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DES MOINES - The No. 5 Cherokee Braves went on a 15-1 run over the final 4:13 of the fourth quarter to defeat the No. 4 Crestwood girls’ basketball team, 70-61, last Tuesday in the first round of the Class 3A State Tournament.
The loss ended a great season for the Cadets, who posted a final...
CRESCO - The 2016-17 Crestwood varsity wrestling team recently wrapped up another impressive season as the Cadets chalked up 11 new school records.
Crestwood concluded its strong year with an overall dual record of 16-7. Every dual loss came against a 2A or 3A school ranked in the top eight. The...
DES MOINES - Turkey Valley senior Shelby Reicks and her Trojan teammates were not to be denied a win Monday.
Playing with an injured ankle, Shelby Reicks hit the game-winning layup with 29 seconds left and added one free throw with three seconds remaining to help the No. 2 Turkey Valley girls’...
FOREST CITY - The Forest City Indians built a double-digit halftime lead and held off a late rally by the Crestwood varsity boys’ basketball team en route to a 62-43 win over the Cadets Saturday in the Class 3A District 6 Final.
The loss ended Crestwood’s season with an overall mark of 9-13....
CRESCO - Four members of the Crestwood girls’ basketball team recently earned Northeast Iowa Conference honors for the 2017 season, and Head Coach Doug Sickles was tabbed for Iowa Girls’ Coaches Association Class 3A Northeast Iowa Coach of the Year.
Cadet juniors Shannon Pisney and Ellie Friesen...
The Crestwood boys' basketball district final game against Forest City scheduled for Feb. 23 at Forest City has been postponed to 4 p.m. on Feb. 25 at Forest City because of the weather. The winner will play either Waverly-SR or Decorah in the substate final at 7 p.m. Feb. 27 in Aplington-...
MANCHESTER - Maybe Des Moines should put up a new sign reading ‘Welcome back to State, Crestwood girls’ basketball team!’
For the third time in the last four years and the sixth time in school history, the No. 3 Crestwood girls’ basketball team punched its ticket to the Class 3A State Tournament...
CLARKSVILLE - Stout team defense and good offensive play helped the Class 1A No. 2 Turkey Valley girls’ basketball team defeat AGWSR, 47-33, Monday in the Region 3 Final to earn its second straight trip to the State Tournament, which runs from Feb. 27 to March 4 at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines...
DES MOINES - Cadet wrestlers Ryan Steffen (132), Trae Pecinovsky (152) and Trevor Trende (195) all represented Crestwood High School well at the Class 2A State Wrestling Tournament last week.
Junior Ryan Steffen grabbed fifth place at 132 pounds, senior Trae Pecinovsky took sixth at 152 and...
CHARLES CITY - A stellar group effort by the Crestwood boys’ basketball team allowed the Cadets to demolish the Charles City Comets, 60-37, Monday night in the Class 3A District 6 semifinal.
The win allowed the Cadets (9-12) to advance to the District 6 Final against Forest City (18-4) at 7 p.m....
