INDIANAPOLIS – Iowa defeated Rutgers, 84-74, Friday to advance to the Big Ten Tournament Semis to face Indiana. Iowa won its 24th game of the season, its most wins in a season…
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Sports stories of interest to the North Iowa area.
Women’s College Basketball: UNI moves to Hoops in the Heartland Semifinal with win over Valparaiso, 63-39
MOLINE, Ill. – The UNI women’s basketball team dominated from start to finish in their first game of the MVC Hoops in the Heartland tournament, taking down the Valparaiso Beacons 63-39. It…
Women’s College Basketball: Iowa State advances to Big 12 Semifinals, defeats WVU, 66-60
KANSAS CITY – No. 8 Iowa State (26-5, 14-4 Big 12) was able to survive a long third-quarter offensive drought to advance past West Virginia (15-15, 7-11 Big 12) 66-60 Friday evening…
College Basketball: Iowa advances at B1G Tournament, beats Northwestern, 112-76
INDIANAPOLIS – #24 Iowa defeated Northwestern, 112-76, Thursday with record-breaking offensive output. The Hawkeyes drained 11 of its Big Ten Tournament single-game record 19 3-pointers in the first half. Ten different Hawkeyes…
Xavi’s plan for improving Barcelona
Few months ago, Barca sacked their old coach and appointed their legendary former midfielder, Xavi, as his replacement. Xavi has quite a lot to do, as Barca seems to be in a…
Preview: Iowa State meets Texas Tech at Big 12 Championships
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State returns to Kansas City for the 2022 Phillips 66 Big 12 Championships where it has won four of the previous eight trophies. The 6th-seeded Cyclones will open…
NIACC women’s basketball players earn all-region honors
MASON CITY – The NIACC women’s basketball team landed two players on the all-NJCAA Region XI teams released Tuesday. NIACC’s Alyssa Hames was selected to the second-team and Audrey Martinez-Stewart was selected…
NIACC men’s basketball players earn all-region honors
MASON CITY – For the fourth straight season, the NIACC men’s basketball team had a player selected to the NJCAA Region XI first-team on Monday. NIACC’s Myles Tucker was a first-team selection…
College Basketball: Iowa’s Keegan Murray tabbed First-Team All-B1G, B1G Co-Player of the Week
IOWA CITY – University of Iowa men’s basketball sophomore forward Keegan Murray garnered two awards on Monday, earning first-team All-America accolades by Sporting News and named Big Ten Co-Player of the Week….
Iowa State announces 2022 Athletics Hall of Fame Class
AMES – The Iowa State Letterwinners Club unveiled the Iowa State Athletics Hall of Fame class of 2022 today. Six former Cyclone stars will be inducted into the Iowa State Athletics Hall…
Women’s College Basketball: Iowa wins Big Ten Tournament, beats Indiana, 74-67
INDIANAPOLIS – The No. 2 Iowa Hawkeyes defeated the No. 5 Indiana Hoosiers, 74-67, inside Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana, winning the Big Ten Tournament Championship and marking the first time the…
College Basketball: Iowa edged by #20 Illinois in regular season finale, 74-72
CHAMPAGNE, ILL. – Iowa was edged by #20 Illinois in its regular season finale, 74-72, Sunday in a Big Ten road game. Iowa lost for just the second time in 10 games,…
UNI wrestling crowns Big 12 champion, takes fifth as a team
TULSA, Okla. – Parker Keckeisen became the third Panther to earn two Big 12 wrestling championships with back-to-back titles at 184 pounds. A Panther has won a title at 184 pounds every…
Women’s College Basketball: Iowa Hawkeyes headed to B1G Championship after beating Nebraska in semifinal game, 83-66
INDIANAPOLIS – The No. 2 Iowa Hawkeyes defeated the No. 6 Nebraska Cornhuskers, 83-66, inside Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana to advance to the Big Ten Tournament Championship. This marks the third…
KUCO Wrestling: NIACC’s Minto, Valdez claim national titles
COUNCIL BLUFFS – NIACC’s Christian Minto is a two-time NJCAA national champion. The top-ranked Minto claimed the 165-pound title Saturday night with a 14-5 major decision over Clackamas’ second-ranked Steele Starren. Also,…
Panther men’s basketball falls to Loyola in MVC Tournament semifinal, 66-43
ST. LOUIS – UNI struggled to find an offensive rhythm on Friday afternoon as the Panther men’s basketball team fell to Loyola-Chicago 66-43 in the semifinal round of the Missouri Valley Conference…
College Wrestling: No. 1 Cyclone David Carr advances to Big 12 Championship
TULSA, Okla. – Two-time defending Big 12 Champion David Carr picked up a victory in semifinals Saturday night, as he advanced to the Big 12 Championship for the third-straight year. Carr is…
UNI wrestling: 3 Panthers earn spots in the Big 12 finals, 5 secure NCAA spots
TULSA, Okla. – UNI wrestling advanced three wrestlers to the finals to hold on to fourth place in the team standings after the first session of the Big 12 Championships. Brody Teske,…
UNI women’s basketball grabs 20th win in blowout over Evansville, 83-56
EVANSVILLE, Ind. – The UNI women’s basketball team picked up their first 20-win season since 2018-2019 and the sixth in program history in their victory over the Evansville Aces on Saturday afternoon….
