Postseason High School Volleyball
The quarterfinals finished up play yesterday and Class 3A featured the only upsets of the day.
For Class 3A, #1 Western Christian punched their ticket to a record 25th straight semifinal match after sweeping #8 Mt. Vernon. The Wolfpack tallied a kill efficiency of 0.380 with just six errors on the match. #5 Humboldt will get to take on the challenge after the Wildcats swept Cherokee Washington in dominant fashion. The semifinal showdown will be at 2 pm today.
In the bottom half of the bracket, #2 Assumption handled #7 Mid-Prairie in straight sets. Jovi Evans tabbed seven kills in the loss as the Golden Hawks finished with a 30-10 record for the season. The Knights will take on #6 Kuemper Catholic at 2:25 pm today after Kuemper Catholic pulled off the upset against #3 Red Oak in four sets.
Over in Class 2A, #1 Denver started their campaign for a second straight state championship with a sweep against #8 Wapsie Valley, averaging a win differential of 11 points per set. #4 Grundy Center rallied back from a two-set deficit to defeat #5 Beckman Catholic 15-13 in the tiebreaker set. The semifinal matchup between Denver and Grundy Center will take place today at 4 pm.
#2 Dike-New Hartford defeated #7 Aplington-Parkersburg in straight sets, while #3 Hinton took down #6 Regina Catholic in four sets. The Blackhawks and Wolverines will face off today at 4:25 pm.
Lastly, in Class 1A, #1 Saint Ansgar crushed #8 East Mills in straight sets last night to advance to the semifinals where they will play #4 Dunkerton, who nearly blew a two-set-to-nothing lead against #5 BCLUW but escaped with a 15-8 victory in the fifth set. The Saints and Raiders will play at 6 pm tonight.
The night concluded with #2 Janesville taking down #7 Gladbrook-Reinbeck in four sets and #3 North Tama sweeping #6 Sidney. The Redhawks and Wildcats will square off tonight at 6:25 pm.
In Class 5A, #1 Waukee Northwest will take on #5 Ankeny today at 10 am, while #2 Ankeny Centennial and #6 Valley will meet at 10:25 am.
For Class 4A, #1 Clear Creek Amana will take on #5 North Scott in the semifinals today at noon. #2 Sioux Center and #3 Pella will meet in the semifinals today at 12:25 pm.
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 tomorrow, November 6th, at 7 pm for their quarterfinal matchup.
High School All-District Teams
District 5 for Eight-Player released their All-District Teams yesterday and Iowa Valley’s Nolan Kriegle defended his Offensive MVP from last season after leading the state in total touchdowns this season. Casey Krull of Iowa Valley took home All-District Head Coach for the second straight season.
WACO put five on the 1st Team with Hayden Shelman being named 1st Team running back as the junior produced 1,212 rushing yards and 22 total touchdowns for the season. Adam Stafford was named 1st Team offensive lineman as he helped pave the way for an offense that compiled 2,054 rushing yards and 33 rushing touchdowns. Niles Reichenbach took home 1st Team kicker and linebacker as he nailed a 30-yard field goal and amassed 35 tackles. Lastly, Trey Edeker’s eight tackles for loss earned the senior 1st Team defensive lineman.
Casey Coakley, Tyler Rogers, Sam Meyer, and Raefe Davison were named to the 2nd Team.
Winfield-Mt. Union had seven players find a spot on the All-District Team. Tayson Samuels and Max Edwards were named to the 1st Team as pass catchers. Samuels hauled in 53 receptions for 615 yards and three touchdowns, while Edwards led the team with eight receiving touchdowns on 46 catches for 580 yards. Throwing the ball was 1st Team punter and 2nd Team quarterback Cody Milks. The junior averaged 36 yards per punt and tossed for 1,404 yards and 13 touchdowns, while running for another five scores.
Grant Anderson earned his second 1st Team offensive lineman honor as he provided the lanes for four yards per carry and the necessary time for Milks to throw the ball.
On the 2nd Team, Gabe Cummings claimed a spot on the offensive line, while Nicholas Sparrow totaled 380 yards and seven touchdowns as a running back for the Wolves. On the 2nd Team defense, Wyatt Palmer was named 2nd Team defensive lineman.
For a full list of the All-District Teams, follow this link: Eight-Player All-District 5 Teams
Southeastern Community College
The volleyball team will travel to Fort Dodge for the Region 11 championship match at 7 pm tonight against Iowa Central Community College.
The women’s basketball team roared back from a slow first half to pull off the 77-76 comeback victory over Carl Sandburg Community College last night. The Blackhawks will host Black Hawk College at 5 pm on Wednesday, November 12th.
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 will host Evansville on Sunday, November 9th, at 2 pm.
The Iowa men’s team secured their first win in the Ben McCollum era, crushing Robert Morris last night 101-69. Bennett Stirtz stuffed the stat sheet in the winning effort, cashing in for 19 points, six assists, and four steals. The Hawkeyes will stay at home for their Friday, November 7th, matchup against Western Illinois at 6 pm.
The #14 Iowa State women’s team will go against Southern University tonight at 6:30 pm at home.
The #16 Iowa State men’s team will face off against Grambling State tomorrow, November 6th, at 7 pm at home.
This Day in Sports History
1967 – The New Orleans Saints pick up their first franchise victory, beating the Philadelphia Eagles 31-24.
1968 – MLB Detroit Tiger Denny McLain becomes the first AL pitcher to win MVP, winning unanimously.
1978 – Oakland Raider’s John Madden becomes the 13th coach to win 100 NFL games.