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

The Iowa High School Sports Network (IHSSN) is the current media rights holder for select IHSAA championship events. IHSSN has recently announced it has adopted a new model that would charge the public to watch certain live events.

IHSSN plans to begin charging for live streaming with the 2023 IHSAA State Baseball Tournament in July. The network has previously provided the public with free access to championship events via television and other formats.

IHSAA has objected to the IHSSN’s plans to charge the public and earlier today filed a Petition for Declaratory Relief in Polk County District Court seeking, among other things, a declaration from the court as to the rights of the parties with respect to charging fees to the public under the relevant media rights agreement.

Moving forward, IHSAA will continue to strive for free public access to broadcasts of its championship events.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The Big Ten Conference announced on Thursday each institution’s 18-game conference opponent breakdown for the 2023-24 women’s basketball season.

The University of Iowa will play five teams twice (home/away) and eight teams once (four home and four away).

The Hawkeyes will face Indiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, Ohio State, and Wisconsin twice. Iowa will host Illinois, Michigan, Michigan State, Penn State and travel to Maryland, Northwestern, Purdue, Rutgers.

IRVING, TEXAS – Today, the Big 12 Conference announced the men’s and women’s basketball coaches that will lead youth clinics being held this summer during the Conference’s Rucker Park program, “Big 12 Hoops in the Park”.

Six Big 12 men’s basketball head coaches and five women’s basketball head coaches will travel to New York City to lead the clinics. Men’s basketball coaches participating include Scott Drew (Baylor), Mark Pope (BYU), Wes Miller (Cincinnati), Jerome Tang (Kansas State), Mike Boynton (Oklahoma State) and Jamie Dixon (TCU). Women’s basketball coaches participating include Amber Whiting (BYU), Katrina Merriweather (Cincinnati), Ron Hughey (Houston), Jeff Mittie (Kansas State) and Krista Gerlich (Texas Tech).

“I look forward to representing the Big 12 in NYC,” said Mike Boynton, head men’s basketball coach at Oklahoma State and a Brooklyn-native. “It’s an incredible opportunity for our conference to pour into a community with such a rich basketball tradition. I’m honored to be selected and can’t wait to see the type of impact we can have on the youth of my home city.”

“I am grateful for the opportunity to represent the Big 12 in New York,” said Katrina Merriweather, head women’s basketball coach at Cincinnati. “The opportunity to teach and create meaningful moments with youth at the historic Rucker Park is an incredible honor and having a homegrown New Yorker with A’riel Jackson in our program makes the event even more special.”

Big 12 Hoops in the Park will be held on Tuesday, July 18, in partnership with New York City Parks. Additional partners for Big 12 Hoops in the Park include Hard Rock Hotels, Gatorade, and WHOOP, who will provide fitness bands for each basketball coach. Following drills and clinic sessions, coaches will participate in a Q&A with participating youth. Big 12 Hoops in the Park will also feature live DJs, food trucks, and more.

Hawkeye 10 Conference

• Creston 8, Shenandoah 2
• Denison-Schleswig 3, Kuemper Catholic 1

Rolling Valley Conference

• Exira/EHK 13, Glidden-Ralston 1
• CAM 18, Boyer Valley 17
• At-We-Va 4, Woodbine 2

Non-Conference

• Underwood 9, St. Albert 7 (8 inn)
• Abraham Lincoln 2, Harlan 0
• AC/GC 4, Southwest Valley 2
• Nodaway Valley 15, Orient-Macksburg 2
• Coon Rapids-Bayard 9, IKM/Manning 7
• Lenox 12, Fremont-Mills 5
• East Union 14, Panorama 4

Hawkeye 10 Conference

• Creston 2, Shenandoah 1
• Kuemper Catholic 11, Denison-Schleswig 5

Rolling Valley Conference

• Exira/EHK 11, Glidden-Ralston 6
• CAM 13, Boyer Valley 3
• Woodbine 14, Ar-We-Va 0
• Woodbine 8, Coon Rapids-Bayard 3

Non-Conference

• Western Dubuque 8, St. Albert 2
• Western Dubuque 14, St. Albert 1
• Fremont-Mills 6, Lenox 5
• Grandview Chrisian 8, Nodaway Valley 3

Iowa quarterback Cade McNamara spent time away from Iowa City getting to know his new teammates. The Michigan transfer spent a week in California working with several Hawkeye receivers. McNamara was limited last spring after coming off knee surgery.

McNamara says he enjoyed spending the week with his new teammates.

McNamara says it was a good way to build chemistry.

Iowa’s receiving corps has several new additions through the transfer portal, including former Ohio State receiver Kaleb Brown.

Summer workouts are underway in Iowa City. The Hawkeyes open September second by hosting Utah State.

(Atlantic, Iowa) – Tomorrow night Missy Goergen will be inducted into the Atlantic High School Softball Hall of Fame. She played for the Trojans from 1986-1990 and had a prolific career full of awards and honors. Including being a 4-year letter winner, all state honorable mention of all classes, first team all-district, first team all-conference, led the team in triples and stolen bases, and batted over 400.

Softball and athletics have always been a part of Missy’s life. Looking back her family was a big part of why she started playing softball.

When talking about her career, it wasn’t the walk off plays she remembered. But the passion from her teammates and the early opportunities as an 8th grader.

While discussing the significance of being honored in the Softball Hall of Fame Missy was humbled. However, she recognized that she couldn’t have achieved as must athletic success if it wasn’t for her teammates and coaches.

Atlantic Coach Terry Hinzmann, his staff, and players will recognize Missy Worth Goergen before Thursday’s game with Harlan at 7:30pm.