Iowa extends contracts for nine head coaches
Iowa announces contract extensions for nine head coaches led by wrestling coach Tom Brands and basketball coach Fran McCaffery through June 2028. The group includes Lisa Bluder, Dave Dilanni, Lisa Cellucci, Renee Gillispie, Rick Heller, Megan Menzel, and Sasha Schmid with varied extensions through 2024 to 2026.
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Fran McCaffery
Tom Brands
Lisa Bluder
Dave Dilanni
Lisa Cellucci
Renee Gillispie
Rick Heller
Megan Menzel
Sasha Schmid
McCaffery
Brands
Iowa
Big Ten
Luka Garza
Dilanni
Schmid
Hawkeyes
Campbell
Alexa Noel
Lisbon Falls to St Albert in Class 1A baseball quarterfinal
Lisbon and St Albert met at Merchants Park in a 9-3 Class 1A state quarterfinal. With no seniors on Lisbon, coach John Tesensky noted a bright future after a strong 25-14 season and a deep postseason run. Hunter Clark and Tyson Scott led Lisbon’s early offense before St Albert pulled away with late scoring.
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Carroll
Lisbon
John Tesensky
Lions
Council Bluffs St. Albert
Merchants Park
Tesensky
Hunter Clark
Falcons
Tyson Scott
Kee rallies to beat New London in Class 1A quarterfinal
Kee, fourth seed, defeats New London 4 3 to advance to the semifinals at the state tournament. Tyson Cota and Dalton Dibert pitched well as Kee leveraged New London's miscues. Kee will face top seed Remsen St Marys after a 14 0 pasting of Grundy Center.
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Carroll
Lansing
Kee
Hawks
Tyson Cota
Cota
Dalton Dibert
New London
Tigers
Merchants Park
Jim Mauss
Mauss
Kooper Schulte
Alburnett Pirates reach state semis behind Stallman’s two hits
Reed Stallman went 2-for-3 and drove in a run as Alburnett built a 4-0 lead with a first inning double and a third inning rally. Caves added an RBI triple and scored on a throw, helping the Pirates hold off Tri-Center in a Class 1A quarterfinal at Merchants Park Carroll advancing to face St Albert in the noon semifinal.
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Lions
Alex Bock
Dillon Brayton
Tesensky
Tyson Scott
Eric Matthai
Cy Patterson
St. Albert
Duncan Patterson
Monahan
Clark
Scott
Pitcher
Thegazette
Tucker Gibbar
Hawks
Cota
Chance Colsch
Chris Wagner
Stallman
Pirates
Gavin Soukup
Andrew Ossman
Stensland
Reed
Caves
Soukup
Tri-Center
Jaxon Johnson
Alburnett
Hunter Caves
Merchants Park
Carroll
Rebecca F. Miller
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Ossman
Council Bluffs St. Albert
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