Iowa senior Jacob Gill believes added experience at wide receiver will help boost the Hawkeye passing game this season. The former Northwestern transfer started all 13 games a year ago and led a passing attack that ranked at the bottom of the Big Ten with 35 receptions.

Gill says year number two under offensive coordinator Tim Lester is a plus.

Wide receiver has long been considered Iowa’s weakest position group but Gill likes the talent and depth in the room.

The Hawkeyes open the season at home on August 30th against the University of Albany.

Drake basketball coach Eric Henderson says the roster is set as he prepares for his first season as Bulldog coach. Henderson brought in 12 new players to join one returning player from a Drake team that posted a school record 31 wins and made it to the second round of the NCAA Tournament under former coach Ben McCollum.

Drake has won three straight Missouri Valley Conference Tournament titles and Henderson found the program has a great deal of credibility on the recruiting trail.

Henderson feels good about the positional size on the roster. The Bulldogs have four players listed as six-nine or taller.

In the era of the transfer portal experience has added value. Drake has six players listed as juniors or seniors.

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Henderson took the Drake job after spending six seasons as the head coach at South Dakota State.

1A Region 6

• Riverside – 12 vs Lamoni – 1
• Stanton – 12 vs Fremont-Mills – 11
• Mount Ayr – 10 vs Bedford – 0
• Lenox – 14 vs Murray – 6

1A Region 3 

• Woodbine – 4 vs Storm Lake St. Mary’s – 0
• Newell-Fonda – 10 vs IKM-Manning – 0
• Glidden-Ralston – 10 vs Ar-We-Va – 2

1A Region 1 

• Wayne – 9 vs Moravia – 1
• Seymour – 5 vs Pekin – 1

1A Region 4 

• Iowa Valley – 7 vs Southeast Warren – 4
• HLV-TC – 9 vs Melcher-Dallas – 0

1A Region 8 

• Newman Catholic – 2 vs Madrid – 0
• Martensdale-St. Marys – 6 vs Collins-Maxwell – 0
• Ankeny Christian – 15 vs AGWSR – 0

2A Region 6 

• Griswold-CAM – 6 vs Underwood – 2
• Treynor – 9 vs St. Albert – 1
• MVAOCOU – 6 vs Logan-Magnolia – 3
• West Monona – 6 vs Shenandoah – 4

2A Region 1 

• Exira/EHK-Audubon – 4 vs Pleasantville – 1
• Van Meter – 12 vs Kuemper Catholic – 1
• Earlham – 7 vs Grand View Christian – 1
• Interstate 35 – 10 vs West Central Valley – 2

2A Region 4 

• Dike-New Hartford – 11 vs Woodward-Granger – 4
• East Marshall – 9 vs Panorama – 1
• Ogden – 8 vs Belmond-Klemme – 2

The Griswold-CAM softball team punched its ticket to the regional semi-final with a 6-2 win over the Underwood Eagles Wednesday night. Ailey Wahlert worked a complete game and although she had to work around walks, she only gave up three hits. Offensively, Griswod-CAM put the leadoff batter on base in every inning and used that to score three in the fourth and two in the fifth to take control of the game. Underwood didn’t go away, picking up two in the sixth. However, Wahlert closed the door in the seventh.  Although it wasn’t Griswold-CAM’s crispest performance of the season, they made the right plays at the right time and cashed in on their opportunities.

After a scoreless first, Griswold-CAM started the scoring in the second. Keeley Kinney (3-for-3) led off with a base hit and was driven in by a combination of a base hit from Daphna Wahlert and a fielding error. This stood as the only run until the fourth. Once again, Griswold-CAM got the leadoff batter aboard, as Courtney Follman was hit by a pitch. This was immediately followed by a Kinney double into the gap to make it 2-0. Later in the inning, another combination of a hit and an error would bring two across to oush the lead to four. Griswold-CAM would add on in the fifth as Daphna Wahlert drilled a single off the left field wall to bring home Kinney and Ailey Wahlert to give Griswold-CAM a commanding lead.

Down by six, Underwood refused to quit. A furious two-out rally started by Lily McHenry (who reached base safely in all four plate appearances) saw back-to-back singles, back-to-back walks and an error cut Griswold-CAM’s lead to four. However, the Eagles would leave the bases loaded. Although Underwood earned two more walks in the seventh, Ailey Wahlert and Griswold-CAM were able to close out the game. Despite it not being the cleanest of games, in the postseason a win is all the same regardless of how pretty or ugly it is. All in all, it was a very solid effort from Griswold-CAM. Head Coach Jody Rossell was pleased with the team’s effort.

