College Football (10/10): UNI stuns No. 4 North Dakota, Northwest Missouri State wins ranked showdown

(KMAland) -- Northern Iowa pulled off a top-five upset, Northwest Missouri State won a battle of ranked teams and Missouri cruised to a convincing SEC victory to highlight Saturday's regional college football action. The Panthers stunned No. 4 North Dakota 24-17 on Homecoming, while No. 14 Northwest Missouri State knocked...

Katie Biscoglia Officially Starting College Wrestling Career At Wartburg

Katie Biscoglia, who is a former athlete for the Raccoon River Northwest Wrestling (RRW) Team, is gearing up for her college career at Wartburg in Waverly, Iowa. Biscoglia represented exceptionally well during her time for RRW, which is a collaboration between Adel-DeSoto-Minburn, Van Meter, Waukee, and Waukee Northwest High Schools. She has a decorated high school pedigree finishing with an overall record of 206-2, achieving 100 pins, and is a three-time state champion. Biscoglia is always seen wearing big headphones prior to each match, and says that her music is pretty diverse.

Warrington Report: Stepsis has restored belief in the Panther football team

In this week’s Warrington Report, David Warrington reports that Todd Stepsis has put belief back into not only the UNI Panther football team, but to the fan base, after back-to-back top-five wins over No. 3 Illinois State and No. 4 North Dakota.

West Fork takes down West Hancock to claim first district title

The #9 (A) West Fork Warhawks are district champions for the first time in school history following a victory over West Hancock on Friday night. The Warhawks headed into Week 7 with a tall task to win the district championship as West Hancock was attempting to defend their back-to-back district championships. Adding pressure to the night was a group of Warhawk seniors who have experienced three straight losses to the Eagles, being outscored by a combined 143-20 over the past three seasons. Head Coach Dan Westhoff says the success of a district championship has been the culmination of several people committing to a common goal.

Swimming falls by one point to Northern Iowa at first-ever home meet

The bleachers lining Wellness + Helfaer Recreation center’s pool filled up over 30 minutes before the first swimmers dove in Friday evening. Marquette was on deck for the first women’s swim meet at home against the University of Northern Iowa. Students, faculty, parents and the Marquette men’s lacrosse...

CR Prairie stuns Cedar Falls with a 20-0 win

High School Football Roundup: Kennedy skates past Waterloo West

Finally, Waterloo West got off to a great start. Unfortunately, Cedar Rapids Kennedy recovered quickly, scoring a 42-9 victory over the Wahawks on Friday at Memorial Stadium in Waterloo. Paul Kaump rushed for 140 yards and two scores on 23 carries and caught four passes for 54 yards to pace Kennedy (4-3). West (2-5) quickly moved down the field after getting a great kickoff return from Michael Cunningham Jr. After a couple of first downs, Holmes broke loose on a run up the middle for a 39-yard touchdown with 8:36 left in the first quarter. But Kennedy followed with a quick drive that resulted in a 29-yard touchdown completion from Cael Fairley to Kingston Johnson to tie it 7-all just 1 minute and 37 seconds later. The Cougars then turned a muffed punt by West into a Kaump touchdown run. West caught a break when a bad snap sailed over Fairley’s head and out of bounds for a safety with 9:42 left in the second. But Kennedy quarterback Kaden Gomez scored on a 9-yard run with 24 seconds left in the half as the Cougars led 21-9 at the half. Kennedy opened the second half with a long drive, using

Gladbrook-Reinbeck Football Clinches Their District With an Emphatic Win

Gladbrook-Reinbeck and Clarksville meet both ranked in the top 10 in 8-player district football. Both undefeated in district play and the winner would become district champs and secure a 1 seed in the playoffs. G-R would start with the football and have no problem marching down the field. They would...

South Hardin Falls at CGD 31-21- Cowboys clinch District, Tigers fall to 3rd place

It was a game of big momentum swings but after the final seconds ticked off the clock it was Clarion Goldfield Dows clinching the district title with a 31 to 21 victory. CGD took a 3 to 0 lead on their first drive. South Hardin would get 1 yard touchdown runs by QB Braden Weig and Manning Pfantz to go up 13 to 3 after a missed PAT. The game would then take a turn back towards CGD as Quarterback JD Morrical connected with Colin Sesker for a 22 yard touchdown pass trimming the Tigers lead to 13-10. The teams would trade punts before CGD would go back to the pass this time it was a deflected ball that ended up in the hands of Maxton Downing who went 66 yards for the go ahead touchdown to make the score 17 to 13. The score was CGD leading 17 to 13 at halftime.

