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No. 4 UNI wrestling beats No. 14 Iowa State 26-10

Sports

February 16th, 2025 by Ric Hanson

The fourth ranked UNI wrestling team posted its first victory over Iowa State since 2019. The Panthers won seven of ten matches to beat the 14th ranked Cyclones 26-10 in front of a record crowd in the McLeod Center.

That’s UNI coach Doug Schwab, who says it was the perfect way to celebrate Senior Day.

The Panthers improve to 13-1 in duals.

The Cyclones see their dual record fall to 11-5.

That’s ISU coach Kevin Dresser who says the Cyclones did not have the horses to compete against the Panthers.

Drake stumbles at home against Bradley

Sports

February 16th, 2025 by Ric Hanson

Drake missed a chance to take command of the Missouri Valley Conference title chase. A Darius Hannah dunk with 10 seconds remaining was the game winner as Bradley edged the Bulldogs 61-59 in the Knapp Center. The Bulldogs were held without a field goal the final three and a half minutes.

The Bulldogs were only 14 of 22 from the foul line as their lead in the Missouri Valley race over the Braves dwindles to a game with four to play.

Drake leading scorer Bennett Stirtz was held to eight points and Bradley prevented him from taking over at crunch time.

Drake falls to 13-3 in the Valley and 23-3 overall

Iowa women visit No. 9 Ohio State Monday

Sports

February 16th, 2025 by Ric Hanson

Riding a six game winning streak the Iowa Hawkeye women visit ninth ranked Ohio State for a day game on Monday. At 8-6 in the Big Ten and 18-7 over all, the Hawkeyes NCAA hopes are much brighter than a few weeks ago.

That’s Iowa coach Jan Jensen. Ohio State is third in the Big Ten at 10-3 and the Buckeyes are 21-3 overall.

That will be an 11a.m. tip off in Columbus.

Brown Nearly Triple-Doubles as ISU Wins at KU, 93-80

Sports

February 16th, 2025 by Ric Hanson

LAWRENCE, Kan. (Cyclones.com) – Iowa State (18-9, 9-5 Big 12) picked up the 93-80 road win at Kansas (16-7, 7-5 Big 12) Saturday afternoon to secure the season sweep of the Jayhawks. Iowa State seemingly could not miss from beyond the 3-point line, while Addy Brown nearly hit a triple-double. Iowa State sent in 18 3-pointers, making 10-plus for the third-straight game and 11th of the season. Seven of those performances have come in conference play. The total ties the fourth most in program history and fifth most in Big 12 history.

Addy Brown was a star coming just one rebound shy of a triple-double. Her stat line included 17 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds. The sophomore secured her seventh double-double of the season and 17th of her career.

Emily Ryan had a hot start with four 3-pointers in the first quarter, going on to match her career high of six. Ryan ended with a season-high 20 points, six assists, two rebounds and two steals.

Audi Crooks had her 59th-straight game scoring in double figures with a game-leading 25, while adding nine rebounds. Sydney Harris made five 3-pointers and totaled 17 points, while Kelsey Joens tallied 11 points as five scored in double figures.

Up Next

Iowa State returns home to host Houston Wednesday, Feb. 19 at 6:30 p.m. The game will be streamed on ESPN+.

Atlantic Girls Win Sixth Consecutive Postseason Opener with Victory Over Clarinda

Sports

February 15th, 2025 by Christian Adams

The Atlantic Trojans girls basketball team opened their postseason with a 51-35 Saturday night. After a close first quarter, the Trojans took control of the game, led by their defense. In the middle two frames, the offense continued to push as the Trojans controlled the second half on their way to a victory and a berth in the regional semi-final.

