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(IHSAA) DES MOINES, Iowa – For the second year in a row, St. Albert gave the defending Class 1A champions a genuine threat in their state tournament opener. And just like in 2018, Grand View Christian came through with a hard-fought win against the Hawkeye Ten contender to advance.
The Thunder (24-1) withstood rallies in the second and fourth quarters thanks to double-digit scoring efforts from seniors Bryce Crabb (17 points), Harouna Sissoko (14), and Arturo Montes (12). Crabb went 10-of-11 from the free throw line to help seal the win down the stretch.
St. Albert struggled against Grand View’s length on the glass and in the paint, but got as close as 53-51 with 1:10 remaining in a gritty performance. Senior Reed Miller led the Falcons with 13 points and 10 rebounds and sophomore guard Sam Rallis added 12 points.
Grand View Christian has now won seven straight state tournament contests. St. Albert, led by recently promoted coach Larry Peterson, was playing in its third tournament in the last four years.
IOWA CITY, Iowa — For the 13th time this season, University of Iowa senior Megan Gustafson has been named the Big Ten Player of the Week, the conference office announced Monday.
It is the 23rd Big Ten Player of the Week Award of Gustafson’s career – a Big Ten record. Gustafson also adds to her record for conference awards in a single season (13).
The Port Wing, Wisconsin, native averaged 31.5 points, 16.0 rebounds, and shot 75.0 percent from the field 100.0 percent from the free throw line in a pair of Iowa wins last week. Gustafson scored a game-high 29 points on 13-for-19 (68.4 percent) shooting from the field at Nebraska on Feb. 25. She pulled down a career-high 20 rebounds to register her 81st career double-double.
On March 3, Gustafson netted a game-high 34 points on 14-for-17 shooting (82.4 percent) from the field and was a perfect 6-for-6 from the free throw line in Iowa’s win over Northwestern. She grabbed 12 rebounds to record her 82nd career double-double. Gustafson scored 24 points and made 9-of-10 field goal attempts in the second half to seal the win for the Hawkeyes.
Gustafson and the No. 12/11 Hawkeyes open the 2019 Big Ten Tournament on Friday at 5:30 p.m. (CT). Iowa faces the winner of Thursday’s matchup between seventh-seeded Minnesota and 10th-seeded Indiana.
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Gonzaga (42) | 29-2 | 1578 | 1 |
| 2. Virginia (21) | 26-2 | 1553 | 2 |
| 3. North Carolina | 24-5 | 1428 | 5 |
| 4. Duke (1) | 25-4 | 1399 | 3 |
| 5. Tennessee | 26-3 | 1366 | 7 |
| 6. Kentucky | 24-5 | 1274 | 4 |
| 7. Michigan | 26-4 | 1216 | 9 |
| 8. Texas Tech | 24-5 | 1100 | 11 |
| 9. Michigan St. | 23-6 | 1039 | 6 |
| 10. LSU | 24-5 | 1005 | 13 |
| 11. Purdue | 22-7 | 999 | 14 |
| 12. Houston | 27-2 | 895 | 8 |
| 13. Kansas | 22-7 | 798 | 15 |
| 14. Florida St. | 23-6 | 702 | 18 |
| 15. Virginia Tech | 22-6 | 668 | 20 |
| 16. Marquette | 23-6 | 626 | 10 |
| 17. Nevada | 26-3 | 579 | 12 |
| 18. Kansas St. | 22-7 | 499 | 16 |
| 19. Buffalo | 26-3 | 437 | 21 |
| 20. Cincinnati | 25-4 | 408 | 23 |
| 21. Wisconsin | 20-9 | 322 | 19 |
| 22. Wofford | 26-4 | 269 | 24 |
| 23. Villanova | 22-8 | 214 | — |
| 24. Maryland | 21-9 | 207 | 17 |
| 25. UCF | 22-6 | 48 | — |
Others receiving votes: Auburn 43, Mississippi St. 25, Iowa St. 21, Utah St. 17, VCU 14, Washington 14, Louisville 12, New Mexico St. 8, Baylor 7, Belmont 7, Old Dominion 3.
ROSEMONT, Ill. — The Big Ten Conference has announced the full bracket for the 26th Big Ten Women’s Basketball Tournament that will take place March 6-10 at Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis.
