Iowa State basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger says the style of play has been set and it is now about building on it. The Cyclones used a grinding defensive style to go from two wins in 2021 to a run to the Sweet-16 last season.

Otzelberger says the Cyclones are ahead of where they were last summer.

Otzelberger says it is about forming habits this summer that will lead to success.

2022 All-State “Super Team”

P Anthony Watts Waukee Northwest Sr
P Cade Ubermueller Iowa City High Sr
P Carter Woollums Johnston Jr 
C Reese Moore Van Meter Sr         
C Spencer Campidilli Johnston Sr
1B Ian Gill Sioux City Heelan Sr 
2B Damin Churchman Ankeny Centennial Sr                   
SS Gable Mitchell Iowa City High Sr
3B Cal Sullivan Cedar Rapids Prairie Jr 
OF Miles Risley Johnston Sr             
OF Trevor Baumler Dowling Catholic So                 
OF Dylan Davis Cedar Rapids Kennedy Sr                    
OF Carter Thomas Mason City Sr        
UT Justin Hackett Winterset Sr
UT Ben Swails Clear Creek Amana Sr             
UT Austin Hilmer North Linn Sr                     

The Graphic Edge/IHSBCA “Player of the Year”
Miles Risley – Johnston

Lanny Peterson “All-Academic” Award
Lane Spieker – CAM, Anita

Gary and Sandy Nyhus Leadership Awards
Colten Clarahan – Keota
JC Dermody – Lewis Central
Easton Hays – Coon Rapids-Bayard
Alex Smith – Grinnell  

Paul Keitel Memorial Award
Cody Sunny – North Scott

4A All-State Teams

1st Team
3B Aidan Martin, CB Abraham Lincoln, SO

3A All-State Teams

1st Team
P JC Dermody, Lewis Central, SR

2nd Team
C Britton Bond, Lewis Central, SR
OF Cade Sears, Harlan, SO
UT Aron Harrington, Lewis Central, SR

3rd Team
SS Kayden Anderson, Glenwood, SO

2A All-State Teams

1st Team
C Jaxson Schumacher, Treynor, JR

2nd Team
P Logan Siebenellar, Kuemper Catholic, JR
2B Tayden Brown, Clarinda, JR
OF Landon Couse, Red Oak, JR
UT Jack Vanfossan, Underwood, SO

3rd Team
1B Brice Taylor, Panorama, SR
3B Benicio Lujano, Kuemper Catholic, SO
OF Mason Boothby, Underwood, SO

1A All-State Teams

1st Team
UT Lane Spieker, CAM, SR

2nd Team
1B, Cal Heydon, Coon Rapids-Bayard, 08

3rd Team
C Colby Rich, CAM, SR
OF Michael Turner, Tri-Center, JR
UT Justice Weers, Tri-Center, SR

See full list of teams here: 2022 Super Team and All-State Teams Press Release

Iowa State linebacker O’Rien Vance felt he still had something to offer the Cyclones. The former Cedar Rapids Washington standout decided to return for a sixth season shortly after the 2021 season ended. He suffered a hamstring injury in last year’s season opener and was hampered by injuries all season.

Vance gives a veteran presence to a defense that lost several key players.

Cyclone coach Matt Campbell says Vance is one of the leaders on the team.

Campbell says his leadership will be important

The Cyclones open at home on September third against Southeast Missouri.

It is the opening day of official practice for most high school football teams across the state but for teams who play in week zero they have already been at it for a week. That includes Montezuma which opens the season on August 19th with an eight-player game against Iowa Valley. Montezuma coach John Beck.

After getting to the second round of the playoffs a year ago Beck says expectations are high, once again, for his team.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa women’s basketball junior guard Kylie Feuerbach suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) of her right knee in a team workout earlier this week and will miss the upcoming 2022-23 season. The announcement came on Friday by P. Sue Beckwith head coach Lisa Bluder.

Feuerbach is scheduled to undergo surgery later this month.

Feuerbach, a Sycamore, Illinois, native saw action in all 32 games a year ago, including earning two starts. She averaged 3.4 points, 1.3 rebounds and one assist per game. Feuerbach also ranked third on the team in free throw accuracy last season, making 86.2 percent of her attempts (25-of-29).

Former Atlantic standout trackster and cross country runner Craig Alan Becker is transferring from UNI to Tennessee to continue his collegiate running career. Becker spent the past year at UNI but he said after conferring with coaches, family, and friends he felt like he wanted to find another fit for him.

After taking 7th in state cross country and running on a winning a 4x800M team in high school he has enjoyed the challenge of training at the next level.

Once he had decided to look for new opportunities it just happened to work out with finding a spot at Tennessee. The Volunteers had some coaching staff changes and he reached out to an incoming coach he knew of and the relationship grew from there.

He said he’s open to running whatever events the staff ends up feeling like is the best spot for him.

Becker said he heads to Knoxville soon and is looking forward to training with the other runners there and prepping for some winter meet opportunities to start off with.

Fall camp is underway at Iowa where the Hawkeyes enter the season as the defending Big Ten west division champions. Safety Kaevon Merriweather is part of a defense that intercepted 25 passes a year ago.

Merriweather says Iowa’s success on defense begins in practice

Merriweather says as a senior he is trying to enjoy every day.

Senior Sam LaPorta enters this season with more than 11 hundred yards in receiving and is the latest in a long line of outstanding tight end for the Hawkeyes.

Spencer Petras and Alex Padilla both played at quarterback last season and are competing for the starting job.

The Hawkeyes open at home on September third against South Dakota State.

Iowa State All-American defensive end Will McDonald says unfinished business is why he returned for his senior season and did not enter the NFL Draft. McDonald is already ISU’s all time leader in sacks and his tied for fourth in Big 12 history.

And what he wanted to take care of was earning his degree.

Early in his career at Iowa State McDonald was moved to linebacker before switching back to defensive end midway through the 2019 season.

Cyclone coach Matt Campbell says earning his degree was the biggest reason McDonald returned.

Campbell believes McDonald is poised for another big season.

Iowa State opens the season September third at home against Southeast Missouri.

Iowa State basketball coach T.J. Otzelberger expects senior forward Jaz Kunc and junior guard Jeremiah Williams to return to practice in the fall. Kunc underwent foot surgery earlier this summer. Williams is a transfer from Temple.

Otzelberger is not concerned about Williams missing summer workouts with an injured shoulder.

Four newcomers will look to add depth for an Iowa women’s basketball team that will return all five starters. Senior guard Molly Davis transferred from Central Michigan after earning second team All Mid-American Conference honors last season.

Davis on playing with junior guard Caitlin Clark in summer workouts.

Senior guard Kate Martin expects the newcomers to have an impact next season.