(Iowa DNR News) – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is reminding shotgun deer season hunters of the rules, requirements, and tips for keeping safe:

• Make sure to have a valid hunting license and habitat fee, and deer tag for the correct season.
• Make sure blaze orange still fits and that the orange hasn’t faded to the point of being ineffective. The minimum amount of blaze orange required by Iowa law to hunt in the firearm deer season is a 100 percent solid blaze orange vest, but more is better.
• Talk to the landowner or tenant to confirm permission to hunt and to see if anyone else has permission to hunt the same property.
• Create a hunting plan that identifies the hunt location, who’s on the hunt and outlines their role, describes how the hunt will unfold and when the hunters are expected to return home. Leave a copy of the plan with someone in the event of an emergency.
• Pick up and fill an antlerless deer tag. County specific antlerless deer tags are still available in 27 counties. Go to https://gooutdoorsiowa.com/RealTimeQuotas.aspx for info on antlerless tag availability.
• Check the Iowa Deer Exchange to see if someone nearby is looking for deer meat. The Iowa Deer Exchange is a deer donation program connecting participants willing to provide deer meat with those willing to accept it. To sign up, go to iowadnr.gov/deer then scroll down to Iowa’s Deer Exchange Program link and fill out the required fields. The database creates a map and table with information deer donors and deer recipients can use to get connected. There is no cost to participate. It is illegal to sell wild fish and game in Iowa. The deer exchange, along with the Help us Stop Hunger (HUSH) program, allows hunters an opportunity to provide high quality lean protein to their neighbors.
• Report their harvest by midnight on the day after it is tagged or before taking it to a locker or taxidermist. The hunter whose name is on the transportation tag is responsible for making the report. If no deer is harvested, no report is necessary.
• The Iowa DNR will be working with hunters to collect deer tissue samples to test for chronic wasting disease. Interested hunters are encouraged to contact their local wildlife biologist to arrange for sample to be collected. If the sample quota has filled, the DNR will assist with submitting the sample through the hunter submission system, in partnership with Iowa State University – which comes with a fee of $25.
• Shotgun one is Dec. 3-7; shotgun two is Dec. 10-18.
• Become a mentor and share your hunting experience. Invite someone along from outside of the group to experience Iowa deer hunting.

Kris Murray scored a career-high 31 points and grabbed a career-high 20 rebounds, Tuesday night, as Iowa beat Georgia Tech 81-65 in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge. The Hawkeyes improve to 6-1.

That’s Iowa coach Fran McCaffery. The Hawkeyes saw a 14 point halftime lead trimmed to four before taking command with a 9-0 run.

Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger says his team gained confidence from a tournament in Portland. The 23rd ranked Cyclones are 5-1 after a loss to UConn in the title game of the Phil Knight Invitational. They host North Dakota tonight  (Wednesday night).

Otzelberger says wins over Villanova and North Carolina were big for this team.

Otzelberger says despite have several new players on this team the formula has not changed.

The eighth ranked Iowa State women outscored Southern Illinois-Edwardsville 29-8 in the second quarter, Tuesday, and rolled to a 93-43 win in Ames. Junior guard Lexi Donarski led the Cyclones with 22 points.

The Cyclones were 18 of 19 at the line.

Emily Ryan added 13 points as ISU improved to 6-1.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa senior tight end Sam LaPorta is one of three finalists for the John Mackey Award. Presented annually by the Friends of John Mackey, the award goes to the nation’s most outstanding tight end.

LaPorta is joined as a finalist by Notre Dame’s Michael Mayer and Brock Bowers of Georgia.

LaPorta (6-foot-4, 249-pounds) leads Iowa in both receptions and receiving yards, totaling 53 receptions for 601 yards and a touchdown. LaPorta was injured in the first quarter of Iowa’s win at Minnesota and did not play against Nebraska. LaPorta leads the Big Ten Conference tight ends in receptions and yards.

LaPorta’s career totals include 148 receptions for 1,730 yards to rank 15th in career receiving yards. Among Iowa tight ends, he ranks first in career receptions and is second to Marv Cook in receiving yards.

LaPorta had nine receptions for 101 yards at Illinois, six receptions for 55 yards at Ohio State and three receptions for 71 yards and a touchdown at Purdue. Prior to his first quarter injury at Minnesota, he had totaled four catches for 95 yards.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa senior linebacker Jack Campbell has been named the Nagurski-Woodson Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year and the Butkus-Fitzgerald Big Ten Linebacker of the Year to highlight Iowa’s defensive honors on the all-conference teams. The Big Ten announced the defensive awards Tuesday and will announce offensive awards Wednesday.

Campbell was named first-team All-Big Ten by both league head coaches and the voting media. Defensive teammates joining Campbell in earning first-team honors are defensive back Riley Moss (coaches) and defensive back Cooper DeJean (media). Moss was second team in the media voting and DeJean earned second-team honors from the coaches.

Two additional Hawkeyes earned second-team honors on both teams, including linebacker Seth Benson and defensive lineman Lukas Van Ness. Defensive end Joe Evans was a second-team selection by media, while earning honorable mention honors from coaches. Players earning honorable mention honors on both teams include defensive tackles Logan Lee and Noah Shannon and defensive back Kaevon Merriweather.

Campbell earned first-team honors for a second straight year after recording 118 tackles in 12 games. The Cedar Falls, Iowa, native is a finalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy and the Butkus Award as the nation’s top linebacker. He is the third Hawkeye under Ferentz to be named the Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year, joining lineman Daviyon Nixon (2020) and linebacker Josey Jewell (2017) and the second Hawkeye to be voted the Butkus-Fitzgerald Big Ten Linebacker of the Year (Jewell, 2017).

