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District tournaments for all three classes are currently scheduled for Saturday, February 15, 2025. The state traditional tournament features 24 qualifiers per weight class in each classification. District tournaments in Class 2A and Class 1A feature 12 sites, with the top two place-winners at each weight advancing to state. The top three place-winners from each of eight sites will advance in Class 3A.
District #4: At I-35
AHSTW
Central Decatur
Earlham
I-35, Truro
Logan-Magnolia
Martensdale-St. Marys
Panorama
Southeast Warren-MD-LC
Wayne
Woodbine
District #8: At Riverside
Bedford
East Union
Essex
Lenox
Mt. Ayr
Nodaway Valley
Riverside
Shenandoah
Southwest Iowa
Southwest Valley
Treynor
District #10: At Underwood
CAM
Coon Rapids-Bayard
Griswold Missouri Valley
St. Albert
Tri-Center
Underwood
West Central Valley
West Monona
Woodbury Central
Class 2A:
District #3: At Bishop Heelan Catholic
Bishop, Heelan
Carroll
Cherokee
Kuemper, Catholic
OABCIG
Sergeant Bluff-Luton
Sheldon-S. O’Brien
Western Christian
District #4: At Centerville
Albia
Burlington, Notre Dame
Centerville
Columbus Community
Creston
Davis County
Fairfield
Keokuk
District #6: At Glenwood
Atlantic
Audubon
Clarinda
Clarke
Glenwood
Harlan
Red Oak
Winterset
Class 3A:
District #4: At Fort Dodge
Ankeny Centennial
Fort Dodge
LeMars
Lewis Central
Sioux City, East
Sioux City, North
Sioux City, West
Spencer
District #7: Waukee Northwest
Ames
Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln
Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson
Dallas Center-Grimes
Denison-Schleswig
Storm Lake
Urbandale
Waukee, Northwest
Iowa will wait to see where it will be headed for a bowl game. The Hawkeyes are 8-4 after surviving an atrocious offensive effort in a 13-10 win over Nebraska. Drew Stevens connected on a 53-yard field goal as time expired and Iowa only managed five first downs in the game.
That’s Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz. The Hawkeyes won despite having only 164 yards of total offense.
The Hawkeyes finished conference play with a record of 6-3 and finished toed for fifth in the new 18-team Big Ten.
Iowa State is up a spot to 16th in the latest AP Top 25 as they prepare for Saturday’s Big-12 Championship Game in Dallas against 12th ranked Arizona State. The Cyclones beat Kansas State 29-21 to close the regular season. It is ISU’s first 10-win season in program history.
That’s ISU coach Matt Campbell. Iowa State’s ticket was punched after BYU beat Houston. The Cyclones were part of a four-way tie for first and will make their first appearance in the title game since a 27-21 loss to Oklahoma in 2020.
Campbell says senior leadership has been a big part of their success.
The Cyclones are 10-2 and have a shot at a spot in the college football playoffs.
Arizona State is also 10-2 and the Sun Devils were picked to finish 16th in the Big 12 preseason poll.
WAVERLY, Iowa— The No. 10/11 Wartburg football team (10-1 overall) defeated No. 7/9 UW-Platteville (9-2) 19-14 Saturday afternoon. This was Wartburg’s 18th victory in the NCAA Playoffs.
Notes:
The Knights will face No. 21 Bethel next Saturday, Dec. 7 at noon. Game location to be announced.
AMES, Iowa – No. 15 Iowa State (6-2, 0-0 Big 12) took down Middle Tennessee (6-2, 0-0 C-USA), 75-59 in the Cyclones’ second game of the Fort Myers Tip-Off in Florida. The Cyclones made eight three-pointers as a team in the victory.
Audi Crooks led the way for the Cyclones with 21 points on nearly 70 percent shooting from the field. Addy Brown was the only other Cyclone to score in double digits with 12 points but also added eight rebounds. Emily Ryan totaled seven assists in the game.
Up Next
Iowa State hosts USC Upstate on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. on ESPN+.
AMES, Iowa (Via Cyclones.Com) – Give Cyclone football a 10 for the 2024 season. Rocco Becht accounted for three touchdowns and the defense came up with one key stop after another to lift Iowa State past Kansas State 29-21 on a chilly Saturday night at MidAmerica Energy Field at Jack Trice Stadium, securing the program’s first 10-victory season.
The 17th-ranked Cyclones (10-2, 7-2 Big 12) did all they could to secure a berth in the Dr Pepper Big 12 Championship Game against Arizona State next Saturday. A BYU victory over Houston a few hours after the Cyclone clocks hit zero sealed the second trip to the title game in program history for the Cyclones.
Becht threw touchdown passes of 15 yards to Jayden Higgins and 9 yards to Jaylin Noel and scored on a 5-yard run to propel Iowa State tto a 24-14 halftime lead.
