Category Archives: Sports
Sports stories from across Western Iowa.

Wednesday's Girls High School Basketball Playoff Scores
Class 3A Regional Semifinals Region 1 Maquoketa 73, Alburnett 41 Davenport Assumption 39. Monticello 26 Region 2 Des Moines Christian 87, Clarinda 39 Kuemper Catholic 53, Van Meter 45 Region 3 Mount V...
Chris Varney Feb 18, 2026

Titans Have Four Alive in Front End at Class 3A Boys State Wrestling
(Des Moines, IA) -- The Iowa High School Boys Wrestling State Tournament started on Wednesday with Class 3A competition at the Casey's Center. SE Polk leads the team competition after day one with 68 ...
Chris Varney Feb 18, 2026

Cyclones Crush Sun Devils
(Ames, IA) -- Iowa St. downed Arizona St. 90-64 on Wednesday night in a Big 12 women's basketball game. Iowa State (21-6, 9-6) took the lead for good on a shot beyond the arc by Jada Williams with 7:5...
Chris Varney Feb 18, 2026

Atlantic Head Wrestling Coach Tim Duff Breaks Down his Eight qualifiers First Round Matches
(Atlantic) Eight Atlantic wrestlers will take the mat Thursday afternoon. Atlantic Head Coach Tim Duff says they do not want to be just part of the tournament; they want to compete. The Class 2A wrest...
Tom Robinson Feb 18, 2026

Wolverines Sending Strong Pack of Wrestlers to the Well
(Greenfield, IA) -- Nodaway Valley will be well represented at the Boys State Wrestling tournament with action beginning Thursday morning from the Casey's Center in Des Moines, coverage on KSOM. Five ...
Chris Varney Feb 18, 2026

Wednesday's Girls High School Playoff Basketball Schedule
Wednesday, February 18 Girls Basketball Class 3A Regional Semifinals Region 2 Clarinda (14-9) at Des Moines Christian (20-3) Van Meter (13-9) at Kuemper Catholic (16-5) Region 6 Creston (11-11) at PCM...
Chris Varney Feb 18, 2026

Chargers Will Send a Half Dozen Wrestlers To State
(Guthrie Center, IA) -- AC/GC will be sending six wrestlers to the Class 1A state wrestling tournament which begins on Thursday. Seniors Ryder Cline and Carter Richter are back at the tournament for t...
Chris Varney Feb 18, 2026

Monarchs Rally Late, Edge Atlantic 60-58 in Overtime Thriller at Denison
(Denison) Santi Lopez drew the hot hand in the second half to lead Denison-Schleswig to a 60-58 overtime victory over Atlantic in a boy's Hawkeye Ten Conference regular season finale' on Tuesday night...
Tom Robinson Feb 18, 2026

Hawkeyes Upset #9 Huskers
(Iowa City, IA) -- Iowa overcame some shooting woes in the 2nd half to upset #9 Nebraska 57-52 in a Big Ten men's basketball game on Tuesday night. The Hawkeyes did not score a field goal in the final...
Chris Varney Feb 17, 2026

Boys High School Basketball Scores; Regular Season
Denison Schleswig 60, Atlantic 58 (OT) Carroll 66, Harlan 40 Glenwood 60, Lewis Central 42 Maryville, MO 65, Creston 39 Johnston 86, CBTJ 31 Winterset 62, Des Moines Christian 61
Chris Varney Feb 17, 2026







