Beyond the Scoreboard: from the Iowa City Press-Citizen

Beyond the Scoreboard: from the Iowa City Press-Citizen

Hosted by Raven Moore, the Iowa City Press-Citizen's high school sports reporter, "Beyond the Scoreboard" was created to celebrate athletes, coaches, and teams in Iowa City and surrounding areas. An avid sports fan herself, in each episode Moore will engage in deep-dive interviews with different guests to not only learn about what has led to their success but what makes high school sports in Iowa City so special.

Episodes

June 23, 2023 12 mins

After a celebrated four years as a Regina Regal, Jack Tierney's celebrated high school career will be making an expedited stop this week as he begins his training at the Air Force Academy. Driven by a lifetime of military tradition, Tierney speaks with the Press-Citizen's Raven Moore to discuss his decision.

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On the latest episode of Beyond the Scoreboard, we catch up with the West High Trojans boys' tennis team following their state team title win. We also speak with Liberty's boy soccer coach Matthew Harding following the program's first-ever state championship win.

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On this week's episode of Beyond the Scoreboard, Regina Regals' senior Mikey Takacs discusses his growth as a golfer. We also celebrate the Press-Citizen's May 1-7 Athlete of the Week and speak with West High's boys' track and field coach Travis Craig after his staff was named the best in the MVC Valley Division.

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On this week's episode of Beyond the Scoreboard, we take a look at the upcoming Drake Relays through the eyes of local high school track athletes and coaches. We also hear from West High girls' soccer coach, David Rosenthal following his team's big over rivals, City High.

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In this week's episode, we look at the playoff journeys for the Solon Spartans, Clear Creek Amana Clippers, and Regina Regals girls' basketball teams ahead of their trips to the state basketball tournament. 

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In this week's episode, we look at this weekend's IHSAA state swim meet where City High and West High/Liberty will be in attendance competing. To do so, we speak with coaches and swimmers from both teams about their goals for the weekend. In addition to that, we speak with IGHSAU state wrestling tournament runner-up Jannell Avila.

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Last Friday night, the City High Little Hawks and Liberty Lightning basketball teams dubbed their doubleheader as 'Mental Health Awareness Night' and dedicated their pre-game festivities to those battling with mental health struggles. In this week's episode, we take a deeper dive into the inspiration behind the event and discuss what mental health means to different figures on both teams.

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On the 12th episode of Beyond the Scoreboard, Regina Regals' senior softball player Jillian Panther explains why Wartburg College was the perfect place to extend her college career. We also speak with West High's girls' wrestling coach Elijah Sullivan following the Highland Girls' Wrestling Tournament, and City High boys' basketball coach Brennan Swayzer following the Little Hawks' enthralling victory over West High at Xtream Arena...

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After a brief hiatus, the Beyond the Scoreboard podcast is back and is going XTREAM! For the first time in either program's history, the City High Little Hawks and West High Trojans boys and girls basketball teams will square off at Xtream Arena. Ahead of the highly anticipated games, we speak with players and coaches from both schools about what it will take for their teams to come out on top.

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On the 10th episode of the Beyond the Scoreboard podcast, multi-sport Solon athlete Blake Timmons explains his decision to play baseball at North Dakota State University over continuing his football career.

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On the ninth episode of the Beyond the Scoreboard podcast, we celebrate the Regina Regals’ boys cross-country team’s Class 1A state championship win. To do so, we speak with their head coach Chad Swope and senior captain Dan Maley about their historic season.

 

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On the eighth episode of Beyond the Scoreboard, we take a look into the mind of the Regina Regals football team. This Friday marks the start of their postseason as they face Pella Christian in the first round of the Class 1A tournament. Ahead of the game, I speak with their head coach Jason Dumont and their senior linebacker Ronan Poynton.

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On the seventh episode of Beyond the Scoreboard, we take a deep dive into the upcoming high school volleyball postseason tournaments. In doing so, we speak with Clear Creek Amana head coach Jackie Clubb and Solon Spartans head coach Mikayla Siddell ahead of their highly-anticipated playoff runs.

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On the sixth episode of Beyond the Scoreboard, West High volleyball's head coach Keeley Arnold talks about bringing home the 'Battle for the Spike' trophy. We also speak with West Branch assistant football coach Ronnie Hughes about his 50-year coaching career and what continues to bring him back to the sideline.

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On the fifth episode of Beyond the Scoreboard, City High's head coach Mitchell Moore discusses his team's keys to success in their 49-0 win over West High in the 'Battle For the Boot' game. We also speak with the Des Moines Register's Alyssa Hertel, who serves as the publication's college sports recruiting reporter. She provides valuable insight on the importance of college camps, discusses why Iowa vs. Michigan is great recruiting...

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September 23, 2022 22 mins

On the fourth episode of Beyond the Scoreboard, Liberty's head coach James Harris discusses his team's keys to success following their 55-7 win over Clear Creek Amana. We also take a deep dive into the City High vs. West High rivalry ahead of Friday's 'Battle for the Boot' football game.

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On the third episode of Beyond the Scoreboard, Liberty sophomore setter Asta Hildebrand discusses her standout performance at the "Live Line Line" volleyball tournament, Regina Regals' football head coach Jason Dumont explains what led to their week three win over Mid Prairie, and West High senior wide receiver Christian Janis talks overcoming a serious injury in 2021 to being a top wide receiver in Class 5A.

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September 8, 2022 19 mins

In this week's episode, Solon's volleyball coach Mikayla Siddell discusses what has been the recipe for Solon volleyball's unexpected success, Liberty quarterback Graham Beckman earns Player of the Week honors after throwing for 328-yards against Linn-Marr, and co-head coach of the Regina Regals' volleyball team discusses her work with League One Volleyball (LOVB).

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In the debut episode of the Iowa City Press-Citizen's latest podcast "Beyond the Scoreboard," reporter Raven Moore takes a deeper dive into the history of the Solon vs. Mount Vernon rivalry through interviews with both of the team's head coaches and celebrates the top athletes and teams of the past week.

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