The goal for Iowa baseball coach Rick Heller is to win a series against 10th ranked Oregon State while setting up his pitching for next week’s Big Ten series at home against fifth ranked Oregon. The Hawkeyes and Beavers open a three game series Friday night at Principal Park in Des Moines and with the potential Big Ten clinching series against the Ducks starting on Thursday, Iowa starting pitchers will have shorter stints this weekend.

Heller says the series against Oregon State will be good preparation for Oregon.

Oregon State will have plenty to play for. The Beavers are in a position where they could host an NCAA Regional with a strong finish.

As the state’s only division one program, Heller says playing a series in Des Moines is a great way to promote college baseball.

The series will continue with single games Saturday and Sunday.

Drake football coach Joe Woodley says he may search the transfer portal to add depth at running back and wide receiver. The position group were a bit of a concern for the Bulldogs, who closed out spring drills last week.

Woodley says how active they are in the portal may depend on how many Drake players may decide to move on.

Woodley says Drake has been and will remain a program that develops players and the portal will be used to fill some immediate needs.

Woodley will debut as Drake coach on August 28th when the Bulldogs host Upper Iowa.

The ACGC Chargers are cooking into the last few regular season competitions after winning two of the last three meets including taking the conference title. Head Coach Cody Matthewson says this success has been a long time in the making.

With the West Central Activities Conference Championship, that was ACGC’s sixth first-place finish at a meet this season and Matthewson says points are coming from everywhere. However, he believes the hurdlers have been the Chargers’ strongest weapon this season.

ACGC had six finish place finishes at the conference meet and have high hopes for what lies ahead.

The Chargers will compete at the Panorama co-ed meet and the Merritt-Charger Invitational before the state qualifying meet at Madrid.

Council Bluffs City Meet

1. Lewis Central 363

2. St. Albert 404

3. Abraham Lincoln 463

4. Heartland Christian 485

5. Thomas Jefferson 497

Medalist: Chloe Perfect (78) – Lewis Central

Runner-up: Brooke Larsen (92) – Lewis Central

3. Ella Narmi (92) – St. Albert

4. Cate Perfect (94) – Lewis Central

5. Clare Christensen (96) – St. Albert

6. Kate Reed (99) – Lewis Central

Hawkeye Ten Conference Tournament

1. Clarinda – 28

2. Kuemper Catholic – 27

3. Shenandoah – 23

4. Creston – 16

5. Lewis Central – 14

6. St. Albert – 10

7. Harlan – 9

8. Atlantic – 6

T-9. Denison-Schleswig – 5

T-9. Red Oak – 5

11. Glenwood – 1

Champions:

No. 1 Singles: Riley Nothwehr – Clarinda

No. 2 Singles: Ella Schwarte – Kuemper Catholic

No. 1 Doubles: Sophia Tidgren/Charlotte Schwabe – Kuemper Catholic

No. 2 Doubles: Chandy Nothwehr/Alivia Higgins – Clarinda

Hawkeye Ten Conference Tournament

1. Atlantic 307

2. St. Albert 330

3. Clarinda 331

4. Kuemper Catholic 331

5. Glenwood 332

6. Harlan 333

7. Shenandoah 338

8. Denison-Schleswig 360

9. Creston 361

10. Red Oak 382

Medalist: Hudson McLaren (76) – Atlantic (Won in sudden death playoff)

