Prairie Hawks rise as Modracek stacks top Iowa foes
Cedar Rapids Prairie coach Eric Modracek marks 23 years at the helm as his boys tennis program climbs from lean times to a top four ranking. The 2025 team sits 4-0 after a 6-3 win over Class 1A Xavier and hosts Class 2A No. 3 Iowa City West. Senior Anthony Schulte leads as the top 2A singles player, with brother Dylan emerging as a freshman standout.
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Iowa Football: Young Builds Bonds With Hawkeyes Runners
Omar Young, new Iowa running backs coach from Oakland, works to learn coaches and players names while strengthening the room’s unity. He aims to add to an already strong group and emphasizes relationship building as core to his coaching why.
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Iowa Football 2025 Kickoff Times TV TEA
Schedule lists all kickoff times and TV flags for the 2025 season. August 30 Albany, September 6 at Iowa State, 13 UMass, 20 at Rutgers, 27 Indiana, October 11 at Wisconsin, 18 Penn State, 25 Minnesota, November 8 Oregon, 15 at USC, 22 Michigan State, 28 at Nebraska.
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Heartlanders prepare for playoff debut in Central Division series
Iowa Heartlanders, making their first playoff appearance in four years, face the Fort Wayne Komets in a best of seven series opening Friday at Fort Wayne. Fort Wayne is a veteran powerhouse with 10 league titles, while Iowa earned 83 standings points in a 36 25 7 4 regular season to finish third.
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