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(Podcast) KJAN Morning Sports report, 2/23/21

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February 23rd, 2021 by Ric Hanson

The 7:20-a.m. Sportscast with Jim Field.

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Atlantic finishes strong to move past Creston

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February 22nd, 2021 by admin

Atlantic outscored Creston 16-9 in the fourth quarter and grabbed a win in a Class 3A Substate 8 Quarterfinal 53-47 on Monday night.

Creston jumped on top early and led 13-8 at the end of the first and 29-25 at half. The Trojans got the first two buckets of the second half to grab their first lead at 30-29. The lead see-sawed back and forth for the rest of the way. Grant Sturm and Ethan Sturm hit big threes early in the 4th to put Atlantic on top and Grant came up huge late at the foul line. Sturm stepped to the line with Atlantic up one and nailed two free throws in the bonus to push the lead to 3. He proceeded to hit 3 more straight free throws to help Atlantic seal the win.

Skyler Handlos had 14 of his game high 19 points in the first half to pave the way. Ethan Sturm had 9 and Grant Sturm had 8. Atlantic improved to 13-6 on the season and earned a trip to Glenwood to face the Rams in the Substate Semifinal on Thursday night at 7:00 p.m. Glenwood took down Clarke 75-48 in their Quarterfinal game.

Creston was led by 11 points each from Colby Burg and Evan Bruce. The Panthers close their season with a 10-10 record.

Listen to Atlantic Head Coach Jeff Ebling’s postgame interview below.

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2021 Girls State Bowling Results

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February 22nd, 2021 by admin

Girls State Bowling for Class 1A and 2A teams and indviduals was constested on Monday at Cadillac XBC in Waterloo. Class 3A will compete on Tuesday starting at 8:30 a.m.

In Class 1A the top area individual finisher was Madi Pulliams of Clarinda in 20th, Chelsey Hoakison of Lenox was 21st. Lenox finished 8th in the team competition with a 2,346 pin total.

In Class 2A Denison-Schleswig’s Claire Miller earned a third place medal with a 467 two game total. Brianna Musgrave was 14th for the Monarchs. Denison-Schleswig finished 6th in the team competition with a 2,574 total.

Class 1A Ind. Class 1A Team |Class 2A Ind. | Class 2A Team

The Boys State Tournament will be held at the same location with Class 3A going in the afternoon on Tuesday, February 23rd and Class 2A and 1A splitting the morning and afternoon on Wednesday, February 24th.

Boys 3A and 4A Substate Basketball Scoreboard 02/22/2021

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February 22nd, 2021 by admin

CLASS 3A

Substate 1
Sioux Center @ Carroll PPD to Tuesday @ 7:00 p.m.
Storm Lake 66, MOC-Floyd Valley 54
LeMars 61, Bishop Heelan 43
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 54, Denison-Schleswig 23

Substate 8
Dallas Center-Grimes 85, Perry 12
ADM 54, Harlan 44
Glenwood 75, Clarke 48
Atlantic 53, Creston 47 – ON KJAN

CLASS 4A

Substate 1
Sioux City West 78, CB Thomas Jefferson 40
Sioux CIty East 75, Sioux City North 43

Substate 7
Urbandale 66, Lewis Central 46
Des Moines East 82, Des Moines North 70

A-P Iowa Boys High School Basketball Poll (2/22/21)

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February 22nd, 2021 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. Cedar Falls (7) 17-0 97 1
2. Waukee (3) 11-2 78 3
3. Ames 15-3 69 5
4. Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 17-4 59 4
5. Dubuque, Hempstead 15-4 56 6
(tie) Pleasant Valley 17-3 56 7
5. Valley, West Des Moines 15-4 56 2
8. Ankeny Centennial 13-4 26 10
9. Ottumwa 15-5 14 NR
10. Des Moines, Hoover 12-4 12 NR

Others receiving votes: Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines 9. Johnston 6. Cedar Rapids, Kennedy 6. Des Moines, North 3. Davenport, North 2. Indianola 1.

Class 3A
Record Pts Prv
1. Ballard (7) 20-1 97 1
2. Monticello (3) 19-0 90 2
3. Carroll 20-2 74 4
4. Dallas Center-Grimes 17-3 63 3
5. Pella 19-2 61 5
6. Glenwood 19-2 52 6
7. Epworth, Western Dubuque 15-4 37 7
8. Solon 19-2 31 8
9. Clear Lake 19-2 16 9
10. Assumption, Davenport 15-6 11 10

Others receiving votes: Le Mars 8. Mount Vernon 6. Clear Creek-Amana 3. Atlantic 1.

Donarski collects fourth Freshman Of The Week Award

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February 22nd, 2021 by admin

IRVING, Texas – Iowa State women’s basketball guard Lexi Donarski picked up her fourth Freshman of the Week award, the league announced Monday.

Donarski averaged 16.0 points, 4.5 assists and 3.0 rebounds per game en route to her fourth Freshman of the Week honor. Against the Jayhawks, Donarski tallied her fourth 20-point effort of her career with 20 points, four rebounds and four assists as she helped ISU to their 12th-straight win over KU. Against the Cowgirls, she totaled 12 points and added a team-high five assists to go along with two rebounds.

Donarski is averaging 13.0 points on the season, which is the most of any freshman in the Big 12, while shooting 40.7 percent from the field and 41.0 percent from long range.

The honor was the seventh Freshman of the Week honor for the Cyclones this season, as fellow freshmen Emily Ryan (2) and Kylie Feuerbach (1) have also claimed the honors for the Cyclones.

Iowa State returns to the court on Wednesday, Feb. 24 at 6:30 p.m. to take on No. 18 West Virginia at home for Senior Night on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.

