CEDAR FALLS, Iowa. – The No. 11 Iowa State wrestling team (10-3, 6-2 Big 12) fell to in-state foe No. 17 Northern Iowa (7-5, 7-1 Big 12) Thursday night, 22-13. The Cyclones won four out of the 10 bouts, but ultimately fell to the Panthers inside a sold out West Gymnasium.

No. 7 Austin Gomez got things going for the Cyclones at 133, picking up six takedowns in a dominant victory over Jack Skudlarczyk. The redshirt freshman turned the Panther twice for a pair of four-point near falls. Gomez tech falled Skudlarczyk 21-4 in 4:02.

Chase Straw came up big for Iowa State with a decision over Paden Moore at 157 pounds to pull the Cyclones to within one point of the Panthers at intermission. Straw got off to a hot start with two takedowns in the first period and cruised to a 9-4 win with 1:12 of riding time.

At 184 pounds, No. 15 Sam Colbray got two takedowns in the last minute of the match to upset No. 8 Drew Foster. The win for Colbray avenged a 14-0 loss to Foster at the Cyclone Open earlier this year.

No. 5 Willie Miklus was the aggressor in a heated match at 197 pounds. The Altoona, Iowa native downed Tyrell Gordon 5-0 to pull the Cyclones within 19-13 of Northern Iowa.

(Radio Iowa) — The Iowa House and Senate are considering two similar plans to legalize sports betting after hearing from several competing interests that want a stake in the potential new industry. Both would allow casinos to host in-person and mobile sports betting. However, the House version does not require a trip to the casino to sign up for placing bets with a smart phone app. Republican Representative Bobby Kaufmann of Wilton is leading the House effort to craft a plan to legalize sports betting.  “If you’re going to bring this out of the shadows, you want to bring this out of the shadows quicker,” Kaufmann says.

Kaufmann’s bill also sets a state tax rate on the casinos’ sports betting revenue. It would be six-and-three-quarters percent under the House version. Senators working on the issue say they’ll decide on the tax rate later. Senator Tony Bisignano of Des Moines, a Democrat, says that’s the main component of any plan. “What does the state make out of this? I mean that’s the incentive for the state,” he says. “The state has no other reason to care about sports betting other than revenue.”

The sports betting bills in the legislature also make it legal for Iowans to claim huge fantasy sports prizes from sites like DraftKings and FanDuel. Iowans can participate in on-line fantasy sports now, but they can’t claim more than 200-dollars in prizes in a 24-hour period.

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — With the game on the line, Indiana’s Bendu Yeaney made huge plays on both ends of the court to lift the Hoosiers to the upset of Iowa. The sophomore guard scored with 3.8 seconds left and blocked a potential game-winning shot in Indiana’ 75-73 upset of No. 10 Iowa on Thursday night. With the game tied at 73, she drove for go-ahead basket. Tania Davis tried a 3 at the buzzer that Yeaney blocked to snap a four-game skid for the Hoosiers (18-10, 7-9 Big Ten). Iowa (21-6, 12-4) fell a game behind conference leader Maryland with two games left in the regular season. The victory was Indiana coach Teri Moren’s 100th at Indiana and 299th overall.

Megan Gufaston, the nation’s leading scorer, finished with 26 points and 12 rebounds to lead Iowa. Kathleen Doyle added 17 points and nine assists. The Hawkeyes appeared to be in the Big Ten driver’s seat when they had a 16-point lead and Maryland trailed Minnesota by double figures. However, the Terrapins came back for a big 71-69 win and Iowa now trails by a game in the Big Ten standings with two games remaining. The Hawkeyes are on the road again when they visit Nebraska on Monday for their final Big Ten road game of the season.

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BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Bendu Yeaney scored with 3.8 seconds left and blocked a potential game-winning shot to lift Indiana to a 75-73 upset of No. 10 Iowa. With the game tied at 73, the sophomore drove for go-ahead basket.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska coach Tim Miles has apologized for a remark he made on a podcast. Miles was discussing how he and his family have dealt with media and fan speculation about his future with the Cornhuskers. Miles said if he gets fired, the university will have to pay him and he will still be a millionaire. Miles now says his attempt at humor failed.

SEATTLE (AP) — Terrell Brown scored 21 points, Morgan Means 18 and neither missed from the free throw line in the last 24 seconds as Seattle held off UMKC 69-64 in a game that saw 10 ties and 11 lead changes. Riley Grigsby scored 12, including all three of his 3-pointers, Myles Carter added 10 points and Mattia Da Campo eight points and 10 rebounds for Seattle, which halted a four-game losing streak.

CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Jabari McGhee tallied 18 points and 19 rebounds to carry Austin Peay to an 83-70 win over Southeast Missouri. Chris Porter-Bunton had 19 points for Austin Peay. Terry Taylor added 13 points. Isaiah Hart had 13 points for the home team.

