Former Iowa star tight end T.J. Hockenson hopes his fourth season can be a breakout year for the Detroit Lions. Hockenson had 61 catches, including four touchdowns in a season that was cut short by hand surgery. The Lions finished 3-13-1.

Hockenson likes to potential of the offense under new coordinator Ben Johnson.

Hockenson believes the offense will do a better job of spreading the field and giving him for favorable matchups.

Iowa junior Kris Murray withdrew his name from the NBA Draft but he will be at the draft Thursday night in the Barclay’s Center.

Twin Brother Keegan is considered a possible top five pick after an All-American sophomore season with the Hawkeyes.

Kris says he felt he will benefit from another year in the Iowa program.

Kris discovered how high his profile is during Iowa’s kids camp last week.

The Exira-EHK Spartans softball team picked up a 3-1 win over Woodbine on Monday night and locked up the Rolling Valley Conference Championship. Macy Emgarten dazzled in the circle with 19 strikeouts, no walks, and just two hits and 1 run allowed. Emgarten said a lot was working in her favor.

The Spartans moved their RVC record 14-0 and grab the conference title. Spartans Head Coach Andrea Schwery loved the effort.

The Spartans used some timely bunched hitting early to get their three runs. Woodbine got a run on an outfielding error in the first but the Spartans quickly responded to tie in the bottom half of the inning. Shay Burmeister got aboard with a two out single and Mollie Rasmussen drove her in with a double as the next batter. Coach Schwery liked the resiliency.

The Spartans got RBI hits from Gemini Goodwin and Alisa Partridge in the 2nd to push the lead to 3-1 and that’s where it would stay.

The Spartans improved to 18-2 overall and the Tigers fall to 15-4. Exira-EHK will be back in action on Wednesday.at home against Glidden-Ralston.

SOFTBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Glenwood 6, Atlantic 5 (10 innings, G: Liz Thiesen walk off RBI single)

Atlantic 3, Glenwood 1
Creston 14, St. Albert 0
Creston 14, St. Albert 1
Denison-Schleswig 6, MVAOCOU 2
Harlan 16, Red Oak 6
Kuemper Catholic 11, Shenandoah 1
Kuemper Catholic 15, Shenandoah 11
Lewis Central 12, Clarinda 5

Western Iowa Conference

Logan-Magnolia 11, IKM-Manning 1
Missouri Valley 8, Audubon 7 (MV: Lea Gute game winning RBI, Lady Reds rallied from down 7-1)
Treynor 12, Riverside 2 (5 innings)
Underwood 10, Tri-Center 0 (5 innings)

Rolling Valley Conference

Coon Rapids-Bayard 14, Ar-We-Va 2
Exira-EHK 3, Woodbine 1 (E: Macy Emgarten 19 K’s)
Glidden-Ralston 13, West Harrison 3

Corner Conference

Essex 5, Sidney 1
Sidney 12, Essex 0
Griswold 8, Fremont-Mills 0
Stanton 16, East Mills 5

Pride of Iowa Conference

East Union 8, Melcher-Dallas 7
Orient-Macksburg 7, Bedford 6
Wayne 11, Grand View Christian 0

Other Scores

Madrid 6, Panorama 3

BASEBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Atlantic 3, Glenwood 1
Glenwood 12, Atlantic 0 (G: Kayden Anderson 46 pitch Perfect Game)
Harlan 14, Red Oak 0
Harlan 21, Red Oak 3
Lewis Central 15, Clarinda 4
Lewis Central 20, Clarinda 1

Western Iowa Conference

Logan-Magnolia 10, IKM-Manning 7
Treynor 11, Riverside 0 (5 innings)

Rolling Valley Conference

Coon Rapids-Bayard 5, Ar-We-Va 4 (CRB: Cooper Kock 3-run homer in 7th)
Exira-EHK vs. Woodbine
West Harrison 11, Glidden-Ralston 1

Corner Conference

Fremont-Mills 16, Griswold 1

Pride of Iowa Conference

Bedford 12, Seymour 1
Central Decatur 19, Murray 8
Lenox 8, Grand View Christian 2
Martensdale-St. Marys 12, Lamoni 11
Moravia 6, Southeast Warren 3
Mount Ayr 13, Wayne 10

Other Scores

Madrid 11, Panorama 7
North Polk 16, Carroll 1
Ogden 9, ACGC 3

Former Iowa star Micah Hyde says the Buffalo Bills are focused on taking the next step. The Bills are coming off two straight AFC East division titles but despite all the progress have come up short in the playoffs.

