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Three National Network Broadcasts Highlight Big 12 Women’s Basketball TV Selections

Sports

October 10th, 2023 by admin

Television coverage for the 2023-24 Big 12 women’s basketball season was announced Tuesday, highlighted by three games on national broadcast networks for the first time in Conference history.

The December 30 Baylor at Texas game will be shown on FOX, marking the network’s first over-the-air broadcast of Big 12 women’s basketball. FOX will additionally show the February 24 Oklahoma State at Oklahoma game. ABC will also broadcast a non-conference matchup between Connecticut and Texas in the Jimmy V Women’s Classic presented by Corona.

Texas visits Baylor on February 1 on ESPN, anchoring a slate of 10 cable telecasts on ESPN networks, with at least four airing on ESPN2. Three games will be featured on FS1 during the season.

Big 12 Now on ESPN+ will air 100 games in Conference play, with the remaining games featured on Longhorn Network and SoonerVision on ESPN+ as a part of existing third-tier rights agreements.

The Championship game of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Women’s Basketball Championship will air on ESPN2 on Tuesday, March 12. ESPN networks will televise the semifinals, with earlier rounds airing on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.

Date Game Network Time (CT)
Sunday, December 3 Oregon at Baylor FS1 1:00 PM
Sunday, December 3 Connecticut at Texas ABC 2:00 PM
Wednesday, December 6 Iowa at Iowa State ESPN2 6:00 PM
Saturday, December 30 Baylor at Texas FOX 1:00 PM
Wednesday, January 10 Oklahoma at Kansas State ESPNU 6:00 PM
Saturday, January 13 Texas at Kansas State ESPNU 1:00 PM
Monday, January 22 Kansas State at Baylor FS1 7:30 PM
Wednesday, January 24 Oklahoma at Texas ESPNU 6:00 PM
Sunday, January 28 Baylor at Oklahoma State ESPNU 1:00 PM
Thursday, February 1 Texas at Baylor ESPN 7:30 PM
Sunday, February 4 Kansas State at Texas FS1 1:00 PM
Saturday, February 17 Iowa State at Texas ESPNU 1:00 PM
Sunday, February 18 Texas Tech at Baylor ESPN2/U 3:00 PM
Saturday, February 24 Oklahoma State at Oklahoma FOX 1:00 PM
Sunday, February 25 Kansas State at Kansas ESPN2 1:00 PM
Sunday, March 3 Oklahoma State at Baylor ESPN2 11:00 AM
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ISU plans to design large-scale tornado simulator

News

October 10th, 2023 by admin

Iowa State University has landed a four-year, 14-million dollar grant to design a national testing facility that will simulate tornadoes and other windstorms, like the powerful derecho that carved a path of destruction across the state in 2020. Professor Partha Sarkar, interim chair of I-S-U’s Department of Aerospace Engineering, is heading up the project.

The grant will support replacing I-S-U’s current Tornado/Microbust Simulator which is nearly 20 years old. It was also designed by Sarkar. That simulator is housed in Howe Hall on the Ames campus and it’s used to research straight-line and rotating winds, aerodynamic testing, flow visualization and more.

The new, larger simulator will be a one-twentieth scale model of the full-scale facility. It would have the capacity to generate 225 mile per hour winds, comparable to a rare E-F-5 tornado. The current simulator can create winds roughly on a par with an E-F-1 tornado at 80 miles an hour.

If the full-size facility is built, it would allow testing a full-scale house or larger scale models of buildings with large footprints, like retail buildings, shopping malls and hospitals. The grant is from the U.S. National Science Foundation.

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Cross Country: 2023 State Qualifying Assignments

Sports

October 10th, 2023 by Asa Lucas

Host sites and team assignments for the 2023 IHSAA and IGHSAU state qualifying meets for all four classes of boys’ and girls’ cross country are now available. Class 4A and Class 3A meets will begin at 4 p.m. on Wednesday, October 18. Class 2A and Class 1A meets will begin at 4 p.m. on Thursday, October 19. The state meet in Fort Dodge is also split over two days, with 4A and 1A racing on Friday, October 27, followed by 2A and 3A races on Saturday, October 28.

