IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa women’s basketball senior Kathleen Doyle has been named the Naismith Women’s Player of the Week, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced Tuesday.

Doyle averaged 26 points, six rebounds, and six assists in a pair of upset wins over No. 12 Indiana and No. 16 Maryland last week. Doyle challenged for a triple-double in the Hawkeyes’ double-overtime win over Indiana on Jan. 12, 91-85, posting 31 points, 10 assists, and nine rebounds.

In Iowa’s win over Maryland on Jan. 9, Doyle registered 21 points, three rebounds, and two assists, leading the Hawkeyes to their third consecutive win over the Terrapins.

Doyle and the No. 22 Hawkeyes return to action on Thursday, traveling to Minneapolis, Minnesota, for a matchup with the Gophers. Tipoff is at 7 p.m. (CT) on BTN+.

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The Lewis Central boys swimming team came away with a 105-58 dual win over Atlantic on Monday night in Council Bluffs. The Trojans won 5 events in the loss.

Bryan York led Atlantic with a win in the 200-yard freestyle, 500-yard freestyle, and was part of the winning 400-yard freestyle relay team. Cole Sampson, Alex Sampson, and Brayden Atkinson were the other members of that wining relay team. The Trojans also won the 200-yard freestyle relay with the same lineup. Drew Engler grabbed the other win on the night in the 100-yard breaststroke.

Atlantic will return to action on Thursday night with a home dual against Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln at 5:30pm at the Nishna Valley YMCA.

Missouri Valley picked up a couple of dual wins on Monday night in a triangular at West Monona. The Big Reds defeated West Monona-Whiting 45-27 and topped Treynor 54-19. West Monona-Whiting also defeated Treynor 59-13.

Joey Cunningham scored all 13 of his points in the 4th quarter and AHSTW edged out Tri-Center 57-54 on Monday night in Avoca. It was a great back and forth battle for most of the night with 15 lead changes in the game. Cunningham broke it open for the Vikings late with three straight threes and also took a charge in a stretch that turned a 43-all-tie into a 9 point lead for the Vikings. Cunningham said it was a great feeling to come through for the team.

Tri-Center led by one at the end of the half 23-22 and also held a one point edge going into the fourth quarter at 36-35. The Trojans used zone pressure to really test the guards out high for AHSTW and Viking Head Coach GG Harris said it was great to pick up a win in that type of game.

Harris thought the guards handled the pressure that was thrown at them pretty well.

Cunningham led the Vikings with his 13 points. Three other players ended in double figures with Sam Porter dropping 11 and Michael Mantell and Clayton Akers both with 10. The Vikings improved to 9-1 on the season and Cunningham said it was fun to play in a tight game like that.

Tri-Center was led by 18 points form Ethan Alfers and the Trojans fall to 8-2 on the season. They travel to Logan-Magnolia tonight. The Vikings go on the road to Riverside this evening.

The AHSTW Lady Vikes basketball team picked up a Western Iowa Conference win over Tri-Center 68-21 on Monday night. Kailey Jones had a monster night in the post for AHSTW, finishing with 29 points to lead all scorers. Lady Vikes Head Coach Steve Sauvain said getting the ball inside was part of the gameplan.

The game was tight for a few minutes early on but once the defensive pressure amped up for AHSTW they started to force some turnovers and pull away. A 21-point run at the end of the first quarter gave AHSTW a 30-6 lead by the end of the first quarter and the pushed the lead to 30 by halftime. All of the scoring for AHSTW came from 4 starters and they all finished in double figures. Coach Sauvain said it was great to get that type of production.

Claire Denning finished with 15, Kinsey Scheffler had 14 and Claire Harris dropped in 10 as the Lady Vikes improve to 10-1 on the season. They will travel to face Riverside tonight.

Tri-Center was led by 6 points from Presley Pogge. The Trojans fall to 2-8 and face a tough road game at Logan-Magnolia tonight.

