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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Megan Gustafson had 21 points and 16 rebounds for her 16th double-double and added six assists to lead No. 22 Iowa to a 75-62 win over Michigan. Eight players scored in the third quarter when the Hawkeyes made 10 of 16 shots, including two 3-pointers, to stretch a 32-29 lead to 54-38.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz says defensive line and tight end are the team’s biggest concerns heading into the offseason. The Hawkeyes finished 9-4 and ranked 25th after beating Mississippi State in the Outback Bowl. They watched a program-high four players leave early for the NFL. Tight end was by far the hardest hit, with redshirt sophomore T.J. Hockenson and junior Noah Fant both projected to be high picks after declaring themselves eligible for the draft.
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Cassius Winston scored a career-high 29 points, Nick Ward added 15 and sixth-ranked Michigan State pulled away from Nebraska late for 70-64 win. Michigan State relied on tough defense to extend its school-record Big Ten winning streak to 19 games. The Cornhuskers had their school-record 20-game home win streak end.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Joe Montana was the quarterback the previous time the Kansas City Chiefs reached the AFC title game. Len Dawson was under center the previous time they played in the Super Bowl. For one of the NFL’s proudest franchises, the wait to reach this weekend has been a long one, and the chance to hoist the Lamar Hunt Trophy _ named after the Chiefs’ founder _ has the city on the edge of its collective seat.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Patriots were unbeatable at home this season, going 8-0 during the regular season and rolling past the Chargers in the divisional round. Playing outside of Massachusetts has provided different outcomes. Brady is 8-4 all-time in AFC championship game with a 6-1 record at home. But he’s just 2-3 on the road, with both wins coming at Pittsburgh during 2001 and 2004 seasons. The Patriots will also have to deal with what could be the coldest temperature for a game in Arrowhead Stadium history.
Glenwood, Clarinda @ Atlantic/CAM
Atlantic/CAM 57, Glenwood 23
Atlantic/CAM 63, Clarinda 18
Glenwood 48, Clarinda 24
AHSTW, Harlan, Kuemper Catholic @ Red Oak
Harlan 51, Red Oak 23
Harlan 54, Kuemper Catholic 22
Harlan 54, AHSTW 9
AHSTW 42, Kuemper Catholic 36
AHSTW 42, Red Oak 39
Kuemper Catholic 40, Red Oak 29
Shenandoah, Creston/O-M, Riverside @ Denison-Schleswig
Creston/O-M 72, Denison-Schleswig 12
Creston/O-M 57, Riverside 18
Creston/O-M 74, Shenandoah 3
Riverside 63, Denison-Schleswig 10
Riverside 60, Shenandoah 18
Denison-Schleswig 36, Shenandoah 24
Treynor, Underwood, Woodbine @ St. Albert
Underwood 72, St. Albert 6
Underwood 71, Woodbine 6
Underwood 58, Treynor 18
Treynor 76, St. Albert 4
Treynor 66, Woodbine 15
Woodbine 42, St. Albert 22
Coon Rapids-Bayard, Perry @ Carlisle
Carlisle 78, Coon Rapids-Bayard 6
Perry 60, Coon Rapids-Bayard 18
Sioux City North @ Lewis Central
Lewis Central 46, Sioux City North 36
Southeast Warren, Panorama, Van Meter @ Interstate 35, Truro
Interstate 35, Truro 51, Southeast Warren 25
Panorama 36, Southeast Warren 30
Van Meter/Earlham 56, Southeast Warren 15
BOYS BASKETBALL
Hawkeye Ten Conference
Atlantic 62, Clarinda 49
Harlan 74, Red Oak 58
Bedford 60, Shenandoah 53
Western Iowa Conference
AHSTW 50, Logan-Mangolia 49
Audubon 77, Riverside 44
IKM-Manning 56, Missouri Valley 21
Underwood 41, Boyer Valley 27
Rolling Valley Conference
Ar-We-Va 64, CAM 51
Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 70, West Harrison 33
Paton-Churdan 51, Glidden-Ralston 39
Woodward-Granger 49, Coon Rapids-Bayard 35
Corner Conference
Heartland Christian 52, Essex 40
