Metro Sports Report

Warriors spike Prairie in straight sets

For the Cedar Rapids Washington volleyball team, a new coach means pretty much the same system that took them to within one match of the state tournament last year.

One in a bunch of first-year Metro coaches, Amy Faulkner took over the Warrior program on the first day of practice in August when former mentor Kari Lombardi resigned to move with her family to West Des Moines.

Faulkner is hardly a rookie, however, having served as an assistant the past three years and as a club-team coach for many of the girls before that.

Still, it was a milestone of sorts for her team to notch its first really convincing victory of the young season Tuesday night by sweeping Prairie in three sets on the Hawks' home court.

Poturalski nets hat trick for RoughRiders

When Major League baseball teams play preseason games, the players generally go through the motions for a few innings and take the rest of the day off.

When United States Hockey League clubs play preseason games, the guys bust their butts for 60 minutes and engage in a little rough-housing to make sure they're ready when the bell rings.

That's the way it was at the Cedar Rapids Ice Arena Tuesday night when the RoughRiders clipped the Dubuque Fighting Saints, 5-3, in an entertaining contest that seemed like the real deal.

Girls Union strikes deal with IPTV

WEST DES MOINES - High-definition TV programming and free online streaming will now be a thing of the present for fans of Iowa girls high school championships.

The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union approved a new three-year contract with Iowa Public Television at a monthly board meeting Tuesday at the union headquarters in West Des Moines.

For the first time, all Iowans will have access to HD programming of basketball, soccer, softball and volleyball championship games. The pact goes into effect Nov. 16, following the state volleyball tournament, and replaces a contract with the Iowa High School Sports Network (IHSSN).

The 2014 girls' state basketball championship will be the first event televised by IPTV under the new contract.

Lombardi hearing delayed to December

The state disciplinary hearing for former Cedar Rapids Washington teacher and football coach Tony Lombardi has been delayed to December, the Iowa Board of Educational Examiners announced Tuesday.

Lombardi has been charged with four counts of unethical behavior by the BoEE during his years at Washington. Lombardi has resigned all his positions at Washington and is currently living in West Des Moines with his family. He is no longer a teacher or coach at an Iowa school.

The hearing had been scheduled for Sept. 23 and 24 in Des Moines before Administrative Law Judge John Priester. The attorney for the state requested a continuance of the hearing date and Lombardi's attorney did not object.

The hearing is now scheduled to begin on Tuesday, Dec. 3 at 9 a.m. at the Wallace State Officie Building in Des Moines. The hearing will continue Dec. 4 and 5, if required.