The Atlantic volleyball team will have an abundance of new players on the court in 2023 after graduating 8 seniors that took the bulk of the floor time available last season. Head Coach Michelle Blake said it will be an inexperienced but athletic group this year.

The Trojans will have a smaller senior group this year but Coach Blake expects them to lead the way.

With turnover comes a lot of work to fit players into positions. Coach Blake said it will take some time to see where everyone fits in the best but the girls have had an open mind.

Coach Blake said the team has already showed some good foundational building blocks.

Atlantic will have their intrasquad scrimmage on the 17th at the Atlantic High School starting at 5:00 p.m. and is free to the public. They will then host the Iowa Girls Coaches Association clinic on the 19th with a wealth of Southwest Iowa teams playing. They will then open the season on August 24th at Des Moines Roosevelt.

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(Des Moines, Iowa) – A Michael Jordan rookie card will be added back to the safe deposit box contents auction running September 5th through the 20th. “After some excitement from the first auction earlier this year, we sent a Michael Jordan rookie card to be evaluated by Professional Sports Authenticator (PSA),” said State Treasurer Roby Smith. “The card has been sent back to us with a rating of PSA 7, and we’ll be adding the rookie card as a lot in our upcoming auction. Make sure to check it out and get a peek of this rare item!”

Each year, the Treasurer’s Office receives two to three hundred safe deposit boxes that have been abandoned and is currently holding almost 3,000 boxes. When the Office runs out of room to store the boxes, it is forced to auction the boxes off. Some of the boxes currently being auctioned off have been held for 10 to 15 years. Before any auction, the Treasurer’s Office searches for the owner by sending out mailings; publishing names in newspapers and on social media; researching last known addresses; and providing opportunities for people to search in person at events. Proceeds from the auction stay in the Great Iowa Treasure Hunt for the rightful owners to claim. If an owner comes forward before the auction, the items will be returned rather than sold.

Lone Star Auctioneers, specializing in selling unclaimed safe deposit box contents from state unclaimed property programs, will manage the auction. Lonestar will appraise each item in the box and will set the minimum bid. The auction website link is IowaUnclaimedProperty.org. Bidding is open to anyone registered and approved on Lone Star Auctioneers with a valid U.S. mailing address.

“I hope all past and present Iowans use this opportunity as a reminder to search GreatIowaTreasureHunt.gov for their name, the names of friends, family and favorite businesses. Searching is fast, free and easy! Even if you’ve searched in the past, search again as properties are continually being added,” Smith concluded.

Unclaimed property refers to money and other assets held by financial institutions, businesses and organizations that have lost contact with the owner for a specific period of time. Safe deposit boxes are just one type of unclaimed property the Treasurer’s Office safekeeps. Dormant checking and savings accounts, uncashed checks, lost stocks, life insurance policies and utility deposits are also common forms of unclaimed property.

For more information on unclaimed property, visit GreatIowaTreasureHunt.gov. Follow the Treasurer on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook for the latest news and tips.

IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa softball team has added Miranda Miller as its Director of Operations, head coach Renee Gillispie announced Monday.

Miller previously served as the women’s soccer director of operations at the University of Oklahoma. Prior to OU she served as the Director of Operations & Administration Men’s & Women’s Soccer, Softball, and Women’s Lacrosse for the University of North Carolina-Charlotte.

Miller received her bachelor’s degree in sports management and coaching, with an emphasis in anatomy and biomechanics from the University of Nebraska-Kearney in 2019 before earning a master’s in sports and recreation management with an emphasis in NCAA compliance from Iowa in 2021.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Season tickets for the 2023-24 University of Iowa women’s basketball team are sold out, the announcement was made Monday by the UI Athletics Department.  It is the first time in school history the program has sold out Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

For context, Iowa has sold out three regular season games in program history with the last coming against Indiana in the 2022-23 regular season finale.

The Hawkeyes will open the season, hosting “Crossover at Kinnick” against DePaul in a scrimmage inside Kinnick Stadium.  The game will be played on Oct. 15 at 3 p.m. (CT).

Tickets for “Crossover at Kinnick” will go on sale to season ticket holders at 9 a.m. tomorrow (Aug. 15), to I-Club contributors and football season ticket holders at 9 a.m. on Aug. 16 and to the general public at 9 a.m. on Aug. 17.

