STATE CENTER — Ashtyn Blood sprang from the batter’s box, thinking extra bases the whole way. She got them, but she didn’t need to sprint. It was just hard to contain her excitement. Blood hit one of the West Marshall softball team’s three home runs in the bottom of the third inning ...

AMES — After putting together one of the best seasons in Iowa State history, Joshua Jefferson has been named the Gary Thompson Iowa State Male Athlete of the Year. Jefferson is the 18th Iowa State Men’s Basketball player to earn the award, which started in 1947. The last men’s basketball ...

IOWA CITY — For the first time in more than a decade, Iowa and Northern Iowa will meet on the wrestling mat in Cedar Falls. The University of Iowa and the University of Northern Iowa announced Tuesday a two-year, home-and-home wrestling series that will renew one of the state's premier ...

IOWA CITY — University of Iowa fourth-year offensive lineman Kade Pieper has been named a 2026 Walter Camp Preseason First-Team All-American, it was announced Tuesday by the Walter Camp Foundation. The Hawkeyes have had multiple Walter Camp All-Americans in six of the last seven years and ...

DES MOINES — Briley Danielson pitched a three-hitter in the second game to highlight the Marshalltown softball team’s doubleheader sweep of Des Moines Lincoln on Monday at the Kurtz Opportunity Center. The Bobcats (15-18) claimed the four-game season series by winning twice on Monday by ...

NEVADA — Aubree Greenwood pitched a three-hit shutout and the West Marshall softball team got the season sweep of Nevada with an 8-0 triumph on Monday night in Heart of Iowa Conference play. Greenwood struck out 11 and walked one in the wire-to-wire win for West Marshall (19-10, 11-5). The ...