The Drake University women’s basketball team is set to play a 12-game non-conference schedule with seven home games in the Knapp Center, Suzie Glazer Burt Head Drake Women’s Basketball Coach Allison Pohlman announced Monday, Aug. 30.

“We’re so excited that we have put together a really strong non-conference schedule that will prepare our team for the rigors of Missouri Valley Conference play,” Pohlman said. “The excitement that surrounds our program and this schedule will give our fans amazing opportunities to watch us compete against multiple NCAA tournament teams and teams that compete for conference championships.”

Drake hosts longtime rival Creighton Nov. 10 in the season opener followed by 2021 NCAA Tournament teams South Dakota and Iowa State coming to the Knapp Center on Nov. 15 and Nov. 18, respectively. The Bulldogs then play their first road game at Iowa on Nov. 21. The Hawkeyes advanced to the 2021 Sweet Sixteen.

Drake closes the month of November at the Nugget Classic hosted by the University of Nevada Nov. 26-28. The Bulldogs will play three games in Reno, Nev. and along with the Wolf Pack, Idaho and San Francisco complete the field. Drake’s opponents and game details will be announced at a later date.

Drake has three-straight home games to start December with Longwood (Dec. 3), Simpson (Dec. 7) and Northern Illinois (Dec. 12) on the schedule. Back-to-back Big Ten foes follow with a trip to Nebraska on Dec. 19 and then Minnesota visits on Dec. 23 to close the non-conference slate.

The Bulldogs will prepare for the 2021-22 season with a pair of home exhibition contests against Grand View and Minnesota State on Nov. 3 and Nov. 6, respectively.

Season tickets for the exciting 2021-22 home slate go on sale Friday morning at www.draketix.com.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa Athletics Department and the National Iowa Varsity Club are hosting the 2021 Hall of Fame induction ceremony Friday, Sept. 3, at 5 p.m. at the Grand Ballroom of the Hyatt Regency Coralville Hotel and Conference Center (formerly the Coralville Marriott and Convention Center).

The event is free and open to the public. For more information call the Iowa Varsity Club office at (319) 335-9247.

The 2021 class includes Dan Bachman (Gymnastics), Kari Hamel (Volleyball), Kristi Hanks (Softball), Frank Kinney Holbrook (Football), Kristen Holmes (Field Hockey), Roy Marble (Basketball), Fred Mims (Administration), Diane Nukuri (Track and Field/Cross Country), Brad Penrith (Wrestling), and Ed Podolak (Football).

(Radio Iowa) – Iowa State hosts UNI on Saturday and the Cyclones enter game week with a number seven national ranking and monster expectations. ISU coach Matt Campbell says it is a new season but they don’t want to forget the past.

Campbell says many of the players are the same and the formula for success remains the same.

Campbell calls it winning in the margins.

Iowa State quarterback Brock Purdy says past success and experience gives the Cyclones confidence.

Purdy says “winning in the margins” begins with limiting mistakes.

Iowa State tight end Charlie Kolar says the Cyclones are a confident yet humble team.

(Radio Iowa) – The Iowa Hawkeyes hang their hat on defense at that unit should be strong once again as the 18th ranked Hawkeyes get set to host 17th ranked Indiana. Defensive coordinator Phil Parker says a key is building depth along and defensive line that has some holes to fill. Zach Van Valkenburg and John Waggoner are the most experienced players at the end spots.

Iowa leads the nation in interceptions since 2017 and Parker says two of the keys are a good pass rush and playing zone in the secondary.

Senior corner Matt Hankins says film study has been a big part of their success.

Junior safety Kaevon Merriweather says they are thrilled to have fans back in Kinnick Stadium.

Merriweather says being in the right place leads to interceptions.

Coon Rapids-Bayard 36, Glidden-Ralston 8. (Game played at Valley Stadium, WDM)

The Glenwood girls and Sioux City North boys cross country teams came out on top of the Glenwood Cross Country Invite on Saturday. Clarinda’s Mayson Hartley won the girls individual title with a time of 20:04.46. Sioux City North had the top four finishers in the boys race, led by winner William Lohr with a time of 15:51.08.