Although Ailey Wahlert didn’t have a perfect outing, she praised her ability to battle.

Overall, Rossell says the message to her team won’t change.

The win punches Griswold-CAM’s ticket to the Region 6 Semi-final. They will go up against a 27-win West Monana team in Griswold at 7 pm on Friday.

IOWA CITY, Iowa – Tennessee native Trey Thompson has signed a scholarship agreement with the University of Iowa men’s basketball program, it was announced Wednesday by head coach Ben McCollum.

The Greeneville native reclassified from the Class of 2026 to join the Hawkeyes this fall.

“Trey has a level of versatility that we look for in all of our players,” said McCollum. “He’s 6-foot-8, he’s physical, can really shoot it and pass it.  Trey processes the game quickly to be able to trigger offense, which should help us in Big Ten play.”

Thompson is the fourth Class of 2025 prospect to join the Iowa roster, joining West Des Moines’ Trevin Jirak, Oklahoma’s Tate Sage and Missouri’s Peyton McCollum.

He is the 14th player on the Iowa roster along with Drake transfers Bennett Stirtz, Kael Combs, Cam Manyawu, Isaia Howard, Tavion Banks and Joey Matteoni, Robert Morris transfer Alvaro Folgueiras, Kansas State transfer Brendan Hausen and Hawkeye returnees Cooper Koch and walk-on Jacob Koch.

Trey Thompson
6-8, 220, Forward
Greeneville, Tenn.
Greeneville

• Tabbed as a four-star prospect by On3 and by 247Sports
• Ranked as the No. 59 overall player in the Class of 2026 by On3 and the No. 2 player in Tennessee… rated No. 91 by 247Sports and the No. 1 player in Tennessee
• Averaged 18.4 points, 6.6 rebounds, 1.4 assists and 0.8 blocks on the 3SSB Circuit
• Shot 58.2 percent (53-of-91) from the field, 44 percent (22-of-50) from 3-point range and 70.4 percent from the free throw line
• Had 22 dunks in just eight 3SSB games
• Two-time finalist for the Tennessee Class 3A Mr. Basketball Award… finished as runner-up as a sophomore and junior… one of two players in state history (along with Jakobi Gillespie) to be named a two-time finalist
• Named District 2-3A Player of the Year and District 2-3A Tournament MVP… also named Region 1-3A Tournament MVP… two-time TSWA all-state selection
• Averaged 24.5 points, 10.3 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 1.5 blocks and 1.3 steals as a junior… shot 61 percent from the field
• Led the Greene Devils to a District 2-3A regular season and tournament title and to the semifinals of the Class 3A Tennessee State Tournament
• Averaged 24 points, 9.4 rebounds, 1.7 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.1 blocks as a sophomore with a .550 field goal percentage… averaged 16.9 points and 9.2 rebounds as a freshman
• Finished prep career with a Greeneville school record 2,227 points (21.8 avg.) (in three years) and 984 rebounds (9.6 avg.) in 102 career games… also had 185 assists, 122 blocks and 119 steals while shooting 56 percent (775-of-1,381) from the field

Former Iowa star and NFL safety Micah Hyde says he has moved on to the next chapter of his life. After flirting with a return to the Buffalo Bills late last season Hyde officially retired in January. He will be in Iowa City on Friday to host a golf fundraiser for families of patients in the Stead Family Children’s Hospital.

With his playing career over, Hyde is looking forward to returning to Kinnick Stadium next season.

The golf outing will be Friday afternoon at Finkbine golf course. It will include several current and former Hawkeye players and they hope to raise 25 thousand dollars.

During his 11-year NFL career that included stops in Green Bay and Buffalo Hyde was active in the community. That won’t stop just because he is done playing.

Iowa quarterback Mark Gronowski is on the field and taking part in summer workouts. Gronowski transferred to Iowa after a standout career at South Dakota State but missed spring drills after undergoing surgery on his throwing shoulder.

Gronowski says he was fully cleared at the start of summer.

The Hawkeyes were the top rushing team in Big Ten play last season. Gronowski has been working with offensive coordinator Tim Lester to improve a passing game that ranked at the bottom of the conference.

Gronowski made a trip to the Manning Passing Academy this summer.

An improved receiving corps will help. Sophomore Reece Vander Zee returns after starting eight games as a true freshman.

Injuries limited Seth Anderson to seven games last year. He is looking for a healthy senior season.

The Hawkeyes open on August 30th at home against the University of Albany.

