(UPDATED) 1 killed in an eastern IA chain-reaction accident involving a school bus

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October 18th, 2025 by Ric Hanson

(Benton County, Iowa) – A 37-year-old woman died Friday afternoon in eastern Iowa, during a chain reaction accident that involved a school bus.
According to the Iowa State Patrol, a 2018 Vinton/Shellsburg School Bus with six children onboard rear-ended a 2000 Jeep Wrangler that was stopped on southbound Highway 218 (24th Avenue), just south of Vinton, waiting to turn east.
The impact caused the Jeep to be pushed into the path of a 2018 Ford Edge SUV, which was traveling northbound on Highway 218. The crash happened at around 1:40-p.m., Friday. The driver of the Jeep died – who was identified Saturday afternoon as Crystal Offerman, from Vinton – died from injuries she suffered in the crash.
Neither the driver of the school bus, 28-year-old Nathon Enos, of Vinton, or the driver of the Ford SUV, 34-year-old Joshua Hopkins, of Cedar Rapids, were injured, nor were any of the students onboard the bus. The accident remained under investigation.
The State Patrol was assisted at the scene by the Benton County Sheriff’s Office.

Football Scoreboard from Friday, Oct. 17

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October 17th, 2025 by Jack McGonigal

Class 3A
District 6
Atlantic – 35 vs Harlan – 30
Carroll – 63 vs Perry – 7
Creston– 42 vs Greene County – 35
Class 4A
District 1
Fort Dodge 9, Lemars 3
Sioux City West 56, Sgt. Bluff Luton, 0
Spencer 42, Storm Lake, 7
District 6
ADM 31, Lewis Central 28
Denison-Schleswig 35, Boone, 21
Glenwood 41, CBTJ 15

Class A

District 7 

ACGC – 55 vs Riverside – 22

AHSTW – 6 vs Central Decatur – 0

Mount Ayr – 43 vs Southwest Valley – 0

District 8

Woodbury Central – 35 vs St. Albert – 14

Logan-Magnolia – 17 vs Akron-Westfield – 6

IKM-Manning – 35 vs West Monona – 8

Class 1A

District 8

Tri-Center – 29 vs Shenandoah – 22

Underwood – 68 vs Red Oak – 13

Treynor – 48 vs Missouri Valley – 0

District 7 

Interstate 35 – 20 vs Ogden – 19

Pleasantville – 56 vs Panorama – 7

West Marshall – 44 vs West Central Valley – 7

Class 2A

District 8

Clarinda – 47 vs Woodward-Granger – 0

Van Meter – 49 vs Clarke – 7

Grand View Christian – 12 vs Chariton – 7

District 2 

Kuemper Catholic – 35 vs Okoboji – 0

Spirit Lake – 33 vs Estherville-Lincoln Central – 0

OABCIG – 33 vs Southeast Valley – 7

11 Man (Non-District)

Martensdale St. Mary’s – 44 vs Nodaway Valley – 0

8 Man play

District 9

Audubon – 80 vs Exira/EHK – 16

Ar-We-Va – 66 vs CAM – 6

Coon Rapids-Bayard – 60 vs Glidden-Ralston – 18

District 10

Boyer Valley – 48 vs Sidney – 6

Fremont-Mills – 55 vs East Mills – 0

District 8 

Bedford – 73 vs Lamoni – 0

Lenox – 57 vs Mormon Trail – 0

Seymour – 37 vs Murray – 36 F/OT

Non-District 

Stanton – 61 vs Melcher-Dallas – 58

East Union – 80 vs Griswold – 26

ACGC Wins Convincingly over Riverside

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October 17th, 2025 by Jack McGonigal

The ACGC Chargers defeated the Riverside Bulldogs 55-22 to complete a perfect regular season for the third consecutive year. The Chargers took advantage of four Bulldog turnovers and had multiple touchdowns from three different rushers.

ACGC began the game on defense stopping Riverside and forcing a Bulldog punt. It only took the Chargers two plays on their opening drive as Senior Running Back Joe Crawford dashed 76 yards to the house to open up the scoring for ACGC. Riverside answered on the next drive with Senior Running Back Jaxson Gordon finding the end zone from 31 yards out to tie the game at seven. The Chargers retook the lead on more of a methodical drive going down the field with a nine play 61-yard drive. Crawford struck again scoring from two yards out to put ACGC ahead 14-7.

