Harlan outscored Atlantic by 8 in the third quarter and 9 in the fourth quarter to pull out a 62-48 win in girls hoops on Tuesday night. The Trojans started the game strong with good passing and shooting to jump on top 16-10 after one. The Trojans led 28-25 at half before letting the lead slip away. Harlan failed to knock down a three in the first half, but hit three timely ones in the second half to help them jump out front. The Cyclones also controlled the boards in the second half to give them a number of second chance opportunities.

Macie Leinen dropped in 11 of her game high 21 points in the third quarter turnaround for the Cyclones. Claire Schmitz sat much of the game with foul trouble but came up big late with 12 of her 16 points in the fourth quarter. Brecken Van Baale also finished in double figures with 14 for the Cyclones. Harlan improved to 15-5 on the season and are awaiting their postseason pairing in Class 4A.

Atlantic was led by 14 points from Haley Rasmussen, 12 from Maycie Waters, and 10 from Lauren Nicholas. Atlantic fell to 8-13 on the season and will now turn their attention to the postseason. Atlantic opens up Class 3A Region 1 play on Saturday at home against Greene County. We’ll have coverage of that game on KJAN with pregame at 6:50 p.m. with tip-off set for 7:00 p.m.

Watch the full game replay HERE.

The Big Ten Conference Administrators Council, which includes the Directors of Athletics and Senior Women Administrators from all 14 member institutions, approved measures to relocate the 2021 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament from the United Center in Chicago to Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. The decision to relocate the tournament was made in collaboration with the Big Ten Council of Presidents and Chancellors and the conference office.

The decision to relocate the tournament to Indianapolis was based on multiple factors. First and foremost was the health and safety of student-athletes, coaches, officials and conference constituents. Hosting both the men’s and women’s basketball tournaments in the same city allows for cohesive testing and medical protocols for both events, as well as centralized accommodations surrounding the competition venues.

The Big Ten Conference is grateful to Mayor Lori Lightfoot, the city of Chicago and our partners at the United Center and the Chicago Sports Commission for their flexibility and to Indiana Sports Corp, Lucas Oil Stadium and the city of Indianapolis for being able to assist our basketball teams during these unprecedented times.

The United Center and the city of Chicago have played a vital role in the Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament over the past two decades and the conference looks forward to the tournament returning to the United Center in 2023.

The 2021 Big Ten Men’s Basketball Tournament will be held March 10-14 in Indianapolis and will precede the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, which was moved to Indianapolis and surrounding communities in the state of Indiana in January.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa sophomore Tony Cassioppi has been named Big Ten Co-Wrestler of the Week, the conference office announced Tuesday. Cassioppi shares the award with Ohio State’s Sammy Sasso.

Cassioppi, the nation’s third-ranked heavyweight, recorded a pair of falls in Iowa’s triangular sweep of Purdue and Ohio State on Feb. 7. He registered a first-period pin against Purdue’s Dorian Keys in two minutes, 15 seconds, and flattened 10th-ranked Tate Orndorff of Ohio State in four minutes, 52 seconds.

Cassioppi has recorded three pins in his last three matches, including two against top 10 opponents.

The weekly conference honor is the first of Cassioppi’s career, and the third for Iowa this season. Spencer Lee has twice been recognized.

At the direction of the University of Iowa medical team, the Iowa Athletics Department announced Monday that the Iowa Wrestling program is pausing all team related in-person activities in response to positive COVID-19 test results within the program. Iowa will continue to follow Big Ten Conference medical protocols and the medical team will make a determination on return to activity. 

Iowa’s dual at Penn State scheduled for Friday, Feb. 12, has been postponed out of an abundance of caution surrounding the health and safety of the participants. The institutions will work with the Conference to identify rescheduling options. 

Tom Brands Comment:

“We are appreciative of the Iowa medical staff and respect the decision to pause activities. We will continue to follow Big Ten protocols and look forward to a return to training and competition.”

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

UNDATED (AP) — The top-ranked Iowa wrestling program is pausing all in-person activities in response to positive COVID-19 test results within the program, forcing the postponement of a dual meet at Penn State scheduled for Friday. The move by Iowa came at the direction of the university’s medical team. School officials said the university will continue to follow Big Ten Conference medical protocols and the medical team will decide when the Hawkeyes can resume their season. The schools say they will work with the conference to consider rescheduling options.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State coach Matt Campbell has agreed to a new eight-year contract through 2028 after leading the Cyclones to the Big 12 championship game last season. The school did not release terms of the contract. The Cyclones are coming off their most successful season in school history. They were 9-3 overall and first in the Big 12 at 8-1. They lost to Oklahoma in the conference championship game, then beat Oregon in the Fiesta Bowl. Iowa State also agreed to provide Campbell a total of $3 million for staff salary enhancements over the next three years.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals are bringing back catcher Yadier Molina for an 18th season, agreeing to a $9 million, one-year deal with the nine-time Gold Glove winner. The team announced the move in a statement, saying it would provide more details on the deal Tuesday. The 38-year-old Molina hit .262 with four home runs in 42 games during the pandemic-shortened 2020 season, his last under a $60 million, three-year deal.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs were so confident in their Super Bowl-winning roster from the 2019 season that they did everything they could to bring it back intact, signing quarterback Patrick Mahomes and defensive tackle Chris Jones to huge deals and reworking other contracts to make the numbers fit in the salary cap. It almost worked, too. But after a 31-9 loss to Tampa Bay in the Super Bowl, the Chiefs will have to take a much different approach if they want to reach the big game for the third straight season. That’s because there are plenty of holes to fill on both sides of the ball.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Marcus Carr scored 11 of his 19 points in the last five minutes, Jamal Mashburn Jr. added a career-high 11 points and Minnesota defeated Nebraska 79-61. Brandon Johnson scored 13 points with 10 rebounds for the Golden Gophers, who had lost three straight. Minnesota weathered a drought of 7 1/2 minutes, missing 17 straight shots as Nebraska cut a 19-point deficit to 52-45 midway through the second half. Without leading scorer Teddy Allen, the Cornhuskers could get no closer, giving Carr, who only played 19 minutes because of foul trouble, time to get untracked. Lat Mayen tied his career high with 15 points for Nebraska.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Former LSU safeties coach Bill Busch will return to Nebraska as a defensive analyst. Busch is one of three staff hires announced Monday by coach Scott Frost. Marcus Castro-Walker will join the Cornhuskers as director of player development after four years at Arizona State. Keanon Lowe was hired as an offensive analyst after working as an analyst at UCLA last season. Busch had two previous four-year stints at Nebraska. He was as an assistant coach under Bill Callahan from 2004-07 and a graduate assistant under Tom Osborne from 1990-93.

