GIRLS

Hawkeye Ten Conference

St. Albert – 55 vs Atlantic – 29

Non-Conference 

Griswold – 57 vs Southwest Valley – 53

MVAOCOU – 59 vs Tri-Center – 35

Woodbine – 75 vs West Monona – 46

Lenox – 44 vs East Mills – 29

Bedford – 50 vs Murray – 39

Panorama – 60 vs IKM-Manning – 49

Melcher-Dallas – 31 vs Southeast Warren – 28

Pleasantville – 54 vs Wayne – 47 (OT)

BOYS

Southwest Valley – 82 vs Griswold – 36

Tri-Center – 80 vs MVAOCOU – 67

Madrid – 83 vs Creston – 52

East Mills – 41 vs Lenox – 28

Bedford – 67 vs Murray – 30

IKM-Manning – 58 vs Panorama – 54

Southeast Warren – 73 vs Melcher-Dallas – 14

West Monona – 66 vs West Harrison – 42

BOYS

Atlantic 42 Earlham 31

AT LOGAN-MAGNOLIA

Audubon – 35 vs Woodbine – 30

Audubon – 42 vs AHSTW – 23

Logan-Magnolia – 72 vs AHSTW – 12

Logan-Magnolia – 60 vs Audubon – 22

Logan-Magnolia – 70 vs Woodbine – 7

Woodbine – 42 vs AHSTW – 30

AT ACGC

ACGC – 48 vs East Union – 36

Nodaway Valley – 52 vs ACGC – 30

Nodaway Valley – 51 vs East Union – 30

Nodaway Valley – 70 vs West Central Valley – 12

East Union – 42 vs West Central Valley – 30

AT BEDFORD

Bedford – 54 vs CAM – 10

Wayne – 54 vs CAM – 12

Central Decatur – 54  vs CAM – 18

Wayne – 37 vs Central Decatur – 33 

Wayne – 54 vs Bedford – 18 

Central Decatur – 47 vs Bedford – 34 

AT RIVERSIDE

Riverside – 46 vs Glenwood – 32

Riverside – 46 vs Underwood – 33

Underwood 40 vs Glenwood – 36

AT CLARINDA

Griswold – 39 vs Maryville – 36

Clarinda – 60 vs Griswold – 15

Clarinda – 60 vs Maryville – 30

AT CRESTON

Creston – 52 vs Lenox – 28

Creston – 42 vs Woodward-Granger – 35

Woodward-Granger – 48 vs Lenox – 27

AT BLAIR

Lewis Central – 43 vs Blair – 31

Lewis Central – 49 vs Fremont – 22

AT CLARKE 

Mount Ayr – 48 vs Clarke – 24

Mount Ayr – 42 vs Southwest Valley – 33

Southwest Valley – 42 vs Clarke – 34

Shenandoah – 50 vs Mount Ayr – 30

Shenandoah – 46 vs Southwest Valley – 26

Shenandoah – 59 vs Clarke – 18

Southwest Valley – 42 vs Clarke – 34 

GIRLS

Treynor Tournament 

1. Clarinda – 176

2. Logan-Magnolia/Woodbine – 144

3. Glenwood – 110

4. Missouri Valley – 85.5

5. Harlan – 62

6. Kuemper Catholic – 55

7. Audubon – 44

8. Tri-Center – 39.5

9. Treynor – 35.5

10. Southwest Valley – 25.5

AT BLAIR

Lewis Central – 52 vs Fremont – 18

Bennett Stirtz scored 29 points and Drake held off a second half rally to win at Valparaiso 66-60 in their Missouri Valley Conference opener. Drake is now 8-0.

The Bulldogs led by 14 early in the second half but had to hold on after the offense sputtered down the stretch.

That’s Drake coach Benn McCollum who says the Bulldogs won with defense and rebounding and they need to get better on offense.

The Atlantic Trojans Girls basketball team lost a physical matchup 55-29 to the Saint Albert Saintes on Thursday night in Council Bluffs. In the first quarter both squads came to play as the game continued to go back and forth with neither team able to break through. The inaugural basket of the night was a three pointer by Makenna Schroeder to give Atlantic the early lead. The game followed suit and the first quarter ended in a 11-11 draw.

