Travis Johansen will debut as the head football coach at South Dakota on Saturday when the Coyotes visit 22nd ranked Iowa State. Johansen spent the past six seasons as defensive coordinator and takes over a program that made it to the semifinal round of the FCS playoffs last season.

Johansen says they are not going to Ames with the hopes of making a good showing.

South Dakota is led by senior quarterback Aidan Bouman. He began his college career at Iowa State.

Team Results

1. Harlan – 34
2. Treynor – 47
3. Shanandoah – 74
4. Tri-Center – 82
5. Clarinda – 132
6. AHSTW – 150

Individual Results

1. Miller, Lily – 19:48.31 (Treynor)
2. Rau, Ashlyn – 19:51.47 (Harlan)
3. Heslink, Julia – 20:13.49 (Harlan)
4. Miller, Anne – 20:33.66 (Treynor)
5. King, Riley – 21:23.75 (Clarinda)
6. Bieker, Aspen – 21:24.93 (Harlan)
7. O’Rourke, Ava – 21:29.57 (Shenandoah)
8. Mather, Lilly – 21:34.38 (Shenandoah)
9. Strunk, Reese – 21:59.59 (Creston)
10. Kerkmann, Madalyn – 22:07.96 (Treynor)

AHSTW

27. Paulsen, Ava- 24:40.94

31. Brockhoff, Emery – 25:09.27

40. Lawler, Tayli – 25:55.03

Tri-Center

11. Dittmer, Reese – 22:17.65

16. Kramer, Brielle Tri-Center – 23:16.06

20. VanArsdol, Lana – 23:42.48

Clarinda

36. King, Jenna Clarinda – 25:37.00

44. Weinreich, Lily – 26:05.30

45. Muff, Richlyn – 26:08.65

Creston

35. Riley, Maylee – 25:23.37

47. Freeman, Abby – 26:19.47

Team Results

1. Red Oak – 44
2. Shenandoah – 71
3. Creston – 73
4. Harlan – 93
5. Tri-Center – 132
6. Clarinda – 140
7. Underwood – 156
8. Treynor – 178

Individual Results

1. Grass, Emmanuel – 16:52.11 1 (Red Oak)
2. Gross, Jeffrey – 17:09.61 (Harlan)
3. Goodenberger, Wyatt – 17:15.29 (Creston)
4. Baird, Ryder – 17:42.54 (Creston)
5. Hietbrink, Hayden – 17:52.11 (Red Oak )
6. Sells, Mason – 17:56.21 (Shenandoah)
7. Daoust, Luke – 18:26.25 (Shenandoah)
8. Wham, Evan – 18:32.35 (Tri-Center )
9. Pedersen, Osiel – 18:37.26 (Red Oak)
10. Dahir, Nicholas – 18:38.14 (Tri-Center)

Tri-Center

33. Abel, Landon – 21:19.50

40. McCarty, Micah – 22:05.79

64.  McCool, Tristan – 25:39.95

Harlan

14. Schechinger, Brogan – 19:12.77

15. Heslink, Erik – 19:25.26

28. Sandquist, Nathan – 20:48.74

Clarinda

11. Stogdill, Isaiah – 18:45.86

26. Hickey, Garrison – 20:43.90

36. Taylor, Malcolm – 21:31.06

Non-Conference 

• Southwest Valley -3 vs Griswold – 0
• Clarinda – 2 vs Mount Ayr – 0
• Clarinda – 2 vs Stanton – 0
• Clarinda – 2 vs Lenox – 0
• Stanton – 2 vs Lenox – 0
• Stanton – 2 vs Mount Ayr – 1
• Mount Ayr – 2 vs Lenox – 0
• Denison-Schleswig 2 vs Sioux City West – 1
• Denison-Schleswig – 2 vs Siouxland Christian – 0
• Lawton-Bronson – 2 vs Denison-Schleswig – 1
• Bedford – 3 vs Diagonal – 0
• Boyer Valley – 3 vs Storm Lake St. Mary’s – 0

Hawkeye Ten Conference 

• Kuemper Catholic – 3 vs Creston – 0

West Central Activities Conference 

• Van Meter – 3 vs ACGC – 0
• Earlham – 3 vs Panorama – 0
• Ogden – 3 vs Madrid – 0
• Des Moines Christian – 3 vs West Central Valley – 0
• Woodward-Granger – 3 Interstate 35 – 0

Today, we wrap up our 18-team Big Ten Preview with a scouting report on Minnesota. Mike Grimm takes a look the 2025 Golden Gophers:

Atlantic – 7 vs Creston – 2

Atlantic winners: Jacobi Harter (2), Lily Willrich (2), Aunika Darrow (2), Shauna Anderson, Dylin Ball, Taryn O’Brien

Creston winners: Marlee Stalker, Shaylee Coen

St. Albert – 7 vs Audubon – 2

St. Albert winners: Ellie O’Donovan (2), Ella Narmi (2), Joslyn Boswell (2), Brooklyn Hughes (2), Maura Ryan, Maeve Ryan

