For the second time this season the AHSTW boys basketball team pulled out a 3 point win over Tri-Center, this time it took overtime. The Vikings grabbed a 54-51 victory in the extra session after the teams finished regulation knotted up at 46. Sam Porter hit two free throws to push the lead back to 3 for AHSTW with 8 seconds left. Zach Elliott’s three point attempt to tie the game was off the mark at the buzzer, sealing the Vikings victory. AHSTW Head Coach GG Harris said it was a fun game to play in and a much needed win for his team.

The Vikings came up big at the free throw line, going 6 for 6 in the overtime session and 10-14 for the game. Coach Harris was proud of the way they came through under pressure.

Raydden Grobe led the Vikings with 22 points and Brayden Lund came off the bench to score 12. Lund said it was a great team win.

The Vikings improved to 17-4 and will now wait for their first round playoff opponent on the 20th. The Vikings are in 2A District 15 and will play the winner of the Kuemper Catholic vs. Underwood first round game.

Tri-Center was led by 18 points from Leyton Nelson and 12 from Ethan Alfers. The Trojans fall to 17-4 on the season and will also await their first round playoff opponent for the 20th. The Trojans are in 2A District 16 and will face the winner of the Clarinda vs. Missouri Valley first round game.

The AHSTW girls basketball team took down Tri-Center 49-27 on Tuesday night and clinched the Western Iowa Conference Championship. Playing without leading scorer Kailey Jones, the Lady Vikes got big nights from Kinsey Scheffler (19 points) and Claire Harris (17 points). AHSTW Head Coach Steve Sauvain thought Scheffler played great inside and was pleased with the other girls stepping up to play important minutes.

AHSTW jumped out in front 19-7 by the end of the first quarter and led by 21 at the end of the half. It was a quick moving game with little scoring in the second half. Claire Harris was big on both end of the floor and Coach Sauvain loves how she is playing right now.

AHSTW ends the regular season with a record of 18-3 and finished 14-2 in the conference. The Lady Vikes finish a game ahead of Logan-Magnolia for the Conference crown and two games up on IKM-Manning after they fell to Audubon on Tuesday night.

AHSTW now awaits the winner of Underwood vs MVAOCOU, as they host their first playoff game on the 18th.

Tri-Center falls to 4-17 on the season. They were led by 12 points from Madison Ausdemore on the night. The Trojans play their first round playoff game Saturday at Missouri Valley.

(Radio Iowa) — The number of wild deer testing positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD) in the season that just ended dramatically increased. D-N-R spokesman, Mick Klemesrud, says they get samples from hunters throughout the season. “Seven-thousand samples were collected and submitted — and form that we had 43 new positives this year — bringing our grand total since we had our first positive to 89,” Klemesrud says.

The first C-W-D positive was confirmed in the 2013-2014 hunting season and the number of confirmed cases were in the single digits until the 2016-2017 year when there were 12. The 43 confirmed cases this year surpasses the previous high of 18 found in the 2018-2019 year. “We’ve confirmed them for the first time in wild deer in four new counties — and that’s Woodbury, Winnekshiek, Fayette and Decatur,” according to Klemesrud. “So, we’ll be reaching out to our local hunters and people who hunt that area and setting up some meeting in early spring and talk about what that means to them, and how we want to go about trying to slow this disease.”

C-W-D attacks the brain of the deer and is always fatal. Klemesrud says it is not the same as Hemorrhagic Disease. “People get Hemorrhagic Disease and Chronic Wasting Disease mixed up. If you think about Hemorrhagic Disease — it’s really fast moving — where the deer if it gets bit by a midge that has the virus it’ll not always die, but if it does die, it’s usually really fast, 36 to 48 hours and it is dead,” Klemesrud says.

“Chronic Wasting Disease is something they can pick up and transmit from deer-to-deer — but it takes 18 months for that to really get going in the deer.” Klemesrud says the D-N-R will continue its effort to slow C-W-D. “It’s in every state around us, we are hoping we see some advances in science to help us battle this. And so we are trying to work with our hunters to maintain in these areas where we have Chronic Wasting Disease, we like to see our numbers towards our lower end of our goal. This is a deer-to-deer transmission issue,” he says.

