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Quarterfinals:

• 120:  Austin Kegley (CR Prairie) beat Tanner Wink (Lewis Central) FALL 1:25
• 145:  Deven Strief (North Scott) beat Tanner Higgins (Lewis Central) 10-4

2nd Round Consolation:

• 120:  Donovan Card (Norwalk) beat Tanner Wink (Lewis Central) 6-4
• 145:  Carson Martinson (Southeast Polk) beat Abraham Dirkx (Carroll) 9-7 (SV-1)
• 145:  Tanner Higgins (Lewis Central) beat Dylan Falck (CR Kennedy) 12-9

The Atlantic School District’s Board of Education held a special meeting this (Friday) morning, in the Middle School Media Center. During the meeting, the Board entered into a closed session to discuss a personnel matter. Superintendent Steve Barber told KJAN News, that when the Board reconvened in an open session, they unanimously voted to approve a contract for Abby Becker to become the Head Boys Track Coach.  Becker, the Assistant Girls Track Coach, will succeed Jordan Mullen, whose resignation was approved by the Board on Feb. 12th.  Mullen resigned after accepting a coaching position with Briar Cliff University.

During their Feb 12th meeting, the Atlantic School Board tabled a decision on offering the Boys Track Coach position to Becker, so that it may be further discussed.

The 7:20-a.m. Sportscast with Chris Parks.

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Denison-Schleswig 71, Atlantic 42
Carroll 68, Harlan 66 (OT)
CB Abraham Lincoln 68, Bellevue East 53
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 72, Lewis Central 32
Winterset 92, Gilbert 68

Girls Class 1A and 2A Regional Semifinal basketball games are on tap tonight around the state. Here is a look at the area schedule.

CLASS 1A

Region 7

Stanton @ Exira-EHK 7:00 p.m. – ON KJAN
St. Albert vs. Central Decatur (@ Creston) 7:00 p.m.

Region 8

Paton-Churdan @ Newell-Fonda 7:00 p.m.
CAM vs. Woodbury Central (@ Denison) 7:00 p.m.

CLASS 2A

Region 3

Clarion-Goldfield-Dows @ West Hancock 7:00 p.m.
IKM-Manning @ Panorama 7:00 p.m.

Region 8

Mount Ayr vs. Logan-Magnolia (@ Red Oak) 7:00 p.m.
Nodaway Valley vs. AHSTW (@Atlantic) 7:00 p.m.

Texas Tech (17-9, 8-5) vs. Iowa State (11-15, 4-9)
James H. Hilton Coliseum, Ames, Iowa; Saturday, 5 p.m. CST

BOTTOM LINE: Iowa State seeks revenge on Texas Tech after dropping the first matchup in Lubbock. The teams last faced each other on Jan. 18, when the Red Raiders outshot Iowa State from the field 54.3 percent to 35.7 percent and made six more 3-pointers on the way to a 72-52 victory.

LEADING THE CHARGE: The Red Raiders have been led by Jahmi’us Ramsey and Kyler Edwards. Ramsey is averaging 14 points while Edwards is putting up 12 points and 4.2 rebounds per game. The Cyclones have been led by sophomores Tyrese Haliburton and Rasir Bolton, who have combined to score 27.5 points per outing.JUMPING FOR JAHMI’US: Ramsey has connected on 44.8 percent of the 116 3-pointers he’s attempted and has made 7 of 15 over the last three games. He’s also made 64.3 percent of his foul shots this season.

YET TO WIN: The Red Raiders are 0-5 when they score 61 points or fewer and 17-4 when they exceed 61 points. The Cyclones are 0-9 when they fail to score more than 68 points and 11-6 on the season, otherwise.

PASSING FOR POINTS: The Red Raiders have recently used assists to create baskets more often than the Cyclones. Iowa State has 43 assists on 79 field goals (54.4 percent) across its previous three contests while Texas Tech has assists on 54 of 79 field goals (68.4 percent) during its past three games.

DID YOU KNOW: The sturdy Texas Tech defense has held opponents to just 63.2 points per game, the 29th-lowest in Division I. Iowa State has given up an average of 72.6 points through 26 games (ranked 234th, nationally).

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

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Luka Garza scored 24 points, and No. 20 Iowa got strong contributions from its bench in a 85-76 win over No. 25 Ohio State. It was Garza’s 12th consecutive game of 20 points or more in Big Ten play, the longest streak for an Iowa player in 49 seasons and the most by any conference player in the last 20 years. Bakari Evelyn came off the bench to score 15 points for the Hawkeyes. Joe Wieskamp had 13 points, and Ryan Kriener added 12.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Cassius Winston scored 23 points, Gabe Brown had career highs with 17 points and five 3-pointers, and Michigan State overcame sloppy play to beat Nebraska 86-65. The Spartans (18-9, 10-6 Big Ten) turned over the ball a season-high 22 times but made 13 3-pointers and outrebounded the Cornhuskers 51-26. They busted open the game with a 22-8 run in the middle of the second half. Nebraska (7-19, 2-13) dropped its 11th straight game, the most consecutive losses in the same season in program history. Dachon Burke had 21 points to lead the Huskers.

