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.

Iowa baseball coach Rick Heller says the Hawkeyes would consider a return for another appearance at Principal Park in Des Moines next season. The Hawkeyes took two of three games over the weekend against Florida International in a series that drew more than 14 thousand fans to the home of the Iowa Cubs.

Heller says Iowa’s bye week in Big Ten play next season is the second to the last week of the season so there is the possibility of setting up another non-conference series.

The Hawkeyes finished the regular season with a 31-21 record. They are the fifth seed in the Big Ten Tournament in Omaha and will open Wednesday afternoon against fourth seeded Michigan.

The Drake football team leaves Monday  for a week long trip to Panama that will conclude with a game on Friday night. Drake head coach Todd Stepsis was an assistant back in 2018 when the Bulldogs took a trip to China.

Stepsis was trying to organize a trip a few years ago but it was pushed back due to COVID. He says Panama is a perfect destination.

Stepsis says football is just a small part of a trip that will also allow the players to earn three credits toward graduation.

The Bulldogs will play an All-Star team on Friday night from a Kiwanis league that started on a U-S military base back in the 1970s.

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State junior outfielder Angelina Allen picked up another postseason honor this afternoon, as she was named to the National Fastpitch Coaches Association (NFCA) First Team All-Midwest Region, the organization announced.

Allen, a Moreno Valley, Calif. native, earns her second postseason honor of the year, having notched an All-Big 12 Second Team selection last week. With Allen’s recognition, it marks 12 straight years that ISU has had someone selected to the NFCA All-Midwest Region First Team.

Angelina is the eleventh Cyclone ever to receive All-Midwest Region First Team recognition and the first since both Sami Williams and Mikayla Ramos each did so in 2021. This is the 15th time a Cyclone has been on the All-Midwest Region First Team.

One of just four Cyclones to start all 51 games, the Iowa State left fielder led the team in most every offensive category. Allen had one of the best seasons in ISU history, as she slashed .435/.489/.759, leading the team in all three departments. Her .435 batting average and .489 on-base percentage are the second-highest in a single season in program history.

Angelina recorded 74 hits in 170 at-bats, scored 38 runs and tallied a team-high 43 RBI. She also registered a team-high 33 extra-base hits on the year, recording 22 doubles – the second most in school history and the third-most in the nation – and 11 home runs.

After spending her first season and a half as the Cyclones’ primary first baseman, Allen was swapped to left field during her sophomore year. There, she has been able to excel both in the field and at the plate, playing next to her best friend, Milaysia Ochoa, in center.

NFCA member head coaches from each respective region nominated student-athletes and voted for the teams. All awarded student-athletes now become eligible for the 2024 NFCA Division I All-America squads. The NFCA Division I All-America teams, voted on by the NFCA DI All-American Committee, will be announced at a later date.

Here is a rundown of all the events we will be tracking on Championship Saturday at the 2024 State Track and Field Championships. Initial listings are qualifying places and spots. When an event goes final we will add (FINAL) after the event heading. This will be continuously updated through the day.

Girls 1A 800M Sprint Medley Relay (Final)

-5th Tri-Center (Kaitlin Kozeal, Lucy Elsener, Jozie Payne, Tess Casey) 1:53.27

-6th Riverside (Emma Gordon, Adaline Martens, Olivia Lund, Lydia Erickson) 1:53.65

-17th Nodaway Valley (Allie Cornelison, Maddie Weston, Annika Nelson, Emma Lundy) 1:55.24

-22nd ACGC (Nora Langgaard, Hannah Muller, Savannah Akers, Ava Campbell) 1:56.19

Girls 2A 800M Sprint Medley Relay (Final)

-10th AHSTW (Caitlyn Dills, Loralei Wahling, Brooklyn Buck, Bella Lamp) 1:52.83

Girls 3A 800M Sprint Medley Relay (Final)

-5th Glenwood (Elaina Dougherty, Allison Koontz, Megan Hughes, Brooklyn Schultz) 1:50.11

-6th Lewis Central (Payton Mathews, Irelynn James, Brooke Nelson, Madeline Fidone) 1:50.35

