Iowa State running back Jirehl Brock is back on the field for spring drills and getting ready for his senior season. Brock missed the final two games last year after suffering a broken foot. It capped an injury plagued season for Brock that saw him appear in 10 games while leading ISU with 445 yards of rushing.

Brock says he is working his way back into football shape.

Brock had high hopes for the 2022 season after replacing All-American Breece Hall.

Brock is hoping to stay injury free next season but realizes there are no guarantees.

Offensive coordinator Nate Scheelhaase says a healthy Brock would be a big lift for the offense.

Scheelhaase has been impressed with how Brock has looked this spring.

The Cyclones close out spring drills April 22nd

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State women’s basketball players Ashley Joens and Stephanie Soares have both received invites to attend the WNBA Draft on Monday, April 10 at Spring Studios New York in Manhattan, New York. The draft will start at 6 p.m. (CT) and be televised on ESPN.

Joens and Soares are among the 15 players invited to the WNBA Draft this year.

Joens, a two-time All-American and three-time recipient of the Cheryl Miller Award, recently wrapped up one of the greatest college careers in Division I women’s basketball. The Iowa City, Iowa, native, finished her career ninth all-time in Division I history with 3,060 points. Joens averaged 21.6 points and 9.7 rebounds as a senior.

Soares, a native of Sao Paulo, Brazil, started all 13 games in her only season with Iowa State before suffering a knee injury against Oklahoma on January 8. At the time of her injury, Soares was averaging 14.4 points and 9.9 rebounds, while shooting 54.4 percent from the field. She also averaged 3.0 blocks per game.

Iowa Hawkeyes forward Kris Murray (24) during a photo shoot at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City, IA on Monday, September 13, 2021. (Stephen Mally/hawkeyesports.com)

Iowa All-American Kris Murray is headed to the NBA.
Murray announced via social media he will forgo his senior season and enter the NBA Draft. Murray averaged better than 20 points and nearly eight rebounds for an Iowa team that finished 19-14 and made it to the opening round of the NCAA Tournament before being eliminated by Auburn. He shot 34 percent from three point range in being named first team All-Big Ten and a third team All-American.

GIRLS SOCCER

West Central Valley 10, Creston 0

BOYS SOCCER

Carroll 8, Logan-Magnolia 0
West Central Valley 2, Creston 0

GIRLS GOLF

East Union 252, Bedford NTS, Hamburg NTS
Medalist: Kenra Sleep, Bedford, 54
Runner-Up: Gwen Nixon, East Union, 55

Moravia 252, Wayne 257

BOYS GOLF

Bedford 164, East Union 210, Hamburg 234
Medalist: Keith Thompson, Hamburg, 33
Runner-Up: Michah Johnson, Bedford, 39

GIRLS TENNIS

Ballard 9, Audubon 0
Dallas Center-Grimes 7, Audubon 2
(A: The Wheelers got wins from Audrey Jensen at #1 Singles 8-2 and Briley Belnap at #5 singles 8-5.)

Dick Morrison Relays at Red Oak
04/07/2023

Glenwood won the AA division and Stanton won the Class A division of the Dick Morrison Relays at Red Oak on Thursday night.

A Division Team Scores

1. Stanton 132
2. Griswold 117
3. Southwest Valley 107
4. Lenox 81
5. Bedford 61
6. Sidney 44
7. Essex 28

Stanton picked up event wins from Lauren Johnson 400M, Carly Roberts 1500M, Elly McDonald 100M Hurdles, Addison Olson 400M Hurdles, 4x100M Relay, 4x200M Relay, and Shuttle Hurdle Relay.

Griswold won the 4x400M Relay (Whitney Pennock, Addison Adams, Emma Mundorf, Erynn Peterson 4:41.14), 4x800M Relay (Dakota Reynolds, Kate Tischer, Josie Millikan, Erynn Peterson 12:15.48), and Distance Medley (Kyleigh Hering, R’Nya Kirchoff, Marissa Askeland, Dakota Reynolds 5:03.62).

Southwest Valley’s Emma Cooper won the 100M and 200M.

AA Division Team Scores

1. Glenwood 202
2. Clarinda 201
3. Shenandoah 91
4. Red Oak 36

Glenwood picked up wins from Zoie Carda 100M, Allison Koontz 200M, Brookly Schultz 400M, 4x400M Relay, 4x800M Relay, Distance Medley, Shuttle Hurdle Relay, Keisi Duran High Jump, Abi Hiller Discus.

Clarinda’s Mayson Hartley won the 800M, 1500M, and 3000M.

Full results: 2023DickMorrisonRelays

The Iowa Hawkeye baseball team opens a three game Big Ten series tonight (Friday night) at Indiana. The Hawkeyes opened the league race by dropping two of three games against Maryland. Indiana is 5-1 in the Big Ten and is 15-0 this season at home.

That’s Iowa coach Rick Heller who expects Brody Brecht to take the mound in Friday’s opener. He took a line drive off of his ankle in last week’s start against Maryland.

Heller hopes eventually Iowa’s starting pitchers will eat up more innings but for right now the key remains the bullpen and an offense that averages nearly nine runs per game.

Iowa is 21-6 overall.

The Northern Iowa softball team takes a 9-0 Missouri Valley Conference record on the road to Indiana State for this (Friday) afternoon’s start of a three game series. The Panthers are at or near the top of nearly offensive category despite being without standout catcher Emmy Wells. The reigning Missouri Valley player of the year is out for the season with an arm injury. UNI coach Ryan Jacobs.

Sami Heyer and Kailyn Packard lead a deep pitching staff that has given up only seven runs in nine league games.

Indiana State is 7-3 and Jacobs says the Sycamores have a pitching staff that will challenge the Panthers.

Van Meter Early Bird Meet
04/06/2023

Girls Team Scores

1. ADM 209
2. Van Meter 147
3. Winterset 11.5
4. Greene County 81
5. Boone 68
6. ACGC 47
7. Panorama 35
8. CAM 23.5

Boys Team Scores

1. ADM 177.5
2. ACGC 128
3. Winterset 105.5
4. Earlham 72
5. Ogden 70.5
6. CAM 69.5
   T-6. Van Meter 69.5
   8th Greene County 40.50

ACGC’s Austin Kunkle won the 100M (11.04) and was 2nd in the 200M (22.58). Justin Reinhart won the 3200M (9:50.91). Lance Bunde took the High Jump. Payton Jacobe won the Shot Put (48-06).

CAM got a win form Sam Foreman in the 110M Hurdles (15.70) and Jack Follmann in the 400M Hurdles (55.88. The Cougars also won the Shuttle Hurdle Relay (Jack Follmann, Sam Foreman, Collin Bower, and Cale Maas 1:02.34)

Full results: Van Meter Early Bird 2023