The Iowa Girls Coaches Association has now also released their 2022 All-State Volleyball Teams. Here is a look at honorees from the area. Find the complete list of All-State Teams HERE

Class 1A

2nd Team
Emily Williams, East Mills

3rd Team
Alivia Ruble, Southeast Warren
Veronica Andrusyshyn, Riverside

Honorable Mention
Ellie Monahan, St. Albert
Kayden Payne, Sidney

Class 2A

2nd Team
Ella Myler, Missouri Valley

3rd Team
Sophie Badding, Kuemper Catholic

Honorable Mention
Ashlyn Badding, Kuemper Catholic
Maya Contreraz, Missouri Valley
Nora Konz, Treynor

Class 4A

2nd Team
Anna Strohmeier, Lewis Central

Honorable Mention
Maddie Bergman, Lewis Central

Class 5A

1st Team
Molly Romano, CB Abraham Lincoln

Honorable Mention
Azaria Green, CB Abraham Lincoln

The Iowa Girls Coaches Association has released their 2022 All-District Volleyball awards. Here’s a look at those from the immediate area that were honored.

Class 1A

Southwest District
Addy Boell, Glidden-Ralston
Ayla Richardson, Riverside
Avery Dowling, Sidney
Bree Bower, CAM
Emily Hutt, Sidney
Emily Williams, East Mills
Eva Steffensen, CAM
Jenna Stephens, Stanton
Jessica O’Day, Boyer Valley
Kaden Payne, Sidney
Lauren Johnson, Stanton
Maclayn Houston, West Harrison
Makenna Askeland, Griswold
Marleigh Johnson, Stanton
Miah Urban, East Mills
Mikenzie Brewer, Tri-Center
Teagan Ewalt, Fremont-Mills
Vanessa Koehler, Glidden-Ralston
Veronica Andrusyshyn, Riverside

Coach of the Year: Brooke Flathers, Riverside

Northwest District
Macanna Guritz, Logan-Magnolia

Class 2A

Central District
Mersadez Richter, ACGC

Southwest District
Alizabeth Jacobsen, Underwood
Ava Hilts, Missouri Valley
Aubree James, Treynor
Delaney Simpson, Treynor
Ella Myler, Missouri Valley
Grace Porter, AHSTW
Maya Contreraz, Missouri Valley
Nora Konz, Treynor
Ryanne Mullen, Southwest Valley
Tierney Dalton, Southwest Valley

Coach of the Year: Leo Crouse, Treynor

Class 3A

West District
Merced Ramirez, Red Oak

Class 4A 

West District
Anna Strohmeier, Lewis Central
Ashlynne Havermann, Lewis Central
Brooke Larsen, Lewis Central
Maddie Bergman, Lewis Central

Coach of the Year: Mike Bond, Lewis Central

Class 5A

West District
Azaria Green, Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln
Molly Romano,  Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln

Full teams for all classes can be viewed HERE

The South West Area Team Valkyries girls wrestling squad hosted their first ever competition with a scramble at Greenfield on Monday night. The teams that competed included AHSTW, Clarinda, Creston, I-35, Logan-Magnolia, Martensdale-St. Marys, Red Oak, Riverside, Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas, S.W.A.T., and Western Iowa.

Some of the results for the Valyries included a 3-0 night for Evy Marlin who won all matches by fall. Adyson Lundquist went 3-0 with a fall and two tech falls. Loralye Yenzer went 3-0 with 3 falls. Mia South went 3-0 with 3 falls. Stella Beattie, Megan Gerlock, Nadia South, Ellen Gerlock, and Grace Britten all went 2-0 on the night. Paige Baier and Rio Johnson went 2-1.

AHSTW’s Bella Canada won her lone match by fall.

Riverside’s Jayden Carrigan went 3-0 with two falls and a major decision. Ana Wilson an Carly Henderson also went 3-0 with 3 falls each on the night. Meg Haines, Elle Stephens, McKenna Dorr, Hailey Harvey, and Sarah Cody all went 2-0. Danika Feigenbutz and Veronica Schechinger went 2-1.

Check out the full results from the scramble HERE

Class 1A District 8
2022 All-District Football Awards

Coach of the Year
Nate Mechaelsen, Underwood
Assistant Coaches of the Year
Andrew Klenk, Kuemper Catholic
Jon Williams, Underwood
Offensive player of the year
Alex Ravlin, Underwood
DJ Vonnahme, Kuemper Catholic
Defensive player of the year
Will Healy, Kuemper Catholic
Special teams player of the Year
Karson Elwood, Treynor
Lineman of the Year
Thomas Huneke, Underwood

1st Team

Underwood 8-0 5-0
Alex Ravlin, QB, 12
Maddox Nelson RB, 11
Thomas Huneke, DL, 12
Mason Boothby, DB, 11
Graham Jensen, LB, 11
Walter Ausdemore, OL, 12

