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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Chiefs general manager John Dorsey has had “very positive” discussions for representatives of safety Eric Berry and defensive tackle Dontari Poe, though he declined to say whether he expects to reach agreements with either of the pending free agents.

Dorsey also addressed his own contract situation during an end-of-season teleconference with reporters Thursday. Dorsey and coach Andy Reid both have one year left on their five-year deals. The GM said that “from my family’s perspective and mine, this has been the greatest four years of my life.” There have been reports that Dorsey could be the heir apparent in Green Bay, where he played and spent most of his career, but he said “nobody asked me about it.”

The Chiefs went 12-4 and won the AFC West this past season, but lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers at Arrowhead Stadium in the divisional round of the playoffs.

Several of the Iowa Hawkeye women turned in key performances during an 87-83 overtime victory against Michigan State Thursday night in front of 4,384 on Mediacom Court inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. Among those players who stepped-up their performance, was Senior Ally Disterhoft, who recorded her second double-double of the season with 25 points and 12 rebounds.

Freshman Makenzie Meyer made 12-of-14 free throws in the game and was 11-of-12 in the fourth quarter and overtime. Her 14 points are a career high. Junior Chase Coley benefited from a season-high 29 minutes to score 10 points with five rebounds. She entered the game shooting 42.1 percent from the free throw line, but was 4-for-4 against the Spartans, including two with 14.8 seconds left in regulation. And Freshman Bre Cera made her first start in 11 games and opened overtime by making a 3-point field goal that gave Iowa the lead for good.

The Hawkeyes attempted six field goals in overtime, five fewer than Michigan State. But Iowa went to the line 12 times in the final five minutes and converted 32-of-41 for the game. Michigan State falls to 16-8, 6-5 despite a 32-point, 11-rebound performance from Tori Jankoska.

It was the first time this season that the Hawkeyes played without sophomore point guard Tania Davis, who torn an ACL on Sunday. Disterhoft was the lone upperclassman in the starting lineup and all things considered, might have turned in one of the best games of her career. The Hawkeyes made 7-of-16 3-point field goals — their best percentage from distance in 14 games. Disterhoft (25), Gustafson (18), Meyer (14), Kathleen Doyle (12), and Coley scored in double figures. Meyer had a team-high four assists, but she will be remembered most for coming up clutch from the free throw line.

Iowa returns to action Sunday at Ohio State with an 11 a.m. (CT) start. The Buckeyes (21-5) have won seven games in a row and are 14-2 at home this season.

(HawkeyeSports.Com)

The Northern Iowa women return home tonight (Friday night) to host Bradley in Missouri Valley Conference play. The Panthers are 9-2 in the Valley after a loss at Southern Illinois.The Panthers are now two games behind Valley leader Drake in the standings. It’s “Play4Kay” wear pink night at the McLeod Center, in Cedar Falls.

The Panthers’ Play4Kay game is designed to bring awareness to breast cancer. Fans are encouraged to wear pink. Head coach Tanya Warren will donate $25 for every made Panther three-pointer tonight to a cancer charity of her choice.

Tip-time is at 7-p.m.

BOYS BASKETBALL
Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 62, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 53

IKM-Manning 77, Griswold 34

Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 69, Underwood 54

Western Christian, Hull 79, Sioux Falls Christian, S.D. 68

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 66, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 49

Creston 47, Clarinda 34

Denison-Schleswig 43, Glenwood 41

IKM-Manning 62, Griswold 18

Class 1A Region 1
Regional First Round
Audubon 56, Ar-We-Va, Westside 22

Boyer Valley, Dunlap 74, Riverside, Oakland 34

Charter Oak-Ute 57, Whiting 36

Lawton-Bronson 51, Siouxland Community Christian 36

Westwood, Sloan 78, West Harrison, Mondamin 16

Woodbine 81, Heartland Christian 46

Class 1A Region 8
Regional First Round
Bedford 45, Stanton 35

CAM, Anita 69, Orient-Macksburg 32

Coon Rapids-Bayard 50, Paton-Churdan 28

Diagonal 50, Lenox 29

Essex 73, College Springs South Page 36

Fremont Mills, Tabor 27, East Mills 23

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Having a dome will allow the Northern Iowa softball team to open the season at home when the Panthers host the UNI-Dome Classic beginning Friday. UNI coach Ryan Jacobs who says the six teams will compete over three days. Jacobs says with a lot of new faces he is not sure what to expect from the Panthers. UNI is picked to finish fourth in the Missouri Valley Conference preseason poll.

(Learfield Sports)

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Klint Carlson scored 14 points with eight rebounds and Bennett Koch scored 12 points with eight boards as Northern Iowa eked out a low-scoring, wire-to-wire win over Southern Illinois 49-41 on Wednesday night.

Jeremy Morgan hit a 3-pointer, Koch added a pair of free throws, and Northern Iowa opened the second half with a 5-0 run to gain some separation as Southern Illinois missed its first three shots. The Panthers (12-12, 7-6 Missouri Valley Conference) led by as many as 11 after halftime.

Leo Vincent scored nine points to lead Southern Illinois (14-12, 7-6) and Sean O’Brien eight as the Salukis made only 30 percent of their shots (18-60). Leo was 3 of 11 and O’Brien 4 of 14. Northern Iowa blocked four shots (Morgan with two), and had eight steals and 34 defensive rebounds to hamper Southern Illinois’ shooting.

The Panthers held a 41-35 edge on the boards overall.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Jordan Murphy scored a career-high 25 points with 19 rebounds, Nate Mason had 25 points and seven assists and Minnesota outlasted Iowa 101-89 in double overtime on Wednesday night.

Playing an extra period for the fourth time in Big Ten play this season, the Gophers (17-7, 5-6) stopped a three-game winning streak for the Hawkeyes (14-11, 6-6) with a season-high 14 blocked shots and a tireless effort down the stretch.

Peter Jok had 26 of his 28 points after halftime for Iowa, which stormed back from a 14-point deficit early in the second half. Isaiah Moss added 19 points. Akeem Springs scored 17 points for Minnesota, which hit the 100-point mark for the first time since Dec. 27, 2014, against UNC Wilmington.

Members of the Atlantic Girls Golf Team were honored Wednesday evening, during a regular session of the Atlantic School Board. Trojan Head Girls Golf Coach Kathy Hobson said “Our season year-after-year consists of 12 playing dates, plus whatever State competition is involved, two rounds of Regionals and then hopefully the State Tournament,” which she says is always their goal.

The Varsity team consists of six players and four scorers. Hobson said “We’ve been very fortunate in Atlantic to have girls that love the sport and love to put in the time and strive for that success.

Coach Kathy Hobson (Left) and members of the Trojan Girls Golf Team.

During the past three seasons these girls have been involved with, the Seniors have compiled a 182-15 record that includes two State Championships, a second-place Runner-up finish, two-years ago. The two Sophomores last year, their record was 64-and 2, and they now have a State Championship under their belt as well.” She said “We hope that success continues.”

Hobson said as whole, for a Golf program, “We’re one of seven schools in the State that have five or more titles in the books.” She said also, “As an educator, I’ve very proud of the fact they are very successful in the classroom,” as well. Over the last three years, the Seniors have earned a distinguished academic achievement award from the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union that’s given for a team GPA of 3.25 or better.