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Highlighting the young women who paved the way for future Iowa wrestlers.
Highlighting the young women who paved the way for future Iowa wrestlers.
Mount Vernon High School grad Austin Ash walked on to the Iowa Hawkeyes basketball team his freshman year. He didn’t play much in his five-year Iowa career, but had the desire to see if he could be an important player somewhere. That somewhere turned out to be The Citadel in Charleston, S.C.
This week’s episode of the Pinning Combination podcast with K.J. Pilcher and coach Dick Briggs looks ahead to a big weekend of Iowa high school wrestling, previewing regional tournaments for the girls and conference tournaments for the boys.
Northern Iowa finalized its 2023 football recruiting class Wednesday, unofficially announcing 28 signees. Among the Panthers’ 28 newcomers are more than six Division-I transfers, one junior college transfer and 20 high school prospects.
A closer look at the 2023 Iowa high school girls’ state wrestling tournament, including wrestlers to watch and predictions for individual and team champions.
Union wrestler Jillian Worthen has validated the “Monster” moniker her dad tagged her with and even embraced it. After all, it serves as an apt description of her intensity and competitiveness.
Iowa coaches would be required to receive training once every five years instead annually on how to identifying and respond to a student-athlete with a suspected concussion under House bill.
Sacramento Kings rookie Keegan Murray had friendly fans in the stands in two games against the Minnesota Timberwolves. The former Iowa All-American produced his third double-double of his rookie NBA season in Monday night’s win.
Area girls’ basketball Super Ten (Feb. 1): Benton Community, Decorah and Solon leapfrog MVC schools, move into 2-3-4 slots.
Dubuque Hempstead recorded five pins and avoided bonus points in the final bout for a 36-34 victory over No. 7 Linn-Mar. The Mustangs earned their third state duals berth and first since 2018.
Boys’ wrestling regional duals: Mount Vernon wins the last five bouts, including a pivotal 195, and tops Davenport Assumption, 42-21, to advance to state.
There’s a reason Cedar Rapids Kennedy is the top-ranked boys’ basketball team in Class 4A. The Cougars have a pair of all-state guards, some size, some athleticism, a deep bench ... and Jace Scott on Tuesday night. He scored 10 big points in an 89-46 win over No. 7 Waterloo West.
