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Tritons look to ride momentum on diamond

The Iowa Central softball team had a season to remember a year ago, winning 49 games and reaching the national tournament for the first time since 2009. The 2026 Tritons aren’t necessarily trying to duplicate their predecessors on the field, but they will be trying to replicate their ...

Tritons play for spot in Final Four

DANVILLE, Ill. — The Iowa Central men play for a spot in the NJCAA Div. II National Tournament semifinals here Thursday. The Tritons (27-6 overall) take on Pima from the Mary Miller Center. Tip is scheduled for 4 p.m. A pair of ICCAC foes square off in the game after Iowa Central, with ...

Ayala embarks on final tourney

CLEVELAND — It will be a battle of former Iowa high school state wrestling champions in the first round of the NCAA Div. I Championships here on Thursday, as Drake Ayala squares off with Marcel Lopez. Ayala, a three-time state champion for the Dodgers and a two-time national runner-up for ...

Iowa Central adds beach volleyball

Iowa Central continues to lead by example when it comes to junior college athletics. The school announced on Wednesday plans to add women’s beach volleyball to the list of sports offered starting this fall. They will be the first junior college in the state of Iowa to do so. “There’s ...

Horn, Koopman earn top honors

Hunter Horn and Jakob Koopman barely knew each other as freshmen four seasons ago. The St. Edmond duo made history as seniors, leading the Gaels to their second-ever state championship while being named first team all-state by the Iowa Print Sports Writers Association and Iowa Basketball ...

Tritons end long drought at nationals

DANVILLE, Ill. — For the first time in nearly 60 years, the Iowa Central men’s basketball squad has scored a victory at the NJCAA National Tournament. The 11th-ranked Tritons received a double-double from Aleix Sempere and used a big first half to top No. 13 Schoolcraft here in the second ...