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SULLY — Brady Van Wyk had been held scoreless for nearly 26 minutes. But with the game and the season on the line, the Lynnville-Sully junior was straight-up clutch.

OTTUMWA — After being taken down to the wire by Pella Christian, the Prairie City-Monroe boys basketball team apparently wanted a less stressful playoff game, and it made sure that happened in a big way Tuesday night.

JOHNSTON — Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business, and Iowa Speedway today announced Pioneer as the title sponsor for the May NASCAR Nationwide Series race at the Iowa Speedway. The Pioneer Hi-Bred 250 will take place Sunday, May 20, at the Iowa Speedway in Newton.

It’s been a tough six-game homestand to wrap up the season for the Newton boys basketball team, but nothing was tougher than Monday night’s Class 4A first-round playoff game.

Make it three times as nice for the Lynnville-Sully girls basketball team.

Like PCM, the Lynnville-Sully boys basketball team tries to move one game closer to state tonight as the Hawks host BGM (Brooklyn) in a Class 1A District Semifinal game at 7 p.m.

KNOXVILLE — Just before the first half buzzer, Brittany Bryan took a hard foul as she attempted a last-second shot near the basket. She was knocked to the floor, and lost a contact lens in the process.

DES MOINES — It wasn’t an ideal finish for some members of the Prairie City-Monroe wrestling team, but they were forced to face the cold, hard reality that many of their peers face at Wells Fargo Arena in February.

DES MOINES — “We’re not going home yet.”

DES MOINES — No matter the age or experience level, nerves are apparently always a factor at the state wrestling tournament.

For the fourth time in four years the Newton girls bowling team will appear in the Class 1A State Bowling Tournament.

The Newton boys basketball team ended its regular season on a sour note Thursday night, falling 49-45 at home to Perry (8-13).

The Collins-Maxwell-Baxter boys basketball season came to and end Thursday night, as the Raiders fell 65-48 at North Polk in a Class 2A District semifinal game. It was the third time the Heart of Iowa Conference foes met this season, with the Comets (17-5) taking each game.

Using strong first and fourth quarters, the Lynnville-Sully boys basketball team advanced in the Class 1A District playoffs with a 43-34 home win over fellow South Iowa Cedar League rival North Mahaska.

MONROE — Mix in a bitter rivalry with the fact that one team gave the other one of its two losses in the regular season, and you’ve got a pressure cooker of a second-round playoff game.

“Tat Power” has become more than just a light-hearted rallying cry for members of the Prairie City-Monroe wrestling team.

JOHNSTON — The Newton girls basketball team has grown in leaps and bounds from the team that struggled out of the gate way back at the beginning of the season in November. A 1-10 start was quickly offset with a 4-2 finish in the last six games of the regular season.

The road to success is not always a smooth one, especially in the sport of wrestling. It oftentimes requires its competitors to overcome adversity along the way to reach their goals, and two individuals that have exemplified that are Colfax-Mingo’s Jimmy Abell and Dylan Albright.