Non-Conference 

• Atlantic – 7 vs Sioux City East – 4
• Sioux City East – 9 vs Atlantic – 3
• Abraham Lincoln – 4 vs Denison-Schleswig – 3
• North Polk – 8 vs Clarinda – 2
• Creston – 14 vs Greene County – 1
• Sioux Center – 12 vs Sioux City West – 2
• Albia – 3 vs Des Moines Christian – 1

Hawkeye Ten Conference

• Denison-Schleswig – 18 vs Red Oak – 0

Missouri River Conference

• Sergeant Bluff-Luton – 7 vs Thomas Jefferson – 4
• Sergeant Bluff-Luton – 18 vs Thomas Jefferson – 0

1A District Semifinals 

District 15

• Coon Rapids-Bayard – 11 vs Glidden-Ralston – 1
• Newell-Fonda – 3 vs CAM – 2

District 16

• Woodbine 5 ACGC 3
• Logan-Magnolia – 12 vs St. Albert – 2

District 14

• Lenox – 10 vs East Mills – 0
• Mount Ayr – 3 vs Bedford – 2

District 13

• Martensdale-St. Marys – 16 vs Stanton – 1
• Earlham – 6 vs East Union – 0

District 11

• Lynnville-Sully – 16 vs Wayne – 1
• North Mahaska – 8 vs Twin Cedars – 0

District 10

• Pekin – 4 vs Moravia – 0

District 12

• Ankeny Christian – 5 vs Southeast Warren – 3 (9 inn)

2A District Semifinals 

District 16

• Tri-Center – 3 vs West Central Valley – 0
• Ogden – 12 vs Woodward-Granger – 10

District 15

• Underwood – 2 vs Clarinda – 0
• Treynor – 8 vs Red Oak – 1

District 10

• Interstate 35 – 15 vs Albia – 5

District 11

• Pleasantville – 11 vs PCM – 1

District 13

• Van Meter – 15 vs Clarion-Goldfield-Dows – 0

Non-Conference 

• Denison-Schleswig – 9 vs Bishop Heelan Catholic – 7 (9 inn)
• Indianola – 12 vs Creston – 1
• Thomas Jefferson – 12 vs Glenwood – 1
• Lewis Central – 13 vs Le Mars – 1
• Sioux Center – 12 vs Sioux City West – 2
• Newton – 7 vs Des Moines Christian – 5

The CAM baseball season ended Tuesday night in a 3-2 home loss to Newell-Fonda in the second round of the postseason. Both teams had their aces on the mound and made it a thrilling baseball game to watch. Newell-Fonda had disciplined at bats throughout the course of the game including seven hit batsmen. The Cougars trailed by two and hit a late solo home run to cut the lead but was not enough in the end.

Senior Lukas James fell into trouble in the top of the first walking the first batter he sees followed by three hit batsmen. The Mustangs only scored once despite the bases loaded and no outs situation. Catcher Brayden Chester tossed a runner out followed by James’ first strikeout of the night.

Early in the game, CAMs runners came sporadically as they faced Mustang ace Senior Max Carlson. Carlson, entering the game with an earned run average below two allowed two hits and a walk in his first two innings on the hill. After two, it was a 1-0 lead for Newell-Fonda.

In the third, eighth-grader Andrew Greenfield took on James for an 11-pitch at bat and eventually drew a leadoff walk. Later in the inning, Mustang Senior Mason Hoberman smacked an RBI double into the left center gap to double the Newell-Fonda lead after three.

Down two in the middle innings, CAM capitalized on the only error the Mustangs committed in the game. A two-out misplay by the second baseman and a chuck in the first base dugout gave the Cougars another life in the fourth. Next batter, Sophomore Kayden Winther blooped an RBI single into right center to drive in Collin Bower.

James hit the first two batters he saw in the fifth and first baseman, Carson McKee relieved in on the mound. Freshman Gunnar Baron gave Newell-Fonda that two-run lead right back after smoking an RBI double in the left center gap.

CAM, down to their final out in the seventh brought Chase Spieker to the plate. Spieker, already with two doubles on the game, lifts one deep to left field and over the fence to make it a 3-2 game. Carlson finished off his complete game by fielding a groundout to secure the one-run win.

Cougar Head Coach Mick Long complimented Carlson and said the walks and hit batsmen was the difference.

Going with McKee out of the bullpen was always the move for Long.

The four seniors in the program made a significant impact.

CAM ends their season at 18-4 and had their best winning percentage since 2022.