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IGHSAU State Softball Tournament
Thursday, July 20
3:30 p.m. – Class 5A Third Place
Southeast Polk (31-10) vs. Muscatine (33-7)
5:00 p.m. – Class 5A Championship – Kruger Field
Ankeny Centennial (35-5) vs. Pleasant Valley (32-9)
6:00 p.m. – Class 4A Third Place – Iowa Central Field
Fort Dodge (32-10) vs. Norwalk (32-10)
7:30 p.m. – Class 4A Championship – Kruger Field
Winterset (27-12) vs. North Scott (28-11)
Thursday, July 20
Class 2A Semifinals @ Merchants Park in Carroll
4:30–Cascade vs. Underwood
7:00–Beckman Catholic, Dyersville vs. West Lyon, Inwood
Class 4A Semifinals @ Duane Banks Field in Iowa City
5:00 p.m.- #1 Johnston vs. #4 Dowling Catholic
7:30 p.m.- #6 Cedar Falls vs. #7 Ames
FARGO, N.D. – Incoming University of Iowa wrestler Ryder Block won a national title at the Junior Nationals Freestyle Championships on Wednesday at the Fargo Dome. Block and incoming freshman Kale Petersen both earned All-America honors.
Block and Petersen were joined by incoming teammate Koye Grebel. Iowa’s three wrestlers in attendance posted a 17-3 record during the tournament.
Block rolled to his second Junior National title at 138 pounds, winning his seven matches by a combined score of 75-10. The Waverly, Iowa, native defeated California’s Daniel Zepeda in the title bout, 10-0.
Petersen made it all the way to finals before falling to Kyler Larkin of Arizona, 8-0. Petersen won his first six matches to earn All-America status. Petersen outscored his opponents, 56-20.
Grebel won his first two matches before losing to Block, 17-5, in a matchup of future Hawkeyes. He rattled off two more wins before falling to Tony Woods of Indiana, 13-11, to end his tournament.
Fargo All-Americans
Kale Petersen – 2nd place – 132 pounds
Ryder Block – 1st place – 128 pounds
Individual Results
Kale Petersen (132) – All-American (Second Place)
Def. Maddox McArthur (Georgia), 10-0
Def. Noah Torres (Arizona), 10-0
Def. Carson Bissey (Illinois), 12-0
Def. William Dekraker (New Jersey), 6-0
Def. Matthew Botello (Massachusetts), 9-6
Def. Dalton Perry (Pennsylvania), 9-6
Lost Kyler Larkin (Arizona), 8-0
Ryder Block (138) – All-American (First Place)
Def. Dylan Sherman (Connecticut), 8-0
Def. Nicholas Blackburn (Ohio), 10-0
Def. Koye Grebel (North Dakota), 17-5
Def. Chase Van Hoven (Virginia), 11-0
Def. Paul Kelly (California), 13-2
Def. Landon Robideau (Minnesota), 6-3
Def. Daniel Zepeda (California), 10-0
Koye Grebel (138)
Def. Taylor Tan (California), 10-0
Def. Quentin Harding (Washington), 11-0
Lost Ryder Block (Iowa), 17-5
Def. Gavin Suica (Pennsylvania), 11-0
Def. Charles Curtis (Ohio), 14-4
Lost Tony Wood (Indiana), 13-11
The 37th All-Academic Teams have been selected by the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association. A panel of coaches selected senior players who demonstrate outstanding academic, moral, and athletic characteristics.
2023 First Team Academic All-State
Trever Beach Humboldt Jonah Schumacher Pleasantville
Brady Blake Indianola Parker Sheets Pleasantville
Dawson Bond Red Oak Cael Shepley Baxter
Lance Clayburg Coon Rapids-Bayard Spencer Smith Central Decatur
Cody Damman Baxter Ike Speltz Van Meter
Cael Funk Edgewood-Colesburg Dylan Stockdale Waverly-Shell Rock
Bo Gerbracht AGWSR Joshua Thurm Humboldt
Ben Gilliland Van Meter Reid Tigges Spencer
Ryan Greenfield Newell-Fonda Ryne Vander Leest Iowa City West
Brock Littler ACGC Ryan Lee Walters South Hardin
Peyton Major Pleasantville Nikoli Wede MOC-Floyd Valley
Jackson Manning Van Buren
2023 Second Team Academic All-State
Luke Bohonek Bettendorf Risto Lappala Glenwood
Lance Couse Red Oak Aden O’Donnell Pleasant Valley
Tyler Deal Carlisle Nathan O’Neill Waukon
Joe Goodhue Carlisle Ryan Peterson Carlisle
Kaleb Gray Colo-Nesco Bradly Roder AGWSR
Gavin Hegstrom Perry Ike Swanson Pleasant Valley
Zac Henderson Cedar Rapids Jefferson Tyson Tessum Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn
Jake Hightshoe Boone Tyrus Werner West Delaware
Ben Hoefer Iowa City West Corbin Westerkamp Pella Christian
Joshua Kennen Waukon Daniel Zietlow Pleasant Valley
Lanny Peterson Award
This award, given in honor of long-time baseball umpire Lanny Peterson, is given to the captain of the Academic All-State Team. This is given to that individual who exhibits the highest academic, moral, and athletic standards which Mr. Peterson exemplified during his career as an umpire and teacher.
