Class 2A Quarterfinals

10:00 a.m. – #3 Cascade (22-3) vs. #6 Dike-New Hartford (23-2)
11:45 a.m. – #2 Panorama (23-1) vs. #7 North Union (21-2)

Class 1A Quarterfinals

1:30 p.m. – #1 Springville (21-3) vs. #8 Algona Bishop Garrigan (17-7)
3:15 p.m. – #4 Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton (23-1) vs. #5 AGWSR (21-2) – ON KJAN Pregame 1:45pm
5:00 p.m. – #3 Newell-Fonda (24-0) vs. #6 Kee (22-1)
6:45 p.m. – #2 Central Decatur (24-0) vs. #7 Montezuma (20-3)

(From the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union)

Sioux Center is a step closer to a return to the Class 3A championship game.

In a matchup of two teams that press and scramble throughout the game, second-ranked Sioux Center turned back No. 10 Red Oak 76-60 to complete the 3A quarterfinal round and end the Tigers’ 16-game winning streak.

The Warriors held a 13-point lead heading into the fourth quarter, then had to fend off the Tigers the rest of the way. Red Oak got the lead down to 55-48 with a little more than six minutes remaining and what followed was a wild stretch in which Red Oak couldn’t make the shots it needed to get any closer and Sioux Center couldn’t hit the shots it needed to break the game open once and for all.

Sioux Center finally got it done with a couple of big shots. Alyssa Mulder hit a set shot from the right corner to make it 66-54 with 2:29 left and Camryn Cleveringa buried a 3-pointer for a 69-56 lead. Lexi Toering’s layup with 1:24 remaining stretched the lead to 71-57 and the Warriors, last year’s state runners-up, could start thinking about the next round.

Sioux Center will take a 23-2 record against ninth-ranked Monticello at 6:45 p.m. Thursday.

Toering made 10 of 12 shots to lead Sioux Center with 20 points and 10 rebounds. It was a nice comeback for Toering, who was held to four points on 1-for-6 shooting in last year’s title game loss to Pocahontas Area.

Victoria Rensink added 16 points for Sioux Center, while Cleveringa and Jordyn Van Mannen each scored 13.

Red Oak couldn’t quite get it down after upsetting third-ranked Cherokee in the regional finals and finishes 21-3. Sierra Athen led the Tigers with 19 points and grabbed 15 rebounds to break the 3A tournament record of 14 set in 2014 by Unity Christian’s Anna Kiel.

Hannah Vial scored 14 points for Red Oak, Ellie Rengstorf had 13 and Sophie Walker 11 to go with six steals. Red Oak finished with 16 steals and Sioux Center had 13.

CLASS 4A:

Cedar Falls 62, Dubuque, Hempstead 56
Iowa City, West 49, Cedar Rapids, Kennedy 40
Johnston 87, Des Moines, North 79 (OT)
Muscatine 58, Linn-Mar, Marion 55
North Scott, Eldridge 53, Dubuque, Senior 52
Sioux City, East 63, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 59
Valley, West Des Moines 34, Des Moines, Hoover 31
Waukee 39, Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines 36

Class 4A Quarterfinals

10:00am- #7 LeMars 52, #2 Lewis Central 43

Class 3A Quarterfinals

11:45am- #1 Crestwood 66, #8 South Tama 28
1:30pm- #5 North Polk 64, #4 Davenport Assumption 47
3:15pm-#6 Monticello 61, #3 Clear Lake 50
5:00pm- #2 Sioux Center 76, #7 Red Oak 60

Class 2A Quarterfinals

6:45pm- #1 Treynor 54, #8 West Sioux 30
8:30pm- #5 Grundy Center 46, #4 Iowa City Regina 45

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AMES, Iowa (AP) — After years of getting owned by Iowa State, Oklahoma State exacted some payback in 2018. Jeffrey Carroll scored 21 points, Cameron McGriff had 19 and Oklahoma State cruised past Iowa State 80-71 on Tuesday, sweeping the season series with the Cyclones after losing the previous 10 meetings. Mitchell Solomon scored 10 points with 11 rebounds for the Cowboys (17-13, 7-10 Big 12), who outrebounded Iowa State 47-37 and outscored the Cyclones 32-16 in the paint.

