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Iowa MBB/WBB to play doubleheader at Wells Fargo Arena

Sports

May 10th, 2023 by admin

The Iowa men’s and women’s basketball teams will play at doubleheader at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on December 16th. The Hawkeye men will play Florida A@M while the women will take on Cleveland State. Maury Hanks is president of Global Sports Management and says he reached out to Iowa officials several months ago about the idea of a doubleheader.

Hanks says Iowa still controls the television coverage and tip times will be announced at a later date

The Iowa men are coming off a season in which they made it to the NCAA Tournament for the fourth consecutive season while national player of the year Caitlin Clark returns for a women’s squad that has several key players back from a team that made it to the national championship game. The Iowa women’s basketball team is coming off a historic season in which it won a school-record 31 games en route to a NCAA national runner-up finish. This will mark the first time in program history the Hawkeye women have ever played in Wells Fargo Arena.

Iowa senior guard Caitlin Clark, who was the consensus National Player of the Year averaged 27.8 points per game, 8.6 assists per game and 7.1 boards per game, will return to her hometown. Gabbie Marshall and Kate Martin also are set to return to the Hawkeyes along with 2023 Big Ten Sixth Player of the Year, Hannah Stuelke. Marshall, Martin, and Stuelke were pivotal pieces in its second Final Four run in program history.

The Hawkeye men, who are one of 10 teams in the country to compete in the last four NCAA Tournaments, will be making their ninth appearance at Wells Fargo Arena. They return four players with starting experience, including seniors Patrick McCaffery and Tony Perkins. Perkins was an honorable mention all-conference honoree after averaging 12.3 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.8 assists. McCaffery was tabbed the team’s Big Ten Sportsmanship Award honoree after averaging 9.8 points, 3.5 rebounds and one assist.

Junior Payton Sandfort and freshman Pryce Sandfort played their prep careers at nearby Waukee HS and Waukee Northwest HS, respectively. Payton, who was the 2023 Big Ten Sixth Man of the Year, helped guide his team to the 2021 Class 4A state championship. Pryce, who was named 2023 Mr. Basketball of Iowa, led his team to a Class 4A runner-up finish this past March.

2023 State Qualifying Track and Field Meets set to run Thursday

Sports

May 10th, 2023 by admin

The 2023 State Qualifying Track and Field Track and Field Meets will be held Thursday for the IHSAA and IGHSAU.

In Class 4A, the top two place winners in each event plus the next twelve (12) best performances statewide from qualifying meet place winners (1st – 8th) will advance to the state meet. Class 3A and Class 2A, the top two place winners in each event plus the next eight (8) performances statewide from qualifying meet place winners (1st – 8th) will advance to the state meet. In Class 1A, the top place winner in each event plus the next fourteen (14) best performances statewide from qualifying meet place winners will advance to the state meet. If there are ties, the highest qualifying meet place winner (1st – 8th) will be the qualifier. If the tie still remains, the school name, as printed in the IHSAA Directory, will be used as the tie breaker. The first school name alphabetically will become the qualifier. There will be no more than 24 qualifiers in any event.

Here’s a look at the local assignments and links to see all of the listings from across the state. Tickets for the meets need to be purchased online HERE

Class 4A

COUNCIL BLUFFS, ABRAHAM LINCOLN
Ankeny
Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln
Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson
Dallas Center-Grimes
Dowling Catholic, W.D.M.
Sioux City East
Sioux City North
Sioux City West

Class 3A

CARROLL
Atlantic
Ballard
Carroll
Denison-Schleswig
Glenwood
Harlan Community
Lewis Central
Storm Lake

CARLISLE
ADM
Boone
Carlisle
Clarke
Creston
Des Moines Hoover
Perry
Winterset

Class 2A

CENTRAL DECATUR, LEON
Albia
Centerville
Central Decatur
Chariton
Clarinda
Davis County
Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont
Interstate 35
PCM
Pella Christian
Red Oak
Shenandoah

VAN METER
AHSTW
Colfax-Mingo
Des Moines Christian
Missouri Valley
Ogden
Panorama
Pleasantville
Treynor
Underwood
Van Meter
West Central Valley

Class 1A

ACGC
ACGC
Ar-We-Va
Audubon
CAM
Coon Rapids-Bayard
Exira-EHK
Glidden-Ralston
Griswold
Heartland Christian
IKM-Manning
Iowa School For The Deaf
Nodaway Valley
Orient-Macksburg
Riverside
Tri-Center

LAWTON-BRONSON
Akron-Westfield
Boyer Valley
Gehlen Catholic, LeMars
Lawton-Bronson
Logan-Magnolia
MMCRU
River Valley
Siouxland Christian
St. Mary’s, Remsen
West Harrison
West Monona
Westwood
Whiting
Woodbine

SOUTHWEST VALLEY
Bedford
Diagonal
East Mills
East Union
Essex
Fremont-Mills
Hamburg
Lamoni
Lenox
Mount Ayr
Murray
Sidney
Southwest Valley
St. Albert, Council Bluffs

Girls Regional Individual Tennis hits the court today

Sports

May 10th, 2023 by admin

Girls Regional Individual Singles and Doubles Tennis tournaments will be contested today. Regional champions and runners-up will advance to the State Singles/Doubles Tournaments on May 26th and 27th in Waterloo for Class 1A and Iowa City for Class 2A. Here is a look at area sites with action underway at 9:00 a.m.

