The Audubon Wheelers dropped a tight, well-played ball game to the Treynor Cardinals 5-2 in Audubon Friday night. Both starting pitchers were excellent, stranding multiple baserunners early. Despite the good pitching early, the difference in the game was numerous walks in the final two frames. Down four, Audubon threatened in the bottom of the seventh but was only able to push across a single run.

Coming into the game, Audubon had been playing their best baseball of the season, winning four of their last five. It was clear from the outset that this trend would continue. After Aaron Olsen stranded two in scoring position in the first, Audubon struck first. Brody Schultes (who reached base in all four plate appearances despite not earning a hit) reached on error and was driven in by an RBI single from Carson Wessel. Unfortunately for Audubon, Ethan Hill was lights out the rest of his outing. Throwing 5.2 innings, he allowed just one unearned run and struck out nine Wheelers. He also limited baserunners, allowing just three in his final three innings.

Aaron Olsen was nearly as good for Audubon. Despite giving up a run in the second, he stranded two more in scoring position, then retired the side in order in the third. Although he gave up another run in the fourth, he kept the Wheelers in the ball game, leaving down by two and handing the ball to Jack Stanerson. The Treynor bats weren’t much more explosive, but they were patient. Two of the next three Treynor runs were a result of walks. However, Stanerson battled, and after having a rough start to the sixth, struck out the side.

Down 5-1 with three outs remaining, the Wheelers put the pressure on the Cardinals. Adam Obrecht and Ryan Hermansen lead off with back-to-back base hits while Jack Stanerson walked to load the bases. Schultes drove home Obrecht by hitting into a fielder’s choice, but that was all the Wheelers could muster. Despite the loss, Audubon played well, continuing their run of improvement and head coach Eric Borkowski was pleased with the way his team performed.

He was also impressed with the performance Olsen put together.

The Wheelers will head out on the road Monday to take on the top ranked 2A team in Underwood. Borkowski hinted that some younger players might start to see some varsity time.

The loss drops the Wheelers to 5-11 while Treynor now 11-6 will return home to face AHSTW Monday night.

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State junior Mason Williams underwent successful surgery on his hip earlier this week. The surgery was the result of a preexisting injury. Williams will likely miss the 2025-26 season.

Williams is a 6-5 guard out of Seattle who prepped at O’Dea. Williams played the last two seasons for Eastern Washington. He started 22 of the 27 games he played in for the Eagles last season, missing five games with an injury early in the season. He averaged a career-best 13.9 points to go along with 3.2 rebounds and 2.4 assists per game. He ranked ninth in the Big Sky in scoring last season, while being second in the league in free throw percentage at 83.7 percent.

In 44 career games played, Williams averaged 10.0 points, 2.3 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game, while shooting 43.1 percent from the field and 37.2 percent from downtown.

The Atlantic softball team is finding its groove as they reach the midway point of the season. The Trojans sit at 16-8 and riding a six-game winning streak. Head Coach Terry Hinzmann says his group is playing better, but this isn’t their apex.

Atlantic is fueled by two dominant pitchers in Sophomore Peyton McLaren and Junior Zoey Kirkhhoff as they are both firing an under 3.00 ERA. Hinzmann has had the luxury of being able to split several games between the two of them in the circle.

On the hitting side, the Trojans are hitting .325 as a team and three everyday starters hitting over .400. Junior Lila Wiederstein leads the team in many offensive categories as she puts up one of the better seasons across Iowa so far.

Wiederstein has been in the DP spot lately due to a lingering lower body issue from track season but hasn’t stopped her from giving it her all.

The Trojans are in Fort Dodge this weekend playing stiff competition and after that return home Monday in a doubleheader against St. Albert.

The Atlantic baseball team fell to the Kuemper Catholic Knights 3-0 Friday afternoon. Despite Trojan pitching one-hitting the Kuemper Catholic bats, Juniors Jack Muller and Keston Schmitt issued eleven free passes. Atlantic’s offense on the other hand, were only able to get two hits from their bats.

Head Coach Nathan Block complimented the Kuemper Catholic patience and defensive efforts.

