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Boys State Soccer Tournament starts Wednesday

Sports

May 31st, 2022 by admin

The 2022 Boys State Soccer Tournament begins Wednesday with Quarterfinals being played at Cownie Soccer Complex in Des Moines. Semifinals will be Friday and Championship matches on Saturday.

Here is a look at the quarterfinal round schedule.

Class 1A Quarterfinals

#1 Western Christian (15-1) vs. #8 Burlington Notre Dame (17-3) 12:00 p.m.
#4 West Liberty (13-3) vs. #5 Nevada (15-6) 12:10 p.m.
#3 North Fayette Valley (16-1) vs. #6 Assumption (13-5) 12:20 p.m.
#2 Beckman Catholic (15-3) vs. #7 West Central Valley (16-1) 12:30 p.m.

Class 2A Quarterfinals

#1 Pella (17-2) vs. #8 Spencer (13-4) 2:30 p.m.
#4 Marion (16-1) vs. #5 Gilbert (16-2) 2:40 p.m.
#3 Lewis Central (15-3) vs. #6 Humboldt (17-0) 2:50 p.m.
#2 Bondurant-Farrar (17-2) vs. #7 Newton (13-6) 3:00 p.m.

Class 3A Quarterfinals

#1 Ankeny (19-1) vs. #8 Waukee Northwest (8-10) 5:00 p.m.
#4 Urbandale (16-3) vs. #5 Ankeny Centennial (15-3) 5:10 p.m.
#3 Iowa City West (18-2) vs. #6 Pleasant Valley (16-1) 5:20 p.m.
#2 Johnston (18-1) vs. #7 Prairie (16-3) 5:30 p.m.

3rd Annual Youth Fishing Derby in Cass County set for June 11

Ag/Outdoor, News, Sports

May 31st, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Lewis, Iowa) – The Cass County Conservation Board will hold a youth fishing derby at Cold Springs Park near Lewis, on June 11th 2022. The event is open to the first 50 youths age 15 and under to register for the event. Check-in will run from 8:15am to 8:45am with the derby starting at 9:00am and running till 10:30 am.

Prizes will be awarded for the most total weight, heaviest single fish, longest single fish and shortest single fish. There will also be a raffle following fishing. The Conservation board with have some live bait for use and a limited number of fishing poles for use as well.

The Board and Conservation Dept. staff want too thank all those that donated items for the event: Weirich Welding for the trophies, and Cappel’s Ace Hardware for prizes. To register or for further details please contact Micah Lee with the Cass County Conservation Board at 712-769-2372.

2022 State Boys Team Tennis Results 05/31/2022

Sports

May 31st, 2022 by admin

Class 1A Semifinals

Xavier, Cedar Rapids 5, Spencer 0

Pella 5, Wahlert Catholic, Dubuque 3

Consolation

Wahlert Catholic, Dubuque 5, Spencer 4

Championship

Xavier, Cedar Rapids 5, Pella 2

Class 2A Semifinals

Pleasant Valley 5, Valley, W.D.M. 0

Iowa City, West 5, Waukee Northwest 1

Consolation

Waukee Northwest 5, Valley, W.D.M. 4

Championship

Iowa City West 5, Pleasant Valley 1

Girls State Soccer Scoreboard 05/31/2022

Sports

May 31st, 2022 by Jim Field

Class 1A Quarterfinals

#1 Davenport Assumption 1, #8 Center Point-Urbana 0
#5 Nevada 1, #4 Bishop Heelan 0
#2 Des Moines Christian 3, #7 Van Meter 1
#6 Underwood 4, #3 Dike-New Hartford 2

Class 2A Quarterfinals

#1 Dallas Center-Grimes 5, #8 North Polk 0
#5 Xavier 3, #4 Spencer 1
#2 Waverly-Shell Rock 2, #7 North Scott 1
#3 Norwalk 3, #6 Lewis Central 1

Class 3A Quarterfinals

#1 West Des Moines Valley 3, #8 Muscatine 1
#5 Ankeny Centennial 2, #4 Waukee Northwest 1
#2 CB Abraham Lincoln 3, Dowling Catholic 0
#3 Ankeny 1, #6 Pleasant Valley 0

Boys State Team Tennis serves up today

Sports

May 31st, 2022 by admin

The 2022 Boys State Team Tennis Tournament will be contested today. Class 1A is playing at Waveland Tennis Courts in Des Moines. Class 2A is playing at Prairie Ridge Sports Complex in Ankeny. Semifinals will start the day with Consolations and Championship matches being played later in the day.

Class 2A Semifinals

#1 Pleasant Valley vs. #4 Valley, WDM
#2 Iowa City West vs. #3 Waukee Northwest

Class 1A Semifinals

#1 Cedar Rapids Xavier vs. #4 Spencer
#2 Pella vs. #3 Dubuque Wahlert Catholic

Girls State Soccer kicks off today

Sports

May 31st, 2022 by admin

The 2022 Girls State Soccer Tournament begins today at the Cownie Soccer Complex in Des Moines with Quarterfinals being played in all classes. Semifinals will be held Thursday and Championships will be on Saturday.

