There was some discussion on here yesterday about the top high school sports event in iowa. I was completely in the camp of football at the dome but may have to change my tune after coming here for the first time today.
My daughter’s track meet got canceled for tomorrow night because of 30 mph headwinds on the home stretch. Back in the day in Parkersburg coach Thomas just moved the finish line to the other end.
I love sports. I love football! Caught this moment rewatching the game early this morning. After
@ISUMattCampbell
about took out
@KennyWang3_
celebrating his 47 yd td sprint, next 2 guys there for a group hug are the young guys that share the carries-
@BreeceH
and
@BrockJirehl
The 28 point margin of victory for
@CycloneMBB
over
#1
Houston is the biggest loss for a number 1 team since UCLA beat (checks notes) Houston 101-69 in the 1968 final four. (Based on about 20 mins of research
Coach Jim Williams. One of the great teachers I’ve been around. Thanks to Rosie and kids for sharing him with us the last 17 years. Rest In Peace and track down Coach Madden for some film.
For the second year, the mandated “dead week” by the
@IGHSAU
and
@IHSAA
gave tons of Iowa families we saw in Colorado and more spread around the country (and world) a chance to get away and not miss anything. This high school coach and now 2 school athletes thank you very much.
With my girls going to a different school than I coach at and having their own stuff now to get to, we had everyone at the same game for the first time all season last night. I forgot how nice it was to see them all waiting right after the game. Needed that last night.
Wasn’t always pretty but our guys got it done tonight against an incredible defense.
#7InARow
#8OutOf10
our defense adjusted after first drive and was outstanding.
What a great day back at the alma mater. From the moment we set foot on campus it was everything division 3 athletics should be.
@WartburgFB
is on to their first ever Final Four with a 45-17 win.
State Football:
@dchsfootball
Dowling's consecutive state title streak ends at 7. Maroons go down swinging in the semifinals, lose in 2OT to 2nd ranked Ankeny, 31-24. Incredible game, and a streak that will likely never be matched.
2002. We were heading out to Oregon for the playoffs and our leading WR had suffered a horrific ankle injury a few weeks before. D3 rules limited rosters in the postseason to (i think 48) and then just 4 alternates.
Anyone notice 6’5 225 of TIGHT END anchoring the state championship 4x1 yesterday. Looking good
@JalynThompson88
and thanks to
@MarkFreundTV
and rest of local media for the great coverage all weekend.
A ton of alums and boosters incredibly proud of
@WartburgFB
. Better get to work this afternoon
@winterc22
and
@CoachWheels16
there’s a ton of hs kids that need to hear this story.
It’s always exciting for me when they want to interview an offensive limeman after the game. And when one of our own gets interviewed, we all do the interviewing.
4 daughters that play sports and a dad that coaches football make family vacations impossible…until 4 years ago. Much needed family time during
@IGHSAU
and
@IHSAA
dead week this year in Door County created many more memories.
3
@dchsfootball
alums at pro day. As much as I hope their dreams come true I also know these guys will all go on to do huge things whether it’s on the field or off. Great humans.
Went out in a blizzard last night to celebrate Christmas Eve Eve Eve with my ladies before we get together with families the next several days. The weather has given us a chance to slow down some and it’s welcome. Hope you and your families have a blessed Christmas.
So proud of this unit this season. Replaced 5 starters from last year with a group of undersized fighters. Had a blast coaching them and we created a ton of memories.
My oldest got into her first
@ACHSJagSB
varsity game tonight while I was calling the game. Knew she was dressing but didn’t expect her to actually play. Not sure how fast she can cover 60ft but if they have to go a couple times around the bases she’ll be fine.
Realized tonight my girls had never ridden in the back of a truck. Loaded them up and did some gravel travel in Grundy County. Smiles. Giggles. Snapchats galore. And country music. It’s been a wild summer and this was perfect
3 years ago the
@IHSAA
and
@IGHSAU
instituted “dead week” and as a hs football coach with daughters that play softball, summer vacations just were not possible. We’ve made the most out of these last 3 summers, this year in a Smoky Mountains cabin and a couple days in Nashville
This season our players are wearing “JW” stickers in honor of legendary Dowling Coach Jim Williams. Coach Williams took over at Dowling in 1964 and coached through 1975, winning 118 games including 47 in a row.
I know there have been teams with more college prospects and I’ll probably be accused of recency bias, but dang. Not sure we have ever seen a group more collectively dominating than what we saw out of
@WaukeeGirlsBB
this year. In the running for best TEAM ever?
