Category Archives: Sports
Sports stories from across Western Iowa.

Stirtz & Folguerias Have Big Games For Hawkeyes in Win Over Bucks
(Iowa City, IA) -- As usual Bennett Stirtz had a big game for Iowa men's basketball but this time he had some help. Stirtz scored 22 points while Alvaro Folguerias had a season high 20 as the Hawkeyes...
Chris Varney Feb 25, 2026

Frager Leads Huskers Past Terps
(Lincoln, NE) -- Braden Frager's 21 points and eight rebounds led three Huskers in double figures, as No. 12 Nebraska used a second-half surge to earn a 74-61 win over Maryland Wednesday evening. The ...
Chris Varney Feb 25, 2026

IGCA Announces Basketball All District Selections
The Iowa Girls Coaches Association announced the All District teams for the 2025-26 season. Tom Petersen of Exira EHK was named the Class 1A West Central Coach of the Year Area girls recognized are be...
Chris Varney Feb 25, 2026

Bulldogs Look For First Ever Girls B-ball State Tourney Bid; Host Wildcats Tonight; Coverage on KSOM
(Sioux City, IA) -- Riverside will try to go to the girls basketball state tournament for the first time in school history as they battle West Lyon in a Class 1A Regional Final tonight, coverage on KS...
Chris Varney Feb 25, 2026

Exira/EHK and GTRA Face off in Class 1A Regional Final Tonight: Coverage on KS 95.7 F.M.
(Elk Horn) Exira/EHK and GTRA square off tonight with a berth in the Class 1A Iowa Girls High School State Basketball Tournament at stake. The Spartans enter the regional final with an impressive 21-1...
Tom Robinson Feb 25, 2026

Cal Heydon Leads Crusaders Over Wheelers in District Finals
(Carroll, IA) -- Cal Heydon is one of the best players in the state and he showed in the District Finals on Tuesday night. Heydon and Coon Rapids Bayard stormed past Audubon 74-48 to win the District ...
Chris Varney Feb 24, 2026

Cyclones Rebound in Utah to Beat Utes
(Salt Lake City, UT) -- After falling at BYU on Saturday, #4 Iowa St. men's basketball got out of the Beehive State with a split beating Utah 75-59 in a Big 12 basketball game on Tuesday night. The Ut...
Chris Varney Feb 24, 2026

Tuesday's High School Basketball Playoff Scores
Tuesday, February 24 Boys Basketball Class 1A District Finals Substate 8, District 15 Coon Rapids-Bayard 74 Audubon, 48 Substate 8, District 16 Boyden Hull 55 Gehlen Catholic, 41 Substate 7, District ...
Chris Varney Feb 24, 2026

Wheelers Play Crusaders in Boys Basketball District Finals; Coverage on KS 95.7 FM
(Carroll, IA) -- Audubon will play Coon Rapids Bayard tonight in a Class 1A District final boys basketball game, coverage on KS 95.7 FM. The game will be played on a neutral court because CRB's gym do...
Chris Varney Feb 24, 2026

Bulldogs Have Successful Wrestling Season Led By Anderson
(Oakland, IA) -- It was a successful season for Riverside Boys Wrestling and Head Coach Casey Conover. The Bulldogs sent seven to the state tournament and earned three medals including a state champio...
Chris Varney Feb 24, 2026







