Iowa opened a crucial part of its schedule with an ugly loss at home. The Hawkeyes roared back from a late 12 point deficit but came up short in an 84-79 loss to Michigan, snapping their three game winning streak. The Wolverines owned the paint as Iowa falls to 7-7 in the Big Ten.

Keegan Murray misfired on a three pointer in the waning seconds that would have tied the game.

Michigan took control with an 18-8 run midway though the second half that featured several Iowa miscues.

Keegan Murray led the Hawkeyes with 23 points. They visit 18th ranked Ohio State Saturday.

The AHSTW Vikings found their groove in the third quarter and pulled away from the Audubon Wheelers for a 60-34 win in a Class 1A District 15 Semifinal on Thursday.

The Wheelers hung tight early, rallying from an 11-2 early deficit to lead 14-13 at the end of the first. AHSTW pulled in front by five at half 26-21. Then the Vikings got rolling in the third. Brayden Lund scored 21 of his game-high 22 points in the second half and the Vikings grabbed a 15-point lead by the end of the third.

AHSTW Head Coach GG Harris gave credit for the turnaround to the other end of the floor.

Raydden Grobe finished with 18 points, 16 of those coming in the first half. He said he felt confident early.

The Vikings improve to 22-1 on the season and advance to the District 15 Final against Exira-EHK next Tuesday in Harlan at 7:00 p.m.

Audubon was led by 16 points from Carson Bauer. The Wheelers end the season with a record of 9-14.

The Exira-EHK Spartans found a way to pull out a 46-42 win over IKM-Manning in a boys Class 1A District 15 Semifinal on Thursday night in Avoca. The game was tied at 39 late and the Spartans got a runner in the lane from Cash Emgarten to regain the lead and Trey Petersen buried a couple big free throws to seal the Spartan victory.

Aiden Flathers led the Spartans with 16 points, including a couple of big threes in the second half. Petersen had just three points, all at the line in the fourth quarter but he was excited for the chance to come through at the end.

Exira-EHK Head Coach Doug Newton thought his team got better on the boards as the game progressed and he was proud they found a way to win.

The Spartans improved to 15-8 on the season and advance to the District 15 Final next Tuesday night against AHSTW. That game will be played at Harlan at 7:00 p.m.

IKM-Manning was led by 15 points from Ross Kusel and 10 from Kristians Upmalis. The Wolves end the season at 7-16.

Regional Semifinals are on tap for Class 1A and 2A girls basketball on Friday. Here is a look at the area matchups that are all set for 7:00 p.m. starts.

CLASS 1A

Region 2
Audubon @ Newell-Fonda
Woodbine @ Remsen-St. Mary’s

Region 8
East Mills @ Exira-EHK- ON KJAN
CAM @ Stanton

CLASS 2A

Region 7
Central Decatur @ Panorama
Earlham @ Nodaway Valley

Region 8
West Central Valley @ Treynor
IKM-Manning @ Underwood

CLASS 1A

District 13
Grand View Christian 90, Ogden 56
Madrid 72, Ankeny Christian 54

District 14 @ East Mills
East Mills 54, Bedford 40
St. Albert 58, Stanton 43

District 15 @ Avoca
Exira-EHK 46, IKM-Manning 42 –  KJANTV Audio (EEHK: Aiden Flathers 16pts)
AHSTW 60, Audubon 34 – ON KJAN (AHSTW: Brayden Lund 22pts, Raydden Grobe 18pts)

District 16
West Harrison 58, Tri-Center 57 (WH: Mason McIntosh hits buzzer beating three)
Coon Rapids-Bayard 40, Boyer Valley 30

CLASS 2A

District 5
Roland-Story 56, Southeast Valley 51
South Central Calhoun 64, Kuemper Catholic 50

District 15 @ Van Meter
Van Meter 77, I-35 18
Panorama 59, ACGC 47

District 16 @ Treynor
Treynor 54, Clarinda 53 (T: Ethan Dickerson blocked potential game-winning layup against the backboard)
Red Oak 60, Underwood 49

First Round:

