Sports

NORTH LIBERTY– She plans to become a Bulldog but first she has one more season as a Bolt.
Liberty High’s Gabbie Schroeder recently verbally committed to play volleyball for Drake University, joining teammate and 2021 commit Addie Schmierer. The 5-8 junior defensive specialist had 19 assists and one kill for the Lightning with 174 digs this season. Schroeder was also second on the team in ace serves with 31.

NORTH LIBERTY– The Mississippi Valley athletic Conference (MVC) has released its winter sports guidelines for member schools, including Liberty High School in North Liberty. The policy is based on guidance from the governor’s office, the Iowa Department of Education, the Iowa Department of Public Health, the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union and the Iowa High School Athletic Association.

SOLON– “We have had a great two weeks of practice,” Lady Spartans Head Coach Jamie Smith responded. “The energy and effort has been at a high level. We have got better.”
With the COVID-19 pandemic swelling and the promise of a pandemic modified season to contend with, the Lady Spartans under Coach Smith rely on a recurring theme.
The theme under Smith has been “‘Program>>>>Team>>>>Me.’ This served us well the past two years and has been a big part of the growth of the program.”
But the global pandemic has affected the Lady Spartans’ preparation.

IOWA CITY– The Iowa City West High and Liberty High’s combined girls swimming and diving team– The Trojan-Bolts– placed 14 student athletes on the 2020 Mississippi Valley Conference (MVC) Swimming and Diving All-Division selections list.
Aurora Roghair was named the Valley Division, home to the Trojan-Bolts, Swimmer of the Year, while Cedar Rapids Kennedy’s Chad Derlein and his staff picked up Division Coach of the Year honors. City High’s Rika Yahashiri was named the Mississippi Division Swimmer of the Year, with Linn-Mar High School’s Bobby Kelley and staff taking Coach of the Year.

DES MOINES– The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continues to wreak havoc, and threaten the likelihood of a winter sports season.
With a surge in positive cases of the virus in recent weeks, Gov. Kim Reynolds extended the State Public Health Emergency Declaration on Tuesday, Nov. 10, for an additional 30 days.
In addition to continuing previous requirements on attendees of social, community, recreational, leisure or sporting gatherings to maintain 6 feet of distance from other groups, the latest proclamation adds new requirements, which directly impact high school sports.