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Tuesday, November 3, 2026

Iowa City West wins at state; Hank Brown earns Big Ten honor

Plus, No. 10 Iowa women's basketball opens its season with a 73-45 win over Towson.

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Iowa City West outlasts Dowling for its first state-tournament win since 2011

West beat Dowling in five sets and meets Waukee Northwest next

  • Iowa City West3
    West Des Moines Dowling2
    FinalSets: 18-25, 25-14, 25-14, 21-25, 15-11
  • Waukee Northwest3
    Pleasant Valley0
    FinalThe defending champions swept Pleasant Valley
  • Iowa City West
    Waukee Northwest
    Wed., 10 a.m.Class 5A semifinal

Sources: The Gazette, KCRG

If you missed it, Iowa City West topped Dowling in the Class 5A quarterfinals Monday at in Coralville, outlasting No. 4 West Des Moines Dowling in five sets. It's the Trojans' first state-tournament win since 2011.

Senior captain Sophia Austen took over the fifth set with eight of her 28 kills. West is back at state for a second straight year after last year's early exit. Coach Jaedynn Evans says former coach Kathy Bresnahan's message this week was "Play for each other."

Four Trojans powered the five-set win

28
kills for Sophia Austen
22
kills for Cyan Blommer
56
assists for Lila Eastvold
20
digs for Izzie McDonald

Source: The Gazette

“Give me the ball. I'm going to kill it and this set is ours.”

Sophia Austen, on the fifth set
  • Next: No. 1 Waukee Northwest (30-2), Wed., 10 a.m.
  • West's record: 26-6
  • Dowling finished 29-7

Hawkeye Football

Hank Brown is named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week after Iowa's 30-⁠0 win over Wisconsin

The Big Ten named Hank Brown its Offensive Player of the Week on Monday. The fourth-year quarterback went 20-of-24 for 222 yards and two touchdowns, both from 4 yards out, to DJ Vonnahme and Tony Diaz. It was his first start since he left the Oct. 3 Ohio State game with an injury.

Brown threw for 190 yards by halftime and 222 in all

Source: Times Republican

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Value
First quarter90 yds
Halftime190 yds
Final222 yds

He's the first Iowa quarterback to win a weekly award from the conference since Nate Stanley in 2018, and he was also a Manning Award Star of the Week. His 190 first-half yards were the most by a Hawkeye in a half since Stanley threw for 212 against Illinois in 2019.

Brown is the third Hawkeye with Big Ten weekly honors this season

  1. Sept. 14Kicker Caden Buhr earned special teams honors.
  2. Sept. 28Return specialist Braeden Jackson earned freshman honors.
  3. Nov. 2Quarterback Hank Brown was named Offensive Player of the Week.

Source: Times Republican

  • Saturday: No. 21 Iowa at Northwestern in Evanston
  • Kickoff: 6:35 p.m. Central, on FOX
  • Records: both teams 6-2, 3-2 in the Big Ten
  • Brown's 20-plus-yard completions this season: 10

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Women's hoops

No. 10 Iowa opened its season with a 73-45 win over Towson Monday night. Dani Carnegie scored 21 points, and the Hawkeyes won their 27th consecutive season opener. Times RepublicanThe Gazette

Dani Carnegie scored 21 points against Towson

Source: Times Republican

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Dani Carnegie21 pts
Chit-Chat Wright14 pts
McKenna Woliczko10 pts

Clippers

No. 3 Clear Creek Amana swept No. 6 Sioux Center 25-14, 25-18, 25-11 in a Class 4A quarterfinal Monday in Coralville. It took 59 minutes, and Julia Schlarbaum had 14 kills, seven aces and 12 digs. The Clippers are at state for a fifth straight year. The GazetteIGHSAU

Historic credit

Iowa City's Union Bakery Building won a state historic preservation tax credit of $336,092 from the Iowa Economic Development Authority. The program supports $18.5 million in credits for eight projects statewide. Corridor Business Journal

Purdue

Iowa's Nov. 14 home game against Purdue will kick off at 6 p.m. or 6:30 p.m. CT at Kinnick Stadium. The game will air on FS1 or NBC, with the exact time and channel to come. Iowa City Press-Citizen

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Norwalk

Top-ranked Norwalk beat Ballard 3-1 in a Class 4A quarterfinal Monday in Coralville. The Warriors, now 31-6, trailed 17-7 in the third set before storming back. The Des Moines RegisterThe Gazette

Two Class 4A quarterfinals ended 3-⁠1

WinnerBeatSets
No. 1 NorwalkNo. 8 Ballard3-1
No. 4 Western DubuqueNo. 5 North Polk3-1

Sources: The Des Moines Register, The Gazette

Western Dubuque

Fourth-ranked Western Dubuque (33-6) beat No. 5 North Polk 3-1 behind 25 kills from Kyla Ramler. The Gazette

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Iowa City West wins at state; Hank Brown earns Big Ten honor

Plus, No. 10 Iowa women's basketball opens its season with a 73-45 win over Towson.

The TLDR

  1. Iowa City West outlasts Dowling for its first state win since 2011
  2. Hank Brown is the Big Ten's Offensive Player of the Week
  3. No. 10 Iowa women open with a 73-45 win over Towson
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