Conference News

Hammond earns MVC top athlete honor in tennis

Cedar Rapids Washington senior Katie Hammond has been named female tennis Athlete of the Year in the MVC Mississippi Division.

The unbeaten Hammond, who also plays on the Warriors' girls soccer team, is undefeated in tennis and ranked No. 2 in the state.

Hammond and Linn-Mar senior Katie Rakers were named unanimous selections on the Mississippi team. They were joined on the first team by Kennedy junior Sara Lasecki, Washington junior Kristin King, Linn-Mar senior Jenna Myers and Iowa City high freshman Eve Small.

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MVC makes changes in girls basketball

Things will be a little different for girls basketball teams in the Mississippi Valley Conference next season.

For one thing, all the MVC teams will play a 13-game conference schedule next season instead of a 16-game schedule. And for another, some regular-season games between MVC teams will not count in the league standings.

The conference approved the changes at a league meeting in Dubuque on Wednesday.

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Showalter named coach at City High

IOWA CITY - Don Showalter is leaving Mid-Prairie High School to become the new boys basketball coach at Iowa City High, it was announced Thursday.

Showalter has 562 career wins and has taken teams to the state tournament six times. He has been the Iowa Coach of the Year nine times and was named the National Coach of the Year in 2009.

Showalter succeeds Adam Loria, who resigned after the 2011-12 campaign.

City High boys coach Loria resigns

IOWA CITY -- Iowa City High boys basketball coach Adam Loria announced Friday that he was resigning his position, effective immediately.

Loria graduated from City High in 1996 and started his coaching career immediately at City High as an assistant coach. In 2003 he was hired as head coach at Iowa City Regina and in 2007 was hired as head coach at Cedar Rapids Xavier.

Loria returned to his alma mater in 2008. His record during his four-year tenure at City High was 38-53.

Loria cited family and professional reasons for stepping down as head basketball coach. He will remain on staff at City High.