Iowa quarterback Spencer Petras does not feel ball handling will be an issue on Saturday at Minnesota. The Hawkeyes take a 6-4 record to the Twin Cities and the temperature at kickoff is expected to be in the teens.

Petras says he won’t need to do anything special to accommodate for the cold.

Iowa remains last in the Big Ten in total offense, by far, but has won three straight games after a 3-4 start.

Iowa’s offensive line has struggled against good defenses and the Gophers have one of the best in the Big Ten.

That’s sophomore center Logan Jones.

Gabby Gregory made two free throws with four seconds remaining as Kansas State beat the fourth ranked Iowa Hawkeye women 84-83. Iowa coach Lisa Bluder

The Hawkeyes were just six of 20 from three point range.

Caitlin Clark led Iowa with 27 points and 10 rebounds.

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 18

Class 2A

10:00—Central Lyon/George-Little Rock (12-0) vs. Williamsburg (12-0)

Class 3A

1:00—Mount Vernon (12-0) vs. Harlan (11-1)

Class 1A

4:00—West Sioux, Hawarden (11-1) vs. Van Meter (11-1)

Class 5A

7:30—Valley, West Des Moines (8-4) vs. Southeast Polk (11-1)

Eight-Player

St. Mary’s, Remsen 38, WACO 16

St. Mary’s, Remsen jumped out to a 24-3 lead by halftime and rolled to the 8-Player title with a 38-16 win over WACO. The Hawks were led by 134 yards and 4 touchdowns rushing and one score receiving from Brenden Fisch. Cael Ortmann was a very efficient 12 of 16 passing for 156 yards and the one scoring toss to Fisch. St. Mary’s also held WACO to just 58 yards rushing in the game. The Hawks finish the season a perfect 13-0.

WACO had 212 yards passing and 1 score from the hand of Isaac Oswald. They end the season at 13-1.

Class A

Grundy Center 27, West Hancock, Britt 0

Grundy Center was able to avenge a loss in last year’s title game to West Hancock by grabbing a 27-0 win in the Class A Championship in 2022. The Spartans got two touchdown passes from Colin Gordon to Tate Jirovsky and Gordon added a field goal and rushing touchdown to cap the scoring. Grundy Center outgained West Hancock 364-143 yards in a dominating effort. The Spartans end the season at 13-0. West Hancock finishes at 12-1.

Class 4A

Xavier, Cedar Rapids 45, Lewis Central 38

Cedar Rapids Xavier used a powerful ground game to avenge their title game loss to Lewis Central last year. Michael Cunningham finished with 174 yards and 1 touchdown on the ground for the Saints. The Saints gobbled up a total of 278 yards rushing in the game, staying almost exclusively on the ground in the second half. The Saints end with a record of 13-0. Lewis Central falls just short of back-to-back titles. Jonathan Humpal had 136 yards rushing and Braylan Kammrad threw for 257 yards and three scores. The Titans finish the year at 12-1.

IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa head baseball coach Rick Heller released the details of the Hawkeyes’ 54-game regular season schedule on Thursday. The Hawkeyes will play 27 games at Duane Banks Field during the 2023 season.

Iowa will begin its season with the Snowbird Baseball Classic from Feb. 17-19 in Port Charlotte, Florida. The Hawkeyes open their home slate on March 7 against an opponent to be determined.

SCHEDULE NOTES

– The Hawkeyes will play seven games (two three-game series and one solo contest) against teams that qualified for the NCAA Regionals in 2022. Iowa will play LSU at the Round Rock Classic in Round Rock, Texas, on Feb. 25 and a three-game road series in Lubbock against Texas Tech (March 10-12). The Hawkeyes will host Maryland (March 31-April 2) for three games in Iowa City.

– Iowa will play nonconference tournaments in Florida (Snowbird Baseball Classic), Texas (Round Rock Classic) and Alabama (South Alabama Invitational).

– Prior to opening Big Ten play, the Hawkeyes will host a pair of three-game series, taking on South Dakota State (March 17-19) and Western Michigan (March 24-26).

– Iowa hosts Maryland, Nebraska (April 21-23), Ohio State (May 5-7) and Michigan State (May 12-14) in league play and travel for road conference series at Indiana (April 7-9), Minnesota (April 14-16), Penn State (April 28-30), and Northwestern (May 18-20).

– The Hawkeyes hosts midweek contests against St. Thomas, Grand View, Milwaukee, Bradley, Western Illinois, Illinois State and Illinois-Chicago. The team travels for midweek road contests at Illinois State, Bradley and Illinois-Chicago.

