Griswold’s Brenna Rossell has signed on to continue her volleball and academic career at Buena Vista University.

Rossell led the Tigers with 228 kills in 2021 and added 234 digs and 24 blocks. She had 44 aces and a serve efficiency of 92.6%.

Rossell has been a strong multisport athlete for the Tigers and signed to head to BVU surrounded by family and coaches.

North Polk Boys Comet Relays
04/26/2022

Team Scores

Kuemper Catholic’s Michael Pottebaum won the 800M.

Creston’s Jayden Pettegrew won the 400M Hurdles.

Full results HERE

Mount Ayr Boys Raider Relays
04/26/2022

Class A Team Scores

1. Earlham 129
2. Central Decatur 115
3. I-35 110
4. Clarke 82
5. Mount Ayr 74
6. Nodaway Valley 57
7. Wayne 16

Class B Team Scores

1. Lenox 162
2. Lamoni 108
3. Southeast Warren 74
4. Bedford 68
5. East Union 61
6. Seymour 53
7. Central Decatur JV 29
8. Murray 13
9. Orient-Macksburg 11
10. Mormon Trail 8
11. Diagonal 2

Full results HERE

In his first win in Des Moines Vince Ciattei (see-ah-tee) claimed a U-S title. The former Virginia Tech standout used a late kick to win the USA One Mile Road Championship in Des Moines. His winning time was four minutes and three seconds.

Ciattei on making the late move to the front.

Ciattei enjoys competing on the road course.

Paul Ryan was second and Minnesota native Shane Streich finished third. In the women’s division Emily Lipari won her third title. The former Villanova standout held off a late charge by Jen Randal to post a winning time of four minutes and 33 seconds.

Lipari enjoys the road course.

Iowa State linebacker Mike Rose is ready for the next step. Rose is one of several Cyclones who hope to be taken in the NFL Draft which begins Thursday night in Las Vegas. Recruited out of Ohio, Rose became a four year starter at ISU.

Rose says his time at Iowa State taught him how to become a pro.

Most services have Rose projected as a fifth or sixth round selection.

Rose was the 2020 Big 12 Defensive Player of the Year.

Carlisle Boys Wildcat Relays
04/26/2022

Team Scores

1. ADM 123
2. Carlisle 119
3. Norwalk 100
4. Indianola 98
5. Harlan 73
6. Winterset 59
7. Van Meter 54
8. Bondurant-Farrar 43
9. Nevada 32
10. Oskaloosa 31
11. Chariton 5
12. Perry 1

Harlan’s Aidan Hall won the 100M and Connor Frame won the Long Jump. The Cyclones also won the 4x200M Relay.

Full results HERE

The New York Mets made it two-straight over the St. Louis Cardinals with a 3-0 win on Tuesday night. Starling Marte led the Mets offense with 2 hits and 2 RBI. James McCann added 3 hits and an RBI.

The Mets scored two in the third and an insurance run in the ninth to grab the victory. Chris Bassitt got the win on the hill with 6 strikeouts and allowing just two hits and three walks in six innings. The Mets improve to 14-5 on the season.

The Cardinals used six different pitchers in the loss and they fall to 9-7 on the season. The Mets and Cards will meet for the final game of the set on Wednesday at 12:15 p.m. We’ll have the game on KJAN with pregame at 11:20 a.m.

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State (22-24, 2-10 Big 12) overcame a late surge from Iowa (19-26, 2-15 Big Ten) to win a thriller, 5-4, in the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series Tuesday evening. The Cyclones clinched the 2021-22 Cy-Hawk Series in front of a record crowd of 1,450.

The Hawkeyes, who trailed 5-2 entering the final frame, scored two runs in the seventh to pull within one of the Cyclones, but Ellie Spelhaug induced a fly-out to strand the go-ahead run in scoring position and end the ballgame.

Iowa State scored what proved to be a crucial insurance run in the bottom of the sixth on an RBI double from Kasey Simpson which scored Lea Nelson from first base.

Simpson finished with two hits to pace ISU at the plate while Angelina Allen homered once and scored twice. Alesia Ranches turned in her 10th multi-RBI performance of the year.

Saya Swain got the starting nod in the circle for the Cyclones, but it was Bettendorf, Iowa native Ellie Spelhaug (8-15) that went down as the pitcher of record. Spelhaug struck out three and allowed two runs on four hits in her 5.2-inning outing.

Iowa got on the board first in the top of the opening frame, but an RBI single from Milaysia Ochoa and a two-RBI double by Ranches put the Cyclones in front, 3-1, after an inning. The Hawkeyes would cross a run in the second, but Allen’s third home run of the season in the third inning would put ISU’s lead back to 4-2.

All was quiet until the sixth inning when Kaylee Pond reached on an infield single with two outs. Nelson entered to pinch run for Pond and was brought home for an important insurance run on a hard-hit ball off the bat of Simpson which found the gap in right-center field for a double.

Iowa would rally in the seventh but ultimately came up short after Spelhaug induced the game-ending fly-out.

IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa baseball team won for the eighth time in nine games, run-ruling Western Illinois, 11-1 in seven innings, on Tuesday night at Duane Banks Field.

The Hawkeyes improve to 7-1 in midweek games this season and 24-13 overall.  Iowa has won 11 of its last 14 games and 16 of 21 heading into a three-game weekend series at Nebraska.

Iowa scored in four of the first five innings to jump out to an 11-1 lead.  The team finished with nine hits in the contest with three going for extra bases.

Seven different Hawkeyes took the mound in the game, allowing one run on eight hits and fanning seven. Redshirt sophomore Benjamin DeTaeye (1-1) earned the win, allowing two hits and fanning two over two innings in the start.

UP NEXT

Iowa will return to action Friday, opening a three-game series at Nebraska.  First pitch is set for 7:02 p.m. (CT) and the game will be televised live on BTN.

2022 Audubon Bob Clark Relays
04/26/2022

Girls Team Scores

1. Clarinda 100
2. Underwood 97.50
3. IKM-Manning 86
4. Audubon 86
5. Panorama 81
6. Tri-Center 79
7. CAM 53
8. ACGC 50.5
9. Southwest Valley 38
10. Ar-We-Va 38
11. Griswold 23
12. Exira-EHK 12
13. Coon Rapids-Bayard 9

Audubon’s Stefi Beisswenger won the 3000M. The Wheelers won the 4x200M Relay, Hannah Thygesen won the 800M.

ACGC got a win from Chloe Largent in the High Jump.

Griswold’s Paige Luft won the Discus.

CAM’s Mallory Behnken won the Shot Put. Jenna Wheatley won the 100M for the Cougars.

Boys Team Scores

1. Clarinda 129
2. ACGC 128
3. Underwood 119
4. Red Oak 66
5. IKM-Manning 56
6. Coon Rapids-Bayard 53
7. Audubon 50
8. CAM 49
9. Ar-We-Va 22
10. Tri-Center 20
11. Southwest Valley 15
12. Griswold 10
13. Exira-EHK 10
14. Woodward Academy 8
15. Panorama 6

ACGC picked up wins from the 4x800M Relay team, Austin Kunkle (100M, 200M), Distance Medley, Trevin Suhr (1600M), 4x100M Relay, 4x400M Relay.

CAM’s Cade Ticknor won the Discus. Jack Follman won the 400M Hurdles,

Full results: Bob Clark Relays 2022