IHSAA Eyes Iowa City or Carroll for 2021 State Baseball
The IHSAA has visited Duane Banks Field in Iowa City and Merchants Park in Carroll as possible sites for the 2021 Iowa State Baseball Tournament. Assistant Director Todd Tharp said other state facilities are being considered while Principal Park in Des Moines is unavailable due to a Triple-A Iowa Cubs homestand. The postseason begins July 8 with the state tournament set for July 23 to 31.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IHSAA
Iowa City
Duane Banks
Carroll
Merchants Park
Todd Tharp
Des Moines
Cyclones Face Creighton in Big East Big 12 Battle
Iowa State meets Creighton in the 2021 Big East Big 12 Battle on December 4 in Omaha. NEW ISU coach T J Otzelberger faces former ISU head coach Greg McDermott, who Otzelberger once served under from 2006 to 2010. TV details and tipoff time to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa State
Creighton
Omaha
Neb
ISU
T.J. Otzelberger
Greg McDermott
Otzelberger
McDermott
Former Linn-Mar Star Helps Virginia Wesleyan win D III Title
Ariana Rolle, a former Linn-Mar prep, starred for Virginia Wesleyan University Marlins as they clinched the Division III national championship in Norfolk. Rolle started 40 games, batted .473 with 30 runs and 25 stolen bases, striking out only four times in 110 at-bats, including the walk-off single in a 9-1 five-inning NCAA final over Texas Lutheran.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Linn-Mar
Ariana Rolle
Virginia Wesleyan University
Rolle
Marlins
Texas Lutheran
Williams becomes ISU’s first NFCA First-Team All American
Ames Iowa State senior Sami Williams earned NFCA First-Team All American honors becoming the Cyclones first to do so. Williams set single season ISU records with a .446 batting average and 21 home runs while finishing her career as Cyclone leader in hits 329 doubles 79 home runs 67 RBI 180 runs 212 at bats 833 and games played 258.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa State
Sami Williams
Williams
ISU
Cyclone
Mount Mercy names Filer head men’s volleyball coach
Mount Mercy University in Cedar Rapids announced Austin Filer as the new head men’s volleyball coach, succeeding Mary Kay Van Oort who resigned. Filer previously served as Mount Mercy’s assistant women’s coach from 2012 to 2015 and coached at Xavier since 2016.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cedar Rapids
Mount Mercy
Austin Filer
Mary Kay van Oort
van Oort
Filer
Xavier
Bentley leads Mount Vernon to 8 2 semifinal win over Marion
Maia Bentley, ranked third in Iowa with 47 goals and tied for third with 23 assists, starred as Mount Vernon rolled past Marion 8 2 in a regional semifinal at Cornell College. Anna Hoffman added five goals, while Bentley scored the opener and assisted twice to fuel the Mustangs 16 2 record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon
Maia Bentley
Iowa
Bentley
Anna Hoffman
Mustangs
Marion
Cornell College
Hoffman
Jeralyn Wessel
Cornell
Cliff Jette
Iowa Football Academy goes online for Ladies Football Academy
Iowa City UI hosts the Ladies Football Academy online on June 10 at 7 pm, a 90 minute virtual event open to all fans. Mary Ferentz curates the fundraiser to reach a $3 million goal for UI Stead Family Children’s Hospital and to endow an extra child life specialist. The program will feature a Q&A with head coach Kirk Ferentz, a players panel, and a Philm Room with Phil Parker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa City
University of Iowa
UI Stead Family
Mary Ferentz
Iowa
Kirk Ferentz
Mary
Ladies Football Academy
Philm
Phil
Joe Moore
Stew
LeNore Hansen
Jim Slosiarek
the Gazette
Garza tightens frame ahead of NBA pre-draft combine
Iowa star Luka Garza, now around 248 pounds after shedding about 17 pounds, trains in the Washington area with a dietitian chef. He aims to boost quickness and strength for NBA scouts while also pursuing business ventures including an NFT auction that fetched about 41 thousand dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luka Garza
NBA
Iowa
Garza
Washington, D.C
Also Mentioned on This Page
CUBS
Padres
Chicago Cubs
Sergio Alcantara
San Diego Padres
Chicago
Associated Press
Cyclones
Jays
Linn-Mar Prep
Nathan Ford
Ferentz
Leah Vann
Mike Hlas
Iown
Hawkeyes
Wisconsin
Carver-Hawkeye Arena
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!