Drake takes an 8-1 record into a key three game road trip that begins Saturday at Richmond. It will also include a trip to play St. Louis University and a game against Mississippi State at the Battle in the Vault in Lincoln, Nebraska.

That’s senior forward Garrett Sturtz. Sophomore guard Tucker DeVries says these games are resume building opportunities for the Bulldogs.

The Bulldogs are coming off a 78-65 win over Omaha on Wednesday night. Richmond is 3-5 after a loss at William and Mary.

A shocker in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Playing without injured leading scorer Kris Murray Iowa ambushed 20th ranked Iowa State with a 26-4 start and rolled to a 75-56 victory. It was career win number 500 for Iowa coach Fran McCaffery.

Murray was ruled out with what was called “a lower body injury” and McCaffery was pleased with the way his team stepped up.

With Murray out senior center Filip Rebraca (ruh-brah-chuh) stepped up with 22 points and 11 rebounds. He made nine of 11 shots.

After a poor shooting performance in a loss to Duke the Hawkeyes made 12 of 23 from three point range and shot 50 percent from the field.

Iowa State never recovered after the Hawkeyes delivered the early punch.

That’s Cyclone coach T.J. Otzelberger. The Cyclones finished three of 22 from behind the arc and were on their heels the entire game.

Otzelberger says it is a game the Cyclones need to learn from.

It was Iowa’s fourth straight win at home in the series. Both teams are 7-2.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Atlantic 47, ACGC 13 (Atl: Paytn Harter 16pts, Aubrey Guyer 11pts.)
Falls City Sacred Heart, NE 51, Sidney 36
Fremont-Mills 39, East Atchison, MO 24
Martensdale-St. Marys 68, Southwest Valley 30
Riverside 41, Missouri Valley 17 (R: Sophia Taylor 13pts)

BOYS BASKETBALL

Riverside 65, Missouri Valley 62. (R: Grady Jeppesen hit game winning three with 4.3 seconds left. Aiden Bell 27pts.)

@ Red Oak
Creston 45, Atlantic 25
Creston 67, Red Oak 9
Atlantic 72, Red Oak 11

@ East Union
East Union 54, Moravia 30
East Union 59, Central Decatur 18
East Union 42, Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas 18
Moravia 54, Central Decatur 21
Moravia 51, Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas 24
Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas 30, Central Decatur 24

@ Interstate-35
Interstate-35 59, ACGC 18
Interstate-35 72, Lenox 10
ACGC 42, Lenox 36

@ Nodaway Valley
Nodaway Valley/O-M 42, Martensdale-St. Marys 37
Nodaway Valley/O-M 48, Wayne 18
Martensdale-St. Marys 48, Wayne 27

@ Plattsmouth, NE
Glenwood 45, Plattsmouth, NE 18

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State senior linebacker Colby Reeder has accepted an invitation to play in the Hula Bowl, played Saturday, January 14 at UCF-FBC Mortgage Stadium in Orlando, Florida.

The Hula Bowl was first played in 1947 and remains one of the best collegiate all-star games. Reeder is the first Cyclone to play in the Hula Bowl since Tim Dobbins and Steve Paris in 2005.

Reeder, a Hockessin, Delaware, native, played one season for the Cyclones after transferring from Delaware. He earned All-Big 12 honorable mention honors.

Reeder played and started eight games for Iowa State. He finished with 38 tackles, including 4.5 stops for a loss. He notched one sack and had two interceptions.

He also broke up a pair of passes and recovered a fumble.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa senior linebacker Jack Campbell has been named the recipient of the 2022 Butkus Award as the nation’s top linebacker. The announced was made Thursday by the Butkus Foundation. 

On Tuesday Campbell was presented the William V. Campbell Trophy by the National Football Foundation. He was previously named the Nagurski-Wooden Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and the Butkus-Fitzgerald Big Ten Linebacker of the Year and he earned first-team All-Big Ten honors for the second consecutive season. He was named a semifinalist for the Bednarik and Rotary Lombardi awards. 

