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City High Football Closes Season With Strong 55-14 win over Ottumwa

The Iowa City High Little Hawks closed out their 2026 football season with a big 55-14 win over Ottumwa on Oct. 23, finishing the year with a 4-5 record. Even though the season did not end with a playoff appearance, the team showed its ability to bounce back and finish strong.

Iowa City, IA · 4d
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Kirksville teen wins Extreme Cowboy Association World Championship at finals

KIRKSVILLE, Mo. — After nearly a decade of competition, Paityn Blunk, 17, of Kirksville, has earned a world championship title. Paityn recently competed at the Extreme Cowboy Association World Finals in Glen Rose, Texas, where she won the Youth World Championship and earned top-seven finishes in two additional divisions.

Kirksville, MO · 4d
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Oskaloosa Youth Sports Foundation Expands Football and Cheer Programs While Teaching Life Skills

OSKALOOSA, Iowa – The Oskaloosa Youth Sports Foundation is finishing up another football season and continues to expand its programs for local children. The organization, often called Osky YSF, gives young athletes a chance to play football and join cheerleading. The program is about more than just winning. Organizers want kids to learn teamwork, sportsmanship, and how to support each other.

Oskaloosa, IA · 6d
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Seven area athletes named 1st-team All-District

LEE COUNTY – Seven local high school football players from the area were named 1st team in their respective districts this week. Fort Madison had five players named 1st district in the Class 3A District 4. Senior Nolan Lamb anchored the offensive and defensive lines for the Bloodhounds who...

Fort Madison, IA · 5d
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Ottumwa Golfer Earns All-Conference Honors

Ottumwa High School junior Tate Harness has earned Iowa Alliance Conference First Team All-Conference honors following an impressive fall golf season. Harness represented the Bulldogs throughout the season, highlighted by a career-best score of 74 at Ottumwa’s home invitational. His strong performance and dedication on the course helped make...

Ottumwa, IA · 6d

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A quick look at top returning area girls wrestlers

Girls wrestling season is upon us. Official practices began Monday, Nov. 2. Competitions are not far away either, with three area teams opening their seasons Nov. 16. With a new season also comes a new twist. For the first time, there will not only be an individual state tournament, but also a state team dual tournament, as there is on the boys side. Sixteen teams in each class will qualify for regional duals on Jan. 18, 2027. The eight winners advance to the state tournament on Jan. 22 at Xtream Arena in Coralville. The addition of the team aspect will impact how teams schedule their competitions out and incentivize teams that can fill out most, if not all, of the 14 weight classes. “Every coach that I have talked to around the state has mentioned that their December is a gauntlet,” Benton Community head coach Josh Hoeck said. “We should be able to fill a full lineup, which can be half the battle in order to compete on the team side of things.” This is because two of the three rankings from the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union rankings committee will come out before the new year, so teams

Coralville, IA · 9d

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97.7 KOTM-FM Team of the Week: Fairfield Football

Ottumwa HyVee’s: South HyVee on Quincy Avenue and Drugstore on the corner of Pennsylvania and Jefferson, along with Ottumwa Radio Group, want to congratulate the Fairfield Football squad, our 97.7 TOM-FM Team of the Week!. The Trojans season ended in Solon but Fairfield put up a fight against the...

Ottumwa, IA · 10d

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Wolverines stunned by Cherokee in volleyball state tournament

The #3 (3A) Dike-New Hartford volleyball team was stunned by #6 (3A) Cherokee Washington, falling 3-1 in a 3A state tournament quarterfinal Tuesday, as aired on 99 The Wave. In an intense first set, the teams traded points for most of the way before the Braves won 25-21. Set 2 proved to be a turning point. After DNH scored to begin the set, Cherokee rattled off the next 11 to take a commanding advantage, and led by double digits several times. But DNH closed the gap toward the end of the set, falling 25-20. DNH got back to their winning ways in set 3 with their backs against the wall, hitting .262 on their way to a 25-15 win, the most lopsided set of the match. But Cherokee closed strong to win 25-21 in set 4 to advance. Head Coach Diane Harms.

