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Iowa Central hosts regional openers

Saturday will feature a full day of regional tournament basketball action inside Hodges Fieldhouse, as both Iowa Central teams compete. Up first will be the Triton women (22-8 overall) vs. Des Moines Area in the Region 11-A semifinals at 1 p.m. The No. 11 Iowa Central (23-6) men tip vs. North Iowa Area in the Region 11-B semis at 3:30 p.m. During the regular season, Iowa Central and DMACC (22-8) split two games, with the Tritons winning the first, 51-44 at home, and the Bears posting a 68-35 victory late last month. Trista Ohlmeier leads ICCC at 14 points per game, with Shakani ...

Jaguars fight for state spot

STORM LAKE — For the first time as Southeast Valley, the Jaguars will compete for a spot in the Class 2A state tournament. Southeast Valley (21-1 overall) takes on second-ranked Unity Christian (21-2) here Saturday night at 8 p.m. for the Class 2A, Substate 1 title. The Jaguars punched their ticket with the first district title since the inception of the school 12 years ago when they defeated Clarion-Goldfield/Dows on their home floor this past Tuesday night, 50-38. Leading the way for the reigning Twin Lakes Conference champions is a defense ranked No. 1 in points allowed per ...

TOP OF THE CHARTS

LJ Maehl, Anna Lursen and Eden Horn were all honored by the Iowa Girls Coaches Association as all-district basketball selections. Maehl was named to the Class 4A Northeast team while Lursen and Horn made the 1A Northwest squad. Ellie Sievers, Quinn Sievers and Rylee Hogrefe of ...

Klein sees the field for Twins

BRANDENTON, Fla. — Former Iowa Central baseball standout John Klein tossed two perfect innings for the Minnesota Twins in spring training action on Thursday. Klein was called into the game vs. the Pittsburgh Pirates in the sixth inning, sitting down Billy Cook, Jhostnyxon Garcia and Dominic Fletcher in order. The Pirates went on to win the game, 6-4. In the seventh, Klein retired Nicholas Cimillo and Davis Wendzel before striking out Omar Alfonzo. The 23-year-old from Brooklyn Park, Minn. was making his debut this season for Minnesota. Klein has spent the past four seasons in ...

AN ELITE LEVEL

The surging St. Edmond girls placed three players on the all-North Central Conference honor roll for 2025-26, led by first team selection Chloe Palmer. Freshman Eden Horn was named second team choice, and senior Anna Lursen landed on the third squad. Humboldt’s Ava Fischer was one of ...

Top-rated Golden Bears extend streak to seven

MASON CITY — The top-ranked (Class 1A) Bishop Garrigan girls know what it takes when it comes to regional final play in the Riverhawk gym. And they feel equally as comfortable in Des Moines from the Casey’s Center for the state basketball tournament. The Golden Bears secured a seventh ...