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Brockington Named Big 12 Player of the Week

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January 31st, 2022 by admin

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State guard Izaiah Brockington was voted Big 12 Men’s Basketball Player of the Week, earning his third honor of the season after taking home a pair of Newcomer of the Week honors earlier.

Brockington scored 26 points as Iowa State ended a 24-game Big 12 road losing streak last Wednesday with an overtime win at Oklahoma State. He connected on 11-of-20 field goals, including 3-for-4 on 3-pointers. Brockington made a pair of shots in the final 2:10 of regulation that tied the game and then scored five points in overtime.

The senior from Philadelphia followed with 15 points and six rebounds in a win against Missouri in which he was 8-for-8 at the free-throw line. For the week, Brockington averaged 20.5 points, 4.0 rebounds and 1.5 assists, shooting 50 percent from the field, 80 percent behind the arc and 90 percent at the charity stripe.

Texas Tech’s Bryson Williams was named Big 12 Newcomer of the Week.

Brockington and the Cyclones return to action Tuesday when they host Kansas at 6 p.m.

AP Women’s Basketball Top 25 01/31/2022

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January 31st, 2022 by admin

Record Pts Prv
1. South Carolina (29) 20-1 748 1
2. Stanford 16-3 713 2
3. NC State (1) 19-2 698 3
4. Louisville 18-2 657 5
5. Indiana 14-2 613 6
6. Michigan 18-2 606 7
7. Tennessee 18-2 564 4
8. Arizona 15-3 540 8
9. Baylor 15-4 466 11
10. UConn 13-4 449 10
11. Iowa St. 18-3 396 13
12. Georgia Tech 17-4 381 14
13. Texas 15-4 367 9
14. Georgia 16-4 352 15
15. LSU 18-4 322 12
16. BYU 18-1 313 16
17. Maryland 15-6 288 17
18. Oklahoma 18-3 287 18
19. Oregon 14-5 226 19
20. Notre Dame 16-4 195 20
21. Iowa 14-4 132 23
22. Florida Gulf Coast 19-1 105
23. Ohio St. 15-4 85 22
24. North Carolina 16-4 66
25. Kansas St 16-5 60 25

Others receiving votes: Duke 39, Mississippi 23, Virginia Tech 22, DePaul 14, Florida 9, Nebraska 8, Arkansas 3, Gonzaga 1, Dayton 1, Creighton 1.

AP Men’s Basketball Top 25 01/31/2022

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January 31st, 2022 by admin

Associated Press Top 25 1/31/2022

1. Auburn (49 first-place votes), 20-1, 1508 points (last week: 1)
2. Gonzaga (12), 17-2, 1475 (2)
3. UCLA, 16-2, 1338 (7)
4. Purdue, 18-3, 1282 (6)
5. Kentucky, 17-4, 1195 (12)
6. Houston, 18-2, 1164 (7)
7. Arizona, 17-2, 1159 (3)
8. Baylor, 18-3, 1141 (4)
9. Duke, 17-3, 1107 (9)
10. Kansas, 17-3, 1014 (5)
11. Wisconsin, 17-3, 938 (11)
12. Villanova, 16-5, 807 (14)
13. Michigan State, 16-4, 751 (10)
14. Texas Tech, 16-5, 741 (13)

15. Providence, 18-2, 709 (17)
16. Ohio State, 13-5, 548 (16)
17. UConn, 15-4, 483 (20)
18. Illinois, 15-5, 445 (24)
19. Southern Cal, 18-3, 337 (15)
20. Iowa State, 16-5, 324 (23)
21. Xavier, 15-5, 255 (21)
22. Tennessee, 14-6, 234 (18)
23. Texas, 16-5, 203 (NR)
24. Marquette, 15-7, 188 (22)
25. LSU, 16-5, 180 (19)

Others receiving votes: Alabama 97, Murray State 42, Boise St. 32, Saint Mary’s (Cal) 32, Miami 29, Indiana 22, Davidson 10, Arkansas 7, Iowa 6, Iona 6, Notre Dame 4, Loyola Chicago 4, TCU 4, Colorado State 3, Toledo 1.

