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Hawkeye wrestling releases schedule

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IOWA CITY — Head coach Tom Brands released the complete University of Iowa men’s wrestling schedule for the 2026-27 season on Tuesday. The Hawkeyes will host seven duals inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena this season. Iowa opens the season at home facing Bellarmine on Nov. 13. The Hawkeyes also host Pittsburgh (Nov. 22) and Oklahoma State (Feb. 21). The Hawkeyes will travel to Pittsburgh (Dec. 4) for a non-conference road dual. The Hawkeyes will also make the trip to Northern Iowa to wrestle the Panthers for the first time since 2011 as Journeymen Wrestling presents “Dual in the ...

In Hank we trust

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IOWA CITY — Iowa quarterback Hank Brown wasn’t just working to win the Hawkeyes’ starting job in the offseason. He was also working to build trust with his wide receivers. That trust, he said, showed in his 16-yard touchdown pass to Reece Vander Zee as time ran out to give Iowa a 20-19 ...

Fever in for a fight from Las Vegas

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INDIANAPOLIS — The Indiana Fever and Las Vegas Aces have gotten well acquainted after playing 13 times over the past two seasons. They understand how to contend with each other’s star-studded lineups led by four-time league MVP A’ja Wilson and three-time All-Star Caitlin Clark. They ...

Bobcats licked in first lap at Lake Panorama

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PANORA — The Marshalltown boys’ golf team ran into one of the state’s best team on one of Iowa’s toughest courses, and the combination was too much for the Bobcats. Norwalk notched six of the seven best scores in a non-conference dual on Monday at Lake Panorama National Golf Course, and the Warriors bested the Bobcats 305-363. Jaxon Howe shot an even-par round of 72 to lead Norwalk, which is ranked as the sixth-best Class 4A squad in combined adjusted scoring average in the state this fall. Dayton Poen (74), Tillman Papcun (77) and Kota Bentz (82) completed the Warriors’ ...

MHS swim squad sinks Mason City

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The Marshalltown girls’ swimming and diving squad won its fifth-straight dual meet, mashing Mason City 115-57 on Tuesday night at the MHS pool. The Bobcats (5-2) won all 12 events, highlighted by a trio of individual events win which Marshalltown captured the top two spots. Leia Hernandez led teammate Drea Ceren to the wall to win the 200-yard freestyle. Hernandez won the race in 2 minutes, 6.02 seconds, while Ceren was second in 2:11.42. The Bobcat duo of Addison Elmore and Lydia Beek went 1-2 in the 500 freestyle, clocking in at 5:58.99 and 6:47.21, respectively, while Emma Case ...

Bobcat netters hammer Hoover

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DES MOINES — The Marshalltown volleyball team got back on track in Iowa Alliance Conference play by pounding out a 3-0 sweep of Des Moines Hoover on Tuesday night. The host Huskies (2-13, 0-7) provided little resistance, falling 25-12, 25-8, 25-15 to the Bobcats. Marshalltown (7-16, 5-2) used a wide array of players to put away Hoover on this night, getting kills from nine different players. Bella Avise led the way with six kills, Brooklyn Smith finished with five, Kendall Brummel had four, and both Kendall Klinge and Eliza Bell had three kills. Setter Lauren O’Neal totaled 24 ...