Clark sets Big Ten record with 11th weekly award

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February 22nd, 2021 by admin

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa freshman Caitlin Clark was named Big Ten Women’s Basketball Freshman of the Week and Player of the Week Honor Roll, the conference announced Monday.

Clark has tallied 18 Big Ten Weekly honors on the season, including a Big Ten record 11 freshman honors, four Big Ten Player of the Week honors, and three Player of the Week Honor Roll nods. Minnesota’s Amanda Zahui B. is the only other freshman to earn four Player of the Week nods. Her four Big Ten Player of the Week honors as a freshman are believed to be the NCAA record.

Clark recorded her fourth consecutive and eighth total 30-point game of the season in Iowa’s, 96-78, win over Penn State. Her eight 30-point games are the most this season by any student-athlete in NCAA Division I women’s basketball and most by a freshman since the 2009-10 season when Oral Roberts’ Kevi Luper and Delaware’s Elena Delle Donne accomplished the feat.

The West Des Moines, Iowa, native filled her stat line against the Nittany Lions with seven assists, six rebounds, a steal, and a block.

Clark now ranks second on Iowa’s all-time freshman scoring list with 485 points, second on the 3-pointers made list with 63, and third on the assists list with 119 on the season. The scoring and 3-point record holder is Jaime Printy with 501 points and 82, 3-pointers during the 2009-10 season, and the assist record holder is Kathleen Doyle (1016-17) with 148. Clark is the only Iowa freshman to record 400-plus points, 100-plus rebounds, and 100-plus assists in a season.

Clark and the Hawkeyes travel to College Park, Maryland, to take on the No. 8/10 Terrapins on Tuesday, Feb. 23 inside Xfinity Center. Tipoff is set for noon (CT) on Big Ten Network.

Luka Garza named Naismith Trophy Player of the Week, Co-Big Ten Player of the Week

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February 22nd, 2021 by admin

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa men’s basketball All-American Luka Garza was tabbed the Naismith Trophy Player of the Week on Monday for his efforts in Iowa’s two victories last week. For the third time this season Garza has been recognized by the Big Ten Conference Office for his weekly performance. Garza and Ohio State’s Duane Washington Jr. shared Big Ten Player of the Week honors on Monday.

Garza (6-foot-11, 265 pounds) helped lead the nationally-ranked Hawkeyes to a pair of victories over No. 21 Wisconsin (77-62) and Penn State (74-68). The All-American averaged 26.5 points, 9.5 rebounds, two assists, and one block in the two contests.

The native of Washington, D.C., became Iowa’s all-time leading scorer in its last outing against Penn State on Sunday. Garza broke the school’s 32-year old record held by Roy Marble. Garza’s layup with 8:18 remaining in the second half was the record-breaking basket. Garza recorded his 31st career double-double and team-leading 10th of the season, totaling 23 points and 11 rebounds, against the Nittany Lions.

Garza totaled 30 points and eight rebounds against the Badgers last Thursday. He was 11-of-19 (.579) from the field, including a blistering 4-of-6 (.667) from 3-point territory. The 15-point victory (77-62) at Wisconsin is its largest margin of victory in Madison since a 15-point win over the Badgers on Jan. 25, 1988; its 77 points are the most scored by a Hawkeye team at the Kohl Center since a 79-76 win on Feb. 3, 1998.

In addition to ranking first in career scoring, Garza is first at Iowa in conference scoring (1,324), total field goals made (799), field goal attempts (1,461), and 40-point games (2); second in 30-point games (12); fifth in double-doubles (31); sixth in rebounding (856); seventh in blocked shots (140); eighth in free throw makes (420); and 15th in 3-pointers made (108).

He is the only men’s basketball player in Big Ten history to accumulate 2,000 points, 850 rebounds, 125 blocked shots, and 100 3-pointers and he is the only player from a major conference with those numbers dating back to the 1992-93 season. Garza is the only Hawkeye in school history to amass four 400-point seasons and is one of 11 Hawkeyes with two 500-point seasons.

Garza and the ninth-ranked Hawkeyes (17-6, 11-5) will face No. 3 Michigan (16-1, 11-1) on Thursday. Tipoff is set for 6 p.m. (CT) at the Crisler Center in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Boys Substate Basketball Schedule Monday 02/22/2021

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February 22nd, 2021 by admin

The playoffs begin tonight for Class 3A and 4A boys basketball teams with Substate Quarterfinals. Here is a look at area match-ups will all games set for 7:00 p.m. tipoffs.

CLASS 3A

Substate 1
Sioux Center @ Carroll
MOC-Floyd Valley @ Storm Lake
Bishop Heelan @ LeMars
Denison-Schleswig @ Sergeant Bluff-Luton

Substate 8
Perry @ Dallas Center-Grimes
Harlan @ ADM
Clarke @ Glenwood
Creston @ Atlantic – ON KJAN

CLASS 4A

Substate 1
CB Thomas Jefferson @ Sioux City West
Sioux City North @ Sioux CIty East

Substate 7
Lewis Central @ Urbandale
Des Moines East @ Des Moines North

Atlantic archery takes win at Creston tournament

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February 22nd, 2021 by admin

The Atlantic High School and Middle School archery teams both grabbed championships at the Creston CAT Bullseye Tournament on Saturday. The High School squad racked up a 3,274 team score. The Middle School team scored 3,141.

Cooper Jipsen was the top high school boy with a 293 score. Carter Smith finished third with a 286. Halle Copeland was 2nd in girls high school competition with a 282. Jeanna Kramer finished 4th with a 272.

The middle school squad was led by Mariah Hadley’s top finish in girls competition with a 281 score. Conner Johnson was the top boy with a 280 score.

Full results can be found HERE.