DES MOINES — The 2026 Iowa high school track and field state championships concluded on May 23, and it was a successful three days for Ames-area schools at Drake Stadium. Ames-area competitors did ...

DES MOINES — The senior quartet of Sophia Hatcher, Angelica Attinger, Natalya Deardorff and Brenna Van Cleave made their final bow at the 2026 Iowa high school state track and field championships on ...

Gilbert boys distance runner Logan Bleich talks placing third in the Class 3A boys 1,600-meter run at the state track and ...

Colo-NESCO's Elizabeth Erickson talks fourth-place finish in the 1A girls 1,500-meter run at the state track and field meet.

Ames boys 4x400 runners Hezekiah Johnson, TJ Douglas, Drew Vander Wilt and Peyton Johnson talk placing 6th in 4A at the state ...

Ames distance runner Emma Stanley on her seventh-place finish in the 4A girls 1,500 at the state track and field meet.

Ames seniors Angelica Attinger, Sophia Hatcher, Natalya Deardorff and Brenna Van Cleave on running their final race together ...

Ames girls shuttle hurdle relay runners Angelica Attinger, Elia Varghese, Sophia Hatcher and Brenna Van Cleave on placing 5th ...

Gilbert freshman Aubrey Johnson places second in 3A girls long jump at the Iowa state track and field meet on Friday.

Ballard boys shuttle hurdle runners Chase Ihle, Aidan Wilson, Curtis Hinzman and Stetson Kane on placing 3rd in 3A at the ...

Both Akol and Biggs failed to get over 5-6 on three tries. Clinton's Elle Lonergen cleared 5-6 on her second attempt to earn ...

A longtime Ames restaurant is temporarily closed after an interior fire. Around 4 p.m. on Thursday, May 20, the Ames Fire Department fielded calls for black smoke coming from the roof near the main ...