Denison-Schleswig Monarch Invitational

1. Atlantic – 309

2. Kuemper Catholic – 334

4. Shenandoah – 343

5. St. Albert – 346

8. Denison-Schleswig – 357

9. Harlan – 367

Top 10

1. Tristan Hayes, Atlantic – 76

2. Sam Brosam, Atlantic – 76

3. Gage Gross, Atlantic – 78

5. Brady Wood, Atlantic – 79

6. Hudson McLaren, Atlantic – 81

7. Kayden Schon, Kuemper Catholic – 81

8. Brody Sneed, St. Albert – 81

9. JJ Martin, Shenandoah – 81

10. Garrett Babe, Kuemper Catholic – 82 

Iowa State football coach Matt Campbell likes the talent on his team coming out of spring drills but is still unsure about the toughness level. The Cyclones are coming off a school record 11 wins and Campbell says toughness begins with leadership.

Campbell says next season’s team will depend upon several new leaders.

Campbell says the toughness will need to develop early. The Cyclones open August 23rd in Dublin, Ireland, against Big 12 rival Kansas State and two weeks later will host Iowa in the annual Cy-Hawk game.

The Cyclones closed spring drills on Saturday.

Iowa baseball coach Rick Heller says the Hawkeyes are not focused on what it might take for them to get an at-large bid into the NCAA regionals. Iowa leads the Big Ten with a 20-4 record after consecutive sweeps against Michigan and Indiana but despite a 31-12 overall record are not nationally ranked and are only 61st in the latest RPI rankings.

The Hawkeyes control their own destiny in the league race and Heller says that is where the focus needs to be.

Heller says a key will be how the selection committee uses the RPI. The Hawkeyes have a chance to help their cause. They close Big Ten play at fifth place Washington and host third place Oregon. They also have a non-conference series in Des Moines against seventh ranked Oregon State.

Iowa hosts Illinois State Tuesday night (tonight) in a non-conference game before heading to Seattle for the weekend.

THURSDAY (4/24):

Girls 3,000 Meters

• Lili Denton, St. Albert – 2nd place (9:50.90)
• Lindsey Sonderman, Harlan – 8th place (10:02.86)
• Delayna Reese, Lewis Central – 14th place (10:15.85)

Boys Shot Put

• Tom Mikkelsen, Creston – 3rd place (56-2.75)
• Cal Heydon, Coon Rapids-Bayard – 17th place (48-11.25)
• Hunter Infanger, Lewis Central – 20th place (47-11)

Girls Long Jump

• Jocelyn O’Neal, Red Oak – 17th place (16-5.50)
• Lila Wiederstein, Atlantic – 19th place (16-2.50)

FRIDAY (4/25):

Girls 100 Meter Hurdles

• Lana Alley, Fremont-Mills – 16th place (15.28)
• Rylee Hemmingsen, Treynor – 19th place (15.38)

Boys 110 High Hurdles

• Brady Wallace, Treynor – 1st place (13.80)
• Cauy Konz, Treynor – 15th place (14.75)
• Sam Hulsing, Underwood – 22nd place (15.01)
• Lucas Bose, Underwood – 27th place (15.31)
• Peyton Cook, Griswold – 28th place (15.32)

Girls 100 Meter

• Jerzee Knight, Clarinda – 5th place (12.20)
• Brooke Nelson, Lewis Central – 30th place (12.82)

Boys 100 Meter

• William Anderson, Logan-Magnolia – 8th place (10.84)
• Cauy Konz, Treynor – 14th place (10.97)
• Brady Wallace, Treynor – 30th place (11.28)

Girls 4 x 200 Relay

• Glenwood – 17th place (1:45.85)

Boys 4 x 200 Relay

• Treynor – 22nd place (1:32.71)

Girls 800 Meters

• Lili Denton, St. Albert – 9th place (2:14.83)

Boys 400 Meters

• Luke Sternberg, AHSTW – 14th place (50.25)

Boys Discus

• Brayden, Schoon, Creston – 17th place (148-09.50)

Girls Shot Put

• Sophia Fenner, Riverside – 22nd place (32-10.25)

SATURDAY (4/26)

