To the surprise of nobody in attendance at Brown Field, in Manchester, Oct. 16, West Delaware duplicated its regular season-ending win over Waterloo East in a first-round playoff contest with a 56-6 victory, just a week after putting a 62-6 pasting on the Trojans.

Despite windy conditions and an unfamiliar course, the West Delaware girls’ cross country team turned in some of their fastest times of the year at the WaMaC Conference Meet, Oct. 15, at Williamsburg.

It was a big week of WaMaC Conference action for the West Delaware volleyball team, as the Hawks picked up a pair of wins in pool play, at Seedorff Gymnasium, Oct. 12, to advance to bracket play at Mount Vernon High School. The Hawks swept Maquoketa in quarterfinal round bracket play before …

Maquoketa Valley’s boys’ cross country team left it all on the course Oct. 15 at Starmont. The Wildcats raced their way to the conference title with all five counters finishing in the top-16.

Running in their first varsity race this year, the Edgewood-Colesburg girls claimed third place among five teams in the Tri-Rivers Conference Cross Country Meet, Oct. 15 at Starmont.

Points were plentiful Oct. 16 as Maquoketa Valley traveled to North Tama for their first-round playoff game. A fast-paced, high scoring affair resulted in the Wildcats defeating the Redhawks, 56-46.

Points were plentiful Oct. 16 as Maquoketa Valley traveled to North Tama for their first-round playoff game. A fast-paced, high scoring affair resulted in the Wildcats defeating the Redhawks, 56-46.

West Delaware completed a 7-1 regular season with a 62-6 Senior Night win over Waterloo East, at Brown Field, Oct. 9.

With senior Cael Meyer leading the way, the West Delaware boys’ cross country team finished fifth at the West Delaware Cross Country Invitational, Oct. 6, at Hart Ridge Golf Course.

Edgewood-Colesburg’s football team came into its game Oct. 9 against Maquoketa Valley needing one more victory to notch an undefeated regular season. After a sluggish start for the Vikings, they were able to create some separation and take down the Wildcats, 44-14.

When West Delaware and Beckman meet on the volleyball court, one thing is for certain — you’re going to see a well-played match between two well-coached teams.

Running on a perfect night in front of a home crowd, the West Delaware girls’ cross country team finished ninth at the West Delaware Cross Country Invitational at Hart Ridge Golf Course, Oct. 6.

With five starters and other key role players out due to COVID-19 exposures, the Maquoketa Valley Wildcats still found a way to win both volleyball matches last week, defeating Central City, 3-0, on the road, Oct. 6, then winning at home Oct. 8 over East Buchanan, 3-0.

Maquoketa Valley earned a seventh-place team finish in the boys’ varsity division of the West Delaware Cross Country Invitational at Hart Ridge Golf Course, Oct. 6.

An expected shootout between West Delaware and defending Class 3A state champion Western Dubuque failed to materialize at Brown Field, in Manchester, Oct.2, as the Hawks defeated the Bobcats, 49-14. With the win, West Delaware improved to 6-1, while Western Dubuque fell to 4-2.

Defending Class 3A state champion Mount Vernon won a tightly contested WaMaC Conference volleyball match over West Delaware, at Seedorff Gymnasium, Sept. 29, 3-1 (27-25, 25-18, 11-25, 25-23).

A chance to run against some bigger schools as well as schools they will meet in the postseason resulted in a sixth-place finish for the West Delaware boys’ cross country team at the Western Dubuque Invitational, Oct. 1.

Running at the Western Dubuque Invitational Oct. 1, the West Delaware girls’ cross country team battled against some bigger school as they continue to make strides during a season that has been anything but normal.

The big-play offense of the Edgewood-Colesburg football team was moving in high gear as the Vikings throttled Bellevue, 39-6, in a homecoming game played Oct. 3 at Community Dreams Field in Edgewood.

Coming into the week after going 0-7 the previous week, the Maquoketa Valley volleyball team had to regroup. And regroup they did, defeating Springville, 3-0, on the road, Sept. 29, to start the week and ending with a win on Senior Night over Alburnett, 3-0.

A WaMaC Conference win over Maquoketa, at Seedorf Gymnasium, Sept. 22, and wins over Fort Dodge, Waterloo West and Waterloo Columbus Catholic at the Cedar Falls Invitational extended West Delaware’s winning streak to 11 games and improved the Hawks’ season mark to 21-6.

A week that saw the Maquoketa Valley volleyball team play a pair of Tri-Rivers Conference foes before a weekend tournament at Denver ended with the Wildcats going 0-7 for the week.

Both boys’ and girls’ teams gave the Edgewood-Colesburg Vikings sixth-place finishes at the Center Point-Urbana Invitational, Sept. 22.

Class 1A No.4-ranked Springville swept Edgewood-Colesburg, 3-0 (25-21, 27-25, 25-18), in a tightly contested Tri-Rivers Conference volleyball match, at home, Sept. 24. With the win, the Orioles improved to 14-1 on the season, while Ed-Co fell to 9-8.

Maquoketa Valley was supposed to square off against Bellevue for its homecoming game, Sept. 25, but that game was canceled because of COVID-19 issues within the Comets’ program. West Branch was added to the Wildcats’ schedule, and the Bears earned a 50-14.