(Lewis, Iowa) – The Cass County Conservation Board held a youth fishing derby at Cold Springs Park on June 11th 2022. Prizes were awarded for the most overall weight: 1st Dayton Thomas ( 2nd from Right) , 2nd : Ethan Scoles( left), 3rd : Addyson Freerksen (Right). Awards also given for heaviest single fish and longest single fish: Ethan Scoles ( left) , and shortest single fish: Chloe Pendergast (2nd from Left).

The CCCB would like to thank all those that donated items for the event: Weirich Welding for the trophies, Cappel’s Ace Hardware, and Scheels for prizes. For further details please contact Micah Lee with the Cass County Conservation Board at 712-769-2372.

Photo: Graceland Athletics

Former Audubon state championship coach Frank Howell has passed away at the age of 52.

Howell had a long career coaching girls basketball at both the high school and collegiate level. He led Audubon to a state championship in 1999.

Howell had stops at Cedar Rapids Washington, Audubon, Dallas Center-Grimes, Central Decatur, and Graceland University. His teams made 8 state tournament appearances and he led his teams to over 350 wins.

Services for Coach Howell are pending.

The Iowa High School Athletic Association has announced the postseason baseball assignments for Class 1A and 2A.

Postseason play begins with first round district games on Saturday, July 2nd. Here is a look at area assignments.

CLASS 1A

District 2: East Mills, Essex, Fremont-Mills, Riverside, Sidney, St. Albert, West Harrison, Woodbine

District 12: Melcher-Dallas, Moravia, Moulton-Udell, Seymour, Sigourney, Southeast Warren, Twin Cedars, Wayne

District 13: Ankeny Christian Academy, Baxter, Collins-Maxwell, Earlham, Madrid, Martensdale-St. Marys, Murray, Ogden

District 14: Bedford, CAM, East Union, Lamoni, Lenox, Mormon Trail, Mount Ayr, Southwest Valley

District 15: AHSTW, Audubon, Coon Rapids-Bayard, Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton, Griswold, Logan-Magnolia, Stanton, Tri-Center

District 16: Ar-We-Va, Boyer Valley, Glidden-Ralston, IKM-Manning, Kingsley-Pierson, Newell-Fonda, River Valley, Woodbury Central

CLASS 2A ASSIGNMENTS

DISTRICT 4: ACGC, Greene County, Panorama, Van Meter, West Central Valley, Woodward-Granger

District 14: Central Decatur, Des Moines Christian, Interstate 35, Nodaway Valley, PCM, Pleasantville

District 15: Clarinda, Missouri Valley, Red Oak, Shenandoah, Treynor, Underwood

District 16: Cherokee, Kuemper Catholic, MVAOCOU, OABCIG, Ridge View, West Monona

SOFTBALL

John Stephens Classic @ Creston

Ankeny 12, Atlantic 1
Bondurant-Farrar 6, Atlantic 3 (A: Jada Jensen 2 doubles, 2 runs)
Ankeny 15, Creston 0
Creston 6, Earlham 3

Hawkeye Ten Conference 

Clarinda 2, Shenandoah 1
Kuemper Catholic 18, Red Oak 2
Kuemper Catholic 17, Red Oak 2

Corner Conference 

Essex 6, Stanton 5
Griswold 3, East Mills 0 (G: Karly Millikan No-hitter, 10 K’s)
Griswold 15, East Mills 0 (4 inn, G: Brenna Rossell and Joey Reynolds 2-4, 4 RBI each. Rossell pitched no-hitter, 5 K’s)

Western Iowa Conference 

AHSTW 7, Audubon 1 (AHSTW: Rylie Knop 3 hits, 1 RBI)
AHSTW 7, Audubon 6 — 8 inn (AHSTW: Natalie Hagadon walk-off RBI single, 2 hits.)
Logan-Magnolia 11, Tri-Center 0
Missouri Valley 8, Riverside 1 (M: Audrie Kohl 10 K’s)
Underwood 14, IKM-Manning 0

Rolling Valley Conference 

Exira-EHK 8, CAM 4 (E: Macy Emgarten 10 K’s. Alisa Partridge 2 hits, 1 RBI, 3 runs.)
Coon Rapids-Bayard 12, West Harrison 0
Woodbine 7, Glidden-Ralston 0

Pride of Iowa Conference 

Central Decatur 12, Bedford 1
Martensdale-St. Marys 12, East Union 1
Mount Ayr 4, Nodaway Valley 2
Southwest Valley 11, Lenox 6 (SWV: Camryn Johnston, Evy Martin, Ryanne Mullen all with 2 hits)
Southeast Warren 10, Wayne 2

OABCIG Tournament 

Denison-Schleswig 6, East Sac County 5

Woodward-Granger Tournament 

Ogden 6, Lewis Central 5 (8 inn.)
Lewis Central 7, Woodward-Granger 2

Other Scores

Orient-Macksburg 11, Mormon Trail 1

BASEBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Lewis Central 10, Atlantic 0 (LC: Casey Clair 2 hits, 2 RBI)
Clarinda 6, Glenwood 4
Glenwood 3, Clarinda 1
Kuemper Catholic 12, Red Oak 8
Red Oak 18, Kuemper Catholic 13

