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No. 24 Tritons lose ranked twinbill

BOONE - The Iowa Central softball team dropped a pair of ICCAC games to No. 11 Des Moines Area here Sunday. Scores were 9-2 and 11-10. The 24th-ranked Tritons (35-11 overall, 20-8 in conference) held a 10-5 lead going into the bottom of the seventh in the nightcap before the Bears rallied, scoring six to secure the sweep instead of a split. “We had them there in the second game,” ICCC head coach Bo Tjebben said. “We just couldn’t get those final three outs to end it. The girls played well enough to win. It’s so tough in this conference to win on the road.” Natalie ...

Crooks is headed to Oklahoma State

Audi Crooks will remain in the Big 12 Conference. Crooks, an all-stater from Bishop Garrigan, announced on social media late Sunday night that she has committed to the Oklahoma State University women's basketball program. The former Iowa State star's announcement came in a video posted to ...

St. Edmond’s Crimmins selected for advisory committee

Greenlee Crimmins stays active throughout the year by being involved in multiple athletics and extracurricular activities at St. Edmond. Crimmins, though, will take on another role during the coming 2026-27 school year after being selected to the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union ...

Gael boys at the nets

The St. Edmond boys tennis team dropped a 9-0 decision to Storm Lake on Friday at Dodger Courts. “We were playing without our No. 1 Andrew Horrell, who was out with an ankle injury,” said St. Edmond head coach Shawn Neverman. “That really hurt, because everyone had to play up a ...

Swisher earns runner up honors

TWIN LAKES — In only her second nine-hole round ever, St. Edmond’s Ashlyn Swisher finished as runner up against South Central Calhoun on Friday. Swisher shot a 58 to finish second in the dual. “Ashlyn just finished her first nine hole round on Tuesday,” said St. Edmond head coach Maury Ruble. “It was pretty cool to see her earn silver medalist honors on Friday.” South Central Calhoun’s Sophia Wuebker had a 51 for medalist honors. Rounding out St. Edmond’s scoring was Irelyn Derrig (65), Abby Webster (69), Ann Veneziano (70), Azalya Hill (72) and Abby Tofolin ...

Kallin-Johnson designs Foreman monument

SIOUX CITY — Whether in the ring, church or as an entrepreneur, George Foreman knew exactly where life was going to take him. After a trip to western Iowa in 1988, the former Olympic champion and heavyweight champion found what would someday be his final resting place. Foreman, who died in ...