The first of four Bulldog turnovers occurred on the second play of the following Riverside drive. ACGC scooped up the football and went to Senior Fullback Brexton Schneider for an early second quarter ten-yard touchdown run. All of a sudden it was 21-7 Chargers. After the score, ACGC pulls a trick out of the bag and hits Riverside with a pooch kick and the Chargers recovered. Once again, ACGC marched down the field and went back to Schneider from two yards out to go ahead 27-7 after a missed PAT.

On the next drive, Riverside down by 20 felt urged to attempt a fourth down conversion. The Bulldogs came up short and gave the football back to ACGC in Bulldog territory. Just a few plays later, Schneider continued his monster first half by scoring a third time from 31 yards out to put ACGC ahead 34-7 late in the second half. To end the second quarter, Riverside put the ball on the deck a second time and later an ACGC touchdown made the score 42-7 at halftime.

The Chargers began the second half with the football and went back to Crawford who busted out a big touchdown run from 29 yards out to make the score 49-7. On the next drive, Riverside punched in their second touchdown of the game with a one-yard Gordon score to make it 49-13 followed by a missed PAT. A bad snap on fourth down from ACGC, sailed over Senior Punter Oliver Wetzel’s head made it a 49-15 ballgame heading into the fourth quarter.

Both ACGC and Riverside would score one more time as the game ended 55-22 ACGC. Head Coach Cody Matthewson says getting ahead early was critical.

The versatility and depth have been a key success for his team and feels as if the right leader is in place.

The mindset for the Chargers is controlling the controllable as they enter postseason play.

Both ACGC and Riverside will discover their first-round opponents when the brackets are released this weekend.

No. 16 Cyclone Women Take Third at Nuttycombe Invitational

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October 17th, 2025 by Jack McGonigal

AMES, Iowa – The No. 16 Iowa State women’s cross country team continued to impress on the national stage, placing third among 17 other ranked teams and 32 programs total at the 2025 Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational.
ISU place four runners in the top 30 to propel itself to a top three team finish at the event, its best finish since 2014.
“What a day for the women,” said director of cross country Jeremy Sudbury. “Obviously, super proud of Coach (Cale) Wallace and what he’s been able to put together in just a year of being in charge of the women’s program. Today’s a big day, and I think shows where the future of our women’s programs heading.”
The Cyclones were paced by Mercyline Kirwa once again, earning her second top five individual finish in as many meets she has run for ISU. Kirwa finished the 6K in 19:44.8, just four seconds behind the fourth-place finisher from Notre Dame. Joining Kirwa in the top 15 were senior Maelle Porcher and redshirt-freshman Betty Kipkore, both nearly running under 20 minutes for 13th and 14th place, respectively. In her Iowa State debut, Mercy Kibet gutted out a top 30 finish in 20:26.9 to help the Cyclone cause.
Ruby Hughes was ISU’s fifth scorer, finishing 115th in 21:15.6 while Sydney Morrell (128th), Riley Beach (141st) and Maya Ledesma (171st) rounded out the eight-woman Cyclone squad.
“I can’t speak highly enough and how smart you know Maelle Porcher ran and obviously Mercyline and Betty being able to be low sticks for us,” said Sudbury. “Honestly one of the heroes of the day might have been Mercy Kibet in regards to just how tough she ran her first collegiate race ever. She’s been a person that we’ve had high hopes for but just hasn’t been able to get 100% healthy and to the starting line until today. So to see that result, and even in the back Ruby Hughes and Sydney Morrell coming through and making sure that the scoring got done to finish third is just a great overall team performance. So really excited and I can’t wait to see what they do in Big 12s and obviously getting ready for NCAAs.”
Up Next
Iowa State travels to Lawrence to compete for the Big 12 title at Rim Rock Farm. The women’s 6K race will begin at 11 a.m. following the men’s 8K race, slated to begin at 10 a.m.
Team Results (Championship)
1. No. 2 NC State, 41; 2. No. 7 Notre Dame, 125; 3. No. 16 Iowa State, 176; 4. No. 9 West Virginia, 190; 5. No. 18 Northwestern, 225; 6. No. 22 Georgetown, 243; 7. No. 14 Penn State, 247; 8. No. 11 Stanford, 250; 9. No. 5 New Mexico, 312; 10. No. 14 Utah, 316; 11. No. 29 Wisconsin, 345; 12. No. 10 Colorado, 355; 13. No. 18 Washington, 364; 14. No. 27 Washington State, 365; 15. No. 24 Michigan State, 365; 16. No. 20 Gonzaga, 391; 17. Duke, 413; 18. No. 6 NAU, 418; 19. North Carolina 419; 20. CBU, 439; 21. Toledo, 495; 22. Louisville, 559; 23. Syracuse, 564; 24. Minnesota, 585; 25. Michigan, 607; 26. Furman, 642; 27. Harvard, 689; 28. No. 28 Providence 696; 29. Lipscomb, 719; 30. Indiana, 854
Individual Results (Championship)
1. Grace Hartman, NC State, 19:30.1; 5. Mercyline Kirwa, Iowa State, 19:44.8; 13. Maelle Porcher, Iowa State, 20:04.4; 14. Betty Kipkore, Iowa State, 20:05.0; 29. Mercy Kibet, Iowa State, 20:26.9; 115. Ruby Hughes, Iowa State, 21:15.6; 128. Sydney Morrell, Iowa State, 21:23.3; 141. Riley Beach, Iowa State, 21:32.1; 171. Maya Ledesma, Iowa State, 21:55.2
 