Corner Conference Tournament
Championship: Stanton 66, East Mills 47
Third Place: Sidney 46, Fremont Mills 41
Pride of Iowa Conference
Nodaway Valley 64, Central Decatur 50
Mount Ayr 54, Martensdale-St. Marys 43
Southwest Valley 62, East Union 51
Other Scores
Ballard 63, ADM 61, 2OT
Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 65, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 40
Earlham 47, Lenox 37
East Sac County 54, MVAO-CO-U 33
Twin Cedars 66, Orient-Macksburg 64, OT
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Hawkeye Ten Conference
Atlantic 63, Clarinda 52
Red Oak 49, Harlan 46
Western Iowa Conference
Audubon 71, Riverside 40
IKM-Manning 72, Missouri Valley 26
Logan-Magnolia 46, A-H-S-T-W 42
Underwood 45, Boyer Valley 43
Rolling Valley Conference
CAM 58, Ar-We-Va 55
Glidden-Ralston 47, Paton-Churdan 35
Exira-EHK 81, West Harrison 45
Woodward-Granger 40, Coon Rapids-Bayard 36
Corner Conference
Heartland Christian 63, Essex 56
Corner Conference Tournament
Championship: Sidney 58, Fremont Mills 28
Third Place: Griswold 43, Stanton 40
Pride of Iowa Conference
Central Decatur 68, Nodaway Valley 43
Martensdale-St. Marys 55, Mount Ayr 53
Southwest Valley 69, East Union 30
Other Scores
Ballard 47, ADM 32
Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 38, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 32
Earlham 47, Lenox 37
East Sac County 65, MVAO-CO-U 41
Panorama 68, AC/GC 27
West Central Valley 49, Saydel 29
West Monona 84, Whiting 16
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Megan Gustafson had 21 points and 16 rebounds for her 16th double-double and added six assists to lead No. 22 Iowa to a 75-62 win over Michigan on Thursday night.
Eight players scored in the third quarter when the Hawkeyes made 10 of 16 shots, including two 3-pointers, to stretch a 32-29 lead to 54-38. The Wolverines went 4 of 12 and never got the deficit below double figures in the fourth quarter despite making 11 of 17 shots.
Hannah Stewart had 16 points for the Hawkeyes (13-4, 4-2 Big Ten Conference), who improved to 8-0 at home. Tania Davis and Kathleen Doyle both added 10. Davis also had six assists and Iowa had 25 helpers on 34 baskets.
Naz Hillmon had 16 points and Hallie Thome 15 for Michigan (11-7, 2-4). Despite the hot fourth quarter, the Wolverines shot 33 percent for the second half and 42 percent for the game. They went 1 of 15 from 3-point range.
The teams only had a combined 17 free throws and 16 turnovers.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz on Thursday identified defensive line and tight end as the team’s biggest concerns heading into the offseason. The Hawkeyes, who finished 9-4 and ranked 25th after beating Mississippi State in the Outback Bowl, lost a program-high four players who left school early for the NFL. Tight end was by far the hardest hit, with redshirt sophomore T.J. Hockenson and junior Noah Fant both projected to be high picks after declaring themselves eligible for the draft.
“When you’re a good football team, you going to lose good players,” Ferentz said during his annual season-ending news conference. “It’s another trend in college football that we’ll learn to adjust and deal with.” Iowa’s defensive line was so deep in 2018 that it could afford to use A.J. Epenesa, the Big Ten’s sack leader with 10.5, largely as a third-down specialist. Epenesa might need to play every down in 2019.
The Hawkeyes lost Parker Hesse, Matt Nelson and Sam Brincks to graduation, and Anthony Nelson bolted for the NFL after starting 27 games at defensive end. Iowa also moved promising lineman Tyler Linderbaum to center, where he could start as soon as next season. The Hawkeyes could be without junior college transfer Daviyon Nixon as well. Nixon sat out last season in hopes of being ready to help Iowa in 2019 and beyond, but Ferentz was vague about his future with the Hawkeyes.
