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The Drake University men’s and women’s basketball teams are set to take to the streets of Des Moines Sept. 30 for Drake Hoops Fest, a one-of-a-kind fan experience on Des Moines’ historic Court Avenue.
The centerpiece of the event will be a basketball court, provided by Sport Construction Midwest, at the intersection of 3rd and Court Ave.
In partnership with the Court Avenue Entertainment District, all vehicular traffic will be restricted from the entertainment district, allowing fans to freely walk along Court Avenue while getting a preview of the 2021-22 Bulldogs.
Drake Hoops Fest gets underway at 5 p.m. with a social happy hour featuring many of the restaurants and establishments in the Court Avenue Entertainment District. Starting at 6:30 p.m., the Bulldogs take the court for their public debut led by Missouri Valley Men’s Coach of the Year Darian DeVries and first-year women’s head coach Allison Pohlman.
The festivities continue after the basketball ends as Silent Disco by Hush takes over the intersection as the sun sets.
Lewis Central defeated Atlantic 123-37 in a girl’s dual swim meet on Monday at the Nishna Valley YMCA in Atlantic.
Atlantic’s Lexi Reynolds was a winner in the 200-Yard Freestyle and she was also runner-up in the 500-Yard Freestyle. Kaedance Daly won the 100-Yard Breaststroke and Ava Bruckner was runner-up in the 100-Yard Backstroke. Here is a look at the times for Atlantic swimmers.
50 Yard Freestyle:
4. Edria Brummer 32.55
5. Nevaeh Duranceau 34.08
6. Maria Petersen 37.72
100 Yard Freestyle:
2. Ava Brucker 1:01.91
5. Nevaeh Duranceau 1:20.13
6. Maria Petersen 1:28.52
100 Yard Backstroke:
2. Paige Daly 1:21.89
100 Yard Breaststroke:
1. Kaedance Daly 1:25.39
200 Yard Freestyle:
1. Lexi Reynolds 2:06.79
5. Ava Bruckner 2:18.25
6. Kaedance Daly 2:25.43
200 Yard Individual Medley:
3. Paige Daly 2:51.95
200 Yard Freestyle Relay:
2. Atlantic 1:59.31
500 Yard Freestyle:
2. Lexi Reynolds 5:43.31
Rolling Valley Conference
(3-1) Glidden-Ralston 25-25-23-25, Coon Rapids-Bayard 15-22-25-17
Corner Conference
(2-0) Stanton 25-25, East Union 10-12
(2-0) Stanton 26-25, SW Valley 24-19
(2-0) SW Valley 25-25, East Union 18-19
(3-2) Essex 25-21-17-25-15, Heartland Christian 13-25-25-21-6
(Radio Iowa) – UNI coach Mark Farley was pleased with quarterback Theo Day’s performance in Saturday’s 44-3 win over St. Thomas of Minnesota. The Michigan State transfer passed for 193 yards and a touchdown in his first start since his senior season in high school.
Day has three touchdown passes in six quarters of actions.
The Panthers have a bye week before opening Missouri Valley play at home against Youngstown State. Farley likes the way the offense is showing signs of progress.
Farley says as the receiver group gets more healthy the offense should get even better.
Farley says the goal for the defense is to build depth.
(Radio Iowa) – Iowa basketball coach Fran McCaffery likes the potential of the Hawkeyes, even though it will be a much different team this season. National Player of the Year Luka Garza and guard Joe Wieskamp are off to the NBA after helping lead the Hawkeyes to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
McCaffery says Garza and Wieskamp leave two huge holes to fill.
McCaffery says the Hawkeyes had the same core of players for three years.
The Hawkeyes open with an exhibition on November fifth against Slippery Rock.
ORLANDO, Florida – University of Iowa sophomore Caitlin Clark and former Hawkeye Luka Garza are one of 38 athletes selected as finalists for the AAU James E. Sullivan Award. This honor is the only national award that puts the best in sports, male and female, head-to-head for the title of “top athlete.”
Voting for the award is open to the public at aausullivan.org. The finalist voting closes at 11:59 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 27.
The AAU Sullivan Award has been presented annually since 1930 to the most outstanding athlete in the United States. Representatives from the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) created the Sullivan Award with the intent to recognize contributions and achievements from athletes across the country.
During her freshman campaign, Clark averaged 26.6 points, 7.1 assists, and 5.9 rebounds per game in 30 games this season, setting the Iowa freshman record with 26.6 points per game (men’s or women’s), recording the fourth-highest points per game in single-season in Iowa history (men’s or women’s), and was the 2020-21 NCAA Division I scoring leader (men’s or women’s).
