The University of Iowa athletic department launched www.votegustafson.com this week. The site promotes All-American candidate Megan Gustafson and her record-breaking season. The junior center leads the country in scoring at nearly 25 points per game and also is fifth in the nation in rebounding.

The website features weekly highlights, up-to-date statistics, news clippings, honors, bio pages and videos. The Hawkeyes take a five game winning streak on the road to Rutgers tonight (Wednesday night).

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VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) — Spencer Haldeman drained a late trey to give Northern Iowa enough cushion to hold off Valparaiso 68-63 on Tuesday night.

Haldeman’s 3-pointer with 47 seconds left gave the Panthers a 62-56 lead. Tevonn Walker answered with a 3 for Valparaiso to close to 62-59. Haldeman then made two free throws and Bennett Koch finished the scoring with four straight free throws.

Koch was 8 of 8 from the floor, while making 9 of 14 free-throw attempts to total 25 points, which gave him 1,000 points for his career with Northern Iowa (14-15, 6-11 Missouri Valley Conference). Haldeman and Klint Carlson added 11 points apiece.

The Panthers led throughout the second half but could never break free as the Crusaders remained within striking distance. They closed to 59-56 with 2:01 remaining after Markus Golder drilled a 3 and Walker followed with a layup. Bakari Evelyn had 19 points to lead Valparaiso (14-16, 5-12), which is in last place in the conference.

Northern Iowa will play in an opening-round game at the MVC tournament for the first time since 2003. The bottom four seeds (7th to 10th place) will play on March 1 to open the tournament in St. Louis. The highest seed UNI can achieve is No. 8.

The Exira-EHK Spartans played a phenomenal first half against the St. Albert Falcons on Tuesday night in a District 14 Semifinal, but faded in the second half of a 56-41 loss. The Spartans raced out to a quick 6-0 lead and held the advantage by the end of the first quarter 13-8. The Falcons tied the game at 19 late in the second quarter and then hit two big shots to take their first lead of the game and head to half with a 24-19 advantage. Kyle Barnes hit a three that gave them the lead and then Reed Miller hit a falling down put back before the first half buzzer to give the Falcons the 5 point halftime lead.

The second half turned in the Falcons favor as they ramped up the defensive intensity. The Spartans couldn’t find open looks on the offensive end in the second half and fell behind by 9 at the end of the third 40-31. The Spartans continued fought hard but couldn’t get the lead under 8 the rest of the way.

Jake Carley had a nice night for the Falcons with 20 points and Tyler Blaha finished with 16 points. St. Albert improved to 13-9 and will face Stanton on Thursday in the District 14 Final.

Exira-EHK was led by 18 points, 8 blocks, and 5 rebounds from Dakota Rold. The Spartans finish the season with a 15-8 record.

The CAM Cougars played a tight game with the Stanton Vikings on Tuesday night at St. Albert High School but couldn’t make enough plays down the stretch in a 62-57 Viking victory. The game was tight early and tied at 18 at the end of the first quarter. Stanton pulled away a bit at the end of the half and led 33-27 at the break. The Vikings lead was 45-38 by the end of the third. The Cougars tied the game at one point of the fourth quarter 52-all but the Vikings grabbed the lead right back and built a six point lead with around a minute to go. The Cougars cut it to three on a Nic Holste triple and then sent Stanton to the line for a one-and-one try. Easton Blunt missed the free throw but the Cougars failed to get the rebound and Stanton wound down some time until Donnie Weis was fouled. Weis sunk two free throws to ice the victory.

CAM got a huge night from Senior Thomas Hensley as he dropped in 31 points, grabbed 6 rebounds, and had 2 steals. Nic Holste had 13 in his final outing as a Cougar as well. CAM ends their season with a record of 16-6.

Stanton was led by 21 point nights for both Drake Johnson and Donnie Weis. Dillion Rocha was just shy of a double-double with 8 points and 11 rebounds. Stanton improves to 21-1 and they will move on to the District 14 Final against St. Albert on Thursday night at 7:00pm at Riverside High School.

