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Dodgers wrap up swim season

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ANKENY — The season didn’t end the way that Fort Dodge swim coach Ashley Beaumont wanted it to, but there were plenty of positives to take from the 2026 campaign. The Dodgers competed in a regional meet on Saturday, but they were unable to punch a state ticket. “I’m extremely proud of our group that is young overall with mostly freshmen and sophomores,” said Beaumont. “We had a number of best times (Saturday). There were only one or two events that didn’t have the best times of the year.” Karlee Pearson earned the top performance for the Dodgers, placing sixth in ...

Tritons in seventh heaven

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The streak lives on for the Iowa Central volleyball team. The third-ranked Tritons (33-3 overall) secured their seventh straight NJCAA national tournament appearance on Saturday at Hodges Fieldhouse. “The national tournament is one of our favorite weeks,” said ICCC head coach Sara Horn ...

No. 11 Tritons hang tough with top-rated Hutchinson

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The 11th-ranked Iowa Central football team gave No. 1 Hutchinson their toughest fight of the season on Saturday inside Dodger Stadium. The Tritons (6-4 overall) were unable to hand the Blue Dragons (11-0) their first loss, though, eventually falling by a final score of 26-10. Iowa Central ...

Iowa women can’t catch UConn

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STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Sarah Strong scored 26 of her career-high 39 points in the first half as No. 2 UConn beat No. 10 Iowa 91-79 on Sunday. Blanca Quinonez had 21 points and hit her fourth 3-pointer of the game with 2:57 remaining after Iowa pulled within 10 points. KK Arnold added 14 ...

Cyclones can't solve Baylor

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WACO, Texas — DJ Lagway threw for 229 yards with two touchdowns and ran for a career-high 119 yards and another score as Baylor surged past Iowa State 42-31 on Saturday in the first home game for the Bears since the firing of coach Dave Aranda. Baylor (6-3, 4-2 in Big 12) trailed 17-7 in ...

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EVANSTON, Ill. — Hank Brown threw for a touchdown and ran for another, and Braeden Jackson returned a kickoff for a TD for the second time this season as No. 21 Iowa beat Northwestern for the fifth straight time and dealt the Wildcats their first loss at the new Ryan Field, 24-10 on Saturday ...