The Drake women’s basketball team was outscored 30-17 in the third quarter and fell to Loyola Chicago 63-46 on Friday night.

Maya Chandler led the way for Loyola with 16 points. The Ramblers improve to 9-5 overall and 1-2 in the Valley.

Drake was led by 12 points from Megan Meyer in the loss. The Bulldogs are 9-5 overall and 1-2 in the Valley.

The Bulldogs remain on the road to take on Valparaiso on Sunday Jan. 9 in Indiana. Tipoff is set for 1pm CST.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Atlantic 57, Kuemper Catholic 24 (A: Jada Jensen 17pts, Paytn Harter 16pts)
Denison-Schleswig 55, Creston 54 -2OT
Glenwood 67, Shenandoah 52
Harlan 59, St. Albert 56
Lewis Central 46, Clarinda 26

Western Iowa Conference

AHSTW 42, Tri-Center 24
Audubon 58, IKM-Manning 40
Logan-Magnolia 33, Riverside 16
Treynor 40, Underwood 33

Rolling Valley Conference

Boyer Valley 69, Ar-We-Va 37
Coon Rapids-Bayard 49, Glidden-Ralston 37
Woodbine 85, West Harrison 22

Corner Conference

East Mills 47, Sidney 45
Essex 51, Griswold 35- ON KJAN

Pride of Iowa Conference

Martensdale-St. Marys 59, Central Decatur 39
Mount Ayr 36, Bedford 26
Nodaway Valley 51, Lenox 39
Southeast Warren 36, East Union 33

Other Scores

ACGC vs Madrid
Des Moines Christian 45, Earlham 39
Panorama 75, Ogden 4

BOYS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Kuemper Catholic 53, Atlantic 51
Denison-Schleswig 50, Creston 34
Glenwood 86, Shenandoah 36
Harlan 60, St. Albert 49
Lewis Central 57, Clarinda 42
Red Oak 58, Sioux City North 47

Western Iowa Conference

AHSTW 62, Tri-Center 54
IKM-Manning 53, Audubon 40
Riverside 51, Logan-Magnolia 36
Treynor 56, Underwood 45

Rolling Valley Conference

Boyer Valley 62, Ar-We-Va 45
Coon Rapids-Bayard 52 Glidden-Ralston 25
West Harrison 66, Woodbine 35

Corner Conference

East Mills 58, Sidney 39
Griswold 73, Essex 34- ON KJAN

Pride of Iowa Conference

Martensdale-St. Marys 65, Central Decatur 50
Mount Ayr 44, Bedford 41
Lenox 73, Nodaway Valley 57
Southeast Warren 72, East Union 55

Other Scores

ACGC 73, Madrid 69
Millard North, NE 72, CB Abraham Lincoln 53

The Griswold boys basketball team built a 20 point lead by halftime and roared to a 73-34 win over Essex on Friday night in Griswold.  Kamron Brownlee had 13 first half points to propel the Tigers to the lead and he finished with 16 on the night. The start of the second half was a touch sluggish until the Tigers ratcheted up the defensive intensity that sparked an 11-0 run to grab all the momentum. The Tigers got a bucket from Adam Houser and Landon Pelzer immediately stole the ensuing inbound and got a layup. The Tigers followed that with another steal and score to force an Essex time out. Tigers head coach Matthew Spunaugle said they really needed to inject some energy into the game.

The Tigers had good ball pressure all night and Coach Spunaugle said sound defense has been a point of emphasis.

Houser finished with 19 points to lead Griswold and freshman Peyton Cook also added 16. The Tigers improved to 2-7 on the season with the victory.

Essex was led by 11 points from Tony Racine in the loss and they remain winless at 0-8.

The Essex Trojanettes held Griswold to 11 second half points and found a scoring groove of their own to pick up a 51-35 win over the Tigers on Friday night. Griswold led by 7 early in the game but Essex climbed within 2 at the end of the first. The Trojanettes grabbed their first lead momentarily near the end of the 2nd at 22-21, but McKenna Wiechman hit a three to put the Tigers up 24-22 at the break. Essex grabbed the lead in the third and clamped down in the fourth, only allowing 2 Tiger points to secure their third win of the year.

Wiechman had 15 points in the first half but only added 3 more in the second. The Trojanettes ran a box and one on Wiechman to limit her touches in the second half and it proved successful. Brenna Rossell finished with 7 points and had a number of great looks just rim out throughout the game. The Tigers fall to 1-9 on the season.

Essex was led by 10 from Hailee Barrett and 9 from Desi Glasgo who hit a couple of big threes in the second half. The Trojanettes are now 3-6 on the season.

