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AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State Cyclones, who advanced to their second NCAA Elite Eight in two years last season, open the 2012 season ranked 10th in the American Volleyball Coaches Association (AVCA) Preseason Poll, released Monday.
The Cyclones have begun the year ranked in the top-10 once before, ranked ninth at the beginning of the 2010 season.
In 2011, Iowa State finished eighth on the year after falling to Florida State in the NCAA Regional Final match, the second-highest year-end ranking in program history. The squad broke a school record in RPI, rising as high as second and ending the year third in the nation.
This season looks to be another challenging season on the court for head coach Christy Johnson-Lynch and the young Cyclones, who count seven true freshmen among 16 team members. The Cyclones will being the year against 2011 NCAA tournament teams Cincinnati, Florida State (No. 12 preseason) and Tennessee (No. 15) before traveling to 2011 NCAA Championship finalist Illinois for two matches. The Illini enter the year ranked seventh.
Texas leads the Big 12 in the preseason poll, ranked second and Kansas State rounds out the conference rankings at No. 22. Oklahoma received votes in the poll.
On Saturday, Iowa State hosts its annual Cardinal and Gold scrimmage at Hilton Coliseum at 1 p.m. CST. The regular season begins Aug. 24 against the Bearcats at the Comcast Lady Vol Classic in Knoxville, Tenn.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Hy-Vee grocery chain is planning to honor athletes with Iowa ties who competed for the United States in the London Olympics. The event will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Drake University’s Knapp Center in Des Moines. Hy-Vee says in a news release that confirmed participants include Gabby Douglas, who won two gold medals in gymnastics; her coach Liang Chow; runner Lisa Uhl; and Miranda Leek, who competed in archery. Gymnast Shawn Johnson also will attend the event. Doors will open for the free event at 10 a.m.
The Iowa High School Athletic Association and the Iowa Cubs also have announced that the State Baseball Tournament will remain at Principal Park through 2015. The two groups signed the agreement to extend the current contract that expires in 2013.
The home of the Iowa Cubs with all the amenities of professional baseball has been a popular destination for teams and fans since the tournament moved to the Capitol City in 2005. Paid attendance through the past eight years has averaged 30,700. From 1997-2004 tournament attendance averaged 18,356 at split sites.
Executive Director of the IHSAA Rick Wulkow commented, “The IHSAA prides itself in providing the best possible venues for our students participating in a State Championship event. Without question Principal Park is the finest baseball facility in Iowa, and allows us to give the teams and fans in each of our four classes the thrill of playing in a professional facility.”
He added, “Our relationship with the Iowa Cubs organization is excellent and they have been a gracious host to our teams and fans. The new contract extension is reflective of all these factors.”
Sam Bernabe, President/General Manager of the Iowa Cubs echoed similar thoughts, “The Iowa Cubs, the City of Des Moines and the Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau are proud and privileged to host the Iowa High School State Baseball Championships! The past 8 years have been a tremendous partnership and we look forward to extending our relationship with the IHSAA.”
He continued, “I can’t think of a better stadium in a more convenient city than Principal Park and the City of Des Moines to continue the great traditions of the State High School Baseball Tournament.”
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – If you set out to build a prototype tight end, you might very well end up with Iowa’s C.J. Fiedorowicz. The 6-foot-7, 265-pound junior seems poised for a breakout season. He played in all 13 games as a true freshman in 2010 but did not catch a pass. He didn’t do much to distinguish himself early last season, but caught 12 passes for 105 yards and three touchdowns in the last four games. He became a receiver that quarterback James Vandenberg could depend on and he also improved his blocking. He finished the season with 16 catches for 167 yards.
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Persons who are at least 12 years of age and interested in hunting, are encouraged to sign-up for an online Hunter Safety Education Field Day, set to take place on September 8th, from 8-a.m. until Noon. The Field Day will take place at the Nishna Bend Recreation Area, about 1.5-miles southeast of the Harlan Municipal Airport.
