The AHSTW Lady Vikes couldn’t get a look at the basket on the final possession of the game and came up short 36-35 to Logan-Magnolia in a Class 2A Region 8 Final on Wednesday night in Harlan. Offense was hard to come by for both teams with each defense packing in the lane with a zone look for much of the night.

AHSTW led 7-5 at the end of the first, and were up 6 at half 19-13. The Panthers rallied in the third and outscored the Lady Vikes 18-2 in the period to lead 31-21. Freshman Ava Goldsmith came in at the end of the quarter and hit a corner three to push the lead to 10 which felt like a big momentum moment. The Lady Vikes answered back though with 10-1 run to start the fourth and get within 1. They would get within 1 a couple more times but could never get over the hump.

The Panthers went into keep away mode in the fourth quarter to try to preserve their lead, extending possessions as long as they could. The Lady Vikes were able to force a couple of turnovers and give themselves a chance to win at the end. AHSTW had possession down one with about 18 seconds left and Kinsey Scheffler got a pass driving left after a scramble. Kylie Morrison was able to knock the ball away and out of bounds with just one-tenth of a second left. The Lady Vikes couldn’t draw a foul on the final inbound and the Panthers held on. After the game AHSTW Head Coach Steve Sauvain talked about what they are gonna miss from their lone senior starter Scheffler.

Logan-Magnolia was led by 14 points from Kylie Morrison and 13 from Emilie Thompson. The Panthers and Coach Derek Sonderland advance to the State Tournament for the second time.

AHSTW was led by 13 from Kailey Jones and 11 from Julia Kock. Coach Sauvain said the future is bright for his squad.

The Lady Vikes finish a terrific season with 20-4.

The Exira-EHK Spartans (21-1) will square off against the St. Albert Saintes (12-11) with a trip to the State Girls Basketball tournament on the line tonight. The two teams are meeting in the Class 1A Region 7 Final which will be played at Harlan Community High School tonight at 8:00 p.m. and we’ll have coverage on KJAN. The game is the second game of a doubleheader and will follow the 2A Region 8 Final between AHSTW and Logan-Magnolia.

The Spartans and Saintes did not meet during the regular season but come in with similar numbers on the year. The Spartans have averaged 63 points per contest while shooting 40% from the field. The Saintes have dropped in 55 points per game on 42% shooting.

The Spartans will be trying to return to the State Tournament after missing out last year. The Spartans advanced to State every season from 2015-18.

Chris Parks will have the call from Harlan with pregame at 7:45 p.m. and tip-off at 8:00 p.m. on AM 1220, FM 101.1, and online at kjan.com.

The AHSTW Lady Vikes (20-3) will take on the Logan-Magnolia Panthers (20-3) for a trip to the State Girls Basketball Tournament tonight. The two squads will meet in the Class 2A Region 8 Final tonight at Harlan High School at 6:00 p.m. and we’ll have coverage on KJAN.

It’s the third meeting of the season for the Western Iowa Conference foes. AHSTW won the first meeting in Logan 48-45 back on December 19th. The Panthers won the second meeting in Avoca 54-41 on January 31st.

The Lady Vikes are searching for their first trip to the State Tournament since 2001. Chris Parks will have the call tonight on KJAN. Tune in for pregame at 5:45 p.m. and tip-off at 6:00 p.m. on AM 1220, FM 101.1, and online at kjan.com.

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CHICAGO (AP) — Cameron Krutwig scored 17 points, grabbed seven rebounds and made three assists and Loyola Chicago held off Drake 64-60 for its ninth straight home win. Tate Hall and Marquise Kennedy scored 11 points apiece for the Ramblers (20-10, 12-5 Missouri Valley Conference), who made 19 of 31 free throws. Liam Robbins scored 13 points with 10 rebounds and four blocks and Garrett Sturtz added 17 points with eight rebounds for Drake (18-12, 8-9). Roman Penn had six assists.

CLASS 1A

Region 6 @ Pleasantville

Martensdale-St. Marys vs. North Mahaska 7:00 p.m.

Region 7 @ Harlan

St. Albert vs. Exira-EHK 8:00 p.m. – ON KJAN

Region 8 @ Cherokee Washington

Woodbury Central vs. Newell-Fonda 7:00 p.m.

CLASS 2A

Region 3 @ Fort Dodge Senior

Panorama vs. West Hancock 7:00 p.m.

Region 8 @ Harlan

AHSTW vs. Logan-Magnolia 6:00 p.m. – ON KJAN

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

EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Cassius Winston scored 19 of his 20 points in the second half and Rocket Watts matched a career high with 21 points, helping No. 24 Michigan State rally to beat No. 18 Iowa 78-70. The Spartans moved into sole possession of second place in the conference Tuesday night with their third win in four games. The Hawkeyes slipped to sixth place in the Big Ten, possibly making an impact on their seeding for the conference tournament in two weeks. Iowa’s Luka Garza scored 20, Ryan Kriener had 18 points before fouling out and Connor McCaffery added 11 points.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Solomon Young scored 20 points, Tre Jackson added a career-high 18 points and Iowa State outlasted TCU 65-59. Iowa State sealed the win with a 6-0 run to stave off the Horned Frogs’ second-half comeback bid. Desmond Bane scored 15 of his 20 points in the second half to lead TCU.

