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The Iowa Association of Track Coaches has released the pre-season cross country individual rankings.
Here are some of the local runners in the list:
Class 1-A
Girls
4. Courtney Sporrer, Logan-Mangolia
11 Reese Duncan, St. Albert
12. Grace Slater, Audubon
Boys
6. Doug Berg, Nodaway Valley
10. Trevin Suhr, ACGC
12. Collin Lillie, St. Albert
19. Justin Reinhart, ACGC
24. Cody Gilpin, Missouri Valley
25. Kaden Thompson, ACGC
27. Landon Bendgen, Woodbine
Class 2-A
Boys
14. Cole Dolley, Treynor
16. Baylor Bergren, Red Oak
18. Gable Porter, Underwood
23. Cody Gilpin, Missouri Valley
Class 3-A
Girls
17. Kaia Bieker, Harlan
Boys
9. Andrew Smith, Glenwood
30. Zane Berg, Atlantic
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Atlantic’s Joaquin Wailes and Corning’s Joe Oathoudt have earned a trip to compete in Bass Cat Big Bass Zone Junior Championship, presented by Bassmasters, a national fishing competition in Branson, MO on Lake Taneycomo. Both anglers won a state title to advance, Wailes a freshman at Atlantic High School will represent the state of Iowa and Oathoudt a senior at Southwest Valley will represent Nebraska during the national tournament held Saturday, Oct 30th. The event features 52 anglers from across the country one from every state plus a few top second-place finishers. and competitors will be paired up two to a boat, though it’s still a solo competition. While he’ll be fishing uncharted waters, Oathoudt said he’s going into it with a positive attitude.
They will compete against 52-state championships caliber anglers in the competition for the biggest bass, with the top prize being a Bass Cat boat and scholarships.
The state and national bass fishing competitions are organized differently. For the state competition, the brothers fished on their own, and then submitted proof of their catch to an online Fishing Chaos app with measurements of the fish’s length, width, and girth. Based on that, the organizers calculated the fish’s weight, and Wailes and Oathoudt were declared the winner.
Wailes attempted to qualify for the tournament last year but missed qualifying by a quarter of pound. ‘I was motivated this year to make the tournament, because I love fishing, and this is an amazing opportunity for me to compete at the national level for the first time,” Wailes said. ‘Plus, there’s so much more to the Big Bass Zone tournament, I am a better angler by studying water conditions, learning different fishing techniques, reading contour maps, understanding fish habitats and now getting sponsors and learning business relationships.”
For the national competition, Wailes and Oathoudt will be paired up two competitors to a boat, though it’s still a solo competition. While he’ll be fishing unchartered waters, Oathoudt said he’s going into it with a positive attitude. The competitors will spend the day fishing, and they take turns deciding where the boat goes, with one competitor steering it in the morning, and the other angler steering it in the afternoon. They will be laying it all out there for a chance to win over $300,000 in prizes and scholarships including a new Basscat bass boat.
““It will be a great experience and I feel honored to go and represent Nebraska at this once-in-a-lifetime event,” Oathoudt said. “I found my passion, and fish as often as I can with my brothers, cousins and his buddies from school. I want to thank Bill Siemantel with the BBZ, my grandpa for finding this opportunity and all of the sponsors that helped to support the tournament.”
Both anglers are members of the newly formed Southwest Iowa Fishing Team where they fished with other area student anglers. “I am so excited for the boys they definitely put in the work and time to earn their spot in the BBZJC,” Bob Harris the coach of SWIFT said. In our first year as a fishing team, we have had great success with a two SWFT high school teams placing 20th at the TBF/SAF World Championships and 50th in the National Championships, and our junior fishing 4th at the Junior World Championships. We have some great student anglers in Iowa, and I would also like to congratulate Jake Oathoudt and Owen Hoover who also competed hard in the BBZJC tournament but didn’t qualify.”
“It’s quite a thrill,” explained Wailes. “This is the biggest tournament I’ve ever qualified for and it’s a lot different than the local tournaments I’ve been in. It’s a new experience and I will do everything he can to make Iowa, his sponsors, and his parents proud. I’m going to be nervous, but it’s a great opportunity.”
Over the next month Wailes and Oathoudt will be studying contour maps, connecting with area adult anglers who may have fished on Lake Taneycomo and making a special trip in September to pre-fish the lake, so that when they arrive on the water, he already knows where to go. The boys will be searching for sponsors to help offset travel expenses and fishing supplies as the focus on competing hard for the Bass Cat Big Bass Zone Junior Championship, presented by Bassmasters. The boys are ready and excited to take on this challenge competing against teams from across the US.
Nebraska athletic director Trev Alberts confirmed the NCAA is investigating the Husker football program. A report says the Huskers improperly used analysts and consultants and moved workouts off campus when such activities were banned during the pandemic.
Alberts says Nebraska is cooperating with the investigation.
Husker coach Scott Frost was asked about the report of illegal workouts.
Frost does not believe it will be a distraction for the players. The Huskers open the season August 28th at Illinois.
