×

Local Sports

US women to play in World Cup qualifier

The U.S. will play in Puerto Rico in March for the FIBA Women’s World Cup qualifier. The Americans, who have already qualified for the World Cup next year in Germany, are in a pool with Italy, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Senegal and Spain. The U.S. will open competition on March 11 vs. ...

Comets fall to eighth-ranked Wolves in Waterloo

WATERLOO — The BCLUW volleyball team fell to eventual champion Marion in the quarterfinals of the Waterloo Columbus Tournament on Saturday. The Class 1A No. 7 Comets went 2-2 on the day, starting pool play with a pair of straight-set wins. BCLUW (22-6) beat back Don Bosco, 21-17, 21-10, and ...

Sandvick repeats on all-IAC

The inaugural season of fall girls tennis in Iowa was a successful one for the Marshalltown Bobcats, who had four members of the varsity lineup named to the all-Iowa Alliance Conference’s North Division teams. Senior Ellie Downs and junior Kate Sandvick both were voted unanimous first-team ...

Voelker to receive U20 World bronze

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Northern Iowa wrestler Wyatt Voelker will receive a bronze medal at 87 kilograms in Greco-Roman from the 2023 U20 World Championships due to a violation of anti-doping rules by one of his opponents. Voelker initially finished in fifth place at the 2023 U20 World ...

WEEK 6: Redhawks rumble past GMG for Homecoming win

TRAER — The North Tama football team took command of its Homecoming game against GMG with a 30-point second quarter on its way to a 74-22 triumph over the Wolverines on Friday night. The Redhawks (4-2, 3-1) picked up their third-straight win by pulling away from a 16-8 first-quarter lead ...

Cyclones busted by Bearcats

CINCINNATI — Brendan Sorsby passed for 214 yards and two touchdowns, Evan Pryor ran for 111 yards and two TDs and Cincinnati used a 17-point first quarter to beat No. 14 Iowa State 38-30 on Saturday. The Bearcats (4-1, 2-0 Big 12) beat a ranked opponent at home for the first time since a ...