Where others may see adversity, Connor Carver identifies opportunities. Last week, on a rainy evening in Waukee, Carver battled the elements to pull off a rare, almost unprecedented feat: qualifying for the state track meet in four different individual events, split between two on the running ...

Lost in the shuffle of Caitlin Clark, Angel Reese, Kim Mulkey’s usual antics, LSU torching the nets, dubious officiating and everything that made the 2023 NCAA women’s basketball championship one for the ages was the quiet — yet memorable — farewell of Iowa senior Monika Czinano. The ...

They said she was too arrogant. Too slender. Too selfish. Too indignant. Too irritable. Now, she’s just too good. The entire college basketball world - and then some - stopped to watch Caitlin Clark and the Iowa women’s basketball team on Sunday night, as the Hawkeyes looked to end a ...

They’re both considered generational talents, if not all-time greats. In our area, though, we were lucky enough to catch lightning in a bottle twice during a span of less than a decade. Elle Ruffridge. Audi Crooks. The former was a dynamic, diminutive ball of fire from Pocahontas Area. ...

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. — Andi Adams couldn’t help but laugh — mostly, I’m sure, to hide the nerves. Her daughter, Jalen, was getting ready to pitch as a true freshman for the University of Iowa against the top-ranked softball program in the nation, UCLA, on Friday. One of her other ...

AMES — Don Miller’s name will forever be synonymous with wrestling in our area. The same could easily be said for the Fort Dodge legend’s impact on the programs at Iowa State University and the University of Wyoming. The long-time Dodger head coach and athletic director is being honored ...