Hawkeye Ten 

Clear Lake 4, Red Oak 1
Mid-Prairie 14, St. Albert 2
Creston 10, West Central Valley 2
Harlan 7, Clarinda, 5
Sioux City West 3, Denison-Schleswig 0
Mount Vernon 8, Atlantic 3

Western Iowa Conference
Underwood 9, AHSTW 2
Underwood 16, AHSTW 1
I-35 13, Audubon 1

Rolling Valley Conference
Woodbine 13, Ar-We-Va 3
Boyer Valley 14, Exira-EHK 0
CAM 12, Glidden-Ralston 2

Corner Conference
Stanton 13, Fremont-Mills 3
East Mills 25, Essex 10

Pride of Iowa Conference
Bedford 5, Lenox, 4
Southwest Valley 13, Mount Ayr 9
Martensdale-St Marys 5, Southeast Warren 4

The Boyer Valley Bulldogs earned a 14-0 win against the Exira-EHK Spartans Friday night in Elk Horn. The high scoring tone was set early in the game with back-to-back RBI Doubles from Cooper Petersen and Robert Brasel to quickly put Boyer Valley up 2-0. The Bulldogs then used a 2 RBI single from Levi Reineke to give them a 4-0 lead at the end of the first. Exira-EHK made solid contact with the ball but struggled to earn base hits on the night by the sharp infield play of Boyer Valley. The Bulldogs continued to add pressure by adding 3 more runs to their lead at the end of the second inning to make the game 7-0 and taking confidence away from Exira-EHK pitching. In the top of the third Boyer Valley was held scoreless, but thanks to the determined pitching Logan Thompson Spartan Batters could never get comfortable enough to round second.

The Bulldogs scored 3 more runs in the 4th and 4 in the fifth to achieve the run rule after 5 innings of play with the final score being 14-0. Boyer Valley was led in hitting on the night by Levi Reineke who went 3-3 at the plate with 4 RBI’s. Starting pitcher Logan Thompson pitched 5 innings, had no runs, 5 hits, 3 strikeouts, and no walks. Exira-EHK’s best batter on the night was Austin Rasmussen who went 2-2 with two singles.

Spartans Head Coach Randy Kelly noted that his team was making contact with the pitches.

Coach Kelly’s message to his team after the game was that in baseball, things will not always go your way.

The loss drops Exira-EHK to 4-7 on the year and their next game is on Monday where they will host Glidden Ralston. In that contest coach Kelly hopes to hear his team communicate better throughout the game.

The win for Boyer Valley bumps the Bulldogs record up to 4-6 and they will travel home to take on Coon Rapids-Bayard on Monday.

EUGENE, Ore. – Redshirt freshman Luke Knepp clinched a spot at the World Junior Championships, qualifying for Team USA in the 3,000-meter steeplechase on Wednesday.

Knepp posted an 8:54.42, which is the fourth-best time at Iowa, and placed second overall.

The freshman from Bettendorf, Iowa, and Pleasant Valley High School redshirted during indoor and outdoor track season. Knepp competed in five races for the Hawkeyes during cross country season.

“This season has been about focusing on how to adapt to college life and college training,” Knepp said. “I’m fortunate to be at Iowa where we host plenty of competitive indoor meets. I was able to compete unattached while redshirting. I am grateful to have an outstanding coach and teammates that believe in me.”

Knepp rounds out a trio of Hawkeyes that climbed into the top-10 record books in the steeplechase at Iowa in 2024. Sophomore Hayden Kuhn ranks third in program history (8:50.99), while junior Yohana Yual holds the ninth-best mark at 9:02.33.

The World Junior Championships will be held in Lima, Peru, from August 27-31.

Former NASCAR Cup champion Martin Truex Jr. is retiring from full time racing at the end of the season. Truex drives for Joe Gibbs Racing and has won 34 races, including the 2017 NASCAR Cup Series championship. The 43-year-old is the oldest driver in the Cup Series. He made the announcement at the Iowa Speedway.

Truex has been considering retirement for a few years.

Truex says racing in the Cup Series takes a total commitment.

Truex says it is time to slow down.

Sammy Smith hopes returning to his home track will help give his season a boost. The native of Johnston is currently 12th in the Xfinity standings and will be looking for his first trip to victory lane in Saturday’s Hy-Vee Perks 250 at the Iowa Speedway.

Smith raced at the Iowa Speedway in the ARCA Menard Series in 2021 and 2022. He says the repave will make it seem like a different track.

Mason Mitchell has been waiting for his chance to return to the Iowa Speedway. The West Des Moines native won at the Iowa Speedway in 2015 and is taking part in Friday night’s (TONIGHT’S) Atlas 150. It is his first ARCA Menard Series race since his full time team shot down in 2018.

Mitchell says it is thrilling to be part of the first NASCAR Cup Series race at the Iowa Speedway.

