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

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Bridget Carleton scored a career-high 39 points _ the most by a Big 12 player this season _ including 13 in the fourth quarter when Iowa State rallied to defeat No. 19 Oklahoma State 78-69. The Cyclones (9-11, 3-6 Big 12) made 13 of 18 free throws in the fourth quarter, 12 of the makes coming in the last 1½ minutes.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Marques Townes scored 17 points, Clayton Custer added 14 with eight assists, and Loyola-Chicago used a big second-half run to beat Drake 80-57 for its sixth straight win. Cameron Krutwig scored 12 points and Lucas Williamson added 10 for the Ramblers (17-4, 7-2 Missouri Valley Conference), who shot 56.7 from the field and trailed 31-29 at halftime.

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Isaiah Brown scored 20 points and Bennett Koch scored 11 of his 17 points from the foul line and Northern Iowa beat Illinois State 83-72. Northern Iowa led 15-14 then exploded on a 25-0 run that included six 3-pointers, including three by Brown.

PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) — Isaac Copeland scored 23 points and came up with a clutch rebound in the final minute to lead Nebraska to 60-54 victory over Rutgers. James Palmer Jr. added 18 points and Glynn Watson Jr. made two clutch layups in the final 2:30 as the Cornhuskers (15-8, 6-4 Big Ten) won their second road game of the season.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Royals have signed former Blue Jays infielder Ryan Goins to a minor league contract that includes an invitation to big league spring training. The 29-year-old Goins was non-tendered by the Blue Jays last season.

The Atlantic School Board spent more than an hour discussing the direction they would take with regard to the District’s Athletic Facilities. It included possibly buying land to relocate the baseball and softball fields, and, leaving things where they are, but making them ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) compliant. They also talked about a possible bond referendum. There were a lot of stops and starts during the meeting, but the general consensus appeared to be, that the Trojan Bowl will remain where it is.

Board President Ali Bruckner said “As a Board, we feel very comfortable leaving the athletic facilities where they are currently, today, and working toward a plan to make them safe, playable and ADA compliant.” She said, however, “That will take time, and we will do our Due Diligence. And at our next Board meeting we will have a vote on if that’s the way we’re going to go, or not. And then after that, there’ll several steps.”

One of those steps includes meeting with bonding agent Travis Squires with Piper-Jaffray, because, according to Bruckner, “Our capital dollars will not stand for this type of improvement project. You have to keep capital dollars at hand for things that come up, [such as] roof leaking, or things that need to be fixed.”

Superintendent Steve Barber said “We are in the process of developing a timeline and doing it an expedient manner.” Board member Kristy Pellett, added the District currently has no debt service, which is a positive aspect when going after a bond. The high school was the last debt service, she said.

Another note to come out of the January 24th Board of Control meeting for the state athletic organizations was class assignments for golf and tennis.

Spring golf will include Classes 3A, 2A, and 1A. Golf Classifications_2018_Spring

Tennis will have Classes 2A and 1A. Tennis Classificaitons 2018 Spring

Both sports will be able to begin practice on March 12.

Regional dual team wrestling sites for all classes were approved and released on Wednesday by the Iowa High School Athletic Association. Assignments were also announced for Class 3A schools.

In Class 2A the closest site potential for Atlantic/CAM are Sergeant Bluff-Luton and Ballard.

In Class 3A Glenwood will wrestle at Southeast Polk and face off against Indianola in the opening round. The winner of that match will face Southeast Polk in the final.

Take a look at the sites and 3A assignments below.

3A_Reg_Dual_Sites_Assignments_2018 1A_Reg_Dual_Sites_2018 2A_Reg_Dual_Sites_2018

The Iowa High School Athletic Association and Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union announced after their Board of Control Meeting on Wednesday that this year’s State Bowling Tournament will be held at Cadillac Lanes in Waterloo. The meet will remain a co-ed event and still be held on February 19-21. This site change was necessary after the devastating fire that destroyed Plaza Lanes in Des Moines on December 18th of last year. They hope to move the event back to Plaza Lanes once it is rebuilt as the owners have said they intend to do.

The Iowa High School Athletic Association Board of Control decided on Wednesday to keep the Iowa High School Football playoffs at 16 teams in each class in 2018. The announcement comes after it was previously announced that changes will be made to the size of each class. As previously noted the top 42 schools by BEDS numbers will be in Class 4A, the next 54 schools in 3A, the next 54 in 2A, the next 54 in 1A, and the remainder of 11-player schools in Class A.

