GREENSBORO, NC & ROSEMONT, IL & SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The ACC, Big Ten and Pac-12 today announced an historic alliance that will bring 41 world-class institutions together on a collaborative approach surrounding the future evolution of college athletics and scheduling.

The alliance – which was unanimously supported by the presidents, chancellors and athletics directors at all 41 institutions – will be guided in all cases by a commitment to, and prioritization of, supporting student-athlete well-being, academic and athletic opportunities, experiences and diverse educational programming. The three conferences are grounded in their support of broad-based athletic programs, the collegiate model and opportunities for student-athletes as part of the educational missions of the institutions.

The three conferences remain competitors in every sense but are committed to collaborating and providing thought leadership on various opportunities and challenges facing college athletics, including:

• Student-athlete mental and physical health, safety, wellness and support
• Strong academic experience and support
• Diversity, equity and inclusion
• Social justice
• Gender equity
• Future structure of the NCAA
• Federal legislative efforts
• Postseason championships and future formats

The alliance includes a scheduling component for football and women’s and men’s basketball designed to create new inter-conference games, enhance opportunities for student-athletes, and optimize the college athletics experience for both student-athletes and fans across the country. The scheduling alliance will begin as soon as practical while honoring current contractual obligations. A working group comprised of athletic directors representing the three conferences will oversee the scheduling component of the alliance, including determining the criteria upon which scheduling decisions will be made. All three leagues and their respective institutions understand that scheduling decisions will be an evolutionary process given current scheduling commitments.

The football scheduling alliance will feature additional attractive matchups across the three conferences while continuing to honor historic rivalries and the best traditions of college football.

In women’s and men’s basketball, the three conferences will add early and mid-season games as well as annual events that feature premier matchups between the three leagues.

The three conferences will also explore opportunities for the vast and exceptional Olympic Sports programs to compete more frequently and forge additional attractive and meaningful rivalries.

See the full release here: ACC-Big Ten- PAC 12 Alliance

2021 Preseason Iowa High School Volleyball Rankings
Compiled by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union
Monday, August 23, 2021

Class 1A
School 2020 Record
1 Burlington Notre Dame 19-5
2 Springville 27-5
3 New London 22-8
4 Gladbrook-Reinbeck 34-4
5 Gehlen Catholic 25-6
6 Newell-Fonda 27-4
7 Southeast Warren 25-1
8 Council Bluffs St. Albert 15-14
9 Holy Trinity Catholic 26-10
10 Lisbon 26-5
11 MMCRU 22-6
12 Belle Plaine 26-9
13 Tripoli 18-14
14 Lamoni 20-5
15 Janesville 28-5

Class 2A
School 2020 Record
1 Dike-New Hartford 32-4
2 Denver 35-6
3 Western Christian 33-10
4 Wilton 33-4
5 Wapsie Valley 20-7
6 South Hardin 21-15
7 Kuemper Catholic 21-11
8 Sumner-Fredericksburg 27-8
9 Osage 34-2
10 Grundy Center 20-18
11 Boyden-Hull 24-8
12 Beckman Catholic 29-10
13 Lake Mills 25-10
14 Columbus Catholic 19-16
15 Starmont 19-13

Class 3A
School Record
1 Sergeant Bluff-Luton 23-7
2 West Delaware 30-12
3 Davenport Assumption 23-3
4 Des Moines Christian 24-14
5 Unity Christian 23-6
6 Red Oak 30-5
7 Sheldon 15-14
8 West Burlington 18-4
9 West Liberty 26-7
10 Mount Vernon 32-7
11 Independence 25-8
12 Union 32-10
13 Sioux Center 22-12
14 Roland-Story 23-8
15 Nevada 21-16

Class 4A
School 2020 Record
1 North Scott 22-5
2 Waverly-Shell Rock 38-9
3 Western Dubuque 25-11
4 Glenwood 32-3
5 Oskaloosa 21-8
6 Xavier 26-6
7 Marion 21-12
8 Clear Creek-Amana 25-6
9 Pella 23-12
10 Indianola 12-13
11 Bondurant-Farrar 24-11
12 Lewis Central 19-7
13 North Polk 21-13
14 Clinton 17-13
15 Norwalk 18-18

