(Radio Iowa) — The 2020 Iowa legislature will NOT boost the penalties for assaulting referees, umpires, line judges and other sports officials. Bills on the topic were permanently tabled in the House AND the Senate this week. Representative Tom Moore of Griswold retired this summer after officiating high school softball games for the past 30 years. He was a high school wrestling official for 38 years.

“Veteran officials don’t usually have very many problems,” Moore says. “It’s usually the younger officials and fans feel they can intimidate whether it be verbally or, God forbid, physically.” But Moore says assault is assault and it makes no sense to single out sports officials as a protected class.

“Where do we stop? It could go teachers, legislators, newspaper reporters and radio announcers or reporters,” Moore said. “Where do we stop?” Currently state law DOES call for enhanced penalties for assaulting police, fire fighters, prison guards, nurses and doctors and some state employees — including tax collectors. Moore says adding sports officials to that list won’t really address the state’s referee shortage.

“We’re seeing a change in our society that leads to more confrontation with officials,” Moore says. “It’s hurting the overall athletic scene.” Moore was Griswold’s football coach for 23 years. He says proposed liability protection for the decisions referees make during a game was another problem area in the bill he helped shelve at the statehouse.

Team Rankings

1. West Delaware
2. Union
3. Centerville
4. Winterset
5. Independence
6. Solon
7. Sergeant Bluff-Luton
8. Davenport Assumption
9. Osage
10. Williamsburg

Individual Rankings

113
9. Aybren Moore, Atlantic/CAM

120
3. Benjamin Schmitz, Kuemper Catholic

138
8. Shea Parkis, Kuemper Catholic

152
5. Wyatt Appleseth, Panorama

160
2. Justin McCunn, Red Oak

182
3. Jackson Kinsella, Creston/O-M

195
3. Carter Maynes, Red Oak
4. Sam Chapman, Creston/O-M

220
5. Crew Howard, Clarinda

285
7. Cale Roller, Atlantic/CAM

Full rankings available HERE

Team Rankings

1. Don Bosco
2. Lisbon
3. West Sioux
4. Underwood
5. Logan-Magnolia
6. New London
7. West Hancock
8. Denver
9. Hudson
10. Nashua-Plainfield

Individual Rankings

106
1. Gable Porter, Underwood
8. John Schroder, Riverside

113
7. Elliot Cooney, Nodaway Valley
10. Jace Rose, Riverside

120
1. Hagen Heistand, Logan-Magnolia
2. Stevie Barnes, Underwood

126
10. Wyatt Reisz, Logan-Magnolia

132
2. Cole Cassady, Martensdale-St. Marys
7. Joel Sampson, AHSTW
10. Gunnar Larsen

138
2. Logan James, Underwood
5. Sherman Hayes, East Union
6. Trae Ehlen, Moun Ayr

145
1. Nick Hamilton, Underwood

152
2. Briar Reisz, Logan-Magnolia
5. Jaedan Rasmsusen, AHSTW

170
4. Drew Venteicher, Bedford/Lenox
5. Bryson Freeberg, Tri-Center
6. Cael McLaren, St. Albert
8. Seth Kiesel, AHSTW
9. Jon Johnson, Missouri Valley
10. Brody Gordon, East Mills

182
7. Nick Haynes, Missouri Valley

220
3. Blake Haub, Ogden
5. Rex Johnsen, Logan-Magnolia
9. Cale Anthony, Pleasantville

285
3. Ryley Snell, Interstate-35
4. Barrett Pitt, Logan-Magnolia
8. Brady Canada, AHSTW

Full rankings available HERE

Iowa Girls High School Basketball Rankings
Compiled by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union
January 23, 2020

