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Audi Crooks had 28 points and Jada Williams had 26 as the Iowa State women beat Arizona State 90-64. Junior Addy Brown returned from injury and had six points and seven rebounds.
That’s ISU coach Bill Fennelly. It was Brown’s first action since January fourth.
A late season surge continues for the Northern Iowa men. The Panthers put the game away with a late 16-1 run and won at Indiana State 81-60. It was their fifth win in the last six games. Will Hornseth led the way with 18 points. Ben Schwieger had 17 points, including five-of-six from three point range.
The Panthers scored 45 points and shot nearly 61 percent in the second half.
The Panthers trailed by seven midway through the opening half and coach Ben Jacobson says they turned the game around with defense.
The Panthers improve to 10-7 in Missouri Valley Conference play.
Drake was held to 25 second half points in a 66-61 loss at home to Southern Illinois. It was a seventh straight loss for the Bulldogs, who led by 13 points in the opening half.
That’s Drake coach Eric Henderson. Jalen Quinn led the Bulldogs with 23 but he was the only Bulldog in double figures. Junior guard Andrew Alia had six and says it has been a disappointing stretch for the Bulldogs.
Drake is 6-12 in the Valley and returns to action next Wednesday at Valparaiso.
The Southwest Valley Girls Wrestling season is officially over. They sent one wrestler to state in SR Kenzie Maeder, who finished 5th in the 145 division at the state tournament. The Timberwolves were a uniquely built team, only wrestling with two upperclassmen this season. Despite being a young team, Head Coach Derek Maeder is very happy with how his team performed in 2025-26.
With so many underclassmen, the upperclassmen on the team had to step up as leaders:
Kenzie Maeder put together a great performance at state and impressed her coach (and dad):
Coach Maeder is looking forward to next season:
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The 13th ranked Iowa Hawkeye women return to Big Ten action on Thursday night with a visit to Purdue. after a three game losing skid the Hawkeyes have posted wins over nationally ranked Washington and Nebraska. Coach Jan Jensen credits better defense.
The Hawkeyes are tied for third in the Big Ten at 11-3. Purdue is 14th in the league race at 4-10.
Jensen says the Hawkeyes won’t be taking the Boilermakers lightly.
A victory would set up a big game on Sunday, at home, against sixth ranked Michigan.
Hawkeye Ten Conference
Denison-Schleswig – 60 vs Atlantic – 58
Glenwood – 60 vs Lewis Central – 42
Non-Conference
Carroll – 66 vs Harlan – 40
Maryville – 65 vs Creston – 39
1A
Region 7
CAM – 55 vs Bedford – 40
Exira-EHK-Audubon – 57 vs Griswold – 33
GTRA – 52 vs Harris-Lake Park – 33
Kingsly-Pierson – 64 vs Woodbury Central – 45
Region 3
St. Albert – 74 vs Sidney – 22
Fremont-Mills – 50 vs East Mills – 26
Coon Rapids-Bayard – 54 vs Southeast Warren – 20
Martensdale-St. Marys – 44 vs Murray – 34
Region 1
Newell-Fonda – 84 vs Boyer Valley – 36
Glidden-Ralston – 55 vs IKM-Manning – 47
2A
Region 7
AHSTW 49 Underwood 37
Riverside 48 Missouri Valley 28
West Lyon – 61 vs Manson-NW Webster – 29
MMCRU – 58 vs South Central Calhoun – 36
Region 2
Panorama 58 ACGC 49
Westwood 54 West Central Valley 16
Pocahontas Area – 70 vs Belmond-Klemme – 41
Central Lyon – 76 vs Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn – 25
Region 3
Nodaway Valley 64 Grand View Christian 56
Earlham 45 Woodward-Granger 43
MVAOCOU – 59 vs Lawton-Bronson – 30
Hinton – 67 vs Madrid – 20
Region 6
Southwest Valley – 59 vs Central Decatur – 42
Treynor – 64 vs Interstate-35 – 35
Pleasantville – 58 vs Mount Ayr – 50
Sigourney – 58 vs Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont – 47
The Exira-EHK-Audubon girls basketball put forth a strong effort and defeated the Griswold Tigers 57-33 Tuesday night in Elk Horn. For much of the game, Exira-EHK-Audubon was the better team, The found success on the inside, played with speed, stretched the court, and defended very well making it difficult for the Tigers to work in the paint. However, Amanda Houser and the Tigers kept Exira-EHK-Audubon on their toes. The Tigers forced numerous turnovers of their own and Houser’s 20 points help Griswold grab momentum at times. However, despite the best effort of the Tigers, Exira-EHK-Audubon always found a response as they kept the Tigers at arms-length to bring home their 20th straight win and a spot in the regional semi-finals.
Exira-EHK-Audubon flexed their muscles from the opening tip. Exira-EHK-Audubon opened the game on a 13-2 run and were all over the Tigers. Their speed and athleticism caused problems for Griswold, none more so than in the back court as the pressure led to turnovers. It seemed as if Exira-EHK-Audubon had a chance to run away with the game early. However, as they did at points throughout the night, the Tigers surged. Thanks to some solid defense and a pair of threes from Houser and Carsyn Adams, Griswold nearly switched the momentum of the final three minutes of the opening frame. However, as Exira-EHK-Audubon did so many times throughout the game, they brought it back in and held a nine-point lead at the end of the first.
The rest of the game, for the most part, followed this same formula. Exira-EHK-Audubon looked like they had a chance to pull away, Griswold responded with solid defense forcing stops and turnovers, found a few baskets only to be followed by a response from Exira-EHK-Audubon to keep the Tigers at arms-length. Given the challenge Griswold had, they played very well. Defensively they held Exira-EHK-Audubon below their season average and seemed as if they were a few shots away from getting back into the game multiple times. Houser shot as well as she had shot all season and finished as the games leading scoring with 20 points. However, Exira-EHK-Audubon was just too much to handle for the young Tigers. They were fast, athletic, cashed in on their opportunities and were just a deeper team. Taryn Petersen was the driving force behind the offense not just with her scoring but with her speed. She put up nine points in each half and was money from the field in the first while nearly perfect from the free throw line in the second. In all, 8 different players from Exira-EHK-Audubon found their way on the scoresheet as Jaelynn Petersen added 10 while Harlow Miller (who was a beast in the paint on both offense and defense) put up nine. Ultimately, the better team moved on as Exira-EHK-Audubon is back in the regional semi-final for the second consecutive year.
The Griswold Tigers finish the season with a record of 12-11 and have a lot to look forward to with only one senior departing. Meanwhile Exira-EHK-Audubon will host the CAM Cougars in the Region 7 semi-final on Friday with tipoff set for 7 pm in Elk Horn.
Iowa finally broke through against a rated foe. Bennett Stirtz scored 25 points as the Hawkeyes ground out a 57-52 win over ninth ranked Nebraska. Defense carried the day as Iowa won despite shooting only 33 percent.
It was Iowa’s biggest win of the year as the Hawkeyes move to 9-6 in the Big Ten.
Both teams struggled from the perimeter. The Hawkeyes were six-of-23 from three point range while the Huskers were just five-of-24.
That’s Iowa coach Ben McCollum. The Hawkeyes outrebounded the Huskers 37-24.
Not only did Stirtz finish with 25 points he guarded Husker leading scorer Pryce Sandfort, who finished with 13.
It was Iowa’s first win over a top ten opponent since 2022. They are now 19-7 overall.
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