The Audubon Wheelers fought through a sloppy outing and advanced in the Class 1A Region 2 playoffs with a 54-43 win over East Union on Thursday night. The Wheelers didn’t shoot the ball well, particularly from the outside and had a number of quick empty possessions that held them back from pulling away from the Eagles.

East Union jumped on top early 8-4 by hitting a couple of outside shots but the Wheelers started to settle in a bit better at the end of the first quarter. Audubon ripped off a 16-0 run spanning the end of the first into mid second quarter to gain control at 30-11. The Eagles responded though with a 12-0 run to end the half and get within 7 at the break. Audubon scored the first four points of the third quarter and was able to fend off the Eagles down the stretch. Audubon Head Coach Darran Miller thought his team didn’t have enough patience on offense.

Audubon tried to run a little too quick at times in transition and Coach Miller thought the defensive effort just got them overzealous.

The Wheelers were led by 26 points from Aleah Hermensen and 19 from Jaci Christensen but only two other players got in the scorebook. Audubon improved to 15-7 on the year and advances to the Region 2 Quarterfinals. They will host an 11-7 Glidden-Ralston team next Tuesday night. The Wildcats advanced with a 53-34 win over Coon Rapids-Bayard.

East Union was led by 18 points from Grace Nixon and 16 from Kaylin Lack. The Eagles end their season at 5-16.

2020-21 11th Iowa Girls High School High School Basketball Rankings
Compiled by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union
Thursday, February 11, 2021
FINAL RANKINGS FOR CLASS 1A-2A-3A
*Note Final Rankings for 4A-5A will be posted Wednesday, Feb. 17

Class 1A
School Record LW
1 Bishop Garrigan 20-0 1
2 Newell-Fonda 19-1 2
3 St. Ansgar 19-1 4
4 Exira-EHK 20-0 5
5 MMCRU 17-2 6
6 Montezuma 19-1 7
7 Kingsley-Pierson 20-1 3
8 Springville 17-3 8
9 Winfield-Mount Union 16-0 9
10 Burlington Notre Dame 16-1 10
11 Lenox 17-3 11
12 Collins-Maxwell 19-1 13
13 Storm Lake St. Mary’s 18-3 14
14 Lynnville-Sully 16-3 NR
15 Baxter 17-2 12
Dropped Out: Sigourney (15)

Class 2A
1 Maquoketa Valley 19-0 1
2 Dike-New Hartford 19-0 2
3 West Branch 16-1 3
4 Nodaway Valley 20-0 4
5 North Linn 17-2 5
6 Bellevue 17-1 6
7 Central Lyon 19-2 8
8 Grundy Center 15-3 7
9 Denver 15-4 10
10 Treynor 17-4 9
11 Sibley-Ocheyedan 16-5 12
12 Cascade 15-5 11
13 Summer-Fredericksburg 16-6 NR
14 West Hancock 18-5 14
15 Underwood 16-3 13
Dropped Out: Ridge View (15)

Class 3A
1 Cherokee 19-0 1
2 Clear Lake 15-1 2
3 Unity Christian 19-2 3
4 West Lyon 19-1 5
5 West Burlington 18-1 6
6 Osage 19-2 4
7 Des Moines Christian 18-3 7
8 Roland-Story 14-4 9
9 West Liberty 13-5 11
10 Center Point-Urbana 14-5 8
11 Estherville-Lincoln Central 16-5 10
12 Solon 15-5 12
13 Vinton-Shellsburg 17-4 13
14 Waukon 16-4 14
15 Monticello 15-5 NR
Dropped Out: Bishop Heelan (15)

Class 4A
1 Glenwood 15-3 1
2 Ballard 18-1 2
3 Dallas Center-Grimes 16-2 3
4 North Scott 13-1 5
5 Central DeWitt 13-2 4
6 Waverly-Shell Rock 19-2 6
7 Bondurant-Farrar 12-5 7
8 Denison-Schleswig 17-3 8
9 Harlan 15-5 10
10 Gilbert 13-5 9
11 North Polk 12-7 13
12 Xavier 9-6 11
13 Creston 13-5 14
14 Sergeant Bluff-Luton 12-6 NR
15 Clear Creek-Amana 15-4 15
Dropped Out: Winterset (12)

