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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Top-ranked Kansas was the best team in arguably the best league in America. The Jayhawks (30-4), winners of the Big 12’s regular season and tournament titles, open NCAA Tournament play Thursday (today) in Des Moines, against Austin Peay (18-17) as the Number 1 seed in the South Region.
But after second-round losses in each of its last two tournaments as a Number 2 seed, Kansas is more focused on the first weekend than the Final Four. They face a Governors team that made a school-record 16 3-pointers to beat UT-Martin in the Ohio Valley Conference tourney to clinch its first NCAA bid in eight years.
Some Southwest Iowa Track and Field athletes competed at the Iowa State Indoor meet Tuesday and there were a number of top 8 finishers.
4×100 relay: Glenwood, 6th, 44.86
4×400 relay: Glenwood, 6th, 3:31.43. Mt. Ayr, 8th, 3:36.28.
4×800 relay: Glenwood, 7th, 8:38.81
400 meter dash: Nick Pedersen, Underwood, 5th, 50.94. Kyle Dolecheck, Mount Ayr, 6th, 51.18
60 hurdles: Gratt Reed, Atlantic, 6th, 8.62. Tony Klocke, SW Valley, 8th, 8.68
High Jump: Alec Hayes, Atlantic, T5th, 6-2
Long Jump: Josh Lee, Glenwood, 2nd, 20-5.5. Nick Wurster, Mount Ayr, 8th, 19-9.
Atlantic Activities Director Matt Alexander has notified local media that a new Head Football Coach has been named pending board approval. Former Atlantic offensive coordinator and current middle school teacher Mike McDermott is set to take over the program. The full press release from the athletic department reads as follows:
Atlantic High School and the Atlantic Activities Department are pleased to announce,
pending board approval, the hiring of Mike McDermott as the new Head Coach of the
Trojan Football Team.
Mr. McDermott is an Atlantic High School graduate and teaches social studies at Atlantic
Middle School. He began his coaching career in 1997 as a student assistant at Dakota State
University before returning to AHS in 1998 as a freshmen team coach. From 1999-2002 he
served as the offensive coordinator for the Trojans. He then made a move to Mitchell, SD
and was the offensive coordinator from 2003-2006 at Mitchell High School. In 2007 he
returned to Atlantic and once again joined the football staff as an assistant from 2007-
2009. In 2010 he made the move to coaching football at Atlantic Middle School where he
has served until the present. Coach McDermott also currently coaches boys and girls tennis
and baseball for AHS.
Coach McDermott’s experience and background will be a great asset to the Trojan football
program. He is looking forward to meeting with the players and working with the football
staff in the near future.
2015-16 IGCA All-State Teams
1A
1st Team
Tori Hazard Janesville 11
Johanna Vaske Bishop Garrigan 12
Riley Kilbride Burlington Notre Dame 12
Mikayla Nachazel Springville 10
Shelby Reicks Turkey Valley 11
Madie Sorenson Adair-Casey 10
Rachel Mercer Kingsley-Pierson 11
Hattie Davidson Northwood-Kensett 12
2nd Team
Carleigh Paup Paton Churdan 12
Kelcie Shields Mount Ayr 11
Callie Calfee Bedford 12
Erin Gerke Newell Fonda 11
Alecia Kimball Dunkerton 12
Sarah Dreckman MMC (Marcus) 12
Autumn McDanel Moravia 12
Emma Staudt Rockford 11
3rd Team
Sophia Peppers Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 10
Katie Hall Grand View Christian 12
Megan Wagaman Springville 12
Madison Gonseth Murray 12
Brenna Lanser Lynnville-Sully 11
Reagan Shockley Hartley-Melvin 12
Kendall Brown Moravia 12
Ashley Schwartzhoff Kee, Lansing 10
1A Coach of the Year,Nate Sanderson, Springville
2A
1st Team
Gracey Griglione I-35 (Truro) 11
