CANCUN, Mexico (AP) – Monique Billings scored 27 points to help No. 9 UCLA beat Iowa 78-65 on Thursday night at the Cancun Challenge. Billings made nine of her 12 shots and was 9 for 9 from the free throw line for the Bruins (4-1). Jordin Canada and Kennedy Burke each added 13 points for UCLA.

UCLA led by four at halftime and Iowa (4-2) cut the margin to two early in the third quarter, but was unable to get any closer. Ally Disterhoft scored 16 points and Megan Gustafson added 15 to lead the Hawkeyes. After a back-and-forth first half, UCLA led 42-38 at the break. Trailing 35-30, the Bruins went on a 12-3 run to close the opening 20 minutes.

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – Sam Cassell Jr. had 15 points and seven assists, and Iona beat Drake 64-53 on Thursday night in the Great Alaska Shootout for its first victory of the season. Iona trailed 38-28 early in the second half but the Gaels hit three straight 3-pointers – two by Jon Severe – to pull to 38-37. Severe gave Iona its first lead of the second half at 42-41 after another 3.

It was tied at 52-all with 5:46 left but Iona went on a game-clinching 12-0 run, highlighted by three 3-pointers. Half of Iona’s 24 made field goals were from 3-point range.

Severe and Deyshonee Much each added 14 points for Iona (1-2). Much made four 3-pointers and had six assists and six steals. Severe also hit four 3s and Cassell added three. Jordan Washington scored 10 of his 13 points in the first half but Iona was behind 30-25. Reed Timmer led Drake (1-3) with 14 points and three 3-pointers. De’Antae McMurray added 12 points – all in the first half.

The 7:20-a.m. Sportscast w/Chris Parks.

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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The former top-ranked female administrator for the University of Iowa athletic department has taken her lawsuit against the school from state to federal court. Jane Meyer filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday accusing the school, athletic director Gary Barta and the Iowa Board of Regents of violating her First Amendment and Title IX rights.

Meyer says that discovery and deposition testimony in her state-level case led her to believe that Barta’s decision to remove her from the athletic department was made only after Meyer had presented Barta a memo in which she complained about gender equity, equal pay and retaliation against her and others.

The Atlantic Boys Basketball team is entering the 2016-17 with a lot of excitement.  The Trojans are coming off an 18-5 season and return a number of key players on the roster.  The Trojans ended last season with a disappointing loss in the District Final to Glenwood and this year’s team is using that disappointment as motivation. Atlantic hopes they can build off the momentum of last season and achieve even more.

That’s Senior Garrett Franken who was second on the team with 16 points per game last year and was also the Trojans second leading rebounder. Franken recently signed to play Division 1 basketball at the University of North Dakota and will be counted on as the main leader this year with the graduation of leading scorer Ryan Hawkins.

The 6’7″ Franken will slide back to a more natural position as the stretch 4 after playing some point guard last year. Austin Alexander will be one of a number of players enjoying an increased role as he takes on the point guard role. Chase Mullenix became an impact player toward the end of last season as a Freshman and will have a much larger role to start this season. Jake Olsen, Grant Podhajsky, and Scott Leonard will also be counted on for large roles for the Trojans.  Leonard is the Trojans inside presence but said he has worked hard to improve is shooting through the off-season.

Podhajsky played important minutes for the Trojans last year and will be counted on to have a larger scoring role this season.

The Trojans open up the season on Tuesday, November 29th at Winterset with a 7:30pm tip time.

Nodaway Valley’s Shane Breheny held a signing ceremony on Tuesday at Nodaway Valley High School to announce his decision to attend Southwestern Community College to run track and cross country.

Breheny was a standout runner for the Wolverines finishing 3rd recently at the State Cross Country Meet. He was a four time individual state qualifier.  He also had success on the track qualifying three times for state in the 3,200 meters.

Breheny will join Atlantic’s Phoenix Shadden on the SWCC Cross Country squad as he also recently announced his decision to become a Spartan.

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The Iowa Girls Coaches Association announced their All-State teams on Wednesday, November 22nd following the 2016 campaign.

