The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union has released their latest girls soccer rankings.

In Class 3A Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln is ranked 7th. Waukee is top ranked.

In Class 2A Lewis Central still reigns at the top. Winterset is 13th.

In Class 1A Davenport Assumption is top ranked. Treynor is #6 and Panorama checks in at #11.

Check out the full rankings here: 5-2-19-soccer-rankings

The Atlantic boys tennis team lost a close match to St. Albert on Thursday 5-4.

Atlantic picked up singles wins from Grant Sturm, Ethan Williams, and Avery Anderson. The doubles team of Williams and Ethan Sturm was also victorious.

St. Albert had singles wins from Reed Miller, Jeff Miller, and Sam Narmi. Doubles teams of Miller/Miller and Narmi/Carter White were winners as well.

Full results: ATL_BStAl19

The Atlantic boys golf team won their home Trojan Tournament on Thursday at the Atlantic Golf and Country Club. The Trojans shot a 301 total to best the field of 9 teams.

Braden Smith was the individual medalist with a round of 73 for the Trojans. Cyle Renaud was Runner-Up for Atlantic with a 73 as well. The winner was determined on the fourth playoff hole between Smith and Renaud.

Atlantic also got a 5th place finish from Matt Gearheart with a 74. Drey Newell shot an 81, Tate Den Beste had an 89, and Garrett McLaren shot an 89.

Teams Scores

1. Atlantic 301
2. Norwalk 307
3. Glenwood 315
4. Kuemper Catholic 318
5. Lewis Central 322
6. Clarinda 343
7. Creston 351
8. Denison-Schleswig 356
9. Red Oak 415

Individual Scores

1. Braden Smith, Atlantic 73 (Won on 4th Playoff hole)
2. Cyle Renaud, Atlantic 73
3. Riley Jermier, Norwalk 74
4. Eli Bales, Glenwood 74
5. Matt Gearheart, Atlantic 74
6. Tanner Dunn, Norwalk 75
7. Parker Rock, Clarinda 75
8. Corbin Borelli, Kuemper Catholic 75
9. Seth Wineland, Lewis Central 78
10. Ryan Leath, Glenwood 78

Atlantic Head Coach Ed Den Beste: “Great Day to be a Trojan.  Best we have shot this year.  Matt continued to shoot well.  Had a couple of shots he would like back but that is the way it works some days.  Great to see Cyle and Braden battle for first today.  They went 4 play off holes before it was settled.  Always good to see them battle on the course.  Drey is finally feeling better.  He had a great score today of 81.  Look to see him continue to get in form again.  Tate had a great back.  He shot 42.  Two holes on the front got him but still shot below 90.  Also good to see Garrett continue to battle.  Had several pars but need to get rid of doubles.  Great team win for us going into Kuemper tournament as well as Hawkeye 10 meet on Monday.”

(Radio Iowa) — The state’s Big Four basketball coaches will gather in West Des Moines Friday night for the annual Coaches vs Cancer Gala. Basketball analyst Kevin Lehman serves as spokesman for the event which is now in its 12th year of raising money for the American Cancer Society.

Lehman says each if the schools has designated a Fan of the Year Honoree who has been impacted by cancer.

The event includes a cocktail reception, dinner as well as a silent and live auction.

Lehman says it is a chance to mingle with the coaches and their wives away from basketball.

The event will take place at the Ron Pearson Center at the Hy-Vee headquarters.

(Radio Iowa) — Rick Heller claimed his 200th victory as Iowa’s baseball coach with Wednesday night’s 8-7 victory over Western Illinois. In his sixth season as coach Heller has led the Hawkeyes to a pair of trips to the NCAA regionals and the Big Ten Tournament title in 2017. It was the Hawkeyes’ first championship since winning the Big Ten regular season crown back in 1990.

Iowa hosts UC-Irvine beginning Friday night (6:05-p.m.) in a three game series and Heller says even though it is a non conference series there is plenty on the line. The Anteaters are ranked 19th nationally and this is a chance for the Hawkeyes to boost their NCAA Tournament hopes.

Heller says this may be their final chance to play a rated opponent. He says aslo,  UC-Irvine has one of the top pitching staffs in the country.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa head men’s basketball coach Fran McCaffery announced Thursday that redshirt junior Isaiah Moss has submitted his name in the NCAA transfer portal with the intention of departing the Hawkeye basketball program.

“Isaiah has expressed his interest in transferring,” said McCaffery. “Isaiah has been a valuable member of our program the last four years. We appreciate Isaiah’s contributions and wish him good luck in his future endeavors.”

Moss (6-foot-5, 208 pounds) started all 35 games last season, ranking fifth in scoring (9.2), second in steals (32), and fourth in assists (62). The Chicago native played in 102 games as a Hawkeye, totaling 906 points, 229 rebounds, 153 assists, 73 steals, and 27 blocked shots.

“I would like to thank my teammates and coaches, and all the fans for being there for me,” said Moss. “The last four years have been a great experience.”

The Shenandoah girls golf team won the Sidney Girls Golf Invite on Wednesday at the Fremont County Golf Course. The Fillies shot a 406 total to breeze past the field. Griswold finished as the Runner-Up with a 441.

Individual Medalist was Bailey Maher of Shenandoah who shot a 98. Kelsi Carlson of Shenandoah was Runner-Up with a 99.

Team Scores

1. Shenandoah 406
2. Griswold 441
3. Essex/Stanton 452
4. Sidney 498
5. SW Valley NTS
6. Fremont-Mills NTS
7. East Mills NTS

Individual Scores

1. Bailey Maher, Shenandoah 98
2. Kelsi Carlson, Shenandoah 99
3. Jenna Reynolds, Griswold 100
4. Halle Wheatley, Shenandoah 104
5. Brooke Bauer, Shenandoah 105

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(Radio Iowa) — Former Rutgers defensive coordinator Jay Niemann, a native of Avoca, has been added to Iowa’s coaching staff. He spent the past three seasons at Rutgers, and will serve as the Assistant Hawkeyes Defensive Line Coach, and Assistant Recruiting Coordinator. Niemann served as Wyoming Linebackers Coach this past Spring, and has had two sons play for the Hawkeyes. Nick is a Junior Linebacker, and Ben is coming off his rookie season with the Kansas City Chiefs.

Jay Niemann played at Iowa State and has also been an Assistant at Drake, Northern Iowa, and was the Head Coach at Simpson College.

Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — Miles Mikolas outpitched Max Scherzer, Marcell Ozuna had three hits and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Washington Nationals 5-1 for their fifth straight win. Jose Martinez drove in two runs for the Cardinals, who have won 10 of 11. Washington has lost the first three games of the series and six of their last seven overall, and fell to 12-17.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kelvin Gutierrez hit his first big league homer, Kansas City pounded AL Cy Young winner Blake Snell for the second time in a week, and the Royals routed the Tampa Bay Rays 8-2 to wrap up a doubleheader sweep. Adalberto Mondesi homered in the opener to help Kansas City to a 3-2 victory. The finale of the four-game series is Thursday.

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Hundreds gathered in Kansas to remember a Washburn University football player who was killed in a shooting that also wounded a friend who had been drafted hours earlier by the New York Giants. The Kansas City Star reports that coach Craig Schurig said at Tuesday’s vigil for 23-year-old Dwane Simmons that the football field was his “piece of heaven.” The university plans to create a scholarship in his name.