Western Iowa Conference 

Audubon 12, AHSTW 2 (AUD: Evan Alt 3 hits, 2 RBI. Gavin Smith double and a HR, 3 RBI, 2 runs)
Riverside 8, Missouri Valley 5 (R: Aiden Bell 2 hits, 2 RBI)
Tri-Center 11, Logan-Magnolia 1
Tri-Center 12, Logan-Magnolia 7
Underwood 9, IKM-Manning 0

Rolling Valley Conference 

Ar-We-Va 10, Boyer Valley 4
CAM 8, Exira-EHK 2 (C: Joe Kauffmann 12 K’s Colby Rich 3 hits)
Coon Rapids-Bayard 3, West Harrison 2 (8 inn.)
Woodbine 17, Glidden-Ralston 0

Corner Conference 

East Mills 12, Griswold 8 (EM: 10 first inning runs, Mason Crouse 2 hits 2 RBI, 3 runs. G: Brayden Lockwood 2 hits, 2 RBI)
East Mills 12, Griswold 1 (EM: Peyton Embree 3-3, 3 RBI, 2 Runs)
Stanton 34, Essex 1

Pride of Iowa Conference 

Central Decatur 10, Bedford 6
Lenox 7, Southwest Valley 6
Martensdale-St. Marys 4, East Union 3
Mount Ayr 13, Nodaway Valley 3
Wayne 5, Southeast Warren 3

Other Scores

CB Thomas Jefferson 18, Des Moines North 0
Dowling Catholic 7, CB Abraham Lincoln 0

(Radio Iowa) – Kids from 110 teams have been shooting this week in the Scholastic Clay Target Program state championship north of Cedar Falls. Iowa D-N-R Shooting Sports Coordinator, Chris Van Gorp, says it’s a sport that has really grown among kids. “The program’s been around in Iowa for 15 years, and we continue to see growth every year, the last couple of years, we’ve continued to see increased growth. This is our record year with attendance here at the state shoot. There’s actually over 42-hundred kids enrolled in Iowa in the program,” Van Gorp says.

He says around three thousand of the kids participate in the shoot — which started with elementary and middle school kids Thursday and the high school events run today through Sunday. “These trapshooting teams are coached by local volunteers that are willing to donate their time and give their time and expertise to organize a team and coach a team and mentor these youth through the season. And then some of the teams are affiliated with schools and can get varsity letter awards,” he says. He says one of the draws to trapshooting is the wide range of kids who can participate. 

“The nice thing about clay target shooting is that you don’t have to be the biggest or the strongest, or the fastest,” according to Van Gorp, “pretty much anybody can do it and it’s a lifelong sport. What it does take is focus and commitment and perseverance.” He says the trap teams learn about teamwork and gun safety. “We haven’t had any incidents with our youth with the firearms. The foremost principle that our coaches teach our athletes and safety first and fun — and if we happen to win along the way, that’s great. But without being safe and conscientious, we don’t have a program for the kids,” Van Gorp says.

Van Gorp says there is a cost involved as you need a gun, and you’ve got to buy ammunition and targets for practice. He says there are a lot of fundraising opportunities that the team does to help offset the costs. He says you have to maintain your focus and consistency to win at state. “Our teams have league competitions throughout the season, that are usually a 50 target event. So they shoot two rounds of 25 targets for 50 targets total,” he explains. “The state championship event for our high schoolers is a 200 target event.

There are eight rounds of 25 targets that they have to shoot in one day. So it’s a little bit more grueling, and to come out on top, you got to be able to get through all eight rounds.” Van Gorp says the program has been adopted by about ten community colleges and ten four-year colleges in Iowa. He says those shooting sports programs give opportunities for kids to continue in competition after high school.

SOFTBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Atlantic 8, Lewis Central 3 (Jada Jensen 2 runs, 2 RBI. Zoey Kirchoff 2 RBI, Save allowing 2 hits with 11 K’s)
Creston 7, Shenandoah 3
Glenwood 3, Clarinda 2
Harlan 3, St. Albert 2 (9 innings)
Harlan 4, St. Albert 2
Kuemper Catholic 5, Denison-Schleswig 4 (9 innings)

Western Iowa Conference

Audubon 6, Tri-Center 2 (A: Michelle Brooks and Victoria Asmus both with 1 hit and 2 RBI.)
AHSTW 13, IKM-Manning 7 (A: Natalie Hagadon HR, 2 hits, 5 RBI. Graycen Partlow HR, 2 hits, 2 RBI, 3 runs)
Logan-Magnolia 20, Riverside 0
Treynor 8, Missouri Valley 3

Rolling Valley Conference

CAM 15, Lenox 5
Exira-EHK 12, Ar-We-Va 2 (E: Alisa Partridge 2 hits, 2 RBI, 2 runs. Shay Burmeister 2 hits, 2 RBI, 2 runs)
Glidden-Ralston 11, Boyer Valley 4

Corner Conference

Fremont-Mills 11, West Harrison 1
Griswold 11, Nodaway Valley 1 (Brenna Rossell 9 K’s. Whitney Pennock 2 doubles, 2 RBI. Makenna Askeland HR, Double, 2 RBI, 1 run scored.)

