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OTTUMWA ? Tickets are now available for the 31st annual Indian Hills Community College Celebrity Night on April 10.Ed Podolak, who has been providing color commentary on Iowa Hawkeye radio broadcasts for the past three decades, will be the guest speaker.Podolak was a standout quarterback and halfback at the University of Iowa and later had a nine-year career in the NFL with the Kansas City Chiefs. He is their ...

DES MOINES ? After surviving a tense first half, the Panthers held Grinnell to only eight points in the second half for a 53-33 Class 3A state tournament semifinal win last night at Wells Fargo Arena.Despite making the state tournament for three years straight, this is the first time the Mount Pleasant boys will be playing in the championship game on Saturday night instead of the consolation game on Saturday ...

DES MOINES ? Draped in a banner and raising their championship trophy, the Panthers celebrated Mount Pleasant?s first state title in boys? basketball since 1918 on Saturday night before fellow students, friends, family and fans at Wells Fargo Arena.The Panthers conquered Western Dubuque (Epworth) with a thrilling, 66-62 win in double overtime.?It?s awfully amazing ? you saw the support out there in maroon and ...

Des Moines ? This week?s approval of USDA Rural Development program applications from Henry, Jefferson and Washington Counties and the Mississippi and Des Moines Rivers confluence regions will help to strengthen rural economic development efforts in southeast Iowa.?USDA Rural Development?s Stronger Economies Together (SET) program helps establish a state resource team that will bring the talents and resources of ...

Van Buren senior standout guard Makenzie Zeitler has added yet another pair of honors to her growing list of postseason accolades.Zeitler was recently named a Class 2A All-State first-team selection by the Iowa Girls? Coaches Association and an All-State third-team selection by the Iowa Newspaper Association.Zeitler becomes the first-ever Warrior girl to be named first team All-State by the Iowa Girls? Coaches ...

The Pekin eighth-grade boys? basketball team was often outnumbered but rarely outplayed this season.The Panther roster featured just seven eighth-graders but battled to a promising 7-2 record in 2012.The eighth-grade team was led by Ryan Swanson?s 16.9 points and 11.4 rebounds per game. Second in both categories was Keaton Winn with 10 points and 6.9 boards per game. Starters in the backcourt were Brady Donovan ...

IOWA CITY (AP) ? Greg Davis spent 13 seasons calling the shots at powerhouse Texas, which usually dominated a league famous for innovative attacks.Now Davis is coordinating the offense for Iowa, often seen as the epitome of conservative Big Ten football.Davis?s plan for the Hawkeyes will be to merge Big Ten tradition with Big 12 creativity in a system that can re-energize Iowa?s offense.Davis, the former ...

Iowa State is ranked 25th in this week?s Associated Press Top 25 poll.It?s the first time the Cyclones (22-9, 12-6) have been ranked in the AP poll since November of 2005 ? a drought that lasted 130 weeks.Iowa State is coming off an 80-72 win over then-No. 9 Baylor in Saturday?s regular-season finale.The Cyclones earned the No. 3 seed for the Big 12 tournament and will face sixth-seeded Texas in Kansas City on ...