The pandemic forced the cancellation of the Drake Relays, but Drake University's Beautiful Bulldog contest continued and was decided by online voting via Facebook on Tuesday. The winner is Hulk, a three-year-old English bulldog owned by Heath and Justine Johnson of Jewell. Justine Johnson says … [Read more...]
New start dates set for spring high school sports
The Iowa High School Athletic Association and the Iowa Girls High School Union have released a revised schedule for spring sports. If school resumes on May first that will be the open day for practice for all of the spring sports. Track competition would begin May fourth and the state high school … [Read more...]
New leader named for Iowa High School Athletic Association
The Iowa High School Athletic Association will have a new leader in July. The board of the organization which oversees boys high school sports in Iowa has named Cedar Rapids Xavier president Tom Keating to be its sixth executive director. Keating replaces Alan Beste who is retiring. The IHSAA … [Read more...]
Boone native wins U.S.A. Marathon Championship in California
An Iowan won Sunday's U.S.A. Marathon Championship. Brogan Austin, a Boone native who now lives in West Des Moines, finished the 26.2 mile race through the streets of Sacramento, California in 2 hours, 12.38 seconds. The 27-year-old Austin was in 13th place at the midway point. He overtook the lead … [Read more...]
Athletes advised to have a ‘hydration strategy’ in fall practices
Most high school football and cross country teams started practices this week and coaches are being reminded to make sure their athletes are drinking plenty of water. James Lang, an Iowa State University assistant professor of kinesiology, says having a "hydration strategy" is critical to keeping … [Read more...]
Drake athletic director leaving at end of the week
Drake University announced today that Athletic Director Sandy Hatfield Clubb will be leaving the university this Friday. She has is taking a new job as senior partner with the Pictor Group, an intercollegiate athletics consulting firm. Hatfield Clubb was the first female athletic director for a … [Read more...]
Appeals court upholds suspension of former Pleasant Valley runner
The Iowa Court of Appeals has upheld the suspension of a former Pleasant Valley High School student from the track team. During the 2014 state track meet, Kaley White-Ciluffo broke the state record for the 800-meter run, finished second in the 1,500 and helped her distance medley relay team finish … [Read more...]
Special Olympics Summer Games get underway in Ames
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 Kocer says the event has grown … [Read more...]
Sioux City Olympic runner advances to the final
Iowan and Olympian Shelby Houlihan has qualified for the finals of the women's 5,000 meter race on Friday. Houlihan used a strong finish to take 4th place in her qualifying heat this morning at the Rio Olympics. A crowd of 300 supporters watching at the Sioux City Convention Center cheered as … [Read more...]
Sioux City to display memorabilia from former Olympic athlete
As Sioux City East grad Shelby Houlihan prepares to run the 5,000 meter race at 2016 Olympics in Rio, the Sioux City Public Museum is making plans to display the memorabilia of a local high school graduate who competed in two Summer Olympics. Museum Director Steve Hansen recently unveiled some of … [Read more...]