Substate 1 – 

Sioux City East – 89 vs Des Moines North – 44

Six City West – 92 vs Sioux City North – 67

Substate 2 – 

Mason City – 66 vs Waterloo West – 61

Ankeny Centennial – 56 vs Fort Dodge – 27

Substate 3 –

Iowa City Liberty – 72 vs Indiana – 67

Valley – 62 vs Iowa City West – 59

Substate 4 –

Iowa City High – 51 vs Marshalltown – 45

Davenport North – 73 vs Dubuque Hempstead – 56

Substate 5 – 

Pleasant Valley – 76 vs Cedar Rapids Washington – 70

Cedar Rapids Kennedy – 83 vs Cedar Rapids Johnson – 28

Substate 6 –

Davenport Central – 67 vs Clinton – 59

North Scott – 72 vs Davenport West – 52

Substate 7 – 

Des Moines East – 88 vs Waterloo East – 82

Dallas Center-Grimes – 91 vs Ottumwa – 48

Substate 8 –

Lewis Central – 59 vs Des Moines Lincoln – 39

Southeast Polk – 84 vs Council Bluffs Jefferson – 37

Substate 8 –

Sergeant Bluff-Luton-91 vs Atlantic-42

Storm Lake – 73 vs Denison-Schleswig – 30

Algona – 61 vs Humboldt – 54

Bishop Heelan – 83 vs Harlan – 48

Substate 7 –

Ballard – 79 vs Webster City – 40

Des Moines Christian – 65 vs Newton – 61

Oskaloosa – 73 vs Williamsburg – 46

Winterset – 58 vs Carlisle – 37

Substate 6 –

ADM – 97 vs Clarke Community – 26

Benton – 62 vs Clear Creek Amana – 59

Nevada – 76 vs Des Moines Hoover – 40

Bondurant-Farrar – 54 vs Mount Vernon – 48

Substate 5-

Pella – 81 vs Fairfield – 41

Washington – 53 vs Burlington – 50

Center Point-Urbana – 64 vs Grinnell – 35

Keokuk – 73 vs Fort Madison – 33

Substate 4 – 

Solon – 74 vs South Tama County – 43

Assumption – 61 vs Mount Pleasant – 42

Central Dewitt – 77 vs West Liberty – 34

Marlon 62 – Western Dubuque – 39

Substate 3 –

Wahlert Catholic – 83 vs Independence – 40

Decorah – 68 vs West Delaware – 48

Xavier – 64 vs Maquoketa – 40

Waverly-Shell Rock – 42 vs Vinton-Shellsburg – 40

Substate 2 – 

Clear Lake – 82 vs Charles City – 45

North Polk – 78 vs Hampton-Dumont-CAL – 50

Knoxville – 59 vs Creston – 35

Gilbert – 79 vs Boone – 49

Substate 1 – 

Carroll – 77 vs Perry – 43

Saydel – 65 vs Glenwood – 64

MOC-Floyd Valley – 63 vs Spencer – 41

Sioux Center – 63 vs Le Mars – 59

The Riverside Bulldogs Girls Basketball team find themselves one win from the state tournament as they take on West Lyon in the regional final. Riverside finished the regular season with an 18-3 record and won their first two regional tournament games by an average margin of victory of 20.5 points. Sydney Somers has led in scoring so far and nearly finished with a double-double, scoring 18 points and grabbing 9 rebounds against AHSTW. Coach Mark Jeppesen credits his team’s focus to their successful so far in the playoffs.

Riverside has not played West Lyon yet this season, but Coach Jeppesen is confident that the team will be prepared:

Coach Jeppesen doesn’t see a neutral court game as a disadvantage, despite the Bulldogs playing 8 of their last 9 games at home:

The pressure can mount the later a team gets in the postseason, but Riverside feels ready for the challenge:

The Riverside Bulldogs Girls take on the West Lyon Wildcats with a trip to state on the line on Wednesday, February 25th at Sioux City East High School. Tipoff scheduled for 7:00 pm.

IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa sophomore Ava Heiden was named the Jersey Mike’s Naismith National Player of the Week on Monday.

Heiden led the Hawkeyes with three double-doubles and wins at Nebraska, at Purdue, and No. 6 Michigan this past week. She averaged 24.0 points per game, 11.3 rebounds, 3.3 assists, 2.0 steals, 1.6 blocks and was 33-of-44 from the field.

