IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa junior Ty Langenberg was selected by the Minnesota Twins on Tuesday in the 11th Round of the 2023 Major League Baseball Draft. Langenberg was the 327th pick overall.

Langenberg is the 29th player drafted under head coach Rick Heller.

The Urbandale, Iowa, native posted a 6-3 record in 2023 with a 4.15 ERA over 78 innings pitched. Langenberg struck out 86 while walking just 34.

During his three years in Iowa City, Langenberg had a 13-5 record and a 4.04 ERA. He threw 151 1/3 innings in 39 appearances (27 starts) while striking out 168 batters.

The Hawkeyes finished the 2023 season with a 44-16 overall record with the 44 wins tied for most in program history. Iowa finished third in the Big Ten regular season standings, advanced to the Big Ten Tournament championship game and the team won two games at the Terre Haute Regional in Iowa’s first NCAA Regional appearance since 2017.

Iowa sophomore Dasonte Bowen is working to get an expanded role next basketball season. The native of Boston appeared in 26 games last season and averaged nine minutes. He hopes to fill the void at point guard created by the transfer of point guard Ahron Ulis to Nebraska.

Bowen feels he is better prepared for the physical challenge of the Big Ten.

The Hawkeyes finished 19-14 last season and lost to Auburn in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.

At least one college preview magazine expects the Iowa offense to make significant progress this season. Phil Steele of Phil Steele’s College Football Previews says the addition of Michigan transfer Cade McNamara at quarterback will boost an offense that ranked 130th out of 131 FBS teams during an 8-5 season.

Steele says overall the Hawkeye offense has more talent and experience.

Iowa only scored 19 offensive touchdowns last season and Steele expects that number to be much larger this season.

The Hawkeyes open the season at home on September second against Utah State. Phil Steele’s College Football Preview is available at all Barnes and Nobel stores.

The Atlantic Trojans battled tough but came up a run shy 3-2 to Davis County in the Class 3A Region 4 Final. The Mustangs came up with 2 runs in the sixth to make the difference on a sunny and warm Tuesday night in Bloomfield.

Both teams started the game slow offensively but Atlantic drew first blood in the fourth. Ava Rush got on base with a leadoff hit that turned into a two-bagger after a fielding error in left field by Davis County. Two batters later Lila Wiederstein belted a two-run homer over the left-center fence to put the Trojans on top.

Davis County took advantage of a throwing error by the Trojans to bring Rachel McFarland home for a run in the bottom half of the fourth. Then it was the sixth inning that made the difference for the Mustangs. A fielding bobble and a walk allowed Davis County to get two runners aboard and then Kaitlyn Olinger delivered a 2 RBI double to put the Mustangs in front for the first time. Atlantic went down in order in the top of the seventh and the Mustangs celebrated their second straight state tournament appearance.

Atlantic Head Coach Terry Hinzmann talked about that tough 6th inning as well as the pride he had in the effort.

Coach Hinzmann praised Riley Wood for a very strong game in the circle, she had some great off-speed pitch placement throughout the night. He also mentioned that he was glad Wiederstein got a chance to shine on the big stage after a really solid season at the plate and at catcher. He also talked about losing some really great seniors in Mattie Dvorak, Maddie Huddleson, and Ava Rush.

The Trojans really showed some great attitude and positivity throughout the night and Coach Hinzmann said that has been the result of the team growth he’s seen through the season.

Atlantic finishes the season at 23-16. Davis County improved to 24-4 and will head to the Class 3A State Tournament in Fort Dodge next week.

IHSAA Baseball Playoffs
Area Substate Finals
07/11/2023

CLASS 1A

Substate 6 @ Bondurant-Farrar: Lynnville-Sully 5,  Lenox 2
Substate 7 @ Ridge View: Remsen St. Mary’s 10, Woodbury Central 2
Substate 8 @ Sioux City East: Gehlen Catholic 9, West Harrison 6

CLASS 2A

Substate 2: Woodward-Granger 3, Kuemper Catholic 2
Substate 6 @ Ankeny: Pella Christian 2, Van Meter 1
Substate 7 @ Pella: Williamsburg 1, West Marshall 0
Substate 8 @ Denison: Underwood 7,  Clarinda 1

IGHSAU Softball Playoffs
Regional Finals
07/11/2023 All games at 7:00 p.m.

CLASS 3A

Region 1: Estherville-Lincoln Central 3, West Lyon 1
Region 2: Albia 8, Chariton 2
Region 3: Saydel 12. Greene County 2
Region 4: Davis County 3, Atlantic 2- ON KJAN
Region 5: Williamsburg 3, Grinnell 0
Region 6: Benton 8, Mount Vernon 2
Region 7: Wahlert Catholic 6, Solon 1
Region 8: Assumption 3, West Burlington 2

CLASS 4A

Region 1: Fort Dodge 5, Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 0
Region 2: ADM 3, Dallas Center-Grimes 1
Region 3: Winterset 6, Indianola 0
Region 4: Carlisle 11, Ballard 2
Region 5: North Polk 13, Gilbert 10
Region 6: Norwalk 5, Burlington 0
Region 7: North Scott 6, Xavier 0
Region 8: Western Dubuque 12, Maquoketa 2

CLASS 5A

Region 1: Ankeny 4, Waukee 3
Region 2: Waukee Northwest 2, Des Moines Lincoln 1 (10 innings)
Region 3: WDM Valley 8, Johnston 7
Region 4: Ankeny Centennial 10, Ames 1
Region 5: Southeast Polk 5, Ottumwa 1
Region 6: Pleasant Valley 9, Linn-Mar 0
Region 7: Muscatine 2, Iowa City Liberty 0
Region 8: Bettendorf 8, Dubuque Hempstead 7

The Northern Iowa men’s basketball team is getting ready for a four-game tour in Brazil. Todd Kimm reports.

IOWA CITY, Iowa – The Big Ten Conference announced the opponent rotation for the 2023-24 wrestling season on Tuesday.

The University of Iowa will host Minnesota, Penn State, Purdue and Wisconsin inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena.  The Hawkeyes will travel for road duals against Illinois, Michigan, Nebraska and Northwestern.

The complete schedule will be released once finalized.