– The Big Ten Tournament will be held at Charles Schwab Field in Omaha, Nebraska, from May 23-29. The top eight teams in the Big Ten regular season standings qualify for the double-elimination tournament.

The Hawkeyes return five starters, one member of the starting rotation and a total of 24 letterwinners from a team that went 36-19 overall in 2022. Iowa also has 16 newcomers, including seven transfers, joining the roster this season.

IOWA CITY, Iowa – – The University of Iowa and Iowa State University have extended the contract that will ensure the Hawkeyes and Cyclones compete in the annual Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series football game through the 2027 season. The joint announcement was made Thursday by Gary Barta, Henry B. and Patricia B Tippie Director of Athletics Chair, and Jamie Pollard, director of athletics at Iowa State.

Iowa and Iowa State have played annually since resuming the series in 1977 in Iowa City, other than 2020 when the game was canceled due to Covid-19. The teams first met in 1894, with Iowa holding an overall 46-23 advantage in the all-time series after winning six of the last seven meetings.

The latest extension calls for the teams to meet in Iowa City on Sept. 12, 2026, and in Ames on Sept. 11, 2027. All terms of the previous contract are unchanged.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa head men’s basketball coach Fran McCaffery announced on Wednesday that Ladji Dembele has signed a National Letter of Intent to attend the University of Iowa.

Dembele joins Owen Freeman, Brock Harding, and Pryce Sandfortas Iowa’s four signees in its 2023 recruiting class.

LADJI DEMBELE (pronounced Lah-gee Dem-BELL-eh)
Forward, 6-foot-9, 250 pounds
Newark, New Jersey (St. Benedict’s Prep)

• Played the last two years at St. Benedict’s Prep
• Averaged 16 points, 12 rebounds, 1.5 steals, 1.3 blocks, and 1.1 assists last season
• Shot the basketball at a 52 percent clip from the field, including 36 percent on 21 made 3-pointers
• Helped St. Benedict’s Prep, ranked No. 6 nationally by MaxPreps, to a 25-1 record and a State Prep A championship last season
• St. Benedict’s Prep head coach is Mark Taylor
• Also played on the AAU circuit for NY Rens and NY Jayhawks
• Originally from Mali
• Moved to Spain at the age of 13 and the United States at 17
• Played for Mali U-19 team in the 2021 World Cup
• Totaled 17 points and nine rebounds in a win over Puerto Rico at the World Cup
• St. Benedict’s Prep is the same school that former Big Ten Commissioner Jim Delany attended

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – No. 7 Iowa State (3-0, 0-0 Big 12) survived a dramatic fourth-quarter comeback to continue its undefeated start to the season with an 88-85 win over UNI (2-1, 0-0 MVC) Wednesday night at the McLeod Center.

The Cyclones had a lead of as many as 14 points in the second half, but saw that lead erased in the fourth quarter. However, Emily Ryan stepped up with a step back 3-pointer with 2:03 to play to put ISU ahead, as the Cyclone defense stepped up to hold the Panthers scoreless over the last 2:17 of the contest.

Iowa State was led by 26 points and nine rebounds from Ashley Joens, who set a new career field goals record, now sitting at 795 buckets in her career. She was joined in double figures by the rest of the starting lineup, with Stephanie Soares getting 23 points on 9-of-11 shooting, 14 from Ryan, 12 from Denae Fritz and 10 by Lexi Donarski.

Up Next

Iowa State returns to Hilton Coliseum on Sunday to take on Columbia. Tip will be at 11 a.m. on Big 12 Now.

Iowa State receiver Xavier Hutchinson says the seniors want to end the home season with a win. The Cyclones are 4-6 and need two wins to secure a bowl bid as they get ready to host Texas Tech.

Hutchinson says he is confident the Cyclones can finish with two wins.

Hutchinson says he is still happy he returned for a final season even though the record has not been what he hoped it would be.

Linebacker O’Rien Vance says there is still a lot to play for.

Vance was asked what his favorite memory of being a Cyclone is.

The fourth ranked Iowa women play their second straight road game on Thursday night with a visit to Kansas State. The Hawks are 3-0 and coach Lisa Bluder says they will need to handle K-State’s pressure defense.

Bluder says the Hawkeyes need to be able to guard the dribble.

Iowa is averaging 98 points but connecting on less than 67 percent from the foul line. They made only 17 of 30 in Sunday’s overtime win at Drake.