Girls Golf

St. Albert 213, Logan-Magnolia 235, Tri-Center 245
Medalist: Lainey Sheffield, St. Albert, 49
Runner-Up: Alexis Narmi, St Albert 53

Boys Golf

Tri-Center 202, St. Albert 222
Medalist: Grant Way, Tri-Center, 43
Runner-Up: Jaxon Johnson, Tri-Center, 50

Girls Soccer

Glenwood 3, Sioux City West 1
Lewis Central 10, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 0
Tri-Center3, Harlan 1

Boys Soccer

Riverside 3, Atlantic 2 OT (R: Rhett Bentley 2 goals, Mikey Casson game-winner in 2nd OT. A: Gershon Segura and Tristan Mathisen each had a goal.)

Iowa baseball coach Rick Heller says the Hawkeyes need to clean up mistakes as they get ready to enter Big Ten play. The Hawkeyes are 12-9 after taking two of three from Central Michigan over the weekend.

Opponents are hitting only .189 but Hawkeye pitchers have walked and hit 133 batters so far.

Heller says it has cost them some big wins against a challenging non-conference slate.

Today’s (TUESDAY’S) game at Illinois State was canceled due to expected cold conditions. The Hawkeyes open Big Ten play Friday at Michigan.

(Radio Iowa) – A bill introduced in the Iowa House would give developers planning to expand a large sports complex in eastern Iowa five million dollars in state tax breaks. Representative Gary Mohr, a Republican from Bettendorf, says the T-B-K Bank Sports complex is located right beside Interstate 80 at a Bettendorf exit. “It’s got indoor soccer fields, volleyball, outdoor baseball and softball. It’s been hugely successful. It attracts over a million people a year from seven states in the Midwest for competitive youth sports games,” Mohr says. “There’s a two-story bowling alley. It’s a wonderful addition to the Quad Cities.”

Developers have announced plans to spend 75 million dollars to build more baseball and softball fields to accommodate more tournaments, as well as a three-story indoor golf complex and an Olympic-sized swimming pool  “We’re so looking for the state sales tax rebate program that was so successful the first time we did this to match is on the new development,” Mohr says, “as the private investment is doubling the size of the facility.”

The rebate Mohr’s bill proposes would let the owners keep the sales taxes charged on purchases at the facility. Legislators approved a similar rebate for the existing sports complex and Mohr says hotels, restaurants and other businesses were built nearby to accommodate the crowds. “They leave a lot of dollars in the state of Iowa. (For)some of them, it’s the first time they get to Iowa, so it’s a huge attraction for our state,” Mohr says. “Iowa needs a sports (complex) like this and we’re thrilled they’re going to double the size of it.”

Legislators previously allowed the Bettendorf facility to keep two-and-a-half million dollars in sales tax rebate. Prospect Meadows in Marion — with nine outdoor baseball fields — got a two-and-a-half million dollar tax break, too.

Iowa State women’s basketball star Ashley Joens announced on Monday that she will take advantage of an extra year of eligibility and return next season. Joens and the Cyclones just made a run to the Sweet 16 in the NCAA Tournament.

Joens has been a standout for the Cyclones, earning 2nd Team All-American honors this past season. She has been a three-time unanimous First Team All-Big 12 Selection and was the Cheryl Miller Award winner for the nation’s top small forward last season.

Joens has averaged 20.3 points and 9.5 rebounds per game this past season as the Cyclones set the school record for wins with 28 and 14 wins in Big 12 play.

In a letter on social media Joens said, “This team is special. We have more to accomplish, and I can’t wait to play another year with all of them! Go Cyclones!”

The Cyclones will have big expectations for next season with the return of point guard Emily Ryan and Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year Lexi Donarski.

Iowa State men’s basketball players Izaiah Brockington and George Conditt IV both announced they will not take advantage of an extra year of collegiate eligibility and will pursue professional basketball careers.