The six seniors on the Exira-EHK Spartans roster had never beaten Ar-We-Va prior to Thursday night. The Spartans finally took down the Rockets when it mattered most. Exira-EHK beat Ar-We-Va 69-50 on Thursday night in Manning in the Class 1A District 15 Final. The Spartans avenged their only two regular season losses this year and move on to the Substate 8 Final against Sioux Central on Saturday in Denison, with a trip to State now on the line.

The Spartans led a defensive struggle early by taking an 11-7 lead by the end of the first quarter. They were able to increase the lead to 9 by the end of the first half and held that edge after three quarters as well 43-34. Exira-EHK then kept making the necessary plays down the stretch and knocked down their free throws to seal the big win.

Cole Burmeister had a monster night for the Spartans, dropping in a season-high 30 points. He was 10 of 10 from the free throw line in the fourth quarter as the Rockets continued to foul to try to extend the game. After the game Burmeister said his big night was a team effort, “A lot of those points were from the free throw line, but that’s just your teammates trusting you late in games, and it just feels good as a team, I couldn’t do anything without my teammates and we’re just really proud.”

The Rockets hit back to back threes to cut the Spartan lead to 10 early in the fourth quarter but the Spartans didn’t let any more momentum build from there. The Spartans improved to 22-2 on the season.

Ar-We-Va was led by 14 points from Keegan Simons and 13 from Drew Schuke. The Rockets say goodbye to an incredible senior class that went 82-10 in their career. The Rockets end the 2018-19 campaign at 22-2.

The Exira-EHK Spartans (21-2) will battle the Ar-We-Va Rockets (22-1) in the Boys Class 1A District 15 Final tonight in Manning and we’ll have coverage on KJAN.  The Spartans will have a chance to avenge the only two losses they have on the season with a third crack at the Rockets. Ar-We-Va won the first meeting early in the season on December 4th 66-65. The Rockets also won the meeting in Elk Horn on January 15th 58-53.

Both teams bring strong offensive output to the contest. The Spartans are averaging 69.8 point per game while the Rockets are right behind with 64.5 points per contest. Exira-EHK has gotten 17.3 points per game from Dakota Rold and Cole Burmeister (15.9), Josh Pettepier (12.8), and Trever Schulz (11.9) are also averaging double digit scoring. The Rockets are led by Keegan Simons with 19.3 points per game and Drew Schurke has added 16.8.

The Spartans had the lead at half of the first two meetings but the Rockets pulled away with a big second half effort both times to win. The game tonight will be a 7:00pm tip-off at IKM-Manning High School. Chris Parks will have the call on KJAN with pregame starting at about 6:45pm. Tune in on AM1220, FM101.1, and online at kjan.com.

The Iowa Girls Coaches Association released the All-District Basketball selections for the 2018-19 season.

IGCA ALL-DISTRICT TEAMS
2018-19

Class 1A

West Central

Emilee Danner Ar-We-Va
Madison Gettler CAM, Anita
Tatum Grubbs Exira-EHK
Danielle Hoyle Paton-Churdan
Paige McAfee CAM, Anita
Macy Emgarten Exira-EHK
Brittany Beebe Griswold
Aleah Hermensen Audubon
Hannah Whitver Glidden-Ralston
Samantha Brown Glidden-Ralston
Coach of the Year: Joe Wollum – CAM, Anita

Class 2A

Southwest

Bailey Beckman                  Panorama
Konnor Sudmann            Treynor
Kayla Chapman                  Treynor
Kylie Morrison                    Logan-Magnolia
Maddie Jones                  South Central Calhoun
Maddy Duncan                    Sidney
Sam Stewart                       Mount Ayr
Morgan Johnk                 Panorama
Alexa Ahrenholtz               IKM-Manning
Bailey White                       St. Albert    
Coach of the Year: Eric Francis – South Central Calhoun

Class 3A

Southwest

Logan Hughes Shenandoah
Maggie Phipps North Polk
Jaedon Murphy North Polk
Brielle Baker Creston
Sophie Walker Red Oak
Deseree Stubbe Clarke, Osceola
Regan Freland PCM, Monroe
Kelsey Fields Creston
Kaili Lawson Des Moines Christian
Brooklyn Bakke Kuemper Catholic
Coach of the Year: Clint Albertsen – North Polk

Class 4A

West

Jaelynn Dreckman Le Mars
Madison Dreckman Le Mars
Kenzie Foley Sergeant Bluff-Luton
Alex Mohr Denison-Schleswig
Elle Scarborough Glenwood
Ella Skinner Bishop Heelan
Katelyn Stanley Bishop Heelan
Abby Wisecup Sergeant Bluff-Luton
Megan Witte Lewis Central
Paige Andersen Denison-Schleswig
Coach of the Year: Adam Mich – Denison-Schleswig

All the brackets are set for Girls State Basketball after some Regional Finals were played last night. Follow the link to see all the pairings.

basketball-state 2019 final pairings