Iowa State quarterback Hunter Dekkers hopes the rapid growth of a young offense continues in Saturday’s Big 12 open against 17th ranked Baylor. Dekkers has completed more than 74 percent of his passes and has eight touchdowns in a 3-0 start.

This series has featured close and hard fought games.

Dekkers says Baylor’s speed on defense is a concern.

Dekkers has leaned on senior receiver Xavier Hutchinson in the first three games. Hutchinson has 28 receptions, including five for touchdowns.

Iowa State safety Anthony Johnson expects a hard fought game on Saturday when the Cyclones host 17th ranked Baylor in their Big 12 opener. ISU dropped a 31-29 heartbreaker in Waco last season.

Johnson expects this game to go into the fourth quarter as well.

The 2018 game in Ames featured a fight that led to the ejection of several players.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa, in conjunction with the Big Ten Conference, announced start times and television information for select women’s basketball games for the 2022-23 season.

In all, the nationally-ranked Hawkeyes have been selected to appear on television 18 times during the regular season, including 14 conference games, most of any Big Ten school.

For the first time in league history there will be two women’s basketball games televised over the air on FOX, with both contests including the Hawkeyes (at Michigan on Jan. 7; vs. Nebraska on Jan. 28).

Iowa will appear on ESPN or ESPN2 a minimum of five times, most amongst Big Ten teams, while its game versus Oregon State will be televised on ESPNU and Duke/UCONN will air on either ABC or ESPN2. Both neutral site games are part of the Phil Knight Legacy Tournament in Portland, Oregon.

All remaining Big Ten games and home nonconference contests will be streamed on B1G+ (subscription). Game times for those games, along with road dates at Drake (Nov. 13) and Kansas State (Nov. 17), will be announced in the coming weeks.

Iowa returns 11 letterwinners, including all five starters: Caitlin Clark, Monika Czinano, Gabbie Marshall, Kate Martin and McKenna Warnock. Clark was a consensus All-American, Nancy Lieberman Point Guard of the Year, Dawn Staley Guard of the Year, Big Ten Player of the Year, Big Ten Tournament MVP and was a finalist for the Naismith Award, WBCA Wade Trophy and John R. Wooden Award. Czinano was named an Associated Press and WBCA All-America honorable mention, and was a Lisa Leslie Center of the Year semifinalist.

Iowa gets ready for its Big Ten opener and first road trip when the Hawkeyes visit Rutgers under the lights. The Scarlet Knights are 3-0 and expect a big crowd.

That’s Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz who says they are preparing for a hostile environment.

Rutgers has started three different quarterbacks and Ferentz says the Hawkeyes are preparing for all of them.

This game will feature two struggling offenses that may be dealing with bad field position. Australian born punters Tory Taylor from Iowa and Adam Korsack from Rutgers are two of the nation’s best.

Keagan Johnson may not play this week but Iowa’s receivers are getting healthier. Brody Brecht saw his first extensive action and Ferentz believes they key is more practice time.

If recent history is any indication Saturday’s Big 12 opener between Iowa State and 17th ranked Baylor will be a nail biter. The teams have split their last six meetings and four of the games have been decided by three points or less.

That’s Iowa State coach Matt Campbell the Bears edged the Cyclones 31-29 last season in Waco. ISU is 3-0 and the Cyclone defense faces it toughest challenge so far.

This game has the makings of a defensive slugfest but Campbell says it is important to be ready to adjust.

Campbell says Baylor is a well rounded team.

Campbell was asked about the loss of traditions and rivalries in college football. Oklahoma and Oklahoma State announced the Bedlam Series will be discontinued when the Sooners leave for the S-E-C.

Hawkeye Ten Conference

(3-2) Atlantic def Shenandoah
(3-0) Kuemper Catholic 25-25-25, Atlantic 13-7-22
(3-0) Kuemper Catholic 25-25-25, Shenandoah 13-7-22

(3-0) Clarinda 25-25-25, Mount Ayr 20-17-16
(3-0) Red Oak 25-25-25, Harlan 21-19-15
(3-0) St. Albert 25-25-25, Denison-Schleswig 9-8-9

Western Iowa Conference

(3-0) Missouri Valley 25-25-25, AHSTW 23-7-8
(3-0) Treynor 25-25-25, IKM-Manning 17-14-10
(3-1) Underwood 24-25-25-25, Audubon 26-21-19-21

Rolling Valley Conference

(3-0) Boyer Valley 25-2-5-25, Woodbine 17-21-13
(3-0) Glidden-Ralston 25-25-25, Coon Rapids-Bayard 13-10-13
(3-1) Ar-We-Va def Exira-EHK
(3-0) CAM 25-25-25, Paton-Churdan 5-11-19

Corner Conference

(3-0) East Mills 25-25-25, Fremont-Mills 6-20-17
(3-0) Griswold 25-25-25, Essex 7-12-14 (G: Linsey Keiser 8 aces. Carolina Arcia 5 aces, 24 assists, 6 digs. Makenna Askeland 13 kills, 11 digs.)

