LOCAL SPORTS

Below are the updated high school girls basketball rankings from the IGHSAU. Area teams are highlighted in bold. Class 5A School Record LW 1 Johnston 15-0 1 2 Dowling Catholic 15-3 2 3 Waukee Northwest…

Girls Game VICTOR – North Mahaska’s No. 2 ranked girls moved to within one game of the South Iowa Cedar League championship Tuesday with a 57-24 victory over HLV. They can lock up the title…

WOODWARD – North Mahaska’s basketball teams hit the road Monday to face nonconference foe Woodward-Granger and came away with a split. The No. 2 girls won 66-39 while the boys were edged 59-56. North Mahaska…

Girls Game MONTEZUMA – Rankings when North Mahaska and Montezuma meet only add fire to the rivalry between these two storied South Iowa Cedar League foes. They came into the contest with the Warhawks rated…

LAMONI -- The William Penn men's basketball team struggled in the second half, falling 93-68 to Graceland in a Heart of America Athletic Conference matchup on Saturday. The game opened with an early 7-7 tie…

Below are the updated high school girls basketball rankings from the IGHSAU. Area teams are highlighted in bold. Class 5A School Record LW 1 Johnston 14-0 1 2 Dowling Catholic 13-2 2 3 Waukee Northwest…

Girls Game NEW SHARON – If your team is shooting poorly the team needs to rebound. North Mahaska (14-1, 10-0) shot just 25 percent from the floor but grabbed 52 rebounds including an astounding 33…

By Cory Houser Seniors helped lead the way in big spots for Sigourney’s basketball teams on Tuesday night as they wound up with a sweep of Keota, in games heard live on KMZN. It was…

Class 4A RANK SCHOOL W L 1 Cedar Falls 11 1 2 Valley, W.D.M. 10 2 3 Cedar Rapids, Kennedy 9 2 4 Linn-Mar 10 2 5 Waukee 9 2 6 Waukee Northwest 10 3…

By Cory Houser It was a happy bus trip home for the Sigourney basketball squads Friday night, as they each came away with wins over H-L-V, in a doubleheader heard live on KMZN. Despite colder-than-normal…