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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

Defending champs too much for volleyball

EVELYN LAU November 9, 2009

In front of a record volleyball crowd inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena, defending two-time national champion Penn State kept the third-longest NCAA winning streak alive on Nov. 7. With 2,802 fans in attendance,...

City High moves on to state semifinals

IAN MARTIN November 9, 2009

Iowa recruit A.J. Derby threw a touchdown on his first pass of the game. And his second. And his fourth. Derby led Iowa City High one step closer to a 4A state championship with four passing touchdowns...

Commentary: Wrestle-offs prove superiority

J.T. BUGOS November 9, 2009

I was raised on sports as a kid. I played basketball, baseball, football, and volleyball. But wrestling never entered my sports realm. My high school didn’t have a wrestling team, so I was clueless...

Men’s swimming and diving not fretting loss

PATRICK RAFFERTY November 9, 2009

Auspicious may not be the best word to describe a team that has just lost. But it illustrates the feeling of the Iowa men’s swimming and diving team after a 184-114 defeat by Minnesota on Nov. 6. Iowa...

AquaHawks fall to Minnesota

MITCH SMITH November 9, 2009

The women’s swimming and diving team closed out its meet on Nov. 6 in dramatic fashion, despite losing to the Golden Gophers, 176-118. Despite defeat, senior Christine Kuczek said there were plenty...

Recreational Services eliminates team

IAN MARTIN November 6, 2009

DCD had one of the two spots in the men’s flag-football Open League. It had the chance to play in the Bubble. It had a legitimate shot at winning the All-University championship. All the team had to...

Hawkeyes look for No. 10

AMIE KIEHN November 6, 2009

Inside the Hawkeye Football Complex, posted on the team’s bold yellow and freakishly large gym doors, a phrase sums up Iowa’s focus — “Get No. 10.” Iowa head coach Kirk Ferentz has instilled...

Bluder ready for exhibition challenge

EVELYN LAU November 6, 2009

Iowa women’s basketball head coach Lisa Bluder isn’t taking Washburn lightly. Despite only playing in an exhibition game against the preseason No. 18 Division-II Washburn Lady Blues, Bluder believes...

Wahlin ready to take over point guard duties

JORDAN GARRETSON November 6, 2009

Kamille Wahlin wasted little time before making an impact at Iowa. In her first career start against Michigan on Jan. 26, she posted 14 points and dished out 10 assist in a 77-69 victory at Carver-Hawkeye...

Volleyball looks to end losing streak

EVELYN LAU November 6, 2009

Last month, the Iowa volleyball team became the first squad this season to take a set from defending back-to-back national champion Penn State. The Hawkeyes ended the Nittany Lions’ 141-consecutive...

AquaHawks face Golden Gophers

MITCH SMITH November 6, 2009

Members of the Iowa women’s swimming and diving team know they have a tough meet ahead of them today. The 4-1 AquaHawks will face Minnesota in the Field House at 5 p.m. The meet is free for all students...

Iowa and Minnesota swim teams share more than a border

PATRICK RAFFERTY November 6, 2009

When the undefeated Iowa men’s swimming and diving team welcomes swimming powerhouse Minnesota to Iowa City today, one coach is welcoming someone else — an old roommate. Iowa diving coach Bob Rydze,...