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Iowa rides three double-doubles past Nebraska

IOWA CITY — Owen Freeman put up 22 points and grabbed 10 rebounds, one of three Hawkeyes to post a double-double, as Iowa used a big second-half surge to beat Nebraska 94-76 on Friday night. The victory is the fifth for Iowa in its last six games, with only a loss to No. 21 Wisconsin to mar ...

A-P/GC scores special wins

GRUNDY CENTER — Thursday’s Aplington-Parkersburg/Grundy Center wrestling triangular was a significant moment for so many in the Grundy Center wrestling community. A-P/GC honored its six seniors, all from Grundy Center, and the Falcons blew by Oelwein and South Hardin-BCLUW in what is ...

Mustangs split at NICL triangular

WATERLOO — The East Marshall/GMG/Meskwaki wrestling team traveled to Waterloo Columbus on Thursday night and split an NICL triangular meet. The Mustangs (2-14, 2-8) opened with a 45-27 win over Waterloo Columbus, but they couldn’t get past Dike-New Hartford in a 54-24 loss. Xavier ...

Hawkeyes soar past Purdue

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Caitlin Clark took Mackey Arena by storm Wednesday night. She drew the routine pregame cheers, the customary postgame crowd and, of course, spiced things up with all the dazzling plays in between. Heck, she even made the first 3-pointer of her career at ...

ISU storms back to stun No. 24 West Virginia

AMES — Just 24 hours after the Iowa State men’s basketball team knocked off No. 2 Houston, the Cyclone women scored an upset victory of their own. After trailing by as many as 19 points in the second half, the Iowa State women’s basketball team rallied back to beat No. 24 West Virginia ...

Panthers’ Downey honored by Big 12

IRVING, Tex. — Northern Iowa redshirt freshman Ryder Downey has been named the Big 12 Conference’s Wrestler of the Week for the first time in his career. Downey notched a pair of victories in UNI’s two duals last weekend against Wyoming and Nebraska. After rolling past Cooper Voorhees ...