BOONE, Iowa – The Board of Control of the Iowa High School Athletic Association has selected Tom Keating to serve as its next executive director, starting July 1, 2019.

Keating is currently the president at Xavier, Cedar Rapids and will be the sixth executive director in IHSAA history. He will replace outgoing executive director Alan Beste, who announced his retirement in August.

“We’re thrilled to welcome Tom Keating to the IHSAA family,” Board of Control chairperson and Humboldt superintendent Greg Darling said. “The board went through an extensive hiring process with a national search, surveys to schools and staff, and rigorous interviews.

“Tom has taken a championship work ethic from his coaching career and combined that with invaluable
knowledge as an educator and administrator. His exceptional core beliefs align with our vision of the IHSAA.”

A native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Keating began his career as a teacher and coach at Maxwell High School in 1977 before starting an award-winning run as a teacher, coach, and activities director at Wahlert, Dubuque in 1980. Wahlert won 11 state volleyball championships with Keating as head coach, and he was named NFHS National Coach of the Year for volleyball in 2003.

He moved to Xavier as principal in 2004 and was named the National Catholic Educational Association’s Educator of the Year in 2010. Keating became president at Xavier in 2018.

“I am excited to join the IHSAA as its next executive director,” Keating said. “The IHSAA’s long-standing
tradition of serving its member schools in support of education-based activities is recognized locally and nationally. Working with an outstanding staff and board, as well as dedicated administrators and coaches across the state, it will be my goal to enhance the already outstanding programs offered at the IHSAA.”

A longtime advisory committee member for the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union, Keating served on the IHSAA’s Board of Control from 2008-18 and was chairperson in 2014-15.

Keating was a 2003 inductee to the National High School Athletic Coaches Association’s Hall of Fame. He has been an adjunct instructor and authored five graduate-level courses for Drake University.

“I look forward to working with the IGHSAU, IHSMA, IHSSA, Iowa Hall of Pride, the Department of Education, and our state legislators to continue to find ways to positively impact young people in our state,” Keating said.

The IHSAA is a non-profit organization providing leadership, regulation, and support to member schools and student-athletes for interscholastic sports across the state of Iowa.

PAST IHSAA EXECUTIVE DIRECTORS: George E. Brown, 1923-41 (full-time in 1927); Lyle T. Quinn, 1941-67; Bernie Saggau, 1967-2005; Richard Wulkow, 2005-15; Alan Beste, 2015-19.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Iowa State women’s basketball senior guard Bridget Carleton was named a top-5 finalist for the Cheryl Miller Award, becoming the first Cyclone to be named a finalist for a position award. The Cheryl Miller Award recognizes the top small forward in women’s college basketball.

Carleton, who is on the heels of being named Big 12 Player of the Year, is leading the Big 12 with 21.4 points, 8.6 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 2.3 steals and 1.3 blocks per game. Carleton has the Cyclones ranked No. 13 in the AP poll, and averaged 20.0 or more points against every Big 12 opponent. Carleton is also named a top-15 finalist for the Wooden Award.

The Chatham, Ontario, Canada, native also ranks second in Iowa State history with 2,088 career points, while her 17.1 points per game scoring average sits in first in school history. Carleton also ranks third in blocked shots (122), third in steals (209), third in free-throw percentage (85.4) and fourth in free throws made (443).

This month, five finalists will be presented to Ms. Miller and the Hall of Fame’s selection committee. The winner of the 2019 Cheryl Miller Small Forward of the Year Award will be determined by a combination of fan votes and input from the Basketball Hall of Fame’s selection committee. Fans are encouraged to visit www.HoophallAwards.com to cast their votes March 15-29.

Carleton joins Missouri’s Sophie Cunningham, Maryland’s Kaila Charles, Notre Dame’s Jackie Young and Oregon’s Satou Sabally as the five finalists for the honor.

