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Girls Basketball Scoreboard from Tuesday Dec. 2

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December 3rd, 2025 by Christian Adams

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Clarinda – 64 vs Red Oak 36

St. Albert – 47 vs Harlan – 31

Corner Conference 

Fremont-Mills – 61 vs Griswold – 34

Bedford – 65 vs Stanton – 26

Sidney – 57 vs Essex – 34

Western Iowa Conference 

Riverside – 49 vs Missouri Valley – 20

IKM-Manning – 58 vs Tri-Center – 27

Treynor – 81 vs Logan-Magnolia – 25

Rolling Valley Conference 

Exira-EHK-Audubon – 70 vs Ar-We—Va – 29

Boyer Valley – vs 70 Paton-Churdan – 11

Glidden-Ralston – 52 vs Woodbine – 30

Pride of Iowa Conference 

Mount Ayr – 58 vs Nodaway Valley – 48

Southwest Valley – 75 vs East Union – 23

Martensdale-St. Marys – 44 vs Southeast Warren – 36

West Central Activities Conference 

ACGC – 58 vs West Central Valley – 20

Woodward-Granger – 57 vs Panorama – 43

Non-Conference 

Earlham – 55 vs CAM – 49

OABCIG – 59 vs Denison-Schleswig – 31

Abraham Lincoln – 58 vs Glenwood – 39

Carroll – 41 vs Kuemper Catholic – 36 (OT )

Van Meter – 80 vs Knoxville – 15

Hamburg – 38 vs Iowa School for the Deaf – 5

Spirit Lake – 69 vs Le Mars – 26

Sioux City East – 63 vs Spencer – 51

Interstate-35 – 46 vs Clarke – 35

Sergeant Bluff-Luton – 71 vs Western Christian 4 – 9

Centerville – 61 vs Moravia – 17

Pleasantville – 57 vs Ankeny Christian – 42

Madrid – 50 vs Southeast Valley – 19

Iowa falls at No. 7 Michigan State

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December 3rd, 2025 by Ric Hanson

Iowa was no match for seventh ranked Michigan State. The Spartans used a 17-1 first half run to take control and cruised to a 71-52 win in East Lansing in the Big Ten opener for both. The Hawkeyes shot only 38 percent, were out-rebounded 37-18 and the Spartans connected on 22-of-25 free throws.

That’s Iowa coach Ben McCollum. Bennett Stirtz had 14 points but he was the only Hawkeye in double figures.

It was Iowa’s first loss after opening the season with seven wins.

UNI women host Illinois State Wednesday night to open MVC play

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December 2nd, 2025 by Ric Hanson

The Northern Iowa women get an early start to the Missouri Valley Conference race on Wednesday night by hosting Illinois State. The Panthers are 2-4 after splitting two games at a tournament in Las Vegas.

That’s UNI coach Tanya Warren who says the Panthers need to become more consistent.

Illinois State enters the Valley race with a record of 4-4.

Iowa State’s T.J. Otzelberger update on injured guard Tamin Lipsey and previews Alcorn State

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December 2nd, 2025 by Ric Hanson

Iowa State coach T.J. Otzelberger says senior point guard Tamin Lipsey remains day-to-day as the 10th ranked Cyclones get ready to host Alcorn State Wednesday night. Lipsey missed the last two games of a tournament in Las Vegas after suffering a leg injury in a win over St. John’s.

Otzelberger says there is no target date for his return.

Otzelberger feels as a senior, Lipsey will know when he is ready.

Alcorn State is 1-8 but Otzelberger is convinced the Cyclones won’t be looking ahead to Saturday’s game at top ranked Purdue.

Otzelberger says the approach does not change depending on the opponent.

Ammeraal, Moisio Named All-B1G Second Team

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December 2nd, 2025 by Jack McGonigal

IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa seniors Claire Ammeraal and Milana Moisio earned All-Big Ten recognition following the 2025 season, the league announced on Tuesday.

Both Hawkeyes were named to the All-Big Ten Second Team.

Ammeraal, a setter from Madison, Wisconsin, concluded her career with her best season yet. Her 1,190 assists were the second-most in the Big Ten. She had 12 double-doubles, which were good for third-most in the Big Ten. Ammeraal brought her own offensive firepower with 179 kills and 1.43 kills per set. She finished third on the team with a .317 hitting percentage. All three marks were career bests. She was the most offensive setter in the league, finishing as the only setter with more than 100 kills and with more than one kill per set on average.

