Category Archives: Sports
Sports stories from across Western Iowa.

Season Wrap Up Series: Cyclones Softball Finish Strong With Young Team
(Harlan, IA) -- The scores at the beginning of the season for the Harlan Softball team were not pretty at times but the Cyclones did not give in and improved throughout the season. Despite a first rou...
Chris Varney Aug 06, 2025

Season Wrap Up Series: Luett Will Be Back for Eagles Baseball To Try Another Run at Title
(Underwood, IA) -- There was no state title for Underwood Baseball this season but getting to state for the third year in a row is a pretty good consolation award. The Eagles finished 25-3 overall and...
Chris Varney Aug 06, 2025

Campbell Identifies Competitive Positional Battles for Cyclones
(Ames, IA) -- Iowa St. Football Head Coach Matt Campbell says there is a lot of competition going on now in pre-season practice. He says there are several positions where players are fighting for play...
Chris Varney Aug 06, 2025

Atlantic Girls Swim Team Gearing Up for Fall Season, Coach Seeks Additional Swimmers
(Atlantic) The Atlantic girls' swim team won't begin practice until August 18, but Head Coach Cambry Miller is still hoping to add at least two more swimmers to the 2025 roster. So far, eight student-...
Tom Robinson Aug 05, 2025

Red Oak and Shenandoah On the Way to Joining WIC
(Underwood, IA) -- The Western Iowa Conference is poised to add two new members -- Red Oak and Shenandoah have both expressed interest in leaving the Hawkeye Ten Conference and joining the WIC. The We...
Chris Varney Aug 05, 2025

Atlantic Football Team Starts Camp on Wednesday
(Atlantic) The Atlantic football team will start camp on Wednesday and end the week with scrimmages on Friday at Creston. Head Joe Brummer says the weight room attendance has been good, averaging 45-t...
Tom Robinson Aug 05, 2025

Ben Jacobson To Remain as UNI Men's Basketball Head Coach
(Cedar Falls, IA) Ben Jacobson will continue leading the University of Northern Iowa men's basketball program. Officials recently announced that Jacobson agreed to a five-year rolling contract as he e...
Tom Robinson Aug 05, 2025

Season Wrap Up Series: Disappointing Season for Wolverine Softball But Expectations High in 2026
(Greenfield, IA) -- Nodaway Valley's softball team had high hopes for a strong 2025 but the Wolverines finished just 5-13 in the tough Pride of Iowa Conference. Co Head Coach Ryan Zenor says the final...
Chris Varney Aug 05, 2025

Nebraska Football Head Coach Rhule Is Optimistic Heading into Season
(Lincoln, NE) -- The Huskers will put on full pads for practice this week, and head coach Matt Rhule is proud of the team's progress as their first match-up of the 2025-2026 season approaches. Rhule c...
Jack McKee Aug 05, 2025

Season Wrap Up Series: Tri Center Softball Will Be Young Next Year
(Neola, IA) -- For the most part in the last five seasons, the Tri Center softball team has been hanging out in the 7-8 win territory and Head Coach Chad Thomas would like to see that get better next ...
Chris Varney Aug 05, 2025







