Iowa star Caitlin Clark admits she will be nervous on Wednesday when she tees off in the John Deere Classic Pro-Am near the Quad Cities. The national player of the year will be paired with Cedar Rapids native and former Masters and British Open champion Zach Johnson. A large gallery is expected to follow the duo.

Clark enjoys the challenge of golf.

Clark says golf offers a mental challenge as an individual sport.

Clark says she hopes to play well.

• Atlantic 5, Denison-Schleswig 3
• Creston 3, Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 2 (8 innings)
• Glenwood 3, Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln 1
• Lewis Central 14, Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson 0
• Winterset 12, Carroll 0

CLASS 1-A DISTRICT FIRST ROUND

District 12:

• Coon Rapids-Bayard 3, Panorama 2 (9 innings)
• Mount Ayr 13, Mormon Trail 3
• Lenox 9, AC/GC 5
• Bedford 8, East Union 1

District 13:

• IKM-Manning 9, Glidden-Ralston 1
• Exira/EHK 3, Boyer Valley 2
• Alta-Aurelia 8 Audubon 0

District 14:

• Earlham 11, CAM 8
• Tri-Center 10, Griswold 0
• Southwest Valley 6, Stanton 4
• Woodbury Central 9 Ar-We-Va 0

District 15:

• Riverside 20, East Mills 4
• Fremont-Mills 13, Sidney 0
• St. Albert 20 Essex 1

CLASS 2-A DISTRICT FIRST ROUND

District 11:

• Chariton 8, Nodaway Valley 0

District 16:

• Shenandoah 10, AHSTW 2
• Treynor 15, Missouri Valley 0

REGULAR SEASON

• Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson 7, Atlantic 2
• Bishop Heelan Catholic 4, Creston 2
• Bishop heelan Catholic 5, Creston 0
• Lewis Central 9, Glenwood 2
• West Harrison 8, Harlan 3 (9 innings)

Final 3-A/4-A Rankings

Class 4-A

1. Ankeny Centennial (28-6)
2. Cedar Rapids Prairie (31-5)
3. Johnston (30-8)
4. Iowa City High (26-12)
5. Southeast Polk (26-12)
6. Cedar Rapids Kennedy (26-11)
7. Dowling Catholic (22-11)
8. Dallas Center-Grimes (26-6)
9. Pleasant Valley (25-14)
10. Cedar Falls (22-13)

Others Mentioned (alphabetical order): Ames (26-12); Ankeny (19-17); Indianola (24-9); Sioux City East (24-13); Sioux City North (26-11)

Class 3-A

1. Western Dubuque (28-9)
2. North Polk (23-4)
3. Lewis Central (25-4)
4. Marion (26-5)
5. ADM (22-8)
6. Wahlert Catholic (26-11)
7. Knoxville (30-3)
8. Assumption Catholic (21-12)
9. Bishop Heelan  Catholic (23-12)
10. MOC-Floyd Valley (24-7)

Others Mentioned (alphabetical order): Ballard (18-9); Benton Community (25-9); Bondurant-Farrar (22-12); West Delaware (24-11); Cedar Rapids Xavier (16-17)

CLASS 1-A DISTRICT 13 — FIRST ROUND

• Alta-Aurelia 8, Audubon 0

CLASS 1-A DISTRICT 14 — FIRST ROUND

• Woodbury Central 9, Ar-We-Va 0

CLASS 1-A DISTRICT 15 — FIRST ROUND

• St. Albert 20, Essex 1

CLASS 1-A DISTRICT 16 — FIRST ROUND

• Lawton-Bronson 3, Logan-Magnolia 0
• Woodbine 3, Westwood 2 (10 inn)

Iowa State basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger says summer workouts are a time for new players to adapt to college basketball. The Cyclones have several freshmen from a highly touted recruiting class who are expected to make an immediate impact next season.

Otzelberger says for freshmen it is about carving out a role and adapting to the physical challenges of college basketball.

Summer is also a time to be introduced to ISU’s demanding defensive style.

Otzelberger says there are several factors that go into good defense.

The Cyclones are coming off a 19-14 record that included a loss to Pitt in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.

J.T. Poston is set to defend his title at the John Deere Classic this week. Poston’s win last year was his second on the PGA Tour and he is looking forward to competing in the Quad Cities as the defending champ.

Poston has three top ten finishes this season but most recently missed the cut at the Travelers Championship.

Poston’s first win on the PGA Tour was back in 2019 at the Wyndham Championship.

It will also be a much different experience being the defending champ in the Quad Cities.

The first round of the John Deere Classic is Thursday.

