2021 State Semifinalist, 2022 State Semifinalist, 2023 State Champions🏆, 2024 State Quarterfinalist // Little Hawkeye Conference Champions ‘21, ‘22, ‘23, ‘24
Woke up this morning and it is real! We are STATE CHAMPS! So incredibly proud of this TEAM. They were tough, resilient, and together! They made sacrifices, were selfless, put the team first, and played for each other! Winningest team in school history and forever STATE CHAMPS!
Tough to find the right words tonight! This group epitomizes what a team should be. They are selfless, put the team first, play for each other, and play extremely hard! A very talented team of incredible young women. I am so proud and feel fortunate to be called their coach!
Riley Hall suffered a season ending knee injury, however, she was able to score our first 2 points last night! Special moment for
@rileyhall__
and her teammates. Very classy of
@PCEaglesAD
for supporting us!
Congratulations to Emma Miner on reaching the 1,000 career point milestone! A great accomplishment to a great player, a great leader, and an even greater person!
@IGHSAU
@dcgactivities
BACK TO BACK CONFERENCE CHAMPS! So PROUD!!!! Mustangs finish regular season 13-1 in conference play, undefeated at home, and winning their 20th straight home game! Bring on the post season!
State Championship Welcome back 5:45pm at Meadows Gym. Johnston/Grimes Fire and Rescue escort thru town from HyVee Gas 5:30ish.
@DCG_GirlsBball
@DCGDistrict
3PEAT CONFERENCE CHAMPS!
Mustangs are an undefeated 14-0 this season making it their 3rd straight outright conference title! They are 40-2 in LHC play over the past 3 seasons. So proud to be called their coach and have a front row seat!
Best team in school history!
-23-3 overall
-14-0 Little Hawkeye Conference
-3 Peat Conference Champs
-3.81 Team GPA
-Great players, great student, and great teammates
Forever 2023 State Champs! 🏆
Very lucky to be called their coach!
4th STRAIGHT CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP!
Mustangs are 18-3 & 12-0 in conference this season winning a 4 straight outright conference title! They're 52-2 in conference play over the past 4 seasons. So proud to be called their coach & to have a front row seat to their success!
Congratulations Emma and Vanessa! Emma was chosen as the top performer in the 4A championship game and to the Class 4A all tournament team. Vanessa was chosen as the captain of the Class 4A all tournament team. Two of many great leaders on our team!
We’re excited to honor Will Ollendick as our sportsmanship award recipient at our state quarterfinal game on Tues! Will was in my first 3rd grade class at DCG in 2004 and has become a great friend since! He and his parents, Joe & Tracy, are 3 of DCG’s biggest and most loyal fans!
WHAT. A. NIGHT! Couldn’t be more proud of our girls! 15th win in a row and we are not done! Great support tonight from
@dcgstdntsection
and the community! See everyone at 8:00 on Thursday!! Let’s Go!!!
WHAT. A. GAME! I’m SO proud of our entire team!! They have battled through adversity, sacrificed for the good of the team, perfected their roles, and have stuck together all year! That’s why they’re the winningest team in DCG history with
#22
tonight! We are headed to the ship!
Congratulations to Riley Hall for being named Iowa Girls Coaches Association (IGCA) Academic All State and Iowa Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) Academic All District! Both of these awards are very prestigious! We are proud of you
@rileyhall__
!
How many Iowa girls can say the were a state champion 3️⃣ times in the past 12 months??
@NeelaWilliamson
DCG state soccer champion 2022, state basketball champion 2023, state soccer champion 2023! 🏆🏆🏆
@filliesoccer
@IGHSAU
Shout out to Coach Nissly, Kloster, Raymond, Heinemann, and their families! They're a HUGE reason for our success! We share a passion for basketball, coaching, and kids! They work hard, they put in tons of time, they sacrifice, they're supportive, and now they're STATE CHAMPS!
The dream continues tonight at 5:00! Mustangs take on Bondurant-Farrar in the state quarterfinals! Come out and support our girls!
⏰ 5:00
📍Wells Fargo Arena
🎟 Still available online
Congratulations to these 5 Fillies for earning All Conference honors!
LHC All Conference Selections:
Jordan Cunningham - 1st team unamimous
Elizabeth Elfvin - 1st team
Julia Reis - 2nd team
Ella Lampe - Honorable Mention
Lexi Protzman - Honorable Mention
All 17 of these girls worked very hard this week, were very prepared last night, and brought tons of energy & effort! The support of the DCG community &
@dcgstdntsection
has been outstanding all season & was awesome again last night! See you Tues. as we play for a trip to state!
Always tough when the season comes to an end! Our Fillies made us proud tonight! The played hard, they played tough, and they left it all on the floor! Played our best basketball the last 3 weeks winning 11 of last 13 games until tonight! Lucky to have been their coach!
A picture is worth a thousand words! Great night! Back to work today! We need everyone out at the Well tomorrow at 2:30 as we play a very good North Polk team in the state championship!
Thank you
@IGHSAU
for another great state tournament and for creating an awesome experience for our girls! The Iowa Girls State Basketball Tournament is not just a destination, it's an awesome experience! We hope to return soon!
"Good teams become great teams when the members trust each other enough to surrender the ME for the WE!"
Over the past 2 seasons:
*2 state semifinals appearances
*2 LHC titles
*42-7 record
*22-1 when playing at Meadows (last loss 11/18/20)
*21 straight home wins
*15 straight wins
So fortunate to have such a great coaching staff! They bring a ton of knowledge and expertise to our program! Thank you to their families for the sacrifices you make to allow them to help our program and our student athletes!
