DES MOINES - We'll see you Friday night, St. Edmond. The top-seeded and top-ranked Gael boys used a huge third-quarter burst to eliminate No. 4 Burlington Notre Dame, 74-55, and reach the championship round for the first time since 2012 here Thursday afternoon. Senior all-stater Hunter Horn ...

DES MOINES — The St. Edmond boys are back in the Class 1A state tournament semifinals after also reaching the final four a season ago. The top-ranked and No. 1 seeded Gaels take on Burlington Notre Dame here Thursday at 2 p.m. from the Casey’s Center. In the other semifinal, MMCRU meets ...

CLEVELAND — Brackets are set for the upcoming NCAA Div. I Wrestling Championships, as former Fort Dodge Senior High standout Drake Ayala is among those in pursuit of a national title yet again. Ayala, a three-time state champion for the Dodgers and a two-time national runner-up for the Iowa ...

MELBOUNRE, Fla. — The Iowa Central softball team picked up two more wins during a spring break trip to Florida on Wednesday from the USSSA Space Coast Stadium. After shutting St. Cloud State out in the opener, 8-0 in five innings, the Tritons dominated Macomb in five, 16-8. Former St. ...

DES MOINES — The St. Edmond boys needed a wake-up call here on Tuesday in the Class 1A quarterfinals vs. Woodbine. Jakob Koopman’s 3-pointer to start the scoring in the second quarter provided the jolt of energy that was needed, giving the top-seed and No. 1 Gaels a lead they would never ...

DES MOINES — For Hunter Horn, there was never a doubt in his mind that he was returning to the court inside the Casey’s Center here on Tuesday afternoon. After coming down awkwardly on his ankle during the first quarter of a Class 1A quarterfinal vs. Woodbine, Horn gingerly walked to the ...