The Glenwood boys basketball team pulled away from the Atlantic Trojans in the 2nd half for a 64-41 win on Monday night at the Atlantic High School. The Trojans actually held a one point halftime lead at 27-26 but the defensive pressure amped up for the Rams after the break. The Trojans started to turn the ball over and give Glenwood some easy looks on the other end.

The score wavered a couple times in the third before the Rams finished the quarter on a 10-2 run to lead 47-37 after 3. The Rams then outscored the Trojans 17-4 to finish the win.

Atlantic Head Coach Jeff Ebling said it was just kind of a snowball in the second half with shots not falling.

The Rams did a great job of making Trojan leading-scorer Skyler Handlos work hard to try to get open and he never got into a good rhythm.

Ryan Blum led the Rams with 26 points and John Palmer finished with 9. The Rams improve to 6-3 on the season. They will travel to Shenandoah on Friday.

Atlantic was led by 15 points from Nile Petersen in the loss. Grant Sturm and Craig Alan Becker each had 8 on the night. Atlantic falls to 3-6 on the year and next up for the Trojans is a trip to Kuemper Catholic in Carroll on Friday.

The Atlantic boys basketball team hosts the Glenwood Rams on Monday night at the Atlantic High School and we’ll have coverage on KJAN.

The Rams are 5-3 on the season and won the first meeting with the Trojans 75-65 back on December 6th. Glenwood is led by Ryan Blum who is averaging 18 points per game and Zach Carr who has poured in 16 per outing.

Atlantic is 3-5 on the year and have been led by Skyler Handlos’ 18 points per game. Nile Petersen has come on strong as the season has moved along and is averaging 12 points per game.

Catch the game on KJAN tonight with Chris Parks. Pregame will start about 7:15pm with the game set to tip-off about 7:30pm. Tune in on AM 1220, FM 101.1, and live audio online at kjan.com.

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A busy week for the Atlantic/CAM wrestling team will conclude with their home Rollin Dyer Invitational on Saturday. The Trojans are celebrating their 50th season of competition and they will be honoring former wrestlers on Saturday.

All former wrestlers for the Atlantic/CAM program are invited to the Rollin Dyer on Saturday to be recognized during the tourney. Action will begin at 10:00am.

A social for all former wrestlers and their families will then be held at Rumor’s Lounge on Saturday following the conclusion of the tournament.

The Riverside wrestling team traveled to Kansas City for the Joe Crouthers Tournament this past weekend and came away with a 3rd place finish. The Bulldogs scored 280.5 points and had three champions.

John Schroder (106), Jace Rose (113), and Nolan Moore (138) all took titles. Rhett Bentley (145) and Eddie Vlcek (195) finished with 3rd place medals. Austin Kremkoski (160) came in 4th.

The Atlantic/CAM wrestling team went undefeated at the Eddyville-Blakesburg Dual Tournament on Saturday.

The Trojans went 5-0 on the day:

Atlantic/CAM 42, Des Moines East 34
Atlantic/CAM 47, Eddyville-Blakesburg 33
Atlantic/CAM 44, Camanche 34
Atlantic/CAM 52, Mediapolis 24
Atlantic/CAM 54, Waukee JV 27

The Trojans are now 13-0 on the year in dual competition. Cale Roller (220), Ethan Follman (120), and Aybren Moore (113) all went undefeated on the day. The Trojans had a total of 29-falls in the tourney.

Next up for the Atlantic/CAM squad is a home quadrangular on Tuesday night with Logan-Magnolia, OA-BCIG, and Woodbine. It will be Senior night for the Trojans with action starting at 5:30pm.

The Trojans also have a triangular at Denison on Thursday with Harlan involved and then will host the Rollin Dyer Tournament on Saturday.

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

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Russell Wilson threw a 53-yard touchdown pass to DK Metcalf and Marshawn Lynch had a rushing score as the Seattle Seahawks beat the Eagles, 17-9 in Philadelphia. Wilson threw for 325 yards and led the team with 45 yards rushing. The Seahawks had a season-high seven sacks from six players, but the biggest hit was provided by Jadeveon Clowney. He knocked out quarterback Carson Wentz with a helmet-to-helmet hit in Philadelphia’s second series.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) —The Minnesota Vikings blew a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter before Kirk Cousins hit tight end Kyle Rudolph for a four-yard touchdown on the first possession of overtime to give the Vikes a 26-20 victory against the New Orleans Saints. Dalvin Cook gained 130 yards from scrimmage and scored a pair of touchdowns that put the Vikings ahead, 20-10. Will Lutz forced OT by nailing a 49-yard field goal with two seconds remaining in regulation.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Chante Stonewall scored 26 points, Lexi Held added 23 and Sonya Morris came up with a big steal in the closing seconds and No. 16 DePaul pulled out a 74-71 win over Creighton. Morris’steal came after Stonewall’s tie-breaking free throw _ after she missed her first attempt _ with six seconds left. Following the turnover, Kelly Campbell made two free throws in the last second. Jaylyn Agnew, who scored 18 points for the Bluejays, made two free throws with 1:23 to play and after a DePaul miss Temi Carda, who scored 24, made two more to tie the game at 71 with 38 seconds left.

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kysre Gondrezick scored a career-high 24 points and dished eight assists in helping the No. 19 West Virginia women beat Kansas State 74-63 in a Big 12 opener. Gondrezick was 9-of-14 shooting, making half of her eight 3-point attempts. Tynice Martin added 18 points and Madisen Smith, with three makes from the arc, scoring 15. Peyton Williams, who has been averaging a double-double, had another with 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Wildcats. West Virginia had the lead for good midway through the first quarter and led 37-22 at halftime.

VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) — Alexa Willard scored 24 points and Brice Calip added 18 to lead No. 21 Missouri State to an 81-68 victory over Valparaiso. Jasmine Franklin added 10 points with nine rebounds for the Lady Bears. Both teams had 24 field goals and the Crusaders made nine more 3-pointers but the difference came at the free-throw line where Missouri State made 28 of 36 to just 6 of 8 for Valparaiso. Grace Hales led the Crusaders with five 3-pointers and 17 points.