IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa opened its final nonconference homestand by slogging its way to victory over a team that didn’t play like it came in with nine losses.

Tyler Cook scored 18 points, Luka Garza added 15 and No. 23 Iowa beat Western Carolina 78-60 on Tuesday for its third consecutive win.

Freshman Joe Wieskamp scored 10 points for the Hawkeyes (9-2), who forced 26 turnovers and led by as many as 27 points.

“I thought we fought,” Iowa coach Fran McCaffery said. “We had to fight.”

Iowa knew that Western Carolina could give it a game after the Catamounts took Furman — the team a spot below the Hawkeyes in this week’s AP Top 25 — to double overtime.

Iowa mostly dashed Western Carolina’s hopes early, using a 28-10 first-half run to go ahead 48-29 — even though the Catamounts shot 65 percent from the field. The Hawkeyes slowly pulled further ahead in the second half, as Maishe Dailey’s layup helped push the lead to 65-38. But the undersized Catamounts kept fighting to make the final score look closer than the game really was.

“They didn’t have enough size to guard all of us,” Cook said.

Marc Gosselin had 17 points for the Catamounts (3-10), the first team in the Southern conference to hit the 10-loss mark.

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Western Carolina plays at Bowling Green on Friday.

Iowa hosts Savannah State on Saturday.

Atlantic/CAM, Logan-Magnolia, Woodbine at OA-BCIG

Atlantic/CAM 39, Logan-Magnolia 36
Atlantic/CAM 69, OA-BCIG 9
Atlantic/CAM 78, Woodbine 6
Logan-Magnolia 54, OA-BCIG 30
Logan-Magnolia 78, Woodbine 6
OABCIG 48, Woodbine 36

Atlantic/CAM 3x winners: Garrett McLaren (106), Joe Weaver (120/126), Chase McLaren (138), Kadin Stutzman (145), Connor Pellett (160/170), Mitchell Williamson (182/195), Cale Roller (220/285).

Kuemper Catholic, Audubon, Coon Rapids-Bayard at Carroll

Carroll 72, Audubon 12
Carroll 72, Coon Rapids-Bayard 6
Carroll 63, Kuemper Catholic 14
Kuemper Catholic 48, Audubon 24
Kuemper Catholic 42, Coon Rapids-Bayard 30
Coon Rapids-Bayard 42, Audubon 24

Southwest Iowa, AHSTW, Abraham Lincoln at Tri-Center

AHSTW 60, Southwest Iowa 16
AHSTW 54, Tri-Center 30
AHSTW 42, Abraham Lincoln 40
Southwest Iowa 41, Abraham Lincoln 36
Abraham Lincoln 48, Tri-Center 36
Tri-Center 42, Southwest Iowa 36

Shenandoah, Bellevue West at Thomas Jefferson

Bellevue West 57 Shenandoah 15
Thomas Jefferson 63 Shenandoah 12
Thomas Jefferson 40 Bellevue West 36

Creston/O-M, South Tama at North Polk

Creston/O-M 63, North Polk 17
Creston/O-M 42, South Tama 28

Guthrie Center, Iowa – Registration is now open for the Feb. 8-10 Beyond BOW (Becoming an Outdoors Woman) workshop in Guthrie County. The two-day, hands-on workshop headquartered at Springbrook State Park, near Guthrie Center, is an opportunity to learn to ice fish, winter survival skills, how to snowshoe and cross country ski and more. Evening sessions and overnight lodging will be at nearby Firefly Creek Ranch at 2345 Redwood Ave, Guthrie Center. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources and the Shelby and Pottawattamie County Conservation boards are partnering to offer this program.

Workshop fees include instruction/training, program materials and equipment, meals and lodging (if selected). Various workshop and lodging options are available. Registration is available at https://www.iowadnr.gov/bow. Attendees should plan to eat prior to arriving Friday. Participants will need to a valid fishing license for the ice fishing course before the workshop.

Beyond BOW is a continuation of the popular Becoming an Outdoors Woman (BOW) workshop, that focuses on teaching outdoor skills to women 18 years or older. However, the workshop is open to anyone, regardless of gender.

(Radio Iowa) — Licenses are now on sale for the paddlefish season on the Missouri and Big Sioux rivers. The D-N-R fisheries expert for the area, Chris Larson says there are a couple of options for getting a license. You can purchase one tag now through December 31st. There are 950 resident or 50 non-resident licenses and if there are any left over you can purchase a second tag from January 1st through January 7th. A resident license sells for 25 dollars and 50 cents and a nonresident license is 49 dollars. You must also have a valid Iowa fishing license. Larson says there usually are enough licenses for everyone who wants one. “The first year we sold almost 800 of the thousand that are available — but the last couple of years we’ve sold right around 400. You should be able to get one — obviously there’s no guarantee — but we have not sold out since we started the season in 2015,” according to Larson.

