The field for next week’s John Deere Classic will be set this week after the Rocket Classic in Detroit. JDC tournament director Andrew Lehman says players have until the end of tomorrow’s second round in Detroit to enter the field.

The only thing that could change that is if a players qualifies for the John Deere Classic by finishing in the top ten in Detroit.

Clanton used the exemption and it helped him become a member of the PGA Tour.

The John Deere Classic is July third through the sixth.

Hawkeye Ten Conference

• Atlantic – 7 vs Clarinda – 6
• Harlan – 14 vs Shenandoah – 0
• Red Oak – 5 vs Denison-Schleswig – 4
• Denison-Schleswig – 6 vs Red Oak – 0
• St. Albert – 13 vs Glenwood – 4
• Creston – 10 vs Kuemper Catholic – 2
• Kuemper Catholic – 1 vs Creston – 0

Western Iowa Conference

• Tri-Center – 5 vs Audubon – 3
• Treynor – 12 vs AHSTW – 1

Rolling Valley Conference

• Ar-We-Va – 2 vs Exira-EHK – 1
• Woodbine – 20 vs CAM – 12
• Coon Rapids-Bayard – 10 vs Glidden-Ralston – 3

Pride of Iowa Conference

• Lenox – 16 vs Nodaway Valley – 1
• Martensdale-St. Marys – 12 vs Southwest Valley – 3
• Southeast Warren – 6 vs East Union – 0

Corner Conference

• Hamburg – 19 vs Essex – 9

Non-Conference 

• Shenandoah – 7 vs Riverside – 6
• Bedford – 6 vs Mount Ayr – 5
• Central Decatur – 10 vs Melcher-Dallas – 7
• Sioux City North – 4 vs Unity Christian – 2
• Twin Cedars – 7 vs Ogden – 2
• Pleasantville – 16 vs Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont – 1

Hawkeye Ten Conference

• Atlantic – 9 vs Clarinda – 4
• Creston – 20 vs Kuemper Catholic – 1
• Creston – 7 vs Kuemper Catholic – 2
• Glenwood – 4 vs Red Oak – 0
• St. Albert – 6 vs Glenwood – 0

Western Iowa Conference

• Treynor – 9 vs AHSTW – 1

Pride of Iowa Conference

• Lenox – 9 vs Nodaway Valley – 8

Rolling Valley Conference

• Glidden-Ralston – 11 vs Coon Rapids-Bayard – 1

Corner Conference

• East Mills – 17 vs Sidney – 9
• Essex – 16 vs Hamburg – 1

West Central Activities Conference

• ACGC – 10 vs Panorama – 9
• Ogden – 5 vs Woodward-Granger – 4
• Ogden – 7 vs Woodward-Granger – 6
• Pleasantville – 5 vs Des Moines Christian – 4

Non-Conference 

• Riverside – 2 vs Shenandoah – 1
• Exira-EHK-Audubon – 8 vs Ar-We-Va – 0
• Harlan – 6 vs Thomas Jefferson – 1
• Mount Ayr – 7 vs Bedford – 2
• Woodbine – 7 vs Underwood – 2
• Boyer Valley – 13 vs Essex – 4
• Lewis Central – 12 vs Sioux City East – 11
• Chariton – 24 vs Central Decatur – 5
• Panorama – 17 vs East Union – 2
• Madrid – 9 vs South Hardin – 6

The Atlantic Trojan softball team picked up a huge road victory over conference foe Clarinda 9-5 Wednesday night. The big hits came at the biggest moments as five of Atlantic’s nine runs came via the home run. On the mound Zoey Kirchhoff showed incredible resilience in tough situations keeping the top of Clarinda’s line up relatively silent. although the runs didn’t come right away, Atlantic was on the base paths all night long putting the leadoff hitting on in five of the seven innings.

Early on, it looked bound to be a low scoring affair, and things didn’t go the way of the Trojans. Kirchoff allowed the first two hitters to reach base while a throwing error brought home the first run of the game for Clarinda. As she did all night, Kirchhoff responded by striking out the next four. However, the Cardinals would strike again in the third as Annika price lined an RBI double into the gap to give Clarinda a 2-0 lead. Mallory Wood pitched to contact and let the solid Clarinda defense work behind her. However, that would change in the fifth.

