Drake football coach Todd Stepsis says a three game winning streak to close last season has provided the Bulldogs with off-season momentum. Drake stumbled to an 0-8 start in 2022 but won their final three games, including a victory in the final home game that knocked Butler out of the FCS playoffs.

The defense has been solid but the key to improvement will be an offense that averaged just over 17 points per game last season.

After guiding the Bulldogs to those three wins Luke Bailey leads an experienced quarterback group.

Stepsis says the Bulldogs are deeper and more experienced at anytime since the pandemic. He expects around 45 fourth and fifth year seniors to be on the roster.

Drake closes out spring drills Saturday afternoon.

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State head men’s basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger has announced the addition of three transfers to the 2023-24 Iowa State roster. UNLV transfer Keshon Gilbert, Wofford transfer Jackson Paveletzke and Buffalo transfer Curtis Jones will all join the Cyclones this summer.

Gilbert is a 6-4 guard out of St. Louis who played for the Runnin’ Rebels the last two seasons. Gilbert comes to Iowa State with two seasons of eligibility remaining.

Gilbert appeared in 31 of the Runnin’ Rebels 32 games this season, making a start in 29 of them. He was second on the team with 11.4 points per game, while also ranking fourth on the team with 3.8 rebounds. He led UNLV in steals with 1.7 per game, while being one of two players on the roster averaging over three assists per game at 3.2.

Gilbert scored in double figures 19 times, including a season-high 25 points in a victory over Washington State. He also had a 23-point performance in a victory over Incarnate Word. Both point totals helped the Runnin’ Rebels to a 10-0 start to the season, with Gilbert scoring in double figures in nine of those 10 victories. He had a season-high 10 rebounds in a victory over Southern Miss. He had multiple assists in 26 games, including a season-high eight against High Point.

During his freshman season, he appeared in all 32 games, while starting four of them. He led the Runnin’ Rebels in steals and ranked ninth in the Mountain West with 1.2 per game. He averaged 2.6 points and 2.3 rebounds per game, while dishing out 1.7 assists. Gilbert also recorded three steals in a game on four separate occasions.

Gilbert led Vashon High School to a state title as a senior, averaging 13.2 points per game. He spent his junior year at Durango High School in Las Vegas, where he led the Trailblazers to the state tournament for the first time in 17 years. He averaged 14 points and five assists that season. Coming out of high school, Gilbert was the 29^th ranked point guard in the nation by 247Sports, while also being tabbed a three-star prospect by ESPN and Rivals.

Paveletzke is a 6-3 guard out of Kimberly, Wis. who played for the Terriers this season. Paveletzke comes to Iowa State with three seasons of eligibility remaining.

The Southern Conference Freshman of the Year, Paveletzke started all 33 games for Wofford last season. He was one of two Terriers to average double figure points, tallying 15.1 per game. His 15.1 points per game were the seventh-most by a freshman in NCAA Division I this past season. He averaged 3.7 assists per game, the 11^th-best average by a freshman this season. He shot 49.4 percent from the floor and 39.3 percent from 3-point range, while also hitting at an 84.2 percent clip at the charity stripe.

He scored in double figures in the final 14 games of the year, bringing his total to 28 games. He had 10 games with 20 or more points, including a career-high 25 against Furman Jan. 22. Paveletzke tallied his first career double-double with 23 points and 10 assists against Montreat on Dec. 17. He finished the year with 10 games with five or more assists.

Paveletzke led Kimberly to the regional championship as a senior, averaging 30 points. 6.1 assists and 5.2 rebounds per game. He dropped 50 points in a game as a senior. Kimberly’s all-time leading scorer, Paveletzke led KHS to a state runner-up finish as a junior.

Jones is a 6-5 guard out of Minneapolis who played for the Bulls this season. Jones comes to Iowa State with two seasons of eligibility remaining.

