Mount Pleasant — The Iowa Wesleyan softball was blanked twice by No. 22 Ottawa yesterday.

The Braves took game one 6-0 and then won game two 8-0.

In game one, the Tigers fell behind as the Braves were able to put up six runs in the first five innings of the game.

The Tigers tried to get something going in the top of the sixth Tegan Burbridge and Karoline Stratton getting back-to-back hits. However, the Braves held off the Tigers to secure the 6-0 win.

Ivy Geerdes, Burbridge, and Stratton were able to record hits for the Tigers.

In the second game, the Tigers gave it their best to compete with the nationally ranked Braves, but Ottawa proved to earn their national ranking as the Tigers fell 8-0 in the game.

The Tigers will return to action today as they take on Cottey College in Nevada, Missouri for a doubleheader.

The first game is scheduled for 12:00 p.m. with the second game to follow.

Mount Pleasant — The Iowa Wesleyan baseball team split with the College of the Ozarks yesterday.

The Tigers took game one 5-2, while losing game two 9-4.

Cauy Massner was the winning pitcher for the Tigers, hurling a complete game allowing just five hits while striking out seven.

Riley Rankin was 3-for-3 at the plate with a double and two singles, as well as two runs batted in.

Carlos Vicente also added an RBI for the Wesleyan offense.

In game two, Wesleyan saw the Bobcats strike for two runs in the 6th and seven in the 7th to overcome a 4-0 deficit for the 9-4 win.

Jackson Van Roekel worked six sold frames allowing just one earned before the bullpen gave way.

Former Mount Pleasant standout Corbin Broeker had a hit, RBI and a run scored.

Wesleyan is now 9-22.

The Tigers will take on College of the Ozarks again today in a doubleheader at the Mapleleaf Athletic Complex.

The first game is set to start at 12:00 p.m.

Chicago — Kameron McGusty scored 27 points and Miami advanced to the Elite Eight for the first time, using its swarming defense to beat Iowa State 70-56 in the NCAA Tournament on Friday night.

Jordan Miller added 16 points on 6-of-6 shooting as No. 10 seed Miami was the winner in a matchup of two of the tourney’s most suffocating defenses. The 11th-seeded Cyclones shot 32% from the field in the second half and finished with 18 turnovers.

Iowa State (22-13) rode its hard-nosed defense into the Midwest Region semifinals after it had just two wins last season. It forced 14 turnovers after Miami turned it over seven times in the first two rounds, but the Hurricanes shot 46% from the field. The Cyclones allowed 33.3% shooting over their first two tourney games.

Gabe Kalscheur scored 13 points for Iowa State, and freshman Tyrese Hunter had 13 points and seven assists. Izaiah Brockington finished with 11 points and seven rebounds.

Iowa State ends their magical season 22-13.

Greensboro (N.C.) — Iowa State (28-7, 14-4 Big 12) could not keep its magical, record-breaking season going as the Cyclones fell to Creighton (23-9, 15-5 BIG East) 76-68 Friday night in Greensboro Coliseum in the NCAA Women’s Basketball Championship Sweet Sixteen.

After an attritional first half that saw the teams knotted up at 30-30, the Cyclones were unable to find the stops on defense to continue their season, with the Bluejays hitting 55.2 percent (16-of-29) of their shots in the second half. The Cyclones were down as many as 13 in the final quarter before a late charge came up a few points short.

In defeat, Iowa State was led by Emily Ryan’s 22 points on 10-of-16 shooting, eight rebounds and six assists. She was one of four Cyclones in double figures, with Nyamer Diew posting a career-high 15 points and grabbing five rebounds. Ashley Joens had 14 points, while Lexi Donarski had 11.

Iowa State closes their season 28-7.

Des Moines — Drake freshman Tucker DeVries has been named a finalist for the 2022 Kyle Macy Award.

The award is presented to the top freshman in college basketball.

DeVries was recognized earlier this month by the Missouri Valley Conference as Freshman of the Year while earning spots on the All-MVC second team, newcomer team and freshmen team.

DeVries led the team in scoring (13.9) and three-point field goals (75).

He also owns the Drake freshman scoring record (502 points) while becoming just the sixth freshman in MVC history to score over 500 points in a season.

Drake finished this year 25-11.

Iowa City — University of Iowa women’s basketball sophomore Caitlin Clark was named a Wade Trophy finalist and WBCA All-Region honoree along with senior Monika Czinano, the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced Thursday.

The Wade Trophy — in its 45th year — is the oldest and most prestigious national player of the year award in college women’s basketball.

It is named in honor of the late, legendary Delta State University head coach Lily Margaret Wade, who won three consecutive national championships with the Lady Statesmen.

The list includes Clark, South Carolina’s Aliyah Boston, Kentucky’s Rhyne Howard and Baylor’s NaLyssa Smith.

Clark broke the 1,000-career point barrier against Evansville in early January and became the fastest Division I player (men’s or women’s) to reach 1,500 career points over the last 20 seasons, reaching the feat in 56 games.

Kansas City — The NFL Draft is coming to the Midwest.

Yesterday NFL officials announced that the NFL Draft will be held in nearby Kansas City in 2023.

The event will be held from April 27th thru the 29th at Union Station in downtown Kansas City.

The 2022 NFL Draft is being held in Las Vegas, Nevada.