AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State men’s basketball team will travel to DePaul in the 2023 BIG EAST/Big 12 Battle on Friday, Dec. 1 at Wintrust Arena in Chicago.

Iowa State is 3-0 in the BIG EAST/Big 12 Battle, defeating St. John’s 71-60 last season, Creighton 64-58 in 2021 and No. 16 Seton Hall 76-66 in 2019 at Hilton Coliseum. The 2020 meeting with DePaul was canceled due to COVID-19 health and safety protocols just hours before tipoff.

The Cyclones and Blue Demons will be meeting for just the second time. DePaul defeated Iowa State 67-63 on Dec. 20, 1967 in Chicago. The Blue Demons went 10-23 last season, advancing to the BIG EAST Tournament Quarterfinals.

With each conference adding member schools since the start of the original agreement, the Battle will increase from 10 to 11 matchups for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons. The Big 12 will host six games in 2023-24 while the BIG EAST will host six the following season.

The Battle matchups are jointly determined by the two conferences, with the home team choosing the venue of its game. Broadcast arrangements for the contests will be determined by the national television rights holder of the home team, which is ESPN for the Big 12 and FOX Sports for the BIG EAST.

Game times and television networks will be announced when available.

2023 BIG EAST-Big 12 Battle Schedule
November 30          Texas Tech at Butler
November 30          Creighton at Oklahoma State
December 1             Iowa State at DePaul
December 1             Houston at Xavier
December 1             Connecticut at Kansas
December 1             St John’s at West Virginia
December 2             TCU at Georgetown
December 5             Texas at Marquette
December 5             Providence at Oklahoma
December 5             Villanova at Kansas State
December 5             Seton Hall at Baylor

The Atlantic girls golf team is getting geared up for the 2023 season and they have some solid returning experience. Four letterwinners return from a team that won the Hawkeye Ten Conference Tournament a year ago. Seniors Lexi Noelck and Abby Smith return along with juniors Belle Berg and Abby Muller. The rest of the varsity roster will be filled out with some young golfers and head coach Kathy Hobson said the top of the roster have done a great job leading.

Coach Hobson has been pleased with the work the team has put in so far and she said they are trying to develop a team that has a great attitude on the course.

It can take some time playing to understand the course, situational shot making, and rules. Coach Hobson said they try to simulate some of those things the best they can in practice.

Early on Coach Hobson said they are just looking for consistency and how the girls handle themselves in tough spots.

The Trojans open up the season tonight at Atlantic Golf and Country Club against Creston.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa sophomore pitcher Brody Brecht was named to the midseason Golden Spikes Award Watch List, it was announced Wednesday by USA Baseball.

Since 1978 the award has been given to the top amateur baseball player in the country. The midseason list features 45 of the nation’s best athletes from both college and high school baseball. Brecht is one of 24 athletes who have played their way on to the list since the preseason list was announced on Feb. 10.

Former Hawkeye Jake Adams was a semifinalist for the award in 2017. Tim Costo was a finalist in 1990.

The Ankeny, Iowa, native leads the Hawkeyes with a 2.60 ERA in seven starts. He has thrown 33 2/3 innings and holds a 2-1 record. Brecht has struck out 59, while walking 24.

Brecht ranks 14th in the nation in hits allowed per nine innings (5.08), 11th in strikeouts (59) and third in strikeouts-per-nine innings (15.77).

In games where TrackMan data is available, Brecht has hit 100+ MPH 26 times and 95+ MPH 189 times.

Brecht was named a freshman All-American by Collegiate Baseball and Perfect Game a season ago.

Past winners of this prestigious award include current Major League Baseball players such as Adley Rutschman (’19), Andrew Vaughn (’18), Brendan McKay (’17), Kyle Lewis (’16), Andrew Benintendi (’15), Kris Bryant (’13), Mike Zunino (’12), Bryce Harper (’10) and Stephen Strasburg (’09).

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa football team will hold an open practice Saturday, April 22, in Kinnick Stadium. The open practice will conclude Iowa’s spring drills and is free.

Gates to Kinnick Stadium will open at 9:45 a.m. (CT) with practice scheduled to begin at 10:45 a.m. Fans will be able to enter select gates, including Gates A (south end zone) B (southwest) and H (northwest). Regular season game-day search procedures will be in place and fans will be allowed to sit in the south and west stands.

Free parking will be available on hard surface lots, while normal ramp fees will be charged. Tailgating will not be allowed. Concession stands will be open at select locations on the concourse with limited menu items available. Additional information is available at hawkeyesports.com/FootballGameday.

The Hawkeyes open the 2023 season Saturday, Sept. 2, hosting nonconference foe Utah State. Following a trip to Ames on Sept. 9 to meet Iowa State in the annual Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series game, the Hawkeyes will close the nonconference season Sept. 16 by hosting Western Michigan.

In Big Ten Conference play, the Hawkeyes host Michigan State (Sept. 30), Purdue (Oct. 7), Minnesota (Oct. 21), Rutgers (Nov. 11) and Illinois (Nov. 18). Road games include traveling to Penn State (Sept. 30), Wisconsin (Oct. 14), Northwestern at Wrigley Field (Nov. 4) and Nebraska (Nov. 24) on Black Friday.

PHILADELPHIA — University of Iowa All-American Caitlin Clark was named the Dawn Staley Award honoree, which is presented annually to the most outstanding women’s basketball point guard who achieves tremendous on-court success. The announcement was made by the Phoenix Club of Philadelphia.

This marks the third time Clark has won the award. She also the first player to win the award three times.

