Thirty years later The Hawkeye women are headed back to the Final Four.

Rob Brooks and Jamie Cavey Lang on the Hawkeye Network. Iowa blew the game open by outscoring Louisville 30-12 to close the third quarter in a 97-83 win in Seattle. It’s Iowa’s first trip to the Final Four since 1993 and the first for head coach Lisa Bluder.

It’s Iowa’s 30th win of the season and they head to Dallas this morning for Friday night’s semifinal round.

Junior guard Caitlin Clark had the first 40-point triple-double in NCAA Tournament history. She finished with 41 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists.

Clark made 11 of 19 shots, including eight of 14 from behind the arc.

Clark had a goal of leading the Hawkeyes to the final four when she signed with Bluder.

McKenna Warnock scored 17 points as the Hawkeyes had to regroup after falling behind 8-0 at the outset.

The Hawkeyes play the winner of tonight’s (Monday night’s) game between Maryland and top ranked South Carolina.

Sunday, March 26 — Elite Eight

• No. 3 LSU vs. No. 9 Miami (Fla.) | 6 p.m. | ESPN
• No. 2 Iowa vs. No. 5 Louisville | 8 p.m. | ESPN- ON KJAN 7:45 p.m.

Sunday, March 26 (Elite 8)

• No. 5 San Diego State vs. No. 6 Creighton | 1:20 p.m. | CBS
• No. 2 Texas vs. No. 5 Miami (Fla.) | 4:05 p.m. | CBS

The Riverside girls track team had some nice performances at the Mount Marty Class B High School Track Meet on Thursday at the Ruth Donohue Fieldhouse in Yankton, SD.

Veronica Andrusyshyn won the 60M Hurdles in a time of 9.65. Lydia Erickson was a 2nd place finisher in the 200M with a time of 27.26.

Glenwood swept the team titles at the Carroll Early Bird Track and Field Meet on Friday night.

The Rams scored 189 points to win the girls team title. Carroll was runner-up with 115.50 points. Glenwood was led by individual titles from Allison Koontz in the 100M (12.87), Jaylynn Floyd in the High Jump (5-00.00), Carlie Clemmer in the 100M Hurdles (16.66) and 400M Hurdles (1:12.28), Madelyn Berglund in the 1500M (5:22.74), and Danika Arnold in the 200M (26.97). The Rams also wom the 4x100M Relay and Shuttle Hurdle Relay. Harlan’s Lindsey Sonderman won the 3000M (11:13.31) and the Cyclones won the 4x800M. Kuemper Catholic’s Ellie Sibbel won the shot put (34-11.75)

Girls Team Scores

1. Glenwood 189
2. Carroll 115.50
3. Harlan 95.5
4. Boone 89
5. Kuemper Catholic 39
6. Saydel 27
7. Creston 26

On the boys side Glenwood had 164 points to win the crown. Harlan was runner-up with 110 points. Glenwood had individual wins from Reagan Skarnulas in the shot put (46-05.00), Anthony Driscoll-Lee in the 110M Hurdles (16.36), Andrew Smith won the 800M (2:04.14), and Bryant Keller topped the 1600M (4:35.83). The Rams also won the 4x400M and 4x800M Relays. Harlan got a win from Brehden Eggers in the Long Jump (20-05.00) and Wil Neuharth took the 100M (11.04) and 200M (22.39) The Cyclones also won the 4x100M, 4x200M, and Sprint Medley. Creston won the Distance Medley. Kuemper’s Chirs Mohr won the Discus.

Boys Team Scores

1. Glenwood 164
2. Harlan 110
3. Carroll 75
4. Kuemper Catholic 73
5. Boone 69
6. Creston 46
7. Des Moines North 31
8. Saydel 17

The Iowa Women’s Basketball team is headed to the Elite Eight after toppling Colorado 87-77 in the Sweet 16 on Friday night in Seattle. The Hawkeyes will be making their fifth appearance in the Elite Eight in program history.

It was a competitive contest through the first half and then the Hawkeyes turned the game in their favor in the third quarter. Colorado had a one point lead at the break but Iowa outscored the Buffaloes 25-13 in the third quarter to take a lead they wouldn’t relinquish. The Hawkeyes made 9 of 13 shots from the field in that third quarter to grab the lead. Iowa has now shot 50% or better from the field in 13 of their last 16 quarters played.

Caitlin Clark finished with 31 points and dished out 8 assists to lead the way. Three other Hawkeyes finished in double figures: Kate Martin (16), Monika Csinano (15), and McKenna Warnock (12).

The Hawkeyes improved to 29-6, tying the school record mark for wins in a season. Next up for Iowa will be an Elite Eight meeting with Louisville on Sunday night at 8:00 p.m. We’ll have coverage on KJAN with pregame at 7:45 p.m.

