Girls State Tournament

Class 1A Quarterfinals

10:00 a.m. — Springville (22-2) vs. Burlington Notre Dame (19-6)
11:45 a.m. — Marquette Catholic (21-3) vs. Kingsley-Pierson (23-1)
1:30 p.m. – Turkey Valley (21-2) vs. Janesville (24-0)
3:15 p.m. – Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton (23-1) vs. Sidney (23-1)- ON KJAN (Pregame 2:15pm)

Class 2A Quarterfinals

5:00 p.m. – Iowa City Regina (25-0) vs. Logan-Magnolia (21-3)
6:45 p.m. – Western Christian (22-2) vs. North Linn (24-1)
8:30 p.m. – Treynor (25-0) vs. Van Meter (21-3)
Tuesday, Feb 28th- 10:00 a.m. – Central Decatur (24-0) vs. Cascade (22-2)

Boys Substate Finals

Class 1A

Remsen St. Mary’s vs. Boyden-Hull (@ LeMars) 7:00pm

Class 3A (All at 7:00pm)

Atlantic vs. Glenwood (@ Harlan) – ON KJAN
Bishop Heelan vs. Sergeant Bluff-Luton (@ Tyson Events Center, Sioux City)
Pella vs. Grinnell (@ Southeast Polk)
Mount Pleasant vs. Oskaloosa (@ Fairfield)
West Delaware vs. Center Point-Urbana (@ US Cellular Center, Cedar Rapids)
Dubuque Wahlert vs. Cedar Rapids Xavier (@ US Cellular Center, Cedar Rapids)
Waverly-Shell Rock vs. Forest City (@ Aplington-Parkersburg)
Boone vs. Dallas Center-Grimes (@ Johnston)

The Rolling Valley Conference announced their 2016-17 all-conference boys basketball selections today.

First Team

Drew Buckholdt, SR, Exira-EHK*
Thomas Hensley, JR, CAM*
Joe Weber, JR, Boyer Valley*
Ben Obert, SO, Coon Rapids-Bayard*
Derek Schurke, SR, Ar-We-Va
Drew Schurke, SO, Ar-We-Va
Joe Towers, JR, Paton-Churdan
Hunter Clausen, SR, Charter Oak-Ute
*Unanimous Selection

Second Team

Dakota Rold, SO, Exira-EHK
Jake Danner, SR, Ar-We-Va
Nick Holste, JR, CAM
Zach Krause, SR, Ar-We-Va
Justin Sparks, JR, Glidden-Ralston
Jake Berns, JR, Paton-Churdan
Brandon Evans, SR, Coon Rapids-Bayard
Jesse Hupp, SR, Charter Oak-Ute

Honorable Mention

Noah Pettepier, SR, Exira-EHK
Cole Burmeister, SO, Exira-EHK

The Pride of Iowa Conference announced their boys basketball all-conference teams today.

First Team

Brady Gavin, JR, Martensdale-St. Marys*
Brett Barnett, SR, Martensdale-St. Marys*
Spencer Lamb, SO, Nodaway Valley*
Carter Boothe, JR, Central Decatur*
Brady Elder, SR, Pleasantville*
Brennan McCuddin, SR, Interstate-35*
Chris Godfrey, JR, Interstate-35
Kaleb Anderson, SR, Lenox*
Brennan Sefrit, FR, Bedford*
Kyle Guill, SR, Central Decatur
Mason Gossman, SR, East Union
Bronson Carpenter, JR, Wayne
*Unanimous Selections

Second Team

Gabe Nixon, SR, East Union
Beau Weinheimer, SR, Nodaway Valley
Dakota Gibson, SR, Martensdale-St. MarysGauge Van Haalen, JR, Pleasantville
Dawson Tullberg, SR, Lenox
Wyatt McAlpin, SR, Southwest Valley
Chance Cobb, JR, Southwest Valley
Grant Atwood, JR, Central Decatur
Richie Griglione, SO, Interstate-35
Isaac Grose, FR, Mount Ayr
Cole Pedersen, FR, Central Decatur
Cooper Nally, FR, Bedford

The Atlantic boys basketball team will battle the Glenwood Rams tonight for a trip to the state tournament.  The Class 3A Substate 8 final is set to tip-off at 7:00pm at the Harlan Community High School gym and we’ll have coverage on KJAN.

The Trojans earned their way into the substate round with an emphatic win on Thursday at home against ADM 68-46.  Scott Leonard had 24 points and Garrett Franken 22 in that win. The Trojans now will try to beat the Glenwood Rams for the third time this season.  Atlantic won the first meeting at home on December 13th 72-67.  They then won on the road at Glenwood on January 10th 68-62.  Atlantic Head Coach Alan Jenkins knows it will be a tough game.