Brockington played one season with the Cyclones. Joining new coach TJ Otzelberger’s squad this past summer from Penn State. Brockington started all 35 games this season and poured in 591 points, averaging 16.9 per contest. Brockington also grabbed 6.8 rebounds per game and dished out 56 assists.

Conditt IV played in all 35 games for the Cyclones this season, starting 26 of them. He averaged 4.9 points and 3.5 rebounds per game this season and led the team with 30 blocks. He has been a four-year player with the program and experienced two NCAA tournament runs.

All of the senior roster for Iowa State has the same decision to make with everyone having an extra COVID year of eligibility from the NCAA. That class of seniors also includes Alijaz Kunc, Gabe Kalscheur.

Former Iowa State coach Steve Prohm was introduced as the new coach at Murray State. It will be his second stint at the school after leading the Racers to a 104-29 record from 2011 through 2015.

Prohm led ISU for six years and was fired after posting a 2-22 record in 2021.

Northern Iowa football coach Mark Farley is enjoying a return to “normal” spring football. After playing a shortened spring season in 2021 the Panthers returned to the field last week and are focused on player development.

It has been several years since the Panthers have had a normal spring.

Farley says this is a new experience for much of the roster.

The Panthers will conclude spring drills the weekend of April 23rd.

Iowa Hawkeyes forward Keegan Murray (15) during a photo shoot at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, IA on Monday, September 13, 2021. (Stephen Mally/hawkeyesports.com)

IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa sophomore forward Keegan Murray has been named a finalist for the 2022 Lute Olson Men’s Basketball Player of the Year and the Lefty Driesell Defensive Player of the Year awards.

Former Hawkeye Luka Garza was the recipient of the 2021 Lute Olson Award. The award, which has been presented annually to the top Division I college basketball player since 2010, is named in honor of Hall of Fame coach Lute Olson. He won 776 games in 34 seasons, nine of which were spent at the University of Iowa. Olson, who passed away last August, is one of 25 head coaches in NCAA history to win 700 or more games (all divisions) and ranks ninth on the Division I career victories list. Olson is the all-time winningest coach at Arizona (587-190, .755) and third winningest coach in Iowa history (167-91, .647).

Murray becomes the first Hawkeye to be named a finalist for the Lefty Driesell Award. The award, which is presented annually to the top defensive player in Division I basketball, is named in honor of the legendary former coach. Driesell won 786 games in 41 years at Davidson, Maryland, James Madison and Georgia State. He ranks eighth on the NCAA career Division I coaches victories list and his teams at each stop were known for playing tenacious defense.

Earlier this month, Murray became the program’s fourth consensus first-team All-American, joining Murray Wier (1948), Charles Darling (1952), and Garza (2020 and 2021).

Murray is also a Wooden Award Semifinalist and a Karl Malone Power Forward of the Year Finalist.

Murray (6-foot-8, 225 pounds) ranks first in the country in Player Efficiency Rating (37.8); fourth in points per game (23.5); 34th in field goal percentage (.554); 46th in blocks per contest (1.94); and 51st in double-doubles (10). His 23.5 points per game average is tops among players from a major conference and marks the third consecutive season a Hawkeye has led the Big Ten in scoring (Garza in 2020 and 2021). Murray is the only player nationally to average 23+ points and 8+ rebounds this season.

Trevor Hudgins poured in 31 points and led Northwest Missouri State to the first ever Division II National Championship 3-peat with a 67-58 win over Augusta in the title game on Saturday.

Hudgins got hot early and had 22 points in the first half to pair with 12 points and 4 rebounds from Luke Waters. The Bearcats did see their lead dwindle to one with two and a half minutes left in the game due to a 16-5 run by the Jaguars. Hudgins knocked down a couple free throws and Luke Waters had a layup to secure the Bearcats lead.

Northwest Missouri State ended the season with a record of 35-5. Hudgins was name the Most Outstanding Player of the Elite Eight. Northwest has now won four of the last five Division II titles.