Anyone who was born after January 1st, 1972 must complete a hunter safety education course, in order to obtain an Iowa Hunting license. Go to www.iowadnr.gov to sign-up. You must complete the online class before coming to the Field Day, and you”ll need to bring your online completion voucher with you, in order to be admitted to the Field Day event.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Juan Pierre beat out a run-scoring infield single in the 11th inning, lifting the Philadelphia Phillies to an 8-7 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday. Jimmy Rollins reached off Barret Browning (0-2) on a fielder’s choice. He advanced to second base on a grounder and then stole third. Pierre hit one deep into the hole that shortstop Rafael Furcal made a great stab at and fired to first. Pierre just beat the throw to score Rollins and help the Phillies win two of three against the Cardinals. Philadelphia’s Erik Kratz hit a three-run homer off Mitchell Boggs in the eighth that tied the game 7-all. Ryan Howard also homered for the Phillies. Matt Carpenter had three RBIs for the Cardinals. Jeremy Horst (2-0) tossed two scoreless innings for the win in a game that lasted 3 hours, 53 minutes.
In Saturday’s game, Matt Holliday hit a three-run homer and Jake Westbrook won his fifth straight start to lead the St. Louis Cardinals to a 4-1 victory over Philadelphia.
Championship Division Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Total Jason Reynolds – Griswold (3rd title) 65 68 71 204 (-3) Jared Cochran – Terrace Hills, Des Moines 66 71 68 205 (-2) Aaron Ahrendson – Manning/Manilla GC 68 66 72 206 (-1) Tim Murphy – Dunlap GC 69 69 70 208 (+1) Brad Hartkopf – Top 25, Atlantic 73 68 67 208 (+1) Brad Krohn – Council Bluffs CC 72 67 69 208 (+1) Chad Dryden – Crestmoor GC, Creston 73 69 68 210 (+3) Ryan Huinker – Harlan G & CC 71 70 69 210 (+3) Rob Langfelt – Crestwood Hills 72 70 70 212 (+5) Alex Bireline – 5 X 80, Adair 69 71 72 212 (+5) Zach Christiansen – Atlantic G & CC 73 69 71 213 (+6) Lance Halverson – Osceola CC 71 71 71 213 (+6) Ryan Clark – Briarwood Club of Ankeny 73 69 71 213 (+6) Darby McLaren – Atlantic G & CC 71 70 72 213 (+6) Chris Nelson – Atlantic G & CC 74 70 71 215 (+8) Barry Smith – Pine Knolls CC, Knoxville 71 69 75 215 (+8) Ross Martens – Shelby County GC, Portsmouth 67 72 76 215 (+8) Steve Davie – Dunlap GC, Logan 69 70 77 216 (+9) Andrew Martin – Nishna Hills GC 76 67 73 216 (+9) Cary Cochran – Quail Run GC, Council Bluffs 73 70 73 216 (+9) Ron Peterson – Past Champion, Clive 72 71 73 216 (+9) Jim Wood – Red Oak CC 72 70 75 217 (+10) Derek Jacobsen – Atlantic G & CC 75 70 72 217 (+10) Jeff Gude – Atlantic G & CC 75 65 78 218 (+11) Noah Simon -Leon G & CC, Lamoni 74 74 71 219 (+12) Jeremy Perkins – Oakland CC 76 70 73 219 (+12) Dan Conaway – Eagle Grove GC 74 75 71 220 (+13) Jeff Giza – Osceola GC 72 72 76 220 (+13) Isaac Rodenberg – Woodward GC, Johnston 70 78 73 221 (+14) Matt Jones – Indianola CC 73 77 72 222 (+15) Alex Huyser – Diamond Trail GC, Sully 79 72 72 223 (+16) John Hanks – Manson GC 75 71 78 224 (+17) Carl Eckenrod – Mason City CC 75 71 78 224 (+17) Bobby Rist – Lake City CC 78 69 78 225 (+18) Brad Bailey – Treynor Recreation 76 67 82 225 (+18) Jeff Buelt – Breda GC 75 77 