Creston Invitational

Aiden Smith (106), Easton O’Brien (132), Kadin Stutzman (170), and Jarrett Armstrong (182) were all champions for Atlantic-CAM.

Jace Rose (126) and Nathan Messerschmidt (285) were champions for Riverside.Girs

Bobcat Classic @ Kansas

Underwood was led to the team title by Individual wins from Blake Allen (120), Westin Allen (126), Gable Porter (132) and Hagen Heistand (145).

Glenwood’s Vinny Mayberry was a champion at 113.

LeMars Invite

Logan-Magnolia scored 214 points at the event. The Panthers got championships from Corbin Reisz (113), Sean Thompson (138) and Wyatt Reisz (152).

BOYS BASKETBALL
CB Abraham Lincoln 84, Bishop Heelan Catholic 44
Exira-EHK 79, Audubon 62
Lourdes Central Catholic 67, Sidney 39
Panorama 71, Nodaway Valley 62
Skutt Catholic 66, Lewis Central 44
St. Albert 70, Westwood 49

GIRLS BASKETBALL
Bishop Heelan Catholic 67, Abraham Lincoln 41
Exira-EHK 58, Audubon 53
Missouri Valley 58, Whiting 35
Nodaway Valley 55, Panorama 54
Sidney 43, Lourdes Central Catholic 37
Skutt Catholic 62, Lewis Central 24

Missouri State built an 11-point halftime lead and used an 8 point advantage in the final period to seal a 69-53 win over Drake on Saturday at the Knapp Center. The Bears ended up with four players in double figures, led by 13 from Paige Rocca off the bench.

Drake was led by 16 points from Megan Meyer and 11 from Katie Dinnebier. The Bulldogs dropped to 9-8 on the season and just 1-5 in the Valley.

The Bulldogs will host UNI next Friday at 6:00 p.m. at the Knapp Center.

The UNI women’s basketball team picked up a 66-57 win over Southern Illinois in Cedar Falls on Saturday. Karli Rucker scored 18 points to lead the Panthers to their 10th win of the season.

UNI jumped on top big early with a 30-11 first quarter performance. Kam Finley added 11 points and 4 rebounds of the bench to help UNI grab the win.

The Panthers are now 10-5 on the season and 3-1 in MVC play. Next up is a road trip to Des Moines to take on Drake next Friday at 6:00 p.m.

The Iowa State women’s basketball team continued their red hot streak on Saturday with a 74-60 win over Oklahoma State. The Cyclones dominated from the outset with a 24-8 advantage in the opening quarter.

Lexi Donarski scored 23 points and Moran Kane had 15 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Cyclones to their 16th win of the season.

Iowa State is now 16-1 on the season, the best start in school history. The Cyclones are unbeaten in the Big 12 with a 5-0 start to the conference slate.

Next up for the Cyclones is a home game against Texas on Wednesday night at 6:30 p.m.

AJ Green poured in 22 points and Noah Carter added 17 in the UNI Panthers 69-68 win over Southern Illinois on Saturday in Carbondale. Green shot 11-12 from the free throw line and sealed the win with two from the stripe with 0.8 seconds left to give the Panthers a 69-65 lead. A three at the buzzer by the Salukis provided the final 1-point margin.

UNI grabbed their 5th straight win and are now 9-7 overall with a 5-1 Valley record. Nate Heise helped out the winning effort with 11 points.

Next up for the Panthers is a Wednesday road game at Valparaiso.

The Iowa State men’s basketball team put together a solid outing and pick up a big win over Texas 79-70 on Saturday in Ames. The Cyclones built a lead early and were ahead by seven at half.

The Cyclones built the lead to as many as 15 in the second half but Texas didn’t go away easy. The Longhorns got back within 5 a couple of times late in the game but the Cyclones came up with the plays needed to seal the win.

Gabe Kalscheur had his second straight big game for the Cyclones, dropping in 22 points on 8 of 16 shooting. 6 of those makes were from three point range. The Cyclones shot 57% for the game and forced 20 Longhorn turnovers.

Iowa State improves to 14-3 overall and 2-3 in the Big 12. Next up for the Cyclones is a Tuesday night trip to Texas Tech on Tuesday.

EVANSTON, Illinois — Top 10 wins from Drake Ayala and Max Murin highlighted the University of Iowa wrestling team’s 33-6 win over No. 23 Northwestern on Friday night at Welsh Ryan Arena.

Ayala topped seventh-ranked Michael DeAugustino, 6-5, at 125 pounds and Max Murin defeated No. 4 Yahya Thomas, 4-3, at 149.

Ayala used a cradle to turn a 3-1 deficit into a 5-3 advantage in the second period. He opened the third with an escape to build his lead to 6-3, finished with a 6-5 decision, his second consecutive win over a top 10 opponent.

“We like what we have there,” said Iowa head coach Tom Brands. “The story is going to keep writing itself. He will keep writing his own story.”

Northwestern won decisions at 133 and 141 before Murin got the Hawkeyes rolling at 149. Trailing 3-1 in the third, Murin opened with an escape and closed with a takedown in the final 20 seconds to get the 4-3 win.

UP NEXT

The No. 2 Hawkeyes travel to Champaign, Illinois to face No. 21 Illinois on Sunday at 3 p.m. (CT). The dual is televised live on BTN.

The Atlantic Archery Invite on Saturday Jan. 15 is postponed. Too many teams from out of the area are not able to travel to the event due to road conditions.

Iowa center Tyler Linderbaum announced on Friday that he will declare for the 2022 NFL Draft. The junior is listed as the top center prospect in the upcoming draft by many outlets.

Linderbaum has been a three-year starter for the Hawkeyes and has been a strong anchor since his redshirt freshman season in 2019 when he earned honarable mention All-Big Ten honors while starting 13 games. Linderbaum was a finalist for the Rimington Trophy in 2020 and won the award this past season as the nation’s top center.

Linderbaum is projected as a first-round pick on most mock draft boards.

Thursday the Hawkeyes received news that three other players will return for the 2022 season. Tight end Sam LaPorta, linebacker Jack Campbell, and wide receiver Charlie Jones all announced that they will come back to play next season.