(Radio Iowaa) – The face of a missing central Iowa girl will be featured on the side of one of the stock cars competing in tonight’s (Friday) ARCA race at the Iowa Speedway in Newton. The driver of the number-31 Chevy is Rita Goulet, who’s also a full-time police officer near Charlotte, North Carolina. Goulet says the goal of placing the large sticker on both sides of her car is to give visibility to this missing girl and awareness to the plight of missing children nationwide.

“It’s actually going to be on every race sponsored by the National Police Association going forward. So after this race, it’ll be three more races,” Goulet says. “We’re going to pick a missing child from every state that we’re going to be racing in, preferably one closest to the track. Hopefully that’ll have the most impact.” The missing girl is 17-year-old Alejandra Tejeda  of Des Moines, who’s been missing since February 4th. She is five-foot-one, weighing 140 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. Goulet hopes someone will spot her.

Alejandra Tejeda Picture

“There is a phone number on the side of our car, 1-800-THE LOST, that they can call for more information or they can call their local police department,” Goulet says. “That actually probably would be the best option is to call their local police department and let them know where they saw her.” Goulet says her dual role as a law enforcement officer and as a race car driver puts her in the unique position of being able to leverage the reach of motorsports to promote public safety.

“We have the opportunity to use our cars as billboards for so many things, advertising companies, advertising nonprofits, helping to raise money, and it’s like, why don’t we put a missing kid on the side of the car?” Goulet says. “Being cops, our first mission is to protect and to serve, and this is a great way to do that.” Tonight’s race starts at 7 o’clock and will be broadcast live on the cable channel F-S-1.

Hawkeye Ten 

Harlan 6, Kuemper Catholic 3
Creston 15, Red Oak 4
Denison-Schleswig 8, Atlantic 0
Clarinda 10, Shenandoah 0
Lewis Central 10, St. Albert 3

Western Iowa Conference

Missouri Valley 6, IKM-Manning 3
Underwood 11, Audubon 1
Tri-Center 11, Riverside 1

Corner Conference

Stanton 14, Essex 1
East Mills 4, Griswold 3

Pride of Iowa Conference 

Southwest Valley 8, Nodaway Valley 0
Mount Ayr 8, Bedford 3
East Union 2, Southeast Warren 1

West Central Activities Conference 

Interstate-35 4, Madrid 3
Interstate-35 8, Madrid 3
Pleasantville 7, ACGC 4
Pleasantville 13, ACGC 2
Ogden 9, Earlham 7
Earlham 9, Ogden 3
Des Moines Christian 8, Panorama 4
Van Meter 10, Woodward-Granger 1
Van Meter 4, Woodward-Granger 1

Hawkeye Ten 

Creston 13, Red Oak 0
Kuemper Catholic 5, Harlan 1
Atlantic 12, Denison-Schleswig 0
#11 Clarinda 13, Shenandoah 1

Western Iowa Conference

#7 Missouri Valley 22, IKM-Manning 1
#10 Audubon 14, Underwood 0
AHSTW 5, Treynor 2

Rolling Valley Conference 

MVAOCOU 16, Boyer Valley 2

Corner Conference

Essex 15, Stanton 5
#11 Griswold 16, East Mills 0

West Central Activities Conference 

Pleasantville 4, ACGC 3
Pleasantville 9, ACGC 2
Des Moines Christian 10, Panorama 9
Panorama 14, Des Moines Christian 13
#1 Van Meter 5, Woodward-Granger 2
#1 Van Meter 6, Woodward-Granger 4
Southeast Valley 12, West Central Valley 9

The CAM Cougar’s Boys and Girls golf has had a successful season to wrap up the 2023-2024 spring golf season.

CAM Cougars junior boys golfer Chase Jahde placed runner-up with a score of 70, as Hamburg sophomore Keith Thompson was determined champion due to weather cancelling the rest of Class 1A Tournament in Ames. Jahde will returning for his senior season next spring for the Cougars. The Cougars will only be losing senior Bradyn Bohnsack to graduation this season.

The lady Cougars was’t not able to to participate in the state golf tournament this season, due to not having enough golfers to field a team but that did not affect the three Cougars that were out this season. Senior Jenna Platt, who was in her first season as a high school golfer and was a first time medalist in in senior season. The lady Cougars will only be losing Jenna Platt to graduation this year.

The Cougars boys and girls golf programs participated in State Co-Ed on June 2nd and Senior girls golfer Jenna Platt and junior boys golfer Chase Jahde shot a total score of 92 and got a 6th place finish on the day.

Cougars coach Wollum talked about CAM’s junior Chase Jahde performance at the state golf meet in Ames.

Despite not getting any individuals to state girls golf meet, the lady Cougars improved throughout the year.

Coach Wollum commented on how Jahde handled the rest of state golf meet after the first day.

Jahde has been a positive role model for the younger generation of youth at CAM.

The Cougars boys and girls golf team members will continue to swing their golf clubs over the summer and fall to improve their game for next season.