With an eight million dolar pursue the John Deere Classic opens Thursday in the Quad Cities. George McNeilly reports.

Cedar Rapids native and 2012 winner Zach Johnson hopes to be in the hunt this week.

Lucas Glover won in 2021 and feels confident when he shows up to the tournament.

Hawkeye Ten
Glenwood 7, Atlantic 4
Creston 3, Shenandoah 0
Creston 7, St. Albert 6
Clarinda 2, Harlan 0
Red Oak 6, Nodaway Valley 1
Lewis Central 5, Kuemper Catholic 2

Western Iowa Conference
Council Bluffs Jefferson 7, Treynor 6
IKM/Manning 10, Ar-We-Va 0
Audubon 11, Glidden-Ralston 1

Raccoon River Conference
Boone 12, Newton 2
#9 Bondurant-Farrar 3, Carroll 0

Pride of Iowa Conference
Melcher-Dallas 8, Central Decatur 6

West Central Activities Conference
Panorama 8, Southwest Valley 1
ACGC 5, West Central Valley 2

Hawkeye Ten 

St. Albert 11, Red Oak 1
St. Albert 21, Red Oak 0
Creston 4, Shenandoah 0
Atlantic 2, Glenwood 1

Western Iowa Conference

#4 Audubon 9, Glidden-Ralston 2

Rolling Valley Conference

Nodaway Valley 4, CAM 0
Southeast Valley 13, Coon Rapids-Bayard 2

Corner Conference 

Riverside 6, #13 Griswold 5

Raccoon River Conference

#10 Winterset 7, Boone 3
#1 Valley 5, #10 Winterset 1
#11 Bondurant-Farrar 2, Newton 1
#9 Carlisle 3, #2 Dallas Center-Grimes 2

West Central Activities Conference 

#1 Van Meter 10, Madrid 0
#1 Van Meter 13, Madrid 0

HENLEY-ON-THAMES – The University of Iowa women’s rowing team fell to a strong Edinburgh University “B” boat, who posted the fastest time of the day in the Island Cup Challenge on Wednesday.

Tough conditions on the Thames did not make it an easy race for either boat, but the Hawkeyes fought Edinburgh until the very end. Iowa led EU through the barrier with a time of 2:09, which put them in the top three fastest crews during the first section of the race.

Iowa’s Quad will race Twickenham R.C. & Trentham B.C. on Thursday.  For more information on draws, race times, and live streaming: https://www.hrr.co.uk.

First held in 1839, the event has been held annually ever since, with the exception of the years affected by the two World Wars and the COVID-19 pandemic. Originally staged by the mayor and people of Henley as a public attraction with a fair and other amusements, the emphasis rapidly changed so that competitive amateur rowing became its main purpose. The Regatta took place on a single afternoon but proved so popular with oarsmen that the racing lasted for two days from 1840. Today, the regatta is staged for six days, ending on the first Sunday in July.

The Henley Royal Regatta is “the most prestigious regatta in the world,” according to its website. Races are held on the River Thames, one of London’s main attractions.

QUOTING HEAD COACH JEFF GARBUTT

“I’m extremely proud of how this group of women competed today on the water. They’ve done an incredible job of facing adversity this entire year and today was no different. Our nine women were aggressive and gutsy against a great boat. They represented the University of Iowa very well on this highly competitive stage.”

The Atlantic Trojan softball had a close 2-1 win against the Glenwood Rams on Wednesday night in Atlantic. From the start of the ball game both teams pitchers came to play. Riley Wood for Atlantic looked sharp only giving up 2 hits and clipping 2 strikeouts through the first 3 innings. Atlantic also had a slow start to the evening as the Trojans could only muster 2 hits in the first 2 innings. The Trojans finally found their momentum in the bottom of the 3rd with two outs as Lila Wiederstein hit a strong triple to get her to third. Zoey Kirchhoff had then a 1-2 count when she swung and hit the ball deep into left field over the fence for a 2-run homer making the game 2-0 for Atlantic. Glenwood had no response in the 4th or 5th innings as six straight batters were retired.

In the top of the 6th the Rams finally caught a break with a 3-error inning from Atlantic and a sac fly by Malynn Johnson to make the score 2-1. Atlantic’s next 3 batters were retired, and it all came down to the top of the 7th. The final three batters for Glenwood all grounded out and Atlantic claimed the 2-1 victory from a sharp throw to first from Zoey Kirchoff.

Atlantic’s 2-1 win came in part from an impressive night for Riley Wood who pitched 7 innings, had 1 earned run, 2 hits, 5 strikeouts, and 1 walk. Kirchoff also stood out for the Trojans going 2-2 at the plate with 2 RBI’s.

Atlantic head coach Terry Hinzmann liked the effort he saw from his ram throughout the night.

Coach Hinzmann noted that gritty wins are also good for a team when they know the post season is looming around the corner.

Atlantic improves to 24-12 with the win and play at home on Monday against Red Oak in a double-header. It’s an opportunity for the Trojans to develop more patience at the plate.

Glenwood drops to 19-8 with their loss and head to Missouri Valley on Monday.