The Griswold Tigers Boys track season has come into full swing. The Tigers have 20 plus high schoolers out this year and are coached by Andy Everett.

Coach Everett gave a recap on how last season went.

Coach Everett talked about what the team has been working on in practice so far season.

Coach Everett elaborated on what his teams goals are for this year.

Griswold Tigers next track meet will be Tuesday March 26th at the Bulldog Relays in Bedford. That meet will get underway at 4:30 p.m.

The Griswold Tigers girls track season has been into full gear. The Tigers have 21 participants out this year and are coached by Rachel Larsen.

Coach Larsen had this to say about last years track season.

Coach Larsen commented on how practice has been going so far.

Coach Larsen talked about a good freshmen class joining the team this season.

Coach Larsen says she her main goal for the team to remain healthy.

The Griswold Tigers next track meet will be Tuesday March 26th for the Bulldog Relays in Bedford. That event will get underway at 4:30 p.m.

HOUSTON – The University of Iowa men’s golf team concluded the first two rounds of play at the All-American Intercollegiate on Monday. The Hawkeyes are in 14th place after shooting 23-over par (293/306 = 599).

Senior Mac McClear is tied for 11th place at 1-over par. McClear fired an opening round 70 (-2). McClear’s first round featured four birdies and just two bogeys. McClear was tied for fourth place after the opening round. McClear followed up his first round with a 75 (+3) in the second round.

Freshman Max Tjoa and junior Ian Meyer are tied for 47th on the leaderboard at 7-over par.

Sam Houston leads the tournament at 4-over par. They hold a four-stroke lead over the field. Yuki Moriyama of UNLV leads the individual field at 4-under par

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The final round of the All-American Intercollegiate tees off on Tuesday morning.

Iowa basketball coach Fran McCaffery says there was no thought of turning down an offer to play in the N-I-T. The Hawkeyes will host Kansas State in the opening round on Tuesday night. Seven schools turned down a chance to play in the N-I-T after being left out of the NCAA Tournament.

McCaffery was asked about the value of playing in the NIT.

Kansas State is 19-14 overall and finished 8-10 in the Big 12 race.

Tylor Perry, Arthur Kaluma and Cam Carter are the leading scorers for a team that McCaffery says has a lot of weapons.

IOWA CITY, Iowa – The 2024 NCAA First and Second Round sessions, featuring the University of Iowa, Holy Cross/UT Martin, Princeton and West Virginia women’s basketball teams, set for Saturday, March 23 and Monday, March 25 in Carver-Hawkeye Arena are officially sold out. The announcement was made Monday by the UI Athletics Department. Tickets for the first four game featuring Holy Cross vs. UT Martin are available at www.hawkeyesports.com/tickets

No. 1 seed Iowa will take on the winner of 16-seeds Holy Cross and UT-Martin, which will take place in Iowa City on Thursday. The Hawkeyes (29-4; 15-3) will face the winner of the play-in game on Saturday.

Carver-Hawkeye Arena will also host a first-round matchup between eighth-seeded West Virginia and ninth-seeded Princeton on Saturday. The winner of the first-round games will meet on Monday. Game times and TV designation for the Second Round are still to be determined.

The Hawkeyes have earned a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament three times in school history (1988, 1992 and 2024). Iowa is 2-2 all-time in the NCAA Tournament as a No. 1 seed. Iowa has hosted the first two rounds of the NCAA Tournament seven times dating back to 2013.

Iowa City’s first round attendance last year was higher than nine of the 16 sites’ first/second round combined attendance figure. Iowa City also owns four of the top 10 second round, single session attendance numbers in NCAA Division I Women’s Basketball Championship history.

FIRST ROUND SESSION

12:30 p.m. (CT): Doors Open to Ticketed Fans

2:00 p.m. (CT): Iowa vs. Holy Cross/UT Martin

4:30 p.m. (CT): West Virginia vs. Princeton

The Iowa State football team is embracing high expectations as spring practice begins this week. A young Cyclone squad stumbled early before finishing in a tie for fourth in the Big-12 race and 7-6 overall after losing to Memphis in the Liberty Bowl. Nearly all the key players return for next season.

That’s ISU coach Matt Campbell who says they have experience handling high expectations in past years.

Campbell says last season was a huge boost of confidence for the returning players.

Campbell admits there is a good feeling around the program heading into spring drills.

Among the key returnees is reigning Big 12 Offensive Freshman of the year Rocco Becht at quarterback who says the Cyclones welcome the expectations.

Becht says building consistency is a key for the offense this spring.

Becht says a 36-26 loss to Memphis in the Liberty Bowl has served as motivation in the off season.

Iowa State’s spring game is April 20th at Jack Trice Stadium

The Iowa State women will play Maryland in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament Friday night at Stanford. The Cyclones are the seventh seed in the Portland region. They are 20-11 after last Tuesday’s loss to Texas in thew Big 12 championship game.

That’s senior guard Hannah Bellanger. Freshman forward Addy Brown says the competition in the Big 12 is good preparation for the NCAA Tournament.

Two seed Stanford plays Norfolk State in the other first round game.