State News

Kiah Stokes named Female Athlete of Year by Register

Kiah Stokes has been named the Female Athlete of the Year by the Des Moines Register, the newspaper announced Friday night.

Stokes enjoyed a record-setting career at Linn-Mar High School and led the Lions to the Class 4A state basketball title as a junior in 2010. She also was all-state in volleyball.

Stokes, a 6-foot-4 center, will be a freshman at the University of Connecticut this season. The Huskies have won seven NCAA basketball titles.

Stokes played in four state tournaments and was selected for the McDonald's All-American game this year. She was named the Iowa Player of the Year by Gatorade as a junior and senior.

"Basketball's always been in my life," Stokes told the Register. "I want to play until I'm too old to play anymore, until I can't remember the game anymore."

Her father is former University of Iowa basketball star Greg Stokes. Her mother is Julie Saddler.

Stokes is also a top student and graduated from Linn-Mar with a 4.02 grade point average.

Christensen, Utley top IHSBCA all-state teams

Austin Christensen of Cedar Rapids Kennedy and D.J. Utley of Cedar Rapids Prairie have been named to the 2011 All-State "Super Team" by the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association, it was announced Friday night.

Christensen hit .543 this season with 19 home runs and 52 RBIs. He was named to the "Super Team" as an outfielder.

Utley batted .441 with 14 homers and 50 RBIs. He made the "Super Team" as a first baseman.

Terrell Sykes and Devon Jacobus from Kennedy made the Class 4A All-State First Team. Sykes, a second baseman, hit .421 with two home runs and 32 RBIs. Jacobus, a third baseman, hit .377 with 10 homers and 37 RBIs.

Brayton Carlson and Anthony Gagliardi of Prairie were named to the Class 4A All-State Second Team. Carlson, a second baseman, hit .429 with eight homers and 36 RBIs. Gagliardi, an outfielder and pitcher, made the all-state team as a utility player. He hit .365 with 10 homers and 34 RBIs and was 6-4 on the mound with a 2.08 earned run average.

Jordy Brown, an outfielder for Cedar Rapids Washington, also made Second Team All-State in Class 4A. He hit .466 with one homer and 15 RBIs.

Marion High School second baseman Kasey Semler made First Team All-State in Class 3A. He hit .396 with four homers and 28 RBIs.

Austin Benson of Kennedy was named First Team Academic All-State.

2011 ALL-STATE “SUPER TEAM”

P - Brandon Schulista, Solon, Sr.
P - Ethan Westphal, Martensdale St. Mary’s, Sr.
P - Calvin Mathews, Davis County, Jr.
C - Jeff Reimer, Dubuque Wahlert, Sr.
C - Casey Berg, Carroll Kuemper, Sr.
1B - D.J. Utley, Cedar Rapids Prairie, Sr.
2B - Marshall Koehn, Solon, Sr.
SS - Jake Peter, Mason City, Sr.
3B - Jake Yacinich, West DM Dowling, Sr.
OF - Eric Toole, Lewis Central, Sr.
OF - Derrick Loveless, Solon, Sr.
OF - Austin Christensen, Cedar Rapids Kennedy, Sr.
OF - Aaron Peller, Iowa City West, Sr.
UT - Taylor Kaufman, Glenwood, Sr.
UT - Ryan Rumpf, Iowa City West, Sr.
UT - Nick Day, Solon, Sr.

CLASS 4A FIRST TEAM

P - Brad Cheleen, West DM Dowling, Sr.
P - David Stagg, West DM Valley, Sr.
P - Andrew Hedrick, Ankeny, Sr.
C - Jeff Pullen, West DM Valley, Jr.
C - Joel Lanning, Ankeny, Soph
1B - Austin Stubbs, Sioux City East, Sr.
2B - Terrell Sykes, Cedar Rapids Kennedy, Sr.
SS - Zach Little, SE Polk, Jr.
3B - Devon Jacobus, Cedar Rapids Kennedy, Jr.
OF - Dalton Parrott, West DM Dowling, Sr.
OF - Landon Schultz, Mason City, Sr.
OF - Dom Thompson-Williams, Sioux City East, Soph
OF - Ryan Lehman, Western Dubuque, Jr.
UT - Jake Whaley, Marshalltown, Sr.
UT - Adam Prybil, Iowa City High, Sr.
UT - Nate Rauch, Davenport Central, Sr.

