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The ACGC Volleyball team is primed and ready to make another lengthy run in the postseason. With just a handful of games remaining in their schedule, they have the third-best overall winning percentage (.625) and conference winning percentage (.833) in the West Central Athletic Conference while placing third at the conference tournament. Heading into the postseason the Chargers are looking to reach the regional finals for the third time in the last five seasons. Head Coach Barb South says she is proud of what her team has accomplished and has done what they needed to make it back to the postseason.
However, before they return to the postseason, the Chargers still have to complete a regular season tournament sandwiched between their conference tournament and their regional quarterfinal. Yet this tournament is just as important to the team as any other. Coach South said the team has been playing in this particular tournament since before her tenure and sees it as key postseason preparation.
After the tournament at Woodward Granger wraps up, ACGC will prepare to host Pleasantville for the Class 2A Region 8 Quarterfinal next Wednesday. Given the history between the two teams, South knows that Pleasantville will provide a unique challenge to open the postseason.
The team is also chomping at the bit to make it back to the regional final and eventually on to states.
ACGC’s first game of the Woodward Granger Tournament will be at 9:20 am on Saturday against Perry.
Drake coach Todd Stepsis chuckles when her hears concern about traveling multiple time zones in the new and expanded Big Ten and ACC. The Bulldogs have been doing it since the formation of the Pioneer Football League back in 1991 and they take a 3-0 PFL record to Clinton, South Carolina, on Saturday to play Presbyterian College.
PFL teams are 3-9 on the road so far this season and Stepsis says a key to success is traveling the right way.
Because of Hurricane Helene, Presbyterian has not played a home game in league play. They are 0-3 in the PFL and that includes an overtime loss at San Diego and turnovers have been their biggest issue.
Drake’s defense has been making its opponents one dimensional. The Bulldogs are only giving up 71 yards of rushing per game in the PFL.
Class 4A and Class 3A meets will begin at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, October 23rd. Class 2A and Class 1A meets will begin at 4 p.m. on Thursday, October 24yh. The state meet in Fort Dodge is also split over two days, with 3A and 4A racing on Friday, November 1st, followed by 1A and 2A races on Saturday, November 2nd. Scheduling between state qualifying and the state meet is to accommodate IGHSAU regional volleyball dates.
The IHSAA and IGHSAU do not charge admission for state qualifying meets. Host sites may apply parking fees.
CLASS 1A
(At ACGC)
(At Central Decatur)
(At Pleasantville)
CLASS 2A
(At Red Oak)
CLASS 3A
(At Gilbert)
(At Harlan)
CLASS 4A
(At Abraham Lincoln)
Iowa State head football coach Matt Campbell has been named to the American Heart Association’s 2024 Paul “Bear” Bryant Coach of the Year Award watch list, a list of current coaches in consideration for the annual top honor.
The award, given each January to a college football coach, recognizes contributions that make the sport better for athletes and fans alike by demonstrating grit, integrity and a winning approach to coaching and life – both on and off the field.
Led by Campbell, No. 9 Iowa State is off to its first 6-0 start since 1938 and are bowl eligible for the seventh time in nine seasons. The Cyclones are 3-0 in Big 12 play for the second time under Campbell and the first time since 2020.
With 59 wins at ISU, Campbell passed Dan McCarney to become Iowa State’s winningest head coach this season.
Now in its 39th year, the Coach of the Year award winner will be announced live from Houston’s Post Oak Hotel on Wednesday, January 22, 2024, during an awards ceremony presented by Marathon Oil. The National Sports Media Association, the Bryant Awards’ Executive Leadership Team and the Bryant Family voted on the watch list, finalists and Coach of the Year recipient.
Iowa State hosts UCF inside Jack Trice Stadium at 6:30 p.m. (CT) on FS1.
Iowa safety Koen Entringer will play his first college game in his home state Saturday night when Iowa visits Michigan State. The native of Ypsilanti, Michigan says he was never recruited by the Spartans.
Entringer says the Spartans will challenge the Iowa defense.
Iowa defensive back Zach Lutmer says watching Cooper DeJean have success early in his Iowa career gave him confidence he could do the same. The redshirt freshman from Central Lyon/George-Little Rock has appeared in all six games this season.
Iowa defensive lineman Yahya Black is also having an impact on special teams. His blocked field goal early last week flipped the momentum in a 40-16 Hawkeye win over Washington.
Iowa State defensive lineman J.R. Singleton believes the Cyclones can handle the added national attention that the program is drawing each week. The ninth ranked Cyclones will bid for a 7-0 start on Saturday night by hosting Central Florida.
Singleton says the disappointments of the past couple of seasons have helped them handle success.
Singleton says a lot of key players have experienced the good and the bad of the past few years.
The Cyclones rank fifth in the nation in scoring defense but Singleton says that unit needs to keep improving if they want to reach their goal of making it to the Big 12 Championship and beyond.