2016 IGCA Elite Volleyball Team
Player of the Year: Mackenzie May/Dubuque Wahlert/12
Mackenzie May/Dubuque Wahlert/12
Sydney Petersen/Dike New Hartford/11
Hannah Lockin/West Des Moines Valley/12
Kiley De Berg/Hudson/12
Alyssa Ballenger/Ankeny/12
Tayah Mahi/Cedar Falls/11
Madi Kubuk/West Des Moines Valley/10
Taryn Knuth/Johnston/12

Class 1A
Player of the Year: Kiley DeBerg/Hudson
Coach of the Year: Shelley Sorenson/Janesville
1st Team
Kiley DeBerg/Hudson/12
Gillian Gergen/Janesville/12
Bree Thompson/Janesville/10
Alisa Bengen/Janesville/10
Jadin Wagner/Lawton Bronson/12
Ali Randolph/Holy Trinity/12
Emily Box/Holy Trinity/10
Ashlan Thompson/Grand View Christian/12
2nd Team
Kaitlin Schultes/Audubon/12
Kennedy Drewis/Tripoli/10
Kennedy Meister/Janesville/11
Mikayla Nachazel/Springville/11
Camryn McClintock/Sidney/10
Emma Lynch/Burlington Notre Dame/12
Hayley Goedken/Starmont/10
Kenzie Mantz/Belle Plaine/10
3rd Team
Rylee Menster/Springville/11
Jenna Wede/Lawton Bronson/12
Cara Arrasmith/Grand View Christian/12
Lily Leikweg/Janesville/10
Katie Peters/LeMars Gehlen/10
Claire Olsen/Audubon/12
Hannah Connelly/Siouxland Christian/12
Regan Janssen/Starmont/11
Honorable Mention
Carson McSorley/New London/11
Alyssa Jaeger/Springville/11
Chelsea Weis/Stanton/12
Daiton Martin/Essex/11
Daryn Nowlin/Lamoni/12
Kayla Schut/Iowa Christian Academy/12
Jaden Daffer/Sidney/10
Brylyn Clute/Edgewood-Colesburg/12
Ali Harms/Tripoli/12
Hannah Huss/Fort Dodge St. Edmond/11
Emily Hansmann/George-Little Rock/12
Caliegh Smith/Iowa Valley/11
Cheyenne Wright/Grand View Christian/11
Cherisse Ward/Iowa Valley/11
Mya Lawlor/Holy Trinity Catholic/10
Breanna Mettler/New London/11
Taylor Campbell/Siouxland Christian/12

Class 2A
Player of the Year: Karsyn Winterfeld/Western Christian
Coach of the Year: Tammi Veerbeek/Western Christian
1st Team
Anna Sinnott/Waterloo Columbus/11
Karsyn Winterfeld/Western Christian/12
Josie Blankespoor/Unity Christian/12
Jaydlin Seehase/Sumner-Fredericksburg/12
Becca Pagel/Sumner-Fredericksburg/12
Erika Feenstra/Western Christian/12
Alli Timmermanns/Unity Christian/12
Jenna Brandt/Sumner-Fredericksburg/11
2nd Team
Sydney McLaren/Council Bluffs St. Albert/10
Lauren McManus/Waterloo Columbus/12
Ashtyn Veerbeek/Western Christian/11
Allison Birks/South Central Calhoun/11
Kylie Willis/Grundy Center/10
Corrina Timmermanns/Unity Christian/10
Abby Tiarks/Treynor/12
Allison Eikenberry/Tri Center Neola/11
3rd Team
Hannah Wagner/Central Springs/12
Abby Knoop/West Branch/12
Kara Brown/Mediapolis/12
Ady Wintermote/South Hamilton/12
Olivia McCune/Woodward Granger/12
Hope Rasmussen/Central Lyon/12
Bekah Horstman/Pella Christian/11
Lexi Groe/Lake Mills/12
Honorable Mention
Sydney Mathews/Grundy Center/10
Tori Masker/Tri Center Neola/12
Lexi Petry/Council Bluffs St. Albert/11
Darby Hawtrey/North Cedar/12
Kate Shannon/Waterloo Columbus/10
Ashley Boer/Central Lyons/12
Hallie Reuter/Hinton/11
Sarah Vorwerk/Mediapolis/12
Mary Hansen/Woodward Granger/12
Emily Hay/North Cedar/12