Girls Regional Finals

Class 4A

Region 1: LeMars 56, Denison-Schleswig 29
Region 8: Lewis Central 47, Bishop Heelan 28

Boys Substate Quarterfinals

Class 3A Substate 8 @ Harlan

Creston 69, Carroll 65 OT
Harlan 68, Perry 56

Class 4A Substate 1

Sioux City West 60, CB Thomas Jefferson 47

Boys Class 1A District Semifinals

District 14 @ St. Albert

Stanton 62, CAM 57
St. Albert 56, Exira-EHK 41

District 13 @ Red Oak

Nodaway Valley 69, Sidney 57
Bedford 54, Southwest Valley 45

District 15 @ IKM-Manning

Tri-Center 70, Ar-We-Va 58
IKM-Manning 57, Boyer Valley 41

District 16 @ Kingsley-Pierson

St. Mary’s, Remsen 64, West Monona 49
Kingsley-Pierson 42, Woodbury Central 40

Boys Class 2A District Finals

District 1 @ Denison-Schleswig

Kuemper Catholic 67, Logan-Magnolia 46

District 12 @ Winterset

Van Meter 64, I-35 49

District 15 @ Dallas Center-Grimes

Woodward-Granger 66, Des Moines Christian 63

District 16 @ CB Thomas Jefferson

Treynor 52, Underwood 34

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — A Chicago Bears defensive back has pleaded guilty to two misdemeanors stemming from a fracas at a bar in northeast Iowa. Deiondre’ Hall and Green Bay Packers defensive back Makinton Dorleant were arrested March 26 last year outside Sharkey’s Funhouse in Cedar Falls.

Court records say Hall entered written pleas Feb. 9 to charges of disorderly conduct and public intoxication. He was sentenced to six months of probation on a deferred judgment. That will allow his conviction to be removed from court records if he successfully completes the terms of his probation.

The records say the Dorleant was given a year of probation and granted a deferred judgment at his sentencing last May on the same charges. The Packers cut him in April after he failed a physical.
Both men played college football in Cedar Falls at Northern Iowa.

The CAM Cougars and Exira-EHK Spartans boys basketball teams will be fighting for spots in the Class 1A District 14 Final with Semifinal games tonight at St. Albert High School in Council Bluffs.

The Cougars will face the Stanton Vikings in the first game of the night at 6:30pm. The Cougars won their opening round game over East Mills 62-41. Stanton was a first round winner over Griswold 66-34. The two teams did not meet during the regular season. The Cougars come in with a record of 16-5 while the Vikings are 20-1.

The second game of the night will have host St. Albert squaring off against Exira-EHK. The Falcons cruised in their first round game over Riverside 90-28. Exira-EHK won a back and forth battle over Fremont-Mills in the first round 64-57. The teams also did not meet in the regular season. St. Albert is 12-9 and Exira-EHK is 15-7.

We’ll have coverage of both games tonight on KJAN. Chris Parks and Mike Smith will have the call with pregame coverage starting at 6:20pm before the CAM game. Tune in on-air, online, or on the mobile app.

The Iowa Girls Coaches Association released their All-District Basketball selections for the 2017-18 season on Monday. Here is a look at area honorees.

4A West
Jenna Borchers    Dallas Center-Grimes
Madison Dreckman     Le Mars
Kenzie Foley     Sergeant Bluff-Luton
Maegan Holt     Lewis Central
Taylor McKinney     Webster City
Alex Mohr     Denison-Schleswig
Keeley Petzenhauser     Spencer
Claire Sandvig     Boone
Jenn Schneider     Le Mars
Caitlynne Shadle     Boone
Katelyn Stanley     Bishop Heelan
Abby Wisecup     Sergeant Bluff-Luton

