The weather forecast for the Twin Cities has forced Iowa and Minnesota to adjust the schedule for their three-game Big Ten baseball series. The teams will play a doubleheader beginning Friday afternoon and finish with a single game on Sunday. Hawkeye coach Rick Heller says the twin bill will change how both teams manage their pitching staff.

Iowa is 23-8 overall after a Wednesday win over Wisconsin-Milwaukee and 2-4 in the Big Ten. The Gophers are 3-3 in the league race. They are 9-22 overall and Heller says a challenging non-conference slate is the reason.

Heller says Sam Peterson is out for the series and Raider Tello is doubtful after taking a pitch off of his wrist in a series at Indiana. The Hawkeyes struggled with runners on in dropping two of three against the Hoosiers but it was the most impressive weekend yet for the starting pitching.

Iowa State linebacker O’Rien Vance has transformed himself in hoping to land a spot on an NFL roster. The native of Cedar Rapids closed his Cyclone career by finishing third in tackles in 2022 and a team leading 10 tackles for loss. Vance has lost 20 pounds since the end of the season as he works out for scouts and prepares for the NFL Draft.

Vance says dropping the weight has helped with his mobility.

Vance hopes the recent success of former Cyclones in the NFL will help get him a chance to earn a roster spot.

He may need to go the route of undrafted free agent but ISU defensive coordinator Jon Heacock believes some team will give him a shot.

Heacock says Vance could fill a number of different roles.

Earlham Co-Ed Track and Field Meet
04/11/2023

Girls Team Scores

1. Gilbert 112
2. Van Meter 102
3. Earlham 87
4. Nodaway Valley 84
5. West Central Valley 67.5
6. Grand View Christian 66
7. South Hamilton 65.5
8. Panorama 60
9. DM Christian 43
10. ACGC 40
11. Coon Rapids-Bayard 12

Nodaway Valley got a win from Annika Nelson in the 100M Hurdles 16.80 and Jorja Holliday in the Shot Put 33-05. Holliday was also 2nd in the Discus. The Wolverines also won the 4x100M Relay (Maddie Weston, Abby Engles, Emma Lundy, Annika Nelson 52.17).

ACGC finished 2nd in the Shuttle Hurdle Relay (Hayden Coffman, Hannah Muller, Jenna Rowley, Saige O’Brien 1:15.81).

Boys Team Scores

1. DM Christian 153.5
2. ACGC 134
3. Earlham 95.5
4. Van Meter 82
5. South Hamilton 64
6. Coon Rapids-Bayard 59
7. West Central Valley 47
8. Nodaway Valley 41
9. Panorama 30
10. North Polk 20
11. Grand View Christian 8

ACGC picked up wins from Austin Kunkle in the 100M (11.00) and 200M (22.58), Justin Reinhart in the 1600M (4:37.92), Lance Bunde in the High Jump (06-00), and Payton Jacobe in the Shot Put 46-07.

Nodaway Valley got a 2nd place finish from Blake Lund in the 110M Hurdles and Doug Berg in the 1600M. The Wolverines also went 2nd in the Distance Medley (Avery Phillippi, Ben Hoover, Blake Lund, Doug Berg 3:57.88).

Full results HERE

Lenox Co-Ed Track and Field Meet
04/11/2023

Girls Team Scores

1. Fremont-Mills 234
2. Lenox 118
3. Southwest Valley 73
4. Lamoni 50
5. CAM 41
6. Orient-Macksburg 25
7. Diagonal 18

F-M rolled to the title with 14 event wins on the night. Hannah Wilson led the way with wins in the 800M, 1500M, and 3000M. Emily Madison swept the hurdle events with wins in the 100M Hurdles, 400M Hurdles, and anchored the winning Shuttle Hurdle Relay team.

Southwest Valley’s Emma Cooper won the Long Jump and Mackenzie Richards won the Shot Put.

Boys Team Scores

1. Lenox 173
2. CAM 136
3. Fremont-Mills 136
4. Griswold 82
5. Orient-Macksburg 23
6. Diagonal 10
7. Murray 8

Lenox won 8 events on their way to the team crown. Donald Bashor won the 100M and 200M to lead the Tigers.

CAM picked up a win from Cale Maas in the 400M (53.19), Gavin Clayton in the 800M (2:14.26) and 1600M (5:21.64), Sam Foreman in the 110M Hurdles (15.00), and Jack Follmann in the 400M Hurdles (55.81). The Cougars also won the 4x400M Relay and Shuttle Hurdle Relay.

Full results: LenoxCoEd2023

Iowa center Monika Czinano is ready for the next challenge. Czinano was selected in the third round of Monday night’s WNBA Draft by the L.A. Sparks. Czinano helped lead the Hawkeyes to a first ever appearance in the national championship game.

Czinano is the third Hawkeye to be drafted since 2019.

Training camp begins on April 30th.

Czinano was at her family home in Watertown, Minnesota when her name was called.

Czinano still plans to attend medical school at some point but for now those plans are on the back burner.

Shenandoah Boys Mustang Relays
04/11/2023

Team Scores

1. Glenwood 222
2. Shenandoah 157
3. Clarinda 86
4. Sidney 71.50
5. Red Oak 56
6. East Mills 51.50
7. Essex 22

Glenwood powered their way to the team crown with wins from Anthony Driscoll-Lee in the 110M Hurdles and Long Jump, Reagan Skarnulis in the Shot Put, Andrew Smith in the 800M, Preston Slayman in the 1600M, and Bryant Keller in the 3200M. The Rams also won the Shuttle Hurdle Relay and 4x100M Relay.