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — The health of Carlos Martinez’s shoulder is even more important for the St. Louis Cardinals now that Miles Mikolas will miss the first few weeks of the season because of an inflamed flexor tendon. Shoulder weakness last spring training following off-season surgery prompted the Cardinals to shift Martinez to the bullpen. He eventually replaced injured Jordan Hicks as closer, saving 24 games in 27 chances. St. Louis has an opening for a starter in a rotation projected to include Jack Flaherty, Dakota Hudson and Adam Wainwright.

SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — Kansas City Royals newcomer Maikel Franco is hoping a different look will be a sign of different results this year. Franco didn’t have his usual shoulder-length dreadlocks when he arrived at the spring training clubhouse. Instead, his hair was short. Franco was let go by the Philadelphia Phillies after hitting .234 with 17 home runs and 56 RBIs last season. The Royals signed him to a one-year contract worth nearly $3 million. Franco is set to become the everyday third baseman for the Royals.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Giancarlo Stanton’s intimidating presence was missing from the middle of the Yankees’ lineup for a big chunk of 2019 because of an injury-filled season. The New York slugger will have his spring at-bats analyzed more than most veterans as he tries to bounce back this year. He’s one of a handful of established players whose performances will be watched closely over the next month. Spring training game action begins in Arizona on Friday with a meeting between the Texas Rangers and Kansas City Royals. The other 28 teams play their first exhibition games in the Grapefruit and Cactus Leagues on Saturday.

WICHITA, Kansas (AP) — Jaime Echenique tied his career high with 20 points as Wichita State defeated South Florida 65-55 and the Shockers have secured 20 wins for the 11th straight season. Echenique sank two free throws and Dennis Dexter followed with a 3-pointer as Wichita State fought out of the second of two ties midway through the final period with five unanswered points. Laquincy Rideau had 14 points and six rebounds for the Bulls.

MARYVILLE, Missouri – Sophomore point guard Trevor Hudgins hit a lean-in, off-balance jumper at the buzzer to lift No. 1-ranked Northwest Missouri State to a 77-76 victory over No. 17-ranked Missouri Southern at Bearcat Arena.

The triumph clinched Northwest’s seventh consecutive MIAA regular season title and was the 31st straight win in Bearcat Arena.

Missouri Southern (19-6 overall, 12-4 MIAA) and Northwest (25-1 overall, 15-1 MIAA) traded blows like a heavyweight title fight in Bearcat Arena. The contest featured 19 lead changes and seven ties, which 16 of the lead changes occurring in the final 20 minutes.

Bearcat junior Ryan Hawkins scored his 19th point of the game on a basket with 4:07 to play lifting Northwest to a 72-71 advantage. Kinzer Lambert answered that basket with a putback with 3:49 left giving the Lions a one-point cushion at 73-72.

Southern hit a dagger of a three-pointer with 1:18 left that gave the Lions a four-point lead at 76-72. Following a Missouri Southern timeout, Hudgins came down and knocked in his third three-pointer of the game pulling the Bearcats to within one at 76-75 with 51.4 ticks left. Lambert missed a three-pointer with 28 seconds left and Waters grabbed the missing giving Northwest a chance to retake the lead. Hawkins got the ball into the point and took a shot up that rattled in the room, but Northwest’s Diego Bernard touched it above the cylinder forcing an offensive goaltending call against the Bearcats with 9.7 seconds left.

After Northwest committed enough fouls to put Missouri Southern into the bonus, the Bearcats put Braelon Walker to the line for a 1-and-1 with 6.8 seconds left. Walker missed the front end and Hawkins corralled the miss. Hawkins found Hudgins who sped down the floor to the left wing.

Hudgins was met by a pair of Lions defenders, but split them with a jump stop and lifted an off-balance, lean-in jumper that found nothing but the bottom of the net as the clocked hit 0:00.0. Hudgins was mobbed by Bernard and his teammates as the Bearcat student section flooded onto the floor to celebrate the seventh consecutive MIAA regular season title for Northwest. Hudgins game-winner capped a 19-point, six-assist performance.

Northwest will be back in action again Saturday at home against Pittsburg State. The Bearcats and Gorillas will tip at approximately 3:30 p.m.

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) — Jake LaRavia had 18 points and seven rebounds and Tyreke Key posted 18 points and six rebounds as Indiana State held off Northern Iowa 67-64. Northern Iowa dropped into a first-place tie with Loyola Chicago in the Missouri Valley Conference with three games remaining. AJ Green scored 21 points for the Panthers.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Luka Garza scored 24 points, and No. 20 Iowa got strong contributions from its bench in a 85-76 win over No. 25 Ohio State. It was Garza’s 12th consecutive game of 20 points or more in Big Ten play, the longest streak for an Iowa player in 49 seasons and the most by any conference player in the last 20 years. Bakari Evelyn came off the bench to score 15 points for the Hawkeyes. Joe Wieskamp had 13 points, and Ryan Kriener added 12.