Individual Results (B Race)
1. Ali Weimer, Unattached, 20:21.1; 24. Becca Heitzig, Iowa State, 21:53.4; 57. Ashlyn Keeney, Iowa State, 22:35.5; 61. Mya Trober, Iowa State, 22:43.5; 65. Josie Baker, Iowa State, 22:47.8

Clevenger Leads Cyclone Men at Nuttycombe with Top 20 Individual Finish

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October 17th, 2025 by Jack McGonigal

AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State men’s cross country team battled a stacked field at the 2025 Nuttycombe Wisconsin Invitational while ISU junior Seth Clevenger posted a top 20 finish in a breakout individual race.
“Seth Clevenger, oh my goodness, this is a massive breakout race for him,” said director of cross country Jeremy Sudbury. “I’m just super proud about how well he ran; super disciplined, executed the plan flawlessly, got out in a great spot, maintained position and then really went to work that second half the race. Obviously, he put himself in a position to finish top 20 which really translates well going into the postseason. As we still try to figure out who’s our top seven to run at nationals, he’s definitely put himself in a situation where it’s hard not to think that guy’s going to be representing us at the NCAA Championship. So really excited for him.”
Clevenger led the way for Iowa State, who ran without its top five runners (Joash Ruto, Sanele Masondo, Robin Kwemoi Bera, Rodgers Kiplimo, Meshack Kimutai) from the Gans Creek Classic three weeks ago. Hanibal Haile helped ISU with a top 40 finish in 24:04.6. Other finishers for Iowa State were Isaac Rivera (181st), Quinton Orr (188th) and Emanuel Galdino (208th).
“The rest of the guys had a tough day, a few snags out there, a couple of bad breaks, but that’s part of racing and the cross country season. We’ll regroup and use this weekend as an opportunity to get ready for conference and the postseason,” said Sudbury.
Up Next
Iowa State travels to Lawrence to compete for the Big 12 title at Rim Rock Farm. The men’s 8K race is slated to begin at 10 a.m. with the women’s 6K to follow at 11 a.m.
Team Results
1. No. 3 New Mexico, 51; 2. No. 5 Colorado, 150; 3. No. 11 Syracuse, 152; 4. No. 13 NAU, 203; 5. No. 6 BYU, 218; 6. No. 21 Washington State, 228; 7. No. 16 Michigan State, 245; 8. No. 12 Butler, 257; 9. No. 7 Wisconsin, 271; 10. No. 9 Notre Dame, 274; 11. No. 16 CBU, 322; 12. No. 17 Tulane, 329; 13. No. 28 Harvard, 411; 14. North Carolina, 426; 15. Michigan, 435; 16. No. 18 Stanford, 443; 17. No. 24 Georgetown, 476; 18. Gonzaga, 495; 19. Louisville, 543; 20. No. 26 Eastern Kentucky, 547; 21. Lipscomb, 561; 22. Utah State, 567; 23. Iona 567; 24. No. 27 Tulsa, 571; 25. Portland, 575; 26. Furman, 594; 27. No 1 Iowa State, 638; 28. Washington, 698; 29. Duke, 753; 30. Villanova, 784; 31. Indiana, 847; 32. NC State, 895
Individual Results
1. Habtom Samuel, New Mexico, 22:58.0; 19. Seth Clevenger, Iowa State, 23:37.9; 63. Hanibal Haile, Iowa State, 24:04.6; 181. Isaac Rivera, 25:17.8; 188. Quinton Orr, Iowa State 25:26.3; 208. Emanuel Galdino, Iowa State, 26:07.3