This was taken by Tim Touro of Hiawatha (just north of Cedar Rapids) of the derecho Monday that decimated the state of Iowa. We got power in the central part of the state yesterday after over 100 hours without. This morning there are still over 146,000 Iowans without it.
We lingered for quite a while after the final race. Jess and I beaming with pride. My girls will be running next week at the
@IGHSAU
state meet . Ellie in the open 400 and Addie in the 4x4. It was a great night for
@JaguarGirlsTF
#TicketPunched
I tell a lot of my players that everyone focuses too much on the bad decisions high schoolers make but this is a decision that 25 years later I’m still pretty happy with. We’ve learned to tolerate each other quite well.
18 years ago we said “I do.” My wife and I started dating when we were 16. I tell young people all the time that they can make some pretty bad decisions in hs. But they can make some really good ones as well.
Behind some incredible
#iowagirls
are some really neat
#dadsofankeny
In softball probably more than any other sport. The hours spent on the bucket are countless. I’ve seen these guys in action for years behind the scenes. We played catch with them first.
@IGHSAU
@ACHSJagSB
It’s a huge honor to be voted captain for any team. These guys as well deserving as any group we’ve had at
@dchsfootball
Gabe Carey, Adam Townsend, Jaylen Pettus and Cale Gochenour.
I don’t know about everyone else but I love iowa weather. Dads in my neighborhood get together to “play in the snow” after first snowfall each season. Has turned it into something we all look forward to.
Oline tradition of a selfie if we get to the dome. Was a subdued excitement level from our kids as we have tons of respect for the Valley football program and many of our guys went through the same thing on our end during baseball season. Covid sucks.
Our local NBC affiliate,
@WHO13news
, carried our
@dchsfootball
football game Friday night and ran this in the fourth quarter. Incredibly excited for not only what these guys have done but also what they are going to accomplish.
@MurphyKeith
@JustinSurrency
For to us a child is born, to us a son is given, and the government will be on his shoulders. And he will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
Merry Christmas from our crew.
My o-line has been a lot of fun to work with this year but I got sent their gpa’s today and these guys are freaking nerds! How am I supposed to look these guys in the eye anymore?
My daughters and their boyfriends are currently playing catch with a football in the street while we have the Olympics projected on the garage door. It’s 68 degrees on August 5. If there’s such thing as a happy place I’ve found it.
Sat beside Drue at so many sporting events over the years. Countless photos of myself with a weird face or “in the zone” as he called it sent to me after. Always had photos of my girls in my inbox after games. This photo was one of his favorites taken.
We are so sad to share the news that our wonderful photographer,
@druewolfephoto
, has passed away. Drue touched the lives of so many athletes over the years with his incredible photos, and he will be sorely missed. Please keep Drue's family and friends in your prayers.
Felt about as big time as I’ve ever felt yesterday to have
@JB1UNI
call me “our
#girldad
” at state softball. I carry around a lot of titles but take a ton of pride in that one.
Can’t imagine we can ever top a spring of watching our freshman and senior run together. If you see a guy like a fish out of water at a track meet walking around with a huge smile on his face…it’s me. Ellie runs the open 4 tonight. Tomorrow she opens the4x4handing off to…Addie.
Let's take a moment to appreciate the streak
@dchsfootball
had here at the Dome. SEVEN straight state titles. It was unheard of. And they were a play away from playing for the title this year as well.
@Hassel_Chris
@MurphyKeith
@CarsonKing2
What else would it have been for? There was no point to even looking other than to try and tear down what was one of the best stories of 2019. It’s not like he’s running for office. Something else Carson has United us in- thinking this is stupid
Maggie Fisher picks up her first Varsity win for
@ACHSJagSB
in the nightcap. Scattered 4 hits and gave up 1 run in 6 innings. She had a lot of help behind her...during and after the game on
@CISNtv
St. John’s play by play guy ripping d3 athletes and officials like they are the Vikings. Unfortunate too as these color guys are some of the best I’ve heard. Using all their energy to calm him down.
No game this week is allowing us to really hone in on some technique without a time schedule. Wish we had more seasons with BYE’s. 1 hour with OL in helmets and shorts this morning at 6:30 and I feel like we improved more than the last 4 weeks combined.
Something I’ve wanted to do for pretty much my whole life is learn how to play the guitar. This spring I had time to learn a a few chords and got addicted. Wishing a very happy 2021 to everyone.