Against the Huskers, Heiden tied her career-high with 27 points, 11 rebounds, three assists, and three blocks. She also went 10-of-12 from the field and added 21 points, 13 rebounds, four assists, and three steals against Purdue.

Against No. 6 Michigan on Sunday, Heiden led the Hawkeyes to their seventh ranked win of the season with her fourth 20-point double-double of her career and third of the week.

The Sherwood, Oregon, native is currently fourth nationally in field goal percentage (64) and is averaging 17.3 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. She is the second Hawkeye to be named the Naismith National Player of the Week this season. (Hannah Stuelke)

Heiden and the Hawkeyes are set to host their regular season home finale on Thursday, Feb. 26 against Illinois at 8 p.m. (CT) inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The game will air on BTN and the Hawkeye Radio Network.

Cuts with Panther coach Ben Jacobson

The Northern Iowa men could finish anywhere from a three seed to an eight seed in next weeks Missouri Valley Conference Tournament in St. Louis. The Panthers are 10-8 in the Valley and open the final week of the regular at home on Wednesday night against Illinois State. The Panthers are two of the three teams tied for fifth in the standings.

That’s UNI coach Ben Jacobson. The top five seeds avoid the play-in round at the tournament.

After winning five of six games the Panthers stubbed their toe at home against Southern Illinois over the weekend.

Up to fourth in the latest AP Top 25, the Iowa State men close out a road trip Tuesday night with a visit to Utah. The Cyclones are 10-4 in the Big 12 and 23-4 overall after a 79-69 loss at BYU. ISU coach T.J. Otzelberger will be looking for a better start against the Utes.

Otzelberger says bouncing back begins on defense.

Otzelberger felt offensive struggles led to defensive breakdowns at BYU.

Freshman guard Jamarion (juh-mar-ee-on) Batemon continues to build a larger role for the Cyclones. He had 14 points in 19 minutes of action at BYU.

Batemon on where his game has improved the most.

Senior guard Tamin Lipsey says the Cyclones need to set the tone ealry at Utah.

The Utes are in the Big 12 basement with a record of 2-12.

Region 1: 

Bishop Heelan – 86 vs Harlan – 46

Spencer – 52 vs Le Mars – 41

Region 2: 

Dallas Center-Grimes – 66 vs Webster City – 24

Pella – 43 vs Ballard – 33

Region 3: 

Norwalk – 53 vs Lewis Central – 42

Independence 72 vs Waterloo East – 46

Region 4:

Clear Creek Amana – 82 vs Oskaloosa – 36

Clinton – 51 vs North Scott – 49

Region 5: 

Carlisle – 47 vs Newton – 18

ADM – 56 vs Winterset – 26

Region 6: 

Central DeWitt – 88 vs Keokuk – 43

Solon – 54 vs Marion – 45

Region 7: 

Waverly-Shell Rock – 50 vs Decorah – 44

Xavier – 72 vs Gilbert – 50

Region 8: 

North Polk – 51 vs Nevada – 15

Sioux Center – 59 vs MOC-Floyd Valley – 42

Region 1:

Maquoketa – 54 vs Assumption – 36

Region 2: 

Des Moines Christian – 70 vs Kuemper Catholic – 40

Region 3: 

Mount Vernon – 58 vs Mid-Prairie – 50

Region 4: 

Wahlert Catholic – 61 vs Center Point-Urbana – 47

Region 5: 

Williamsburg – 45 vs Tipton – 28

Region 6: 

Mediapolis – 49 vs PCM – 42

Region 7: 

Forest City – 54 vs Algona – 41

Region 8: 

Cherokee Washington – 55 vs Spirit Lake – 48

Drake has hired Matt Walker as its new football coach. Todd Kimm reports.

(as said) – Walker spent the past 14 seasons as the head coach at Wisconsin-River Falls and led the Falcons to the NCAA Division III national title this past season. He inherits a Drake program that has won three straight Pioneer Football League titles under former coaches Todd Stepsis and Joe Woodley. Woodley resigned after one season to join the coaching staff at Rutgers.

The Iowa State women were outscored 31-15 in the fourth quarter at 12th ranked TCU in an 80-73 loss as the Cyclones dropped to 9-7 in the Big 12.

That’s ISU coach Bill Fennelly. The Cyclones led by nine at the end of three but made only five-of-19 shots in the fourth quarter.

Audi Crooks led the way with 22 points as the Cyclones are now 21-7 overall.