AMES, Iowa (AP) — Vionise Pierre-Louis had 18 points and a career-high 16 rebounds and No. 22 Oklahoma held off Iowa State 67-56 on Wednesday night. Gabbi Ortiz and Gioya Carter added 11 points apiece and Maddie Manning had 10 for the Sooners (13-4, 4-1 Big 12).

Iowa State pulled within 57-55 on a jumper by Seanna Johnson with 4:49 to play but from there the Cyclones missed their last four shots and had four turnovers. The Sooners didn’t run away and two free throws by Johnson with 2:55 left cut the deficit to 61-57. Manning had a quick layup and Pierre-Louis made two free throws with 2:02 to play but the only other points were two Manning free throws at 58 seconds.

Bridget Carleton had 15 points and Johnson 14 for the Cyclones (10-6, 1-4) and Meredith Burkhall had 11 points and 11 rebounds for her third career double-double. For the first time this season, 6-foot-9 freshman Nancy Mulkey failed to block a shot after swatting 38 in the first 16 games with back-to-back games of seven and six to open conference play.

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Monte Morris scored a career-high 30 points and added five rebounds, five assists and four steals to help Iowa State beat Oklahoma State 96-86 on Wednesday night.

Matt Thomas scored 19 and Nazareth Mitrou-Long contributed 17 points, six rebounds and four assists for the Cyclones (11-4, 3-1 Big 12), whose only conference loss was a 65-63 nail-biter at No. 2 Baylor on Jan. 4. It was Iowa State’s eighth-straight win over Oklahoma State.

Phil Forte scored 24 points and Jeffrey Carroll had 21 points and seven rebounds for Oklahoma State (10-6, 0-4). The Cowboys lost their fourth straight and coach Brad Underwood remains stuck at 99 career wins.

Forte’s 3-pointer with 9:19 remaining put Oklahoma State ahead 67-62, but the Cyclones responded with a 17-4 run over the next six minutes, with eight consecutive points from Morris, to seize control.

PEORIA, Ill. (AP) — Luuk van Bree had a career high 20 points, and Donte Thomas and Darrell Brown each scored 12 to lift Bradley past Northern Iowa 72-61 Wednesday night.

Bradley (8-10, 3-2 Missouri Valley) raced to a 7-0 lead and never trailed. Klint Carlson tied it at 20 on a 3 with 7:20 left, but Drake outscored the Panthers 20-5 over the next six minutes and led 40-25 on van Bree’s jumper 60 seconds before intermission.

Spencer Haldeman’s 3 at the 10:45 mark of the second half brought Northern Iowa to within 50-44, but van Bree buried back-to-back 3s, and JoJo McGlaston’s thunderous dunk off a lob pass from Nate Kennell made it 58-44.

A freshman, van Bree was 8-for-13 shooting from the field including 4 for 7 from 3-point range. Thomas had a career-high 13 rebounds. Haldeman led Northern Iowa (5-11, 0-5) with 16 points, Carlson added 15, and Jordan Ashton scored 12. The Panthers have lost seven straight.

The Atlantic Girls Swim Team was recognized by the Atlantic School Board during a special presentation, Wednesday evening. The team has only been in existence for the past three years. Six girls qualified for State in eight out of 11 possible events. To qualify, they must place in the top 24 (in the entire state) at the Regional meet, which is held one week prior to the State meet.

Superintendent Dr. Michael Amstein asked Swim Team Coach Dean Junker to introduce the young ladies. Some of the members include: Jessie Hartwig, Madelyn Kickland, Cambry Miller, Anna Lowary, Mycala Kickland, and McKenna Ewoldt.

Members of the Atlantic Trojan Swim Team attend the School Board meeting (1/11/17)

Coach Junker said this past year was likely the most successful for the team. The best finish for an individual team member was Jessie Hartwig, who placed 7th in the 100 Breast Stroke event, just shy of earning a place on the awards podium. This year was the first year for three divers to compete, as well.

