KALONA
Blink, and you would have missed it.
Hillcrest Academy boys basketball coach Dwight Gingerich, who is on the edge of Iowa basketball history, didn’t dare blink.
Trailing 6-2 in …
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The Hillcrest Ravens used the 3-point shot to match Wapello through three quarters, but the Arrows pulled away in the fourth for a 44-28 win.
Norah Yoder hit key 3-pointers in the second and …
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Playing in front of a home crowd for the first time this season, the Hillcrest Ravens got into an offensive flow in the first half.
But over the next ten minutes, a 15-point halftime lead …
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KALONA
The transformation of Hillcrest Academy junior forward Grant Bender hit like a freight train the night of November 22.
Here the Ravens and Bender were, playing for the first time this …
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After Hillcrest Academy had fallen behind by 18 points in its season opener last Friday, Ravens senior Esther Hughes figured it was go time.
The Ravens had not scored a point in the third quarter …
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The Eastern Mennonite University soccer team was in a bit of a slump heading into a conference match with Ferrum on October 13. The Royals had not experienced a win in 750 days, not since senior Cole …
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FORT DODGE
One mile into her final high school race, Hillcrest Academy senior Leah Bontrager decided it was go time.
The timing was perfect.
Competing in her fourth consecutive Class 1A …
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One final lunge at a kill by Hillcrest Academy senior Esther Hughes just didn’t work in the Ravens’ final match on October 18.
The ball went into the net and HLV’s Warriors began …
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IOWA CITY
Fall winds blew briskly over the Kickers Complex in Iowa City.
The temperatures were cool, almost cold.
Simply perfect. Hillcrest Academy cross country runner Leah Bontrager …
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Cross country runners from Highland High School, Hillcrest Academy and Lone Tree High School chased after state championship berths in the Class 1A state qualifier held October 21 at the Iowa City …
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Leah Bontrager was the first to cross the finish line on Thursday at the Big Hollow Recreation Area near Mediapolis. In the final regular season race of her career, the Hillcrest senior came away …
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The Hillcrest boys might not have earned many medals or claimed any trophies this year, but that doesn’t mean that they didn’t take anything valuable from the cross country meets over the …
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The cross country course for Thursday’s SEISC meet at Heritage Oaks Golf Course was a little different than the other courses that Hillcrest senior Leah Bontrager had experienced this …
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COLUMBUS JUNCTION
Esther Hughes, a senior at Hillcrest Academy, rose above the net and slammed the ball with a thunderous spike into the Columbus defense.
The Wildcats never stood a …
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Hillcrest senior Collin Miller ran the hill from the Joetown woods up to the cinder track for the final time in a Raven uniform on Monday.
Miller burned through his last reserves of energy …
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Hillcrest’s three-game home winning streak was snapped by Winfield-Mt. Union on Thursday. The Wolves (15-8) improved to 4-1 in conference play with the 25-19, 25-16, and 25-18 set …
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The South division dominated the final day of the SEISC Volleyball Tournament at Southeastern Community College in Burlington on Saturday.
All four teams in the semifinal matches were ranked …
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CENTER POINT
The hills were gone.
And the fast times arrived.
“A confidence boost,” HIllcrest Academy cross country coach Marty Gingerich said following the Ravens showing in the …
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When Hillcrest Academy runner Leah Bontrager noticed the path was about to go down, down, down, she knew it was go time.
But maybe not for just this race held on a warm September afternoon at …
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Girls and boys runners from Hillcrest Academy, Highland and Lone Tree participated in the English Valleys Invitational on September 14 at Knoll Ridge Country Club in North English.
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