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Bidwell bags All-State honors

DES MOINES — The best season in nearly a decade for East Marshall boys basketball came with postseason perks, too. Mustang senior guard Jackson Bidwell was named to the Iowa Print Sports Writers Association’s Class 1A All-State third team in a vote of statewide media and coaches on ...

UNI’s Goebel named MVC Defensive Player of Year

ST. LOUIS — The Missouri Valley Conference announced its 2026 women’s basketball all-conference teams Tuesday, with Northern Iowa and Drake each placing multiple players among the league’s postseason honorees. Northern Iowa senior forward Ryley Goebel highlighted the in-state ...

Cyclones find themselves on the 2-line

TIMES-REPUBLICAN AMES — The Cyclones got the No. 2 seed they deserved. Iowa State men’s basketball was presented with its path in the NCAA Tournament at a watch party at Johnny’s inside Hilton Coliseum on Selection Sunday, drawing a first-round matchup with No. 15 seed Tennessee ...

Hawkeyes feel right at home

IOWA CITY — Home is where the Hawkeyes start. The Iowa women’s basketball team earned a No. 2 seed in the NCAA Women’s Tournament and will host No. 15 seed Fairleigh Dickinson in the first round at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes enter the tournament with a 26-6 record under ...

Iowa State women to square off with Syracuse

AMES — The Iowa State women’s basketball team earned an at-large bid to the NCAA Women’s Tournament and will open postseason play as the No. 8 seed against No. 9 Syracuse in the first round. The game will be played in Storrs, Conn., as part of the regional hosted by top-seed UConn. The winner will advance to face the winner of the matchup between the host Huskies and No. 16 Texas-San Antonio. Iowa State enters the tournament with a 22-9 overall record after finishing 10-8 in the Big 12 Conference. The Cyclones fell 77-68 to Arizona State in the conference tournament ...

Hawks draw Clemson for first round

IOWA CITY — The Iowa men’s basketball team learned Sunday it will return to the NCAA Tournament as a No. 9 seed and will face Clemson in the opening round. Iowa (21-12) will meet Clemson (24-10) in a South Region first-round game Friday in Tampa, Fla. The matchup marks Iowa’s first NCAA Tournament appearance in two years and the program’s first under new head coach Ben McCollum. The Hawkeyes earned an at-large berth after finishing 10-10 in the Big Ten. Iowa’s resume included several late-season wins and strong individual performances from guard Bennett Stirtz and freshman ...