Full results: MustangRelays2023

GIRLS SOCCER

Bishop Heelan 6, CB Thomas Jefferson 0
CB Abraham Lincoln 3, Sioux City North 0
Glenwood 6, St. Albert 0
Lewis Central 5, Omaha South 2
Logan-Magnolia 3, Carroll 2
West Central Valley 4, West Marshall 0

BOYS SOCCER

Bishop Heelan 10, CB Thomas Jefferson 0
Des Moines Hoover 1, Treynor 0
Glenwood 8, St. Albert 0
Greene County 10, Kuemper Catholic 0
Denison-Schleswig 3, Lewis Central 2
Sioux City North 1, CB Abraham Lincoln 0
Underwood 5, Creston 1
West Central Valley 3, West Marshall 0

GIRLS TENNIS

Atlantic 6, Glenwood 3
Singles
1. Josselyn Wallis 12 (G) def Rio Johnson 12 (A) 8-5
2. Keira Olsen 12 (A) def Cora Pestel 11 (G) 9-8 (4)
3. Quincy Sorenson 11 (A) def Aubrey Mullinax 11 (G) 8-5
4. Jade Harter 11 (A) def Kaitlyn Mullinax 9 (G) 8-4
5. Kate Hughes 12 (G) def Genevieve McCalla 11 (A) 8-1
6. Josephine Sorenson 12 (A) def Addie Newberry 11 (G) 8-2
Doubles
1. Johnson/Olsen (A) def Wallis/KMullinax (G) 8-3
2. Pestel/ AMullinax (G) def QSorenson/Brooke Vandevanter 12 (A) 8-4
3. GMcCalla/JSorenson (A) def Hughes/Newberry (G) 8-3

CB Abraham Lincoln 6, Denison-Schleswig 3
Clarinda 9, SW Valley 0
Clarke 6, Creston 3
Lewis Central 9, Harlan 0
Red Oak 9, Audubon 0

BOYS TENNIS

Glenwood 9, Atlantic 0
Singles
1. Tyler Harger 12 (G) def Clevi Johnson 12 (A) 10-7
2. Kayden Anderson 11 (G) def Nolan Waters 11 (A) 10-7
3. Ben Batten 12 (G) def Kinnick Juhl 10 (A) 10-4
4. Brody Taylor 11 (G) def Alex Rosenbaum 12 (A) 10-4
5. Liam Hayes 11 (G) def Nick Bennett 11 (A) 10-0
6. Trice Buchanan 12 (G) def Michael Hotze 12 (A) 10-6
Doubles
1. Harger/Anderson (G) def Johnson/Waters (A) 10-3
2. Batten/Taylor (G) def Rosenbaum/Bennett (A) 10-1
3. Hayes/Buchanan (G) def Juhl/Hotze (A) 10-6

Lewis Central 9, Harlan 0
Red Oak 8, Audubon 1
Shenandoah 6, St. Albert 3
Sioux City East 6, Denison-Schleswig 3
Southwest Valley 8, Clarinda 1

GIRLS GOLF

Atlantic 206, Glenwood 245
Medalist: Belle Berg, Atlantic, 47
Runner-Up: Abby Smith, Atlantic 51
Other Atlantic scores:  Lexi Noelck 53, Abby Muller 55, Makenna Schroeder 55, McKenna Sonntag 64
Atlantic JV scores: Emma Rose 63, Nevaeh Fewson 64, Rylee Bengel 68, Ryley Kuhns 76.

IKM-Manning 203, Boyer Valley 233, Denison-Schleswig 239
Medalist: Kylie Powers, IKM-Manning 41
Runner-Up: Kylie Kepford, Boyer Valley, 51

Lewis Central 204, Harlan 209
Medalist: Timber Svendsen, Harlan, 44
Runner-Up: Sydney Thien, Lewis Central, 47

Sioux City North 200, Sioux City West 212, CB Abraham Lincoln 252, CB Thomas Jefferson 292
Medalist: Laila Petite, Sioux City North, 42
Runner-Up: Jaycee Chase, Sioux City West, 43

Treynor 222, Missouri Valley NTS
Medalist: Brooklyn Currin, Treynor, 43
Runner-Up: Henley Arbaugh, Missouri Valley, 52

Tri-Center 221, AHSTW NTS
Medalist: Lilly Thomas, Tri-Center, 50

Wayne 209, Mount Ayr 221, Melcher-Dallas NTS
Medalist: Peyton Rhoades, Wayne, 48
Runner-Up: Mallory Wheeler, Mount Ayr, 50

Winterset 394, Clarke 441, East Union 474, Creston NTS, Lenox NTS
Medalist: Jaya West, Winterset, 83
Runner-Up: Makaela Downing, Creston, 100

BOYS GOLF

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Treynor 162, Missouri Valley 174
Medalist: Aaron Ehmke, Treynor, 37
Runner-Up: Jackson Tennis, Missouri Valley, 38

AHSTW 178, Tri-Center 192
Medalist: Nate Jorgensen, AHSTW, 43
Runner-Up: Ethan Schneckloth, Tri-Center, 44
Drew Lee, AHSTW, 44

Mount Ayr 161, Wayne 178, Melcher-Dallas 233
Medalist: Nash Buckingham, Wayne, 37
Runner-Up: Tanner Streit, Mount Ayr, 38

Winterset 309, Clarke 323, Creston 371, East Union 412, Lenox 474
Medalist: Austin Gonseth, Clarke, 71
Runner-Up: Luke Linde, Winterset, 75