Kansas State (8-4, 5-4) cut the lead to 24-21 on Avery Johnson’s 7-yard TD pass to Garrett Oakley late in the third quarter. But the Cyclones blanked the Wildcats the rest of the way and secured the record-breaking victory with a safety and Kyle Konrardy’s 20-yard field goal.
On the safety, linebacker Jacob Ellis forced Johnson into an intentional grounding call in the end zone, putting ISU up 26-21. It was the first safety by an Iowa State defense since the 2018 season.
After fielding the free kick, the Cyclones went on a 7-minute drive that included nine straight running plays. The drive stalled at the Kansas State 2-yard line with an incomplete pass and Konrardy, who had kicked a 41-yard field goal in the first half, delivered the final points with 6:16 left.
The defense then stopped the Wildcats on fourth down at the KSU 35 and the offense took it to the 19. Konrardy missed from 37 yards with 1:11 remaining, but the defense came through again and forced four straight incompletions, the last with 34 seconds left.
Another big play came early in the second half when the defense forced the Wildcats to try for a field goal after they drove to a first down at the ISU 5. But Darien Porter, playing his last home game, broke through to block the kick, the fifth kick block of his career. Some complementary football produced Iowa State’s first half lead.
Myles Purchase recovered Johnson’s errant pitchout on the first play of the game at the K-State 27 and Becht hit Higgins on a slant six plays later for a 7-0 lead. It was Higgins’ ninth TD reception this year, one short of Allen Lazard’s school record.
With the score tied a 7, Noel’s 26-yard punt return set the Cyclones up for Konrardy’s first field goal. Two plays later, Joey Petersen hopped on another K-State fumble, giving the Cyclones the ball at the KSU 30.
A little more than 2 minutes later, Becht scrambled right and found Noel in the back of the end zone for a 17-7 lead. Becht extended his school record to 16 straight games with a touchdown pass and now has 43 in his career, moving into fourth place on the school’s all-time chart. His 20 TD passes this year ties him with Todd Bandhauer for the No. 3 spot in a season.
With six catches for 37 yards, Noel joined Higgins with more than 1,000 receiving yards this season, the first pair to accomplish that in ISU history. Higgins finished with three catches for 53 yards.
A key for the Cyclones late was their ability to run the ball. They finished with 187 yards on the ground after rushing for only 62 in the first half. Sama ran 15 times for 81 yards, his best game since running for 101 at Houston on Sept. 28. Carson Hansen added 58 yards in 13 carries and Becht tacked on 35 yards in eight attempts. Becht also threw for 137 yards and was not intercepted.
The defense held Kansas State to 144 yards rushing – 66 below its season average. DJ Giddens, who came in averaging 115.6 yards a game, managed 72 in 14 carries.
The game featured a pair of teams ranked in the College Football Playoff Top 25, with the Cyclones at No. 18 and K-State at No. 24.
What’s next?
No. 17 Iowa State will face No. 14 Arizona State Saturday, Dec. 7 in the Dr. Pepper Big 12 Football Championship Game in Arlington, Texas. Kickoff is set for 11 a.m. on ABC.
IOWA CITY, Iowa – For the second straight year and the fourth time since 2018 the University of Iowa football team defeated Nebraska on a walk-off field goal. Drew Stevens connected on a 53-yard field goal as the Hawkeyes defeated the Huskers, 13-10, on Friday night on Duke Slater Field at Kinnick Stadium.
Stevens was 2-for-2 connecting from 20 and 53 in the contest.
Jackson Stratton made his second career start at quarterback and connected on 8-of-15 for 115 yards and a touchdown. His 73-yard touchdown pass to Kaleb Johnson tied the game at 10 with 14:44 left in the fourth quarter.
Johnson added 45 yards on the ground on 17 attempts.
Defensively, the Hawkeyes were led by Jay Higgins with 12 tackles (four solo) and Sebastian Castro with 11 tackles (eight solo). Ethan Hurkett added nine tackles with two sacks and three tackles for loss. The Iowa defense forced four fumbles (Castro, Hurkett, Aaron Graves and Max Llewellyn) recovering two.
The Hawkeyes await their bowl destination. Bowl pairings will be announced on Dec. 8 following the final College Football Playoff rankings.
RIVIERA MAYA, Mexico – The nationally ranked University of Iowa women’s basketball team defeated BYU 68-48 on Friday night in the Cancun Challenge. The Hawkeyes improve to 8-0, the best start in program history since the 1993-94 season. Junior Hannah Stuelke led the Hawkeyes tying her season-high with 16 points, downing two threes. Senior Addi O’Grady followed with 12 points, and freshman Aaliyah Guyton had a career-high 11 points.
Stuelke opened the game with a three-pointer to set the tone for the Hawkeyes. Midway through the first quarter, the Hawkeyes went on an 11-0 run taking a 16-10 lead by the end of the period. Iowa’s defense held the Cougars to just 16.7% shoot from the field, while Stuelke led the offensive charge with nine points in the quarter.