On paper, both teams matched up relatively evenly. Statistically, only a few categories heavily leaned one way or the other, and the first quarter bore this out. Both defenses limited opportunities. Atlantic played the perimeter very well (which they did all night), while Clarinda limited the Trojans’ access to the paint. Each team was able to hit a three-pointer, with Atlantic’s coming courtesy of Zoey Kirchhoff who led the Trojans in the first quarter with five points. When the opening quarter came to a close, Atlantic had a slim one-point lead. In the second quarter, both teams struggled with turnovers early. However, it was the Trojans who cleaned things up and started to take control of the game. The offense to find more success in the paint. Paytn Harter knocked down three field goals while Katrina Williams added a pair. Defensively, the Trojans played very well limiting Clarinda to just 7 points in the quarter.  By the horn, Atlantic had built a 27-18 lead.

The Trojans fully took control in the third quarter. The defense forced the Cardinals to the inside and caused numerous turnovers by clogging the passing lanes. This fueled their transition game and limited Clarinda’s chances to come back. Offensively, Williams heated up with three field goals and a trio of free throws. As a part of Atlantic’s continued success down low, Harter also added a pair of field goals to lead the games with 17 points. As time ticked down, the Cardinals were unable to find an answer to Atlatnic’s defense. Maddie Cole led Clarinda with nine points as the Trojans held the Cardinals to less than 12 points in all four quarters. Williams and Kirchhoff also reached double digits for the Trojans as Atlantic won their sixth consecutive postseason opener. Head coach Dan Vargason was very happy with the way his defense executed their gameplay.

Although the offense was at its peak early on, Vargarson liked their ability to stick with it.

The win also marks Atlantic’s fifth consecutive win (their longest streak of the season) and although happy with the win, Varagson knows it is time to turn their attention towards the regional semi-final.

The Trojans will continue their postseason on Wednesday as they head to Harlan to take on the Cyclones. Tipoff is scheduled for 7 pm.

Class 1-A State Wrestling Tournament Qualifiers

Sports

February 15th, 2025 by Jim Field

Area state tournament qualifiers:

Class 1-A @ Oakland

106
2nd Place – Josh Nelson of Nodaway Valley
113
1st Place – Kingston Carrigan of Riverside, Oakland
120
2nd Place – Ty Strode of Nodaway Valley
126
1st Place – Davis Bramman of Riverside, Oakland
2nd Place – Keyin Steeve of Nodaway Valley
132
1st Place – Drew Anderson of Riverside, Oakland
2nd Place – Cole Scamman of Shenandoah
138
2nd Place – Hayden Roush of Shenandoah
144
1st Place – Dylan Stein of Lenox
2nd Place – Jaxon Gordon of Riverside, Oakland
150
1st Place – Taven Moore of Riverside, Oakland
2nd Place – Wylie Brokaw of Lenox
157
1st Place – Chase England of Lenox
2nd Place – Graham Godsey of Bedford
165
1st Place – Jacob McGargill of Shenandoah
2nd Place – Ian Forsythe of Southwest Valley
175
1st Place – Zach Robbins of Treynor
2nd Place – A.C. Roller of Riverside, Oakland
190
1st Place – Jayden Dickerson of Shenandoah
2nd Place – Caleb Christensen of Nodaway Valley
215
1st Place – Ashton Honnold of Nodaway Valley
2nd Place – Caden Forristall of Riverside, Oakland
285
1st Place – Trenton Warner of Nodaway Valley
2nd Place – Maverrick Kalb of Treynor

Team Scores:

  1. Riverside, Oakland  206.0
  2. Nodaway Valley  154.0
  3. Shenandoah  116.0
  4. Lenox  109.0
  5. East Union  94.5
  6. Southwest Valley  72.5
  7. Treynor 68.0
  8. Mount Ayr  67.0
  9. Bedford  47.0
  10. Southwest Iowa  30.5
  11. Essex  1.0