The district format will also be changing to 9 six-team districts in classes 3A/2A/1A. That would provide for 5 district games and 4 non-district games each year. In Class A there will be 8 districts of 6 teams and 2 districts of 7 teams. 8-Player will have 7 districts of 8 teams and 1 district of 9 teams. Class 4A will have 7 districts of 6 teams. Districts are expected to be released by the state on Thursday.

Qualification for the playoffs will also change with the implementation of an RPI. District champions and those that tie for a district title will be automatic qualifiers for the playoffs. The RPI will then decide qualifiers, rankings, or both. The official statement on RPI use can be seen here: 1.24-RPI-Football-FAQs

The Board of Control also approved cross-state games for non-district games. So teams can now schedule opponents from Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, Minnesota, and Illinois if they would like.

We’ll have more on these changes as the district assignments are released.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The University of Iowa has reached an agreement with federal regulators to resolve concerns about potential disparities in opportunities provided to female athletes.

A review by the Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Education found that Iowa was spending more on male athletes in areas such as equipment, recruiting and locker rooms.

The office didn’t rule on whether those differences violated a federal law requiring schools to provide equal opportunities to male and female students. Instead, it negotiated a resolution in which Iowa pledged to provide data to demonstrate compliance and take steps if deficiencies are found. The report found no violations in several other areas.

The inquiry began in 2015 after field hockey players filed a complaint following the firing of their coach, Tracey Griesbaum. Iowa last year paid $6.5 million to settle discrimination lawsuits filed by Griesbaum and her partner, former senior associate athletic director Jane Meyer.

The Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association held their 50th annual Awards Banquet on Saturday, January 20th at the Marriott Hotel banquet room in Cedar Rapids. Greenfield resident Steve Shantz was honored as the Brent Prange State Umpire of the Year. He was also the Southwest District Umpire of the Year, while Dan Pomeroy of Coon Rapids was named the Central District Umpire of the Year. Pomeroy also recieved a 30-year service award at the banquet.

Denison’s Don Lyons and Lewis Central’s Lee Toole received 35-year service award. Kevin White of the World Herald Newspaper was honored as the West District media award winner.

Treynor received a “True Pitch” District Diamond Award for the West District.

Area coaches that were honored as district coaches of the year included: Randy Snyder, Kuemper Catholic (1A Southwest District); Steve Daeges, Harlan (2A Southwest District); Lee Toole, Lewis Central (3A West District).

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@ CLARINDA ACADEMY

Clarke 39 Clarinda Academy 24
Clarke 42 Mount Ayr 24
Mount Ayr 36 Clarinda Academy 18
West Central Valley 60 Mount Ayr 24
West Central Valley 72 Clarinda Academy 12
West Central Valley 51 Clarke 24

@ GLENWOOD

Glenwood 82 Denison-Schleswig 0
Glenwood 70 Kuemper Catholic 12
Kuemper Catholic 42 Denison-Schleswig 30

@ HARLAN

*Creston/O-M clinched a share of the Hawkeye Ten Conference duals championship.
Creston/Orient-Macksburg 60 Harlan 15
Creston/Orient-Macksburg 65 Carroll 15
Creston/Orient-Macksburg 37 Lewis Central 31
Lewis Central 44 Harlan 30
Lewis Central 62 Carroll 12
Harlan 54 Carroll 30

@ RED OAK

Red Oak 54 Clarinda 17
Red Oak 78 East Mills 0
Red Oak 48 Underwood 27
Underwood 48 Clarinda 36
Underwood 45 East Mills 15
Clarinda 57 East Mills 15

@ WEST HARRISON

Bedford/Lenox 54, West Harrison 0
Bedford/Lenox 41, Exira-EHK 12
Bedford/Lenox 42, Griswold 24
Griswold 47, West Harrison 0
Griswold 36, Exira-EHK 17
Exira-EHK 24 , West Harrison 12

@ WOODBINE

Riverside 43, Woodbine 42
Riverside 48, ACGC 29
Riverside 48, Tri-Center 36
Tri-Center 42, ACGC 36
ACGC, 43 Woodbine 42