Andrew J. Banach, a native of Medina, died Sunday (March 14, 2004) in a skiing accident on Whiteface Mountain. He was 38. According to state troopers, Mr. Banach lost control ...

Ed Banach recalls the 1984 Olympics when he and his brother Lou lifted up a little-known gymnast soon to become a celebrity — Mary Lou Retton — as the wrestlers were interviewed on TV. Coach Liang ...

Although Alice Phoebe Lou has been releasing reflective and inviting indie pop for nearly a decade, the recent single “You and I” is her first completely self-produced track. It highlights the ...

After 40 years of living life to the fullest, Andy Banach (Uncle Dee) moved on to “what’s next”. Andy absolutely loved his family including his parents Mary (Bye Mom) and James (daaaeee ...

Lee is the 20th former Hawkeye to wrestle in the Olympics and is seeking to become sixth gold medalist joining Brands, Ed Banach (1984 Los Angeles), Lou Banach (1984 Los Angeles), Randy Lewis ...

NCAA finals pins (2) - Kelly mentioned above and 1983 - Lou Banach (Iowa) over Wayne Cole (Iowa State) Most meetings in one year: 1987 (3) Iowa State’s 2 wins over Iowa in 1987 helped them win their ...

His dream has never been to ‘merely’ become an Olympian, it’s to come home with a gold medal around his neck – just as his former college coach Tom Brands did back in 1996, and just as four other ...

Former Iowa wrestler Spencer Lee won the silver medal at the 57 kg weigh class at the Summer Olympics in Paris on Friday. Lee fell to top-seeded Rei Higuchi in the final 4-2, becoming the 11th ...

Lee fell to top-seeded Rei Higuchi in the final 4-2, becoming the 11th Hawkeye wrestler to medal at the Olympics. The last was Thomas Gilman, who won bronze at the 2020 Tokyo Games.

If Lee can top Higuchi, Lee would become the sixth Hawkeye ever to win Olympic gold in wrestling. Lee would join Ed and Lou Banach, Tom Brands, Randy Lewis and Terry McCann in that elite club. Either ...

Lee would join Ed and Lou Banach, Tom Brands, Randy Lewis and Terry McCann upon that mountaintop. Lee would be the first to do so since 1996 when Brands won gold. As Lee gears up for the gold-medal ...