Iowa redshirt sophomore Kyle Huckstorf is a National Player of the Week honoree by Collegiate Baseball, it was announced Monday by the collegiate baseball newspaper. Huckstorf, a native of Waterford, Wisconsin, earned the distinction after having a night for the ages on May 19 against Indiana. … [Read more...]
Iowa Special Olympics Summer games set to open in Ames
The opening ceremonies of the Special Olympics Iowa Summer Games are scheduled for Thursday in Ames. Karen Whitman, spokeswoman for Special Olympics Iowa, says this marks the first time since 2019 that this will be an in-person event for athletes with intellectual disabilities. "In the last … [Read more...]
Radio Iowa/Baseball Coaches Association High School Poll 5/16/22
Class 4A 2021 Record 1. Johnston (37-8) 2. Dowling Catholic (32-8) 3. Iowa City High (29-14) 4. Ankeny Centennial (18-18) 5. Cedar Rapids Prairie (33-9) 6. Waukee Northwest NR 7. Dubuque Hempstead (30-11) 8. Pleasant Valley (37-4) 9. North Scott (26-14) 10.Indianola (30-11) Class 3A … [Read more...]
Iowa assistant coach Kirk Speraw to retire
University of Iowa men’s basketball assistant coach Kirk Speraw announced his retirement, effective June 30, after 43 years of coaching college basketball. The announcement was made Wednesday by head coach Fran McCaffery. Speraw began his coaching career as a graduate assistant under Hall of Fame … [Read more...]
Northern Iowa prepares for Missouri Valley Conference softball tournament
Northern Iowa softball coach Ryan Jacobs is concerned the Panther's NCAA bubble may burst if they don't win the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament in Springfield, Missouri. UNI is 31-13 after winning the Valley regular season title. The season included a school record 16 game winning … [Read more...]
T.J. Otzelberger announces staff changes at Iowa State
Iowa State basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger has announced updates to his staff for the upcoming season. Nate Schmidt has been promoted to assistant coach, filling the void after Daniyal Robinson was named head coach at Cleveland State. Former UNI assistant coach Erik Crawford has been named the … [Read more...]
Iowa State adds transfer guard
Iowa State basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger has announced the addition of Temple transfer Jeremiah Williams. Williams is a 6-5 guard out of Chicago, Ill. who played for the Owls the last two seasons. He has three seasons of eligibility remaining. Williams saw action in 22 games for the Owls … [Read more...]
Iowa State’s Tyrese Hunter enters transfer portal
Iowa State's Big 12 Freshman of the Year is moving on. Point guard Tyrese Hunter announced via social media that he is entering the transfer portal. The native of Racine, Wisconsin, is coming off a freshman season in which he averaged 11 points for a cyclone team that made it to the sweet 16 of … [Read more...]
Iowa’s Kris Murray to test NBA Draft
Iowa sophomore forward Kris Murray has submitted papers for early entry to the 2022 NBA Draft while maintaining his college eligibility. Underclassmen have until June 1 to remain in or remove his name from the draft. “I am grateful for the opportunity to be able to play the game I love every … [Read more...]
Iowa to play in Emerald Coast Classic
Cal, Clemson, Iowa and TCU headline the field for the 2022 Emerald Coast Classic basketball tournament, presented by Global Sports. The tournament will be played Thanksgiving weekend Nov. 25-26 at Raider Arena on the campus of Northwest Florida State College. Both Iowa and TCU played in the … [Read more...]