Hawkeyes Fall to Penn State in Double OT

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October 17th, 2025 by Jack McGonigal

STATE COLLEGE, PENNSYLVANIA – The 11th-ranked University of Iowa field hockey team fell to Penn State in double overtime, 1-0, on Friday evening at the Penn State Field Hockey Complex.

Both teams were scoreless through the first half.

The Hawkeyes had three penalty corner opportunities in the fourth period, one inserted by Niamh de Jong and the other two from Felicia Zonnenburg. The shots came close but failed to capitalize, continuing a scoreless game from both teams to the end of regulation.

Neither team was able to score in the first overtime. The Nittany Lions scored at 74:30 in the second overtime to secure their win.

The Hawkeyes outshot Penn State 15-to-11 and had four penalty corners to the Nittany Lions five. Mia Magnotta had six saves for Iowa.

Up Next  

The Hawkeyes travel to Piscataway, New Jersey to take on 15th-ranked Rutgers at Bauer Field Hockey Complex on Sunday, Oct. 19 at 11 a.m. (CT)

Gold Team Wins 2025 Black and Gold World Series

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October 17th, 2025 by Jack McGonigal

IOWA CITY, Iowa – The Gold Team won the University of Iowa baseball team’s annual Black and Gold World Series taking the decisive game three, 10-3 in a seven-inning game on Friday afternoon at Duane Banks Field.

Nick Terhaar got the start for the Gold team throwing four innings allowing one earned run and struck out one. Ty Mikkelsen, Nick Heitman and John Henry Kohorst closed down the final three innings allowing just one run and two hits.

Tate Slagel plated four runs for the Gold squad going 2-for-3 at the plate including a three-run home run. Brody Irlbeck (2-for-3) and Matthew Delgado (1-for-2) each had two RBIs.

Cole Moore started for the Black team and went two innings. Brolan Frost and Kyle Alivo each threw an inning, and Joe Husak threw two and struck out four.

Jaylen Ziegler, Caleb Wulf and Brett White each recorded an RBI in the contest.

UP NEXT: The Hawkeyes have concluded their fall slate. Iowa will open its spring season in February.

Hawkeyes Win 5 Matches at ITA-All American Central Regionals

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October 17th, 2025 by Jack McGonigal

NORMAN, Oklahoma – The University of Iowa women’s tennis team continued competition at the ITA Central Regional Championships on Friday at the Headington Family Tennis Center, showcasing strong play in main draw singles action.

Daianne Hayashida and Pia Kranholdt advanced in main draw singles play, earning straight-set victories to lead the Hawkeyes. Hayashida defeated Anna Putilina of Kansas, 6-4, 6-2, while Kranholdt posted a 6-4, 6-1 win over Minnesota’s Mia Liepert. Tereza Dejnozkova battled in a tight three-set contest against Nebraska’s Emma Rizzetto before falling, 2-6, 6-2, 6-4.

The Hawkeyes continued its success in doubles play, recording multiple wins across the main and consolation draws. Hayashida and Dejnozkova opened with an 8-2 victory over Kinley VanPelt and Anna Putilina of Kansas, before falling to Chloe Noel and Gloriana Nahum of Oklahoma, 8-6, in the round of 16. Eline Bex and Nikita Vishwase tallied an 8-5 win over Lilitha Sithenkosi Ndungane and Erin McKenzie of Tulsa, before narrowly falling to Anet Koskel and Carolina Gomez Alonso of Kansas, 8-7. In consolation play, Sally Xu and Kranholdt earned an 8-2 victory over Missouri’s Gian Octa and Alex Ackman.

