Category Archives: Sports
Sports stories from across Western Iowa.
Atlantic Cross Country Team Wraps up First Week of Practice
(Atlantic) Atlantic Head Cross Country Coach Dan Vargason welcomed 19 boys and eleven girls to preseason practice last week. Coach Vargason says the low number of girls on the roster presents some cha...
Tom Robinson Aug 18, 2024
Veteran Volleyball Team at Atlantic Has High Hopes in 2024
(Atlantic, IA) -- In high school sports, experience usually equals success. The Atlantic Volleyball team hopes that equation will apply to their team this season. Coming off of a 8-25 season, the Troj...
Chris Varney Aug 17, 2024
Nodaway Valley Turns to Young Football Coach With a Winning Background
(Greenfield, IA) -- Nodaway Valley has seen some turnover in recent years as the schools football head coach and this year a new face will be on the sidelines. Joining Brad Honnold as a co-coach for t...
Chris Varney Aug 17, 2024
Atlantic Football Team Goes Through Pre-Game Routine on Friday
(Atlantic) The countdown to the opener for the Atlantic Football team is now less than one week away. The Trojans went through pre-game warm-up drills on Friday night in preparation for their week zer...
Tom Robinson Aug 17, 2024
Kicking Game Could be Strong for ISU
(Ames, IA) -- Iowa St. Football returns many starters from last year but the Cyclones will have a new placekicker in 2024. Gone is Chase Conteraz from Missouri Valley who graduated and ISU will turn t...
Chris Varney Aug 16, 2024
Wheeler Volleyball Trying to Follow Success With Success
(Audubon, IA) -- When the new volleyball season starts, Audubon will some familiar faces back while some are gone. Three seniors graduated from last year's 19-12 squad so there is more than hope that ...
Chris Varney Aug 16, 2024
Bulldog Football Will Ride Gordon As Far As He Can Carry Them
(Oakland, IA) -- There are 11 players on the field at one time but at Riverside there is one guy who stands out the most -- Jaxon Gordon. Last year as a Sophomore, Gordon pounded his way to 1,266 yard...
Chris Varney Aug 16, 2024
ISU Football Has Early Standouts in Practice
(Ames, IA) -- Iowa State football has had some standouts in pre-season practice so far this season. It is clear that the deepest part of the team is at the receiver position. Head Coach Matt Campbell ...
Chris Varney Aug 15, 2024
Husker Volleyball's Larsen Returns from Olympics With a Silver Medal
(Lincoln, NE) -- Jordan Larsen, assistant volleyball coach at the University of Nebraska, came back from France this week with some new hardware. A silver medal floating around her neck -- Larsen was ...
Chris Varney Aug 15, 2024
New Football Coach Comes Into Nodaway Valley and Hopes to End Winless Streak
(Greenfield, IA) -- The Wolverines have changed some things around entering this season -- recent Morningside grad Jack West has come in join Brad Honnold and hoping to turn things around. After a pla...
Chris Varney Aug 15, 2024