LOS ANGELES – Former Hawkeye star Monika Czinano was waived by WNBA’s Los Angeles Sparks this week, just prior to the season starting.
Category: Sports
Sports stories of interest to the North Iowa area.
College Baseball: Hawkeyes dominate Wildcats, 15-3
EVANSTON, Illinois – The University of Iowa baseball team defeated Northwestern, 15-3, on Thursday evening at Rocky and Berenice Miller Park.
University of Iowa Athletics announces major fundraising campaign to benefit Hawkeye women’s sports teams
IOWA CITY – The Iowa Athletics Department announced the Hawkeye Women: RISE campaign, a transformational campaign that will benefit all women’s teams at Iowa.
College Basketball: Hawkeyes draw top-25 attendance again this year
IOWA CITY – The University of Iowa men’s basketball team ranked 24th nationally in attendance, averaging 12,371 fans at its 17 home contests in 2022-23.
NIACC track and field team set to compete at nationals
HOBBS, N.M. – The NIACC men’s track and field team will compete in four events and the women’s team will compete in three events at the NJCAA Division I championships Thursday through Saturday at the Ross Black Field of Champions on the New Mexico Junior College campus.
Several NIACC baseball players receive all-region honors
MASON CITY – NIACC’s Ben Rosin and Adam Berghult were both selected to the 2023 ICCAC Division II baseball all-region first team.
Former NIACC pitcher Brandon Williamson shines in MLB debut with Cincinnati Reds
DENVER – Former NIACC pitcher Brandon Williamson made his Major League Baseball debut Tuesday night for the Cincinnati Reds.
College Football: Iowa opens conference season with prime time CBS night game at Penn State
IOWA CITY – The University of Iowa football team will open 2023 Big Ten Conference action in prime time, as the Sept. 23 contest at Penn State will kickoff at 7 p.m. CT on CBS.
Brandon Williamson pitch tonight for Cincinnati Reds; first-ever NIACC Trojan to play in major leagues
DENVER, CO – Former NIACC pitcher Brandon Williamson will make his major league debut Tuesday night.
Women’s College Basketball: Hawkeyes rank second nationally in attendance
IOWA CITY — The University of Iowa women’s basketball program ranked second nationally in total attendance, welcoming a total of 200,569 fans to Carver-Hawkeye Arena in 2022-23.
College Wrestling: Cyclones sign Junior National Champion Cody Chittum after he dumps Hawkeyes
AMES – Iowa State head coach Kevin Dresser announced the addition of Cody Chittum to the program. Chittum was ranked as the No. 1 pound-for-pound high school prospect by FloWrestling after the 2021-22 season.
College Tennis: Iowa State advancing in NCAA Tournament, defeats UCLA
AMES – No. 12 Iowa State (21-5, 7-2 Big 12) punched its ticket to the National Quarterfinals with a 4-1 victory over No. 20 UCLA (15-8, 6-4 Pac-12) Friday afternoon at the Ames High Tennis Complex.
College Baseball: Hawkeyes sweep Spartans on Senior Day, 5-1
IOWA CITY – The University of Iowa baseball team defeated Michigan State, 5-1, to sweep the three-game series at Duane Banks Field on Sunday afternoon.
College Baseball: Hawkeyes take first two games of series against Michigan State
IOWA CITY – The University of Iowa baseball team defeated Michigan State, 8-6, to clinch the three-game series on Saturday afternoon at Duane Banks Field.
JUCO Baseball: NIACC tops Northeast CC 5-4 in regional tourney opener
WEST BURLINGTON – The fifth-seeded NIACC baseball team advanced to the second round of the NJCAA Region 11 tournament with a come-from-behind 5-4 win over fourth-seed Northeast CC.
JUCO Baseball: NIACC’s Mollett earns ICCAC pitcher of week honor
MASON CITY – NIACC’s Jaiden Mollett was selected as the ICCAC Division II pitcher of the week for the week of May 1-7.
Iowa men’s and women’s basketball to play doubleheader in Des Moines at Wells Fargo Arena this December
IOWA CITY – The University of Iowa men’s and women’s basketball teams will play a doubleheader at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on Dec. 16, 2023.
NIACC baseball team begins regional tourney trek against Northeast CC
WEST BURLINGTON – The NIACC baseball team earned the fifth-seed for the NJCAA Region 11 tournament at Community Field, the home of the Burlington Bees.
University of Iowa investigating online sports betting involving student-athletes
IOWA CITY – The University of Iowa is involved in an investigation into possible online betting involving student athletes at this time.
Iowa State investigating online sports betting involving student-athletes
AMES – Iowa State University athletics this week announced that an investigation into possible online betting involving student athletes is underway at this time.
College Football: Iowa State’s Remsburg, Vaughn earn Nick Bassett Perseverance Award
AMES – Iowa State head football coach Matt Campbell announced Monday that seniors Jake Remsburg and Gerry Vaughn are this season’s recipients of the Nick Bassett Perseverance Award.
