Oskaloosa–Brooke Fletcher (So., Atlantic, Iowa, Business Management) picked up a links title last week and her performance netted her Heart of America Athletic Conference Women’s Golfer of the Week honors Monday.

Fletcher earned her first weekly accolade by topping the 55-player field at the Mike “Fluff” Cowan Intercollegiate hosted by William Penn with a 161 (81-80).  The sophomore, who was playing for WPU’s second team, won the event by two strokes; the 161 is the lowest two-day score of her career.

Fletcher’s title is her first at the collegiate level.  She currently owns an 83.9 stroke average over 16 rounds, highlighted by a career best of 78.

The award is the fourth of the year for the program.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs have activated utility player Javier Baez from the disabled list and optioned infielder Munenori Kawasaki to Triple-A Iowa. Today’s (Friday’s) moves come after Baez went 4 for 15 while playing four positions in a four-game rehab stint with Iowa. Baez injured his left thumb while sliding headfirst into first base during a spring training game, limiting him to 30 at-bats in exhibition games.

Baez might play some left field with Kyle Schwarber out for the season with torn knee ligaments. Baez was the ninth overall pick in the 2011 draft. He has 10 home runs and 119 strikeouts in 80 major league games over the past two seasons.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa powerbroker Bruce Rastetter has long used his $5 million pledge to Hawkeye football to build his image as a successful businessman and philanthropist. But years after his 2008 commitment was touted as the largest gift to Iowa athletics, Rastetter has given less than a third of that amount. Another donor who promised $5 million that day has completed his pledge. The football complex they were supporting has been built.

Rastetter is now president of the school’s governing body. His handling of the donation contradicts public statements claiming he’s given $5 million, which he’s used to deflect criticism that his policies hurt the university. And it raises questions about whether the delay was part of the pressure he put on former university president Sally Mason, who resigned last year.

Girls

Underwood 232, Missouri Valley No Team Score (Medalist: Rachel Teten, Underwood 49)

Shenandoah Fillies Golf Invite

Team Results

1. Shenandoah 390
2. Creston 394
3. Harlan 407
4. Clarinda 426
5. CB Abraham Lincoln 440
6. Nishnabotna 468
7. Glenwood 483
8. St. Albert 523
9. East Mills 543
10. Soutwest Iowa 548
11. Red Oak
12. Southwest Valley
13. Nodaway Valley
14. Bedford

Individual Results

1. Grace Davidson, Clarinda 92
2. Paige Powers, Harlan 94
3. Natalie Cassan, Abraham Lincoln 95
4. Maggie Langenfeld, Harlan 95
5. Anna Carlson, Shenandoah 95
6. Ciara Burnison, Shenandoah 96
7. Ashton Carter, Creston 96
8. Madison Hance, Creston 97
9. Camryn Somers, Creston 97
10. Allie Gluck, Shenandoah 98

Boys

Atlantic 161, Denison-Schleswig 185 (Medalist: Jake Olsen, Atlantic 36)
Clarinda 154, Griswold 168 (Medalist: Benton Bielfeldt, Clarinda 35)
Missouri Valley 167, Underwood 194 (Medalist: Seth Svedja, Missouri Valley 38)

Lewis Central Tournament

Team Scores

1. Glenwood 330
2. Nodaway Valley 338
3. Shenandoah 343
4. Creston 346
5. Omaha Roncalli 352
6. Lewis Central 354
7. Red Oak 364
8. St. Albert 371
9. East Mills 422
10. Heartland Christian 431

Individual Scores

1. Ryan Leath, Glenwood 77
2. Ryan Gudenrath, Omaha Roncallia 78
3. Kyle Summers, Creston 79
4. Kobe Rhodes, Glenwood 80
5. Andrew Lamer, Omaha Roncalli 81
6. Wes Davis, Nodaway Valley 82
7. Jackson Lamb, Nodaway Valley 83
8. Steven Martin, Shenandoah 84
9. Sam Marnin, Nodaway Valley 84
10. Gavin Sickles, Creston 84

Girls

Shenandoah 8, CB Abraham Lincoln 1

Boys

CB Abraham Lincoln 9, Shenandoah 0
Harlan 9, Audubon 0

Boys

Atlantic 7, Riverside 1 (David Thomsen with a single game record 5 goals, Ryan Hawkins 2 goals)
Bondurant-Farrar 6, Carroll 0
Denison-Schleswig 7, Creston 0
Glenwood 1, Harlan 0
Kuemper Catholic 3, Lewis Central 1
Treynor 3, Nodaway Valley 1