Coach of the Year
Derek Archer     Lewis Central

3A Southwest
Aimee Adams    Kuemper Catholic, Carroll
Sierra Athen    Red Oak
Brielle Baker    Creston
Jenna Clark    Roland-Story, Story City
Regan Freland    PCM, Monroe
Logan Hughes    Shenandoah
Maddie Jones    South Central Calhoun
Lexy Koudelka    Nevada
Maggie Phipps    North Polk, Alleman
Ivy Swarthout    Chariton

Coach of the Year
Justin Morton    Roland-Story, Story City

2A Southwest
Bailey Beckman                     Panorama
Kayla Chapman                     Treynor
Kenzie Cunard                       Logan-Magnolia
Madelyn Deitchler                 Treynor
Maddy Duncan                       Sidney
Devyn Kemble                       Panorama
Karley Larson                        Underwood
Kia Rasmussen                       IKM-Manning
Kylan Straight                        Logan-Magnolia
Konnor Sudmann                   Treynor

Coach of the Year
Dan Druivenga                      Panorama

1A West Central
Jenna Beyers    Paton-Churdan
Emilee Danner    Ar-We-Va, Westside
Madison Gettler    CAM, Anita
Cathryn Klein    Boyer Valley
Paige McAfee    CAM, Anita
Kealey Nelson    Exira-EHK
Sophia Peppers    Exira-EHK
Mateya Peters    Griswold
Anna Puck    Boyer Valley
Erin Weber    Boyer Valley

Coach of the Year
Larry Neilsen    Boyer Valley

Girls Regional Finals

Class 4A

Region 1: Denison-Schleswig @ LeMars 7:00pm
Region 8: Bishop Heelan @ Lewis Central 7:00pm

Boys Substate Quarterfinals

Class 3A Substate 8 @ Harlan

Carroll vs. Creston 6:30pm
Perry @ Harlan 5:00pm

Class 4A Substate 1

CB Thomas Jefferson @ Sioux City West 7:00pm

Boys Class 1A District Semifinals

District 14 @ St. Albert

CAM vs. Stanton  6:30pm- ON KJAN
Exira-EHK @ St. Albert 8:00pm- ON KJAN

District 12 @ Chariton

Mormon Trail vs. Martensdale-St Marys 6:30pm
Earlham vs. Central Decatur 8:00pm

District 13 @ Red Oak

Nodaway Valley vs. Sidney 6:30pm
Southwest Valley vs. Bedford 8:00pm

District 15 @ IKM-Manning

Ar-We-Va vs. Tri-Center 6:30pm
Boyer Valley @ IKM-Manning 8:00pm

District 16 @ Kingsley-Pierson

West Monona vs. St. Mary’s, Remsen 6:30pm
Woodbury Central @ Kingsley-Pierson 8:00pm

Boys Class 2A District Finals

District 1 @ Denison-Schleswig

Kuemper Catholic vs. Logan-Magnolia 7:00pm

District 12 @ Winterset

Van Meter vs. I-35 7:00pm

District 15 @ Dallas Center-Grimes

Des Moines Christian vs. Woodward-Granger 7:00pm

District 16 @ CB Thomas Jefferson

Treynor vs. Underwood 7:00pm

Exira/EHK will make it’s fourth straight trip to the girl’s Class 1-A state tournament after an impressive 66-41 win over Boyer Valley in a regional final in Avoca Monday night.

After falling behind 15-12 after the first quarter, the Spartans turned things around quickly, starting the second quarter with an 11-0 run, giving them a lead they would never surrender. Senior Sophia Peppers, who led her team with 24 points, said her team was different after that first quarter.

The Spartans were able to build the lead to as large as 63-36 in the fourth quarter as their aggressive defense continually frustrated the Bulldogs. Exira/EHK coach Tom Petersen said the goal was not to allow Boyer Valley leading scorer Erin Weber to take a shot. They were mostly successful, as she was held scoreless.

Seniors Sophia Peppers and Kealey Nelson have made it to state all four years. Nelson, who scored 14 points, says it’s due to hard work.

The Spartans improve to 23-1. Due to a few postponements, Exira/EHK will have to wait to find out who they will face in the first round in Des Moines.