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Saturday, November 7, 2026

Iowa women rout Eastern Illinois 80-39; Beckman wins first state title

Plus, Iowa visits Northwestern tonight and the Center for Intellectual Freedom restarts its director search.

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HawkeyesTop story

Iowa women rout Eastern Illinois 80-⁠39 as freshman McKenna Woliczko scores 22

Woliczko led Iowa's scoring with 22 points

Sources: The Gazette, Times Republican

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Woliczko22
Heiden15
Carnegie12

If you missed Thursday night at Carver-Hawkeye Arena, No. 10 Iowa beat Eastern Illinois 80-39 behind freshman McKenna Woliczko, who scored 22 points. She hit 9 of 12 shots, including 4 of 6 from three-point range.

Iowa (2-0) started slowly again, then shut Eastern Illinois down in the second quarter, winning it 27-8 for a 44-18 halftime lead. The Hawkeyes forced 21 turnovers and scored 25 points off them.

Iowa beat Eastern Illinois 80-⁠39 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena

  • Eastern Illinois39
    Iowa80
    FinalIowa led 44-18 at halftime.

Source: Times Republican

  • Next game: at UConn in Storrs, Sunday, 1 p.m. CT
  • Three-pointers: 9-of-28, with 1-for-8 in the first half
  • Pregame: five pediatric cancer patients ran out with the team

Woliczko, a 5-star recruit from California's Bay Area, estimates she's putting up more than 100 shots a day. Coach Jan Jensen called her “a really good student of the game.”

Prep Volleyball

Beckman Catholic wins its first state volleyball title with a five-set win over Hinton

Beckman Catholic outlasted Hinton in five sets Thursday night at Coralville's to win the Class 2A state volleyball title. It's the program's first state championship, and it came on Beckman's 12th trip to the tournament.

Beckman's first title came on its 12th state trip

12th
trip to the state tournament for Beckman
20
kills for all-tournament captain Joy Burkle
14
digs for Burkle
2 weeks
between coach Todd Troutman's diagnosis and the tournament

Sources: KGAN, KWWL

Coach Todd Troutman was diagnosed with cancer two weeks before the tournament. Outside hitter Joy Burkle said libero Addi Hogan told the team in the fifth set to “remember who we’re playing for.”

“You guys are my refuge, this is the best part of my day, in this gym.”

Beckman coach Todd Troutman

Beckman won three of the five sets, including the 15-⁠10 finale

25Set 123
15Set 225
25Set 319
19Set 425
15Set 510

Sources: KGAN, KWWL, The N'West Iowa REVIEW

News Notes

Hawkeye football

No. 19 Iowa plays at Northwestern tonight, a week after beating Wisconsin 30-0. The Wildcats lost to No. 23 Oregon and fell out of the AP top 25 and the College Football Playoff rankings. Quarterback Hank Brown went 20-for-24 for 222 yards and two touchdowns against Wisconsin, while Northwestern's pass defense ranks 95th nationally. The Hawkeyes will also see the Wildcat Wall at the new Ryan Field, with 2,000 students standing on top of the end zone. The GazetteThe GazetteThe Daily IowanTouchdown Wire

Liberty football

Iowa City Liberty's season ended Friday night with a 51-29 loss at Ankeny in a Class 5A state quarterfinal. Ankeny quarterback Mason Machan passed for 211 and four touchdowns and added a 65-yard scoring run. Liberty senior Pryor Reiners had 103 yards and a touchdown on seven catches. Johnston, Dowling Catholic and Southeast Polk also won Friday in 5A. The GazetteKSOM

Intellectual Freedom

The search for a director of the University of Iowa's is back on. Nebraska Omaha professor Carson Holloway turned down the Regents' offer in a Nov. 3 letter, taking a tenured professorship at the University of Florida. The center's advisory council met Friday and picked two new finalists to send to the full board. KCRG says the board will interview them in closed session Wednesday and hasn't named the candidates. Iowa City Press-CitizenThe GazetteKCRG

Schools

The Iowa City Community School District is exploring an Associate's Degree Pathway with Kirkwood Community College that would offer more college-level courses inside district high schools, taught by district teachers. Next steps include surveying teachers and holding informational sessions for students and families ahead of course registration. KCJJ

59%rise in students in concurrent enrollment since 2021–22

The count grew from 812 to 1,294 students, according to the district.

Source: KCJJ

Food pantries

Table to Table in Iowa City received a semi load of yellow potatoes this week, 40,000 pounds, through a partnership with The Farmlink Project. Volunteers are bagging them for food pantries in Eastern Iowa. The Gazette

Home

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Harvest

Iowa farmers are wrapping up the 2026 harvest with growing pessimism about 2027. After four tough years, they could see a big drop in income next year, with production costs remaining stubbornly high. Iowa City Press-Citizen

Volleyball

Norwalk won the Class 4A state volleyball title, the first in program history, beating Clear Creek-Amana in five sets at Coralville's . Hadley Michael, Delaynee Steele and Elle Hatlevig made the Class 4A All-Tournament Team. KNIA - KRLS

Norwalk won three of five sets, including the 15-⁠11 finale

22Set 125
25Set 212
20Set 325
25Set 417
15Set 511

Source: KNIA - KRLS

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Our cat 4-year old cat Maisie has been missing since Tuesday evening November 3.

“She is a small tortoise shell/tabby cat with white chest and feet and orange spot on her head. Missing from Seventh and Sheridan. If you have seen her, please let us know. 319 331 5740”

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The Wrap

Three readers, one gallery, and free admission. Ray Young Bear, Maya Arthur, and Red Danielson are doing live readings at The Out of Towners at PS1 Northside Gallery on Monday, Nov. 9. It's a free night of words. Sounds like a good way to start the week.

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  1. Tues., Nov. 10Iowa City schools have no plan for $2.2M shortfall; UI drops cancer center
  2. Mon., Nov. 9Iowa City school board meets its superintendent search firm today
  3. Sun., Nov. 87 area teams reach football semifinals; Iowa women visit UConn
  4. Fri., Nov. 6Beckman and Western Christian win state volleyball titles in Coralville
  5. Thurs., Nov. 5Iowa City West's state volleyball run ends; UIHC eyes a donor's name
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Iowa women rout Eastern Illinois 80-39; Beckman wins first state title

Plus, Iowa visits Northwestern tonight and the Center for Intellectual Freedom restarts its director search.

The TLDR

  1. No. 10 Iowa women beat Eastern Illinois 80-39
  2. Beckman Catholic wins its first state volleyball title
  3. No. 19 Iowa plays at Northwestern tonight
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