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Iowa’s Fran McCaffery on new-look basketball team

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September 21st, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Iowa basketball coach Fran McCaffery likes the potential of the Hawkeyes, even though it will be a much different team this season. National Player of the Year Luka Garza and guard Joe Wieskamp are off to the NBA after helping lead the Hawkeyes to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

McCaffery says Garza and Wieskamp leave two huge holes to fill.

McCaffery says the Hawkeyes had the same core of players for three years.

The Hawkeyes open with an exhibition on November fifth against Slippery Rock.

Garza, Clark finalists for AAU James E. Sullivan Award

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September 20th, 2021 by admin

ORLANDO, Florida – University of Iowa sophomore Caitlin Clark and former Hawkeye Luka Garza are one of 38 athletes selected as finalists for the AAU James E. Sullivan Award. This honor is the only national award that puts the best in sports, male and female, head-to-head for the title of “top athlete.”

Voting for the award is open to the public at aausullivan.org. The finalist voting closes at 11:59 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 27.

The AAU Sullivan Award has been presented annually since 1930 to the most outstanding athlete in the United States. Representatives from the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) created the Sullivan Award with the intent to recognize contributions and achievements from athletes across the country.

During her freshman campaign, Clark averaged 26.6 points, 7.1 assists, and 5.9 rebounds per game in 30 games this season, setting the Iowa freshman record with 26.6 points per game (men’s or women’s), recording the fourth-highest points per game in single-season in Iowa history (men’s or women’s), and was the 2020-21 NCAA Division I scoring leader (men’s or women’s).

The West Des Moines, Iowa, native was named co-Freshman of the Year and first team All-America by The Athletic, USBWA, and WBCA after leading the nation in total assists (214), total points (799), points per game (26.6), field goals made (266), 3-pointers made (116), and ranked second in assists per game (7.1) and 3-pointers per game (3.87). Last month, Clark won her third gold medal and was named the FIBA U19 World Cup Most Valuable Player. The USA Team Captain amassed 100 points, 39 assists, 37 rebounds, seven steals, and six blocks in seven contests.

Garza, who graduated in May with an Economics degree, swept all major postseason men’s basketball awards in 2021 (Wooden, Naismith, Associated Press, Oscar Robertson, NABC, Lute Olson, Sporting News) to become the program’s first consensus National Player of the Year. He became the first Hawkeye men’s basketball player to earn the Big Ten Jesse Owens Male Athlete of the Year award. Iowa’s first two-time unanimous consensus first-team All-American led the nation in total points (747), 30-point games (8), field goals made (281), and 20-point games (22). The native of Washington, D.C., ranked second nationally in points per game (24.1).

His 747 points in 2021 extended the single-season school record that he set last season. The two-time Big Ten Player of the Year broke Iowa’s 32-year-old scoring record held by Roy Marble on Feb. 21, 2021. He finished his Hawkeye career with 2,306 points, which ranks seventh best in Big Ten history. Garza is the only men’s basketball player in Big Ten history to accumulate 2,250 points and 900 rebounds. He was drafted in the second round by the Detroit Pistons in the 2021 NBA Draft.

“These exceptional athletes truly embody the spirit of the AAU James E. Sullivan Award,” said Jennings “Rusty” Buchanan, AAU President and CEO of the AAU. “They not only top performers in their sport, but also display qualities of leadership, good character, and sportsmanship both on and off the field.”

Last year, the AAU crowned co-winners Sabrina Ionescu, University of Oregon, and Spencer Lee, University of Iowa. Ionescu became the seventh basketball player to take home the award, while Lee became the fifth wrestler to be named the top athlete. The pair are the third duo to win, following the footsteps of the 86th recipients, former Navy quarterback, Keenan Reynolds and former University of Connecticut forward, Breanna Stewart in 2015 and the basketball twins Kelly and Coco Miller in 1999.

Ionescu and Lee joined a world-renowned list of Sullivan Award recipients, including famed Olympians Michelle Kwan (2001), Michael Phelps (2003), Paul Hamm (2004) and Shawn Johnson (2008); University of Tennessee quarterback Peyton Manning (1997), Penn State guard John Urschel (2013); 200m backstroke world record holder Missy Franklin (2012) and University of Wisconsin setter Lauren Carlini (2016).