CLASS 3A FIRST TEAM

P - Jared Shoning, Carlisle, Sr.
P - Louis Cain, Williamsburg, Jr.
P - Zack Brautigam, Dubuque Wahlert, Sr.
C - Jacob Kaska, Chariton, Sr.
C - Seth Bozman, Saydel, Sr.
1B - Jake Wimmer, Sergeant Bluff-Luton,    Sr.
2B - Kasey Semler, Marion, Sr.
SS - David Kerian, Bishop Heelan, Sr.
3B - Henry Krieger-Coble, Mt. Pleasant, Sr.
OF - Paul Jacobson, Bishop Heelan, Sr.
OF - Brandon Jasper, DeWitt Clinton, Sr.
OF - Mike Dahl, Boone, Sr.
OF - Jack Hoffmann, Dubuque Wahlert, Sr.
UT - Carsen Anderson, Storm Lake, Sr.
UT - Braden Shull, Mt. Pleasant, Sr.
UT - Taylor Ostrich, Carroll, Sr.

State baseball tournament - 7.30.11

STATE BASEBALL TOURNAMENT
At Des Moines
(Principal Park)

Friday, July 22
Class 2A
Quarterfinals
#1 Carroll Kuemper 7, #8 North Fayette 0
#4 Gilbert 2, #5 North Polk 1

Saturday, July 23
Class 2A
Quarterfinals
#2 Davis County 8, #7 Alta-Aurelia 0
#6 C.B. St. Albert 7, #3 Waterloo Columbus 3

Monday, July 25
Class 1A
Quarterfinals
#1 Martensdale-St. Marys 2, #8 English Valleys 1
#4 Coon Rapids-Bayard 13, #5 Preston 3
#3 Lansing Kee 14, #6 George-Little Rock 2 (5 innings)
#2 Mason City Newman 16, #7 Orient-Macksburg 0 (4 innings)

Tuesday, July 26
Class 3A
Quarterfinals
#5 Marion 3, #4 Storm Lake 0
#1 Solon 11, #8 Waukon 0 (5 innings)
#3 Washington 8, #6 ADM 4
#7 Harlan 6, #2 Boone 4

Wednesday, July 27
Class 4A
Quarterfinals
#5 Iowa City West 6, #4 SE Polk 3
#1 W.D.M. Dowling 7, #8 Davenport Central 1
#7 Fort Dodge 2, #2 C.R. Kennedy 1
#3 Mason City 6, #6 D.M. Roosevelt 1

Thursday, July 28
Class 2A
Semifinals
#4 Gilbert 6, #1 Carroll Kuemper 5 (8 innings)
#2 Davis County 8, #6 C.B. St. Albert 1
Class 1A
Semifinals
#1 Martensdale-St. Marys 5, #4 Coon Rapids-Bayard 4
#3 Lansing Kee 5, #2 Mason City Newman 0

Friday, July 29
Class 3A
Semifinals
#1 Solon 11, #5 Marion 2
#7 Harlan 8, #3 Washington 2
Class 4A
Semifinals
#1 W.D.M. Dowling 4, #5 Iowa City West 1
#3 Mason City 13, #7 Fort Dodge 4

Saturday, July 30
Championships
Class 2A
#2 Davis County 2, #4 Gilbert 0
Class 1A
#1 Martensdale-St. Marys 8, #3 Lansing Kee 3
Class 3A
#1 Solon 6, #7 Harlan 1
Class 4A
#1 WDM Dowling 6, #3 Mason City 1

Three Metro preps selected for all-star series

Three Metro baseball players have been selected to play in the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association All-Star Series that will be held Aug. 4-7 at Council Bluffs.

Games will take place at Lewis Central High School and Iowa Western Community College.