The Boys State Tournament will be at the same site with Quarterfianls on Tuesday, Semifinals Friday, and Championships on Saturday.

Here’s a look at the girls quarterfinal schedule.

Class 1A Quarterfinals

#1 Davenport Assumption (14-4) vs. #8 Center Point-Urbana (15-3) 10:00 a.m.
#4 Bishop Heelan (14-4) vs. #5 Nevada (12-6) 10:15 a.m.
#2 Des Moines Christian (18-1) vs. #7 Van Meter (11-5) 10:30 a.m.
#3 Dike-New Hartford (16-1) vs. Underwood (13-2) 10:45 a.m.

Class 2A Quarterfinals

#1 Dallas Center-Grimes (19-0) vs. #8 North Polk (13-4) 12:30 p.m.
#4 Spencer (15-3) vs. #5 Xavier (12-3) 12:45 p.m.
#2 Waverly-Shell Rock (16-1) vs. #7 North Scott (12-5) 1:00 p.m.
#3 Norwalk (16-3) vs. #6 Lewis Central (15-5) 1:15 p.m.

Class 3A Quarterfinals

#1 West Des Moines Valley (18-0) vs. #8 Muscatine (13-5) 3:00 p.m.
#4 Waukee Northwest (16-2) vs. #5 Ankeny Centennial (16-3) 3:15 p.m.
#2 CB Abraham Lincoln (15-3) vs. #7 Dowling Catholic (12-5) 3:30 p.m.
#3 Ankeny (17-1) vs. #6 Pleasant Valley (13-5) 3:45 p.m.

Cardinals beat Padres on Memorial Day

Sports

May 31st, 2022 by admin

Paul Goldschmidt blasted a two-run home run in the seventh inning and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Diego Padres 6-3 on Memorial Day.

Nolan Gorman had three hits, including a home run, and drove in two runs and scored 2. Andre Pallante picked up the win on the hill going 3 1/3 innings with 5 strikeouts and giving up one run.

The Cardinals improved to 27-21 on the season with the victory. The two teams meet again on Tuesday at 6:45 p.m. Pregame on KJAN will start at 5:50 p.m.

IHSBCA Baseball Rankings 05/30/2022

Sports

May 30th, 2022 by admin

2022 IHSBCA Baseball Rankings

Week 2 (May 30, 2022)

Class 4A

Rank

Team

Record

1

Johnston

9-0

2

Dowling Catholic

5-1

3

Iowa City High

7-2

4

Waukee

7-0

5

Indianola

7-2

6

Urbandale

5-1

7

Waukee Northwest

6-4

8

Cedar Falls

7-1

9

Cedar Rapids Prairie

4-3

10

Sioux City East

7-2

 

Class 3A

Rank

Team

Record

1

Wahlert, Dubuque

8-1

2

Xavier, Cedar Rapids

7-2

3

Grinnell

8-0

4

Marion

6-2

5

Assumption, Davenport

4-3

6

Clear Creek-Amana

5-0

7

Western Dubuque, Epworth

8-1

8

Independence

5-1

9

North Polk

4-0

10

West Delaware

8-1

 

Class 2A

Rank

Team

Record

1

Van Meter

8-0

2

Jesup

2-0

3

Mid-Prairie

2-1

4

Estherville

8-0

5

Clarinda

2-0

6

Beckman, Dyersville

4-5

7

West Marshall

5-3

8

Camanche

1-0

9

Pella Christian

3-0

10

Anamosa

1-1

 

Class 1A

Rank

Team

Record

1

Newman Catholic, Mason City

8-0

2

Kee, Lansing

8-1

3

North Linn

5-0

4

Remsen, St. Mary’s

8-0

5

Don Bosco

6-0

6

New London

3-0

7

Lisbon

1-0

8

South Winneshiek

4-0

9

Woodbury Central

3-1

10

Kingsley-Pierson.                   4-2

Former Iowa star eyes expanded role with Vikings

Sports

May 30th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

Former Iowa star Ihmir Smith-Marsette is looking to have a larger role for the Minnesota Vikings next season. Smith-Marsette is coming off a rookie season in which he had five receptions, including two for touchdowns.

Smith-Marsette says it is up to him to earn an expanded role.

He says there have been a lot of changes under new coach Kevin O’Connell.

Brewers top Cardinals 8-0 on Sunday

Sports

May 29th, 2022 by admin

The Milwaukee Brewers earned a series split with the St. Louis Cardinals by picking up an 8-0 win on Sunday at Busch Stadium. A day after falling 8-3 the Brewers turned the tables to split the four game set.

Omar Narvaez and Lorenzo Cain had three hits apiece. Narvaez scored 3 times and drove in a run. Cain scored 2 runs and had 3 RBI. Jace Peterson also drove in 3 runs.

The Cardinals fell to 26-21 for the season. The redbirds will now welcome in the San Diego Padres for three games to start the new week. The Memorial Day game will have a 12:20 p.m. pregame start time on KJAN with first pitch at 1:15 p.m.