Lindell Wigginton had 20 points and Donovan Jackson scored 17 for Iowa State (13-16, 4-13). It will finish last in the league and be the No. 10 seed for next week’s conference tournament in Kansas City — a tournament it won a year ago. Standout big man Cameron Lard was a non-factor, scoring just two points with six rebounds. “We’ve got to find a way to become a better defensive team,” Iowa State coach Steve Prohm said. “It’s just going to take a lot of work, a lot of focus, a lot of effort.”

The Cyclones’ home schedule began with a loss and ended with one. Iowa State typically enjoys a tremendous home-court advantage, but it finished with just four Big 12 wins at Hilton Coliseum in 2017-18 — though three of those were against top-20 opponents. Iowa State wraps up the regular season at Oklahoma on Friday.

BOYS SCORES

4A Substate 1 Championship

Sioux City, East 63, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 59

GIRLS SCORES

2A State Quarterfinal

Treynor 54, West Sioux, Hawarden 30

3A State Quarterfinal

Sioux Center 76, Red Oak 60

4A State Quarterfinal

LeMars 52, Lewis Central 43

The Exira-EHK Spartans girls basketball team is preparing for their 4th straight appearance at the Girls State Basketball Tournament. After falling in overtime in the Semifinals last year the Spartans are prepared to make some noise again on the big stage.

This year they face a first round challenge from the AGWSR Cougars out of Ackley, Iowa. The Cougars (21-2) are lead by one of the top shooting guards in the state in Mandy Willems who is averaging 19 points per game. She has connected on 79 three-pointers this season and is shooting 49% from the outside. Her backcourt mate, Aubrie Fisher, has connected on 52% of her three-point attempts on the year forming a very potent outside shooting combo. Cougar Head Coach Laurie Gann talked about her leaders.

The Cougars are also a deep team that has gotten strong contributions from some young post players. They are averaging 65 points per game on the year. Their only two losses on the season came to West Marshall and Grundy Center, teams they also beat during their other meeting of the regular season. Exira-EHK Head Coach Tom Petersen said the Spartans will need to limit opportunities for the Cougars on the offensive end.

The Spartans come in with a 23-1 record, avenging their only loss of the season to Boyer Valley later on in the campaign. Coach Petersen talked about the team’s growth since that loss to the Bulldogs on January 2nd.

Sophia Peppers leads the Spartans with 19 points per game and fellow senior Kealey Nelson has added 16 per outing. The Spartans as a team have averaged 66 points per game. Coach Gann said she sees similarities between the two teams.

Tip-off between the Spartans and Cougars is set for 3:15pm. We’ll have coverage of the game on KJAN with pregame starting at 1:45pm. Chris Parks and Mike Smith will have the call from Des Moines. Tune in on-air, online, or on the KJAN mobile app.

(From the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union)
A second-quarter flurry did the trick for Le Mars in an upset victory.

The ninth-ranked Bulldogs hit four 3-pointers in a 17-0 run that put them in control and they held off a late charge by No. 2 Lewis Central to hand the Titans their first loss, 52-43 in the final game of the Class 4A quarterfinals.

The big run put Le Mars up 25-13 at halftime and the Bulldogs closed it out with free throws after Lewis Central threatened in the fourth quarter.

Sophomore Jaelynn Dreckman led Le Mars with 16 points on 6-for-7 shooting. Her cousin Madison, a junior, added 13 points and Jenn Schneider scored 10.

Maegan Holt led Lewis Central with 16 points and 10 rebounds. Natalie Rigatuso added eight points for the Titans and Dani Petersen scored seven.

Le Mars had Lewis Central out of sorts early and by the time the Titans finally found their footing, it was too late. The Bulldogs held the Titans to 28.3 percent shooting and forced 20 turnovers. Even with 13 steals and a 37-21 rebounding advantage, Lewis Central could not completely overcome its slow start, though the Titans did make a game of it near the end.

An 11-0 run cut the lead to 35-30 and Sidney Baumgartner’s only basket of the game, a 3 from the deep right corner, drew the Titans to 43-40 with 2:16 left.

But Jaelynn Dreckman answered with a fastbreak layup and, after Lewis Central missed two shots that could have cut into the lead, the Bulldogs sank seven of eight free throws in the final minute to secure their upset.

Le Mars, in its first trip to state since 2002, will take an 18-6 record against Grinnell in a semifinal at 3:15 p.m. Thursday. Lewis Central set a school record for victories and finishes a fine season at 22-1. It was the first unbeaten regular season in school history.