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

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Megan Gustafson scored 26 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for her nation-leading 11th double-double this season and No. 25 Iowa rolled past Northern Iowa 71-47. Gustafson was 11 of 15 from the field in posting the 38th double-double of her career.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — JT Gibson scored a career-high 21 points, Zach Jackson added 18 points to go with 14 rebounds and Omaha never trailed in a 99-58 win over Division III Cornell College. Omaha shot 62 percent from the field, including 10 of 20 from long range, got 20 assists on its 40 buckets, and had a 45-23 rebounding advantage to deliver coach Derrin Hansen his 200th career victory.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kareem Hunt thought he played the best game of his career Saturday night. He couldn’t have picked a better time. The rookie running back ran for 155 yards and accounted for two touchdowns in a performance that helped the Chiefs beat the Chargers 30-13 and put them in control of the AFC West with two games remaining.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Marcus Peters returned from a one-game disciplinary suspension to help force three turnovers in the Chiefs’ 30-13 victory over the Chargers. The win gave Kansas City a stranglehold on the AFC West race with two games remaining, and nearly dashed any hopes that Los Angeles had of qualifying for the postseason.

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Megan Gustafson scored 26 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for her nation-leading 11th double-double this season and No. 25 Iowa rolled past Northern Iowa 71-47 on Sunday.

Gustafson was 11 of 15 from the field in posting the 38th double-double of her career. Alexis Sevillian added 11 points for the Hawkeyes, who shot 52 percent to just 29 percent for the Panthers (3-7). Kennedy Kirkpatrick and Megan Maahs scored 12 points each for Northern Iowa.

Iowa led throughout but only 28-24 at halftime. Gustafson scored seven points in a 13-6 run for a 16-point lead with three minutes left in the third quarter. A 12-3 run in the fourth quarter resulted in the Hawkeyes’ largest lead of 26.

The Hawkeyes (11-1) have won four straight and are off to their best start since going 12-1 to open the 2010-11 season. Iowa has won 11 straight over Northern Iowa and leads the series 21-2.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 68, St. Paul Como Park, Minn. 42

Gilbert 58, ADM, Adel 52

Underwood 55, Fremont Mills, Tabor 36

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Gilbert 50, ADM, Adel 48

Sioux City, North 59, West Monona, Onawa 56

St. Albert, Council Bluffs 68, Sidney 58

Underwood 52, Fremont Mills, Tabor 22

Westwood, Sloan 79, Hinton 33

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

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Marcus Peters returned from a one-game disciplinary suspension to help force three turnovers in the Chiefs’ 30-13 victory over the Chargers. The win gave Kansas City a stranglehold on the AFC West race with two games remaining, and nearly dashed any hopes that Los Angeles had of qualifying for the postseason.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Philip Rivers tossed three interceptions and the Chargers turned it over four times in a 30-13 loss to the Chiefs. It was a dramatic turnaround from the past four games, when the Chargers’ quarterback had been nearly flawless. But it continued a trend of struggles that Rivers has had throughout his career against Kansas City.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Svi Mykhailiuk hit a 3-point shot with 23.2 seconds left and No. 13 Kansas held on to beat Nebraska 73-72 and break out of a mini slump. Anton Gill missed a jumper and James Palmer Jr. had a shot blocked by Udoka Azubuike on the Cornhuskers’ last possession. Kansas was able to come up with the loose rebound and run out the clock to beat its former rival from the Big 12.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Mikaela Foecke had 20 kills and hit .250, Kelly Hunter had 37 assists and No. 5 Nebraska defeated No. 2 Florida in four sets to capture the program’s fifth national championship. The Cornhuskers flipped the script on the defensive-minded Gators, as it was their suffocating defense that fueled them to victory. They allowed the Gators to hit just .141, their lowest hitting percentage of the season.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Tyler Cook scored 23 points, Jordan Bohannon had 15 with seven assists and Iowa cruised past Drake 90-64 on Saturday, its sixth straight win over the rival Bulldogs. Nicholas Baer scored 11 points with 14 rebounds, five steals and five assists for the Hawkeyes (6-6), who climbed back to .500 despite a recent stretch of six losses in seven games.

Iowa used a 13-0 run late in the first half to jump ahead 40-33. The Hawkeyes then outscored Drake 19-9 to start the second half, a run capped by a Bohannon 3 that put them ahead 59-42. The Hawkeyes had perhaps their most dominant performance of the season, outscoring the smaller Bulldogs 52-26 in the paint and shooting 55 percent from the field.

Nick McGlynn scored 14 points to lead Drake (5-6), which has dropped five of its last six games. Star Reed Timmer was held to 13 points on 5-of-14 shooting.

This was Iowa’s best win of the season — although that’s more of an indictment of the Hawkeyes’ start than anything else. The Hawkeyes used their huge edge in size to their advantage and, for once, imposed their will on a decent opponent. The Iowa that showed up in its state capital could win some games in the Big Ten.

Drake, the team that nearly beat Minnesota in Minneapolis was nowhere to be found. The Bulldogs couldn’t find an answer to Iowa’s size, and they were outscored 50-31 in the second half. Drake will look to rebuild its momentum with Valley play starting in just under two weeks.

UP NEXT: Iowa: Hosts Southern Utah on Tuesday.