Class 5A
School 2020 Record
1 Iowa City Liberty 24-3
2 Pleasant Valley 21-2
3 Ankeny 22-2
4 Ankeny Centennial 16-10
5 Cedar Falls 26-6
6 West Des Moines Valley 19-7
7 Johnston 19-15
8 Cedar Rapids Kennedy 15-16
9 Urbandale 11-8
10 Dowling Catholic 22-3
11 Iowa City West 13-15
12 Sioux City East 22-7
13 Bettendorf 12-7
14 Des Moines Roosevelt 7-4
15 Cedar Rapids Prairie 18-15

Class 5A
1. Southeast Polk vs #2 Dowling Catholic
2. Dowling Catholic @ #1 S.E. Polk
3. Cedar Falls @ #10 Johnston
4. Pleasant Valley @ CR Prairie
5. Ankeny vs Waukee
6. WDM Valley vs Waukee Northwest
7. Bettendorf vs Urbandale
8. Cedar Rapids Kennedy @ #9 Iowa City West
9. Iowa City West vs #8 Kennedy
10.Johnston vs #3 Cedar Falls

Class 4A
1. North Scott vs Davenport North
2. Lewis Central @ 3A #2 Harlan
3. Cedar Rapids Xavier @ 3A #1 West Delaware
4. Webster City vs 3A #8 Humboldt
5. Pella @ #10 Norwalk
6. Decorah @ Crestwood
7. Glenwood @ Atlantic
8. Fort Dodge vs Mason City
9. Indianola vs Ankeny Centennial
10.Norwalk vs #5 Pella

Class 3A
1. West Delaware vs 4A #3 Xavier
2. Harlan vs 4A #2 Lewis Central
3. Davenport Assumption @ Rock Island Alleman
4. Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley vs 2A #1 Central Lyon/GLR
5. Sergeant Bluff-Luton vs LeMars
6. Solon vs West Liberty
7. Ballard (Huxley) @ Bondurant-Farrar
8. Humboldt @ 4A #4 Webster City
9. Sioux Center vs Sheldon
10.Gilbert @ Adel (ADM)

Class 2A
1. Central Lyon/GLR @ 3A #4 Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley
2. Waukon vs Waverly-Shell Rock
3. Williamsburg @ 1A #3 Iowa City Regina
4. West Lyon vs 1A #9 Western Christian
5. PCM (Monroe) vs Davis County
6. West Marshall @ South Tama
7. Southeast Valley vs Interstate-35
8. Clear Lake vs Iowa Falls
9. Estherville Lincoln Central @ Storm Lake
10.Camanche vs Dyersville Beckman

Class 1A
1. Van Meter vs Earlham
2. West Sioux @ A #9 HMS (Hartley)
3. Iowa City Regina vs 2A #3 Williamsburg
4. Underwood vs Tri-Center
5. Waterloo Columbus vs Dike-New Hartford
6. South Central Calhoun @ East Sac County
7. MFL MarMac vs New Hampton
8. Pella Christian @ DSM Christian
9. Western Christian @ 2A #4 West Lyon
10.Cascade @ Monticello

Class A
1. Grundy Center vs South Hardin
2. Council Bluffs St. Albert @ Treynor
3. West Hancock @ Garner-Hayfield-Ventura
4. Logan-Magnolia vs Carroll Kuemper
5. Saint Ansgar vs Osage
6. Lisbon vs West Branch
7. Mason City Newman vs Central Springs
8. Bellevue @ Northeast
9. HMS (Hartley) vs 1A #2 West Sioux
10.Mount Ayr @ Nodaway Valley

8-Player
1. Don Bosco @ #7 Easton Valley
2. Montezuma (1-0) @ HLV
3. CAM (Anita) @ #9 Fremont-Mills
4. Audubon @ S.E. Warren
5. Remsen St. Mary’s vs Harris-Lake Park
6. Newell-Fonda vs West Bend-Mallard
7. Easton Valley vs #1 Don Bosco
8. Janesville @ Meskwaki
9. Fremont-Mills vs #3 CAM
10.Kingsley-Pierson vs GTRA

(Radio Iowa) – Iowa center Tyler Linderbaum says he is focused on improvement and not individual accolades heading into the season. A finalist for the Rimington Trophy last year, Linderbaum has been named an AP preseason first team All-American.

