The consistent play of junior forward Milan Momcilovic has been a big factor in fourth ranked Iowa State’s 11-0 start to the season. The native of Wisconsin is second on the team in scoring at 17-and-a-half points per game and is connecting on just under 53 percent from three point range.

That’s ISU coach T.J. Otzelberger, who wants Momcilovic to remain aggressive.

Momcilovic says he worked hard in the off season to take his game to another level.

Momcilovic has avoided the peaks and valleys that he experienced his first two seasons.

The Cyclones return to action on Sunday by hosting Long Beach State.

The Riverside Bulldogs put together a complete and dominate performance as they defeated the AHSTW Vikings 74-50 in Avoca Tuesday night. The Bulldogs flew out of the gate with a 13-2 run. They would never trail. Outside shooting was one of the biggest differences in the game. The Bulldogs hit eight three points throughout the course of the game, five of which came in the first half. The other difference maker was the performance Peyton Amdor whose fantastic effort saw him put up 29 points. All in all, Riverside did everything they needed to do to win. They moved the ball well, rebounded well, shot well and played solid defense as the left Avoca with their third win of the season.

Head coach Nick Kroon was extremely impressed with his leading scorer saying it was a top tier effort.

However, it takes more than a single player to win the game, and Kroon was happy with the overall team performance.

Especially when it came to guys stepping up on defense.

The Bulldogs still have two games left before the holiday break and Kroon says a tough mentality will be vital.

Hawkeye Ten Conference 

Kuemper Catholic – 85 vs Atlantic – 40

Glenwood – 69 vs Harlan – 52

Rolling Valley Conference 

CAM – 54 vs Ar-We-Va – 53

Paton-Churdan – 73 vs Exira-EHK – 56

Woodbine – 48 vs Boyer Valley – 32

Western Iowa Conference 

Riverside – 74 vs AHSTW – 50

Tri-Center – 78 vs Logan-Magnolia – 32

Underwood – 62 vs IKM-Manning – 55

Corner Conference 

Sidney – 58 vs Griswold – 48

Bedford – 67 vs East Mills – 42

Fremont-Mills – 60 vs Essex – 46

Pride of Iowa Conference 

Southeast Warren – 93 vs Nodaway Valley – 64

Martensdale-St. Marys – 62 vs Lenox – 24

Mount Ayr – 57 vs Wayne – 42

Central Decatur – 82 vs East Union – 43

West Central Activities Conference 

Van Meter – 66 vs Madrid – 63

Earlham – 61 vs West Central Valley – 51

Interstate-35 – 52 vs Panorama – 51

Des Moines Christian – 62 vs Woodward-Granger – 41

Missouri River Conference 

Bishop Heelan Catholic – 51 vs Sergeant Bluff-Luton – 50

Abraham Lincoln – 77 vs Le Mars – 49

Sioux City East – 85 vs Thomas Jefferson – 72

Sioux City West – 74 vs Sioux City North – 59

Non-Conference 

Audubon – 68 vs Woodward Academy – 49

Denison-Schleswig – 62 vs East Sac County – 41

Norwalk – 46 vs Lewis Central – 37

Pocahontas Area – 64 vs Ogden – 44

The Audubon Boys’ Wrestling team is having an up and down season so far. Roughly an even dual record so far while competing in multiple tournaments already. Head Coach Tyler Christensen says the team has been locked into the grind and working hard so far.

With just a pair of seniors on the roster, it has led the upperclassmen to lead this year’s group.

The leadership has created unity within the roster.

Audubon coming off an 11th place finish this past weekend at the Riverside Tournament means there is plenty of room for growth. The Wheelers return to the mat Saturday for the Western Iowa Conference Wrestling Tournament at Logan-Magnolia.

