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Meet Kyle Grable: University of Iowa’s Newest Assistant Gymnastics Coach with Exceptional Coaching Background
Kyle Grable has joined the University of Iowa gymnastics team as an assistant coach, bringing 17 years of coaching experience, including a successful stint at UCLA where he was recognized for his coaching achievements. Grable coached the UCLA vault squad to a 49.312 season average in 2024. Under his coaching,...
Centennial’s Smith to play basketball at Grand View, will be reunited with Murray
Former teammates Tillie Smith and Cleao Murray will be reunited again in the fall of 2025. Smith, a senior-to-be guard at Ankeny Centennial, has committed to play basketball at Grand View. One of the Vikings’ current stars is Murray, who will be a junior this fall. Both Murray and...
Kelly Hammond Temporarily Named Head Coach for WCV Volleyball
With July coming to an end and August on the horizon, fall sports at West Central Valley are beginning to ramp up. With open gyms for volleyball available at West Central Valley, Kelly Hammond has been tasked with getting the Wildcat girls in shape before the season starts. Hammond, who originally is the assistant coach for the Wildcat volleyball team, has been named head coach while coach Jami Schmitz is on maternity leave.
Terrific 2023-24 Season Comes to Close for DCG
Dallas Center – Grimes 2023-24 season came to a close this past week for all of their sports, and it was a special year for the Mustangs, one that saw a lot of teams and individuals qualify for the state tournament. In team sports, DCG saw boys and girls...
Hagedorn Named Captain as Four Tigers Make Class 4A Tournament Team in Softball
Photo belongs to Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union. Four players from the Adel-DeSoto-Minburn Softball team earned a spot on the 2024 All-Tournament Team. Following the conclusion of the Class 4A Softball Championship game between the ADM Tigers and Carlisle Wildcats, the all-tournament team was announced. The Tigers that were named included Sophomore Ellis Smith, Junior Aniston Tollari, Senior Cameran Smith, and Sophomore Lauren Hagedorn, who was recognized as the team captain.
Historic front page from the Des Moines Register, May 1, 2011: With Guard in Afghanistan
Featured front page Ten years after 9/11, the war in Afghanistan continues, sustained by dedicated citizen soldiers. Two Des Moines Register journalists spend three weeks embedded with a 2,800-member...
Remsen St. Mary’s faces Lynnville-Sully after winning longest Iowa high school state baseball tournament game
Remsen St. Mary's secured a chance to defend their state title after winning the longest game in Iowa high school state baseball tournament history against Mason City Newman Catholic. The game lasted nearly five hours with a 45-minute rain delay in the ninth inning. Remsen St. Mary's defeated Mason City...
Iowa Woman, 53, Conquering 434-Mile Bike Race While Preparing For a Double Lung Transplant
Barbara Heenan, a 53-year-old woman from Des Moines, Iowa, is conquering a 434-mile bike race across her home state while preparing to undergo a double lung transplant—an impressive feat as she's been living with a rare autoimmune disorder called Limited Systemic Scleroderma for decades.
Iowa Hawkeyes come in higher than expected in Big Ten Media Preseason Polls
Following Big Ten Media Days, the media have made their decision on what their preseason is. Before the polls came out, we predicted that Iowa would come in at No. 7, slightly middle of the pack, but to the surprise of probably a few Iowa fans, the Hawkeyes came in higher than that.
Doug Taylor chooses NIACC after one season with Iowa Baseball
Mason City’s Doug Taylor heading to NIACC Baseball. (ABC 6 News) — One of Newman Catholic’s finest is coming back to Mason City. As made official on his social media, former Knight Doug Taylor will play for NIACC Baseball. It’s a noteworthy move considering that Taylor was originally committed to Iowa Baseball and spent this past season with the Hawkeyes alongside fellow former knight Max Burt.
Tasker Phillips Is a First Time 410 Winner on Border Battle Night at Knoxville
KNOXVILLE, Iowa (July 27, 2024) – Tasker Phillips held off a tough 46-car 988 Lifeline 410 field to earn his first ever win in the class at Knoxville Raceway Saturday on Weiler Night featuring the second leg of the Border Battle. Phillips’ win aboard the BDS Motorsports #1 earned him $7,000. Emerson Axsom held off a 62-car 360 field to gain another first win, as he.
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