AMES, Iowa – Iowa State men’s golf head coach Andrew Tank has announced the addition of Will Pearson to the coaching staff.

Pearson joins the Cyclone staff after spending the last nine years on staff at Memphis. He joined the Tiger staff in 2015 as a graduate assistant before moving into a full-time assistant coach role in 2017.

“I’m excited to welcome Will to Ames,” Tank said. “He’s experienced and will bring a fresh perspective to help us reach new levels of success. Will is a player’s coach, and I’m excited for the relationships he will build with our team and recruits.”

During his time with the Tigers, he helped Memphis to some of the best seasons in school history. The 2016 team was the highest ranked team in program history, while the 2019 team won the American Athletic Conference championship. Pearson coached a pair of All-Americans in Lars Van Meijel and Isaiah Jackson. Ven Meijel played in the Palmer Cup, while Jackson finished with the lowest season stroke average in Memphis history. Pearson was part of a coaching staff that recruited the top six ranked amateur players in Memphis history during the modern era.

Pearson started his collegiate golf career at Arkansas before transferring to Memphis. He was a two-time Srixon/Cleveland Golf Academic All-American, while twice being named the Conference USA Golfer of the Week. He earned All-American Athletic Conference honors in 2014. He led Memphis to an NCAA Regional appearance in each of his three years, including a spot in the NCAA Championships in 2012. Pearson recorded the second-lowest round in school history when he shot a 64 at the USF Invitational during the 2013-14 season. The 65 he shot at the NCAA West Regional in 2013 is tied for the fourth-lowest round in school history. During his senior campaign, his 72.5 stroke average was the sixth-best in school history, while his 73.5 career average also ranks sixth in school history.

Class 1A

1 Martensdale-St. Marys (20-4)
2 North Linn (25-5)
3 Southeast Warren (19-4)
4 Newell-Fonda (21-6)
5 Wayne (16-6)
6 Remsen St. Mary’s (18-1)
7 Clarksville 921-0)
8 Sigourney (17-4)
9 Fort Dodge St. Edmond (17-10)
10 Logan-Magnolia (16-3)
11 Earlham (21-6)
12 Twin Cedars (14-4)
13 Mason City Newman Catholic (22-6)
14 Griswold (20-1)
15 Exira-EHK (18-2)
Dropped Out: None

Class 2A

1 Iowa City Regina (18-5)
2 Van Meter (25-5)
3 Central Springs (18-5)
4 Lisbon (23-5)
5 Interstate (35 17-11)
6 West Monona (18-5)
7 Cascade (19-9)
8 Missouri Valley (22-2)
9 Wilton (21-8)
10 North Union (17-5)
11 Northeast (12-9)
12 Sioux Central (17-5)
13 Wapsie Valley (20-6)
14 Jesup (17-8)
15 South Hardin (22-6)
Dropped Out: Waterloo Columbus Catholic (15)

Class 3A

1 Williamsburg (24-3)
2 Davenport Assumption (23-4)
3 Mount Vernon (20-5)
4 Davis County (17-1)
5 Estherville Lincoln Central (24-1)
6 Dubuque Wahlert (20-6)
7 Saydel (15-3)
8 Chariton (17-3)
9 Solon (17-10)
10 West Lyon (18-2)
11 Benton Community (19-12)
12 Albia (16-6)
13 Greene County (16-5)
14 Grinnell (15-9)
15 West Liberty (14-6)
Dropped Out: Sumner-Fredericksburg (13), Center Point-Urbana (15)

Class 4A

1 Carlisle (21-2)
2 North Polk (21-3)
3 Fort Dodge (19-6)
4 Dallas Center-Grimes (21-5)
5 Norwalk (20-4)
6 Indianola (19-8)
7 Cedar Rapids Xavier (19-7)
8 Western Dubuque (21-7)
9 Winterset (19-10)
10 North Scott (15-8)
11 ADM (18-8)
12 Burlington (16-7)
13 Maquoketa (18-6)
14 Gilbert (14-9)
15 Sergeant Bluff-Luton (22-5)
Dropped Out; Clear Creek-Amana (13), Storm Lake (15)

Class 5A

1 Ankeny Centennial (22-4)
2 Waukee Northwest (19-7)
3 Ankeny (20-6)
4 Muscatine (22-2)
5 Southeast Polk (22-8)
6 West Des Moines Valley (22-7)
7 Bettendorf (15-8)
8 Linn-Mar (18-8)
9 Pleasant Valley (18-7)
10 Johnston (17-10 )
11 Dubuque Hempstead (21-8)
12 Waukee (14-17) NR
13 Des Moines Lincoln (22-8)
14 Iowa City Liberty (13-10)
15 Cedar Rapids Jefferson (16-13) NR
Dropped Out: Ottumwa (13), Dubuque Senior (15)

The Iowa High School Athletic Association has gone to court in hopes of preventing the Iowa High School Sports Network from charging viewers for streaming of championship events in six sports, beginning with next months state baseball tournament. Tom Keating is executive director of the IHSAA and says he voiced concern about imposing a fee for viewership before Tuesday’s announcement.

