Hawkeye 10 Wrestling Tournament (Shenandoah)

• Atlantic/CAM crowned four champions and three runner-ups and captured the Hawkeye Ten Conference Wrestling Tournament Title with 224-points Saturday at Shenandoah. Joe Weaver, (120), Chase McLaren, (138), Connor Pellett, (152), and Cale Roller, (220), all won individual titles. Garrett McLaren, (106), Aybren Moore, (113) and Kaden Stutzman, (145), finished second. McLaren became the first Atlantic/CAM wrestler to win four Hawkeye Ten Conference individual titles and captured his 200th career win.  He also won his four Hawkeye Ten Conference crowns in four different weight divisions:: The title as a freshman at 120-lbs; 126-lbs as a sophomore; 132-lbs his junior year, and 138-lbs, this season.

Team Scores
1 Atlantic/CAM,  224.0
2 Harlan, 195.5
3 Lewis Central, Council Bluffs 193.0
4 Glenwood 174.0
5 Creston Orient Macksburg 170.5
6 Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 117.0
7 Red Oak 114.0
8 Clarinda 101.5
9 Denison 32.0
10 Shenandoah 31.5
11 St Albert, Council Bluffs 0.0

Wheeler Invitational (in Audubon) (Team/ points)

1. Logan-Magnolia 273
2. Missouri Valley 241
3. Audubon 105
4. East Sac County 104
5. Logan-Magnolia 81
6. Atlantic/CAM JV 55
7. Missouri Valley JV 50
8. West Harrison 44
9. Collins-Maxwell 22
10. East Sac County JV 18
11. Collins-Maxwell JV 0
11. Exira-EHK 0
11. West Harrison JV 0

East Mills Invitational

1. Interstate-35 297.5
2. Treynor 129.5
3. East Union 121
4. East Mills 117
5. SW Valley 100
6. MVAOCOU 79
7. Tarkio, MO 78
8. Griswold 76
9. Woodbine 51
10. SW Iowa 49
11. Thomas Jefferson 29

AC/GC Charges Invitational

1. Clarion-Goldfield-Dows 236.5
2. Van Meter/Earlham 212
3. Underwood 164.5
4. Woodward-Granger 141.5
5. AHSTW 116
6. SE Valley 116
7. West Central Valley 107.5
8. Panorama 101
9. SE Warren 97.5
10. Riverside 89.5
11. Manson NW Webster 85
12. Greene County 80
13. ACGC 77
14. Nodaway Valley 64.5
15. Tri-Center 54
16. Ogden 50.5
17. Coon Rapids-Bayard 21
18. Nevada 16
19. Moravia 0

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

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Talen Horton-Tucker scored 23 points, Lindell Wigginton had 18 and No. 24 Iowa State cruised over No. 20 Mississippi 87-73 in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge. Iowa State put on an offensive show, making 13 straight shots during the second half to turn a tight game into a relatively easy victory. The Cyclones shot 69 percent from the field, including nearly 77 percent in the second half.

VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) — Freshman D.J. Wilkins had a season-high 20 points _ his 10th consecutive game scoring in double figures _ to help Drake beat Valparaiso 70-59 and extend its win streak to four games. Wilkins hit 4 of 8 from 3-point range, grabbed six rebounds and had four assists.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — PJ Washington scored 14 of his 20 points in the second half, and No. 8 Kentucky beat No. 9 Kansas 71-63 in the SEC-Big 12 Challenge. Washington also had 13 rebounds, helping the Wildcats to a 49-36 advantage on the glass. Reid Travis had 18 points and 12 boards, and Keldon Johnson also posted a double-double with 15 points and 10 rebounds.

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Skylar Mays scored 11 points of his 24 points in the last three minutes of regulation and No. 25 LSU overcame a 14-point deficit in the final 2:08 to force overtime in an 86-80 victory over Missouri. Ja’Vonte Smart made two 3-pointers in overtime and scored 14 points for the Tigers (16-3, 6-0 Southeastern Conference).

STORRS, Conn. (AP) — Christian Vital scored 21 points Jalen Adams added 19 as UConn beat Wichita State 80-60 on Saturday night in the American Athletic Conference. Tyler Polley added 12 points and Josh Carlton 11 and four blocks for the Huskies, who never trailed. Jamarius Burton had 16 points for Wichita State, which has lost three in a row.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Florence Dalby loves Nebraska as much today as she did when she first started going to games in 1939. The Cornhuskers honored her during their Coaches Vs. Cancer game against Ohio State. It’s wasn’t just because she’s been a breast cancer survivor for nearly 25 years but also because she’s been a season ticket holder for 80.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Luther Muhammad scored 18 of his career-high 24 points in the second half and Ohio State ended its longest losing streak in 21 years with a 70-60 win over struggling Nebraska. Muhammad made three 3-pointers in the middle of the second half to spark a 20-5 run that propelled the Buckeyes to their first win in six games. James Palmer and Glynn Watson Jr. combined for 37 points for the Huskers.

