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High School Softball results from Monday May 20th

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May 21st, 2024 by Seth Tiegs

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Atlantic 12, Lenox 0

Ames 12, Creston 4

Griswold 14, Red Oak 0

Glenwood 12, Fremont-Mills 0

Thomas Jefferson 7, Clarinda 5

West Monona 13, Lewis Central 1

Westwood 6, Denison-Schleswig 3

 

Western Iowa Conference 

Riverside 1, Missouri Valley 0

 

Rolling Valley Conference 

Glidden-Ralston 8, Madrid 4

Ogden 15, Coon Rapids-Bayard 3

Woodbine 10, OABCIG 0

 

Corner Conference

Essex 8, Bedford 2

 

High School Baseball results from Monday May 20th

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May 21st, 2024 by Seth Tiegs

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Lenox 11, Atlantic 4

Lewis Central 6, Des Moines East 3

Indianola 7, Creston 1

Denison-Schleswig 5, Spencer 3

Red Oak 12, Sidney 2

Dallas Center-Grimes 10, Harlan 0

Shenandoah 14, Mount Ayr 4

 

Western Iowa Conference 

Earlham 6, Audubon 0

 

Rolling Valley Conference

Exira-EHK 7, AC-GC 6

Ogden 8, Coon Rapids-Bayard 3

Madrid 12, Glidden-Ralston 0

 

Corner Conference

Stanton 3, Southwest Valley 0

Bedford 14, Fremont-Mills 1

Iowa Substate Boys Soccer results from Monday May 20th

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May 21st, 2024 by Seth Tiegs

IOWA CLASS 1A SUBSTATE SEMIFINALS 

Substate 1: Western Christian 3 Kuemper Catholic 0

Substate 2: West Sioux 5 Tri-Center 1

Substate 2: Underwood 4 St. Albert 2 

Substate 8: West Central Valley 2 Treynor 1

 

IOWA CLASS 2A SUBSTATE SEMIFINALS

Substate 8: Glenwood 11 Creston 1 

Substate 8: Carroll 2 Harlan 1 

IOWA CLASS 3A SUBSTATE SEMIFINALS

Substate 1: Storm Lake 2 Denison-Schleswig 1

 

IOWA CLASS 4A SUBSTATE SEMIFINALS

Substate 1: Sioux City East 3 Abraham Lincoln 2 

AHSTW Lady Vikes Softball Season Preview with Coach Kathleen Pace

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May 20th, 2024 by Seth Tiegs

AHSTW Lady Vikes ended their season last year with a 9-2 loss to Missouri Valley in the second round of the Class 1A Playoffs. The Lady Vikes will have Kathleen Pace, who will be in her first year as coach.

Coach Pace talked about how practice has been going.

The Lady Vikes roster is going to be filled up with 8th graders and freshman this season.

Coach Pace talked about who is going to be the stand out athletes this year.

Coach Pace talked about what she plans to focus on in first year as coach of the Lady Vikes.

The Lady Vikes first softball game will be Tuesday May 21st, when they take on Audubon in a Western Iowa Conference regular season game. That game will start at 7:15 p.m.

Trojan Baseball season opener ends in loss to Lenox

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May 20th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

Strong pitching from Laramie Stoakes and Gabe Funk held Atlantic to 1 hit and the Lenox Tigers racked up 13 hits on their way to a 11-4 win over Atlantic on Monday night in Atlantic.

Both teams exchanged runs early on in the first three innings to have the ball game tied 2-2. The momentum then shifted in the top of the fourth when the Tigers went on to score six straight runs off of four base hits and a few wild pitches.  Lenox then led 8-2 after 4. The Tigers cruised to the win from there with the Trojans only threatening a big inning in the 7th when they scored two.

Stoakes got the win with 7 strikeouts. Gabe Funk finished with 4 strikeouts and only allowed 2 runs. Looking back on the game, Atlantic Head Coach Nathan Block credited the fourth inning for being a decisive moment in the game.

Tristan Hayes started the game for Atlantic but was subbed out for Keston Schmitt who threw over 5 strikeouts. Jaice Larson had one hit on the night and Sawyer Tarell had one RBI. Even with the way the Trojans hit on the night Coach Block saw some positive moments from the Atlantic pitching core.

After the game Coach Block’s message to his team was don’t let one game define you.

The Trojans fall to 0-1 to start the year and will get ready to face Missouri Valley on Tuesday night.  Lenox improves to 1-o on the season and will travel to face Creston Tuesday.

2024 PRESEASON Iowa Girls High School Softball Rankings (Monday, May 20, 2024)

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May 20th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

Class 5A
School
2023 Record
1
Ankeny Centennial
36-5
2
Pleasant Valley
32-10
3
West Des Moines Valley
34-10
4
Muscatine
34-7
5
Ankeny
31-8
6
Waukee Northwest
32-12
7
Johnston
26-14
8
Iowa City Liberty
23-14
9
Dubuque Senior
25-15
10
Southeast Polk
31-11
11
Dubuque Hempstead
30-11
12
Ames
23-17
13
Bettendorf
30-11
14
Sioux City East
26-14
15
Urbandale
16-26
  