Friday’s Area Regional Softball Scores:

Class 1A:

Region 1:
South O’Brien 8 Gehlin, Catholic, 6
Trinity-Christian 7 George-Little Rock, 0
Woodbury Central 15 Boyer Valley, 5
Westwood 6 Whiting, 0

Region 2:
Coon Rapids-Bayard 9 Ar-We-Va, 1 
Glidden-Ralston 11 Storm Lake, St. Mary’s, 0
GTRA 15 Harris Lake Park, 2
North Iowa 12 West Hancock, 5
Bishop-Garrigan 16 Northwood-Kensett, 1

Region 3:
Nodaway Valley 9 CAM, 3
East Union 11 Orient-Macksburg, 5
Murray 3 Melcher-Dallas, 2
Audubon 7 Tri-Center, 3
Riverside 11 St. Albert, 1

Region 4:
Lenox 12 Moulton-Udell, 0
Seymour 2 Bedford, 1
Lamoni, 14 Morman Trail, 4
East Mills 28 Sidney, 18
Essex 11 Stanton, 0
Class 2A:

Region 2:
AHSTW 9 IKM/Manning, 2
Alta-Aurelia 2 MMCRU, 1

Region 3:
ACGC 12 Southwest Valley, 0
East Sac County  13 South Central, Calhoun, 1

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa Athletics Department announced Friday updates to its season ticketing procedures for the 2023-24 men’s and women’s basketball seasons.

Women’s basketball season tickets for new customers will be priced at $195 for adults; $160 for faculty/staff and senior citizens; and $75 for youth (age 18-and-under). The renewal price will be $175 for adults; $140 for faculty/staff and senior citizens; and $60 for youth.

Prices for this upcoming men’s basketball season tickets will remain the same as last year; between $325-$375 (plus per-seat contribution) depending on location for public and between $280-$320 (plus 50% off per-seat contribution) for faculty/staff.

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SEASON TICKET RENEWALS

• Current UI women’s basketball tickets holders can renew their seats beginning today (June 30). Due to high renewal rates, there will be very little movement opportunity. Fans should renew expecting the same seats as last season.

MEN’S BASKETBALL SEASON TICKET RENEWALS

• Current UI men’s basketball tickets holders can renew their seats beginning today (June 30). Those that renew by July 31, will be included in our annual upgrade event.

MEN’S/WOMEN’S BASKETBALL SEASON TICKET DEPOSIT HOLDERS

• Men’s and women’s basketball season ticket deposit holders will be contacted by a UI Ticket Representative by phone in priority order beginning Monday, July 10, to fulfill their season ticket purchase. The UI Athletics Ticket Office reserves the right to establish order limits on specific items or events. Any orders exceeding the set limit may be reduced or canceled and refunded, less applicable fees.

An allotment of tickets for UI students is being held back and will be available at a later date.

Fans interested in attending Iowa Athletic events are encouraged to fill out the following form and a UI Ticket Representative will reach out via phone for future ticket opportunities:

app.hawkeyesports.com/2023-Preferences

Fans who renew or purchase UI women’s basketball season tickets have the exclusive option to purchase a long-sleeve shirt for $15 at ticket checkout.

The UI women’s basketball team is coming off a historic season in which it won a school-record 31 games, finished NCAA national runners-up and was second in the country in attendance. Senior guard Caitlin Clark, who was the consensus National Player of the Year and Collegiate Woman of the Year, averaged 27.8 points, 8.6 assists and 7.1 rebounds per game. Seniors Gabbie Marshall and Kate Martin, and sophomore Hannah Stuelke also return for Lisa Bluder’s 24th season as Iowa’s head coach.

The UI men’s basketball team is one of just 10 teams in the country to compete in the last four NCAA Tournaments. Head Coach Fran McCaffery returns four players with starting experience, including seniors Patrick McCaffery and Tony Perkins, junior Payton Sandfort and sophomore Dasonte Bowen. Perkins was an honorable mention all-conference honoree while Sandfort was the Big Ten Sixth Man of the Year in 2023. Iowa ranked 24th in the country in attendance a year ago, marking the 10th straight season (with fans) that Iowa has ranked in the top 30 nationally.

Following Lake Mills’ senior night game Wednesday might against Forest City, over 100 people gathered behind the backstop to watch Coach Joel Koch and Shana Rogstad get their heads shaved. Caycee Barrett came to the plate in the sixth innings of Lake Mills’ loss to Forest City to a large applause from both fans wearing purple and gold and red and white. Barrett, a senior on the Lake Mills baseball team, was playing in his final regular season game as a Bulldog. Wearing his black number five jersey, Barrett strolled to the plate for an at-bat against Forest City sophomore James Hagen, despite his diagnosis of Ewing Sarcoma, a form of bone cancer, earlier this year.

Koch and his wife, Jenny, came up with the idea to start a GoFundMe for Caycee and posted it on social media, stating that if they raised two thousand dollars, Coach Koch would allow Barrett to shave his head on a senior night. Well, the Lake Mills community didn’t take long to respond. Within a few hours, the two-thousand-dollar mark was reached, and the plan was set in motion.

Community member Shana Rogstad announced earlier this month that if the donation totals exceed 15,000 dollars, she, too, would let Caycee shave her head. The Lake Mills and surrounding communities responded, surpassing the 15k threshold, and Rogstad held up her end of the deal, taking a seat on the bucket.