Northern Iowa does it again, defeats North Dakota 24-17

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (KNFL/KFGO/AP) — Andrew Price blocked a punt for a touchdown, Northern Iowa forced five turnovers and the Panthers celebrated their homecoming with a 24-17 victory over North Dakota on Saturday. Leading 24-17 and looking to defeat a Football Championship Subdivision top-5 team for the second straight...

AP clinches district title in shutout of Hudson

The #3 (1A) Aplington-Parkersburg football team clinched its first district title since 2022, defeating Hudson 37-0 Friday as aired on 99 The Wave and RadioOnTheGo’s YouTube channel. While the game wasn’t quite as lopsided as the previous district games, AP was in command the whole way. After stopping Hudson...

Grundy Center looks to Build Off of Their Upset Win over South Hardin Tonight

The Spartans will compete against Central Springs tonight in their final regular season home game. Grundy Center is still riding high off their upset win over #6 ranked South Hardin and have put themselves right back into the district title picture. With two district games left the Spartans will need to win out to giver themselves a chance at the title. The other key factor is the South Hardin and Clarion-Goldfield-Dows matchup tonight. If Grundy wants a chance to win the district title, they need South Hardin to win, otherwise the Cowboys will win the district. If South Hardin does win, then it would essentially be a three way tie for 1st if all teams win out after this week. It would then come down to certain tiebreakers and Grundy could have a chance at the district title.

G-R celebrates 2026 Homecoming; Rebels rock Collins-Maxwell to stay undefeated

GLADBROOK – The Gladbrook-Reinbeck football team scored at least two touchdowns in all four quarters of last Friday’s 69-6 Homecoming victory over Collins-Maxwell in 8-Man District 6 action, remaining undefeated heading into the final stretch of regular season play. The Rebels (6-0, 4-0) racked up just 237 yards...

Know The Foe Week 7: (1A) #8 Clarion-Goldfield-Dows vs. (1A) #9 South Hardin

CLARION, Ia. — The Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Cowboys football team returns to the gridiron on Friday Night, as they host the South Hardin Tigers in Class 1A, District 3 action at Clarion-Goldfield-Dows Middle School. CGD enters at 5-1 and ranked #8 in Class 1A, while South Hardin enters at 5-1 and ranked #9 in Class 1A. South Hardin leads the all-time series 2-1, dating back to the days of Clarion and Eldora in 1916, as the Tigers won the 2025 meeting 29-0 in Eldora.

Falcons going for district title at Hudson Friday

With two regular season games remaining, the #3 (1A) Aplington-Parkersburg football team has a chance to secure the 1A District 4 championship Friday at Hudson. It’ll air on 99 The Wave and RadioOnTheGo’s YouTube channel. After starting the season with some uncertainty, the Falcons have dominated their way...

Barnstormers Sign Former UNI Panther

DES MOINES - The Iowa Barnstormers have signed former University of Northern Iowa defensive back Mo Olowo to the 2027 roster, Head Coach Andre Coles announced today. Olowo (6-1, 200, Northern Iowa) has signed to the Iowa Barnstormers for his rookie season in the Indoor Football League (IFL). Collegiately, Olowo spent five years at the University of Northern Iowa. After redshirting his freshman season, Olowo saw action on the field as a Panther appearing in 34 total games and collecting 66 total tackles, 1.5 tackles for loss, one sack, and one forced fumble over his four seasons of play.

NOTES: NO. 4/7 North Dakota tasked with road test at upset-minded Panthers

Cedar Falls, Iowa (UNI-Dome) The No. 4/7 Fighting Hawks will be on high alert Saturday at the UNI-Dome as they are set to face a (RV/NR) Northern Iowa squad that has already knocked off a top-five opponent at home this season and received 60 votes in the Stats poll, which had the Panthers just three spots outside the top 25.

Dinnebier takes first place in Illinois

The UNI men’s and women’s golf teams were on the move last week to compete in two prestigious tournaments. The men’s team played in Madison, Illinois, on Sept. 28-29 in the SIUE Dolenc Invitational. That same day, the women’s team competed in the Diane Thomason Invitational in Pleasant Valley, hosted by the University of Iowa.

Community Conversation: Cory McDonald “Heroes Night” at New Hampton Football this Friday (Oct. 9)

In this Community Conversation, presented by Floyd County Medical Center, 95.1 The Bull’s Mark Pitz talks with New Hampton High School Activities Director Cory McDonald about the third annual Heroes Night at this Friday’s (Oct. 9) Chickasaws’ home football game against Waukon (which can be heard on 95.1 The Bull if you can’t make it in person).

Panthers prepare for physical, demanding style under Kyle Green

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (KCRG) - Northern Iowa men’s basketball is three weeks away from taking the floor for the first time since winning an MVC title and earning an NCAA Tournament berth. The team begins a new era under first-year head coach Kyle Green, who takes over following Ben Jacobson.