That tie continued well into the second quarter with neither team able to score until the Trojans broke through with another three pointer to go up 14-11. Midway through the second, the Saintes finally created some momentum with passes inside the paint to Avah Underwood to go up 21-18 at halftime.

The start of the third quarter is where things began to slip for Atlantic. The intensity of the game seemed to increase along with the pressure from the St. Albert full court press. Those combined into a string of turnovers for the Trojans and more scoring opportunities for Maura Ryan. Ryan with Underwood helped create a 13 point to put St. Albert up 34-20. The Trojans did manage to have one more basket before the end of the third, but were still down 34-23 with eight minutes left to go.

Atlantic’s troubles did not stop at the top of the fourth as another occurred for the Saintes, this time a 10-0 run creating a 48-25 lead. That gap would be too big for the Trojans to overcome and the Trojans would drop the game 55-29.

The Trojans leading scorers on the night were Schroeder and Payton Harter with each having 7 points. When reflecting back on Thursday’s loss, Atlantic head coach Dan Vargason noted that the slow start at the beginning of the second half is where the loss started.

Coach Vargason did like the way his squad continued to stay tenacious defensively throughout all four quarters.

The Trojans next game will be at home this Friday against the Glenwood Rams. Coach Vargason is hoping to see more physicality and more forced turnovers from his team.

St. Albert was led in scoring by Avah Underwood and Maura Ryan with 15 points. The Saintes next game is tomorrow against the Clarinda Cardinals.

The Northern Iowa women’s basketball team returns to action Saturday by hosting Creighton. The Panthers are 4-3 after dropping two of three games at the Paradise Jam in the Virgin Islands.

That’s Panther coach Tanya Warren who has been happy with the progress.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa student-athletes Drew Stevens (football) and Olivia Swalley (women’s swimming) were named November’s Student-Athletes of the Month, the Iowa Student-Athlete Advisory Committee announced.

Stevens, a junior from North Augusta, South Carolina, most recently led Iowa to a 13-10 victory over Nebraska with a 53-yard game winning field goal. In the month of November, he made all three 50+ field goals, increasing his career total to a school-record, eight. Stevens contributed the second-most points on the team with 35, just one point behind running back Kaleb Johnson. He tied the school record and SECU Stadium record (Maryland) for field goals in a game with a 5-5 finish in Iowa’s win over Maryland. Stevens was named Big Ten Special Teams Player of the Week in consecutive weeks, as he led the team to a 3-1 record in the month of November, and another eight win season for the football program. Concluding November, Stevens made all 11 PAT attempts and was 8-9 in field goals in the Hawkeyes’ final stretch of the season.

Swalley, a sophomore from Johnston, Iowa, has led the women’s swimming and diving team, breaking records and excelling in numerous events. At the Hawkeye Invitational, Swalley set Iowa’s program record, winning the 400 individual medley in 4:10.54. She also improved Iowa’s second-fastest 200 individual medley time, racing 1:57.89 and finishing first. Swalley collected NCAA B-cut times in the 200 and 400 IM, as well as the 200 Breast. In Iowa’s trip to No. 23 Minnesota, Swalley won three individual events in the 100 Breast, 200 Breast, and the 400 IM.

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State head football coach Matt Campbell announced the addition of 19 early signees from the high school ranks during the early signing period on Wednesday.

The class features 10 offensive players and nine defensive players who will join Iowa State from nine different states.

For the third-straight year, Iowa State signed the top quarterback in the state of Iowa, adding Algona High School’s Alex Manske to the roster.

A priority for Campbell and his staff has always been recruiting players from winning programs and this year was no different.

“We’re really excited about the class coming in,” Campbell said. “The staples, and what we’ve always believed in, we didn’t waiver from those. This class has guys that are winners, that come from great high school football programs and our coaches did a great job recruiting within a six hour radius of our doorstep. We wanted to continue to find guys that fit what Iowa State is about and I think we did that.”

The Cyclones signed six of the top-10 players in Iowa, led by Will Hawthorne, a four-star linebacker from Gilbert, Iowa. Manske is a four-star recruit by On3 and is ranked No. 42 nationally, the highest-ranked Big 12 recruit by that outlet.

