By: Nathan Bloechl — sports@kilj.com
College Basketball: Former Panther Sartorius, Grand View Honored:
National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) announced the annual Team Academic Excellence Awards along with the 2020-21 NABC Honors Court.
The Grand View men’s basketball team was a part of this group with a team grade point average (GPA) of 3.3. To be named a Team of Academic Excellence the team must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better for the 2020-21 season.
The Vikings had 11 players — anchored by former Mount Pleasant standout Brady Sartorius — from last year’s roster that were named to the NABC Honors Court for the 2020-21 season. Each player must meet the below qualifications:
– Academically a junior or senior and a varsity player.
– Cumulative GPA of 3.2 or higher at the conclusion of the 2020-21 academic year.
– Students must have matriculated at least one year at their current institution.
Grand View finished last year 11-12.
Prep Baseball: Baseball Season Comes to a Close:
The Iowa High School baseball season come to a head Saturday when the Class 3A and 4A state champions were crowned at Duane Banks Field in Iowa City.
Here’s a full look at the scoreboard from Saturday.
Class 3A State Championship
Marion 7, Wahlert Catholic 6
Class 4A State Championship
Pleasant Valley 14, Johnston 5
With the summer season concluded, attention now turns to fall sports which can officially begin practice one week from today.
College Football: Four Cyclones Named to Walter Camp List:
Four Cyclones – Breece Hall (RB), Brock Purdy (QB), Mike Rose (LB) and Charlie Kolar (TE) – were named to the Walter Camp Award watch list, announced today and given annually to college football’s best player.
A total of 35 players nationally made the list, and Iowa State is the only school to have four representatives.
The Walter Camp Player of the Year Award is the nation’s fourth-oldest individual college football accolade.
Hall, who became the first unanimous All-American in Iowa State history in 2020, finished sixth in the Heisman Trophy balloting and was one of three finalists for the Doak Walker Award in 2020.
Purdy, a senior, has set virtually every passing record in Iowa State history in his first three years as a starter. He’s a three-time All-Big 12 recipient, including earning first team accolades in 2020.
Rose, who has started all 38 games in his outstanding career, was named to multiple All-America teams in 2020 and has earned All-Big 12 recognition in each of his three seasons in Ames.
Kolar returns for his senior season as one of the best tight ends in the country.
The two-time All-American and two-time First Team All-Big 12 choice was one of three finalists for the Mackey Award in 2020 and is on pace to shatter virtually all tight end marks in Cyclone history.
International Soccer: USMNT Wins Gold Cup Final:
Miles Robinson scored the late game-winning goal in extra time as the United States men’s national soccer team earned an electric 1-nil win over Mexico in last night’s CONCACAF Gold Cup Final.
The win secured the United States its seventh Gold Cup title and they did so without the boots of their top talent Christian Pulisic who is already in the United Kingdom with Chelsea preparing for the the upcoming Premier League season.
Mexico put up 22 shots in the loss, failing to earn their 12th Gold Cup Championship.
