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Manning, Little carry No. 20 Oklahoma women past Cyclones

Sports

January 25th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) – Maddie Manning scored 21 points and Peyton Little had 13 of her 16 in the fourth quarter to lead No. 20 Oklahoma to a 78-63 win over Iowa State on Wednesday night. Pierre-Louis added 15 points and Gabbi Ortiz 14 for the Sooners (16-5, 7-2), who won their sixth-straight at home.

Little hit a 3-pointer to open the fourth quarter and put the Sooners up 56-48. Heather Bowe answered with a 3 and Seanna Johnson’s layup pulled the Cyclones back within three. Little had another 3 in a 6-0 burst and then scored five-straight points as the Sooners pushed the lead to 71-59 with 2:29 to play.

Johnson led Iowa State (11-9, 2-7) with 17 points and Jadda Buckley had 15. Ortiz and Madding each hit two 3s for a 12-0 run that put Oklahoma up 20-6 late in the first quarter. Iowa State cut the deficit to 38-28 at the half. Both teams shot better than 55 percent in the second half with a combined eight turnovers.

IGHSAU Regional basketball pairings for Classes 1A, 2A, and 3A

Sports

January 25th, 2017 by admin

Postseason basketball is right around the corner and the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union has released the Regional Basketball Pairings for Classes 1A, 2A, and 3A.

Class 1A teams begin play on Thursday, February 9th, while 2A and 3A schools get started on Saturday, February 11th. Class 4A and 5A pairings will be released on Monday, January 30th.

Follow the links below to check out the 1A, 2A, and 3A pairings.

Class 1A Regional Pairings

Class 2A Regional Pairings

Class 3A Regional Pairings

Chiefs hire Greg Lewis as receivers coach

Sports

January 25th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Kansas City Chiefs have hired Greg Lewis as their new wide receivers coach.  Lewis spent last season in the same role for the Philadelphia Eagles, where he began his NFL career in 2003 as a free agent under coach Andy Reid – now his new boss in Kansas City. He played eight seasons with the Eagles (2003-08) and Vikings (2009-10), playing in all four of Philadelphia’s NFC Championship games and catching a touchdown in the Super Bowl.

Lewis was an assistant with the New Orleans Saints in 2015 after three seasons coaching in college.

High School Wrestling Scoreboard Tuesday 1/24/2017 (Atlantic wins Hawkeye 10 Dual Title)

Sports

January 25th, 2017 by admin

Quad @ Atlantic

Atlantic moved to 17-0 overall and clinched the Hawkeye Ten Conference championship with a 10-0 record on Tuesday. Connor Pellett and Austin Mills had three-win nights at 145 and 182. Colby Sorensen (132), Colton Mudd (138), Drake Roller (170), Zac Stork (195) and Nate Moen (220) had two-win nights for the Trojans. This is the first Hawkeye 10 dual team championship since 2010 for Atlantic.

Atlantic 61 Shenandoah 9
Atlantic 78 East Mills 6
Atlantic 78 St. Albert 3
Shenandoah 60 East Mills 6
Shenandoah 54 St. Albert 15
St. Albert 45 East Mills 18

Double Dual @ Clarinda 

Red Oak 55 Underwood 18
Red Oak 56 Clarinda 18
Clarinda 54 Underwood 27

Double Dual @ Creston

Creston/Orient-Macksburg 50 Lewis Central 19
Creston/Orient-Macksburg 56 Harlan 12
Harlan 34 Lewis Central 33 (criteria)

Double Dual @ East Union

Wayne 48 East Union 28
Winterset 41 East Union 28
Winterset 53 Wayne 17

Quad @ Griswold 

Bedford/Lenox 72 Exira/EHK 6
Bedford/Lenox 72 Griswold 3
Bedford/Lenox 72 West Harrison 6
Exira/EHK 27 Griswold 12
Exira/EHK 30 West Harrison 12
West Harrison 18 Griswold 12

Double Dual @ Riverside

Missouri Valley 66 Treynor 18
Missouri Valley 57 Riverside 22
Riverside 51 Treynor 27

Double Dual @ West Central Valley 

Clarinda Academy 36 Clarke 24
Clarinda Academy 36 Mount Ayr 24
West Central Valley 46 Clarinda Academy 24
West Central Valley 39 Mount Ayr 18
West Central Valley 48 Clarke 16
Clarke 25 Mount Ayr 24

