By Jon Swisher-Sports Director: The 2017 high school football season officially began Thursday night around the state with two games: Central City fell at home to Lone Tree 26-18 H-L-V of Victor hammered WACO of Wayland 67-20 Friday night, week zero play continues as 19 contests will take place including one area school in action…
HS Football: Preseason Rankings Released For Football As Season Begins
By Jon Swisher-Sports Director: The 2017-18 high school sports season officially begins tonight with two week zero football games around the state. Central City will host Lone Tree and HLV will travel to Wayland to face WACO with both contests kicking off at 7pm. The first preseason rankings in football and cross country have been released. Football:…
HS Football: Practice Well Underway For WD Hawks And Area Teams
By Jon Swisher-Sports Director: Area high school football teams with week one games are into their second week of preseason practice including West Delaware who is coming off an 8-2 campaign last season. The Hawks are a top-5 Class 3A team in certain preseason polls as they feature 18 letter winners and 14 returning starters. Hawks…
UNI Football: Reth Ready To Be Back On Playing Field For Senior Campaign
By Jon Swisher-Sports Director: The Northern Iowa Football team held its annual media day Wednesday afternoon inside the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls as their preseason practice got underway earlier in the week. Former West Delaware standout and 2013 graduate Adam Reth is back and eligible to play his senior season after sitting all of his junior year serving…
Several Actors Added to Team of Dreams Line-up
Several actors have been added to the Team of Dreams celebrity softball game. Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger and Corbin Bernsen from the baseball movie “Major League” will be part of the event at the Field of Dreams Movie Site in Dyersville this Labor Day weekend. A number of Hall of Fame baseball players will also…
College Baseball: University Of Iowa Names Ungs Director Of Operations
From Iowa’s Sports Information Office: Dyersville native Nic Ungs has been named the University of Iowa baseball program’s director of baseball operations, head coach Rick Heller announced Monday. Ungs joins the Hawkeyes after working in information technology and spending nine years as the pitching coordinator with the Georgia Bombers Baseball Club in Atlanta. He coached…
WD Hawks Football: Preseason Camp And Fundraising Sales Underway
By Jon Swisher-Sports Director: The annual West Delaware Football Expect Victory Academy camp began Monday and runs through Thursday night. Boys in grades 5th through 7th grade are going from 3:30-5pm in the afternoon with 8th grade through seniors attending the evening session at 6-8pm. Fourteenth-year Hawk head varsity coach Doug Winkowitsch talks about what the…
HS Baseball: Beckman Wins Sixth State Tournament In Emotional Fashion
By Jon Swisher-Sports Director: The Beckman Blazer Baseball program won their 6th state tournament championship in the 13th title game of the program’s history Saturday afternoon with a 9-6 victory over Carroll Kuemper. The win was the 30th of 42 state tournament games since their first title in 1968. Forty-three year head coach Tom Jenk Jr.…
HS State Baseball: Beckman Advances To Championship Game
By Jon Swisher-Sports Director: The top-seeded Beckman Blazer Baseball team downed the 4th-seed Iowa City Regina, 8-0 in a Class 2A state semifinal at Principal Park in Des Moines last night. KMCH Sports Director Jon Swisher has the story: In Class 1A yesterday, #1 Mason City Newman shutout St. Mary’s of Remsen 2-0. Martensdale-St. Mary’s…
Semi-Pro Baseball: Dyersville Whitehawks Tournament Begins Thursday Night
By Jon Swisher-Sports Director: The 2017 edition and the 67th annual Dyersville Whitehawks Tournament begins tonight at Jenk Field inside Commercial Club Park in Dyersville. The special guest will be Norway, Iowa baseball standout and former Chicago Cubs Manager Bruce Kimm. Also to kick-off the night and as part of the Commercial Club’s Grand celebration;…