Girls Team Scores

1. Glenwood 52
2. Harlan 59
3. Clarinda 102
4. Atlantic 123
5. St. Albert 155
6. Lewis Central 163
7. Sioux City North 169
8. Creston 170
9. Tri-Center 173
10. Red Oak 238
11. CB Thomas Jefferson 253

Girls Individual Top Ten

1. Mayson Hartley, Clarinda 20:04.46
2. Lindsey Sonderman, Harlan 20:24.19
3. Kaia Bieker, Harlan 21:18.69
4. Claire Pellett, Atlantic 21:22.71
5. Tyler Tingley, St. Albert 21:37.26
6. Elizabeth Jordan, Sioux City North 21:37.88
7. Madelyn Berglund, Glenwood 21:39.75
8. Rachel Mullennax, Glenwood 21:39.85
9. Riley DeGonia, Creston 21:41.09

Boys Team Scores

1. Sioux City North 18
2. Glenwood 72
3. ADM 96
4. Lewis Central 114
5. Clarinda 148
6. Atlantic 153
7. Harlan 178
8. St. Albert 206
9. Shenandoah 248
10. Tri-Center 254
11. Red Oak 279
12. CB Thomas Jefferson 307
13. East Mills 386

Boys Individual Top Ten

1. William Lohr, Sioux City North 15:51.08
2. Natnael Kifle, Sioux City North 15:58.99
3. Gabe Nash, Sioux City North 16:26.28
4. Yemane Kifle, Sioux City North 16:34.91
5. Ethan Eichhorn, Lewis Central 16:40.35
6. Andrew Smith, Glenwood, 16:42.16
7. Colin Lillie, St. Albert, 16:49.70
8. Beshanena Gutema, Sioux City North, 16:51.01
9. Tyler Shelton, Harlan, 16:51.76
10. Bryant Keller, Glenwood, 17:22.03

Full results: 21GlenwoodXC

AHSTW Tournament- See other story on Atlantic victory

Harlan Tournament 

POOL A

(2-0) Treynor 21-21 Underwood 17-10
(2-1) Treynor 18-21-15 Indianola 21-19-11
(2-0) Treynor 21-21 Sidney 8-17
(2-0) Treynor 22-21 Harlan 20-19
(2-0) Tri-Center 21-21 Underwood 17-15
(2-1) Tri-Center 21-13-15 Treynor 18-21-7
(2-1) Tri-Center 21-11-15 Harlan 19-21-5
(2-0) Harlan 21-21 Underwood 18-9
(2-0) Indianola 21-21 Harlan 10-11
(2-0) Indianola 21-21 Underwood 13-15
(2-0) Sidney 21-21 Harlan 18-17
(2-0) Underwood 21-21 Sidney 17-17

POOL B

(2-0) Missouri Valley 22-21 Glenwood 22-18
(2-0) Missouri Valley 21-21 St. Albert 13-12
(2-0) Missouri Valley 21-21 East Sac County 14-19
(2-0) Missouri Valley 21-21 Logan-Magnolia 17-15
(2-0) Glenwood 21-21 East Sac County 10-16
(2-0) Glenwood 21-22 St. Albert 19-20
(2-0) Glenwood 21-21 Logan-Magnolia 12-16
(2-0) Glenwood 21-21 East Sac County 10-16
(2-0) East Sac County 21-21 Logan-Magnolia 12-7
(2-0) St. Albert 21-21 East Sac County 8-15
(2-0) East Sac County 21-21 Missouri Valley 14-19
(2-0) St. Albert 21-21 Logan-Magnolia 9-8

BRACKET

Championship: (2-0) Treynor 21-21 Missouri Valley 14-12
Consolation: (2-1) Glenwood def. Indianola
Fifth Place: (2-1) St. Albert 15-21-15 Tri-Center 21-12-13
Seventh Place: (2-0) Sidney 21-21 East Sac County 16-15
Ninth Place: (2-0) Harlan 21-21 Logan-Magnolia 11-9

