The Harlan wrestling team grabbed the title at the Tri-Center Invitational on Saturday in Neola. The Cyclones had 182 points and grabbed the team title despite having no individual champs on the day. Zane Bendorf led the way with a Runner-Up finish at 160 for the Cyclones and they had a couple of third place finishers as well.

Full results here: 2020 Tri-Center Invitational

Coon Rapids-Bayard wrestling hosted the Crusader Invitational on Saturday and South Central Calhoun won the team title. The titans scored 213 points to win, Riverside came in 2nd with 167 points.

Full results HERE.

The Iowa Football Coaches Association has announced their State and Regional Coach of the Year honorees and Audubon’s Sean Birks was named the State 8-Player Coach of the Year.

Birks led the Wheelers to an 11-2 record and an appearance in the 8-Player State Championship game this season. The Wheelers fell to Don Bosco in the title game 35-19 but beat every other opponent on the schedule. Their only regular season loss came to Remsen, St. Mary’s in week 2. They were able to avenge that loss in the State Semifinals with a 39-28 victory.

State Coach of the Year Honorees

8 Player
Region 1 Mark Scott Turkey Valley
Region 2 Chris Mohr Coon Rapids-Bayard

Class A
Region 1 Dan Anderson MFL-Mar-Mac
Region 2 Travis Zajac Grundy Center

Class 1A
Region 1 Matt Finn Osage
Region 2 Cody Matthewsen ACGC

Class 2A
Region 1 Chad Beerman Waukon
Region 2 Curt Ritchie Williamsburg

Class 3A
Region 1 Justin Putz Independence
Region 2 Justin Kammrad Lewis Central

Class 4A
Region 1 Mitch Moore DM Roosevelt
Region 2 Sam Anderson Urbandale

Millard South came out on top of the Rollin Dyer Invitational on Saturday at the Atlantic High School. The Patriots scored 251 points to win Atlantic’s annual wrestling tourney. The Trojans placed 7th with 111 points and had one champion with Cale Roller topping the podium at 285.

Full place match results here: 2020 Rollin Dyer Invitational

AMES, Iowa (AP) – Rasir Bolton had 23 points and six assists, Tyrese Haliburton added 15 points and eight assists and Iowa State subdued Oklahoma 81-68. The Cyclones closed the first half on a 12-0 run capped by a 30-foot buzzer-beating 3-pointer by Haliburton to take a 42-25 lead.

VALPARAISO, Indiana (AP) – Javon Freeman-Liberty and Donovan Clay both hit two free throws in the final 3 seconds and Valparaiso held off Drake 66-61. Clay hit all seven of his free throws and topped the Crusaders (9-8, 2-2 Missouri Valley Conference) with 18 points and seven rebounds.

Freeman-Liberty finished with 15 points, five rebounds and five assists.Roman Penn paced the Bulldogs (12-5, 2-2) with 21 points, eight rebounds and seven assists, but he also had five of Drake’s 18 turnovers.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) – AJ Green had 28 points as Northern Iowa routed Missouri State 80-57. Green shot 6 for 8 on 3-pointers with Panthers 13 of 22 from the arc as a team. Isaiah Brown had 19 points and nine rebounds for Northern Iowa (14-2, 3-1 Missouri Valley Conference). Trae Berhow added 12 points.

Austin Phyfe had 10 rebounds for the visitors. Isiaih Mosley had 15 points for the Bears. Tulio Da Silva added 13 points, going over 1,000 for his career, and grabbed seven rebounds. Gaige Prim had 10 points.

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

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs could be missing defensive tackle Chris Jones and tight end Travis Kelce when the AFC West champs face the Houston Texans in the divisional round of the AFC playoffs on Sunday. Jones showed up on the injury report Thursday after coach Andy Reid said he had “tweaked his calf” at practice the previous day. Jones did not practice Friday and Reid declined to say whether there was a chance he’ll play. Kelce has been limited all week with a knee injury that Reid characterized as “a bruise.” He also is questionable.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Royals and slugging outfielder Jorge Soler agreed to a $7.3 million contract for next season, allowing the sides to avoid salary arbitration Friday and keep things amicable between them as they explore a long-term deal. The contract includes a $50,000 bonus for making the All-Star Game and a $100,000 bonus for winning the Hank Aaron Award, which is voted by fans and the media and given out to the best hitter in each league. Soler hit .265 with a franchise-record 48 homers last season. He also drove in 117 runs.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Joe Wieskamp scored 26 points and Big Ten scoring leader Luka Garza had 21 as Iowa beat No. 12 Maryland 67-49. Garza added 13 rebounds for his 10th double-double of the season. Wieskamp and Garza had 32 of Iowa’s 38 first-half points. The Hawkeyes improved to 11-5 overall and 2-3 in the Big Ten. Maryland dropped to 13-3 and 3-2). The Terrapins were held to their second-lowest point total of the season. Jalen Smith scored 13 for the Terrapins. Iowa ended its two-game losing streak while Maryland had its thee-game winning streak snapped.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — The Big 12 is heading into its second week of conference play. A high-profile matchup between third-ranked Kansas and No. 4 Baylor on Saturday could set the stage for the rest of the season. The other big game Saturday features No. 17 West Virginia against Texas Tech. On the women’s side, sixth-ranked Baylor is flying high into the weekend after routing No. 1 Connecticut, ending the Huskies’ 98-game home winning streak.

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) — Sydney Manning hit a 3-pointer as time ran out to give No. 20 Missouri State a 69-67 victory over Drake. Trailing 65-58 with 2 1/2 minutes to go, the Lady Bears finished the game on a 11-2 run, the first eight points coming on free throws before Manning’s shot. Sydney Wilson, trying to split two defenders in the paint, was falling to the floor as she tipped the ball to Manning who swished the winner. Sara Rhine scored 23 points to lead the Bulldogs.