IOWA CITY — University of Iowa senior linebacker Jack Campbell and senior defensive back Riley Moss have been named to the first team on The Associated Press Preseason All-America team.
Category: Sports
Sports stories of interest to the North Iowa area.
Iowa State’s Gutschewski leads U.S. Amateur Golf Tournament into match play
PARAMUS, N.J. – Iowa State sophomore Luke Gutschewski finished the two rounds of stroke play in a four-way tie for first place at the 122nd U.S. Amateur. Gutschewski played the second round…
Former Trojan Brandon Williamson one step away from major leagues
By KIRK HARDCASTLE NIACC Sports Information Director When Brandon Williamson was attending at Martin County West High School in Sherburn, Minn., he wasn’t on the radar of any professional scouts. He was…
Can Iowa’s Keegan Murray cut it in the NBA?
To suggest that the last few months have been anything but a whirlwind for Keegan Murray would be somewhat misleading what with the soon-to-be 22-year-old having been drafted to the NBA but…
UNI wrestling signs two-time national champion from NIACC
CEDAR FALLS – NIACC’s two-time national champion Christian Minto will bring his 29-match collegiate winning streak to UNI wrestling for the 2023 team. Minto, who was a perfect 29-0 in his last…
NIACC’s Valdez signs with Northern Illinois
DeKALB, Ill. – NIACC’s Jose Valdez has signed a national letter of intent to wrestle next season at Northern Illinois University, a NCAA Division I school that competes in the Mid-American Conference….
College Football: All 7 Iowa football home games sold out
IOWA CITY – The University of Iowa football’s regular season finale against Nebraska, scheduled for Nov. 25 at 3 p.m. (CT) on Duke Slater Field at Kinnick Stadium, is officially sold out….
UNI women’s basketball announces 2022 non-conference schedule
CEDAR FALLS – UNI women’s basketball has announced a 10-game non-conference schedule for the 2022-2023 season. The Panthers will spend the majority of their non-conference schedule at home, including the first three…
College Basketball: UNI rounds out non-conference schedule
CEDAR FALLS – UNI men’s basketball has announced five additional games for the 2022-23 schedule, completing the program’s 11-game non-conference slate for the upcoming season. The Panthers will face off against the…
College Basketball: Iowa State faces Villanova in Phil Knight Invitational
AMES – Iowa State will face Villanova on Thursday, Nov. 24 in the opening round of the Phil Knight Invitational, ESPN Events announced Monday. Tipoff is set for 2:30 p.m. central, with…
College Football: Iowa’s Campbell and Moss named to Nagurski Watch List
IOWA CITY — University of Iowa senior linebacker Jack Campbell and senior defensive back Riley Moss have been named to the 2022 Bronko Nagurski Trophy Preseason Watch List. Presented by the Football…
What NFL Fans Should Expect from Game Week 3
The NFL season does not begin until the blast of the first whistle on Game week 1. NFL. Teams begin the race to the Super Bowl title as the whistle goes. Still,…
North Iowa’s Field of Dreams and Its Significance to American Baseball
On August 12, 2021, American Baseball turned fiction into reality. A Major League Baseball (MLB) game was played at the popular Field of Dreams in Dyersville, Northern Iowa, between the Chicago White…
What North Iowa Football fans contribute to the NFL
The regular NFL season is long. Games are typically played from around the first week of September, with the Super Bowl as the season’s climax in February. NFL fans are usually in…
How to Find the Best App for Sports Betting in Iowa
Since the legalization of sports betting in Iowa in 2019, there has been a surge in the popularity of sports betting apps. According to a recent report, the number of Iowans using…
College Football: Trio of Hawkeyes named to Butkus Watchlist; Moss named to Thorpe Watchlist
IOWA CITY – University of Iowa linebackers Seth Benson (senior), Jack Campbell (senior) and Jestin Jacobs (junior) have been named to the Butkus Award preseason watch list. Senior defensive back Riley Moss…
University of Iowa Names Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Staff for athletics department
IOWA CITY – The University of Iowa Athletics Department has named Lorenda Holston as Assistant Athletics Director for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. In addition, Anthony Embry has been named to the newly…
College Football: Iowa’s LaPorta named to Preseason Mackey Award Watchlist
IOWA CITY – University of Iowa senior tight end Sam LaPorta has been named to the 2022 John Mackey Award Preseason Watch List. The Highland, Illinois, native was also named to the…
J.W. Cox named director of broadcasting, voice for UNI football, men’s basketball
CEDAR FALLS – UNI Athletics and its multimedia rights holder, LEARFIELD’s Panther Sports Properties, announced that J.W. Cox has been named director of broadcasting and the new “voice” for football and men’s…
Former NIACC pitcher Pridgen selected by Tigers in MLB Draft
MASON CITY – Former NIACC right-handed pitcher Patrick Pridgen was selected Tuesday in the 15th round of the MLB Draft by the Detroit Tigers. Pridgen, who played at NIACC from 2018-20, was…
College Basketball: Iowa State announces non-conference men’s hoops schedule