Klemesrud says it is something they want to try and slow down. “It’s definitely a concern. We’re hoping that if we can go as slow as we can and keep the spread down, hopefully science will catch up and give us some answers here,” Klemesrud says. It is not believed that humans can contract C-W-D by eating venison; however, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention recommends, when hunting in areas with C-W-D that hunters strongly consider having the deer tested they eat the meat. The D-N-R provides a way to check on C-W-D tests on their website.

Council bluffs – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is hosting a series of town hall-style meetings where local staff will provide updates on recently completed hunting and trapping seasons, discuss possible changes to rules and regulations, and address other topics as requested.

Locally, the Iowa DNR will be at the Fish and Game Club, 531 Commanche Street, Council Bluffs, on Feb. 25. The meeting begins at 7 p.m. Todd Bishop, chief of the Iowa DNR’s Wildlife Bureau, says “We want people to come out, listen to the seasons reviews, ask questions and hear directly from our staff. Part of the meeting will be devoted to discussing potential rule changes and collecting feedback as we work through the rules process.”

The meetings are open to the public. Comments collected from these public meetings will be considered along with other related comments received by the Iowa DNR prior to proposing changes to hunting rules and regulations. Proposed rules will be presented to the Natural Resource Commission during a regular public meeting for consideration and additional public comment.

These meetings replace the one night listening session held in late winter over the past 15 years.

Any person attending the public meeting and has special requirements, such as those related to mobility or hearing impairments, should contact the Iowa DNR or ADA Coordinator at 515-725-8200, Relay Iowa TTY Service 800-735-7942, or Webmaster@dnr.iowa.gov, and advise of specific needs.

The Tri-Center Trojans will welcome in the AHSTW Lady Vikes and Vikings tonight for the final Western Iowa Conference basketball doubleheader of the season. We’ll have coverage on KJAN with pregame starting at 5:50 p.m. and the girls game slated to start at 6:00 p.m.

The girls game matches the 4-16 Trojans against the 17-3 Lady Vikes. AHSTW won the first meeting of the season 68-21 back on January 13th.

The boys game pits the 17-3 Trojans against the 16-4 Vikings. AHSTW won the first meeting on January 13th 57-54. Joey Cunningham had four threes in the fourth quarter to help the Vikings grab that victory.

Chris Parks has the call tonight from Tri-Center High School. Tune in on AM 1220, FM 101.1, and online at kjan.com

Atlantic senior Annamaria Lowary announced her commitment this week to Midland University to continue her swimming and academic career.

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Lowary qualified for the State Meet all four years of her high school career. She was also a member of the 400 Yard Freestyle Relay team that grabbed a 7th place medal at State in 2018. That team was comprised of Aleah Hermansen, Clare Christensen, Cambry Miller, and Lowary and they posted a time of 3:37.40 in the finals.

Lowary had been weighing some different offers and ultimately chose to attend Midland which is located in Fremont, NE. The Warriors compete in NAIA and are a member of the Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference. The Warriors are in the midst of their 3rd season under Head Coach Ryan Bubb. The Warriors won the men’s conference title and the girls were runner-up in action this past weekend.

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Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State will finish the basketball season without star guard Tyrese Haliburton. Coach Steve Prohm says Haliburton fractured his left wrist in the Cyclones’ win over Kansas State on Saturday. Haliburton was the team’s second-leading scorer and the Big 12 leader in assists and steals. The sophomore is considered a potential lottery pick in the NBA draft this year. Haliburton was hurt as he blocked a shot late in the first half.