-17th Atlantic (Hailey Huffman, Jayci Reed, Morgan Botos, Claire Pellett) 1:52.64

Boys 1A 800M Sprint Medley Relay (Final) 

-2nd Lenox (Jordan Martin-England, Dawson Evans, Donald Bashor, Gabe Funk) 1:32.90

-9th Audubon (Brody Schultes, Mason Steckler, Aaron ,Olsen Ezekiel Konkler) 1:36.86

-17th Panorama (Hunter Kempf, Ryan Cogil, Ashton Hutchins, Braylon Dawes) 1:38.11

Boys 2A 800M Sprint Medley Relay (Final) 

-1st Shenandoah (Hunter Dukes, Cole Graham, Brody Cullin, Alex Razee) 1:32.08

-17th Underwood (Riley Sealock, Charlie Myers, Josh Ravlin, Will Buckholdt) 1:36.62

Boys 3A 800M Sprint Medley Relay (Final) 

-20th Atlantic (Jaice Larson, Jarrett Hansen, Tye Houser, Grant Petty) 1:37.77

Girls 1A 800M (Final) 

-6th, Ava Campbell, ACGC, 2:21.27

-9th, Ada Hansen, CAM, 2:23.75

-11th, Isah VanArsdol, Tri-Center, 2:25.20

-15th, Allysen Johnsen, Logan-Magnolia, 2:26.53

-16th, Izabelle Seda, Woodbine,  2:26.63

-23rd, Heady Hall, Logan-Magnolia, 2:30.20

Girls 3A 800M (Final) 

-1st Marie Dea, Carroll, 2:13.09

-4th Claire Pellett, Atlantic, 2:17.93

-14th, Ava Bussey, Lewis Central, 2:23.16

Boys 1A 800M (Final)

-1st Landon Bendgen, Woodbine, 1:56.26

-19th Ezekiel Konkler, Audubon, 2:03.65

-23rd Gunner Wagner, Woodbine, 2:05.20

Boys 2A 800M (Final) 

-19th Kyle Wagoner, Clarinda

Boys 3A 800M (Final)

-3rd Ethan Eichorn, Lewis Central, 1:54.74

-6th Brandon Briley, Creston, 1:56.60

-8th Andrew Smith, Glenwood, 1:56.69

Girla 1A Shuttle Hurdle Relays (Final)

-2nd Fremont-Mills (Bella Gute, Izzy Weldon, Lana Alley, Emily Madison) 1:06.23

-5th Stanton (Kyla Hart, Lauren Johnson, Elly McDonald, Hannah Olson) 1:08.07

-6th Tri-Center (Layla Meador, Cassidy Cunningham, Avilyn Killpack, Quincey Schneckloth) 1:08.69

Boys 1A Shuttle Hurdle Relays (Final)

-1st Lenox (Donald Bashor, Jordan Martin-England, Dawson Evans, Gabe Funk) 59.72

Boys 2A Shuttle Hurdle Relays (Final) 

-3rd Underwood (Mason Boothby, Sam Hulsing, Lucas Bose Jr., Jack Vanfossan) 59.74

Girls 1A 100M (Final)

-1st Jaidyn Sellers, Panorama, 12.41

Girls 2A 100M (Final) 

-3rd Jerzee Knight, Clarinda, 12.79

Boys 1A 100M (Final)

-3rd Cash Emgarten, Exira-EHK, 11.19

-6th William Anderson, Logan-Magnolia, 11.31

-7th Donald Bashor, Lenox, 11.42

Boys 2A 100M (Final)

-4th Brody Cullin, Shenandoah, 11.29

-5th Brayden Sifford, Red Oak, 11.30

Boys 3A 100M (Final)

-3rd Cade Sears, Harlan, 11.11

Girls 1A 100M Hurdles (Final)

-4th Hannah Olson, Stanton, 16.24

-6th Lauren Johnson, Stanton, 16.47

-8th Carsyn Adams, Griswold, 16.79

Girls 3A 100M Hurdles (Final)

