
Alyssa Hertel
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High school sports and sometimes colleges for @DMRegister. Strong opinions about Philly cheesesteaks and pizza.
Joined June 2012
What do Iowa State's Matt Campbell and the NFL's Tyreek Hill have in common? . Praise for a high school running back, deaf since age 3, with NFL dreams. Meet Demarico Young, a @SCNorthFootball senior with goals to play football at the next level. #iahsfb.
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What do Iowa State's Matt Campbell and the NFL's Tyreek Hill have in common? Praise for a high school running back, deaf since age 3, with NFL dreams.
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RT @Emckown23: Remember all those visits last week?. @AlyssaHertel and I went out to 17 total schools last week to check out football pract….
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Here's what we learned about central Iowa teams during the first week of high school football practice.
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Few college coaches have lived as many lives as Eric Henderson. Second grade teacher. High school principal. Division I basketball coach. He's seemingly done a little bit of everything. And, yet, he's remained the same person in every position.
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From teaching second grade to coaching in the NCAA Tournament, Drake men's basketball coach Eric Henderson's journey is anything but ordinary.
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Make it a four-peat. Dallas Center-Grimes won its fourth-straight girls soccer state title, this time off the foot of Alex Hofbauer in double overtime.
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It took two OT periods, but Dallas Center-Grimes claimed its fourth-straight Iowa girls soccer state championship with a win over Waverly-Shell Rock.
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Third time is the charm. Waukee Northwest was the No. 1 seed in the 2023, 2024 and 2025 tournaments. And this year, the Wolves got it done, beating Linn-Mar for their first girls soccer title in school history.
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Waukee Northwest defeated Linn-Mar, 3-2, in the Class 3A championship game at the Iowa high school girls soccer state tournament.
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Despite being down three players, Valley soccer capped it's 21-game winning streak with a state championship. It marked the Tigers' first title since 2016 and they did it in style, defeating the reigning back-to-back champion Johnston in a shutout.
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Led by goals from Kenan Sakanovic (2) and Pablo Mendez, Valley boys soccer beat Johnston for the Class 4A state championship.
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It's June and that means it's time for prospect camps. Iowa State hosted four camps this week, and we were there for all of them. There were a lot of in-state players showing off their skills, and we picked 20 of the top in-state standouts.
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Here are 20 in-state players who stood out at Iowa State football's first week of prospect camps.
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RT @TommyBirch: Valley boys soccer coach Aziz Haffar grew up playing the sport barefoot. He came to the United States with practically noth….
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West Des Moines Valley soccer coach Aziz Haffar picked up his 600th career victory earlier this season. It's a long way from his humble beginnings.
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Brooke Myers' limited free time is very valuable. She spends most of her time bouncing between school, work and three sports (including soccer and track). But her main sport is equestrian, and she's so good that she's going Division I.
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Southeast Polk junior Brooke Myers is already busy balancing school, sports and work. But she's also a national title-winning equestrian.
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And another Q&A, this one with Iowa City West's Juju Manson. The Register spoke with Manson during the state track meet and got an update on his recruitment, his official visit plans and more.
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Iowa City West's Julian Manson is the top-ranked, in-state recruit in the 2026 class. The Register caught up with the 4-star prospect.
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Q&A with Waukee's Evan Jacobson, one of the top uncommmitted recruits in the 2026 class. The Register caught up with Jacobson to talk about recruiting, official visits and more ahead of the summer.
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Waukee's Evan Jacobson is one of the top-ranked, in-state recruits in the 2026 class. The Register caught up with the 4-star prospect.
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Not done with the track content just yet. Here's one on Ankeny Centennial's Cora Denhartog, a distance runner who shifted to sprints and overcame injury to prove that the state meet isn't just about winning.
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Less than a year ago, Cora DenHartog didn't know if her running career was over. This past weekend, she helped Centennial qualify for the 4x400 finals.
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Catching up on some articles that went out during my vacation. First up, here are 10 highlights from the state track and field meet. Three days packed full of action, and we tried to sum up the best moments.
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Here are 10 highlights from the 2025 Iowa high school track and field meet, including Quentin Nauman making history and Noelle Steines' 12 titles.
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RT @Emckown23: Western Dubuque's Quentin Nauman is unbelievable, winning four state titles this weekend and running a 3:59.60 in the mile.….
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Western Dubuque's Quentin Nauman caps off historic junior season at Iowa state track meet, cements himself as one of the best distance runners in Iowa
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Some athletes are satisfied with a state title. But Ankeny's shuttle hurdle relay squad wanted a bit more, and the Hawks got it. setting the all-time Iowa record with a time of 56.06.
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Not only did Ankeny win the 110-meter shuttle hurdle title at the Iowa state track meet, but the Hawks also set the all-time Iowa record.
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Make it back-to-back title for Ankeny Centennial. The Jaguars took home the championship in the 4x200 for the second-straight year, and the quartet broke the 1:26-mark in the process.
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Ankeny Centennial boys went back-to-back in the 4x200, winning the event at the Iowa state track and field meet, claiming the title again on May 23.
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Don’t count Waukee Northwest out, not until the race is over. Emee Dani went from third to first in the final 100 meter of the Class 4A distance medley, and she held on for the Wolves' first relay title of the meet.
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Quinn Jorgensen, Avery Vogt, Logan Vogt, and Emee Dani finished the race in 3:59.67 to claim the Class 4A distance medley title.
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RT @themarcszn: @AlyssaHertel caught up with Iowa City West freshman James Barnett after the Class 4A shot put at the state track meet. B….
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Hear from Iowa City West freshman James Barnett after his third-place finish in the Class 4A shot put at the Iowa state track and field meet.
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It's been 20 years since Des Moines Roosevelt (@RiderTrack) won the 3200-meter title at state track. That drought ended on Thursday, when Owen Marett fought his way into first and held off some last-lap surges from his opponents for the win. #iahstrk.
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Owen Marett ran a personal best time of just over nine minutes, delivering Des Moines Roosevelt its first 3200-meter title in 20 years.
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