The Underwood wrestling team picked up a team title at the Louisville, NE Invite on Saturday. Underwood had five individual champions at the event. Winners for the Eagles were Steve Barnes (106), Logan James (132), Nick Hamilton (138), Blake Thomsen, (145), and Michael Baker (160). AHSTW finished 3rd in the team race and were led by runner-up finishes from Ben Ehlers at 138 and Jaeden Rasmussen at 145.

Team Scoring

1. Underwood 236
2. Battle Creek, NE 173
3. AHSTW 154
4. Sutton, NE 150
5. Norris, NE 143.5
6. Weeping Water, NE 131
7. Wilber-Clatonia, NE 123.5
8. Malcom, NE 121.5
9. J.C.C., NE 113
10. Louisville, NE 94.5
11. HTRS-PC, NE 68
12. Harvard, NE 51

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

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Marial Shayok scored 20 points and Iowa State beat Oklahoma State 72-59, sweeping the season series with the Cowboys. Lindell Wigginton had 14 points on 5 of 8 shooting and Cam Lard added 12 points with five rebounds for the Cyclones (14-4, 4-2 Big 12), who forced 15 turnovers and used a late 13-2 run to hold off the Cowboys.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Ashley Joens had six 3-pointers and 25 points, both career-highs, and No. 18 Iowa State blitzed Oklahoma 104-78 to end a two-game losing streak. With Madison Wise, Bridget Carleton and Kristin Scott making two baskets apiece, four of them 3-pointers, the Cyclones (14-4, 4-2 Big 12 Conference) raced to a 16-0 lead.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Patriots and Chiefs meet for the AFC title, with New England seeking its third straight Super Bowl appearance and Kansas City trying to make it back for the first time since 1970. New England has been the dominant franchise of this era, but Kansas City is hoping to take over that mantle behind young quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs’ defense has struggled almost all season, ranking near the bottom of the league in almost every statistical category. But they’ve been markedly improved down the stretch, and that gives Kansas City confidence with Tom Brady and the rest of the New England Patriots rolling into Arrowhead Stadium for the AFC title game.

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (AP) — Jermaine Haley hurried up the court and hit a layup with 8.5 seconds left, completing a late rally that lifted West Virginia over No. 7 Kansas 65-64. The Mountaineers scored the final seven points to break a five-game losing streak.

COLLEGE STATION, Texas (AP) — Jordan Geist scored 17 points and Jeremiah Tilmon added 14 as Missouri dominated Texas A&M 66-43. Geist made 6-of-7 shots from the field, including 4-of-5 3-pointers.

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Xavier Sneed had 18 points and Dean Wade provided 16 as they led Kansas State to a 65-55 win over TCU. The win marked the Wildcats fourth straight after starting 0-2 in Big 12 play as TCU has now lost three of four.

Boys Scores

Glenwood 58, Harlan 53

Valley, West Des Moines 50, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 41

West Sioux 75, West Lyon, Inwood 66

Bluegrass Conference Tournament=

First Round=

Orient-Macksburg 58, Diagonal 43

Gilbert Showcase Saturday=

Gilbert 68, Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 56

Nebraska Prep Classic=

Gretna, Neb. 65, Treynor 27

Winnebago, Neb. 71, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 60

POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS=

Ar-We-Va, Westside vs. Madrid, ccd.

Westwood, Sloan vs. MVAO-CO-U, ppd. to Jan 19th.

Girls Scores

Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 60, Treynor 48

West Lyon, Inwood 55, West Sioux 36

Westwood, Sloan 81, MVAO-CO-U 29

Bluegrass Conference Tournament=

First Round=

Ankeny Christian Academy 55, Orient-Macksburg 30

Nebraska Frontier Conference Tournament=

College View Academy, Neb. 43, Whiting 30

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Ashley Joens had six 3-pointers and 25 points, both career-highs, and No. 18 Iowa State blitzed Oklahoma 104-78 on Saturday to end a two-game losing streak. With Madison Wise, Bridget Carleton and Kristin Scott making two baskets apiece, four of them 3-pointers, the Cyclones (14-4, 4-2 Big 12 Conference) raced to a 16-0 lead. Wise added a third 3-pointer, Joens had two to match Carleton and Iowa State tied a program record for points in a quarter, leading 39-11.

Wise had five 3s and 17 points, Alexa Middleton and Meredith Burkhall added 14 apiece and Carleton had 13. Burkhall had 10 rebounds. Iowa State, which topped 100 for the first time since Dec. 4, 2016, finished 16 of 34 from distance. It is only the eighth time since 1999-00 that a Big 12 team has reached 100 in a conference game.

Ana Llanusa had a career-high 35 points for the Sooners (5-11, 1-4), making four 3-pointers and 15 of 18 from the foul line. Jessi Murcer added 18 points. Oklahoma was 30 of 41 from the line. In the first quarter, the Sooners went 3 of 12 with seven turnovers, Iowa State 14 of 20, including 7 of 12 on 3s and had 11 of their 25 assists.

KJAN Sports Director Chris Parks talks Atlantic Trojans winter sports. This week we speak with Head Girls Basketball Coach Dan Vargason, Head Boys Basketball Coach Jeff Ebling, and Head Wrestling Coach Tim Duff.

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The John. J. Harris Wrestling Invitational in Corning was condensed to a one-day event on Saturday due to the weather. 17 teams as of late Friday were still committed to participate in the tournament on Saturday. Here is a look at the new schedule of events for the tourney today with weigh-ins at 11:00am and action starting at Noon.