Class 1A
School Record LW
1 Montezuma 13-0 1
2 Newell-Fonda 14-0 2
3 Marquette Catholic 13-1 3
4 North Mahaska 10-2 4
5 Algona Bishop Garrigan 14-1 5
6 MMCRU 13-0 6
7 Saint Ansgar 12-2 7
8 Council Bluffs St. Albert 8-4 10
9 Kingsley-Pierson 12-1 11
10 Exira-EHK 13-1 12
11 Burlington Notre Dame 12-1 14
12 Woodbury Central 11-3 NR
13 East Buchanan 10-4 8
14 Central Decatur 9-2 13
15 Central Elkader 14-2 NR
Dropped Out: Clarksville (9), Turkey Valley (15)

Class 2A
School Record LW
1 Cascade 14-0 1
2 West Hancock 16-0 2
3 North Linn 12-1 3
4 Osage 10-1 4
5 MFL-Mar-Mac 13-2 5
6 West Branch 12-2 6
7 Van Buren County 13-2 7
8 Western Christian 10-4 8
9 Maquoketa Valley 13-1 9
10 AHSTW 13-1 11
11 Mediapolis 14-1 12
12 Mount Ayr 11-2 13
13 Hudson 11-2 10
14 Panorama 11-2 14
15 Emmetsburg 9-3 15
Dropped Out: None

Class 3A
School Record LW
1 Dike-New Hartford 12-1 1
2 Crestwood 13-2 2
3 Bishop Heelan 9-3 3
4 Clear Lake 12-1 4
5 Roland-Story 11-1 5
6 Red Oak 13-2 6
7 North Polk 9-4 7
8 Des Moines Christian 13-1 8
9 Okoboji 13-1 9
10 West Burlington 11-3 13
11 Davenport Assumption 8-4 11
12 West Liberty 13-2 14
13 Hampton-Dumont-CAL 12-1 10
14 West Marshall 8-1 NR
15 Cherokee 10-4 NR
Dropped Out: Estherville-LC (12), Unity Christian (15)

Class 4A
School Record LW
1 North Scott 12-0 1
2 Marion 11-0 2
3 Center Point-Urbana 12-0 3
4 Glenwood 13-0 4
5 Ballard 12-1 6
6 Cedar Rapids Xavier 8-3 7
7 Lewis Central 9-4 7
8 Gilbert 9-3 5
9 Waverly-Shell Rock 10-2 9
10 Central DeWitt 12-1 10
11 Grinnell 9-3 11
12 Mason City 8-6 12
13 Carroll 9-3 14
14 ADM 9-3 15
15 Clear Creek-Amana 11-3 NR
Dropped Out: Dallas Center-Grimes (13)

Class 5A
School Record LW
1 Iowa City High 10-0 1
2 Johnston 13-1 2
3 Dowling Catholic 12-2 3
4 Cedar Rapids Prairie 12-0 4
5 Waukee 10-2 5
6 Southeast Polk 13-1 6
7 Cedar Falls 8-4 7
8 Waterloo West 10-2 8
9 Urbandale 11-3 9
10 Ankeny Centennial 8-6 10
11 Davenport North 9-2 11
12 Ames 7-6 12
13 West Des Moines Valley 7-6 15
14 Bettendorf 9-5 13
15 Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln 10-3 14
Dropped Out: None

(Radio Iowa/Learfield Sports) – Wrestling is an individual sport but Iowa coach Tom Brands says his Hawkeyes are all in when it comes to team success. The top ranked Hawkeyes put their unbeaten dual record on the line Friday night at home against fourth ranked Ohio State.

Five Big Ten teams are ranked in the top ten and Brands says every dual is a challenge.

Iowa junior Alex Marinelli is ranked second at 165 pounds and says the competition makes everybody better.

(Radio Iowa/Learfield Sports) – Iowa State visits 16th ranked Auburn on Saturday as part of the SEC/Big 12 Challenge. The Cyclones are 9-9 after a win over Oklahoma State. Auburn is 16-2 after a win over South Carolina.

That’s ISU coach Steve Prohm. The Cyclones are still looking for their first road win of the season.

