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ISU adds women’s wrestling

AMES — Iowa State, which dropped its women’s gymnastics program last month, will start a women’s wrestling team that will begin competing in 2027-28, the school announced Thursday. The Cyclones are the second power-conference school to add women’s wrestling. Iowa just completed its ...

’Cats claim second at Toni Dickey Invite

ANKENY — The Marshalltown girls’ golf team made a strong showing in its first 18-hole event of the spring season, scoring second place at Thursday’s Toni Dickey Hawkette Invite at Otter Creek Golf Course. Marshalltown finished in with a 354 team total, trailing only Southeast Polk’s ...

Polar Bears plundered by Bobcat boys tennis, 11-0

DES MOINES — The Marshalltown boys’ tennis team gained first-time varsity experience for two players in an 11-0 romp over Des Moines North on Thursday in Iowa Alliance Conference action at Birdland Sports Park. The Bobcats breezed to 4-0 on the season with their third-straight 11-0 ...

Hawkeyes ink Whiting from Oklahoma State

IOWA CITY — Oklahoma State transfer Amari Whiting has signed with the University of Iowa women’s basketball program, it was announced Thursday by head coach Jan Jensen. A senior-to-be, Whiting, will have one season remaining. She is the second transfer portal prospect to sign with Iowa ...

SPORTS SHORTS: Hull’s victory leads East Marshall girls at Madrid

MADRID — East Marshall junior Sydney Hull won the 800-meter run to lead the Mustangs to seventh place at the Madrid Co-Ed Invite on Tuesday night. The Mustangs scored 49.5 points to place seventh out of eight teams. Roland-Story rolled to the team title with 259 points, followed by Boone ...

Iowa signs transfer Carnegie

IOWA CITY — Georgia transfer Dani Carnegie has signed with the University of Iowa women’s basketball program, it was announced Tuesday Hawkeye head coach Jan Jensen. A junior-to-be, Carnegie, will have two seasons remaining in Iowa City. She is the sixth-overall rated transfer portal ...