Wensel tops Drake Relays as standout prep star
Linn-Mar junior Payton Wensel earned Drake Relays girls top performer honors after winning three events. She set two Drake records and an all time Iowa best including a 1:00.25 in the 400 hurdles and anchored the Lions to a Drake record 1:44.07 in the sprint medley relay. Sieperda led boys as Central Lyon’s top high school competitor.
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Drake
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Iowa
University of Iowa
Weasel
Lions
SE Polk
Sydney Milani
Gable Sieperda
Central Lyon
Kuba named ICCAC player of year in softball
Erin Kuba of Indian Hills was named Division I softball player of the year by the ICCAC. The sophomore led in batting average, RBIs, and home runs, earning first-team all-region honors as Taylor Jones of West Branch joined as a first-team outfielder. The Gazette reports Lake Forest or Cornell College hosting a Midwest Conference Tournament with seedings and implications for DIII regionals.
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Erin Kuba
Iowa Community College Athletic Conference
Cedar Rapids Jefferson Prep
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Taylor Jones
West Branch
Indian Hills
Iowa adopts custom-fit helmets for football players
Iowa will equip 80 players with Ridell Precision-Fit helmets this fall after head scans in December. The move aims to boost safety with personalized gear, though incoming freshmen will not receive the custom fit due to timing. Players report strong comfort and no headaches since trying the new helmets.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Hansen Performance Center
University of Iowa
Riddell
Hawkeyes
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Morris
Brady Ross
Air Fit
West tops Prairie in overtime for MVC soccer win
Iowa City West, ranked 8th in Class 3A, beat Cedar Rapids Prairie 2-1 in double overtime at John Wall Field. Micah Frisbie scored with 5:04 left in the second OT to snap Prairie’s 20-game regular-season conference winning streak. West improves to 8-3, 7-1 MVC. Prairie’s perfect season ends at 19-1.
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Iowa City West
Cedar Rapids Prairie
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West
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Trojans
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Micah Firsbie
Cedar Rapids
Coe Kohawks Made Tennis Power With Rodgers Era
J R Ogden notes Coe College Kohawks under Eric Rodgers since 1989 built a tennis powerhouse. From 1990-91 to present they posted only two losing dual seasons, with records such as 26-4 27-2 and 32-2 and a six year 44 dual conference winning streak and seven straight ITAC titles.
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Iowa
Coe College
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