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Pre-Season Cross Country Rankings Released
(Area) — The Iowa Association of Track Coaches have released its Team and Individual Pre-Season Rankings for the 2024 season. In Class 1A, ACGC Boys are ranked #3 — the Chargers finished 2nd at last year’s state meet. Lake Mills is #1 followed by Earlham and then the Chargers while Danville and Ankeny Christian round out the top 5 1A boys. Woodbine is 9th and IKM Manning is 17th.
Vote for top WR/TE in the state entering 2024 Iowa high school football season
Who is the state’s best pass catcher entering the 2024 Iowa high school football season? The Des Moines Register sought to find out with its definitive best players by position list. Now it's your turn to vote. ...
Iowa's first Topgolf will open in West Des Moines on Sept. 6
Topgolf will open its West Des Moines location, Iowa's first, on Sept. 6, the company announced Thursday. A mild winter allowed construction of the $13 million, high-tech indoor-outdoor driving range, planned since 2022, to proceed ahead of schedule. The facility on the northwest corner of Mills Civic and Jordan Creek parkways near...
Introducing the Des Moines Register's 2024 All-Iowa high school softball teams
Another incredible Iowa high school softball season is in the books, and the ample talent this state has produced is undeniable once again. With that, here are the Des Moines Register's All-Iowa softball teams for the 2024 season. Included is an elite team — made up of nine players regardless of class...
Remember Barstool Sports Called Iowa Pizza ‘Better Than Trash?’
Do you remember when Dave Portnoy re-reviewed a popular Iowa pizza from a gas station?. If you're a fan of Barstool Sports, then you have to know the fury Barstool Sports President Dave Portnoy causes just after eating pizza. Dave Portnoy ranks pizza from across the country on his legendary Pizza Reviews. He knows how good a pizza is just after one bite. That's the rule.
TE Evan Jacobson, the No. 1 2026 recruit in Iowa, discusses early Wisconsin offer, latest in recruitment
The Wisconsin Badgers have been busy this summer with their 2026 recruiting efforts, already picking up a commitment from three-star Ohio quarterback Jarin Mock. But, they’ve spread their focus across the board, looking to get their top targets on campus during the fall for gameday visits and one of those recruits is four-star tight end Evan Jacobson.
Yoder Adds All-District Distinction
More awards are on the way for Hillcrest Academy softball standout Malia Yoder. The Raven junior was named to the Class 1A All-Southeast District team by the Iowa Girls Coaches Association. Yoder hit .571, eighth in Class 1A, with a .637OBP, sixth in 1A in Iowa, and .818 slug, third...
Legendary baseball coach Kent Stock visits Iowa Veterans Home
MARSHALLTOWN – Legendary Iowa high school baseball coach Kent Stock, subject of the 2007 movie “The Final Season” — a true story filmed mostly in nearby Benton County in 2006 — visited and spoke at the Iowa Veterans Home last week Thursday, Aug. 15, and autographed copies of his book “Heading for Home: My Journey from Little League to Hollywood” for members of the Marshalltown High School Baseball program, visitors and residents.
Both Clarinda, Woodbine teams ranked in IATC Preseason Team Rankings
(KMAland) -- Seventeen KMAland cross country teams are ranked in the Iowa Association of Track & Cross Country Coaches' first state rankings. The Martensdale-St. Marys' girls are the highest-rated KMAland squad, coming in at No. 4 in Class 1A. Woodbine and Clarinda are the only KMAland teams to have both...
Sign up now for River Action Senior Golf Cart Tours
Sign up now to tour the riverfront from the comfort of a golf cart. River Action is hosting their 25th annual Senior Citizen Golf Cart Tours on Thursday, September 5 and Friday, September 6. Participants can learn about the Mississippi riverfront from the front seat of a golf cart along the riverfront, Nahant Marsh or […]
Iowa Attorney General Joins Coalition Advocating for SCOTUS Review of Girls’ Sports Laws
(Des Moines) Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird supports efforts led by 26 states to restrict girls’ sports to athletes assigned female at birth. Bird has joined two coalitions pushing for the U.S. Supreme Court to review and uphold Idaho’s Fairness in Women’s Sports Act and West Virginia’s Save Women’s Sports Act. Bird argues these laws protect female athletes and ensure fairness in sports by preventing biological males from competing in female categories. She emphasized that such regulations are crucial for maintaining equal opportunities and safety for women in sports. Governor Kim Reynolds signed similar legislation in Iowa in 2022.
End of Summer Golf Begins at These 25 South Dakota, Minnesota, and Iowa Courses
Did you see the forecast for this weekend? Friday, Saturday, and Sunday we will enjoy temps in the upper 80's and lower 90's. With the end of the golf season coming rapidly, golf courses will be calling you for a few rounds at area South Dakota, Minnesota, and Iowa courses.
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