In a back-and-forth second quarter, the Hawkeyes built their lead to as much as eight points while dominating the boards with a 13-5 rebounding edge over BYU. A late layup by the Cougars trimmed the deficit to six, sending the teams into halftime with Iowa holding a 25-19 advantage. The Hawkeyes came out in the third with a layup by O’Grady followed by a three from senior Kylie Feuerbach. Iowa’s offense downed four threes shooting 50% from the behind the arc to pull away with a 45-30 lead.
In the final quarter, O’Grady started with back-to-back layups, and Taylor McCabe and Freshman Teagan Mallegni were instrumental off the bench, each hitting crucial three-pointers. The Hawkeyes went 5-of-7 from beyond the arc in the final period, setting a new season-high for three-pointers.
POSTGAME NOTES
– Jan Jensen is the first coach in Iowa women’s basketball history to begin her tenure 8-0.
– The last time Iowa started 8-0 or better was in 1993-94 with C. Vivian Stringer.
– Iowa’s 8-0 start is the fourth best start in program history.
– This is Iowa’s fifth appearance in the Cancun Challenge. (2007, 2010, 2013, 2016)
– The Hawkeyes are 10-1 all-time in Cancun.
– Iowa picked up its first victory against BYU in program history.
– Sydney Affolter led the Hawkeyes with a season-high 10 rebounds, she has registered double figure rebounds on six occasions during her career.
– Affolter finished the game with seven points, 10 rebounds, four assists, and a career-high five steals.
– Affolter has recorded eight or more rebounds in three straight games.
– Hannah Stuelke registered her 44th career game in double figures which is fifth-most in program history since 2020.
– Stuelke netted a pair of three-point baskets which is a career-best.
– Stuelke has team-high 16 points (5-9 FG), and eight rebounds.
– Addi O’Grady recorded 10+ points for the seventh time this season.
– O’Grady scored 12 points and was six-of-eight from the field.
– O’Grady now has three games with three or more blocks.
– Aaliyah Guyton set a new career-best with 11 points going three-for-three from deep.
– The Hawkeye defense has surrendered single digits in a quarter on four occasions this season. (Kansas – 4, 1Q, Washington State – 4, 2Q, Washington State – 5, 3Q, BYU – 9, 2Q)
– Taylor Stremlow made her second career start for Iowa.
– Guyton has made at least two 3-pointers in both games she’s played in.
– Lucy Olsen did not play in Friday’s contest due to a lower leg laceration. She is day-to-day.
– The Hawkeyes have won 117 games since 2020-21 which ties for fourth-best nationally. (117-30)
– Iowa led for 35:34.
– The Hawkeyes have beaten seven out of its eight opponents by double digits this season.
– Iowa was 9-for-11 from the charity stripe.
UP NEXT
The Hawkeyes will hit the road to play Tennessee in the Women’s Champions Classic on Saturday, Dec. 7, at 6 p.m. (CT) inside the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn, New York. The game is set to broadcast nationally on FOX and the Hawkeye Radio Network.
It may be the biggest game in Jack Trice Stadium history as 17th ranked Iowa State hosts Kansas State Saturday night. With a victory the Cyclones are likely headed to the Big 12 Championship Game and will lock up the first 10-win season in program history. The running ability of K-State quarterback Avery Johnson is a concern for Cyclone coach Matt Campbell.
Campbell says Johnson is a big part of the K-State run game.
It will be the final home game for a senior class that has led the Cyclones to the brink of the college football playoffs.
Kickoff in Jack Trice Stadium Saturday night is 6:30. the game will be televised by Fox.
The 2024 Atlantic Trojans basketball team have been taking positive steps throughout this past offseason. After ending their 2023 campaign in the first round of the Class 3A regional against ADM and finishing with a record of 7-16. The Trojans graduated six seniors this past season including three starters, so Head Coach Dalton Franken has been focusing on defense with his younger group and is pleased to see the progress they’ve been making in practice and scrimmages.
One of those players who seems to get better as time goes on is Junior forward Gavin McLaren. McLaren was the team’s leading rebounder and second highest scorer on the team. He’s not the only athlete that has seemed to stick out to coach Franken, Hudson McLaren is another Trojan who stuck out from diligent work in practice and offensive potential. Hudson McLaren had 16 steals and 51 assists.
Another point of emphasis for this Trojan team is using their depth at guard and size on the perimeter as an advantage.
The Trojans first varsity game of the season will be on December 3rd against the North Polk Comets. A team who went 11-13 a year ago and advanced to the second round of their bracket. Coach Franken is hoping to see a strong defensive effort the entire night.
With this younger group Coach Franken wanted Trojan basketball fans to know that they can expect a squad that continues to give their all and a bring a high level of energy to every game.
KJANTV will have the coverage for Tuesday’s game beginning with the pregame show at 7:20 p.m.
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