In her final season, Ammeraal added two triple-doubles, including one in Iowa’s win over Northwestern. She averaged a career-best 9.52 assists per set during her senior campaign. While running Iowa’s offense, Ammeraal guided the Hawkeyes’ attack to its best hitting percentage since 2016. Iowa finished the year hitting .243.

Ammeraal was drafted with the sixth pick in the third round and 22nd overall in the 2025 MLV Draft to the Omaha Supernovas.

Moisio, a libero from Waukegan, Illinois, spent her final year of eligibility with the Hawkeyes and produced the best season of her career. Moisio started every match at libero and finished second in the Big Ten with 451 digs. She was sixth in the league with 3.52 digs per set. Both were career highs.

Moisio finished with 10+ digs in 26 matches this season and surpassed 15 digs in 14 contests. She posted her career high against Michigan, where she dug 26 attacks. Moisio went on an impressive stretch of defense in early November, recording an average of 20 digs per match against No. 18 Indiana, No. 9 Purdue, Northwestern and No. 20 Minnesota. Additionally, Moisio added 115 assists and neared a double-double with 14 digs and nine assists against No. 25 Penn State.

Moisio also earned the Big Ten’s Sportsmanship Award as Iowa’s honoree.

This is the first time since 2021 that a Hawkeye has received All-Big Ten postseason recognition when Courtney Buzzerio was named to the second team.

The Hawkeyes finished the 2025 season with a 15-17 record and were 6-14 in the Big Ten.

Atlantic Girls Basketball Falls to Top Rated St. Albert

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December 2nd, 2025 by Christian Adams

In a close, hard fought game, the Atlantic Trojans fell to the St. Albert Saintes 49-45 Monday night in Atlantic. Although the Trojans fell behind early, they fought hard to keep the game in reach. At times throughout the game, but especially early on, the Trojans struggled with ball control as the press from St. Albert caused Atlantic problems. However, they were able to ride the wave and eventually found their stride. Down by four at the half, Atlantic flipped the script and played with the lead in the third quarter. Although they went into the fourth quarter tied, it felt as if the Trojans were in prime position to grab a win. However, St. Albert clamped down in the final quarter and made just one more play than the Trojans as they escaped Atlantic with a win.

The Trojans did not play their best basketball in the opening half, especially early on. However, St. Albert had a lot to do with that. Their full court press was relentless and caused all types of problems for the Trojans. The worst of which were the turnovers. Although Atlantic did have some unforced turnovers, a lot of them were due to the pressure of the Saintes. Despite the Atlantic defense playing well, the number of turnovers played a part in the Saintes controlling the game early. At times, it felt like the Trojans were hanging on by a thread, but they hung on. The Trojans did a tremendous job in the first half of dealing with adversity to keep the game well within reach. As the buzzer sounded at the end of the half, Atlantic trailed by just four.

The defense for the Trojans was solid throughout the game. For as many turnovers as St. Albert, Atlantic caused nearly as many in turn. This played into their game late in the second quarter and into the third as the Trojans eventually took the lead. The limited Avah Underwood to just three field goals while holding the rest of the lineup to under double digits. Offensive, Kirchoff had her best showing of the season. She not only led the game with 17 points, but she was an effective player in various aspects and had particular success driving the lane from the wing. Katrina Williams also had a strong showing with her second consecutive double-digit effort. Unfortunately for the Trojans, when push came to shove, they made just one too many mistakes, and St. Albert was able to take advantage where Atlantic was not. Head coach Dan Vargason was pleased with his team’s effort, especially on defense

The Trojans’ ability to handle adversity was also a positive.

Kichoff led the way on offense with 17 points and had particular success driving of the wings.

However, the Trojans will need to fix some things, including the turnovers.

The Trojans, now 1-2 will head out on the road Friday to take on Glenwood. You can catch all the action on KJANTV with coverage beginning at 5:50 pm. Tipoff is scheduled for 6:00 pm.