The Coach said also their training begins at 6-a.m. and runs until around 7. They train again after school (around 3:30-p.m.) to 5-p.m.  Despite their rigorous day, they still manage to pull off a 3.41 GPA as a team. And, Junker said the girls are excellent representatives of the school district during and after their events. He said “These girls know how to act. And when  we go places, we we always get complimented on how good our girls are. When they get out of the pool, they congratulate their opponents, and the other coaches just love them. They have a very positive influence, and they’re really a good representative of Atlantic.”

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona State has hired veteran coach Phil Bennett as its defensive coordinator. The school announced his hiring in a release Wednesday. Current Sun Devils defensive coordinator Keith Patterson will remain on Todd Graham’s staff as linebackers coach.

Bennett has coached for nearly 40 years, including six seasons as SMU’s head coach from 2002-07 and as a defensive coordinator at eight schools. Bennett most recently served as defensive coordinator from 2011-16 at Baylor following three seasons in the same position at Pittsburgh. He also was the defensive coordinator at Kansas State, TCU, Texas A&M, LSU, Purdue and Iowa State.

Quad at Bedford

Bedford/Lenox 60 Griswold 12
Bedford/Lenox 51 Southwest Iowa 30
Red Oak 66 Southwest Iowa 11
Red Oak 51 Bedford/Lenox 28
Red Oak 66 Griswold 0
Southwest Iowa 36 Griswold 33

Double Dual at Underwood

Abraham Lincoln 47 Shenandoah 27
Abraham Lincoln 45 Underwood 30
Underwood 37 Shenandoah 36

Quad at Van Meter

North Polk 45 Nodaway Valley 21
Saydel 68 Nodaway Valley 6
Van Meter 53 Nodaway Valley 15

Double Dual at West Central Valley

AHSTW 50 Southwest Valley 21
AHSTW 46 West Central Valley 27
West Central Valley 48 Southwest Valley 33

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The Horseshoe Casino in Council Bluffs is moving to bring back one form of dog racing after the live dog racing there went away in a consolidation agreement with the state. Iowa Racing and Gaming Administrator Brian Ohorilko says the casino and it’s non-profit partner, Iowa West Racing Association, have taken steps toward simulcasting. “They entered into a management agreement for simulcasting with William Hill Race and Sports Book,” Ohorilko says. He says William Hill does a lot of business in Nevada operating sports books.

Ohorilko says simulcasting would put the former greyhound racing venue back into service. “What the contract will do in the Council Bluffs area at the Bluffs Run facility — its contemplated that they’ll bring back simulcast horse racing and dog racing there in that area,” according to Ohorilko.

The live dog racing ended at Bluffs Run in a consolidation agreement with the state that shut down the track and shifted the management of dog racing in Dubuque to the Iowa Greyhound Association. He says if everything falls into place, the simulcasting of races could start up at the facility in a couple of months. Ohorilko says the simulcasting took a year of absence in 2016 and this could bring it back for this year.

Ohorilko says the management company has some added benefit. “As part of this management contract it looks like there will be some reinvestment into the property as well. William Hill will be putting some dollars into the property to try to get this area up that they want to use for simulcasting,” Ohorilko says.

The Racing and Gaming Commission approved the simulcast management contract at their recent meeting.

(Radio Iowa)

The Iowa Hawkeye women return from an eight-day layoff on Wednesday night when they host Illinois. It will be their second meeting two weeks after the Illini beat the Hawkeyes 70-65 in their Big Ten opener. The Hawkeyes made only 7-of-28 from three point range in the first game.

The Hawkeyes are 1-2 in the Big Ten and Iowa coach Lisa Bluder wants to see her team play with more energy. Iowa is 10-6 overall. You can listen to the game beginning at 6:45-p.m. on KJAN, with the tip-off from Carver Hawkeye Arena at 7.

(Learfield Sports)