The AAU James E. Sullivan Award presentation will be held at the Rosen Centre in Orlando, Florida, on Oct. 22, with a special recognition reception in conjunction with the Orlando Magic later that evening.

Radio Iowa High School Football Poll 09/20/2021

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September 20th, 2021 by admin

Class 5A
1. Cedar Rapids Kennedy (4-0), LW #2 vs Dubuque Senior (Thur)
2. Ankeny (3-1), LW #3 vs DSM Roosevelt
3. Southeast Polk (3-1), LW #1 vs Waterloo West
4. WDM Valley (3-1), LW #4 @ Marshalltown
5. Iowa City High (4-0), LW #6 vs Iowa City West
6. Urbandale (3-1), LW #7 vs DSM East
7. Cedar Falls (3-1), LW #9 @ Muscatine
8. Linn-Mar (4-0), LW (X) vs CR Jefferson
9. Cedar Rapids Prairie (3-1), LW (X) @ Ottumwa
10.Dowling Catholic (1-3), LW #5 vs C.B. Abe Lincoln

Class 4A
1. North Scott (4-0), LW #1 vs Iowa City Liberty
2. Indianola (4-0), LW #2 vs Perry
3. Cedar Rapids Xavier (3-1), LW #2 vs CR Washington
4. Bondurant-Farrar (4-0), LW #7 vs Carlisle
5. Lewis Central (2-2), LW #4 @ CB Jefferson
6. Fort Dodge (4-0), LW #6 @ Webster City
7. Fort Madison (4-0), LW #8 @ Mount Pleasant
8. Waverly-Shell Rock (3-1), LW #5 @ Waterloo East
9. Norwalk (3-1), LW #9 @ Boone
10.Newton (4-0), LW #10 vs Pella

Class 3A
1. Harlan (4-0), LW #1 vs Saydel
2. West Delaware (3-1), LW #2 @ Center Point-Urbana
3. Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley (4-0), LW #3 vs Carroll
4. Solon (4-0), LW #4 vs West Burlington
5. Humboldt (4-0), LW #5 vs Ballard
6. Nevada (4-0), LW #7 vs Gilbert
7. Independence (4-0), LW #8 @ South Tama
8. Sergeant Bluff-Luton (3-1), LW #10 vs Sioux Central
9. Mount Vernon (3-1), LW (X) @ Benton
10.Davenport Assumption (2-2), LW #6 vs Central DeWitt (Thur)

Class 2A
1. Southeast Valley (4-0), LW #1 @ #4 Estherville Lincoln Central
2. Waukon (3-1), LW #2 @ Oelwein
3. Spirit Lake (4-0), LW #3 @ #6 OABCIG
4. Estherville Lincoln Central (3-1), LW #4 vs #1 SE Valley
5. West Marshall (3-1), LW #7 vs Iowa Falls-Alden
6. OABCIG (3-1), LW #5 vs #3 Spirit Lake
7. West Lyon (2-2), LW #10 @ Sheldon
8. Greene County (3-1), LW (X) @ Clarinda
9. Unity Christian (3-1), LW (X) vs Okoboji
10.Pocahontas Area (3-1), LW #6 vs Clarion-Goldfield-Dows

Class 1A
1. Van Meter (4-0), LW #1 @ West Central Valley
2. Iowa City Regina (4-0), LW #2 @ Wilton
3. Underwood (4-0), LW #3 @ MVAOCOU
4. Pella Christian (4-0), LW #4 @ #6 Sigourney-Keota
5. Dike-New Hartford (4-0), LW #6 vs East Marshall
6. Sigourney-Keota (4-0), LW #7 vs #4 Pella Christian
7. West Sioux (3-1), LW #8 vs Western Christian
8. Cardinal (Eldon) (4-0), LW #9 vs Van Buren
9. Dyersville Beckman (4-0), LW #10 @ Postville
10.Waterloo Columbus (3-1), LW (X) @ Cascade

