eric walkingstick--"there was no question about it. we'd already talked about it. i told one of my assistant coaches, if we score, we will go for two. and that's how we've lived our season. we sat there and had to make big plays in crucial situations and they've done it. we've lived by it and we're came up with big tonight." cal eskra--"i mean it was a crazy decision. him on it. i believe in it bad and just in we wanted it, we were never out of we were in control the whole time and conversion was just awesome." will take on reinbeck next thursday for the championship. this week's abc9 features a westerner. this is 11 year old madison green who is next in akron westfield softball tradition. madison will receive a t-shirt, a framed photo, and two passes to kings pointe courtesy of the education station and sign pro. chris: for the sixth straight year western christian played for a volleyball state championship today. the wolfpack hasn't won a title since 2010 though, running into a dynasty from dike-new hartford each of the last four seasons. on the team that the tou

"the last drive, we do that every day," said akron-westfield head coach eric walkingstick. " look at the clock and a lot of the time, when there's three mimites left, our kids are laughing because we go no-huddle and the tempo stuff. it didn really phase us too much. we f flt comfortabbe, we've been there before, and they y performed." "it was a crazy decision," said eskra. " "was totally behind h h on it. i believe in o or guys, we wanted it bad, and just ininhat moment, i know we wanted d . we were neverr out of the gamemei felt like we were e control l e whole time, and that two-point convnvsion was awesome." akron-westfield willlllay in the class a championship game next ththsday at 1:30. in ceded falls, brad pautsch, ktiv sports fource.e. semifinals in nebraska's class c are tonight - top-ranked norfolk catholic out to an early lead over number-2 boys town in c-1. battle creek and oakland-craig meet in oakland at 7 o clock in c-2 - we'll have highlights of both games tonight at 10. it's semifinal day at the nebraska state volleyball tournament in lincoln. emerson-hubbard and o'n

"our success is not measured in the destination, it's the journey," said head coach eric walkingstick. "this team has had a great journey. they have proved so many people wrong, and got to thehetate finals. that's what i'm more proud of, is their effort throughoututhe season, not how we started o o slow. i was so proud of them tonight, coming out here and playing for a state championship." akron-westfield finishes at 11 and 3. because of tomorrow's snowstorm, the ihsaa has postponed friday's championship games until monday. they'll still be at the same time. so, western christian will face iowa city regininat 11 am the 1a final. in 2a, spirit ke and mount vernon play y 2. dakota valley is just starting their state volleyball game in >>> it's going to be a of people. >> sophia and joe's wedding countdown, we're at t private resort. >> plus, charlie sheen's godd versus goddess. our new exclusive. >> it's what's coming up right now. >> on "entertainment tonight." >> that's why she's angry.y. -p>> never said anything. what this ex told us ab charlie's hiv revelation after his other goddes

they wouldn't be here if they weren't," said akron-westfield head coach eric walkingstick. "we do have our work cut out for us but we're willing to take that chance and come back next week and do it all again." "playing for it all, i'm pretty sure nobody had us picked for it," said senior quarterback cal eskra. "it's a great feeling. i don't even know what to say about it. i'm just excited to go. we're peaking at the right time." akron-westfield plays at 1:36 thursday. wednesday at six, we'll hear from western christian and spirit lake, who play friday. sports fource will be in cedar falls for all the state finals. with every win, the hawkeyes set a new school record. iowa is 10 and 0 for the first time ever -- and will look for an 11 and 0 start against purdue on saturday. a win would give iowa their first perfect home record in 11 years. the boilers are just 2-8 overall, with just one big ten win -- against nebraska. with hopes of a big ten title and even a national title still out there -- iowa's challenge is to focus on the job this week. "right now we put ourselves in

eric walkingstick--"very quality team. both them and denver, you know, very quality teams. they wouldn't be here if they weren't. we do have our work cut out for us but we're willing to take that chance and come back next week and do it all again." cal eskra--"i'm pretty sure nobody had us picked for it. it's a great feeling, i don't even know what to say about it, i'm just excited to go." kickoff is at 1:30 on thursday. i'll be in cedar falls and have all the action for you right here on abc9. chris: with the season coming to an end for gpac football teams, besides morningside and doane who qualified for the playoffs, the league announced its all conference teams earlier today. the mustangs and northwestern claimed all the major awards today. morningside quarterback ryan kasdorf was the offensive player of the year kasdorf led the nation in passing efficiency for a third straight season en route to the award. his teammate, linebacker zach schleuger was co-defensive player of the year. he shared the award with northwestern defensive end sam van ginkel, a rock valley native.

coach eric walkingstick is my kind of coach folks. after scoring to get within one with a minute to go big or go home. they roll the dice going for two and cal eskra connects with dylan irizarry for the win. fortune favors the bold...the westerners will play for a state title on thursday. for play number four we head to the ice...musketeers hosting des moines last friday night. and the power play was clicking...cj dodero has a great one on one but he's unselfish, he passes it up and lays it right on the tape for josh wilkins--he doesn't miss from there. in fact, that's such a nice set up on the man advantage, that i might have been able to score and i can't skate! alright, probably not, but what a play anyway. let's head back to the gridiron forber three...morningsid e hosting doane for the gpac championshipand this play, perfectly summed up the afternoon. just when the tigers think they have something going, chad berg and logan rozeboom say not up in here!--what a big hit out of the stang defense. i was standing next to the mustang o