Runner-up: Tristan Hayes (76) – Atlantic

3. Brady Wood (77) – Atlantic

4. Braxton Vonnahme (78) – Kuemper Catholic

5. Gage Gross (78) – Atlantic

6. Ben Krohn (79) – St. Albert

7. Owen Neve (80) – Harlan

8. Brody Sneed (80) – St. Albert

9. Kort Neal (81) – Clarinda

10. Evan Stanislav (81) – Glenwood

Western Iowa Conference Tournament

1. Riverside 311

2. Audubon 337

3. Treynor 337

4. Tri-Center 337

5. AHSTW 343

6. Underwood 345

7. Missouri Valley 357

8. IKM-Manning 376

9. Logan-Magnolia 408

Medalist: James McCready (72) – Riverside

Runner-up: Kaden Jorgensen (74) – AHSTW

3. Taven Moore (76) – Riverside

4. AJ Shudak, (78) – Treynor

5. Peyton Amdor (78) – Riverside

6. Henry Burr (79) – Audubon

7. Daylen Kocour (80) – Missouri Valley

8. Ashton Ahrenholtz (80) – IKM-Manning

9. Layton Maasen (81) – Missouri Valley

10. Kai Sonderland (81) – Tri-Center

Pride of Iowa Tournament

1. Mount Ayr 302

2. Wayne 328

3. Southeast Warren 334

4. East Union 339

5. Nodaway Valley 347

8. Southwest Valley 376

Medalist: Zayne Eslinger (70) – East Union

Runner-up: Tanner Streit (74) – Mount Ayr

3. Jaxsen Walter (75) – Mount Ayr

4. Dylan Graham (75) – Mount Ayr

5. Jaxson Greene (78) – Mount Ayr

6. Ty Rardin (80) – Nodaway Valley

GIRLS:

Tri-Center – 2 vs St. Albert – 0

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa Center for Advancement in conjunction with the Iowa Athletics Department will hold two free Hawkeye fan events next week.

The Council Bluffs/Omaha event will take place on Wednesday, May 14, at the Old Mattress Factory Bar & Grill in Omaha, while the Cedar Rapids event is scheduled for Thursday, May 15, at Big Grove Brewery. Doors open for both events at 5:30 p.m. (CT).

Hawkeye coaches scheduled to attend the Omaha event include Tom Brands (men’s wrestling), Tim Lester (football – offensive coordinator), Jen Llewellyn, (women’s gymnastics) and Ben McCollum (men’s basketball). The event will be emceed by Gary Dolphin, the voice of the Iowa Hawkeyes. Pre-registration is recommended.

Iowa staff scheduled to attend the Cedar Rapids event include Tom Brands (men’s wrestling), Randi Henderson (women’s basketball – assistant coach), Seth Wallace (football – assistant head coach) and Beth Goetz (Henry B. and Patricia B. Tippie Director of Athletics Chair). Pre-registration is recommended.

Both events are open to fans of all ages. These family-friendly events provide fans the opportunity to interact with and hear updates from Hawkeye coaches and staff.

The events will include a program with remarks, cash food and refreshments, door prizes, and more.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The six-seed University of Iowa softball team fell to 11-seed Penn State, 6-2, on Wednesday afternoon at Bittinger Stadium in the opening round of the Big Ten Tournament.

Junior Jalen Adams (25-6) got the start and threw four and 1/3 innings allowing six runs on six hits and fanning two. Freshman Talia Tretton threw the final 2 2/3 allowing no runs on six hits. Redshirt junior Desiree Rivera picked up the only multi-hit game going 2-for-4 at the plate. Sophomores Soo-Jin Berry and Devin Simon each picked an RBI in the game.

How It Happened
Adams came out dominant and retired the Nittany Lions in order to start the game. Iowa had two base runners in the bottom of the inning but were unable to capitalize on the free passes. Penn State was first on the board in the top of the second on a two-run home run to center field. The Nittany Lions extended their lead, 3-0, in the third on a solo shot.

Rivera picked up the Hawkeyes first hit of the game with a two-out single in the third but Iowa was unable to get on the board. Iowa got on the board in the home half of the fourth. Berry started the inning with a walk and got into scoring position on a wild pitch. Simon put the Hawkeyes on the board with an RBI double to the left center gap.

Penn State answered back in the fifth adding runs on an two-RBI single and an RBI triple pushing its lead, 6-1. In the bottom of the inning Rivera laced a double to left center with one out. Berry cashed in for Iowa with an RBI single, cutting the Penn State lead to four.

The Nittany Lions threatened in sixth getting runners on the corners, but Rivera threw out her, conference leading, 15th base stealer of the season to end the inning.

Penn State loaded the bases with no outs in the seventh, but Tretton held strong in the circle and sat down the next three Nittany Lion hitters. In the final frame, Bennett reached on a single but that was it for Iowa as the game came to a close.

Iowa finished the game with two runs on five hits and left eight runners on. Penn State had six runs on 12 hits and left seven runners on base.