On Saturday, the AHSTW named Jason Holst the Interim Head coach for the Vikings football team. Holst currently serves as the school athletic director and is no stranger to coaching. He served as the manager for the AHSTW baseball team for 16 years and was a part of the football staff as an assistant coach. Holst has compiled numerous accolades, including coaching the Iowa Baseball Coach’s Association All-Star Game in 2013. And like many tenured coaches, his love of what he does stems well beyond the parameters of a game.
Holst is also a homegrown product. Growing up in the area, he played his high school football with the AST and says he is extremely proud of the opportunity to lead the program.
Coaching styles are a dime-a-dozen from hard-nosed to fun-loving. Holst says he plans to bring a fun style to the AHSTW, all while maintaining a focus to accomplish what they need to.
AHSTW is already well entrenched in the fast-approaching postseason. However, Holst reiterated that it doesn’t mean the Vikings can’t continue to improve and be the best versions of themselves.
Despite having a playoff spot locked up, the game against Shenandoah still means something to the Vikings. AHSTW needs a win against the Mustangs in order to claim the district’s number two seed. Holst says his mindset is not on the playoffs but on getting better rep after rep in practice.
Kickoff on Friday in Avoca is at 7 pm.
PRIDE OF IOWA CONFERENCE MEET
Girls
1. Martensdale-St. Marys (22 points) — 1. Karson Oberender (19:02.85), 2. Maclaine German (19:31.31), 8. Penelope Wearmouth (22:06.66), 9. Elizabeth Moore (22:17.51), 12. Ellie Baker (22:46.66), 16. Maryann Hart (24:37.43)
2. Central Decatur (35 points) — 4. Addy Schreck (20:57.61), 5. Taylor Leahy (20:58.00), 10. Aubri Perkins (22:27.30), 18. Makenna Perkins (24:56.65), 19. Shiann Byrd (24:56.98)
Southeast Warren (NTS) — 3. Kaleigh Harvey (20:43.05),
Wayne (NTS) — 6. Kinsey Prunty (21:17.16), 7. Destiny Brown (21:19.54), 11. Natalia Brown (22:28.62), 20. London Everman (25:16.85)
Mount Ayr (NTS) — 13. Ryley Greenwell (23:57.94), 14. Kacie Larsen (24:02.67), 17. Ashlyn Byer (24:46.78)
Nodaway Valley (NTS) — 15. Jazz Christensen (24:10.61)
Boys
1. Nodaway Valley (29 points) — 1. Gabe Winkelmann (17:22.53), 3. Luke Kading (17:54.13), 7. Haden Colton (19:19.79), 8. Paul Kading (19:27.51), 11. Cherubim Mercado (19:36.37)
2. Martensdale-St. Marys (40 points) — 2. Teegan Dorenkamp (17:52.42), 4. Isaiah Wheeldon (17:57.38), 5. Jonathan Moore (18:39.55), 9. Gera Berber (19:29.47)
3. Central Decatur (87 points) — 6. Beau Waugh (19:03.01), 15. Blake Tedford (19:52.33), 20. Ari Johnson (20:36.04)
4. Wayne (104 points) — 12. Max Pollock (19:39.17), 16. Noah Hagan (19:53.08), 19. Eli Palmer (20:28.34)
5. Southwest Valley (111 points) — 14. Matthew Means (19:51.88)
6. Southeast Warren (136 points) — 17. Conlan Miller (19:56.91), 18. Raiden Jimenez (20:08.05)
Hawkeye Ten Conference
Clarinda 3, Shenandoah 2
Red Oak 3, Denison-Schleswig 0
Lewis Central 3, St. Albert 0
Kuemper Catholic 3, Harlan 0
Corner Conference Tournament
Semifinal: East Mills 3, Sidney 1
Semifinal: Fremont-Mills 4, Stanton 1
Consolation: Griswold 3, Bedford 0
Consolation: Essex 3, Hamburg 0
Western Iowa Conference Tournament
Semifinal: Riverside 3, Underwood 0
Semifinal: Treynor 3, Tri-Center 2
WIC Consolation Scores
Consolation: Missouri Valley 2, ASHTW 0
Consolation: IKM-Manning 2, AHSTW 1
Consolation: Missouri Valley 2, Audubon 0
Consolation: Missouri Valley 2, IKM-Manning 1
Consolation: IKM-Manning 2, Audubon 1
Consolation: Audubon 2, Logan-Magnolia 0
Consolation: IKM-Manning 2, Logan-Magnolia 0
Consolation: AHSTW 2, Logan-Magnolia 1
Pride of Iowa Conference Tournament
Semifinal: Southwest Valley 3, Mount Ayr 0
Semifinal: Lenox 3, Southeast Warren 2
Consolation: Mount Ayr 3, Southeast Warren 2
Championship: Southwest Valley 3, Lenox 0
An experienced Northern Iowa women’s basketball team enters a new season with high hopes. The Panthers return their top five scorers from team that finished 16-16 during an injury plagued season. They were picked to finish second in the Missouri Valley Conference preseason poll.
That’s Panther coach Tanya Warren who says the Panthers need to learn to pay the price it takes to become a champion.
Warren says the Panthers need to develop a championship mentality.
UNI opens at home on November fifth against Wisconsin LaCrosse.
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