Class 1A and 2A boys basketball District Finals were contested Tuesday night. Winners advanced on to Substate Finals on Saturday.

CLASS 1A

District 12 @ Central Decatur
Mount Ayr 62, Moravia 51

District 13 @ I-35
Martensdale-St. Marys 49, Earlham 47

District 14 @ Red Oak
Tri-Center 53, Riverside 30

District 15 @ Woodward-Granger
Grand View Christian 73, Coon Rapids-Bayard 32

District 16 @ Lewis Central
St. Albert 62, West Harrison 48

CLASS 2A

District 15 @ ADM
Van Meter 57, Panorama 55

District 16 @ CB Abraham Lincoln
Treynor 84, AHSTW 53 – ON KJAN

AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State softball team made history on Tuesday when it was ranked No. 25 in the USA Today / NFCA DI Coaches’ Poll. It’s a milestone for Jamie Pinkerton‘s squad, marking the first-ever appearance in the NFCA’s top-25 in program history.

The Cyclones are coming off a 4-1 weekend at the FAU Strikeout Cancer Tournament, improving to 9-1 overall on the season. Iowa State’s 4-1 mark in Boca Raton included a 9-8 upset over No. 21 Missouri, as well as a pair of wins vs. Ole Miss to book-end the weekend.

Iowa State’s 2021 squad is in nearly unchartered territory, matching the best 10-game start to a season in program history. The Cyclones’ victory over Missouri marked the school’s first-ever team to reach 8-0 to open a season.

The Cyclones return to action this weekend for the GCU Purple Classic in Phoenix, Arizona. No. 25 Iowa State will face Portland State on Friday at noon CT at GCU Softball Stadium.

AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State men’s basketball team will play three makeup games March 1-7 after the Big 12 announced the rescheduling of 12 league games. Times and television assignments will be announced as they become available.

Tuesday, March 2

Texas at Iowa State, 6 p.m., Big 12 Now on ESPN+

Thursday, March 4

Iowa State at Texas Tech

Saturday, March 6

Iowa State at Kansas State

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The Big Ten Conference announced Tuesday that Iowa and Penn State are co-champions of the 2021 conference regular season.

The top-ranked Hawkeyes finished the dual season 5-0. Penn State finished with a 6-0 record. Iowa has won or shared the Big Ten regular season title 11 times in the last 14 years, and 13 times since the conference starting recognizing a dual meet champion in 1999.

In five conference duals, the Hawkeyes’ postseason roster posted a 38-5 record in individual matches, scoring bonus points in 25 bouts. The Hawkeyes have four wrestlers ranked at the top of their respective weight classes, and nine wrestlers ranked fifth or better.

The Hawkeyes return to the mat March 6-7 at the 2021 Big Ten Championships in University Park, Pennsylvania. The two-day tournament is televised live on BTN and streamed at the FOX Sports App. Iowa won the 2020 Big Ten Championships and has won a league-high 36 team titles. Spencer Lee (125) and Alex Marinelli (165) are both defending conference champions. Marinelli also won the conference tournament in 2019.

COLLEGE PARK, Md. (AP) — Senior Katie Benzan broke her school record with nine 3-pointers and scored a career-high 29 points to lead eighth-ranked Maryland to a 111-93 victory over Iowa on Tuesday. Hawkeyes freshman Caitlin Clark was

Iowa guard Gabbie Marshall, right, shoots a basket against Maryland guard Katie Benzan during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game, Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2021, in College Park, Md. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

equally impressive and made nine shots from beyond the arc, one shy of a program record, and scored 29 of her 34 points in the first half.

Trips to the Girls State Basketball Tournament are on the line tonight for Class 4A and 5A schools. Here is a look at the area match-ups in Class 4A that all start at 7:00 p.m.

Region 1 @ Glenwood
Glenwood (18-3) vs. Sergeant Bluff-Luton (13-8)

Region 3 @ Dallas Center-Grimes
Dallas Center-Grimes (19-2) vs. Creston (14-6)

Region 8 @ Denison
Denison-Schleswig (18-4) vs. Harlan (16-5)

Class 1A and 2A boys basketball District Finals will be contested tonight. Teams are trying to earn their way to the Substate Finals on Saturday. Here is a look at area match-ups and all games are set for 7:00 p.m. tipoffs.