Jones earned All-MAC Third Team honors this past season for Buffalo. Jones led the Bulls with 15.0 points per game, while also adding 4.8 rebounds and 3.0 assists. He shot 35.9 percent from 3-point range and 41 percent from the field. Jones started all 31 games for Buffalo this season, scoring in double figures in 24 of those games. He tallied a career-high 32 points in a victory over St. Bonaventure Dec. 30 and added another 30-point performance later in the year in a victory over Western Michigan. He had 10 games with at least 20 points.

During his sophomore, he came off the bench in 28 games for the Bulls, averaging 2.5 points and 1.3 assists per game. He twice scored 11 points against Bowling Green. He had six assists and four rebounds in a victory over Rider.

Prior to his two years in Buffalo, he spent the 2020-21 season at Indian Hills Community College. In 24 games, he averaged 12.1 points, 6.0 rebounds and 5.5 assists. He was a Second Team All-Region selection, while shooting 41.4 percent from the field and 38.7 percent from 3-point range. He had 20-plus points four times, including back-to-back 26-point games against Ellsworth CC and Marshalltown CC. He dropped a career-high 11 assists against DMACC.

In high school, he led Cretin-Derham Hall to the Minnesota Class 4A State Title as a senior.

Ballard Co-Ed Meet
04/18/2023

Girls Team Scores

1. Ballard 138
2. Gilbert 101
3. Iowa Falls-Alden 89
4. West Marshall 80
5. South Hamilton 68
6. Collins-Maxwell 49
7. ACGC 42
8. South Tama County 17

Ava Campbell went 2nd in the 800M for ACGC (2:37.09) and they won the 4x800M Relay (Hayden Coffman, Adalyn Benson, Katelyn Schafer, Ava Campbell 11:03.39).

Boys Team Scores

1. ACGC 156
2. Central Springs 94
3. Ballard 93
4. South Tama County 72
5. Collins-Maxwell 58
6. South Hamilton 50
7. Dowling Catholic 32
8. Perry 21

The Chargers picked up a number of wins on their way to the team crown. Lance Bunde won the High Jump (6-00) and Long Jump (20-01.50). Austin Kunkle took the 100M (11.49), Treyton Schneider won the 110M Hurdles (17.52), and Payton Jacobe won the Shot Put (51-06.50). The Chargers also won the 4x100M Relay (Brock Littler, Jedd Weinkoetz, Lance Bunde, Austin Kunkle 44.92) and Shuttle Hurdle (Tate Fever, Jathan South, Brexton Schneider, Treyton Schneider 1:08.28).

CAM Classic Track and Field Meet
04/18/2023 at Atlantic High School

Girls Team Scores

1. Fremont-Mills 176
2. Woodbine 159.5
3. Audubon 86
4. Stanton 85
5. CAM 66
6. Coon Rapids-Bayard 43.5
7. Exira-EHK 40
8. Atlantic JV 37
9. Paton-Churdan 10

Fremont-Mills got a big night from Hannah Wilson with wins in the 800M (2:26.92), 1500M (5:24.02) and 400M Hurdles (1:11.80). Teegan Ewalt won the 400M (1:02.12). Emily Madison won the High Jump (4-10) and Macy Mitchell won the Discus (101-06). The Knights also won the Distance Medley, Sprint Medley, 4x200M Relay, 4x400M Relay, and 4x800M Relay.

Audubon’s Madison Steckler won the 100M (13.37), 200M (26.69), and 100M Hurdles (16.72). Stefi Beisswenger won the 3000M (11:54.78).

CAM’s Emma Follmann was 2nd in the High Jump (4-08) and Karys Hunt went 2nd in the Discus (96-09).