Pride of Iowa Conference

East Union 13 Stanton 5
Martensdale-St. Marys 3, Wayne 2
Southeast Warren 12, Central Decatur 1
Southwest Valley 24, Essex 5

Other Scores

Moravia 14, Orient-Macksburg 5
Moravia 11, Orient-Macksburg 7
River Valley 9, Whiting 1
Sioux City North 9, Abraham Lincoln 6
Sioux City North 7 Abraham Lincoln 3

BASEBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Atlantic vs. Lewis Central (PPD to 6/10 @ 2:00 p.m. in Council Bluffs)
Creston 5, Shenandoah 4 (8 innings)
Harlan 9, St. Albert 1
Kuemper Catholic 6, Denison-Schleswig 4
Red Oak 16, East Mills 1
St. Albert 16, Harlan 14

Western Iowa Conference

IKM-Manning 1, AHSTW 0
Logan-Magnolia 4, Riverside 2
Treynor 3, Missouri Valley 1 (T: Jaxon Schumacher 11 K’s)
Tri-Center 11, Audubon 1 (TC: Michael Turner 3-4, 3 RBI, 2 runs, 3 steals.)

Rolling Valley Conference

Boyer Valley 12, Glidden-Ralston 5
CAM 11, Lenox 7 (C: Lane Spieker HR, 4 RBI. Seth Hensley 2 hits, 3 RBI. Colby Rich HR)

Pride of Iowa Conference

East Union 4, Stanton 3 (8 innings)
Martensdale-St. Marys 6, Wayne 3
Southeast Warren 9, Central Decatur 1
Southwest Valley 30, Essex 2

Other Scores

CB Abraham Lincoln 4, Sioux City North 1
CB Abraham Lincoln 5, Sioux City North 0

Former UNI star Trevor Penning says it is about learning the offense as he gets ready for his rookie season in New Orleans. The Saints selected Penning in the first round of the NFL Draft.

Penning says getting the offense down will hep once training camp begins.

Penning was asked if he believes he will be the starter at left tackle.

The first big weekend of racing at the Knoxville Raceway begins Friday night with the first of two nights of World of Outlaws competition. It will be the series’ only appearance at the track prior to the Knoxville Nationals in August.

That’s race director John McCoy who says this weekend’s schedule will draw cars from across the country.

McCoy says coming out of the pandemic the car counts have been high despite the skyrocketing cost of fuel.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa head basketball coach Fran McCaffery has named former Hawkeye, Matt Gatens, as an assistant coach on his staff, replacing the position previously occupied by Kirk Speraw, who announced his retirement from coaching last month.

Gatens was a four-year starter for the Hawkeyes from 2009-12. His final two seasons were McCaffery’s first two as Iowa’s head coach. As a senior, Gatens and the Hawkeyes won seven more games than the previous year and advanced to postseason play (NIT Second Round) for the first time under McCaffery and the first time as a program in six seasons.

The Iowa City native was a two-time All-Big Ten selection, two-time team captain, two-time academic all-conference honoree, recipient of the 2012 Chris Street Award, and voted to the 2009 Big Ten All-Freshman team. Gatens amassed 1,635 points and 239 3-pointers ranking 10th and third, respectively, in Iowa history. In 128 career games, he averaged 12.8 points, 3.6 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.1 steals per contest.

Gatens returns home as an assistant coach after spending the past four seasons (2019-22) on Drake’s coaching staff. He served as director of operations his first two years before being elevated to an assistant coach the last two seasons.

Gatens helped guide Drake to four straight 20-win seasons (95 combined wins), the 2019 Missouri Valley Conference regular season title, an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2021, and to two Missouri Valley Tournament championship game appearances.

Prior to joining the Bulldogs, Gatens was on the basketball staff at Auburn, where he assisted in travel, development, scouting, video and camps for the Southeastern Conference Champions. Gatens also aided in the development of the team’s guards, including All-SEC selections Bryce Brown and Jared Harper.

Following his Hawkeye career, Gatens played professionally in France, Spain, Turkey and Ukraine. He returned to the United States to play for the Iowa Energy in the NBA Development League, but he suffered a torn ACL just five quarters into the 2016-17 season, ending his playing career.

Gatens was named Iowa’s ‘Mr. Basketball’ and the state’s Gatorade Player of the Year as a senior at Iowa City High School. He led his squad to a 4A state title as a senior in 2008 and holds the City High record for career scoring.

Gatens and his wife, Erin, are the parents of a son, Nash, and daughter, Noa.