AMES, Iowa (AP) — Derek Culver and Miles McBride scored 17 points apiece and West Virginia outlasted Iowa State for a 77-71 victory. McBride hit four free throws in the final 16 seconds left to help quell the Cyclones’ last -gasp rally. Iowa State’s Rasir Bolton scored 17 of his game-high 21 points in the second half.

LAWRENCE, Kansas – The Iowa State women’s basketball team (17-11, 9-8 Big 12) closed out its 2019-20 road slate with a commanding 61-42 victory over Kansas (15-13, 4-13 Big 12).

Iowa State hit 12 three pointers in the contest to bolster the offensive attack. It’s the seventh time this season, and third time in the last five games, that the Cyclones have hit 10+ threes in a game. The Cyclones also were tidy on the glass, collecting 58 rebounds on the night, which is the highest total on the year.

With the win in Allen Field House, Iowa State has secured a bye in the first round of the Big 12 Tournament next week.

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Iowa State plays host to the nation’s No. 1 team in Baylor on Sunday afternoon. Tip is set for noon on Sunday afternoon. The game will be televised on FSN.

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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Eric Hunter Jr., scored a career-high 19 points, and Evan Boudreaux had 14 points and 14 rebounds to help Purdue beat No. 18 Iowa 77-68 on Tuesday night. The Boilermakers (16-14, 9-10 Big Ten) swept the two games against the Hawkeyes this season. Luka Garza led Iowa (20-10, 11-8) with 26 points and 12 rebounds, his 15th double-double of the season. It was the 15th consecutive Big Ten game of 20 or more points for Garza, the longest streak by a player in the conference in 20 years.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Derek Culver and Miles McBride scored 17 points apiece and West Virginia outlasted Iowa State for a 77-71 victory. McBride hit four free throws in the final 16 seconds left to help quell the Cyclones’ last -gasp rally. Iowa State’s Rasir Bolton scored 17 of his game-high 21 points in the second half.

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Two Kansas State football players are facing marijuana possession charges. Nineteen-year-old safety Wayne Jones and 21-year-old linebacker Daniel Green were arrested Monday night. They both posted $1,000 bond. The arrests come after three other Kansas State players were arrested over the weekend. Freshman running back Jacardia Wright was arrested for an outstanding warrant for failing to show proof of insurance. Linebackers DeMarrquese Hayes and Nick Allen were arrested separately on suspicion of DUI. Kansas State says coach Chris Klieman will handle any internal discipline. Klieman says he is extremely disappointed.

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Saint Louis Cardinals pitcher Andrew Miller will be sidelined for an undetermined amount of time as he tries to regain the feel for his pitches. The two-time All-Star and 2016 ALCS MVP with Cleveland struggles to describe the feeling he experiences when releasing the ball. He says there’s no pain, it simply doesn’t feel right. Miller says the issue dates back to last season, his first with St. Louis, and contributed to his disappointing 5-6 record and 4.45 ERA.

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Houston ace Justin Verlander says the groin tightness that has slowed him this spring is no longer worrisome. Verlander made his Grapefruit League debut on Tuesday, throwing 2 2/3 innings against the St. Louis Cardinals. He threw 53 pitches, hitting 97 on the scoreboard radar gun. Houston manager Dusty Baker says Verlander’s velocity was better than expected. Verlander wasn’t as pleased with the location of his pitches, particularly struggling with the command of his slider. He developed a better feel for the pitch as the game progressed, throwing two impressive sliders in a strikeout of Yadier Molina.

Class 4A Substate 1

Ankeny 73, Sioux City, East 67

Class 4A Substate 2

Davenport, North 50, Dubuque, Senior 48

Class 4A Substate 3

North Scott, Eldridge 41, Waterloo, West 40

Class 4A Substate 4

Cedar Falls 53, Dubuque, Hempstead 44

Class 4A Substate 5

Iowa City West 55, Pleasant Valley 36

Class 4A Substate 6

Ankeny Centennial 58, Johnston 42

Class 4A Substate 7

Waukee 59, Valley, West Des Moines 55

Class 4A Substate 8

Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines 58, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 35

(Radio Iowa) — The state girls’ basketball tournament isn’t the only major sports event underway in Des Moines this week. The 14th annual National Archery in the Schools Program State Tournament will be held this weekend at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. It’s the largest youth archery tournament in Iowa. Zach Benttine, archery coordinator for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, says there are two types of competition, including Bullseye.

