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Mid-Prairie 8th-grader Jaycee Flynn rises up for blocks

IOWA CITY When Mid-Prairie was swept by Regina Catholic in a River Valley South volleyball match Tuesday in Iowa City, the Golden Hawks caught a glimpse of their future. While Iowa State …

Jeorgia Evans' tearful night: 500 kills, a win, and a family

WELLMAN When her career night was over, there were tears. And why not? Mid-Prairie’s volleyball team, which has won two consecutive Iowa 3A regional championships but is unranked …

Mid-Prairie holds off Wilton in 2A-6 district football battle

WELLMAN After a fourth quarter in which Mid-Prairie’s Lenox Miller had intercepted a pass and recovered a fumble, and Kale Miller had kicked what turned out to be a game-winning 33-yard field …

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Mid-Prairie

Golden Hawks fall to No. 9 Wilton in volleyball showdown

WILTON The clock wound back five years Tuesday night in Wilton. Defeating Mid-Prairie for the first time since 2021, the Beavers swept the Golden Hawks in three games in a River Valley …

Mid-Prairie's Brooks Weber passes for nearly 400 yards in win at Sigourney Keota

SIGOURNEY A school record night began early for Mid-Prairie and senior quarterback Brooks Weber in a Sept. 11 game at Sigourney Keota. Weber, who was already the school’s record holder in …

Mid-Prairie girls place 2nd in Monticello meet

MONTICELLO Mid-Prairie seniors Kendal Landstrum and Brooklyn Stutzman finished in the top 10 for the second consecutive time this season, and the Golden Hawks captured a second-place girls team …

Highland

Missed opportunities cost HLT

The Highland-Lone Tree football team struck first Friday night, marching down the field on its opening drive to take a 6-0 lead on district foe Pekin, but HLT struggled with red zone execution on …

Huskies hit back in 3-1 weekend at Cardinal

After losing to Louisa-Muscatine on Tuesday, the Highland volleyball team entered Saturday’s Cardinal tournament hungry for revenge. They found it in form of a pair of victories over Pekin and a …

Nebergall notches top 15 finish at Fairfield

An 11th-place finish for Highland’s Brock Nebergall, third among 1A and 2A runners, highlighted results for Highland, Lone Tree and Hillcrest at the Fairfield “Ron Hunerdosse” Cross Country …

Lone Tree

PHOTOS: Lone Tree swept by Louisa-Muscatine volleyball

Lone Tree was swept at home by Louisa-Muscatine after transportation issues caused the match to be delayed by over an hour. The Lions went on to push Cardinal to the brink in Eldon on Saturday, …

Lone Tree volleyball coach Kyle Holderness talks to the Lions during a timeout.

Pay attention, class; it’s volleyball time in Lone Tree

LONE TREE The moment was infectious. Really. A Lone Tree Lion knocked the ball over the net for a point last Thursday night in a volleyball match against Columbus. And they celebrated. …

Homecoming heroism

The Highland-Lone Tree offense scored zero points and generated just 76 yards of total offense in its first two games. Against Wapello on Friday, the HLT offense racked up 356 yards and scored …

Hillcrest Academy

Three Ravens take top five finishes at Central Lee

Hillcrest Academy had three runners finish in the top five at the Central Lee cross country meet last Tuesday. Marie Yoder finished third in the girls’ race with a time of 22:42, while …

Hillcrest volleyball readies for conference tournament

The Hillcrest Volleyball team is preparing for Thursday’s conference tournament, when the Ravens will travel to Winfield-Mt. Union to take on Burlington Notre Dame, Danville and the hosting Wolves. …

Hillcrest hearbroken by Louisa-Muscatine

The Hillcrest Academy volleyball team dropped a defensive battle to the Louisa-Muscatine Falcons on Tuesday in a 3-2 (25-21, 25-27, 23-25, 27-25, 15-11) thriller. The Raven back row was scrappy, …

Community Sports

Keota falls short in sole title bid against BGM

The Keota softball team lost its opportunity at an outright South Iowa Cedar League title on Friday in a loss at BGM. Six errors haunted the Eagles as the Bears jumped out to a 5-0 lead. BGM …

Wheelchair 3 on 3 basketball at Wellman (2025)

Wheelchair basketball took center stage at the Wellman Parkside Center on March 22 with a 3 on 3 tournamnet. In addition to the tournament there were also raffles and a silent auction. All …

3 on 3 Wheelchair Basketball Fundraiser in Wellman

A 3 on 3 wheelchair basketball fundraiser took place at the Wellman Parkside Center on March 23. In addition to the games there was also raffles and a silent auction with all proceeds going to …