Double Dual @ Denison: Glenwood, Kuemper Catholic – PPD
Double Dual @ Woodbine: Audubon, Coon Rapids-Bayard – PPD

(Podcast) KJAN Morning Sports report, 1/25/2017

Podcasts, Sports

January 25th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

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

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Legislator seeks to bar Iowa from hosting Big Ten game on a Friday night

Sports

January 25th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

Friday nights should be reserved for HIGH SCHOOL football in Iowa according to a member of the Iowa House. “In 2016, the Big Ten had an idea to have football games held on Friday nights.” That’s State Representative Peter Cownie of West Des Moines. He’s sponsoring legislation that would forbid the Hawkeyes from playing in Iowa City on a Friday night. The Cyclones and Panthers couldn’t play a “home” football game on a Friday night either if his bill becomes law.

“I played high school football, wonderful memories like tens of thousands of other Iowans,” Cownie says. “That’s a tradition that needs to be preserved.”Iowa has offered to host a home game to kick off the 2018 season, on the Friday of Labor Day weekend.
“I think this would create an unfortunate choice that a lot of Iowans would have to make then,” Cownie says. “And I feel strongly about it and I filed the bill.”

Cownie says Iowa communities of all sizes “come together” on a Friday night to cheer on the hometown team — and having the University of Iowa host a game on a Friday night would siphon off a significant number of fans. “It’s all very important, no question about it,” Cownie says. “Ticket sales would be hurt by it.”

And Cownie says many schools use those Friday Night ticket sales to finance the local football program. Cownie, by the way, was the quarterback for Dowling Catholic High School in West Des Moines in the late 1990s. Representatives of the board that governs the University of Iowa are officially registered as “undecided” on Cownie’s bill. Last November the Big Ten announced its new T-V deal includes a package of six Friday night games per season during each of the next six seasons. Penn State has announced it will not participate.

(Radio Iowa)

Tuesday’s (1/24) Area basketball scores/postponements

Sports

January 25th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

BOYS BASKETBALL

A-H-S-T-W, Avoca 67, Logan-Magnolia 50
ADM, Adel 63, Winterset 62
Boyer Valley, Dunlap 69, West Harrison, Mondamin 31
Des Moines Christian 85, Earlham 68
East Union, Afton 61, Lenox 59
Fremont Mills, Tabor 66, Shenandoah 57
Glenwood 81, Clarinda 51
Madrid 51, Panorama, Panora 31
Missouri Valley 63, Riverside, Oakland 53
Nodaway Valley 59, Southwest Valley 55
Sidney 48, East Mills 39
St. Albert, Council Bluffs 65, Red Oak 57
Stanton 64, Essex 19
Underwood 70, Tri-Center, Neola 61
Van Meter 78, West Central Valley, Stuart 37

Bluegrass Conference Tournament
Consolation

Orient-Macksburg 70, Moulton-Udell 51

POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS

Audubon vs. Treynor, ppd. to Jan 28.
CAM, Anita vs. Charter Oak-Ute, ppd.
Carroll vs. Perry, ppd. to Feb 11.
Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton vs. Coon Rapids-Bayard, ppd.
Griswold vs. IKM-Manning, ppd. to Feb 9.
Harlan vs. Denison-Schleswig, ppd. to Jan 26.|
Sioux City, North vs. Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln, ppd. to Jan 26.
Sioux City, West vs. Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson, ppd. to Jan 30.
West Monona, Onawa vs. River Valley, Correctionville, ppd.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

ADM, Adel 57, Winterset 54
Boyer Valley, Dunlap 67, West Harrison, Mondamin 24
Des Moines Christian 61, Earlham 30
Glenwood 73, Clarinda 50
Lenox 68, East Union, Afton 57
Logan-Magnolia 68, A-H-S-T-W, Avoca 47
Mount Ayr 82, Bedford 24
Nodaway Valley 55, Southwest Valley 26
Panorama, Panora 56, Madrid 35
Red Oak 69, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 57
Underwood 53, Tri-Center, Neola 35
Van Meter 47, West Central Valley, Stuart 36

POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS

Audubon vs. Treynor, ppd. to Jan 28.
CAM, Anita vs. Charter Oak-Ute, ppd.
Carroll vs. Perry, ppd. to Feb 11.
Coon Rapids-Bayard vs. AC/GC, ppd.
Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton vs. Coon Rapids-Bayard, ppd.
Griswold vs. IKM-Manning, ppd. to Feb 9.
Harlan vs. Denison-Schleswig, ppd. to Jan 26.
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll vs. Newell-Fonda, ppd. to Jan 26.
Sioux City, North vs. Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln, ppd.
Sioux City, West vs. Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson, ppd. to Jan 30.
West Monona, Onawa vs. River Valley, Correctionville, ppd.