• 106 – Molly Allen (Underwood) lost to Case Monat (North Tama) FALL 2:25
• 106 – Gavin Kiger (Logan-Magnolia) lost to Jayden Rinken (Nashua-Plainfield) TECH FALL 15-0 (4:36)
• 106 – Davis Bramman (Riverside) lost to Cael Morrow (Akron-Westfield) FALL 1:00
• 113 – Eli Becerra (Missouri Valley) beat Tage Monahan (Panorama) FALL 1:27
• 113 – Corbin Reisz (Logan-Magnolia) beat Landon Price (North Union) FALL 2:47
• 113 – Tegan Slaybaugh (AC/GC) beat Cole Frost (Don Bosco) MAJOR DEC 10-1
• 113 – Brayden Maeder (SW Valley) lost to Cael Judisch (Sumner-Fredericksburg) 5-1
• 120 – Chase England (Bedford/Lenox) lost to Garret Rinken (Nashua-Plainfield) FALL 1:06
• 120 – Blake Allen (Underwood) beat Aiden Golston (Moravia) TECH FALL 21-6 (4:54)
• 120 – Riley Parkis (Kuemper Catholic) lost to Dawson Schmit (Wapsie Valley) FALL 4:23
• 126 – Dylan Stein (Bedford/Lenox) lost to Tanner Arjes (North Butler-Clarksville) FALL 4:43
• 126 – Jace Rose (Riverside) beat Ethan Egli (NW Webster) FALL :43
• 132 – Gable Porter (Underwood) beat Taven Moore (Riverside) FALL :21
• 132 – Elliot Cooney (Nodaway Valley) beat Tyler Orzechowski (Kingsley-Pierson) 9-2
• 132 – Riley Radke (Missouri Valley) lost  to Charlie Veit (East Sac County) MAJOR DEC 8-0
• 138 – Jaxon Christensen (Nodaway Valley) lost to Clayton McDonough (Central Springs) FALL 1:41
• 138 – Hayden Fischer (AHSTW) beat Trey Nelson (Nashua-Plainfield) 5-4
• 138 – Stevie Barnes (Underwood) beat Ethan Argo (Belle Plain) MAJOR DEC 14-5
• 138 – Sean Thompson (Logan-Magnolia) lost to Quinten Aney (Mediapolis) 7-1
• 145 – Hagen Heistand (Underwood) beat Jake Irlbeck (Kuemper Catholic) FALL 1:33
• 145 – Ryan Stortenbecker (East Mills) lost to Carson Klostermann (Alburnett) FALL 5:37
• 152 – Wyatt Reisz (Logan-Magnolia) beat Creighton Kelly (West Hancock) FALL 1:16
• 152 – Nolan Moore (Riverside) lost to Jace Nelson-Brown (Emmetsburg) 4-3
• 152 – David Helton (St. Albert) beat Alex Beaty (Lake Mills) 7-6
• 152 – Shea Parkis (Kuemper Catholic) beat Gunnar Keeney (Alburnett) 6-2
• 160 – Gavin McGuire (Logan-Magnolia) beat Garrison Gettler (AHSTW) FALL 1:20
• 160 – Caleb Iliff (Treynor) lost to Jacob Thiry (Don Bosco) 12-5
• 170 – Bradlee Grantz (SW Valley) lost to Cade Tenold (Don Bosco) FALL 3:06
• 170 – Denver Pauley (AHSTW) lost to Jaydon Knight (Mt. Ayr) FALL 3:38
• 182 – Caelen DeVault (Nodaway Valley) lost to Carson Lynott (West Sioux) FALL 1:10
• 182 – Jake Cox (Bedford/Lenox) lost to Josh Glendening (New London) FALL 1:10
• 182 – Brecken Freeberg (Tri-Center) beat Gage Clausen (Missouri Valley) 5-2
• 195 – Nate Jorgensen (AHSTW) lost to Carson Tenold (Don Bosco) FALL 1:34
• 195 – Carter Davis (Underwood) beat James Hein (Panorama) FALL 2:22
• 195 – Brek Boruff (Missouri Valley) lost to Owen Huehnergarth (Beckman Catholic) 4-1
• 220 – Cooper Nielsen (Audubon) beat Tony Greve (South Winneshiek) FALL 3:09
• 220 – Henry Lund (AHSTW) lost to Jared Thiry (Don Bosco) FALL 4:36
• 220 – Cooper Andersen (Panorama) beat Connor Reed (Sigourney-Keota) FALL 5:45
• 220 – Cal Wanninger (Kuemper Catholic) beat Louis Hamlett (Starmont) 3-1 (SV-1)
• 285 – Daniel Gregory (Treynor) beat Easton Eledge (Underwood) 6-4 (TB-1)
• 285 – Rex Johnson (Logan-Magnolia) beat Jason Koopmann (Beckman Catholic) FALL :55

Consolation:

• 106 – Molly Allen (Underwood) lost to Mack Morgan (Eagle Grove) 7-2
• 106 – Davis Bramman (Riverside) lost to Dalton Ervin (Moravia) FALL 3:07
• 106 – Gavin Kiger (Logan-Magnolia) beat Reanah Utterback (Sigourney-Keota) FALL 2:29
• 113 – Tage Monahan (Panorama) lost to Landon Price (North Union) FALL 2:35
• 113 – Brayden Maeder (SW Valley) beat Lincoln Wilcoxon (Emmetsburg) FALL 1:34
• 120 – Riley Parkis (Kuemper Catholic) beat Aiden Golston (Moravia) 17-12
• 120 – Chase England (Bedford/Lenox) lost to Jordan Dusenberry (Wilton) FALL 2:12
• 126 – Dylan Stein (Bedford/Lenox) beat TJ Nutt (MVAOCOU) 12-6
• 132 – Riley Radke (Missouri Valley) lost to Tyler Orzechowski (Kingsley-Pierson) FALL 3:30
• 132 – Taven Moore (Riverside) lost to Trever Freiburger (Cascade) FALL :50
• 138 – Jaxon Christensen (Nodaway Valley) lost to Ryan Steinlage (I-35) FALL 3:39
• 138 – Sean Thompson (Logan-Magnolia) beat Bryce Radloff (MFL) MAJOR DEC 15-3
• 145 – Jake Irlbeck (Kuemper Catholic) beat Myles McMahon (Don Bosco) FALL 4:45
• 145 – Ryan Stortenbecker (East Mills) beat Tristen Koehn (MFL) FALL 3:11
• 152 – Nolan Moore (Riverside) beat Creighton Kelly (West Hancock) FALL 3:06
• 160 – Caleb Iliff (Treynor) beat Giles Cowell (Tripoli) 11-8
• 160 – Garrison Gettler (AHSTW) beat Sam Atchison (IC Regina) MAJOR DEC 13-4
• 170 – Bradlee Grantz (SW Valley) lost to Kadeb Shirk (Wilton) 9-4
• 170 – Denver Pauley (AHSTW) beat Callyn Bishop (Baxter) FALL 2:57
• 182 – Caelen DeVault (Nodaway Valley) lost to Jamien Moore (Lisbon) 6-3
• 182 – Gage Clausen (Missouri Valley) beat Jake Cox (Bedford/Lenox) FALL 3:11
• 195 – James Hein (Panorama) beat Nate Jorgensen (AHSTW) 8-1
• 195 – Brek Boruff (Missouri Valley) lost to Chase Wickwire (Belle Plaine) FALL :58
• 220 – Henry Lund (AHSTW) lost to Connor Reed (Sigourney-Keota) FALL :45
• 285 – Easton Eledge (Underwood) beat Trace Goemaat (North Mahaska) 5-2

1-A Team Scores:
1. Don Bosco 36.0
2. Lisbon 25.0
3. Logan-Magnolia 21.0
4. Nashua-Plainfield 19.5
5. Underwood 18.5
5. West Sioux 18.5
7. Alburnett 14.0
7. North Butler-Clarksville 14.0
9. New London 11.0
10. Akron-Westfield 10.0
10. Columbus Catholic 10.0
10. Emmetsburg 10.0
10. Interstate 35 10.0
10. West Hancock 10.0
15. Central Springs 9.0
16. Kuemper Catholic 8.0
16. South Central Calhoun 8.0
16. Wilton 8.0
19. AHSTW 7.0
19. Cascade 7.0
19. Lake Mills 7.0
19. MFL MarMac 7.0
19. Missouri Valley 7.0
19. Riverside, Oakland 7.0

First Round:

• 106 – Jaymeson Vandervelde (CB Abraham Lincoln) lost to Caden Leonard (Johnston) 7-0
• 106 – Carter Schorsch (Lewis Central) lost to Timothy Koester (Bettendorf) FALL 1:24
• 113 – Jonathan Ryan (CB Abraham Lincoln) lost to Blake Gioimo (CR Prairie) FALL :38
• 170 – Braylon Kammrad (Lewis Central) beat Xander Kenworthy (Ankeny) 5-2
• 182 – Carlos Andrade (CB Abraham Lincoln) lost to Griffin Gammell (Waukee NW) FALL :19
• 195 – Dillon Woods (Lewis Central) lost to McCrae Hagarty (Waverly-Shell Rock) FALL 1:08
• 195 – Jaxson Hildebrand (Denison-Schleswig) lost to Colin Flannagan (CR Kennedy) MAJOR DEC 12-3

Consolation:

