CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) – Brice Calip and Alexa Willard scored 13 points each, and No. 24 Missouri State handed Northern Iowa its first home loss of the season 66-55. Jasmine Franklin added 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Bears, who won their fifth straight.

Missouri State took the lead for good with nine straight points capped at 44-35 by Willard’s jumper with 5:55 left in the third quarter. The Panthers cut the deficit to three with a pair of 3-pointers but that was as close as they would get. Karli Rucker had 13 points and Cynthia Wolf added 10 for Northern Iowa.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference
Denison-Schleswig 67, Atlantic 55
Creston 82, Red Oak 40
Glenwood 60, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 59 (OT)
Kuemper Catholic 77, Shenandoah 43
Lewis Central 72, Harlan 62 (LC now in 1st place in Hawkeye Ten)

Western Iowa Conference
IKM-Manning 47, Logan-Magnolia 42
Treynor 75, AHSTW 46
Tri-Center 68, Riverside 34
Underwood 71, Missouri Valley 54

Rolling Valley Conference
CAM, Anita 73, Exira/EH-K 53
Glidden-Ralston 62, Coon Rapids-Bayard 49

Corner Conference
East Mills 76, Essex 17
Fremont-Mills 57, Griswold 25
Sidney 74, Clarinda Academy 37

Pride of Iowa
East Union 68, SE Warren 55
Martensdale-St. Marys 80, Central Decatur 74 (OT)
Mount Ayr 67, Bedford 55
Nodaway Valley 74, Lenox 33

West Central Activities Conference
AC/GC 71, Woodward Academy 47
Ogden 51, Pleasantville 45
Van Meter 88, Madrid 67
Woodward-Granger 57, Des Moines Christian 55

Other Scores
Carroll 71, Boone 60
CB Abraham Lincoln 63, SC East 45
Winterset 59, Carlisle 43

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference
Denison-Schleswig 46, Atlantic 40
Glenwood 79, St. Albert 57
Kuemper Catholic 59, Shenandoah 42
Lewis Central 54, Harlan 47
Red Oak 55, Creston 35

Western Iowa Conference
AHSTW 39, Treynor 33 (AHSTW clinches share of WIC title)
IKM-Manning 37, Logan-Magnolia 28
Tri-Center 66, Riverside 45
Underwood 78, Missouri Valley 19

Rolling Valley Conference
Boyer Valley 66, West Harrison 50
Coon Rapids-Bayard 25, Glidden-Ralston 20 (OT)
Exira-EHK vs CAM (Cancelled due to Exira-EHK illnesses)

West Central Activities Conference
Des Moines Christian 40, Woodward-Granger 33
Pleasantville 44, Ogden 29

Corner Conference
East Mills 57, Essex 15
Fremont-Mills 62, Griswold 14

Pride of Iowa
Mount Ayr 49, Bedford 39
Nodaway Valley 66, Lenox 31 (NV clinches share of POI title)
Southeast Warren 53, East Union 50

Other Scores
Carroll 49, Boone 24
Sioux City East 48, CB Abraham Lincoln 42
Winterset 53, Carlisle 36

Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Brice Calip and Alexa Willard scored 13 points each, and No. 24 Missouri State handed Northern Iowa its first home loss of the season 66-55. Jasmine Franklin added 10 points and 10 rebounds for the Bears, who won their fifth straight. Missouri State took the lead for good with nine straight points capped at 44-35 by Willard’s jumper with 5:55 left in the third quarter. The Panthers cut the deficit to three with a pair of 3-pointers but that was as close as they would get. Karli Rucker had 13 points and Cynthia Wolf added 10 for Northern Iowa.