Campbell (6-foot-5, 246-pounds) has led Iowa’s defense all season. He has totaled 118 tackles, which are second in the Big Ten and tied for 13th nationally.  The Cedar Falls, Iowa, native also recorded two interceptions, one recovered fumble and one forced fumble, along with 3.5 tackles for loss. He has 295 career tackles to rank 19th in program history. 

Campbell was also the Butkus Award national Player of the Month in November as the Hawkeyes posted a 3-1 record with wins at Purdue and Minnesota and a home victory over Wisconsin. In the four games, Campbell totaled 36 tackles, including 20 solo tackles and 16 assists. He had a forced fumble and pass interception in the final five minutes of the win at Minnesota, which led to Iowa’s game-winning field goal with 28 seconds remaining. 

Campbell is the first Hawkeye to earn the Butkus Award. Former Hawkeye linebacker Josey Jewell was a semifinalist for the award in both 2016 and 2017, while Chad Greenway was a semifinalist in 2005. Larry Station placed second in the Butkus Award balloting in 1985.

(Iowa DNR News) – Iowans can begin buying 2023 resident hunting, fishing and other licenses on Dec. 15.  Licenses purchased for 2022 expire on Jan. 10, 2023. The menu of license options includes the popular Outdoor Combo annual resident hunting/fishing/habitat combo license for $55; the Angler’s Special three-year fishing license for $62; and the Hunter’s Special three-year hunting license with habitat included for $101. Also available is the Bonus Line option for $14 letting resident and nonresident anglers to fish with one more line in addition to the two lines allowed with the regular fishing license. Upgrade your paper license to a durable hard card with custom art from Iowa artists for only $6.

Download the GoOutdoorsIowa mobile app for iPhone and Android devices to buy and access your license information, no matter where you are.  Sync your hunting and fishing licenses on the app to show in the field.  You may download multiple customer licenses to offer one secure digital license document location for families, groups, and more. Licenses are available at 700 locations across the state, and on the DNR website at www.iowadnr.gov/GoOutdoorsIowa.

Hunting and fishing are often enjoyed with family and friends. A fishing or hunting license makes a great stocking stuffer.

(Iowa DNR News) – Iowa anglers can buy the Missouri and Big Sioux River paddlefish license and tags starting Dec. 15 through Jan. 7. Buy your special paddlefish license and tags on the Iowa DNR online licenses sales website at https://gooutdoorsiowa.com. A resident license sells for $25.50 and a nonresident license is $49. You must also have a valid Iowa fishing license. You can buy up to two tags – one from Dec. 15 to Dec. 31 and an additional tag from Jan. 1 to Jan. 7, or two tags if you didn’t buy one in December. A limited number of paddlefish licenses are available – 950 resident and 50 nonresident.

The license, harvest tag(s), and regulations will be mailed to purchasers in mid-January. Purchasers will be asked to complete an electronic survey to help the Iowa DNR evaluate the success of the paddlefish season. Please complete the survey whether you harvested a paddlefish or not.  The Iowa DNR is always working to improve the paddlefish season for anglers; any input provided is considered and is greatly appreciated.

The Missouri and Big Sioux River paddlefish season opens Feb. 1 and runs through April 30. For more information about Iowa’s special paddlefish season, visit the DNR website at www.iowadnr.gov/paddlefish – click on Missouri River Paddlefish Season and Regulations.

Round one of the Cy-Hawk Series goes to Iowa. The 16th ranked Hawkeye women exploded in the third quarter by outscoring 10th ranked Iowa State 27-8 in a 70-57 win. The Hawkeyes shot a scorching 61 percent in the second half, including seven of 10 from three point range.

That’s Iowa coach Lisa Bluder. It was a marquee win for the Hawkeyes, who improve to 7-3.

Caitlin Clark led Iowa with 19 points and added 8 rebounds and eight assists.

Iowa State led 28-23 at halftime before things unraveled in the third quarter.

That’s ISU coach Bill Fennelly. The Cyclones shot a chilly 36 percent as they fall to 6-2.