two sioux center guys move on - ko kieft at 220 -- he's a minnesota football recruit. and at heavyweight - elijah van't hof with a 3-2 win in a third overtime. "i really just go in there with a blank mindset," said rhyker sims, a sophomore at sergeant bluff- luton. "i'm just going in there to wrestle. that's it. i don't care who i'm wrestling, i just wrestle." "conditioning is a big key to that stuff, especially at heavyweight where it is all in your feet," said elijah van't hof, a junior from sioux center. "it's a good match wen it's all in your feet instead of on the ground." class 3a took to the mats this afternoon. at 170 - sioux city north's deion clayborne is a four-time state qualifier - the takedown leads to a 10-4 decision. clayborne is 42-1. up a weight class to 182 - jacob wiley of east - the senior ranked second in the state wins 5 to 3. wiley's 43-4. and at 285 - nic hoefling of spencer pins his man and is on to the quarterfinals with his 39th win. "i stayed focused more during my match," said deion clayborne, a senior at sioux city north. "the last couple

one of those was sioux center's ko kieft who's heheing north to play for the nnesota golden gophers. this past season kieft threw for just short of 2000 yards and 19 touchdowns and added 11 more scores on the ground. defensively he led the warriors with 50 and a half tackles, including three sacks. the gophers project kieft as a tight end/h-back type and he's excited for the opportunity to play big time college football. ko kieft--"i think it's just the chancncto play fbs football, to play in the big g n has always been a dream of mine. to play schools like iowa and ohio state, thats just a chance you really can't pass up. it's really nice to get it done and i really love the coaches and the place." to ko. seven heelan crusaders also signed national letters of intent today. branden hohenstein passed up scholarship offers to d-2 schools to accept a w wk-on pounder had nearly 500 receiving yards and four touchdowns for the crusaders this year and he says its an opportunity he couldn't pass up. branden hohenstein--"i've been a lifetime fan of nebraska and it's just been one of my dreams

one of those was sioux center's ko kieft who's heading to for the golden gophers. this past season kieft threw for yards and 19 added 11 more ground. defensively he led the warriors with 50 and a half tackles, including three sacks. the gophers project kieft as a tight end/h-back and he's excited to play big time college football. ko kieft--"i think it's play fbs football, to play in the big ten has always been a dream of mine. to pl schools like iowa and ohio state, thats just a chance you really can't pass up. it's really nice to get it done and i really love the coaches and the place." congratulations to ko. seven heelan crusaders also signed national letters of intent today. branden hohenstein passed up scholarship offers to d-2 and fcs schools to accept a walk-on spot at nebraska. the 6-4, 200 pounder had receiving yards touchdowns for the crusaders this year and he says its an opportunity he couldn't pass up. branden hohenstein--"i've been a lifetime fan of nebraska and it's just been one of my dreams to play for nebraska. so i decided why not give it a shot.

one of those was sioux center's ko kieft who's heading to minnesota to play for the golden gophers. this past season kieft threw for just short of 2000 yards and 19 touchdowns and added 11 more scores on the ground. kieft as a tight end/h-back and he's excited to play big time college football. ko kieft--"i think it's just the chance to play fbs football, to play in the big ten has always been a dream of mine. to play schools like iowa and ohio state, thats just a chance you really can't pass up. it's really nice to get it done and i really love the coaches and the place." chris palmquist--congratu lations to ko. seven heelan crusaders also signed national letters of intent today. branden hohenstein passed up scholarship offers to d-2 and fcs schools to accept a walk-on spot at nebraska. opportunity he branden been a lifetime fan of nebraska and it's just been one of my nebraska. so i decided why not give it a shot. it's finally get a chance to show them what i can do." chris palmquist--"he's not the only crusader heading to a division 1 school... lauren bleeker will head down highw

