ST. LOUIS, MO., December 11, 2023–The St. Louis Cardinals announced today that they have finalized their Major League coaching staff for the upcoming 2024 season, with two new additions announced, along with 10 returning coaches, and Oliver Marmol, who will be entering his third season as the Redbirds manager.

New additions to the staff for 2024 will be former Cardinals pitcher Dean Kiekhefer as Assistant Pitching Coach and Daniel “DC” MacLea as Major League Coordinator of Technology & Systems.  The Cardinals announced Daniel Descalso as their new Bench Coach late last month.

Returning to the staff in their same roles next season will be Dusty Blake as Pitching Coach, Turner Ward as Hitting Coach, Brandon Allen as Assistant Hitting Coach, Julio Rangel as Assistant Pitching Coach/Bullpen, Patrick “Packy” Elkins (Game Day Planning Coach), Stubby Clapp (1^st Base), Ron “Pop” Warner (3^rd Base), Willie McGee (Coach), Jamie Pogue (Assistant Coach/Bullpen Coach) and Kleininger Teran (Bullpen Catcher).

Kiekhefer, 34, was drafted by the Cardinals in 2010 out of the University of Louisville and pitched in 26 games for St. Louis in 2016.  The lefty reliever also pitched for the Oakland A’s in 2018.  He first joined the Cardinals minor league staff in December of 2019 when he was hired as the Pitching Coach for State College (A) before the pandemic cancelled the 2020 minor league season.  Kiekhefer was the Pitching Coach for Palm Beach (A) in 2021, and served as Assistant Pitching Coordinator for Player Development in 2022 and 2023.

MacLea has been a member of the Cardinals organization since 2018. He was the Technology Integration Coordinator for Player Development in 2022 & 2023, and served as a Performance Specialist from 2018 to 2021.

Wartburg football coach Chris Winter says he is proud of the senior class and what they were able to do for the program. The Knights lost at home to defending national champion North Central of Illinois 34-27 in the semifinal round of the NCAA Division III playoff semifinals. It was their second straight heartbreaking loss in the semis.

Wartburg was looking for its first trip to the Amos Alonzo Stagg Bowl to play for the national title.

It capped a 13-1 season for the Knights.

The Riverside Bulldogs are having a solid start to the season, going 4-1 through their first five games. In the Bulldogs most recent matchup against Missouri Valley last Friday, they came away with a scrappy 66-61 win. Riverside Head Coach Nick Kroon was happy with how his team responded to adversity.

A key part to Riversides success early on in the season has been the offensive output from Grady Jeppesen. Jeppesen currently leads the team with 142 points, averaging 28 per game, and rebounds with 37. Coach Kroon has been impressed by Jeppesen’s effort over the years.

Yet, Jeppesen isn’t the only Bulldog earning praise and making an impact on his team. Other players are stepping up like Mason McCready. Last Friday he had 15 points against the Big Reds. Through five games McCready has 16 boards, 14 assists, and 6 steals.

Riverside’s next matchup is on the road against the 1-4 Audubon Wheelers Tuesday night. Coach Kroon is aware of the challenge that Wheeler senior forward Edward Miller poses. Miller averages 13 points and 8 rebounds per game.

The game will be streamed on KJANTV with the pregame beginning at 7:20 p.m.

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IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa National Player of the Year candidate, Caitlin Clark, earned Big Ten Player of the Week honors the conference office announced on Monday.

This marks Clark’s 21st weekly award from the conference, which is second-most in conference history behind UI’s Megan Gustafson. She garnered weekly honors six times last season and for the third time this season.

Clark led Iowa to a pair of road wins against Iowa State and Wisconsin. She eclipsed 3,000 points against Iowa State on Wednesday and added to her prowess by surpassing Maya Moore and Elena Delle Donne to be top-10 on the NCAA’s all-time scoring list.

PLAYER NOTES

– Against the Cyclones, she registered a game-high 35 points, nine rebounds, and five assists.

– Over the last 25 seasons, no one has recorded more 30+ points games than Clark (41).

– Against Wisconsin she had a game-high 28 points (11-19 FG), nine rebounds, and five assists to lead Iowa to its seventh 20-point victory of the season.

– Clark has scored 20 or more points in 96 of her 111 career games at the University of Iowa, which is the most in school history.

– Clark has netted a 3-point basket in 69 consecutive games which is an NCAA best.

– Clark notched her 46th & 47th career game with 25+ points, 5+ assists, 5+ rebounds. (NCAA record)

UP NEXT

The fourth-ranked Hawkeyes will hit the road for a neutral site tilt for the HyVee Hawkeye Showcase against Cleveland State on Saturday. Tip-off is set for 6 p.m. (CT) inside a sold-out Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines, Iowa. The game will broadcast on BTN and the Hawkeye Radio Network.

The Northern Iowa men take a 3-7 record into Tuesday night’s game at home against Prairie View A@M. The Panthers are coming off an 84-80 loss at Toledo and coach Ben Jacobson says there were too many key turnovers and they led to baskets.

Jacobson says ball security must become a priority.

Jacobson says despite the struggles he still likes the potential of this team.

Jacobson says Praire View A@M will test their ball security.

Prairie View A@M is 4-4 and coming off a 107-56 loss at Iowa State on Sunday.

K-State’s Arthur Kaluma (player) and Iowa State’s Keshon Gilbert (newcomer) collected their first Big 12 men’s basketball awards in the fifth week of the season after leading their teams to a pair of wins.

Kaluma helped K-State to a win in an overtime thriller over Villanova at home and a road victory at LSU. He averaged a double-double with 21.5 points on 76.2 percent shooting, including 85.7 percent from 3-point range, to go with 10.0 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 39.5 minutes per game. The junior forward missed his career-high by a single point in the win over Villanova, scoring a game- and season-high 26 points on 10-of-13 shooting, including 3-of-3 from the 3-point line, along with nine rebounds and a season-high four assists in more than 44 minutes of action. Kaluma tallied his fifth career double-double, including his second as a Wildcat, in the win at LSU, scoring 17 points on 6-of-8 shooting, including 3-of-4 from 3-point range, to go with a game-high 11 rebounds, an assist and a block in 35 minutes. The transfer has scored in double figures in eight consecutive games, including three 20-point outings.

Gilbert turned in his third-straight game with 20-plus points, including wins over Iowa and Prairie View A&M last week. He is the first Cyclone with three straight 20-point games since Izaiah Brockington in February 2022. The junior guard tied his career-high with 25 points in a 20-point victory over Iowa. Gilbert added six assists, five rebounds and three steals to become just the fourth player in the country this season with those totals. The sociology student contributed 20 points, eight assists and eight rebounds against Prairie View A&M. Iowa State is now 4-0 when he reaches the 20-point plateau.