Jim Nelson
@Nelley13
Regional Sports Editor for the Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier (@wcfcourier) and Mason City Globe Gazette. 2010 NWMA Journalist of the Year, wrestling advocate.
Great visit to the Negro League Baseball Musuem. We got to meet museum director, Bob Kendrick! @NLBMuseumKC




100% committed!!! #GoDogs @CoachJoeWoodley @joe_evans7 @AdamCox38 @DrakeBulldogsFB @Football_CF @TheStrengthU @D1Apex @DarielShepherd
Came all the way from Waterloo Iowa To Tybee Island, Georgia only to meet 2015 Columbus Catholic grads on a bachelorette party in line at the Sugar Shack Ice Cream Store. Wish I had asked their names, but still crazy!

Lodge broke the school records for runs in a season with 54. (broke Behrends record from 2019) Manwarren broke the school record for hits in a season with 60 (broke her own record from last year) Lovrien tied the school record for most wins in a season. (Tied w/ Kori Wedeking)
And a HUGE congratulations to the 2025 IOWA STAR NORTH CONFERENCE PLAYER OF THE YEAR!!
And the final award for the day... a big congratulations to Brooke Bohlen on receiving the E. Wayne Cooley Award for 2025!
PHOTOS: Saint Ansgar defeats Martensdale St. Mary's to win Class 1A State Title globegazette.com/sports/high-sc…
High School Baseball: Saint Ansgar captures first state title in program history globegazette.com/sports/high-sc…
Photos from Clarksville softball against Wayne in the Class 1A state championship game on Friday, July 25 at Rogers Park in Fort Dodge. wcfcourier.com/sports/high-sc…
Sydney Lovrien was staked to an early lead, and the junior hurler dominated the Lady Falcon line up to deliver the Indians their second title in five years. wcfcourier.com/sports/high-sc…
STATE CHAMPS @SoftballIndian Sydney Lovrien with ninth strike out to close it out Clarksville 4, Wayne 1 #iahssb