The West Des Moines, Iowa, native was named co-Freshman of the Year and first team All-America by The Athletic, USBWA, and WBCA after leading the nation in total assists (214), total points (799), points per game (26.6), field goals made (266), 3-pointers made (116), and ranked second in assists per game (7.1) and 3-pointers per game (3.87). Last month, Clark won her third gold medal and was named the FIBA U19 World Cup Most Valuable Player. The USA Team Captain amassed 100 points, 39 assists, 37 rebounds, seven steals, and six blocks in seven contests.
Garza, who graduated in May with an Economics degree, swept all major postseason men’s basketball awards in 2021 (Wooden, Naismith, Associated Press, Oscar Robertson, NABC, Lute Olson, Sporting News) to become the program’s first consensus National Player of the Year. He became the first Hawkeye men’s basketball player to earn the Big Ten Jesse Owens Male Athlete of the Year award. Iowa’s first two-time unanimous consensus first-team All-American led the nation in total points (747), 30-point games (8), field goals made (281), and 20-point games (22). The native of Washington, D.C., ranked second nationally in points per game (24.1).
His 747 points in 2021 extended the single-season school record that he set last season. The two-time Big Ten Player of the Year broke Iowa’s 32-year-old scoring record held by Roy Marble on Feb. 21, 2021. He finished his Hawkeye career with 2,306 points, which ranks seventh best in Big Ten history. Garza is the only men’s basketball player in Big Ten history to accumulate 2,250 points and 900 rebounds. He was drafted in the second round by the Detroit Pistons in the 2021 NBA Draft.
“These exceptional athletes truly embody the spirit of the AAU James E. Sullivan Award,” said Jennings “Rusty” Buchanan, AAU President and CEO of the AAU. “They not only top performers in their sport, but also display qualities of leadership, good character, and sportsmanship both on and off the field.”
Last year, the AAU crowned co-winners Sabrina Ionescu, University of Oregon, and Spencer Lee, University of Iowa. Ionescu became the seventh basketball player to take home the award, while Lee became the fifth wrestler to be named the top athlete. The pair are the third duo to win, following the footsteps of the 86th recipients, former Navy quarterback, Keenan Reynolds and former University of Connecticut forward, Breanna Stewart in 2015 and the basketball twins Kelly and Coco Miller in 1999.
Ionescu and Lee joined a world-renowned list of Sullivan Award recipients, including famed Olympians Michelle Kwan (2001), Michael Phelps (2003), Paul Hamm (2004) and Shawn Johnson (2008); University of Tennessee quarterback Peyton Manning (1997), Penn State guard John Urschel (2013); 200m backstroke world record holder Missy Franklin (2012) and University of Wisconsin setter Lauren Carlini (2016).
The AAU James E. Sullivan Award presentation will be held at the Rosen Centre in Orlando, Florida, on Oct. 22, with a special recognition reception in conjunction with the Orlando Magic later that evening.
Class 5A
1. Cedar Rapids Kennedy (4-0), LW #2 vs Dubuque Senior (Thur)
2. Ankeny (3-1), LW #3 vs DSM Roosevelt
3. Southeast Polk (3-1), LW #1 vs Waterloo West
4. WDM Valley (3-1), LW #4 @ Marshalltown
5. Iowa City High (4-0), LW #6 vs Iowa City West
6. Urbandale (3-1), LW #7 vs DSM East
7. Cedar Falls (3-1), LW #9 @ Muscatine
8. Linn-Mar (4-0), LW (X) vs CR Jefferson
9. Cedar Rapids Prairie (3-1), LW (X) @ Ottumwa
10.Dowling Catholic (1-3), LW #5 vs C.B. Abe Lincoln
Class 4A
1. North Scott (4-0), LW #1 vs Iowa City Liberty
2. Indianola (4-0), LW #2 vs Perry
3. Cedar Rapids Xavier (3-1), LW #2 vs CR Washington
4. Bondurant-Farrar (4-0), LW #7 vs Carlisle
5. Lewis Central (2-2), LW #4 @ CB Jefferson
6. Fort Dodge (4-0), LW #6 @ Webster City
7. Fort Madison (4-0), LW #8 @ Mount Pleasant
8. Waverly-Shell Rock (3-1), LW #5 @ Waterloo East
9. Norwalk (3-1), LW #9 @ Boone
