Mark Simpson

1 week ago | 1650thefan.com | Mark Simpson

The Boys State Golf Meet concluded yesterday with a pair of Cedar Valley teams claiming titlesIn the Class 3A meet at Pheasant Ridge in Cedar Falls, Waverly-Shell Rock and M-O-C-Floyd Valley both finished 12-over and team scores of 588. However, the Go-Hawks won on a criteria, to win the 3A championship. In the 2A meet at Gates Park in Waterloo, Waterloo Columbus led from start to finish as they took first place. The Sailors finished 24-over,14-strokes better than second place Grundy Center.

3 weeks ago | 1650thefan.com | Mark Simpson

Yesterday in Girls Golf, the final round of the Metro Meet was held at Irv Warren. Cedar Falls won the meet with a team score of 160. Waterloo West was second with a 171. Waterloo Columbus finished 3rd and Waterloo East 4th. The Tigers won all three rounds of the Metro Meet and won the event for the 17th consecutive year. Individually, Waterloo West’s Bree Stegal defeated Cedar Falls Molly Ratchford in a playoff to win the individual title.

3 weeks ago | 1650thefan.com | Mark Simpson

Berths into the State Track and Field Meet are up for grabs today as State Qualifying Meets will take place in all four classes. State qualifying meets are coed and set to begin this afternoon at 4. Qualifiers advance to the Iowa High School State Track & Field Championships next week at Drake Stadium in Des Moines. Here’s where the Metro teams will be at today:Cedar Falls, Waterloo West and Waterloo East will all be at the 4A Qualifying Meet at Mason City.

3 weeks ago | 1650thefan.com | Mark Simpson

The Cedar Falls Girls Golf team captured the Mississippi Valley Conference Valley Divisional meet held at Pleasant Valley in Iowa City yesterday. The Tigers shot a team score of 326, 6-strokes better than runner-up Cedar Rapids Washington. Waterloo West placed 4th with a 359. Cedar Falls was led by Molly Ratchford, who was the meet’s medalist with a 70. The Girls NICL Conference meet took place yesterday at Irv Warren.

4 weeks ago | 1650thefan.com | Mark Simpson

Game-one of the Clark Cup Finals will take place tonight, as the USHL Eastern Conference champion Waterloo Black Hawks host the Western Conference champs Muskegon. The Black Hawks will host the first two games of the best-of-five series, tonight and tomorrow. Waterloo is making their seventh appearance in the Clark Cup Finals and first since 2014. The Hawks are seeking their second title in franchise history.