Hawkeye Ten Conference

Creston – 4 vs Atlantic – 0

Shenandoah – 16 vs Red Oak – 1

Clarinda – 11  vs Glenwood – 10

Lewis Central – 14 vs Denison-Schleswig – 4

Kuemper Catholic – 9 vs St. Albert – 1

Western Iowa Conference

AHSTW – 7 vs Tri-Center –  5

Riverside – 11 vs IKM-Manning – 2

Treynor – 11 vs Underwood – 0

Pride of Iowa Conference

East Union – 13 vs Lenox – 10

Wayne – 8 vs Nodaway Valley – 0

Mount Ayr – 4 vs Martensdale-St. Marys – 3

Missouri River Conference

Le Mars – 12 vs Abraham Lincoln – 5

Le Mars – 14 vs Abraham Lincoln – 3

West Central Activities Conference

Earlham – 3 vs Des Moines Christian – 1

Ogden – 15 vs Panorama – 4

Ogden – 8 vs Panorama – 4

ACGC – 11 vs Madrid – 2

Hawkete Ten Conference

Creston – 12 vs Atlantic – 4

Shenandoah – 3 vs Red Oak – 0

Clarinda – 8 vs Glenwood – 3

Lewis Central – 15 vs Denison-Schleswig – 4

Kuemper Catholic – 10 vs St. Albert – 7

Non-Conference

Exira/EHK – 2 vs Griswold – 1

CAM – 7 vs Bedford – 6

Western  Iowa  Conference

Tri-Center at AHSTW

Game was suspended due to a light outage with Tri-Center leading 10-3 in the top of the fifth

IKM-Manning – 12 vs Riverside – 2 

Logan-Magnolia – 8 vs Missouri Valley – 2 

Underwood – 5 vs Treynor – 1

Pride of Iowa Conference

Southwest Valley – 14 vs Central Decatur – 1 

Lenox – 20 vs East Union – 16

Wayne – 11 vs Nodaway Valley – 1 

Martensdale-St. Marys – 13 vs Mount Ayr – 3

WEST CENTRAL ACTIVITIES CONFERENCE

Des Moines Christian – 15 vs Earlham – 4

Woodward-Granger – 10 vs West Central Valley – 0

ACGC – 17 vs Madrid – 12 

Ogden – 13 vs Panorama – 1 

Pleasantville – 15 vs Interstate 35 – 0

The Atlantic softball team fell in a home contest to the Creston Panthers 4-0. Creston Senior pitcher, Taryn Fredrickson struck out 12 Trojans while allowing just hit one walk and one hit. Atlantic Head Coach Terry Hinzmann complimented Frederickson’s efficiency.

The Panthers plated a run in the first inning with leadoff hitter, Ava Adamson reaching on a fielding error. The Senior Catcher was eventually brought in on a Frederickson RBI double. After the first inning, Sophomore Peyton McLaren kept Creston off the scoreboard until the sixth.

In the sixth, McLaren was able to get the first two outs with minimum difficulty but then hit Evy Marlin with a pitch. Later in the inning, Creston sent back-to-back base hits into left center bringing in Marlin. Mila Kuhns and Sidney Staver were on first and second, followed by a Kennedy Strider walk to load the bases. With the bags full, McLaren managed to get Sasha Wurster to fly out to end the inning at a 2-0 deficit.

Hinzmann decided it was time for small ball for the Trojans in the bottom of the sixth after a Maddie McLaren leadoff walk. McKenna Sontag moved McLaren to second. Unfortunately, for the Trojans a pop-up bunt caught by Adamson ended the momentum.

In the seventh, the bats came alive for Creston. An error followed by back-to-back doubles quickly made it a 4-0 game. Frederickson put up her second double of the game but was later thrown out attempting to steal third by Trojan catcher Alivia Knuth.

In the bottom of the seventh, Zoey Kirchhoff leads off with a single to left center but that was all for the Trojans in the last opportunity at the plate. Atlantic falls to 11-5 on the season and are back at home Thursday against Glenwood.

Sophomore safety Marcus Neal looks to take his game to the next level this upcoming season at Iowa State. The native of Kansas City appeared in 13 games as a true freshman and expects to be slotted at the star position for next season.

