College Sports

STORM LAKE - The Buena Vista men’s basketball held a two-point lead at the half against No. 8 Dubuque on Monday night, but the Beavers couldn’t overcome a tough second-half shooting performance as they would fall to the Spartans inside Siebens Fieldhouse, 76-67...

The end of the college basketball season is already drawing near for the Buena Vista University’s mens basketball team. With one regular season game left in this shortened season the men are looking to finish second in the American Rivers Conference after a loss to the University of Dubuque last Monday night...

The post season is only days away for the Buena Vista University’s women’s basketball team. Finishing the regular season at 2-6 overall and 2-6 in the American Rivers Conference the women Beavers are hoping to do some damage at the upcoming ARC tournament...

LINCOLN - The Buena Vista women’s basketball team began the fourth quarter on an 11-2 run to help break open a two-point game and help lift the team to a big American Rivers Conference road win at Nebraska Wesleyan on Wednesday night. BVU led 42-40 at the start of the fourth quarter in a game that featured 10 ties and 13 lead changes throughout the first 30 minutes. ...

LINCOLN - The Buena Vista volleyball team picked up its second win on Tuesday with a 3-1 win on the road against Nebraska Wesleyan University (0-2, 0-2 A-R-C). Junior Sydney McLaren finished with 13 kills. Her total is now up to 655 career kills which moves her to just 13 below eighth place on the program’s all time list. ...

INDIANOLA - The Buena Vista women’s basketball team jumped out to an early 13-point lead at No. 13 Simpson College on Wednesday night, but the Storm eventually caught fire from long range and the Beavers’ upset bid fell just short with a 79-68 loss inside Cowles Fieldhouse...

STORM LAKE - Ron Peterson ‘80 will have many thoughts during his induction into the Iowa High School Athletic Association Wrestling Hall of Fame at 5:45 p.m. Saturday, minutes before the Grand March that opens the Iowa High School State Wrestling Tournament at Wells Fargo Arena...

Loaded with experience and quickness, Buena Vista University men look for a strong showing in a COVID-shortened season

GLENDALE, Ariz. - Iowa State had a year of highs in the dark days of a pandemic. The Cyclones capped it with a dominating performance under one of college football’s brightest spotlights. Breece Hall ran for 136 yards and two touchdowns, Brock Purdy accounted for two scores and No. 12 Iowa State ground out a 34-17 victory over No. 25 Oregon in the Fiesta Bowl on Saturday...

A memorable Iowa Hawkeyes football season came to an abrupt end Sunday. The Music City Bowl between Missouri and Iowa was canceled because COVID-19 issues left the Tigers unable to play. The game scheduled for Wednesday in Nashville, Tennessee, was the second bowl called off since the postseason lineup was set on Dec. 20, joining the Gasparilla Bowl. Overall, 18 bowl games scheduled to be played this season have been canceled...

Iowa State lost the Big 12 championship game, yet still earned a spot in its first major bowl game. Oregon won the Pac-12 title after being a late replacement and is back in a New Year’s Six bowl for the second straight season. It’s been two different roads to what could be another great Fiesta Bowl in Phoenix when No. 12 Iowa State faces No. 25 Oregon on Jan. 2. It airs on ESPN...

The Buena Vista women’s tennis team returns to action this afternoon against the University of Dubuque starting at 4 p.m. There will be free corn dogs handed out on a first-come-first-serve basis as supplies last. Door prizes will also be available for those who attend the match early...

Buena Vista University football, volleyball, and men’s and women’s soccer are slated to play a limited schedule this spring, according to plans announced today by the American Rivers Conference. The four traditional fall sports were postponed on Aug. ...