by Radio Iowa Contributor | May 25, 2017 | Sports
From all corners of Iowa, hundreds of athletes with intellectual disabilities will be headed for Ames today for the start of the Iowa Special Olympics Summer Games being held in Hilton Coliseum at Iowa State University. Special Olympics Iowa spokeswoman Stephanie...
by Dar Danielson | Feb 5, 2016 | Education, Sports
The board that oversees the organization which runs the high school sports and activities for girls in the state has chosen a Winteset native to become its next leader. University of Northern Iowa interim athletic director Jean Berger will take over as the executive...
by Dar Danielson | Aug 19, 2015 | News, Top Story
A softball team from central Iowa became the center of a national debate Tuesday in a controversy at the Little League Softball World Series in Portland, Oregon. The Iowa team of 11 and 12 year olds from Polk City beat Canada Monday to finish pool play at 3-1. They...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Aug 11, 2015 | Sports
The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union is weighing options in the hopes of attracting new officials for the various sports. Lisa Brinkmeyer of the girls’ union says over the last five or six years they have lost more than 400 officials. “We have a lot...
by Radio Iowa Contributor | Jul 24, 2015 | Sports
Cascade and 10th ranked Iowa City Regina will collide for the class 2A title at the state softball tournament. Cascade scored four runs in the first and two more in the second in a 6-2 win over IKM-Manning. “Defensively you have to play and make the plays you...