First Team
Jaxon Schumacher (Treynor)
Justice Weers (Tri – Center)
Jack Vanfossan (Underwood)
Gavin Smith (Audubon)
Max Nielsen (IKM – Manning)
Mason Boothby (Underwood)
Cody Gilpin (Missouri Valley)
Jaxon Johnson (Tri – Center)
Nick Denning (AHSTW)
Grady Jeppesen (Riverside)
Kaden Snyder (Treynor)
Michael Turner (Tri – Center)
Jake Reimer (Underwood)

Second Team
Gavin Larsen (Audubon)
Brayden Lund (AHSTW)
Gage Clausen (Missouri Valley)
Kadin Bonham (Missouri Valley)
Wes Vana (Loma)
Garrett Luett (Underwood)
Kaeden Pleas (Riverside)
Sean McGee (Tri – Center)
Alex Corrin (Tri – Center)
Clayton Luett (Underwood)
Kaleb Kuhl (Loma)
Brady Wallace (Treynor)
Kaiden Rodenburg (Underwood)
Charlie Schrage (Treynor)

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State wide receiver Xavier Hutchinson has been named to the Biletnikoff Award watch list, given annually to the nation’s best receiver regardless of position. Hutchinson, who was named to the Preseason All-Big 12 Football Team earlier this month, is entering his redshirt senior season as one of the Big 12’s top receiving targets.

A native of Jacksonville, Florida, Hutchinson had an impressive 2021 season, earning First Team All-Big 12 honors for the second-straight season while breaking the ISU single-season record and leading the Big 12 Conference with 83 receptions.

Hutchinson had 987 receiving yards and five touchdowns last season, running his career totals to 147 receptions, 1,758 yards and nine touchdown receptions. He leads all active Big 12 receivers in career receptions (T-14th nationally) and receiving yards (18th nationally).

Hutchinson was 23rd nationally in catches per game (6.4) and owns an active streak of 25-straight games with a reception. He had a monster performance against Oklahoma State with career highs in catches (12) and receiving yards (125).

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Class 2A Semifinals

4:30—#2 Estherville Lincoln Central vs.  #6 Mid-Prairie, Wellman

7:00—#1 Van Meter vs. #4 Beckman Catholic, Dyersville

Class 4A Semifinals

5:00—#1 Johnston vs. #5 Waukee Northwest

7:30—#2 Iowa City, City High vs. #6 Dowling Catholic, W.D.M.

Class 1A Semifinals

St. Mary’s, Remsen 10, Kingsley-Pierson 0 (5 innings)

New London 16, Newman Catholic, Mason City 1 (4 innings)

Class 3A Semifinals

Assumption, Davenport 13, Independence 3 (5 innings)

Epworth, Western Dubuque 9, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 6

Class 5A Third Place 

3:30 p.m. – Iowa Central Field
West Des Moines Valley (27-14) vs. Muscatine (36-5)

Class 5A Championship

5:00 p.m. – Kruger Seeds Field
Fort Dodge (37-6) vs. Waukee Northwest (34-7)

Class 4A Third Place Game

6:00 p.m. – Iowa Central Field
Carlisle (28-11) vs. North Scott (29-11)

Class 4A Championship

7:30 p.m. – Kruger Seeds Field
Winterset (36-4) vs. Dallas Center-Grimes (35-6)

Class 5A Semifinals

Fort Dodge 10, West Des Moines Valley 0 Box Score

Waukee Northwest 7, #2 Muscatine 2 Box Score

Class 4A Semifinals

Winterset 7,  Carlisle 1 Box Score

Dallas Center-Grimes 9, North Scott 3 Box Score

Class 3A Consolations

Ballard 8, Sioux Center 1 Box Score

Class 3A Semifinals

Mount Vernon 2, Saydel 0 Box Score

Davenport Assumption 1,  Williamsburg 0 Box Score

Class 2A Consolations

Louisa-Muscatine 7, Logan-Magnolia 2 Box Score

Van Meter  12, Mount Ayr 3 Box Score

Class 2A Semifinals

Wilton 14, North Union 1 Box Score

Iowa City Regina 7, Central Springs 4 Box Score

Class 1A Consolations

Newman Catholic 5,  Remsen St. Mary’s 4  Box Score

Newell-Fonda 7, Lisbon 1 Box Score

Class 1A Semifinals

Southeast Warren 6, North Linn 2 Box Score

Twin Cedars 7, Martensdale-St. Marys 2 Box Score

Iowa coach Fran McCaffery is not surprised Keegan Murray had a successful debut this summer. The former Hawkeye All-American was named the MVP of the NBA Summer League after averaging more than 23 points and seven rebounds. He was taken fourth in the draft by the Sacramento Kings.

McCaffery says Murray knows it gets tougher from here.

Murray shot 50 percent from the field in the summer league and 40 percent from three point range.

IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa senior Ben Beutel will sign an undrafted free agent contract with the Chicago White Sox organization, it was announced following the conclusion of the 2022 Major League Draft.

Beutel is the fifth Hawkeye from the 2022 team that will continue with a Major League Baseball organization.  Iowa had four players – Adam Mazur, Peyton Williams, Dylan Nedved and Duncan Davitt – selected in the 2022 MLB Draft.

The Davenport, Iowa, native had a breakout senior season in 2022, finishing 3-0 with a 1.47 ERA and four saves in 29 appearances – the most on the team.  The southpaw finished with 41 strikeouts to just six walks over 30 2/3 innings and he allowed just 22 hits.

During the season, Beutel picked off nine base runners, which led to him earning a Rawlings Gold Glove as the best defensive pitcher in Division I college baseball.  He was also an ABCA/Rawlings second-team All-Midwest Region and a second-team All-Big Ten honoree.

Beutel finished his collegiate career with a 4-4 record and a 4.84 ERA.  He had 71 strikeouts over 74 1/3 career innings.

Iowa junior defensive tackle Logan Lee says it was worth the wait to get on the field. After redshirting in 2019, the native of Illinois saw action in only two games in 2020 before bursting on the scene a year ago. Lee started all 14 games and finished with 48 tackles, including three sacks.

Lee says he is working on improving his pass rush this upcoming season.

Lee is part of a defensive line that he says will have even more depth with several new faces.

Iowa opens September third against South Dakota State.