SPORTS
Mystik Dan wins Kentucky Derby, Iowa-owned Catching Freedom finishes 4th
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Mystik Dan won the 150th Kentucky Derby in a photo finish, edging out Forever Young and Sierra Leone for the upset victory. Iowa-owned horse, Catching Freedom, finished in 4th place. Sent off at 18-1 odds, Mystik Dan and jockey Brian Hernandez Jr. rode the rail...
Smith’s ‘warrior’ spirit leads Liberty softball past Freedom
Liberty High School coach Sam Carrodo calls his sophomore pitcher and leadoff hitter Addy Smith a “warrior.”. In the Hurricanes’ 6-3 victory over archrival Freedom under the lights Thursday night at North Bethlehem Little League, Smith was the “Ultimate Warrior.”. Smith worked her way out of a...
Illinois falls to Iowa, claims final spot in Big Ten Tournament
URBANA (WCIA) — Illinois softball fell to Iowa 6-5 in extra innings in the regular season finale at Eichelberger Field on Sunday. With the loss, the Illini will be the No. 12 seed in the Big Ten Tournament in Iowa City. Their first game is against No. 5 Minnesota at 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
Error-filled weekend for softball leads to series loss
The 2024 softball regular season ended on Sunday, and it was not how the Illini (21-30, 7-15) envisioned. Illinois dropped the final series of the year, as the Iowa Hawkeyes turned a 16-game losing streak into a two-game win streak on their way out of Champaign. It wasn’t all bad...
Iowa City West’s Kaleab Wendy wants another shot at a soccer state title
Kaleab Wendy remembers the feeling of walking off the field at last year’s Class 4A state title soccer game. The Trojans fell just short in a close 3-2 battle to Johnston in Des Moines. The losing feeling was one of anger, which turned into motivation at the start of the 2024 season. ...
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