Class 1-A @ Underwood

106
1st Place – Avery Vacek of Underwood
113
1st Place – Carter Gittins of Tri-Center, Neola
120
1st Place – Ryan Fletcher of Underwood
2nd Place – Bennett Johnsen of St. Albert
126
1st Place – Owen Becerra of Missouri Valley
132
1st Place – Luke Schroeder of Missouri Valley
138
2nd Place – Dane DeVault of Underwood
144
1st Place – Lucas Bose of Underwood
150
1st Place – Sam Raymond of St. Albert
157
2nd Place – Ethan Bauer of Coon Rapids-Bayard
165
1st Place – Treynor Cose of Coon Rapids-Bayard
2nd Place – Nathan Bentler of West Central Valley
190
2nd Place – Hayden Heun of Underwood
215
2nd Place – Grady Joens of Underwood
285
1st Place – Zach Teague of West Central Valley
2nd Place – Vinny Zappia of Missouri Valley

Team Scores:

  1. Woodbury Central  226.5
  2. Underwood  164.5
  3. West Monona-Whiting  104.0
  4. Coon Rapids-Bayard  100.5
  5. Missouri Valley  100.0
  6. St. Albert  80.5
  7. West Central Valley  67.0
  8. Tri-Center, Neola  55.5
  9. CAM  47.5
  10. Griswold  6.0

Class 1-A @ South Hamilton

126:  2nd Place – Gavin Sloss of AC/GC
144:  1st Place – Ryder Cline of AC/GC
165:  2nd Place – Angel Martinez of AC/GC
175:  1st Place – Jackson Pfrang of AC/GC
190: 2nd Place – Carter Richter of AC/GC
285:  1st Place – Jack Sheeder of AC/GC

Team Scores:

  1. Don Bosco  267.5
  2. AC/GC  162.5

Class 1-A District @ Truro

106
1st Place – Crosby Yoder of Logan-Magnolia
2nd Place – Lawson Bendgen of Woodbine
126
2nd Place – Max Wingert of Logan-Magnolia
132
2nd Place – Kalab Kuhl of Logan-Magnolia
138
2nd Place – Landon Kirtley of Panorama
150
1st Place – Corbin Reisz of Logan-Magnolia
2nd Place – Will Knapp of Panorama
157
2nd Place – Gabe Wagner of Panorama
165
2nd Place – Blake Schwartz of Panorama
175
2nd Place – Kayden Baxter of AHSTW
190
1st Place – Lucas Olson of Woodbine
2nd Place – Aaron Cordell of Logan-Magnolia
215
1st Place – Carson Edney of Logan-Magnolia
285
1st Place – Henry Lund of AHSTW
2nd Place – Joel Cooper of Panorama

Team Scores:

  1. Logan-Magnolia  175.0
  2. Interstate 35  143.0
  3. Wayne, Corydon  112.5
  4. Panorama  110.5
  5. Earlham  102.0
  6. Woodbine  98.5
  7. Central Decatur  83.0
  8. AHSTW  55.0
  9. Martensdale-St. Marys  44.5
  10. Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas  36.0

Class 2-A Boys State Tournament Qualifiers

Sports

February 15th, 2025 by Jim Field

Class 2-A District @ Glenwood

106
1st Place – Kline Kiburz of Winterset
2nd Place – Leyton Elmquist of Audubon
113
1st Place – Collin Harris of Atlantic
2nd Place – Brody Black of Glenwood
120
1st Place – Judah Gurwell of Winterset
2nd Place – Braxton Hass of Atlantic
126
1st Place – Jesse Jens of Harlan Community
2nd Place – Lane Elmquist of Audubon
132
1st Place – Jayse Jensen of Winterset
2nd Place – Jon Rasmussen of Audubon
138
1st Place – Nile Benge of Winterset
2nd Place – Kalvin Hayes of Atlantic
144
1st Place – Aiden Smith of Atlantic
2nd Place – Gavin Day of Winterset
150
1st Place – Jax Jensen of Winterset
2nd Place – Brody McKinley of Harlan Community
157
1st Place – Reese Fauble of Glenwood
2nd Place – Chayton Snethen of Harlan Community
165
1st Place – Adam Baier of Red Oak
2nd Place – Kahne Kibruz of Winterset
175
1st Place – Jacob Aust of Glenwood
2nd Place – Brody Bendorf of Harlan Community
190
1st Place – Donovan Hedrington of Atlantic
2nd Place – Sam McDonald of Winterset
215
1st Place – Mason Koehler of Glenwood
2nd Place – Mason Nally of Clarinda
285
1st Place – Jaydn Cooper of Winterset
2nd Place – Evan Sorensen of Atlantic