The Cyclones connected on 11 three pointers in the win over Oklahoma State.

Sophomore guard Tyrese Haliburton.

The AC/GC Chargers will host the CAM Cougars for a basketball doubleheader tonight in Guthrie Center and we will have coverage on KJAN, KJANTV, and the CAM Cougar Channel.

The girls contest will feature an 8-4 Chargers squad taking on the 11-2 Cougars. The Chargers have been led by two players averaging 10 points per game, Alaina Bunde and Kylie Young. Kennedy Young is averaging 9 points per contest. CAM has three players averaging in double figures; Sammi Jahde with 14, Zoey Baylor 13, and Marissa Spieker 10.

The boys game will feature the 5-7 Chargers against the 9-3 Cougars. The Chargers have won 3 of their last 4 games and have two players averaging in double digits scoring. Recent Grand View Football commit Quynton Younker is averaging 16 points and Bryce Littler has poured in 15 per outing. The Cougars opened up the season 7-0 but have since dropped three of their last five. The Cougars have been led by 10 points per game from Nathan Hensley and 9 per outing from Colby Rich.

AC/GC is also holding their Coaches vs. Cancer Pink Out night this evening against the Cougars to raise funds to support the American Cancer Society in the fight against Cancer.

You can catch coverage tonight on KJAN. Chris Parks will be joined by some CAM Cougar Channel students for the broadcast with pregame starting at 5:50 p.m. before the girls game at 6 p.m. You can tune in on AM 1220, FM 101.1, online at kjan.com. Live video will also be available on both KJANTV and the CAM Cougar Channel through the KJAN Video Network.

Lance Jones scored 20 points and Barret Benson scored 13 with six rebounds and Southern Illinois beat Northern Iowa 68-66. Jones’ basket gave Southern Illinois a 63-57 lead with 2:21 remaining. AJ Green’s 3-pointer brought the Panthers within 67-66. On the Salukis following possession, Green came up with a steal against Trent Brown, but he missed a jump shot with two seconds left and time expired. Marcus Domask and Trent Brown each scored 11 for the Salukis. Southern Illinois has won four of its last six. Trae Berhow led Northern Iowa with 22 points and nine rebounds.

(Radio Iowa) — The forecast calls for plenty of snow to fly over the next few days, but thousands of Iowans will be thinking of sunny, summer days ahead as they attend one of the biggest one-day bicycling shows in the  “You’re going to see bikes, gear, destinations and events,” Wyatt says. “Really, people come there shopping for their summer. If you want to check out what the latest trail is, if you want to check out what the bike shops have as far as new gear to offer, this is the event for you.”

If you’re shopping for a new bike, whether it’s a traditional two-wheel road bike, recumbent, tandem or electric, Wyatt says there will easily be hundreds of options. “There’s a bike demo area,” Wyatt says. “We’ve got four or five vendors who will let you take a bike over and give it a short ride, right in front of the events center on the floor, so that’ll be pretty cool.”

There will be educational seminars to help riders get in touch with bike advocacy, a legal workshop, and new product launches at the event. While Iowa has hundreds of miles of paved trails, the expo features representatives from a host of “destination” bike rides in other states, including Minnesota and Kentucky. “There’s a lot of interest in the Iowa bicycling community,” Wyatt says. “Certainly, they see it as economic development that they can import to their states. We know that we’ve got to continue to develop that economic impact on bicycling here in Iowa.”

The Iowa Bike Expo is free and runs Saturday from 10 AM to 4:30 PM at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines.
More info. at https://iowabikeexpo.com/

Girls Corner Conference Tournament Semifinals @ Stanton

Stanton 47, East Mills 39
Sidney 46, Fremont-Mills 30

Finals on Friday, January 24th @ East Mills (Malvern)

Consolation: East Mills vs. Fremont-Mills 6:00pm
Championship: Stanton vs. Sidney (Following first game)