IOWA CITY — University of Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz is one of 20 head coaches named to the 2026 Dodd Trophy Preseason Watch List. The announcement was made Thursday by the Bobby Dodd Coach of the Year Foundation and Peach Bowl, Inc. The Dodd Trophy, college football’s most coveted ...
MARTENSDALE — Martensdale-St. Marys got a leg up with a four-run fourth inning en route to a 6-1 victory over the BCLUW softball team in Wednesday’s Class 1A Region 3 quarterfinals. The Blue Devils (14-15) led 1-0 before scoring four times in the fourth. BCLUW got its only run in the fifth before MSM tacked on an insurance run in the sixth. The Comets (11-13) were limited to four singles in their season-ending defeat. Brooke Ward reached on an error and scored on Carolyna White’s hit in the fifth inning. Ward, Eden Ladehoff and Wyllo Collins each added hits for ...
INDIANAPOLIS — Conversations about whether Caitlin Clark is getting officiated fairly in the WNBA can be polarizing as fans, players, coaches, pundits and even lawmakers have opinions about whether the league needs to take some action about the physical play. Congress is looking for answers by July 24. "Millions of casual fans now tune in to watch her play," 11 members of the House Republican Study Committee wrote in a letter sent to WNBA Commissioner Cathy Englebert. "Unfortunately, what they too often witness is not simply aggressive competition, but repeated acts of physical ...
STATE CENTER — The West Marshall softball team has embraced selflessness as a means to success this season. Every now and then, though, it’s nice to get a little greedy. Junior pitcher Aubree Greenwood struck out 12, including four of the last five batters she faced, to help the ...
LE GRAND — By the time West Fork found its footing, the Warhawks were already in a free fall. Ashtyn Wheater and Libby Atcher homered, Peyton Grabenbauer struck out 11 and the East Marshall softball team walloped West Fork 13-5 in six innings in Wednesday’s Class 2A Region 8 ...
FAIRBANK — The East Marshall baseball team rallied to take a one-run lead only to see Don Bosco take it back in a 9-8 Dons victory in Tuesday’s Class 1A District 8 semifinal at Wapsie Valley High School. The Dons (24-5) scored three times in the sixth inning to break a 4-all tie, but East ...