Girls

Bondurant-Farrar 6, Carroll 0
Denison-Schleswig 4, Creston 3
Glenwood 4, Harlan 0

Glenwood Girls Ram Relays

1. Glenwood 178
2. CB Abraham Lincoln 113
3. CB Thomas Jefferson 97
4. Creston 75
5. Harlan 72
6. Lewis Central 59.5
7. Logan-Magnolia 49
8. Atlantic 49
9. Clarinda 45.5

Glenwood got wins in the 4x100m Relay, Shuttle Hurdle Relay, Molly Dean in the 800m Run and Linnea Konfrst in the Shot Put and Discus.

Atlantic’s Tiffany Williams won the 1500m and 3000m Runs.

Full results Glenwood Girls Ram Relays 2016.

Clarke Boys Goos Invite

CLASS A

1. Clarke 100
2. Chariton 98
3. Van Meter 85
4. I-35 78
5. Knoxville 57
6. Central Decatur 55
7. Southwest Valley 50
8. Albia 34

Full results here.

CLASS B

1. Nodaway Valley 146
2. Twin Cedars 92
3. Bedford 86
4. Southeast Warren 80
5. Wayne 56
6. Martensdale St Marys 49
7. East Union 40
8. Seymour 6

Nodaway Valley was led by Jared Corder who won the 400m, 800m, and 1600m. Heath Downing won the 200m Dash and the Wolverines took the 4x400m, 4x800m, and Distance Medley.

Full results here.

Abraham Lincoln/Thomas Jefferson Boys Invite

1. Sargent Bluff-Luton 129
2. Lewis Central 119.5
3. CB Thomas Jefferson 92
4. Kingsley-Pierson/WC 63
5. Harlan 62
6. Glenwood 42
7. Atlantic 31
8. CB Abraham Lincoln 13.5

Atlantic picked up wins with Gratt Reed in the 110m Hurdles and Alec Hayes in the High Jump.

Full results here.

Tri-Center Girls Invite

1. Denison-Schleswig 110
2. Treynor 90
3. Underwood 67
4. Carroll 60
5. Missouri Valley 57

13-team field overall.

Denison-Schleswig had wins from Ellie Mendlik in the 800m and Sunday Faya in the High Jump.  The Monarchs also won the 4x100m, 4x4000m, Sprint Medley, and Distance Medley.

Guthrie Center Tigerette Invite

1. Panorama127
2. PCM 115
3. Guthrie Center 102
4. West Central Valley 68.5
5. Earlham 60
6. Des Moines Christian 57.5
7. Southwest Valley 40
8. Audubon 38
9. Paton-Churdan 29
10. Exira-EHK 26
11. CAM 18
12. I-35 16
13. Lenox 16
14. Glidden-Ralston 15
15. Adair-Casey 10

Exira-EHK’s Emily Copic won the the 3000m run.  Full results Guthrie Center 2016 Tigerette Relays.

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With five victories in its last six games the Iowa Hawkeye baseball team has established a solid home field advantage. Beginning today (Friday) they will try to prove the can win on the road. The Hawkeyes take a 16-15 overall record and a 5-4 Big Ten mark to Indiana to open a three game series. Coach Rick Heller’s team has won only two of 12 games on the road.

Iowa is 10-2 at home and Heller says his team is gaining confidence. Indiana has won six straight and takes a 4-2 record into tonight’s series opener. Iowa will send sophomore C.J. Eldred to the mound in the series opener. The Mount Vernon native is 2-3 on the season.

(Learfield Sports)

BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) – South Dakota State has hired T.J. Otzelberger as its new men’s basketball coach.

Assistant athletic director Jason Hove confirmed to The Associated Press that Otzelberger will replace longtime coach Scott Nagy, who took the job at Wright State after leading the Jackrabbits to the NCAA Tournament three of the past five years.

Otzelberger, a top assistant at Iowa State, was being introduced during a news conference Thursday.

Nagy led the Jackrabbits this season to a 26-8 record and a Summit League Tournament championship. South Dakota State lost to Maryland 79-74 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.