10.Newton (4-0), LW #10 vs Pella
Class 3A
1. Harlan (4-0), LW #1 vs Saydel
2. West Delaware (3-1), LW #2 @ Center Point-Urbana
3. Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley (4-0), LW #3 vs Carroll
4. Solon (4-0), LW #4 vs West Burlington
5. Humboldt (4-0), LW #5 vs Ballard
6. Nevada (4-0), LW #7 vs Gilbert
7. Independence (4-0), LW #8 @ South Tama
8. Sergeant Bluff-Luton (3-1), LW #10 vs Sioux Central
9. Mount Vernon (3-1), LW (X) @ Benton
10.Davenport Assumption (2-2), LW #6 vs Central DeWitt (Thur)
Class 2A
1. Southeast Valley (4-0), LW #1 @ #4 Estherville Lincoln Central
2. Waukon (3-1), LW #2 @ Oelwein
3. Spirit Lake (4-0), LW #3 @ #6 OABCIG
4. Estherville Lincoln Central (3-1), LW #4 vs #1 SE Valley
5. West Marshall (3-1), LW #7 vs Iowa Falls-Alden
6. OABCIG (3-1), LW #5 vs #3 Spirit Lake
7. West Lyon (2-2), LW #10 @ Sheldon
8. Greene County (3-1), LW (X) @ Clarinda
9. Unity Christian (3-1), LW (X) vs Okoboji
10.Pocahontas Area (3-1), LW #6 vs Clarion-Goldfield-Dows
Class 1A
1. Van Meter (4-0), LW #1 @ West Central Valley
2. Iowa City Regina (4-0), LW #2 @ Wilton
3. Underwood (4-0), LW #3 @ MVAOCOU
4. Pella Christian (4-0), LW #4 @ #6 Sigourney-Keota
5. Dike-New Hartford (4-0), LW #6 vs East Marshall
6. Sigourney-Keota (4-0), LW #7 vs #4 Pella Christian
7. West Sioux (3-1), LW #8 vs Western Christian
8. Cardinal (Eldon) (4-0), LW #9 vs Van Buren
9. Dyersville Beckman (4-0), LW #10 @ Postville
10.Waterloo Columbus (3-1), LW (X) @ Cascade
Class A
1. West Hancock (4-0), LW #1 @ North Union
2. Woodbury Central (4-0), LW #2 @ Lawton-Bronson
3. Grundy Center (2-1), LW #3 @ AGWSR
4. North Linn (4-0), LW #4 vs Soyuth Winneshiek
5. Riverside (Oakland) (4-0), LW #5 @ AHST
6. Logan-Magnolia (3-1), LW #6 vs Missouri Valley
7. North Tama (4-0), LW #7 vs Nashua-Plainfield
8. Mason City Newman (3-1), LW #8 vs #9 North Butler
9. North Butler (4-0), LW #10 @ #8 Newman Catholic
10.Earlham (3-1), LW (X) @ St. Albert
8-Player
1. Montezuma (5-0), LW #1 vs SE Warren
2. CAM (Anita) (4-0), LW #2 @ #4 Audubon
3. Easton Valley (4-0), LW #3 vs Central City
4. Audubon (4-0), LW #4 vs #2 CAM (Anita)
5. Remsen St. Mary’s (4-0), LW #5 @ St. Edmond
6. Newell-Fonda (4-0), LW #6 vs Kingsley-Pierson
7. Janesville (4-0), LW #7 @ #10 Turkey Valley
8. WACO (5-0), LW #8 @ New London
9. Gladbrook-Reinbeck (4-0), LW #9 @ GMG
10.Turkey Valley (4-0), LW #10 vs #7 Janesville
Others receiving votes: TCU 91, Liberty 56, Virginia Tech 52, Oklahoma State 51, Maryland 29, Arizona State 24, Texas 22, USC 16, San Diego State 16, West Virginia 14, LSU 14, Kentucky 12, Boston College 9, Wake Forest 7, Texas Tech 5, Stanford 3, Memphis 3, Louisville 1, Wyoming 1
Lexi Reynolds had a strong outing at the Marshalltown Bobcat Invitational Swim Meet on Saturday and Atlantic finished 8th in the team field.
Reynolds won the 500 Yard Freestyle with a time of 5:42.04 and came in as the Runner-Up in the 200 Yard Freestyle in a time of 2:06.16. Atlantic finished with 63 points.
Ava Bruckner placed 10th in the 100 Yard Freestyle and 11th in the 50 Yard Freestyle. Paige Daly went 13th in both the 200 Yard IM and 100 Yard Backstroke. Kaedance Daly was 15th in the 200 Yard Freestyle.
The Atlantic cross country teams competed at the 16th Annual Heartland Classic meet at Central College in Pella on Saturday.
The boys team placed 38th and were led by Drew Engler with a 137th place finish in the field of 283 runners. Zane Berg was 172nd, Alex Sonntag 231st, Bennett Whetstone 236th, Tyrell Williams was 238th, Christian Thompson 243rd, and Devin Fields 268th.
Claire Pellett was the winner of the girls 9th/10th division race, besting the field of 64 runners with a time of 20:48. Belle Berg went 11th and Faith Altman was 21st in that 9/10 race.
In the girls JV race Aspen Niklasen went 88th in the field of 213. Claire Wiederstein was 101st.
Full results from the multi-state meet can be found HERE
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