Down by two and already having stranded 3 runners at third base, it felt as if the game was in the balance. Once again, the Trojans got on leadoff batter on base as Claire Schroeder notched a single, which was quickly followed by McKenna Schroeder reaching on an error. A sac bunt and sac fly later; the Trojans were in prime position to take the lead. Then came the first defining moment. Lila Wiederstein launched a two-run homer to straightway center to put Atlantic up 4-2. Wiederstein finished 4-for-4 with 3 RBIs and the homer.

Despite the Trojans having all the momentum, Clarinda didn’t make it easy. Mallory Woods responded with a 2 RBI single to level the game in the sixth. However, Kirchhoff’s resilience shone once again as she stranded two Cardinals and prevented them from retaking the lead. All squared heading into the final frame the Trojans wasted no time getting back to work. Alivia Knuth and McKenna Schroeder started the inning off with back-to-back singles. Wiederstein would come through again driving in Knuth to give the Trojans the lead back before Kirchhoff put the nail in the coffin. Her third of the year, she sent well to left center to put Atlantic up by 4. Claire Schroeder picked up a Rbi single to extend the lead again before the ball went back to Kirchhoff who faced the minimum in the seventh. Head coach Terry Hinzmann was glad to see his team take advantage of their opportunities, even though they struggled early on.

There was nothing but praise for Wiederstein as she continues to produce and lead despite her injury.

Kirchhoff also got high remarks for her resiliency.

In a night of ups and downs Hinzmann was most proud of the way the Trojans responded to the pressure.

The win is the second against Clarinda this year and brings them to within a game of second place in the Hawkeye Ten. Atlantic moved to 19-10 on the year and will return home to face Red Oak Thursday while Clarinda now 17-7, remain at home to face Creston.

The Griswold-CAM Softball team has had four consecutive 20-win seasons, and three of the last four have been 25-win seasons. As Griswold-CAM approaches the Corner Conference Tournament and the final four regular season games, Griswold-CAM is ranked 14th in Class 2A. The Tigers sit atop the conference with an 18-4 record, including a 13-0 start. Head Coach Jody Rossell says her team’s toughness has come a long way.

Griswold-CAM is led by two dominant underclassmen in the circle. Freshman Ailey Wahlert and Sophomore Sadie Gohlinghorst make up 103 of the 106 innings that Griswold-CAM has played this season with both firing an under 2.10 ERA. The duo has pitched 10 shutouts this year including a five-game shutout streak. Wahlert has 70 of the innings while Gohlinghorst has 33, Rossell says the Sophomore pitcher has played a huge role for the Tigers.

Wahlert is one several everyday starters hitting over .300 for Griswold and has shown different players can step up each and every night.

Griswold-CAM is facing the tougher section of the schedule as the conference tournament rolls around and Rossell believes the challenge is what this team needs.

Griswold-CAM begins their Corner Conference Tournament run Thursday with the winner of Stanton and Sidney. KJANTV will have the coverage approximately at 7:05 P.M. CT.

Three Big 12 players were selected in the first round of the 2025 NBA Draft, all going within the first 14 picks of the event. This marks the 26th consecutive year the Big 12 has produced a first-round draft pick and the 12th straight draft day with multiple first-rounders from the Conference, while it is the first time since 2014 the Big 12 had three lottery picks.

Baylor’s VJ Edgecombe was selected third overall by the Philadelphia 76ers, making it five consecutive years that a BU player was picked in the first round. The Big 12 Freshman of the Year, he becomes the highest draft selection from the Conference since Cade Cunningham (Oklahoma State/Detroit) went first overall in 2021, and the highest Baylor player ever selected.

BYU’s Egor Demin was picked by the Brooklyn Nets with the eighth overall selection. The Big 12 All-Freshman team selection is the first Cougar selected in the lottery since Jimmer Fredette in 2011, and the first since BYU joined the Big 12 for the 2023-24 season.

Arizona’s Carter Bryant, who was taken 14th overall by the San Antonio Spurs, finished the Big 12’s first trio of lottery picks since Andrew Wiggins (Kansas), Joel Embiid (Kansas) and Marcus Smart (Oklahoma State). Bryant is the fifth first-round pick from Arizona in the 2020s, and the first since 2022.

The NBA Draft concludes Thursday with the second round.

