The Riverside Bulldogs earned a 58-23 win over the Fremont-Mills Knights Tuesday night behind 22 Sydney Somers points. The Bulldogs had a suffocating defense all night long and played a complete game in the 35-point victory.

Riverside wasted no time from the beginning and jumped out to a 20-4 lead after the first quarter. The Bulldogs feed Somers down low for six first-quarter points and an alliance to crash the boards for second-chance opportunities. Meanwhile, Fremont-Mills relied on their three-point shooting in the early going. This included a three from Senior Bella Gute in the opening frame.

The Bulldogs had a knack for getting to the free throw line in the second quarter as they shot a stellar six-for-seven from the charity stripe in the quarter and took a 39-8 halftime lead into the locker room.

The Knights came out aggressive in the third quarter with a Bella Gute three early and had a presence in the paint to draw contact and get to the free-throw line frequently. Fremont-Mills took advantage of the free-throw opportunities as they hit five free strokes in the third.

Despite the good shooting from the charity stripe from the Knights, the Bulldogs did not let up on both sides of the basketball and in transition. Somers matched her first quarter point total with another eight points in the third, giving Riverside a 49-20 lead after three.

In the fourth quarter, Elly Henderson came off the bench and put four points on the scoreboard to end with ten on the night. Fremont-Mills ended their season at 13-9 led by nine Bella Gute points, while the Bulldogs improved to 19-3 on the season and set themselves up for a matchup with CAM on Friday Night.

Tipoff from Oakland is schedule for 7 pm.

The Atlantic Girls’ Basketball team is gearing up for their third meeting of the year with the Harlan Cyclones in the 3A Region 5 Semi-Final Wednesday night. The 17-6 Spartans handed Harlan a 63-41 loss back on Feb. 11th at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. Atlantic comes in hot riding a five-game win streak into the matchup. Head Coach Dan Vargason thanks the defensive efforts and the consistency on offense in the well-played last couple of weeks.

The Trojans are led by Senior Guard Paytn Harter, who averages over 17 points a game, while collecting ten rebounds a game. She’s not only a leader on the court for her teammates but also a great spirit to have in the locker room.

Atlantic looks to take that next step forward in their program by advancing to a Class 3A Region Championship game. The Trojans have fallen on numerous occasions in this pivotal second game of the tournament. That can all change by walking into a familiar foe’s territory and walking out with a victory. Although, Head Coach Dan Vargason says the Cyclones could show the Trojans something they haven’t seen before, and Atlantic has to be ready for it.

Tipoff is scheduled for 7 P.M. Wednesday night in Harlan and will be covered live on KJAN 1220 AM.

Iowa coach Fran McCaffery says senior guard Drew Thelwell may return to the lineup Wednesday night when the Hawkeyes host Oregon. Thelwell missed the past two games with an ankle injury. He is averaging 10 and-a-half points per game and shooting just over 42 percent from three point range.

With Thelwell out sophomore Brock Harding shouldered the majority of the point guard duties and averaged nine points and seven assists while playing an average of 32 minutes.

Oregon enters the game tied for eighth in the Big Ten with a record of 7-8.

McCaffery says it is a typical Dana Altman coached team.

The Hawkeyes are 5-9 in the Big Ten.

Iowa State women’s coach Bill Fennelly says the Cyclones hope to finish the regular season strong. ISU is 9-5 in the Big 12 and has won three straight games heading into Wednesday night’s game at home against Houston.

The Cyclones are currently seventh in the Big 12 standings with four to play.

Houston has struggled to a 5-20 record overall and is just 1-13 in the Big 12.

Fennelly says the Cyclones are not in a position to take anyone lightly.

On Monday night, the ACGC boys basketball team advanced in the 1A Region 15 bracket with a 78-45 victory over the Exira-EHK Spartans. The Charger offense was excellent throughout the night, finding multiple ways to score. Starting in the paint and then working their way to the perimeter, ACGC showed why they’ve been a difficult team to stop all year. Although Exira-EHK battled throughout the night but were unable to overcome the strong offensive performance as the Chargers advanced to the second round.

