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The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Sam Logic’s team wins Game Time regular season

TOM CLOS July 19, 2012

Vinton Merchants/McCurry's capped off a first-place finish to the regular season with a 95-58 victory over Coralville Hy-Vee in the Game Time League season finale at the North Liberty Recreation Center...

Taylor and Johnson fight for Game Time championship

TAYLOR AXELSON July 19, 2012

The Game Time League season is only five weeks long. In a season that short, the players have to believe they can win from the get-go. And Theairra Taylor and Morgan Johnson did. They led their team to...

IC West wins substate, advances to 4A state tourney

TOM GOLDHAMMER July 19, 2012

Down 2 runs heading into the seventh inning, in a game where a loss would end the season, the Iowa City West Trojan baseball team surged back to beat the Dubuque Senior Rams, 4-2, in a nine-inning classic...

Kettleball class offers unique workout technique

TOM GOLDHAMMER July 19, 2012

The kettlebell, for those unfamiliar with the term, is neither a kettle nor a bell. It's a conveniently crafted iron ball with a triangle-shaped handle, a ball whose sole purpose is to build strength and...

Iowa field hockey recruits from East Coast

TAYLOR AXELSON July 19, 2012

Not a single player at the Iowa field-hockey camp this week was an Iowan. All the campers traveled from towns mainly on the East Coast. The state of Iowa has no field-hockey programs besides the Hawkeyes'....

IC Eels swim team starts kids young

VICTORIA KIPP July 19, 2012

Olympians swim in a long-course swimming pool, a pool nearly twice as long as a standard college or high school competition. But so do the Iowa City Eels swim club. Even the youngest and most beginning...

Rainey announces new Iowa soccer assistant coach

VICTORIA KIPP July 19, 2012

Nick Flohre has been named the new Iowa soccer assistant coach, head coach Ron Rainey announced on Wednesday. The previous assistant coach, Shane Meridith, has accepted a job as head coach at his alma...

Vandenberg grabs another preseason honor

VICTORIA KIPP July 19, 2012

Iowa quarterback James Vandenberg was named to the 2012 Davey O'Brien National Quarterback Award watch list on Wednesday. The O'Brien Award recognizes the top quarterback in college football. Iowa has...

Iowa women’s hoops selected for preseason women’s NIT

DI STAFF July 18, 2012

The Iowa women's basketball team will compete against Northern Illinois in the first round of the 2012 preseason Women's National Invitation Tournament on Nov. 9. The Hawkeyes and Huskies will play in...

Brands signs new five-year deal

MOLLY IRENE OLMSTEAD July 18, 2012

The Iowa wrestling team — the proud owner of a nation-leading 26 NCAA titles — hasn't won the team race in two seasons. But the Hawkeyes will see five All-Americans return to the mat for the 2012-2013...

Soccer camp teaching fundamentals

VICTORIA KIPP July 18, 2012

Iowa City Parks and Recreation employees Dani Meirick and Jennifer Dooper are passionate about soccer — it's their favorite sport. The pair have spent the past five weeks teaching different sports camps...

Body Attack stresses sports to get fit

CARLOS SOSA July 18, 2012

Fitness and sports go hand in hand. Athletes, minus a few baseball players, are usually in shape. But not everyone is an athlete. With Body Attack, a new workout regimen, everyone can feel like an athlete. "It's...