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(Podcast) KJAN Morning Sports report, 1/31/2017

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January 31st, 2017 by Ric Hanson

The 7:20-a.m. Sportscast w/Jim Field.

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Area boys/girls basketball scores from Monday, 1/30/17

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January 31st, 2017 by Ric Hanson

BOYS BASKETBALL

AC/GC 56, Madrid 50

CAM, Anita 59, Paton-Churdan 41

East Sac County 65, Manson Northwest Webster 63

Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 54, Coon Rapids-Bayard 47

Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 81, Fremont Mills, Tabor 65

Nodaway Valley 60, Lenox 56

Sioux City, West 54, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 39

Tri-Center, Neola 59, Audubon 57

Western Valley Conference Tournament

OA-BCIG 81, River Valley, Correctionville 41

Ridge View 50, Westwood, Sloan 37

West Monona, Onawa 64, Lawton-Bronson 61

Semifinal

Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 57, Woodbury Central, Moville 50

Siouxland Community Christian 49, Kingsley-Pierson 43

GIRLS BASKETBALL

CAM, Anita 55, Paton-Churdan 25Diagonal 45, Orient-Macksburg 5

Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 68, Coon Rapids-Bayard 41

LeMars 50, Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 46

Mount Ayr 72, Clarinda 34

Nodaway Valley 62, Lenox 35

Sioux City, West 54, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 39

Tri-Center, Neola 45, Audubon 36

CAM boys avenge loss to Paton-Churdan Monday

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January 30th, 2017 by admin

The CAM Cougars boys basketball team was able to avenge a loss suffered early in the season by knocking off Paton-Churdan 59-41 on Monday night at home.  The Cougars used a 14-6 third quarter to build a lead they would not relinquish down the stretch. CAM lead much of the first half before the Rockets rallied to take a lead late in the second quarter. The Cougars responded with a three pointer by Austin Chester and a steal and hoop from Thomas Hensley to take the lead back 30-27 at halftime. The Cougars never trailed the rest of the way.  Cougar Head Coach Nick Hodges said it was great to get a win over a team they felt they let one slip away against earlier in the season. Defense seemed to spark the offense for the Cougars and Coach Hodges said he was pleased with how his team played defensively in the second half.

Austin Chester hit a three in each quarter of the game on his way to a team high 16 points. Nic Holste and Thomas Hensley dropped in 15 points each to help CAM improve to 12-5.  Coach Hodges praised the play of Chester recently to help his team win.

The Cougars are home again Tuesday night to face Boyer Valley, a team they beat by one in December.

Paton-Churdan got 19 points in the loss from Jake Berns and Joe Towers dropped in 14. The Rockets are now 7-8 and are back home Tuesday to face Coon Rapids-Bayard.

CAM girls pull away from Paton-Churdan in the second half

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January 30th, 2017 by admin

The CAM Cougars girls basketball team pulled away from the Paton-Churdan Rockets in the second half on Monday night to win 55-25 in Anita.  It was a slow, methodical pace of play for most of the game and the Cougars led 25-12 at half.  CAM then outscored the Rockets 15-6 in the third quarter and pushed their lead to 22. CAM forced 21 Paton-Churdan turnovers on the night.

Madison Gettler had a big night for the Cougars with 20 points. Sammi Jahde and Felicity Jackson each had 10 to help the Cougars improve their record to 13-5. The Cougars now stay home to host Boyer Valley on Tuesday night.

The Rockets were led by Megan Carey with 9 points as they fall to 1-14 on the season. The Rockets next game is also Tuesday night at home against Coon Rapids-Bayard.

