Tommy Birch, The Des Moines Register

Tommy Birch

The Des Moines Register

Des Moines, IA, United States

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Past articles by Tommy:

Iowa State women's basketball team earns first Big 12 Tournament title since 2001

The Iowa State women finished off a successful weekend in Kansas City with a Big 12 championship. → Read More

Iowa State women advance to Big 12 Tournament title game with win over Oklahoma

The Iowa State women's basketball women's basketball team advanced to Sunday's final of the Big 12 Tournament. → Read More

Ashley Joens' 30-point, 15-rebound game propels Iowa State women to Big 12 Tournament semifinals

Iowa State advanced to Saturday's semifinals with a win Friday night. → Read More

Chicago Cubs option prospect Brennen Davis to Triple-A Iowa Cubs

Cubs prospect Brennen Davis was optioned to Triple-A where he will begin his season-straight season. → Read More

Iowa State's Stephanie Soares is trying to get extra season of eligibility. The latest:

Iowa State coach Bill Fennelly said Thursday the NCAA has asked for more information regarding Stephanie Soares. → Read More

Iowa State basketball player Ashley Joens goes out in style in final regular-season game

Iowa State star Ashley Joens tallied a double-double in her final regular season home game. → Read More

Bill Fennelly says Stephanie Soares wants to return for another season. So, what's next?

Iowa State coach Bill Fennelly said Thursday that Stephanie Soares wants to come back to Ames for another season. → Read More

Instant analysis: Iowa State women's basketball rolls past TCU

The Iowa State women's basketball team improved to 18-8 on the season with a dominating victory over TCU Saturday. → Read More

What's still at stake for the Iowa State women's basketball team? A lot

The Iowa State women's basketball team still has a lot on the line in its final three games of the regular season. → Read More

10 Chicago Cubs prospects who could play for the Iowa Cubs in 2023

Some of the Chicago's biggest prospects could play in Triple-A this season. → Read More

Oklahoma State knocks off No. 19 Iowa State women's basketball

The Iowa State women's basketball team suffered a 73-68 loss at Oklahoma State on Wednesday night. → Read More

Carlisle's Ryan Petersen didn't let a five-day stay in the hospital stop his senior season

Carlisle's Ryan Petersen is making the most of his senior season after spending five days in the hospital. → Read More

Iowa high school state wrestling updates on the final day of the IHSAA tournament

Saturday is the final day of the Iowa high school state wrestling tournament. Follow along as the 2023 state champions are named. → Read More

Drake women's basketball team bounces back from rough loss with win over Bradley

Drake led from start to finish and had no trouble shooting the ball during a 81-49 victory over Bradley. → Read More

Iowa State women's basketball coach Bill Fennelly reaches 750 career wins

Longtime Cyclones coach Bill Fennelly was honored at Hilton Coliseum after Monday's victory over Texas. → Read More

Iowa State women's basketball beats first-place Texas for much-needed Big 12 victory

The Iowa State women's basketball team snapped a three-game losing streak with a win over Texas on Monday. → Read More

What needs to happen for the Iowa State women to host the first 2 rounds of the NCAA Tournament

There's still a road for the Iowa State women's basketball team to host the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament. → Read More

Iowa State women's basketball team falls further from Big 12 race after getting upset at West Virginia

Iowa State dropped its third-straight game with a shocking loss at West Virginia Saturday night. → Read More

Remember former Chicago Cubs prospect Eric Patterson? He's returning to the Iowa Cubs, as a coach

Former Chicago Cubs prospect Eric Patterson is back with the Iowa Cubs as a bench coach in 2023. → Read More

Cedar Rapids native Mitch Keller is coming off his best season as a big-league pitcher

Cedar Rapids Xavier alum Mitch Keller has some big-time goals for the 2023 Major League Baseball season. → Read More