2016-2017 Western Iowa All-Conference Basketball Teams

Girls Basketball

First Team: Kenzie Cunard, jr., Logan-Magnolia; Madelyn Deitchler, jr., Treynor; Konnor Sudmann, soph., Treynor; Karley Larson, jr., Underwood; Kia Rasmussen, jr., IKM-Manning; Kylan Straight, jr., Logan-Magnolia; Sydney Obermeier, sr., Audubon.

Second Team: Lauren Shapcott, jr., Underwood; Camryn Janssen, jr., Missouri Valley; Mateya Peters, jr., Griswold; Delaney Ettleman, jr., Logan-Magnolia); Abby Tiarks, sr., Treynor; Morgan Eckman, jr., AHST/W); Danielle Elliott, jr., Tri-Center; Shauna Reitan, jr., IKM-Manning.

Boys Basketball

First Team: Isaiah Humphrey, sr., Underwood; R.J. Harris, jr., AHST/W; Dillon Faubel, jr., Treynor; Kolby Morrison, jr., Logan-Magnolia; Jon Brandt, sr., IKM-Manning; Marcus Mumm, sr., Tri-Center; Ben Wegner, sr., IKM-Manning.

Second Team: Rhett Welsh, sr., AHST/W; Tate Killeen, soph., Audubon; Tyler Riebhoff, jr., Audubon; Preslyn Grobe, sr., AHST/W); Thomas Conn, jr., Underwood; Trey Castle, sr., Treynor; Jessup Lake, soph., Logan-Magnolia.

2016-17 Western Iowa Academic All-Conference – Winter Sports
(must be a senior and maintain a 3.25 cumulative grade point average)

Girls Basketball

AHST/W: Ashley Lees, Jaycie Schueman. Audubon: Katie Konkler, Taylor Nielsen, Sydney Obermeier, Claire Olsen, Kaitlin Schultes, Sara Wede. Griswold: Mandi Backhaus, Faith Rossell, Dani Kenter. IKM-Manning: Rylie Muhlbauer, Kira Barry, Aly Stadtlander, Erin Langel. Logan-Magnolia: Danielle Gochenour. Missouri Valley: None. Riverside: Allisyn Weis. Treynor: Abby Tiarks, Randi Robinson. Tri-Center: Emma Dahir, Alyssa Baatz, MacKenzie Attkisson. Underwood: Sydney Collins, Cailynn Wichman.

Boys Basketball

AHST/W: Rhett Welsh, Preslyn Grobe, Blaine Lees, Logan Hoepner. Audubon: None. Griswold: Randy Harrison, Andy Hartman. IKM-Manning: Jon Greazel, Trey Boyle, Alex Heiman, Jon Brandt, Dylan Coon, Seth Rogge. Logan-Magnolia: Matt Schulz. Missouri Valley: Matt McDermott, Noah Kirlin, Derek Hansen. Riverside: Mason Emge, Brent Pendgraft, Lucas Wilbur. Treynor: Trey Castle, Chase Reed. Tri-Center: Tyler Kozeal. Underwood: Jesse Jensen, Jared Martin, Tyler Freese, Derek Ravlin.

Wrestling

AHST/W: Erik Jorgensen. Audubon: None. Griswold: None. IKM-Manning: None. Logan-Magnolia: Brayden Hudnut, Austin Haner, Drake Johnsen, Cheyenne Reynek, cheerleader; Joy Marcum, cheerleader; Shelby Buffum, manager; Rachel Stueve, manager. Missouri Valley: x. Riverside: Cole Castaneda, Keyton Wichman, Chris Gaynor, Otis Matejka. Treynor: Sam Gregory, Jett Keller, Kendrick Umphreys.

2016-17 Phillips 66 All-Big 12 Men’s Basketball Awards

** – Unanimous Selection
Ties in the voting created additional spots on the All-Big 12 Third Team and Big 12 All-Newcomer Teams

Info from Big12Sports.com

Exira-EHK graduate Evan Hansen took the 197 pound NAIA National Wrestling Championship over the weekend in Topeka, Kansas. Hansen defeated Dalton Bailey of Life University 9-7 in Sudden Victory period 1.

It was Hansen’s first time competing at the National Championships and he had to win 4 matches at the tournament to take the title.

Grand View also crowned 4 other National Champions: Jacob Colon (133), Josh Wenger (141), Grant Henderson (165) and Lawton Benna (174).

The Vikings shattered the scoring records that they had previously set on their way to a sixth straight team title. The Vikings racked up 234.5 team points, 160 more than second-place Lindsey-Wilson and 170 more than third-place Campbellsville.

All 12 Grand View Wrestlers finished in fifth-place or better and all earned All-American status with their performances.

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PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) – Trevor Rosenthal’s bid to move into the rotation for the St. Louis Cardinals has hit a snag. The Cardinals said Rosenthal has been scratched from his scheduled start on Monday against Minnesota because of muscle tightness in his right lat near his pitching arm. The team made the announcement Sunday before playing the Mets. The 2014 All-Star reliever has made two appearances this spring, tossing three innings and allowing three hits and one earned run.

