Category Archives: Sports
Sports stories from across Western Iowa.

McCreedy, a Member of the First-Place DMR Team at MIAA Indoor Track and Field Championships
(Maryville, Missouri) Atlantic alum Taylor McCreedy, a senior at Northwest Missouri State University, capped her indoor season in standout fashion over the weekend. McCreedy was part of the Bearcats' ...
Tom Robinson Mar 02, 2026

Monday's High School Basketball Playoff Schedule
Monday, March 2 Girls Basketball State Tournament First Round Class 5A 10:00 am: #1 Johnston (24-0) v. #8 Ankeny Centennial (12-11) 11:45 am: #4 Cedar Rapids Washington (18-4) v. #5 Ankeny (15-8) 1:30...
Chris Varney Mar 02, 2026

Despite Early Playoff Exit, Chargers Girls Hoops Look to Build On 17 Win Season
(Guthrie Center, IA) -- AC/GC finished their girls basketball season with a 17-5 record but had an early exit in the playoffs when they got upset by arch rival Panorama. Still there are a lot of teams...
Chris Varney Mar 02, 2026

Cyclones Destroy Wildcats in Regular Season Finale
(Manhattan, KS) -- Iowa St. women's basketball overcame a halftime deficit to beat Kansas St. 93-79 in a Big 12 game on Sunday. ISU was leading 28-22 early in the 2nd quarter but the Wildcats went on ...
Chris Varney Mar 01, 2026

Hawkeye Women End Regular Season By Crushing Badgers
(Madison, WI) -- Number 9 ranked Iowa pulled away from Wisconsin in the 2nd half and won their final game of the regular season 81-52 in a Big Ten women's basketball game on Sunday. Ava Heiden led the...
Chris Varney Mar 01, 2026

Gaels End Playoff Run By Bulldogs in Substate Finals
(Des Moines, IA) -- Riverside's incredible playoff run came to an end on Saturday night as Ft. Dodge St. Edmond won the Substate Finals 71-54 at the Knapp Center on the campus of Drake University. Riv...
Chris Varney Feb 28, 2026

Tigers Earn State Tourney Bid With Win Over Defending Champs
(Des Moines, IA) -- There will be a new Class 1A basketball state champion. Woodbine made sure of that by eliminating Madrid in the Substate Finals 56-51 from the Knapp Center on Saturday evening. Woo...
Chris Varney Feb 28, 2026

Saturday's High School Boys Basketball Playoff Scores & State Tournament Pairings
Substate Finals Class 1A Fort Dodge St. Edmond 71, Riverside 54 Woodbine 56, Madrid 51 Boyden Hull 54, Coon Rapids Bayard 40 Burlington Notre Dame 63, Calamus Wheatland 53 MMCRU 56, North Union 42 Mar...
Chris Varney Feb 28, 2026

Bearcat Women Are 5 Seed; Men Are 10 Seed in MIAA Basketball Tourneys
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The Mid-America Intercollegiate Athletics Association has announced the bracket and seedings for its 2026 women's basketball championship, hosted March 4-8 at Kansas City's historic...
Chris Varney Feb 28, 2026

Bearcats Basketball Teams Both Close Regular Season With Victories
EMPORIA, Kan. - The Northwest Missouri State University women's basketball team claimed a feisty, one-point win Saturday at Emporia State University when Sadie Maas blocked a last-second shot attempt ...
Chris Varney Feb 28, 2026







