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Lilly Ritchie showed up with a career best night vs Cuba City on Thursday. She had a triple double leading the team in Kills, Digs, and Assists in the 5 set upset victory over Cuba City. The 6th ranked Redbirds took down the 3rd ranked Cubans in 5 back and forth matches that never saw…

The senior and Creighton University recruit led the Rams to a 3-0 upset win at Bettendorf in the Iowa Class 5A Region 4 semifinals on Thursday. She delivered 20 kills, a .405 hitting efficiency, three blocks, 10 digs, one ace and 11-for-11 serving. The Rams play at Pleasant Valley on Tuesday for a trip to…

Zander Tierney (Southwestern/East Dubuque football) — Tierney became the first player in co-op history to surpass the 1,000-yard rushing mark, finishing with 1,046 rushing yards and 19 total touchdowns. Tierney finished with 1,861 all-purpose yards. In Friday’s 22-21 overtime victory over Benton/Scales Mound/Shullsburg, he ran 13 times for 88 yards, also caught two passes for…

Jaden Montgomery (Dubuque Hempstead football) — Montgomery matched the program record he set against Waterloo West on Sept. 12, rushing for five touchdowns as the Mustangs outlasted Cedar Rapids Jefferson, 56-48. Montgomery finished Friday’s game with 295 rushing yards, short of the single-game record of 340 he set earlier this season against Waterloo West, but…

Cambel Drapeau (Dubuque Senior volleyball) – The senior middle hitter ranks Iowa Class 5A with 401 kills, 22 more than the second-best total, through 35 matches. Drapeau has made just 89 errors on 777 swings and has a .402 efficiency. She also has 13 assists, 57 blocks, 18 solo blocks and 145 digs in leading…

Jax Steger (Edgewood-Colesburg football) – The sophomore quarterback ranks fourth in the state of Iowa, regardless of class, and third in 8-man football with 33 touchdowns and second overall with 22.6 yards per passing completion in leading the Vikings to a 7-0 record. He is 54-for-101 (53.5%) for 1,222 yards and 21 touchdowns through the…

River Sahr (Potosi/Cassville football) – The junior running back/linebacker has rushed 127 times for 1,033 yards (8.1 yards per carry) and 20 touchdowns this season. He also has 46 tackles on defense. In a Week 7 victory over Seneca-Wauzeka-Steuben, who was 5-1 at the time, Sahr ran 26 times for 259 yards and a school-record…

Paige Fangman (Dyersville Beckman Catholic volleyball) — The junior setter ranks fifth in the state of Iowa, regardless of class, and third in Class 2A with 765 assists while leading the Trailblazers to a 26-5 record and a No. 5 ranking. She has also contributed 19 kills, 16 blocks, 150 digs, 19 aces and a…

Cal Bonifas & Keenan Kilburg (Bellevue football) — Kilburg caught all 12 passes thrown his way for 292 yards and three touchdowns as the Iowa Class 2A No. 3-ranked Comets continued their unbeaten season with a road win at No. 9 Alburnett on Friday. Bonifas completed 20 of 33 passes for 404 yards and four…

Vinny Gullone (ED/G/RR cross country) — The sophomore finished second overall in a 5K time of 15:55 to lead the East Dubuque/Galena/River Ridge tri-op cross country program to the team title in the 21-team Pretzel Invitational in Freeport, Ill. The tri-op finished in front of Class 2A Geneseo and Sycamore and Class 3A Schaumburg. The…