Big 12 Selections in the 2025 NBA Draft
Round 1
3. VJ Edgecombe (Baylor), Philadelphia
8. Egor Demin (BYU), Brooklyn
14. Carter Bryant (Arizona), San Antonio

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State wrestling officially added a pair of 2025 All-American transfers, Stevo Poulin and Vinny Zerban, to the program, head coach Kevin Dresser announced Wednesday. Both Poulin and Zerban join the Cyclones from Northern Colorado and have one year of eligibility remaining.

With the addition of Poulin and Zerban, Iowa State now has seven wrestlers on its roster who have earned All-America status at some point in their career (Anthony Echemendia, Yonger Bastida, Evan Frost, Jacob Frost, Rocky Elam, Poulin, Zerban). It marks the first time since the 1982-83 season ISU has had at least seven All-Americans on the roster entering a season.

“We’re thrilled to add two high-impact transfers to our team in Stevo and Vinny,” Dresser said. “Both guys have found consistent success throughout their careers and will come to Ames ready to scrap. They will provide an immediate impact in our room and we can’t wait to get them settled in.”

Poulin and Zerban are Iowa State’s fourth and fifth transfer portal additions of the offseason. The Cyclones also added Rocky Elam (Missouri, 197), Isaac Dean (Rider, 184) and Melton Powe (Pratt CC, 174).

More on Poulin and Zerban can be found below.

Stevo Poulin
Hometown: Ballston Lake, N.Y.
High School/Previous School: Shenendehowa/NC State/Northern Colorado
Weight Class: 125
Poulin, a three-time NCAA Qualifier, earned All-America honors for the first time in his career in 2025 after an eighth-place finish as the No. 10 seed at the NCAA Championships. He recorded wins over Dean Peterson, Jacob Moran, Charlie Farmer and Tanner Jordan at the NCAA Championships to reach the podium and cap a 24-6 season.

Prior to his 2025 podium finish, Poulin fell in the Blood Round, one win shy of All-America status, at the 2023 and 2024 NCAA Championships. He was the 2023 Big 12 champion at 125 pounds as a redshirt freshman and earned the No. 6 seed at that year’s national tournament.

Poulin brings a 77-19 career record with him to Ames.

The Ballston Lake, N.Y. native began his career at NC State where he redshirted his freshman season and went 4-0. As a prep, Poulin was a three-time New York state champion with a 132-1 record and was the No. 20 overall recruit in the Class of 2021 by FloWrestling.

Vinny Zerban
Hometown: Bethalto, Ill.
High School/Previous School: Civic Memorial/Northern Colorado
Weight Class: 157
Zerban, also a three-time NCAA Qualifier, placed sixth at the 2025 NCAA Championships and is the reigning Big 12 champion at 157 pounds. He won his conference title as the No. 6 seed and avenged regular season dual losses to Ryder Downey (UNI) and Cobe Siebrecht (SDSU) en route to the top of the podium.

Zerban is coming off a 22-7 junior season which saw him record 11 bonus-point victories (three falls, six tech falls, two major decisions). He reached the Blood Round as a redshirt-freshman at the 2023 NCAA Championships and advanced to the Round of 24 as a sophomore in 2024.

The Bethalto, Illinois native owns a 69-24 career record.

Zerban redshirted his freshman season at Northern Colorado in 2021-22. As a prep, Zerban was a two-time Missouri State champion and four-time placewinner. He was the No. 87 overall recruit nationally in the Class of 2021 by FloWrestling.

Iowa State guard Tamin Lipsey admits it is hard to believe he is getting ready for his final season. The Ames native has started in every game he has appeared in during his first three seasons and is one of five seniors on a team that will look to continue a successful run for a program that finished 25-10 last season.

Summer workouts are underway in Ames and Lipsey says he is healthy after dealing with thumb and groin injuries last season.

Lipsey says it was frustrating taking time off after last season.

Jaden Harrell is ready for the challenge of becoming Iowa’s starting middle linebacker. The senior from Urbandale has spent the past two years as the back up to Jay Higgins.

Harrell played in every game the past two seasons, mostly on special teams. His most extensive action at linebacker came in last year’s loss at UCLA when Higgins was injured.

Harrell says his time on special teams and in short yardage situations prepared him for this next step.

Harrell says he is working on become the leader on defense that is required from that position.

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