GOOSE LAKE — Northeast senior Alexis Ehlers said for the past four years, she and her fellow seniors have gone through everything together.

CLINTON — Clinton boys golfer Joe Simpson said golfers have a love-hate relationship with the River Kings’ home course, Valley Oaks.

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CLINTON — In his team’s win over Davenport West on Tuesday, Clinton volleyball coach Micah Cewe said it was all about the last set.

ELDRIDGE — Camanche’s Dylan Darsidan won the boys race, Clinton’s Camryn Sattler placed second in the girls race as local runners took part in the North Scott Lancer Invitational on Tuesday at Scott County Park.

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ELDRIDGE – The Clinton volleyball team entered into Saturday’s North Scott Invitational with just one win on the season. On paper, it looked like that’s all they were going to get from the six-team tournament.

CAMANCHE — As the Camanche football team lined up on a soggy field Friday night, the rain continued to pour on their helmets through all of the first half.

North Scott 7, Central DeWitt 0

CAMANCHE – Some big swings came off the arms of some Camanche seniors on Thursday night, leading the Indians to a 3-2 thrilling conference victory over Bellevue at home.

GOOSE LAKE — Local runners had to dodge mud and puddles of rain, but still were able to compete at a high level at the Northeast Invite on Thursday.

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CLINTON — Central DeWitt volleyball coach Lee Swanson said Clinton sophomore Makayla Howard is a, “beast.”

The Clinton girls swim team defeated Davenport West 100-44 on Tuesday at home.

DEWITT — It was cold, rainy and overcast at Springbrook Country Club on Tuesday.

Week 2 of the high school football season is in the books. Here’s a look at notable statistics and notes from all of the area games.

The Fulton boys golf team placed first with 314 team points to win the Dammann/Wolfe Invitational Saturday at Wolf Hollow Golf Course in Lena, Illinois.

West Delaware 55, Clinton 6

Week 2 of the high school football season is here. Here’s a preview for each area school’s game this week.

CLINTON — Trailing by one point heading into the final event, the Clinton girls swim team had one final chance to get the edge over Tipton Thursday night.

CLINTON – It was a quick and easy night for the Prince of Peace volleyball team even after a shaky start as they downed Alburnett 3-0 on Thursday night in a home game at the Joe O’ Donnell Sports Center.

Upon arriving to Clinton, Iowa, my first objective was non-sports related — I had to find out exactly what “Chicken George” was.

Thursday is officially my last day as the Sports Editor at the Clinton Herald.

CLINTON — Clinton volleyball coach Micah Cewe said the goal after his team’s loss to Bettendorf Tuesday night is simple.

CLINTON — Clinton girls cross country freshman Camryn Sattler had never run the course at Emma Young Park before.

CLINTON – The No. 14 Prince of Peace volleyball team took home a win in their first regular season best-of-five, taking down the Camanche Indians 3-1 on Tuesday night.

GOOSE LAKE – Northeast head football coach Mark Lee had one thing to say to his team after they were blanked 41-0 in the first football competition of the week: Everything is fixable.

CLINTON – Season openers can be rough for teams as the rust is shaken off and lineups get used to playing together.

Clinton swept in opener

Three Clinton players were among the local baseball athletes to earn 2020 All-State honors after the Iowa Baseball Coaches Association released the elite list earlier this week.

Postseason honors continued for area baseball players as the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association released their 2020 All-District teams earlier this week.

FORT DODGE – The Northeast softball team ended their phenomenal 2020 season and state run on Friday afternoon, falling to Louisa-Muscatine in the Class 2A consolation game, finishing fourth in the state.

FORT DODGE – The No. 1 ranked North Linn softball team has 24 wins this season, and just three of those have been by less than six runs.

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker pulled the plug on fall sports on Wednesday morning, leaving athletes, coaches and parents reeling for a couple of hours. The Illinois High School Athletic Association (IHSA) followed that up with a new plan that shakes up high school sports in the state.

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FORT DODGE – With a runner on third and two outs in the bottom of the seventh, it was the time for something to happen for the Northeast softball team.

A local athlete and a local coach earned the top postseason honors from their respective conferences as All-Conference lists were doled out with the end of the 2020 regular season.

Madison Kluever hasn’t even stepped foot in her first high school class yet, but she’ll be on the big stage Tuesday morning for the Northeast softball team in Fort Dodge.

To better prepare for the 2020 varsity football season, the IHSAA developed a revised schedule plan which allows for member school adjustments due to COVID-19 and released it on Friday morning.

Amid the happy tears and the fan cheers and banner presentations in Goose Lake on Monday, one face was missing from the crowd for Northeast junior Neveah Hildebrandt.

DEWITT – With one final swing, the air went quiet in DeWitt on Wednesday night as senior Alex McAleer fell to the plate in distress.

GOOSE LAKE

No. 3 Sabers advance to 3A substate

CLINTON – There wasn’t much that Clinton baseball coach Kevin Cunningham could say after a 12-2 loss to Cedar Rapids Prairie on Friday night at home. Afterall, his team had the lead heading into the final inning before Prairie came surging back.

The Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) announced on Friday morning that they are planning on going into the 2020 fall sports season as scheduled, with more guidance coming.

BELLEVUE – With one last swing, Easton Valley senior Calli Beck finished the 21st out of the night with a strikeout, clinching a 6-4 win for the Easton Valley softball team over Marquette Catholic.