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Drake raced out to a 21-0 lead to start the game in a 74-57 win over Illinois-Chicago in Des Moines. Junior guard Bennett Stirtz scored 25 points and added seven assists as the Bulldogs bounced back from a loss to Bradley.
Drake maintained the lead in the Missouri Valley race with a record of 14-3. The Bulldogs have a Sunday showdown with second place UNI in Cedar Falls.
Drake coach Ben McCollum says defense set the tone.
The Atlantic Trojans girls basketball team defeated the Harlan Cyclones 52-40 Wednesday night to advance to the Class 3A Region 5 final. Despite the Cyclones getting off to a hot start, the Trojans controlled much of the game. Defensively, Atlantic kept Harlan at bay while rebounding very well. On the other side of the ball, the Trojans were very efficient and came up with big plays in big moments. For the first time in recent memory, the Trojans were able to get over the proverbial hump of the second round and advance to the regional final.
The opening minutes of the ball game belonged to Harlan. The Cyclones opened up the game with a 7-0 run in the opening two minutes to take an early lead. This included a long ball from Aubrey Schwieso, which turned out to be the lone three-pointer of the half for the Cyclones. Needing a response, the Trojans found one in a big way, going on a 10-2 run of their own. Zoey Kirchhoff nailed a big three-pointer while Paytn Harter, Payton McLaren, and Katrina Williams all knocked down field goals to give Atlantic a one-point lead at the end of the frame. The second quarter was back and forth for much of the frame. Neither team seemed to gain an edge, combining for ten points in the first five minutes. However, as they did for much of the night, the Trojan offense found success in a big moment. Kirchhoff added another two long balls to what ended up being a game-leading 21 points. By the end of the half Atlantic had earned a 22-18 lead and would not trail for the rest of the game.
Offensively, the Cyclones were better in the second half. Despite a strong showing in the paint from Grace Albertsen, the Cyclones were held to under 10 points in each of the first two quarters. In the second half, Schwieso started to heat up, knocking down four field goals and ended up sharing the team lead with Albertsen as both finished with 13 points. The only issue was that Paytn Harter and the Trojans didn’t back down. Atlantic started to replicate the inside success from the game in Des Moines. The Trojans also foul line hitting 14-19 from the charity stripe in the second half. In addition, Harter knocked down four field goals in the second half to finish with 17 points. Throughout the remainder of the game, the Trojans were able to maintain the lead until they were able to pull away at the end. head coach Dan Vargason spoke on how big this game was and what the win meant.
He was also extremely proud of how his team has handled what they have faced.
The Trojans’ defense was one of the main factors in the win.
The Trojans will stay on the road as they will take on Cherokee Washington in the regional final on Saturday.
Tipoff is scheduled for 7 pm.
1st Round Results:
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120
126
132
138
144
150
157
165
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190
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285
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2nd Round Results:
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126
132:
144
157
165
190
215
285
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TEAM SCORES:
1 – Assumption, Davenport 45.0
2 – West Delaware, Manchester 36.5
3 – Independence 36.0
16 – Atlantic 20.0
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Katie Dinnebier has received more national honors after earning her seventh Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week award with inclusion on the most recent USBWA Women’s National Players of the Week list.
The USBWA women’s awards, organized under Mel Greenberg, the USBWA Vice President for women’s basketball, are chosen from weekly conference honors as well as at-large additions. Nominations are welcome as each seven-day period rolls along to make sure no one is inadvertently overlooked.
For the period through Sunday, Feb. 16, the five Ann Meyers Drysdale national women’s honorees of the week are Drake guard Katie Dinnebier; Connecticut guard Azzi Fudd; North Carolina guard Reniya Kelly; Harvard guard Harmoni Turner; and USC guard JuJu Watkins. The Tamika Catchings National Freshman of the Week is Vanderbilt guard Mikayla Blakes and and the National Team of the Week is Texas.
Dinnebier had a historic week as Drake earned a pair of road wins at Murray State and Belmont to move into a second-place tie a game out of first in the Missouri Valley Conference. She averaged an impressive 31.5 points, 7.5 assists, 5.5 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game while shooting 57 percent from the floor and 48 percent from 3-point range. Dinnebier opened her week with 21 points, seven assists, six rebounds and four steals against the Racers and then Saturday at Belmont she posted a career-high 42 points, including nine made threes, while dishing out eight assists. Her 42 points marked a Curb Event Center single-game record, men’s or women’s, and she became the second player in Division I to record two 40-plus point performances this season. Dinnebier is the only player in the country averaging at least 20.0 points and 7.0 assists per game, sitting at 20.8 points and 7.6 assists per outing. On Monday, she was named Missouri Valley Conference Player of the Week.
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TEAM SCORES:
1 – Don Bosco 58.5
2 – Alburnett 44.5
3 – Wilton 37.0
7 – Riverside 28.0
12 – Logan-Magnolia 19.5
12 – Underwood 19.5
14 – Nodaway Valley 19.0
First Round Results:
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113:
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2nd Round Results:
106:
113:
126:
132:
144:
175:
190:
215:
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TEAM SCORES:
1 – Southeast Polk 72.5
2 – Indianola 46.0
3 – Waukee Northwest 42.0
13 – Lewis Central 25.5
19 – CB Abraham Lincoln 18.0
44 – CB Thomas Jefferson 4.0
The State wrestling tournament is here and the Atlantic Trojans are sending six competitors to this year’s state tournament at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. The six wrestlers advancing to the four-day tournament in the state’s capital are 113 pounder Collin Harris, 120 pounder Braxton Hass, 138 pounder Kalvin Hayes, 144 pounder Aiden Smith, 190 pounder Donovan Hedrington, and 285 pounder Evan Sorensen.
Head Coach Tim Duff emphasizes this is the fun part of the season and he is happy for the six Trojan wrestlers who qualified.
The Trojans bring fresh faces and returners to the matt this week.
Duff stressed on getting few opportunities such as this one in your life. He reiterated to his wrestlers to live in the now and give it all they got.
The State Wrestling Tournament begins Wednesday and will run through Saturday night. KJAN will be providing updates throughout the week and conclude with play-by-play coverage Saturday night.
2A District 14 First Round
Red Oak – 70 vs Central Decatur – 51
1A District 14 Quarterfinals
Bedford – 80 vs Fremont-Mills – 32
Hawkeye Ten Conference
Atlantic – 51 vs Denison-Schleswig – 50
Class 1A Region 1 Quarterfinals
CAM – 68 vs Woodbine – 57
Riverside – 58 vs Fremont-Mills – 23
St. Albert – 74 vs Sidney – 24
Stanton – 49 vs East Mills – 47 (OT)
Class 1A Region 3 Quarterfinals
Coon Rapids-Bayard – 48 vs Glidden-Ralston – 10
Class 1A Region 6 Quarterfinals
Mount Ayr – 67 vs Lamoni – 36
Lenox – 48 vs Wayne – 31
Class 2A Region 7 Quarterfinals
Exira-EHK – 61 vs Underwood – 33
MVAOOCU – 71 vs AHSTW – 47
Treynor – 57 vs Tri-Center – 18
Shenandoah – 72 vs Nodaway Valley – 55
Class 2A Region 3 Quarterfinals
IKM-Manning – 38 vs East Sac County – 33
Iowa State jumped out to an early 15 point lead as the eighth ranked Cyclones beat Colorado 79-65 in Ames. It was their third win over Colorado this season.
That’s Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger. The Cyclones had five players in double figures and recorded 19 assists in moving to 11-4 in Big 12 play.
It was a physical game in which the teams combined to commit 45 fouls.
The Cyclones are 21-5 overall.
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