Anna Kiel Unity Christian 12
Kailey Burke Hinton 12
Ashtyn Veerbeek Western Christian 10
Mary Crompton Regina, Iowa City 10
Faith Troshynski Manson-NW Webster 12
Beth Atwood Pekin (Packwood) 12
Katie Lindeman Grundy Center 12
2nd Team
Chanda Zomermaand Unity Christian 12
Megan Peschong Okoboji-Milford 12
Morgan Boer North Linn 12
Mackenzie Roberts Van Meter 11
Kaira Moss Western Christian 12
Taylor Huber Alburnett 12
Raegan Boothe Central Decatur 11
Karlie Taylor Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 12
3rd Team
Maria Gonzalez West Hancock 12
Alyssa Carley St. Albert 12
Paige Beacom St. Albert 12
Hanna Risse Wapsie Valley 11
Kia Rasmussen IKM-Manning 10
Kelsey Hora Highland, Riverside 11
Madelyn Deitchler Treynor 10
Kenzie Cunard Logan-Magnolia 10
2A Coach of the Year, Jay Schuiteman, Unity Christian
3A
1st Team
Elle Ruffridge Pocahontas Area 11
Arika Wooldridge Center Point-Urbana 12
Kaely Hummel Cherokee, Washington 12
Lexy Koudelka Nevada 10
Kati Cassabaum Nevada 12
Ellie Friesen Osage 10
Kaitlyn Volesky Mount Vernon 11
Mackenzie Rogers Mediapolis 10
2nd Team
Allie Wooldridge Center Point-Urbana 10
Jordan Prantner Hampton-Dumont 12
Faith Meyer Pocahontas Area 11
Grace Meyer Pocahontas Area 11
Lexi Toering Sioux Center 10
Emily Snelling Clear Lake 11
Gabby Reyerson West Marshall, State Center 12
Logan Ehlers Shenandoah 11
3rd Team
Jasmine Harris Assumption, Davenport 11
Payton Slaughter Cherokee, Washington 9
Kaeli Block Union, La Porte City 11
Ali Butters Mid-Prairie, Wellman 11
Breana Schuiteman MOC-Floyd Valley 12
Abby Stephenson Nevada 11
Avery Terwilliger Humboldt 11
Cassie Chubb Saydel 12
3A Coach of the Year, Robert Maske, Pocahontas Area
4A
1st Team
Gabie Doud Ballard 12
Taylor Frederick Harlan 12
Megan Maahs Epworth, Western Dubuque 12
Agatha Beier Carlisle 11
Katie Vander Molen Pella 11
Makenzie Meyer Mason City 12
Sienna Durr Grinnell 10
Amanda Brainerd Central Clinton, DeWitt 12
2nd Team
Karli Rucker Eldridge, North Scott 11
Jordyn Moser Harlan 12
Amber Nicole Buch Fairfield 10
Maegan Holt Lewis Central 10
Chloe Rice Marion 10
Katie Harken Waverly-Shell Rock 11
Tori Van Velzen Norwalk 12
McKenna Andersen Xavier, Cedar Rapids 12
3rd Team
Keely Petzenhauser Spencer 10
Samantha Fritz Fairfield 11
Taylor Schuring Decorah 12
Kiara Bradley Pella 12
Charlotte Flynn Wahlert, Dubuque 12
Payton Draper Waverly-Shell Rock 11
MaKenzie Pezley Keokuk 11
Caitlynne Shadle Boone 10
4A Coach of the Year: Curt Klaahsen, Mason City
5A
1st Team
Amanda Ollinger Linn-Mar, Marion 12
Lela Sellers Cedar Rapids Kennedy 12
Becca Hittner Dowling Catholic 12
Ashley Joens Iowa City High 10
Grace Berg Indianola 10
Taryn Knuth Johnston 11
Tasha Vipond Ankeny Centennial 12
Carlie Littlefield Waukee 11
2nd Team
Jinaya Houston Davenport North 11
Rachel Hinders Johnston 12
Chrislyn Carr Davenport West 10
Emma Gerdes Cedar Falls 12
Reilly Jacobson Waukee 12
Hannah Fuller West Des Moines Valley 11
Courtney Joens Iowa City High 12
Jacionna Stowers Davenport North 11
3rd Team
Elle Brown Johnston 12
Casey Stuart Southeast Polk 12
Ellie Spelhaug Pleasant Valley 10
Maggie McGraw Indianola 9
Zoe Young West Des Moines Valley 9
Paige Bradford Davenport North 10
Sydney Wycoff Ankeny Centennial 10
Sierra Mitchell Southeast Polk 11
5A Coach of the Year: Scott De Jong, Ankeny Centennial
The Iowa Newspaper Association released their 2016 All-State Boys Basketball teams and a number of local athletes were honored. First, Second, and Third Team selections were made in each class. Atlantic Senior Ryan Hawkins was named to the first team in Class 3A. Linn-Mar Senior Jordan Bohannon was named Mr. Basketball.