Beckett Kloster (son of Coach Kloster) was the student of the day today in 3rd grade! For "show and tell" he asked if Emma Miner
@emmaminerrr
could visit the class and bring the state championship trophy!
If you ask, you shall receive!
@TommieWBBall
is getting a great one!
GREAT win tonight over a very good Indianola team! Girls were awesome defensively, executed our game plan, and were very prepared! Big S/O to our scout team this week…they were huge!
#proudcoach
With great TEAM success comes individual awards!
Congratulations to Vanessa Bickford
@v_bickford12
for the following post season awards:
- Unanimous First Team All Little Hawkeye Conference
- IBCA All Region 7 Team
- IGCA All Central District Team
What. A. Night! This group is special! We have so many different leaders. Leaders on the court, on the bench, in practice, in the weight room, in the classroom, and in the community! They deserve back to back trips to the Well! Special. Lucky to be their coach!
Let's Go! State Semifinals tonight vs. Ballard at 5:00!
Our students and fans have been incredibly supportive all season long! Look forward to seeing you at the Well tonight at 5:00pm!
#WeAreOne
All the feels for this coach when I see pictures of our bench like this! It shows the incredible support, joy, and excitement for teammates successes knowing all their efforts helped make that big shot happen! A picture is worth a thousand words!
#invested
#WeAreOne
The road to state goes through Meadows tonight as the Mustangs host Creston! Winner earns a trip to the state tournament! We need our DCG fans and students to fill Meadows tonight and support these girls!
⌚️7:00
📍Meadows Gym
💻
🎟️
The end is never easy! Tough one today but couldn’t be more proud of our team. We are fortunate to coach this group! Our seniors leave us as the most successful class in the history of the program playing 8 state tournament games. Standard has been set and the future is bright!
We had a great practice today to start the season and then had the opportunity to watch
@emmaminerrr
play her first collegiate game vs Drake!
#22
is the new
#50
! Great day to be a Mustang!
Great night tonight! Celebrated our 8 seniors and clinched at least a tie for the LHC with a win over Norwalk! Love this team and can’t wait to play again Friday!
Team building today...”Its all about the mortar!” A brick wall is a collection of individual bricks that is stronger & stays together when you add mortar! Thanks to
@SonnyHall812
for helping us out & adding a great message about what a team is about! “It’s all about the mortar!”
Great night last night! Girls win 3rd straight! Boys win on buzzer beater! The atmosphere was awesome with a great crowd and we were able to celebrate some great seniors who have had a great impact on our program!
SO proud of our girls! Whole program is 5-0 to start the season. Varsity girls go 2-0 winning huge games on the road at
#3
Ballard and
#5
North Polk. Very hard working group with contributions from everyone on all levels! Very Thankful!
#TougherTogether
With great TEAM success comes individual awards! Congratulations to Avery Korsching
@AveryKorsching
for being named 2nd Team All Little Hawkeye Conference!
Fillies sweep ADM on the road! 3 great team wins! Every player contributed. 2 JV games with unselfish play and great balance! Varsity communication was outstanding!
Congrats to Coach Nissly for receiving the Logan award last night! The Iowa Basketball Coaches Association selects a receipient who has served Iowa High School Basketball in meritorious manners. We are lucky to have Coach Nissly on our side!
@IowaBCA
#dcgexcellence
Congratulations Emma for being selected as one of 6 players in all classes to the DSM Register All Iowa Team! She joins 5 other very talented players: Audi Crooks, Aili Tanke, Kelsey Joens, Sahara Williams!
Congratulations on a HUGE honor and an incredible HS career!
With great TEAM success comes individual awards!
Congratulations to Emma Miner
@emmaminerrr
for the following post season awards:
- Class 4A All State Tournament Team
- Unanimous First Team All Little Hawkeye Conference
- IBCA All Region 7 Team
- IGCA All Central District Team
Kylie Merical and Riley Hall were chosen as varsity teammates of the week! Even though she’s injured, Riley is at practice and games supporting her teammates and adding value to our team and program! Kylie is consistently working hard, staying positive and making others better!
Our first senior is
@rileyhall__
! A season ending knee injury changed Riley's role this year. She still found a way to impact our team! Riley is an outstanding leader, positive, and supportive. Come tonight at 6:15 and watch her score her first 2 points of her senior year!
With great TEAM success comes individual awards!
Congratulations to Ella Lampe
@lampe_ella
for being named 2nd Team All Little Hawkeye Conference and IBCA All Region 7 team!
WHAT. A. GAME! Mustangs pull out a 3 point win over a great 13-1 Grinnell team tonight. Felt like a heavyweight fight! Both teams played extremely hard. Proud of our entire team for their preparation, focus, and effort tonight!
WHAT. A. NIGHT! So incredibly proud of this group! They earned it & deserve it! The excitement & the smiles say it all & make it all worth it!
20-3 this season, 4th straight 20 win season, and 4th straight trip to Wells Fargo!!
👇 is never easy and will never get old!
HUGE thank you to our parents for helping with our team meal and putting together some personalized bags for us! We appreciate all you are doing to help make this a memorable week!
Congratulations to
@kaylin_18_
for being chosen for the class 4A Iowa Bankers Association Student Athlete Achievement Award! HUGE honor and very well deserved!