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Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Albert Owens scored 21 points, Austin Ruder added 17, Javan White contributed 14 points with 12 rebounds and Oral Roberts is assured a top six finish in the Summit League with an 83-75 win at Omaha. Oral Roberts outrebounded Omaha 38-29, which was a factor in the Golden Eagles owning the paint, 46-36, and outscoring Omaha 16-7 on second-chance points. Daniel Norl pulled Omaha to within 59-58 with 7:16 remaining but Sam Kearns answered with a 3 to spark a 14-2 run and put the game away.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Jordan Frericks finished one assist shy of a triple-double, settling for her 28th career double-double on her Senior Night, and No. 11 Missouri defeated Vanderbilt 83-68. Frericks had 16 points on 8-of-10 shooting and 12 rebounds for the Tigers (23-5, 11-4 Southeastern Conference), who have won six straight.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A discrimination lawsuit filed by a former assistant against Drake women’s basketball coach Jennie Baranczyk has been dismissed. Courtney Graham filed the suit in December 2016, claiming Baranczyk forced her to resign in 2015 after learning she was gay. Graham alleged Baranczyk slowly decreased her duties as assistant head coach six months after she brought her girlfriend and now wife to a home game in November 2014. The case was dismissed on Wednesday in U.S. District Court.

UNDATED (AP) — Kansas plays at Texas Tech on Saturday in a matchup that could well decide who wins the league. Kansas can clinch a share of its 14th straight conference crown with a victory. The sixth-ranked Red Raiders won decisively in Lawrence earlier this season.

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Sixty times last season as Washington’s pitching coach, Mike Maddux enjoyed a front row-seat for two of the best pitchers in baseball, Max Scherzer and Stephen Strasburg. Now, in his first spring as the St. Louis pitching coach, Maddux sees a young pitcher ready to join upper echelon on starters. It’s his job to get Carlos Martinez there.

SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Nobody saw this coming, not even the Kansas City Royals. Whit Merrifield has gone from an afterthought to the American League stolen base champion. He has gone from more than 2,500 at-bats in the minors to the Kansas City starting second baseman. He began last year with Triple-A Omaha, his eighth straight season to open in the minors. He finished it hitting .288 with 19 home runs, 32 doubles, 78 RBIs and a league-leading 34 stolen bases.

1A District Championship

George-Little Rock 54, Gehlen Catholic, Le Mars 38

1A District 2 Championship

South O’Brien, Paullina 55, Newell-Fonda 46

1A District 4 Championship

Don Bosco, Gilbertville 60, Hudson 48

1A District 5 Championship

Dunkerton 71, Tripoli 32

1A District 7 Championship

Gladbrook-Reinbeck 52, Meskwaki Settlement School 48

1A District 8 Championship

North Linn, Troy Mills 85, Lisbon 31

1A District 9 Championship

Iowa Mennonite, Kalona 61, New London 54

1A District 16 Championship

St. Mary’s, Remsen 49, Kingsley-Pierson 23

3A Substate 1Semifinal

Sergeant Bluff-Luton 52, Spirit Lake 44

3A Substate 2 Semifinal

Charles City 65, Webster City 58

Waverly-Shell Rock 52, Crestwood, Cresco 41

3A Substate 3 Semifinal

Cedar Rapids Xavier 59, Benton Community 50

South Tama County, Tama 57, Independence 44

3A Substate 4 Semifinal

Assumption, Davenport 57, Mount Vernon 36

Marion 51, West Delaware, Manchester 41

3A Substate 5 Semifinal

Mount Pleasant 67, Fort Madison 25

Solon 57, Fairfield 48

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A discrimination lawsuit filed by a former assistant against Drake women’s basketball coach Jennie Baranczyk has been dismissed. Courtney Graham filed the suit in December 2016, claiming that Baranczyk forced her to resign in 2015 after learning she was gay. Graham alleged Baranczyk slowly decreased her duties as assistant head coach six months after she brought her girlfriend and now wife to a home game in November 2014.

The case was dismissed on Wednesday in U.S. District Court. Graham filed a charge of discrimination with the Iowa Civil Rights Commission. But Baranczyk and Drake successfully argued Graham failed to do so in a timely manner, according to the court decision.

Drake says in a statement it is pleased the case was dismissed on a summary judgment. The school says the claims were untrue and it is “committed to a culture of respect and diversity.”

Graham, who played at Mississippi State, joined the Drake coaching staff in 2012.

Boys high school basketball games around the area are being pushed back due to mother nature. Here is a look at the postponement list.