New Hartford, IA · 11d

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No. 9 Women's Wrestling Tops St. Ambrose & William Penn in Duals

Oskaloosa, Iowa, (Nov. 3, 2026)- The No. 9 Missouri Valley University women's wrestling team competed in its first duals of the season, taking on St. Ambrose (Iowa) and William Penn (Iowa) in a tri-dual in Oskaloosa, Iowa. The Vikings opened with a 35-11 win over St. Ambrose, followed by a 34-15 win over William Penn.

Oskaloosa, IA · 12d

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Columbus Boys’ Cross Country Places Ninth at State;

Columbus boys’ cross country competed as a team at the Class 1A State Cross Country Championships in Fort Dodge on Friday. The Wildcats placed ninth out of 16 teams with 206 points. Individually, Columbus was led by Kevin Villa, who placed 36th with a time of 17:23. Elias Duran finished 50th with a time of 17:38. Leondre Ceant came in 62nd with a time of 17:49. Victor Tovar finished 78th with a time of 18:04. Ryan Villa rounded out the top five for the Wildcats with a time of 18:13.

Columbus Junction, IA · 10d

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Area Cross Country Teams, Individuals Compete at State Championships

Several area cross country runners and teams capped their seasons at the Iowa state championships in Fort Dodge last week, with the Van Buren County girls finishing 12th as a team and a handful of local individuals earning top-100 finishes. Class 1A — Friday, Oct. 30. Van Buren County...

Van Buren County, IA · 13d

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Mount Pleasant edges Williamsburg in 3A playoffs, 16-12

MOUNT PLEASANT — A rain-filled evening from Evans Field at Mapleleaf Athletic Complex made this a grinded out game from start to finish. A mud bowl would be a better way of putting it, as field conditions worsened as the game went on. Opportunities to score became limited, and Mount Pleasant scored the lone points in the second half to defeat Williamsburg 16-12 Friday in a Class 3A round of 16 playoff football game. Trailing 12-10 at halftime, the Panthers got a short field late in the third quarter after a fourth-down stop. Mount Pleasant made sure to capitalize. In one of seven completed passes in the game, quarterback Grayson Walker rolled right and found Brody Clark in the endzone for a 15-yard TD with 35.4 seconds remaining in the quarter. The score gave Mount Pleasant the lead, which they held by making several more defensive stops. “It was tough for both teams to move the ball, but they made a great pass on that drive and they were able to go ahead,” Williamsburg head coach Austin Blythe said. “Hats off to them. They made the plays at the end of the game to win.” Mount Pleasant made four stops

Williamsburg, IA · 14d

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All Four Classes Shine for Columbus Volleyball in 2026

Columbus Wildcats volleyball had contributors in all four classes this season, with freshmen, sophomores, juniors, and seniors all seeing the floor during a 10-win campaign in 2026. Freshman Kate Totemeier stood atop the kill leaderboards for the Wildcats this season, with 241 kills in 30 matches and an efficiency rate...

Columbus Junction, IA · 13d

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Iowa High School Football Notebook: Pella Knocks Off Lewis Central In Class 4A

Monster game by Griffin Simpson leads Pella into the Iowa high school football quarterfinals.

Pella, IA · 15d

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Oskaloosa’s Lane Smith Earns First Team All-State Honors with Historic Ninth-Place Finish

FORT DODGE, Iowa — Oskaloosa High School cross country runner Lane Smith made school history Saturday, October 31st, finishing ninth at the Class 3A Boys State Cross Country Championships and earning First Team All-State honors. Smith completed the five-kilometer course at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in an official time...

Oskaloosa, IA · 14d

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Muddy River Blitz: Monroe City rebounds by crushing Clark County in district opener

MONROE CITY, Mo. — The Monroe City football team responded to its Week 9 shellacking by Palmyra with its own shellacking of Clark County, winning the Class 2 District 7 opener 40-8 on Friday night at Lankford Field. The fourth-seeded Panthers (5-5) advance to face top-seeded Centralia (9-0) next Friday night. Muddy River Sports Writer Shane Hulsey put together this highlight package for the “Muddy River Blitz,” electrified by XCEL Physical Therapy.

