SCOTT COUNTY PARK — Facing a number of its new conference foes, the Central DeWitt boys and girls cross country teams saw their times drop at Tuesday’s Lancer Invitational.

GOOSE LAKE — Based on their two prior meetings, there was only one way Tuesday night’s River Valley North clash between the Northeast and Bellevue volleyball team was going to end.

DAVENPORT — Not all of the sets were going to be as dominant as the first one, but the Central DeWitt volleyball team showed it could be just as good when things were tighter during Tuesday’s Mississippi Athletic Conference visit to Davenport North.

TIPTON — Nobody could dislodge the same three squads from the top of the team standings, but cross country competitors from all three area schools put together impressive performances at Tuesday’s Tipton Invitational.

With the way its offense was moving the ball, all the Central DeWitt football team needed to take control of Friday’s non-district contest with Clinton was the ball to bounce its way.

WHEATLAND — After two comfortable victories — one for each side — the Calamus-Wheatland and Alburnett volleyball teams found themselves right where they started Thursday night: all knotted up.

GOOSE LAKE — There were no rain drops or big puddles to worry about this time, just another late- summer scorcher.

The Central DeWitt volleyball team unleashed its attack, but finding an open spot on the floor proved to be a difficult proposition in Tuesday’s Mississippi Athletic Conference meeting with Clinton.

ELKADER — Limited to single touchdowns in two of its first three contests, the Calamus-Wheatland football team’s offense broke out in a big way during Friday’s road contest with Central Elkader.

The pressure was on, but no matter how much the Central DeWitt football team’s defense might have bent during Friday’s home opener with Camanche, it did not break.

CLINTON — After having their first opportunities to hit the course cancelled by the heat, nothing was going to stop the Central DeWitt and Northeast cross country teams from making their season debuts at Tuesday’s Schoolhouse Open.

DAVENPORT — After a run of sevenths to start the season, the Central DeWitt boys golf team made a move up the standings during Wednesday’s Assumption Invitational.

GOOSE LAKE — The Northeast volleyball team came out firing, but it was visiting Cascade which got the last laugh in Thursday’s River Valley North opener.

IOWA CITY — As far as first impressions go, this one was tough to beat.

CLINTON — Whether it was the performance or the conditions, the same sentiment held true.

The Central DeWitt volleyball team had already showed twice that it could rally from a slow start during Tuesday’s season opener with Muscatine.

GOOSE LAKE — With the way both defenses were wreaking havoc, scoring opportunities were a rare commodity during Friday’s season opener between the Northeast and Bellevue football teams.

A little heat could not stop a balanced Central DeWitt boys golf team from bringing home a second-place finish at its home debut Thursday.

DAVENPORT — With its momentum — and lead — gone in the blink of an eye, the Central DeWitt football team did not have much time to get them back during Friday’s season opener with Davenport Central.

VICTOR — In what promises to be a season full of firsts, the Calamus-Wheatland football team accomplished a big one Friday night.

GLYNNS CREEK — The placing might have remained the same, but the scores came in lower for the Central DeWitt boys golf at Wednesday’s Lancer Invitational.

Fresh off its second trip to the 3A state semifinals in three seasons, the Central DeWitt baseball team had a pair of players earn all-state honors from Iowa’s group of baseball coaches.

MUSCATINE — Seven proved to be the magic number in the first week for the Central DeWitt boys golf team.

I guess I should have seen it as an omen.

IOWA CITY — In the midst of a dominant postseason run, the Central DeWitt baseball team found itself in an unfamiliar position during Friday’s 3A state semifinal with top-ranked Marion.

IOWA CITY — Its bats stayed hot and its pitcher stayed cool, allowing the Central DeWitt baseball team weather both fifth-seeded Waverly-Shell Rock and steamy conditions in last Wednesday’s 3A state quarterfinal at Duane Banks Field on the campus of the University of Iowa.

The stage kept getting bigger and Central DeWitt senior Boomer Johnson’s performances on the mound followed suit.

Pitchers in eastern Iowa already knew it.

For the first time in over three decades, the Mississippi Athletic Conference had a squad rule the state’s largest class.

After taking its lumps in league play the past two summers, the Northeast baseball team established itself as a squad to be reckoned with in the River Valley Conference this season.

There might not have been a younger team at the state baseball tournament last week than Lisbon.

MUSCATINE — Right in the middle of the introduction of ABC’s Wide World of Sports came its most famous phrase.

Early season injuries could not stop the Northeast softball team, neither could a difficult slate.

No matter where you looked at Thursday’s state softball finals, you were bound to find a Tri-Rivers Conference team.

The conference might have changed, but the tough competition the Central DeWitt softball team faced this summer did not.

Like the many athletes — young and old — jumping into the DeWitt Aquatic Center pool and Lake Killdeer, the DeWitt Crossroads Triathlon and its youth counterpart made quite a splash in its return this past weekend.

FORT MADISON — Looking for another trip to a 3A substate final, the Central DeWitt baseball team opened Monday’s semifinal against Fort Madison with a bang.

DYERSVILLE — A strong performance on the mound, timely hitting, error-free defense.

Jena Edwards of DeWitt was the winner of an $800 scholarship for the leadership skills she has exhibited at her local center, DeWitt Lanes.  

Eve Schmitt, a 2021 Central DeWitt graduate, was the winner of the Iowa State USBC Scholarship. For winning, she receives a $1000 scholarship which is renewable for up to four years by meeting the grade point average guidelines. She is a member of the DeWitt USBC youth and bowls at DeWitt Lanes.

After forcing to call off last year’s edition due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the DeWitt Crossroads Triathlon and its accompanying youth edition is set for a triumphant return this weekend.

WILTON — Only two softball teams in the state of Iowa, regardless of class, boast a better team batting average than top-ranked Wilton.

OXFORD — In their first meeting, the Central DeWitt softball team ran out of time in its efforts to reel in Clear Creek-Amana during the Maquoketa Invitational.

ANAMOSA — During its two regular season meetings, Northeast pitchers locked down on Bellevue hitters, allowing just four hits across the two games.

TROY MILLS — The start was exactly what the Calamus-Wheatland baseball team had in mind.

BELLEVUE — In a game that saw both pitchers surrender just four hits, it only seemed fitting that it would be a pitcher that provided the key hit in Tuesday’s 1A Region 8 first-round game between the Calamus-Wheatland and Marquette Catholic softball teams.

Whether scoring many runs or just a few, the Central DeWitt baseball team proved it could win in both cases during a pair of Mississippi Athletic Conference doubleheaders.

GOOSE LAKE — A little extra work on a warm July day proved to be worth the result for the Northeast softball team.

As a Hall of Fame umpire, Paul Keitel has been a summer fixture on the baseball diamonds across the state, whether it be one of the many that dot Eastern Iowa or Principal Park in Des Moines.