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Sports Columns

Otzelberger-led Cyclones are for real

T.J. Otzelberger’s Iowa State roots run deep, first established in 2006 when then-Cyclone men’s basketball coach Greg McDermott hired him as a 29-year-old assistant. Otzelberger’s philosophies, meanwhile, have even more of a throwback ISU feel. He cut his teeth with McDermott and Fred ...

LONG JUMP QUEEN

AMES — It all started, innocently enough, as a friendly side bet between a grandpa and his granddaughter. Sydney Willits has always considered herself an elite competitor. Motivation has never been an issue for Iowa State’s junior All-American. Yet when Fran Long of Fort Dodge offered ...

Idols of March

If our readers feel like they’re experiencing deja vu every year around this time, it stands to reason. They say March comes in like a lion, so consider Luke Moffitt and Dick Jungers the true kings of the jungle. In case you missed it, Moffitt and Jungers led their respective teams to ...

MAKING MEMORIES

DES MOINES — One took the tournament by storm, canceling the victory lap of a senior star who was a win away from becoming a rare four-time state champion. One showed a rare blend of skill and athleticism that wowed the crowd and kept blue-blood collegiate programs chomping at the ...

NEVER ALONE

Justin Faiferlick doesn’t measure time in hours or days anymore. Life is now all about experiences and moments. Faiferlick is at relative peace with what has become a steep and daunting fight. His battle with metastatic melanoma has been met with the courage, determination and focus his ...

THE CAITLIN CLARK EXPERIENCE

For the first time since her West Des Moines Dowling days, I saw Caitlin Clark play live earlier this week when the Iowa women faced Michigan State inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Like all basketball fans, I’ve watched plenty of Clark’s games on television as she ascended from blue chip ...