My first published article appeared in our high school’s student newspaper during the fall of 1994. The topic? A work stoppage in Major League Baseball. Approaching the story as both a passionate fan and newcomer to journalism, I fervently studied the ins and outs of this player strike, ...

Good character always shines through. The Fort Dodge bowling team put theirs on display at the state tournament despite being stuck in an awkward scenario. After the first round of tournament play, it was pointed out that the Dodgers had a cell phone in the playing area — technically ...

Nothing complicates emotions quite like a second-place performance. Being a runner-up means an individual or a team was better than all but one. When you stop and think about the distance traveled and work it took to get to that point, there’s really no logical reason for a kid to feel ...

It all seems so glamorous at first blush: the life of a collegiate athlete. After all, this is what many kids dream about and parents make sacrifices to attain, right? Wearing the colors of a high-profile school, having the spotlight on them at all times…a lifestyle of recognition, ...

When a college football program is barely keeping its head above water and Boise or Detroit are regular bowl destinations, it’s much easier to identify necessary philosophical or personnel changes. The Iowa Hawkeyes, meanwhile, just completed their sixth consecutive season with a win ...

It was simple math, really: 2021 Fiesta Bowl champion Iowa State returned 19 starters from its Big 12 regular-season championship squad this year, including unanimous All-American Breece Hall and national award contenders Brock Purdy, Charlie Kolar and Mike Rose. As such, the preseason ...