 

Girls Basketball Scoreboard from Monday Dec. 1

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December 2nd, 2025 by Christian Adams

Hawkeye Ten Conference 

St. Albert – 49 vs Atlantic – 45

Non-Conference 

Riverside – 50 vs Exira-EHK 45

Clarinda – 48 vs Woodbine – 40

Shenandoah – 67 vs Underwood – 50

Red Oak 52 Lenox 46

Bishop Heelan Catholic 61 Lewis Central 14

Winterset 77 Creston 48

Earlham 54 Logan-Magnolia 35

MVAOUCOU – 63 vs Missouri Valley – 25

Martensdale-St. Marys 53 Interstate-35 – 39

West Monona – 61 vs Ar-We-Va – 18

Boyer Valley – 55 vs Storm Lake St. Mary’s – 17

Newell-Fonda – 84 vs Glidden-Ralston – 33

Greene County – 59 vs Ogden – 23

Ankeny – 59 vs Des Moines Christian – 41

Boys Basketball Scoreboard from Monday Dec. 1

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December 2nd, 2025 by Christian Adams

North Polk – 77 vs Atlantic – 51

Riverside – 70 vs Exira-EHK – 26

Coon Rapids-Bayard – 54 vs Audubon – 49

Woodbine – 61 vs Clarinda – 37

Sioux City West – 69 vs Denison-Schleswig – 48

Red Oak – 72 vs Lenox – 43

Winterset – 86 vs Creston – 43

Treynor – 59 vs Bishop Heelan Catholic – 54

Missouri Valley – 52 vs MVAOCOU – 40

Underwood – 62 vs Shenandoah – 45 

Earlham – 59 vs Logan-Magnolia – 36

Interstate-35 – 44 vs Martensdale-St. Marys – 36

West Monona – 62 vs Ar-We-Va – 52

Newell-Fonda – 64 vs Glidden-Ralston – 37 

Atlantic Boys Basketball Falls on Opening Night to North Polk

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December 2nd, 2025 by Christian Adams

For the second consecutive year, the Atlantic Trojans dropped their opening game of the season to the North Polk Comets, who pulled away for a 77-51 win on Monday night in Atlantic. A quick start made a big difference for the Comets, who dominated the game early. They played well in nearly every facet on their way to a 19-6 lead after one, and had a lead as large as 21 well into the second quarter. However, the Trojans battled back. Led by Kale Jensen, the Trojans trimmed the deficit to 14 at the half and trailed by as little as 10 in the third. However, despite playing their best stretch of basketball, it was not enough to overcome the lead the Comets had built as North Polk started to pull away late in the third.

Although the Comets played a good team game, it was two guys who did much of the damage. Jayson Slings led the charge (and the game) with 24 points, 17 of which came in the first half. Tommy Spieker wasn’t far behind, picking up 17. Both Slings and Spieker hit a pair of three-pointers in the first half in what was a good shooting half for the Comets. Despite the three-point shooting drying up later in the game, the production they had in the first half helped them survive a push from the Trojans.

On the flip side, Atlantic struggled early on offense. North Polk defended the interior very well and prevented the Trojans from getting inside. Jensen was the only Trojan to knock a field goal in the opening frame. The Trojans also struggled with turnovers from time to time; however, Atlantic started to find a rhythm in the second quarter. Their best stretch of basketball was from the halfway point of the second quarter until the halfway point of the third.  Jensen started to heat up on his way to a team leading 17 points, while Sawyer Terrell and Grant Petty combined for a trio of three-pointers. The Trojans were able to take a 21 point second quarter deficit and bring it down to as little as 10. However, they could never get over the double-digit hump as North Polk eventually found the momentum again. Head coach Dalton Franken was pleased with how his team battled, but also knows there is a lot of room for improvement.

This also holds true on defense.

Now 0-1 on the season the Trojans will be back in action on Friday when they head out on the road to face Glenwood.

 

UNI men beat Coe College 99-34

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December 2nd, 2025 by Ric Hanson

The UNI men jumped out to a 31-8 lead and beat Coe College 99-34 in the McLeod Center. Senior guard Trey Campbell finished with 15 points and topped one thousand points for his career.

That’s Panther coach Ben Jacobson. Sophomore forward Will Hornseth left the game in the early stages after going for a rebound.

The Panthers shot 60 percent for the game and had 24 assists.

The Panthers are 7-1.