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Weaver in the lead, Mustangs in the hunt

NEWTON — East Marshall senior Cody Weaver shot a 3-under-par 68 on Tuesday at Westwood Golf Course to take the clubhouse lead at the midpoint of the Class 1A boys’ state golf tournament. Weaver had five birdies and two bogeys over the opening round, shooting a 3-under 33 on the front ...

Hawkeyes, Huskies to start hoops series

Iowa and UConn will begin a home-and-home women’s basketball series next season, the schools announced Tuesday. Iowa will travel to Connecticut for a Nov. 8 game in Storrs or Hartford. The Huskies will play at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in 2027-28 on a date to be determined. UConn has won seven of 11 all-time meetings. The teams split the last two, with the Hawkeyes winning 71-69 in the 2024 NCAA semifinals in Cleveland and the Huskies winning 90-64 in the Women’s Champions Classic in New York in December. UConn reached the NCAA Final Four last season, losing to South Carolina. Iowa ...

Johnson sends message in the mile

DES MOINES — Preston Johnson set out to race. There was no strategy. And for the length of the backstretch, the Marshalltown High School junior appeared poised to win a state title. The Bobcat distance standout got caught over the final 200 meters of the 1,600 and settled for fourth ...

Mustang relays rock the record books

DES MOINES — Cael Curphy ripped off his headband in frustration, caught from behind at the finish line of the sprint medley relay. It was the beginning of a big day for the East Marshall junior, whether or not it felt like it right away. East Marshall’s sprint medley relay team of ...

East Marshall’s Hull happy with up-and-down day

DES MOINES — Haley Fye’s name is scattered all over the East Marshall track and field record books. Sydney Hull continues to hunt for her first place on the placard. Hull returned to the Iowa Co-Ed State Track and Field Championships in two events for the second year in a row and found ...

ISU women finish 9th in NCAA golf championship

CARLSBAD, Calif. — The Iowa State women’s golf team finished ninth at the NCAA Championship, tallying the best finish in school history. The Cyclonitas fell one stroke shy of qualifying for match play, where the top eight teams will determine the national champion over the next two days. ISU senior Pammy Chookaew closed her career in a tie for 23rd, the third-best NCAA finish in program history. Chookaew shot a 75 in the final round for a 1-over-par 289 over the four rounds. Sophomore Alexandra Vidal tied for 34th with a 292. She had the fourth-best NCAA finish in program ...