Class 1A Regional Semifinals

Region 5

Underwood 6, Kuemper Catholic 1

St. Albert 2, Harlan 0

Region 1

Des Moines Christian 5, West Central Valley 0

Regina Catholic 2, Anamosa 0

Region 3

Van Meter 6, Mid-Prairie 0

Panorama 5, Pella Christian 4

Class 2A Regional Semifinals

Region 7

ADM 5, CB Thomas Jefferson 0

Glenwood 1, Lewis Central 0

Region 8

Spencer 10, LeMars 0

Denison-Schleswig 2, Spirit Lake 1

Class 3A Regional Semifinals

Region 2

WDM Valley 10, Sioux City North 0

CB Abraham Lincoln 6, Des Moines Roosevelt 1

The first day of competition has wrapped up for the Class 1A and 2A Boys State Single and Doubles Tennis Tournaments. First round, quarterfinal, and first round consolation matches were contested on the opening day.

In Class 1A play, at Byrnes Park in Waterloo, Atlantic’s Clevi Johnson bowed out in singles play with two losses. Johnson lost in the first round to Christian Jensen of Lewis Central 6-1, 6-0. Then in first round consolation play Johnson fell 6-0, 6-0 to Cody Overland of Boone.

After defeating Johnson, LC’s Jensen lost in the quarterfinals 6-2,6-0 to Ethan Moon of North Polk. Southwest Valley’s Evan Timmerman lost his first round match 2-6, 6-1, 6-2 to Tate Meymeyer of Aplington-Parkersburg. He then stayed alive with a consolation win 6-1, 6-0 over Trent Turba of Grinnell. Shenandoah’s Andrew Lawrence lost his opener to Caden Branum of Decorah 6-1, 6-2. He then won in consolations 6-5, 6-1 over Ben Van Gorp of Pella. Kuemper Catholic’s Mason Reicks lost to Josh Steffen of Storm Lake in the first round 6-2, 6-1. He then defeated Beau Bush of Pella 6-1, 6-4 in consolations.

In doubles play Glenwood’s Ben Batten & Brody Taylor fell 6-0, 6-0 in the first round to Jack Briggs & Joshua Roozeboom of Pella. They then lost to Tamer Bush & Ben Keine of Grinnell 6-3, 4-6, 10-8 in consolations to drop out of play. The Rams’ other duo of Kayden Anderson & Tyler Harger won their opener 2-6,6-4,6-3 over Wyatt Johnson & Carson Seuntjens of Denison-Schleswig. They then lost in the quarterfinals 6-2,6-2 to Landon Baker & Daniel Skrade of Decorah to fall to 2nd round consolations. Denison’s Wyatt Johnson & Carson Seuntjens went on to lose in first round consolations 6-3, 4-6, 10-8 to Tamer Bush & Ben Keine of Grinnell.

In Class 2A singles play CB Abraham Lincoln’s Chris Wailes fell in the first round 6-0, 6-0 to Caleb Peterson of Ankeny Centennial. He then was knocked out by Jake Althaus of Dubuque Hempstead 6-1, 6-1.

The CAM Cougars boys golf team has finished in 10th at the Class 1A Boys State Tournament held at Ames Golf and Country Club Monday and Tuesday. The Cougars led the tournament by one stroke after the first round in a very tight team race but struggled a bit on day two. The Cougars ended up with 23 more strokes on their second round while some other teams improved dramatically from their first to second rounds. Hillcrest Academy ended up winning the title with a +82, 319 total for the tournament. West Fork was second with a +87, 324. CAM finished with a +125 total for the two days.

Chase Jahde played very well for CAM and finished 4th place as an individual. He shot an +11, 153 for the tournament. He followed a first round 75 with a second round 78. Mikey Takacs of Regina Catholic and Keith Thompson of Hamburg both finished the second day at +6 for the two days.

Other two-day finishes for CAM were: Seth Hensley +28, 170. Bradyn Bohnsack +41, 183. Gavyn Jessen +63, 205. Carson Cary +52, 194. Lukas James +52, 194.

The Class 2A team champion was Grundy Center with a +29 total at Coldwater Golf Links. Beckman Catholic were runners-up with +43. Kuemper Catholic finished 8th with a +96 total. The 2A individual champion was Judd Jirovsky of Grundy Center with an -11 two day total, distancing the field by 11 shots.

The Class 3A champion at Veenker Memorial Golf Club was MOC-Floyd Valley with a two day total of +53. Knoxville were runners-up with a +67 total. The individual 3A champion was Roman Roth of Washington with a -1 total for the tournament after closing with a -2 round on day two.

Tickets to the general public go on sale Wednesday morning for the Iowa basketball doubleheader at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines on December 16th. The Hawkeye men will play Florida A@M while the Hawkeye women will take on Cleveland State. Maury Hanks of Global Sports Management says tickets may be purchased on line.

Hanks says a ticket is good for both games.

Hanks says fans will be able to select their seats,

A big fifth inning lifted Iowa at the Big Ten Baseball Tournament in Omaha, today (Tuesday).

(John Leo with the call on the Hawkeye Network.) Brayden Frazier’s grand slam capped a six run fifth as the Hawkeyes beat Michigan 13-3 in a game shorted to eight innings. Sam Peterson provided insurance in the bottom of the seventh with a three run blast.