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SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Vinnie Shahid scored 20 of his 22 points in the second half to lead North Dakota State to a 73-63 win over Omaha in the Summit League Tournament title game. The No. 4-seeded Bison also got 15 points and seven rebounds from Tyson Ward and return to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2015.
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Texas Tech sophomore guard Jarrett Culver is the AP Big 12 player of the year after helping lead his hometown Red Raiders to a share of the regular season conference title. Chris Beard was named coach of the year after his third season with the seventh-ranked Red Raiders. Kansas junior guard Dedric Lawson, the league’s top scorer and rebounder, and Kansas State senior guard Barry Brown Jr. joined Culver as unanimous first-team picks. Lawson was also the top newcomer.
UNDATED (AP) — Michigan State’s Cassius Winston is The Associated Press player of the year in the Big Ten Conference and Purdue’s Matt Painter is its coach of the year. Winston, Purdue’s Carsen Edwards and Wisconsin’s Ethan Happ were unanimous picks to the AP All-Big Ten team in voting of 15 journalists covering the conference. Michigan freshman Ignas Brazdeikis was picked newcomer of the year.
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Former Kansas football coach David Beaty says he is suing the school’s athletic department, alleging breach of contract and seeking $3 million he says he is owed after he was fired in November. Beaty finished with a 6-42 record in four seasons. He was fired with three games left but stayed in place. Kansas officials say they are withholding the money pending an NCAA investigation into possible violations under Beaty.
UNDATED (AP) — While it might not land a No. 1 seed in the upcoming NCAA Tournament, the Big Ten was arguably the nation’s top conference during the regular season. The conference has four teams with legitimate Final Four aspirations in Michigan State, Michigan, Purdue and Wisconsin. All of them will be in action this week at the conference tournament in Chicago.
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee forward Grant Williams is the Associated Press’ Southeastern Conference player of the year and Mississippi’s Kermit Davis is coach of the year. Williams earned unanimous first-team all-SEC honors for a second straight season. The 14-member media panel also voted Arkansas’ Daniel Gafford, Kentucky’s PJ Washington, LSU’s Tremont Waters and Mississippi State’s Quinndary Weatherspoon to the first team.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa junior Tyler Cook and Iowa State senior Marial Shayok were named Tuesday to the 11-player All-District VI team by the United States Basketball Writers Association (USBWA).

Cook’s honor marks the fifth time is six seasons that a Hawkeye has garnered all-district recognition (Devyn Marble in 2014; Aaron White in 2015; Jarrod Uthoff and Peter Jok in 2016; Jok in 2017; Cook in 2019).

Cook, who was yesterday named to the All-Big Ten second team by the media and third team by the coaches, ranks third in the league in free throws attempted per game (6.41), sixth in rebounding (8.1), ninth in field goal percentage (.534), and tied for 11th in scoring (15.0). Cook (6-foot-9, 250 pounds) is one of only two Big Ten student-athletes this season to average at least 15 points and eight rebounds per game (Wisconsin’s Ethan Happ). Cook is one of only nine players in program history to total more than 1,200 points and 600 rebounds. The native of St. Louis, Missouri, has posted a team-best six double-doubles this season and is one of 15 players in Iowa history to record at least 15 career double-doubles.

Shayok finished the regular season second among Big 12 players averaging 18.7 points while shooting 49.6 percent from the field, 39.6 percent behind the arc and 87.7 percent from the free-throw line. The Ottawa, Ontario native has scored in double figures in 28 of 30 games this season, scoring a career-high 26 points on three different occasions. Shayok has also earned All-Big 12 First Team honors and is a finalist for the Julius Erving Award.

Joining Cook and Shayok on the 11-player all-district squad are Ty-Shon Alexander (Creighton); Barry Brown (Kansas State); Mike Daum (South Dakota State); Devon Dotson (Kansas); Christian James (Oklahoma); Dedric Lawson (Kansas); Nick McGlynn (Drake); James Palmer, Jr. (Nebraska); Dean Wade (Kansas State).

IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa head coach Lisa Bluder has been named one of 10 semifinalists for the 2019 Werner Ladder Naismith Women’s Basketball College Coach of the Year award, the Atlanta Tipoff Club announced Tuesday.

Bluder led the Hawkeyes to their first Big Ten Tournament Title since 2001 on Sunday. Iowa owns an overall record of 26-6 – its highest win total since 2014-15. In 19 years at the helm, Bluder has led Iowa to 12, 20-win seasons. The Hawkeyes have won 20 or more games in 10 of the last 12 years.

Iowa is ranked No. 8 in the AP Poll, marking the highest ranking for the program since 1996. The Hawkeyes rank in the top-13 nationally in seven statistical categories. Iowa leads the country in field goal percentage (51.9), and ranks second in assists (702) and assists per game (21.9), fourth in assist/turnover ratio (1.61), seventh in free throw percentage (77.7), and 13th in scoring offense (79.8) and fewest fouls per game (13.9).

Bluder has guided senior center Megan Gustafson to nationally prominence. The Player of the Year candidate ranks in the top-4 nationally in eight categories. She leads the country in field goal percentage (69.6), points per game (28.0), total points (897), and field goals made (369), ranks second in double-doubles (30) and defensive rebounds per game (10), third in total rebounds (424), and fourth in rebounds per game (13.3).

The candidates will be narrowed to four finalists on March 21.

The NCAA Women’s Basketball Selection Show airs Monday, March 18 at 6 p.m. (CT) on ESPN.

