First Team

Audrie Kohl – Missouri Valley
Delaney Mathews – Treynor
Mary Stephens – Underwood
Campbell Chase – Logan-Magnolia
Peyton Schafer – Riverside
Dilynn Meade – Missouri Valley
Madison Kelley – Riverside
Kaitlyn Evans – Missouri Valley
Hayden Thomas – Tri-Center
Sophia Fenner – Riverside
Adalyn Minahan – Treynor
Karlee Arp – IKM-Manning
Clara Pace – AHSTW

Second Team

Madeline Maguire – Logan-Magnolia
Riley Miller – Exira-EHK-Audubon
Claire Cook – Treynor
Taryn Petersen – Exira-EHK-Audubon
Elly Henderson – Riverside
Haedyn Hall – Logan-Magnolia
Elyse Winchell – Treynor
Sydney Somers – Riverside
Sienna Christian – AHSTW
Adeline Martens – Riverside
Gracyn Stone – Logan-Magnolia
Grace Herman – Missouri Valley
Anna Stangl – IKM-Manning

Honorable Mention

Emerson Anderson – Missouri Valley
Kayden Schnack – Riverside
Brooke Burke – Treynor
Anna Larsen – Exira-EHK-Audubon
Keagan Eischeid – IKM-Manning
Alyssa Fischer – Underwood
Rylee Evans – Missouri Valley
Lorelei Wahling – AHSTW
Ty Stirtz – Missouri Valley
Paityn West – Missouri Valley
Avilyn Killpack – Tri-Center
Teagan Carritt – Logan-Magnolia

1A

Third Place: Riverside – 5 vs St. Edmond – 4

Championship: #2 Clarksville – 4 vs #1 Wayne – 1

2A

Third Place: Louisa-Muscatine – 5 vs West Fork – 3

Championship: #1 Van Meter – 8 vs #3 West Lyon – 7 (8 inn)

3A

Third Place: Albia – 9 vs PCM – 1

Championship: #2 Williamsburg – 3 vs #1 Wahlert Catholic – 2

After making their first state tournament appearance since 2009, the Riverside Bulldogs finished the season in third place, holding on to beat the St. Edmond Gaels 5-4 in the final game of the state tournament Friday night. Tied 2-2 in the bottom of the fifth, the Bulldogs scored three runs, highlighted by a two-out two RBI single from Kayden Schnack. Although the Gaels started a furious two-out rally in the seventh, the Bulldogs hung on to finish third in Class 1A.

Much like their opening game on Tuesday, the offense got off to a good start. Adaline Martens continued her streak of getting on base, reaching on a walk that was followed up by a base hit from Sophia Fenner. Although Riverside wouldn’t record another hit in the inning, everything they did was productive. After Maddison Kelley walked to load the bases, Peyton Schafer hit a sac fly to left and Sydney Somers grounded into an RBI to give the Bulldogs a 2-0 lead.

Despite the early offense, the game tightened up in the middle frames. Defensively, it wasn’t Riverside’s cleanest performance. The Bulldogs committed four errors throughout the game; however, in three separate innings in which the Bulldogs started an inning with an error, they would turn a double play, ensuring their mistakes did not come back to bite them.

The game would tighten up in the middle frames. Riverside threatened in the third but was unable to bring a run home and was retired in order in the fourth. On the other side, the St. Edmond offense broke through. In the only occurrence where an error from Riverside came around to score, Lauren Gibb knocked in two with a single to tie the game.

Level at 2-2 in the bottom half of the fifth, the Riverside offense clicked again. Fenner knotched her third double of the tournament and was brought home by Schafer to give the Bulldogs the lead. Then, with two outs, came the game’s defining moment. With Somers and Maebry Rice on base, Schnack came through with a clutch base hit to extend the Riverside lead to three.

Schafer, as she had all tournament handled everything that was thrown at her and did what needed to be done. After retiring the side in order in the sixth, she quickly retired the first two in the final frame. However, the Gaels would make a furious push. St. Edmond picked up three hits with an intentional walk of Mariah Myers mixed in to cut the Bulldog lead to one and place the tying run in scoring position. However, Schafer responded once again, inducing a rollover to second, allowing Martens to tag the runner and clinch a third-place finish for Riverside.

Head coach Lacie Patterson was proud of how her team accomplished everything as a team.

The ability of the Bulldogs to battle through adversity was also top of mind, especially when it came to Schnack’s game-defining hit.

Riverside’s lone senior, Elly Henderson, was happy to finish her athletic career with a third-place finish, but also knows she is leaving the program on the rise.

Although Henderson’s presence will be missed, a common theme voiced by Schnack is the trajectory of Riverside Softball.

The Bulldogs’ season was no doubt a successful one. Finishing with a 26-4 record, the Bulldogs shared a conference championship, advanced to the state tournament for the first time since 2009 capped off with a third-place finish. Given the amount of talent returning, the future looks bright for Riverside softball.

