Derek Martin
@d2mart
Manager, Sports Operations (KMA). Host, Upon Further Review (AM 960, FM 99.1). Father (Turner/Hudson/Duncan), Husband (Morgan), Brother (Jill), Son (Dan/Pam).
KMAland Summer Volleyball Preview No. 4: @TreynorVball. "I think we have all the pieces to make it to state again." @d2mart has the story and interview with head coach Lea (Crouse) Keysor (@crouse_lea), whose @TreynorNation bunch is loaded on the pins following a 22-win 2024.…
#Move2025 story and interview with @FMCSDKnights grad Bella Gute (@GuteBella12862), who has made a “late” call for @SimpsonXCTF. “Being able to surround myself with other people like that was really exciting for me. The coaches have also been very successful developing their…
KMAland Summer Football Preview No. 37: Wayne Falcons (@WayneJHHS1). "We kind of earned the right to play some meaningful games at the end of last season, and we want to have more of those. We want to win in that postseason, and we want to get deep in it and put ourselves in a…
Regional college football preview No. 66 of 100: Ellsworth Community College. @Ellsworth_CC_FB Division: @NJCAA Conference: @ICCACSports 2024 Record: 1-10 @d2mart talks with second-year head coach Matthew White (@CoachWhiteECC) here: kmaland.com/kma_programs/u…
#UFR Two-Thousand Two-Hundred Sixty-Four! • @DanYanofsky (w/@d2mart) • @CoachWhiteECC (w/@d2mart) • @ryaber (w/@TrevMaeder96) Subscribe to the UFR podcast for all segments & all @KMASports interviews. Today’s show here: kmaland.com/sports/ufr-pod…
Talking a little cross country with Shenandoah head coach Andy Campbell.
KMAland Cross Country Summer Preview No. 1: Shenandoah Boys (@ShenandoahCSD). “…we’ve had probably more athletes on this year’s team than we’ve had in the past. Those dual-sport kids that do a lot of things outside of cross country to keep them moving and athletic. That makes…
KMAland Summer Football Preview No. 36: @CCSD_Panthers. “I just want to keep seeing improvement every day that we have practice and go from there.” @d2mart has the preview & the interview with @CrestonFB head coach Brian Morrison linked here: kmaland.com/sports/kmaland…
KMAland Catch Up today with former East Atchison (@FairfaxBulldog @TarkioR1) star Natalie Hedlund (@nataliehedlund_), who is entering her third year with Washburn (@IchabodVB). @d2mart has the story and interview here: kmaland.com/sports/former-…
Friday Fights segment today with @DanYanofsky of @sportingnews. •RIP Hulk Hogan •New fights for UFC 320 & 321 •UFC 318 recap •PFL recap •Boxing recap •UFC Abu Dhabi And more from @d2mart here: kmaland.com/kma_programs/u…
Martin Blog Fall Sports Preview No. 3: Class 8-Player District 10 Football. KMA Sports Predictor Thingie: #Woodbine @FMCSDKnights @BoyerValleyCSD @EMBoosters @Stanton_AD @SidneyCSDCowbo1 Check out the full preview from @d2mart here: kmaland.com/sports/dereks_…
Former Creston star and KMA Sports Hall of Famer Madison (Frain) Peterson was inducted into the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union Softball Hall of Fame on Thursday. kmaland.com/sports/former-…
FINAL: Pleasantville 3 Chariton 1. The Trojans capitalized on some Chariton errors & got another big game from Braylon Bingham, who tossed the complete game and had an RBI double. Pleasantville goes for its first state title tomorrow night against Unity Christian.
KMAland Summer Volleyball Preview No. 3: @ShenandoahCSD! The Filies have a lot of unknowns coming into this year. My story with HC Toni Comstock. kmaland.com/sports/kmaland…
KMAland Summer Football Preview No. 35: Ar-We-Va (@AWVRocketNation). After a state playoff appearance, the Rockets have major goals under the direction of head coach Austin Stoelk. “We’re facing some really tough teams, but we’ve got a good group of seniors that have been…
KMAland Summer Volleyball Preview No. 2: @ROTigerNation. The Tigers played their best volleyball in their final match last season, and they return plenty of firepower with hopes of improving on their 20-win season a year ago. @d2mart chats & writes on @ROTigerVB head coach…
#Move2026 story and interview this morning with @TJHSAthletics softball standout & senior-to-be Teygan Rasmussen (@teyrasmussen821), who has committed to @USFCougarsSB. “I liked that it was a little bit smaller, and (Sioux Falls head coach Tommy Downs) made me feel welcome…
A-8 has five holdovers from the last two years + one from A-1 and one from A-7 and three total state qualifiers from a year ago. The KMA Sports Predictor Thingie likes IKM-Manning...
Martin Blog Fall Sports Preview No. 2: Class A District 8 Football. KMA Sports Predictor Thingie: @IKMMHS @LMActivities @WCWildcatFB @SAFalconFB @AkronWestfield & @WestMononaCSD @WCSDRebels Check out the full preview from @d2mart here: kmaland.com/sports/dereks_…
Dominance is spelled with an L and a C. At least in this regard. @LewisCentralCSD won nine H10 conference titles this year on their way to a dominant & second straight KMA Sports Hawkeye Ten Conference Cup championship. The rest of the standings: @KuemperAD @Clarinda_AD…
STATE BASEBALL: Martensdale-St. Marys is on to the 1A championship while Heelan lost a heartbreaker in 3A to lead the state baseball tournament on Wednesday. @d2mart has the recap: kmaland.com/sports/iowa-st…