Former Iowa standout A.J. Epenesa feels much more confident heading into his second season with the Buffalo Bills. Because of the pandemic, Epenesa had limited work heading into his rookie campaign and finished with one sack in 14 games.
Epenesa stayed in Buffalo to train in the offseason.
Minnesota Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins says former Iowa standout Ihmir Smith-Marsette could be a playmaker for the Vikings. Smith-Marsette had two receptions in the Vikings’ opening preseason game against Denver.
Cousins says Smith-Marsette’s personality is a great fit.
ST. LOUIS, Mo., August 18, 2021 – The St. Louis Cardinals, in conjunction with Major League Baseball’s league-wide release, today announced their 2022 Spring Training schedule. The team’s 30-game Grapefruit League slate is set to begin on Saturday, February 26 when the Cardinals travel to take on the Houston Astros. The club’s first home game at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium is scheduled for Sunday, February 27, versus the Washington Nationals.
The Cardinals 2022 Spring schedule features 15 home dates and 15 road games, including three games as the visiting team against stadium co-tenants Miami Marlins (March 2, 11, & 18), giving them 18 total games at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium. The Cardinals and Marlins will play a total of seven games next spring.
The Cardinals will host six different Grapefruit League opponents in 2022, including home games against the Detroit Tigers (March 3) and New York Yankees (March 19). The club will also host the Marlins (four games), Astros (three games), Nationals (three games), and New York Mets (three games).
The Redbirds will travel to Tampa to face the New York Yankees at George M. Steinbrenner Field on Saturday, March 5, followed by a game against the Detroit Tigers at Publix Field at Joker Marchant Stadium on Sunday, March 6.
The Cardinals will play at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium on five weekend dates (Feb. 27, March 12-13, 19 & 27). Additionally, the team’s spring schedule features two split-squad dates featuring home and away games on Monday, February 28 (vs. Miami & at NY Mets) and Saturday, March 12 (vs. NY Mets & at Washington).
The Cardinals will break camp on Sunday, March 27, following their home game against Houston and will open their regular season schedule on Thursday, March 31, at Pittsburgh. The 2022 spring slate will mark the 25th year that the Cardinals will train at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium in Jupiter, Florida.
The Cardinals will make future announcements regarding 2022 Spring Training game times, ticket availability and player report dates at a later time. The complete 2022 Cardinals Spring Training scheduled can be viewed at cardinals.com and follows below.
The Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association released their 2021 Senior All-Star Series Rosters on Wednesday. There will not be any All-Star Series games played this year but the organization still wanted to recognize those Seniors that would be honored on each squad.
The Atlantic Trojan football team is full of fresh faces for the 2021 season. Joe Brummer was promoted to take over the Head Coach role following the resignation of Mike McDermott so the coaching staff is a bit different. On the field will look pretty fresh as well with the Trojans replacing 17 starters from last season. Those changes also combine with a move back up to Class 3A from 2A due to class restructuring in the state.
Despite all those changes the Trojans still hope to build off a very successful 2020 campaign that saw them finish with a record of 7-2 and an appearance in the 2A Playoffs. Coach Brummer said some of the terminology will stay the same and much of the previous staff returns to bring some continuity.
Coach Brummer has been pleased with a effort that has been showed in the offseason and early in practice. He feels like there are a number of guys that should be ready to step up into their new, larger roles.
The Trojans were able to mix things up a bit with the pass and the run last year. Having two quarterbacks with experience back in the rotation will be a big plus. Garrett McLaren threw for 593 yards and 9 touchdowns with just 2 interceptions. Caden Andersen threw for 380 yards with 1 touchdown and 6 interceptions. Coach Brummer said having two quick guys back there should give them some options on offense.
Atlantic will play in Class 3A District 6 with ADM, Creston, Harlan, Knoxville, and Saydel this year. The Trojans will start the year with non-district matchups with Glenwood, Kuemper Catholic, and Shenandoah. You can catch a glimpse of the Trojans this Friday as they host a scrimmage against Carroll. The freshman will scrimmage at 6:00 p.m., followed by the varsity at 7:00 p.m.
Listen to the full preseason interview with Coach Brummer below. We’ll catch up with Coach every week during the season on Trojan Preview that airs Friday afternoons at 4:45 p.m.
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(Radio Iowa) Practice makes perfect for Iowa running Back Tyler Goodson. The junior is coming off an All Big Ten season in 2020 in which he had more than 900 yards of total offense in a COVID shortened eight game schedule. He is a key returning weapon for the 18th ranked Hawkeyes.
That’s Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz who says Goodson’s practice habits are a big reason for his success.
Goodson says a focus for him in fall camp has been pass blocking.
Goodson says his practice habits helped him see a lot of action as a true freshman in 2019.
And Goodson believes those practice habits will help him reach the next level.
The Hawkeyes open September fourth at home against Indiana.
The Iowa Association of Track Coaches has released their preseason cross country rankings for the 2021 season. Here is a look a the top 20 lists for boys and girls in each class.
CLASS 1A
Girls
Boys
Class 2A
Girls
Boys
Class 3A
Girls
Boys
Class 4A
Girls
Boys
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