Maryland (26-3, 15-3 Big Ten) is the No. 1 seed for this year’s tournament after securing the outright Big Ten Championship on Saturday with its 71-62 win over Illinois. The Terrapins have won four Big Ten titles (2015, 2016, 2017, 2019) and three Big Ten Tournament championships (2015, 2016, 2017) since joining the conference prior to the 2014-15 season.
Maryland will open tournament play on Friday with a quarterfinal contest at noon (ET) against the winner of the second-round game between No. 8 seed Northwestern and No. 9 seed Michigan State.
Iowa (23-6, 14-4) is the No. 2 seed for this year’s Big Ten Tournament, the Hawkeyes’ highest seed since 2015 when they were also in the second position. Iowa tips off its postseason schedule at 6:30 p.m. (ET) Friday with a tournament quarterfinal game against the winner of the second-round matchup between No. 7 seed Minnesota and 10th-seeded Indiana.
Rutgers (21-8, 13-5) earned the No. 3 seed for the Big Ten Tournament after posting its highest conference win total since 2007-08 when it went 14-2 as a member of the BIG EAST Conference. The Scarlet Knights also secure their highest seed in the Big Ten Tournament since joining the conference in 2014-15 and will play in the last Big Ten Tournament quarterfinal on Friday night, 25 minutes following the completion of Iowa’s quarterfinal.
Rounding out the top four seeds in this year’s Big Ten Tournament is Michigan (20-10, 11-7), which claimed the last of the tournament’s double-byes into the quarterfinal round. The Wolverines will open their Big Ten Tournament slate Friday afternoon in the quarterfinals, playing 25 minutes after Maryland’s game has concluded.
All 13 games of this year’s Big Ten Tournament will be televised live to a national audience, with the first round through semifinal games from Wednesday through Saturday broadcast on BTN, as well as on the FOX Sports app and through BTN’s digital extension, BTN2Go. The Big Ten Tournament championship game on March 10 will be televised live on ESPN2, as well as the WatchESPN platform and the ESPN app.
Full bracket here: 2019 B1G WBB Tournament Bracket
Following is a comment from University of Iowa head football coach Kirk Ferentz, following the unexpected and untimely death of former Hawkeye football player Damon Bullock:
“Our thoughts and prayers are with Damon’s parents, Kimberly and Roscoe, and the entire family. Damon’s tragic and unexpected death is a shock to all of us within the Iowa football program, as well as his former teammates. Damon was an outstanding young man and we enjoyed him being a part of the Hawkeye football program.”
Bullock completed his Iowa career in 2014. His career totals include 290 rushing attempts for 1,074 rushing yards and four touchdowns. He also had 71 receptions for 616 yards and one touchdown. He rushed for 513 yards in 2012 and 467 yards in 2013.
Bullock’s best career game came in an 18-17 win over Northern Illinois at Soldier Field in Chicago. In his first career start, Bullock rushed 30 times for 150 yards, scoring the game-winning touchdown on a 23-yard run late in the fourth quarter.
(BigTen.org) The Big Ten Conference announced today that James E. Delany will officially conclude his term as Big Ten Commissioner at the end of his current contract which expires on June 30, 2020.
The Big Ten Council of Presidents and Chancellors (COP/C) has initiated a search process under the direction of the COP/C Executive Committee and led by COP/C Chair Morton Schapiro, President, Northwestern University. They have retained the services of Korn Ferry to assist in the search.
“Jim has had an extraordinary impact on the Big Ten Conference, its member institutions, administrators, students and coaches since 1989,” said Schapiro. “He has been a forward-thinking, collaborative and decisive leader in every aspect of conference proceedings. We thank him for his dedicated service to date and look forward to working with him through the conclusion of his contract.”
“It’s been an amazing opportunity to serve and lead these preeminent institutions, presidents, administrators, coaches and students,” said Delany. “It is incredibly fulfilling to support the hundreds of thousands of young men and women who have been afforded an opportunity to obtain best-in-class educations as a result of the invaluable, one-of-a-kind lessons learned through the unique combination of athletic and classroom competition. I would like to recognize and thank each of my colleagues for being such invaluable members of, and contributors to, the Big Ten Conference team, while acknowledging that there is still plenty of work to be done. I look forward to continuing that work through the balance of my term.”
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Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Megan Gustafson had 34 points and 12 rebounds for her 82nd career double-double in her final regular-season home game and No. 12 Iowa beat Northwestern 74-50. She moved into sixth in Big Ten scoring in front of 12,051 fans, and set a single-season conference record for the most field-goals made.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Sara Rhine scored 19 points, Sammie Bachrodt 17 and Becca Hittner 15 with 12 rebounds to lead No. 23 Drake to a 70-61 win over Missouri State and give the Bulldogs sole possession of first place in the Missouri Valley Conference. The teams came in tied for the league lead with the Bears (18-9, 14-2) holding an 85-79 win over Drake on Feb. 1.