BOYS BASKETBALL

AHSTW 57, Tri-Center 54
CAM 69, Paton-Churdan 50
College View Academy, Neb. 71, Whiting 51
Coon Rapids-Bayard 68, Woodward Academy 51
Creston 68, Red Oak 40
Greene County 73, Panorama, Panora 72
Heartland Christian 46, Griswold 31
Nodaway Valley 54, Shenandoah 48
Riverside 45, Logan-Magnolia 42
Stanton 85, Clarinda Academy 36
Van Meter 70, Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 44

GIRLS BASKETBALL

AHSTW 68, Tri-Center 21
Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 65, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 46
CAM 56, Paton-Churdan 34
Griswold 56, Heartland Christian 40
Logan-Magnolia 71, Riverside 26
Nodaway Valley 69, Shenandoah 63
Panorama 75, Greene County 25
Red Oak 49, Creston 42
Whiting 50, College View Academy, Neb. 36

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

UNDATED (AP) — Baylor climbed to No. 2 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll after resounding road wins over Texas Tech and Kansas last week. Gonzaga maintained the top spot after breezing to a pair of victories while Duke dropped to third and unbeaten Auburn rose to fourth. Butler rounded out the first five, followed by the Jayhawks and another unbeaten in San Diego State. Oregon, Florida State and Kentucky rounded out the top 10.

UNDATED (AP) — Even if they don’t meet again on the field, Clemson’s Trevor Lawrence and Ohio State’s Justin Fields will be two of the stories that will define the 2020 college football season. The quarterbacks will compete for the Heisman Trophy and maybe to be the first overall NFL draft pick. Everyone will be watching to see whether LSU has turned its matchup with Alabama back into rivalry or was the Tigers’ victory this season was a one-off led by a generational quarterback. And several coaches with lots to prove in 2020 will be sitting on various degrees of the hot seat.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs exacted a bit of revenge on the Houston Texans for a regular-season loss by beating them in the playoffs. Now, they can do the same thing to the Tennessee Titans on the way to their first Super Bowl appearance in 50 years. The Texans had knocked off Kansas City in Week 6 but were routed 51-31 in the divisional round Sunday, when the Chiefs rallied from a 24-0 deficit. The Titans beat the Chiefs 35-32 in Week 10. That was also the last time Kansas City has lost a game this season.

UNDATED (AP) — The top two NFC teams took care of business to set up a Green Bay-San Francisco conference championship. The bye week proved hazardous over in the AFC where the top two seeds fell into huge holes. The Chiefs overcame their 24-point deficit to the Houston Texans with an historic comeback to reach their second straight AFC title game at Arrowhead Stadium. The top-seeded Baltimore Ravens weren’t able to climb out of their 22-point hole against the surging Tennessee Titans. So the Titans are in the conference championship for the first time in two decades.

UNDATED (AP) — So goes a wild weekend of historic offensive performances by Derrick Henry and nearly every Kansas City Chief. It was spiced by some timely defense from all the winners. They gave us the answers to the makeup of the NFL’s Final Four. Which brings along a whole lot of questions. The NFC, following a wild-card weekend in which both wild cards won, settled down to top-seeded San Francisco and No. 2 Green Bay reaching the championship game. It’s a classic rivalry that will resume next Sunday when the Niners host the Packers.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Alexander Steen scored the first goal and Brayden Schenn added two assists, leading the St. Louis Blues to a 4-1 victory over the Anaheim Ducks. The Blues won their ninth straight home game, tying the franchise record for one season set in 1991. The run marks the longest home winning streak in the NHL this season. Tyler Bozak, Jaden Schwartz and Ivan Barbashev also scored for the Blues, who have won four in a row after a three-game skid. The defending Stanley Cup champions are 12-2-1 in their past 15 games. Max Comtois had the lone goal for Anaheim, which has lost four straight. The Ducks are 3-9-1 in their past 13 games.

UNDATED (AP) — The NHL is adding a three-on-three women’s game to its all-star festivities in St. Louis later this month. Three people tell The Associated Press on condition of anonymity that the game will feature women’s national team players from the United States and Canada. The move comes with women’s hockey in flux. The Canadian Women’s Hockey League folded in March and the National Women’s Hockey League is still going. But many top players are not on the ice for the NWHL as they seek a different home with what they say should be a sustainable economic model.

The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record, total points and position last week at right:

Others receiving votes: Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 20. Ankeny 9. Prairie, Cedar Rapids 2. Indianola 1.

Others receiving votes: Pella 6. Knoxville 5. Central Clinton, De Witt 5. Glenwood 5. Keokuk 2. Clear Lake 1.

Others receiving votes: Monticello 14. Osage 7. Aplington-Parkersburg 4. Woodward-Granger 3. West Burlington 2. Pella Christian 1. Albia 1.

Others receiving votes: West Bend-Mallard 7. Martensdale-St. Marys 6. Don Bosco, Gilbertville 6. Keota 6. New London 5. Moulton-Udell 3. Glidden-Ralston 2. CAM, Anita 2.