Of the 14 schools that played for a state football championship this fall, six of the high schools were located in just two of Iowa’s 99 counties. One would be no surprise to Iowans — the massive Polk County, accounting for 15 percent of Iowa’s population and home to the Class 5A ...

Judd Jirovsky is continuing to raise the bar for Grundy Center football. Grundy Center head coach Travis Zajac said Jirovsky’s junior season under center for the Spartans is in good company with some of the best to have played for Grundy Center in the past six seasons, where the Spartans ...

Drew Eilers got just one year of playing primarily quarterback on offense, and he helped carry Gladbrook-Reinbeck to heights unseen in 8-Man football. In November, the Rebels reached the state championship game for the first time in their eight seasons in the 8-Man class, and Eilers was at ...

PARIS — Caitlin Clark turned 23 on Wednesday. And as a birthday gift of sorts, Tyrese Haliburton offered her some more high praise. Haliburton stars for the Indiana Pacers. Clark stars for the WNBA’s Indiana Fever and is that league’s reigning Rookie of the Year (plus is pals with fellow ...

IOWA CITY — Isaiah Johnson-Arigu has joined the University of Iowa men’s basketball program as a mid-year transfer from the University of Miami, the announcement was made Tuesday by head coach Fran McCaffery. The 6-foot-7 forward will practice with the team, but he cannot see any game ...

DES MOINES — Bennett Stirtz scored 24 points as Drake beat Valparaiso 81-71 on Wednesday night. Stirtz also contributed nine assists, five rebounds and three steals for the Bulldogs (17-2, 7-2 Missouri Valley Conference). Mitch Mascari shot 7 for 12, including 5 for 9 from beyond the arc to ...