The Trojans also surely remember being knocked out of the postseason last year by the Rams in a District Final 63-61. The Trojans had a 20 point lead at halftime of that game as well so neither time is likely to get comfortable as they meet tonight.  Glenwood is 18-5 on the season this year and have been led by three players averaging double figures; Nat Mohr with 19 per outing, Andrew Blum 17, and Christian Stanislav 16.

The 18-5 Trojans’ top scorer is Senior Garrett Franken averaging 24 points along with 9 rebounds per game. Two other Trojans have averaged double figures in Scoring; Scott Leonard 15, and Austin Alexander 12.

We’ll have coverage of the Trojans and Rams in the Substate 8 Final tonight on KJAN. Pregame at 6:50pm and tip-off at 7:00pm in Harlan.

It will be a Western Iowa match-up this afternoon in the quarterfinal round of the Girls Class 1A State Basketball Tournament as Exira-EHK takes on Sidney.  The 23-1 Spartans will face the 23-1 Cowgirls at Well Fargo Arena today with a 3:15pm scheduled tip-off and we’ll have it on KJAN.

The Spartans earned their way to a third straight appearance in the state tournament with substate final win over Akron-Westfield.  Now the Spartans are looking to have success on the big stage.  Two seasons ago they were able to make it to the semifinal round and last season they fell in the opening round to Newell-Fonda.  Junior Sophia Peppers said after the substate win that they will be playing with confidence and are looking to succeed at state.

The Sidney Cowgirls are making their first ever state tournament appearance. They knocked off Glidden-Ralston in the substate round and are working behind the same Head Coach that just led them to the state volleyball tournament in Amy McClintock.  Maddy Duncan leads Sidney in scoring with 15 points per game and Maryn Phillips has averaged 14.  Coach McClintock said her team has a similar style of play to the Spartans.

When asked about handling the pressure defense of the Spartans, Coach McClintock said her team needs to play within themselves and a big part of that will be the coaching staff getting them ready for the moment since they haven’t been there before.

The Spartans have four players that average in double figures in Sophia Peppers with 17, Kealey Nelson 13, Maggie Rasmussen and Mara Burmeister 12.  Peppers has had a terrific postseason run scoring a combined 58 points in the last two games alone.

Chris Parks and Mike Smith will have the call of the Spartans and Cowgirls today on KJAN. Pregame at 2:15pm and tip-off at 3:15pm from Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

The 7:20-a.m. Sportscast w/Jim Field.

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MISSOURI VALLEY, Iowa (AP) – The DeSoto National Wildlife Refuge in near the Iowa-Nebraska border will offer a limited number of turkey hunting permits this spring.

Archery turkey hunting will be allowed from April 17th though May 21 for people who obtain a free refuge hunting permit and hold a valid state hunting license. A special youth shotgun turkey hunt will be held on April 8-9, and a hunt for people with limited mobility will be held April 22-23.

The refuge is located north of Omaha, Nebraska, along on U.S. Highway 30 near Missouri Valley, Iowa. An entrance permit is required for all vehicles.
More details are available online at www.fws.gov/refuge/Desoto .

Championship action begins at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines with the opening of the the girls state basketball tournament.The tournament tips-off with the quarterfinal round in Class 1-A when a couple of tournament veterans collide in the opener at 10-a.m. Top-ranked and defending champion Springville brings in a 22-2 mark and takes on a Burlington-Notre Dame team that is making its fifth straight appearance in the tournament.

After that, it’ll be sixth-ranked Bellevue-Marquette Catholic against number seven Kingsley-Pierson at 11:45-a.m. Turkey Valley was last year’s runner-up and enters this season ranked second at 21-2 and goes up against ninth ranked and undefeated Janesville at 1:30-p.m.. The 1-A opening round concludes with third-ranked Exira-Elk Horn Kimballton (23-1) against number eight, Sidney (23-1).

You can hear that game this afternoon on KJAN. Pre-game coverage starts at 2:15 with the tip-off slated for about 3:15-p.m.

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Kolten Wong is still bothered by a right shoulder injury from a tumble he took while playing left field last September at Wrigley Field. The St. Louis Cardinals second baseman said Saturday he’s been dealing with “tenderness” in the shoulder. He received a cortisone shot in the shoulder at the end of the season, and the right-handed thrower didn’t pick up a ball until January.