"our success is not measured in the destination, it's the journey," said head coach eric walkingstick. "this team has had a great journey. they have proved so many people wrong, and got to the state finals. that's what i'm more proud of, is their effort throughout the season, not how we started off slow. i was so proud of them tonight, coming out here and playing for a state championship." because of tomorrow's snowstorm, the ihsaa hapostponed friday's championship games until monday. they'll still be at the same time. so, western christian will face iowa city regina at 11 am in the 1a final. in 2a, spirit lake and mount vernon play at 2. dakota valley is just starting their state volleyball game in sioux falls. we'll have that at ten. dakota valley finished third in the south dakota state lleyball tournament t st seasononthe panthers are thth third seed, out of 8 teams, in the clasasa field. dv opening with sixth-seeded mobridge-pollock. sophomore elizabeth lammers pounds one -- it comes back to pruett giving out high fives. dv on defense -- taylor hauger rises up for the block. pant

break from receiving his national honor society recognition tonight, both eskra and head coach eric walkingstick say playing without a ranking next to their name suits them just fine. 3 "i like that a lot. i like being the underdog. i like being the team tha's laying low. and just kind of surprising everybody. not many people choose us to really win most of the games we're winning right now. i think that's really what motivates us very well"we dream big we work hard. it's the way we should win our lives. we should sit there and go out and no matter where we are in life we should sit there and battle and do things right and work hard. and that's what my kids have done. they've worked hard, they didn't listen to people who said they couldn't and that's why they're in the situation they're in right now. theyv'e worked hard." eskra: i mean the team is just peaking at the right time. offense, defense, special teams, everybody is just doing their jobs. we're staying diligent with everything we're doing and everything is just falling together here at the pefect time.those were some amazing words to liv

i think that's really what motivates us very well"eric walkingstick, a-w head coach "we dream big we work hard. it's the way we should win our lives. we should sit there and go out and no matter where we are in life we should sit there and battle and do things right and work hard. and that's what my kids have done. they've worked hard, they didn't listen to people who said they couldn't and that's why they're in the situation they're in right now. theyv'e rked hard." eskra: i iean the e am is just peaking at the right time. offense, defense, specal teams, everybody is just doing their jobs. we're staying diligent with everything we're doing and everything is just falling together here at the pefect time."those were some amazing words to live by from coach. in fact he was at the nhs ceremony to give a speech to those kids. many are on this football team. coach says he takes pride in developing these kids as a family and there's no more obvious example than his record- setting quarterback.coach: "well first is his intelligence. he does a great job of listening and learning and understa

eric walkingstick--"very quality team. both them and denver, you know, very quality teams. they wouldn't be heref they weren't. we do have our work cut out for us but we're willing to take that chance and come back next week and do it all again." cal eskra--"i'm pretty sure nobody had us picked for it. it's a forecast... scott: good morning siouxland. we've had a few wet days in the area and the hd radar currently shows some lightht showers continuing in the area thisis momoing. temperaturur are cool in the 30s and 40s and a wind is blowing in at a decent clip from the west north west making it feel like it's in the teens and 20s. make sure to bundle up! passing through the dayplanner, we've got some showers and potential mix to deal with as we top out in the upper 40s. rae thanks scott... radar currently shows some light showers continuing in the area this morning. temperatures are cool in the 30s and 40s and a wind is blowing in at t decent clip from the west north west making it feel like e it's in the teens and 20s. make sure to bundle up! passing through the dayplanner

eric walkingstick--"very quality team. both them and denver, you know, very quality teams. they they weren't. we do have our work cut out for us but we're willing to take that back next week and do it all again." cal eskra--"i'm pretty sure nobody had us picked for it. it's a even know what to excited to go." chris palmquist--"kickoff is at 1:30 on thursday. i'll be in cedar falls and have all the action for you right here on abc9. that will do it for sports, back over to you." jessica rae scott: it's time now to check on your forecast... scott: good morning siouxland. we've had a few wet days in the area and the hd radar currently shows some light showers continuing in the area this morning. temperatures are cool in the 30s and 40s and a wind is blowing in at a decent clip from the west north west making it feel like it's in the teens and 20s. make sure to bundle up! passing through the dayplanner, we've got some showers and potential mix to deal with as we top out in the upper 40s. jessica rae: radar currently shows some light showers continuing in the area this morning.

they wouldn't be here if they weren't," said akron-westfield head coach eric walkingstick. "we do have our work cut out for us but we're willing to take that chance and come back next week and do it all again." "playing for it alal i'm pretty sure nonody had us picked ffr it," said senior quarterback cal eskra. "it's a great feeling. i don't even know what to say about it. i'm just excited to go. we're peaking at the right time." akron-westfield plays at 1:36 thursday. wednesday at six, we'll hear from western christian and spirit lake, who play friday. sports fource will be in cedar falls for all the state finals. the hawkeyes stay at number five in the new playoff standings. iowa is one of four unbeaten teams in the top six. the top four are clemson, alabama, ohio state and notre dame. for more go to ktiv.com. i'm brad pautsch with the sports fource morning wrap. >> cool anddmisty this mooning. another gloomy start. when will we see the sun? ben's in next to tell us. and several businesses in iowa are switching their vehicles over to natural gas to save money. and one sio