Class A
1. West Hancock (4-0), LW #1 @ North Union
2. Woodbury Central (4-0), LW #2 @ Lawton-Bronson
3. Grundy Center (2-1), LW #3 @ AGWSR
4. North Linn (4-0), LW #4 vs Soyuth Winneshiek
5. Riverside (Oakland) (4-0), LW #5 @ AHST
6. Logan-Magnolia (3-1), LW #6 vs Missouri Valley
7. North Tama (4-0), LW #7 vs Nashua-Plainfield
8. Mason City Newman (3-1), LW #8 vs #9 North Butler
9. North Butler (4-0), LW #10 @ #8 Newman Catholic
10.Earlham (3-1), LW (X) @ St. Albert

8-Player
1. Montezuma (5-0), LW #1 vs SE Warren
2. CAM (Anita) (4-0), LW #2 @ #4 Audubon
3. Easton Valley (4-0), LW #3 vs Central City
4. Audubon (4-0), LW #4 vs #2 CAM (Anita)
5. Remsen St. Mary’s (4-0), LW #5 @ St. Edmond
6. Newell-Fonda (4-0), LW #6 vs Kingsley-Pierson
7. Janesville (4-0), LW #7 @ #10 Turkey Valley
8. WACO (5-0), LW #8 @ New London
9. Gladbrook-Reinbeck (4-0), LW #9 @ GMG
10.Turkey Valley (4-0), LW #10 vs #7 Janesville

AP Top 25 College Football Poll 09/19/2021

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September 19th, 2021 by admin

  1. Alabama (59)
  2. Georgia (3)
  3. Oregon
  4. Oklahoma
  5. Iowa
  6. Penn State
  7. Texas A&M
  8. Cincinnati
  9. Clemson
  10. Ohio State
  11. Florida
  12. Notre Dame
  13. Ole Miss
  14. Iowa State
  15. BYU
  16. Arkansas
  17. Coastal Carolina
  18. Wisconsin
  19. Michigan
  20. Michigan State
  21. North Carolina
  22. Fresno State
  23. Auburn
  24. UCLA
  25. Kansas State

Others receiving votes: TCU 91, Liberty 56, Virginia Tech 52, Oklahoma State 51, Maryland 29, Arizona State 24, Texas 22, USC 16, San Diego State 16, West Virginia 14, LSU 14, Kentucky 12, Boston College 9, Wake Forest 7, Texas Tech 5, Stanford 3, Memphis 3, Louisville 1, Wyoming 1

Reynolds has strong showing for Atlantic girls swim team at Marshalltown

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September 19th, 2021 by admin

Lexi Reynolds had a strong outing at the Marshalltown Bobcat Invitational Swim Meet on Saturday and Atlantic finished 8th in the team field.

Reynolds won the 500 Yard Freestyle with a time of 5:42.04 and came in as the Runner-Up in the 200 Yard Freestyle in a time of 2:06.16. Atlantic finished with 63 points.

Ava Bruckner placed 10th in the 100 Yard Freestyle and 11th in the 50 Yard Freestyle. Paige Daly went 13th in both the 200 Yard IM and 100 Yard Backstroke. Kaedance Daly was 15th in the 200 Yard Freestyle.

Trojans XC competes at Heartland Classic, Pellett wins girls 9/10 race

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September 19th, 2021 by admin

The Atlantic cross country teams competed at the 16th Annual Heartland Classic meet at Central College in Pella on Saturday.

The boys team placed 38th and were led by Drew Engler with a 137th place finish in the field of 283 runners. Zane Berg was 172nd, Alex Sonntag 231st, Bennett Whetstone 236th, Tyrell Williams was 238th, Christian Thompson 243rd, and Devin Fields 268th.

Claire Pellett was the winner of the girls 9th/10th division race, besting the field of 64 runners with a time of 20:48. Belle Berg went 11th and Faith Altman was 21st in that 9/10 race.

In the girls JV race Aspen Niklasen went 88th in the field of 213. Claire Wiederstein was 101st.

