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Daily Mail
05-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Footage emerges of shocking Caitlin Clark meltdown while playing soccer at high school
Caitlin Clark is seen going berserk on the soccer field after being denied what she felt was a legitimate goal in shocking footage from her days at high school. The WNBA sensation - who attended Dowling Catholic High School in West Des Moines, Iowa - played two seasons of varsity soccer as a freshman before shifting her focus to basketball. In her short-lived career, she excelled as a soccer player and was even named to the 2017 Class 3A All-Iowa girls' team. Recent footage also emerged on social media of her impressive highlight reel in the sport, which left fans wondering what may have been if she stuck with it. Yet in a new video from her soccer career for Dowling, Clark appears to be having a far less enjoyable time. The clip, posted on X by Clark fan @clrkszn, shows the Indiana Fever guard having a full-blown meltdown on the field after a referee deemed one of her shots at goal had not crossed the line. She first picks up the ball over on the left-hand side after spinning past a defender, before producing some tidy footwork to beat three defenders and move into the box. After pulling the trigger, the ball seems to fly past the goalkeeper and just about cross the line before hitting a frame on the inside of the goal and bouncing back out. Clark and her teammates can then be seen gesturing animatedly to the referee, who ignores their protests and rules that the ball had not crossed the line. It's at that point when the future women's basketball icon loses her cool and begins jumping up and down while waving her arms around in frustration, before throwing them down and smacking the floor as one of her teammates tries to calm her down. According to the high school athletics site MaxPreps, Clark played a total of 27 soccer games across her freshman and sophomore years - registering 42 goals and three assists. But her basketball career in high school, of course, proved much more successful - as she averaged 28 points, 6.4 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game in 91 appearances. She was recruited for that sport much more heavily in high school and therefore made the choice to drop soccer despite her success on the field. And the rest really is history as far as that decision is concerned, with Clark leading Iowa to consecutive national championship game appearances at college level after spurning Notre Dame to stay closer to home. She then went on to get drafted first overall by the Fever in the 2024 WNBA Draft and has since helped lead a revolution in viewership for women's basketball. Clark recently began her second season up in the big leagues after setting a host of records in her rookie campaign, with Indiana going 3-4 in their first seven games. However, the 23-year-old is currently out of action while recovering from a quad injury.
Yahoo
26-05-2025
- Yahoo
West Des Moines police investigating 13-year-old girl's disappearance
The West Des Moines Police Department is investigating the disappearance of a 13-year old girl. Dhianna Renee Hughes was last seen at approximately 11:30 p.m. May 24 around 11th Street and Office Park Road in West Des Moines, according to police. Authorities say she is believed to be in the Des Moines metro. She has brown eyes and brown hair, and is approximately 5-feet, 5-inches tall and weighs around 120 pounds. Hughes was last seen wearing a dark long-sleeve shirt and yoga-style leggings with a white star on the side. Police ask that anyone with information regarding her whereabouts contact Westcom at (515) 222-3321 or local law enforcement. Marissa Payne covers the Iowa Statehouse and politics for the Register. Reach her by email at mjpayne@ Follow her on X, formerly known as Twitter, at @marissajpayne. This article originally appeared on Des Moines Register: West Des Moines police investigating 13-year-old girl's disappearance
Yahoo
23-04-2025
- General
- Yahoo
WDM Parks and Rec hosts Trash Bash Competition to celebrate Earth Day
WEST DES MOINES, Iowa — West Des Moines Parks and Recreation took advantage of the nice weather on Tuesday and hosted a Trash Bash Competition at various parks in the city. Corporations, families, and friends were able to create teams to get outside and collect trash. Leaders with the competition say Earth Day should be every day, and there are many steps we can take to help our planet. Iowa Gov. Reynolds signs bill to help 2024 flood, tornado victims 'Maybe it's figuring out how to reduce our own waste. How do I use reusable products? Maybe it's just riding your bike to different locations instead of driving, maybe it's getting some books with your kids and talking about things in nature, and ways they can help nature as well,' said Jessial Lancial, who works as a Naturalist for West Des Moines Parks and Recreation. While everyone was giving back to the planet by cleaning the parks and learning about the importance of Earth Day, some participants were amped to be collecting the trash they found. 'We saw it in the West Des Moines magazine, and our boys love nothing more than trash and picking up trash and sticks and yard debris. It's all they do. So, when my son, who's four, saw the picture of it, he asked if we could sign up for the trash competition. So, it's all they've been talking about for the last two months since we signed up,' said West Des Moines resident Stephanie Wiebers. Metro News: Bicyclist hospitalized after being hit by truck in Des Moines WDM Parks and Rec hosts Trash Bash Competition to celebrate Earth Day Polk County autopsies will be done by State Medical Examiner's Office as part of agreement Norwalk police investigating shooting threats that caused care center lockdown Records expected to be broken at 16th annual Grand Blue Mile Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
