Waverly-Shell Rock

Call it a triple play. A trio of streaks involving northeast Iowa teams were snapped Monday on the diamonds.

Testing is being done by appointment only this week at Waverly-Shell Rock Middle School in Waverly.

Waterloo, Cedar Falls and Oelwein have been added to the growing list of northeast Iowa school districts being shuttered for four weeks, due to the coronavirus.

The Hawks move on to the Class 4A semifinals following Tuesday's victory.

High school volleyball teams from the Cedar Valley and northeast Iowa now occupy three of the five top spots in the latest rankings.

Balanced first-half scoring lifted Waverly-Shell Rock to an early lead and sparked the top-ranked Go-Hawks to a 58-45 victory over Atlantic in the Class 3A quarterfinals of the Iowa High School Boys State Basketball Tournament Tuesday afternoon.

Four teams from the Cedar Valley and Northeast Iowa are featured in the latest Associated Press Iowa high school boys basketball poll, released on Monday (Dec. 19, 2016).

Two area teams are considered to be the best in their respective classes, according to the latest Iowa high school boys basketball poll released by the Associated Press on Monday (Dec. 12, 2016).

Two area teams are ranked No. 1 in the initial Iowa high school boys basketball poll of the season released by the Associated Press earlier this week.

Waverly-Shell Rock has the talent to make another playoff run in 2016. With 10 starters and 19 letterwinners returning, the Go-Hawks should be strong in several areas.