Class 1A
First Team: Spencer Brown, SR, Lenox ; Kyle Wagner, SR, IKM-Manning ; Jackson Lamb, SR, Nodaway Valley
Third Team: Colt Scott, SR, Bedford ; Travis Miller, SR, St. Albert
Class 2A
First Team: Matt Dentlinger, JR, Kuemper Catholic
Second Team: Nolan Chapman, SR, Treynor
Third Team: Makonn Anderson, SR, Shenandoah
Class 3A
First Team: Ryan Hawkins, SR, Atlantic
Second Team: Kyle Juhl, SR, Harlan
Third Team: Nate Mohr, SO, Glenwood
Class 4A
Second Team: Kyle Crowl, SR, Abraham Lincoln ; Tony Bonner, SR, Abraham Lincoln
ST. LOUIS (USBWA) – Oklahoma’s Buddy Hield and Michigan State’s Denzel Valentine, who have emerged as the two leading candidates to win the U.S. Basketball Writers Association’s Oscar Robertson Trophy for national player of the year, headline the 2015-16 USBWA Men’s All-America Team.
Hield and Valentine earlier were named District Players of the Year by the USBWA, Valentine in District V and Hield in District VI.
The USBWA will announce its Oscar Robertson Trophy winner as the national player of the year at the NCAA Men’s Final Four in Houston at a press conference on Fri., April 1.
Hield and Valentine are joined on the USBWA’s All-America first team by Malcolm Brogdon of Virginia, Brice Johnson of North Carolina and Ben Simmons of LSU. Brogdon edged out Johnson as the District III Player of the Year, while Simmons earned the Player of the Year honor in District VII.
The first team boasts four seniors, in addition to Simmons, a freshman. The last time as many as four seniors appeared on a USBWA All-America First Team was the 2005-06 season.
Named to the USBWA’s second team are Kris Dunn of Providence; Georges Niang of Iowa State; Jakob Poeltl of Utah; Tyler Ulis of Kentucky; and Jarrod Uthoff of Iowa.
| 2015-16 USBWA MEN’S ALL-AMERICA TEAM | |||||
| Pos. | First Team | Ht. | Wt. | Yr. | Hometown |
| G | Malcolm Brogdon, Virginia | 6-5 | 215 | Sr. | Atlanta, Ga. |
| Second-team selection last season; first two-time All-America from Virginia since Ralph Sampson | |||||
| G | Buddy Hield, Oklahoma | 6-4 | 214 | Sr. | Freeport, Bahamas |
| First first-team selection from Oklahoma since 2009 (Blake Griffin) | |||||
| F | Brice Johnson, North Carolina | 6-10 | 230 | Sr. | Orangeburg, S.C. |
| First first-team selection from North Carolina since 2009 (Tyler Hansbrough) | |||||
| F | Ben Simmons, LSU | 6-10 | 240 | Fr. | Melbourne, Australia |
| First first-team selection from LSU since 1992 (Shaquille O’Neal) | |||||
| G | Denzel Valentine, Michigan State | 6-5 | 220 | Sr. | Lansing, Mich. |
| First first-team selection from Michigan State since 2012 (Draymond Green) | |||||
| Pos. | Second Team | Ht. | Wt. | Yr. | Hometown |
| G | Kris Dunn, Providence | 6-4 | 220 | Jr. | New London, Conn. |
| First selection from Providence since 2004 (Ryan Gomes) | |||||
| F | Georges Niang, Iowa State | 6-8 | 230 | Sr. | Methuen, Mass. |
| Fifth Iowa State player to be named USBWA All-America | |||||
| F | Jakob Poeltl, Utah | 7-0 | 248 | So. | Vienna, Austria |
| Second straight season Utah has had a second-team selection (Delon Wright) | |||||
| G | Tyler Ulis, Kentucky | 5-9 | 160 | So. | Chicago, Ill. |
| Sixth All-America selection from Kentucky since 2010 | |||||
| F | Jarrod Uthoff, Iowa | 6-9 | 221 | Sr. | Cedar Rapids, Iowa |
| First-ever USBWA All-America selection from Iowa | |||||
Hield, a 6-4 guard from Freeport, Bahamas, has been among the nation’s scoring leaders all season, finishing the regular season second in the country with a 25.1 average. He was a major threat for Oklahoma from 3-point range, connecting on 47.3 percent of his shots. His 124 3-point baskets were the most in the nation.