Class 3A
Player of the Year: Sydney Petersen/Dike New Hartford
Coach of the Year: Diane Harms/Dike New Hartford
1st Team
Sydney Petersen/Dike New Hartford/11
Baylee Petersen/Dike New Hartford/11
Megan Hudson/Union Community, LaPorte City/12
Libby Ryan/Mt. Vernon/12
Jessica Harald/Sioux Center/12
Amiee Adams/Kuemper Catholic, Carroll/10
Hannah Becker/North Polk/12
2nd Team
Peyton Parker/Union Community, LaPorte City/12
Sierra Athen/Red Oak/11
Haley Lyness/West Delaware/12
Kaitlyn Volesky/Mt. Vernon/12
Macy Smith/Spirit Lake/12
Wynne Vandersall/Dike New Hartford/12
Kara Peter/Kuemper Catholic, Carroll/09
3rd Team
Alexis Toering/Sioux Center/11
Julia Huiskamp/Davenport Assumption/12
Kelsey Havel/Osage/11
Abby Lohrman/Kuemper Catholic, Carroll/12
Madison Hedges/Dike New Hartford/11
Kylie Bildstein/Beckman Catholic, Dyersville/12
Inga Rotto/Gilbert/11
Honorable Mention
Maggie Driscol/Union Community, LaPorte City/12
Abby Zaugg/Humboldt/12
Abigail Weideman/Center Point Urbana/11
Rylie Olson/Osage/11
Lauren Bair/Clarinda/11
Breanne O’Neill/East Sac County/12
Hannah Dykshorn/Sioux Center/12
Jade Putz/West Delaware/12

CLASS 4A
Player of the Year: Mackenzie May/Wahlert, Dubuque
Coach of the Year: Lindsey Beaves/Wahlert, Dubuque
1st Team
Mackenzie May/Wahlert, Dubuque/12
Emily Holterhaus/Pella/10
Charlotte Richards/Cedar Rapids Xavier/11
Isabella Sade/Marion/12
Abby Stephenson/Nevada/12
Caitlyn Smith/Marion/11
Kaitlyn Niedert/Independence/12
2nd Team
Kiki Pingel/Pella/12
Gabby Ridgeway/Norwalk/12
Katie Foster/Charles City/12
Jenna Gremmel/Wahlert, Dubuque/11
Katherine Poore/Lewis Central/11
Samantha McCabe/Sioux City Heelan/11
Gillian Tupper/Nevada/12
Honorable Mention
Mary Volz/Sioux City Heelan/12
Krystal Tranel/Wahlert, Dubuque/11
Grace Judd/Dallas Center Grimes/12
Sami Schepers/ADM/11
Sheyanne Koethe/Clear Creek Amana/12
Kristan Zenk/LeMars/12
Madison Paulson/Lewis Central/12
Elizabeth Fleckenstein/Wahlert, Dubuque/12
Tanea Westhoff/Marion/12
McKenna Greenwalt/Clinton/12
Amber Dilsaver/Fort Madison/11

Class 5A
Player of the Year: Hannah Lockin/West Des Moines Valley
Coach of the Year: Jessica Rinehart/Ankeny Centennial
1st Team
Hannah Lockin/WDM Valley/12
Taryn Knuth/Johnston/12
Alyssa Ballenger/Ankeny/12
Tayah Mahi/Cedar Falls/11
Madi Kubik/WDM Valley/10
Kylee Macke/Ankeny Centennial/12
Kenna Sauer/Ankeny Centennial/10
2nd Team
Alexa Aldrich-Ingram/Iowa City High/12
Emily Plock/Southeast Polk/12
Taylor Lynch/Cedar Falls/11
Piper Mauck/DM Roosevelt/12
Ellie Anderson/Linn-Mar/12
Meredith Sieck/Ankeny Centennial/12
Grace Burken/Cedar Falls/11
Honorable Mention
Grace Cumming/DM Roosevelt/10
Oliva Winker/Ankeny/12
Emma Norris/Iowa City West/12
Megan Oldenburger/Cedar Rapids Prairie/12
Paige Frank/Cedar Rapids Kennedy/12
Lexi Lapke/Sioux City East/12
Megan Renner/Linn-Mar/10
Maddie Slagle/Cedar Rapids Jefferson/11
Hope Splinter/Dubuque Hempstead/12
Claire Leonard/Bettendorf/12
Emily DeDoncker/Urbandale/11
Emilee McGowan/Linn-Mar/12
Regan Mazour/Marshalltown/11

Clarinda 69, Lenox 24

Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 59, Glenwood 36

Denison-Schleswig 54, Atlantic 34

Earlham 49, Southeast Warren, Liberty Center 33

Lewis Central 76, Sioux City, North 41

Nodaway Valley 64, West Central Valley, Stuart 49

Panorama, Panora 69, Bondurant Farrar 30

Red Oak 62, A-H-S-T-W, Avoca 53

Shenandoah 73, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 53

Stanton 50, Bedford 31

Iowa St. 74, Savannah St. 51

William Penn 78, Grand View 66