Kuemper Catholic Senior Shortstop Mason Knerl snagged two bullets off Atlantic bats, which prevented two timely hits for the Trojans. The two Atlantic hits came from Hudson McLaren in the third and Collin Harris in the fifth. The Knights opened the scoring in the second inning with Junior Thomas Pottebaum walking home on a balk.

Kuemper Catholic’s lone hit came on an RBI single from Junior Landon Pottebaum scoring Knerl to give the Knights a 2-0 lead. Later in the game, Thomas Pottebaum was hit by a pitch to begin the sixth. He would eventually score after a sacrifice bunt and sacrifice fly. The Knights shut down Atlantic in order to end the game.

Atlantic is back in action at home in a doubleheader vs. St. Albert.

(Radio Iowa) – Iowa junior safety Koen Entringer says defensive coordinator Phil Parker has focused on limiting big plays as the Hawkeyes get ready for the new season. Big plays were costly last season as the Hawkeyes finished with an 8-5 record after a loss to Missouri in the Music City Bowl.

Entringer appeared in 12 games last season and made his first career start. He is the expected starter at string safety for next season.

The Hawkeyes open at home on August 30th against the University of Albany.

Hawkeye Ten Conference 

• Atlantic – 8 vs Shenandoah – 2
• Clarinda – 3 vs Red Oak –  1
• Glenwood – 8 vs Creston – 3
• Harlan – 5 vs Lewis Central – 2

Corner Conference 

• Stanton – 5 vs Griswold – 1 (in 8 innings)
• Sidney – 15 vs Essex – 0
• Bedford – 22 vs Fremont-Mills – 0

Western Iowa Conference

• Underwood – 16 vs Riverside – 1
• Underwood – 14 vs Riverside – 4
• Missouri Valley – 7 vs AHSTW – 0
• Logan-Magnolia – 9 vs Audubon – 4
• Treynor – 18 vs IKM-Manning – 9

Rolling Valley Conference 

• CAM – 15 vs Boyer Valley – 3
• Ar-We-Va – 3 vs Glidden-Ralston – 2

Non-Conference 

• West Marshall – 13 vs Kuemper Catholic – 3
• CAM – 11 vs East Mills – 4

West Central Activities Conference

• Pleasantville – 13 vs ACGC – 3
• Pleasantville – 12 vs ACGC – 1
• Van Meter – 4 vs Ogden – 0
• Van Meter – 7 vs Ogden – 0
• Earlham – 7 vs West Central Valley – 2
• Earlham – 4 vs West Central Valley – 1

Pride Of Iowa Conference 

• Martensdale-St. Marys – 8 vs Lenox – 7
• Martensdale-St. Marys – 11 vs Lenox – 5
• Southwest Valley – 10 vs East Union – 6
• Southeast Warren – 8  vs Mount Ayr – 5
• Wayne – 18 vs Central Decatur – 11

Missouri River Conference

• Sergeant Bluff-Luton – 2 vs Abraham Lincoln – 0
• Sergeant Bluff-Luton – 6 vs Abraham Lincoln – 1
• Sioux City East – 9 vs Thomas Jefferson – 2
• Sioux City East – 16 vs Thomas Jefferson – 0

Hawkeye Ten Conference 

• Atlantic – 9 vs Shenandoah – 1
• Clarinda – 18 vs Red Oak – 1
• Creston – 10 vs Glenwood – 1
• Lewis Central – 18 vs Harlan – 7
• Denison-Schleswig – 3 vs St. Albert – 0

Corner Conference 

• Griswold-CAM – 11 vs Stanton – 3
• Sidney – 23 vs Essex – 4
• Fremont-Mills – 11 vs Bedford – 7

Western Iowa Conference 

• Riverside – 18 vs Underwood – 4
• Riverside – 14 vs Underwood – 6
• Missouri Valley – 12 vs AHSTW – 1
• Logan-Magnolia – 2 Exira/EHK-Audubon – 1
• Treynor – 7 vs IKM-Manning – 0
• Treynor – 10 vs IKM-Manning – 3

West Central Activities Conference 

• Pleasantville – 8 vs ACGC – 0
• Pleasantville – 10 vs ACGC – 4
• Van Meter – 2 vs Ogden – 0
• Van Meter – 10 vs Ogden – 2
• Intestate 35 – 8 vs Woodward-Granger – 2
• Interstate 35 – 9 vs Woodward-Granger – 1
• Earlham – 8 vs West Central Valley – 5
• West Central Valley – 2 vs Earlham – 1