Frazier’s homer opened the floodgates as the Hawkeyes won their 40th game of the season.

That was Frazier on the post-game show on the Big Ten Network. The Hawkeyes scored 12 runs in the final four innings.

Iowa is 40-13 and advances to Thursday afternoon’s second round.

OMAHA, Neb. – The University of Iowa baseball team had seven student-athletes earn Big Ten recognition it was announced Tuesday by the league office.

Sophomores Keaton Anthony, Brody Brecht and Sam Petersen earned first-team All-Big Ten honors. Sophomore Marcus Morgan and fifth-year Brennen Dorighi earned second-team honors and junior Cade Moss was named to the third team. Sophomore Ben Wilmes was Iowa’s Big Ten Sportsmanship recipient.

Iowa’s six All-Big Ten selections give head coach Rick Heller 36 selections in his 10 seasons in Iowa City. Heller has coached at least one first-team All-Big Ten selection in eight of his nine seasons when awards were handed out (there were no honors in 2020).

Anthony earned first-team All-Big Ten honors after hitting .389 (61-of-157) with 22 doubles, 9 home runs, 38 RBIs and 51 runs scored during the regular season. His 22 doubles are second-most in program history.

Brecht earned first-team All-Big Ten honors after going 5-2 with a 3.72 ERA in 14 regular season starts. The right-hander posted three quality starts and fanned 96 batters over 65 1/3 innings. The Ankeny, Iowa native leads the nation in hits allowed per nine innings (4.27).

Brecht is the fifth starting pitcher to earn first-team All-Big Ten honors under Heller.

Petersen earned first-team honors after hitting .333 with 41 RBIs, 38 runs scored and having 20 extra base hits (9 doubles, 9 home runs and one triple) during the regular season. Petersen swiped 17 bases on 19 attempts. The Huxley, Iowa, native hit .350 in conference play with two doubles, four home runs, and 15 RBIs.

Petersen is the fourth Hawkeye outfielder to earn first-team All-Big Ten honors under Heller.

Morgan earned second-team honors after going 4-2 with a 4.14 ERA in 12 starts. The Iowa City, Iowa, native has 62 strikeouts over 54 1/3 innings. In conference play Morgan led all starters with a 2.67 ERA, 16 hits allowed, 10 runs allowed, a .150 batting average against, and was tied for first with four extra base hits allowed.

Dorighi earned second-team honors after hitting .351 (68-of-194) with 60 RBIs, 19 doubles, and 13 home runs. The Cherry Hills, Colorado native leads the Hawkeyes in hits, RBIs, games started (52), runs scored (60), and total bases (110).

Moss earned third-team honors after hitting .276 with 7 doubles and 20 RBIs. The Johnston, Iowa, native hit .304 in Big Ten play with nine RBIs.

Wilmes was selected as Iowa’s Big Ten Sportsmanship Award recipient. The distinction is presented to student-athletes who display sportsmanship and ethical behavior, are in good academic standing, and demonstrate good citizenship outside of athletics.

Iowa assistant basketball coach Jan Jensen — a graduate of Elk Horn-Kimballton High School — will be the grand marshal of Saturday’s Tivoli Fest parade in Elk Horn. Stan Jens, a former Elk Horn mayor, is chair of the committee organizing the annual event that celebrates the Danish heritage of the villages of Elk Horn and Kimballton.

Jensen is from Kimballton. In 1987, during her senior year at Elk Horn-Kimballton High School, Jensen led the nation in scoring — averaging 66 points per game. The parade for the 43rd annual Tivoli Fest in Elk Horn starts at 11 a.m. Saturday.

Class 1A Regional Semifinals

Region 5
Kuemper Catholic @ Underwood 7:00 p.m.
St. Albert @ Harlan 7:00 p.m.

Region 1
West Central Valley @ Des Moines Christian 7:00 p.m.
Regina Catholic @ Anamosa 7:00 p.m.

Class 2A Regional Semifinals

Region 7
CB Thomas Jefferson @ ADM 7:00 p.m.
Glenwood @ Lewis Central 7:00 p.m.

Region 8
LeMars @ Spencer 7:00 p.m.
Glenwood @ Spirit Lake 7:00 p.m. (Okoboji High School)

Class 3A Regional Semifinals

Region 2
Sioux City North @ WDM Valley 7:00 p.m.
Des Moines Roosevelt @ CB Abraham Lincoln 7:00 p.m.

The 2023 Boys Singles and Doubles Tennis State Tournaments begin today and will finish on Wednesday.

The Class 1A tournament is being played at Byrnes Park in Waterloo and Class 2A is playing at Hawkeye Tennis and Recreation Center in Iowa City.

Atlantic’s Clevi Johnson is competing in singles play in Class 1A. His opening round match is against Christian Jensen of Lewis Central. Mason Reicks of Kuemper Catholic, Evan Timmerman of Southwest Valley, and Andrew Lawrence of Shenandoah are also in the singles field.

In doubles play Glenwood’s Tyler Harger and Kayden Anderson along with Ben Batten and Brody Taylor are playing. Denison-Schleswig’s Wyatt Johnson and Carson Seuntjens are competing as well.

Check out all the bracket information HERE

In Class 2A CB Abraham Lincoln’s Chris Wailes is in the singles field.

Class 2A bracket information HERE