Full results: cam invite results Girls 4.18.23

Boys Team Scores

1. Woodbine 173
2. CAM 104
3. Coon Rapids-Bayard
4. Exira-EHK 81
5. Audubon 75
6. Fremont-Mills 58
7. Atlantic JV 53
8. Stanton 47
9. Griswold 34
10. Woodbine JV 7

Woodbine was led by a win from Landon Bendgen in the 1600M, Gunner Wagner in the 3200M, and Andrew Thoreson in the Long Jump. The Tigers also won the 4x800M Relay.

CAM got wins from Cale Maas in the 400M (53.21), Jack Follmann in the 110M Hurdles (15.74) and 400M Hurdles (57.41). Those two runners were joined by Sam Foreman to help win the 4x400M Relay, Sprint Medley, and Shuttle Hurdle Relay for the Cougars as well. The Shuttle Hurdle Relay (Jack Follmann, Cale Maas, Collin Bower, Sam Foreman) ran 1:00.90 and qualify for Drake Relays with that mark.

Exira-EHK’s Cash Emgarten won the 100M (11.61) and Derek Kommes won the High Jump (5-10).

Audubon’s Zeke Konkler won the 800M (2:10.39) and the Wheelers took the Distance Medley (Dakota McCrainie, Mason Steckler, Brody Schultes, Zeke Konkler 4:00.72).

Full results: cam invite results boys 4.18.23

Lewis Central Co-Ed Track and Field Meet
04/18/2023 @ Glenwood Track due to power issue at LC

Girls Team Scores

1. Glenwood 124.5
2. Atlantic 88
3. Treynor 75.5
4. Lewis Central 73
5. Abraham Lincoln 53
6. Clarinda 51
7. St. Albert 47
8. SC East 45
9.  Harlan 45
10. Underwood 44
11. Sergeant Bluff-Luton 34
12. Red Oak 20
13. Creston 19
14. SC West 10
15. SC North 6
16.  Thomas Jefferson 6

Danika Arnold led Glenwood with a win in the 100M (13.20). The Rams also won the 4x400M Relay, 4x800M Relay, and Distance Medley.

Atlantic got a win from Ava Rush in the 400M (1:00.34). She also went 2nd in the 800M (2:23.05). Atlantic went 2nd in the 4x400M Relay (Rush, Morgan Botos, Claire Pellett, Chloe Mullenix 4:11.62). Morgan Botos was 2nd in the 400M Hurdles (1:09.33). The 4x800M Relay team for Atlantic went 2nd as well (Mariah Huffman, Abby Smith, Claire Wiederstein, Claire Pellett 10:42.60).

Boys Team Scores

1. Lewis Central 129
2. Glenwood 82
3. Clarinda 80
4. Sioux City East 62
5. Sergeant Bluff-Luton 57
6. Underwood 54
7. Atlantic 47
8. Treynor 41
9. Harlan 41
10. St. Albert 38
11. CB Thomas Jefferson 34
12. Red Oak 33
13. Creston 21
14. CB Abraham Lincoln 12
15. Sioux City North 7
16. Lewis Central JV 3

Lewis Central was led by three wins from Ethan Eichhorn. He won the 800M, 1600M, and 3200M. Parker Matiyow swept the Shot Put and Discus for the Titans as well.

Atlantic won the 4x800M Relay (Alex Sonntag, Caden Andersen, Jayden Proehl, Bennett Whetstone 8:34.13). Jayden Proehl was 2nd in the High Jump (6-00). Carter Pellett was 2nd in the 400M (52.62). Colton Rasmussen was 3rd in the 110M Hurdles (16.65) and 4th in the High Jump (5-10).

