Iowa
Newgarden continues Penske dominance at Iowa with 4th win
NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — Josef Newgarden was livid when he was crushed by his teammate for the pole at Iowa Speedway.
He overcame his fury by profitable the race.
Newgarden prolonged the Crew Penske dominance at Iowa by profitable the primary race of a weekend doubleheader Saturday. It was the American’s fourth victory on the shortest observe on the IndyCar schedule.
“Sadly I get so aggravated as of late once I miss it. It is not that I need to be a sore loser, However I simply am so aggressive that it’s irritating to me once we do not execute completely,” Newgarden mentioned. “That is the best way my thoughts works. So I used to be very motivated to get the race win.”
Newgarden raced to his series-best fourth victory of the season and moved from fourth to second within the tight IndyCar championship battle. Indianapolis 500 winner Marcus Ericsson completed eighth and had his lead within the standings sliced to fifteen factors over Newgarden.
Newgarden had been 44 factors out of the championship lead going into the race on the 0.894-mile oval and might make up much more floor when IndyCar completes its doubleheader Sunday.
“Tomorrow shouldn’t be a given. I can inform you that we’ve got a superb automotive and we did a superb job as we speak,” Newgarden mentioned. “However that doesn’t assure tomorrow’s race.”
Crew Penske drivers have gained six of the final seven races at Iowa, which landed native grocer Hy-Vee as title sponsor of the doubleheader leisure extravaganza that features a pair of races and musical performances by Tim McGraw, Florida Georgia Line, Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton.
As Newgarden celebrated his win, he needed to converse louder to be heard over the Florida Georgia Line live performance that his spouse was attending on the frontstretch of the speedway. He additionally plotted a post-race dinner journey to Wahlburgers to help Sunday’s grand marshal, actor Mark Wahlberg.
Pato O’Ward completed second for Arrow McLaren SP and was adopted by pole-sitter Will Energy of Penske and Rinus VeeKay of Ed Carpenter Racing as Chevrolet took the highest 4 spots. Earlier Saturday, Energy gained the pole for each races to maneuver him one away from Mario Andretti’s file of 67.
Energy mentioned he wasn’t disenchanted to fall wanting the victory.
“You by no means look again at a day that ending third is a foul factor,” Energy mentioned. “There’s a couple of issues that I might have achieved a little bit bit higher and being a bit extra aggressive with the instruments within the automotive. But it surely’s a superb factors day each time.”
Scott Dixon, who final week tied Andretti for second on the IndyCar win listing with 52, completed fifth for Chip Ganassi Racing. Dixon was adopted by six extra Honda drivers, together with Ganassi teammate Alex Palou and Romain Grosjean of Andretti Autosport.
Seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson overcame an early spin to weave his manner into first the lead, after which a constant spot inside the highest 5. He made a number of daring passes within the excessive lane, together with a nail-biting three-wide cross to select off two different drivers.
Earl Barban, Johnson’s longtime spotter, radioed that cross “goes to make a spotlight reel” and the Ganassi crew requested Johnson if he was having fun with the 250 laps round Iowa in 100-degree temperatures.
“Yeah, it is a blast,” Johnson replied.
His spin was precipitated when he tried one thing from his NASCAR days by dropping two tires onto the painted line in a seek for extra grip.
“In case you consider tracks like Atlanta or Richmond within the Cup automobiles, in all probability Kevin Harvick was one of many first ones to reveal in the event you drive on the painted line, it should assist flip the automotive and create some grip. I simply tried it and it didn’t work,” Johnson mentioned. “I used to be working decrease and decrease in (turns) three and 4. It was working nicely. I assumed, ‘Let me simply put the left sides on the painted strains.’ I used to be backward immediately. It was only a mistake on my behalf.”
Regardless of his comeback, Johnson light to eleventh within the closing sequence as solely 5 drivers completed on the lead lap.
“These automobiles actually reward confidence. A Cup automotive, I feel they reward endurance and finesse. There’s a unique talent set that goes with it,” Johnson mentioned. “You’re going so rattling quick in these items, the extra downforce it creates, the boldness actually rewards you. I hope tomorrow I’ve a fair sharper efficiency.”
Newgarden, in the meantime, has led 1,358 of two,250 laps in his final eight visits to Iowa. However even along with his fourth win of the yr, the championship battle nonetheless consists of 5 drivers separated by 59 factors with six races remaining.
“I feel it has been very entertaining from a fan standpoint — nobody is getting away from anyone,” Newgarden mentioned. “We’re all simply collectively. I do not understand how it is going to play out. I actually do not.”
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IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) – With four victories after intermission, including a technical fall and major decision, the Hawkeyes extended their winning streak over Iowa State to 20 in a row.
The Hawkeyes took the dual 21-15.
Early on, the matched looked dead even, with the teams trading decisions. But at 157 pounds, Iowa State’s Paniro Johnson picked up six points with an injury default win over Jacori Teemer. Teemer appeared to injure his hamstring, but Iowa head coach Tom Brands did not comment further on his status.
Iowa responded four straight wins from Michael Caliendo, Patrick Kennedy, Angelo Ferrari and Stephen Buchanan to seal the dual. Kennedy’s win came by technical fall, Buchanan’s by major decision. Yonger Bastida defeated Ben Kueter at heavyweight to earn the last points for Iowa State.
