May 18, 2013


Boys’ track: Weather can’t slow Lancers at Deac Ryan Relays

Randy Schmidt

By Scott Campbell NSP Editor In a meet that started with sunshine and temperatures hovering in the mid-60s, and ended with cloudy, windy and 40-degree conditions, North Scott’s boys’ track … [Read more...]

Boys’ soccer: Slow start, no problem

North Scott sophomore Colton Jessen

By Scott Campbell NSP Editor Ordinarily, a 1-3 start to the season is nothing to write home about, but as far as North Scott boys’ soccer coach Michael Harrington is concerned, it was a good … [Read more...]

Boys’ Track: No rust for Rus at Dunsworth Relays, short-handed Lancers take sixth

By Scott Campbell NSP Editor The weather finally smiled on North Scott’s boys’ track team Thursday at the Dunsworth Relays at Brady Street Stadium, and even though the Lancers were … [Read more...]

Lancers to host girls’ soccer tourney this weekend

North Scott’s girls’ soccer team will welcome seven other squads to the Lancer pitch on Friday and Saturday, April 12-13, for the annual Lancer Invitational. Muscatine, Davenport Central, Cedar … [Read more...]

Girls’ soccer: NS girls have rude awakening in season opener

By Scott Campbell NSP Editor Hopefully, North Scott’s girls’ soccer team can consider this a lesson learned. Carrying a lofty No. 2 state ranking into Saturday’s season opener against … [Read more...]

Boys’ tennis: NS netters down Devils, fall to Spartans

North Scott senior Charlie Kane stretches to return a shot.

By Scott Campbell NSP Editor Some good, old-fashioned home cookin’ spelled success for North Scott’s boys’ tennis team last week as the Lancers opened the season by splitting matches with … [Read more...]

Girls’ tennis: Lancer girls hang tough despite lopsided scores

By Scott Campbell NSP Editor The scoreboard doesn’t always tell the whole story, and that was the case with North Scott’s girls’ tennis team last week. Despite coming up on the short end … [Read more...]

An UNCOMMON girl: Seventh-grader Maddie Case runs to support Make-A-Wish Foundation

TJ and Tara Case of Eldridge encourage Maddie, shown here with the medals she has won in races so far.

By Tracy Dunn NSP Assistant Editor Michelle Russell had been watching Maddie Case. She had seen the 12-year-old Eldridge girl run in several local road races, often breaking the tape well ahead … [Read more...]

Girls’ track: Heim, Hanson pace Lancers to fourth-place finish

Junior Skylar Brooks.

By Scott Campbell NSP Editor Finally, the sun decided to shine on North Scott’s girls’ track team, and the young Lancers made the most of their opportunity as they finally got on the track and … [Read more...]

Boys’ track: Rus gets off to flying start for North Scott boys

By Scott Campbell NSP Editor Looks can be deceiving, so don’t go paying a lot of attention to North Scott’s eighth-place finish at Thursday’s season-opening Spartan Invitational. With … [Read more...]