State Volleyball Championships
Class 5-A Championship
(3-0) Ankeny Centennial 29-25-25, Bettendorf 27-22-21
All-Tournament Team members: Jordyn Rittman, Ankeny Centennial; Danielle Pennington, Bettendorf; Kelsey Johnson, Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln; Kristen Stucker, Johnston; McKenna Pierson, Ankeny Centennial; Megan Sharkey, Bettendorf; Jaali Winters, Ankeny Centennial (captain).

Class 4-A Championship
(3-1) Harlan 16-25-25-25, West Delaware 25-18-19-10
The Harlan Cyclone Girls Volleyball team won their second consecutive class 4-A State Volleyball Championship 3 sets to 1 over West Delaware, Friday. Three Cyclones were named to the All- Tournament team: Kenzie Swanson and Taylor Frederick. Harlan’s Jess Schaben was named captain of the All Tournament team. Other team members include: Emily Thole, West Delaware; Natalie Brimeyer, Clear Creek-Amana; Isabella Sade, Marion; and Carlee Ketchum, West Delaware.

Class 3-A Championship
(3-0) Solon 25-25-25, Mount Vernon 13-21-20
3-A All-Tournament Team: Kate Nearad, Solon; Libby Ryan, Mount Vernon; Kate Walker, Red Oak; Kati Cassabaum, Nevada; Jordan Runge, Solon; Morgan Melchert, Mount Vernon; Jordan Smith, Solon (captain).

Class 2-A Championship
(3-1) Dike-New Hartford 25-25-17-25, Western Christian 21-23-25-23
2-A All-Tournament Team: Lizzy Blough, Dike-New Hartford; Ema Altena, Western Christian; Becca Pagel, Sumner-Fredericksburg; Anna Kiel, Unity Christian; Briana Weber, Dike-New Hartford; Jamie Gesink, Western Christian; Rachel Koop, Dike-New Hartford (captain).

Class 1-A Championship
(3-0) Holy Trinity Catholic 25-25-25, Central Lyon 22-13-8
1-A All-Tournament Team: Angel Rasmussen, Central Lyon; Madelyn Orton, Holy Trinity Catholic; Peyton Benson, Tripoli; Shelby Schnurstein, Janesville; Kendyl Sorge, Janesville; Sarah Halse, Central Lyon; Mikaela Foecke, Holy Trinity Catholic (Captain).

Class 1-A

• South Winneshiek (12-0) vs. Iowa City Regina (11-1) – 10:06 am
• West Lyon (11-1) vs. Fort Dodge St. Edmond (12-0) – 1:06 pm

Class 2-A

• Sioux Center (11-1) vs. Albia (11-1) – 4:06 pm
• North Fayette Valley (11-1) vs. Beckman Catholic (10-2) – 7:06 pm

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Ally Disterhoft scored 19 points, Bethany Doolittle added 15 more plus grabbed 10 rebounds, and No. 19 Iowa powered past USC Upstate in a 107-56 win Friday night. Disterhoft was 7 of 8 from the field and 4-for-5 from the penalty stripe. Melissa Dixon had 16 points, Samantha Logic had 11 and Alexa Kastanek 10 for Iowa, which set a new record with the winning score. The Hawkeyes outrebounded USC Upstate 49-32 and was 11-for-22 from 3-point range.

Iowa took control early in the first half with a 35-7 run that included 3-pointers from Logic, Disterhoft and two from Dixon, and took a 59-22 advantage into the half. The Hawkeyes then continued to pull away in the second half. Coco Ritter led the Spartans with 11 points on 5-of-6 shooting and had four rebounds. Brittany Starling added nine points.

AMES, IOWA (AP) — Junior Georges Niang had a career-high 30 points and nine rebounds as Number 14th Iowa State beat Oakland 93-82 on Friday night UNLV transfer Bryce Dejean-Jones had 20 points in his debut for the Cyclones (1-0), who improved to 5-0 in openers under coach Fred Hoiberg.

Iowa State sandwiched a 15-3 run around the half after allowing Oakland to tie the score at 38-all. The Cyclones built their lead up to as much as 20 in the second half and won comfortably behind Niang, who figures to be Iowa State’s top scoring option this season.

