Archive for category: Sports

  • Dunks and defense led to improvements

    Dunks and defense led to improvements

    Basketball, Sports March 10, 2012 8:42 am

    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 [...]

     
  • Young and quick: Track athletes leap into new season

    Young and quick: Track athletes leap into new season

    City High, Sports, Track March 9, 2012 9:33 am

    Achieving the ‘Standard of Excellence’ in both the 400 and 200 in her first high school meet ever, Sarah Plock ’15 could be a key runner in winning a back to back state championship. “It was kind of nerve racking, just being a freshman,” Plock said. “I think I did [...]

     
  • Girls Basketball Fights to the End

    Girls Basketball Fights to the End

    Basketball, City High, Sports March 7, 2012 9:52 am

    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 [...]

     
  • Boys Track Team Enters Season High Hopes

    Boys Track Team Enters Season High Hopes

    Sports, Track March 6, 2012 6:39 pm

    Led by a group of talented upperclassmen, the City High boys’ track and field team is off to a strong start and is determined to improve throughout the season. “There has been a lot of hard work,” Brook Price ’13 said. “There are a lot of positive attitudes, and I [...]

     
  • Little Hawks Come Up Short in Quarter-Final

    Little Hawks Come Up Short in Quarter-Final

    Basketball, City High, Sports March 3, 2012 12:08 pm

    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 [...]

     
  • City Loses to West 55-52 in State Girls Basketball Quarterfinal

    City Loses to West 55-52 in State Girls Basketball Quarterfinal

    Basketball, City High, Slideshows, Sports February 29, 2012 1:49 pm

    Photos by Annika Wasson

     
  • Starters Earn Division Honors

    Starters Earn Division Honors

    Basketball, City High, Sports February 24, 2012 9:55 am

    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 [...]

     
  • Clutch Free Throw Shooting Advances Little Hawks

    Clutch Free Throw Shooting Advances Little Hawks

    Basketball, Sports February 21, 2012 2:09 pm

    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 [...]

     
  • Little Hawks Take “Ugly” Victory Against Bettendorf

    Little Hawks Take “Ugly” Victory Against Bettendorf

    Basketball, Sports February 19, 2012 8:09 am

    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, [...]

     
  • West Loss Won’t Keep Little Hawks Down

    West Loss Won’t Keep Little Hawks Down

    Basketball, City High, Sports February 17, 2012 7:46 pm

    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 [...]

     
  • Live Streaming Coverage of Signing Day

    Live Streaming Coverage of Signing Day

    City High, Live Blogs, Sports February 17, 2012 2:05 pm

    Check out our live streaming coverage of four City High athletes who are signing their letters of intent to different universities around the Midwest. thelittehawk on livestream.com. Broadcast Live Free

     
  • Ryan Maas and Steve Ferentz move to second round cosolation

    Ryan Maas and Steve Ferentz move to second round cosolation

    City High, Sports, Wrestling February 17, 2012 9:34 am

    Steve Ferentz and Ryan Maas both lose in quarter finals , they will continue on in the second round consolation bracket.

     
  • Alex Lemus loses 14-2, moves to consolation bracket

    Alex Lemus loses 14-2, moves to consolation bracket

    Sports, Wrestling February 17, 2012 8:46 am

    Alex Lemus in his first match lost 14-2 against Tanner Rohweder(WDM Dowling). He will move on to 2nd round consolation. Photos by: Jake Binggeli

     
  • Lemus, Maas, Ferentz all move on to State Wrestling Quarterfinals

    Lemus, Maas, Ferentz all move on to State Wrestling Quarterfinals

    Slideshows, Sports February 16, 2012 10:23 am

    In the first round of the State Wrestling tournament, all three wrestlers won and move on to tomorrow’s quarterfinal matches. Less than a minute after the completion of the National Anthem, 106lb junior Alex Lemus’ match against Gabe Hoogers (Sioux City North) got going. Lemus got off to a quick [...]

     
  • Alex Lemus wins first round- Slideshow

    Alex Lemus wins first round- Slideshow

    Slideshows, Sports, Wrestling February 16, 2012 9:18 am

    Alex Lemus defeats Gabe Hoogers 9-3 in the first round. He will now continue on to face Tanner Rohweder(WDM Dowling).

     
 
 
 
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