MEET AT LOGAN-MAGNOLIA/WOODBINE 

Riverside – 60 vs Tri-Center – 16

Logan-Magnolia/Woodbine – 53 vs Riverside – 29

Logan-Magnolia/Woodbine – 54 vs ATU – 30

Riverside winners: Ryleigh Garrison (2), Hailey Harvey (2), Amira Wilke (2), Jersey Hilgenberg, Kaylin Garrison, Chloe Guinn, Sarah Cody, Hannah Marsh, Addison Kadel, Mckenna Dorr, Rylei Price, Abbigail Hicks

DUAL AT SOUTHWEST VALLEY 

West Central Valley – 36 vs Southwest Valley – 24

SWV winners: Journey Hartley, Deklyn Mullen, Kenzie Maeder, Alice Bell

TRIANGULAR AT CRESTON 

Creston – 45 vs Glenwood – 30

Creston – 42 vs Clarke – 24

Glenwood – 31 vs Clarke – 30

Creston winners: Ella Pryor (2), Eva Chesnut (2), Sydney Hoffman (2), Alainah Galanakis (2), Grace Keeler (2), Kora Lohoff (2), Lydia Williams (2), Christina Strand

Glenwood winners: Brooklyn Coover (2), Audrina Johansen (2), Skylar Odorizzi (2), Ahna Grassau, Lauralyse Spencer, Layla Daugherty, Bella Duncan

MEET AT LOGAN-MAGNOLIA

Riverside – 38 vs Logan-Magnolia – 32 

Riverside – 74 vs Tri-Center – 5

Riverside – 74 vs St. Albert – 3

Logan-Magnolia – 71 vs St. Albert – 12

Logan-Magnolia – 70 vs Tri-Center – 6 

St. Albert – 39 vs Tri-Center – 24 

Riverside winners: Maximus Applegate (3), Kingston Carrigan (3), Rex Shanno (3), Bradyn Comstock (3), Drew Anderson (3), Jaxon Gordon (3), Max Shanno (3), Gaven Hackett (3), Colton Hering (2), Jack Branan (2), Jackson Allen (2), Grayson Carrigan, Wyatt Bell, Maxx Danker, Lucas Manzer 

Tri-Center winners: Carter Gittins (2), Judah York, Tucker Olsen, Christopher Rock, Noah Goodwin

TRIANGULAR AT WEST CENTRAL VALLEY

Southwest Valley – 59 vs Bedford – 16 

Southwest Valley – 60 vs West Central Valley – 15

Bedford – 42 vs West Central Valley – 23 

SWV winners: Carson Cooper (2), Brody Crozier (2), Lucas James (2), Krew Schafer (2), Wyatt Shires (2), Ben Waddell (2), Jim Wallick (2), Gavin Wetzel (2), Griffin Wetzel (2), Degan Farwell, Cameron Becker 

Bedford winners: Bentley Cavin (2), Bryson Cavin, Gabe Gray (2), Jesse Bears, Tucker Supinger, Barrick Gladman, Kase Coleman, Calvin Kinghorn

TRIANGULAR AT CRESTON

Glenwood – 72 vs Clarke – 11 

Glenwood – 54 vs Creston – 24 

Creston – 54 vs Clarke – 18

Glenwood winners: Ace Cochrane (2), Ryan Gonzalez (2), Quinn Lane (2), Brody Black, Joseph Leick, Benn Christiansen, Connor Wear (2), Tate Buthe (2), Nile Lundvall, Landon Lechtenberg (2), Mason Koehler (2), Drake Buthe (2), Trey Williamson 

Creston winners: Ben James (2), Tyler Travis (2), Lane Travis (2), Brodrick Phelps (2), Colt Key, Zadek Engdahl, Colby Brammer, Nate Bentley, Gunner Martwick

TRIANGULAR AT NODAWAY VALLEY

Nodaway Valley – 42 vs Audubon – 34 

Nodaway Valley 48 vs Missouri Valley – 29 

Audubon – 48 vs Missouri Valley – 36 

Nodaway Valley winners: Caleb Christensen (2), Ashton Honnold (2), Matt Nelson (2), Ty Strode (2), Josh Nelson, Thomas Herrick, Silas Pieken,  Jett Christensen, Kenan Kadric, Derek Raasch, Clay Raasch

Audubon winners: Karsen Juelsgaard (2), Lane Elmquist (2), Leyton Elmquist (2), Jon Ramsussen (2), Ethan Haubrich (2), Mason Kasperbauer (2), Clay VanAernam, Lane Meyer

MEET AT ACGC

ACGC – 47 vs Pleasantville – 24

Central Decatur – 51 vs ACGC – 27

Earlham – 48 vs ACGC – 22

Earlham – 51 vs Pleasantville – 15 

Earlham – 48 vs Central Decatur –  27 

Central Decatur – 54 vs Pleasantville – 29

ACGC winners: Ryder Cline (3), Ty Ganzer (3), Carter Richter (3), Charlie Christensen (2),  Jack Sheeder (2), Angel Martinez (2), Gavin Steensen, Brandon Carlson