With the win, Iowa improves to 4-0. With the loss, ISU drops to 1-2.
No. 2 Iowa 21 – No. 12 Iowa State 15
125 – Adrian Meza (ISU) dec. Kale Petersen (Iowa) , 5-1
133 – Drake Ayala (Iowa) dec. Evan Frost (ISU), 11-7
141 – Zach Redding (ISU) dec. Ryder Block (Iowa), 5-4
149 – Kyle Parco (Iowa) dec. Anthony Echemendia (ISU), 4-3
157 – Paniro Johnson (ISU) inj. default Jacori Teemer (IA), 3:32
165 – Michael Caliendo (Iowa) dec. Connor Euton (ISU), 12-7
174 – Patrick Kennedy (Iowa) tech. fall Aiden Riggins (ISU), 19-4
184 – Angelo Ferrari (Iowa) dec. Evan Bockman (ISU), 8-2
197 – Stephen Buchanan (Iowa) major dec. #20 Christian Carroll, 10-0
285 – Yonger Bastida (ISU) dec. Ben Kueter (Iowa), 7-2
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The Iowa Hawkeyes were able to cobble together a 29-13 win over the Maryland Terrapins on Saturday afternoon in spite of entering the game with major distractions.
The chief distraction at hand was the status of Iowa’s quarterback situation, as the Hawkeyes were forced to roll with Jackson Stratton thanks to Cade McNamara and Brendan Sullivan both being sidelined.
McNamara’s status was particularly murky, as the initial consensus was that he would regain his starting job once it was revealed that Sullivan would be out for the season with an ankle injury.
However, confusion over McNamara’s availability made things, as head coach Kirk Ferentz would say, “cloudy,” and he ended up not being medically cleared to play due to a concussion he suffered back on Oct. 26.
Either way, Iowa emerged victorious in spite of Stratton going 10-of-14 for 76 yards. Kaleb Johnson carried the day, as per usual, racking up 164 yards and a touchdown on 35 carries. Kamari Moulton also rattled off 114 yards, with 68 of those yards coming on a touchdown scamper.
But even with the running game operating smoothly (for the most part), you just felt like the Hawkeyes were lacking.
Maryland is not a good football team, so beating the Terrapins is not really a good barometer to determine how well Iowa played.
Because I’ll be honest: if the Hawkeyes faced an even decent ballclub on Saturday, they may very well have lost with all of the opportunities they blew.
Iowa had to settle for five field goals, and Moulton fumbled inside the red zone early in the first quarter. This should have been a much wider margin of victory than 16 points.
Yes, the defense held serve, but, again, it’s Maryland we’re talking about here.
The 2024 season has been a cluster of inconsistency for the Hawkeyes. They entered the season full of promise, but it has not materialized like they hoped.
It has reached a point where it has almost feels like Iowa needs to put this thing out of its misery. The Hawkeyes have no quarterback. They have no weapons in the passing game. Their defense isn’t quite as stingy as it was last season.
Iowa is 7-4, but it has been unable to put together a stretch of consistently sound football all year long. Fans are frustrated, and just getting a run-of-the-mill bowl game is not going to satisfy them.
Things need to change at Iowa City, because what the Hawkeyes are doing now isn’t working. The offense needs an overhaul. No more skirting the issue under center and with wide receivers.
The problem is this isn’t the NFL. You can’t just sign a bunch of free agents, make trades and draft players overnight. It’s going to involve a stark change in recruiting, and Iowa is somehow going to have to land a couple of big names via the transfer portal.
I don’t want to rain on the parade. The Hawkeyes won, and that’s great. Be proud of the kids for playing their guts out in the face of all of the adversity.
But man, it has certainly been a pedestrian season.
Iowa will close things out against Nebraska next week.
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The rich continue to get richer.
The Iowa women’s wrestling program added to an already loaded roster late Friday night with the commitment of Isabella Marie Gonzalez. She is the No. 3 pound-for-pound recruit in girls high school wrestling regardless of age and the No. 1 recruit in the class of 2025.
Gonzalez, who is ranked No. 1 nationally at 120 pounds at the high school level by USAWrestling, has the makings of a star. She was the U17 World Team representative (finishing fifth) for the United States at 53 kilograms this summer. She was also a U17 Pan-American Games champion in 2023, fitting the mold of what coach Clarissa Chun looks for in international success.
From the state of California, she is a two-time state champion, a multi-time Fargo medalist and a Super 32 champion.
“I am excited to announce my official commitment to the University of Iowa,” Gonzalez wrote in an Instagram post. “Thank you to everyone who has continued to support me through my journey. Go Hawkeyes!”
This is the first commit of the 2025 class for the Hawkeyes, who brought in seven freshmen and 11 total new faces in 2024. Given the proposed roster limits of 30 coming next season, the number of newcomers isn’t likely to match or exceed the 2024 number.
Regardless, this is a high-profile addition for the Hawkeyes in a weight that needed some additional talent. The lone question is whether that will be at 117 or 124 pounds for the Hawkeyes. Her addition to depth behind Brianna Gonzalez at 117 or potentially competing for a spot right away at 124 pounds will be a welcome addition either way.
Eli McKown covers high school sports and wrestling for the Des Moines Register. Contact him at Emckown@gannett.com. Follow him on Twitter at @EMcKown23.
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