Heelan rolls past Creston

It was over before it started.
Bishop Heelan moved into the second round of the 3A State Playoffs with a 66-2 win over Creston O/M on Wednesday night at Memorial Field.  The Crusaders obviously wanted to play a lot better than last Friday’s OT win over Sgt. Bluff-Luton.  Mission accomplished.
Michael Malloy ran for 133 yards in the [...]

Preview: Heelan v. Creston

On Wednesday night, Heelan will begin their quest to repeat as 3A state champions.  The Crusaders will take on Creston, the 4th seed in District 8.  The game is at Memorial Field and is scheduled for a 7:00 pm kickoff.  Our coverage will begin with our Knova’s Carpets Pre-Game Show at 6:35 on 1360 KSCJ.
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What a win for Iowa

For the first time ever, Iowa is 8-0.
It did not come easy for the Hawkeyes.  Nor it should it.  Ricky Stanzi threw a 7-yard touchdown pass to Marvin McNutt as time expired to give Iowa a come from behind 15-13 win over Michigan St. on Saturday night.
Some skeptics will once again say that Iowa was [...]

Heelan wins wild game at SB-L; Playoffs Announced

What a crazy game!
Zach McCabe set a new Sioux City passing record, throwing for 465 yards as Bishop Heelan survived a scare from Sergeant Bluff-Luton, winning 42-35 in overtime.  The Warriors were playing for their season, needing a win to get a shot at the post-season for the second consecutive season but SB-L came up [...]

Monday’s Random Thoughts (on Tuesday)

A few weeks ago, after Briar Cliff lost to Midland Lutheran down in Fremont, NE, Head Coach Tom Rethman turned to me and JB and said as he was walking out of the press box that he was close.  He was meaning that Briar Cliff was close to putting things together and actually winning a [...]

Playoff Scenerios are Clear (Sort of)

It took overtime but East was able to clinch a playoff spot and the Missouri Rivers Activities Conference crown with a 20-17 win over West on Friday night.  That moves the Black Raiders into the playoffs in Bob Goodvin’s first year as head coach.  The Black Raiders clearly did not play their best football game [...]

Monday’s Random Thoughts

Can anyone tell me why Iowa St. is still in the Big 12?  Maybe they should team up the Cyclones with Vanderbilt, Northwestern, and Washington St. in the same conference.  All are the traditional doormats of their respective conferences.
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Nebraska finally won a big game.  The Huskers beat Missouri on national television last Thursday night.  Still, the [...]

Turnovers help Iowa stay unbeaten

Three fumbles, 2 interceptions and 1 victory.  That was the story on Saturday night as #12 Iowa forced 5 turnovers and survived a scare beating Michigan 30-28 at Kinnick Stadium.
Iowa’s defense bent but did not completely break.  Michigan was able to run the football — at will at times.  The Wolverines finished with 195 yards [...]

Big Win for East

The Black Raider football program is not yet a powerhouse but East took a huge step forward with a big road victory on Friday.  Ben Moes threw for 4 TD’s and East topped Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln 30-25 and now has the upper hand in winning the MRAC.
It didn’t look like East would win in [...]

Volleyball Tourney gets Major Sponsor

Recently, Wells Blue Bunny decided to back out of the major sponsor of the NAIA Volleyball Tournament.  So, the tourney got a big boost when it announced on Wednesday that CNOS and Siouxland Surgery Center has stepped in as the presenting sponsor.
Sioux City had a successful debut of the volleyball tourney that they got an [...]