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Iowa Boys High School Bowling State Tournament Fields Set
The fields for the upcoming Iowa High School Athletic Association boys state bowling tournament are now set, as qualifying meets took place around Iowa on Monday.
The boys state bowling tournament begins on Monday, February 23 from Cadillac XBC in Waterloo, Iowa with the Class 3A individuals and 1A team events. On Tuesday, February 24, the 1A individuals and 2A team hit the lanes.
Wednesday, February 25 will be the third and final day of bowling action, as the 2A individuals and 3A team events are held.
Waterloo West rolled a 3,351 in 3A for the highest score at all of the state qualifying sites, as Waukee, Dubuque Senior and Southeast Polk broke 3,200. Rounding out the field will be Bettendorf, Cedar Rapids Jefferson, Dubuque Hempstead and Valley.
North Scott had the best score in 2A with a 3,222, as ADM, Central DeWitt, Decorah, Denison-Schleswig, Lewis Central, Waterloo East and Western Dubuque comprise the remaining qualifiers.
In 1A, Charles City’s 3,215 was the highest score, with Clarke County, Columbus Catholic, Greene County, Louisa-Muscatine, Maquoketa, Monticello and West Delaware also advancing.
As for the individual top scores, Urbandale’s Damien Timm rolled a 777 series in 3A, Jaden Demers of Davenport North had a 793 in 2A and Joey Robel of Charles City cracked 800 in 1A with an 809 series.
Only Lewis Central is back to defend its title in 2A, as the 3A champion – Muscatine – and the 1A winner – Vinton-Shellsburg – did not qualify.
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The One Game That Will Define Iowa’s 2026 Season
When it comes to the Iowa Hawkeyes 2026 football season, it doesn’t get much bigger than Ohio State coming to Kinnick Stadium.
No one knows at this stage where the Buckeyes will be come Oct. 3, but Iowa has a chance to make an early impression against a team that is no stranger to winning the big one.
Iowa’s B1G schedule couldn’t get off to a worse start as they head to Michigan and then welcome the Buckeyes to Kinnick.
Hopefully for Iowa’s sake, their first three games against Northern Illinois, Iowa State, and Northern Iowa are enough to get them prepared. If not, things could get ugly.
ESPN Believes Ohio State is Iowa’s Biggest Opponent in 2026
The Michigan game will certainly be a test, but hosting the Buckeyes is a different animal. That gives the Hawkeyes an advantage like no other, and if there was ever a time to give OSU a run for their money, it’s in Iowa City on Oct. 3.
“The Hawkeyes haven’t faced Ohio State at Kinnick Stadium since 2017, when Nate Stanley threw five touchdowns as they stunned the Buckeyes 55-24. An early October win over Ohio State could propel Iowa into the Big Ten title and playoff conversations,” Jake Trotter wrote.
To put things into perspective, Indiana and Oregon were the other two teams that had the Buckeyes listed as their defining game in the 2026 season. Shockingly, Iowa was actually selected against a team, that being Minnesota. Seeing as that’s for the Floyd of Rosedale, it makes complete sense.
Iowa Can’t Let Regular Season Opportunities Go To Waste
Last year was seemingly the Hawkeyes’ first time to actually make the College Football Playoffs. They came up short as their losses to No. 16 Iowa State, No. 11 Indiana, No. 9 Oregon and No. 17 USC all added up. Sure, those were by a combined 15 points, but that doesn’t matter, as it’s bad enough that a three-loss team made the playoffs.
Iowa ended with a bang as they took down No. 14 Vanderbilt in the ReliaQuest Bowl, 34-27. Now, all eyes are on either Jeremy Hecklinski or Hank Brown. One of those men will have a chance to make their first B1G start at the Big House in Michigan.
It doesn’t get any tougher than that, as Iowa is immediately putting their new QB into deep water. They’ll have three games prior to that to get up to speed, but other than that, it’s go time as OSU awaits after their trip to Michigan.
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Kee High School remembers legendary coach Gene Schultz
MANCHESTER, Iowa — The state of Iowa lost a titan of the prep coaching world this week. Former Kee High School baseball coach Gene Schultz died on Monday at the age of 80.
Schultz spent 45 seasons as the baseball coach at Kee, helping turn the program into an Iowa dynasty. He won 9 State championships (not counting 2 fall titles, which the IHSAA doesn’t recognize in the record books), and took the Hawks to 19 State tournaments, which is also the most in Iowa history.
His 1,754 wins are not only the most in Iowa history, but the most of any high school baseball coach in the country.
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