CLASS 1A

Region 1 at Spencer
Bishop Heelan
Cherokee
Denison-Schleswig
Estherville-Lincoln Central
LeMars
Sergeant Bluff-Luton
Spencer
Spirit Lake
Storm Lake

Region 2 at Atlantic
Atlantic
Audubon
Clarinda
Council Bluffs St. Albert
Glenwood
Harlan
Kuemper Catholic
Lewis Central
Shenandoah

Region 3 at Pella
Ballard
Centerville
Clarke of Osceola
Creston
Pella
Pella Christian
Red Oak
Saydel
Southwest Valley

CLASS 2A

Region 3 at West Des Moines Valley
Ankeny
Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln
Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson
Des Moines Lincoln
Indianola
West Des Moines Valley

Iowa State women’s tennis prepares for NCAA Super Regionals

Sports

May 10th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa State women’s tennis team will host UCLA Friday afternoon in the NCAA Super Regionals in Ames. The Cyclones are 20-5 are advanced to the Sweet 16 for the first time after Saturday’s win over Wisconsin.

That’s ISU coach Boomer Saia who has led the turnaround of a program that was winless in the Big 12 back in 2018.

Friday’s winner moves on to the NCAA Championships in Florida beginning May 17th.

Boys Sectional Golf tees up on Wednesday

Sports

May 10th, 2023 by admin

Sectional boys golf tournaments will be played in Class 1A, 2A, and 3A on Wednesday. The sectional champions and runners-up will advance to district competition. If a host school is one of the top two teams, then the third place team will also advance. The top-two players from non-qualifying teams will also advance as individuals to the district round. Here’s a look at area sites grouped by District site.

CLASS 1A

District @ Willow Creek GC (Gehlen Catholic)

Sectional @ Primghar GC (South O’Brien)
No local teams

Sectional @ Lakeside GC (St. Edmond) @ 10:00AM
Coon Rapids-Bayard, Glidden-Ralston, G-T/R-A, Newell-Fonda, St. Edmond, Storm Lake St. Mary’s, West Bend-Mallard

Sectional @ Onawa Country Club (West Monona) @ 10:00AM
No local teams

Sectional @ Quail Run GC (Tri-Center) @ 9:00AM
Audubon, Boyer Valley, Exira-EHK, IKM-Manning, Logan-Magnolia, Tri-Center, Westwood, Woodbine

District @ Crestwood Hills GC (CAM)

Sectional @ Diamond-Trail GC (Lynville-Sully) @ 10:00AM
No local teams

Sectional @ Prairie Knolls GC (North Mahaska) @ !0:00AM
No local teams

Sectional @ Fremont County GC (Sidney) @ 10:00AM
CAM, East Mills, Essex, Fremont-Mills, Hamburg, Riverside, Sidney, St. Albert

Sectional @ Mount Ayr G&CC (Mount Ayr) @ 9:00AM
Bedford, Earlham, East Union, Griswold, Lamoni, Lenox, Mount Ayr

CLASS 2A

District @ Carroll Country Club (Kuemper Catholic)

Sectional @ Willow Vale (MVAOUCOU) @ 10:00AM
AHSTW. East Sac County, Kuemper Catholic, Missouri Valley, MVAOCOU, Ridge View, South Central Calhoun, Underwood

Sectional @ Lake Panorama National GC (Panorama) Played May 9th
1. PCM 335 (Qualify), 2. Des Moines Christian 339 (Qualify), 3. Panorama 347, 4. Woodward-Granger 369, 5. Manson-NW Webster 363, 6. Southeast Valley 383, 7. ACGC 408, 8. West Central Valley 438.
Individual Scores: Medalist: Carson Thies, DMC, 75, Runner-Up: Will Latham, DMC, 77. Other Individual Qualifiers: Will Comp, SE Valley (84, 3rd), Max Behrens, Woodward-Granger (85, 4th).

Sectional @ Shenandoah Golf Course (Shenandoah) @  10:00AM
Central Decatur, Clarinda, Nodaway Valley, Red Oak, Shenandoah, Southwest Valley, Treynor, Van Meter.

