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The first live action on the pitch for the Hillcrest Academy Ravens in more than two years happens this afternoon when they travel to Fort Madison for a scrimmage with the Bloodhounds. The last time the Ravens were on the field was at the Cownie Soccer Complex in Des Moines as they made their second straight trip to the state tournament and were eliminated in the quarterfinals. That edition of the Ravens was 12-5 overall and did not allow a goal during their pre-state tournament run, outscoring...

Ours Earns Substate Honors

The Southeast Iowa Superconference released their boys all-conference teams for the most recent season on the court and five Hillcrest Academy Ravens were recognized. Guard Eli Ours was a first team all-north division selection. The senior led the Ravens scoring 16 points per game, third in the north division. He made a league leading 54 threes during the year. His 3.7 assists per night were best on the team and third in the league, his 2.7 steals a night were fourth in the conference and best ...

The Hillcrest Academy boys basketball team draws a tough assignment Thursday in the second round of district play when they travel to Troy Mills to take on North Linn. The Ravens are 13-7 on the season after a 41-37 win on Monday in Kalona over Iowa Valley to open the tournament. Three Ravens got to double figures in the win, led by senior guard Eli Ours with 12 points, John Hughes and Grant Bender each had 11. On the season, Hillcrest is paced by Ours at 17 points, four assists and three steal...

It’s an all-KCII area battle Tuesday night at Hillcrest Union in Kalona when the Hillcrest Academy Ravens host the Winfield-Mt. Union Wolves for a boys basketball contest. The Ravens enter the night with an overall record of 11-6, they are 9-5 and in third place in the Superconference North Division. They knocked off Highland a week ago 60-25 behind 21 points from Eli Ours as 10 total Ravens scored in the game. For the season, Hillcrest is led by Ours at 17 points, four assists and three stea...

The Hillcrest Academy boys basketball team suffered only their second loss since Christmas break on Friday, falling 48-30 at No. 9 Pekin. The Ravens led 9-5 after the first quarter with Eli Ours supplying all of the Hillcrest points. Pekin took the lead for good with an 8-0 run in the second frame to go up 21-15 at half. They parlayed that into an 18-4 run that spanned portions of the second and third quarter and would lead 33-24 going to the fourth. The Panthers outscored the Ravens 13-6 in th...

The Hillcrest Academy boys basketball team is back in action Friday when they travel to Pekin to take on the Panthers. The Ravens come in with a 10-5 overall record, they are 8-4 in the Southeast Iowa Superconference and 8-1 since the holiday break. They rolled through Columbus a week ago 65-27 in Kalona led by Eli Ours 25 points including seven of eight sharp shooting from downtown. John Hughes added 14 points in the victory. Ten total Ravens scored in the win. On the season Eli Ours leads Hil...

Ravens Roll Over ‘Cats

Ours Joins Exclusive 1,000 Point Club

A pair of KCII area boys basketball teams played a defensive grinder Saturday at Highland High School as the visiting Hillcrest Ravens scored a 41-36 win over the Huskies. The game was back and forth most of the day, with Highland leading 12-7 after the first eight minutes, and the Ravens countering in the second period 19-11 to take a 26-23 lead into the half. Out of the break, Hillcrest would score just one point in the third quarter, but the Huskies were limited to just six as both defenses ...