Douglas Miles

1 month ago | thegazette.com | Douglas Miles

The No. 4-ranked Kirkwood men's basketball team smiles after winning a National Junior College Athletic Association district championship, 63-61, over Iowa Central at Johnson Hall in Cedar Rapids, on Saturday, March 8, 2025. (Douglas Miles/correspondent) The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. CEDAR RAPIDS — The wait is over for Tim Sandquist.

1 month ago | thegazette.com | Douglas Miles

The Kirkwood women's basketball team after defeating United Tribes Tech, 90-49, on Saturday, March 8, at Johnson Hall in Cedar Rapids. With the win, the Eagles qualified for the national tournament, their fifth trip in a row and 23rd in program history. The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. CEDAR RAPIDS — Kirkwood women’s basketball has earned the chance to defend its national championship.

1 month ago | thegazette.com | Douglas Miles

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. CEDAR RAPIDS – Zeb Gnida is not sneaking up on anyone this year. After a breakthrough season that ended with a third-place finish at the NCAA Division-III wrestling championships, the Loras College fifth-year senior and former Solon prep has wrestled with a target on his back throughout his final collegiate go-round. Despite the heightened attention from opponents, Gnida has vanquished all comers.

2 months ago | thegazette.com | Douglas Miles

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. IOWA CITY — Nelson Brands has worked his way back. The seventh-year University of Iowa wrestler and son of Iowa associate head coach Terry Brands — sidelined since December due to a lateral collateral ligament injury in his left knee — returned to the mat Sunday for the final Big Ten men’s wrestling dual of the season.

2 months ago | thegazette.com | Douglas Miles

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. MARION — Linn-Mar picked the wrong night for a poor performance. The Class 3A fourth-ranked Lions were in search of their first trip to the State Duals since 2022, but a determined bunch from North Scott delayed that return at least another year.