Class 2A

Region 2:

Tri-Center 3,  Shenandoah 2 (25-17, 25-17, 23-25, 21-25, 15-10)

Class 1A

Region 4:
Riverside 3, East Mills 0 (25-22, 25-21, 25-13)
Akron-Westfield 3, Trinity Christian 0 (25-13, 25-11, 25-20)

Region 6:
Southwest Valley 3, Stanton 0 (25-22, 28-26, 25-20)

Region 8:

Sidney 3, Fremont-Mills 0 (25-21, 25-22, 25-21).

The Riverside Bulldogs volleyball team has earned another sharp victory against the East Mills Wolverines on Monday night with a 3-0 score in the Class 1A Region 4 semifinals. From the first serve the high octane energy was set for this match as it points continued to go back and forth. At one point Riverside was up 15-10 with all the momentum and East Mills came all the way back to make it 20-18. Then Sophia Taylor added a few kills and a crucial block in the set to help the Bulldogs take it 25-22. Taylor on the night had 9 kills and 2 big blocks.

In the second and third sets Riverside was led by Bentley Rone with 11 kills, 21 assists, 3 blocks, 2 ace, 4 digs and Madison Kelley with 4 kills, 3 aces, 4 digs, and, 5 blocks. Both found success targeting the back row with their serves and clean sets top put their teammates swings in perfect position. Set two saw the same amount of intensity, but with the amount of confidence that Riverside gained from winning the first set they held on to win set two 25-21. Set three was much cleaner and filled with more precision with there Bulldogs going on a 7-0 run to clear the set and sweep the Wolverines 25-13.

Riverside Head Volleyball Coach Brooke Flathers was pleased with how her team closed out the third set going on that 7-0 run.

Coach Flathers also complimented on the fight and skill East Mills displayed throughout the match.

Heading into the Regional Final coach Flathers wants her team to stay focused on practice and not look too far ahead.

For the Class 1A Region 4 Finals, the Bulldogs will head to West Monona to take on the Akron-Westfield Westerners for an opportunity to head to State. KJAN will have the coverage with the pregame show beginning at 6:30pm.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Iowa State junior point guard Tamin Lipsey has been named to the Bob Cousy Award Preseason Watch List, the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame announced Monday.

Lipsey is one of four players from the Big 12 named to the 20-member watch list. A returning AP Honorable Mention All-American, Lipsey was a finalist for the Naismith National Defensive Player of the Year, the Lefty Driesell Defensive Player of the Year and the Lute Olson National Player of the Year awards last season.

The annual Bob Cousy Award, named after the Class of 1971 Hall of Famer and former Boston Celtic and Holy Cross guard, celebrates its 22nd year by highlighting the top point guard in Division I men’s college basketball.

Lipsey also got it done in the classroom, being named to the College Sports Communicators Academic All-America Team. He was also selected to the Big 12 Championship All-Tournament team after leading the Cyclones to their sixth Big 12 Championship. He was also named an NABC First Team All-District selection, named to the All-Big 12 First Team and Big 12 All-Defensive Team last season.

Lipsey averaged 12.4 points, 4.9 assists, 4.6 rebounds and 2.7 steals in his sophomore campaign. He was one of 17 players in the country, and the first in Big 12 history, to average those numbers since 1996-97. Lipsey had a school-record steal streak of 34-straight games snapped this season. It was the second longest streak in the country. He has a steal in 66 of the 69 games he has played.

Fans are encouraged to participate in Fan Voting in each of the three rounds starting on Friday, November 1. In late January, the watch list of 20 players for the 2025 Bob Cousy Award will be narrowed to 10, and then in late February, to just five. In March, the five finalists will be presented to Cousy and the Hall of Fame’s selection committees, where winners will be selected. The Selection Committee for the Bob Cousy Award is composed of top men’s college basketball personnel, including media members, head coaches, sports information directors, and Hall of Famers.

The winner of the 2025 Cousy Award will be presented on a to-be-determined date, along with the four other members of the Men’s Starting Five. Additional awards being presented include the Jerry West Award (Shooting Guard), Julius Erving Award (Small Forward), Karl Malone Award (Power Forward), and the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award (Center).

Previous winners of the Bob Cousy Award include Tristen Newton, Connecticut (2024), Markquis Nowell, Kansas State (2023), Ayo Dosunmu, Illinois (2021), Ja Morant, Murray State (2019), Jalen Brunson, Villanova (2018), Trey Burke, Michigan (2013), Kendall Marshall, North Carolina (2012), Kemba Walker, Connecticut (2011), and Jameer Nelson, St. Joseph’s (2004).

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa senior guard, Lucy Olsen, was to the Nancy Lieberman Point Guard of the Year Preseason watch list by the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association on Monday.

Olsen was 1-of-20 student-athletes chosen by a poll of national college basketball experts that recognizes the top point guard in women’s NCAA Division I college basketball.

Olsen competed the previous three seasons at Villanova University. The Collegeville, Pennsylvania, native was third in the country in scoring (23.3 ppg) last season behind Caitlin Clark and USC’s JuJu Watkins. She scored over 20 points in 25 games this season, including surpassing 30 points in 10 of those games, with a career-high of 40 points against Temple. Additionally, she averaged 4.8 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game. She was named Honorable Mention All-American by the Associated Press. Olsen also highlighted the All-Big East by earning first team accolades and the Most Improved Player Award last season.

In its 26th year, the award recognizes the top point guard in NCAA Division I women’s college basketball. To be considered for this prestigious award, candidates must exhibit the floor leadership, playmaking, and ball-handling skills of Class of 1996 Hall-of-Famer Nancy Lieberman.