Full results: LC COED MEET RESULTS

GIRLS GOLF

Des Moines Christian Tournament
Kuemper Catholic shot a 420 to win the tournament.
Medalist: Addy Beiter, Kuemper Catholic, 93
Runner-up: Elsa Tiefenthaler, Kuemper Catholic, 94

Essex 263, Griswold NTS
Medalist: Linsey Keiser, Griswold, 46
Runner-up: Joey Reynolds, Griswold, 48

Harlan 206, Glenwood 221
Medalist: Macy Mueller, Harlan, 48
Runner-up: Timber Svendsen, Harlan, 50

IKM-Manning 204, Riverside 228
Medalist: Kylie Powers, IKM-Manning, 44
Runner-up: Addison Brink, Riverside, 46

Lamoni NTS Bedford NTS
Medalist: Emma Shields, Lamoni, 57
Runner-up: Kendra Sleep, Bedford, 61

Logan-Magnolia 216, Woodbine NTS
Medalist: Cara Ohl, Logan-Magnolia, 44
Runner-up: Jazmyn Guritz, Logan-Magnolia, 55

Martensdale-St. Marys 228 Mount Ayr 233 Wayne 260 East Union NTS Southeast Warren NTS
Medalist: Kathryn Ballard, Martensdale-St. Marys, 49
Runner-up: Sara Collins, East Union, 50

Red Oak 219, Sidney 228
Medalist: Avery Dowling, Sidney, 43
Runner-up: Addey Lydon, Red Oak, 49

Sergeant Bluff-Luton 208, Sioux City West 245, CB Thomas Jefferson 283
Medalist: Cora Eckhoff, Sergeant Bluff-Luton, 47
Runner-up: Morgan Pack, Sergeant Bluff-Luton, 52

Sioux City East 209, LeMars 219, CB Abraham Lincoln 258
Medalist: Aubrey Koch, Sioux City East, 42
Runner-up: Jada Plueger, LeMars, 50

Treynor 205, Shenandoah 220
Medalist: Brooklynn Currin, Treynor, 45
Runner-up: Sophi Pedersen, Treynor, 48

Tri-Center 231, Boyer Valley 238
|Medalist: Lilly Thomas, Tri-Center, 48
Runner-up: Kylie Kepford, Boyer Valley, 55

BOYS GOLF

Atlantic 166, Denison-Schleswig 184
Medalist: Easton Emery, Denison-Schleswig, 40
Runner-up: Tristan Hayes, Atlantic, 40
Other Atlantic Scores: Roth Den Beste 41, Hudson McLaren 52, Sam Brosam 43, Tate Niklasen 44, Jake Simonton 50

AHSTW 209, Essex 211, Griswold 216
Medalist: Kamron Brownlee, Griswold, 41
Runner-up: Hogan Hook, Griswold, 42

Bedford 177, Lamoni NTS
Medalist: Micah Johnson, Bedford, 41
Runner-up: Logan Moyer, Bedford, 42

Boyer Valley 165, Tri-Center 186
Medalist: Evan TenEyck, Boyer Valley, 39
Runner-up: Ben Nichols, Boyer Valley, 40

Chieftain Invite @ Bellevue East (Tara Hills)
3rd- Lewis Central 322, 10th- St. Albert 388
LC: Lucas Campbell 6th with a 78.

Glenwood 159, Harlan 164
Medalist: Gavin Schau, Glenwood, 37
Runner-up: Drew Bladt, Harlan, 40

Mount Ayr 171, Wayne 225, Martensdale-St. Marys 236, East Union NTS
Medalist: Drew Ehlen, Mount Ayr, 39
Runner-up: Louden Main, Mount Ayr, 43

Riverside 152, IKM-Manning 157
Medalist: Josh Walker, IKM-Manning, 45
Runner-up: Garrett Hough, Riverside, 46

Rock Port 193, Mound City 205, Hamburg 241
Medalist: Keith Thompson, Hamburg, 34

Sidney 179, Fremont-Mills 184, Red Oak 192
Runner-up: Owen Thornton, F-M

Treynor 167, Shenandoah 180
Medalist: Ethan Konz, Treynor, 37
Runner-up: Jade Spangler, Shenandoah, 39

Woodbine 182, Logan-Magnolia 190
Medalist: Kylon Reisz, Woodbine, 42
Runner-up: Gavin Kiger, Logan-Magnolia, 44

