(Radio Iowa) – Fishing is more popular in Iowa now than ever before and state officials are hoping to keep riding that wave by luring more people to the sport with free fishing tomorrow (Friday) through Sunday. Joe Larscheid, chief of the Iowa D-N-R’s Fisheries Bureau, says Iowans can try fishing without having to buy a license this weekend. He says it’s an excellent way to get hooked on what could become a lifelong past-time. “Go to our website for tips on fishing and also where to go fishing and how to take care of your catch,” Larscheid says. “We have a lot of county partners and city partners and different organizations that put on fishing clinics, including our own clinics. If you can find a clinic close to your area, if you’re new to fishing, you can really get some great tips on how to be successful.”

In recent years, Iowa has experienced a drop in hunting license sales as there are so many entertainment options vying for our attention, though fishing remains a favored activity. “Last year during the COVID crisis, we had an all-time record high of fishing license sales and this year is right behind that, so we’ve had two solid years in a row of increases in fishing participation,” Larscheid says. “Over the last ten years, we haven’t really seen the drop in numbers that we have seen in hunting.” Iowa boasts hundreds of lakes and thousands of miles of rivers, plus, you don’t have to spend a lot of money to get outfitted for fishing.

“If you have a friend that’s an angler and is willing to take you, that’s the best way to get introduced to fishing,” Larscheid says. “There’s a lot of fishing clinics, especially during Free Fishing Weekend, and we have those interspersed throughout the year. Just check our website for one close to you, and at those clinics, we normally provide equipment for people to use.” To encourage young anglers, the D-N-R is also offering a frame-able certificate of accomplishment when they catch their first fish. Find details about that and much more at the Iowa DNR website: www.iowadnr.gov/fishing

Hawkeye Ten Conference

• Harlan 6, Lewis Central 4
• Clarinda 9, Red Oak 7
• Glenwood 15, Shenandoah 7
• Denison-Schleswig 10, St. Albert 4

Western Iowa Conference

• Riverside 8, Audubon 2

Rolling Valley Conference

• CAM 3, Glidden-Ralston 1
• Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 4, Ar-We-Va 0
• Woodbine 10, Coon Rapids-Bayard 0
• Whiting 22, West Harrison 9

Bluegrass Conference

• Lamoni 15, Orient-Macksburg 6

Non-Conference

• AHSTW 9, Thomas Jefferson 6
• Underwood 16, East Mills 2
• West Central Valley 9, Southwest Valley 2
• Missouri Valley 14, MVAOCOU 10

Hawkeye Ten Conference

• Kuemper Catholic 8, Atlantic 7
• Lewis Central 4, Harlan 0
• Clarinda 12, Red Oak 0
• Glenwood 14, Shenandoah 4
• St. Albert 20, Denison-Schleswig 10

Rolling Valley Conference

• CAM 15, Glidden-Ralston 5
• Ar-We-Va 3, Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 2
• West Harrison 18, Whiting 3
• Woodbine 6, Coon Rapids-Bayard 1

Bluegrass Conference

• Lamoni 15, Orient-Macksburg 0

Non-Conference

• CAM 9, Logan-Magnolia 5
• Southwest Valley 11, Grand View Christian 1
• Missouri Valley 4, MVAOCOU 3
• Interstate 35 3, Creston 0
• Des Moines Christian 11, Treynor 1

Atlantic senior Tessa Grooms signed on to play basketball at Iowa Central Community College next season. Grooms signed surrounded by family and coaches at the Atlantic High School Gym. Grooms really didn’t take to basketball until late in her high school career and she became passionate about it this past year.

Grooms is coming off a senior season in which she averaged a little over 6 points per game but her real impact was on the defensive end. She led the team with 6 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per contest. Iowa Central Head Coach Brian Ortmeier sees a lot of growth potential for Tessa.

Coach Ortmeier thinks here defensive capabilities fit in very well to the style of play the Tritons have on that end of the floor. Grooms said after thinking about playing at the next level, Iowa Central immediately stood out as a great place for her.

Grooms will join two other Atlantic senior girls on the Iowa Central Campus this fall. Olivia Engler will play softball for the Tritons and Taylor McCreedy has signed on to run track and cross country there as well.

The Iowa Girls State Golf Tournament concluded with the second and final round on Wednesday.  Here is a look at the local performers with links to see the entire list of results in each class.

Class 1-A:

• Kylie Powers, IKM-Manning  90 – 85 = 175 (+33)
• Jenna Reynolds, Griswold  92 – 91 = 183 (+41)
• Alexia Miller, Boyer Valley  94 – 91 = 185 (+43)
• Katelyn Nielsen, Boyer Valley  92 – 98 = 190 (+48)
• Avery Dowling, Sidney  99 – 94 = 193 (+51)
• Maci Miller, Boyer Valley  104 – 98 = 202 (+60)
• Reese Snyder, CAM  101 – 104 = 205 (+63)
• Jaci Petersen, Boyer Valley  103 – 110 = 213 (+71)
• Mackenzie Dumbaugh, Boyer Valley  118 – 105 = 223 (+81)

Class 1-A Individual Results     Class 1-A Team Results

Class 2-A:

• Brooklynn Currin, Treynor  87 – 91 = 178 (+36)
• Maddie Lewis, Treynor  90 – 89 = 179 (+37)
• Abby Cobb, Panorama  87 – 98 = 185 (+43)
• Andi Piittmann, Treynor  102 – 122 = 224 (+82)
• Grace Abbott, Treynor  143 – 145 = 288 (+146)
• Grace Alff, Treynor  137 – 154 = 291 (+149)

Class 2-A Individual Results     Class 2-A Team Results

Class 3-A:

• Rylie Driskell, Creston  85 – 86 = 171 (+27)
• Grace Pettitt, Carroll  94 – 84 = 178 (+34)
• Maria Groumoutis, Creston  102 – 92 = 194 (+50)
• Jacy Kralick, Creston  108 – 117 = 225 (+81)
• Mikaela Downing, Creston  118 – 118 = 236 (+92)
• Kate Foglesong, Creston  122 – 116 = 238 (+94)

Class 3-A Individual Results     Class 3-A Team Results

Class 4-A Individual Results     Class 4-A Team Results

@ Byrnes Park, Waterloo

Class 1A State Singles

Round 1: 

• Jessica Sun, Shenandoah beat Lily Fenton, Maharishi  7-5, 6-3
• Catherine Straus, Spirit Lake/Okoboji beat Maddie Frey, Creston/O-M  6-0, 6-2

Quarterfinals:

• Jessica Sun, Shenandoah beat Emily Blom, Pella 6-3, 6-1

Semi-Finals (Thursday):

• Jessica Sun, Shenandoah vs. Sasha Hyacinth, Columbus Catholic

Consolation:

• Maddie Frey, Creston/O-M beat Kayla Kellogg, Charles City  6-0, 6-0

Consolation Quarterfinals:

• Maddie Frey, Creston/O-M beat Victoria Schwarting, Osage 6-0, 6-2

Consolation Semi-Finals (Thursday):

• Maddie Frey, Creston/O-M vs. Brenna Phillips, Columbus Catholic

Class 1A State Doubles

Round 1: 

• Alexa Weber/Belle Weber, Union beat Rhenn Rolenc/Merced Ramirez, Red Oak  6-1, 6-0
• Landry Miller/Allison Narmi, St. Albert beat Caroline Meis/Madison Claussen, LeMars  6-0, 6-1
• Ally Burger/Courtney Carstensen, Xavier beat Morgan Driskell/Sam Dunphy, Creston/O-M  6-0, 6-1

Quarterfinals:

• Ella Tallett/Avery Link, Xavier beat Landry Miller/Allison Narmi, St. Albert 6-0, 6-3

Consolation:

• Elli Hanson/Sophia Butler, Spirit Lake Park beat Morgan Driskell/Sam Dunphy, Creston/O-M 6-4, 6-3
• Caroline Meis/Madison Claussen, LeMars beat Rhenn Rolenc/Merced Ramirez, Red Oak  6-0, 6-3

Consolation Quarterfinals:

• Landry Miller/Allison Narmi, St. Albert beat Regen Halsne/Btynna Huen, Ballard 6-3, 6-2

Consolation Semi-Finals (Thursday):

• Landry Miller/Allison Narmi, St. Albert vs. Alexa Weber/Belle Weber, Union

Class 2-A Region 2 Semi-Finals:

• 6:00 pm – Harlan (9-9) @ Lewis Central (15-2)
• 5:30 pm – Panorama (14-6) @ Glenwood (13-4)

Class 3-A Region 1 Semi-Finals: (@ Council Bluffs)

• 5:00 pm – Sioux City East (7-9) vs. CB Thomas Jefferson (9-7)
• 7:00 pm – Sioux City West (5-9) vs. CB Abraham Lincoln (14-3)

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Hawkeye Ten Conference

• Atlantic 9, Clarinda 7
• Clarinda 13, Atlantic 3
• Harlan 10, Creston 6
• Harlan 8, Creston 0
• St. Albert 20, Shenandoah 16
• Lewis Central 19, Red Oak 0
• Lewis Central 17, Red Oak 1
• Denison-Schleswig 1, Glenwood 0
• Denison-Schleswig 11, Glenwood 10 (8 inn )

Western Iowa Conference

• Underwood 9, AHSTW 1
• IKM-Manning 6, Riverside 3
• Missouri Valley 18, Logan-Magnolia 3
• Treynor at Tri-Center PPD

Rolling Valley Conference

• Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 12, Glidden-Ralston 0
• Coon Rapids-Bayard 4, CAM 3
• Ar-We-Va 6, Boyer Valley 4
• Woodbine 3, West Harrison 0

Corner Conference

• Stanton 10, Griswold 4
• Sidney 16, East Mills 1

Pride of Iowa Conference

• Nodaway Valley 7, Southwest Valley 3
• Mount Ayr 3, Lenox 0

Missouri River Conference

• Sioux City East 10, Abraham Lincoln 0
• Sioux City East 12, Abraham Lincoln 2

Bluegrass Conference

• Orient-Macksburg 15, Seymour 10

Non-Conference

• Audubon 13, Bedford 0
• Tri-Center 11, West Central Valley 0