Valentine is on pace to become the first player to average 19 points, seven rebounds and seven assists since assists were recognized as an official statistic by the NCAA in 1983-84. The 6-5 guard from Lansing, Mich., led the Big Ten in overall scoring with a 19.6 average and assists with a 7.5 mark for the Spartans.
Brogdon, a 6-5 guard from Atlanta and a second-team USBWA All-American a season ago, was named player of the year and defensive player of the year by the Atlantic Coast Conference. He led Virginia in scoring with a career-high 18.4 points per game and headlined the Cavaliers’ third-ranked defense nationally, which yielded 59.6 points per game.
North Carolina’s Johnson was a unanimous selection to the ACC’s first team and runner-up to Brogdon for conference player of the year. Johnson, a 6-10 forward from Orangeburg, S.C., led the ACC in rebounding (10.8), field goal percentage (.606) and double-doubles (19).
Simmons, a 6-10 forward from Melbourne, Australia, leads all Division I freshmen with 11.9 rebounds per game and was third among all freshmen in scoring with a 19.6 average. He is trying to become the first player in the last 20 years to average at least 15 points, 10 rebounds and five assists per game.
The USBWA All-America teams are voted on by members of the USBWA, which is comprised of over 900 sportswriters and sports journalists who cover college basketball for newspapers, magazines and websites.
Info from USBWA
JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Jhonny Peralta has returned to the St. Louis Cardinals training site, wearing a cast and with his left arm in a sling. There’s still no updated timetable for the shortstop’s return from thumb surgery.
Peralta said Monday he’ll be in the cast for two weeks and then stitches will come out. Before the surgery Wednesday, the team estimated he’d be out two to three months.
Jedd Gyorko is the likely starter at shortstop until Peralta returns. Cuban defector Aledmys Diaz also is getting a long look.
The Iowa State Cyclones earned a 4 seed in the NCAA Tournament and will square off with 13th seeded Iona on Thursday in Denver. For Cyclones head coach Steve Prohm, there’s no overlooking a lower seeded team
“I’ve been a 13 seed when at Murray and we beat Vandy, a four seed. I don’t think you can overlook anybody in this tournament. I think our guys are well aware of that.
I put something on the board earlier before we came up here about forget the past, focus on what lies ahead and that’s Iona.”
Prohn expects nothing different from his team in terms of preparation.
“We’ll prepare for them like we’re preparing for Oklahoma or Kansas and our guys attention to detail will be the same like trying to beat Kansas on Big Monday. It’s a great opportunity but you can’t get to the second round until you win the first round.”
According to the head coach, the four seed was about where he expected to be.
“It’s a blessing to be in this tournament, only 36 at large teams. I thought we’d be a 4 or 5 seed. I think the 4 seed just shows that we had 8 top-50 wins, the seventh most in the country, and we played in the number one conference in the country this year and had a lot of really good wins.”
Tipoff on Thursday is scheduled for 1pm.
(Radio Iowa)
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