IOWA CITY, Iowa – The No. 9 University of Iowa women’s soccer team fell to No. 7 TCU, 3-2, on Thursday night at the Iowa Soccer Complex. The Hawkeyes move to 1-1-0 on the season.

TCU’s Emma Yolinsky netted the first goal of the game in the ninth minute of the first half.

Graduate student Olivia Lebdaoui would score her first goal as a Hawkeye in the 42nd minute to tie the match, 1-1. The score would remain the same for the remainder of the half.

Making her Hawkeye debut, sophomore goalkeeper Fernanda Mayrink had four saves in the first 45 minutes while TCU goalkeeper Kira Ybarra had one save in the first half for the Horned Frogs. TCU outshot Iowa, 8-7, in the first half. Lebdaoui fired two shots on goal in the first 45 minutes.

TCU was rewarded a free kick after a yellow card was called on the Hawkeyes and TCU’s Seven Castain was able to score off a deflection to give the Horned Frogs the lead in the 54th minute.

Castain struck again in the 64th minute to add to TCU’s lead, 3-1.

Lebdaoui was rewarded a penalty kick for the Hawkeyes after a handball was called on TCU. Lebdaoui converted on the PK in the 88th minute to cut the deficit to, 3-2. Lebdaoui’s two goals on the night marked a career high.

Junior Abby Skiff fired a shot in the 89th minute that was just high as the Hawkeyes fell, 3-2, in their home opener.

HEAR FROM HEAD COACH DAVE DIIANNI
“[Lebdaoui’s goal] before the half was massive. I was expecting a better response from our group, but lessons learned. TCU is a top 10 team, and we know what it looks like. Let’s see if we can grow from it.”

Kuemper Catholic – 7 vs Audubon – 2

Kuemper Catholic winners: Charlotte Schwabe (2), Bella Lu, Regan Garringer (2), Riah Koenck (2), Priscila Linares (doubles), Meredith Sturm (doubles)

Audubon winners: Lena Rieman, Reagan Hoffman

Shenandoah – 8 vs Lewis Central – 1

Shenandoah winners: Gabi Jacobs (2), Jaylan Gray (2), Ali Hansen (2), Lyla Mather (2), Rachel Hobbie (2), Nora Martin (doubles)

Lewis Central winner: Miley Harrill

Shenandoah – 9 vs Creston – 0

Shenandoah winners: Gabi Jacobs (2), Jaylan Gray (2), Ali Hansen (2), Lyla Mathe (2), Nora Martin (2), Rachel Hobbie (2)

Lewis Central – 6 vs Creston – 3

Lewis Central winners: Miley Harrill (2), Emily Bills (2), Lily Edwards, Macie Meaike/Lucy Edwards (doubles), Avary Maas,

Creston winners: Hollynn Rieck, Kennedy Strider, Marlee Stalker/Shaylee Coen (doubles)

Clarinda – 9 vs Harlan – 0

Clarinda winners: Taylin Walter (2), Ellie Cole (2), Chandy Nothwehr (2), Layla Hargis (2), Taylor Vrba (2), Kylar Downey (2)

Glenwood – 7 vs Red Oak – 2

Glenwood winners: Kaitlyn Mullanix (2), Averi Newman (2), Brielle Allmon (2), Brooklyn Oetter, Claire Soergel

Red Oak winners: Mariella Hernandez (2), Sienna Klepinger (doubles)

The Southwest Valley Boys’ Cross Country team has high hopes for 2025 as the Timberwolves return an experienced group for the 2025 season. Head Coach Jason Hults says with the team’s chemistry the summer went extremely well.

Of the seven athletes competing at the varsity level, five are seniors.

James is one of two four-year cross-country athletes for the Timberwolves but have plenty of depth behind him.

Hults believes his team will be as familiar with the courses as anybody they compete against.

The Timberwolves believe this can be a special year in program history.

Southwest Valley begins their season at the 2025 Wildcat Classic in Redfield on Thursday, September 4th.

Iowa State coach Matt Campbell says Friday will become a normal day for his team. The Cyclones practiced in Dublin on Thursday after an overnight flight to Dublin and will have a final practice on Friday leading up to Saturday’s game against 17th ranked Kansas State.

The Cyclones will be without starting guard Trevor Buhr. He did not make the trip due to illness.

Campbell says the two conference rivals should provide a good atmosphere.

Campbell says the large number of Cyclone fans who made the trip give it a big game feel.

Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz says quarterback Mark Gronowski is ready to lead the Iowa offense in next week’s season opener against the University of Albany. Auburn transfer Hank Brown will be the backup. Gronowski transferred to Iowa after leading South Dakota State to a pair of FCS national titles but missed spring drills after having surgery on his throwing shoulder.

Gronowski is making progress working with the Hawkeye receivers.

Iowa State will kick off the college football season on Saturday in Dublin, Ireland, when the 22nd ranked Cyclones play 17th ranked Kansas State. ISU enters the season with high hopes after posting a school record 11 wins and coach Matt Campbell says they will find out where they are at in a hurry.

Campbell says one of the keys will be handling adversity.

Iowa State quarterback Rocco Becht says the Cyclones need to play at a high level from the outset.

The first game always has unknowns but having played the Wildcats in the regular season finale last season is a plus.

ISU has averaged 227 yards of rushing in winning the last two games in the series. Becht expects K-State to make adjustments.

K-State coach Chris Klieman says they will need to be much better against the Cyclone ground game.

Klieman says in-game adjustments will be crucial.

Klieman on the opportunity to kick off the college football season in Ireland.

Kickoff is 11AM, Iowa time. the game will be televised by ESPN.

The football season has arrived, and for the East Mills Wolverines, that means an early start to the season as they prepare to travel to Griswold for a week zero matchup with the Tigers. Coming off a 5-4 season a year ago, things will look a little different for the Wolverines. East Mills graduated 8 seniors from last year’s roster. This included quarterback Caleb Urban (who threw for more than 2,000 yards), their top rusher in Sheldon Vandenberg, their top two receivers, and the leading tackler in Jackson Embree. Despite the departures, head coach Trenton Turney is confident in his group, but expect to see a more evenly distributed play sheet in the season opener.

Junior Mason Camden will get the nod in week zero at quarterback. Although making his first varsity start, he does not come in with a lack of experience and has benefited from playing behind Urban.

Other playmakers will need to step up for the Wolverines, and they have guys at each position that could be ready for a breakout year. At receiver, sophomore Jhalil Reed will serve as the team’s utility knife, as a freshman, he hauled in 18 receptions for 308 yards and a touchdown. Senior Quinn Poorker was not far behind him with 11 receptions for 211 yards. On defense, Senior Cooper Hagen was third on the team in tackles last season with 35 and Turney feels confident in him and his front four.

Last year’s matchup between the two was a shootout. The squads combined for 114 points while East Mills had 378 yards of total offense as they slipped by Griswold 58-56. Of course, with game being moved to week zero, Turney is expecting a lot of unknowns but also knows that Griswold will be prepared.

Although East Mills lost a lot in the offseason, the Wolverines are excited to get back on the field and prove what type of team they can be. KJAN will have the coverage with the pregame show at 6:30 pm with kickoff schedule for 7 pm.

(Red Oak, Iowa) – Red Oak school officials have formally taken the next step towards changing athletic conferences within the next two years.

During its regular meeting Wednesday evening, the Red Oak School Board unanimously approved accepting an invitation to join the Western Iowa Conference no later than the 2027-28 school year. WIC officials invited 10 schools earlier this year, including Red Oak and Shenandoah–both of which were founding members of the Hawkeye 10 Conference over 90 years ago. The move also comes after school officials held a community forum on the potential switch Sunday evening.

The next steps include the WIC Board of Control officially voting both schools in on August 21st. Additionally, the move would need to be approved by a state conference realignment committee established by House File 783. However, at Sunday’s forum, Lorenz said the committee had yet to receive any official guidance from the state’s department of education.

The Atlantic Volleyball team has begun official practice and Head Coach Alyssa Boltz said she noticed lots of improvement in the summer and the team focused on building a team foundation the first week.

The Trojans come off a 7-25 season last year and graduated four seniors. Boltz says outside of the four seniors, there was minimal experience on the court.

Atlantic’s top returners include Senior Jaycee Reed who posted 84 kills in 2024 ranking second on the team. On the defensive side of the volleyball, Senior Taylee Hagen recorded 168 digs as well as Senior Zoey Kirchhoff leading the team last year with 24 service aces. Boltz emphasized the familiarity the players have one another across all sports believing that will make the team stronger.

The Trojans will play one regular season and then hit the road all day for a tournament on August 30th which Boltz believes is extremely beneficial.

Atlantic looks to improve in the 2025 season with much more experience on the court.