Category Archives: Sports
Sports stories from across Western Iowa.

Heiden Has Career High to Lead Hawkeyes Over Huskers
(Lincoln, NE) -- In a President's Day matinee, Ava Heiden was the chief scorer for #13 Iowa in an 80-67 win over Nebraska in a Big Ten women's basketball contest. Heiden had a career high 27 points an...
Chris Varney Feb 16, 2026

Meyer's First-Year Surge Highlights Wheelers State Qualifiers
(Audubon, IA) -- Audubon will be sending boys wrestlers to the state tournament this week -- Leyton Elmquist at 113 and Jon Rasmussen at 138 are there for the 2nd year in a row while Karter Obermeier ...
Chris Varney Feb 16, 2026

The Atlantic State Wrestling Qualifier's Awarded the KS 95.7 Armour Insurance Athletes of the Week
(Atlantic) Eight Atlantic wrestlers qualified for the state wrestling tournament at the Class 2A District Wrestling Tournament at Glenwood on Saturday. For their performances, these eight qualifiers a...
Tom Robinson Feb 16, 2026

Cougars Visit Chargers in 1A Boys Playoffs Tonight; Coverage on KS 95
(Guthrie Center, IA) -- CAM will visit AC/GC in a Class 1A first round playoff game tonight, coverage on KS 95.7 FM. The Chargers beat the Cougars in the regular season 69-54 and it was also in Guthri...
Chris Varney Feb 16, 2026

Monday's Boys High School Basketball Playoff Schedule
Monday, February 16 Class 1A District First Round Substate 8 CAM (9-13) at AC/GC (9-12), Coverage on KS 95.7 FM, audio at westerniowatoday.com Logan Magnolia (3-20) at Coon Rapids Bayard (20-1) Lenox ...
Chris Varney Feb 16, 2026

Cyclones Outlast Wildcats
(Ames, IA) -- Iowa St. women's basketball team used a strong 2nd quarter to get by Kansas St. 76-72 in a Big 12 game on Sunday afternoon. After ISU built a 15-11 lead, K-State kept it close by quickly...
Chris Varney Feb 15, 2026

IHSAA Releases Brackets for Wrestling State Tourney
(Des Moines, IA) -- The brackets have been released for the 2026 Iowa High School State Wrestling Tournament. Here are the first round match-ups for the 8 Atlantic wrestlers: 106: Dayton Van Horn, Jun...
Chris Varney Feb 15, 2026

Van Meter Advances to the Class 3A Regional Semi-finals with a 64-51 Win Over Atlantic
(Atlantic) Van Meter built an early advantage and withstood a late surge from Atlantic to secure a 64-51 victory in a Class 3A regional quarterfinal girls basketball game Saturday night in Atlantic. A...
Tom Robinson Feb 14, 2026

Bearcats Women Upset Gorillas For 5th Straight Win; Men Fall
PITTSBURG, Kan. - The Northwest Missouri State University women's basketball team secured a 65-59 road win over No. 20-ranked Pittsburg State University to run the Bearcat win streak to five in a row....
Chris Varney Feb 14, 2026

13th Ranked Boilermakers Roll Over Hawkeyes
IOWA CITY, Iowa - The University of Iowa men's basketball team fell to No. 13 Purdue, 78-57, on Saturday evening on Mediacom court inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena in front of a sold-out crowd. The Hawkeye...
Chris Varney Feb 14, 2026