Hyde feels the signing of two time Super Bowl winner Von Miller at outside linebacker could be a difference maker.

Hyde says Miller’s championship history is a plus.

Iowa sophomore Payton Sandfort has experienced growth on the court and off. The Waukee native is coming off a freshman season in which he averaged just over five points per game and shot 37-percent from three point range. He is also approaching six feet, eight inches.

Sandfort’s role increased as the Hawkeyes made a second half run that included the Big Ten Tournament championship.

Sandfort was able to find a role even though he was part of a team loaded with veteran players.

Sandfort is working on areas this summer that will help him get an expanded role next season.

Friday’s Games

Notre Dame 7, Texas 3
Oklahoma 13, Texas A&M 8

Saturday’s Games

Ole Miss 5, Auburn 1
Arkansas 17, Stanford 2

Sunday’s Schedule

Texas A&M 10, Texas 2 (Texas Eliminated)
Oklahoma 6, Notre Dame 2

Monday’s Schedule
Auburn vs. Stanford | Elimination game | 2 p.m. ET Monday | ESPN
Ole Miss vs. Arkansas | 7 p.m. ET Monday | ESPN

BASEBALL

Battle of the Bluffs

Lewis Central 13, Winterset 3
Lewis Central 6, Waukee 5
Solon 13, St. Albert 5
Des Moines Lincoln 19, CB Thomas Jefferson 6
ADM 6, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 2
North Polk 2, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 0
Sioux City East 3, Bettendorf 1
Waukee Northwest 11, Sioux City East 1
North Polk 7, Glenwood 1
ADM 5, Glenwood 3
Waukee Northwest 16, CB Abraham Lincoln 1
CB Abraham Lincoln 9 Bettendorf 8
Bishop Heelan 8, Waukee 5
Winterset 6, Bishop Heelan 0
Sioux City East 3, Bettendorf 1

Boyer Valley Tournament

Boyer Valley 13, Logan-Magnolia 3
Westwood 9, Logan-Magnolia 7

West Harrison Tournament

West Harrison 8, Whiting 2
West Harrison 11, Sidney 0
Whiting 6, Sidney 3

Woodbine Tournament

ACGC 9, OABCIG 1
Woodbine 10, OABCIG 9
Woodbine 5, ACGC 3

Other Scores

Clarinda 10, East Mills 0
Moravia 11, Martensdale-St. Marys 8
Martensdale-St. Marys 14, Moravia 1
Nevada 17, West Central Valley 2
Southeast Warren 4, I-35 3

SOFTBALL

Fort Dodge Tournament

St. Edmond 7, Atlantic 6
Atlantic 7, Bishop Heelan 5
Ankeny 6, Ames 4
Ankeny 7, Ballard 4
Bishop Heelan 12, Sioux City East 6
Fort Dodge 11, Muscatine 1
Pleasant Valley 7, Ames 4
Winterset 8, Williamsburg 3
Winterset 9, Fort Dodge 5

ACGC Tournament

Audubon 13, Coon Rapids-Bayard 5 (A: Head Coach Eric Borkowski 100th Career Win)
Audubon 22, Panorama 1
Coon Rapids-Bayard 6, ACGC 5
MVAOCOU 8, Audubon 2
MVAOCOU 8, Southwest Valley 7
Southwest Valley 12, Panorama 3
Southwest Valley 6, ACGC 4
Treynor 12, Coon Rapids-Bayard 11
Treynor 8, Boyer Valley 2
Treynor 14, MVAOCOU 0

Denison-Schleswig Tournament

Denison-Schleswig 8, Pocahontas Area 4
Glenwood 5, Ridge View 3
Logan-Magnolia 12, Glenwood 2
Logan-Magnolia 10, Ridge View 1
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 14, Denison-Schleswig 0
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 13, Pocahontas Area 1