Regional duals for Classes 2A and 1A are set for 6 p.m. on Tuesday, February 9. Class 3A is scheduled for 6 p.m. on Wednesday, February 10.

The top eight teams in each class qualify for the State Dual Team Tournament, set for Wednesday, February 17 at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

For Class 2A and Class 1A, regional dual team sites were determined using the final IWCOA dual team rankings, with eight of the top 16 ranked schools hosting, if possible and practical within geographic areas. The sectional champion and next eight highest ranked teams will be the regional dual team qualifiers. The top-ranked team at each site will receive a bye during the first round.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference
Atlantic 72, Shenandoah 16 (A: Haley Rasmussen 23pts)
Creston 79, Clarinda 18
Red Oak 66, Southwest Valley 52
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 43, Denison-Schleswig 36

Western Iowa Conference
AHSTW 57, Treynor 50
IKM-Manning 71, MVAOCOU 30
Logan-Magnolia 60, Riverside 34

Rolling Valley Conference
Exira-EHK 73, Boyer Valley 42
CAM 52, Paton-Churdan 44
Coon Rapids-Bayard 41, Woodbine 27

Corner Conference
Essex 79, Heartland Christian 22
Sidney 50, Griswold 26
Stanton 49, East Mills 27

Other Scores
ACGC 52, Pleasantville 49 OT
Mount Ayr 60, I-35 37
Southeast Warren 49, Moravia 44
West Monona 59, Missouri Valley 6

 BOYS BAKSETBALL

Hawkeye Ten Conference
Creston 54, Clarinda 47
Glenwood 75, CB Thomas Jefferson 47 (G: Ryan Blum 21pts)
Red Oak 70, Southwest Valley 37
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 62, Denison-Schleswig 55

Rolling Valley Conference
CAM 63, Paton-Churdan 42
Exira-EHK 55, Boyer Valley 54
Woodbine 67, Coon Rapids-Bayard 47

Corner Conference
East Mills 60, Stanton 57
Heartland Christian 66, Essex 29
Sidney 67, Griswold 39

Other Scores
ACGC 54, Pleasantville 53 (A: Miles Kading hit game winning free throw)
IKM-Manning 63, MVAOCOU 49
Missouri Valley 66, West Monona 56
Mount Ayr 75, Interstate-35 47
Panorama 59, Ogden 45

The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record, total points and position last week at right:

Others receiving votes: Des Moines, Hoover 3. Des Moines, North 2. North Scott, Eldridge 1. Southeast Polk 1. Sioux City, East 1.

Others receiving votes: Le Mars 10. Clear Creek-Amana 2. Humboldt 1. Decorah 1.

Others receiving votes: Rock Valley 14. Unity Christian, Orange City 10. Roland-Story, Story City 8. North Fayette, Valley 6. Spirit Lake 3. Beckman Catholic, Dyersville 3. AC-GC 2. Albia 1. South Central Calhoun 1.

Others receiving votes: St. Mary’s, Remsen 7. Wapsie Valley, Fairbank 5. New London 3. Wapello 3. Newell-Fonda 1.

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State’s three-time Big 12 Coach of the Year Matt Campbell has agreed to a new eight-year contract, extending his current deal by three years. His new pact runs through Dec. 31, 2028.

Campbell led the Cyclones to the most-successful season in school history while navigating a world-wide pandemic last season. ISU advanced to and won its first-ever New Year’s Six Bowl game with a 34-17 victory over Oregon in the PlayStation Fiesta Bowl.

The Iowa State Athletics Department also agreed to provide Campbell a total of $3 million for staff salary enhancements over the next three years. The department will soon open its $90 million Sports Performance Center, which will house the Cyclone football team and all of the program’s support services. That building opens its doors in a few weeks.

“Coach Campbell has always put investments in his student-athletes and football staff before his own personal gains,” Director of Athletics Jamie Pollard said. “That is the essence of servant leadership and is what makes Coach Campbell so successful.”

Campbell raised the program to unprecedented heights after his Cyclones registered a 9-3 record and finished first in the Big 12 regular-season standings with a school-record eight league wins (8-1). ISU spent much of the 2020 campaign in the Top 10 rankings for the College Football Playoff and finished ninth in the final AP poll.

“I am extremely thankful to our President, Dr. (Wendy) Wintersteen and our Athletic Director, Jamie Pollard, for supporting our staff and program,” Campbell said. “The University has made a terrific commitment to Cyclone football and I’m thrilled to continue to move this program forward.”

Terms of Campbell’s new contract will be announced at a later date.