Players selected from the Metro were Prairie pitcher/outfielder Anthony Gagliardi and first baseman DJ Utley, and Marion second baseman Kasey Semler. All three will be playing for the Large School East team.

The game is open to graduated seniors. Players had to be nominated by their coach, and players selected must raise a minimum sponsorship fee of $225 to offset the cost of putting on the All-Star Series.

Players were chosen for four squads.

IHSBCA ALL-STAR SERIES ROSTERS

Small Schools West Squad
Pitchers - Jared Shoning (Carlisle), Christian Weiland (Alta-Aurelia), Lucas Hadaway (North Polk), Joe Goodman (Gilbert).
Catchers - Brandon Forrester (Underwood), Seth Bozman (Saydel).
Infield - Anthony Flattery (St. Edmond, Ft. Dodge), Ethan Westphal (Martensdale St. Marys), Dillon Coates (Martensdale St. Marys), Jake Wimmer (Sergeant Bluff-Luton), Jake Allen (Treynor).
Outfield - Alex Jensen (Lawton-Bronson), Levi Ettleman (Logan-Magnolia), Ryan Rasmussen (EHK-Exira), David Kerian (Bishop Heelan).
Utility -  Mitch Peschon (Spirit Lake).
Coaches - Trace Petersen (Head Coach, Atlantic), Tony Petersen (EHK-Exira), Steve Westphal (Southwestern).

Small Schools East Squad
Pitchers - Tommy Argo (Davenport Assumption), Blake Louscher (Mason City Newman), AJ Reuter (Monticello), Jon Heiderscheit (Kee High).
Catchers - Jacob Kaska (Chariton), Clay Eustice (St. Ansgar).
Infield - Hunter King (Mason City Newman), Brad Weatherman (Washington), Spencer Mallonee (Davenport Assumption), Logan Murry (West Branch), Tony Becker (Don Bosco).
Outfield - Brendon Boerm (North Tama), Brandon Jasper (Central DeWitt), Max Lund (Central Springs), Trevor Molitor (Osage).
Utility - Brady Kuennen (Turkey Valley).
Coaches - Devin Schwiesow (Head Coach, St. Ansgar), Ryan Stensland (Lisbon), Nathan Miller (Washington).

Large Schools West Squad
Pitchers - Taylor Kaufman (Glenwood), Zach Larrison (Lewis Central), David Stagg (WDM Valley), Andrew Hedrick (Ankeny).
Catchers - Blake Merchant (Indianola), Tanner McWilliams (Sioux City East).
Infield - Taylor Ostrich (Carroll), Austin Stubbs (Sioux City East), Michael McCabe (Storm Lake), Jake Yacinich (WDM Dowling), Jacob Peter (Mason City).
Outfield - Ryan Voves (Mason City), Eric Toole (Lewis Central), Dalton Parrott (WDM Dowling), Will Kenny (Fort Dodge).
Utility - Jacob Whaley (Marshalltown).
Coaches - Brian Drent (Head Coach, Sioux City North), Dan Mason (Mason City), Garrett Hawkins (WDM Dowling).

Large Schools East Squad
Pitchers - Nate Rausch (Davenport Central), Zack Brautigam (Dubuque Wahlert), Connor Alberhasky (Iowa City High), Anthony Gagliardi (Cedar Rapids Prairie).

Catchers - Jeff Reimer (Dubuque Wahlert), Blake Wilson (Pleasant Valley).

Infield - Ryan Rumpf (Iowa City West), DJ Utley (Cedar Rapids Prairie), Aaron Huber (North Scott), Kasey Semler (Marion), Jackson Litterver (Waverly Shell-Rock).

Outfield - Robert River (Maquoketa), Adam Kennedy (Dubuque Hempstead), Ben Engler (North Scott), Brandon Domeyer (West Delaware).

Utility - Adam Prybil (Iowa City High).

Coaches - Tom Witry (Head Coach, Dubuque Hempstead), Dennis Knoop (Iowa City High), Ray Cavanagh (Maquoketa).