• 106 – Carter Schorsch (Lewis Central) lost to Mitchell Pins (Dubuque Hempstead) 6-0
• 106 – Jaymeson Vandervelde (CB Abraham Lincoln) lost to Reid Foster (Bondurant-Farrar) FALL 4:00
• 113 – Jonathan Ryan (CB Abraham Lincoln) lost to Ryker Graff (SE Polk) TECH FALL 18-2
• 182 – Carlos Andrade (CB Abraham Lincoln) lost to Rusty VanWetzinga (Pleasant Valley) 3-1
• 195 – Jaxson Hildebrand (Denison-Schleswig) beat Dillon Woods (Lewis Central) MAJOR DEC 16-6

First Round:

• 106 – Dreylen Schweitzer (Carroll) lost to Colin Cassidy (West Liberty) MAJOR DEC 15-7
• 106 – Aiden Smith (Atlantic/CAM) lost to Emmitt Newton (Davis County) MAJOR DEC 14-3
• 113 – Vincent Mayberry (Glenwood) beat Jacob Maes (Assumption) FALL 1:47
• 113 – Seth Ettleman (SW Iowa) lost to Kade Blume (Roland-Story) FALL 1:46
• 120 – Cael Nelson (Carroll) beat Kade Bauer (Sioux Center) FALL 2:41
• 126 – Matthew Been (Glenwood) beat Derrick Bass (Assumption) FALL 3:50
• 126 – Ethan Follmann (Atlantic/CAM) beat Jakob Regan (Waukon) MAJOR DEC 10-2
• 132 – Easton O’Brien (Atlantic/CAM) lost to Blaine Frazier (Notre Dame) FALL 1:40
• 138 – Austin Evans (Creston) lost to Carter Fousek (Crestwood) FALL 1:40
• 138 – Carter Drake (Carroll) lost to Ty Koedam (Sergeant Bluff-Luton) 6-4
• 145 – Triston Barncastle (Creston) lost to Cooper Sanders (Vinton-Shellsburg) 9-3
• 145 – Kale Downey (Clarinda) beat Justin Keller (Albia) MAJOR DEC 15-2
• 152 – Brian South (Atlantic/CAM) lost to Garrett Seaba (Clarion-Goldfield-Dows) FALL 1:39
• 160 – Dawson Bond (Red Oak) beat Zach Jensen (Spirit Lake Park) 3-1
• 160 – Karson Downey (Clarinda) lost to Jadyn Peyton (West Delaware)  FALL 1:42
• 170 – Kadin Stutzman (Atlantic/CAM) beat Mack Seaba (Clarion-Goldfield-Dows) MAJOR DEC 16-8
• 170 – Sterling Rodman (Carroll) lost to Brady Ortner (Vinton-Shellsburg) MAJOR DEC 12-4
• 182 – Zane Bendorf (Harlan) beat Johnny Argo (Assumption) MAJOR DEC 9-1
• 182 – Jase Wilmes (Clarinda) lost to Nick Reinicke (Dike-New Hartford) MAJOR DEC 15-4
• 195 – Brenden Casey (Atlantic/CAM) lost to CJ Carter (Glenwood) FALL 1:18
• 285 – Logan Green (Clarinda) beat Dugan Tolley (Winterset) FALL 4:55
• 285 – Quinten Fuller (Creston) lost to Aaron Graves (SE Valley) FALL 1:46

1st Round Consolation:

• 106 – Dreylen Schweitzer (Carroll) beat Peyton Pilgrim (Assumption) 9-7
• 106 – Aiden Smith (Atlantic/CAM) beat Ethan Long (Monticello) FALL 1:36
• 113 – Seth Ettleman (SW Iowa) lost to Jack Showalter (Hampton-Dumont-CAL) FALL 1:06
• 132 – Easton O’Brien (Atlantic/CAM) lost to Luke Spaur (Knoxville) 9-6
• 138 – Austin Evans (Creston) lost to Carter Drake (Carroll) 5-2
• 145 – Triston Barncastle (Creston) lost to Joshua Zeman (West Liberty) 6-4
• 152 – Brian South (Atlantic/CAM) lost to Gavin Scheuermann (Greene County) MAJOR DEC 15-2
• 160 – Karson Downey (Clarinda) lost to Zayvion Ellington (Sergeant Bluff-Luton) 6-1
• 170 – Sterling Rodman (Carroll) beat Tate Schmitt (Hampton-Dumont-CAL) FALL 1:05
• 182 – Jase Wilmes (Clarinda) lost to Johnny Argo (Assumption) 8-4
• 195 – Brenden Casey (Atlantic/CAM) lost to Jack Geels (Williamsburg) 4-3
• 285 – Quinten Fuller (Creston) lost to Dugan Tolley (Winterset) FALL 1:32A

