Category Archives: Sports
Sports stories from across Western Iowa.
Cyclone Beau Freyler Named Wuerffel Trophy and AFCA Team Nominee
(Ames, IA) - Iowa State's Beau Freyler has been named as a nominee for the Wuerffel Trophy and the AFCA Good Works Team. The Colorado Springs native has been one of the top players for Iowa State afte...
Zach Collins Jul 18, 2024
IGHSAU 2024 High School Softball State Pairings
(Fort Dodge, IA) - The IGHSAU officially released the High School Softball State Tournament brackets for the 2024 Softball Tournament in Fort Dodge. Local teams in Class 1A include Martensdale-St. Mar...
Zach Collins Jul 18, 2024
Wednesday's High School Baseball Substate Championship Scores - July 17th
Provided below are the local high school baseball postseason substate scores for Wednesday, July 17th. Class 1A and 2A concluded substate play earlier this week while Classes 3A and 4A just concluded ...
Zach Collins Jul 18, 2024
Harlan Rolls Past Lewis Central 10-0; Advances to State Again
(Harlan, IA) -- For the 2nd straight year and for the 20th time in school history, the Harlan baseball team is going to the State Baseball Tournament. On Wednesday night, the Cyclones used a 7 run 3rd...
Chris Varney Jul 17, 2024
Griswold Tigers Celebrate Best Baseball Season in Nearly a Decade
(Griswold, IA) - The Griswold Tigers baseball team saw a very successful season with multiple high points. While there were up and down moments, the Tigers captured four wins straight at the beginning...
Zach Collins Jul 17, 2024
Reivers Name Marcela Bueno as New Assistant Soccer Coach
(Council Bluffs, IA) - Marcela Bueno has officially been named an assistant coach to the Iowa Western Women's Soccer program for the 2024 season. She will join alongside Head Coach Adam Sanchez. Bueno...
Zach Collins Jul 17, 2024
Harlan Meets Lewis Central in the Baseball Substate Final
(Harlan, IA) - A berth in the baseball state tournament is on the line as the Titans of Lewis Central visit the Harlan Cyclones in the 3A Substate Final. Coverage on 95.7 KSOM and westerniowatoday.com...
Chris Varney Jul 17, 2024
Iowa's Cade Obermueller Picked by Texas Rangers in MLB Draft
(Iowa City, IA) - Iowa's Cade Obermueller was picked up by the Texas Rangers in the 19th Round of the 2024 MLB Draft as the 585th overall pick. The Iowa City native earned a 3.93 ERA with a 4-3 record...
Zach Collins Jul 17, 2024
Former Harlan Cyclone Brett Sears Chosen in Seventh Round of MLB Draft
(Lincoln, NE) - Nebraska senior Brett Sears was chosen in the seventh round of the Major League Baseball Draft by the Atlanta Braves, making him the No. 221 pick overall. He is the fourth player in Ne...
Zach Collins Jul 17, 2024
Hawkeye Ten All-Conference Softball Teams Released
The Hawkeye Ten All-Conference Teams have been released. Clarinda won the Conference Title outright with a record of 18-2. Creston finished second at 17-3, and Atlantic finished third with a 16-4 conf...
Tom Robinson Jul 17, 2024