Girls Shuttle Hurdle Relay

• Fremont-Mills – 8th place (1:06.89)
• Treynor – 11th place (1:07.54)
• Tri-Center – 12th place (1:07.57)

Boys Shuttle Hurdle Relay

• Treynor – 7th place (59.35)

Girls 4 x 100 Relay

• Lewis Central – 18th place (49.93)
• Clarinda – 30th place (50.36)
• Atlantic – 41st place (50.63)
• Glenwood – 59th place (51.32)
• Fremont-Mills – 65th place (51.40)
• Tri-Center – 81st place (51.78)
• Underwood – 83rd place (51.81)

Boys 4 x 100 Relay

• Treynor – 17th place (43.17)
• AC/GC – 20th place (43.25)
• Lewis Central – 38th place (43.80)
• Shenandoah – 46th place (44.01)
• Atlantic – 49th place (44.03)
• Glenwood – 70th place (44.46)

Girls 400 Meters Hurdles

• Bella Lamp, AHSTW – 5th place (1:03.44)
• Ada Hansen, CAM – 6th place (1:03.78)
• Bella Gute, Fremont-Mills – 21st place (1:10.30)

Boys 400 Meter Hurdles

• Gabe Funk, Lenox – 1st place (52.40)

Girls 1,500 Meters

• Lili Denton, St. Albert – 2nd place (4:32.04)
• Lindsey Sonderman, Harlan – 10th place (4:40.61)

Improvement has been the theme the past few weeks for the Atlantic Girls Tennis team. The Trojans dropped their first three competitions of the season. However, Atlantic has bounced back taking their last four duals dating back to an 8-1 road victory at Glenwood.

Sophomore duo Jacobi Harter and Lily Willrich have led the Trojans in the top two positions with four victories for Harter and three for Willrich. Despite the tough start, Head Coach Mike McDermott says they have battled in a fierce Hawkeye 10 Conference.

Senior Dani Bennett has had a strong push to the middle of her season winning five matches and McDermott says her leadership has benefited the underclassmen heavily.

Atlantic is striving to play their best tennis of the season down the stretch. The Trojans believe they are determined to reach their goals by the end of the Spring.

Atlantic has three duals remaining, followed by the Hawkeye 10 Tournament in Red Oak before postseason play begins.

The Audubon Girls Tennis team has hit the midway point of the season, and the Wheelers have won two of the three duals they’ve competed in. Audubon competed at the Atlantic Invite last week finishing fourth. However, Head Coach McKenzie Nissen was very impressed with the performance.

Earlier in the season, the Wheelers opened up the year with wins over Red Oak and Southwest Valley, while falling to Harlan. Despite missing a few key pieces in that competition, Nissen noticed the fight in her group.

The entire Wheeler roster is made of upperclassmen, boosting the team’s camaraderie and vocal skills on the court.

Nissen added how it’s even more impressive with players coming from multiple schools.

The Wheelers have three competitions left and look to finish strong this Spring.

The Atlantic Boys Tennis team has taken their last 3 duals as they have reached the back half of the regular season schedule. The Trojans come off wins over Southwest Valley, Denison-Schleswig and Clarinda. Head Coach Mike McDermott says the experience on his roster is playing a big factor.

Kinnick Juhl leads the senior heavy bunch with six victories on the season followed by fellow Senior Connor Johnson with five victories. McDermott says outside of the senior class, there is a lot of talent also on the roster.

The Trojans improved to 5-3 in duals with the Clarinda victory Friday which leaves just three left on the schedule. After the tournament Atlantic hosted Saturday, the Trojans travel to Harlan, Red Oak and Lewis Central ending with the conference tournament in Carroll. McDermott says Atlantic will have to play well in order to come out on top in each of those competitions.

Atlantic is back on the court Monday in Harlan and looking to extend their dual-winning streak to four.

The Southwest Valley Girls Tennis team has just one dual left on their regular season slate scheduled for May 6th vs. Audubon. The Timberwolves faced the Wheelers earlier this week and fell short in a 7-2 loss.

Southwest Valley has won three matches on the season by defeating Clarke Community, St. Albert and Red Oak. Head Coach Steve McGrew says that Red Oak victory was historic for the program.