Linderbaum says it was an easy decision to return to Iowa and not enter the NFL Draft.

Linderbaum says new offensive line coach George Barnett has been focused on consistency.

The Hawkeyes open at home on September fourth against Indiana.

(Radio Iowa) – Tight end play has been a big part of the rise of the Iowa State football program and that position group figures to be strong once again. Cyclone tight ends led the nation with 82 receptions a year ago and Charlie Kolar says with so many teams playing without a tight end on the field it gives them an advantage.

Kolar says Matt Campbell’s use of the tight end was a big factor in him coming to ISU.

Iowa State will open the season ranked seventh and Kolar believes the Cyclones have the right amount of confidence.

Senior Chase Allen says the use of tight ends helps the offense use multiple looks.

Allen says the tight ends need to be versatile in there play.

Allen says the tight ends also have to be good in the run game.

ISU opens September fourth at home against UNI.

(AP) 1 Hawkeye and 2 Cyclones were named to the preseason AP All-American Football Teams that were released on Monday. Iowa junior center Tyler Linderbaum was a first team choice on offense. He was joined on that side of the ball by Iowa State junior running back Breece Hall and senior tight end Charlie Kolar. The Cyclones also had a first team defensive selection with senior linebacker Mike Rose getting the nod.

FIRST TEAM

Offense

Quarterback — Spencer Rattler, sophomore, Oklahoma.

Running backs —- Breece Hall, junior, Iowa State; Bijan Robinson, sophomore, Texas.

Tackles — Evan Neal, junior, Alabama; Kenyon Green, junior, Texas A&M.

Guards — Cain Madden, senior, Notre Dame; Zion Johnson, senior, Boston College.

Center — Tyler Linderbaum, junior, Iowa.

Tight end — Charlie Kolar, senior, Iowa State.

Wide receivers — Chris Olave, senior, Ohio State; Justyn Ross, junior, Clemson.

All-purpose player — Kyren Williams, sophomore, Notre Dame.

Kicker — Cade York, junior, LSU.

Defense

Ends — Kayvon Thibodeaux, junior, Oregon; DeMarvin Leal, junior, Texas A&M.

Tackles —- Haskell Garrett, super senior, Ohio State; Bryan Bresee, sophomore, Clemson.

Linebackers — Will Anderson Jr., sophomore, Alabama; Nik Bonitto, junior, Oklahoma; Mike Rose, senior, Iowa State.

Cornerbacks — Derek Stingley, Jr., junior, LSU; Ahmad Gardner, junior, Cincinnati.

Safeties — Kyle Hamilton, junior, Notre Dame; Brandon Joseph, sophomore, Northwestern.

Punter — Jake Camarda, senior, Georgia.

SECOND TEAM

Offense

Quarterback — Sam Howell, junior, North Carolina.

Running backs — Mohamed Ibrahim, senior, Minnesota; Isaiah Spiller, junior, Texas A&M.

Tackles — Thayer Munford, senior, Ohio State; Darian Kinnard, senior, Kentucky.

Guards — Jamaree Salyer, senior, Georgia; Emil Ekiyor, junior, Alabama.

Center — Jarrett Patterson, junior, Notre Dame.

Tight end — Jalen Wydermyer, junior, Texas A&M.

Wide receivers — Garrett Wilson, junior, Ohio State; John Metchie III, junior, Alabama.

All-purpose player — Jerrion Ealy, junior, Mississippi.

Kicker — Anders Carlson, senior, Auburn.