Team Scores:

1. Winterset  236.5
2. Atlantic  185.0
3. Glenwood  140.5
4. Harlan Community  130.0
5. Red Oak  82.5
6. Audubon  75.0
7. Clarke  41.0
8. Clarinda  32.5

Class 2-A @ Bishop Heelan Catholic

120: 2nd Place – Caleb Hoffman of Kuemper Catholic
126:  2nd Place – Owen Nepple of Kuemper Catholic
144:  2nd Place – Michael Rowedder of Carroll
157:  1st Place – Owen Klocke of Carroll
190:  1st Place – Quinten Polking of Carroll
215:  1st Place – Coby Pierce of Kuemper Catholic
285:  2nd Place – Reid Steger of Kuemper Catholic

Class 3-A Boys State Tournament Qualifiers

Sports

February 15th, 2025 by Jim Field

Area state tournament qualifiers:

Class 3-A District @ Fort Dodge

106:  2nd Place – Zander Manz of Lewis Central
113:  1st Place – Weston Porter of Lewis Central
126:  3rd Place – Owen Duffek of Lewis Central
132:  1st Place – Carter Schorsch of Lewis Central
138:  3rd Place – Derrick Gregory of Lewis Central
144:  2nd Place – Mandius Volentine of Lewis Central
175:  2nd Place – Chance Chappell of Lewis Central
190:  1st Place – Paxton Blanchard of Lewis Central
215:  2nd Place – Joseph Monge of Lewis Central

Class 3-A District @ Waukee Northwest

106:  2nd Place – Braydon Tranmer of Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln
113:  2nd Place – Gabe Showers of Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln
126:  2nd Place – Noah Phillips of Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson
132:  3rd Place – Luis Avalos of Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln
138:  2nd Place – Jonathan Ryan of Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln
144:  1st Place – Trenton Byers of Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln
175:  3rd Place – Kowen Dighton of Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln

Iowa regulators fine three sports book operators

News, Sports

February 15th, 2025 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) –  State regulators have issued a total of 80-thousand dollars’ worth of fines to three different companies that Iowans may use to place online bets on sports. Churchill Downs Technology, also known as Twin Spires, is paying the 20-thousand dollar fine for either contacting or setting up online wagering accounts for 17 people on the state’s so-called self-exclusion list. It means those people voluntarily asked to be prohibited from entering a casino or placing bets. Penn Sports Interactive — the sports betting operation associated with the Ameristar Casino in Council Bluffs — is paying a 20-thousand dollar for letting 51 people place proposition bets on men’s basketball games between N-C-A-A teams and teams in the N-A-I-A.

That type of betting market not allowed in Iowa. Penn Sports was fined another 20-thousand dollars for sending two marketing emails to someone who put themselves on the state’s self-exclusion list so they would not get those sorts of email. The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission also issued a 20-thousand dollar fine against Circa Sports, which offered certain types of wagers on an Iowa versus Michigan game that are not allowed under Iowa law.

Saturday, February 15, 22025 Girls Basketball Schedule

Sports

February 14th, 2025 by Jim Field

Class 3-A Region 5 Quarterfinals:

  • Clarinda (13-9) @ Atlantic (16-6) — 7:00 pm on KJAN
  • Red Oak (0-20) @ Harlan (17-4)
  • Missouri Valley (10-11) @ Kuemper Catholic (10-11)
  • Greene County (0-22) @ Cherokee Washington (18-3)

Class 2-A Region 7 1st Round:

  • West Monona (5-15) @ AHSTW (7-14)
  • Tri-Center (6-14) @ Logan-Magnolia (10-11)