TRIANGULAR AT LENOX

Lenox – 53 vs CAM – 12

Martensdale-St. Marys – 56 vs CAM – 6

Martensdale-St. Marys – 54 vs Lenox – 24 

CAM winners: Brentyn Hoover (2), Reilly Becker

Hawkeye Ten Conference 

Kuemper Catholic – 59 vs Atlantic – 46

Glenwood – 59 vs Harlan – 46

Shenandoah – 65 vs Creston – 50 

Rolling Valley Conference 

CAM – 65 vs Ar-We-Va – 13

Exira-EHK-Audubon 77 vs Paton-Churdan – 32

Woodbine – 53 vs Boyer Valley – 48

Western Iowa Conference 

Riverside – 48 vs AHSTW – 32

Tri-Center – 40 vs Logan-Magnolia – 26

IKM-Manning – 54 vs Underwood – 44

Corner Conference 

Griswold – 48 vs Sidney – 40

East Mills – 44 vs Bedford – 34 

Fremont-Mills – 65 vs Essex – 17

Pride of Iowa Conference 

Nodaway Valley – 75 vs Southeast Warren – 27

Martensdale-St. Marys – 51 vs Lenox – 37 

Mount Ayr – 60 vs Wayne – 29 

Central Decatur – 58 vs East Union – 24 

West Central Activities Conference 

Van Meter – 64 vs Madrid – 30

Earlham – 34 vs West Central Valley – 30

Panorama – 55 vs Interstate-35 – 42

Des Moines Christian – 58 vs Woodward-Granger – 46

Missouri River Conference 

Bishop Heelan Catholic – 67 vs Sergeant Bluff-Luton – 39

Abraham Lincoln – 46 vs Le Mars – 40

Sioux City East – 92 vs Thomas Jefferson – 8 

Sioux City North – 62 vs Sioux City West – 17

Non-Conference 

East Sac County – 53 vs Denison-Schleswig – 17

Norwalk – 66 vs Lewis Central – 30

Pocahontas Area – 70 vs Ogden – 9 

The Riverside Girls Basketball team extended their winning streak to five games with a 48-32 road victory at AHSTW. The Bulldogs let from the get-go and never looked back. Riverside relied on leading scorer, Junior Sydney Somer’s dominance in the post from both a rebounding and scoring standpoint with a 24-point effort. Despite some early foul trouble in the first half for the Bulldogs, they were able to utilize the depth of their bench and overcome the adversity necessary to keep a steady lead on AHSTW throughout the game.

It was the second night of a back-to-back for AHSTW with a talented Riverside team on the other bench. That didn’t slow down AHSTW Guard Bella Lamp as she hit two field goals right out of the gate including a three-pointer to give the Lady Vikes an early lead. That advantage didn’t last long as Riverside’s Karlie Miller answered back with a three of her own to get the Bulldogs on the board. The stifling defense came out for Riverside as the first quarter progressed. Riverside started attacking inside the paint with Somers who was doing whatever she wanted near the basket. The Junior Center ended her first quarter with seven points including an and one. After the first quarter, Riverside had a 15-6 lead.

The outside shooting warmed up for AHSTW early into the second quarter as they hit three threes from Ava Paulsen, Bella Lamp and Macey Goshorn. This led to a Bulldog timeout but the other post on Riverside’s team, Lilli Reed stepped up with two big baskets down low to kill the AHSTW momentum. The Lady Vikes did make the adjustments after the first quarter and began defending the perimeter much tighter as well as clogging the paint forcing Riverside to dance around the lane. A better effort for AHSTW in the second, but Riverside still led 26-19 at half.

In the third quarter, Riverside’s defense clamped down on AHSTW’s offensive forcing consecutive turnovers multiple times. Somers got back into a rhythm down low making herself a presence in the paint, and the Lady Vikes didn’t have much of an answer. Somers scored six points on three field goals in the third and took a 36-24 lead into the fourth quarter.