Class 5A
1 Waukee 7-1 2
2 Johnston 12-1 1
3 Waterloo West 16-1 3
4 Southeast Polk 13-2 4
5 Ankeny Centennial 12-2 5
6 Iowa City West 9-3 6
7 Cedar Falls 14-3 8
8 Cedar Rapids Washington 12-2 7
9 Dowling Catholic 9-5 9
10 West Des Moines Valley 7-6 10
11 Des Moines Roosevelt 8-1 11
12 Iowa City High 7-4 12
13 Davenport North 8-1 13
14 Indianola 16-4 15
15 Sioux City East 16-2 14
Dropped Out: None

IRVING, Texas (AP) — The Big 12 has released its 2021 conference football schedule less than two months after Oklahoma won its sixth consecutive league championship. The Sooners beat Iowa State in the Big 12 title game on Dec. 19. The Cyclones last season beat Texas and Oklahoma in the same season for the first time while putting together a Big 12-best 8-1 conference record during the regular season before losing in their first conference title game.

FILE – In this Oct. 10, 2020, file photo, Iowa State head coach Matt Campbell reacts on the sideline during the second half of an NCAA college football game against Texas Tech in Ames, Iowa. Campbell has agreed to a new eight-year contract through 2028 after leading the Cyclones to the Big 12 championship game and a New Year’s Six bowl. The school did not release terms of the contract Monday, Feb. 8, 2021. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

Iowa State and Oklahoma next meet Nov. 20 in Norman, two weeks before the next title game.

By MARK LONG AP Sports Writer – Jacksonville Jaguars coach Urban Meyer defended the hiring of a former Iowa assistant accused of racism by saying he “vetted him thoroughly along with our general manager and owner.” Iowa agreed to pay strength coach Chris Doyle $1.1 million in a resignation agreement last June after more than a dozen former players said he bullied and discriminated against them. Doyle denied the allegations.

FILE – In this Sept. 1, 2018, file photo, Iowa strength and conditioning coach Chris Doyle walks on the field before an NCAA college football game between Iowa and Northern Illinois in Iowa City, Iowa. Jacksonville Jaguars coach Urban Meyer defended the hiring of former Iowa assistant Chris Doyle on Thursday, Feb. 11, 20201, by saying he “vetted him thoroughly along with our general manager and owner.” Iowa agreed to pay Doyle $1.1 million in a resignation agreement last June after scores of former players said he bullied and discriminated against them. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, File)

A lawyer for 13 Black ex-Iowa football players has filed a lawsuit alleging his clients suffered racial discrimination under longtime coach Kirk Ferentz. Doyle is among the defendants. Meyer officially hired Doyle as Jacksonville’s director of sports performance.

AMES, Iowa – The Big 12 Conference announced its 2021 league football schedule today.

The Big 12 shared that several conference games could have date changes pending network television decisions.

Iowa State will have six home games and will begin the season hosting UNI (Sept. 4) and Iowa (Sept. 11) in the annual Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series.

A road trip to UNLV (Sept. 18) precedes the beginning of the Big 12 Conference season on Sept. 25 when the Cyclones travel to Baylor.

The Cyclones’ lone “off week” is on Oct. 9.

Kickoff times and broadcast information will be announced at a later time.

To view the online schedule, click here.

2021 IOWA STATE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
Sept. 4 UNI
Sept. 11 %IOWA
Sept. 18 at UNLV 
Sept. 25 *at Baylor 
Oct. 2 *KANSAS
Oct. 16 *at Kansas State
Oct. 23 *OKLAHOMA STATE
Oct. 30 *at West Virginia
Nov. 6 *TEXAS
Nov. 13 *at Texas Tech
Nov. 20 *at Oklahoma
Nov. 27 *TCU
Dec. 4 &Big 12 Championship Game

The Class 1A Girls Regional Basketball Tournament begins tonight with first round play. Here is a look at the area games. We’ll have coverage of the Audubon Wheelers opener at home against East Union on KJAN. All games are set for 7:00 p.m. tip-offs.

CLASS 1A

Region 2
Ankeny Christian @ St. Edmond
East Union @ Audubon – ON KJAN
Coon Rapids-Bayard @ Glidden-Ralston
Orient-Macksburg @ Southeast Warren
Ar-We-Va @ Paton-Churdan
Melcher-Dallas @ Martensdale-St. Marys

Region 4
River Valley @ Boyer Valley
Heartland Christian @ Woodbine
West Harrison @ Riverside
Essex @ East Mills
Griswold @ Fremont-Mills
St. Albert @ Sidney

Region 8
Mormon Trail @ Murray
Bedford @ Stanton
Diagonal @ Lamoni
Southwest Valley @ Lenox
Seymour @ Moravia
Moulton-Udell @ Sigourney
Twin Cedars @ Wayne

Class 1A Regional Basketball Pairings

The State Dual Team Wrestling Tournament brackets have been released, so far for Class 1A and 2A. Action will take place next Wednesday, February 17th at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

In Class 1A Logan-Magnolia drew the #3 seed and will take on #6 West Sioux in their first match at 11:00 a.m. on mat #4.