Class 1A District Finals

District 13 @ Clarinda: Nodaway Valley vs. Bedford PPD to Friday at 7:00pm
District 14 @ Riverside: Stanton vs. St. Albert PPD to Friday at 7:00pm
District 15 @ Kuemper Catholic: IKM-Manning vs. Tri-Center PPD to Friday at 7:00pm

Class 3A District Finals

Substate 8 @ Glenwood: Atlantic vs. Glenwood PPD to Friday at 7:00pm
Substate 8 @ Harlan: Creston vs. Harlan PPD to Friday at 7:00pm

The Atlantic Trojans and Glenwood Rams boys basketball teams have become very familiar with each other the last five years. Friday night will mark the fifth straight season that the teams have collided in the playoffs. Atlantic travels to Glenwood for a Class 3A Substate 8 Semifinal that will tip at 7:00pm Friday.

Glenwood grabbed playoff wins over Atlantic in 2014, 2015, and 2016 but the Trojans turned the tables last year by winning a Substate Final over the Rams 69-68 to earn their first trip to state since 2002. The history is a nice talking point and it will help to build anticipation for this latest meeting, but it means very little to the actual match-up. What is more relevant is the fact that the two teams split during the regular season. Glenwood put away Atlantic in big fashion on December 12th 64-31. The Trojans returned the favor on January 9th with a 59-41 win over the Rams. That was the only loss inside the state of Iowa borders this season for Glenwood. Their only other loss came at Skutt Catholic in Nebraska. That last meeting in Atlantic got a bit chippy at the end and Glenwood ended up being assessed 4 technical fouls in that game.

Glenwood (20-2) has been led by Christian Stanislav averaging 15 points per game, while perennial stars Nate Mohr and Andrew Blum are averaging 14 and 13 points per game respectively. The Rams are averaging 74 points per game and have allowed opponents an average of 46 points per outing.

Atlantic (14-8) has three players averaging in double figures scoring as well: Scott Leonard 17, Austin Alexander 16, and Chase Mullenix 11 points per game. The Trojans are averaging 62 points per game for the season and have allowed opponents to score an average of 51 points per game.

Chris Parks and Mike Smith will have the call of the game on KJAN Friday with pregame at 6:45pm. Catch the game on-air, online, or on the KJAN mobile app.

First Team

Joe Weber, Boyer Valley, Senior
Drew Schurke, Ar-We-Va, Junior
Keegan Simons, Ar-We-Va, Junior
Thomas Hensley, CAM, Senior
Nicholas Holste, CAM, Senior
Cole Burmeister, Exira-EHK, Junior
Ben Obert, Coon Rapids-Bayard, Junior
Jake Berns, Paton-Churdan, Senior

Second Team

Chad Klein, Boyer Valley, Senior
Dakota Rold, Exira-EHK, Junior
Josh Pettepier, Exira-EHK, Junior
Alex Bantam, Woodbine, Junior
Layne Prior, Woodbine, Freshman
Justin Sparks, Glidden-Ralston, Senior
Chase Heithoff, Coon Rapids-Bayard, Senior
Ty Houston, West Harrison, Junior

The Girls State Basketball Brackets have been released for all Classes now after make-up games were completed for some 1A and 2A games on Wednesday night.

In Class 1A the Exira-EHK Spartans (23-1) drew the #4 seed and will take on the #5 seed AGWSR (21-2). That game will be played on Wednesday, February 28th at 3:15pm at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.  We’ll have coverage of the game on KJAN.

In Class 2A the Treynor Cardinals (22-1) are the top seed and will face #8 West Sioux (21-3) in the Quarterfinals on Tuesday, February 27th at 6:45pm. Panorama is the #2 seed and will face #7 North Union on Wednesday, February 28th at 11:45am.

In Class 3A Red Oak (21-2) is the #7 seed and they will play #2 Sioux Center (22-2) on Tuesday, February 27th at 5:00pm.

In Class 4A Lewis Central (22-0) is the #2 seed and will play #7 LeMars (17-6) on Tuesday in the Quarterfinals at 10:00am.

Look at the full brackets here: 18BBBrackets

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BOYS BASKETBALL

1A District 12 Semifinal:

Central Decatur, Leon 56, Earlham 34

3A Substate 1 Quarterfinals:

Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 65, Spencer 42

LeMars 62, Algona 55

4A Substate 1 Quarterfinal:

Lewis Central 72, Sioux City, North 49

GIRLS BASKETBALL

1A Region 1 Championship:

Bishop Garrigan 73, Kingsley-Pierson 67, OT

2A Region 1 Championship:

North Union 50, Western Christian, Hull 48

2A Region 8 Championship:

West Sioux, Hawarden 58, IKM-Manning 54