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Hawkeye Ten Conference

Clarinda 62, Essex 38
Red Oak 66, Underwood 60
Winterset 68, Creston 53

Western Iowa Conference

Audubon 73, Griswold 57

Corner Conference

Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 46, Sidney 35
Nebraska City Lourdes, Neb. 70, Fremont-Mills 27

Pride of Iowa Conference

Ankeny Christian Academy 77, Martensdale St. Marys 69
Central Decatur 63, Wayne 36
Diagonal 46, Lenox 37
Murray 60, East Union, Afton 43

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Hawkeye Ten Conference

Clarinda 60, Essex 37
Creston 63, I-35 23
St. Albert, Council Bluffs 70, Tri-Center, Neola 26
Underwood 60, Red Oak 54

Western Iowa Conference

Griswold 45, Audubon 36

Corner Conference

Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 61, Sidney 51
Nebraska City Lourdes, Neb. 38, Fremont Mills 22

Pride of Iowa Conference

Central Decatur 71, Wayne 18
Murray 39, East Union 27

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

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Keita Bates-Diop scored 27 points with 13 rebounds, Jae’Sean Tate had 18 points and Ohio State cruised past Iowa 92-81 on Thursday night, its seventh win in its last eight games. Kam Williams scored 13 points for the surging Buckeyes (12-4, 3-0 Big Ten), who also notched their sixth road win in their last eight tries at Iowa.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Alize Johnson had 24 points and 20 rebounds and J.T. Miller scored 13 points on 5-of-7 shooting to help Missouri State beat Northern Iowa 62-55. Johnson has two of the nation’s five games this season with at least 20 points and 20 rebounds.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs and Missouri Western State University agreed to a deal that will keep the NFL franchise on the school’s campus for training camp next season and potentially beyond. Their contract expired after training camp this past fall.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Kaila Charles had 12 of her 24 points in the first quarter, Blair Watson had nine of her 13 in the fourth quarter and No. 13 Maryland took control early to defeat No. 18 Iowa 80-64 in a Big Ten showdown on Thursday night. The win is Maryland’s 12th straight and ended Iowa’s seven game winning streak.

Charles had six points in an early 14-3 run that gave the Terrapins (14-2, 3-0) the lead for good and four more in a late 10-0 run that helped them build a 31-17 advantage after the first quarter. Maryland shot 62 percent (13 of 21) in the first 10 minutes while Iowa was 6 of 18.

Any hope of a late charge by the Hawkeyes (14-2, 2-1) was dashed by Watson, who drilled all three of her 3-pointers in the fourth quarter. Charles also had 11 rebounds for her sixth double-double of the season and Maryland only had one turnover at the half and three after three quarters before finishing with seven.

Megan Gustafson had her 15th double-double of the season for Iowa with 15 points and 15 rebounds and Kathleen Doyle had the first of her career with 13 points and a career-high 11 assists. However, the Hawkeyes had 23 turnovers that cost them 29 points.

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

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Reed Timmer hit six 3-pointers and finished with 28 points and Nick McGlynn had his fourth double-double of the season to help Drake beat Illinois State 87-62 for the Bulldogs’ fourth win in a row. McGlynn finished with 11 points, a career-high 13 rebounds and two blocks.

WACO, Texas (AP) — Natalie Chou had 17 points, Kalani Brown had another double-double and the No. 6 Baylor women overwhelmed Iowa State 89-49. Six players scored in double figures for the 13-1 Lady Bears. Baylor started the game with a 10-0 run and went on to its 10th straight win. Chou had five of Baylor’s 12 3-pointers.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt led the league in rushing as a rookie this season. Now, he is preparing for one of the league’s best run defenses in Tennessee. The teams meet Saturday at Arrowhead Stadium in the wild-card round of the playoffs.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs have placed cornerback Phillip Gaines on injured reserve, possibly ending his time in Kansas City. Gaines dislocated his elbow last weekend. They signed defensive tackle Stefan Charles ahead of their playoff game against Tennessee. Charles provides some depth with injuries along the defensive front.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Peyton Williams scored 22 points with 10 rebounds, Kaylee Page scored seven of her 12 points in the fourth quarter and Kansas State handed No. 12 West Virginia its second straight loss 60-52. The Wildcats (9-5, 1-2 Big 12 Conference), who had lost three straight, the last two to ranked league opponents, scored the last four points of the third quarter to pull within 44-42.

Star Iowa cornerback Josh Jackson announced his decision to declare for the NFL draft on Wednesday morning. In an Instagram post Jackson said, “To the Hawkeye Nation- I have been blessed with the opportunity to play at the University of Iowa in front of the best fans in the world. Coming to Iowa City was the best decision of my life……After discussions with my coaches, family, and a lot of prayer, I have decided to declare for the 2018 NFL draft.”

Jackson finished the season with an FBS-best 8 interceptions, two of which he returned for touchdowns. He was named a consensus All-American after this junior campaign.

Jackson is projected as a likely first-round selection in April’s NFL draft.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs have placed cornerback Phillip Gaines on injured reserve, possibly ending his time in Kansas City, and signed defensive tackle Stefan Charles ahead of their playoff game against Tennessee.

The Chiefs announced the moves Wednesday.

Gaines dislocated his elbow in last weekend’s game against Denver. The former third-round pick’s playing time had already decreased substantially this season. He is not under contract next season and may have played his final game for the Chiefs.

Charles has spent time with the Jaguars, Bills and Lions. He gives the Chiefs some depth with defensive tackles Jarvis Jenkins and Rakeem Nunez-Roches dealing with injuries.

One of the changes in regulations for the paddlefish season this year in western Iowa is the lifting of the restrictions that allows you to keep so-called rough fish that are snagged in the process. Fisheries biologist Ryan Hupfeld says the surveys they took following the paddlefish season singled out one particular fish. “We got a lot of comments saying that people wanted to harvest Asian carp — an invasive species — so we should utilize that resource as well, so we opened up the harvest for them.” Hupfeld says.

Paddlefish feed on plankton at the bottom of the river and are caught by snagging them on a treble hook. Asian carp are caught on the same hooks and now they can be kept. Hupfeld says it should be a positive thing. “Asian carp are having a lot of negative impacts on our fish populations, especially with paddlefish because they are feeding on the same food resource,” Hupfeld says.

He says allowing the taking of the Asian carp in the paddlefish season could help cut their populations. “If we can promote harvest on Asian carp and reduce their numbers and hopefully create a commercial market for them then we can hopefully manage their populations to a certain extent,” Hupfeld says. “Asian carp is actually very good to eat, so I would suggest anglers get out there and harvest some of these fish and try them.”

You have until January 7th to buy a paddlefishing license. The season on the Big Sioux and Missouri River opens February 4th and runs through April 30th. A resident paddlefish license sells for 22 dollars and you must have a valid Iowa fishing license to buy the special license.

(Radio Iowa)

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Michigan drained eight three pointers in the opening half and used a 22-4 run to take control in a 75-68 win at Iowa. It snapped a five game losing streak to the Hawkeyes as the Wolverines claimed a rare victory in Iowa City. The Wolverines shot 62 percent in the opening half and for the game were 11 of 25 from three point range. Iowa coach Fran McCaffery says the Hawkeyes dug themselves too big of a hole in the opening half.

Iowa trailed by as many as 18 points in falling to 0-3 in the Big Ten. Sophomore Tyler Cook led Iowa with 29 points and eight rebounds. The Hawkeyes host Ohio State on Thursday night.

(Learfield Sports)