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IHSAA announces 2022 Wrestling Hall of Fame class

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February 14th, 2022 by admin

The IHSAA is proud to announce the 2022 class for induction into its Wrestling Hall of Fame, with the seven selections to be honored on February 19 before the state championship matches at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. These honorees were nominated through their schools, recommended by the Wrestling Hall of Fame selection committee, and approved by the Board of Control this winter.

Below is brief biographical information on each Hall of Fame selection. More information on IHSAA awards is available in the annual state tournament program, available for $5 at Wells Fargo Arena or through the IHSAA website and office.

WRESTLERS

KYLE ANSON, Iowa City, City High – The 2005 grad was a three-time state champion in Class 3A and graduated with a career record of 164-9. Anson finished third in his lone season off the top of the podium, winning at 119 pounds in 2002, and 125 in 2004 and 2005. Considered a high school All-American in 2005, Anson was also a two-time junior freestyle All-American and went on to wrestle at UNI and qualify for the NCAA championships in 2007.

RYAN MORNINGSTAR, Lisbon: Three-time state champion from 2003-05 was also a Junior national freestyle champion. Graduated with 167-4 career record. Went on to Iowa and became four-time NCAA qualifier and won three team titles. Currently an assistant coach for NCAA championship team at the University of Iowa.

COLE PAPE, Maquoketa – A three-time state champion in his freshman, sophomore, and senior seasons, Pape owned a varsity record of 136-12, with nine of the 12 losses coming as a freshman. Pape managed multiple injuries in his junior season and finished third, but that performance was sandwiched by titles at 130, 135, and 152. The 2001 grad went on to wrestle for the University of Iowa.

DERRIC THOMAS, Newman Catholic, Mason City: A four-time finalist and three-time champion for Hall of Fame coach Mark Bertsch. Won at 112 pounds in 2008, 119 in 2009, and 130 in 2010, graduating with a record of 138-13.

LYLE WILSON, Boone – A posthumous recommendation for the second three-time state champion in Iowa high school wrestling history. Wilson’s titles were won in 1923, 1924, and 1925, when Iowa held open state tournaments. Boone had the first two three-timers with Willis Standley (1922-24) and then Wilson, led by coach Leland Page. Wilson’s wins came in tournaments held at Iowa State University, with Boone emerging as the team champion in each.

COACH

JEFF TAMPIR, Maquoketa – Tampir spent his entire coaching career at Maquoketa, leading the junior high program for 17 years, then becoming an award-winning varsity head coach. In 13 years, his teams went 190-45 in duals, but were highlighted by the school’s first state champ (Brian Howell), a three-time champ (Cole Pape), and an undefeated four-timer (Eric Juergens). Maquoketa had 50 state qualifiers and 21 medalists in Tampir’s tenure, including a streak of nine years in which the Cardinals placed a finalist.

CONTRIBUTOR

JIM MILLER, Cedar Falls – A graduate of Waterloo, East, Miller is being recommended as a Hall of Fame contributor to Iowa high school wrestling. The longtime Wartburg College coach has dedicated his career to advocating for the sport, and improving the quality of it in Iowa, winning 10 NCAA Division III titles as a coach after a brief stint in high school coaching and a championship wrestling career at UNI.

Keegan Murray tabbed Naismith Trophy Player of the Week

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February 14th, 2022 by admin

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa men’s basketball sophomore Keegan Murray was selected as the Naismith Trophy Player of the Week on Monday for his efforts in a pair of Hawkeye victories last week.

The last Iowa men’s basketball player to earn a Naismith Trophy Player of the Week honor was Luka Garza a year ago on Feb. 22, 2021.

Murray (6-foot-8, 225 pounds) helped propel the Hawkeyes to comfortable victories at Maryland (110-87) on Feb. 10 and at home against Nebraska (98-75) on Feb. 13. Murray averaged 33.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, two blocks, and 1.5 steals in the two contests.