Corey Petros had 25 points and Kahlil Felder scored 23 for Oakland (0-1), which was picked seventh in the preseason Horizon League poll.

FIRST TEAM
Natalie Mostek, Creston, 12, MB
Jess Schaben, Harlan, 12, MB (Unanimous)
Asia Kloewer, Harlan, 12, L
Taylor Frederick, Harlan, 11, MB
Mackenzie Swanson, Harlan, 12, S
Abby Bergsten, Lewis Central, 12, OH
Reghan Coyle, Lewis Central, 12, Opp
Kate Walker, Red Oak, 12, OH (Unanimous)
Sydney Nielsen, Shenandoah, 12, OH/S
Matti Munger, St. Albert, 12, Setter

2ND TEAM
Hanna Luther, Creston, 12, S
Olivia Scarborough, Glenwood, 11, L
Elle Kloewer, Harlan, 12, OH
Taylor Wagner, Harlan, 12, OH/RS
Maria Dentlinger, Kuemper Catholic, 12, MB
Kaci Hohenthaner, Lewis Central, 11, S
Grace Blomstedt, Red Oak, 12, MB
Angela Mahoney, Red Oak, 11, S/OH
Serena Parker, Shenandoah, 12, MH
Alli Wettengel, St. Albert, 12, Middle

HONORABLE MENTION
Skye Thompson, Atlantic, 11, OH
Delayne Glassgow, Clarinda, 10, OH
Alyssa Higgins, Creston, 11, DS/OH
Sam Pick, Denison, 12, L
Courtney Magnussen, Glenwood, 12, MB
Halie Darrow, Glenwood, 12, OH
Abby Lohrmann, Kuemper Catholic, 10, S
Katie Tigges, Kuemper Catholic, 12, DS/OH
Madison Gilbert, Red Oak, 12, MB
Heidi Fichter, Shenandoah, 12, S
Grace Wettengel, St. Albert, 11, Outside
Kendall Biggs, St. Albert, 12, Libero

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Drake seniors Gary Ricks, Jr. and Karl Madison have each been suspended for three games by the school for accepting improper benefits. The school says Ricks and Madison received the benefits in 2012-13, when they played under former coach Mark Phelps. They’ll miss Drake’s first three games, starting with Friday’s opener against Bowling Green.

Athletic director Sandy Hatfield-Clubb says the school launched an internal review. She says Ricks and Madison “worked diligently” to resolve the issue. Ricks is the team’s leading returning scorer with 12.3 points a game last season. Madison averaged 2.2 points a game in 2013-14.

Class 5-A Championship
(3-0) Ankeny Centennial 29-25-25, Bettendorf 27-22-21

Class 4-A Championship
12:15 pm – Harlan (40-2) vs. West Delaware (45-2)

Class 3-A Championship
2:00 pm – Mount Vernon (33-7) vs. Solon (32-8)

Class 2-A Championship
4:45 p.m. – Dike-New Hartford (39-3) vs. Western Christian (44-2)

Class 1-A Championship
7:00 p.m. – Holy Trinity Catholic (47-4) vs. Central Lyon (38-3)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – A food safety manager says dirty conditions and poor food handling endangered customers at Kauffman and Arrowhead stadiums in Kansas City. A city health inspection prompted by the allegations found dozens of critical health code violations at the stadiums.
ESPN first reported the allegations from Jon Costa, the food safety manager for Aramark, which runs concessions at the two stadiums and at sports venues across the country.

Costa said he found such things as cockroaches and mouse feces in food-service areas and foods kept at unsafe temperatures. The city health inspection on Nov. 3 found mold in ice machines and dirty equipment. Aramark spokesman Tod MacKenzie said the claims come from a disgruntled employee, even though he was responsible for managing food safety at the stadiums.

CHICAGO (AP) – The Chicago Cubs will host the St. Louis Cardinals in the Sunday night major league opener on April 5. Originally scheduled for April 6, the game was moved up to become ESPN’s opening national telecast of the season.

Chicago said Friday the remainder of the three-game series will be played on April 7 and 8, with April 9 as an off day. The Cubs originally had April 7 off, with games against the Cardinals the following two days.

With Jim Field.

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