AMES – Iowa State has announced its men’s basketball non-conference schedule for the 2022-23 season. The schedule features eight home games, including the Big 12/BIG EAST Battle game against St. John’s on…
Iowa State’s Hall named 2022 Gary Thompson Iowa State Male Athlete of the Year
AMES – Iowa State football player Breece Hall, Big 12 Offensive Player of the year, a consensus All-American in 2021 and one of the best running backs in school history, has been…
College Football: Iowa’s Kirk Ferentz named to Dodd Trophy Watch List
IOWA CITY — University of Iowa Moon Family head football coach Kirk Ferentz is one 20 head coaches named to the 2022 Dodd Trophy Preseason Watch List. The announcement was made Tuesday…
College Football: 4 Hawkeyes named Preseason All-America by Athlon Sports
IOWA CITY – University of Iowa seniors Jack Campbell (linebacker) and Riley Moss (defensive back) were named first-team selections on the Athlon Sports preseason All-America teams announced Monday. Junior Tory Taylor (punter)…
College Football: Four Cyclones named to All-Big 12 Team
AMES – Iowa State had four players named to the 2022 Preseason All-Big 12 Football Team, announced today by the Big 12 Conference. Senior tight end Jared Rus, wide receiver Xavier Hutchinson…
Former NIACC AD Mason elected into NATYCAA hall of fame
By NIACC sports information LAS VEGAS – The National Association of Two-Year College Athletic Administrators (NATYCAA) has announced long-time athletics administrator Dan Mason as the association’s 2022 Hall of Fame inductee. Mason…
BIG TEN Conference announces UCLA and USC are joining
ROSEMONT, Ill. – The Big Ten Conference Council of Presidents and Chancellors voted unanimously today to admit the University of California, Los Angeles and the University of Southern California to the Big…
Iowa announces updates to future football schedules
IOWA CITY – The University of Iowa announced on Tuesday updates to future football nonconference schedules. It was previously announced that Iowa would host Northern Illinois in 2025, but that game has…
Women’s College Wrestling: Iowa signs national champion Felicity Taylor
IOWA CITY – Felicity Taylor, a four-time national finalist and 2021 national champion, will transfer to the University of Iowa women’s wrestling program, it was announced Tuesday by head coach Clarissa Chun….
Former NIACC pitcher Williamson promoted to Triple A
MASON CITY – Former NIACC left-handed pitcher Brandon Williamson was promoted to the Louisville Bats, the Triple A affiliate of the Cincinnati Reds, on Tuesday. Williamson had been playing for the Chattanooga…
Women’s JUCO Basketball: Future Trojan O’Leary plays for Ireland 18U national team
By KIRK HARDCASTLE NIACC Sports Information Director Future NIACC women’s basketball player Niamh O’Leary, who is from Dunboyne, Ireland, grew up around the game of basketball. Her mother grew up around the…
NBA Draft 2022: Which picks could rip things up next season?
The much-anticipated draft took place earlier this week and there were certainly some eye-catching picks. While the dust may have only just settled on the Golden State Warriors’ NBA Finals triumph over…
College Basketball: Cyclones’ Brockington signs deal with New Orleans Pelicans
NEW ORLEANS, La. – Following the 2020 NBA Draft, former Iowa State men’s basketball player Izaiah Brockington has been picked up by the New Orleans Pelicans. Brockington signed an Exhibit 10 deal…
College Basketball: UNI’s AJ Green signs contract with Milwaukee Bucks
NEW YORK – Following Thursday night’s NBA Draft in New York, former UNI Panther AJ Green has signed a two-way contract with the Milwaukee Bucks. Green’s two-way deal allows the 6’5″ guard…
College Football: Cyclones add defensive back Myles Norwood to roster
AMES – Iowa State head football coach Matt Campbell announced today the addition of Myles Norwood, a 6-2, 170-pound defensive back out of St. Louis, Missouri. Norwood joins the Cyclone football program…
College Basketball: Iowa’s Keegan Murray selected No. 4 by Sacramento Kings in 2022 NBA Draft
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK – University of Iowa men’s basketball standout Keegan Murray was selected by the Sacramento Kings with the fourth overall selection of the 2022 NBA Draft held Thursday evening at…
College Football: Cyclones ad offensive lineman Funto Akinshilo
AMES – Iowa State head football coach Matt Campbell announced the addition of 6-5, 310-pound El Camino College offensive lineman Oluwafunto “Funto” Akinshilo. Akinshilo, a Lawndale, California, native, played in 11 games…
UNI men’s basketball announces 2022-23 home non-conference slate
CEDAR FALLS – The UNI men’s basketball program will tip off the 2022-23 season in early November as the reigning Missouri Valley Conference regular season champions host seven non-conference opponents inside the…
College Football: Iowa Campbell, Moss, LaPorta named Preseason All-Americans by Phil Steele
IOWA CITY – University of Iowa seniors Jack Campbell (linebacker, First Team) and Riley Moss (defensive back, First Team) and Sam LaPorta (tight end, Third Team) have been named to Phil Steele’s…
College Basketball: UNI signs Turkish player to roster
CEDAR FALLS – UNI men’s basketball has announced the signing of Ege Peksari to the 2022-23 roster. A native of Izmir, Turkey, the 6′ 4″ guard most recently played for the Gemlik…