×

Local Sports

Boys state hoops headed to Hilton

BOONE — A century after playing championships inside State Gym, the Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) and Iowa State University enter a new era together as the IHSAA State Basketball Tournament will move to Hilton Coliseum in 2027. An initial five-year agreement will place the ...

Boyd joins Eilers, Kirkpatrick as IPSWA all-state selections

DES MOINES — The Gladbrook-Reinbeck and Grundy Center boys’ basketball teams made their way back to the state tournament, and the postseason honors reflect such a feat. The Iowa Print Sports Writers Association named Grundy Center senior swingman Jalen Kirkpatrick as a repeat selection in ...

Shorthanded ISU gets 3-seed

AMES — The Cyclones are going dancin’ again, but they’re doing it without Keshon Gilbert. The Iowa State men’s basketball team got the No. 3 seed it felt it deserved and the regional designation it wanted, but the Cyclones (24-9) didn’t get the news they wanted when it came to their ...

Drake draws Missouri in first round

DES MOINES — The Drake men’s basketball didn’t have to suffer any drama. The Bulldogs knew they were already in. The suspense surrounding Sunday’s NCAA Tournament Selection Show watch party inside the Knapp Center revolved around what seed the Bulldogs would be, what region they’d ...

Sixth-seeded Hawkeyes see familiar faces ahead

IOWA CITY — The Easter eggs are far from hidden when it comes to this particular Women’s NCAA Tournament pod. The University of Iowa women’s basketball team received a No. 6 seed as an at-large qualifier out of the Big Ten Tournament, and the Hawkeyes will face 11-seed Murray State on ...