MILWAUKEE (AP) — Martin Krampelj scored 19 points and Ty-Shon Alexander added 14 to pace Creighton to a 66-60 victory over No. 10 Marquette. Creighton outscored Marquette 16-3 down the stretch until a 3-pointer in the closing seconds by Markus Howard, who finished with 33 points. The Golden Eagles committed 22 turnovers, which Creighton turned into 18 points.
JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — For a few hours at spring training, Dabo Swinney became the Kyler Murray of coaching. Swinney slipped away from Clemson’s spring football practice to speak to the St. Louis Cardinals and take a little batting practice.
UNDATED (AP) — College recruiting focuses on big men who can dribble, shoot and move well defensively to fit today’s game. Big men who play primarily with their backs to the baskets are quickly becoming a dying breed.
JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — As unhittable as Jordan Hicks’ 105 mph heater can be, a pitch clocked a little bit closer to the speed limit might ultimately be what makes him the Cardinals’ closer. Developing the slider, a pitch Hicks began to get a feel for late last season, into a reliable second option has been Hicks’ focus this spring.
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — The Angels’ Albert Pujols wants to make a difference on and off the field. On Friday, he was at the United Nations in New York to receive an award for his humanitarian efforts. On Saturday, he played in a “B” game and on Sunday, he went 3 fo -3, including his first spring home run.
2018-19 WIC Academic Honor Teams
(Must be senior, maintain a 3.25 cumulative grade point average)
Girls Basketball
AHSTW: Katie Anzalone, Katie Wise.
Audubon: Keaton Wessel.
IKM-Manning: Gabrielle Cadwell, Caitin Muhlbauer, Sydney Wegner.
Missouri Valley: Carter Crispin, McKenna Clausen, Abigail Olson.
Treynor: Sydney Carman, Kayla Chapman, Gracie Hansen, Sydni Huisman, Noel James, Konnor Sudmann.
Tri-Center: Kayla Jensen, Lilly Dahir, Paula Eickenberry.
Boys Basketball
AHSTW: Blake Osbahr.
Audubon: Tate Kileen, Noah Muzney.
IKM-Manning: Keaton Allmon, Nathan Blankman, Ethan Carter, Alex Lingle.
Logan-Magnolia: Joel Richardson, Matt Soetmelk, Mason Rosengren.
Treynor: Kyle Christensen, Jerry Jorgensen.
Tri-Center: Wyatt Andersen, Kyle Siebels.
Underwood: Riley Konsor, Connor Ryan.
Wrestling
AHSTW: Ben Ehlers, Caden Larson, Gabe Madsen.
Audubon: Dylan Obermeier.
Logan-Magnolia: Josh Stueve, Beau Peschel, Weston Worley, Chase Maguire.
Missouri Valley: Connor Lange.
Riverside: Gabe Smith, Elijah Petersen.
Tri-Center: Emmett White.
2018-19 Western Iowa Conference
Boys Basketball, Final Standings
Teams Conf All
*Treynor 16-0 20-4
Audubon 12-4 16-7
IKM-Manning 10-5 14-8
Underwood 8-8 11-10
AHST/W 8-8 12-11
Logan-Magnolia 8-8 11-10
Tri-Center 7-8 12-11
Riverside 2-14 6-16
Missouri Valley 0-16 2-20
* 2018-19 WIC Regular Season Champions.
WIC All-Conference Basketball Teams
First Team
*Tate Killeen, Audubon, Sr.; Jon Schwarte, Treynor, Jr.; Alex Lingle, IKM-Manning, Sr.; Jack Stogdill, Treynor, Jr.; Jack Tiarks, Treynor, Jr.; Lane Lawson, Audubon, Sr.; Jerry Jorgenson, Treynor, Sr.
* 2018-19 WIC Most Valuable Player.
Second Team
Matt Soetmelk, Lo-Ma, Sr.; Kaiden Smith, Audubon, Jr.; Jalen Humphrey, Underwood, Sr.; Blake Hall, Underwood, Soph.; Brady Huebner, Tri-Center, Sr.; Leyton Nelson, Tri-Center, Soph.; Clayton Akers, AHST/W, Jr.
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