The Riverside Girls Golf team is excited about the balance and depth they believe they have f0r the upcoming golf season. The Bulldogs bring back four players who all compete with one another. Sophomore Kaycie Perkins was the only Bulldog of the four to crack 50 in her first meet as a high school golfer.

Riverside loses their top golfer from a season ago in Addison Brink who went on to play at Simpson College, but Head Coach Mitch Rice says he’s confident those shoes can be filled.

The Bulldogs begin their season Tuesday, April 8th in a dual with IKM-Manning in Oakland followed by another competition with Missouri Valley three days later. Riverside will get the chance to compete four times throughout the season at Oakland Country Club. Throughout the course of the season, Rice wants improvement with postseason admirations.

The goals for the 2025 Riverside Bulldogs are more than an opportunity at the State Tournament but to leave a mark on the program’s history.

The struggles of last season has motivated Iowa State offensive lineman James Neal during spring drills. The native of Georgia started four games at left tackle this past season before being moved to guard and he was later moved to tight end. He is back at left tackle this spring and says the key to staying there will be consistency.

Neal says he tried to stay positive during his struggles.

Neal says a focus this spring has been on pass protection.

Neal says spring is a time to get better in all aspects.

Keaten Rieken signs a letter of intent to swim at Morningside University in Sioux City, Iowa while Morningside Coach, Brian Farris, and Atlantic High School swim coach, Cody McCreedy, watch.

Keaten Rieken, senior at Riverside High School in Oakland, signed a letter of intent to swim at Morningside University in Sioux City, where he plans to study aviation and become a professional pilot.

Keaten participates in football, track and baseball for Riverside and swims on the Atlantic High school team as part of a co-op program between Atlantic, Riverside and Griswold.  Rieken broke the school record in the 100 yd fly his junior year and then lowered it again this year. Keaten also swims competitively on the Avoca swim team summer program and Nishna Valley YMCA winter swim team, which began when he was 9 years old.

He also is a member of the Riverside band and choir programs, NHS, and RSTN radio broadcasting program.

Supporting Keaten during his signing were Cody McCreedy, Atlantic HS swim coach, Brian Farris, Morningside University swim coach, parents Marty and Kristy Rieken, siblings Kort, Kas, Maelie Rieken and Riverside swim teammates – Paxtyn Meek, Lucas Doyle, Wyatt Schechinger, Dalton Schechinger.

PEORIA, Illinois — The University of Iowa baseball team bested Bradley, 13-3, in seven innings on Tuesday night at Dozer Park.

The Hawkeyes mustered eight hits and walked 14 times.

“It was a strange game tonight, really,” said head coach Rick Heller. “We were able to take advantage of a lot of Bradley free bases.”

The Hawkeyes plated five in the first off of seven walks and an error. They didn’t score again until the fifth frame when junior Gable Mitchell hit a 2 RBI single and transfer Miles Risley slapped a 2 RBI double.

“In the fifth we broke through with some clutch hits,” said Heller. “Gable Mitchell had a big two-out hit that gave us some breathing room, and Risley followed two batters later.”

Iowa scored its final three runs in the seventh inning when grad transfer Daniel Rogers hit an RBI triple, his first of the season, and junior Kooper Schulte smacked a two-run dinger.

Risley was the lone Hawkeye with a multi-hit game, going 2-for-4 with two stolen bases. Freshman Jaixen Frost walked in two runs and scored twice. Junior Caleb Wulf and redshirt sophomore Reese Moore each scored two runs. Senior Ben Wilmes recorded an RBI walk.

Freshman Jaron Bleeker started on the mound for the second time in his career and was credited with the win. He gave up one run, walked a batter and struck out a batter. Six other pitchers saw the mound for Iowa, each throwing an inning. The pitching staff combined for 12 strikeouts and seven walks and didn’t give up a run after the fourth inning. The Hawkeyes held the Braves to three hits.

“On the mound we were definitely better than we were last Tuesday, which was a good sign,” said Heller. “A few too many free bases, but it wasn’t a great night to play. To get out of here with a 10-run rule win — we’ll take it.”

Up Next

The Hawkeyes travel to Northwestern for a three-game series starting on Friday at 3 p.m. (CDT). The game will be available on B1G+ and the Hawkeye Radio Network.

