Friday May 29th Local Sports

THIS WEEKEND:

AM-1490/96.7-FM KRIB, kribam.com — 2013 Class 3A state baseball championship — Clear Lake vs. Assumption of Davenport — 7:00 PM Friday night

AM-1300 KGLO —- 2005 Capital One Bowl — Iowa vs. LSU — 12:00 PM Saturday afternoon

 

 

MASON CITY — Todd Ciochetto is leaving the NIACC women’s basketball program to be the head coach at Seward County Community College in Liberal Kansas. Ciochetto has spent nine years at NIACC, the first three being an assistant coach with the last six seasons being the program’s head coach. He’s accumulated a 153-46 record, winning three Region XI titles, including this past season’s team that was 32-1 and was the top seed in the NJCAA Division II national tournament. Ciochetto was named the Division II National Coach of the Year both by the NJCAA and World Exposure Report. Ciochetto takes over a Division I junior college program that has been to the national tournament five out of the last six years and won the national championship in 2002.

 

 

IOWA CITY — Iowa athletic director Gary Barta still hopes Kinnick Stadium is full for the Hawkeyes’ season opener. Barta says they have looked at several different seating plans due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Barta says more than 36-thousand season tickets have already been sold and says attendance may depend on how confident fans are that they will be safe.

Barta says guidelines may change between now and the start of the season.

Barta says as things begin to open up he is feeling better about what the football season might look like.

Iowa is scheduled to host Northern Iowa in the season opener on September 5th.

 

 

QUAD CITIES — The John Deere Classic near the Quad Cities has been cancelled due to restrictions surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the PGA Tournament’s effort to raise money for local charities is continuing. Last year “Birdies for Charity” raised a record of 13-point-82 million dollars.

That’s tournament director Clair Peterson who says as of now the charity program is being handled online.

The John Deere Classic was scheduled for July 9th through the 12th.

 

 

IRVING, Texas – The Big 12 and Southeastern conferences have announced the matchups for their women’s basketball challenge for the 2020-21 season, with Iowa State set to host South Carolina on December 6, 2020.

“South Carolina coming to Hilton Coliseum will give our fans a chance to see the team that ended last season No.1 in the nation and will be there to start this season,” head coach Bill Fennelly said. “This adds another major test to what will be one of the toughest schedules we have ever faced.”

The Gamecocks ended the 2019-20 season as the nation’s No. 1 team with a 32-1 overall record, with the Cyclones ending the season with a win over No. 2 Baylor on Senior Day.

Every team from the Big 12 will participate, while 10 teams from the SEC will take part. The format features five home games on campus sites for each conference per year.

The inaugural challenge was held in 2014. The 10-team format began in 2016. Last season, the Big 12 Conference won the Challenge 8-2 in the most lopsided in the series history. Iowa State claimed a win over Alabama on the road in 2019.