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 ...
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 the shot put. Stockdale, the reigning indoor national champion, scored his bid in the hammer throw. “The majority of our team is still recovery or rebuilding from the indoor season and national championships,” said Dee Brown, Director of Track and Field at Iowa Central. “For the rest of ...
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 Park. East Central is the top-ranked team followed by Pearl River, conference rival Kirkwood, Jones and defending national champion Pasco-Hernando State, who knocked Iowa Central out in the NJCAA World Series semifinals last year. Southeastern is the third ranked ICCAC team, as they are one spot ...
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 River is No. 1 once again followed by Murray State, Copiah-Lincoln, ICCAC rival Kirkwood and Rock Valley. Other ranked ICCAC schools include ninth-rated Des Moines Area and No. 22 North Iowa Area. Iowa Central is at Iowa Lakes on Wednesday.
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 ...
HUMBOLDT — The Humboldt girls finished third at a home indoor track and field meet, as Sioux Central placed first overall. Forest City was second followed by the Wildcats, with Algona fifth. Pocahontas Area was sixth, Manson Northwest Webster seventh, Southeast Valley eighth and Bishop Garrigan ninth. Aubry Fisher placed second in the 1,500 and Callie Olsen was the high jump runner-up for Humboldt, as Avery Fisher finished third in the 1,500 and Brynn Malo third in the 800. The Wildcats were also second in the shuttle hurdle and 4x800, with the 4x400 and distance medley both ...