The Timberwolves have eight players out this season led by the two seniors on the roster, Maddie Bevington and Natalia Zimmerman. The senior duo has the two most victories on the season, Bevington with six and Zimmerman with five. McGrew says he has been impressed with the efforts from the pair so far.

Bevington and Zimmerman are the only two upperclassmen on the roster as well, as there are no juniors. The sophomore class features five players who all have at least one victory.

Southwest Valley is working on a few key components in practice as they prepare for their final regular season dual and postseason play.

The Timberwolves are looking to finish their 2025 season a strong note.

GREEN BAY, Wisc. – For the second consecutive year, a total of 31 Big 12 players heard their names called in the 2025 NFL Draft. The 31 selections match the Conference’s highest total since 2005 when the league garnered 32 total picks. The Big 12 broke Conference records with seven running backs and eight wide receivers selected. This year’s class also gives the Big 12 a total of 774 selections in its history.

Colorado’s Travis Hunter (second overall to Jacksonville) and Arizona’s Tetairoa McMillan (eighth overall to Carolina) gave the Big 12 Conference multiple top eight picks for the second time in the last three drafts. The duo also pushed the Big 12’s historical first round tally to 100 selections.

Houston’s selection of Jayden Higgins from Iowa State and Las Vegas’s pick of Jack Bech from TCU increased the Conference’s wideout total to four in the second round. By the end of day two, six Big 12 wide receivers were selected to set a Conference record for the first three rounds.

The Big 12 garnered 13 selections through the first two days of the draft before adding 18 picks in Saturday’s rounds. In total, 12 members of last season’s First and Second All-Big 12 teams were selected in this year’s draft.

First Round Selections (2)
2^nd Jacksonville Jaguars – ATH Travis Hunter (Colorado)
8^th Carolina Panthers – WR Tetairoa McMillan (Arizona)

Second Round Selections (4)
34^th Houston Texans – WR Jayden Higgins (Iowa State)
37^th Miami Dolphins – OL Jonah Savaiinaea (Arizona)
58^th Las Vegas Raiders – WR Jack Bech (TCU)
60^th Denver Broncos – RB RJ Harvey (UCF)

Third Round Selections (7)
68^th Las Vegas Raiders – DB Darien Porter (Iowa State)
75^th San Francisco 49ers – LB Nick Martin (Oklahoma State)
79^th Houston Texans – WR Jaylin Noel (Iowa State)
84^th Tampa Bay Buccaneers – DB Jacob Parrish (Kansas State)
87^th Green Bay Packers – WR Savion Williams (TCU)
89^th Jacksonville Jaguars – OL Wyatt Milum (West Virginia)
98^th Las Vegas Raiders – OL Caleb Rogers (Texas Tech)

Fourth Round Selections (2)
105^th New York Giants – RB Cam Skattebo (Arizona State)
127^th Indianapolis Colts – OL Jalen Travis (Iowa State)

Fifth Round Selections (5)
144^th Cleveland Browns – QB Shedeur Sanders (Colorado)
145^th Philadelphia Eagles – DB Mac McWilliams (UCF)
151^st Indianapolis Colts – RB DJ Giddens (Kansas State)
159^th Green Bay Packers – LB Collin Oliver (Oklahoma State)
160^th San Francsico 49ers – DB Marques Sigle (Kansas State)

Sixth Round Selections (7)
179^th Miami Dolphins – RB Ollie Gordon II (Oklahoma State)
184^th New Orleans Saints – RB Devin Neal (Kansas)
186^th Baltimore Ravens – K Tyler Loop (Arizona)
192^nd Seattle Seahawks – OL Bryce Cabeldue (Kansas)
193^rd Cincinnati Bengals – RB Tahj Brooks (Texas Tech)
203^rd Baltimore Ravens – WR LaJohntay Wester (Colorado)
208^th Carolina Panthers – WR Jimmy Horn Jr. (Colorado)

Seventh Round Selections (4)
241^st Denver Broncos – TE Caleb Lohner (Utah)
245^th Washington Commanders – RB Jacory Croskey-Merritt (Arizona)
246^th New York Giants – DB Korie Black (Oklahoma State)
250^th Green Bay Packers – OL John Williams (Cincinnati)