Postseason High School Volleyball
Classes 5A and 4A rang in the state tournament for all five classes yesterday with the defending champion being eliminated in the early afternoon contests.
In Class 5A, #1 Waukee Northwest did not break a sweat as they swept #8 Indianola behind a kill efficiency of 0.341. In the #4-seeded versus #5-seed showdown, Ankeny recovered from a 2 to 1 set deficit to win in the 5th set 15-11 over Dowling Catholic. Waukee Northwest will take on Ankeny tomorrow, November 5th, in the semifinals.
On the bottom half of the bracket, #2 Ankeny Centennial parlayed 21 combined kills from Tate Schmidt and Maegen Cheeseman into a straight set victory over #7 Iowa City West. In the biggest surprise of the day, #6 Valley pulled off the upset over #3 Pleasant Valley, the defending champions, in a narrow 5th set that saw the Tigers swing at a mark of 0.320 in the final set to win 15-13. Ankeny Centennial and Valley will meet tomorrow in the semifinals.
For Class 4A, there was no sense of dramatics as none of the matches went past the fourth set and #5 North Scott was the only of the higher seeds to advance after they beat Dallas Center Grimes. #1 Clear Creek Amana swept #8 Sergeant Bluff-Luton behind Averie Lower’s 17 kills. The Clippers will take on North Scott in the semifinals tomorrow at noon. #2 Sioux Center and #3 Pella both won their matches in the fourth set as they both tallied at least seven aces in their wins. They will meet in the semifinals tomorrow at 12:25 pm.
Class 3A will begin at 10 am today with #1 Western Christian taking on #8 Mt. Vernon. #2 Davenport Assumption will compete against #7 Mid-Prairie. #4 Cherokee and #5 Humboldt will tangle, while #3 Red Oak will face off against #6 Kuemper Catholic.
Over in Class 2A, #1 Denver enters as the favorite with their first match today being against #8 Wapsie Valley. #4 Grundy Center will tangle with #5 Beckman Catholic. #7 Aplington-Parkersburg will look to upset perennial powerhouse #2 Dike-New Hartford, while #3 Hinton will contend against #6 Regina Catholic.
The Class 1A bracket is now set with #1 Saint Ansgar taking on #8 East Mills at 6 pm tonight. #4 Dunkerton, in their first ever state tournament appearance, will square off against #5 BCLUW. #2 Janesville will clash with #7 Gladbrook-Reinbeck and #3 North Tama will face off against #6 Sidney to end the night.
Postseason High School Football
For Class 3A Pod B, Solon will host Winterset on Friday, November 7th, at 7 pm.
For Class 2A Pod C, Mid-Prairie will take on Van Meter on Friday at 7 pm.
For Eight-Player Pod D, Iowa Valley will face off against Audubon at home on Thursday, November 6th, at 7 pm for their quarterfinal matchup.
Southeastern Community College
The volleyball team will travel to Fort Dodge for the Region 11 championship match at 7 pm tomorrow, November 5th, against Iowa Central Community College.
The women’s basketball team will travel to Carl Sandburg College tonight at 5:30 pm.
The men’s basketball team will host the Midwest Classic on Friday, November 7th, with game one at 7 pm.
College Football
Iowa State will make the trip to TCU on Saturday, November 8th, at 2:30 pm. KILJ 98.5 FM and AM 1130 will be on the call.
Iowa will host #6 Oregon on Saturday at 2:30 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM will be on the call.
College Basketball
The #21 Iowa women’s team started the season with a dominant 86-51 victory over Southern University last night. Ava Heiden put up 21 points and grabbed 14 rebounds for her first career double-double. The Hawkeyes will host Evansville on Sunday, November 9th, at 2 pm.
The Iowa men’s team will have their home opener tonight at 7:30 pm against Robert Morris.
The #14 Iowa State women’s team crushed St. Thomas in their season opener last night 85-36. Audi Crooks continues to be a force in the paint as she totaled 20 points on 7 of 11 shooting. The Cyclones will compete against Southern University tomorrow, November 5th, at 6:30 pm at home.
The #16 Iowa State men’s team’s defense completely shut down FDU in the first half, allowing only 19 points on their way to an 88-50 win. Tamin Lipsey had a strong game on both sides of the court, scoring 19 points and notching five steals. The Cyclones will face off against Grambling State on Thursday, November 6th, at 7 pm at home.
This Day in Sports History
1934 – After posting seven straight shutouts to start the NFL season, the Detroit Lions are scored upon for the first time, beating the Pittsburgh Pirates, 40-7. It remains the longest consecutive shutout streak of games won in a season.
1980 – MLB Philadelphia Phillie Steve Carlton wins 3rd NL Cy Young Award as he helped the Phillies win their first World Series title.
2001 – MLB World Series: the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the New York Yankees, 3-2 in Game 7. Diamondbacks claim their first title; co-MVP: Arizona pitchers Randy Johnson and Curt Schilling.