CLASS 3A

District @ Atlantic Golf & Country Club

Sectional @ Fox Run GC (Lewis Central) @ 10:00AM
Carlisle, Chariton, Clarke, Creston, Glenwood, Harlan, Lewis Central, Winterset

Sectional @ Majestic Hills GC (Denison-Schleswig) @ 10:00AM
ADM. Atlantic, Ballard, Bondurant-Farrar, Denison-Schleswig, North Polk, Perry, Saydel

District @ Landsmeer Golf Club (MOC-FLoyd Valley)

Sectional @ Carroll Country Club (Carroll) @ !0:00AM
Carroll

IHSAA released 2023 postseason boys soccer brackets

Sports

May 10th, 2023 by admin

The Iowa High School Athletic Association has released its postseason brackets for the 2023 boys soccer season.

Class 1A and 2A substate play begins on Monday. The semifinals are May 22nd and the finals are May 24th. For 3A and 4A, substate begins May 16th with the semifinals on the 22nd and  finals on the 24th.

Here’s a look at area brackets.

CLASS 1A

Substate 1
First Round
East Sac County @ Kuemper Catholic.
Logan-Magnolia @ West Sioux.
Second Round
ESC/KC @ Western Christian
L-M/WS @ Unity Christian

Substate 8
First Round
St. Albert vs. AHSTW (@ Treynor)
Riverside vs. Tri-Center (@ Treynor)
Second Round
St. Al/AHSTW @ Treynor
Riverside/T-C @ Underwood

CLASS 2A 

Substate 7
First Round
Panorama @ Ballard
Creston @ Clarke
Second Round
Panorama/Ballard @ Greene County
Clarke/Creston @ Chariton

Substate 8
First Round
Sergeant Bluff-Luton @ Carroll
Atlantic @ Harlan
Second Round
Carroll/SB-L @ Greene County
Harlan/Atlantic @ Glenwood

CLASS 3A 

Substate 1
First Round
LeMars @ Storm Lake,
Second Round
LeMars/Storm Lake @ Spencer
Denison-Schleswig @ Sioux City West

Substate 7
First Round
CB Thomas Jefferson @ Indianola,
Second Round
CB TJ/Indianola @ Dallas Center-Grimes
North Polk @ Lewis Central

CLASS 4A 

Substate 2
Second Round
CB Abraham Lincoln @ Ankeny Centennial

View the full brackets HERE

High School Tennis Scoreboard 05/09/2023

Sports

May 10th, 2023 by admin

GIRLS TENNIS

CB Thomas Jefferson 7, Glenwood 2

High School Soccer Scoreboard 05/09/2023

Sports

May 10th, 2023 by admin

GIRLS SOCCER

Kuemper Catholic 3, Atlantic 2 (A: Aubrey Guyer and Lindley Eblen scored goals. Aydrie Coffman and Mattie Dvorak with 1 assist each.)
CB Abraham Lincoln 10, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 0
CB Thomas Jefferson 3, Sioux City West 2
Glenwood 3, Denison-Schleswig 0
St. Albert 5, Logan-Magnolia 1
Tri-Center 3, Panorama 2
West Central Valley 2, Treynor 1- 2OT/PK’s

BOYS SOCCER

Kuemper Catholic 4, Atlantic 0
Harlan 1, AHSTW 0
Panorama 1, Tri-Center 0
Sioux City West 6, CB Thomas Jefferson 0
St. Albert 9, Logan-Magnolia 0
Treynor 6, West Central Valley 0

Iowa DCI statement on Sports Wagering

News, Sports

May 9th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa – The Division of Criminal Investigation released a statement Tuesday afternoon, with regards to a sports wagering investigation:

“The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation’s (DCI) Special Enforcement Operations Bureau serves as the primary criminal investigative and enforcement agency for gambling laws in the state of Iowa.  The DCI is involved in an ongoing investigation concerning sports wagering involving individuals at the University of Iowa and Iowa State University. At this time, no criminal charges have been filed and no further information will be released. The DCI will work cooperatively with the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission concerning any potential regulatory violations.”

Iowa Racing and Gaming Administrator on gambling allegations at Iowa and Iowa State

News, Sports

May 9th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – The Administrator of the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission says the agency didn’t start the investigation into gambling by athletes at the University of Iowa and Iowa State. Administrator Brian Ohorilko says the agency was made aware of the investigation — but is not the entity that’s conducting it. Ohorilko also says the sports books they oversee do monitor for irregular sports betting patterns — but the agency has not been informed of any integrity issues involving the two state schools.

The administrations of the two schools says 40 athletes in football, baseball, basketball and wrestling are under investigation for allegations of online sports betting. Ohorilko says the Commission could get involved if there was an underage gambling issue or integrity issue — but would not be part of investigating N-C-A-A rules violations.