IOWA CITY — University of Iowa women’s basketball redshirt senior Molly Davis suffered an injury to her right knee against Ohio State on Sunday, but may return yet this season.
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Sports stories of interest to the North Iowa area.
College Wrestling: Eight UNI Panthers seeded for Big 12 Championships
CEDAR FALLS – Eight members of the UNI wrestling team earned top-eight seeds on Monday afternoon as the Big 12 Conference announced seeding and bracket matchups ahead of the conference championship tournament this coming weekend.
Women’s College Wrestling: Hawkeyes’ Chun named USA Today’s Woman of the Year for Iowa
IOWA CITY – University of Iowa Women’s Wrestling head coach Clarissa Chun has been named USA Today’s Women of the Year Honoree for the state of Iowa.
Women’s College Basketball: #6 Iowa defeats #2 Ohio State, 93-83
IOWA CITY – No. 6 Iowa (26-4, 15-3) dropped No. 2 Ohio State (25-4, 16-2), 93-83, inside a sold-out Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday afternoon.
UNI Panther men’s basketball closes regular season with road win at SIU, 82-70
CARBONDALE, Ill. – UNI men’s basketball used a strong second-half shooting exhibition and capitalized on almost 20 free throw attempts down the stretch as the Panthers closed the regular season with an 82-70 road victory at Southern Illinois on Sunday.
College Baseball: Iowa Hawkeyes drop series finale to Ole Miss, 8-3
OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI – The University of Iowa baseball team dropped the rubber match of a three-game series to Ole Miss, 8-3, on Sunday afternoon at Swayze field.
Women’s College Basketball: Crooks, Belanger lead Iowa State past Cincinnati, 76-60
AMES – Iowa State (18-10, 12-6 Big 12) took the senior day victory over Cincinnati (13-16, 5-13 Big 12) by a final of 76-60 Saturday afternoon.
College Baseball: Iowa Hawkeyes fall to Ole Miss Rebels, 12-5
OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI – The University of Iowa baseball team fell to Ole Miss 12-5 on Saturday afternoon at Swayze Field.
Women’s College Basketball: Dominant second half pushes the UNI Panthers past the UIC Flames, 61-52
CEDAR FALLS – UNI women’s basketball hosted the Flames of UIC for Senior Day and the Panthers’ final regular-season matchup inside the McLeod Center.
College Basketball: #8 Iowa State outlasts UCF, 60-52
AMES – No. 8 Iowa State used a 10-0 run in the final three minutes to defeat UCF, 60-52, in a defensive battle Saturday afternoon at Addition Financial Arena.
College Basketball: Iowa 87, Northwestern 80
EVANSTON, ILLINOIS – Iowa (18-12 (10-9)) beat Northwestern (20-9 (11-7)) Saturday night, 87-80, behind another big game behind emerging star Josh Dix’s 24 points.
Iowa State’s Emily Ryan to return to Iowa State for final year of eligibility
AMES – Senior point guard Emily Ryan announced her plans to return to Iowa State for the 2024-25 season on Friday evening.
Iowa State football players and wrestler won’t be prosecuted in gambling probe, and a state official is disappointed
DES MOINES – Four Iowa State athletes caught up in a gambling sting are having charges against them dropped, and a top Iowa Department of Public Safety official is disappointed in the outcome.
College Baseball: Iowa Hawkeyes rally past Ole Miss, 13-7
OXFORD, Mississippi – The University of Iowa baseball team used a six-run top of the ninth to win against Ole Miss, 13-7, on Friday night at Swayze Field.
College Football: Iowa State Cyclones announce more coaching staff changes
AMES – Former North Dakota State and Tennessee State offensive coordinator Tyler Roehl has been named assistant head coach for the Iowa State football program, head coach Matt Campbell announced Friday.
UNI women’s hoops host Flames in senior day matchup
CEDAR FALLS – UNI women’s basketball hosts the Flames of UIC for senior night in the final regular season matchup inside the McLeod Center for the 2023-24 season.
Women’s College Basketball: UNI beats Valparaiso, 78-59
Emerson Green scores 1,000th career point in a 78-59 victory over Valparaiso.
College Football: Iowa State promotes Taylor Mouser to offensive coordinator, other staff changes
AMES – Iowa State head football coach Matt Campbell has announced the promotion of Taylor Mouser to offensive coordinator. Mouser will continue to coach tight ends, a position he’s held since the 2021 season.
Women’s College Basketball: #6 Iowa Hawkeyes bury Minnesota Gophers, 108-60
MINNEAPOLIS – No. 6 Iowa (25-4, 14-3) dropped Minnesota (15-13, 5-12), 108-60, inside a sold-out Williams Arena on Wednesday night.
College Basketball: #8 Iowa State handles Oklahoma, 58-45
AMES – No. 8 Iowa State’s (22-6, 11-4) suffocating defense held Oklahoma (19-9, 7-8 Big 12) to 32.6 percent shooting and a season-low 45 points in a 58-45 victory Wednesday night in Hilton Coliseum.
NIACC men, women to compete at indoor national track and field meet
NIACC men to compete in 8 events at national indoor track meet and the NIACC women to compete in 3 events at indoor nationals
Women’s College Basketball: Iowa State drops #15 Kansas State, 82-76
MANHATTAN, KANSAS – Iowa State (17-10, 11-6 Big 12) ended No. 15 K-State’s 17-game win streak at home as Iowa State pulled off the gritty 82-76 road win Wednesday night.
