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No. 2 Iowa women host West Virginia in NCAA 2nd round Monday night

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March 24th, 2024 by admin

The second ranked Iowa Hawkeye women look to earn a spot in the NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen with a victory, tonight, over West Virginia. Iowa coach Lisa Bluder says the Hawkeyes must limit mistakes against West Virginia’s pressure defense.

That’s Iowa coach Lisa Bluder who says too many turnovers will limit shots.

Iowa star Caitlin Clark says West Virginia turned the game around with their press in a first round win over Princeton.

The Hawkeyes rolled to a first round victory over Holy Cross and Clark says the little things become magnified beginning Monday night..

Clark says the Hawkeyes hope to take advantage of the home court.

West Virginia is 25-7 and coach Mark Kellog says they need to try and keep the Hawkeye crowd out of the game.

Kellog says Iowa’s Caitlin Clark combines an ability to score with the ability to create baskets for others.

Kellog on the challenge the Hawkeyes provide.

Public Hearing Monday evening on the FY25 Audubon Community School District Property Tax asking

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March 24th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Audubon, Iowa) – Patrons of the Audubon Community School District will have an opportunity, Monday evening, to voice their comments and ask questions, with regard to the District’s Proposed Fiscal Year 2025 Property Tax Notice/asking. The school district current levy is $12.28/$1,000 valuation. The Proposed levy is $11.43/$1,000, which a reduction of about 85-cents/$1,000.

The Hearing takes place in the Audubon High School Board Room, beginning at 5:30-p.m., Monday. No action will be taken on the levy at this time. The Board’s next regular meeting is at 7-p.m. on April 7th, at which time they will hold a second hearing on the district’s budget, and school calendar.

Skyscan Forecast for Atlantic & the Nishna Valley: Sunday, March 24, 2024

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March 24th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

Today: Rain. High near 48. South/southeast winds 15 to 30 mph. New precipitation amounts of between 1/2-to 3/4 of an inch is possible.
Tonight: Rain & possibly a thunderstorm. Low around 44. S/SE winds 20-35 mph.New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday: A 50% chance of showers & thunderstorms. High near 64. S @ 15-30 mph. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Monday Night: Rain becoming mixed with and changing over to snow. Some thunder is also possible. Low around 23. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.
Tuesday: A 30% chance of snow showers. High near 35.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 44.

Saturday’s High in Atlantic was 36. We received one-tenth of inch of rain (.10″) this morning (7-a.m./24-hour total). Our (24-hour) Low was 20 . Last year on this date, the High in Atlantic was 56 and the Low was 22. The all-time Record High in Atlantic on March 24th, was 83 in 1967. The Record Low was -2 in 1974. Sunrise today: 7:17. Sunset tonight: 7:36.

IOWA BEATS HOLY CROSS TO ADVANCE TO ROUND OF 32

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March 24th, 2024 by admin

IOWA CITY, Iowa – The top-seeded Iowa women’s basketball team advanced to Round 32 of the NCAA Tournament after defeating 16-seeded Holy Cross, 91-65, on Saturday afternoon inside a sold-out Carver-Hawkeye Arena.

Four Hawkeyes scored in double figures as Caitlin Clark led the way with 27 points, 10 assists, and eight rebounds. Kate Martin added 15 points with 14 rebounds. Addi O’Grady finished with 14 points and Gabbie Marshall downed three three-pointers to add 11.

Holy Cross stuck with the Hawkeyes through the first five minutes of the game with four lead changes and two ties. Iowa pulled away going up by nine with 2:32 left to play in the first, until the Crusaders went on a 10-3 run to end the first bringing the score to 23-21 going into the second.

The Hawkeyes came out hot in the second going on a 10-0 run. The Hawkeye defense held the Crusaders to only nine points in the second to go into halftime with a 48-30 lead. Clark led the half with 13 points and Martin added 11.

The game was played evenly in the second half. The Hawkeyes scored over 20 points in every quarter, and every available Iowa player contributed minutes to secure its first round win to advance for the ninth time out the last 10 NCAA Tournaments

UP NEXT
The Hawkeyes will face the winner of 8-Seed West Virginia/9-Seed Princeton on Monday in Iowa City at 7 p.m. (CT) on ESPN.

 

High School Girls track results from Saturday March 23rd

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March 24th, 2024 by admin

BOYS TOWN INVITATIONAL 

Treynor placed 8th place with 24 points

Treynor’s Junior Jordyn Boswell placed 1st in the 2 mile, 14:16.67

Sweet Victory; No.4 ISU Overcomes No. 25 WSU in Omaha

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March 24th, 2024 by admin

OMAHA, Neb. – No. 4 Iowa State (29-7, 13-5 Big 12) advanced to its second Sweet 16 in the past three seasons under head coach T.J. Otzelberger on Saturday night, defeating No. 25 Washington State (25-10, 14-6 Pac-12) by a score of 67-56. Coach Otzelberger becomes the first ISU head coach to take two Cyclone teams to the Sweet 16.

