GRUNDY CENTER — For the second time this season, the Clarion-Goldfield/Dows football team saw first-hand just how impressive Grundy Center can be. The three-time defending state champion Spartans picked up a 42-7 victory here Friday night to advance to the Class 1A quarterfinals. For the ...

NEWTON — Old-school conference foes renew their rivalry for one night in the modern era on Friday, as the Fort Dodge football team squares off with Newton in a Class 4A opening-round matchup. Kickoff at H.A. Lynn Field is set for 7 p.m. There is a rich history between the Dodgers (8-1 ...

It was early, but a one-point loss in Week 2 was a reality check for the Clarion-Goldfield/Dows football team. The Cowboys had dropped a 7-6 contest to Hampton-Dumont-CAL and were then tasked with familiar foe Estherville-Lincoln Central, which had won the last seven games in the series. It ...

ALGONA — Top-ranked Bishop Garrigan already knows how to play inside a dome, and they want to keep figuring out how to get better on the UNI-Dome turf. In only their fifth season of eight-player football, head coach Marty Waddle has led the Golden Bears (9-0 overall) to three straight ...

All eyes will be glued on the Class 3A race at the state cross country championships on Friday from Lakeside Golf Course and Kennedy Park. That’s when defending champion Quentin Nauman of Western Dubuque looks to fend off the challenges of Canaan Dunham from Pella and Caleb Ten Pas of Des ...

IOWA CITY — No-Brakes Drake. University of Iowa wrestling coach Tom Brands referenced the nickname for his veteran two-time NCAA finalist. Ayala’s pedal-to-the-metal style of wrestling fueled by a deep gas tank — in practice or competition — makes it a perfect moniker for the ...