Category Archives: Sports
Sports stories from across Western Iowa.
Governor Kim Reynolds gives clearance for a baseball and softball season
(State) Good news came out on Wednesday for summer sports in Iowa. Governor Kim Reynolds has given the go ahead to resume high school activities on June 1st. Parameters of a return have not yet been r...
Western Iowa Today May 20, 2020
History Books: Boys Tennis State Place Winners, Qualifiers, and Conference Championships
(Area) Atlantic has much to be proud of in boys tennis. The Trojans have won a dozen conference championships and boast five state team final four appearances. They also made the eight team state fiel...
Western Iowa Today May 20, 2020
Ex-Treynor and Morningside star now coaching Riverside baseball
(Oakland) Cole Chapin is the new head baseball coach at Riverside. Chapin had a standout prep career at Treynor. He played his college ball at Morningside. He says, "Baseball is my passion and what I ...
Western Iowa Today May 19, 2020

History Books: Girls Golf State Champions and Recent State Qualifiers
(Area) Atlantic and Audubon are among the teams with the richest tradition in girls golf. Atlantic has won six state championships including three in the last six seasons. Audubon has made 14 appearan...
Western Iowa Today May 19, 2020

Barry Bower hired as CAM head football coach
(Anita) Barry Bower will lead the CAM football program moving forward. Bower's hire was approved by the School Board on Monday night. He takes over for coach Joe Wollum who guided the team to seven pl...
Western Iowa Today May 18, 2020

Griswold announces new hires for football and boys basketball
(Griswold) Two assistant coaches were promoted to head coaching roles by the Griswold School Board Monday evening. Chase Wallace will serve as the head football coach for the Tigers while Jake Speer t...
Western Iowa Today May 18, 2020
Iowa High School Athletic Association and IGHSAU add a brief Note on Status of Summer Sports
(Boone) The Iowa High School Athletic Association and the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union provided this update on Monday afternoon on the status of Summer Sports. Officials stated while practice...
Tom Robinson May 18, 2020

Riverside softball has been building for the 2020 season for quite some time
(Oakland) Expectations are as high as they've been in a long time for the Riverside softball team. Coach Chris Conover admits he's been looking forward to this season for the last five years. He could...
Western Iowa Today May 18, 2020

History Books: Boys Golf Team and Individual State Champions and Runners-up
(Area) Audubon was a team to beat in the 1960's and early 1970's in boys golf. The Wheelers brought home three state championships and were runners-up twice in that span. Scott Ross and Jim Madsen are...
Western Iowa Today May 18, 2020

Checking in on the status of summer sports with the IHSAA’s Chris Cuellar
(State) Restrictions continue to be lifted in the state of Iowa, but what about the fate of high school baseball and softball? "It's going to be tough." Those are the words of Iowa High School Athleti...
Western Iowa Today May 16, 2020