The Cyclones were tested early, as they fell behind 7-0 and were held to just two field goals in the first 11 minutes of action. ISU adjusted and outscored the Cougars by 11 in the second half to claim its 29th victory of the season – making this season the second most-winningest in school history.

ISU moves to 23-22 all-time in NCAA Tournament appearances and 7-6 in second round games. The team earned its seventh Sweet 16 appearance in school history.

Iowa State moved to 30-1 under Coach Otz when four or more players finish in double figures, as Tamin Lipsey (15), Curtis Jones (14), Milan Momcilovic (10) and Keshon Gilbert (10) powered the Cyclone offense. The post trio of Hason Ward, Tre King and Robert Jones combined for 21 rebounds, and they handled WSU’s leading scorer, holding Isaac Jones to just eight points.

Washington State was led by Jaylen Wells who had a game-high 20 points on 8-17 shooting from the floor. Redshirt freshman Myles Rice had 13 points with a pair of assists while the aforementioned I. Jones had eight points and nine rebounds

Up Next

With the win, Iowa State advances to the Sweet Sixteen and East Regional semifinals in Boston. Mass. The Cyclones will face one of either No. 10 Illinois or 11-seeded Duquesne.Game date and time are yet to be determined.

 

David Carr Wins Second National Title

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March 24th, 2024 by admin

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – No. 4 David Carr defeated Penn State’s Mitchell Mesenbrink, 9-8, to win his second national title Saturday night inside the T-Mobile Center. He becomes the 17th Cyclone to win multiple national titles and the first since 2010 (Jake Varner, 2009-10).

His path to the title included wins over the No. 1, 2 and 5 seeds, and four of his five opponents in the tournament were All-Americans.

Carr is the first five-time All-American in program history and the 12th Cyclone to finish on the podium four times. The Cyclone legacy never placed worse than third at the national tournament, following his 2021 national title with a third-place finish in 2022, a runner-up in 2023 before securing a second title in 2024.

The Canton, Ohio native finishes his career with a 120-5 record, tied for the 15th-most wins in school history, and as a three-time national finalist. His .960 career winning percentage ranks fourth in program history behind Cael Sanderson (1.000), Dan Gable (.990) and Tim Krieger (.967).

Carr, along with his father Nate who won three national titles for ISU from 1981-83, are one of four father-son duos in Division I history to win two-plus national titles. Carr’s title is the 71st individual wrestling title in Iowa State history.

Carr led the resurgence of a program which finished tied for 57th at the 2017 NCAA Championships. In his final season, Iowa State finished in fourth place with 68.5 team points, it’s best finish and point total since 2010 when the Cyclones placed third with 75.0 points. ISU placed four wrestlers on the podium, its most since 2009.

The Cyclones finished just outside the top three of Penn State (172.5), Cornell (72.5) and Michigan (71.0). Rounding out the top five was Iowa with 67.0 points.

Ayala Finishes as NCAA Runner-Up; Hawkeyes Fifth as a Team

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March 24th, 2024 by admin

KANSAS CITY, Missouri – University of Iowa wrestler Drake Ayala finished as the NCAA runner-up at 125 pounds on Saturday night at the 2024 NCAA Championships in the T-Mobile Center.

Ayala dropped a 7-2 decision to eighth-seeded Richard Figueroa of Arizona State in the finals. After a scoreless first period, Figueroa escaped after choosing down and earned a takedown on the edge right before the buzzer sounded. Ayala earned an escape to start the third period but another takedown from Figueroa with 14 seconds remaining sealed the match.

“It is too early to get analytical,” said head coach Tom Brands. “I say that a lot. You don’t just start talking about what needs to happen. He is dealing with a lot right now. That is what competitors do. He will deal with it. He is an extraordinary competitor. We will go forward from here.”

The finals appearance was the first of Ayala’s career and he finished the tournament as an All-American for the first time. He went 1-2 in 2021 as the 13 seed. He finished the 2024-24 season with a 27-5 record.

Ayala was one of four Hawkeyes to reach the medal stand. He advanced to the title bout winning a pair of bonus point victories (one major decision and one technical fall) and two decisions. His appearance in the championship round extended Iowa’s streak of NCAA finalists to 34 consecutive tournaments.

Iowa placed fifth in the team race with 67 points.

“I think our guys handled it as well as you can handle that stuff,” said Brands. “That is what life is about. You can talk about all that, but they handled it well. They went forward with it. It is too early to talk about next year. Drake Ayala has two years of eligibility left. He was in the national finals. He wants to find a way to win that match. Didn’t happen. Have to go forward.”

