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Hawkeye wrestling announces 2024-25 Big Ten schedule

IOWA CITY — The University of Iowa, in conjunction with the Big Ten Conference, announced its 2024-25 conference men’s wrestling schedule on Tuesday. Times and TV designations will be announced at a later date. Here are notes about the 2024-25 Big Ten season: • The Hawkeyes host ...

Rails clip ’Cats on Senior Night

Marshalltown girls swimming and diving got an eye-opener on Tuesday when it comes to the pecking order in the Iowa Alliance Conference. Des Moines Lincoln had the depth to grind out a 98-86 victory over the Bobcats at the Marshalltown High School pool. “They surprised me, I underestimated ...

Cyclones representing for Big 12’s old guard

STILLWATER, Okla. — Texas Tech leads several holdover programs standing tall in the new-look Big 12. The conference has added eight schools the past two years, and several are affecting the race to reach the title game. But longtime members Tech, Iowa State and West Virginia are carrying ...

Becht moves on in Unitas Golden Arm Award list

AMES — Iowa State redshirt sophomore Rocco Becht has helped lead the Cyclones to a No. 11 ranking and a 5-0 start for the first time since 1980. On Monday, his efforts were recognized when he earned a spot on The Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award Top 25. Becht, a Wesley Chapel, Fla., native, ...

SPORTS SHORTS: Vokes lowers PR time, wins D-NH Invite

DIKE — Grundy Center’s Emerson Vokes ran a new personal-best time of 15:12 to win the Dike-New Hartford Invitational at Fox Ridge Golf Course on Tuesday. Vokes was 27 seconds faster than runner-up Jesse Gomez of Denver. It’s the fifth win of the season for the Spartan junior, who is ...

Faltys on to state

WEST DES MOINES — Ty Faltys wasn’t sure if he had done enough on Monday afternoon. But the senior for Marshalltown boys golf figured he must’ve done something right when his teammates and family mobbed him with support after tapping in his final putt of the day. “That was a great ...