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IOWA CITY -- University of Iowa football defensive tackle Aaron Graves was named to the 2025 Chuck Bednarik Award Watch List for the most outstanding defensive player in the nation on Monday. In addition to being a…

OSKALOOSA -- The Statesmen football team is expected to finish near the middle of the league standings this fall as the 2025 Heart of America Athletic Conference Coaches' Polls were released Friday. WPU, which was…

AMES -- Iowa State quarterback Rocco Becht was named to the Davey O'Brien Award watch list Thursday. The award is presented annually to the nation's best college quarterback. It marks yet another preseason nod for the Cyclone…

IOWA CITY -- University of Iowa senior offensive tackle Gennings Dunker and senior return specialist Kaden Wetjen were both named Sporting News Preseason All-Americans with second team distinction. Wetjen (5-foot-9, 196 pounds) returns for his senior season after winning…

IOWA CITY -- University of Iowa sophomore running back Kamari Moulton has been named a preseason candidate for the 2025 Doak Walker Award, it was announced Tuesday by the PwC SMU Athletic Forum. The award, which is…

OSKALOOSA -- The Heart of America Athletic Conference honored its top academic achievers as its 2024-2025 Scholar-Athletes were announced Monday. William Penn recorded 89 award recipients, led by 10 from both the women's soccer and…

IOWA CITY -- University of Iowa sophomore punter Rhys Dakin has been named to the 2025 Ray Guy Award Watch List, while senior place-kicker Drew Stevens has been named to the Lou Groza Award Watch List. The announcements were…

IOWA CITY -- University of Iowa senior offensive tackle Gennings Dunker has been named to the 2025 Allstate Wuerffel Trophy Watch List, the Wuerffel Foundation announced Thursday. Dunker (6-foot-5, 315 pounds) started 11 contests as a junior…

NEW SHARON – Seven members of the North Mahaska Warhawk softball team earned South Iowa Cedar League Conference recognition. The Warhawks had three named to the first team, two to the second and two honorable…

By Sam Parsons The Little Hawkeye Conference unveiled its softball all-conference teams on Sunday for the season that just wrapped up. 3 members of the Oskaloosa Indians were honored. Sophomore shortstop Haylee Parker was named…