2019 Naismith Coach of the Year Candidates

Geno Auriemma, UConn
Lisa Bluder, Iowa
Amanda Butler, Clemson
Kelly Graves, Oregon
Carolyn Kieger, Marquette
Muffet McGraw, Notre Dame
Wes Moore, NC State
Kim Mulkey, Baylor
Vic Schaefer, Mississippi State
Jeff Walz, Louisville

The NCAA has announced the brackets for the 2019 Division II Men’s Basketball Tournament and Northwest Missouri State will host the Central Regional. The 32-0 Bearcats will face 18-11 Minnesota State in their first round game on March 16th.

The tournament is broken down into 8 regions with the top seeded team in each region hosting the regional rounds. The 8 regional winners then move on to Evansville, Indiana where the Elite Eight, Final Four, and Championship are played March 27-30.

The other top regional seeds are Indiana (PA), St. Anselm, Lewis, Nova Southeastern, Queens (NC), West Texas A&M, and Point Loma.

Here is a look at the full bracket: d2-mbb-2019

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OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Kalani Brown had 17 points and seven rebounds to help No. 1 Baylor defeat No. 13 Iowa State 67-49 in the Big 12 Tournament championship game. Brown, a 6-foot-7 senior center, was named the Most Outstanding Player for the tournament. Baylor won its 10th Big 12 title and ninth in the past 11 years.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Two people familiar with the deal tell The Associated Press the Kansas City Chiefs have agreed to a $42 million, three-year deal with Tyrann Mathieu in a big boost to their defensive backfield. The people spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal cannot become official until Wednesday, when the new league year begins and free agents can sign contracts.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas State and Texas Tech are the top two seeds for the Big 12 Tournament after sharing the regular-season title. Defending champion Kansas is seeded third, and will try to forget the disappointment of a ho-hum regular season when play begins in Kansas City on Wednesday night.

SURPRISE, Ariz. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals have finalized a $2.5 million, one-year deal with Martin Maldonado, giving them a veteran catcher after losing Salvador Perez to a season-ending injury. The deal includes up to $1.4 million in performance bonuses for games caught. Maldonado spent last season with the Los Angeles Angels and Houston Astros, hitting .225 with nine homers and 44 RBIs in 119 games. Perez underwent Tommy John surgery last Wednesday after tearing a ligament in his throwing arm.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska running back Maurice Washington has turned himself in to California authorities. He faces felony and misdemeanor charges related to possession and distribution of a video of his former girlfriend allegedly being sexually assaulted by two other people in 2016. A Santa Clara County sheriff’s spokesman in San Jose says Washington surrendered at about 7 a.m. and bailed out shortly after that. Washington is accused of sending video of the alleged assault to the girl in March 2018.

CHICAGO (AP) — Midfielder Gedion Zelalem, a former Arsenal prospect whose career has stalled in recent years, has transferred from the Gunners to Major League Soccer’s Sporting Kansas City. The 22-year-old tore a ligament in his left knee during the U.S. team’s opener against Ecuador at the Under-20 World Cup in May 2017. He has made just two first-team appearances since, for the Gunners in the League Cup in late October and early November last year.

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State redshirt junior Michael Jacobson has been named a member of the 2018-19 Google Cloud Academic All-America Second Team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA). Jacobson is the sixth Iowa State men’s basketball student-athlete (seven times) and first since Melvin Ejim in 2014 to earn the honor.

The honor recognizes those that excel both on the court and in the classroom.

Jacobson, a Waukee, Iowa native, owns a 3.80 GPA as a finance major. On the court, Jacobson has started all 31 games for the Cyclones and is fourth on the team averaging 11.6 points per game. He leads the team pulling down 5.8 rebounds per game and is shooting 58.4 percent from the field, which ranks fourth among Big 12 players.

Jacobson has scored in double figures in 19 games, including a season-high 23 points against Illinois at the Maui Jim Maui Invitational.

The Cyclones return to action Thursday at 11:30 a.m. when they face Baylor in the quarterfinals of the Phillips 66 Big 12 Championship. The game will be televised by ESPN2.

2018-19 Academic All-America Men’s Basketball Team Division I

First Team

Marcus Bartley, Southern Illinois
Seth Dugan, Western Michigan
Skylar Mays, Louisiana State
Tyler Seibring, Elon
Joe Sherburne, UMBC

Second Team

Michael Jacobson, Iowa State
James Foye, Dartmouth
Zachary Hunsaker, Brown
Luke Maye, North Carolina
Dylan Windler, Belmont

Third Team

Amidou Bamba, Coastal Carolina
Sam Bittner, Fresno State
Clayton Custer, Loyola-Chicago
Brooks DeBisschop, Northern Arizona
Matt Pile, Omaha