UNDATED (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals won the National League Central and advanced to the league championship series last season before falling to the Washington Nationals. They return the bulk of their lineup, along with their rotation and one of the game’s best relief corps. But they also reside in one of the most difficult divisions in the game. The Cubs and Brewers also have won the Central in recent years, and the Reds are trending up after making some big offseason moves.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals head into spring training with a new outlook. The team was sold in the offseason to Kansas City businessman John Sherman and Mike Matheny was hired to replace retired manager Ned Yost. The moves come after the Royals lost more than 100 games for the second consecutive year. The Royals spent last season trying to usher the first wave of young players to the big leagues. Their development will be a major focus this season. So will the growth of the young pitchers still in the minors. Pitchers and catchers report to Arizona on Feb. 12.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A Kansas City Chiefs fan says he took a “professional NFL hit” when he slammed into a parking meter while trying to catch a pass from quarterback Patrick Mahomes during the team’s Super Bowl victory parade. Forty-three-year-old LaRue Bell told The Kansas City Star that the pass was intended for him but that the parking meter denied him the opportunity Wednesday. Millions have watched the video on social media. Even Mahomes checked in on Twitter, asking “Yo is the dude who hit the parking meter okay.” Bell says he is sore, noting that the pole “was not forgiving at all.”

WACO, Texas (AP) — Baylor is suspending 14 baseball players for two games each over an unspecified hazing incident that occurred a year ago. The school says the number of suspensions requires them to be staggered over the first three weeks of the season. The Bears open at home against Nebraska on Feb. 14. Athletic administrators became aware of the incident last May. An investigation by Baylor’s general counsel office and Division of Student Life followed. Coach Steve Rodriguez says he’s “very disappointed with this incident.”

The postseason gets underway on Saturday for Class 1A and 2A wrestlers with Sectional Meets across the state. The first and second place finishers in each weight class advance on to District Meets next Saturday the 15th. The top two teams at each site will qualify for Regional Team Dual competition next Tuesday night.

The Atlantic/CAM grapplers will be at Class 2A Sectional 3 at ADM on Saturday along with ADM, Creston/O-M, Greene County, Kuemper Catholic, Panorama, and Winterset.

Action gets underway at 12:00pm and admission is $6 for all spectators.

The other area 2A Sectional 4 will be at Glenwood and include the Rams along with Clarinda, Harlan, Red Oak, Shenandoah, and Southwest Iowa (Sidney).

Winners from those two 2A sites will compete at Districts in Atlantic next week.

Area 1A Sectional sites include Missouri Valley, ACGC, and Riverside.

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Boys swimmers across the state will try to qualify for State at District Meets on Saturday. The top 24 individual and relay times from across the state qualify for the State Meet next Saturday in Iowa City.

The Atlantic boys swim team will compete at the Johnston District site. They will be joined there by Council Bluffs AL/TJ, Des Moines Hoover/North. Des Moines Lincoln, Grinnell, Johnston, Lewis Central, and WDM Valley.

Action gets underway at 12:00 p.m. and admission to the meet is $6.

Other District sites are Ankeny, Clinton, Fort Dodge, Marion Linn-Mar, and Marshalltown.

You can hear from Atlantic Head Coach Dean Junker on the Saturday Morning Coaches Show at 8:30am on KJAN.

The CAM Cougars played a well-rounded game on Friday night and took down the Exira-EHK Spartans 73-53. The Cougars got into rhythm early and jumped on top 15-7 at the end of the first quarter. That lead would swell to 37-19 by halftime and the Cougars never looked back. The offense fed off of some fast break chances and it was a solid shooting night for the Cougars. CAM Head Coach Nick Hodges loved the way his team played.

The Cougars were able to avenge one of their 4 losses on the season. They dropped the road game against the Spartans back on January 7th 58-48. The Cougars made a lot of great extra passes to turn a good look into a great one, and Coach Hodges said when they do that they are a tough team to defend.

Connor McKee had another big night for the Cougars, dropping in 24 points a night after he scored 15 against Audubon. Connor said he was feeling confident heading into the game.

McKee also thought the Cougars did a great job sharing the ball.

CAM improves to 15-4 with the victory. They will travel to Paton-Churdan on Monday.

Exira-EHK was led by 23 points from Creighton Nelson as the Spartans dropped to 10-9 on the season. They will host Boyer Valley on Monday.