Paddlefish are caught by snagging them as they swim on the bottom of the river. He says they’ve made some changes to try and get more people interested. One change involves the rules that required you to throw back any rough fish you snagged while trying to get a paddlefish. “Anglers were upset about that and they also wanted a longer season,” Larson says. “So, we open the season earlier, its going to open February second through the 30th of April, which is an earlier start than when we started the season five years ago. You can also snag rough fish and keep those as well. So if you want some common carp or Asian carp for table fare,” he explains.  It’s the second year for the adjustments that are aimed at bringing back those who tried paddlefishing and didn’t stay with it. He says hopefully the people who were upset about not keeping the rough fish will come back out.

Larson says you have to be specific in where you are looking for the paddlefish. He says the fish in the winter will be found in the slow-moving deep water and the only place you can find that is the holes behind the wing dikes where the fish overwinter. You a limited to catching one fish when you purchase a paddlefish tag. “You have to put the tag on the jaw — and as soon as you are out of tags you have to stop snagging. If you only have one tag and you snag a paddlefish and you are going to harvest it, you are done. You can also continue to snag the paddlefish and release them as well,” Larson says.

You can find out more about the paddlefish season by going to the Iowa Department of Natural Resources website at: www.iowadnr.gov.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

CB Abraham Lincoln 55, Harlan 32
Clarinda 51, Shenandoah 46
Glenwood 56, Red Oak 43
Sioux City East 99, Lewis Central 73

Western Iowa Conference

Audubon 74, Underwood 68
IKM-Manning 51, Tri-Center 40
Riverside 45, Missouri Valley 36
Treynor 51, Logan-Magnolia 44 OT

Rolling Valley Conference

Ar-We-Va, Westside 70, Glidden-Ralston 22
Boyer Valley, Dunlap 54, Paton-Churdan 28
Coon Rapids-Bayard 45, West Harrison, Mondamin 28
Woodbine 55, CAM 49

Corner Conference

East Mills 71, Essex 29
Fremont Mills 61, Griswold 39
Sidney 57, Clarinda Academy 54
Stanton 76, Heartland Christian 30

Pride of Iowa Conference

Bedford 59, Southwest Valley 42
Nodaway Valley 58, Mount Ayr 56

Other Scores

Carroll 58, ADM, Adel 51
Earlham 68, Woodward Academy 55
Moravia 58, Orient-Macksburg 50
Ogden 47, Panorama, Panora 43
Sioux City, West 74, Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 62
Woodbury Central, Moville 49, West Monona 36

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

CB Abraham Lincoln 53, Harlan 43
Glenwood 56, Red Oak 43
Kuemper Catholic 60, Exira-EHK 53
Lewis Central 50, Sioux City, East 48
Shenandoah 67, Clarinda 33

Western Iowa Conference

Audubon 59, Underwood 37
IKM-Manning 71, Tri-Center, Neola 48
Treynor 52, Logan-Magnolia 28

Rolling Valley Conference

Ar-We-Va 69, Glidden-Ralston 63, 3OT
CAM 64, Woodbine 27
Paton-Churdan 51, Boyer Valley 35
West Harrison 41, Coon Rapids-Bayard 35

Corner Conference

Essex 40, East Mills 33
Griswold 38, Fremont Mills 37
Stanton 54, Heartland Christian 23

Pride of Iowa Conference

Mount Ayr 64, Nodaway Valley 61
Southwest Valley 54, Bedford 49

Other Scores

ADM 57, Carroll 52
Moravia 50, Orient-Macksburg 42
Panorama 70, Ogden 36
Winterset 47, Perry 25

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

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Tyler Cook scored 18 points, Luka Garza added 15 and No. 23 Iowa beat Western Carolina 78-60 for its third consecutive win. Joe Wieskamp scored 10 points for the Hawkeyes, who forced 26 turnovers and led by as many as 27 points.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Dedric Lawson had 16 points and 14 rebounds, Charlie Moore made six 3-pointers en route to 18 points, and top-ranked Kansas pulled away in the second half for an 89-53 victory over plucky but overmatched South Dakota. Freshman forward David McCormack added a career-best 12 points off the bench for the Jayhawks, helping to soak up minutes while Udoka Azubuike is sidelined with a sprained ankle.

NORMAN, Okla. (AP) — Brady Manek matched a season-high with 18 points, and Oklahoma defeated Creighton 83-70. Christian James had his fourth straight double-double for the Sooners with 14 points and 12 rebounds. Kristian Doolittle and Rashard Odomes registered season highs with 13 points and Miles Reynolds also scored 13.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Royals have signed outfielder Terrance Gore to a split contract for next season, giving them yet another speedster to join what could be baseball’s fastest roster next season. Gore, traded by the Royals to the Cubs for cash in August, will make $650,000 in the majors and $350,000 in the minors, and he could make a $100,000 in performance bonuses.

RENTON, Wash. (AP) — The Seattle Seahawks have placed guard Jordan Simmons on injured reserve after he suffered a knee injury last week against San Francisco. Simmons had played well in his three starts this season while filling in when D.J. Fluker was injured. Fluker’s status for Sunday’s game against Kansas City is in question due to a hamstring injury.