CLASS 1A

District 12 @ Central Decatur
Mount Ayr (18-4) vs. Moravia (19-4)

District 13 @ I-35
Martensdale-St. Marys (22-0) vs. Earlham (13-7)

District 14 @ Red Oak
Tri-Center (19-3) vs. Riverside (12-10)

District 15 @ Woodward-Granger
Grand View Christian (18-1) vs. Coon Rapids-Bayard (7-9)

District 16 @ Lewis Central
St. Albert (10-12) vs. West Harrison (18-5)

CLASS 2A

District 15 @ ADM
Van Meter (15-6) vs. Panorama (18-4)

District 16 @ CB Abraham Lincoln
AHSTW (20-2) vs. Treynor (18-4) – ON KJAN

DES MOINES – Today brings exciting news to young track and field athletes from across the state of Iowa. We are pleased to announce that the high school division for the 2021 Drake Relays presented by Xtream powered by Mediacom will be held this spring, following a year’s absence due to the COVID-19 pandemic. All of the high school competitions will be held at Drake Stadium on Thursday, April 22, and tentatively from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Strict COVID-19 protocols will be enforced.

“This is a terrific and truly exceptional opportunity for Iowa high school athletes,” said Blake Boldon, the Franklin “Pitch” Johnson Director of the Drake Relays. “We are especially excited about this news because many of the nation’s top collegiate events, including the Kansas Relays, Florida Relays and others, have already announced they won’t host high school competitors this spring. We are working very closely with the Iowa High School Athletic Association and the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union, as well as public health and other officials, to define appropriate COVID-19 protocols and create a safe experience for high school competitors and coaches.”

Entries for high schools will open on Monday, March 8, and the Blue Standard qualifying marks will be announced shortly. Given the unusual and challenging circumstances, many specific details are yet to be finalized. When final decisions have been made regarding competition and entry procedures, that information will be posted at DrakeRelays.org.

At this time, the following details have been confirmed:

• All high school running events will be run as finals, except for the 4×100 meter relay which will have preliminaries.
• All high school field events will have preliminaries and finals.
• The 4×100 meter relay qualifiers will likely be reduced from 96 to 48 teams for high school boys, and from 96 teams to 48 teams for high school girls.
• The number of qualifiers for all other high school events will remain the same as in 2019, the most recent year of high school competition at the Drake Relays.

Decisions and guidelines regarding spectators and ticketing are still being made. Details will be announced as soon as possible. This information will be posted to the Drake Relays website and shared via Drake Relays social media accounts.

“These are unique and very challenging times,” Boldon said. “We are proud to be moving forward with the high school competition for this year’s Drake Relays.  The competition will be a single day to simplify travel for high schools and we selected Thursday to best align with NCAA protocols for a national caliber university competition to follow.  We appreciate the incredible amount of understanding and cooperation necessary in order to host a successful and safe event for our Iowa high school athletes. They deserve a special day in the spotlight, and we look forward to making that happen for them.”

The 7:20-a.m. Sportscast with Jim Field.

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Atlantic outscored Creston 16-9 in the fourth quarter and grabbed a win in a Class 3A Substate 8 Quarterfinal 53-47 on Monday night.

Creston jumped on top early and led 13-8 at the end of the first and 29-25 at half. The Trojans got the first two buckets of the second half to grab their first lead at 30-29. The lead see-sawed back and forth for the rest of the way. Grant Sturm and Ethan Sturm hit big threes early in the 4th to put Atlantic on top and Grant came up huge late at the foul line. Sturm stepped to the line with Atlantic up one and nailed two free throws in the bonus to push the lead to 3. He proceeded to hit 3 more straight free throws to help Atlantic seal the win.

Skyler Handlos had 14 of his game high 19 points in the first half to pave the way. Ethan Sturm had 9 and Grant Sturm had 8. Atlantic improved to 13-6 on the season and earned a trip to Glenwood to face the Rams in the Substate Semifinal on Thursday night at 7:00 p.m. Glenwood took down Clarke 75-48 in their Quarterfinal game.

Creston was led by 11 points each from Colby Burg and Evan Bruce. The Panthers close their season with a 10-10 record.

Listen to Atlantic Head Coach Jeff Ebling’s postgame interview below.

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