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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.
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.
The shoulder troubles Wong when he throws. He has had an MRI but says he does “not yet” need surgery. Wong has been on a limited throwing program since spring training began and did not play in St. Louis’ Grapefruit League opener on Saturday. He did take infield before the game.
Manager Mike Matheny expects Wong could play as soon as today (Sunday). Wong is not expected to play any outfield this season.
Boys Basketball Scoreboard Saturday, February 25, 2017
Class 2A Substate Finals
2A Substate 7 Championship
Van Meter 73, A-H-S-T-W, Avoca 53
2A Substate 8 Championship
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 67, Alta/Aurelia 49
Class 1A Substate Finals
1A Substate 7 Championship
Grand View Christian 86, Southwest Valley 45
1A Substate 8 Championship
Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 73, Ar-We-Va, Westside 71
The AHSTW Vikings boys basketball team had a turnaround season to remember. The Vikings turned a 10-11 record in 2015-16 into a season that ended Saturday night with a 21-3 record. The Vikings fell to the Van Meter Bulldogs 73-53 in the Class 2A Substate 7 Final on Saturday night at Atlantic High School.
Van Meter played a patient offensive game and got solid minutes from a lot of players in the win. The game was back and forth early until Van Meter took the lead by 3 at the end of the first quarter and would continue to build their lead the rest of the night. The Bulldogs were up 7 at the break but then used a 28-10 third quarter to put the game out of reach for the Vikings. Four players finished in double figures for Van Meter: Mitchell Pomeroy led with 16, Jack Trudo with 13, Ryan Schmitt 12, and Grant Johnson 10. Schmitt and Johnson were two 6-8 post players that the Vikings had some trouble keeping off the glass as well, Schmitt finished with 10 boards.
AHSTW was led in the loss by RJ Harris with 18 points. Preslyn Grobe dropped in 14 and Rhett welsh had 10 in the final game for the two Seniors.
Van Meter will now head to the 2A State Tournament with a 23-1 record.
Listen to a complete postgame interview with AHSTW Head Coach GG Harris below.
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) – Freshman Jordan Bohannon scored a career-high 24 points, hitting 8 of 10 3-pointers to help Iowa breeze past fading No. 24 Maryland 83-69 Saturday night.
Tyler Cook had 21 points and 10 rebounds for the Hawkeyes (16-13, 8-8 Big Ten), who improved to 2-7 on the road this season. Iowa led by seven at halftime and erased any shred of suspense by taking a 16-point lead with 10:28 remaining.
The Hawkeyes went 16 for 26 beyond the arc in avenging a home loss to Maryland on Jan. 19.
Bohannon came in averaging 9.2 points per game and shooting 37 percent from 3-point range. Cook, who’s also a freshman, scored only eight points in the first meeting between the teams.
Kevin Huerter scored 13 points for Maryland (22-7, 10-6). Since opening 20-2, the Terrapins have lost five of seven and three in a row.
Eager to rebound from a home loss to Minnesota, the Terrapins came out flat against an Iowa team that had beaten only Rutgers on the road.
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