GRADUATING SENIORS
Iowa’s NCAA lineup included three graduating seniors. Those seniors include Brody Teske (133, four-time NCAA qualifier), Real Woods (141, four-time All-American, 2023 NCAA finalist) and Jared Franek (157, two-time All-American, five-time NCAA qualifier)

OF NOTE
– The Hawkeyes have 69 top 10 finishes in program history.
– Iowa has had an NCAA finalist in 34 consecutive national tournaments (every year since 1990).
– Iowa has crowned at least one All-American in 53 consecutive tournaments, a stretch dating back to 1972. Iowa has totaled 327 All-Americans during that stretch.
– Iowa has had at least four All-Americans in 16 straight seasons and 16 times in Brands’ 17 years.

ALL-AMERICANS
2nd – Drake Ayala (125)
4th – Real Woods (141), Michael Caliendo (165)
8th – Jared Franek (157)

NCAA FINALS RESULTS
285 | #1 Greg Kerkvliet (Penn State) major dec. #10 Lucas Davidson (Michigan), 13-4
125 | #8 Richard Figueroa (Arizona State) dec. #3 Drake Ayala (Iowa), 7-2
133 | #6 Vito Aruja (Cornell) dec. #1 Daton Fix (Oklahoma State), 5-3
141 | #1 Jesse Mendez (Ohio State) dec. #2 Beau Bartlett (Penn State), 4-1
149 | #4 Caleb Henson (Virginia Tech) major dec. #6 Austin Gomez, 15-7
157 | #1 Levi Haines (Penn State) dec. #2 Jacori Teemer (Arizona State), 5-0
165 | #4 David Carr (Iowa State) dec. #2 Mitchell Mesenbrink (Penn State), 9-8
174 | #9 Carter Starocci (Penn State) dec. #6 Rocco Welsh (Ohio State), 2-0
184 | #1 Parker Keckeisen (Northern Iowa) major dec. #3 Dustin Plott (Oklahoma State), 14-5
197 | #1 Aaron Brooks (Penn State) dec. #2 Trent Hidlay (NC State), 6-0

TEAM STANDINGS – TOP 10
1. Penn State, 172.5
2. Cornell, 72.5
3. Michigan, 71
4. Iowa State, 68.5
5. Iowa, 67
6. Arizona State, 64.5
7. Virginia Tech, 64
8. Ohio State, 62
9. Nebraska, 60.5

10. Oklahoma State, 56

GymHawks Conclude Competition at B1G Championships

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March 24th, 2024 by admin

EAST LANSING, Mich. – The University of Iowa women’s gymnastics team posted a score of 193.975 at the B1G Championships on Saturday afternoon inside of the Jenison Field House. As a team, the Hawkeyes finished 10th.

 FLOOR

The GymHawks posted a team score of 48.850 in the first rotation. Freshman Alyse Karenbauer started the meet off strong for Iowa, earning a 9.825. Eva Volpe took the floor to compete in her first Big Ten Championships, adding another 9.825 to the board. Sophomore Hanna Castillo recorded a third 9.825 on the floor for the Hawkeyes. In the anchor position, sophomore Bailey Libby performed a near-perfect 9.900 routine to tie for seventh overall. It was the fifth time this season that Libby posted a 9.900 in the event.

 VAULT

In the second rotation, Iowa recorded a team score of 48.900. Gianna Masella landed a strong 9.800 in the apparatus. Junior Marissa Rojasmade her 2024 debut and registered another 9.800 for the GymHawks. Volpe posted her second 9.825 of the day. Karenbauer received a 9.750 in the rotation.

 BARS

The GymHawks earned a team score of 48.675 on uneven bars. Ilka Juk performed a noteworthy 9.775 at the beginning of the rotation. Volpe earned a 9.775 to keep things rolling for the Hawkeyes, and Masella registered another 9.775.

 BEAM

In the final rotation of the day, the Hawkeyes compiled a team score of 47.550 to secure their overall score of 193.975 on the day. Volpe started off the rotation with a 9.775. Juk registered a stunning 9.850 to wrap things up for Iowa, tying for 13th overall in the apparatus.

Iowa Softball: Iowa Splits DH; Takes Series Over Wisconsin

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March 23rd, 2024 by admin

IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa softball team split a Saturday doubleheader over Wisconsin at Pearl Field to earn a Big Ten series win.  The Hawkeyes won the opener, 10-4, before falling 2-0 in the series finale.

Junior Devyn Greer had a career day in the opener, going 4-for-4 with two doubles and four RBIs. Jaylee Ojo (3-1) earned the win in the circle, allowing four runs on seven hits and striking out four over 4 1/3 innings.

UP NEXT

The Hawkeyes return to from March 29-31, hosting Michigan State for a three-game series at Pearl Field.