ross godfrey from east will continue his football career at ndsu while sioux center's ko kieft will ink with minnesota. hinton's burke prins accepted a preferred walk on spot with the hawkeyes and 2 soccer standouts, brooke bleeker of heelan and east's elyse huber today's picture comes from... stephanie winegardner from sloan. her little girl, ellie got to have a little playtime in the snow today. if you're like to submit a facebook fan photo, just post it on our abc-9 facebook page. jenna/tim/chris/fred: (fred) your forecast for tonight is for snow and blowing snow creating blizzard conditions. the low will be 18 with winds gusting to 40 mph. tomorrow, the high will be 22 with blowing snow in the morning and breezy winds. the 7-day forecast shows quiet weather after tonight, with highs warming to above freezing over the weekend. next week will bring a cooldown and strong winds. 2 tickets to alan jackson is tonight's ask fred prize!

heelan's branden hohenstein and brooke bleeker, plus ko kieft of sioux center and burke prins of hinton have all been delayed. we'll have more on these signings throughout the radar shows snow beginning to wind down, but the wind will remain tonight, causing blizzard conditions. your forecast for tonighis for snow w and blowing snow creating blizzard conditions. the low will be 18 with winds gusting to 40 mph. tomorrow, the high will be 22 with blowing snow in the morning and breezy winds. the 7-day forecast showsquiet weather after tonight, with highs warming to above freezing over the weekend. next week will bring a cooldown and strong winds. 2 tickets to alan jackson is tonight's ask fred prize!

we'll hear from three of those players--ko kieft of sioux center, burke prins of hinton, and hohenstein of heelan--pushed back until tomorrow but here's a look at the other seven that signed today. we mentioned norfolk catholic's david engelhaupt yesterday, his teammate aidan burroughs is heading to liberty university. sdsu picked up three players from northern iowa today including logan backhaus of the state champion spirit lake squad and pete menage and cj roths from central lyon. scheidegger of newell fonda and conner thiele of oakland craig as well. these student athletes. the hawkeyes are coming off their best season in school history and added 24 players to the fold today. dense was a key focus for the coaching staff as they signed five d-linemen, five linebackers, and four defensive backs. among the 24 scholarship players, 21 of them are three star players as rated by rivals and four of them are from iowa. noah fant of omaha central is also heading to iowa city as is burke prins as a walk on...we'll hear from the hinton product tomorrow. rivals ranan the hawkeye class in just two

sign with their college programs today.the big ten was well represented as sioux center quarterback ko kieft got things started this morning signing with minnesota. the six foot four 235 pounder will play tight end for the golden gophers. over in blackhawk is the latest siouxland lineman to join kirk ferentz's hawkeyes as a preferred walk-on. these players have dreamed of opportunities to play on the division one level and today the talked about the process that got them there. 3 "i guess iowa state was recruiting me pretty hard. paul rhoads and his staff were and then with their firing there's not a whole lot you can do about it. it is what it is. minnesota was kind of there with me the whole time too and just finally they offered me and i jumped on it." "i think it just shows all the work i put in and me trying to be the best i can be. i've always been a hawkeye fan so it's really cool to finally be able to sign to be able to play there." 3 another big ten commitment came at bishop heelan today as branden hohenstine and six of his senior classmates signed on the dotted line for their schoo

two sioux center guys move on - ko kieft at 220 -- he's a minnesota football recruit. and at heavyweight - elijah van't hof with a 3-2 win in a third overtime. "i really just go in there with a blank mindset," said rhyker sims, a sophomore at sergeant bluff- luton. "i'm just going in there to wrestle. that's it. i don't care who i'm wrestling, i just wrestle." "conditioning is a big key to that stuff, especially at heavyweight where it is all in your feet," said elijah van't hof, a junior from sioux center. "it's a good match when it's all in your feet instead of on the ground." class 3a took to the mats this afternoon. at 170 - sioux city north's deion clayborne is a four-time state qualifier - the takedown leads to a 10-4 decision. clayborne is 42-1. up a weight class to 182 - jacob wiley of east - the senior ranked second in the state wins 5 to 3. wiley's 43-4. and at 285 - nic hoefling of spencer pins his man and is on to the "i stayed focused more during my match," said deion clayborne, a senior at sioux city north. "the last couple years i was in the match but i

