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Lursen wins 400 for Gaels

WAVERLY — The spring track and field season is still in its infant stages, but St. Edmond senior Anna Lursen appears to already be in state form. Lursen, a University of South Dakota commit, won the 400-meter run here Tuesday night at the Wartburg Invitational. She clocked a winning time of ...

Forget glass — this slipper was steel-toed

Upsets happen all the time in sports — especially this time of year. March Madness is so captivating and endearing because of its imperfections and unpredictability. The Iowa men’s basketball team jumped to the front of the 2026 highlight reel on Sunday, knocking off top seeded and ...

Fort Dodge girls excited to get started

The Fort Dodge girls track team will have a solid nucleus and a young speedster on the track this season. The senior class of LJ Maehl, Maeleen Meyer, Teryn Rippentrop, Ava Wessels and Aneliese Schurr will be key cogs for veteran Dodger head coach Todd Constable. Freshman Ava Osorio has ...

Triton softball squad enters rankings

On the heels of an 18-game win streak, the Iowa Central softball team has landed in the NJCAA Div. II Top-25 this week. The Tritons (21-3 overall) are ranked 21st, as they are one of three new teams to the rankings along with No. 18 Northwest Mississippi and No. 25 Kansas City-Kansas. Pearl ...

Iowa Central baseball climbs to No. 12

The Iowa Central baseball team is No. 12 in the latest NJCAA Div. II Top-25. The Tritons (24-1 overall) have reeled off 20 consecutive wins, scoring 361 runs this season with 84 home runs in 25 games. They completed a three-game ICCAC sweep of Des Moines Area this past weekend at Rogers ...

Tritons open outdoor track season

DES MOINES — The Iowa Central track and field team kicked off the outdoor season by competing in the Viking Relays hosted by Grand View this past weekend. U’Nitee Brown, Angus Alberts and Haydn Stockdale all earned national invites in throwing events, with Brown and Alberts qualifying in ...