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First-ever sensory friendly I-Cubs game
DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa Cubs will be hosting their first-ever sensory friendly baseball game this summer. The Iowa Cubs partnered with the Autism Society of Iowa and ChildServe to host the inaugural event. The sensory friendly game will allow those with autism or sensory processing disorders to enjoy a day at the ballpark. […]
Caitlin Clark wins AAU Sullivan Award: Iowa legend honored as nation's top amateur athlete for the second time
For the second straight year, former Iowa women's basketball star Caitlin Clark has been named the AAU Sullivan Award recipient. This is the first time an athlete has won the award more than once. The award, which was announced at the New York Athletic Club, has been presented annually since...
Des Moines-based brewery wins big at the 'Olympics of beer competitions'
The World Beer Cup handed out its awards on Tuesday night and one Iowa brewer came out a winner. Beer connoisseurs refer to the World Beer Cup as “the Olympics of beer competitions,” also known as the largest and most prestigious beer competition in the world. The competition...
IGHSAU High School Girl’s Soccer Week Five Rankings
(West Des Moines, IA) – The IGHSAU has released its fifth week of the high school girl’s soccer rankings. These rankings are compiled by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union. Local teams in Class 1A feature Gilbert at #2, Des Moines Christian at #3, Nevada at #5, Underwood at #6, Panorama moves to #10, Treynor jumps up to #11, St. Albert falls to #14, and Van Meter moves down to #15. In Class 2A, Lewis Central is ranked at #7 and ADM is ranked at #11 while Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson is ranked for the first time at #15. You can find all the rankings listed below.
Inside this Iowan’s astonishing recovery from bedridden to top-ranked NCAA equestrian recruit
The voice on the other end of Dawn Papcun’s phone isn't her daughter’s — at least not its normal cadence and tenor. This voice is breathy and deep, like every syllable is a battle with her diaphragm. And this voice is scared. Really scared. ...
Drake Relays 2024 recap: high school results from Thursday's events
The 2024 Drake Relays schedule got busy on Thursday as Iowa's best high school track and field athletes gathered in Des Moines to compete against top competition for three days. Check below to see the results for each high school event. Thursday's action featured the discus final and the distance carnival. ...
New course record set at Grand Blue Mile
DES MOINES — Vince Ciattei came to Des Moines with a big goal: set a world record in the road mile. Ciattei didn’t achieve that goal, but he came close. Ciattei set a new course record at the Grand Blue Mile on Tuesday night, winning the USATF men’s 1 Mile Road Championship in 3:57. That […]
Athletes tied to Iowa gambling sting seek damages in civil lawsuit against state and investigators
Attorneys for more than two dozen Iowa and Iowa State athletes who were ensnared in a state gambling sting filed a civil lawsuit Friday seeking unspecified monetary damages from the state and its public safety and criminal investigation agencies for violating the athletes' rights and smearing their reputations. The lawsuit...
Newton girls tennis falls to conference rivals Pella, Indianola
INDIANOLA — Lauryn Garrett scored the team’s lone win, but the Newton girls tennis team was 0-3 in three-set tiebreaks during a 10-1 loss to Indianola on Monday in Little Hawkeye Conference action. Garrett won her match at No. 1 singles 6-1, 6-3. Lex Dirksen and Olivia Hotchkin...
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