Wisconsin jumped out to a 13 point halftime lead and cruised to an 87-78 win over Iowa in Madison. The 23rd ranked Badgers shot 50 percent for the game and clobbered the Hawkeyes on the glass with a 43-26 rebounding advantage, including 15 offensive rebounds.

Iowa coach Fran McCaffery. Johnny Davis led Wisconsin with 26 points but the Badgers took control by dominating the paint.

Keegan Murray led Iowa with 27 points. Kris Murray added 12 and says the Hawks struggled on defense.

Murray says rebounding needs to improve before next Thursday’s game against Indiana.

The Iowa women’s basketball team was knocked off by Northwestern on Thursday 77-69. Veronica Burton led the Wildcats with 25 points 6 rebounds and 6 assists. Melanie Daley added 22 for the Cats and they improved to 10-3 overall and 2-0 in Big Ten.

Caitlin Clark had 30 points and went a perfect 13-13 at the free throw line. Monika Czinano added 20 points.

The Wildcats outscored the Hawkeyes by 10 in the second half to grab the win.

Next up for the Hawkeyes is a road trip to face Nebraska on Sunday. We’ll have coverage of that game on Sunday afternoon. Pregame will be at 12:45 p.m. with tipoff at 1:00 p.m.

Tri @ Harlan

Atlantic-CAM 49, Harlan 21
Atlantic-CAM 81, Denison-Schleswig 0
Harlan 72, Denison-Schleswig 0

Quad @ Clarinda

Creston 51, Kuemper Catholic 10
Creston 66, Clarinda 9
Creston 78, St. Albert 3
Kuemper Catholic 53, Clarinda 12
Kuemper Catholic 81, St. Albert 0
Clarinda 48, St. Albert 9

Quad @ Glenwood

Glenwood 57, Lewis Central 18
Glenwood 48, Red Oak 29
Glenwood 54, Shenandoah 18
Red Oak 42, Lewis Central 36
Red Oak 38, Shenandoah 36
Lewis Central 42, Shenandoah 33

Quad @ AHSTW

AHSTW 60, ACGC 21
AHSTW 72, East Mills 6
AHSTW 78, Griswold 0
ACGC 39, East Mills 24
ACGC 60, Griswold 12
East Mills 36, Griswold 6

Tri @ CB Abraham Lincoln

Sioux City East 42, Sioux City North 33
Sioux City East 45,CB  Abraham Lincoln 33
CB Abraham Lincoln 51, Sioux City North 24

Tri @ CB Thomas Jefferson

Bishop Heelan 51, Sioux City West 15
Bishop Heelan 42, CB Thomas Jefferson 10
Sioux City West 36, CB Thomas Jefferson 30

Quad @ West Central Valley

Underwood 49, Logan-Magnolia 22
Underwood 69, Tri-Center 6
Underwood 73, West Central Valley 6
Logan-Magnolia 57, Tri-Center 15
Logan-Magnolia 71, West Central Valley 3
West Central Valley 39, Tri-Center 33

Tri @ Auduon

Earlham 34, Audubon 21
Ogden 51, Audubon 25
Southeast Valley 57, Audubon 24

Dual @ Conestoga, NE

Treynor 51, Conestoga, NE 30

Tri @ Woodward-Granger

Woodward-Granger 46, Bedford/Lenox 33
Woodward-Granger 63, Central Decatur 10
Bedford/Lenox 57, Central Decatur 9

Tri @ Westwood

Mount Ayr 30, North Andrew 18
Albany 42, Mount Ayr 27
South Harrison 48, Mount Ayr 18

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Western Iowa Conference 

Audubon 54. Ar-We-Va 26
IKM-Manning 51, Tri-Center 36

Rolling Valley Conference

CAM 61, Southwest Valley 51
Woodbine 78, Missouri Valley 19

Corner Conference 

East Union 37, Murray 35

BOYS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Shenandoah 47, Fremont-Mills 43

Western Iowa Conference 

Audubon 50, Ar-We-Va 40
Tri-Center 54, IKM-Manning 46

Rolling Valley Conference

CAM 46, Southwest Valley 29
Woodbine 52, Missouri Valley 36

Other Scores

Auburn 44, East Mills 27
East Union 50, Murray 45

2021-22 SIXTH Iowa Girls High School Basketball Rankings
Compiled by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union
Thursday, January 6, 2022

Class 1A
School Record LW
1 Newell-Fonda 9-1 1
2 Bishop Garrigan 8-3 2
3 Exira-EHK 8-0 3
4 Springville 12-0 4
5 North Linn 10-1 5
6 MMCRU 8-0 6
7 Burlington Notre Dame 9-0 7
8 North Mahaska 8-1 8
9 Storm Lake St. Mary’s 7-0 9
10 Martensdale St. Mary’s 11-0 11
11 East Buchanan 7-2 10
12 Stanton 8-0 12
13 Westwood 10-1 13
14 Montezuma 8-2 14
15 Woodbine 6-1 15
Dropped Out: None

