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BORN FOR CROSS COUNTRY

Some kids just stumble into cross country running. Others, seem to be destined for it. Liam Shannon has an interesting tale to tell regarding his introduction to the sport. “When I was four years old, I lived in a town called Guttenberg in northeast Iowa,” Shannon said. “I went to a ...

Gaels earn net honors

Four St. Edmond volleyball players were honored with selection as all-North Central Conference recepients, the league announced recently. Seniors Sasha Hess and Mariah Myers made the first team while classmate Claire O’Connor was on the second. Junior Ava Underberg earned third team ...

GARRIGAN BOWS OUT IN SEMIS

CEDAR FALLS — It had been 446 days since Bishop Garrigan head football coach Marty Wadle gathered his players and deliver a post-game speech following a loss. Even such a span of time between defeats wasn’t long enough to ease the pain of this one. Leading late in the fourth quarter ...

Successful home opener for Tritons

The Iowa Central faithful got their first glimpse at the Ryan Kirsch era on Wednesday night. Kirsch, who has taken over the Triton men’s basketball program, coached his first game inside Hodges Fieldhouse. Iowa Central (3-2 overall) didn’t disappoint, as they reached the century mark in ...

FINDING A WAY

Sabah Dickerson is ready to put the Iowa Central baby blue uniforms back in the closet. The Triton women struggled with shot selection on Wednesday, but Dickerson is being patient. The ICCC head coach knows it will still take some time to get on the same page. The Tritons remained perfect ...

Tritons an at-large national qualifier

CEDAR RAPIDS — A strong regular season, coupled with a stacked schedule full of ranked teams, helped the Iowa Central volleyball program officially secure an at-large bid to nationals on Wednesday. The Tritons were one of just four teams added to the field of automatic qualifiers for the ...