STATE QUALIFYING MEETS

Class 4A—Wednesday, October 18

Class 3A—Wednesday, October 18

Class 2A—Thursday, October 19

Class 1A—Thursday, October 19

STATE MEET

Class 4A—Friday, October 27

Class 1A—Friday, October 27

Class 2A—Saturday, October 28

Class 3A—Saturday, October 28

 

Link for more information on Cross Country State Qualifying Assignments.

https://www.iahsaa.org/cross-country-2023-state-qualifying-assignments/

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IHSAA High School Football and Rankings Oct. 10th

Sports

October 10th, 2023 by Asa Lucas

CLASS 2A

Rank School W L
1 Central Lyon/George-Little Rock 7 0
2 Van Meter 7 0
3 West Lyon 7 0
4 Monticello 6 1
5 Spirit Lake 6 1
6 Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 5 2
7 Western Christian 5 2
8 Clarinda 5 2
9 PCM 5 2
10 Mediapolis 5 2

 

CLASS 1A

Rank School W L
1 Grundy Center 7 0
2 Underwood 6 1
3 Sumner-Fredericksburg 6 1
4 MFL MarMac 6 1
5 Wilton 7 0
6 Regina, Iowa City 6 1
7 Sigourney/Keota 6 1
8 Columbus Catholic, Waterloo 5 2
9 Treynor 6 1
10 South Hamilton 6 1

 

CLASS A

Rank School W L
1 Saint Ansgar 7 0
2 Woodbury Central 7 0
3 West Hancock 6 1
4 Madrid 7 0
5 Lisbon 7 0
6 Wapsie Valley 6 1
7 ACGC 7 0
8 Lynnville-Sully 6 1
9 Starmont 6 1
10 Akron-Westfield 6 1

 

EIGHT-PLAYER

Rank School W L
1 Winfield-Mount Union 7 0
2 Bedford 7 0
3 CAM 7 0
4 Clarksville 8 0
5 St. Mary’s, Remsen 7 0
6 Gladbrook-Reinbeck 6 1
7 Don Bosco, Gilbertville 6 1
8 Central City 6 1
9 Lenox 6 1
10 WACO 6 1

Playoff qualifiers will be announced Friday night following the completion of all Week 8 games for 2A, 1A, A, 8P. Playoff matchups for those classes will be released at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 14.

For more information on football standings, click below.

https://www.iahsaa.org/football-2023-rankings/

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Hawkeyes Set for Regular Season Finale

Sports

October 10th, 2023 by admin

University of Iowa men’s and women’s cross country notes for this Friday’s Bradley Pink Classic in Peoria, Illinois. The meet begins at 1:30 p.m. (CT) with the men’s 8,000-meter competition. The women’s 6,000-meter race follows at 2:15 p.m.

FOLLOW ALONG: For an inside look at the Iowa cross country program and to access exclusive coverage, “like” The University of Iowa Cross Country and Track and Field Facebook page and follow the Hawkeyes on Twitter (@IowaXC_TF) and Instagram (@iowaxctf). Follow live results on the official social media channels for Iowa Cross Country and at hawkeyesports.com/tracklive.

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JOANNE C. GILBERTSEN, 80 (formerly of Atlantic) – Svcs. 10/16/23

Obituaries

October 10th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

JOANNE C. GILBERTSEN, 80 (formerly of Atlantic), died Tuesday, October 10, 2023, at St. Joseph Villa Nursing & Rehab in Omaha, NE.  Funeral services for JOANN GILBERTSEN will be held 1-p.m. Monday, Oct. 16, 2023, at the Schmidt Family Funeral Home in Atlantic, IA.

Visitation with family will be held one hour prior to the funeral service, also at the funeral home.

Interment will take place at Atlantic Cemetery.

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CAM School Board approves extending bus route times by 15-minutes

News

October 10th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Anita, Iowa) – Members of the CAM School District Board of Education, Monday evening, approved an extension of school bus route times. Their action followed a public hearing at the CAM High School Media Center, during which there were several comments. Superintendent Paul Croghan…

He said they held a conversation last month and reviewed some of the things they were doing and reviewing the law. They settled on 15-minutes, which is their shuttle time as well. Croghan said the goal is to keep their regular routes under 60-minutes, given the amount of road/bridge construction underway in the area.