Defense

Ends — Aidan Hutchinson, senior, Michigan; George Karlaftis, junior, Purdue.

Tackles — Jordan Davis, senior, Georgia; Dante Stills, senior, West Virginia.

Linebackers — Devin Lloyd, super senior Utah; Christian Harris, junior, Alabama; Micah McFadden, senior, Indiana.

Cornerbacks — Kaiir Elam, junior, Florida; Tiawan Mullen, junior, Indiana.

Safeties — Jalen Catalon, redshirt sophomore, Arkansas; Jaquan Brisker, super senior, Penn State.

Punter — Lou Hedley, senior, Miami.

The Southwest Iowa Fishing Team (SWIFT) has announced their planned tournament schedule for the 2022 season. Coach and President Bob Harris said they are moving some events to larger bodies of water to accommodate the number of boats due to continued growth for the program. The schedule is subject to change and reliant on permits being issued for each event.

Boat Series 2021/2022 Season
Saturday, September 18th, 2021 at Prairie Rose- Harlan, Iowa
Saturday, October 16th, 2021 at 3 Mile- Afton, Iowa
Saturday, April 14th, 2022 at 12 Mile- Afton, Iowa
Saturday, April 30th, 2022 at Lake Anita, Anita
Saturday, May 14th, 2022- at 3 Mile- Afton, Iowa this will be the Iowa State Championships.

Duke Rental Kayak Series 2021/2022 Season
The kayaks have been ordered and the first tournament will be determined by the arrival of the kayaks. The schedule is tentative.
Sunday October 3rd, 2021 at Greenfield Lake, Greenfield, Iowa
Sunday October 24th, 2021 at Mormon Trail, Bridgewater, Iowa
Saturday, May 22nd , 2022 at TBA
Saturday, June 12th, 2022 at TBA
Sunday, July 17th, 2022- at Prairie Rose, Iowa this will be the Iowa State Championships.

Virtual Series-
These will be monthly online tournaments within an overall series.
Winter Series will begin at the end of January and February
Spring/Summer Series- there will be multi fish species tournaments.
Summer/Fall Series- there will be multi fish species tournaments.

All schedules are tentative and are subject to change based on permits.

ROSEMONT, Ill. – In collaboration and communication with the Big Ten Conference Athletic Directors, Chancellors and Presidents, the Task Force for Emerging Infectious Diseases, and the Sports Medicine Committee – effective today – the conference has determined that if one of its member institutions is unable to play a conference contest due to COVID-19, that contest shall be declared a forfeit and will not be rescheduled. That contest shall be considered a loss for the team impacted by COVID-19 and a win for its opponent in the conference standings. If both of the two competing teams are unable to participate in a scheduled Conference competition due to COVID-19 and as a result the competition is unable to occur on the calendar day on which it is scheduled, the competition shall be considered a “no contest.”

Click here to view the 2021-22 Big Ten Conference Forfeiture Policy.

ACGC senior Chloe Largent has committed to continue her volleyball career with the UNI Panthers in the class of 2022. Largent will get the chance to play Division I volleyball after finishing her final year with the Chargers.

Largent has been a two time All-State selection. Largent posted 346 kills this past season, an average of 5.7 per set. She also averaged 2.8 digs per set last year. Largent dropped down 619 kills during her sophomore season.

Largent helped the Chargers to a 17-6 campaign last year and an appearance in the Regional Semifinals.

(Radio Iowa) – Iowa guard Joe Toussaint admits he was concerned when Jordan Bohannon announced he was returning to the Hawkeyes for a sixth season. After starting 20 games as a freshman Toussaint saw his role diminish when Iowa’s all time leader in assists returned from hip surgery. It was a call from Bohannon that let Toussaint know he will be the starting point guard.

He says Bohannon let him know he was moving to off guard.

Toussaint says as a junior he is ready to step up his game.

Toussaint says even in this era of mass transfers he never thought of moving on.

Bohannon says moving to the off guard will help him physically

Bohannon says he wanted to let Joe know right away that this is his team to run.