UNI wrestling in second, 6 Panthers advance after first session of Big 12 Championships
TULSA, Okla. – UNI wrestling advanced six wrestlers to the semifinals to hold on to second place in the team standings after the first session of the Big 12 Championships. Bonus point…
Iowa Wrestling: 6 Hawkeyes advance to Semis at B1G Championships
LINCOLN – The University of Iowa wrestling team advanced six wrestlers to the semifinals of the 2022 Big Ten Championships on Saturday afternoon at Pinnacle Bank Arena. The Hawkeyes won 11-of-15 matches…
Women’s College Basketball: No. 2 Iowa 72, No. 7 Northwestern 59
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA – The No. 2 Iowa Hawkeyes defeated the No. 7 Northwestern Wildcats, 72-59, inside Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Indiana to advance to the Big Ten Tournament Semifinals. Three Hawkeyes scored…
UNI men’s basketball opens Arch Madness with win over Redbirds, 78-65
ST. LOUIS – UNI men’s basketball opened up the 2022 edition of Arch Madness with a hot shooting afternoon as the top-seeded Panthers defeated the 8th-seeded Illinois State Redbirds on Friday, 78-65…
UNI women’s basketball make second half comeback for win over Indiana State, 61-55
TERRE HAUTE, Indiana – The UNI women’s basketball team completed their largest comeback of the season, erasing a 16-point deficit in the second half to sweep the series with Indiana State. The…
NIACC’s Ein Carlos after his quarterfinal win Friday night at the NJCAA national tournament
COUNCIL BLUFFS – The NIACC wrestling team will send three wrestlers to the semifinals at the NJCAA national wrestling tournament. NIACC’s Christian Minto (165), Ein Carlos (174) and Jose Valdez (197) all…
College Basketball: UNI’s Ben Jacobson named 2021-22 MVC Coach of the Year
ST. LOUIS – UNI head men’s basketball coach Ben Jacobson has been named the Missouri Valley Conference’s (MVC) Coach of the Year, as announced by the league office on Thursday. In his…
NIACC wrestlers set to compete at nationals
COUNCIL BLUFFS – The No. 7 NIACC wrestling team will compete in the NJCAA Division I national championships Friday and Saturday at the Mid-America Center. The tournament gets underway at 9:30 a.m….
Women’s College Wrestling: Gonzalez twins join Hawkeyes Class of 2022
IOWA CITY – California twins Brianna and Emilie Gonzales have signed national letters of intent to join the University of Iowa women’s wrestling program in 2022. Iowa women’s wrestling head coach Clarissa…
College Football: Abdul Hodge named to Iowa staff to coach tight ends
IOWA CITY – Three-time All-Big Ten linebacker and Hawkeye team captain Abdul Hodge is returning to Iowa City, joining the University of Iowa football staff as tight ends coach, Moon Family head…
Women’s College Basketball: Iowa’s Clark named B1G Player of the Year
IOWA CITY — University of Iowa sophomore Caitlin Clark has been named the Big Ten Conference Player of the Year, as voted on by the coaches and media, the conference office announced…
JUCO Basketball: NIACC’s Tucker earns ICCAC player of week honor
MASON CITY – For the second time this season, NIACC’s Myles Tucker has been selected as the ICCAC Division II men’s basketball player of the week for the week of Feb. 21-27….
College Track & Field: Iowa defends Big Ten Title, crowned 2022 champs
GENEVA, Ohio – University of Iowa track and field won its second consecutive Men’s Big Ten Indoor Championships at the SPIRE Institute on Saturday. The Hawkeyes edged Ohio State by a 117-102…
College Basketball: Iowa State’s Brockington earns sixth Big 12 Weekly Honor
AMES – Izaiah Brockington collected his sixth conference weekly honor of the season as he earned his second-consecutive Big 12 Men’s Basketball Player of the Week accolade. Brockington is the first Cyclone…
National Archery in the Schools Program State Tournament begins March 5 at the Iowa State Fairgrounds
DES MOINES – An estimated 2,200 students from more than 125 schools from across Iowa will be in the Richard O. Jacobson Exhibition Center (Bullseye) and the 4H Building (3D) at the…
College Basketball: Iowa beats Northwestern on Senior Night, 82-61
IOWA CITY – Iowa defeated Northwestern, 82-61, Monday night in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Iowa has won seven of their last eight games to improve to 21-8 overall and 11-7 in the Big Ten….
College Basketball: Green, Carter earn All-MVC men’s basketball honors
ST. LOUIS – UNI guard AJ Green and forward Noah Carter have been named All-Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) Team selections, as announced by the league office on Tuesday. Green was selected to…
College Basketball: Iowa’s Keegan Murray earns 5th Big Ten Player of the Week Honor
IOWA CITY – University of Iowa men’s basketball sophomore Keegan Murray has been named the Big Ten Player of the Week, it was announced Monday by the Big Ten Conference Office. The…
College Track and Field: Two UNI Panthers set records at MVC Indoor Championships
CHICAGO – UNI Track and Field ‘s Isaiah Trousil set a new MVC, facility and UNI program record to win the 200-meter dash at the Indoor Missouri Valley Championships. Trousil posted a…
Women’s College Basketball: Iowa’s Clark earns B1G Player of The Week
IOWA CITY – University of Iowa sophomore Caitlin Clark was named Big Ten Player of the Week, the conference announced Monday. Clark has tallied 31-career Big Ten weekly honors – 13 freshman,…
Women’s College Basketball: No. 8 Iowa State falls to No. 5 Baylor on Senior Night, 87-62
AMES – A historic crowd of 13,907 was on hand to see No. 8 Iowa State (24-5, 13-4 Big 12) on Monday night at Hilton Coliseum, but the Cyclones fell to No….