Paddlefish season set to open

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January 31st, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – The season for one of the most unusual fish in Iowa waters opens Tuesday on the Missouri and Big Sioux rivers. The D-N-R’s Chris Larson says the paddlefish season was reinstated in 2014. “It started off with a bang when we first opened it up and then it has kind of settled down to about 300 licenses sold per year,” he says. “The folks who are getting our from the survey results we get back –they are about 25 to 35 percent successful depending on the year.”

Paddlefish have a long snout which gives them their unusual appearance. “They almost look like they belong in the ocean with that big snout sticking out there. There’s really no other freshwater species in the United States that looks like that. They’ve been around for hundreds of thousands, if not millions of years,” Larson says. Larson is the Western Iowa and Missouri River Regional Fisheries Supervisor and says the weather could impact the start of the season. “I think the biggest thing is ice floes. when it gets really cold like this, there are some pretty big chunks of ice that come floating down the river. And obviously, you are not going to want to be out in a John boat or any kind of boat when those big chunks of ice come floating through,” Larson says.

Paddlefish-DNR photo

Paddlefish feed on plankton, so you have to catch them by snagging them on the bottom of the river.  “Behind the wing dikes, that rock structure that sticks our to deflect the river away from the bank, right behind those you’ll find anywhere from 30 to 500 feet deep holes — and in the wintertime, that’s where those fish are hanging out,” he explains. He says you need to follow the regulations when fishing. He says there is a size limit — and any paddlefish between 35 and 45 inches have to be released to protect the brood females to keep the population in the river.

The paddlefish season was started back up after studies showed their populations were doing well, and Larson says the signs continue to be good.”From everything we’ve seen they’re a pretty stable population,” according to Larson. “They travel from Gavins Point Dam (South Dakota) dam all the way down –we’ve had a number of our Iowa tagged fish captured down in the Tennessee part of the Mississippi River. They travel hundreds and hundreds of miles and fish that they tag we find up here and fish we tag they find down there. So, they are a pretty mobile population.” He says if you do catch a paddlefish with numbered band tag in the lower jaw you should call the phone number on the tag and report the tag number, date of capture, capture location, and eye-to-fork length.

For more information about Iowa’s special paddlefish season regulations, visit the D-N-R website at www.iowadnr.gov/paddlefish.

Drake women fall at Illinois State

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January 30th, 2022 by admin

NORMAL, ILLINOIS — Junior Megan Meyer had a career night shooting, as she scored 22 points, but the Drake Bulldogs fell short at Illinois State, 70-58.

Meyer went six for eight from the arc and two for three from the floor in her 32 minutes.

The Bulldogs were held scoreless for the first five minutes of the fourth quarter. With 4:58 on the clock, Bair made a layup to bring the Redbirds lead down to 10 points.
Bair finished with 16 points and nine rebounds, just falling short of a double-double. She also recorded three blocks in her 29 minutes.

With 2:41 on the clock, Illinois State head coach Kristen Gillespie was given a technical foul, which allowed Dinnebier to make the two free throws that came with it, minimizing ISU’s lead to six points.

Drake battled for the next 60 seconds to regain momentum and take back the lead but were unable to get through the Redbird’s defense.

The Bulldogs return to Des Moines to host Valparaiso on Friday Feb. 4 at 6pm.

No. 7 Cyclones Stun #3 Oklahoma State in Stillwater

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January 30th, 2022 by admin

STILLWATER, Okla. – The seventh-ranked Iowa State Cyclones won six matches Sunday afternoon, as the Cyclones knocked-off No. 3 Oklahoma State 20-12 at Gallagher-Iba Arena.

Iowa State’s victory snapped a 14-match skid to the Cowboys for the Cyclones. With Northern Iowa’s win over Oklahoma State on Saturday night, the Cyclones handed the Cowboys their first set of back-to-back losses since December 2013 and their first back-to-back home losses since February 2009.