Keegan Murray named Big Ten Co-Player of the Week

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February 14th, 2022 by admin

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa men’s basketball sophomore Keegan Murray has been named the Big Ten Co-Player of the Week, it was announced Monday by the Big Ten Conference Office. Murray shares the honor with Geo Baker of Rutgers.

Murray has earned the Big Ten weekly honor a program-best four times this season (Nov. 22; Dec. 20; Jan. 3; Feb. 14). Luka Garza previously held the school record for most Big Ten weekly accolades since the inception of the award during the 1981-82 season (three times in 2020-21).

Murray (6-foot-8, 225 pounds) helped propel the Hawkeyes to a pair of comfortable victories last week at Maryland (110-87) on Thursday and at home against Nebraska (98-75) on Sunday. Murray averaged 33.5 points, 6.5 rebounds, two blocks, and 1.5 steals in the two contests.

Against the Terrapins, Murray tallied 30 points, seven rebounds, and a game-best two blocked shots. He shot a blistering 12-of-14 from the field, including 2-of-3 from 3-point range. Murray and the Hawkeyes’ 110 points are a season high, most by either team in the 14-game series history, and most by the Hawkeyes in a conference game since scoring 116 against Northwestern on Feb. 9, 1995.

Murray poured in a game and career-best 37 points, six rebounds, and a game bests in steals (3) and blocks (2) against the Huskers. The 37 points are believed to be the third most by any men’s basketball player in Carver-Hawkeye Arena’s 39-year history (45 by Brian Quinnett of Washington State in 1986; 41 by Iowa’s Luka Garza in 2020). Iowa’s 98 points are the second most by either team in the 36-game series history (102 by Iowa in 2021).

Murray is the first Hawkeye to score 30+ points in back-to-back Big Ten games since Matt Gatens 1- years ago in 2012 (30 vs. Indiana and 33 vs. Wisconsin).

Murray, who is the only NCAA Division I player this season averaging 23+ points, 8+ rebounds, and 2+ blocks, has netted 25+ points an NCAA-best 11 times this season. He has tallied 30+ points four times, the most by any underclassman in a single season in program history. Murray ranks third in the nation in points per game and his 23.3 scoring average is most of any player from a major conference.

Iowa (17-7, 7-6) faces Michigan (13-10, 7-6) on Thursday at 6:01 p.m. (CT) on Mediacom Court at Carver-Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City. Tickets are available for purchase at hawkeyesports.com/tickets.

Iowa pounds Nebraska 98-75

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February 13th, 2022 by admin

Keegan Murray scored a career high 37 points as Iowa hammered Nebraska 98-75, a game the Hawkeyes led by as many as 36 points in the second half.

That’s Iowa coach Fran McCaffery who says Murray dominated all phases.

After trading baskets early the Hawkeyes took control with a 15-0 run.

Husker coach Fred Hoiberg says first half turnovers by his team were costly.

Hoiberg says Murray can score in a number of different ways.

Iowa is 7-6 in the Big Ten. The Huskers are 1-13.

Iowa State’s Big 12 slide continues

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February 13th, 2022 by admin

Iowa State will try to strop its slide tomorrow night at TCU. The Cyclones squandered a 15 point second half lead in Saturday’s overtime loss at home to Kansas State. They have dropped four straight and stand 3-9 in the Big 12.

Cyclone coach T.J. Otzelberger. With six games remaining in the regular season there is still time to get things turned around.

The Cyclones are 16-9 on the season. The next game at TCU on Tuesday night will be an 8:00 p.m. start.

Boys District Basketball Schedule 02/14/2022

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February 13th, 2022 by admin

Boys district basketball play gets in full swing for Class 1A and 2A schools Monday night with district quarterfinal games. Here is a look at the area games.