Team Scores:
1. Notre Dame, Burlington 25.0
1. West Delaware 25.0
3. Vinton-Shellsburg 19.0
4. Sergeant Bluff-Luton 17.0
5. Osage 16.5
6. Union, La Porte City 15.0
6. Winterset 15.0
8. Webster City 14.0
9. Clarion-Goldfield-Dows 13.0
10. Glenwood 12.0
10. Sioux Center 12.0
10. West Liberty 12.0
13. Albia 10.5
14. Greene County 10.0
15. Atlantic-CAM 9.0
15. Carroll 9.0
15. Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 9.0
15. Hampton-Dumont-CAL 9.0

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa baseball team was picked to finish third in the Big Ten Conference Preseason Poll in a vote of the league’s 13 head coaches, it was announced Thursday by the league office.

Nebraska was selected as the preseason favorite followed by Michigan, Iowa, Maryland, Ohio State and Indiana.  Only the top six teams were released.

Three Hawkeyes — senior Dylan Nedved and redshirt sophomores Peyton Williams and Adam Mazur — were named to the Big Ten Preseason Honors List.

Nedved, a reliever from Shawnee, Kansas, went 4-1 with a 4.19 ERA and nine saves during the 2021 season.  The nine saves were tied for second in the Big Ten and were the fourth-most in a single season in school history. Nedved will serve as a team captain in 2022.

During an injury plagued 2021 season, Williams posted a .295 average with 15 doubles, six home runs and 27 RBIs.  The Johnston, Iowa, native led the Big Ten in walks (34), while ranking third in OBP (.470), tied for third in doubles (15) and seventh in slugging percentage (.582). The first baseman is tabbed as the ninth-best draft prospect in the Big Ten by Perfect Game.

Mazur, who will take the ball for Iowa’s season opener, joins the program following a two-year stay at South Dakota State.  The Minnesota native went 3-9 with a 5.50 ERA in 16 starts with the Jackrabbits before shining last summer in the Cape Cod League.  He earned all-league honors after going 3-0 with a 1.55 ERA in six starts for the Wareham Gateman.  Mazur is ranked as the No. 2 draft prospect in the Big Ten by Perfect Game and a top-100 prospect by MLB.com.

The Hawkeyes open the 2022 season at the Swig & Swine Classic from Feb. 18-20 in Charleston, South Carolina. Iowa will face Air Force in the regular-season opener on Friday at 11 a.m. (CT).

1A Results

• 1st Place – 1-Don Bosco
• 2nd Place – 2-Lisbon
• 3rd Place – 5-Logan-Magnolia
• 4th Place – 3-West Sioux, Hawarden
• 5th Place – 6-Missouri Valley
• 6th Place – 8-Emmetsburg
• 7th Place – 4-Nashua-Plainfield
• 8th Place – 7-Wilton

1st Place Match
1-Don Bosco defeated 2-Lisbon 38-25.
3rd Place Match
5-Logan-Magnolia defeated 3-West Sioux, Hawarden 38-34.
5th Place Match
6-Missouri Valley defeated 8-Emmetsburg 49-21.
7th Place Match
4-Nashua-Plainfield defeated 7-Wilton 47-23.

2A Results

• 1st Place – 1-West Delaware, Manchester
• 2nd Place – 2-Independence
• 3rd Place – 3-Osage
• 4th Place – 4-Sergeant Bluff-Luton
• 5th Place – 5-Crestwood, Cresco
• 6th Place – 6-Atlantic-CAM
• 7th Place – 8-Notre Dame, Burlington
• 8th Place – 7-Winterset

1st Place Match
1-West Delaware, Manchester defeated 2-Independence 55-18.
3rd Place Match
3-Osage defeated 4-Sergeant Bluff-Luton 35-34.
5th Place Match
5-Crestwood, Cresco defeated 6-Atlantic-CAM 31-30.
7th Place Match
8-Notre Dame, Burlington defeated 7-Winterset 49-24.

3A Results

• 1st Place – 1-Waverly-Shell Rock
• 2nd Place – 2-Southeast Polk
• 3rd Place – 3-Waukee Northwest
• 4th Place – 4-Linn-Mar
• 5th Place – 6-Bettendorf
• 6th Place – 5-Ankeny
• 7th Place – 7-Indianola
• 8th Place – 8-Johnston

1st Place Match
1-Waverly-Shell Rock defeated 2-Southeast Polk 30-26.
3rd Place Match
3-Waukee Northwest defeated 4-Linn-Mar 35-33.
5th Place Match
6-Bettendorf defeated 5-Ankeny 43-30.
7th Place Match
7-Indianola defeated 8-Johnston 51-12.