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Iowa State announces men’s mat schedule

TIMES-REPUBLICAN AMES — Iowa State announced its 2026-27 men’s wrestling schedule for its first season of competition under head coach Brent Metcalf. The schedule includes a loaded home slate with seven duals in Hilton Coliseum against Bucknell, Arizona State, Wyoming, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Stanford and Cornell. Nine of ISU’s 15 dual opponents finished in the top 25 at the 2026 NCAA Championships, including six opponents who finished in the top 15. Four of Iowa State’s seven home opponents placed in the top 15 at last year’s national tournament. Iowa State will open ...

Bluder to receive Joe Lapchick Character Award

NEW YORK — When Lisa Bluder first met Billie Jean King, the tennis icon signed a piece of paper saying: "pressure is a privilege, go Iowa basketball." Bluder put that up in the Hawkeyes' locker room as a constant reminder to her teams. "I've always admired Billie Jean," Bluder said in a ...

Iowa women announce non-con slate

TIMES-REPUBLICAN IOWA CITY — The University of Iowa women’s basketball team announced its 2026-27 non-conference schedule, featuring seven home games inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes will also play two road contests and three neutral-site games, including matchups in Sioux City and Nassau, Bahamas. “I’m really excited,” head coach Jan Jensen said. “I think we’ve challenged ourselves with a really competitive non-conference schedule, and we also know how tough the Big Ten is. This year is unique because we have six newcomers to five returners, so I think this ...

SPORTS SHORTS: Comets blast Bolts in league play

TIMES-REPUBLICAN CONRAD — The Class 1A No. 9 BCLUW volleyball team bounced Baxter on Thursday night in Iowa Star Conference South Division play, beating the Bolts 25-20, 25-13, 25-15. Kennedy Davis powered the Comets (8-7, 2-0) to victory with 14 kills, and Raine Sireno scored 12 more for the attack. Cambria Wayman racked up eight kills and Kylie Pekarek chipped in four, as setter Sally Ramirez finished with 32 assists. Brinna Benson led the BCLUW defense with 19 digs, while Pekarek had the team’s only block against the Bolts (4-8, 1-1). Ramirez served 15-of-15, Davis was ...

Greazel gets gold in Joe August Invite

The always-daunting competition of the Joe August Invitational was met head-on by the Marshalltown boys’ golf team. Especially junior Joe Greazel. Greazel carded two birdies and two bogeys — all on the back nine — to land medalist honors at the 11-team tournament Thursday at Elmwood ...

Tigers tipped by Spartans in 5

The Marshalltown Community College volleyball team was on the verge of back-to-back wins at home, but the Tigers couldn’t finish it off. Southwestern rallied from two games down to defeat MCC 3-2 on Wednesday night at the Student Activity Center, taking the Iowa Community College Athletic ...