Monroe City, MO · 15d

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Iowa City Regina rolls over Sigourney-Keota in 1A playoffs

IOWA CITY — Some teams might crumble after fumbling the opening kickoff of a playoff game. Iowa City Regina leans on an equation: Events plus response equals outcome. The Regals found the outcome they wanted in all three fazes of the game. Regina forced a three-and-out after the fumbled kickoff. Holt Hinkel remedied the special teams miscue with a kickoff return touchdown, part of a 28-6 second quarter for the Regals, which ballooned into a 49-13 win over Sigourney-Keota in the second round of the Class 1A playoffs Friday, Oct. 30 in Iowa City. “That's probably what I was most proud of,” Regina coach Dustin Elsbury said. “These guys, it’s just like, ‘hey, you're not always going to have control over the event that happens in your life or football game tonight. What really matters is, hey, can you wash it? Have a short memory. Next play, get back up and have a great response,’ and those guys responded well.” Hinkel’s return made it 14-6 immediately after Ayden Galindo scored five-yard run to make it 7-6. Then, it was Regina’s stout defense and running back Gabriel Hegelheimer’s time to shine. Hegelheimer showed off his blazing speed with two rushing touchdowns

Iowa City, IA · 15d

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High School Football Roundup: Solon moves past Fairfield, Mount Pleasant sneaks by Williamsburg

SOLON 38, FAIRFIELD 16 — Solon quarterback Maddox Kelley moved the ball at will, completing 12 of 17 passes for 201 yards. He connected with wideout Kaden Hoeper, who took a screen pass 47 yards for a score. Kelley ran for an additional 164 yards, including four more touchdowns. The Spartans' defense declared a no-fly zone, not allowing Fairfield quarterback Voss Richardson a single completion. — Quinn Felderman WEST DELAWARE 42, DAVENPORT ASSUMPTION 21 — After giving up a score to start the game, the Hawks immediately answered on Emerson Smith’s 85-yard kickoff return to tie the game. Smith added another score before the half on a 5-yard run. Tied at 14 at the break, West Delaware took control from there, outscoring Assumption 28-7 in the second half. Paul Beswick scored on a pair of touchdown runs (3 and 4 yards), as did Wyatt Johnson (2 and 15). Johnson finished with 205 rushing yards on 23 carries, while Beswick collected with 122 yards on 22 carries. The Hawks will travel to face Solon in next week’s quarterfinals. — Bill Logan MOUNT PLEASANT 16, WILLIAMSBURG 12 — In a rain-filled game that eventually became a mud bowl, the Panthers scored the

Solon, IA · 15d

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97.7 KOTM-FM Team of the Week: Pekin Football

Ottumwa HyVee’s: South HyVee on Quincy Avenue and Drugstore on the corner of Pennsylvania and Jefferson, along with Ottumwa Radio Group, want to congratulate the Pekin Football squad, our 97.7 TOM-FM Team of the Week!. For the second straight season, the Panthers ran the table and went undefeated in...

Ottumwa, IA · 17d

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Trojans Trip Savages in Tournament Opener

The Sigourney Savage volleyball team was beaten in the opening round of the Class 2A Regional Tournament at Pleasantville in four sets. The home Trojans were winners 25-16, 25-15, 19-25 and 25-19. Sigourney stat-leaders included Becca Gretter with 24 assists. Bailey Gretter had 11 kills. Jasey Ingle and Clara Hanselman had six each. Defensively, the Gretters and Carmelita Cave combined on 45 digs. Hanselman had two blocks at the net and an ace each for Cave, Becca Gretter and Kinsley Clubb from the service line. The Savage season stops at 8-18 while Pleasantville advanced at 20-20. Sigourney says goodbye to four seniors including Bailey Gretter, Sophie Young, Clara Hanselman and Madison Clarahan.

Sigourney, IA · 16d