Move to Mavericks

Photo courtesy of the Palmer family Flanked by mother Miranda and father Ben, August “Augie” Palmer pumps her fists after signing her National Letter of Intent on Nov. 13 at City High to play for the Minnesota State University Mavericks. The women’s basketball team in April won the NCAA Division II national championship, just a few months before Palmer made a verbal committment to the team.

“We are very excited to have August joining our Maverick family!” Head Women’s Coach Emilee Thiesse announced last week.

Coach excited to see player development
by Gregory R. Norfleet · Sports · November 20, 2024
West Branch High School’s girls’ varsity basketball team wants to rebuild its team in the 2024-25 season.

Coach predicts growth in girls’ wrestling
by Matthew Dickinson, sports editor · Sports · November 13, 2024
In its third sanctioned season and the second under Head Coach Brian Driscoll, the West Branch girls’ wrestling program looks to reach new heights and continue gaining numbers.

Volleyball team bids coaches goodbye
by Matthew Dickinson, sports editor · Sports · November 13, 2024
In a stunning and emotional West Branch volleyball awards ceremony Nov. 7, Co-Head Coaches Monica Tylee and Becky Hosier announced that they would be stepping down from their roles after three years leading the program together.

Little Hawks’ cross country 8th in Ft. Dodge girls’ race
by Matthew Dickinson, sports editor · Sports · November 06, 2024
West Branch sophomore Grace Hamann and the Iowa City High girls’ cross country team did battle with the state’s elite runners, taking eighth with 198 points in the 4A race Friday afternoon in Fort Dodge.

Boys runners finish sixth in Class 4A race at Ft. Dodge
by Matthew Dickinson, sports editor · Sports · November 06, 2024
The Iowa City High boys’ cross country team ended a breakthrough season with a sixth-place finish in Class 4A with 198 points Friday afternoon at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Fort Dodge.

West Branch hits Grundy Center buzzsaw
by Gregory R. Norfleet · Sports · November 06, 2024
No. 1 Grundy Center lived up to their ranking by defeating West Branch, 42-7, on Friday to close out the Bears’ football season in the Round of 16.

District win sending City High boys to state
by Matthew Dickinson, sports editor · Sports · October 30, 2024
A year ago, the Iowa City boys’ country team qualified just one runner to the Class 4A state meet and narrowly missed advancing as a team with a fourth-place finish.

No. 7 Cobras stunned by WB
by Gregory R. Norfleet · Sports · October 30, 2024
On paper, a cub faced a King Cobra.

Hamann medals, ‘Hawks state-bound
by Matthew Dickinson, sports editor · Sports · October 30, 2024
The Class 4A No. 6 Iowa City High girls’ cross country team is on to the state meet after a second-place finish with 50 points at the Oct. 23 district meet held at Crow Creek Park in Bettendorf.

Bears’ push too late to overtake Regals
by Gregory R. Norfleet · Sports · October 30, 2024
West Branch kept creeping up on Regina, but the No. 8 Regals held them off Oct. 23 to win the Class 2A Region 8 quarterfinal round to advance.

Bears oppress Falcons for regional win
by Matthew Dickinson, sports editor · Sports · October 23, 2024
The West Branch volleyball team’s 3-0 Class 2A regional first round win over Louisa-Muscatine Monday night at home had a strong sense of deja vu.