The network has held the rights to boy’s championship events since 2010 and the current agreement runs through 2029. The Association has filed a petition in Polk County District Court asking permission to stream the games for free if the network does not.

Despite the current rift Keating sees no problem working with the IHSSN moving forward.

IHSSN Vice President of Sales and Marketing Ric Silvestrini released this statement:
As the exclusive provider of many Iowa boys’ state championship events, we were disappointed to learn of the recent lawsuit filed against us by the IHSAA. It is important to remember that fans will still be able to watch championship games on television for free thanks to our broadcast partners around the state. However, under our new pay-per-view platform, accessing our broadcasts via streaming devices – like phones or tablets – will require a nominal fee, which is in-line with current market rates and the cost of actually attending the event live.

IHSSN is a privately held company and we have taken significant steps over the last two years to enhance the programming offered; and we believe a move to a new, pay-per-view platform for streaming customers will provide opportunities for us to add even more coverage and features in the future. Given this, we strongly disagree with the merits of this lawsuit and plan to file a response to the claims made once we have had time fully review the document.

Iowa State incoming freshman Omaha Billew is part of the U-S team that opens the FIBA Under-19 World Cup in Hungary this weekend. ISU coach T.J. Otzelberger says it will be great prep for the former Waukee High School standout.

The Americans open pool play on Saturday against Madagascar.

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – Three University of Iowa field hockey student-athletes – sophomore Mia Magnotta and freshmen Lauren DeRose and Gia Whalen – have been selected to compete at the 2023 Senior Nexus Championships (NXC), it was announced Thursday by USA Field Hockey.

The tournament will be held at the Virginia Beach Regional Training Center in Virginia Beach, Virginia, from July 11-16.  The event will start with a team training session on July 11 with games starting on July 12.

Players will be competing for the opportunity to be selected for the 2023-24 U.S. Women’s National Team and Junior USWNT Selection Camps.

Formerly known as the Young Women’s National Championship, the Senior NXC is held annually and features 144 elite high school, collegiate and post-collegiate athletes. During the spring and early summer, athletes trialed and trained at one of the seven USA Field Hockey High Performance Centers throughout the country for an opportunity to be selected to the Senior NXC, a step along the Olympic Development Pathway program. All athletes that were previously named to the U.S. U-18, U-21, and Development Women’s National Teams were also included within the selection.

(Boone) — The Iowa High School Athletic Association has released the Class 1A and 2A brackets for the 2023 postseason.

The first round is on July 1st while the district semifinals are on July 5th with the district finals slated for July 8th.

CLASS 1A

SUBSTATE 5

District 9 

Moulton-Udell at Moravia

Twin Cedars vs North Mahaska at Moravia

Semifinals at Notre Dame, Burlington & Moravia

Finals at Notre Dame, Burlington

SUBSTATE 6

District 11 

Melcher-Dallas at Lynnville-Sully

Martensdale-St. Marys vs Southeast Warren at Lynnville-Sully

Murray at Ankeny Christian

Wayne vs. Grand View Christian at Ankeny Christian

Semifinals at Lynnville-Sully & Ankeny Christian

Finals at Lynnville-Sully

District 12 

Panorama at Coon Rapids-Bayard

Mount Ayr at Mormon Trail

ACGC at Lenox

East Union vs. Bedford at Lenox

Semifinals at Coon Rapids-Bayard & Lenox

Finals at Coon Rapids-Bayard

SUBSTATE 7

District 13 

Glidden-Ralston at IKM-Manning

Audubon at Alta-Aurelia

Boyer Valley at Exira-EHK

Semifinals at St. Mary’s, Remsen & Alta-Aurelia

District 14 

Ar-We-Va at Woodbury Central

CAM vs. Earlham at Coon Rapids-Bayard

Griswold at Tri-Center

Southwest Valley vs. Stanton at Tri-Center

SUBSTATE 8 

District 15

West Harrison is top seed and has a bye.

Riverside vs. East Mills at Fremont-Mills

Essex at St. Albert

Sidney at Fremont-Mills

Semifinals at West Harrison & St. Albert

District 16 

Lawton-Bronson vs. Logan-Magnolia at Gehlen Catholic

Westwood vs. Woodbine at Woodbury Central

CLASS 2A 

SUBSTATE 2

District 3 

Kuemper Catholic is No. 1 seed and has a bye.

Semifinals at Kuemper Catholic

Finals at Kuemper Catholic

SUBSTATE 6

District 11 

Nodaway Valley at Chariton

Semifinals at Van Meter

Finals at Van Meter

District 12 

Central Decatur is the top seed and has a bye.

Semifinals at Pella Christian

Finals at Pella Christian

SUBSTATE 8

District 15 

Underwood is the No. 1 seed and has a bye.

Semifinals at Underwood

Finals at Underwood

District 16

Clarinda & Red Oak are the top two seeds and will have a bye.

Shenandoah vs. AHSTW at Treynor

Missouri Valley at Treynor

Semifinals at Clarinda

Finals at Clarinda