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The CAM Cougars boys basketball team lead throughout much of the game on Friday night against the Exira-EHK Spartans and held off a late charge to get a win 57-53. The Cougars opened up the game with a strong first quarter to take a 17-9 lead. The Spartans would trim the lead to 5 by the end of the first half at 28-23 and it was a 7 point Cougar lead at the end of the third 45-38. The Spartans got the game within two points in the final minutes but the Cougars responded with a big play. Nic Holste blocked a tying attempt by the Spartans and got the ball to Thomas Hensley. Hensley then completed a nifty behind the back dribble and pass across the lane to Jacob Holste who banked in an open shot underneath the hoop to give the Cougars their winning margin of 4 points.

Hensley finished with 18 points to lead all scorers while Nic Holste had a big line with 9 points, 6 rebounds, and 5 blocks. Holste also got his hands on a number of balls throughout the night to force turnovers and deny entry passes to the block. CAM improves to 4-2 with the win and they will next host East Mills on Monday.

The Spartans were lead by 15 points from Trey Nelson who was a big factor in the rally in the second half, 13 of his points came after the intermission. The Spartans fall to 2-3 with the loss and will next travel to Paton-Churdan on Tuesday.

The Exira-EHK Spartans found themselves in an unfamiliar spot on their home floor on Friday night, they trailed heading into the fourth quarter. The CAM Cougars lead 46-44 heading into that final period. The Spartans rose to the challenge and outscored the Cougars 19-7 in the fourth quarter to pull out a 63-53 win. The lead changed 4 times in the second half as the two teams traded blows. The key stretch that made the difference for the Spartans was with a little over 4 minutes left in the game. The Spartans got a three from Ellie Schultes to take a 51-48 lead followed by two missed free throws from the Cougars with 4:39 left. The Spartans then connected on another three from freshman Tatum Grubbs with 4:10 left in the game to push the lead to 6 at 54-48. The Cougars would only get as close as 4 after that to close the game.

It was a back and forth battle throughout. The Spartans lead 20-17 at the end of the first and maintained a three point lead at 33-30 at half.

Exira-EHK got a big night from their interior players. Kealey Nelson finished with 23 points to lead all scorers and Sophia Peppers dropped in 18 points to go along with 6 rebounds for the Spartans. The Spartans won their 62nd straight conference game and improve to 5-0 on the season. They next travel to Paton-Churdan on Tuesday.

The Cougars strong effort was led by a double-double from Madison Gettler with 21 points and 12 rebounds. Macy Ticknor added 13 points for CAM as they fall to 5-2 on the year. The Cougars will host East Mills on Monday.

GIRLS

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Shenandoah 40, Atlantic 34
Denison-Schleswig 54, Glenwood 43
Kuemper Catholic 63, Creston 51
Lewis Central 60, Harlan 34
Red Oak 72, Clarinda 36

Western Iowa Conference

AHSTW 61, Missouri Valley 49
Logan-Magnolia 55, Riverside 16
Treynor 62, IKM-Manning 46
Tri-Center 42, Audubon 37
Underwood 62, Griswold 38

Rolling Valley Conference

Boyer Valley 57 Glidden-Ralston 37
Coon Rapids-Bayard 52 Woodbine 43
Exira/EHK 63 CAM, Anita 53
Paton-Churdan 56 West Harrison 38

Corner Conference

East Mills 55, Heartland Christian 40
Essex 53, South Page 42 OT
Fremont-Mills 42, Stanton 25

Pride of Iowa Conference

Central Decatur 68 Bedford 18
Martensdale-St. Marys 48 Mount Ayr 47
Nodaway Valley 40 Wayne 35
Pleasantville 48 East Union 24
Southwest Valley 67 Interstate 35 33
Southeast Warren 51 Lenox 38

Missouri River Conference

Bishop Heelan 60 Thomas Jefferson 55

Bluegrass Conference

Moravia 64 Orient-Macksburg 43
Murray 54 Melcher-Dallas 32

BOYS

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Atlantic 64, Shenandoah 26
Bishop Neumann 71, St. Albert 60
Clarinda 61, Red Oak 56
Glenwood 72, Denison-Schleswig 45
Harlan 52, Lewis Central 49
Kuemper Catholic 66, Creston 49

Western Iowa Conference

AHSTW 83, Missouri Valley 41
Audubon 59, Tri-Center 54
Logan-Magnolia 72, Riverside 22
Treynor 57, IKM-Manning 50
Underwood 56, Griswold 32

Rolling Valley Conference

Boyer Valley 73, Glidden-Ralston 48
CAM 57, Exira-EHK 53
Coon Rapids-Bayard 55, Woodbine 48

Corner Conference

East Mills 63, Heartland Christian 40
Sidney 68, Clarinda Academy 40
Stanton 71, Fremont-Mills 54

Pride of Iowa Conference

Bedford 69, Central Decatur 64
Interstate 35 76, Southwest Valley 71
Martensdale-St. Marys 69, Mount Ayr 67
Southeast Warren 30, Lenox 29
Wayne 74, Nodaway Valley 62

Missouri River Conference

Bishop Heelan 62, Thomas Jefferson 37

Bluegrass Conference

Lamoni 76, Mormon Trail 64
Melcher-Dallas 67, Murray 65
Moravia 70, Orient-Macksburg 15
Moulton-Udell 55, Seymour 51
Twin Cedars 33, Ankeny Christian 90