Saturday, March 25 (Elite 8)

• No. 3 Kansas State vs. No. 9 Florida Atlantic | 5:09 p.m. | TBS
• No. 3 Gonzaga vs. No. 4 UConn | 7:49 p.m. | TBS

Saturday, March 25 — Sweet 16

• No. 2 Maryland vs. No. 3 Notre Dame | 10:30 a.m. | ESPN
• No.1 South Carolina vs. No. 4 UCLA| 1:00 p.m.| ESPN
• No. 2 UConn vs. No. 3 Ohio State | 3 p.m. | ABC
• No. 1 Virginia Tech vs. No. 4 Tennessee | 5:30 p.m. | ESPN2

JUPITER, Fla., March 24, 2023 – The St. Louis Cardinals announced today that they have agreed to a two-year (2024-25) contract extension with All-Star pitcher Miles Mikolas that will keep him in a Redbirds uniform through at least the 2025 season.

The team also announced today that Mikolas is set to make his 2^nd career Opening Day start when the Cardinals begin their 2023 regular season campaign next Thursday in St. Louis.  Mikolas was also tabbed as the club’s Opening Day starter in 2019 at Milwaukee.

Mikolas, 34, first joined the Cardinals as a free-agent in 2018 and went on to tie for the National League lead in wins with a career-high 18.  Since coming to St. Louis, Miles has gone 41-34 with a 3.46 ERA in 106 career games pitched for the Redbirds and was selected to the N.L. All-Star team in both 2018 and 2022.   He signed a four-year (2020-23) contract extension with the Cardinals in February of 2019.

A Jupiter, Fla. native, Mikolas has excelled when performing in front of the St. Louis fans, posting a 2.60 career ERA at Busch Stadium III, the third best among qualifying pitchers.

Miles is ranked among the majors’ top pitchers in walk pct. (4.3 pct., 2^nd) and first pitch strike pct. (66.8 pct., T2nd) since joining the Cardinals in 2018, and the Redbirds are 64-42 (.604 win pct.) in his 106 career games pitched for the organization.

Mikolas (12-13, 3.29 ERA) ranked among National League leaders in a number of categories last season, pacing the team in innings pitched (202.1), starts (32) and quality starts (22) – all ranking 3^rd in the senior circuit. His 202.1 innings pitched were a single-season career best and it marked the second 200-inning campaign (also 2018) of his career.

Mikolas was a member of the Team USA pitching staff in this year’s World Baseball Classic, working 6.0 IP over two relief appearances, including 4.0 innings in the American’s semi-final win over Cuba.

The 6-4, 230-pound righty owns a career mark of 45-40 with a 3.70 ERA in 143 games (115 starts) with San Diego (2012-13), Texas (2014) and St. Louis (2018-22).   He pitched three seasons (2015-17) with the Yomiuri Giants in the Japanese Central League where he was 31-13 with a 2.18 ERA in 62 games, all starts.

Mikolas was voted by his teammates the recipient of the Darryl Kile Award in 2018, and he was named co-recipient of the J.G. Taylor Spink Baseball Man of the Year in 2018 by the St. Louis Chapter of the BBWAA.  He was selected as the St. Louis Chapter’s Bob Bauman Physical Comeback Award recipient for 2022.

The Iowa Girls Coaches Association has set the rosters and schedule for their upcoming All-Star Basketball Series on April 1st and 2nd at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids. Here is a look at the team assingments for area athletes.

1A White Team
Avery Dowling, Sidney

1A Gray Team
Jenna Stephens, Stanton
Shay Burmeister, Exira-EHK
Nicole Sherer, Woodbine
Emily Williams, East Mills
Coach: Tom Petersen, Exira-EHK

1A Select Team
Quinn Grubbs, Exira-EHK

2A White Team
Catherine Mayhall, Kuemper Catholic

2A Gray Team
Greylan Hornbeck, Logan-Magnolia
Mya Moss, Logan-Magnolia

2A Select Team
Clara Teigland, Treynor

3A White Team
Jada Jensen, Atlantic

4A/5A Gray Team
Emily Pomernackas, CB Abraham Lincoln

4A/5A White Team
Doryn Paup, Creston

3A/4A/5A Select Gray Team
Jenna Hopp, Glenwood

Check out full rosters HERE

Saturday Schedule
Morning 3A/4A/5A Practices
12:00pm 3A White vs. 3A Gray
2:00pm 3A-4A-5A select teams play
3:30pm 4A/5A white vs. 4A/5A gray

Sunday Schedule
8:00am-12:00pm 1A-2A teams practice
12:00pm 1A white vs. 1A gray
2:00pm 1A select vs. 2A select
3:30pm 2A white vs. 2A gray