A-P Boys basketball Poll (1/30/17)

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January 30th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record, total points and position last week at right:

Class 4A
  Record Pts Prv
1. Iowa City, West (13) 12-1 139 1
2. Dubuque, Senior 13-2 107 3
3. Sioux City, East (1) 13-1 105 2
4. Waukee 13-3 80 6
(tie)Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 11-1 80 4
6. Bettendorf 12-3 72 7
7. Valley, West Des Moines 12-4 50 9
8. Dubuque, Hempstead 12-3 41 NR
9. Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines 12-3 25 10
10. North Scott, Eldridge 11-3 18 NR

Others receiving votes: Des Moines, Hoover 17. Cedar Rapids, Kennedy 14. Lewis Central 10. Prairie, Cedar Rapids 6. Cedar Falls 3. Des Moines, North 3.

Class 3A
  Record Pts Prv
1. Waverly-Shell Rock (14) 16-0 140 1
2. Pella 15-1 121 2
3. West Delaware, Manchester 14-0 115 3
4. Mount Pleasant 15-2 94 4
5. Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 10-3 87 5
6. Spirit Lake 12-3 44 10
7. Sergeant Bluff-Luton 8-6 31 9
8. Mount Vernon 10-4 24 7
9. Dallas Center-Grimes 11-4 23 8
10. Assumption, Davenport 8-7 19 6
(tie)Le Mars 10-5 19 NR

Others receiving votes: Storm Lake 18. Atlantic 13. Webster City 6. Forest City 4. Glenwood 4. Xavier, Cedar Rapids 3. Boone 2. Chariton 2. Oskaloosa 1.

Class 2A
  Record Pts Prv
1. Western Christian, Hull (12) 13-2 133 1
2. Kuemper Catholic, Carroll (1) 13-2 115 2
3. Cascade,Western Dubuque 16-1 92 7
4. Van Meter 16-0 85 5
5. Pella Christian 12-4 75 3
6. Camanche 16-2 60 6
7. Garner-Hayfield Ventura (1) 16-1 58 9
8. Osage 15-1 52 4
9. Rock Valley 12-3 28 NR
10. South Hamilton, Jewell 14-2 15 8

Others receiving votes: Beckman Catholic, Dyersville 13. A-H-S-T, Avoca 9. Des Moines Christian 6. Dike-New Hartford 6. Alta-Aurelia 4. Sioux Center 4. West Burlington 3. West Lyon, Inwood 3. Jesup 3. Sheldon 2. West Marshall, State Center 2. Pocahontas Area 1. Northeast, Goose Lake 1.

Class 1A
  Record Pts Prv
1. North Linn, Troy Mills (12) 16-0 137 1
2. St. Mary’s, Remsen (1) 14-0 117 2
3. Grand View Christian (1) 15-1 113 3
4. Gladbrook-Reinbeck 14-2 89 4
5. New London 15-1 68 5
6. Lynnville-Sully 16-1 66 6
7. Ar-We-Va, Westside 18-0 64 7
8. Don Bosco, Gilbertville 16-1 30 10
9. Siouxland Community Christian 14-2 29 NR
10. Boyden-Hull 10-6 18 NR
(tie)Murray 15-1 18 8

Others receiving votes: West Fork, Sheffield 7. Colo-Nesco 5. George-Little Rock 3. West Hancock, Britt 2. St. Albert, Council Bluffs 2. Keota 1. Montezuma 1.

 

Cardinals lose top 2 picks, must pay Astros $2M for hacking

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January 30th, 2017 by admin

NEW YORK (AP) — Major League Baseball has ordered the St. Louis Cardinals to forfeit their top two picks in this year’s amateur draft and pay Houston $2 million as compensation for hacking the Astros email system and scouting database.

Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred banned former St. Louis scouting executive Christopher Correa for life on Monday and stripped the Cardinals of the 56th and 75th draft choices in June. They must pay the Astros the money within 30 days.

Correa pleaded guilty to five counts of unauthorized access of a protected computer from 2013 to at least 2014 and last July was sentenced by a federal judge to 46 months in prison and ordered to pay the Astros $279,038.65 in restitution.

CAM hosts Paton-Churdan in basketball doubleheader tonight on KJAN

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January 30th, 2017 by admin

The CAM Cougars will play host to the Paton-Churdan Rockets tonight in a Rolling Valley Conference basketball doubleheader.  We’ll have coverage on KJAN with the girls game set for a 6:00pm start and the boys to follow at about 7:30pm.