Class 4A
School
2023 Record
1
North Polk
31-5
2
Norwalk
33-10
3
Fort Dodge
32-11
4
Dallas Center-Grimes
29-11
5
Winterset
28-12
6
Western Dubuque
29-11
7
Carlisle
31-7
8
North Scott
28-12
9
Cedar Rapids Xavier
28-13
10
ADM
24-14
11
Burlington
20-9
12
Sergeant Bluff-Luton
33-7
13
Clear Creek-Amana
19-17
14
Indianola
27-12
15
Maquoketa
26-10
  
Class 3A
School
2023 Record
1
Williamsburg
36-9
2
Dubuque Wahlert
32-10
3
Davenport Assumption
34-7
4
Estherville Lincoln Central
33-4
5
Benton Community
29-15
6
Mount Vernon
27-11
7
Washington
24-13
8
Sumner-Fredericksburg
26-7
9
Clarinda
22-13
10
Atlantic
23-16
11
Solon
24-14
12
West Lyon
27-4
13
Chariton
21-6
14
West Liberty
20-12
15
Albia
21-10
 
Class 2A
School
2023 Record
1
Van Meter
36-3
2
Northeast
22-13
3
Iowa City Regina
30-8
4
Missouri Valley
30-4
5
West Monona
30-8
6
Alburnett
25-12
7
Interstate 35
26-14
8
East Marshall
20-13
9
South Hardin
27-8
10
Hinton
15-6
11
Louisa-Muscatine
15-16
12
Jesup
23-11
13
Cascade
27-10
14
Osage
25-9
15
Central Springs
27-6
 
Class 1A
School
2023 Record
1
Martensdale-St Marys
27-7
2
Sigourney
27-5
3
Wayne
23-9
4
North Linn
39-6
5
Remsen St. Mary’s
26-2
6
Fort Dodge St. Edmond
23-13
7
Earlham
31-10
8
Newell-Fonda
28-9
9
Clarksville
29-3
10
Collins-Maxwell
21-7
11
St. Ansgar
23-12
12
Mason City Newman
27-8
13
Griswold
26-4
14
Twin Cedars
21-6
15
Central City
30-12

Obermueller Named B1G Pitcher of the Week

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May 20th, 2024 by Asa Lucas

IOWA CITY, Iowa – Sophomore LHP Cade Obermueller has been named the Big Ten Pitcher of the Week, it was announced Monday. The honor is the second Big Ten weekly honor of his career.

The Iowa City, Iowa, native threw five innings of one-hit ball on Friday night against FIU in Des Moines, Iowa. Obermueller struck out seven while walking one.

This season, Obermueller has a 4-3 record with a 4.12 ERA. He has held opposing hitters to a .189 batting average and has 66 strikeouts in 54.2 innings of work.

The Hawkeyes return to action on Wednesday in the Big Ten Tournament as they are set to face the Michigan Wolverines at 2 p.m. CT in Omaha, Nebraska.

Kenlin Announces Return for Fifth Year

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May 20th, 2024 by Seth Tiegs

IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa gymnastics senior Adeline Kenlin has announced that she will return for a fifth year for the 2025 season.

“My goal is to be a leader for the next generation of Hawkeye gymnasts,” said Kenlin. “It is time for us to reclaim what it means to be a Hawkeye and what is means for us to represent the next generation of gymnasts. There are things to still to accomplish and records to break. Let’s Go Hawks. I. AM. BACK!!!!”

Kenlin, a two-time all-American, competed in three meets in 2024 before suffering a season ending injury. In the 2024 opener, Kenlin posted a career-high in the all-around scoring 39.575, tied for eighth in program history. She also matched her career-best on vault, bars and floor in 2024.

The Iowa City, Iowa, native was the NCAA runner-up on beam in 2022. Kenlin has her name in the Iowa record book five different times, including tying the school record on beam in 2021 scoring a 9.975.

Exira-EHK Spartans Baseball Season Preview with Coach Randy Kelly

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May 19th, 2024 by Seth Tiegs

The Exira-EHK Spartans are coming off a 6-0 loss to Alta-Aurelia in the second round of the Class 1A-Region 7 playoff bracket. The Spartans will be coached by Randy Kelly.

Coach Kelly talked about the teams last years playoff loss to Alta-Aurelia.

The Spartans have been getting a few morning sessions in, to help enable other spring sport athletes to join practice.

Coach Kelly talked about who is going to be his stand out players on the team.

Coach Kelly commented on playing in a tough Rolling Valley Conference this season.

The Spartans first baseball game will be Monday May 20th, when they will host AC/GC in a non-conference game. First pitch of that game will be at 7:30 p.m.

Riverside Bulldog Girls Softball Season Preview with Coach Lacie Patterson

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May 19th, 2024 by Seth Tiegs

The Riverside girl’s softball team is getting ready for their 2023-2024 softball season. The Bulldogs are coming off a 2-0 loss to Woodbine in the Class 1A – Region 3 playoff bracket. Riverside is going to be coached by Lacie Patterson, who is in her second season.

Coach Patterson talked about the season loss to Woodbine in the post-season last year.

The Bulldogs have managed well despite not having everyone at practice due to other spring sports obligations.

Coach Patterson said Riverside is going to have many pitching options for the season.

Coach Patterson talked about the hardest part of being a Bulldogs coach.

The Bulldogs first softball game will be Monday May 20th, when they take on Missouri Valley in a Western Iowa Conference regular season game. That game will start at 7:30 p.m.