Nicholas Mensen

Sideline coverage of Iowa high school football. Voice of Ankeny and ACHS athletics. Freelance play-by-play announcer, runner, and SkyCam utility crew member.

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Per @CycloneATH and @IASTATEAD , alcohol sales will be going into affect at Jack Trice Stadium and Hilton Coliseum this 2026-27 athletic year:

https://t.co/E1R69U5kWu

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Iowa State & Kansas State appealed $500,000 fines from the Big 12 for opting out of bowl games last year & had those fines reduced to $250,000 each, sources told @On3

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@AnkenySoftball with three huge hits (two shown below) to secure an upset sweep against No. 4 SE Polk

Tenley Heidemann: 2-run RBI double
Sarah Munger: Two 2-run HRs

[Big 12 Conference @Big12Conference]

Statement on behalf of Commissioner Brett Yormark.

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@SlaterKinnick_

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Today is 6/7:

The Waterloo Bucks (6-7) host the Rockford Rivets (6-7) to close their 3-game home stand.

Will the losing team today score six runs with the winner scoring seven? Tune in at 3:35 pm on FloSports to find out!

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Texas A&M joined the SEC in 2012. Lionel Messi is playing at Kyle Field before Georgia

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Two big hits in the 7th inning, one by each team yesterday in a battle of the Iowa 5A juggernauts:

#1 @waukeenwsb vs #2 @ACHSJagSB

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@ACHSJagSB went OFF last night in their 16-3 win against crosstown rival Ankeny. Six home runs in this one, five by the Jags

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@CFBPlayoff The CFP and the Super Bowl fall in the same 21-day span

And ABC/ESPN will broadcast BOTH of them 👀

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Yesterday’s announcement marks 4 straight years that the annual Cy-Hawk football game has been/will be played on a tier I TV network:

‘26: NBC
‘25: FOX (Big Noon Saturday)
‘24: CBS
‘23: FOX

This is the advantage of playing in-state rivalry games early instead of rivalry weekend

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Kickoff time announcements for Iowa and Iowa State:

Week 1:
Iowa vs NIU: 3:15 pm, Big Ten Network
Iowa St vs SEMO: 12 pm, ESPN+

Week 2:
Iowa St at Iowa: 6:30 pm, NBC

Week 3:
Iowa vs UNI: 3 pm, FS1
Iowa St vs Bowling Green, 11 am, ESPNU

[IHSAA @IHSAA]

Nothing like championship weekend in Iowa track & field 🔥🏆 #iahstrk

Thursday: 13,602
Friday: 15,267
Saturday: 10,758 — NEW Saturday attendance record 👏

Total weekend attendance: 39,627
➡️ No. 3 all-time in State Track & Field history 🤯🏟️

[Tim Brando @TimBrando]

It’s getting ugly and these leaders need to stop having the separate meetings and get together to work things out 👇🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️The optics here are poor and the @CycloneFB AD gets points here for transparency. I’m all for Spring Meetings in Resorts with your colleagues, but how about we all get together for a week (I don’t care where really)and pool our ideas and get something done!

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With this schedule change, Iowa and Iowa State will BOTH play on Friday night of October 9th (Iowa State at BYU).

The following week, both Iowa and Iowa State have byes.

Back-to-back Saturdays in October that neither P4 team from Iowa will be playing. Crazy.

[FOX College Football @CFBONFOX]

FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS ✨🏈

Can’t wait for FOX College Football Fridays to kick off 🔜😍

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The water mains are out, concessions are closed, and portable restrooms have to be brought in for senior day at the Cyclone Sports Complex.

Yesterday’s game between Iowa State and UCF was chaotic on the field. Today is starting chaotic OFF the field 🥎

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This might be the fan of the game here. Distracting UCF’s pitcher, resulting in a Karlee Ford walk-off homerun 🤯🌪️

FINAL: ISU 13, UCF 9

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Not sure what’s gonna be better about the Iowa State vs UCF softball game today: the game itself, or the trailer setups in the parking lot? 👀

This is @Big12Conference softball 🥎

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Jamie Pollard on outgoing transfers:

“You’re never gonna have your jersey in the rafters, you’re never gonna be in the hall of fame”

👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

Great interview this morning on @RushMornings

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This morning, the Minnesota Twins are 10-7 (leading the AL) and the Anaheim Ducks are in the NHL Playoffs for the first time since 2018. Wouldn’t have predicted that in 2026 👀