Sports
CRESCO - Mark Tieskotter of Lime Springs correctly picked 12 of 14 games to earn first place in the Times Plain Dealer Football Contest for the week of Sept. 12.
Donna Rue of Ridgeway earned second place by correctly picking 11 of 14 games.
The game between Green Bay and Minnesota was not counted...
OSAGE - The Crestwood varsity girls' cross country team performed extremely well at the Osage Invitational on Sept. 11 as it grabbed first place. The Cadet varsity boys' team also ran well by taking second.
Cassidy Ihns took gold in the varsity girls' race in a time of 20:12.24 seconds, and Hope...
CRESCO - Ron Praska of Cresco correctly picked 13 of 15 games and was closest in the tie-breaker game to earn first place during week one of the Cresco Times Plain Dealer football contest.
Gerry Bruess of Cedar Falls placed second with 13 of 15 games correct to place second. More than 20 people...
DECORAH - Battling some of the top runners from Iowa, Wisconsin and Minnesota at the Luther All-American Meet on Saturday, Sept. 8, the Crestwood girls’ and boys’ cross country runners turned in several stout performances.
The Crestwood varsity girls’ team finished 10th out of 26 teams with 304...
WAVERLY - The Crestwood volleyball team gave a strong effort against Class 4A No. 5 Waverly-Shell Rock before losing to the Go-Hawks, 1-3 (12-25, 9-25, 25-21, 10-25) on Sept. 4 on the road.
Competing against many strong teams at the Kepros Tournament Saturday at home, the Cadet spikers finished...
CRESCO - The Class 3A No. 5 Waverly-Shell Rock Go-Hawks scored a touchdown early in the second quarter and held off an outstanding and valiant effort by the Crestwood varsity football team to trip the Cadets, 7-0, on Friday, Sept. 7 at Crestwood. The loss dropped Crestwood's overall record to 1-2....
WAUKON - A second half rally by the Crestwood varsity football team fell short on Aug. 31 against Waukon as the Indians held on to down the Cadets, 22-7.
The loss dropped Crestwood’s overall record to 1-1 while Waukon improved to 1-1. Crestwood will host Waverly-Shell Rock on Sept. 7 at 7:30 p.m....
CRESCO - The Crestwood Junior Varsity and Varsity cross country teams will compete at Mason City on Aug. 30 starting at 5 p.m. The Junior High Teams will not compete in Mason City. The meet at Charles City scheduled for Aug. 30 was cancelled.
SUMNER - Facing two stout teams on Aug. 23 in Sumner in the season opener, the Crestwood varsity volleyball team gave a solid effort in both matches before coming up short.
The Cadets fell to Sumner-Fredericksburg, 21-25, 14-25, 20-25; and they lost to Tripoli 15-25, 21-25, 14-25.
“Even though we...
CRESCO - Neither a driving rainstorm nor a solid Charles City squad was going to prevent the Crestwood varsity football team from notching a well-deserved 7-6 win over the Comets on Friday, Aug. 24 during their season-opening game.
Following a scoreless first half, the Cadets got on the board...