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OSKALOOSA -- Men's volleyball player Britten Beallis (Sr., Naperville, Ill., Sports Management) was recognized as one of the NAIA's top scholar-athletes as College Sports Communicators announced its Men's At-Large Academic All-America teams Wednesday. Beallis was named to…

Below are the final high school baseball rankings from the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association for the 2026 season. Area teams are highlighted in bold. Class 4A Sioux City East (37-2) Cedar Rapids Prairie…

Below are the most recent high school softball rankings from the IGHSAU. Area teams are highlighted in bold. Class 5A   School Record LW 1 Waukee Northwest 31-3 1 2 Ankeny Centennial 31-2 2 3…

Below are the updated high school baseball rankings from the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association. Area teams are highlighted in bold. Class 4A Sioux City East (33-2) Indianola (25-2) Cedar Rapids Prairie (25-5) Waukee…

OTTUMWA -- The Ottumwa High School Activities Office has announced that Jeremy Frueh and Luke Goemaat will serve as Co-Interim Head Football Coaches for the 2026 Ottumwa High School football season. Frueh and Goemaat bring…

Below are the most recent high school softball rankings from the IGHSAU. Area teams are highlighted in bold. Class 5A   School Record LW 1 Waukee Northwest 25-1 1 2 Ankeny Centennial 26-1 2 3…

BROOKLYN -- University of Iowa men’s basketball standout Bennett Stirtz was selected by the Memphis Grizzlies with the 16th overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft on Tuesday night at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York.…

OSKALOOSA -- William Penn University Athletics Director Grant Farris is proud to announce the hiring of DeWitt Mandley as the new Head Women's Basketball Coach. Mandley comes to WPU from fellow NAIA institution Wiley University…

Below are the most recent high school softball rankings from the IGHSAU by class. Area teams are highlighted in bold. Class 5A   School Record LW 1 Waukee Northwest 19-1 1 2 Ankeny Centennial 20-1…

CEDAR FALLS -- Athletes from more than 120 teams across Iowa converged on the Iowa State Trapshooting Homegrounds, north of Cedar Falls, June 8-14, for the 2026 Scholastic Clay Target Program State Trap Shooting Championship.…