The Atlantic Softball team won 10-0 against the Red Oak Tigers in Atlantic tonight. The Trojans had 10 hits on the night and the Tigers had 7 errors. Lila Wiederstein was first to score for the Trojans with a solo homerun in the bottom of the 1st inning. It appeared to be competitive game when neither team could score in the second inning. The next three innings had the Trojans scoring three runs in each. It started with an RBI triple from Claire Pellett, which was followed by two RBI singles one from Zoey Kirchhoff and the other from Claire Schroder. The Trojans now led 4-0 and did not let go until an RBI bunt from Claire Pellett brought the tenth run home. It would be a run rule victory for Atlantic. The Team came out of the dugout to celebrate and shift their focus to Saturday’s matchup.

Coach Terry Hinzmann was pleased with the effort and execution showed by the Trojans.

Even with a 10-0 victory, Coach Hinzmann had his players out practicing after the game. He knows that the next game will not be an easy one and his players need to stay focused.

Red Oak ends their season with a (3-25) record. The Trojans are now (22-15) and will play Shenandoah at home on Saturday July 8th.

IOWA CITY, Iowa – Two University of Iowa women’s wrestlers – incoming freshman Haley Ward and freshman Kylie Welker – will compete at the U20 Pan American Championships on Friday in Santiago, Chile.

Ward (72 kg) will compete in Group A against Karla Castillo Garcia (Venezuela) and Nubia Lorenzana Ballesteros (Mexico).

Welker (76 kg) will compete in a round robin against Maria De Almeida Dos Santos (Brazil), Karime Cortes Resendiz (Mexico), Myah Phillips (Canada) and Aomi Riques Morales (Peru)

The championships will take place at Centro Nacional de Entrenamiento Olimpico beginning at 9 a.m. (CT).  Brackets, real-time results and a live stream will be provided by United World Wrestling at uww.org.

IOWA CITY, Iowa – Two University of Iowa wrestlers – incoming freshman Gabe Arnold and redshirt freshman Bradley Hill – will compete at the U20 Pan American Championships on Saturday in Santiago, Chile.

Arnold (79 kg) awaits the winner of Mexico’s Kevin De Leon Trevino vs. Venezuela’s Darfel Parada Camacaro in the quarterfinals.

Hill (125 kg) will compete in a four-man bracket along with Brazil’s Wesley Barros Das Dores, Canada’s Karanveer Singh Mahil and Mexico’s Luis Enrique De La Rosa Arteaga.

The championships will take place at Centro Nacional de Entrenamiento Olimpico beginning at 9 a.m. (CT).  Brackets, real-time results and a live stream will be provided by United World Wrestling at uww.org.

Jonas Blixt is the early leader at the John Deere Classic. The three-time winner on the PGA Tour fired a nine under par 62 during today’s opening round.

It was a good start for Blixt who has only one top 25 finish this season in eight PGA Tournaments.

Blixt says he felt good preparing for the tournament.

For the first time since the Conference went to a divisionless format, Texas was picked atop the Conference’s 2023 preseason poll as voted on by media representatives. The Longhorns were slotted fourth in last year’s preseason poll behind Baylor, Oklahoma and Oklahoma State.

First-place votes were spread among six teams with Texas receiving 41 and a total of 886 points. The reigning Big 12 Champion, Kansas State, placed second with 14 and 858 points. Oklahoma and Texas Tech each received four first-place votes with 758 and 729 points, respectively. TCU, coming off appearances in the Big 12 Championship Game and CFP National Championship Game, rounded out the top five with three first-place votes and 727 points.

Baylor gathered 575 points to place sixth while Oklahoma State secured the final first-place vote with 470 points for seventh place. The remaining positions were 8. UCF (463 points), 9. Kansas (461 points), 10. Iowa State (334 points), 11. BYU (318 points), 12. Houston (215 points), 13. Cincinnati (202 points) and 14. West Virginia (129 points).

Big 12 Football Media Days, Presented by Old Trapper will be conducted next Wednesday and Thursday, July 12-13. Coverage from both days will be provided on ESPNU and Big 12 Now on ESPN+. For additional information, follow Big12Sports.com and the Conference’s official social media platforms.

2023 Big 12 Football Media Preseason Poll
1. Texas (41), 886
2. Kansas State (14), 858
3. Oklahoma (4), 758
4. Texas Tech (4), 729
5. TCU (3), 727
6. Baylor, 572
7. Oklahoma State (1), 470
8. UCF, 463
9. Kansas, 461
10. Iowa State, 334
11. BYU, 318
12. Houston, 215
13. Cincinnati, 202
14. West Virginia, 129

Cedar Rapids native a two-time major winner Zach Johnson is competing in the John Deere Classic this week and is also getting the United States team ready for the Ryder Cup. George McNeilly reports.

Ben Krikke says Iowa’s history of developing post players was a big factor in his decision to become a Hawkeye. The 6-9 native of Canada transferred to Iowa after leading the Missouri Valley Conference in scoring by averaging 21 points per game at Valparaiso.

Krikke says Iowa contacted him immediately after his decision to transfer.

Krikke says he likes Iowa’s style of play on offense.

Class 1A

Region 1:
Remsen St. Mary’s 10  South O’Brien 0
Trinity Christian 10 Kingsley-Pierson 9
Logan-Magnolia 8  Woodbury Central 0
River Valley 12 Westwood 6

Region 2:
Newell-Fonda 10  Coon Rapids-Bayard 4
Glidden-Ralston 9 GTRA 3
St. Edmond 10 North Iowa 0
West Fork 4 Bishop Garrigan 3

Region 3:
Southeast Warren 11  Nodaway Valley 0
Murray 3  East Union 0
Exira-EHK 4  Audubon 2
Woodbine 2  Riverside 0

Region 4:
Wayne 8  Lenox 1
Lamoni 6  Seymour 5
Griswold 12  East Mills 0
Essex 12  Fremont-Mills 8

 Class 2A 

Region 2:
Missouri Valley 9  AHSTW 2
Treynor 12  Underwood 0
Sioux Central 11  Alta-Aurelia 1
MVAOCOU 9  Ridge View 2

Region 3:
Van Meter 10  ACGC 0
West Central Valley 15  Panorama 5
East Sac County 3  Kuemper Catholic 2
Pocahontas Area 8  Manson-Northwest Webster 2

Region 4:
Interstate 35  8 Pleasantville 3
Mount Ayr 10  Grand View Christian 5
South Hardin 4 Woodward-Granger 0
Ogden 7  Madrid 1

Class 1A

Substate 6: District 12
Mount Ayr 3  Coon Rapids-Bayard 2
Lenox 4  Bedford 1

Substate 7: District 13
St. Mary’s Remsen 12  IKM/Manning 1
Alta-Aurelia 6  Exira/EHK 0

Substate 7: District 14
Woodbury Central 2  Earlham 1
Tri-Center 3  Southwest Valley 0

Substate 8: District 15
West Harrison 12  Riverside 2
St. Albert 13  Fremont-Mills 0

Substate 8: District 16
Gehlen Catholic-Le Mars 14  Lawton-Bronson 7
Akron-Westfield 4  Woodbine 0

Class 2A

Substate 6: District 11
West Central Valley 14  I35 3

Substate 8: District 15
Underwood 5  Cherokee Washington 4
Hinton 11  Ridge View 7

Substate 8: District 16
Clarinda 7  Shenandoah 4
Red Oak 4  Treynor 0