Class 2A
School Record LW
1 Dike-New Hartford 8-1 1
2 Denver 10-1 2
3 Central Lyon 9-1 3
4 Panorama 10-0 4
5 Treynor 10-1 6
6 West Hancock 8-2 8
7 Sibley-Ocheyedan 8-3 7
8 Iowa City Regina 8-2 14
9 Jesup 8-2 15
10 South Central Calhoun 9-1 12
11 Mediapolis 9-0 13
12 Grundy Center 7-2 5
13 West Branch 7-2 9
14 Aplington-Parkersburg 8-2 11
15 Cascade 8-2 10
Dropped Out: None

Class 3A
School Record LW
1 Unity Christian 8-1 1
2 West Lyon 9-0 2
3 Ballard 10-2 3
4 Estherville-Lincoln Central 11-1 4
5 Sergeant Bluff-Luton 7-1 5
6 Center Point-Urbana 9-1 6
7 Clear Lake 5-1 7
8 Cherokee 8-2 8
9 West Liberty 7-2 9
10 Roland-Story 7-2 11
11 Davenport Assumption 6-4 10
12 West Marshall 10-1 13
13 Harlan 7-3 NR
14 Williamsburg 6-3 NR
15 Forest City 7-2 15
Dropped Out: Vinton-Shellsburg (12), West Burlington (14)

Class 4A
School Record LW
1 Glenwood 7-1 1
2 Bishop Heelan 8-0 2
3 North Polk 10-1 3
4 Dallas Center-Grimes 7-3 6
5 Indianola 7-2 7
6 Grinnell 7-1 4
7 Waverly-Shell Rock 8-2 5
8 Cedar Rapids Xavier 7-3 8
9 Pella 7-2 11
10 North Scott 7-3 12
11 Central DeWitt 6-3 9
12 Spencer 7-3 10
13 Keokuk 6-3 NR
14 Winterset 6-2 14
15 Norwalk 6-3 NR
Dropped Out: Benton Community (13), Bondurant-Farrar (15)

Class 5A
School Record LW
1 Johnston 11-0 1
2 Iowa City High 8-0 2
3 Waterloo West 8-1 3
4 Dowling Catholic 10-0 4
5 Iowa City West 7-1 5
6 Des Moines Roosevelt 6-2 6
7 Ankeny Centennial 7-2 7
8 Ankeny 7-2 9
9 West Des Moines Valley 8-2 10
10 Cedar Falls 7-2 12
11 Pleasant Valley 8-1 13
12 Southeast Polk 5-4 8
13 Waukee Northwest 7-4 11
14 Linn-Mar 6-3 NR
15 Cedar Rapids Washington 6-4 14
Dropped Out: Sioux City East (15)

(Iowa DNR News) –  The recent blast of arctic air is growing ice on lakes and ponds over much of Iowa. Anglers are ready to get out for the popular early ice fishing season. “Many of us can’t wait to get out on the ice each winter,” said Joe Larscheid, chief of fisheries for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR). “Ice fishing is a fun, inexpensive activity for anglers of all ages to get outdoors and avoid cabin fever.” The DNR recommends a minimum of four inches of clear ice for fishing and at least five inches for snowmobiles and ATVs.

“Check ice thickness as you make your way to your favorite fishing spot,” Larscheid said. “Ice conditions change constantly and its thickness can vary across the lake. Trust your instincts – if the ice does not look right, don’t go out.”

A blanket of snow on top of an ice-covered lake insulates the ice, slowing the growth of ice and hiding potential hazards or weak spots. River ice is 15 percent weaker than lake ice.  Ice with a bluish color is safer than clear ice.  Avoid slushy or honey-combed ice and stay away from dark spots on the ice.  Don’t walk into areas where the snow cover looks discolored.

Safety Tips on the Ice

• No ice is 100 percent safe.
• New ice is usually stronger than old ice.
• Don’t go out alone – if the worst should happen, someone will be there to call for help or to help rescue.
• Let someone know where you are going and when you will return.
• Check ice thickness as you go out – there could be pockets of thin ice or places where ice recently formed.
• Avoid off-colored snow or ice. It is usually a sign of weakness.
• The insulating effect of snow slows down the freezing process.
• Bring along these basic items to help keep you safe: hand warmers, ice cleats to help prevent falls, ice picks (wear around your neck) to help you crawl out of the water if you fall in, a life jacket, a floating safety rope, a whistle to call for help, a basic first aid kit and extra dry clothes including a pair of gloves.