Full results from the multi-state meet can be found HERE

High School Volleyball Scoreboard 09/18/2021

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September 19th, 2021 by admin

Bondurant-Farrar Tournament  

(2-1) Cedar Rapids Kennedy 27-16-14, Lewis Central 25-21-6
(2-1) Cedar Rapids Kennedy 21-20-15, Atlantic 12-22-7
(2-0) Bondurant-Farrar 21-21, Lewis Central 17-8
(2-0) Bondurant-Farrar 21-21, Atlantic 9-11
(2-0) Lewis Central 21-21, Dallas Center-Grimes 10-19
(2-1) Lewis Central 19-21-15, Atlantic 21-7-9
(2-1) Knoxville 21-18-22, Lewis Central 19-21-20
(2-0) Knoxville 21-21, Atlantic 18-16
(2-1) Atlantic 21-19-15, Dallas Center-Grimes 14-21-13

ACGC Tournament  

GOLD POOL

(2-0) Audubon 21-21 Nodaway Valley 10-16
(2-1) Audubon 22-20-17 Glidden-Ralston 20-22-15
(2-0) Glidden-Ralston 21-21 Exira/EHK 14-19
(2-1) Exira/EHK 21-19-18 Audubon 19-21-16
(2-0) Nodaway Valley 21-21 Exira/EHK 14-15
(2-1) Nodaway Valley 27-17-15 Glidden-Ralston 25-21-11

BLACK POOL

(2-1) ACGC 12-21-15, Colfax-Mingo 21-14-6
(2-0) ACGC 21-21, Perry 6-16
(2-1) West Central Valley 21-16-15, Perry 17-21-3
(2-1) Colfax-Mingo 19-21-15, West Central Valley 21-12-5
(2-0) Colfax-Mingo 21-21, Perry 11-13

CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET

(2-0) ACGC 21-21 Nodaway Valley 12-13
(2-1) Colfax-Mingo 21-17-15 Audubon 10-21-10
Third Place: (2-1) Audubon 21-17-15, Nodaway Valley 15-21-7
Championship: (2-1) Colfax-Mingo 21-14-6, ACGC 12-21-15

CONSOLATION BRACKET

5th: Glidden-Ralston vs. West Central Valley
7th: (2-1) Exira/EHK 21-13-17 Perry 14-21-15

Red Oak Tournament  

ORANGE POOL

(2-0) Red Oak 21-21, Creston 6-11
(2-0) Red Oak 21-23, St. Albert 15-21
(2-0) Red Oak 21-21, Fremont-Mills 11-17
(2-1) Underwood 21-18-15, Red Oak 18-21-7
(2-0) Underwood 21-21, Creston 13-15
(2-0) Underwood 21-21, Fremont-Mills 17-18
(2-0) St. Albert 21-21, Creston 10-14
(2-0) St. Albert 21-21, Fremont-Mills 13-19
(2-0) St. Albert 21-21, Underwood 13-19
(2-1) Creston 21-14-15, Fremont-Mills 11-21-13

BLACK POOL

(2-0) Mount Vernon 21-21, CB Abraham Lincoln 12-12
(2-0) Mount Vernon 21-21, Treynor 17-10
(2-0) Mount Vernon 21-21, Fremont-Mills 8-13
(2-0) Mount Vernon 21-21, Sidney 17-15
(2-0) CB Abraham Lincoln 21-21, Clarinda 14-15
(2-0) CB Abraham Lincoln 21-20-15, Sidney 15-22-13
(2-0) CB Abraham Lincoln 21-21, Treynor 17-16
(2-0) Treynor 23-21, Clarinda 21-16
(2-0) Treynor 21-21, Sidney 16-15
(2-0) Clarinda 21-21, Sidney 8-19

CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET

(2-0) Red Oak 25-25, CB Abraham Lincoln 19-20
(2-1) Mount Vernon 25-22-15, St. Albert 17-25-5
Championship: (2-0) Mount Vernon 25-25, Red Oak 15-13

Mount Ayr Tournament  

BLACK POOL

(2-0) Shenandoah 21-22, East Mills 15-20
(2-0) Shenandoah 21-21, Clarke 10-19
(2-0) East Mills 21-21, Martensdale-St. Marys 11-10
(2-0) East Mills 21-21, Clarke 3-8
(2-0) Martensdale-St. Marys 21-21, Shenandoah 16-18

RED POOL

(2-0) Lamoni 21-21, Mount Ayr 1110
(2-0) Lamoni 21-21, Wayne 8-12
(2-0) Lamoni 21-21, Interstate 35 6-13
(2-1) Interstate 35 9-21-15, Mount Ayr 21-23-10
(2-1) Interstate 35 21-20-15, Wayne 10-22-9
(2-0) Mount Ayr 21-21, Wayne 7-13

CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET

(2-0) East Mills 25-25, Interstate 35 8 18
(2-0) Lamoni 25-25, Shenandoah 13-20
Championship: (2-0) Lamoni 25-29, East Mills 19-27

West Harrison Tournament 

(2-0) Boyer Valley 21-21 Essex 7-17
(2-1) Boyer Valley 17-21-15 Siouxland Christian 21-18-9
(2-0) Boyer Valley 21-21 Thomas Jefferson 15-11
(2-0) Boyer Valley 21-21 West Harrison 15-19
(2-0) Woodbine 21-21 West Harrison 7-13
(2-1) Woodbine 21-10-15 Essex 10-21-4
(2-0) Woodbine 21-21 Thomas Jefferson 11-12
(2-1) Woodbine 21-11-15 Siouxland Christian 17-21-4
(2-0) Woodbine 21-22 Boyer Valley 18-20
(2-0) West Harrison 22-25 Thomas Jefferson 20-23
(2-0) Siouxland Christian 21-21 West Harrison 19-18
(2-0) Siouxland Christian 21-21 Essex 8-16
(2-1) Essex 13-21-15 Thomas Jefferson 13-21-15
(2-0) Siouxland Christian 21-21 Thomas Jefferson 13-12
(2-1) West Harrison 21-20-16 Essex 16-22-14

Carroll Tournament  

NORTH POOL

(2-0) South Central Calhoun 21-21 Ar-We-Va 18-8
(2-0) Storm Lake 21-19-15 Ar-We-Va 12-21-10
(2-0) Humboldt 21-21 Ar-We-Va 12-6

SOUTH POOL

(2-0) Carroll 21-21 IKM-Manning 9-7
(2-0) Newell-Fonda 21-21 IKM-Manning 14-10
(2-0) Fort Dodge 21-21 IKM-Manning 16-19

Iowa State 14th in AP Poll after rolling past UNLV

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September 19th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Iowa State remains 14th in the AP College Football Poll. The Cyclones bounced back from a loss to Iowa by rolling to a 48-3 win over UNLV before a partisan Cyclone crowd in Vegas.

That’s Cyclone coach Matt Campbell who was impressed with the pace of the game.

Campbell says the offense was efficient.

The Cyclones open Big-12 play Saturday at Baylor.

Iowa remains fifth in AP Poll after win over Kent State

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September 19th, 2021 by Ric Hanson

The Iowa Hawkeyes remain fifth in the latest AP College Football Poll. The Hawkeyes are coming off a 30-7 victory over Kent State and coach Kirk Ferentz has been impressed with the depth during a 3-0 start.

The Hawkeyes finished with 418 yards of total offense and Ferentz like the progress of a young offensive line.

Ferentz reaffirmed his belief in running back Ivory Kelly-Martin. The fifth year senior fumbled twice, losing one in Saturday’s win.

Tyler Goodson rushed for 153 yards and scored three touchdowns and quarterback Spencer Petras passed for 209 yards and a score.

Petras feels the offense is making progress.

Petras says the offensive line is making a lot of progress.

The Hawkeyes close out non conference play at home this weekend against Colorado State.

Drake drops non-conference game at No.11 North Dakota

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September 18th, 2021 by admin

(GODRAKEBULLDOGS) GRAND FORKS, N.D. – The Drake University football team dropped its final non-conference game Saturday as No. 11 North Dakota won 38-0 at the Alerus Center.

North Dakota (2-1) accumulated 527 total yards and overcame four lost fumbles and one interception forced by the Drake (1-2) defense. The Fighting Sioux’s defense limited the Bulldogs’ offense to just 163 total yards, intercepted three passes and held Drake to just six first downs with just two before the final quarter.

Sophomore quarterback Luke Bailey made his first career start in place of injured Ian Corwin. Bailey threw for 58 yards and had two interceptions. Cross Robinson rushed for 39 yards while Collin Howard had 39 receiving yards on two catches.

Drake starts its Pioneer Football League slate at home as Valparaiso will visit Sept. 25. Kickoff at Drake Stadium is scheduled for noon.