Zoe Young has gained confidence with every game she's played. She's standing taller, too. The West Des Moines Valley junior, one of five players named to the Des Moines Register's Elite All-CIML girls' basketball team, has grown since she first stepped on the floor as a freshman.
"I think I've got a lot of confidence on the court," Young said.
"I've got more experience, more experience with the ball."
State baseball preview: CIML teams aplenty in Class 4A field, plus defending champs return
Johnston players gold up their championship trophy Saturday, July 29, 2017, following their win over Dowling in the 4A state baseball title game at Principal Park in Des Moines.(Photo: Michael Zamora/The Register)The Central Iowa Metropolitan League has long held a strong presence at the state baseball tournament at Principal Park.In the last 10 years, seven of the Class 4A state champions have come from the conference. In four of those years, the title game featured two CIML teams. Read More
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Johnston pitcher Haylee Towers, left, and Brooke Wilmes, right, were named to the all-CIC softball first team.(Photo: Bill Neibergall/The Register) Johnston's Haylee Towers and Brooke Wilmes won the Class 5-A state softball title in Fort Dodge on Friday. They're now teammates on the all-Central Iowa Conference squad. Towers, a sophomore who ended the season with a 25-0 record, was joined by Dowling Catholic's Claudia Farrell at pitcher. Read More
Meet the 2017-18 All-CIML boys' basketball team
There are 302 players on varsity rosters across the 18 teams in the Central Iowa Metropolitan League, according to Quikstats. So, the 10 players selected to the Register's All-CIML teams make up the top 3.3 percent of the league.
The Elite Team forms the top 1.7 percent. That's quite an accomplishment. Click Here
