Jim Field visits with Cass County Youth Coordinator Katie Bateman about local 4-H enrollment and upcoming events.
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THIS WEEK
The top-ranked University of Iowa field hockey team travels to Ann Arbor, Michigan to open Big Ten Play. The Hawkeyes will face No. 14 Michigan on Friday at 5 p.m. (CT).
FOLLOW LIVE
• Friday’s game will be live streamed on B1G+.
• Iowa field hockey fans can follow all contests via live stats on hawkeyesports.com. Game updates are also available on X/@iowafieldhockey.
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
• The Hawkeyes are ranked No. 1 in this week’s NFHCA poll for the third week in a row. It is the second time in program history the Hawkeyes have been ranked No. 1 (2021) by the NFHCA. has been ranked in 75 consecutive polls dating back to the 2016 season.
• No. 1 Iowa leads the nation in winning percentage (1.000), shutouts (6), shutouts per game (.75), scoring margin (4.50), scoring average (4.88), goals (39), goals per game (4.88), goals allowed (3), goals against average (0.38), points per game (13.38), and assists (29). The Hawkeyes rank second in assists per game (3.62).
• Freshman Dionne van Aalsum was named Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week for the second week in a row after tallying five goals and four assists in wins over Vermont and Merrimack College. She was also named NFHCA Offensive Player of the Week (Sept. 13) and Big Ten Freshman of the Week three times this season (Aug. 26, Sept. 5, Sept. 11).
• Sophomore Mia Magnotta was named Big Ten Defensive Player of the Week on August 29 and NFHCA Division I Defensive Player on August 30.
• Iowa has defeated the top-ranked team in three straight seasons (3-1 vs. No. 1 North Carolina in 2021, 2-0 vs. No. 1 Northwestern in 2022 and 3-2 vs. No. 1 North Carolina in 2023).
• The Hawkeyes return seven starters and 14 letterwinners from a team that finished 12-8, advancing to the Elite Eight for the 21st time in program history in 2022.
• The Hawkeyes made their fifth straight and 27th NCAA Tournament appearance in program history — the most of any team as a member of the Big Ten Conference.
• Fifth-year senior Esme Gibson (second-team) earned All-Big Ten recognition for the 2022 season.
• Head coach Lisa Cellucci is in her tenth season at the helm of the Hawkeye field hockey program and her 24rd season overall. Cellucci has been a part of 286 Iowa victories and in 2020, she led the program to the Final Four for the 12th time — the first since 2008. Iowa has posted double digit win totals in eight of her ten seasons. The Hawkeyes have won three Big Ten titles (2019, 2019 (BTT), 2021) under her watch.
• Cellucci earned her third straight Big Ten Coach of the Year honor in 2021. She is the first coach in Big Ten history to be named Coach of the Year in three consecutive seasons.
MADISON, Wis. — The University of Iowa women’s golf team finished eighth at the Badger Invitational, which wrapped up Tuesday at the University Ridge Golf Course. The Hawkeyes finished with an 889 (296-294-299) — 10 shots out of fifth place.
Sophomore Shannyn Vogler had the team’s top round on the day, finishing with a one-over par 73. Vogler tied for 52nd place overall with a 226 (75-78-73).
Junior Paula Miranda paced the team on the weekend, placing 22nd with a 220 (72-73-75). Sophomores Madison Dabagia and Kaitlyn Hanna both carded 222s to tie for 26th.
Hanna’s 222 total is the lowest 54-hole score of her career. The Omaha, Nebraska, native had a career-low 72 during Round 2.
South Florida claimed the team title, finishing with a four-under par 860. UTSA’s Camryn Carreon was the medalist, shooting a nine-under par 207.
IOWA LEADERBOARD
T26. Madison Dabagia 74-71-77=222
T26. Kaitlyn Hanna 76-72-74=222
T52. Shannyn Vogler 75-78-73=226
T52. Riley Lewis 75-78-79=232
UP NEXT
The Hawkeyes return to action Sept. 25-26, heading south to Lubbock, Texas, for the Texas Tech Invitational.
TRI-CENTER INVITATIONAL
Allysen Johnson and Madison Sporrer of Logan-Magnolia were first and second at the Tri-Center Invitational Tuesday. Hailey Egbert of Shenandoah was third, Marie Dea of Kuemper Catholic was fourth and Adyson Lapel of Woodbine was fifth. The rest of the girl’s top ten included Brylee Schechinger of Harlan, Michelle Wilson of Exira/EHK, Allie Anderson of Harlan, Keira Diehm of Heartland Christian and Taylor Bieker of Harlan. Harlan won the girls team title with 38 points, Logan-Magnolia was second with 58 and Boyer Valley was third with 69 points.