The Southwest Iowa Fishing Team (SWIFT) junior anglers are gearing up to compete in the prestigious 2025 Junior World Championship (JWC), set to take place July 30–August 1 on Lake Oahe in Pierre, South Dakota. This national-level tournament features a two-person team format and three days of competitive fishing for youth anglers who were in 8th grade or younger when they qualified.

The TBF Junior Program draws talent from across the United States and Canada, with only the top teams from each state’s sanctioned program earning an invitation. More than $12,000 in scholarships and prizes are up for grabs at this highly competitive event.

Bob Harris, SWIFT team coach, shared his excitement: “I’m super proud and excited to see how the SWIFT teams stack up against the best junior bass teams in the world!”

Many of today’s professional anglers started their careers in the TBF Junior Program—including Jacob Wheeler (2006 JWC), Shane Lehew (2007 JWC Champion), and Justin Atkins (2008 JWC, 2017 Forrest Wood Cup Champion).

This year’s SWIFT lineup features an impressive roster of junior anglers:

Brendan Weilke – Atlantic, IA

Letty McSorely – Carson, IA

Leon Polley – Harlan, IA

Walter Louk – Jefferson, IA

Weilke and McSorely, fishing together for the first time at the JWC, also earned the first boat championship title in the SWIFT Elite Boat Series. Meanwhile, Polley and Louk are coming off a strong runner-up finish at the 2025 Iowa Jr. Bass State Championships, making them another team to watch.

A special thank-you goes out to our volunteer boat captains, Mike McSorely and Ben McCord, who generously donate their time and expertise. Their support makes it possible for our students to pursue their passion at the highest level.

The 2025 JWC will be filmed for national television on the Pursuit Channel and other networks. Live coverage will be streamed daily on: www.HighSchoolFishing.org

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Follow the SWIFT team’s journey, updates, photos, and results on their official page: facebook.com/swifishingteam

Let’s cheer on our young anglers as they represent Iowa and chase their dreams on the world stage!

1A  & 2A Championships in Carroll

1A: #3 Saint Ansgar – 4 vs #4 Martensdale-St. Marys – 1

2A: #2 Pleasantville – 9 vs #4 Unity Christian 1

3A & 4A Championships in Sioux City

3A: #2 Pella – 3 vs #1 Wahlert Catholic – 1

4A: #3 Iowa City High – 4 vs #8 Bettendorf – 1

Iowa State coach Matt Campbell says they will find out in a hurry if the Cyclones can handle a unique season. ISU opens a week early on August 23rd in Dublin, Ireland, against a Kansas State team that also has Big 12 championship hopes.

Campbell says lengthening the regular season is something the Cyclones will need to handle.

Campbell says he has reached out to coaches who have taken part in this game to see how they prepared for and how they tried to handle the remainder of the schedule.

Campbell spent most of his time researching how NFL teams handle games overseas and visited with Patriots coach Mike Vrabel and Eagles coach Nick Sirianni.

Junior quarterback Rocco Becht says playing K-State in the opener has raised the sense of urgency with the start of preseason camp.

Becht says the game in Ireland offers a number of challenges that they are preparing for.

Senior defensive back Jeremiah Cooper on the sense of urgency with the start of preseason camp.

2A Semifinals

#4 Unity Christian – 5 vs #1 Underwood – 0

#2 Pleasantville – 3 vs #6 Chariton – 1

4A Semifinals

#3 Iowa City High – 6 vs #7 Prairie – 3

#8 Bettendorf – 5 vs #4 Waukee Northwest – 3

4A

Third Place: ADM – 2 vs North Scott – 1

Championship: #8 Pella – 4 vs #3 North Polk – 2

5A

Third Place: Ankeny Centennial – 10 vs Cedar Falls – 2

Championship: #1 Waukee Northwest – 1 vs #2 Linn-Mar – 0 (8 inn)

DYERSVILLE, Iowa (KCRG) – ESPN Sportscenter will highlight the Field of Dreams Movie Site as part of the “50 States in 50 days” nationwide tour. KCRG reports on July 25, ESPN will record and broadcast live from the Dyersville location. The ESPN network will be on-site handing out merchandise to visitors starting at 5 p.m. on Friday.

ESPN Radio will be on-site between 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday. SportsCenter Live will take place from 6 a.m. to 8 a.m. on Saturday. This is the first major cross-country tour SportsCenter has done in 20 years.

SportsCenter is visiting the Field of Dreams during a youth baseball tournament and will provide details on the history of the site as well as ongoing updates.

AMES, Iowa (KCRG) – Iowa State University Athletics is facing significant budget cuts, including postponing major renovation projects. The budget cuts are due to a $147M budget deficit through the year 2031. That averages 24.5M dollars a year.

The athletics budget cuts are as follows:

• The $25M Hilton Coliseum renovation is postponed.
• The $20M wrestling practice facility construction is postponed.
• Initiated cost reduction mandates in all sports to slow the growth of overall expenses.
• Passing on the annual cost of sale tax on ticket sales to consumers.

The changes come from struggles including the House vs. NCAA settlement. Schools can now share up to $20.5M per year with their athletes. The Big 12’s realignment of ten to sixteen teams negatively impacted the conference for their distribution model for revenue. Full details can be found here.