Kuemper Catholic 7-1 4-1
DJ Vonnahme QB, 11
Evan Adams, OL, 11
Will Healy DL, 12
Chris Mohr LB, 12
Tommy Fitzsimmons, K, 11

Treynor 5-3 3-2
Kyle Moss, LB, 12
Kayden Dirks, QB, 12
Karson Elwood, WR, 11
Jace Tams, DB, 11
East Sac Co. 2-6 2-3 3 Karter Ludwig, LB, 11
Charlie Veit, Utility, 11
Luke Wernimont, OL, 11

MVAOCOU 1-7 1-4
Kolby Scott, LB, 12
Luther Cameron, RB, 10
West Monona 0-8 0-5 1 Johnny Fester, RB, 12

2nd Team

Underwood 8-0 5-0
Jack Vanfossan, LB, 11
Josh Ravlin, WR, 11

Kuemper Catholic 7-1 4-1
Trevor Rial, WR, 12
Logan Sibenaller, Utility, 12

Treynor 5-3 3-2
Caden Hill, DL, 12
Jacob Pote, LB, 12

East Sac County 2-6 2-3
Chandler Lahr, LB, 11
Will Smith, OL, 11

MVAOCOU 1-7 1-4
Jace Henderson, DL, 10
Tyler Ohlmeier, OL, 12

West Monona 0-8 0-5
Kaden Broer, DL,12
Parker Zima, LB, 11

The Drake men’s basketball team improved to 2-0 on the season with an 80-72 win over Wofford (1-2) on Monday night. Sardaar Calhoun had 17 points off the bench to lead the Bulldogs and Garrett Sturtz added 16 points. Tucker DeVries added 13 points and 9 rebounds.

Next up for Drake is a home game against Buffalo on Friday at 12:00 p.m.

The level of competition takes a big jump for the Iowa basketball team Wednesday night when the Hawkeyes visit Seton Hall as part of the Gavitt Tipoff Games. The Hawkeyes are 2-0 and coach Fran McCaffery says Seton Hall’s defense will be a challenge.

McCaffery says decision making on offense will be a key.

Iowa and Drake collided in a women’s basketball showdown on Sunday afternoon at the Knapp Center in Des Moines and the teams took the opportunity to honor Lisa Brinkmeyer. The former Hubbard-Radcliffe star was on the final 6-on-6 state championship team, before moving on to play for now-Iowa coaches Lisa Bluder and Jan Jensen at Drake.

Brinkmeyer was diagnosed with brain cancer in April, and while she didn’t move on to Iowa with her college coach, Drake head coach Allison Pohlman says that few have supported and trailblazed the path for Drake women’s basketball than Brinkmeyer has.

Both staffs wore T-shirts that read “Brink’s Bunch” and the entire Drake roster wore the shirts in pregame warmups and on the bench. Bluder says honoring Brinkmeyer was the least they could do.

The tribute to Brinkmeyer by Iowa and Drake is one of many tributes the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union administrator has seen at the high school and collegiate level this school year.

Northern Iowa football coach Mark Farley says he is focused on South Dakota and not their chances to make the FCS playoffs. The Panthers take a 5-5 record into their regular season finale on the road

A win gives the Panthers a chance while a loss ends all hope.

Farley says the bye week was good for his team.

Rush (far right) with the 2022 4th place 4x400M Relay team.

Atlantic senior standout runner Ava Rush announced via social media this weekend that she will continue her career at the University of Iowa.

Rush is coming off a recent 9th place finish at the Class 3A state cross country meet. Rush has been strong on the cross country course and on the track. She competed in four events at the state track and field meet in 2021 and competed in four events this past season in 2022. This past season she qualified in the 1500M, 4x800M Relay, 4x400M Relay, and Distance Medley. The 4x400M Relay team grabbed a fourth place medal and will be back to fight for a strong placing again this year.

Rush will be focusing on track and field when she heads to join the Hawkeyes.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa Fifth-Year Monika Czinano won the first Big Ten Player of the Week award of the 2022-23 season. Czinano was named after helping the fourth-ranked Hawkeyes win three games last week. The announcement was made Monday by the Big Ten Conference office.

Czinano led Iowa’s scoring attack in its overtime win over Drake on Sunday. The Watertown, Minnesota native scored 36 points and shot 66% from the field. She also recorded her seventh career double-double with 11 boards.

After three contests, Czinano is averaging 23.0 PPG, 7.3 RPG, and is shooting 69% from the field. Czinano ranks fourth in country in field goals made this season with 27. She also has the fifth most points in the NCAA with 69. This is Czinano’s second weekly award in career. She last won it on Feb. 1, 2021.

Fourth-ranked Iowa (3-0, 0-0) is set to travel to Kansas State (2-0, 0-0) on Thursday at 8 p.m. (CT). The game will broadcast on ESPN+ and on the Hawkeye Radio Network.