Cedar Rapids Xavier’s Carter Hoffmann has come a long way since a nervous sophomore making his first start at Waverly-Shell Rock. In his final game, Hoffmann rushed for 207 and three touchdowns to power the Saints to a 31-6 win over Pella for the Class 4A state football title.
Carter Hoffmann rushed for 207 yards and scored three first-half touchdowns as Cedar Rapids Xavier beat Pella, 31-6, Thursday night in the Class 4A state championship game at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls. It’s the fifth state football title for the school.
Women’s basketball: No. 19 Iowa tops No. 7 Baylor, 57-52, despite an injury to Hannah Stuelke (who returns), another to Chit-Chat Wright (who doesn’t), thanks to big games from Ava Heiden and Taylor Stremlow.
The journey really does matter more than the destination, and the people are more important than the scoreboard.
Women’s basketball: No. 19 Iowa tops No. 7 Baylor, 57-52, despite an injury to Hannah Stuelke (who returns), another to Chit-Chat Wright (who doesn’t), thanks to big games from Ava Heiden and Taylor Stremlow.
Scenes from the Iowa Hawkeyes and Chicago State game on November 20, 2025. The Hawkeyes won the game 93-54.
Arianna Jackson drilled all four of her 3-pointers in the first quarter, helping the No. 12 Cyclones cruise to an 87-60 win Thursday night over Drake.
Cedar Rapids Xavier’s Carter Hoffmann has come a long way since a nervous sophomore making his first start at Waverly-Shell Rock. In his final game, Hoffmann rushed for 207 and three touchdowns to power the Saints to a 31-6 win over Pella for the Class 4A state football title.
Michigan State’s football team is on a seven-game losing streak going into Saturday afternoon’s game at Kinnick Stadium against the Iowa Hawkeyes. Second-year head coach Jonathan Smith is under fire for a lack of success. On top of everything else, the program was given three years of probation by the NCAA last week.
It’s obviously been a tough season for the Cyclones (6-4, 3-4), but if they win out, they still could become just the third team in program history to notch nine or more wins.
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