Audubon winners: Vivian Jackson, Lena Rieman

Harlan – 5 vs Glenwood – 4

Harlan winners: Lauren Schmitz (2), Anastacia Kay, Rebekah Christensen, Chloe Swensen, Catherine Fah, Mariajose Guerrero Luna

Glenwood winners: Brielle Allmon (2), Kianna Herron, Claire Soergel, Kaitlyn Mullanix

Kuemper Catholic – 9 vs Red Oak – 0 

Kuemper Catholic winners: Charlotte Schwabe (2), Bella Lu (2), Regan Garringer (2), Riah Koenck (2), Meredith Sturm (2), Mirabel Abrahem, Priscilla Linares 

Lewis Central – 6 vs Sioux City North – 3 

Lewis Central winners: Lily Edwards (2), Avary Maas (2), Emily Bills (2), Maddie Rethmeier (2)

Sioux City North winners: Jaden Brower (2), Iris Liao (2)

Bishop Heelan Catholic – 8 vs Lewis Central – 1

Bishop Heelan winners: Aila Friis, Maria Ernesti (2), Kate Kelly (2), Nora Pepin (2), Joy Bishwokarma (2), Bella Esquivel 

Lewis Central winners: Emily Bills

Abraham Lincoln – 7 vs Thomas Jefferson – 2 

Abraham Lincoln winners: Tori Hansen (2),  Rylan Stokes (2), Lexi Nelson (2), Elliot Powers, Kendall Smith

Thomas Jefferson winners: Ida Bryan (2), Isabella Hernandez (2), Emily Loots (2)

Iowa State coach Matt Campbell says the Cyclones are settling back into a routine as they get ready for Saturday’s home opener against South Dakota. The 22nd ranked Cyclones had a long flight home from Ireland after Saturday’s 24-21 win over Kansas State.

Campbell says the early part of this week was about making sure the players get enough rest.

Campbell says the challenge for the Cyclones this week is to move on.

Campbell may continue rotating running backs Carson Hansen and Abu Sama. Hansen 71 yards of rushing against K-State and Sama had 43.

Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz is curious to see how his team handles a game situation. The Hawkeyes open the season at home Saturday afternoon against the University of Albany.

Season openers always offer a lot of unknowns and this one is no different. Jared Ambrose was elevated to Albany head coach last March and has a roster full of new players.

With so many new players it will force the Hawkeyes to make in-game adjustments.

It will be the first game in a Hawkeye uniform for South Dakota State transfer Mark Gronowski at quarterback. He will try to boost an Iowa pass game that was at the bottom of the Big Ten. Ferentz says a key in the opener is limiting mistakes.

Sophomore Trevor Lauck and junior Jack Dotzler have been competing to start at left tackle and Ferentz says it is likely both will see action.

The Atlantic Girls Cross Country team is excited for the 2025 season says Head Coach Dan Vargason. The Trojans have 15 athletes on the team this fall and a core of them spent the whole summer training together.

Vargason says the roster is filled with an older group in 2025.

It had been over half a century since Atlantic wasn’t represented at the Girls’ State Cross Country meet in 2024 and the Trojans have a determination to not let that happen again.

The first time trial was washed out at Nishna Hills but look to get a synopsis of where the team is at this week.

Atlantic seeks to excel with the veteran leadership in 2025. The Trojans kick the season off Saturday in Glenwood.

DES MOINES, Iowa – Drake women’s basketball has finalized its non-conference schedule ahead of the upcoming 2025-26 season. The Bulldogs are set for an opening exhibition game prior to nine contests outside of Missouri Valley Conference play.

Drake’s initial exhibition match will take place on Oct. 28 in the Knapp Center as the Bulldogs host Dakota Wesleyan.

The Dogs’ regular season slate will then start on Nov. 3 with a road trip to Eastern Illinois. The month will continue with a trio of regional rivalries as Creighton (Nov. 9) and Iowa State (Nov. 20) visit Des Moines and Drake will travel to Iowa City for a date with the Hawkeyes (Nov. 13).

The week of Thanksgiving, Drake will hit Broadway for a pair of neutral site matchups as part of the Music City Classic. The Bulldogs will tip it up on Nov. 25 and 26 against opponents to be determined in Nashville, Tenn.

December will feature a foursome of non-league tilts with three coming at home. The Dogs are set to host Lindenwood on Dec. 3 for their annual Character Counts! Day with Drake Women’s Basketball and former MVC foe Western Illinois on Dec. 7.

For its final two non-conference meetings, Drake will take on two teams that neighbor to the north. The Bulldogs are slated to travel to St. Thomas on Dec. 13 and will welcome the Golden Gophers of Minnesota to the Knapp Center for the non-MVC finale on Dec. 21.

Drake women’s basketball season tickets are now available for purchase here.