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Brant, Woodbury among area athletes headed to state track and field
Iowa’s girls and boys high school state athletic organizations have released tentative state qualifier lists for the state track and field meet running Thursday through Saturday, May 16-18, at Drake Stadium in Des Moines. Here are the qualifiers from Gladbrook-Reinbeck and Green Mountain-Garwin high schools. GLADBROOK-REINBECK. Kennedy Brant will...
Iowa State wrestling updates: Marcus Coleman back to Ames, redshirt decisions
Iowa State wrestling coach Kevin Dresser offered a mid-offseason update at last week's Cyclone Tailgate Tour in West Des Moines, providing some insight on a few key topics. The most noteworthy was the news that the wrestling facility planned for the fall of 2025 is on hold for the time being. Iowa State...
2024 IHSBCA High School Baseball Preseason Rankings
(Council Bluffs, IA) – The Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association has released its preseason baseball rankings for the 2024 baseball season. These rankings are determined by a rankings committee headed by IHSAA Assistant Director Andy Umthun and will be utilized by the IHSAA office for postseason assignments to determine state tournament seeding. Our local schools in Class 1A include Coon Rapids-Bayard in first, Lynnville-Sully in fifth, and St. Albert was named an honorable mention. In Class 2A, Underwood sits at the top at #1, Van Meter is ranked #4, and Kuemper Catholic sits at #8. Looking at Class 3A, Ballard sits at #4, ADM is ranked #9, Lewis Central is #10, and Harlan is an honorable mention. You can find all the preseason rankings below.
IHSAA High School Boy’s Soccer Final Rankings
(Boone, IA) – The IHSAA has released its final official week of the high school boy’s soccer rankings. These rankings are compiled by the Iowa High School Athletic Association by a committee that includes former coaches, officials, and in-state youth club representatives. Starting today, all teams have entered postseason play with many matchups based on these rankings by the IHSAA. Local teams in Class 1A feature Treynor at #6 and St. Albert ranks at #10. In Class 2A, Gilbert sits at the #1 spot, Glenwood remains at #2 overall, and Perry finishes Class 2A off at #9. The last of the local teams are featured in Class 3A with undefeated Lewis Central at #1, and ADM at #3. You can find all of the other rankings below.
Siouxland high school baseball highlights and scores (5-14-24)
SIOUX CITY, IOWA (KCAU) – Below are the Siouxland baseball scores for Tuesday, May 14th: IOWA BASEBALL SCORES Sioux City East – 3, Sioux City North – 0 (Game 1) Sioux City East – 5, Sioux City North – 0 (Game 2) Akron-Westfield – 14, Woodbury Central – 4 (F/5) St. Edmond – 1, South […]
Baxter’s Richardson leads area athletes at Class 1A state qualifier
BROOKLYN — Matt Richardson and Logan Rainsbarger both qualified for the state track and field meet in events they competed in last year. Richardson added another state event this season and freshman Max Handorf joins him as the Baxter boys track and field team placed fifth in the Class 1A state qualifier hosted by BGM on Thursday.
Special Olympics Iowa announces dates for 2024 Summer Games celebration | Schedule of events
GRIMES, Iowa — The Special Olympics Iowa Summer Games released its 2024 schedule Monday morning. The event will begin on Thursday, May 16, when nearly 2,500 Special Olympics Iowa athletes will meet at Iowa State University for the annual competition. This event is one of Special Olympics Iowa's biggest...
Ankeny's star 4x800 relay team comes together after a year's worth of work
At any given practice, you may see Ankeny's boys distance runners laying flat on the ground, hands to their sides or folded on their chests and eyes closed. Distance running and head cross country coach Jon Lindaman is asking them to visualize the upcoming race, all the way from getting the proper nutrition the night before to crossing the finish line and celebrating with their teammates. Every detail is important. The blades of grass on the infield, the feelings of their muscles, the wind in their faces. Lindaman has them visualize and attack each lap around the track, each turn on the cross country course, having them recognize that they can complete the next task at hand.
Lisa Bluder chides media for creating ‘circus out of racial things’ with Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese
The images show LSU’s Angel Reese giving Iowa’s Caitlin Clark several taunting gestures as time ticked down during the 2023 women’s college basketball national championship will be the ones remembered most about the game. The rivalry between the players and programs became a central storyline over the last two seasons. In retrospect, Clark wishes the Read more... The post Lisa Bluder chides media for creating ‘circus out of racial things’ with Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese appeared first on Awful Announcing.
Iowa set to hire ex-Colorado State AD Joe Parker as deputy athletic director, Chief Operating Officer
The University of Iowa has reportedly found its new deputy athletic director and Chief Operating Officer. After spending nearly nine years as Colorado State’s athletic director, Joe Parker is set to be the Iowa Hawkeyes’ new deputy AD and Chief Operating Officer. ESPN’s Pete Thamel was the first to report the news on Tuesday. Sources: Iowa is set hire veteran athletic director Joe Parker as the school’s new deputy athletic director and Chief Operating Officer. Parker spent nearly nine years as the athletic director at Colorado State. — Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) May 14, 2024 Parker steps into Iowa athletic director Beth Goetz’s vacated position. After...
Huyser, Russell headline L-S, Baxter girls at state qualifying meet
BROOKLYN — Camryn Russell was the only area female athlete who clinched an automatic bid into the state track and field meet during a Class 1A state qualifier at BGM High School on Thursday. The Lynnville-Sully girls left Brooklyn without knowing for sure if they were going to be...
KMAland Girls Soccer (5/13): Maryville dominant in postseason win
(KMAland) — Maryville picked up a dominant postseason, while Harlan, AHSTW and Sergeant Bluff-Luton also won + two state champions were crowned in Nebraska. Harlan — Goals: Aubrey Schwieso (4), Carly Torneten (2), Hailey Good (2), Kayla Anderson, Adrian Irlbeck|Assists: Torneten (3) Carroll 3 Atlantic 2. Atlantic —...
Path for Iowa to make College Football Playoff this season
While it might sound like a joke given the offensive product put on the field in 2023, it’s possible that Iowa could be a College Football Playoff entrant in 2024. Yes, Iowa, a team that averaged an FBS-worst 234.6 yards per game a year ago could be in the realm of making the 12-team CFP […] The post Path for Iowa to make College Football Playoff this season appeared first on On3.
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