Category Archives: Sports
Sports stories from across Western Iowa.

Women's NCAA Tournament Brackets Are Set
The Women's NCAA Tournament bracket has been released. Iowa St., Iowa and Nebraska are all in the field: Iowa St. is the #8 seed in the Fort Worth Region and will play #9 seed Syracuse in Storrs, CT o...
Chris Varney Mar 15, 2026

Men's NCAA Tournament Brackets Are Set
Let the Madness begin! The Men's NCAA Tournament field of 68 teams have been set. Iowa, Iowa St. UNI and Nebraska are all in the field and here is there first round information: Iowa St. is the #2 see...
Chris Varney Mar 15, 2026

Dominant on the Court, Impactful Off It: Crooks Named Lisa Leslie Award Finalist
(Ames, IA). - Iowa State junior center Audi Crooks has been named one of five finalists for the 2026 Lisa Leslie Center of the Year Award, announced by the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. T...
Chris Varney Mar 14, 2026

Shipley Backs Bill Requiring Cash Option for School Athletic Event Tickets
(Atlantic, IA) -- At a legislative forum, State Senator Tom Shipley mentioned that a bill has passed the legislature requiring schools to accept cash for entry at athletic events. Ever since COVID, sc...
Chris Varney Mar 14, 2026

Hawkeye Ten All-Conference Boys' Basketball Teams Released
(Glenwood) The Hawkeye Ten Conference has officially announced its 2025-2026 All-Conference Boys Basketball selections, recognizing the league's top performers following an outstanding season of compe...
Tom Robinson Mar 14, 2026

Rardin, Berg Lead Improving Wolverines Boys Hoops
(Greenfield, IA) -- Nodaway Valley Boys Basketball only saw a one win improvement this season, finishing 5-18 but Head Coach Mick Long says that is deceiving. He says two years a go they were in only ...
Chris Varney Mar 14, 2026

Class 2A IATC Indoor Meet Results: Cardinal Boys Win Meet
(Ames, IA) -- Treynor's boys track and field team won the Class 2A IATC Indoor Championships at Iowa St. University on Friday. The Cardinals finished with 53 points with Spirit Lake in 2nd place with ...
Chris Varney Mar 13, 2026

Last Second Shot Propels Wildcats Over Cyclones in Big 12 Semifinals
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - In what could easily have been the game of the year in college basketball, No. 7 Iowa State (27-7, 12-6 Big 12) came up just short, falling to No. 2 Arizona (31-2, 14-2 Big 12) at t...
Chris Varney Mar 13, 2026

Boilermakers Roll Over Huskers In Tourney
CHICAGO - The No. 2 seed Nebraska men's basketball team fell to No. 7 seed Purdue, 74-58, in the Big Ten Tournament quarterfinals on Friday night at the United Center. Nebraska (26-6) never led in the...
Chris Varney Mar 13, 2026

IHSAA Boys State Tournament Scoreboard
Friday, March 13 Finals Class 3A #1 Ballard 43, #3 ADM 39 (OT) -- For just the 14th time in Iowa history, a boys basketball state championship game went into overtime and the top seeded Bombers beat t...
Chris Varney Mar 13, 2026