Rosenthal began his career as a starter but moved to the bullpen, where he was the Cardinals’ closer for two seasons. He lost his closing role to Seung-Hwan Oh, and is now trying to go back to starting. The 26-year-old Rosenthal finished last season with a 4.46 ERA in 45 relief outings.

“When something is wrong, there is always the potential for something to go wrong even further into the spring,” St. Louis manager Mike Matheny said. “I’d love to see every guy healthy all season long, but that’s kind of fantasy land.”

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Senior star Peter Jok scored 20 of his 21 points in the second half and Iowa throttled Penn State 90-79 on Sunday, closing the regular season with four straight wins. Nicholas Baer added 20 with 10 rebounds for the Hawkeyes (18-13, 10-8 Big Ten), who finished above .500 in conference play for the third year in a row.

Jok, starting his final scheduled home game, missed most of the first half after picking up two quick fouls. But the Hawkeyes reeled off a 14-0 run without him, jumping ahead 47-33 on a Jordan Bohannon 3 just before the end of the half.

Jok then opened the second half with 11 points in just three minutes, helping negate four consecutive made baskets by Penn State after the break. Jok’s long 3 from the elbow made it 70-49 with 12:33 left — and gave him 16 points in less than eight minutes.

Jok was pulled with 45 seconds left, and he got a standing ovation as he walked to the bench. Josh Reaves had 25 points for the Nittany Lions (14-17, 6-12). They went on a 12-0 run and later closed with five straight baskets to make the final score look closer than the game actually was.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Karli Rucker scored 24 points and North Scott dominated the overtime period to win the Class 4A state championship with a 52-40 victory over Marion on Saturday night. North Scott (21-5) rallied from a six-point deficit early in the fourth quarter, then outscored Marion 13-1 in the extra four minutes to win going away. It was the first state championship for the Lancers after two runner-up finishes.

Rucker’s sister, Rylie, added nine points for North Scott, while two freshmen — Presley Case and Grace Boffeli — each scored seven. Boffeli also grabbed 10 rebounds, seven on the offensive end. Mia Laube led Marion (24-2) with 11 points, Chloe Rice scored nine and Randi Wright had six. The Indians started three juniors, a sophomore and a freshman, so they should contend again next season.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Zoe Young scored 21 points and West Des Moines Valley used a big second-quarter burst to beat Cedar Falls 71-59 Saturday night and win the Class 5A state championship. Hannah Fuller added 16 points and seven rebounds for the Tigers (24-2), who wiped out a seven-point deficit with an 18-2 run that left Cedar Falls scrambling to catch up.

Cedar Falls had upset Indianola in the semifinals but could not match Valley’s depth and balance. Freshman Alex Honold had 13 points and nine rebounds for Valley and Jamie Feldt scored 11. Feldt’s twin sister Jackie helped out with four points and six rebounds.

The title was the first for Valley and came in the school’s 12th trip to the state tournament and fourth appearance in the finals. Cynthia Wolf led Cedar Falls (23-3) with 18 points and 10 rebounds.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Elle Ruffridge scored 22 points in the final game of her record-breaking career to lead Pocahontas Area past Sioux Center 61-38 Saturday for the Indians’ second straight Class 3A state championship.

Whether she was scoring herself or setting up teammates, the dynamic 5-foot-4 guard delighted her school’s large fan following one last time in a victory that was surprisingly one-sided.

Sioux Center entered the game 26-0 with a talented group of athletes, but the Warriors were no match for their quicker, sharp-shooting opponent. Pocahontas (27-1) made 12 3-pointers and held Sioux Center scoreless in the fourth quarter.

Ruffridge went 6-for-8 from 3-point range and added seven rebounds, four assists and two steals. Payton Hjerleid added 12 points for the Indians, Faith Meyer scored 11 and Ashlyn Weidauer had eight.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Lizzy Wendell scored 25 points, leading three Bulldogs to reach 20, and No. 22 Drake beat Wichita State 105-89 on Saturday, winning its 19th straight game and becoming the first team to go undefeated in Missouri Valley Conference regular-season play. The victory also gave the Bulldogs a 13-0 home record, becoming the second team in program history to go unbeaten at home since 1978-79. Additionally, Drake (25-4, 18-0) has its highest win total since 2001-02.

The Bulldogs and the Shockers both have first-round byes for the conference tournament that opens Thursday in Moline, Illinois. While Drake awaits to learn its opponent, Wichita State will play Southern Illinois on Friday.

Sammie Bachrodt added 23 points and Brenni Rose 22 with both making five of Drake’s school-record 19 3-pointers on 31 attempts. Drake, which led 51-44 at halftime, broke the game open by scoring the final 12 points of the third period, with Wendell and Becca Hittner scoring five points each in the run, to go up 83-64. Drake led by as many as 27 in the fourth quarter. Rangie Bessard led the Shockers (14-15, 9-9) with 24 points and nine rebounds.