LOCAL SPORTS

PLEASANTVILLE – Wrestlers from across the state of Iowa gathered with the notion of securing a spot in next weeks’ state wrestling tournament. Sophomore Ryan Groom secured his second district title and state berth along…

IOWA CITY -- The second-ranked Iowa women’s basketball team came away with a 111-93, conference win against Penn State on Thursday night inside a sold-out Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Iowa improved to 22-2 on the season and…

Girls Game OSKALOOSA – North Mahaska overcame a six-minute scoring drought Tuesday and hit some late free throws to knock off Class 4A foe Oskaloosa, 55-50. The contest Saw No. 13 in Class 2A North…

AUSTIN -- Tamin Lipsey took control of the game in the second half as No. 14 Iowa State held off Dylan Disu and Texas, 70-65, at the Moody Center Tuesday night for its first win in…

BROOKLYN – North Mahaska was firing on all cylinders Friday as they wrapped up the South Iowa Cedar League contests with a 79-53 victory at BGM. The Warhawks drained a dozen 3-pointers and took advantage…

BROOKLYN – There was no doubt the South Iowa Cedar League West Division was the toughest. The top three schools split with each other and dominated the East Division. North Mahaska clinched a tie for…

Class 1A No. School Record LW 1 North Linn 18-1 1 2 Newell-Fonda 15-1 2 3 Remsen St. Mary’s 16-0 4 4 Martensdale-St. Marys 13-4 3 5 Council Bluffs St. Albert 16-1 5 6 Algona…

NEW SHARON – There are very few things that will go right when you are a winless team and must play the 13th ranked team in Class 2A. Such was the plight of Colfax-Mingo Tuesday…

BLOOMINGTON -- The University of Iowa men’s basketball team fell to Indiana, 74-68, on Tuesday night at Assembly Hall. The Hawkeyes drop to 12-9 on the season and 4-6 in Big Ten conference play. Junior Payton…

DES MOINES -- The fourth edition of the IHSAA’s official basketball rankings are available below. The rankings for all four classes will be determined throughout the 2023-24 regular season by official rankings committees, as announced last…