Iowa State beats K-State 70-65 after blowing 20-point lead

Sports

January 25th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Senior Matt Thomas scored a career-high 25 points and Iowa State held off a furious Kansas State rally to win 70-65 on Tuesday night for its fourth victory in six games. Naz Mitrou-Long had 13 and Monte Morris scored 12 for the Cyclones (13-6, 5-3 Big 12), who blew a 46-26 lead but survived after Mitrou-Long’s steal and free throws with 21 seconds left.

Thomas, who entered averaging 11 points per outing, scored 20 points in a blistering first half as Iowa State jumped ahead 43-26. Thomas opened the second half with a 3-pointer to make it a 20-point game.

It seemed over — until K-State (15-5, 4-4) answered with a stunning 32-11 run that gave it a 58-57 lead with just over five minutes left. Morris scored on back-to-back possessions to give Iowa State the lead back, and Deonte Burton’s layup with 39 seconds to go gave the Cyclones a cushion that proved crucial in the closing moments.

Wesley Iwundu had 15 points for the Wildcats. Their three road losses in the Big 12 have come by a total of eight points.

Drake beats Missouri State 72-71 in OT behind Timmer

Sports

January 25th, 2017 by Ric Hanson

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Reed Timmer scored 27 points, including a game-winning driving layup with 16 seconds left in overtime to give Drake a 72-71 win over Missouri State on Tuesday night.

Nick McGlynn and Graham Woodward each hit jumpers to give Drake a 68-65 lead in the extra session and McGlynn’s basket with 52 seconds left made it 70-68. Dequon Miller made 1 of 2 free throws and the Bears trailed 70-69. After Timmer’s left-handed layup in traffic for a three-point lead, Missouri State’s Jarrid Rhodes missed a 3 and Obediah Church hit a jumper at the buzzer.

Ore Arogundade and McGlynn scored 10 apiece and T.J. Thomas grabbed a career-high 11 rebounds for Drake (7-14, 5-4 Missouri Valley). The Bulldogs led 34-33 at halftime and Timmer tied it at 64 at the end of regulation. Alize Johnson had 17 points and 17 rebounds for his 13th double-double for the Bears (14-8, 5-4), who saw their three-game win streak end.

Audubon travels to Treynor for WIC hoops doubleheader

Sports

January 24th, 2017 by admin

The Audubon Wheelers will travel to Treynor tonight for a Western Iowa Conference basketball doubleheader and we’ll have coverage on KJAN.

The girls game will feature the undefeated and Class 2A second ranked Cardinals against the 8-4 Wheelers. The Cardinals are fresh off a pair of wins over higher class opponents, beating Bishop Heelan on Saturday and Atlantic on Monday.  We had the Atlantic match-up on KJAN Monday night as the Cardinals got 18 points from Abby Tiarks in a 69-46 win.

We also had the call of Audubon’s last outing on Friday night as they picked up a win over AHSTW 49-31.  The Wheelers were led in that one by 16 points from Sydney Obermeier and 15 from Claire Olsen.  The Cardinals won the first meeting of the season on December 13th handily 74-30.

The boys half of the doubleheader will feature the 8-4 Wheelers against the 7-6 Cardinals.  Audubon is coming off a 76-54 loss on Friday night to AHSTW.  The Cardinals fell to Bishop Heelan on Saturday 74-51.  Audubon was able to grab a 68-61 win the first time the two teams met back on December 13th in Audubon.

Chris Parks and Mike Smith will have the call of the games tonight on AM1220, FM101.1, kjan.com, the KJAN mobile app, and on KJANTV. Tune in for pregame at about 5:50pm just prior to the girls game at 6:00pm.  The boys will follow at about 7:30pm.