Marion High School - Marion, Iowa

Forster, Fopma pace Marion to 2nd

IOWA CITY - Colton Forster and Jeremy Fopma ran strong races Thursday to help the Marion Indians finish second at the Wamac Conference cross country meet in Iowa City.

Forster placed second in 16 minutes, 38 seconds and Fopma followed right behind in third place in 16:48. Josh Yeager of Center Point-Urbana won the 5K race in 16:10.

Mount Vernon/Lisbon captured the team championship with 40 points. Marion finished second in the 16-team field with 78 points.

The Marion girls placed sixth in their race. Madison Bach finished fourth for the Indians in 15 minutes, 23 seconds.

Shae McEnany of Independence was the winner in 14:59. Williamsburg captured the team championship.

Read more...

Saints host Regina in premier battle

All of the Class 4A football teams in the Metro area refused to play Xavier when the Saints dropped to Class 3A this year, so the Saints had to get creative and find some willing partners.

They succeeded beyond anyone's wildest imagination.

Xavier will host Iowa City Regina Friday night at Saints Field in an intriguing showdown of state powers.

The Saints reached the Class 4A finals in 2012 and 2013 before the advent of district play in Eastern Iowa allowed them to drop safely into their proper enrollment bracket in Class 3A. The Regals, meanwhile, are the premier program in Class 1A and have won four straight state titles under Coach Marv Cook.

Regina saw its 56-game winning streak come to an end against Solon - a Class 3A club - in the season opener this year, but the Regals have won six straight games since then and are averaging 43.4 points per game.

Read more...

Dike-New Hartford wins Jeff volleyball

Dike-New Hartford won six straight matches Saturday and captured top honors at the Westside Invitational volleyball tournament at Jefferson High School.

Dike-New Hartford, ranked No. 1 in Class 2A, played giant killer when it whipped Ankeny Centennial, 25-18, 25-19, in the championship match. Ankeny Centennial is ranked No. 3 in Class 5A, which is the largest class in the state.

Kennedy and Linn-Mar both reached the quarterfinals of the gold bracket playoffs before being eliminated. Kennedy fell to Dowling, 25-21, 25-20, and Linn-Mar lost to Dike-New Hartford, 25-20, 25-18.

POOL A: Dike-New Hartford 3-0, Linn-Mar 2-1, Davenport Assumption 1-2, Waterloo West 0-3.
POOL B: Ankeny Centennial 3-0, Wahlert 2-1, Xavier 1-2, North Cedar 0-3.
POOL C: Kennedy 3-0, West Delaware 2-1, West Liberty 1-2, Washington 0-3.
POOL D: Solon 3-0, Iowa City West 2-1, Tripoli 1-2, Waterloo Columbus 0-3.
POOL E: Mount Vernon 3-0, Grundy Center 2-1, Jefferson 1-2, Des Moines Roosevelt 0-3.
POOL F: Dowling 3-0, Marion 2-1, Williamsburg 1-2, Hempstead 0-3.