Championships

4A

#5 Carlisle – 38 vs #2 Dallas Center-Grimes – 36

2A

#2 Rock Valley – 67 vs #1 Hinton – 57

1A

#2 Newell-Fonda – 64 vs #1 Bishop Garrigan – 56

Ninth ranked Nebraska finished overtime with a 9-0 run at beat Iowa 84-75, Sunday. The Hawkeyes had rallied from an 11 point second half deficit to force the extra session.

That’s Iowa coach Ben McCollum. The Hawkeyes hurt their own cause with 19 turnovers.

McCollum’s first regular season as head coach ends with a record of 20-11 overall and 10-10 in the Big Ten.

Kael Combs and Cooper Koch led the Hawkeyes with 18 points each.

The Northern Iowa women outscored Drake 8-0 to close the game in a 65-58 victory Sunday, in the McLeod Center. The Panthers finish the regular season 13-7 in the Missouri Valley Conference. The Panthers trailed by 13 points in the second quarter.

That’s UNI coach Tanya Warren. The Panthers outscored the Bulldogs 18-10 in the fourth quarter.

Drake made only four-of-13 shots and also turned it over six times in the final quarter.

That’s Drake coach Allison Pohlman. The Bulldogs finish 10-10 in the Missouri Valley Conference and will be the six seed in the Valley Tournament.

The ninth ranked Iowa Hawkeye women were no match for second ranked UCLA, Sunday. The Bruins crushed the Hawkeyes 96-45 in the Big Ten Championship in Indianapolis. The Hawkeyes trailed 22-5 at the end of one.

That’s Iowa coach Jan Jensen. UCLA shot better than 63 percent, including 13-of-26 from three point range.

The Hawkeyes are 26-6 and could be a two or three seed in the NCAA Tournament.

Northern Iowa is dancing after an improbable run in St Louis.

J.W. Cox on the Panthers Sports Network. UNI never trailed an an 84-69 win over Illinois-Chicago as the Panthers became the first team to win four games in capturing the Missouri Valley Tournament title.

That’s UNI coach Ben Jacobson. The Panthers turned it around after losing their final two home games of the regular season.

It it UNI’s first trip to the NCAA Tournament since 2016.

Senior guard Trey Campbell led the Panthers with 23 points. The native of Cedar Falls was six-of-nine from three point range.

Junior guard Leon Bond III finished with 10 points and joined Campbell on the All Tournament Team. He was one of 11 players who returned from last season with the hopes of returning to the NCAA Tournament.

The Panthers will take a 23-12 record into the NCAA Tournament.

CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES

5A

#1 Johnston – 51 vs #3 Waukee Northwest – 37

3A

#2 Maquoketa – 59 vs #1 Mount Vernon – 42

SEMI-FINALS

2A

#1 Hinton – 57 vs #4 Denver – 48

#2 Rock Valley – 57 vs #6 Treynor – 54

1A

#1 Bishop Garrigan – 49 vs #5 Dunkerton – 38

#2 Newell-Fonda – 50 vs #3 St. Albert – 45

March Madness in St. Louis courtesy of Drake. The Bulldogs shot a blistering 60 percent and crushed top seed and regular season champ Belmont 100-79 at the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament. Drake advances to the semifinals for the eighth consecutive year.

That’s Drake coach Eric Henderson. The Bulldogs have won two games in St. Louis after closing the regular season with nine straight losses.

Following a 2025 season with four top 5 meet placements, the CAM Cougars are ready for a successful 2026 season. They sent a 400-meter hurdler and a long jumper to state, and now with a big freshman class and a strong group of juniors this season, CAM is hoping for even more state qualifiers in 2026. Collin Bower, one of just a couple seniors this year, will be one of the key pieces to the team. He recorded the fastest 100m time and 2nd fastest 400 time on CAM during the 2025 track season. Head Coach Drew Ticknor is looking forward to building off last year’s success.

A strong junior class paired with the talent of senior Collin Bower could provide a lot of excitement on the track:

Those upperclassmen will be a big help to a a group of underclassmen that are looking to help out the team in 2026:

With a much larger roster in 2026, Coach Ticknor is excited about being able to place different athletes where their strengths can be used the most:

CAM will be strong in plenty of areas, but there are specific events that Coach Drew Ticknor is very excited about:

The CAM Cougars Boys Track and Field season begins on Monday, March 9th when they head to the UNI Dome for the A.D. Dickinson Relays.

The ninth ranked Iowa Hawkeye women open the Big Ten Tournament in Indianapolis tonight by taking on Illinois. The second seeded Hawkeyes are 24-5 while the 10th seeded Illini have already posted wins over Purdue and Michigan State.

That’s Iowa coach Jan Jensen. No matter what happens this weekend the Hawkeyes are virtually assured of a high seed and the chance to host the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament.

The Hawkeyes and Illini met once in the regular season with Iowa claiming a hard fought 82-78 win in Iowa City on February 26th.

5A

#1 Johnston – 49 vs #5 Ankeny – 39

#3 Waukee Northwest – 56 vs #2 Dowling Catholic – 50

4A

#5 Carlisle – 73 vs #1 Bishop Heelan – 60

#2 Dallas Center-Grimes – 47 vs #3 Norwalk – 42

3A

#1 Mount Vernon – 53 vs #4 Wahlert Catholic – 49

#2 Maquoketa – 61 vs #3 Des Moines Christian – 54