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Wendell Mitchell scored a game-high 22 points, all in the second half, and Texas A&M ran past Kansas State 65-53 in the annual Big 12/SEC Challenge. The Wildcats (15-5) led 30-26 at halftime before the Aggies (8-10), in snapping a three-game losing streak, outscored their former Big 12 brethren 39-23 over the final 20 minutes.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 49, Western Christian 47

Earlham 59, Nodaway Valley 50

East Sac County 55, Ruthven-Ayrshire 39

Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 61, A-H-S-T-W, Avoca 47

Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 58, Des Moines Christian 49

Sidney 64, Essex 37

Sioux City, East 78, LeMars 73

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Ar-We-Va, Westside 64, Ridge View 54

Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 52, Western Christian 35

Des Moines Christian 61, Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 53

Earlham 35, Nodaway Valley 23

East Sac County 58, Ruthven-Ayrshire 55, OT

Glenwood 70, Harlan 42

LeMars 66, Sioux City, East 60

Sidney 64, Essex 16

Bluegrass Conference Tournament Semifinal

Lamoni 57, Diagonal 33

Seymour 59, Murray 38

VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) — Freshman D.J. Wilkins had a season-high 20 points — his 10th consecutive game scoring in double figures — to help Drake beat Valparaiso 70-59 on Saturday night and extend its win streak to four games. Wilkins hit 4 of 8 from 3-point range, grabbed six rebounds and had four assists. Nick McGlynn and Tremell Murphy added 11 points apiece and Brady Ellingson scored 10 for Drake (16-5, 5-3 Missouri Valley Conference).

Murphy’s dunk midway through the second half capped a 9-2 spurt that gave the Bulldogs a 50-41 lead and it was at least a two-possession game the rest of the way. Wilkins converted a 3-point play and then hit a jumper to spark a 7-0 run that made it 67-55 with 1:36 to play.

Sackey and Jaume Sorolla led the short-handed Crusaders (12-9, 5-3) with 13 points apiece. Ryan Fazekas, Valpo’s leading scorer, missed his fifth consecutive game due to an ankle injury and it was announced before the game that starting center, and second-leading scorer, Derrik Smits wouldn’t play due to an undisclosed injury. Marcus Golder, who came in third on the team at 10.9 points per game, left the game with an apparent injury to his left leg less than five minutes in.

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Spencer Haldeman scored 24 points off the bench and Northern Iowa beat Evansville 81-74 on Saturday night, snapping a two-game skid. Trae Berhow added 19 points and 10 rebounds for the Panthers (9-12, 4-4 Missouri Valley Conference). Isaiah Brown had 12 points and Luke McDonnell had 10 points and led the team with a career-best 14 rebounds.

Northern Iowa trailed 36-31 at the break and was down 48-40 early in the second half when Haldeman sank a layup and 3-pointer to spark a 16-4 run capped by a Brown 3 to go ahead 56-52 with 8:26 to go. Haldeman hit two more 3-pointers back-to-back to push it to 66-60 with 5:33 left and Evansville never threatened after that.

John Hall scored a career-high 21 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for the Purple Aces (9-12, 3-5), who are on a three-game skid. K.J. Riley added 19 points.

(Update 10-a.m. 1/27) — The 2019 edition of RAGBRAI will start in Council Bluffs on July 21st and come to Atlantic on July 22nd. The ride continues through the 27th with overnight stops in Winterset, Indianola, Centerville, Fairfield and Burlington.

The 2019 route is 427 miles with 14,735 feet of climb, the eighth easiest route in the rides 47 year history. The 2019 ride is also the sixth shortest and eighth flattest. The full route, including pass-through towns and vehicle directions, is expected to be released in March.

Bailey Smith, Executive Director at the Atlantic Area Chamber of Commerce says “We are excited to see RAGBRAI has named Atlantic as a host community. RAGBRAI has always expressed how much they love coming to Atlantic and we’re excited to show not just the state of Iowa, but cyclists from the country and around the world what kind of people and community we are.”

Kipp Harris, who has chaired the last two RAGBRAI visits, and Nick Harris will co-chair RAGBRAI 2019. Smith says “Hosting RAGBRAI is a community wide effort and we’re pleased to have Kipp & Nick stepping up to lead the charge. RAGBRAI gives Atlantic a lot of positive exposure while supporting local organizations and non-profits. We look forward to partnering with community leading entities as well as community minded individuals to have a successful RAGBRAI 2019.”

More details about committee and volunteer needs will be available in the coming weeks. For more information regarding RAGBRAI 2019, please visit www.ragbrai.com.

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Iowa State whipped the basketball around and through Mississippi’s zone with precision and purpose, finding open players on nearly every possession during the second half.
By the time the Rebels figured out where the ball was, one of the Cyclones was usually slamming it through the hoop or making another open jumper.

The result was No. 24 Iowa State’s impressive 87-73 victory over No. 20 Ole Miss in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge on Saturday. Freshman Talen Horton-Tucker scored 23 points and sophomore Lindell Wigginton added 18. The 6-foot-4 Horton-Tucker, who leads all Big 12 freshmen in scoring, made 11 of 18 shots from the field and added eight rebounds and five assists. Marial Shayok added 17 points on 6 of 9 shooting, including 3 of 5 from 3-point range.

