BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — Bennett Stirtz scored 27 points, Tavion Banks added a career-high 26, and Iowa defeated Indiana 74-57 on Saturday, snapping a three-game losing streak. The Hawkeyes (13-5, 3-4 Big Ten) never trailed and a 14-5 run gave them their first double-digit lead, 24-13. Neither ...

WAUKEE — Freshman Kielly Kasal claimed the 100-pound championship to lead the West Marshall girls’ wrestling team to 13th place out of a whopping 24 teams at the Northwest Invite on Saturday, scoring 61.5 points. Host Raccoon River-Northwest, ranked No. 1 in Class 2A, piled up 248 points ...

Des Moines Roosevelt has acquired the right to play really aggressive defense on the perimeter now that the rim is protected at all times. Des Moines North transfer D’Mir Coleman made his first start of the season and helped the Roughriders to a 69-53 victory over Marshalltown on Friday ...

The schedule shifted gears in January, and the Marshalltown girls’ basketball team hasn’t been able to accelerate with it. The Bobcats suffered their fourth loss in five games since the turn of the calendar, again playing shorthanded in a 45-26 loss to Des Moines Roosevelt on Friday night ...

The Marshalltown boys’ wrestling team rolled through Mason City for a 53-24 dual meet victory on Thursday night inside the Roundhouse. The Bobcats benefited from the Riverhawks’ five forfeits and got three pins along the way to the Iowa Alliance Conference win. Marshalltown (12-6) only ...

IOWA CITY — The fourth-ranked University of Iowa wrestling team fell to top-ranked Penn State, 32‑3, on Friday night on Mediacom Mat at Carver‑Hawkeye Arena. Penn State finished with a 15‑2 advantage in takedowns and outscored Iowa 66‑25 in total match points. “They wrestle a ...