The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record, total points and position last week at right:

Others receiving votes: Ames 9. Dubuque, Senior 5. Des Moines, North 4. Sioux City, West 4. Linn-Mar, Marion 3. Marshalltown 2. Pleasant Valley 2. Lewis Central 2.

Others receiving votes: Xavier, Cedar Rapids 13. Grinnell 7. Norwalk 7. Clear Creek-Amana 5. Glenwood 5. Carroll 4. Humboldt 3. Atlantic 2. Carlisle 1.

Others receiving votes: OA-BCIG 8. Pella Christian 6. Sioux Center 5. Crestwood, Cresco 5. Forest City 2. West Burlington 2. Regina, Iowa City 1. Madrid 1. Monticello 1.

Others receiving votes: Notre Dame, Burlington 10. AGWSR, Ackley 10. Calamus-Wheatland 9. Ar-We-Va, Westside 8. Easton Valley 7. Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton 6. Dunkerton 4. St. Albert, Council Bluffs 3. West Fork, Sheffield 3. Audubon 2. Prince of Peace Prep, Clinton 2. Highland, Riverside 1.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Kuemper Catholic 60, Atlantic 48
Chariton 60, Creston 48
Denison-Schleswig 62, MVAOCOU 18

Rolling Valley Conference

East Mills 59, CAM 49
West Bend-Mallard 54, Paton-Churdan 30

Western Iowa Conference

Woodbine 56, Missouri Valley 48

Corner Conference

Lenox 50, Griswold 44

Other Scores

ACGC 92, West Central Valley 58
Mount Ayr 55, Worth County, MO 43

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Kuemper Catholic 57, Atlantic 48
Creston 46, Chariton 26
Denison-Schleswig 62, MVAOCOU 18

Rolling Valley Conference

CAM 68, East Mills 20
West Bend-Mallard 41, Paton-Churdan 34

Western Iowa Conference

Woodbine 64, Missouri Valley 39

Corner Conference

Lenox 34, Griswold 23

Other Scores

ACGC 47, West Central Valley 44
Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 51, Ralston, NE 34
Lamoni 56, East Union 35
Newell-Fonda 79, OA-BCIG 22
Southeast Warren, Liberty Center 45, Ankeny Christian Academy 35
Woodward-Granger 41, Greene County 29
Worth County, MO 64, Mount Ayr 55

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

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Nick Norton scored 15 points, Nick McGlynn added 13, and Drake shot 58 percent to beat SIU-Edwardsville 79-66. D.J. Wilkins had 12 points, five assists and four steals and Anthony Murphy added 11 points for Drake (7-2), which outrebounded the Cougars 39-28 but turned it over 20 times.

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Kansas, Duke and Tennessee are 1-2-3 in the AP Top 25 men’s college basketball poll for the second straight week. The Jayhawks earned 56 of 65 first-place votes to stay at No. 1. Michigan and Virginia each climbed a spot into the top 5. No. 25 Nebraska was the only addition to this week’s rankings. Reigning national champion Villanova fell out for the second time this season after two straight losses.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska and Akron announced an agreement Monday addressing the Sept. 1 season-opening game between the two that was canceled because of bad weather. Under the agreement, Akron will play at Nebraska on Sept. 6, 2025, for a guarantee of $1.45 million. The Huskers will also pay Akron $650,000 for the canceled game, more than half the $1.17 million guarantee.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Trent Forrest scored a career high 23 points and freshman Devin Vassell added 16 points as No. 11 Florida State overcame a sluggish first half and beat Southeast Missouri 85-68. Forrest shot 8 for 12 from the floor, and had a team-high eight rebounds and four assists to help the Seminoles win their fourth straight.

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Keaton Wallace and Jhivvan Jackson each made five 3-pointers and scored 23 points as UTSA rolled to a 101-77 victory over NAIA-member Bethany College. UTSA (4-7) rebounded from a 12-point loss to Arkansas on Saturday and has won two of its last three games.

The Atlantic boys basketball team struggled to take care of the ball and make shots in the second quarter, allowing the Kuemper Catholic Knights to seize control of the game and grab a 60-48 victory on Monday night. The Knights turned a three point first quarter lead into a 14 point advantage by halftime. Blake Baumhover scored 11 of his 13 first half points in that second quarter. A number of those points came on transition layups off of steals. Atlantic Head Coach Jeff Ebling said the team wasn’t executing the press break in that second quarter.

The Knights were helped out by some strong outside shooting from Ben Brincks. He hit 5 threes on the night on his way to a team high 17 points. Baumhover finished with 16 and Kyle Berg chipped in 12 points for the Knights. Kuemper Catholic improves to 3-3 on the season and will finish the pre-holiday portion of their schedule with a trip to Harlan on Friday night.

Skyler Handlos dropped in 22 points to lead the Trojans, who played without leading scorer Chase Mullenix for the second game in a row. Logan Reilly finished with 13 points and Tyler Moen had a rough shooting night and came away with 6 points. Atlantic falls to 4-3 and will travel to Gilbert on Friday night for their last game before the holiday break.