College Basketball: Iowa lands another top Missouri Valley Conference transfer player in Even Brauns
IOWA CITY – University of Iowa head men’s basketball coach Fran McCaffery announced on Monday that Belmont transfer and Iowa City native Even Brauns has signed with the University of Iowa.
College Baseball: Hawkeyes drop series finale to Ohio State, 5-2
IOWA CITY – The University of Iowa Baseball team was defeated by Ohio State, 5-2, on Sunday afternoon at Duane Banks Field.
College Softball: Former Charles City Comet Samantha Heyer earns record fifth conference Pitcher of the Week honor for UNI
ST LOUIS – For a Panther record fifth time this season, a UNI softball hurler from Charles City has been named the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Pitcher of the Week.
Women’s College Basketball: UNI picks up Hawkeye transfer Shateah Wetering
CEDAR FALLS — The Panthers welcome their first transfer of the 2023-24 women’s basketball team to Cedar Falls: Iowa’s Shateah Wetering.
College Baseball: Iowa’s Heller notches 1,000th win in 15-3 victory over Ohio State
IOWA CITY – The University of Iowa Baseball team defeated Ohio State, 15-3, on Saturday afternoon as head coach Rick Heller earned his 1,000th win in front of 2,138 fans at Duane…
College Baseball: Hawkeyes punish Ohio State in series opener, 16-9
IOWA CITY – The University of Iowa Baseball team defeated Ohio State, 16-9, on a rainy Friday night at Duane Banks Field.
NIACC set to host NJCAA Region 11-B softball tournament
MASON CITY – The No. 14 NIACC softball team is set to host the NJCAA Region 11-B double-elimination tournament starting Friday.
College Baseball: Hawkeyes down Redbirds, 7-4, on Tuesday Night
IOWA CITY – The University of Iowa baseball team defeated Illinois State, 7-4, on Tuesday night at Duane Banks Field.
Nelles leads NIACC men’s golf team after 2 rounds at district golf
PANORA – NIACC sophomore Kai Nelles is in a tie for 16th place after the first two rounds Monday at the NJCAA North Central District Championships at the Lake Panorama National Golf Course.
Former UNI Panther All-American Benny Sapp III signs with Green Bay Packers
GREEN BAY, WI – Former UNI defensive back Benny Sapp III has been signed by the Green Bay Packers as a free agent, as announced by the team on Monday afternoon following the conclusion of this past weekend’s NFL Draft in Kansas City.
College Football: Iowa punter Tory Taylor named to Walter Camp Preseason FBS All-America Team
IOWA CITY – University of Iowa senior punter Tory Taylor has been named a 2023 Walter Camp Preseason Football Bowl Subdivision All-American, presented by 777 Partners.
Iowa Hawkeye freshman wrestler Gabe Arnold claims U20 National Title at 79 kg; Jace Rhodes 5th
LAS VEGAS – Incoming University of Iowa freshman Gabe Arnold won the 79 kg national title at the U.S. Open Championships on Sunday, while former Mason City Mohawk Jace Rhodes was 5th at 61 kg.
UNI wrestling breaks into top-10 in national attendance figures
CEDAR FALLS – UNI wrestling cracked the top-10 nationally in attendance for the first time since 2017, according to the National Wrestling Media Association (NWMA). The Panthers finished eighth in the nation among…
College Baseball: Hawkeyes split doubleheader with Penn State
STATE COLLEGE, Pennsylvania – The University of Iowa baseball team split its Saturday doubleheader against Penn State. The Hawkeyes won the first game, 9-6, before falling 8-3 in the second contest.
College Wrestling: Iowa sets DI attendance record; Leads nation for 16th straight year
IOWA CITY – The University of Iowa wrestling program’s 118,870 fans set the Division I attendance record and the Hawkeyes led the nation in attendance for the 16th straight year.
Iowa Wrestling: Former Hawkeye DeSanto finishes as 61 kg runner-up at U.S. Open
LAS VEGAS – Former University of Iowa All-American Austin DeSanto finished as the runner-up at 61 kg at the U.S. Open Championships at the South Point Hotel, Casino and Spa. DeSanto knocked…
College Wrestling: 18 Hawkeyes head to U.S. Open Championships
LAS VEGAS – Twelve University of Iowa wrestlers and six members of the Hawkeye Wrestling Club head to Las Vegas to compete at the U.S. Open Championships from April 27-30.
UNI-Dome renovation receives $250,000 boost from Cedar Rapids couple
Phase one of the UNI-Dome renovation project is estimated at $20 million with 75% of the goal already raised. Phase two is also estimated at $20 million while phase three is estimated at $10 million.
College Baseball: Hawkeyes handle Peacocks for 30th win of year
IOWA CITY – The University of Iowa baseball team defeated Upper Iowa, 16-0, in seven innings on Tuesday night at Duane Banks Field.