Bondurant-Farrar Tournament 

POOL D

(2-1) Burlington Notre Dame 19-21-15 Red Oak 21-19-8
(2-1) Red Oak 19-21-15 Woodward-Granger 21-18-8
(2-0) Carroll 22-21 Red Oak 20-7

REPOOL

(2-1) Pella Christian 14-21-15 Red Oak 21-19-13
(2-0) Red Oak 21-21 Ames 10-13
(2-0) Red Oak 21-21 Williamsburg 11-17

Humboldt Tournament 

(2-0) Kuemper Catholic 21-21 Fort Dodge 8-13
(2-1) Humboldt 23-19-15 Kuemper Catholic 21-21-11
(2-0) Kuemper Catholic 21-21 Grand View Christian 12-14
(2-0) Kuemper Catholic 21-21 South Central Calhoun 16-9
(2-0) Kuemper Catholic 21-21 Spirit Lake 15-19
(2-1) South Hardin 21-21-15 Kuemper Catholic 19-23-11

Colfax-Mingo Tournament

ROUND ROBIN

(2-0) Nodaway Valley 21-21 Colfax-Mingo 12-10
(2-0) Colfax-Mingo 21-21 Coon Rapids-Bayard 12-13
(2-1) Nodaway Valley 20-21-15 Colfax-Mingo 22-5-7
(2-0) Coon Rapids-Bayard 21-21 Nodaway Valley 17-19

Ankeny Centennial Tournament 

POOL B

(2-0) Abraham Lincoln 21-21 Waukee 17-18
(2-1) Abraham Lincoln 9-21-17 Davenport West 21-16-15
(2-0) Ankeny 21-21 Abraham Lincoln 11-21

CONSOLATION

(2-0) Iowa City Liberty 25-25 Abraham Lincoln 18-7

The Atlantic volleyball team went 5-0 on the day and came away with the championship at the AHSTW Tournament on Saturday. The Trojans were led by 32 kills, 8 aces, and 46 digs on the day from Abby Smith. Ava Rush had 100 digs and Chloe Mullenix had 14 blocks.

Atlantic Head Coach Michelle Blake’s comments: “Overall, it was an extremely consistent effort for the Trojans throughout the day. There were highs and lows just like with any tournament but the girls fought through the difficult moments and were successful on the other side. The girls came out and played with a lot of fire and played really well together as a team.”

AHSTW Tournament 

POOL A

(2-0) AHSTW 21-21 Denison-Schleswig 19-6
(2-0) AHSTW 21-21 CAM 10-17
(2-0) Earlham 21-21 Denison-Schleswig 16-3
(2-1) Earlham 23-10-15 AHSTW 21-21-11
(2-1) Earlham 14-21-15 CAM 21-14-4
(2-0) Denison-Schleswig 21-21 CAM 19-17

POOL B

(2-0) Atlantic 24-26 Riverside 22-24
(2-0) Atlantic 21-21 Thomas Jefferson 9-18
(2-0) Atlantic 21-21 East Mills 11-17
(2-0) Riverside 21-21 Thomas Jefferson 16-5
(2-1) Riverside 21-19-15 East Mills 13-21-12
(2-0) East Mills 21-25 Thomas Jefferson 9-23

CONSOLATION BRACKET

(2-0)  East Mills 21-21 CAM 19-8
(2-0) Thomas Jefferson 21-21 Denison-Schleswig 17-21
Consolation Championship: (2-0) East Mills 21-21 Thomas Jefferson 17-13

CHAMPIONSHIP BRACKET

(2-0) Riverside 21-21 Earlham 13-12
(2-1) Atlantic 16-21-15 AHSTW 21-19-12
Championship: (2-0) Atlantic 21-21 Riverside 10-18

Raydden Grobe hauled in a 19-yard touchdown pass from Kyle Sternberg with :19 seconds on the clock and AHSTW came away with a 20-16 win over IKM-Manning in the season opener. It was a thrilling game that the Vikings never led until that last toss.