Somers continued to be next to impossible to stop on both sides of the ball in the fourth quarter as she was posting up and scoring while forcing AHSTW offensive turnovers. On the bright side, for the Lady Vikes offense Bella Lamp hit two more jumpers including her fourth three pointer of the night. Riverside extended their winning streak to five games while AHSTW dropped to 3-4. The Bulldogs came out with the 48-32 road victory.

Head Coach Mark Jeppeson says the depth of the bench is massive when foul trouble appears.

Sometimes the plan isn’t executed perfectly but it’s the in-game adjustments that matter for the Bulldogs according to Jeppeson.

Junior Center Sydney Somers says ball movement and aggressive defense have been focus points lately.

Jepperson says team chemistry is extremely present due to the amount of time this group spends together.

Riverside returns to the floor Thursday in a road contest at East Mills while AHSTW plays Friday in Missouri Valley.

IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa volleyball student-athletes Claire Ammeraal, Jaimie Marquardt, Aleksandra Stojanovic and Alyssa Worden were named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-District team, the CSC announced on Tuesday morning.

To be eligible for recognition, student-athletes must be at least a sophomore academically and athletically and have a 3.50 grade point average or above. Athletically, nominees must have competed in 90 percent or started in at least 66 percent of the team’s matches.

Ammeraal, a senior setter from Madison, Wisconsin, started all 32 matches for the Hawkeyes in 2025. She was a first team AVCA all-Central Region selection and second team all-B1G honoree. Ammeraal finished second in the Big Ten with 1,190 assists and contributed 179 kills. Her 12 double-doubles were the third-most in the conference. Adding to her list of academic accolades, Ammeraal was named to the Academic All-B1G list last week. Ammeraal was drafted 22^nd overall in the 2025 MLV Draft by the Omaha Supernovas.

Marquardt, a sophomore defensive specialist from Libertyville, Illinois, played in all 32 contests this season. She finished third on the team with 192 digs and averaged 1.50 digs per set. Marquardt was Iowa’s most effective threat from the service line, leading the team with 35 aces. She added 45 assists during the 2025 season. After nearly doubling her playing time as a sophomore, Marquardt posted career highs in three categories. She had 14 digs against No. 25 Penn State, six assists versus Utah Tech and four aces against Rutgers. Marquardt was a 2025 Academic All-B1G honoree.

Stojanovic started 30 matches as a sophomore middle hitter this season and tallied 161 kills, 88 blocks and 19 aces. The Belgrade, Serbia, native led the Hawkeyes with a .370 hitting percentage. Stojanovic recorded career highs in kills against Utah Tech (13), hitting percentage (.875) against Weber State and blocks (7) against Northwestern. She was an Academic All-B1G selection.

Worden appeared in 31 matches and made 22 starts as a redshirt sophomore outside hitter. The Bartlett, Illinois, native recorded 199 kills, 166 digs, 26 blocks and 25 aces in 2025. In the season finale, Worden smacked a career-high 17 kills against No. 25 Penn State. Against Michigan State, she set a career best with 15 digs. Worden also earned Academic All-B1G honors.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Two University of Iowa women’s gymnasts, JerQuavia Henderson and Sydney Turner, have been named Big Ten Gymnasts to Watch, the conference office announced Tuesday. The GymHawks were picked to finish sixth in the Big Ten Preseason Poll.

Henderson will return to action after not competing the previous two seasons. The Peoria, Illinois, native is a two-time Big Ten floor champion (2021, 2023) and she shares the program record in the event with a score of 9.975.  The three-time All-Big Ten selection ranks in the top 10 in school history in three events — first in floor, ninth on beam (9.925), 10th on vault (9.925) and uneven bars (9.825).

Turner is coming off a freshman season where she competed in 11 meets, including being an all-around competitor early in the season. She posted career highs of 9.775 on vault and 9.925 on uneven bars and recorded a season-best 9.800 on floor at NCAA Regionals. The Vancouver, Canada, native recorded six top three finishes on bars, including winning one event title.

Defending Big Ten champion UCLA was voted the preseason favorite, followed by Michigan State, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio State and Iowa in sixth.

The GymHawks open the 2026 season Jan. 2, traveling to Salt Lake City for a tri-meet against Utah and Minnesota. The Hawkeyes host their home opener Jan. 10 in a border battle with Illinois, Illinois State and Iowa State at Carver-Hawkeye Arena