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RAGBRAI Rolls into Knoxville Today
After months of preparation, RAGBRAI will officially be rolling into Knoxville today. The riders will be making the 75 mile ride from Winterset over to the Sprint Car Capital of the World. The city anticipates riders to be arriving as early as noon today. Riders will be coming up from the south on Highway 14 and a majority of them will be staying at the main campground located near the Knoxville Rec Center and Knoxville High School. There will be eight total campgrounds throughout the city with shuttles taking people from the campgrounds to the downtown area.
RAGBRAI 2024 Day 5 preview: Leaving Knoxville, riders move on to Ottumwa
If you succeeded in grinding out the last two long, hilly days, Day 5 is a chance to slow down a little and enjoy the southern Iowa scenery. The mileage is just over 60 and the elevation gain is a mere 2,500 feet, 80% less than the epic Day 3 climb. Here's what's...
RAGBRAI riders find fun along the route from Knoxville to Ottumwa
OTTUMWA, Iowa — Thursday's RAGBRAI route covered about 63 miles from Knoxville to the overnight stop in Ottumwa. Before getting to the overnight stop, there was a lot of fun and sights to see on the way. KCCI met the Prowlers, a youth softball team from Knoxville. They were...
Knoxville Raceway opens track as RAGBRAI 2024 rolls into Iowa's racing capital
KNOXVILLE — It's uncharacteristically quiet at the Knoxville Raceway on Wednesday afternoon. Instead of the roar of engines, RVs and campers sit idly at the center of the track. A single group of riders on the Register's Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa quietly cruise on the half-mile dirt oval. ...
Davis, Johnson Share Excitement About Early Success Entering 360 Knoxville Nationals
Hank Davis entered 2024 with plans to run his first full season with the American Sprint Car Series National Tour. But what he didn’t plan was doing it in the seat of the No. 2C machine with 2000 Series champion Wayne Johnson calling the shots. After Johnson got injured...
Covington Shifts Focus to Knoxville, After Runner-up at 81
Matt Covington Racing – Glenpool, Ok. (July 25th, 2024) Matt Covington and crew are prepped and ready to roll for Knoxville. They will take on the famed Knoxville Raceway this weekend to tune up for the next week's 34th Xtream powered by Mediacom 360 Nationals. This past week Covington...
'Backwards Will' Walker: RAGBRAI rider turns heads by riding his bike backwards
MILO — An Iowa State trooper guarding an intersection west of Milo raised his right eyebrow when Will Walker waved at him as his back was to the hill he was about to descend. But for Walker, known as "Backwards Will," it was just another day in the saddle. Walker, an Anchorage, Alaska,...
Smith Titanium Ups the Heat Race Ante For 29th Sage Fruit Front Row Challenge pres. by Your Life Iowa and Country Builders Construction
As the 29th Sage Fruit Front Row Challenge pres. by Your Life Iowa and Country Builders Construction draws closer, sponsor money and added bonuses continue to roll in and longtime supporters of the event, Smith Titanium, have upped the ante for the event as heat races will now be even more lucrative.
Dutch women receive basketball academic honor
PELLA—The Women’s Basketball Coaches Association has once again awarded Central College special mention for its squad’s academic achievements. The WBCA recognizes NCAA, NAIA and two-year college teams across the country that carry the highest grade point averages. To receive special mention, a team must carry a combined GPA of 3.0 or higher. Central carried a 3.46 team GPA during 2023-24. Six Central players received American Rivers academic all-conference distinction, which requires a 3.50 cumulative GPA. Guard Abby Johnson (junior, Ankeny HS) led Central with a 4.0 GPA for the year. #30 Abby Johnson G 5′ 11″ Junior #30 Abby Johnson…
Megan Johnson is Central’s NCAA Woman of the Year nominee
Aplington-Parkersburg alum Megan Johnson is Central College’s nominee for the NCAA Woman of the Year Award. The award recognizes graduating female athletes who have distinguished themselves in academics, athletics, service and leadership throughout their college careers. Johnson finished her kinesiology degree with a 3.94 GPA. She’s going to graduate school at the University of Oklahoma to use her final year of athletic eligibility.
PCM softball finishes fifth at first state tournament
Jul. 25—FORT DODGE — Lark Drake led off the game with a solo home run, Libby Winters added to her team-best RBI total for the game-winning runs in the sixth inning and Rylee Parsons controlled seventh-ranked Sumner-Fredericksburg-Tripoli in the circle during the PCM softball team's 3-1 victory in a Class 3A consolation game at the state tournament on Tuesday. The Mustangs lessened their ...
7 KMAland athletes, 1 coach to compete in 2024 IHSBCA All-Star Series
(KMAland) -- Seven KMAland athletes and one coach will compete in the 2024 Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association All-Star Series in Pella August 1st through 3rd. Coon Rapids-Bayard’s Kolby Culbertson, Kuemper Catholic’s Carter Putney and Eli Christensen of Ankeny Christian will play for the Small Schools West team. Moravia’s Wyatt Throckmorton is on the Small Schools East squad.
Central’s Moffett repeats as men’s golf academic honoree
PELLA—For the second year in a row, Jacob Moffett (senior, Mount Pleasant) was named a Cobalt Golf All-America Scholar by the Golf Coaches Association of America. To be eligible for selection, an NCAA Division III player must be a sophomore, junioror senior, participate in at least half of his team’s competitive rounds, have a stroke average under 79.0 and a cumulative grade point average of 3.2 or higher. There were 208 players from 81 Division III schools cited. Moffett graduated with a 3.29 GPA with a finance major. He’s a four-time letterwinner and recorded a 78.1 stroke average this year.…
Young riders hit the RAGBRAI route from Winterset to Knoxville
KNOXVILLE, Iowa — Pedaling into Indianola this morning was a bit of a challenge for RAGBRAI riders after the hilly start to the day. But the tough route couldn't keep Cara Lamping or Natalia Porto of Johnston from hopping on. "We've done 30 I think. 30 miles," Lamping said....
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