1. Fremont-Mills (156 points)

1st – Lana Alley, 100 meter hurdles (16.57) & 200 meters (27.23)

1st – Hannah Wilson, 800 meters (2:33.88) & 3000 meters (12:19.49)

1st – Carlie Chambers, high jump (4-10.00)

1st – Carlie Nuckolls, long jump (14-04.50)

1st – 4×100 meter relay (53.90)

1st – 4×200 meter relay (1:51.70)

1st – Shuttle hurdle relay (1:07.47)

2. Griswold (78 points) 

1st – Sprint medley relay (5:06.010) (Reese Laverty, Saddie Gohlinghorst, Amanda Houser, Marissa Askeland)

1st – 4×400 meter relay (4:32.04) (Addison Adams, Saddie Gohlinghorst, Amanda Houser, Carsyn Adams)

1st – 4×800 meter relay (12:22.63) (Alexa Steinhoff, Camille Dorscher, Josephine Millikan, Marissa Askeland)

2nd – Carsyn Adams, 100 meter hurdles (16.66)

2nd – Addison Adams, 400 meters (1:05.34)

3. Bedford (67 points) 

1st – Lexi Perkins, shot put (36-05.00)

4. Lenox (61 points) 

1st – McKinzie Menefee, 100 meters (13.62)

1st – Sadie Cox, 400 meters (1:04.37)

5. CAM (58 points) 

1st – Ada Hansen, 400 meter hurdles (1:05.33)

1st – Courtney Follmann, discus (117-08.00)

1st – Sprint medley relay (1:56.93) (Brooklyn Steffen, Bailey Lillard, Ruthie Rich, Ada Hansen)

6. East Mills (43 points)

2nd – Caitlyn Crouse, 1500 meters (5:49.85)

8. Nodaway Valley (32 points) 

1st – Izzy Eisbach, 1500 meters (5:46.11) / 2nd – 800m (2:38.53)

2nd – Maddie Weston, 100m (14.01)

1. Lenox (118 points) 

1st – Gabe Funk, 100 meters (11.71) & 110 hurdles (15.44) & 400 meters (50.81) & 400 hurdles (56.17)

1st – 800 sprint medley relay (1:43.50)

2. Griswold (99 points) 

1st – Cody Dorscher, 800 meters (2:10.53)

1st – Conner Bowers, high jump (5-10.00)

1st – 1600 medley relay (3:53.88) (Bode Wyman, Nollan Smith, Colin Bowers, Cody Dorscher)

1st – 4×400 meter relay (3:42.29) (Peyton Cook, Cody Dorscher, Auden Wilson, Colin Bowers)

3. Bedford (95 points)

1st – Garrison Motsinger, 200 meters (23.92)

1st – Kase Coleman, long jump (19-04.00)

1st – Eli Johnson, 100 wheelchair (21.72) & 200 wheelchair (37.82) & 400 wheelchair (1:13.08) & 800 wheelchair (2:46.62)

1st – Shuttle hurdle relay (1:06.48)

4. Nodaway Valley (64 points)

1st – Gabe Winkelmann, 1600 meters (5:07.16) & 3200 meters (10:36.99)

1st – Trenton Warner, shot put (49-08.00)

1st – 4×800 meter relay (9:28.59) (Haden Colton, Paul Kading, Luke Kading, Eli Harris)

5. Southwest Valley (54 points) 

2nd – Wyatt Mendenhall, 400 meters (54.21) & 400 hurdles (58.45)

2nd – Walker Bissell, high jump (5-08.00)

2nd -Gavin Wetzel, high jump (5-08.00)

2nd -4×100 meter relay (46.93)

6. CAM, Anita (44 points) 

1st – 4×200 meter relay (1:37.25) (Kegan Croghan, Colin Bower, Cohen McCann, Kayden Winther)

2nd – 1600 sprint medley (3:54.56) (Kegan Croghan, Kayden Winther, Colin Bower, Carson McKee)

3rd – Carson McKee, 100m (11.88)

3rd – Kason Calhoun, Long Jump (18-01.50)

7. East Mills (34 points)

•800 sprint medley relay (1:44.25)

•4×200 meter relay (1:37.31)

3rd – Cooper Hagen, shot put (41-08.50)

3rd – Jiri Brodigan, 200 meters (24.30)

GIRLS 

Riverside – 2 vs Atlantic  -1

Tri-Center – 6 vs West Central Valley – 1

Treynor – 3 vs Harlan – 0

St. Albert – 4 vs Denison-Schleswig – 1 

Panorama – 4 vs Kuemper Catholic – 1 

Missouri Valley – 4 vs East Sac County – 2

Abraham Lincoln – 11 vs LeMars – 1

Bishop Heelan Catholic – 2 vs Thomas Jefferson – 0

Sioux City East – 5 vs Sioux City West – 0

Sioux City North – 6 vs Sergeant Bluff-Luton – 1 

BOYS

Riverside – 2 vs Atlantic – 2

West Central Valley – 2 vs Tri-Center – 1

Treynor – 2 vs Harlan – 1

St. Albert – 1 vs Denison-Schleswig – 0

Panorama – 2 vs Kuemper Catholic – 1

Indianola – 2 vs Lewis Central – 1

East Sac County – 6 vs Missouri Valley – 0

Bishop Heelan Catholic – 10 vs Thomas Jefferson – 0

Abraham Lincoln – 6 vs Le Mars – 3

Sergeant Bluff-Luton – 1 vs Sioux City North – 1

Sioux City West – 3 vs Sioux City East – 1