DES MOINES — The Bishop Garrigan girls do not take qualifying for the state tournament for granted. The top-ranked (Class 1A) Golden Bears punched their seventh consecutive trip to the elite eight with a defensive-minded approach vs. Lake Mills in the regional championship. Now, they look ...
The 11th-ranked Iowa Central men have relied on their offense all season. But on Wednesday night with the season on the line, it was the defense that made all the big plays. Iowa Central erased a 15-point deficit and claimed the Region 11-B Tournament title inside a jam-packed Hodges ...
BATON RUGE, La. — The Iowa softball team went 3-1 at the LSU Invitational this weekend. The Hawkeyes (13-6 overall) won the first three games against four opponents. They beat Nichols State, 5-3. Fort Dodge Senior High graduate Tory Bennett was 2-for-4 with a double and her fifth home ...
TUSCON, Az. — Arizona won five games in the Hillenbrand Invitational last weekend. The Wildcats (17-5 overall), who have now won five games in a row, blanked Eastern Illinois, 8-0 to open the tournament. On Friday, Arizona handled Long Beach State (8-0) and Minnesota (11-2). In the win ...
DES MOINES — The 2025-26 season will already go down as a memorable one for the Emmetsburg girls. For the first time since 1999, the E-Hawks qualified for the state tournament, capturing a Class 2A regional championship. Emmetsburg (23-2 overall) will take to the court here on Tuesday at ...
STORM LAKE — Kyle Johnson faced a dejected locker room following Southeast Valley’s 65-48 Class 2A substate final loss to second-ranked Unity Christian here on Saturday night. Johnson’s Jaguars weren’t discouraged because they were overwhelmed by the Knights. Quite the contrary: his ...