The Hawkeyes will continue competition in the main draw singles and doubles consolation tomorrow, beginning at 9 a.m. (CT).

Singles Main Draw– Round of 64
Daianne Hayashida (Iowa) def. Anna Putilina (Kansas), 6-4, 6-2
Pia Kranholdt (Iowa) def. Mia Liepert (Minnesota), 6-4, 6-1
Emma Rizzetto (Nebraska) def. Tereza Dejnozkova (Iowa), 2-6, 6-2, 6-4

Doubles– Round of 32
Daianne Hayashida/Tereza Dejnozkova (Iowa) def. Kinley VanPelt/Anna Putilina (Kansas), 8-2
Eline Bex/Nikita Vishwase (Iowa) def. Lilitha Sithenkosi Ndungane/Erin McKenzie (Tulsa), 8-5

Doubles– Round of 16
Chloe Noel/Gloriana Nahum (Oklahoma) def/ Daianne Hayashida/Tereza Dejnozkova (Iowa), 8-6
Anet Koskel/Carolina Gomez Alonso (Kansas) def. Eline Bex/Nikita Vishwase (Iowa), 8-7

Doubles Cons.– Round of 32
Sally Xu/Pia Kranholdt (Iowa) def. Gian Octa/Alex Ackman (Missouri), 8-2

Ammeraal Picks Up 3,000th Career Assist in Loss to No. 25 USC

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October 17th, 2025 by Jack McGonigal

IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa volleyball dropped a four-set match to 25th-ranked USC in front of 2,300 fans on Friday night inside of Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Senior setter Claire Ammeraal recorded her 3,000th career assist in the fourth set.

The Hawkeyes move to 10-9 overall and 1-6 in league play.

“I am glad I got to hit 3,000 career assists here at Iowa,” Ammeraal said. “I really like this team. I love that I am in a position where my main stat is based on how successful my teammates are. It’s fun to be a part of their success and I am excited that I get to celebrate this accomplishment with them.”

“Claire’s our leader and she does so much for this team,” head coach Jim Barnes said. “She plays smart and balances her competitive nature with being so cerebral. Claire did an amazing job. She’s a special player.”

Ammeraal finished with 41 assists and 15 digs to cap her double-double night. The Madison, Wisconsin, native notched her sixth double-double of the season. Graduate outside hitter Chard’e Vanzandt recorded her first double-double of the season with a team-high 21 kills and 11 digs. Freshman Carmel Vares finished with 12 kills.

Five Hawkeyes finished with double-figure digs. Senior libero Milana Moisio led the Hawkeye with 18 digs. She has tallied the most digs on the team in all but one match this season. Ammeraal added 15 digs. Redshirt sophomore Allison Berent picked up her 100th career dig in the third set and finished the night with 12. Sophomore Jaimie Marquardt ended the contest with 11 digs in the back row. Vanzandt secured her double-double with 11 digs.

Up Next: Iowa welcomes No. 23 UCLA on Sunday afternoon at 1:00 p.m. inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Fans can present their football ticket from the Iowa-Penn State game for free admission.

Dallas County man suffers possible/unknown injuries in a Creston collision

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October 17th, 2025 by Ric Hanson

(Creston, Iowa) – A man from Dallas County complained of pain and possible injury, but was not transported to the hospital, following a collision Friday evening, in Creston. According to Creston Police, a Dodge pickup driven by 62-year-old Richard Mordock, of Creston, and a Chrysler van driven by 39-year-old Preston Hopkins, of Dexter, were both traveling north on Sumner Avenue in Creston, at around 5:20-p.m., Friday, when Mordock attempted to change lanes.

The right front of his pickup struck the left side of the van, causing a total of $4,000 damage. Hopkins complained of shoulder pain as a result of the collision. Both men were wearing their seat belts.

No citations were issued, but the Police report indicated Mordock made an improper or erratic lane change.