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Hawkeyes Fall in Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series

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September 12, 2024

AMES, Iowa – University of Iowa volleyball fell to Iowa State, 3-1, in the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series on Wednesday night at Hilton Coliseum. The Hawkeyes are now 4-2 on the season.

Freshman Malu Garcia recorded a career-best 15 kills, hitting at a .344 clip. Redshirt freshman Alyssa Worden tallied a career-high six service aces. Sophomore Hannah Whittingstall recorded six kills with a .286 hitting percentage. Defensively, senior Joy Galles recorded 10 digs on the night, holding down the back court.

HEAR FROM COACH BARNES
“We obviously came out tight. We didn’t handle the crowd and atmosphere very well to start. Once we started playing our game, we took the third set with great efforts from Malu (Garcia) and Alyssa (Worden). We need to learn how to come out loose and aggressive and play our game from the whistle.”

MATCH SUMMARY

SET ONE (IOWA STATE 25-10)
After dropping the first point, Claire Ammeraal connected with Whittingstall to get Iowa’s first point of the night. The Cyclones would go on a 4-0 run, forcing an Iowa timeout at 5-1. Ammeraal capitalized after the timeout with a kill bringing the Hawkeyes within three at 5-2. Iowa struggled from the service line, while Iowa State settled in offensively. The Hawkeyes were unable to erase an early deficit to counter Iowa State. Iowa would fall in the opening set to the Cyclones.

SET TWO (IOWA STATE 25-19)
The Hawkeyes and Cyclones traded points throughout the beginning of the second set. Two kills from Garcia tied the set at 2-2. Iowa state would go on a 3-0 run but a kill from senior Michelle Urquhart would bring the Hawkeyes within two at 5-3. Both teams would continue to trade kills, each trying to break away from one another. Iowa state would go up by four before an attacking error and two aces from Worden pulled the Hawkeyes within one at 10-9. The Cyclones would go on another run, giving Iowa a few points off of service errors but were able to get some separation at 18-13, forcing an Iowa timeout. Iowa State remained in control for the rest of the set, with the Hawkeyes trying to start a run with kills from Garcia and Urquhart sandwiched around an ace from Worden. The Hawkeyes ultimately dropped the set.

SET THREE (IOWA 25-19)
With their backs against the wall, the Hawkeyes battled with the Cyclones to extend the match. After Iowa State went up 3-1, a kill by Garcia and a Hawkeye block tied the game at 3-3. The match remained tight until the Hawkeyes went on a 5-0 run led by two kills from Garcia and two aces from Worden. After expanding the lead to 13-8, the Hawkeyes would not look back and remained dominant for the remainder of the set. Garcia recorded three more kills and Urquhart closed the set with a kill.

SET FOUR (IOWA STATE 25-18)
Iowa dropped the first two points of the set but kills from Whittingstall and Garcia brought the Hawkeyes within one at 3-2. Iowa State pulled away but two kills from Deery would close the gap at 11-7. After a timeout at 13-7, the Hawkeyes and Cyclones continued to go back and forth trading kills. Late kills by Garcia gave Iowa the serve back but the Hawkeyes were unable to put together a run to extend the match. Iowa State took the fourth set and won the match.

UP NEXT: The Hawkeye travel to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to play in the Panther Invitational hosted by UW-Milwaukee. Iowa will play Friday against St. Thomas at 4:00 p.m. (CT), Saturday at noon against Illinois State and will close the weekend on Sunday at 1:00 p.m. against UW-Milwaukee.

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Iowa man charged in connection to horse-drawn buggy crash that killed teen

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8 hours ago

December 13, 2025

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Iowa man charged in connection to horse-drawn buggy crash that killed teen

CLARKE COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) – An Iowa man was charged Friday in connection to a deadly horse-drawn buggy crash that killed a teenager last month.

Jacob Wright, 41, of Grand River, is facing charges including involuntary manslaughter and leaving the scene of a deadly accident.

The crash happened in Clarke County on November 12. According to the crash report, Wright’s car hit the back of the buggy and ran it into a ditch.

Elmer Borntrager, 16, was thrown from the buggy and died at the scene.

Police found Wright’s damaged vehicle days later about five miles from the crash scene.

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How much snow did we get? See Iowa snowfall totals from Thursday.

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December 12, 2025

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How much snow did we get? See Iowa snowfall totals from Thursday.

Another round of snow swept through Iowa, leaving more than 3 inches in some parts of the state.

Flurries began falling in Des Moines around noon on Thursday, Dec. 11, and persisted until late in the evening.

Here’s a look at the highest snowfall totals in Iowa as of 8 a.m. Friday, Dec. 12, according to the National Weather Service.

What were the highest Iowa snowfall totals?

West Burlington: 4 inches
Parnell: 3.8 inches
Salem: 3.8 inches
Mooar: 3.6 inches
Webster City: 3.5 inches
Muscatine: 3 inches
Yarmouth: 3 inches
Williamstown: 3 inches
New London: 2.8 inches
Riverside: 2.8 inches
Ottumwa: 2.8 inches

How much snow did Des Moines get?