The girls game features an 12-5 Cougars team against a 1-13 Rockets squad.  The Cougars are led by talented Sophomore Madison Gettler who is averaging 15 points per game and Senior Felicity Jackson is dropping in 12 points per outing. Jackson just surpassed the 1,000 point mark for her career on Saturday at Woodbine.  Paton-Churdan’s leading scorer is Jenna Beyers averaging 17 points per game. CAM won the first meeting of the season on December 9th 72-22.

The boys game features the 11-5 Cougars  against the 7-7 Rockets. CAM is led by Thomas Hensley averaging 23 points per game. The Rockets are led by Joe Tower averaging 17 points and Jake Berns 15 points per game. Paton-Churdan won the first meeting in a close game 43-40.

Chris Parks will have the call of the games tonight on-air and online with pre-game starting at 5:50pm before the girls game.

AP Men’s College Basketball Poll 1/30/2017

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January 30th, 2017 by admin

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Jan. 29, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last week’s ranking:

Record Pts Prv
1. Gonzaga (46) 22-0 1594 3
2. Baylor (6) 20-1 1504 5
3. Kansas (9) 19-2 1503 2
4. Villanova (4) 20-2 1479 1
5. Arizona 20-2 1387 7
6. Louisville 18-4 1237 13
7. West Virginia 17-4 1101 18
8. Kentucky 17-4 1083 4
9. Virginia 16-4 1061 12
10. Wisconsin 18-3 1058 15
11. UCLA 19-3 993 8
12. North Carolina 19-4 965 9
13. Oregon 19-3 863 10
14. Cincinnati 19-2 756 19
15. Florida State 18-4 727 6
16. Butler 18-4 717 11
17. Maryland 19-2 518 22
18. Saint Mary’s 19-2 409 21
19. South Carolina 17-4 384 23
20. Notre Dame 17-5 363 14
21. Duke 16-5 339 17
22. Creighton 19-3 307 16
23. Purdue 17-5 264 20
24. Florida 16-5 213 25
25. Northwestern 18-4 106

Others receiving votes: SMU 69, Xavier 67, Southern Cal 29, Wichita State 8, Akron 5, Middle Tennessee 5, VCU 3, Illinois State 2, New Mexico State 2, Virginia Tech 2, Iowa State 1, Utah 1.

(Podcast) KJAN Morning Sports report, 1/30/2017

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January 30th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

The 7:20-a.m. Sportscast w/Jim Field.

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UI athletics may help bankroll scholarships for non-student athletes

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January 30th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

The head of the board that governs Iowa’s three public universities says the UNIVERSITY OF IOWA’S athletic department may start financing scholarships for students who are NOT athletes. Board of Regents president Bruce Rastettersays the University of Iowa’s president and athletic director are having that discussion now.

“One of the things that isn’t often recognized is that athletic departments do contribute to the university in a significant way,” Rastetter says. “I mean first of all, they pay scholarship dollars on tuition, room and board to the university. Second, it becomes a huge fundraising opportunity at the universities to bring alums, donors in that results in significant investment in the university.”

But Rastetter says there is a “national trend” among premiere university football and basketball programs to help finance other campus priorities. “There are ways that it can enhance the student body, lower student fees, scholarship funds beyond that,” Rastetter says. “But at the end of the day, they need to be careful that they not limit their ability to compete by taking too many dollars and then they won’t have the revenue stream to give the dollars.”

Rastetter made his comments during a weekend appearance on Iowa Public Television’s “Iowa Press” program. Rastetter says neither tax dollars or student tuition money is used to finance the athletic programs in Iowa City, Ames or Cedar Falls. Ticket sales and contributions from donors are the sources of income for the Iowa and Iowa State athletic departments. The University of Northern Iowa uses SOME student FEES along with ticket sales and donor money to run the Panther athletic department.

(Radio Iowa)