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Boyd joins Eilers, Kirkpatrick as IPSWA all-state selections

DES MOINES — The Gladbrook-Reinbeck and Grundy Center boys’ basketball teams made their way back to the state tournament, and the postseason honors reflect such a feat. The Iowa Print Sports Writers Association named Grundy Center senior swingman Jalen Kirkpatrick as a repeat selection in ...

Shorthanded ISU gets 3-seed

AMES — The Cyclones are going dancin’ again, but they’re doing it without Keshon Gilbert. The Iowa State men’s basketball team got the No. 3 seed it felt it deserved and the regional designation it wanted, but the Cyclones (24-9) didn’t get the news they wanted when it came to their ...

Drake draws Missouri in first round

DES MOINES — The Drake men’s basketball didn’t have to suffer any drama. The Bulldogs knew they were already in. The suspense surrounding Sunday’s NCAA Tournament Selection Show watch party inside the Knapp Center revolved around what seed the Bulldogs would be, what region they’d ...

Sixth-seeded Hawkeyes see familiar faces ahead

IOWA CITY — The Easter eggs are far from hidden when it comes to this particular Women’s NCAA Tournament pod. The University of Iowa women’s basketball team received a No. 6 seed as an at-large qualifier out of the Big Ten Tournament, and the Hawkeyes will face 11-seed Murray State on ...

Cyclones are one of last four in

AMES — The Iowa State women’s basketball team was one of the “Last Four In,” but the Cyclones are in nonetheless. The Cyclones are going to the NCAA Tournament for the sixth year in a row, but they’ll have to play their way into the field of 64. Iowa State will meet Princeton on ...