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The Iowa Community College Athletic Conference (ICCAC) is a tough conference in the NJCAA (National Junior College Athletic Association) with many competitive teams. The ICCAC features 14 community colleges including: Des Moines Area, Ellsworth, Hawkeye, Indian Hills, Iowa Central, Iowa Lakes, Iowa Western, Kirkwood, Marshalltown, Northeast, North Iowa Area, Scott, Southeastern, and Southwestern. Each week […]

DMACC golfers have recently resumed play after waiting for the winter weather to halt. Athletes battled tough conditions so far in the early spring season. Both men’s and women’s teams competed in two meets so far in the young season. The women’s team recently canceled a meet due to inclement weather. The women’s golf team […]

Ever since the Boone DMACC campus has reopened its doors for face-to-face classes, there has been someone there to make sure those doors stay open. And in some cases, locked. Bruce Lasch, 61, is a full-time security officer who originally started working at the Ankeny campus in September of 2019, but transferred to the Boone […]

This past week, the DMACC Men’s Basketball team opened up the NJCAA Division II national tournament with a 76-59 win over Parkland Community College on Tuesday, March 14th.Going into halftime, the Bears had their lead on a short string, only being up by two, putting the score at 35-33. With a strong second half, the […]

It has been over a month since the Bears have experienced a loss, and they plan to continue this hot streak going into regions.   Since January 8, the DMACC men’s basketball team has been on a 12-game win streak, including 3rd ranked Iowa Lakes and 4th ranked Iowa Western. The Bears suffered a tight schedule […]

Former NJACC player and coach, Danielle Coronado, has recently been hired to assist head coach Danielle Lopez for the upcoming volleyball seasons.  Coronado is a former Triton, playing two years of collegiate volleyball at Iowa Central Community College. After ICCC, Coronado was a part of Ottawa University and Briar Cliff University volleyball squads.  After obtaining […]

DMACC Men’s and Women’s teams went 1-1 on Wednesday against Iowa Western Community College. The two teams competed in a double-header vs. the Reivers on their home floor. The DMACC Women’s team fell to the Reivers by a score of 82-64. The Bears were led by Magan Christopherson who finished with 24 points and seven […]

If you have been on the DMACC Boone Campus the last couple of years, you have probably heard of DMACC golfer Joe Dean. If you have not heard the name, you may recognize Joe’s alias Thesanity. Banner News was able to interview Joe about his life as a growing artist, athlete, and student. To find […]

DMACC is developing a new branch of work-study, called the Student Ambassador program.  “When starting the Student Ambassador Program, we had many goals in mind for Boone Campus,” said Cameron Johnson, Head of the Student Ambassador Program.  The main goal of the program is to improve the student-to-student connection on the prospective students visit on […]

Over this past weekend, the DMACC women’s basketball team opened up their season participating in the Central College Classic in Columbus, Nebraska. The Lady Bears faced Southeast Community College on Friday where they came out with a 14-point win over the Storm. Magan Christopherson of Milford, Iowa, led the team with 26 points along with […]