Category Archives: Sports
Sports stories from across Western Iowa.

Crusaders Look For First State Tourney Bid in 16 Years
(Coon Rapids, IA) -- Coon Rapids Bayard boys basketball will look for their first appearance in the state tournament since 2010 as they battle Boyden Hull in a Substate Final on Saturday night. The Cr...
Chris Varney Feb 27, 2026

Friday's Boys High School Basketball Playoff Schedule
Friday, February 27 Class 4A Substate Semifinals Substate 1 Sioux City East (11-12) at Dowling (18-3) Sioux City West (16-6) at Norwalk (14-7) Substate 2 Mason City (12-10) at Ames (19-2) Ankeny Cente...
Chris Varney Feb 27, 2026

Thursday's Boys Basketball Playoff Scores
Class 3A Substate Semifinals Substate 1 Carroll 77, Saydel 51 Sioux Center 58, MOC Floyd Valley 46 Substate 2 North Polk 54, Clear Lake 52 Gilbert 63, Knoxville 40 Substate 3 Dubuque Wahlert 86, Decor...
Chris Varney Feb 26, 2026

Heiden's Huge Game Leads Hawkeyes Over Illini
(Iowa City, IA) -- Ava Heiden scored 28 points to lead #9 Iowa past Illinois 82-78 in a Big Ten women's basketball game on Thursday night Iowa scored the first 10 points of the game but Illinois answe...
Chris Varney Feb 26, 2026

Wednesday's Girls Regional Final Scores
Wednesday, February 25 Regional Finals Class 1A Region 7 Exira EHK 57 GTRA, 38 Region 3 St. Albert 68 Coon Rapids-Bayard, 48 Region 1 Newell Fonda 71 George Little Rock, 37 Region 2 Bishop Garrigan 55...
Chris Varney Feb 26, 2026

Tigers Host Eagles in Boys District Semifinals Tonight
(Carroll, IA) -- Carroll will host Saydel in a Class 3A boys basketball district semifinal tonight. The Tigers have gone from a 10-13 team a year ago to the 6th ranked team in the state and is 18-5. C...
Chris Varney Feb 26, 2026

Exira/EHK Lands a Berth in the Class 1A Girls State Tournament
(Carroll) Exira/EHK earned its 22nd consecutive victory Wednesday night, punching its ticket to the Class 1A Iowa Girls State Basketball Tournament with a 57-38 win over GTRA in the regional final at ...
Tom Robinson Feb 25, 2026

Wildcats Defeat Bulldogs in 2A Regional Finals
(Sioux City, IA) -- Riverside girls basketball could not overcome shooting woes in the 2nd half as West Lyon beat the Bulldogs 46-21 in a Class 2A Regional Final on Wednesday night at Sioux City East ...
Chris Varney Feb 25, 2026

Class 1A & 2A Girls Basketball State Pairings
The IGHSAU has released the state tournament pairings for Class 1A and 2A. Exira EHK is the number six seed and will face #3 St. Albert on Wednesday, March 4 at 6:45 pm, coverage on KSOM. The winner w...
Chris Varney Feb 25, 2026

Cowgirls Use Strong 4th Quarter to Top Cyclones
AMES, Iowa - Iowa State (21-8, 9-8 Big 12) fell short of a senior night victory to Oklahoma State (22-8, 11-6 Big 12), 88-77 Wednesday night in Hilton Coliseum. Jada Williams tallied 19 points and 10 ...
Chris Varney Feb 25, 2026