74 226 (+19) Mark Rooney – Waveland GC, Des Moines 74 77 77 228 (+21) Matt Gross – Nishna Hills GC 77 74 78 229 (+22) Keegan Bak – Deer Run GC, Hinton 71 74 84 229 (+22) Al Kingrey – Legacy GC, West Des Moines 74 76 80 230 (+23) Wade Voith – Twin Lakes GC, Rockwell City 75 78 78 231 (+24) Aaron Haleen – Honey Creek GC, Ames 74 80 77 231 (+24) Phil Ruth – Lakeside Municipal GC, Ft. Dodge 78 76 78 232 (+25) Tim Agan – Willow Creek GC, Waukee 77 78 78 233 (+26) Manuel Smith – Copper Creek, West Des Moines 73 78 83 234 (+27) Aaron King – Sac CC, Sac City 78 78 78 234 (+27) Ryan Sloth – Ballard CC 81 74 79 234 (+27) Jason Moores – Fremont County GC, Sidney 80 75 80 235 (+28) Ryan Bernholtz – Majestic Hills GC 77 78 80 235 (+28) Tad Olsen – Atlantic G & CC 82 79 76 237 (+30) Justin Eilers – Shadow Valley GC 79 80 81 240 (+33) Todd Sewick – River Road GC, Algona 83 77 80 240 (+33) Ryan Kirchhoff – Griswold CC 83 79 81 243 (+36) Jason Calhoun – Crestwood Hills, Anita 80 82 81 243 (+36) Cole Davis – Logan/Missouri Valley CC 74 82 87 243 (+36) Cole Tackett – Fremont County GC, Sidney 81 83 83 247 (+40) Tim Bryte – Hillcrest GC, Adel 78 82 WD WD Matt Haley – Happy Hollow GC, Corning 77 72 WD WD Senior Division Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Total Rick Carter (S) – Crestmoor GC, Creston 67 71 74 212 (+5) George Gartelos (S) – Hunters Ridge GC, Marion 74 70 69 213 (+6) Arnie Leistad (S) – Atlantic G & CC 73 72 70 215 (+8) Kim Peters (S) – Crestwood Hills, Adair 71 73 72 216 (+9) Terry Hannah (S) – Jester Park GC 71 69 78 218 (+11) Del Miller (S) – West Liberty GC, West Branch 73 76 70 219 (+12) Daryl Armstrong (S) – Top 6, Anita 74 72 73 219 (+12) Jeff Morenz (S) – Atlantic G & CC 74 75 73 222 (+15) Rick Thompson (S) – Fairfield GC, Libertyville 78 72 72 222 (+15) Jim Campbell (S) – Albia CC 75 72 77 224 (+17) John Willmore (S) – Des Moines GC, Hubbard 76 76 74 226 (+19) Chris Larson (S) – Atlantic G & CC 79 69 82 230 (+23) Chris Meyers (S) – Honey Creek GC, Boone 77 73 80 230 (+23) Randy Black (S) – Gateway Recreation, Pella 74 76 81 231 (+24) Jim Turner (S) – Audubon GC 76 76 79 231 (+24) Dean Muhs (S) – Rosman Glendale GC, Minden 79 73 80 232 (+25) Ken Portsche (S) – Beaver Creek GC, Johnston 78 75 79 232 (+25) Ron Calhoun (S) – Crestwood Hills, Anita 78 75 80 233 (+26) Dave Ross (S) – Atlantic G & CC 78 78 80 236 (+29) Paul Huddleson (S) – Nishna Hills GC, Atlantic 79 78 80 237 (+30) Ken Hoogensen (S) – Willow Creek, W. Des Moines 79 80 79 238 (+31) Blair Hoegh (S) – Ankeny 79 80 82 241 (+34) Scott Schoenrock (S) – Nishna Hills GC, Atlantic 82 80 83 245 (+38) Jim Sachs (S) – Gruis Recreation, Lakota 79 83 83 245 (+38) Mike Martin (S) – Nishna Hills GC, Walnut 83 80 83 246 (+39) Victor Garza (S) – Buffalo Center 77 79 90 246 (+39) Gregory Brown (S) – Indian Hills GC, Wapello 82 82 89 253 (+46) Lyle Wittrock (S) – 5 X 80 GC, Adair 83 87 83 253 (+46) Gary Meyers (S) – Humboldt CC 80 87 93 260 (+53) Mike Noble (S) – Indian Hills CC, Wapello 91 83 86 260 (+53) Don Perrin (S) – Happy Hollow CC, Corning 90 85 89 264 (+57) Neal Miller (S) – Manson GC 89 97 91 277 (+70) Jerry Hoff (S) – Oakland GC 96 91 94 281 (+74) Maurice Greenway (S) – Rockwell City 80 78 WD WD
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