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 … more

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 … more

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 … more

Mid-Prairie's girls team captured the team title at the River Valley Conference Cross Country Championships on October 12, and the Golden Hawks boys placed second. The meet was run at the Iowa City … more

IOWA CITY Danielle Hostetler, a Mid-Prairie sophomore, quickly established a substantial lead on the rest of the field in the River Valley Conference championship meet on Tuesday at the Iowa City … more

The Mid-Prairie girls and boys cross country teams raced in the Clipper Classic hosted by Clear Creek Amana on September 27 at Iowa City Kickers Park. Golden Hawks sophomore Danielle Hostetler won … more

IOWA CITY Mid-Prairie’s girls cross country nailed perfection on Monday at the Iowa City Kickers Soccer Park. Plus one. Led by sophomore Danielle Hostetler’s dominant win in hot … more

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 … more

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. Click through … more

NORTH ENGLISH Leah Bontrager, a senior at Hillcrest Academy, hit a lifetime first on Tuesday. A three-time state qualifier, Bontrager won her first cross country race in the English Valleys … more