500!

Matthew Dickinson/West Branch Times West Branch senior Ava Burnett (6) and Eloise Guhl (15) block during the Bears’ Sept. 15 home match against Tipton. Burnett reached the 500 career assist milestone early in the match.

To mark “Heroes’ Night,” the Anamosa Raiders invited an Army National Guard unit to fire off a Howitzer on Friday, giving it a demonstration during the National Anthem and promising to fire once for every home-team touchdown.

Boys’ cross country 3rd in MVC Super Meet
by Matthew Dickinson, sports editor · Sports · October 14, 2026
Iowa City High’s Class 4A No. 11 boys’ cross country team placed third with 86 points amid a slew of ranked teams at the Oct. 8 Mississippi Valley Super Meet held in Waterloo.

Anamosa beats Bears to open pool play
by Matthew Dickinson, sports editor · Sports · October 14, 2026
West Branch’s volleyball team kicked off River Valley Conference tournament pool play with a 2–0 setback against Anamosa Monday night at Mid-Prairie.

Girls racers fourth at MVC Super Meet
by Matthew Dickinson, sports editor · Sports · October 14, 2026
West Branch senior Grace Hamann led Iowa City High’s Class 4A No. 6 girls’ cross country team to a fourth-place finish with 111 points at the Oct. 8 Mississippi Valley Conference Super Meet held in Waterloo.

7th Bears beat Regina, 20-8
Sports · October 14, 2026
West Branch Middle School’s seventh-grade football team defeated Regina on Oct. 6 in Iowa City, 20-8.

8th Bears struggle against Regals
Sports · October 14, 2026
West Branch Middle School’s eighth-grade football team fell to Regina on an Oct. 6 road trip, 32-0.

Bears FS team tied with Blue Raiders
Sports · October 14, 2026
The West Branch fresh-soph football team played to a 20-20 tie against Anamosa on Friday.

Bears win homecoming game, 10-6
by Gregory R. Norfleet · Sports · October 08, 2026
Despite a thrilling end to the game, neither coach seemed pleased with how their teams played in Friday’s low-scoring Bears-Tigers football matchup.

Got set, but not momentum against Durant
by Matthew Dickinson, sports editor · Sports · October 08, 2026
West Branch’s volleyball team could not extend on early-match momentum, falling 3-1 to Durant Sept. 29 on the road.

Boys sixth at Wartburg race
by Matthew Dickinson, sports editor · Sports · October 08, 2026
Iowa City High’s Class 4A No. 10 boys’ cross country team placed sixth with 242 points at a talent-rich Saturday morning meet hosted by Wartburg College in Waverly.

No. 4-ranked girls 4th in loaded race
by Matthew Dickinson, sports editor · Sports · October 08, 2026
West Branch senior Grace Hamann and the Iowa City High 4A No. 6 girls’ cross country team placed fourth at a loaded Saturday morning meet hosted by Wartburg College in Waverly with 183 points.

7th football defeats Tipton, 28-8
Sports · October 08, 2026
The West Branch 7th-grade football team kicked off their season in dominant fashion on Sept. 29, defeating the Tipton Tigers 28-8 to move to a 1-0 record.