GIRLS SOCCER

Atlantic 1, Des Moines North 0
CB Abraham Lincoln 12, Sioux City West 4
CB Thomas Jefferson 5, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 0
East Sac County 4, Kuemper Catholic 3
Panorama 6, Logan-Magnolia 1
St. Albert 8, Denison-Schleswig 1
Tri-Center 4, AHSTW 0

BOYS SOCCER

CB Abraham Lincoln 1, Sioux City West 0
Denison-Schleswig 3, St. Albert 0
Kuemper Catholic 1, East Sac County 0
Panorama 8, Logan-Magnolia 0
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 2, CB Thomas Jefferson 0
Treynor 11, Riverside 0
Tri-Center 1, AHSTW 0

GIRLS TENNIS

Denison-Schleswig 6, Atlantic 3

Singles

1. Kiana Schultz 11 (D) def Rio Johnson 12 (A)                   8-1
2. Abby Gutierrez 11 (D) def Keira Olsen 12 (A)                  8-0
3. Quincy Sorenson 11 (A) def Emma Ahrenholtz 12 (D)    8-3
4. Claire Leinen 11 (D) def Josephine Sorenson 12 (A)       8-2
5. Lynnae Johnson 10 (D) def Dani Bennett 10 (A)             8-3
6. Geneiveve McCalla 11 (A) def Zoey Beery 11 (D)           8-2

Doubles

1. JSchultz/Leinen (D) def Johnson/Olsen (A)                      8-1
2. Gutierrez/Ahrenholtz (D) def JSorenson/Bennett (A)       8-3
3. QSorenson/GMcCalla (A) def Johnson/Berry (D)              8-2

Harlan 7, Glenwood 2
Lewis Central 8, St. Albert 1
Red Oak 6, Shenandoah 3
Southwest Valley 6, Audubon 3

BOYS TENNIS

Denison-Schleswig 6, Atlantic 3

Singles

1. Carson Seuntjens (D) def. Clevi Johnson (A) 10-7
2. Nolan Waters (A) def. Braden Curnyn (DS) 10-6
3. Kinnick Juhl (A) def. Wyatt Johnson (DS) 10-6
4. Gavin Hipnar (DS) def. Alex Rosenbaum (A) 10-5
5. Isaac Henson (A) def. Blaine Brodsky (DS) 10-8
6. Cole Kastner (DS) def. Michael Hotze (A) 10-4

Doubles

1. Johnson/Seuntjens (DS) def. Johnson/Waters (A) 10-2
2. Curnyn/Hipnar (DS) def. Juhl/Rosenbaum (A) 10-8
3. Brodsky/Kastner (DS) def. Henson/Hotze (A) 10-6

Boone 8, Kuemper Catholic 1
CB Abraham Lincoln 9, CB Thomas Jefferson 0
Glenwood 9, Harlan 0
Shenandoah 9, Red Oak 0
Southwest Valley 8, Audubon 1

Olympic champion Hansle Parchment will open his season next week in the 110 meter hurdles at the Drake Relays. Parchment won gold for Jamaica in 2021 in Tokyo and has been a regular at Drake.

Parchment battled injury for much of 2022 and hopes Drake will provide a good start to the new season.

Parchment spent the offseason working with his coach on the technical aspects of his race.

Parchment says he needs better starts to return to contention at the world level.

The Drake Relays are April 25th through the 29th.

Iowa safety Xavier Nwankpa is ready to take the next step in his career. The former Southeast Polk standout started at strong safety in the Hawkeyes Music City Bowl win over Kentucky and closed his freshman season by returning an interception 52-yards for a touchdown. He was inserted into the starting lineup after Kaevon Merriweather opted out of the bowl game.

He says a year in the program has made him feel more confident.

He is also doing a better job reacting to the offense.

The Hawkeyes close out spring drills Saturday in Kinnick Stadium.