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Iowa's high school wrestling coaches discuss upcoming rule changes for 2024-25 season
Iowa high school wrestling is going to look a bit different next season. The traditional cheers of "two!" off of a takedown now need to be replaced by shouts of "three!" after the National Federation of High School Associations (NFHS) added a point to takedowns as well as several other rule changes...
Catching Freedom, owned by Ankeny's Dennis Albaugh, finishes fourth at Kentucky Derby
Catching Freedom, a horse owned by Ankeny businessman Dennis Albaugh, finished fourth in Saturday's Kentucky Derby in Louisville, Ky. Mystik Dan won the 150th Derby at Churchill Downs, keeping Albaugh’s Derby entrant out of the winner’s circle. Sierra Leone was second and Forever Young finished third. Albaugh Family Stables purchased Catching Freedom for $575,000...
Batter up! Grant helps with resurgence of Raccoon Valley Little League
DES MOINES, Iowa — Once a staple of nearly every community in America, Little League has been losing ground to high-priced traveling leagues and a declining interest in the game of baseball. But lately, central Iowa’s Little Leagues have come through with some clutch hits. First in Indianola, and most recently right here in Des […]
24-hour tennis marathon raises more than $15K for coach battling cancer
DES MOINES, Iowa — Tennis coach Mark Blume first picked up a racket at 4 years old. Since then, his passion for tennis has taken him across the state where he's touched countless lives. The tennis pro and father of three now coaches at Genesis Health Club. Daniel Bowshier,...
Read Randy Peterson's 7 best recent columns in honor of the sportswriter's retirement
Longtime Des Moines Register sports reporter and columnist Randy Peterson has retired after 52 years with the publication. From covering area high school sports to the Iowa Hawkeyes and, most recently, the Iowa State Cyclones, he's compiled thousands of bylines and gained plenty of knowledge. Here are seven of Peterson's...
Iowa high school soccer: 15 midseason girls Player of the Year candidates
With less than a month remaining in the Iowa high school girls soccer regular season, several players have started to separate themselves from the crowd. From a stacked group of talented teams in the Des Moines metro area to standouts across the state, there is no shortage of players to consider as the...
Drake basketball signs class of 2024 shooting guard Isaia Howard
Drake basketball has added another player to its 2024 recruiting class. Michael "Isaia" Howard, a 6-foot-4, 180-pound senior shooting guard from Plattsburg High School in Missouri, announced on his social media on Tuesday that he has signed with the Bulldogs and new head coach Ben McCollum. Howard was nothing short...
IGHSAU High School Girl’s Soccer Week Six Rankings
(West Des Moines, IA) – The IGHSAU has released its sixth week of the high school girl’s soccer rankings. These rankings are compiled by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union. Local teams in Class 1A feature Gilbert at #2, Des Moines Christian at #3, Nevada at #5, Underwood at #6, Panorama remains at #10, Treynor at at #11, and St. Albert rises to #13. In Class 2A, North Polk is at #2, Lewis Central is ranked at #8, ADM is ranked at #10, while Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson is ranked at #15 for the second straight week. You can find all the rankings listed below.
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