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BIG FOUR HOOPS: Heiden, Hawkeyes handle Michigan

IOWA CITY — Ava Heiden had 24 points and 10 rebounds to help No. 13 Iowa beat sixth-ranked Michigan 62-44 on Sunday. Hannah Stuelke added 11 points, 12 rebounds and seven assists for the Hawkeyes (22-5, 13-3 Big Ten), who held the Wolverines (22-5, 13-3) to their lowest point total of the season and moved into a second-place tie in the Big Ten with Michigan heading into the final week of the regular season. Michigan came in ranked fifth nationally in scoring offense at 86.6 points per game, but shot just 30.5% from the field for the game and committed 24 turnovers. Heiden, who ...

A word to the Wise

DES MOINES — True to form, Nick Wise stuck his tongue out and wagged it. If he’s going to be the best, he’s got to be himself. The Marshalltown senior secured his spot in Saturday night’s 144-pound finals at the IHSAA State Wrestling Championships at the Casey’s Center, scoring a ...

Tumultuous day for Trojans

DES MOINES — It was a day of redemption, but not the kind West Marshall wanted. The Trojans’ group of four state qualifiers was cut in half and defending champion Urijah Courter’s dreams of repeating were dashed in an unfavorable Friday on the floor of the Casey’s Center at the IHSAA ...

Nebraska’s Hoiberg defends swatting at court-storming Hawkeye fan

LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska coach Fred Hoiberg said Friday there were circumstances surrounding his altercation with a court-storming Iowa fan that people viewing viral social media videos might not fully understand. The videos showed Hoiberg making a swiping motion at a person pointing a ...

SPORTS SHORTS: Mustangs rip Redhawks in district semifinals

LE GRAND — The East Marshall boys’ basketball team led from wire-to-wire, dominating North Tama for an 83-37 triumph in Thursday’s Class 1A District 6 semifinal. The top-seeded Mustangs (17-6) moved through the Redhawks (14-9) with ease, jumping out to a 15-2 lead after the opening ...

Hawkeye women post perfect Day 1 at NCAA Regional meet

INDIANOLA — The top-ranked University of Iowa women’s wrestling team advanced all 10 wrestlers to the semifinals at the NCAA Regional Championships on Friday. In total, the Hawkeyes secured eight pins, four of which were in less than a minute. At 103 pounds, No. 2 Valarie Solorio opened her day with a quick pin, securing a fall in 36 seconds over Chelsea Beaver of Augsburg. She followed it up with a 13-2 technical fall against Kirsten Cortez of Carthage. No. 4 Nyla Valencia moved into the semifinals at 110 after a technical fall over Amelia Hermanson of Augsburg. At 117, No. 6 ...