Moss, a senior, who was named the Tatum-Woodson Defensive Back of the Year in 2021, also repeats as a first-team selection. He recorded 46 tackles and led the team with 10 pass break-ups and had one interception. He is tied for seventh with 11 career interceptions.

DeJean made a significant impact for the Hawkeyes in his sophomore season. He played both cornerback and the CASH linebacker position in recording 68 tackles. DeJean leads Iowa with four interceptions for 77 yards, with two touchdowns. He also averages 17.6 yards on seven punt returns.

Benson started all 12 games while playing both the weakside and outside linebacker positions. The senior is second to Campbell with 88 tackles, including 4.5 tackles for loss, with one interception and a fumble recovery.

Evans has 37 tackles from his end position, while Van Ness has 34 stops while playing both end and tackle. Van Ness leads the team with 9.5 tackles for loss, while he and Evans both have six sacks to share the team lead. Evans is a senior, while Van Ness is a sophomore.

Merriweather, a senior, has started every game and ranks second on the team with three interceptions. He has 47 tackles and scored a defensive touchdown with a fumble return in Iowa’s win at Rutgers. He was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week for his play against the Scarlet Knights.

Shannon and Lee have started in the trenches throughout the season at the tackle position. Lee has collected 48 tackles, with 7.5 tackles for loss and three sacks. Shannon is right behind with 44 tackles, including 8.5 tackles for loss and two sacks. Shannon is a senior and Lee is a junior.

Punter Tory Taylor was a first-team selection in the media voting and third team by coaches. Kicker Drew Stevens earned second-team honors on the media team and third team recognition by coaches. Taylor has handled all punting duties, averaging 45.1 yards on 74 punts, with a long of 70 yards. In his junior season Taylor has placed 32 punts inside the 20 with just 11 touchbacks. He has 22 punts of 50 yards or more, while opponents are averaging just 3.7 yards on 18 returns.

Stevens is a true freshman who joined the program as a walk-on. He leads the team in scoring with 69 points, connecting on 16-of-18 field goals and all 21 PAT attempts. Stevens has a long of 54 yards. He also has handled kickoffs throughout the season, with 29 touchbacks on 51 kicks.

Iowa (7-5, 5-4) will find out its bowl destination on Sunday. The Hawkeyes are expecting their 20th bowl invite over the past 24 seasons under Moon Family head football coach Kirk Ferentz.

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State senior wide receiver Xavier Hutchinson is one of three finalists for the Biletnikoff Award, given annually to the nation’s outstanding FBS receiver regardless of position.

Hutchinson recently concluded one of the best careers in school history with one of the best seasons ever by a Cyclone wide receiver.

The Jacksonville, Florida, native, broke his own school record with 107, leading the nation in receptions and receptions per game (8.9) during the regular season. He’s one of just two receivers nationally with more than 100 catches.

He also led the Big 12 Conference and finished seventh nationally with 1,171 receiving yards.

Hutchinson caught at least eight passes in 11 of 12 games as a senior. He finished the season with six touchdown receptions, including the game-winner in Iowa State’s victory at Iowa in week two of the season.

In his three-year career, Hutchinson broke the Iowa State career record with 254 receptions and 13 100-yard games. He also posted a school-record nine games with 10 or more receptions. His 254 receptions were also a Big 12 record for three-year players.

Hutchinson reached the end zone 15 times in his career, tied for the fifth-most in school history.

Other finalists for the award are Ohio State’s Marvin Harrison Jr., and Jalin Hyatt of Tennessee.

Western Iowa Quad @ West Monona
11/28/2022

Sioux City North 33, Southwest Iowa 18

Council Bluffs 42, Southwest Iowa 28

Western Iowa 36, Southwest Iowa 18

Council Bluffs 30, Sioux City North 27

Council Bluffs 41, Western Iowa 30

Western Iowa 36, Sioux City North 24

The Coon Rapids-Bayard boys basketball team held off a fourth quarter charge from Audubon and beat the Wheelers 60-51 to open up the season on Monday night. The Crusaders controlled a solid chunk of the game and were up 41-31 heading into the final period. Audubon’s Aaron Olsen hit three big threes in the fourth to rally Audubon back within three at 47-44. CR-B responded with a 9-0 run to salt the game away.

Senior Lance Clayburg was a monster inside for the Crusaders, finishing with 28 points and had a lot of offensive rebounds to get second chance points. Freshman Cal Heydon was great down the stretch with 9 fourth quarter points to bring his total on the night to 23. Next up for Coon Rapids-Bayard is a home game with Stanton on Tuesday.

Audubon got 16 points from Aaron Olsen, 12 from Collin Bauer and 11 from Carson Bauer. The Wheelers drop the first game under new head coach Jacob Privia and will try to bounce back on Tuesday against Missouri Valley.

The Coon Rapids-Bayard Crusaders girls basketball team built an early big lead and raced away from the Audubon Wheelers for a 43-22 win on Monday night to open the season. Both teams struggled to get started with just a 9-4 lead for the Crusaders at the end of the first, but they would balloon that lead to 29-5 by the end of the half to seize control.

Audubon played stronger defense in the second half and Audrey Jensen hit a few threes to produce some scoring, but the Crusaders were too much. After the game Jensen said they improved a lot of things as the game progressed.

She talked about being an upperclassmen on a team with a mix of really young players.

Coon Rapids-Bayard was led by 20 points from Breeley Clayburg and freshman Anna Hart added 7. Next up for the Crusaders is a home tilt versus Stanton on Tuesday.

Audubon was led by 10 points from Jensen and 7 from Kade Sporrer. Audubon hosts Missouri Valley on Tuesday night.