The most dominant player in women’s college basketball, Clark has already been recognized as the 2023 Naismith Trophy, Wade Trophy, Associated Press, Ann Meyers Drysdale, and The Athletic National Player of the Year, as well as being voted a Big Ten Player of the Year for the second consecutive season. A unanimous first team Associated Press and All-Big Ten honoree, Clark also excels in the classroom being voted the 2023 Academic All-American of the Year.

Clark finished the season averaging 27.8 points per game, 8.6 assists per game, and 7.1 rebounds per game. She became the first player in NCAA Division I women’s basketball history to record 1,055 points and 320 assists in a single season. Both of which shattered Big Ten and school single season records.

Clark helped lead the Hawkeyes to their first National Championship appearance in school history in her junior season.

With a new quarterback and a new pronunciation of his last name Iowa receiver Nico Ragaini hopes to put up big numbers next season. Ragaini had 34 receptions and one touchdown during an 8-5 season before deciding to use his COVID year to return.

Tight ends Sam LaPorta and Luke Lachey combined for 86 receptions last season and Ragaini is expecting there to be more balance this year.

Ragaini used the offseason to build chemistry with quarterback Cade McNamara.

The Hawkeyes close out spring drills April 22nd.

With a season under his belt Iowa State quarterback Hunter Dekkers hope to take the next step during spring drills. Dekkers passed for more than three thousand yards, including 19 touchdowns and 14 interceptions during a 4-8 season.

Dekkers says his experience will help make him more of a leader this season.

Dekkers spent the offseason working with new offensive coordinator Nate Scheelhaase. He was elevated to that spot after former offensive coordinator Tom Manning was fired.

Scheelhaase also doubles as the quarterbacks coach.

Dekkers says having Scheelhaase as his position coach is a plus.

Scheelhaase spent the offseason working with Dekkers about decision making.

Scheelhaase says he has enjoyed working with Dekkers on the field.

Scheelhaase says there have been no lasting effects of a shoulder injury Dekkers suffered in the season finale at TCU.

The Cyclones close out spring drills on April 22nd.

Photo credit: Iowa Central

Atlantic alum and current Iowa Central runner Taylor McCreedy announced her decision earlier this week to continue her track, cross country, and academic career at Northwest Missouri State University next season. KJAN Sports caught up with Taylor to talk about her career at Iowa Central and the decision making process for the next step. Taylor has had a lot of success at Iowa Central, including helping the Tritons to a NJCAA Women’s Half Marathon National Championship this past fall. She said that was an awesome experience.

McCreedy said it certainly was an adjustment moving from high school to collegiate running with the schedule that she has throughout the year.

McCreedy said it was fun to go through the recruiting process again as her two years at Iowa Central winds down. She narrowed her choices down to Northwest, SDSU, and UMKC. She said the acadmic side of things helped her narrow things down and then the visit to Northwest sold her.

McCreedy talked about the things that have helped her excel at the college level after struggling through some injuries in high school.

Competitions will continue for her Iowa Central team up through the first week of May and then a couple weeks later they will head to the national outdoor meet in New Mexico. McCreedy has already qualified for Nationals in the 5K and Steeplechase.

Listen to the full interview with Taylor below.

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The Atlantic school district is reminding the public that, as the weather warms up and we get back into outside sports, pets are not allowed at IHSAA/IGHSAU sanctioned events (all of our events) per policy by our state organizations. Here is the exact wording of the policy in case there are questions:

“Any persons found with a pet at an event will be removed from the premises. However, this policy shall comply with the provisions of Iowa Code §216C. 1. For purposes of this section, “service dog” means a dog specially trained to assist a person with a disability, whether described as a service dog, a support dog, an independence dog, or otherwise. “Assistive animal” means a simian or other animal specially trained or in the process of being trained to assist a person with a disability. 2. A person with a disability, a person assisting a person with a disability by controlling the service dog or an assistive animal, or a person training a service dog or an assistive animal has the right to be accompanied by a service dog or an assistive animal, under control, in any of the places listed in sections 216C.3 and 216C.4 without being required to make additional payment for the service dog or assistive animal. The person is liable for damage done to any premises or facility by a service dog or assistive animal.”

Please make sure you are abiding by this rule and at home and away events.

Thank you for your cooperation.

Riverside Girls Invitational Meet
04/04/2023

Team Scores

1. Riverside 193
2. Logan-Magnolia 130
3. Tri-Center 59
4. East Mills 46
5. Missouri Valley 45
6. AHSTW 33
7. Griswold 30
8. Sidney 23
9. West Harrison 18

Riverside picked up individual wins from: Veronica Andrusyshyn 100M (13.30), Lydia Erickson 200M (27.26) and 400M (1:04.38), Olivia Lund in the High Jump (4-10.00), and Madison Kelley in the Shot Put (34-03.00) and Discus (104-11). The Lady Dawgs also won the 4x100M Relay (Elly Henderson, Lydia Erickson, Emma Gordon, Andrusyshyn 53.50), 4x400M Relay (Adaline Martens, Veronica Schechinger, Bentley Rone, Carly Henderson 4:27.48), 4x800M Relay (Carly Henderson, Martens, Bailey Richardson, Elly Henderson 10:31.64.), and Sprint Medley (Elly Henderson, Emma Gordon, Andrusyshyn, Erickson 1:55.21).

Tri-Center’s Isah VanArsdol won the 800M in 2:32.04.

Logan-Magnolia got wins from Allysen Johnsen in the 1500M (5:34.03) and Madison Sporrer in the 3000M (11:57.24). They also won the 4x200M Relay, Distance Medley, and Shuttle Hurdle Relay.

Full results: RiversideGirlsInvite2023