The Tri-Center Boys Soccer program is off to a running start. The Trojans have 23 participants out and are coached by Kelly Daugenbaugh.

Coach Daugenbaugh recapped on how his squad did last season.

In their young season Coach Daugenbaugh is already seeing improvements.

Coach Daugenbaugh said five of his players participated in club soccer in the offseason.

Coach Daugenbaugh said his big goal of the season would be to get his team into the state tournament.

The Trojans next soccer match will be at Atlantic Soccer Field in a non-conference matchup on Thursday April 4th. That game will get underway at 5:30 p.m.

The Tri-Center Trojans girls soccer season is off to a great start. The Trojans have 23 high schoolers out and are coached by Jeff Lefeber.

Coach Lefeber commented on well his squad has been doing this season.

Coach Lefeber said he was really in impressed how this team played in their season opening loss to Treynor.

Coach Lefeber says he wants to see all the Iowa Western Conference teams stronger this season.

Coach Lefeber talked about his expectations for this season.

The Trojans next match will be Thursday April 4th in a non-conference matchup, as they will host Atlantic at Neola City Park. That soccer match will start at 5:00 p.m.

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Senior forward, Sharron Goodman, is the recipient of the Elite 90 award for the 2024 NCAA Division-I Women’s Basketball Championship for the second year in a row.

Goodman, majoring in health studies, currently carries a 4.0 GPA and will be graduating this May. The Lime Springs, Iowa, native was presented with the award during the Salute on Wednesday evening in Cleveland.

The Elite 90, an award founded by the NCAA, recognizes the true essence of the student-athlete by honoring the individual who has reached the pinnacle of competition at the national championship level in his or her sport, while also achieving the highest academic standard among his or her peers. The Elite 90 is presented to the student-athlete with the highest cumulative grade-point average participating at the finals site for each of the NCAA’s championships.

Eligible student-athletes are sophomores or above academically who have participated in a sport for at least two years with their school. All ties are broken by the number of credits completed. For more information on the Elite 90 award winners, log on to https://www.ncaa.com/elite-90.

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Drake graduate forward Grace Berg will participate in the 2024 Women’s College All-Star Game on April 6, joining other seniors from across the country in a nationally televised contest on ESPN2. The game will be held at 2:30 p.m. CT at the Wolstein Center on the campus of Cleveland State University in downtown Cleveland.

The Women’s College All-Star Game will provide 20 of the country’s brightest stars one final opportunity to represent their programs and be recognized against the backdrop of the sport’s championship weekend. Intersport, an award-winning Chicago-based agency that first launched a national women’s college basketball all-star event alongside the WBCA 25 years ago, will host the event.

Tickets for the Women’s College All-Star Game, which start at just $15, are on sale now and can be purchased by visiting the event’s website atwww.womenscollegeallstar.com.

Berg started all 35 games this year in her final season as a Bulldog. She averaged 16.7 points, 5.2 rebounds, and 2.6 assists per game while shooting .508 percent from the field, .343 percent from three-point range, and .817 percent from the free throw line. She also led the Bulldogs in total field goals. Berg earned two MVC Player of the Week awards and was selected as a First Team All-MVC performer. The Indianola native wrapped up her career in the top 10 on Drake’s all-time scoring list at No. 10 with over 1,800 points.

Grace will suit up for either Team Lieberman or Team Miller, which will be coached by Naismith Hall of Famers and basketball legends Nancy Lieberman and Cheryl Miller, respectively. The complete rosters for Team Lieberman and Team Miller will be announced the week of the event, while individual player commitments will be announced on a rolling basis in the coming days.

Follow the event and get the latest updates on roster news and other details by visiting the event website at www.womenscollegeallstar.com or byfollowing @IntersportHoops on Instagram and X.

Twenty-five years after launching a national women’s college basketball all-star event, Intersport has re-introduced the Women’s College All-Star Game as an annual showcase spotlighting the country’s elite players. These standouts, who will be exhausting their collegiate eligibility and are on the precipice of hearing their names called in the WNBA Draft, will have one final opportunity to represent their programs and be recognized against the backdrop of the sport’s championship weekend. Intersport launched the inaugural Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) All-Star Challenge in 1998, which the WBCA operated through 2006.  Additional information on the event is available at womenscollegeallstar.com.

Iowa star Caitlin Clark has been named the Naismith Player-of-the-Year for the second straight season. Clark is averaging 32 points and nine assists for a Hawkeye team that will play UConn Friday night in the Final Four in Cleveland.

It is the third time in six years an Iowa player has won the award. Megan Gustafson won it in 2019.

Iowa baseball coach Rick Heller wants more innings and fewer pitches from his starting staff as the Hawkeyes get set to host Michigan in a three-game Big Ten series beginning Friday. In 21 combined starts, Brody Brecht, Marcus Morgan and Cade Obermueller (Oh-bir-myool-ir) are averaging just under four-and-two thirds’ innings of work.

Hawkeye starters have combined to strike out 130 batters but have walked or hit 110.

While the pitching has struggled the Hawkeyes are winning with offense. They are second in the Big Ten with a team batting average of .320 and lead the conference by averaging more than nine and-a-half runs per game. Iowa is 15-11 overall and 4-2 in the Big Ten.

Heller says while they lack the power hitters they have had the past few years the Hawkeyes have five hitters with three home runs or more and eight have an on base percentage above .400.

The Hawkeyes will be without two of their top three hitters against the Wolverines. Left fielder Sam Peterson and first baseman Andy Nelson are both nursing injuries.

Like Iowa, Michigan struggled early against a challenging non-conference slate. The Wolverines are also 4-2 in the Big Ten after winning two of three against defending champion Maryland.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa football team will hold an open practice presented by US Cellular on Saturday, April 20, in Kinnick Stadium. The open practice will conclude Iowa’s spring drills and is free to attend.

Gates to Kinnick Stadium will open at 9:45 a.m. (CT) with practice scheduled to begin at 10:45 a.m. Fans will be able to enter select gates, including Gates A (south end zone) B (southwest) and H (northwest). Regular season game-day search procedures will be in place and fans will be allowed to sit in the south and west stands.

Free parking will be available on hard surface lots, while normal ramp fees will be charged. Tailgating will not be allowed. Concession stands will be open at select locations on the concourse with limited menu items available. Additional information is available at hawkeyesports.com/footballgameday.

The Hawkeyes open the 2024 season with three straight home contests, hosting Illinois State in the season opener on Aug. 31, Iowa State in the annual Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series game on Sept. 7, and Troy on Sept. 14.

In Big Ten Conference play, the Hawkeyes host Washington (Oct. 12), Northwestern (Oct. 26), Wisconsin (Nov. 2) and Nebraska (Nov. 29) on Black Friday. Road games include traveling to Minnesota (Sept. 21), Ohio State (Oct. 5), Michigan State (Oct. 19), UCLA (Nov. 9) and Maryland (Nov. 23).

Questions concerning the purchase of 2024 football tickets, including general public, UI faculty/staff and UI student season tickets by current UI students, should be directed to the UI Athletics Ticket Office. The office telephone number is 1-800-IA-HAWKS and ticket information is available at hawkeyesports.com/footballtickets.

Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz hopes an experienced offensive line will help the Hawkeyes’ worst in the nation offense make progress next season. Iowa has seven players returning with starting experience up front.

It is a position group that has struggled in recent years.

Ferentz believes the offensive line has the potential to be better.

Iowa announced the Hawkeyes will close spring drills with an open practice on April 20th.