The ACGC offense got off to an early start. Mason Wahl scored the first six points of the game for the Chargers as they raced out to an early 12-point lead. It was clear that the paint was the plan of attack early on for the Chargers as Wahl led the Chargers in the first half with four field goals. Although the Spartans finished out the quarter strong closing the gap to nine by the end of the frame, the ACGC defense stepped up in the second allowing just four points. The Charger offense also started to knock down the long ball hitting a trio of threes in the second frame to take a 36-14 lead to the half.

Despite trailing by 12, Exira-EHK had nearly a perfect start to the second half. Seemingly in quick succession the Spartans knocked down four threes including two from Josh Nelson who led the game for Exira-EHK with 14 points.  The only problem for Exira-EHK was that ACGC was just as good from beyond the arc. Jathan South and Tommy Skram each nailed a pair of long balls as the Charger offense kept on rolling. At the final horn five Chargers had reached double digits including a game leading 20-point effort from South. In a team effort ACGC advanced to the semi-finals of the Class 1A region 15 second bracket. Head coach Lance Kading liked his offense’s ability to find the open look and how they got to the inside early.

When asked about South’s ability, Kading said his athletic ability and skills make him a difficult matchup.

The Chargers will continue their postseason schedule on Thursday as the Audubon Wheelers visit ACGC. Kading knows his team will have to continue to battle.

You can catch all the action on KJAN with pregame coverage starting at 6:50 pm with tipoff from Guthrie Center scheduled for 7 pm.

The eighth ranked Iowa State men are at home Tuesday night against Colorado. It will be their third meeting of the season. ISU beat the Buffaloes 99-71 at a tournament in Maui before opening Big 12 play with a 79-69 win in Boulder. Colorado is 1-13 in the conference.

That’s ISU coach T.J. Otzelberger who is taking nothing for granted.

Otzelberger says Colorado coach Tad Boyle will have his team ready to play.

Iowa State is 10-4 in the Big 12 and 20-5 overall.

IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa senior Hannah Lindsay has been named Big Ten Co-Player of the Week, it was announced Monday by the conference. This is the first conference honor for Lindsay in her career.

The Surprise, Arizona, native hit .667 in four-games at the Lion Invitational at East Texas A&M. In her 12 at-bats, she tallied eight hits, four runs and 16 RBIs. Three of her eight hits were three-run home runs. The Hawkeyes went 4-0 in Commerce, Texas with three run-rule victories.

Against East Texas A&M on Friday, Lindsay was perfect at the plate with 4 RBIs and two walks. Lindsay was responsible for bringing in all four runs for the Hawkeyes in the game. Against Abilene Christian on Saturday, Lindsay went 2-for-4 with two three-run home runs and a career-high six RBIs. It was the second multi-home run game of her career. Lindsay currently ranks third in the conference in RBIs (16) and 14th nationally.

This is the first Big Ten Player of the Week honor for the Hawkeyes since the 2023 season.

The Hawkeyes travel to Miami on Friday to take on Lafayette at 2 p.m. (CT) and FIU at 4:30 p.m. (CT).

The six game winning streak for the Iowa Hawkeye women ended in overtime at eighth ranked Ohio State.

Rob Brooks on the Hawkeye Network. Iowa roared back from a 14 point deficit to force overtime before falling 86-78. The Hawkeyes were held without a field goal the final four minutes and 16 seconds of overtime.

That’s Iowa coach Jan Jensen. Turnovers proved costly. The Hawkeyes had 20 in the game and several came with the game on the line in the extra session.

Lucy Olsen finished with 27 points as the Hawkeyes fall to 8-7 in the Big Ten.

Iowa Sportsbooks had another big day for the recent N-F-L Championship Sunday. Iowa Gaming Association spokesperson Wes Ehrecke.

Ehrecke says Kansas City’s attempt to win a third straight championship was one of the big draws of the fans here and outside the state.

Ehrecke says the Iowa Gaming Association only tracks the aggregate numbers for the Superbowl, but says it is the biggest event for sports books.

Ehrecke says the sports gambling industry has hit its stride now in Iowa.

Sports betting in Iowa became legal in August of 2019.

Maryland outscored Iowa 23-4 to start the second half and rolled to a 101-75 win. The 25th ranked Terrapins shot a sizzling 58 percent against the defenseless Hawkeyes.

That’s Iowa coach Fran McCaffery who says the Hawkeyes settled for too many shots early in the shot clock in the second half.

Iowa falls to 5-9 in the Big Ten.