IKM-Manning set the tone early with a methodical 20-play drive that chewed up almost the entire first quarter clock. The Wolves pushed their way all the way to the 9 yard line before getting backed up with two straight holding penalties that put them 1st and Goal at the 30. The Wolves didn’t waste the work though as the 20th play of the drive ended as a 25-yard touchdown pass from Nolan Ramsey to Eli Dreyer.

AHSTW finally got their first offensive touch with 1:57 left in the first quarter but promptly went 3 plays and out. The Vikings defense was able to bow up and get the offense the ball back midway through the second quarter. Denver Pauley would cap off a 62 yard drive with a 16 yard touchdown run to tie it at 7. IKM-Manning was able to hit another nice pass play to Dreyer and then attempted a 40-yard field goal as time expired in the half. Amos Rasmussen drilled the ball beautifully through the uprights and the score became 10-7 Wolves at half.

AHSTW Head Coach GG Harris rolled the dice on a fourth down attempt on their own 40 to begin the second half. It came up empty and IKM-Manning would drive the short field and cap it off with a Trey Jasa 3-yard touchdown run. The PAT failed and it became 16-7. The Vikings didn’t let that get them down and responded with a 15-play drive capped by a Denver Pauley 4-yard touchdown plunge. The PAT put the Vikings within two at 16-14.

The teams then traded three straight punts before AHSTW got the ball back with 4:07 left on their own 18. The Vikings worked their way down the field and then gave their star receiver a chance to go get one. Quarterback Kyle Sternberg threw a beautiful back pylon ball that Grobe hauled in from 19 yards out in the back of the endzone. A 2pt conversion attempt that would of pushed the lead to 6 failed. IKM-Manning had a few last chances and Amos Ramussen haulded in a pass and tried to weave through defenders on the final play but he tripped up trying to turn the corner and time ran out.

AHSTW Head Coach GG Harris said they wanted to give Grobe a chance to make a play late in the game

Coach Harris was proud of the resolve that his team showed, even when things didn’t always go their way.

Grobe said he was confident he could go get the ball in the big moment.

This win should help the Vikings carry momentum into week two and Grobe thinks this will make them even more confident.

The Vikings will next travel to face the Earlham Cardinals. IKM-Manning travels to Westwood in Week 2.

8-Player Games
St. Edmond 62, Ar-We-Va 56 OT
Audubon 48, Southeast Warren 21 (@ Lacona)
Boyer Valley 68, River Valley 14
CAM 48, Fremont-Mills 6
Exira-EHK 59, Griswold 8- ON GrizTigerVision
East Mills 53, Woodbine 36
Murray 40, East Union 8
Bedford 66, Lamoni 28
Lenox 64, Seymour 6
Stanton 54, Martensdale-St. Marys 14
West Harrison 58, Siouxland Christian 6

11-Player Games

Class 4A

CB Abraham Lincoln 34, CB Thomas Jefferson 16
Bondurant-Farrar 47, Ballard 14

Class 3A

Glenwood 38, Atlantic 0
Denison-Schleswig 28, Carroll 7
ADM 41, Gilbert 7
Harlan 36, Lewis Central 29
Newton 41, Knoxville 0
Clarke 43, Saydel 6
Winterset 26, Carlisle 3

Class 2A

Creston 18, Clarinda 6
Southeast Valley 28, I-35 0
Missouri Valley 44, Shenandoah 29
Pella Christian 56, Des Moines Christian 22

Class 1A

Panorama 26, Colfax-Mingo 21
Van Meter 42, Earlham 0
ACGC 29, Greene County 27
Nodaway Valley 20, Mount Ayr 16
West Central Valley 7, North Mahaska 0
South Central Calhoun 48, East Sac County 7
Central Decatur 28, Southwest Valley 0
Treynor 35, St. Albert 2
Underwood 50, Tri-Center 14
Westwood 43, MVAOCOU 8

Class A

AHSTW 20, IKM-Manning 16 –ON KJAN and KJANTV
Logan-Magnolia 40, Kuemper Catholic 14
Lawton-Bronson 14, Akron-Westfield 7
Riverside 41, Red Oak 20- ON BSTN
Sidney 46, Wayne 6
Alta-Aurelia 21, West Monona 6
Woodbury Central 52, Hinton 0