COUNCIL BLUFFS — Delise Villa ended the Iowa Central women’s national tournament run in style. The second seed claimed the Tritons’ third national crown on the night Saturday, beating third seed Isabella Morgan of Snow, 7-4 in the 145-pound championship. Earlier in the evening, ...
DES MOINES — For the third-ranked (Class 1A) Newell-Fonda girls and legendary head coach Dick Jungers, there is nothing more exciting than making the trek to Wells Fargo Arena in March for the state tournament. The Mustangs (21-3 overall) will begin pursuit of their fifth state championship ...
Even though it’s still early in the season, Iowa Central head wrestling coach Luke Moffitt was pleased with the performance of his squad here Wednesday night. The 10th-ranked Tritons won seven matches in claiming a 43-10 victory over Iowa Western in their 2024-25 home debut inside Hodges ...
CLEAR LAKE — Humboldt, Webster City and Algona were in action here Thursday at a Class 3A state-qualifying track and field meet. Gavin Weber led the Bulldogs, winning the three distance events. He secured gold medals in the 800, 1,600 and 3,200, with teammate Ashton Moreno capturing the 400 and Macy Knapp the girls 800. Algona also had first place finishes in the sprint medley and distance medley relays. William Weichert and Evan Allie ran on both, as Jack Limbaugh and Moreno completed the sprint medley. Levi Walker and Weber ran the other two legs of the distance medley. Max ...
DES MOINES — Down big early, Sam Myer found another gear and kept his hopes of a state wrestling medal alive here Thursday. Myer, a St. Edmond junior, pinned Zach Harbison from Wapello in the second round of consolations inside Wells Fargo Arena. He also earned a medical forfeit in the next round. Up next for Myer will be Steve Brandenburg of Lake Mills at 138 pounds on Friday. With a win, he secures himself a Top-8 finish and spot on the podium Saturday night. Down 5-0 to Harbison, Myer reeled off eight consecutive points before securing the win and his second win in two years at ...
DES MOINES — The Fort Dodge swim team competed at Des Moines Roosevelt on Thursday night. The Dodgers lost to Des Moines Roosevelt 128-40. Evan Cooper placed second in the 100 butterfly (1:04.69) and Colin Roberts was runner up in the 100 backstroke (1:09.20). “Colin and Evan both had some good swims,” said Fort Dodge head coach Ashley Beaumont. “Evan had his best time of the season and we tried some different things with Cooper. “Our 200 freestyle relay is taking shape. We had a great time and some pretty good splits.” The quartet of Cooper, Kael Keith, Roberts and ...