Class 1A

In Class 2A Creston-OM drew the #7 seed and will face #2 Crestwood at 9:00 a.m. on mat #7. Winterset is the #6 seed and will open against #3 Osage at 9:00 a.m. on mat #8.

Class 2A

Class 3A schools just finished Regional Dual Team competition on Wednesday night. Qualifiers in 3A are: Bettendorf; Fort Dodge; Linn-Mar, Marion; North Scott, Eldridge; Norwalk; Southeast Polk; Waukee; Waverly-Shell Rock.

Class 3A 

The IGHSAU released the regional basketball pairings for Class 4A and 5A schools late Wednesday. Here is a look at the brackets featuring area teams with links provided to the full pairings for each class.

CLASS 4A

Region 1
Glenwood BYE
Carroll @ Lewis Central
Sergeant Bluff-Luton BYE
Storm Lake @ LeMars

Region 3
Dallas Center-Grimes BYE
Carlisle @ ADM
Creston BYE
Des Moines Hoover @ Norwalk

Region 8
Denison-Schleswig BYE
Perry @ Boone
Harlan BYE
Webster City @ Spencer

Class 4A Regional Basketball Pairings

CLASS 5A

Region 2
First Round
CB Thomas Jefferson @ CB Abraham Lincoln

Second Round
Des Moines Lincoln @ Johnston
Winner Game 1 @ Indianola

Class 5A Regional Basketball Pairings

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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Joe Wieskamp scored 26 points and Luka Garza overcame a slow start to score 22 as No. 15 Iowa beat No. 25 Rutgers 79-66. The Hawkeyes (14-6, 8-5 Big Ten), who fell out of the top 10 of the Associated Press poll this week for the first time this season, were coming off a stretch of four losses in the last five games Wieskamp, who had 16 points in the first half, added 10 rebounds for his third double-double of the season. Geo Baker led Rutgers (11-7, 7-7) with 11 points.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Jonathan Davis scored 10 points and made a couple big baskets to help Wisconsin begin pulling away after halftime and the No. 21 Badgers overcame a poor shooting performance to beat Nebraska 61-48. The Badgers swept the season series and have won six straight over the Huskers. Nebraska has lost 25 straight against Big Ten opponents. Wisconsin shot just 32.3%, its second-worst mark of the season, but still managed to hand the Huskers their third straight double-digit loss. Nebraska got 14 points from Lat Mayen and 12 from Teddy Allen.

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Jarkel Joiner scored 21 points to help Mississippi beat No. 10 Missouri 80-59, Devontae Shuler and Luis Rodriguez added 15 points apiece for the Rebels (11-8, 6-6 Southeastern Conference), extended their winning streak to three games that includes wins over No. 16 Tennessee and the No. 10 Tigers. Ole Miss used a 17-2 run that spanned the final two minutes of the first half and the opening three minutes of the second half to build an insurmountable 51-37 lead. The Rebels led by as many as 22 points midway in the second half as Missouri never seriously threatened again. Dru Smith led Missouri (13-4, 6-4) with 17 points as the loss snapped a three-game winning streak

BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox traded Andrew Benintendi to the Kansas City Royals on Wednesday night, parting with the final member of the outfield trio that helped the team win the 2018 World Series. The Red Sox sent Benintendi along with an unspecified amount of cash to the Royals for Franchy Cordero and two players to be named. Boston also received minor league right-handed pitcher Josh Winckowski and a player to be named from the New York Mets. The Mets received outfielder Khalil Lee from the Royals.

UNDATED (AP) — No. 3 Michigan plans to play for the first time since Jan. 22 at No. 21 Wisconsin on Sunday. Michigan had put all athletic activities on pause last month after receiving several positive tests for a COVID-19 variant that transmits at a higher rate. Michigan leads the Big Ten standings and is chasing a No. 1 seed at the NCAA Tournament. Wisconsin has been sliding down the Top 25 the last few weeks and lost 77-54 at Michigan on Jan. 12.