College Basketball: Payton Sandfort makes history with triple-double, leads Iowa past Penn State, 90-81
IOWA CITY – Iowa (17-12, 9-9 B1G) defeated Penn State (14-15, 8-10) Tuesday night in Carver-Hawkeye Arena, 90-81, behind a triple-double by Payton Sandfort, the first in program history.
College Baseball: Iowa Hawkeyes down Northern Illinois, 14-6
IOWA CITY – The University of Iowa baseball team defeated Northern Illinois, 14-6, on Tuesday evening at Duane Banks Field.
College Softball: UNI’s Heyer, Pupillo earn weekly MVC honors
ST LOUIS — Following a 5-1 week, UNI softball picked up a pair of weekly awards from the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC). Samantha Heyer won MVC Pitcher of the Week and Alexis Pupillo won MVC Player of the Week, as announced by the league office on Tuesday afternoon.
College Wrestling: Iowa’s Ben Kueter named Big Ten Wrestler of the Week
IOWA CITY – University of Iowa freshman Ben Kueter has been named the Big Ten Wrestler of the Week, it was announced Tuesday by the league office. The honor is the first of his career.
NIACC softball team ranked 15th in latest poll
MASON CITY – The NIACC softball team is ranked No. 15 in the NJCAA Division II poll released this week. NIACC (5-3 overall) was ranked No. 14 in the preseason poll released Jan. 22.
Panther men’s basketball closes home schedule with win over Valparaiso, 68-54
UNI finishes 11-3 inside the McLeod Center this year. Panthers close the regular season out on Sunday at Southern Illinois
Women’s College Basketball: Iowa faces Minnesota Wednesday night
MINNEAPOLIS – The #6 Iowa Hawkeyes will hit the road for the final time in the regular season at Minnesota on Feb. 28. Tip-off is set for 8 p.m. (CT) inside a sold-out Williams Arena. The contest will air on Peacock (subscription required) and the Hawkeye Radio Network.
College Wrestling: Iowa State’s Yonger Bastida named Big 12 Wrestler of the Week
AMES – Yonger Bastida has been named the Big 12 Wrestler of the Week for the second time this season, the league office announced Tuesday. It is the third Big 12 weekly honor of Bastida’s career and the fourth time this season a Cyclone has been recognized.
Iowa State University selects developer for Cytown campus multi-use district
AMES – Iowa State University has selected Midwest-based Goldenrod Companies to lead the design, development, financing, and construction of CYTown, Iowa State’s innovative 40-acre multi-use district being built between the Iowa State Center and Jack Trice Stadium, school officials announced Monday.
Women’s College Basketball: Iowa’s Caitlin Clark earns 28th Big Ten Weekly Honor
IOWA CITY — University of Iowa National Player of the Year candidate, Caitlin Clark, earned Big Ten Player of the Week honors the conference office announced on Monday. She has earned weekly honors a conference-best, nine times this season.
UNI men’s hoops hosts Valparaiso on Senior Night
CEDAR FALLS – UNI men’s basketball will close out its 2023-24 home schedule on Tuesday night as the Panthers welcome the Valparaiso Beacons to the McLeod Center in Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) play.
Women’s College Basketball: UNI drops road game at Drake, 79-77
DES MOINES – UNI women’s basketball traveled to Drake to take on the Valley’s top-ranked Bulldogs on Sunday afternoon. Drake jumped out to a hot start, but the Panthers clawed their way back as the two teams traded blows down the stretch. The Bulldogs came out of the slugfest on top by a score of 79-77.
Iowa Men’s Wrestling: Hawkeyes rope Cowboys, 22-9
STILLWATER, Oklahoma – The fourth-ranked University of Iowa men’s wrestling team defeated No. 2 Oklahoma State, 22-9, on Sunday afternoon at Gallagher-Iba Arena. This was the Cowboys’ first loss of the season.
Women’s College Basketball: Caitlin Clark’s triple-double leads Iowa over Illinois, 101-85
IOWA CITY – No. 4 Iowa (24-4, 13-3) dropped Illinois (13-13, 7-9), 101-85, inside a sold-out Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Sunday afternoon. Caitlin Clark, registered her 16th career triple-double and the fifth which is the best in the country.
College Wrestling: Bastida’s win highlights ISU’s 41-3 victory over Mizzou
AMES – No. 5 Iowa State (13-2, 6-1 Big 12) dominated a limited No. 7 Missouri (10-4, 6-3 Big 12) lineup, 41-3, Sunday afternoon inside Hilton Coliseum.
College Baseball: Hawkeyes Fall to Shockers in Jacksonville
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The 18th-ranked University of Iowa baseball team fell to Wichita State, 12-6, on Sunday afternoon at 121 Financial Park.
College Football: Iowa State Cyclones name Jake Waters as Running Backs Coach
AMES – Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell has announced that Jake Waters, an integral piece in the Cyclones’ success, has been promoted to running backs coach.
UNI releases additional renderings of new wrestling training facility
CEDAR FALLS – The University of Northern Iowa has unveiled additional conceptual renderings of its new wrestling training facility. Fundraising for the project has been ongoing since UNI received permission to plan the training facility from the Iowa Board of Regents in November 2023.