IOWA CITY — When Aaron Graves committed to Iowa, Kirk Ferentz knew he had a special player. Graves announced his intentions as a freshman in high school and four years later is on the verge of his final game as a Hawkeye. “Aaron has no flaws,” Ferentz said in an exclusive interview with ...
IOWA CITY — Grayson Graves might not remember his first Iowa football game, but it will be a memory his proud father, Aaron, won’t soon forget. When the Hawkeyes face Vanderbilt in the Reliaquest Bowl on New Years Eve, Grayson will be a little over a month old. The infant will also be in ...
Five Iowa Central football players have been named All-Americans by the NJCAA, including a pair who have landed on the first-team. Alan Pond and Taylor Schaefer were both first team selections for the Tritons, as Ahmad Grayer made the second. Christian Barney and Marcellus Chandler were ...
By DANA BECKER dbecker@messengernews.net The Fort Dodge wrestling team is ranked 13th in the first edition of the IHSAA dual rankings. Defending Class 3A state champion Southeast Polk is No. 1 followed by Indianola, West Des Moines Dowling, Dallas Center-Grimes and Dubuque ...
Ten years. I was walking in our neighborhood recently after a snowstorm, and happened to pass our family’s “secret” sledding hill — the one we first discovered when our son was little, and has been used much more frequently by others ever since. A mom, dad and three kids were there. ...
The first official IHSAA boys basketball rankings for the 2025-26 season have been released, with St. Edmond sitting first in Class 1A. Fresh off a win this past Saturday over defending 1A state champion Madrid, the Gaels head into the Christmas break with a perfect 5-0 record. They are ...