CLASS 1A

District 13

@ Saydel
TBD @ Grand View Christian 8:00pm
Murray vs. Ogden 6:30pm

@Madrid
East Union @ Madrid 8:00pm
Earlham vs. Ankeny Christian 6:30pm

District 14

@ East Mills
TBD @ East Mills 8:00pm
Bedford vs. Sidney 6:30pm

TBD @ St. Albert  7:00pm
Lenox @ Stanton 7:00pm

District 15

@AHSTW
Griswold @ AHSTW 8:00pm – ON KJAN
Audubon vs. Riverside 6:30pm- ON KJAN

@CAM
CAM vs. IKM-Manning 8:00pm
Nodaway Valley vs. Exira-EHK 6:30pm

District 16

TBD @ West Harrison 7:00pm
Woodbine @ Tri-Center 7:00pm
Logan-Magnolia @ Boyer Valley 7:00pm
Ar-We-Va @ Coon Rapids-Bayard 7:00pm

CLASS 2A

District 15

@ Panorama
I-35 vs. Woodward-Granger 6:30pm
West Central Valley @ Panorama 8:00pm

District 16

@ Red Oak
Clarinda vs. Shenandoah 6:30pm
Missouri Valley @ Red Oak 8:00pm

Loyola Chicago breezes past UNI

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February 13th, 2022 by admin

Loyola Chicago ripped past the UNI Panthers 85-58 on Sunday afternoon in Chicago. The Ramblers jumped out to a 12 point halftime lead and never let the foot off the gas.

Loyola had three players finish in double-figures, led by 18 from Lucas Williamson. He hit three 3’s in the game and also dished out 6 assists. Loyola improved to 19-5 on the season and 10-3 in MVC play.

UNI was led by 20 points from AJ Green and 10 from Trae Berhow. The Panthers drop to 14-10 overall and 10-4 in the Missouri Valley Conference.

Next up for the Panthers is a trip to Illinois State on Tuesday at 7:00 p.m.

Drake women lose at Southern Illinois

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February 13th, 2022 by admin

The Drake Bulldogs women’s basketball team lost 65-73 to Southern Illinois Sunday afternoon.

The Salukis’ owned the first half as the Bulldogs struggled to make a shot. Forward’s Gabby Walker and Abby Brockmeyer each scored nine points for SIU in the first 20 minutes. Both also entered foul trouble late in the second quarter.

The Bulldogs came back from halftime with a fire inside them as they went on a 13-0 run to minimize SIU’s 15 point lead to only two. But it wasn’t enough to come back for a win.

Graduate guard Maddie Petersen broke both 1000 points and 500 assists on her career in the loss fro Drake.

The Bulldogs fall to 12-12 overall and 4-9 in the Valley. They will travel to UNI Saturday for a 2:00 p.m. contest.

Atlantic takes regional win over Shenandoah

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February 12th, 2022 by admin

Atlantic grabbed a postseason win over Shenandoah 41-33 on Saturday night at the Atlantic High School. The Trojans found some footing in the second quarter on a slow scoring night for both teams. It was just 6-4 Trojans after the first and Atlantic used a 10-2 run to end the half with a 19-10 lead. They’d only let the Fillies get as close as 4 the rest of the way.

The Trojans started to focus more on getting some penetration against the Fillies zone in the second quarter and Atlantic Head Coach Dan Vargason said that helped turn things around.

Jada Jensen finished with a game-high 14 points and Paytn Harter added 12 for Atlantic. The Trojans improved to 9-13 on the season and advance to the 3A Region 7 Semifinals on Wednesday night at Sergeant Bluff-Luton. Coach Vargason said they are excited for another opportunity.

Shenandoah was led by 10 points from Ava Wolf and their season ends with a record of 10-12.

Girls Regional Basketball Scoreboard Saturday 02/12/2022

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February 12th, 2022 by admin

CLASS 2A First Round

Region 7
I-35 53, Colfax-Mingo 26
Woodward-Granger 42, Madrid 38

Region 8
Kuemper Catholic 73, Southwest Valley 30
AHSTW 67, Missouri Valley 22

Class 3A Quarterfinals

Region 7
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 63, Greene County 13
Atlantic 41, Shenandoah 33– ON KJAN
Des Moines Christian 66, Red Oak 21
Harlan 60, Clarinda 27