Editor's note: This story was updated May 25, 2025 KALONA More than one year ago, Dwight Gingerich, the longtime boys basketball coach and school principal at Hillcrest Academy, and Mo, his … more

DES MOINES One final performance at the Drake Relays awaited Mid-Prairie senior Jayden Stafford last Friday and in one of the toughest races of his career it was one of the best performances of … more

Regional play for girls basketball kicks off next week and brackets have been finalized, revealing the first-round postseason opponents for Mid-Prairie, Lone Tree, Highland, and Hillcrest.  … more

FORT DODGE For the third time in nine years, Mid-Prairie’s cross country teams finished one-two at Saturday’s Class 2A state championship meet in Fort Dodge. The Golden Hawk … more

PLEASANTVILLE All the runners at the 1A district meet in Pleasantville had dreams of state on their minds and for Hillcrest, they had two Ravens make those dreams a reality.     … more

FAIRFIELD  It was a tight race, but with 100 meters left before the finish, Hillcrest’s Marie Yoder managed to overtake Washington’s Iris Dahl to secure the lead in the … more

KALONA In their second game of a home tournament, the Ravens faced a less than ideal start. Their opponent, Keouk, got rolling in the first by scoring a quick six runs. The Ravens needed to … more

Hillcrest freshman Diego Ramos scored two goals in  his first varsity game on Tuesday in Tipton. His second goal tied the game 3-3 with 7:30 left, but the Tigers scored the game winner two … more

Hillcrest Academy’s volleyball team played Lone Tree in its home opener on September 3, and nearly pulled off its first victory of the season. The Ravens won the first two sets before Lone … more

The Hillcrest Ravens went 1-2 last week, moving their overall record to 2-5 on the season. Their 2-3 conference record has them at sixth place in the Southeast Iowa Super Conference North … more

After months without high school sports, area teams took to the baseball and softball diamonds Monday night for the opening of the summer sports season. Teams only had two weeks of practice before … more

The Lone Tree Lions triumphed over Hillcrest Academy Jan. 14 behind a 28-point performance of Keegan Edwards. When the final buzzer sounded, the Lions recorded a 62-51 victory. Hillcrest looked … more