The Graphic Edge-IHSBCA Player of the Year Award
This award is presented to an All-Star Series player voted most outstanding for the year by a committee of coaches at the All-Star Series.
The Gary & Sandy Nyhus Leadership Award
This award is presented to an All-Star Series Player on each team who best exemplifies the game of baseball, sportsmanship, community involvement and the individual’s contribution to his team.
The Paul Keitel Memorial Award
This award is presented to the All-Star Player who best exemplifies the values of Character, Sportsmanship, Integrity, and “love for the game” of baseball that Paul Keitel modeled during his long umpiring career.
Class 1A
Libson 5, Kingsley-Pierson 3
Remsen St. Mary’s 1, Lynnville Sully 0
Class 3A
Epworth, Western Dubuque 7, Wahlert Catholic 4
North Polk 8, Carlisle 0
Class 1A
Martensdale-St Mary’s 9, Wayne 0
North Linn 2, Clarksville 1
Class 2A
Regina Catholic 13, Interstate 35 1
Van Meter 10, Central Springs 9
Class 3A
Williamsburg 8, Estherville Lincoln Central 0
Assumption 7, Wahlert Catholic 5
Class 4A
Winterset 6, Fort Dodge 4
North Scott 6, Norwalk 4
Class 5A
Ankeny Centennial 11, Southeast Polk 1
Pleasant Valley 7, Muscatine 1
Being selected to represent the Iowa Hawkeye football team at Big Ten Media Day is a tremendous honor and privilege. I am grateful for the opportunity. However, given the circumstances I told Coach Ferentz it would best for him to select another player. Since the NCAA review is not yet complete, I don’t feel it is right for me to represent the team.
“Noah’s decision to share this information and suggest that another player take his place is reflective of his character,” said Ferentz. “Noah is a committed and dedicated teammate, and this is a fine example of him always wanting to put the team first.”
Higgins, a native of Indianapolis, enters his fourth year in the Hawkeye football program. He totaled 39 tackles (20 solo) last year playing behind consensus All-American Jack Campbell. Higgins was awarded the team’s Hayden Fry Award (special teams), which is presented to those who show exemplary leadership and dedication, and the Next Man In Award (defense) following the 2022 season. He has played in 31 games over his first three seasons.
AMES, Iowa – Iowa State head tennis coach Jaron Maestas has signed his first student-athlete with the program, adding five-time Division II All-American Isabella Dunlap to the 2023-24 roster. Dunlap has one season of eligibility remaining after playing for three seasons under Maestas at Central Oklahoma. She played the 2021-22 season at the University of Indianapolis before sitting out the 2022-23 season.
In all four seasons she has competed, her teams have reached the NCAA Tournament and she is a two-time NCAA semifinalist. She has earned All-America honors three times in doubles and twice in singles. “Isabella and I have a long history,” Maestas said. “She is the type of kid that will run through a wall for what she believes in. We added a great competitor who is going to be fun to watch.”
The Edmond, Oklahoma, native broke onto the scene in 2019, capturing the ITA regional championship and reaching the national title match. Dunlap entered the spring of 2019 ranked No. 2 nationally and maintained a top-five spot throughout the season, finishing the season at No. 5. In doubles play, she finished the season ranked No. 9. She went on to earn All-America honors in both singles and doubles and was named ITA Freshman of the Year.
During a COVID-shortened 2019-20 season, Dunlap earned All-America honors in doubles as she helped UCO finish seventh at the ITA Indoor National Championship. In 2020-21, Dunlap again earned All-America accolades in doubles action at UCO before transferring to UIndy when Maestas left to be an assistant coach at Kansas.
In her only season on the courts for UIndy, Dunlap took home her fifth All-America honor after finishing No. 14 in the final ITA singles rankings. The Greyhounds reached the semifinals of the NCAA Tournament. As a high schooler, Dunlap was the top player in Oklahoma according to the USTA Sectional rankings.
Below are the IHSBCA All-District Baseball Teams:
(Click on link to view)
2023 All-District Teams Class 1A
2023 All-District Teams Class 2A
Iowa defensive end Joe Evans is trying to soak everything in as he prepares for his final season. The Ames native began his career as a walk-on but is garnering preseason All-Big Ten recognition after posting six and-a-half sacks and starting all 13 games last season.
Evans says it has been apparent during summer workouts that the Hawkeye offense has something to prove. Iowa finished next to last a year ago in the country in total offense.
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