Chris Umscheid

OXFORD – The Clear Creek Amana (CCA) Community School District, the “Home of the Clippers,” continues to see enrollment growth, which has led to the construction of a fourth elementary school, additions to another, expansions of the high school and a fifth elementary to begin construction this year along with other projects across the district. A casual look around the district shows housing developments springing up like dandelions. And according to Rob Schwarz, it’s only going to continue.

AMANA– The School Board of Directors for the Clear Creek Amana (CCA) Community School District is set to approve the 2018-19 budget at its regular monthly meeting Wednesday, April 11. at CCA High School in Tiffin. The board reviewed the budget during a Wednesday, March 7, work session at Amana Elementary with a detailed presentation by CCA District Financial Officer Lori Robinson.

DES MOINES– Iowa City West High’s bid at a repeat state basketball title was dashed and dismantled by the Cedar Falls Tigers, 65-45, Friday, March 9, at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines in the Class 4A state championship. The West High Trojans entered the state tournament as the No. 1-seeded team while the Tigers were the No. 3 seed and one of only four teams to defeat West during the regular season. Cedar Falls won, 55-54, in overtime in Cedar Falls. West’s other losses came to Dubuque Senior (68-59), Bishop Miege, Kan. (66-46) and Cretin-Durham Hall, Minn.(71-60).

Former coach writes
about tragedy and triumph

IOWA CITY– In 2010, Kathy Bresnahan and her West High Women of Troy were on top of the world. The varsity volleyball team won the Class 5A state championship with a 3-0 win over Linn-Mar, a 3-1 win over Cedar Rapids Kennedy and a 3-0 win over defending champion Ankeny, the team which denied West the title a year prior. Once the trophy was safely secured in the West High trophy case, attention turned to the 2011 season and hopes for a rare championship repeat.

CEDAR RAPIDS– Bergie was almost at a loss for words. Bergie is Steve Bergman, Iowa City West High head varsity boys basketball coach, and rarely is he left struggling to find the words to express himself.
However, after his Trojans struggled against Cedar Rapids Kennedy Tuesday, Feb. 27, in a Class 4A substate final at the U.S. Cellular Center, Bergie seemed to be processing the game as he met with reporters after the 49-40 win.