Category Archives: Sports
Sports stories from across Western Iowa.
Nodaway Valley hires Flynn Heald as head football coach
(Greenfield) Flynn Heald will lead the Nodaway Valley football program. Heald will be the program's third head coach in as many years following Steve Shantz and Taylor Ashman. He says he plans to brin...
Western Iowa Today Jul 17, 2019
Atlantic Assistant Wrestling Coach Tucker Weber Hired as Glenwood's New Head Wrestling Coach
(Glenwood) Atlantic Assistant Wrestling Coach Tucker Weber has been hired as Glenwood's new Head Wrestling Coach pending both school boards' approval. Weber takes over for Brad Asche who recently resi...
Western Iowa Today Jun 14, 2019
Iowa High School Golf Coaches Assocation Rankings
(Area) The Iowa High School Golf Coaches Association released their initial set of rankings last week. Seven boys and five girls teams from area conferences are ranked in the top ten of their class. F...
Western Iowa Today Apr 26, 2019
Former Shenandoah Head Football Coach PJ Hedrington lands new gig at Drake
(Des Moines) A high school football coach with ties to several Southwest Iowa communities is moving up to the college game. PJ Hedrington will join the staff at Drake University as a volunteer defensi...
Western Iowa Today Feb 05, 2019
Riverside three-time state champ Jimmy Rodgers in 2019 IHSAA Wrestling Hall of Fame Class
(Oakland) Jimmy Rodgers, of Riverside, is heading into the Iowa High School Athletic Association Wrestling Hall of Fame. The 1997 Riverside graduate is among five wrestlers in the Class of 2019 that w...
Western Iowa Today Dec 13, 2018
Atlantic Football Legend Ed Podolak Honored at the Trojan Bowl
(Atlantic) Atlantic football legend Ed Podolak was honored Sunday at the Trojan Bowl. Podolak was an all-around athlete at Atlantic High School and went on to play college football at the University o...
Western Iowa Today Aug 19, 2018
Former Creston Star Randy Long Joins IHSAA Basketball Hall of Fame
(Creston) Former standout athlete Randy Long from Creston will be inducted into the Iowa High School Athletic Association Basketball Hall of Fame Friday night. Long competed in an era of the single-cl...
Western Iowa Today Mar 06, 2018