FOREST CITY, Iowa (AP) — A former professional football player has been sentenced for being drunk and armed with a handgun at a county supervisors meeting in Iowa. Sixty-three-year-old Mike Stensrud was sentenced Friday to two years’ probation and 90 days of jail time, but 88 days were suspended. Stensrud is a Winnebago County supervisor. He drank alcohol from a cup during a May 21 meeting in Forest City. Court records say a breath test showed his blood alcohol level was above the legal limit for driving. An officer found a pistol in one of Stensrud’s pockets. Stensrud played at Iowa State before going pro. He retired from the NFL in 1989.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Items from what became known as “The Pine Tar Game” between the Royals and Yankees will be sold by Heritage Auctions later this month. The highlight will be the jersey worn by George Brett that is expected to fetch more than $100,000. The bat, which now resides at the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York.

UNDATED (AP) — Baylor remains atop The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll in a week that saw preseason No. 1 Michigan State fall out. The Bears received 48 of 64 first-place votes from a media panel to stay at No. 1 for the fourth straight week. No. 2 Gonzaga had 15 first-place votes and No. 3 Kansas got one. San Diego State and Louisville rounded out the top five. Seton Hall was the only change among the top 10 after moving up two spots to No. 10. Michigan State dropped out of the rankings from No. 16 following a three-game losing streak.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Harlan 73, Atlantic 51
Creston 80, Clarinda 21
Denison-Schleswig 63, Spencer 60
Red Oak 72, Southwest Valley 31
Shenandoah 63, Missouri Valley 36

Western Iowa Conference

IKM-Manning 70, MVAOCOU 31
Logan-Magnolia 63, Riverside 30

Rolling Valley Conference

CAM 51, Paton-Churdan 34
Exira-EHK 61, Boyer Valley 40
Glidden-Ralston 64, West Harrison 44
Woodbine 48, Coon Rapids-Bayard 38

Corner Conference

Essex 44, Heartland Christian 43
Stanton 60, Lenox 24

Pride of Iowa Conference

Martensdale-St Marys 55, Panorama 50
Nodaway Valley 58, AHSTW 56
Southeast Warren 55, Moravia 28
Wayne 41, Bedford 34

Other Scores

AC/GC 56, Pleasantville 33
East Union 60, Orient-Macksburg 43
Mount Ayr 50, I-35 44

BOYS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Harlan 71, Atlantic 41
Creston 64, Clarinda 57
Red Oak 72, Southwest Valley 47
Spencer 53, Denison-Schleswig 39

Western Iowa Conference

IKM-Manning 61, MVAOCOU 38
Logan-Magnolia 64, Riverside 35
Missouri Valley 56, Shenandoah 48

Rolling Valley Conference

Boyer Valley 54, Exira-EHK 33
CAM 73, Paton-Churdan 37
West Harrison 81, Glidden Ralston 50
Woodbine 37, Coon Rapids-Bayard 35

Corner Conference

Heartland Christian 62, Essex 24
Stanton 79, Lenox 25

Pride of Iowa Conference

Moravia 65, Southeast Warren 53
Nodaway Valley 59, AHSTW 45
Panorama 70, Martensdale-St. Marys 57

Other Scores

CB Thomas Jefferson 54, Louisville, NE 43
East Union, Afton @ Orient-Macksburg
Mount Ayr 60, I-35 39
Pleasantville 62, AC/GC 59

The Harlan boys basketball team pounced early on Atlantic and ran away with a 71-41 victory on Monday night. The Cyclones opened the game on an 8-0 run and led 25-3 by the end of the first quarter. Harlan was ahead 36-12 by the end of the half and 59-21 after three quarters.

Connor Bruck led the way for the Cyclones with 18 points, including four makes from beyond the arc. Bruck set the tempo early and dropped in 10 in the opening period. Three other players finished in double figures for the Cyclones; Michael Heithoff 12, Will McLaughlin 11, and Johnathan Monson 10.

Harlan improves to 13-5 on the season and will host Creston on Friday.

Atlantic falls to 7-10 on the season and will take on Maryville, MO on Thursday night in Atlantic. The Trojans and Cyclones meet again in Atlantic in a week for a make-up game from a weather postponement.