Griswold Tournament

Exira-EHK 5, Mount Ayr 3 (E: Makenzie Riley HR, 3 RBI. Alisa Partridge 3 hits, 3 runs. Macy Emgarten 1 RBI, 12 K’s)
Exira-EHK 9, Griswold 3 (E: Alisa Partridge HR, 3 hits, 2 RBI, 2 runs)
Griswold 7, Mounty Ayr 1 (G: Brenna Rossell 2 hits, 2 RBI, 1 run. Abby Gohlinghorst 2 hits, 1 RBI)

Martensdale-St. Marys Tournament

Martensdale-St. Marys 12, Essex 0
Martensdale-St. Marys 15, AHSTW 6
Martensdale-St. Marys 5, Webster City 4
AHSTW 12, Essex 0
AHSTW 10, Webster City 3
Webster City 13, Essex 0

Orient-Macksburg Tournament

Murray 8, East Union 7
Murray 17, Orient-Macksburg 12
East Union 12, Orient-Macksburg 4
Melcher-Dallas 17, Lenox 7
Lenox 17, Mormon Trail 7
Melcher-Dallas vs. Mormon Trail

Oskaloosa Tournament

Albia 5, Wayne 3
Creston 6, Oskaloosa 3
Creston 6, North Butler 2
Wayne 7, North Butler 0

Shenandoah Tournament

Fremont-Mills 17, Stanton 12
Missouri Valley 7, Shenandoah 0
Missouri Valley 12, Fremont-Mills 0
Shenandoah 10, Stanton 0

Waukee Northwest Tournament

Southeast Polk 14, CB Abraham Lincoln 1
Waukee Northwest 11, CB Abraham Lincoln 4

Other Scores

Southeast Warren 2, I-35 1

BASEBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Mid-Prairie 9, Denison-Schleswig 1
Red Oak 1, Clear Lake 0

Western Iowa Conference

Missouri Valley 6, Logan-Magnolia 2
Riverside 7, IKM-Manning 5
Treynor 10, Tri-Center 4
Underwood 12, AHSTW 2

Rolling Valley Conference 

Ar-We-Va 6, Glidden-Ralston 5
Coon Rapids-Bayard 16, Boyer Valley 2
West Harrison 13, Exira-EHK 5
Woodbine 16, Whiting 6

Corner Conference 

East Mills 15, Essex 0
Fremont-Mills 13, Stanton 1

Pride of Iowa Conference 

Central Decatur 12, Wayne 8
Lenox 9, Bedford 3
Lenox 11, Bedford 10
Martensdale-St. Marys 3, Southeast Warren 1
Mount Ayr 12, Southwest Valley 2
Nodaway Valley 12, East Union 2

Other Scores

Sioux City North 8, CB Thomas Jefferson 4
Sioux City North 2, CB Thomas Jefferson 0

SOFTBALL

Fort Dodge Tournament 

Williamsburg 11, Atlantic 0
Central Springs 13, Atlantic 3
Ankeny 9, Bishop Heelan Catholic 3
Cedar Rapids Kennedy 13, Sioux City East 2
Fort Dodge 10, Sioux City East 0
Waterloo Columbus 13, Bishop Heelan Catholic 7

Waukee Northwest Tournament 

Dowling Catholic 13, CB Abraham Lincoln 1
Waukee 9, CB Abraham Lincoln 2

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Clarinda 4, Glenwood 3
Kuemper Catholic 12, Boone 11

Western Iowa Conference 

Logan-Magnolia 4, Missouri Valley 0
Riverside 15, IKM-Manning 12
Treynor 10, Tri-Center 3
Underwood 19, AHSTW 5

Rolling Valley Conference 

Exira-EHK 16, West Harrison 4
Coon Rapids-Bayard 6, Boyer Valley 0
Woodbine 14, Whiting 2

Corner Conference 

Essex 12, East Mills 2
Fremont-Mills 9, Stanton 0

Pride of Iowa Conference  

East Union 4, Nodaway Valley 0
Lenox 13, Bedford 6
Lenox 9, Bedford 7
Martensdale-St. Marys 4, Southeast Warren 1
Mount Ayr 11, Southwest Valley 1
Wayne 10, Central Decatur 1

Other Scores

CB Thomas Jefferson 7, Sioux City West 2
CB Thomas Jefferson 12. Sioux City West 2
Twin Cedars 10, Orient-Macksburg 0