Over an inch of snow fell at the Des Moines International Airport, with the National Weather Service reporting 1.1 inches as of 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11.

Grimes reported 1.3 inches of snow and other reports from the Des Moines area were around 1 inch.

Nevada in Story County reported 0.5 inches

How much snow did Iowa City get?

No reports were received from Iowa City, according to the National Weather Service. Nearby University Heights reported 1.5 inches. Oakdale reported 2 inches and North Liberty reported 1.3 inches of snow.

When is the next chance for snowfall in Des Moines?

Another round of snow is expected to begin Friday night and continue into Saturday, Dec. 13, in the afternoon.

Des Moines is projected to receive between 2 and 4 inches of snow during this time. A winter weather advisory is in effect for Des Moines from 12 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. The advisory is also in effect in cities spanning from Sioux City to Davenport.

Temperatures are also expected to drop during the weekend, with daytime highs of 9 degrees on Saturday and Sunday, and lows of 10 degrees below zero on Saturday and 1 degree below zero on Sunday.

Cooper Worth is a service/trending reporter for the Des Moines Register. Reach him at cworth@gannett.com or follow him on X @CooperAWorth.

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Iowa women’s wrestling goes on the road to defeat Grand View

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December 12, 2025

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Iowa women’s wrestling goes on the road to defeat Grand View

While Iowa women’s wrestling rolled Grand View, 32-10, on Dec. 11 at Waukee Northwest High School, the Vikings provided a worthy challenge in Central Iowa.

The Hawkeyes and Grand View were the second leg of a doubleheader, with a high school dual between Raccoon River Wrestling and Ankeny, the top two teams at last season’s IGHSAU state meet, happening earlier in the night.

The Hawkeyes won each match that was held, but did not send a wrestler at 160 pounds, while Grand View did not participate at 180, so each team took one forfeit. In the eight matches held, Iowa won all of them and two by bonus points at 131 and 145. A sizeable chunk of Iowa’s top starters didn’t wrestle, but Grand View fought tough nonetheless.

“They’re (Grand View) scrappy and they fight hard,” said Iowa coach Clarissa Chun.

The Hawkeyes opened with four wins by decision from 103 to 124 against top-end wrestlers in the NAIA division. Sterling Dias earned a 3-0 decision over Judy Sandova (No. 2 in NAIA) at 103, followed by an 8-2 victory for Nyla Valencia over Tristan Nitta (No. 5 in NAIA) at 110 and a 9-2 decision for Brianna Gonzalez over Mayangelie Colon (No. 3 in NAIA) at 117.

In one of the best wins of the night, Cali Leng downed Catharine Campbell (No. 3 in NAIA) at 124 by a 9-1 decision. Her front headlocks and control of the hand fight led to her rotating behind Campbell for multiple takedowns.

“She’s got a big gas tank and a big heart,” Chun said. “She found ways to adjust and put points on the board.”

Emily Frost won at 131 pounds as she normally does, locking up a headlock and tossing Maya Davis for a win by fall in the first period. Iowa native Lilly Luft followed that pin with a tough win by decision, trailing by criteria at 6-6, but securing two takedowns late in the second period to defeat Adrienna Turner, 10-6. Before the two forfeits, Cadence Diduch rolled in a 10-0 technical fall of Sofia Delgado at 145 pounds.

In the final bout of the night, Libby Dix gave fans at Waukee Northwest a show. Trailing by criteria at 2-2, Dix scored a late step-out point with just a few seconds remaining to clinch the win. While she hadn’t wrestled a ton of freestyle before her college career, she won with her awareness late to score on the one-point action unique to freestyle.

“She’s a gamer,” Chun said. “She’s competitive. If she wasn’t, she would’ve been hung up on losing the match 2-2, but she wanted to go get one.”

The Hawkeyes have one more test before going off on winter break, traveling to Naperville, Ill. on Dec. 14 for the North Central Open.

Iowa women’s wrestling vs. Grand View box score

103: Sterling Dias (IOWA) over Judy Sandoval (GVU) (Dec 3-0)
110: Nyla Valencia (IOWA) over Tristan Nitta (GVU) (Dec 8-2)
117: Brianna Gonzalez (IOWA) over Mayangelie Colon (GVU) (Dec 9-2)
124: Cali Leng (IOWA) over Catharine Campbell (GVU) (Dec 8-1)
131: Emily Frost (IOWA) over Maya Davis (GVU) (Fall 2:21)
138: Lilly Luft (IOWA) over Adrienna Turner (GVU) (Dec 10-6)
145: Cadence Diduch (IOWA) over Sofia Delgado (GVU) (TF 10-0 2:08)
160: Kami Senlycki (GVU) over (IOWA) (For.)
180: Katja Osteen (IOWA) over (GVU) (For.)
207: Libby Dix (IOWA) over Andjela Prijovic (GVU) (Dec 3-2)

Eli McKown covers high school sports and wrestling for the Des Moines Register. Contact him at Emckown@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @EMcKown23.

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