he can beat you with his arm or his legs.
Updated: Oct. 5, 2022 at 6:48 PM CDT
|By Scott Saville
“Yeah we have a target on our back we want that because that means we’ve been having success. We are looking to repeat that this year to.”
Updated: Oct. 4, 2022 at 6:46 PM CDT
|By Scott Saville
Thaddeus Longmire was born without arms, but that doesn’t stop him from playing the game he loves.
Updated: Sep. 28, 2022 at 6:53 PM CDT
|By Scott Saville
Mural Artist Janson Rapisarda makes it sound a lot easier than it actually is.
Updated: Sep. 27, 2022 at 10:43 PM CDT
|By Scott Saville
“He would always check up on us. Anything we needed he was always there.”
Updated: Sep. 23, 2022 at 11:19 PM CDT
|By KCRG Staff, Scott Saville, Jack Lido and Chelsie Brown
Watch week 5 highlights from Friday Night Lights Endzone, on September 23rd, 2022.
Updated: Sep. 22, 2022 at 10:41 PM CDT
|By Scott Saville
Marion senior Avery Van Hook can do it all on the volleyball court.
Updated: Sep. 21, 2022 at 10:43 PM CDT
|By Scott Saville
“We had no idea how popular he is"
Updated: Sep. 18, 2022 at 7:38 AM CDT
|By Scott Saville
After three lightning delays and seven hours, this game didn’t end until 1:40 am. But whatever it takes for a win.
Updated: Sep. 16, 2022 at 11:21 PM CDT
|By KCRG Staff, Scott Saville, Chelsie Brown and Jack Lido
Watch week 4 highlights from Friday Night Lights Endzone, on September 16th, 2022.
Updated: Sep. 15, 2022 at 10:43 PM CDT
|By Scott Saville
Under the lights at Kingston Stadium, Linn-Mar and Washington traded touchdown returns to start the game.
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