Pride of Iowa Conference

(3-1) Southwest Valley 25-25-22-30, Lenox 20-8-25-28
(3-0) Nodaway Valley 25-27-25, Bedford 19-25-10

Other Scores

(3-2) Carroll 22-25-12-25-15, Ballard 25-22-25-21-13
(3-0) CB Abraham Lincoln 25-30-25, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 21-28-18
(3-0) Sioux City East 25-25-25, CB Thomas Jefferson 11-8-10
(2-0) Twin Cedars 25-25, Orient-Macksburg 10-5
(2-0) Lamoni 25-25, Orient-Macksburg 15-15

Creston XC Meet
Southwestern Community College
09/20/2022

Girls Team Scores

1. Clarinda 28
2. Atlantic 29
3. Creston 77
4. Red Oak 120

Girls Individual Top Ten

1. Mayson Hartley, Clarinda
2. Raenna Henke, Clarinda
3. Ava Rush, Atlantic
4. Claire Pellett, Atlantic
5. Maya Hunter, Clarinda
6. Belle Berg, Atlantic
7. Katrina Williams, Atlantic
8. Amelia Hesse, Clarinda
9. Faith Altman, Atlantic
10. Emmma Pantini, Creston

Boys Team Scores

1. Glenwood 22
2. Clarinda 65
3. Atlantic 66
4. Chariton 83
5. Creston 142

Boys Individual Top Ten

1. Bryant Keller, Glenwood
2. Treyton Schaapherder, Clarinda
3. Andrew Smith, Glnewood
4. Kyle Wagoner, Clarinda
5. Preston Slayman, Glenwood
6. Kevin Coots, Glenwood
7. Ilam Hays, Glenwood
8. Jackson Griffin, Glenwood
9. Alex Sonntag, Atlantic
10. Maverick Mixan, Glenwood

Full results HERE

IOWA CITY, Iowa – The Big Ten Conference announced the 2022-23 wrestling schedule on Tuesday.  The Hawkeyes will compete in four home and four away duals during the regular season.

Iowa will open conference action against Illinois on Jan. 6 on Mediacom Mat inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena.  The Hawkeyes will also host league duals against Northwestern (Jan. 13), Nebraska (Jan. 20) and Michigan (Feb. 10).

The Hawkeyes’ road slate includes duals at Purdue (Jan. 8), Wisconsin (Jan. 22), Penn State (Jan. 27) and Minnesota (Feb. 3).

The 2023 Big Ten Championships will be held in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on March 4-5 and the 2023 NCAA Championships will be held in Tulsa, Oklahoma, from March 16-18.

Iowa’s complete schedule will be released once finalized.

2022-23 Iowa Wrestling Schedule (Big Ten only)

Jan. 6     Illinois
Jan. 8     at Purdue
Jan. 13   Northwestern
Jan. 20   Nebraska
Jan. 22   at Wisconsin
Jan. 27   at Penn State
Feb. 3    at Minnesota
Feb. 10  Michigan

The Iowa Association of Track Coaches has released their latest team cross country rankings. Here is a look at the area ranked teams.

Class 3A Girls

9. Glenwood
11. Atlantic
16. Harlan

Class 3A Boys

7. Gilbert
15. Lewis Central

Class 2A Girls

9. Clarinda

Class 1A Girls

1 Logan-Magnolia
11. IKM-Manning
13. ACGC
18. Mount Ayr

Class 1A Boys

1 ACGC
6. St. Albert
7. Woodbine
8. IKM-Manning
16. Riverside

Full rankings HERE

UNI coach Mark Farley says the Panthers don’t run from problems but meet them head on. UNI is 0-3 on the season and returns to Missouri Valley action this week at Western Illinois.

Farley says the Panthers are not far off.

Farley says by eliminating a few mistakes the Panthers could be 2-1 right now and feeling much different about the start.

Improved tackling is a focus and Farley says it begins with attitude. The play of the defense has been alarming and UNI ranks near the bottom of FCS by giving up 518 yards per game.

Farley says tackling issues are not solved simply by doing more hitting in practice.

Farley wants his team to focus on what it takes to get better this week and not look ahead on the schedule.