Other recruits from the state of Iowa include Spirit Lake’s athlete Ethan Stecker, Cedar Falls’ offensive lineman Will Tompkins, Des Moines’ wide receiver Zay Robinson, Manske’s Algona teammate Jack Limbaugh, a defensive lineman and three-time state champion wide receiver Sam Zelenovich from Southeast Polk.

The class is well balanced with four wide receivers and four defensive backs, in addition to four players on both the offensive and defensive line.

AMES, Iowa – Jaylin Noel was named Big 12 Co-Special Teams Player of the Year to highlight the Big 12 Conference postseason awards for the Cyclones, announced Thursday by the conference office after a vote by the coaches.

In addition to his Co-Special Teams Player of the Year honor, Noel was also an All-Big 12 First Team selection as a kick returner/punt returner.

Four Cyclones – Stevo Klotz (FB), Jayden Higgins (WR), Jontez Williams (DB) and Malik Verdon (DB) – were named to the All-Big 12 Second Team.

In total, 15 Cyclones were recognized by the Big 12 coaches.

Big 12 Co-Special Teams Player of the Year/All-Big 12 First Team

Jaylin Noel, KR/PR, Sr., Kansas City, Mo.
Capable of flipping the field for the Cyclones, Noel was one of the top punt returners in the Big 12 during the regular season. He averaged 15.3 yards per return, the second-best mark in the league. On 13 attempts, Noel totaled 199 punt return yards with his longest being a 36-yarder. The senior also handled kick return duties early in the season and averaged 17.7 yards per return.

All-Big 12 Second Team
Stevo Klotz, FB, RSr., Chaska, Minnesota
The senior tight end spent much of his time in the backfield as a fullback and was rewarded for his efforts by earning All-Big 12 Second Team honors. It marks the fourth-straight season a Cyclone tight end has earned All-Big 12 honors as a fullback, and his second consecutive honor. In addition to paving the way for the Cyclone running backs, Klotz had seven receptions, including a 26-yard touchdown reception against Cincinnati.

Jayden Higgins, WR, Sr., South Miami, Fla.
Higgins has made more of an impact than perhaps any two-year transfer in Cyclone football history. An All-Big 12 honorable mention last year, Higgins raised his game and was rewarded with second-team honors this season. The Miami, Florida native hauled in 80 receptions for 1,068 yards and nine touchdowns – all top-five marks in the league. Higgins scored a touchdown in nine of 12 games and he is just the fourth Cyclone in program history with 80 receptions in a season.

Jontez Williams, DB, RSo., Starke, Fla
Williams turned in noteworthy season as part of a stout Cyclone secondary. He became the first Cyclone since 1982 (Ronnie Osborne) to have an interception in four consecutive games. His four picks were tied for the third-most in the Big 12 this season. Williams was a key piece on a defensive unit that was first in the Big 12 in scoring defense (19.6) and yielded just 156.9 passing yards per game in the regular season, the nation’s third-best mark.

Malik Verdon, DB, RJr., Cincinnati, Ohio
Verdon followed his 2023 All-Big 12 honorable mention honors with second-team recognition in 2024, starting 11-of-12 games as a vital part of Iowa State’s aforementioned secondary. Verdon was Iowa State’s leading tackler with 75 tackles, including 3.5 for loss. The Cincinnati, Ohio native tallied five PBU, an interception and forced two fumbles.

All-Big 12 Honorable Mention
Rocco Becht (QB), Jaylin Noel (WR), Benjamin Brahmer (TE), Jarrod Hufford (OL, OLOY), Jalen Travis (OL), Kyle Konrardy (K), Domonique Orange (DL), J.R. Singleton (DL), Jeremiah Cooper (DB), Beau Freyler (DB), Darien Porter (DB)

It’s a new month and a new challenge for the 17th ranked Iowa Hawkeye women who play Tennessee on Saturday night in the Women’s Champions Classic in Brooklyn. The Hawkeyes won both games at the Cancun Challenge despite playing without top scorer Lucy Olsen after she lacerated her knee in a freak accident. The Hawkeyes finished November with a record of 8-0. Iowa coach Jan Jensen.

With Olsen out of the lineup Rhode Island and BYU went after the Hawkeyes with full court pressure and Jensen says Tennessee will take it to another level.

Tennessee is 6-0 and has ten players averaging double figure minutes.