Mr. Croghan said also, the CAM School Board Monday evening approved a resignation and a contract.

A majority of the Board’s meeting, he said was devoted to the district’s facility project process. A couple of representatives of Site Logic – the district’s architects – were in attendance at the meeting.

The process includes potentially getting to a General Obligation Bond Referendum in November, 2024. The goal, he said, is to be fiscally responsible, while getting the district facilities in good shape.

Paul Croghan said in conclusion, there are good things going on in the CAM School District patrons can be proud of, and he asked for people to be safe this harvest season.

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Primary elections underway in six Iowa cities, Davenport mayor faces primary challengers

News

October 10th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Voters in half a dozen Iowa cities can cast ballots in person today in primary elections for municipal offices. There are primary elections for city council seats in Burlington, Carter Lake, Davenport, Iowa City, Ottumwa and Sioux City. Polls opened at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m.

There’s also a primary in Davenport for mayor. Three candidates are challenging incumbent Mike Matson. Matson, a Democrat who briefly ran for governor in 2017, led the city’s response to the collapse of an apartment building in downtown Davenport this spring.

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Women’s Basketball sets remainder of 2023-24 Schedule with MVC Contests

Sports

October 10th, 2023 by Asa Lucas

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The 2023-24 Drake women’s basketball schedule is now complete after finalizing the Missouri Valley Conference slate, the league announced this morning.

Drake opens MVC play just prior to the New Year holiday with a road trip to Southern Illinois on Dec. 30. Drake will then return home as the calendar turns to 2024 with home matchups against Indiana State and Evansville on Jan. 4 and Jan. 6, respectively. Their schedule continues with two more road tilts, this time at Valparaiso on Jan. 12 and UIC on Jan. 14.

January progresses with a rematch of the 2023 MVC Tournament championship game as Belmont visits Des Moines on Jan. 19 followed by a home bout versus Murray State on Jan. 21. The month concludes with another road trip to Bradley on Jan. 25 and Illinois State on Jan. 27.

February gets underway another installment in the in-state rivalry between Drake and UNI. The Bulldogs travel to Cedar Falls on Feb. 2.

Drake will then conclude a handful of season series with visits from Bradley (Feb. 8) and Illinois State (Feb. 10) and trips to Murray State (Feb. 15) and Belmont (Feb. 17). February will be finished with a three-straight home tilts, one against Missouri State (Feb. 22), a short jaunt to Cedar Falls for a date with UNI (Feb. 25), and a battle with UIC celebrate the leap year (Feb. 29).

The maddest month of the year includes three more games to punctuate the regular season. Drake hosts Valparaiso on Mar. 2 before heading to Evansville (Mar. 7) and Indiana State (Mar. 9) to conclude the schedule.

The Missouri Valley Conference Tournament will again be played at Vibrant Arena at the Mark in Moline, Ill. from Mar. 14-17.

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Western Iowa Conference Cross Country Meet

Sports

October 10th, 2023 by admin

Treynor captured the Western Iowa Conference girls cross country title Monday. The Cardinals and 31 points to slide by AHSTW with 38 points.

Madison Sporrer of Logan-Magnolia won the induvial title with Lilly Yochum of Treynor second. IKM-Manning’s Raegan Garrison was third, Bella Lamp of AHSTW was fourth and teammate Ava Paulsen was fifth.

Anne Miller of Treynor was sixth, Audubon’s Stefi Beisswenger placed seventh, IKM-Manning’s Taylor Beckendorf took eighth, Riverside’s Bailey Richardson was ninth and Rylie Knop of SAHSSTW round out the top 10.

 

On the boys side, Tri-Center won the team title with 49 points with Riverside second with 62 points.

Tri-Center’s Brennan Boden won the individual title with Brody Henderson of Riverside coming in second, and his teammates Mason McCready and Dawson Henderson fourth for the Bulldogs.

Missouri Valley’s Jacob Hoden was fifth, Logan-Magnolia’s Brodie Davis was sixth, Aidan Rangel of Missouri Valley finished seventh, IKM-Manning’s Lane Sams was eighth, and Simeon Weers and Nic Dahir of Tri-Center were ninth and tenth.

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