The boys’ basketball team completed their season with a much improved 9-14 record. This comes after a 2-20 record a year ago. “We made some great strides from last year,” head coach Adam Loria said. “Especially on the defensive end of the court.” This extra effort was realized in two [...]
A three-point State Quarter-Final loss to West may not have been the fairytale ending the girls basketball team had dreamed of, but after a season filled with triumphs and a few disheartening defeats, the team feels good about their achievements even after a tough loss in Des Moines. “I couldn’t [...]
In an epic battle of tug-o-war, the girls basketball team came up with the short end of the rope in a hard fought 52-55 loss. “[The girls] gave it their all,” head coach Bill McTaggart said, “the coaching staff and I couldn’t have been more pleased.” Coming into the game [...]
Photos by Annika Wasson
This week, post season accolades were awarded to six girls basketball players. All five starters, Mickey Hansche ’13, Sierra Chambers ’12, Kiera Washpun ’14, Haley Lorenzen ’14, Harper Beasley ’12, and one of the team’s substitutes, Katherine Vanderwoude ’12 earned Mississippi Division honors. Top scorer Hansche made the Mississippi Valley [...]
In the rubber match between the two teams, City was able to uncharacteristically make their free throws to live another day in the IAHSAA Playoffs and beat Cedar Rapids Prairie. Coming into the night, City was just 57% from the line. That puts them in last place in the conference [...]
In a game as unseemly as the other team’s mascot, the girls basketball team survived their first game in the regional tournament beating the Bettendorf Bulldogs 51-36. The Little Hawks will now advance to the regional final against Cedar Rapids Washington on Tuesday. “We didn’t play up to our ability, [...]
After a tough loss against West High, the girls basketball team is looking to turn things around in the post season. The Little Hawks will face Bettendorf this Saturday at 7 PM in the City High gym. “We need to play like we’re capable of playing and if we do [...]
The Little Hawk staff interviews members of the basketball team about their game at Linn-Mar. Interviews by Cortez Barfield, Video Edited by Kris Kindl.
While the regular season is still wrapping up, the girls basketball team has gotten a look at what their road to Des Moines holds and have started preparing for the regional tournament. “I feel we can handle any bracket if we play to the ability that we know we can,” [...]
Parents, teachers, and coaches are always saying, “You need to learn from your mistakes.” The Little Hawk girls basketball team will need to do just that as they wrap up their season against three opponents that have been or are currently ranked, in the last two weeks of the season. [...]
In what appeared to be a recurrence of City’s Friday night game against Cedar Rapids Kennedy where the Little Hawks held the Cougars to a school record low twenty-two points. Linn-Mar started off slow allowing City to open up the game with a 7-2 lead. The Lions would then crawl [...]
The City High Boy’s Basketball team set a new school record in a 40-22 win against Cedar Rapids Kennedy. In what was a defense-laden game was later confirmed that the 22 points the Little Hawks allowed Friday night was the fewest in school history. The previous record was 24 points [...]
Today is a big day for the girl’s basketball team. They will travel across the river to take on cross town rival, West High at six PM. With bragging rights at stake, the girls hope to prove they can compete with the top team in the state. Coming into the [...]
By Tristan Spears The City High Boy’s Basketball picked up a win at the Muscatine Fieldhouse on Saturday, coming less than 24 hours after dropping a home game against Cedar Rapids Prairie. City started the Prairie game off right with a quick five points to start the game. But Prairie [...]
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