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Lipscomb’s strong three-point shooting a key factor for Iowa State

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2 months ago

March 21, 2025

Lipscomb’s strong three-point shooting a key factor for Iowa State

MILWAUKEE, Wisconsin (KCRG) – No. 14 seed Lipscomb will look to pull the upset over No. 3 seed Iowa State by doing what they do best – shoot three’s.

“(They are) obviously a great shooting team. They shoot a great percentage, shoot great free-throw percentage, they move the ball super well, they can space the floor really well,” said junior Tamin Lipsey. “For us, just being on a string on the defensive side, communicating so we know where the shooters are.”

“Shooting with confidence and letting it rip,” said Lipscomb senior Joe Anderson on his team’s hot shooting. “We just go out there and let it rip from the jump, and that’s what we’re gonna try to do, shoot everything with confidence.”

Throughout the year, Lipscomb was at the top of the Atlantic Sun Conference in terms of field goal percentage.

“Just staying between you and your guy, not letting them get an advantage. because when they get an advantage that’s when you get in rotations, and that’s when open shots happen,: said senior Nate Heise. “As long as the guy guarding the ball is able to stay in front of the ball that kind of stops that from happening.”

Lipscomb boasts the ASUN player of the year, senior Jacob Ognacevic.

”I think just stretching the floor is going to be huge,” said Ognacevic. “When we hit the three the floor is going to open up for everyone. and we’re gonna be able to get our offense going and we can start rolling from there.”

The Cyclones will take on Lipscomb on Friday at 12:30 PM. The game is on TNT.

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Iowa National Guard holds send-off ceremony in Cedar Rapids

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May 29, 2025

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Iowa National Guard holds send-off ceremony in Cedar Rapids

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (KCRG) – The Iowa National Guard continued deployment ceremonies for units headed to the Middle East for tours of duty on Thursday in Cedar Rapids.

Friends and family members of soldiers from Charlie Company, 224th Brigade Engineer Battalion in Cedar Rapids attended the ceremony. Those soldiers are headed to the Middle East to support Operation Inherent Resolve. It’s the military’s name for the international effort to defeat the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria.

Officials say these send-offs are a vital tradition.

Commander Justus Knudsen says the ceremony is a way for those people to better understand why these soldiers are being sent off. He also says emotions among soldiers are mixed.

“They’re excited…everyone’s kind of excited, nervousness. There’s a lot going on to take in all at once. I think that kind of bring everyone together and gets you over that hump of uncertainty,” said Commander Knudsen.

A total of 1,800 soldiers from all around Iowa are heading to the Middle East this week.

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Iowa Republican booed, laughed at during rowdy town hall

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May 29, 2025

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Iowa Republican booed, laughed at during rowdy town hall

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An Iowa Republican was booed and laughed at during a town hall appearance on Wednesday.

Ashley Hinson, who represents Iowa’s second congressional district, was heckled while she praised President Donald Trump and his policies, including his spending bill, known as the One Big Beautiful Bill, which passed in the House of Representatives last week, and defended him accepting a jet from Qatar.

“I think Americans overwhelmingly rejected the status quo for the country,” Hinson said during the event, amid shouts from the audience. “We were seeing an open border, high inflation, we were seeing hardworking men and women in Iowa and in our country feel like their voices were not heard.”

Representative Ashley Hinson (R-IA) walks through the U.S. Capitol, in Washington, D.C., on Monday, November 14, 2022.

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This is a developing story. More to follow.

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