Neal stepped in for senior Beau Freyler in the Pop Tarts Bowl and responded with eight tackles in a victory over Miami.

Neal says Freyler’s leadership will be tough to replace.

Neal says getting on the field as a freshman has him prepared for next season.

The Cyclones open on August 23rd in Dublin, Ireland, against Kansas State.

IOWA CITY, Iowa – The Big Ten Conference publicized the 2026 conference schedule, it was announced on Tuesday afternoon.

The Hawkeyes open league play with back-to-back road trips in Columbus and Champaign. Iowa opens against Ohio State, March 6-8. This will be the Hawkeyes first trip to Columbus since the 2017 season. Iowa will then head to Illinois, March 13-15, to face off with the Illini.

Iowa will then be in Iowa City for two straight weekends. The Hawkeyes will host Minnesota at Pearl Field, March 20-22, followed by Washington, March 27-29. This will be Iowa’s first time facing the Huskies since their joining of the Big Ten.

The month of April begins on the road with a series in Eugene, April 5-7, as the Hawkeyes play Oregon for the first time since its joining of the conference. Iowa will then host Indiana, April 17-19, before taking the last road trip of the season to Lincoln to take on Nebraska, April 24-26.

The Hawkeyes will close out the regular season with a home contest against Purdue, May 1-3.

All start times and broadcast information will be announced at a later date.

The entire 2025 conference schedule can be found below. Iowa’s full schedule, including non-conference dates and opponents, will be released later this year.

2025 Big Ten Schedule

March 6-8 at Ohio State
March 13-15 at Illinois
March 20-22 vs. Minnesota
March 27-29 vs. Washington
April 3-5 at Oregon
April 17-19 vs. Indiana
April 24-26 at Nebraska
May 1-3 vs. Purdue

* bold denotes home games

Former UNI star Trevor Penning says he is excited about his move to guard for the New Orleans Saints. Penning is preparing for his fourth season in the NFL and started all 17 games last season at right tackle.

Penning feels it is a good move for his career.

Iowa’s run game made significant progress in 2024 and senior receiver Seth Anderson believes the passing game will follow a similar path this fall. South Dakota State transfer Mark Gronowski is the expected starter at quarterback and Anderson is part of an experienced receiver group.

Anderson says the Hawkeyes have a lot of depth at receiver.

Anderson on the potential of the offense.

The transfer from Charleston Southern is hoping for a healthy final season. He began last season injured and was limited to seven games.

Iowa opens the season at home on August 30th against the University of Albany.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — As a result of Friday’s landmark House settlement, the University of Iowa will begin to share revenue directly with student-athletes beginning July 1, 2025.

To further strengthen its financial position and to allow for revenue-sharing, Iowa Athletics has created Flight Funds, a new charitable avenue that allow donors to invest in student-athlete revenue sharing and help Iowa build championship-caliber programs.

Flight Funds will support revenue sharing for football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball and men’s wrestling, along with a general support Flight Fund. Contributions to the Flight Funds are tax deductible (check with your tax advisor) and count towards athletic ticket priority points but not towards I-Club seating or parking requirements.

“We are eager to embrace this new era of opportunity for Iowa Athletics,” said Beth Goetz, the Henry B. and Patricia B. Tippie Director of Athletics Chair. “We are committed to participating at the maximum level in revenue-sharing with our student-athletes. Through initiatives like Flight Funds and expanded revenue opportunities, we strengthen financial stability while reinforcing our commitment to the success and well-being of our student-athletes.”

As part of the revenue sharing initiative, Iowa Athletics has established a cap management structure that includes designated general managers for each sport program, Marcus Wilson, executive senior associate athletics director for cap management & administration, and Scott Brickman, the department’s general manager for NIL and strategy through a partnership with Altius Sports Partners, to review and approve all agreements. Additionally, Scott Pioli, a former NFL general manager and front office executive with more than a quarter-century of experience at the highest levels, was retained last fall by the department in preparation for revenue sharing and will continue to work with our programs.

Iowa Athletics will expand the network of corporate sponsors and partners to help increase sponsorship revenue and create Name, Image, and Likeness (NIL) opportunities for all Hawkeye student-athletes.

For more information regarding Flight Funds, visit hawkeyesports.com/flight-funds.