There is a $20 Rain or Shine ticket for reserved seat tickets at Kinnick with an option for Carver-Hawkeye Arena should inclement weather force the game indoors.  There is also a $10 adult/$5 student and youth reserved ticket for Kinnick Stadium only.

Iowa is coming off a historic season in which it won a school-record 31 games, finished NCAA national runners-up and was second in the country in attendance. Senior guard Caitlin Clark, who was the consensus National Player of the Year and Collegiate Woman of the Year, averaged 27.8 points, 8.6 assists and 7.1 rebounds per game. Seniors Gabbie Marshall and Kate Martin, and sophomore Hannah Stuelke also return for Lisa Bluder’s 24th season as Iowa’s head coach.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa football team is ranked No. 25 in the Associated Press Preseason Top 25 released on Monday. 

Iowa’s national ranking in the AP Poll marks the 27th time in program history, and 10th time during the Kirk Ferentz era, that the Hawkeyes earned a preseason ranking in the AP Poll. 

The Hawkeyes won eight games a year ago, including a 21-0 shutout over Kentucky in the Music City Bowl. Iowa returns 15 starters, six on offense and defense, and three specialists. 

Iowa is one of five Big Ten universities ranked in the preseason poll, joining Michigan (2), Ohio State (3), Penn State (7), and Wisconsin (19). 

Iowa’s first six home games of 2023 are sold out. A limited number of tickets are available for purchase at hawkeyesports.com/tickets for the home finale against Illinois on Nov. 18 at Kinnick Stadium. 

The No. 25 Hawkeyes open their season against Utah State on Sept. 2. The sold-out game is set for an 11 a.m. (CT) kickoff.

The Northern Iowa football team is hoping for a return to the FCS playoffs this season and the return of quarterback Theo Day is a major factor. The Michigan State transfer is entering his third season as a starter and has passed for more than 54 hundred yards and 42 touchdowns as a Panther.

That’s Panther coach Mark Farley who says Day may be the most talented quarterback he has coached during his tenure.

Farley says Day has taken on even more of a leadership role.

UNI opens on September second at Iowa State.

Iowa State hopes improved special teams will help the Cyclones bounce back this season. Those units struggled during a 4-8 season and ISU ranked last in the Big 12 in field goals and kickoff returns. Running backs coach Jordan Langs is also serving as special team’s coordinator.

Langs says special teams want to be a positive factor this season.

Langs says mistakes on special teams can be the difference between winning and losing.

Iowa State coach Matt Campbell has said the Cyclones need to win in the margins and special teams plays can be the difference.

Campbell says about 17 percent of plays in a game are special teams and mistakes are magnified.

The Cyclones open at home on September second against Northern Iowa.

The AHSTW Vikings football team is looking for some new faces to lead the way and build off a very successful 2022 campaign. The Vikings went 10-1 and lost in the Class A Quarterfinals to a solid Lynville-Sully team in driving rainstorm to end last season. There are some big shoes to fill but coach GG Harris is encouraged by the leadership he’s seen from the new guys.

Luke Sternberg is a key piece back for the Vikings after rushing for 1,791 yards and 25 touchdowns as just a sophomore. Coach Harris said they will start with the ground game and build around it.

Coach Harris said one skill strength this team should possess is speed. He thinks that they can use that team speed to their advantage on both sides of the ball.

The Vikings are scheduled to open up the season on August 25th at home against the Tri-Center Trojans.

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IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa men’s golf welcomes graduate transfer Josh Lundmark for the 2023-24 season. Lundmark joins the Hawkeyes from Cornell University and was a high school teammate of Iowa’s Mac McClear.

“We are excited to welcome Josh to the squad,” said head coach Tyler Stith. “He brings a wealth of experience and leadership to the team. Josh is a competitor and will elevate the performance of his teammates.”

Lundmark led Cornell in stroke average each of the past two seasons. Last year, he averaged 73.57 strokes over 23 rounds, including eight rounds at or below par. Lundmark, who earned a spot in the lineup each year at Cornell, carded a team-best 18-hole round of 67 (-4) at the Columbia Autumn Invitational, where he finished fifth. That was one of four top-10 finishes for the season.

Prior to Cornell, Lundmark was high school teammates with McClear at Hinsdale Central in Hinsdale, Illinois. The duo helped lead the school to three consecutive Illinois Class 3A State Championships. Lundmark was named a Transamerica Scholastic Junior All-American in 2018 and became the top-ranked amateur in Illinois during the summer of 2019.