On the boy’s side, Landon Bendgen and Gunner Wagner placed first and second for Woodbine with Ryan North of Kuemper Catholic third, Dane Gorham of Boyer Valley fourth and Brennan Boden of Tri-Center fifth. the rest of the boy’s top ten includes Ian Shelton of Harlan, Jacob Greving of Kuemper Catholic, Brodie Davis of Logan-Magnolia, Dayton Wiederien of Kuemper Catholic and Jacob Hoden of Missouri Valley. Kuemper Catholic won the team crown with 41 points, Woodbine was second with 57 and Harlan third with 76.
CRESTON INVITATIONAL
Martensdale-St. Marys won the girl’s class B title with 36 points at the Creston Invitational Tuesday. Earlham was second with 39. Hannah Frank of Earlham was the champ. Jazz Christensen of Nodaway Valley placed 6th.
Clarinda won the girl’s class A title with 21 points. Creston was second with 52 and Red Oak was third with 66. Clarinda’s Raenna Henke and Elaina Hesse were the first two across the finish line.
Red Oak Police report that on Tuesday, September 19th, they arrested a 14 year old juvenile from Red Oak on a pair of drug offenses. The teen was charged with delivery to a minor, and distributing drugs near a school, both charges are class B felonies. The juvenile was taken to the Juvenile Detention Center in Council Bluffs.
Many of Iowa’s trees are struggling in the long-running drought. Joe Herring, a district forester with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, says some insects are causing problems with trees, and not just the emerald ash borer.
Herring says fall colors should be coming into view soon, starting with a species of small tree or bush found along roadsides, called sumac (SOO-mack).
During some drought years, the reds, yellows and oranges of fall appear more vibrantly on several species of trees in particular.
The D-N-R says the peak of fall color should be during the second week of October for the northern part of the state, and the second through the fourth weeks of October in southern Iowa.
Wednesday: Mostly sunny with a high near 81. South wind 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday Night: Mostly clear with a low around 55. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Thursday: Mostly sunny with a high near 78. East southeast wind 5 to 15 mph.
Friday: A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy with a high near 76.
Saturday: A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy with a high near 78. Breezy.
Sunday: A chance of showers. Mostly sunny with a high near 74.
Senior guard from the University of Iowa, Caitlin Clark, was named the winner of the 93rd AAU James E. Sullivan Award on Tuesday, presented annually since 1930 to the most outstanding athlete at the collegiate or Olympic level in the United States.
The winner is determined by AAU Sullivan Award Committee, AAU Board of Directors, sports media, and past winners. Former Iowa Wrestler, Spencer Lee, is the only other Hawkeye to win the award in school history (2019).
“I am incredibly humbled,” Clark said. “It is an honor to be selected for this prestigious award that elects a student-athlete that excels on the court and in the classroom. All the finalists are equally as deserving. It is special to represent the University of Iowa on this stage.”
Clark also won the 2023 Big Ten Female Athlete of the Year Award, Honda Cup and was named Collegiate Woman Athlete of the Year as by THE Collegiate Women Sports Awards (CWSA). She also won the 2023 Naismith, Wooden and Wade Trophies along with the Associated Press and USBWA Ann Drysdale Player of the Year honors.
She is also a two-time winner of the Nancy Lieberman Point Guard Award and is the first-ever three-time winner of the Dawn Staley Award. She also won the Honda Sport Award for Basketball in April.
Clark led her team to its first-ever NCAA Championship game and helped post the Hawkeye’s most wins in a single season. During the NCAA Tournament, she posted the first 40-point triple-double in NCAA Tournament history (men’s or women’s) and broke the NCAA single-tournament records for most 3-point FG made (24) and most points scored (191). This season, she is the only player in the nation with 1,000 points, 240 rebounds, 310 assists and 45 steals.
Overall, Clark became the first player in Division I women’s basketball history to record more than 1,000 points and 300 assists in the same season and was fastest Division I player (men’s or women’s) to reach 1,500 career points over the last 20 seasons.
Off the court, she is a two-time First Team Academic All-American and was named the 2023 CSC Academic All-America of the Year.
In addition to athletic excellence, the AAU Sullivan Award aims to recognize the qualities of leadership, citizenship, character, and sportsmanship on and off the field.
“Caitlin Clark is the epitome of what this award represents,” said Jo Mirza, AAU President. “We’re honored to have her name forever entwined with the AAU Sullivan Award and we can’t wait to see what she accomplishes next.”
The other finalists for the award included baseball player Dylan Crews, Olympic gymnast Jordan Chiles, University of Tennessee swimmer Jordan Crooks, Olympic swimmer Kate Douglass, and Purdue basketball center Zach Edey.
Clark is the eighth basketball player to take home the AAU Sullivan Award in its 93-year history. Previous winners include Sabrina Ionescu (2019), Breanna Stewart (2015), J.J. Redick (2005), and Bill Walton (1973).
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