SPORTS
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...
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,...
Top-ranked Johnston too much for Newton boys soccer
JOHNSTON — After 40 minutes, the Newton boys soccer team realized it could play with maybe the best squad in the entire state. Hunter Teague made several big saves against Johnston’s high-powered attack, and a 1-0 halftime deficit felt like a win for the Class 3A No. 10 Cardinals.
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...
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...
Batter up! Grant helps with resurgence of Iowa town’s 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 […]
Tennessee offers 2026 dual-athlete Jayden McGregory
Tennessee offered a scholarship to 2026 athlete prospect Jayden McGregory. “Blessed to receive an offer from the University of Tennessee,” McGregory said. The 6-foot-2, 182-pound four-star athlete is from Valley High School in West Des Moines, Iowa. He plays wide receiver and defensive back. McGregory is two-sport athlete. He...
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...
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