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

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State quarterback Brock Purdy grew up idolizing Tim Tebow. After a phenomenal freshman season, perhaps it was more than serendipity that the Cyclones awarded Purdy No. 15, Tebow’s number at Florida. Purdy has gone from the third string to leading Iowa State to seven wins in nine games last season.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State says it has rehired Tom Manning as its offensive coordinator. Manning spent last season on the staff of the Indianapolis Colts. He is returning to Ames to run the Cyclones offense under fourth-year coach Matt Campbell.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A 93-year-old World War II veteran has finally been given a medal he won at the 1944 Drake Relays track meet. The Des Moines Register reports that Ted Williams, of Altoona, had finished second in the discus among high school boys. But because of wartime metal rationing, he was given only a certificate that could be redeemed for a medal after the war. He finally received the medal Thursday from Drake University in a surprise ceremony staged by his friends in a coffee group.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Patriots are seeking their third straight Super Bowl appearance while the Chiefs are trying to make it back for the first time since 1970 when the two teams meet for the AFC title. New England has been the dominant franchise of this era, but Kansas City is hoping to take over that mantle behind young quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady is playing up the underdog role this week as the New England Patriots prepare to play the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC championship game. That’s right: The three-time NFL MVP and five-time Super Bowl champion is feeling disrespected. The Patriots are three-point underdogs against the AFC-best Chiefs.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs safety Eric Berry sounds confident that he’ll be on the field when Kansas City plays the New England Patriots in the AFC championship game at Arrowhead Stadium. Berry has been a full participant in practice this week after a foot injury. He says he needs the OK from coach Andy Reid to take the field on Sunday night.

UNDATED (AP) — When noted chef Kenneth Temple was asked to create chili for the Super Bowl, he dived right in with versions that reflect not only his native New Orleans, but New England, Los Angeles and Kansas City. All are distinctive for their ingredients and tastes.

The Iowa High School Athletic Association released the District assignments for Class 1A and 2A boys basketball on Friday. Follow the links below to check out all of the groupings in each class. Class 3A and 4A assignments are set to be released next Friday the 25th.

CLASS 2A

CLASS 1A

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State Head Coach Matt Campbell announced today changes to his coaching staff which includes a familiar name returning to Ames from the professional ranks, his reconnection with a college teammate who has significant Power 5 Conference coaching experience and several promotions, and position group and duty adjustments.

Tom Manning, who coordinated ISU’s offense from 2016-17, will rejoin the Cyclone staff after one year with the Indianapolis Colts as offensive coordinator.

Campbell has also added Matt Caponi, who most recently directed the defensive backs at West Virginia (2016-18), to work with the secondary. A college teammate of Campbell at Mount Union, Caponi has been a full-time assistant with both the Mountaineers and Arizona previously.

The addition of Manning and Caponi are pending successful background checks.

Nate Scheelhaase, who was Iowa State’s running backs coach in 2018, will shift to wide receivers beginning this spring. He replaces Bryan Gasser, whose contract was not renewed. Quarterbacks coach Joel Gordon has been promoted to passing game coordinator and special teams coach Joe Houston will move to an off the field position.

“I am very excited with the changes we made with our football staff,” Campbell said. “We brought in coaches who are familiar with our program, our league and our culture. I also made some adjustments internally which will better serve our student-athletes.”

Manning was tight ends coach with the Colts last season, helping the team advance to the divisional round of the AFC playoffs and a 10-6 record. Manning was instrumental in tutoring Eric Ebron into a Pro Bowl selection. Ebron was second on the team in receptions (66) and receiving yards (750) and broke the club’s record for touchdown catches by a tight end with 13.

Manning’s work as offensive coordinator in his first stint at Iowa State (2016-17) produced two of the most-prolific seasons in school history. The Cyclones averaged 27.7 points in 2016 (ninth-best in school history) and 29.2 points in 2017 (third in ISU annals).

ISU averaged 421.6 yards of total offense in 2016, the fourth-best mark in the ISU record book. The Cyclones established the top-two passing offenses in the program history (272.9 in 2017 and 258.8 in 2016) with Manning calling plays.

Manning is a former FootballScoop.com Offensive Line Coach of the Year when he was an assistant at Toledo working for Campbell.

Caponi, who has 15 years of collegiate coaching experience, is reuniting with Campbell. The two Mount Union graduates were teammates as players and colleagues as coaches at that Division III power. Caponi comes to Ames after serving as defensive backs coach at West Virginia the last three seasons when the Mountaineers were one of the top defensive teams in the Big 12. He coached the safeties at Arizona (2013-15) before going to WVU.

In 2018, Caponi mentored four players who earned All-Big 12 recognition. That list included Kenny Robinson Jr., who was First-Team All-Big 12 after tying for third in the league in interceptions (4) and ranking 14th in tackles (77).

Scheelhaase and Gordon had impressive debut seasons in Ames. Scheelhaase coached a productive group of tailbacks, including All-American David Montgomery. The junior rushed for 1,216 yards, becoming just the eighth Cyclone in school history to record multiple 1,000-yard seasons. Gordon navigated through the loss of a starting QB in the first game and tutored true freshman Brock Purdy through a terrific rookie season. Purdy’s 169.91 QB passing efficiency was sixth nationally.

Spring practice for the Cyclones starts March 12.