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

Northern Iowa advanced to the quarterfinal round of the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament in St. Louis, Thursday night. Trey Campbell scored 23 points as the Panthers beat Evansville 68-59. UNI limited Evansville to 23 second half points.

That’s Panther coach Ben Jacobson. Sophomore forward Will Hornseth added 13 points. UNI will play third seeded Illinois State in Friday night’s late game.

The Panthers are now 20-12 on the season.

Iowa’s upset bid fell short against third ranked Michigan. Aday Mara’s layup with 43 seconds remaining gave the Wolverines the lead for good in a 71-68 win in Iowa City, Thursday night.

That’s Hawkeye coach Ben McCollum. Iowa held Michigan’s high powered offense in check and forced 18 turnovers. The Wolverines countered by making 17-of-22 free throws.

Iowa finished 14-3 at home in a season that featured increased attendance at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

Iowa is 10-9 in the Big Ten and 20-10 overall and closes the regular season at Nebraska Sunday.

One and done for the Iowa State women at the Big 12 Tournament in Kansas City, Thursday night. The Cyclones never led in a 77-68 loss to Arizona State. ISU was seven-of-36 from three point range.

That’s Iowa State coach Bill Fennelly. The Cyclones shot only 36 percent for the game in falling to 22-9.

The Drake women held Illinois State to 38 percent shooting Thursday night,  and beat the Redbirds 73-55 in the Knapp Center.

That’s Drake coach Allison Pohlman. It was the Bulldog’s fourth win in their last five games as they move to 10-9 in the Missouri Valley Conference.

Drake survived at the Missouri Valley Conference Tournament and snapped a nine-game losing skid in the process. Jalen Quinn scored 22 points as the Bulldogs edged Southern Illinois 67-63.

After a string of heartbreaking losses the Bulldogs made enough plays down the stretch to hang on for the win.

The Bulldogs advance to play top seeded and regular season champion Belmont in the quarterfinals at noon on Friday.

The AHSTW Boys Track and Field season is right around the corner, and things are looking promising after a successful 2025 season. As a team, they finished top 5 in 5 different events throughout the 2025 season, and placed 25th at Class 1a Boys State. AHSTW sent 5 boys to state last season. Although they are losing three seniors, 3 runners from the 4×800 team that almost broke the school record are coming back this season. Head Coach Jackson Renberg is looking forward to how the success from last year’s T&F group can carry over into the 2026 season.

This team is looking for different runners to step up in place of the seniors who have left, and Coach Renberg has an idea of who could take the next step:

The 4×800 team from last year was 10th best in the whole state last season and was one of the best in school history. It will be the strength of this AHSTW Boys team that should have great mid-distance runners.

Certain guys have stepped up in a more vocal role to encourage the younger runners and get the most out of who they can be:

Going into this season, it is actually a certain class of runners that Coach Renberg is most excited about in terms of growth an overall success:

The AHSTW Boys Track and Field season begins on March 13th, where they will head to the Lied Recreation Athletic Center for the 2026 IATC Indoor Championships.

IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa diving qualified five student-athletes for the NCAA Zone D Diving Championships on March 9-11. The meet will take place at the Student Recreation Natatorium on the Texas A&M University Campus.

Seniors Geneva Pauly and Lainey Woodward, sophomore Stephanie Avram, and freshmen Zita Bernatsky and Kamila Swanson will compete for Iowa with their qualifying scores from the season.

Bernatsky and Pauly will compete in all three dives, while Woodward will compete off both springboards. Avram will compete off the one-meter and platform and Swanson will compete from the three-meter.

Pauly returns for her fourth consecutive year, while Woodward is attending the third zone diving meet of her career. Avram has qualified in back-to-back seasons. Competition begins at noon each day in College Station.

To advance through the prelim round, divers must place in the top 18. After the finals, the top 11 divers from the one-meter and platform are eligible for the NCAA Championships. The top 10 divers from the three-meter springboard will advance.

Iowa State will celebrate Senior Day on Saturday when the sixth ranked Cyclones host Arizona State to close the regular season. ISU is 11-6 in the Big 12 and 24-6 overall after losses to Texas Tech and second ranked Arizona. ISU coach T.J. Otzelberger.

Otzelbeger says Senior Day at Iowa State is always emotional for all the players.

Otzelberger says there are things to clean up but the loss at Arizona was not due to a lack of effort.

One of the seniors is Ames native Tamin Lipsey, who talks about handling the emotions of the day.

Lipsey says the first Iowa State game he attended was against Michigan back in 2013.

Lipsey says as the regular season comes to a close the sense of urgency is rising.

Arizona State is 7-10 in the Big 12 and 16-14 overall. Cyclone junior forward Blake Buchanan says like Arizona, the Sun Devils feature a lot of size along the front line.