The Cyclones extended their winning streak to nine matches, the second longest in the country. Iowa State (11-1, 4-0 Big 12) return to action Friday, Feb. 4, hosting West Virginia at Hilton Coliseum. The match is scheduled to start at 7 p.m. and will be available on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.

Chiefs fall in overtime to Bengals in AFC Championship

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January 30th, 2022 by admin

The Kansas City Chiefs’ bid to reach a third straight Super Bowl fell short in overtime 27-24 to the Cincinnati Bengals.

Kansas City started the game strong with three Patrick Mahomes touchdown passes in the first half and led 21-10 at halftime. A final scoring attempt at the end of the half let time expire when Tyreek Hill came up short of the goal-line and the Chiefs missed out on points.

The Bengals then roared back in the second half as the Chiefs offense went cold. The Bengals took the lead 24-21 on a 52-yard field goal from Evan McPherson with 6:07 to play. The Chiefs were able to get down the field and Harrison Butker drilled a 44-yard field goal as time expired to send the game to overtime for the second straight week for the Chiefs.

Kanas City won the coin toss  to get the ball first but a deep pass to Tyreek Hill was knocked away and intercepted to give the Bengals a chance to win the game. They did just that, driving deep into Chiefs territory before McPherson drilled a 31-yarder to sent the Bengals to Super Bowl 56.

Patrick Mahomes finished the game with 275 yards passing with 3 touchdowns and 2 interceptions. Kansas City ends the season with a 12-5 record and their fourth straight AFC Championship appearance.

Joe Burrow threw for 250 yards, 2 touchdowns, and 1 interception to lead the Bengals to the win. Cincinnati will head to LA to face the Rams in Super Bowl 56. The Rams took down the 49ers 20-17 in the NFC Championship.

Iowa State women rip past Texas Tech

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January 30th, 2022 by admin

The Iowa State women’s basketball team roared past Texas Tech 86-65 on Saturday in Lubbock. Emily Ryan had a big game with 20 points, 7 assists, and 3 rebounds.

Iowa State shot a season-high 55.2 percent from the floor and had five players score in double-figures.

The Cyclones are now 18-3 overall and 7-2 in the Big 12.

Next up for the Cyclones is a home game against K-State on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.

Greene County wins Charger Invitational

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January 30th, 2022 by admin

Team Scores
1 Greene County 186.0
2 Southeast Valley 153.5
3 AHSTW 143.5
4 Nodaway Valley 132.5
5 Riverside, Oakland 109.0
6 Panorama 104.0
7 Pleasantville 103.0
8 Woodward-Granger 97.0
9 Ogden 93.0
10 AC/GC 90.0
11 West Central Valley 86.0
12 Manson Northwest Webster 60.5
13 Earlham 58.5
14 Tri-Center 56.0
15 Nevada 49.5
16 Chariton 48.0
17 Moravia 42.0
18 Van Meter 33.5
19 Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas 19.0
20 Coon Rapids Bayard 0.0

ASHTW had 2 champions: Hayden Fischer (138), Denver Pauley (170).

Riverside’s Jace Rose won the 126 pound title. Nolan Moore was runner-up at 152.

Nodaway Valley/O-M had three runners-up: Elliot Cooney (132), Jaxon Christensen (138), and Caelen DeVault (182).

ACGC’s Tegan Slaybaugh was runner-up at 113.

Full results HERE

CB Abraham Lincoln wins East Mills Invitational

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January 30th, 2022 by admin

Team Scores
1 Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln 179.0
2 MVAOCOU 153.0
3 Treynor 131.0
4 Logan-Magnolia 129.0
5 Sidney (Southwest Iowa) 116.5
6 Archbishop Bergan 107.5
7 East Mills 69.0
8 East Union 57.0
9 Lewis Central 55.0
9 Woodbine 55.0
11 Southwest Valley 44.0
12 Griswold 27.0
13 Tarkio 26.0

Full results HERE