Paustian’s effort has paid dividends in his first two weeks of high school competition. Paustian remained unbeaten, pinning Marion’s Lucas Stearns for the 150-pound title Saturday at the Mount Vernon Invitational.
Women’s basketball: Hannah Stuelke -- and the rest of Iowa’s post posse -- regain their mojo in Iowa’s 102-68 victory over Lindenwood.
Photos from the Iowa vs. Lindenwood women’s basketball game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena Saturday, December 13, 2025
The Hawkeyes lost to No. 4 Iowa State in a close game, showing a lot of imrpovement from their first road loss at Michigan. Still, Iowa doesn’t believe in moral victories, and are determined to show more promise in final three nonconference games of the season.
Iowa men’s basketball team takes a step back in competition after three straight games against Big Ten Conference/in-state foes, hosting Mid-American Conference opponent Western Michigan.
It has been 4 years since Iowa State’s women’s basketball team won the mythical state title by sweeping Drake, Iowa and Northern Iowa.
The Cyclones will play three more non conference games against the Panthers, Long Beach State, and Houston Christian before opening Big 12 play on Jan. 2 against West Virginia at home.
University of Iowa won 16 of 20 matches and dominated University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, 37-6, and Utah Valley, 33-7, in Journeyman Wrestling’s “Uncivil War” on Friday night at Hannibal, Mo.
Tyler Hilton has improved so much since a year ago. The 6-foot-8 Linn-Mar senior boys’ basketball player is averaging 25 points in his team’s first three games this season and had a mammoth 26-point, 23-rebound game Friday night as his Lions beat Cedar Rapids Prairie, 67-59, at Linn-Mar.
Girls’ basketball: Savanna Wright scores all seven in overtime for Mount Vernon, and the Mustangs rally past Williamsburg, 40-38.
The Hawkeyes’ captain Logan Jones won the Rimington Trophy, given to the best center in collegiate football.
Through 10 games, Hawkeyes are shooting 65.4 percent from the line, and were 6 of 12 in Wednesday’s loss at Iowa State.
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