Jeff Dubrof

3 days ago | kcci.com | Jeff Dubrof

POWERED BY CARL’S AUTO GROUP. THE BEN MCCULLUM ERA IS NOW OFFICIALLY IN FULL SWING. THE HAWKEYES ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF THAT SUMMER GRIND, AND AS KCCI JEFF DUBROF REPORTS, IT IS A GRIND. THERE HAS BEEN A LOT OF PRAISE HEAPED ONTO THE IOWA MEN’S BASKETBALL PROGRAM THIS OFFSEASON. SOME NATIONAL PUBLICATIONS GOING AS FAR AS TO CALL THE HAWKEYES THE CHAMPIONS. THE WINNERS OF THE OFFSEASON. OF COURSE, YOU BRING IN BEN MCCULLUM AS YOUR NEW HEAD COACH.

1 week ago | kcci.com | Jeff Dubrof

JEFF. YEAH. THANK YOU VERY MUCH, TODD. THIS SUMMER, IF YOU’RE LOOKING TO BE ENTERTAINED AND SPEND A GOOD EVENING AT THE BASEBALL AND SOFTBALL DIAMOND, HEAD DOWN TO DCG. WHY DON’T YOU WEAR ONE BROTHER SISTER DUO IS PUTTING ON A SHOW, AND THEY’RE NOT ONLY COMPETING AGAINST OTHER TEAMS, RIGHT. BUT YOU COULD KIND OF SAY THEY’RE COMPETING AGAINST ONE ANOTHER. TONIGHT’S SUNDAY SPORTS EXTRA EXPLAINS HOW CRAZY IS MY HAIR. BROTHER AND SISTER DUO TAYTON AND JENNA GRAY HAVE GROWN UP TOGETHER ON THE DIAMOND.

1 month ago | kcci.com | Jeff Dubrof

For Gilbert senior Anna Saltzman, there will never be anyone like her mom, Jeri. "She would always say how much she loved being a mom and how much she loved doing stuff with her kids," Saltzman said. Jeri made sure to be at all of Anna's soccer games. She was her number one fan. But all of this changed in an instant at the beginning of 2023 when Jeri was diagnosed with stage 4 ovarian cancer. It was a battle that raged on through ups and downs all the way until 2025.

1 month ago | kcci.com | Jeff Dubrof

Madrid track coach Ron Hamel has lived in the same house across the street from the same school where he has been coaching track and field for the better part of the last five decades. "I came here in the 1972-73 school year," Hamel said. "So I've been here for about 52-53 years."Hamel has led the Madrid track team to seven state titles in his career and was named the Iowa track and field coach of the year on numerous occasions. In short, he is a Madrid legend, even if he doesn't seem to think so.

1 month ago | kimt.com | Jeff Dubrof

ADEL, Iowa (KCCI) -- ADEL, Iowa — Adel-De Soto-Minburn High School's esports team is making a name for itself in Iowa with a strong performance in Mario Kart. For junior Miller Banse, the esports team gives him an opportunity to play on a team that he otherwise wouldn't have. "I have a condition called HLHS, hypoplastic left heart syndrome," Banse said. "I can't participate in any other physical sports."Banse finds esports a great opportunity to showcase his skills.