Atlantic Community School District got to host the Class 1A -Region 2 singles and doubles tennis matches on Monday May 6th, where there were nine teams on hand. Atlantic’s freshmen Lily Willrich lost in the second round to St. Albert senior Grace Manz, while Atlantic freshman Jacobi Harder lost in the first round to Audubon junior Briley Belnap in singles play.

The Atlantic team of junior Jade Harter and senior Maylynn Ferrell lost in the #2 doubles to senior Alexis Opheim and senior Mallory Kjeldgaard of Lewis Central.

Atlantic’s two freshman stepped up and had a few solid matches in singles according to coach Mike McDermott.

Coach McDermott commented on how his team did in the doubles.

McDermott has been impressed with the way freshman have been playing this season.

Coach McDermott states what he plans to do as coach to help out his Trojans tennis program in their upcoming meet on Friday.

The Trojans next match will be Friday May 10th, when they will host Creston in the Class 1A – Region 2 First Round in Atlantic. That team match will get underway at 9:00 a.m.

The Riverside Bulldogs golf team is coming off a regular season win over IKM-Manning, when they shot a score of 182. Bulldog freshman Peyton Amdor was medalist with a score of 41.

Coach Rice gave an update on how his team has been doing heading into their final meet.

The Bulldogs had a strong performance by freshman Amdor in their last meet against IKM-Manning.

Riverside finished the season with a third place finish in the Western Iowa Conference with one meet remaining.

Coach Rice commented on what his team has done to prepare for Wednesday’s Class 1A sectional meet.

The Bulldogs next golf meet will be Wednesday May 8th at Onawa Country Club in the Class 1A Sectional (CAM District) in Onawa. That sectional will start at 10:00 a.m.

Iowa junior pitcher Brody Brecht has been showing why he was a considered a pre-season All-American the past few weeks. The native of Ankeny has won his last three starts and in 22 and two-thirds innings of work has allowed five hits and struck out 36 batters. He yielded two hits and one run in eight innings of work in Saturday’s 9-2 win over Northwestern.

That’s Iowa coach Rick Heller who says Brecht spent part of the season with an oblique strain.

The Hawkeyes are 13-8 in the Big Ten and open a three-game series at conference leader Illinois on Friday.

The Northern Iowa softball team is seeded second in this week’s Missouri Valley softball Tournament in Bloomington-Normal, Illinois. The Panthers open on Thursday afternoon against the winner of Wednesday’s game between Drake and Evansville. The Panthers battled injuries to finish the regular season with a record of 31-16.

That’s Panther coach Ryan Jacobs who feels the tough schedule will benefit his team in the tournament.

It will take three wins in three days to win the tournament and lock up a spot in the NCAA Tournament.

Atlantic Senior and multi-sport athlete Nicole Middents signed her letter of intent to participate in the Simpson College track program in the fall of 2024. When looking at colleges to attend, Middents wanted a cordial atmosphere and a comfortable student body population.

Most high school seniors might feel trepidation with moving away from home. But, thanks to the leadership opportunities and close-knit family culture from the Atlantic Track team. Middents feels assured about her decision to leave Atlantic and major in elementary education.

Girl’s Head Track Coach Matt Mullenix noted that he has nothing but confidence in Middents ability to compete and succeed at the collegiate level.

The fall semester for Simpson starts in August.