NON-CONFERENCE 

• Tri-Center – 8 vs Boyer Valley – 0
• Ar-We-Va – 10 vs River Valley – 7

Pride Of Iowa Conference 

• Southeast Warren – 13 vs Mount Ayr – 2
• Martensdale-St. Marys – 12 vs Lenox – 5
• Wayne – 12 vs Central Decatur – 5

Missouri River Conference 

• Sergeant Bluff-Luton – 12 vs Abraham Lincoln – 1
• Sergeant Bluff-Luton – 9 vs Abraham Lincoln – 1
• Sioux City East – 20 vs Thomas Jefferson – 9
• Sioux City East – 10 vs Thomas Jefferson – 0

The Atlantic softball team defeated the Shenendoah Fillies Thursday night 9-1 in six innings. The duo of Sophomore Peyton McLaren and Junior Zoey Kirchhoff split innings in the circle, going scoreless in the last five frames. Junior McKenna Schroeder got on base all four times, including a pair of doubles. Lone Senior McKenna Sonntag ended the game with a walk-0ff two-run home run to left field. Head Coach Terry Hinzmann complimented the way Schroeder has adjusted in different spots in the order.

In the top of the first, Shenendoah capitalized on an early Atlantic error to go ahead 1-0. In each of the first two innings, the Trojans left runners in scoring position and trailed 1-0 after two.

In the third, the bats started to come alive for Atlantic. Schroeder doubled followed by a Sonntag RBI single to tie the game. Later in the inning, Lila Wiederstein drove in a pair with a sneaky single down the left field line. A multi run lead in Atlantic’s back pocket made the pitching transition from McLaren to Kirkhhoff after the fourth much smoother.

McLaren also helped herself out at the plate in the fifth with an RBI triple to score Wiederstein and believes her plate approaches has improved throughout the course of the season.

In the two innings Kirkhhoff pitched, she struck out two and allowed just two baserunners. Sonntag believes everybody gets better with trusted pitchers in the circle.

In the sixth, Schroeder led off with a walk followed up by a two-run home run off the bat of Sonntagg for her first walk-off home run of her career.

The Trojans are set to head to the Fort Dodge Invite Friday, where the competition will be top tier.

Atlantic is currently 16-9 this season and head into the weekend on a six-game win streak.

Two Big 12 players were announced as part of the 12-person roster for the 2025 USA Women’s AmeriCup Team following three days of trials. Iowa State’s Audi Crooks along with TCU’s Olivia Miles are representing the league. The roster was selected by the USA Basketball Women’s Junior National Team Committee.

The Big 12 was one of three conferences with multiple players selected.

Crooks is set to make her competitive debut with USA Basketball while Miles played on the 2019 USA U16 Women’s National Team.

Miles was a Wooden Award All-America Team member along with earning second team AP and U.S. Basketball Writers Association All-America honors in 2024-25 while Crooks was an AP and USBWA Third Team All-America selection.

The 2025 USA Women’s AmeriCup Team will open Group B with host nation Chile, followed by Colombia, Puerto Rico and Mexico. The full schedule is available here. The winner of the 2025 FIBA Women’s AmeriCup will earn a berth to the 2026 FIBA Women’s World Cup, set to be held in Berlin next summer.

Since the event’s inception in 1993, the United States has captured four AmeriCup gold medals, including titles in 2019 and 2021.

For more information about the 2025 FIBA Women’s AmeriCup, and for the full 2025 roster click here.

Summer workouts are underway at Iowa as a new era of Hawkeye basketball begins under Ben McCollum. The roster is almost entirely new. Redshirt freshman Cooper Koch is the only returning scholarship player returning from a team that finished 17-16 in the final season under former coach Fran McCaffery.

Koch on his decision to remain at Iowa.

Koch says on the court there has been an emphasis on defense but the biggest difference with the new coaching staff is off the court.

Senior forward Tavion Banks is one of six players who played for McCollum at Drake last season. The Bulldogs finished with a school record 31 wins and made it to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

Banks says the former Drake players are helping to install McCollum’s style of play.

Banks says he is not surprised so many former Drake players followed McCollum to Iowa.