Sports

TIFFIN- Clear Creek Amana (CCA) High School’s track and field team hosted its annual invitational meet Thursday, April 4, with Anamosa, Benton Community, Cedar Rapids Jefferson, Cedar Rapids Prairie, Des Moines North, Dike-New Hartford, Iowa City West, Linn-Mar, North Linn, Vinton-Shellsburg and Williamsburg participating.
Brandon Barker was the Clippers’ sole individual winner after taking the 1,600-meter run in 4:49.90. Kaden McAreavy, Tom Johnson, Jack Sexton and Quentin Gisleson won the 4x800 relay in 8:51.23 for the Creek Boys’ only winning relay.

NORTH LIBERTY– Liberty High officially joined the Mississippi Valley Conference (MVC) with the start of the fall sports season. In addition to a number of “firsts” for the football, cross country and volleyball teams, as well as the swimmers who competed in West High green and gold; the school earned its first Cliff Brees Fall Sportsmanship Award.
The MVC presented the award to Liberty (Valley Division) and Cedar Rapids Xavier (Mississippi Division) Wednesday, Nov. 14, during the semi-annual league administrator meeting in Dubuque.

TIFFIN– The players, coaches and fans of Clear Creek Amana (CCA) varsity football surely won’t forget Friday, Oct. 5, anytime soon. The date is now etched into the program’s history with the first-ever 7-0 record, and likely etched into many minds from three lightning delays.

TIFFIN– And now we are three. Three-and-oh, that is.
Clear Creek Amana’s (CCA) varsity football team remained unbeaten in the early part of the season with a 38-0 home field pounding of the Bloodhounds from Fort Madison Friday, Sept. 7.
The win improved the Clippers’ record to 3-0, a mark not seen since 2016 and for only the second time in the past decade. The Creek Boys also held onto the best showing, so far, in Class 3A District No.5 as the only unbeaten team.

NORTH LIBERTY– Liberty High’s Mississippi Valley Conference varsity volleyball debut opened on a high note as the Lightning took the first set 25-18 over Cedar Rapids Xavier Tuesday, August 21, at home. The Saints, third in Class 4A in the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union’s preseason rankings, rolled over Liberty 25-7 in the second set and won the third set 25-17 before finishing the night 25-23 for the 3-1 win.