By: Nathan Bloechl — sports@kilj.com
Prep Softball: IGCA All-State Teams Announced
The Iowa Girls Coaches Association has released their 2021 All-State teams.
Several area athletes have been honored.
In Class 1A, Winfield-Mount Union ace and Indian Hills recruit Madie Anderson has been named First Team All-State.
Anderson went 17-6 in the circle this season, throwing 157.1 innings striking out 305 hitters walking just 22.
Her season ending ERA was a sparkling 0.58.
In Class 2A, Kylee Sanders (Louisa-Muscatine), McKenna Hohenadel (Louisa-Muscatine), Chelsea Huff (Van Buren), Isabel Manning (Van Buren) and Aliyah Lolling (Wapello) were all named to All-State teams.
Sanders was the lone 1st Team selection, she’ll be heading to Cedar Falls to play for the Northern Iowa softball team this fall, where her older sister starred this year.
Class 3A saw West Burlington ace and sophomore Lauren Summers earn 1st Team All-State honors.
Summers went 26-3 in 174.2 innings, striking out 247 hitters with an ERA of 1.04.
Central Lee freshman Shanna Buford was selected to 3rd Team in Class 3A, as well.
Prep Baseball: State Tournament Day 3
It was a busy day full of upsets in both Carroll and Iowa City.
Here’s a look at the full State Tournament scoreboard:
Class 1A Semifinals
Kee 5, Remsen St. Mary’s 3 — F/9
Council Bluffs St. Albert 10, Alburnett — F/5
Class 2A Semifinals
Van Meter 4, Unity Christian 3
Centerville 12, Camanche 11 — F/8
Class 3A Quarterfinals
Central DeWitt 11, Waverly-Shell Rock 1
Marion 11, ADM 2
Cedar Rapids Xavier, 18, MOC-Floyd Valley 3
Wahlert Catholic 4, Winterset 1
College Football: Taylor Named to Ray Guy Watch List
Punters are people too!
University of Iowa sophomore punter Tory Taylor has been named to the 2021 Ray Guy Award Watch List, the Augusta Sports Council announced on Wednesday.
The trophy is awarded to the nation’s top collegiate punter.
Taylor was a semifinalist for the Ray Guy Award a year ago and was named the 2020 Eddleman-Fields Big Ten Conference Punter of the Year.
He was also named first-team Freshman All-America by Football Writers of America and second-team All-America by The Athletic.
The Melbourne, Australia, native was tabbed preseason first-team All-Big Ten by Athlon Sports and Phil Steele.
College Football: Regents Approve Duke Slater Field at Kinnick Stadium
The University of Iowa Board of Regents has approved a proposal to name the football field at Kinnick Stadium in honor of Hawkeye football great Duke Slater.
Slater, who grew up in Clinton, played tackle for the Hawkeyes from 1918 to 1921.
He was the first black student-athlete in school history to earn All-American honors and was a three-time first-team All-Big Ten selection.
A residence hall on campus was named for Slater in 1972, and a statue of him stands on the north side of Kinnick Stadium.