how about this at 220...sioux center's ko kieft...with the escape...that would he only point of the match...he edges into the quarters 1-0. then at 285, his teammate, ninth ranked elijah van't hof...this escape seals the win for him...he takes it 3-2. abc9 sports rter alex walker has more from the wells fargo arena. alex walker--"chris...this is where it all goes down. day 1 of the iowa state wrestling tournament here in des moines. i have my sheets here...and it's loaded with the names of more than 65 siouxland grapplers gunning for state titles this weekend. the action got underway bright and early this morning and we start with class 1a. kicking things off at 106..seventh ranked kurtis krager of oa-bcig dominant in his ope ning round match. he notches the pin to advance. up to 120...westwood's kody berg...ranked fifth nearly notches the fall at the end of round 3...the two back points send him to a 5-0 decision. kody berg--""i always go for the pin but sometimes they don't cooperate." alex walker--"138..:woodb ury central's cozy zellmer hammers down the pin. he's on to day 2 with his 4

sioux center's ko kieft signed to play tight end at minnesota. hinton's burke prins will walk on as a lineman for iowa. heelan's brandon hohenstine and jake long were among 7 heelan seniors in football and soccer to sign with teams. for each athlete today was a special day to reflect on what it took to get here. 3 "i guess iowa state was recruiting me pretty hard. paul rhoads and his staff were and then with their firing there's not a whole lot you can do about it. it is what it is. minnesota was kind of there with me the whole time "i think it just shows all the work i put in and me trying to be the best i can be. i've always been a hawkeye fan so it's really cool to finally be able to sign to be able to play there.""i'm really pumped. i'm just glad they're giving me a chance to join their program and show them what i can do.""oh it means a lot. you know, like you said just working hard and not being born with the most talent in the world. and hard work pays off and this pays off so.hohenstein: "i thnk they're going to use me as a hybrid tight e

ko kieft--"i think it's just the chance to play fbs football, to play in the big ten has always been a dream of mine. to play schools like iowa and ohio state, thats just a chance you really can't pass up. it's really nice to get it done and i really love the coaches and the place." chris palmquist--congratu lations to ko. seven heelan crusaders also signed national letters of intent today. branden hohenstein ssed up scholarship offers to d-2 and fcs schools to accept a walk-on spot at nebraska. he says its an opportunity he couldn't pass up. branden hohenstein--"i've been a lifetime fan of nebraska and it's just been one of my dreams to play for nebraska. so i decided why not give it a shot. it's awesome just to finally get a chance to show them what i can do." chris palmquist--"he's not the only crusadede heading to a division 1 school... lauren bleeker will head down highway 20 to continue her soccer career at the university o even with a coaching change at uni, she says its a good fit. lauren bleeker--"i'm very excited. i decided about a year ago that i--that it would be the best

sioux center's ko kieft signed to play tight end at minnesota. hinton's burke prins will walk on as a lineman for iowa. heelan's brandon hohenstine and jake long were among 7 heelan seniors in football and soccer to sign with teams. for each athlete today was a special day to reflect on what it took to get here.ko kieft/minnesota te recruit"i guess iowa state was recruiting me pretty hard. paul rhoads and his staff were and then with their firing there's not a whole lot you can do about it. it is what it is. minnesota was kind of there with me the whole time too and just finally they offered me and i jumped on it." burke prins/iowa recruit"i think it just shows all the work i put in and me trying to be the best i can be. i've always been a hawkeye fan so it's really cool to finally be able to sign to be able to play there."branden hohenstein "i'm really pumped. i'm just glad they're giving me a chance to join their program and show them what i can do." jake long"oh it means a lot. you know, like you said just working hard and not being born with