Union’s Elle Rathe didn’t even start her running until her sophomore year of high school. Two years later she is the leader of the pack. Elle cruised to a win at the 2A qualifying meet Thursday at Anamosa, punching her ticket to the state championships.
Linn-Mar Senior Cam Guenther is a real ironman. He does it all for the Lions, with five touchdown catches, punt return touchdowns, a 5A leading six interceptions and two pick-sixes. His Lions are 6-1 with a shot at hosting a state playoff game,
Kennedy Senior diver Audrey Leno is a 2 time state qualifier. She is ranked in the top 7 in the state again this year after perfecting some big dives, including a 49.5 on an inward half tuck dive. Every day she sets new personal records.
West Liberty Senior Macy Daufeldt is an amazing athlete. She won a state long jump title as a freshman, and she’s now a killing machine on the volleyball court. Daufeldt has a school record 1400 kills her career for the undefeated Comets.
Solon Junior Quarterback Blake Timmons can beat you with his legs or his arm. In just 2 games Blake has 297 yards passing and 4 touchdowns, and 227 on the ground for 3 more scores for the 2-0 Spartans.
Tipton Senior Cody Koch is just happy to back in a football uniform after that day in July of 2020, when he dove in head first in his parents pond. Cody spent 6 days at the Stead Family Children’s Hospital. When he looked down at Kinnick Stadium, he said he knew he’d play again.
Nearly every day in the batting cages, you’ll find Marion baseball star Myles Davis. All his hard work has paid off, he hit .496 this season, and he was only a freshman.
We battled through the Pandemic and the Derecho and still managed to have another great year for the Athlete of the Week program, sponsored Cedar Rapids Toyota. Here is a look back at our 37 winners this season.
Wash senior Grayson Zylstra is ending his high school career with a bang. Zylstra switched to singles play this year and is 18-1 playing in the number one spot for the Warriors. Zylstra, who will play at DePauw University next year, has worked really hard his game to be one of the top players in the state.
After winning a state doubles title two years ago and leading her team to a team championship, Xavier Senior Miyako Coffey switched to singles play this season and has been just as dominating, looking to add more hardware to her collection at the state championships.
Austin is now writing his own legacy as he averaged 17.3 points per game and was second in the state in all classes this year with a whopping 208 assists, leading the Lynx to the 1A state title game.
Maquoketa Valley 5″9 forward Taya Tucker had a magical senior season. Her Wildcats reeled off 25 straight wins before losing in the 2A title game to Dike New Hartford, Tucker was named to the all-tournament team
Edmonds just started bowling last year and already she is a state champion after rolling a 246 in her second game for a two-game score of 471 at the state championships.
Koppes is lighting up the scoreboard in his senior season, averaging almost 23 points a game and is hitting almost 45 percent from behind the arc for the 11-0 Orioles.
Cascade sophomore Alyssa Lux started the season off with a bang this year scoring 24 points and hitting four three pointers in 54-51 win over number one ranked West Branch.
Wick rewrote the Regals’ record books this season with more than 1400 yards receiving and 16 touchdown grabs. In the class A championship win over Grundy Center, Alec had a record nine catches for 226 yards and a touchdown. Simply put, Wick catches everything in site.
Roghair helped the Trojans to their best ever finish at the state meet last weekend while also setting two state records, one in the 500 freestyle and then as part of the 400 yard freestyle relay.