CHICAGO (AP) — Cameron Krutwig scored 17 points, grabbed seven rebounds and made three assists and Loyola Chicago held off Drake 64-60 for its ninth straight home win. Tate Hall and Marquise Kennedy scored 11 points apiece for the Ramblers (20-10, 12-5 Missouri Valley Conference), who made 19 of 31 free throws. Liam Robbins scored 13 points with 10 rebounds and four blocks and Garrett Sturtz added 17 points with eight rebounds for Drake (18-12, 8-9). Roman Penn had six assists.

WACO, Texas (AP) — No. 2 Baylor bounced back in a big way from its first Big 12 loss. Matthew Mayer had a season-high 19 points to lead five players in double figures as the Bears never trailed in an 85-66 win over Kansas State. The Bears were coming off a three-point home loss to Kansas that ended their Big 12-record 23-game winning streak. They had a 34-point lead with four minutes to go against the Wildcats. They didn’t make another field goal after that with the starters on the bench. Cartier Diarra had 19 points to lead K-State. The Wildcats are 0-8 in February and host No. 1 Kansas on Saturday.

ALLEN PARK, Mich. (AP) — The Detroit Lions have released defensive tackle Damon “Snacks” Harrison. The Lions announced the move Tuesday, less than a year after signing him to an $11 million, one-year contract extension. He went into the 2019 season with two years years left on the $46 million contract he signed with the New York Giants. Harrison started in 15 games last season, but had a career-low 49 tackles and two sacks for the three-win Lions. Detroit acquired Harrison from the Giants in the middle of the 2018 season for a fifth-round draft pick. The 31-year-old Harrison was a 2016 All-Pro selection.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska appears poised to allow college athletes to sign endorsement deals with sneaker companies, car dealerships and other sponsors after a measure cleared a major legislative hurdle. The measure advanced through the first of three required votes on Tuesday. It had bipartisan support in the officially nonpartisan Legislature. California last year became the first state to let college athletes use their status to make money. Other states are considering similar measures, though the NCAA has take steps to address it on a national level. The moves follow criticism that universities and athletic sponsors are getting rich off athletes who don’t get a share of the wealth.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Five baseball and softball programs in eastern Nebraska received a total of $103,000 in grants awarded by CWS of Omaha, Inc. and the NCAA. Three organizations whose fields were damaged by floods received $70,000. Of that, $50,000 went to the Waterloo-Valley Recreation Association for Chris Frank Field, which was totally submerged by flooding in 2019. The Omaha Suburban Athletic Association received $5,000 to upgrade Roanoke Park, and $15,000 went to Graves Park Forever in Wakefield. Grants of $25,000 went to Creighton University and $8,328 to Omaha’s Police Athletics for Community Engagement program.

Following Regional Finals on Tuesday night the brackets have been released for the 2020 Girls Class 4A and 5A State Basketball Tournaments.

Class 4A Quarterfinals (Tuesday, March 3rd)

#1 North Scott (23-0) vs. #8 Clear Creek-Amana (19-4) 11:45 a.m.
#4 Center Point-Urbana (21-2) vs. #5 Waverly-Shell Rock (20-2) 1:30 p.m.
#2 Glenwood (24-0) vs. #7 Gilbert (19-3) 3:15 p.m.
#3 Ballard (22-1) vs. #6 Lewis Central (19-5) 5:00 p.m.

Class 5A Quarterfinals (Monday, March 2nd)

#2 Iowa City HIgh (22-1) vs. #7 Cedar Rapids Prairie (20-3) 10:00 a.m.
#3 Johnston (21-2) vs. #6 Southeast Polk (19-4) 11:45 a.m.
#1 Waukee (21-2) vs. #8 Sioux City East (16-7) 1:30 p.m.
#4 Cedar Falls (19-4) vs. #5 Waterloo West (19-4) 3:15 p.m.

Winners advance to the Girls State Basketball Tournament next week.

CLASS 4A

Region 1 @ Glenwood

Glenwood 86, LeMars 65 (Glenwood’s 3rd ever trip to State)

Region 8 @ Lewis Central

Lewis Central 59, Dallas Center-Grimes 41 (LC’s 8th trip to State)

CLASS 5A

Region 3 @ Johnston

Johnston 66, CB Abraham Lincoln 45

The CAM Cougars boys basketball team started each half strong and beat Stanton 65-51 in at Class 1A District 14 Semifinal on Tuesday night in Anita. The Cougars opened up the game with a 10-3 lead and stayed in front the entire night. The Cougars got a near half-court three from Lane Spieker before the halftime buzzer to lead 37-27 at the break. CAM used that momentum to rip off an 11-0 run to start the second half and pull away from the Vikings. Stanton trimmed the lead down to 11 by the end of the third but never got any closer.

CAM Head Coach Nick Hodges said the Cougars executed well on both ends of the floor.

The Cougars got 16 points from Jacob Holste, 15 from Connor McKee, 14 from Ben Tibken, and 11 from Nathan Hensley. The score-book showed another great night of sharing the basketball for the Cougars, which Coach Hodges said is a big strength.

Jacob Holste said he enjoys playing on this team because of their unselfish nature.

The Cougars made Stanton star Tyler Peterson work for all of his 16 points on the night. Holste said slowing him down was a big focus on the defensive end.

The Vikings season finishes with a 19-4 record and they graduate a successful senior class that has been a part of 80 wins in their 4 seasons of play.

CAM improved to 19-4 and advance on to the 1A District 14 final on Thursday night. The Cougars will face Martensdale-St. Marys in that game which will be played at West Central Valley High School in Stuart. We’ll have coverage on KJAN with pregame at 6:45 p.m. and tip-off scheduled for 7:00 p.m. Martensdale advanced with a 63-48 win over Coon Rapids-Bayard on Tuesday.