Ole Miss was led by Breein Tyree with 22 points and Davis with 16. Iowa State’s streak of 13 straight made shots was a clinic on offensive efficiency. The Cyclones made a few tough shots during the run, but several came at point-blank range, including six layups and a dunk. The Cyclones bounced back from a close loss to Kansas earlier in the week and looked very much like a quality NCAA Tournament team. Iowa State was a little sloppy with turnovers, but it didn’t matter because of the great shooting.
UP NEXT: Iowa State hosts West Virginia on Wednesday.

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BOYS BASKETBALL

A-H-S-T-W, Avoca 66, Missouri Valley 37

ADM, Adel 58, Perry 31

Ar-We-Va, Westside 70, Woodbine 54

Atlantic 57, Red Oak 47

Audubon 66, Tri-Center, Neola 61

Boyer Valley, Dunlap 55, West Harrison, Mondamin 49

CAM, Anita 59, AC/GC 56

Central Decatur, Leon 74, Southwest Valley 39

Clarinda Academy 84, Heartland Christian 36

Coon Rapids-Bayard 63, Glidden-Ralston 23

Creston 78, Shenandoah 34

Denison-Schleswig 66, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 54

East Mills 65, Griswold 20

Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 68, Paton-Churdan 24

Logan-Magnolia 76, Riverside, Oakland 37

Mount Ayr 86, East Union, Afton 47

Nodaway Valley 71, Southeast Warren, Liberty Center 28

Omaha Skutt Catholic, Neb. 75, Glenwood 50

Panorama, Panora 72, Earlham 61

Sioux City, West 67, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 65, OT

Stanton 68, Fremont Mills, Tabor 36

Treynor 56, IKM-Manning 46

Van Meter 51, Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 42

Winterset 55, Carroll 46

Bluegrass Conference Tournament Quarterfinal=

Mormon Trail, Garden Grove 71, Orient-Macksburg 44

GIRLS BASKETBALL

A-H-S-T-W, Avoca 74, Missouri Valley 37

ADM, Adel 68, Perry 39

Ar-We-Va, Westside 62, Woodbine 32

Boyer Valley, Dunlap 59, West Harrison, Mondamin 33

CAM, Anita 80, AC/GC 26

Central Decatur, Leon 64, Southwest Valley 44

Denison-Schleswig 57, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 32

Des Moines Christian 73, West Central Valley, Stuart 30

Glenwood 59, Lewis Central 54

Glidden-Ralston 63, Coon Rapids-Bayard 35

Griswold 35, East Mills 24

Logan-Magnolia 70, Riverside, Oakland 32

Mount Ayr 71, East Union, Afton 15

Nodaway Valley 60, Southeast Warren, Liberty Center 25

Panorama, Panora 52, Earlham 34

Paton-Churdan 59, Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 47

Red Oak 56, Atlantic 47

Shenandoah 60, Creston 41

Sioux City, West 52, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 38

Stanton 51, Fremont Mills, Tabor 37

Treynor 62, IKM-Manning 42

Tri-Center, Neola 68, Audubon 49

Twin Cedars, Bussey 23, Orient-Macksburg 16

Western Valley Conference Tournament First Round

Kingsley-Pierson 66, OA-BCIG 39

Ridge View 66, West Monona 52

Westwood, Sloan 69, Lawton-Bronson 49

Woodbury Central, Moville 62, Siouxland Christian 42

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

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs are hiring Steve Spagnuolo as their defensive coordinator, moving swiftly to replace Bob Sutton after his unit’s dismal performance against the Patriots in the AFC title game. Spagnuolo went 10-38 over three seasons with the St. Louis Rams and 1-3 as the Giants’ interim coach during the 2017 season.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — An Englishwoman has seen the best and worst that Twitter would have to offer the American football player who shares her name, if he had an account. Dee Ford told the Kansas City Star she was deluged with angry tweets from Kansas City Chiefs fans who thought they were venting at linebacker Dee Ford after his late penalty during Sunday’s AFC Championship loss. Oddly enough, she became a fan of the player and sport after being inadvertently tagged in a positive tweet to the player five years ago.

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — The Big 12 is still good while all jumbled up in its standings. The league is the top conference in some key metrics going into the annual SEC/Big 12 Challenge. It is no surprise that No. 9 Kansas is atop the standings, but the 14-time defending champion Jayhawks are tied with streaking Sunflower State rival Kansas State. Baylor also has only two conference losses, and five other teams are within two games in the loss column with six weeks of conference play remaining.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Sometimes uneventful is a good thing. Two years ago at the Kansas City Royals’ FanFest, team members and staff had just returned from pitcher Yordano Ventura’s funeral in the Dominican Republic. Last year, the question was whether Ned Yost would be ready to manage after a near-fatal fall from a deer stand on his ranch outside Atlanta.