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Softball Game Preview: Boone on Home-Turf
The Boone Toreadors will be playing at home against the Clarke Indians at 7:15 p.m. on Monday. Boone will be hoping to continue their four-game streak of scoring more runs each contest than the last. In what's become a running theme this season, Boone gave their fans yet another huge...
Boone Little League team advances to United States Central Region Tournament
On Wednesday, July 3rd Boone’s Intermediate Division All Stars defeated Southeast Polk 8-4 to capture the Iowa District 3 Little League Championship. With this win Boone advances to the United States Central Region Tournament. The Central Region tournament is the qualifying event for Little League’s Intermediate Division World Series...
Jayettes to Celebrate Seniors Tonight Against Boone
The softball regular season is starting to wind down and the Jayettes have two more games on their schedule. Tonight they will host the Toreadors from Boone. First pitch is scheduled for 7:30P. It will be a special night as Perry will celebrate this year’s group of seniors. It will...
2024 College Football Preseason Top 25
25-21 25. Iowa State Cyclones. In a year were plenty of players were ineligible due to a gambling investigation, Iowa State went 7-6. They have nine returning starters on each sides of the ball. Quarterback Rocco Becht played well as a freshman and he’ll have plenty of good wide receivers and protection to help the offense increase its production. Defensively the experience should help them improve from their 42nd ranking last season.
Mya Geffre of Ames and Drew Banks of Colo-NESCO are Ames Tribune Athletes of the Week
Mya Geffre of Ames and Drew Banks of Colo-NESCO are the Ames Tribune female and male Athlete of the Week winners for the week of June 24-30. Geffre homered twice for the Ames softball team during the week. During an 11-1 victory as part of a doubleheader split with Mason City on June 24 at Ames, Geffre homered once and drove in three runs. She also went deep during the 7-1 win over Fort Dodge on June 27.
Iowa State football lands commitment from 3-star safety Joshua Patterson
Iowa State football added 3-star safety Josh Patterson to its 2025 recruiting class on Thursday. The 5-foot-11, 165-pound rising senior out of Ed White High School (Jacksonville, Fla.) is the No. 104 player in Florida, No. 67 safety in the country and a top-800 player nationwide, according to 247Sports Composite.
After a trial by fire, Jamison Patton is ready to make a splash for Iowa State football
Iowa State football sophomore defensive back Jamison Patton will tell you that playing 11 games and starting against Brigham Young as a true freshman was a bit of a surprise. "I was kind of thrown in there," Patton said. "I got there early and I was trying to learn things on the fly." ...
Abu Sama focused on growth after breakout freshman season with Iowa State football
Iowa high school football fans knew that Abu Sama was destined for greatness, even during his days at Southeast Polk. Week after week, he put together highlight reel-worthy performances, including a stat line of 372 yards and six touchdowns in the 2022 state championship game. And then he took his talents to Iowa...
Iowa State Track and Field Achievements 2024: Program-Record All-America Honors and National Titles
Iowa State track and field concludes the 2024 season on a high note with a record-breaking 25 All-America honors, a national title, and numerous achievements not seen in decades. Program-record 25 All-America honors in indoor and outdoor seasons. 6 Big 12 champions and 13 school records broken, some standing for...
Iowa State football's Caleb Bacon ready for leadership role after Gerry Vaughn's departure
Weekends should be a bit easier for Angie and Doug Bacon this year. The parents of Iowa State football linebacker Caleb Bacon were accustomed to making the nearly two-hour trip from Lake Mills to Ames in 2023 to watch their son suit up for the Cyclones in what became their oldest’s breakout season. ...
ISU men's basketball prepares for tough schedule in upcoming season
AMES, Iowa — Last week, the Big 12 announced the matchups for the 2024-25 season. For the first time, teams will play a 20 game conference schedule. Schools will play five teams home and away while playing the other 10 just once. This season, Iowa State will play Arizona,...
The Mid-Morning Dump: Big 12 Football Preseason Poll Is Out
Hopefully more Cyclones join the list when the season ends.
Nate Heise might be the perfect role player for Iowa State basketball
When then-Northern Iowa guard finished his fourth season with the Panthers, he had nothing but positive things to say about his time in Cedar Falls. Inside him, however, was a desire to do something bigger. "I wanted to play in arguably the best conference," Heise said. With one year of...
Softball Recap: Pella turns things around after road loss
There's no place like home for Pella, who bounced back after a loss on the road last Thursday. They came out on top against the Perry Bluejays on Monday by a score of 10-0 (the very same score they lost by in their prior game). The high-scoring effort was just what Pella needed considering they were shutout in their previous game.
RECRUITING: Iowa State earns 13th commitment of 2025 recruiting class in Florida DB
Iowa State fans and football staff alike have even more to celebrate this July 4, as Joshua Patterson officially announced his commitment to the program over Instagram Live. The 6-0, 180-pound defensive back will come to Ames from Ed White High School in Jacksonville as part of the 2025 class.
Outworked early in his career, Curtis Jones now makes his mark with Iowa State basketball
When Curtis Jones was coming out of high school, he felt overlooked by many colleges. He wasn't in the spotlight much during his high school experience in Minnesota. He remained under the radar during his humble days at Indian Hills Community College. He broke onto the scene a bit at the University at Buffalo and is now a major contributor for an Iowa State team that made the Sweet 16. Throughout that journey, Jones has proven a lot of people wrong.
Lindy’s tabs Iowa football among nation’s top 10 linebacker, defensive backs position groups
Lindy’s annual college football preview magazine hit the shelves nationally several weeks back. The publication shared its preseason Big Ten power rankings. Iowa just missed Lindy’s preseason top five within the league power rankings, checking in at No. 6. Lindy’s is particularly high on what the Hawkeyes have coming back on the defensive side of the football. The publication included both Iowa’s linebackers and defensive backs in its national top 10 position group rankings. As a matter of fact, according to Lindy’s, Iowa’s linebacker and defensive back units each rank No. 6 nationally among their position group rankings. Lindy’s had this to say about...
Bluejays Travel to Osceola Tonight
Perry hits the road for their final time in the regular season tonight. They will be in Osceola to take on Clarke. This non conference game should be a good test for Perry. The Indians come in with 16 wins. Perry is searching for their 10th win of the season tonight. Historically, Perry has performed well in this matchup. They have won the last 7.
Iowa State forward Milan Momcilovic talks summer workouts
Iowa State sophomore Milan Momcilovic hopes to take his game to another level next season. The six-eight native of Wisconsin was named to the Big 12 All-Freshman after averaging just under 11 points per game and shooting 36 percent from three point range. The Cyclones are going through summer workouts in Ames.
Memorial Golf Tournament Happening Sunday in Perry
A traditional golf tournament will be happening on Sunday in the City of Perry. The 11th Annual Memorial Golf Tournament is taking place at the Perry Golf & Country Club on Sunday, with a tee time of 7:30am. According to the country club, golfers are free to tee off anytime after 7:30am and the event is open to anyone interested. The tournament features the Championship Flight that will play 27 holes, with the Senior Division, Super Senior Division, and all other flights to play 18 holes.
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