“It’s a square target with a scoring ring, so it’s circles and they score from ten points down to one point,” Benttine says. “There’ll be 50 targets for each flight and we can have two archers per target, so we’ll have 100 kids shooting. The first line will start at 8 o’clock and we’ll shoot every hour on the hour for 20 flights between Saturday and Sunday.” The second type of competition is called 3-D and students will be aiming for styrofoam animals, ironically, at the Pioneer Livestock Pavilion.

“We’ll have a turkey, a white-tailed deer, an antelope, a big-horn sheep and a coyote,” he says. The tournament will draw nearly 27-hundred students from more than 90 Iowa schools in grades four through 12. All competitors will be using the same type of 20-pound bow. Benttine, who took part in this tournament as a student in 2011, says you can be the most athletic kid in your school and it won’t give you any advantage in this sport.

“Archery is all about mental focus,” Benttine says. “Teaching resiliency is a big one because one bad mistake doesn’t end your day. You need to think about it one arrow at a time. For Bullseye, you shoot 30 arrows for score for a total of 300 points.” Top winners will be awarded prizes — including scholarships and equipment for their schools — and a chance to compete at nationals.

Launched in Iowa in 2006, the National Archery in the Schools Program has grown every year with more than 41-hundred students competing statewide in 2020. Here is the list of students from the Atlantic School District who will be participating in the event, Saturday (Courtesy Atlantic A/D Andy Mitchell):

Class 3A Quarterfinal

#3 Bishop Heelan 50, #6 Des Moines Christian 38

Class 4A Quarterfinals

#1 North Scott 63, #8 Clear Creek-Amana 43
#4 Center Point-Urbana 45, #5 Waverly-Shell Rock 41 OT
#2 Glenwood 89, #7 Gilbert 75
#6 Lewis Central 47, #3 Ballard 46

Class 2A Quarterfinals

#1 Cascade 41, #8 Denver 28
#4 Osage 50, #5 West Branch 43

Class 4A Substate Finals

Substate 1 @ Fort Dodge: Ankeny vs. Sioux City East 7:00 p.m.
Substate 2 @ Clinton: Dubuque Senior vs. Davenport North 7:00 p.m.
Substate 3 @ Cedar Rapids, USCC: Waterloo West vs. North Scott 6:30 p.m.
Substate 4 @ Cedar Rapids, USCC: Cedar Falls vs. Dubuque Hempstead 8:00 p.m.
Substate 5 @ Iowa City Liberty: Iowa City West vs. Pleasant Valley 7:00 p.m.
Substate 6 @ Southeast Polk: Ankeny Centennial vs. Johnston 7:00 p.m.
Substate 7 @ Dallas Center-Grimes: Waukee vs. WDM Valley 7:00 p.m.
Substate 8 @ IWCC: CB Abraham Lincoln vs. Dowling Catholic 7:00 p.m.

Class 3A Quarterfinal

#3 Bishop Heelan (19-4) vs. #6 Des Moines Christian (22-2) 10:00 a.m.

Class 4A Quarterfinals

#1 North Scott (23-0) vs. #8 Clear Creek-Amana (19-4) 11:45 a.m.
#4 Center Point-Urbana (21-2) vs. #5 Waverly-Shell Rock (20-2) 1:30 p.m.
#2 Glenwood (24-0) vs. #7 Gilbert (19-3) 3:15 p.m.
#3 Ballard (22-1) vs. #6 Lewis Central (19-5) 5:00 p.m.

Class 2A Quarterfinals

#1 Cascade (25-0) vs. #8 Denver (17-8) 6:45 p.m.
#4 Osage (22-2) vs. #5 West Branch (21-3) 8:30 p.m.

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