The AHSTW Vikings (12-10) will face the Ar-We-Va Rockets (21-1) in the Boys Class 1A District 15 Semifinals tonight in Elk Horn. The game has been moved up to a 5:30pm start time due to the impending winter storm tonight.

The Vikings come in averaging 53 points per game as a team and are led individually by Clayton Akers’ 10 points per outing. The Vikings have a number of contributors in the 8 to 6 point per game range. They will face a Rockets squad that is averaging 64 points per outing. The Rockets have three players averaging in doubled figures: Keegan Simons (19.5), Drew Schurke (16.8), and Derek Oeser (9.7).

The teams did not meet during the regular season.

Chris Parks has the call tonight from Elk Horn with pregame at 5:20pm. Tune in on AM1220, FM101.1, and online at kjan.com.

Class 1A District Semifinals

Class 1A District 12 @ Creston

Mormon Trail vs. Central Decatur 5:00 PM
Bedford vs. Murray 6:30 PM

Class 1A District 13 @ Earlham

Ankeny Christian Academy vs. Nodaway Valley 5:30 PM
Martensdale-St. Marys vs. Earlham 7:00 PM

Class 1A District 14 @ Fremont-Mills

St. Albert vs. Sidney 5:00 PM
East Mills vs. Stanton 6:30 PM

Class 1A District 15 – @ Exira/EHK

Ar-We-Va vs. AHSTW 5:30 PM –ON KJAN
Exira/EHK vs. Audubon 7:00 PM-ON KJAN

Class 1A District 16 – @ Sioux Central

Newell-Fonda vs. IKM-Manning 6:30 PM
Sioux Central vs. River Valley 8:00 PM

CLASS 2A District Finals

Class 2A District 13 @ Ames

Des Moines Christian vs. Panorama 6:00 PM

Class 2A District 14 @ CB Thomas Jefferson

Treynor vs. Tri-Center 6:00 PM

The 7:20-a.m. Sportscast with Jim Field.

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Denison-Schleswig was able to hit enough free throws in overtime to hold off Atlantic 70-65 in a Class 3-A boys district semi-final at Glenwood Monday night.

Logan Reilly and Chase Mullenix scored all the first quarter points for the Trojans as the two teams were even at 15-all after one.  The second quarter was different, as the Monarchs opened on a 13-0 run to open up a 28-15 lead that looked insurmountable.  Denison still led by 13 heading into the fourth quarter, 46-33, as each team was plagued by turnovers and sloppy play in the third.

The fourth quarter was different.  Atlantic began with a 20-7 run to tie the game at 53-all.  And they battled to send the game into overtime at 63-63.  Skyler Handlos nailed three three-pointers in the fourth quarter and Mullenix had 12 of his team-high 26 points in the late rally.

The overtime period saw Atlantic make only one field goal…the only one by either team, as Denison made seven of 12 free throw attempts for all of their overtime points.

Six-foot-eight junior Goannar Biliew was a tough match-up for the Trojans.  Biliew finished with a game-high 32 points, including ten of 12 from the line, and Charlie Wiebers had 11 points.  The Monarchs improve to 17-4 and advance to the district final.

Atlantic got 16 points from Logan Reilly before he fouled out with 4:49 left in the fourth quarter, and Skyler Handlos scored 11.  The Trojans finish their first season under coach Jeff Ebling with a mark of 9-12.

The IGHSAU has released the pairings for Girls State Basketball that will be played next week in Des Moines. Classes 1A, 2A, and 3A brackets are set so far.

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The CAM Cougars girls basketball team set the tone early and never looked back in a

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runaway win over Colo-Nesco in the Girls Class 1A Region 7 Final on Monday night. The Cougars opened the game with a 16-0 run and led 21-5 by the end of the first quarter. The Cougars pushed that lead to 39-15 by the end of the first half.

The second half was a little shaky from time to time but CAM still held a more than comfortable lead the rest of the way. The lead got above the 35 point mark late in the third quarter and the rest of the game melted away in a hurry.

The Cougars hit 10 threes on the night in a great all around performance. Paige McAfee dropped in 5 threes and finished with 21 points, Madison Gettler dropped in 13 on the night. The Cougars advance to the Girls State Basketball Tournament for the first time since 1997 and just the second time as CAM school district. The Cougars improved to 21-2 on the season.

Colo-Nesco was led by 13 points form junior Rylee Purvis. The Royals end their season with a record of 19-4.

The Class 1A State pairings were released late Monday night and the Cougars drew the 6th seed and will face 3rd seeded Montezuma at 6:45pm on Wednesday the 27th. We’ll have coverage starting at 5:45pm that evening.

Interviews with CAM players Madison Gettler, Sammi Jahde, and Macy Ticknor along with Head Coach Joe Wollum can be heard below.

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The Atlantic boys basketball team will open up the postseason tonight against the Denison-Schleswig Monarchs. That game is being played as the first of a doubleheader in Glenwood tonight at 6:30pm. Glenwood and Creston will follow in the second game at 8:00pm.

The two teams just met on Thursday night to end the regular season with Denison-Schleswig coming out on top 66-51. The Monarchs won the first meeting of the season as well back on January 4th 64-50. Atlantic Head Coach Jeff Ebling said the Trojans showed some good things on Thursday and he knows they will be ready to go tonight.

Atlantic (9-11) is led by Chase Mullenix averaging 17.2 points per game and Tyler Moen who has averaged 14 points per outing.

Denison-Schleswig (16-4) has been led by a standout junior class. Goanar Biliew leads the way with 17.9 points per game and Charlie Wiebers has dropped in 16.7 points per outing.

Coach Ebling said limiting the Monarchs to one attempt per possession will be key.

We’ll have coverage of the first half of the game tonight followed by updates throughout the second half during the CAM Regional Final. Jim Field will have the call from Glenwood.

The CAM Cougars girls basketball team will compete for a trip to the State Tournament tonight when they face the Colo-Nesco Royals in the Class 1A Region 7 Final. The Cougars and Royals will play at West Des Moines Valley high school with a 7:00pm tip-off and we’ll have coverage on KJAN.

The Cougars have made it to the Regional Final by earning wins over the Audubon Wheelers 73-67 and the Fremont-Mills Knights 66-23. The Cougars have been led on the season by a strong group of seniors. Madison Gettler has been terrific, averaging 19.8 points and 7 rebounds per game. Paige McAfee has poured in 13 points per outing and has been great from beyond the arc so far this postseason. Sammi Jahde and Zoey Baylor have averaged 8 points per game and Macy Ticknor is right behind with 7 per outing.

Colo-Nesco made their way to the Regional Final with wins over Paton-Churdan 61-50 and Collins-Maxwell 42-40. The Royals got a late steal and bucket to pull off that Semifinal win. The Royals are led by 13.4 points per game from Faith Vincent and 11.6 per outing from Rylee Purvis. Lauryn Hill and Emma Stalzer are both averaging near 8 points per game as well.

CAM Head Coach Joe Wollum said after the win on Friday that they are excited for the opportunity.

Tune in for the game tonight on KJAN AM1220, FM101.1, and online at kjan.com. We will join to the broadcast right near tipoff after the first half of the Atlantic boys game in Glenwood against Denison-Schleswig. Chris Parks will have the call from WDM Valley High School.