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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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AMES, Iowa (AP) — Big 12 leading scorer Ashley Joens of Iowa State mixes toughness with her knack for putting the basketball in the hoop. She grew up playing at home with her sisters, and their father told them no fouls would be called. Joens said that taught her to keep playing even if she gets knocked around. Besides scoring 21 points per game, she’s averaging almost 11 rebounds, shoots 82% from the free-throw line and has attempted a Big 12-high 218 foul shots. The Cyclones play at Kansas on Tuesday night.

UNDATED (AP) — Kansas is the unanimous No. 1 in a week of upheaval in the AP Top 25. The Jayhawks received all 64 first-place votes from the media panel in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll. Gonzaga was No. 2, with Dayton, Baylor and San Diego State rounding out the top five. The Aztecs, No. 9 Maryland and No. 18 Iowa were the only teams to hold their place after a week in which nine Top 25 teams lost to unranked opponents. Dayton has its highest ranking since reaching No. 2 in 1955-56 after stretching its winning streak to 18 games. Virginia, Illinois and Wisconsin moved into the poll. West Virginia, Colorado and Texas Tech fell out.

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Three Kansas State University football players were arrested over the weekend, including a talented freshman on an outstanding warrant and two others on suspicion of impaired driving. Redshirt freshman running back Jacardia Wright was arrested early Sunday near the university on an outstanding warrant for failing to show proof of insurance. A Riley County police spokeswoman says Wright was freed on bond. Freshman linebacker DeMarrquese Hayes and redshirt sophomore linebacker Nick Allen were arrested in separate incidents Saturday night on suspicion of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Police say both were freed on bond.

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas State has promoted safeties coach Joe Klanderman to defensive coordinator after Scott Hazelton left to take the same job at Michigan State. Cornerbacks coach Van Malone has been given the titles of assistant head coach and passing game coordinator. Wildcats coach Chris Klieman announced the moves two weeks before the start of spring practices. Klanderman will continue to coach safeties. Kansas State will hire a new linebackers coach to replace Hazelton, who also coached that position.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska receiver JD Spielman has gone home to deal with an unspecified health matter and probably will miss all of spring practice. Coach Scott Frost stressed the focus is on Spielman’s well-being and providing him with support. Frost anticipates Spielman back for summer conditioning. Spielman led the Cornhuskers with 49 catches and five touchdowns last season. Spring practice begins in a week.

Class 3A Substate 1

Sergeant Bluff-Luton 61, LeMars 46

Class 3A Substate 3

Center Point-Urbana 78, Marion 70, 2OT

Class 3A Substate 4

Mount Vernon 52, Central Clinton, DeWitt 50

Class 3A Substate 6

Pella 62, Oskaloosa 51

Class 3A Substate 7

Norwalk 71, Dallas Center-Grimes 57

Class 3A Substate 8

Harlan 60, Denison-Schleswig 58