College Sports

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. ...