“He’s considering his options right now,” said Ferentz of Nixon, who is enrolled in classes but has also submitted his name to the NCAA’s transfer portal. “We’ll see where it goes.” The Hawkeyes weren’t surprised to see Fant leave for the pros after he had a huge season as a sophomore in 2017. But Hockenson’s rise from a supporting role to winning the Mackey Award as the nation’s top tight end took everyone by surprise.
Iowa might have to re-adjust their playbook next fall to accommodate losing the best tight end duo in America. The Hawkeyes will likely lean more heavily on wide receivers Ihmir Smith-Marsette and Brandon Smith, two juniors who improved in 2018. Iowa might also see another tight end or two emerge from a group that includes junior Shaun Beyer and senior Nate Wieting.
Senior Drew Cook, a 6-foot-5, 250-pound former quarterback, moved to tight end in the spring of 2017. Cook’s father Marv was an All-American tight end for Iowa in 1988 before playing in the NFL.
“Offensively, we could play with three wideouts and running back,” Ferentz said. But “we feel like we have tight ends on the roster that can play well. We’ll just have to look at every possibility.”
The Atlantic basketball teams will travel to Clarinda tonight for a doubleheader that was moved up from Friday night due to impending weather. We’ll have coverage on KJAN as the Trojans square off against the Cardinals in Hawkeye Ten hoops.
The girls game will feature teams with matching 1-13 records on the season. Both teams will be searching for their first official conference win. The Cardinals are averaging 29 points per game and have been led by 11 points per outing from senior Taylor Wedemeyer. Aliyah St. Romain has contributed 8 points per out for the Cardinals. Atlantic is averaging 43 points per game as a team and have three players averaging around 10 points per game; Haley Rasmussen, Baylee Newell, and McKenzie Waters.
The boys game will showcase the 4-9 Trojans against he 6-8 Cardinals. Atlantic will be out to try to halt a 7 game losing skid. Both teams are coming off heart-breakers on Tuesday. The Trojans lost at Kuemper Catholic 52-51 on a late basket and the Cardinals fell 62-60 at Creston. Both teams are averaging right at 56 points per game. The Trojans are led by Chase Mullenix with 19 per outing and Tyler Moen has dropped in 15 per game. The Cardinals have four player averaging 9-10 points per contest: Nathan Lindsay (10.4), Matt Millikan (9.6), Connor Brown (8.5), and Alex Best (8.9).
Catch the action on KJAN with pregame starting at about 5:50pm prior to the girls game which is set for a 6:00pm tip-off. Chris Parks will have the call on AM1220, FM101.1, on the web app, and online at www.kjan.com.
The Atlantic/CAM wrestling team will host Glenwood and Clarinda for a Varsity double dual tonight at the Atlantic High School. The Trojans are still undefeated in dual action this season at 16-0 overall and 6-0 in Hawkeye Ten action. Glenwood comes in with a 6-6 overal dual mark, including 3-3 in the conference. Clarinda is 8-8 overall and 4-5 in the conference.
The CAM Cougar Channel will have live video coverage of the double dual tonight. A crew of CAM students will bring you the coverage with action set to begin at 5:30pm.
With an expected winter weather event on the way this weekend there have been a number of changes to area high school sporting events, both time changes and date changes. Here is a rundown of known changes.
The following basketball games have been moved up to Thursday night play from Friday.
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Baseball fans are welcome to enter an online drawing to buy season tickets to the College World Series. Fans who enter by midnight CST on March 1 will be eligible to be selected to buy up to four season tickets to the CWS, which is held in June each year at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha. The number of tickets available is to be determined and based on existing season-ticket holder renewals. Most of the tickets for new applicants will be in the upper level of the stadium. Season ticket holders can request seat relocation in future years.
People whose names are drawn will receive email notice by March 6. Season ticket prices range from $425 to $476. Fans can apply at NCAA.com/CWSTickets and CWSomaha.com.
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