Our first Ed Thomas Coach of the Week for the 2022 football season is West Central's Steve Milder, who's in the midst of his 51st season as a high school coach.

In 2019, North Linn made school history, reaching its first ever State softball tournament and winning a 2A State championship.

In 2014, Jim Potts was coaching the Cedar Rapids Xavier freshmen girls basketball program when he was approached with an opportunity. "The tennis coaching job came open. Out of the blue, our AD asked me if I will consider taking...

To a casual observer, Marion boys soccer coach Kory Boebel could blend in pretty easily with a group of high schoolers. "I was 21 when I first started as an assistant coach", says Boebel. "And then 24 as a head...

In 2012, Kyle McAbee was a senior on Vinton-Shellsburg's first ever varsity soccer team. But even after his final match, he knew his soccer career wasn't meant to be over, "My senior year I fell in love with the game,...

Over her thirteen years leading Loras softball, head coach Ashley Winter has had her fair share of ups and downs. "You learn to be resilient," says Winter. "Continue to wake up the next day and try to figure out a...

A 2012 graduate of Denver High School, Joe Frost returned to his alma mater six years ago to rebuild the girls basketball program. "I was 21 years old and accepted a job there. I wasn't exactly sure what I was...