-3rd Jaycee Reed, Atlantic, 15.67

Boys 1A 110M Hurdles (Final)

-1st Gabe Funk, Lenox, 14.83

-2nd Jack Follmann, CAM, 14.92

-6th Jaxon Gordon, Riverside, 16.20

Boys 2A 110M Hurdles (Final)

-6th, Gavin Newcomb, AHSTW, 15.23

Girls 1A 200M (Final)

-1st Jaidyn Sellers, Panorama, 25.09

Girls 2A 200M (Final)

-3rd Jerzee Knight, Clarinda, 25.90

Boys 1A 200M (Final)

-4th, Cash Emgarten, Exira-EHK, 22.49

Boys 2A 200M (Final)

-5th, Luke Sternberg, AHSTW, 22.74

Boys 3A 200M (Final)

-3rd, Cade Sears, Harlan, 21.92

Girls 1A 1500M (Final)

-4th Ava Campbell, ACGC, 4:57.06

-9th, Kylie Rochholz, Panorama, 5:03.83

-12th, Allysen Johnsen, Logan-Magnolia, 5:05.43

-20th, Adyson Lapel, Woodbine, 5:13.62

Girls 3A 1500M (Final)

-3rd, Lindsey Sonderman, Harlan, 4:48.69

-4th, Claire Pellett, Atlantic, 4:50.70

-8th, Grace Berglund, Glenwood, 4:53.70

-10th, Delayna Reese, Lewis Central, 4:57.14

Boys 1A 1600M (Final)

-1st, Landon Bendgen, Woodbine, 4:17.34

-11th, Andrew Mahaffey, ACGC, 4:33.12

-17th, Noah Poldberg, Panorama, 4:38.00

-22nd, Gunner Wagner, Woodbine, 4:41.82

Boys 2A 1600M (Final)

-5th, Kyle Wagoner, Clarinda, 4:26.87

-16th, Collin Harder, AHSTW, 4:38.61

Boys 3A 1600M (Final)

-3rd, Ethan Eichorn, Lewis Central, 4:17.53

-5th, Bryant Keller, Glenwood, 4:20.45

-15th, Kevin Coots, Lewis Central, 4:33.22

Girls 1A 4x100M Relay (Final)

-4th Nodaway Valley (Grace Britten, Maddie Weston, Emma Lundy, Annika Nelson) 50.81 

-7th Riverside (Elly Henderson, Adaline Martens, Emma Gordon, Lydia Erickson) 51.00

Boys 1A 4x100M Relay (Final)

-8th Riverside (Cole Jeppesen, Aaron Smith. Jaxon Gordon, Grady Jeppesen) 44.43

Boys 2A 4x100M Relay (Final)

-1st Shenandoah (Hunter Dukes, Alex Razee, Cole Graham, Brody Cullin) 42.75

Boys 3A 4x100M Relay (Final)

-1st Harlan (Lukas Francis, Matthew Sorfonden, Brehden Eggerss, Cade Sears) 41.68

Girls 1A 4x400M Relay (Final)

-1st Riverside (Veronica Schechinger, Elly Henderson, Lydia Erickson, Carly Henderson) 4:02.69

-7th Tri-Center (Isah VanArsdol, Jozie Payne, Sophia Hazen, Tess Casey) 4:13.38

Girls 3A 4x400M Relay (Final)

-5th Carroll (Marasyn Wittrock, Averi Burke, Katelyn Aden, Marie Dea) 4:01.28

Boys 1A 4x400M Relay (Final)

-3rd ACGC (Luke Brincks, Lance Bunde, Jarrett McClain, Eli Madsen) 3:25.50

Boys 2A 4x400M Relay (Final)

-5th Underwood (Josh Ravlin, Riley Sealock, Mason Boothby, Will Buckholdt) 3:24.32

Non Conference Matchups

Lewis Central 10, Thomas Jefferson 0 

Harlan 4, LeMars 2 

Creston 19, Martensdale-St. Marys 0 

Tri-Center 15, Sidney 1 

AHSTW 12, Stanton 4 

Clarke 12, Southwest Valley 0