The Drake women’s basketball team dominated Evansville 87-48 on Saturday at the Knapp Center. The Bulldogs snapped a two-game losing skid with the big win.
Maggie Bair led the way with 23 points and 10 rebounds. Drake beat Evansville for the 16th straight time.
The Bulldogs improved to 13-7 overall and 8-4 in the Valley. Next up is a trip to Valporaiso on Friday.
The Drake Bulldogs grabbed an 85-82 win at Valparaiso on Saturday in double overtime. The Bulldogs outscored the Crusaders 12-9 in the second extra session to snatch the win.
Tucker DeVries was big with 32 points and 11 rebounds. Roman Penn added 16 in the Bulldogs second straight double-overtime win after taking down UNI in the same fashion on Wednesday.
Drake improved to 19-6 overall and remain atop the Missouri Valley Conference race with a 10-4 mark. Four teams are currently 10-4 in the league.
Next up for the Bulldogs is a Tuesday trip to Murray State.
The UNI men’s basketball team fell behind by ten points in the first half and couldn’t recover in a home loss to Bradley on Saturday 77-69.
The Braves had four players in double-figures led by 19 from Malevy Leons. Rienk Mast added 18, Connor Hickman had 17, and Duke Deen added 11.
UNI was led by 16 points and 6 rebounds from James Betz. Michael Duax added 14 points. The Panthers drop to 12-12 on the season. Next up for the UNI is a trip to Evansville on Wednesday.
The Iowa State women were outscored 28-21 in the fourth quarter and came up short at home against Baylor 76-70 on Saturday night at Hilton Coliseum. The Cyclones had a one point lead heading into the final quarter but couldn’t hold on.
Sarah Andrews led the Bears attack with 21 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists.
Nyamer Diew had 25 points and 5 rebounds for the Cyclones. Ashley Joens added 23 points and 6 boards.
Iowa State drops to 15-7 on the season and will now have a week off before a road trip to West Virginia.
Iowa rallied from 8-points down in the second half and edged past Illinois 81-79 on Saturday afternoon in Iowa City. Tony Perkins had a monster game to lead the Hawkeyes with a career-high 32 points. He scored 17 of Iowa’s final 28 points in the game.
Iowa also got 19 points and 7 rebounds from Kris Murray and 13 points from Filip Rebraca.
The Hawkeyes improved to 15-8 overall and 7-5 in the Big Ten. Next up for the Hawks is a trip to take on top-ranked Purdue on Thursday at 6:00 p.m. We’ll have coverage on KJAN with pregame at 5:00 p.m.
Iowa State played its way back into the Big 12 title hunt with Saturday’s victory over eighth ranked Kansas. The 13th ranked Cyclones posted a 68-53 win, bouncing back from a second half collapse at Texas Tech.
That’s Iowa State coach T.J.Otzelberger. ISU visits West Virginia Wednesday night. They begin the week 7-3 and in second place in the Big 12.
CAROLYN ROSE OLDENBURG, 84, of Harlan, died Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, at the Elm Crest Retirement Community. Funeral services for CAROLYN OLDENBURG will be held 5-p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, 2023, at the Pauley-Jones Funeral Home, in Harlan.
Visitation at the funeral home, is on Friday (2/10/23), from 3-until 5-p.m.
Burial is in the Iowa Veterans Cemetery near Van Meter.
CAROLYN OLDENBURG is survived by:
Her sister – Marilyn Robinson (Dick Harrington), of Omaha
Her brother – Dwight (Karen) Saemisch, of Denison.
Her sister-in-law, Donna Knuth, of Waukee, Special Niece, Karla Janning, and her Special Friends.
(Grand Junction, Iowa) – Authorities in central Iowa’s Greene County are investigating possible shooting. According to a press release from the Greene County Sheriff’s Office, the Greene County Communication Center received a 911 call at around 9:52-p.m., Saturday (Feb. 4), from the 1000 block of Main Street in East Grand Junction.
The caller reported they fell and hit their head against a door. When Grand Junction Rescue arrived, they assessed the scene and advised a Greene County Deputy the individual had suffered a possible gunshot wound. Green County Ambulance was also on scene.
The case remains under investigation by the Greene County Sheriff’s Office, with assistance from the Iowa DCI.
Today: Sunny, with a high near 41. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Patchy fog between 8pm and 4am. Otherwise, mostly cloudy, with a low around 26. Light and variable wind becoming southeast 10 to 15 mph in the evening. Winds could gust as high as 22 mph.
Monday: A 20 percent chance of rain after noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 48. Windy, with a southeast wind 13 to 22 mph becoming southwest in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 34 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 29. Blustery, with a southwest wind 11 to 18 mph becoming west northwest after midnight. Winds could gust as high as 26 mph.
Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 41. West northwest wind 7 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 23 mph.
Wednesday: A 20 percent chance of rain after noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 47.
Saturday’s High was 50 and the low was 2. This day last year the high was 52 and the low was 11. The all-time record high for today’s date was 66 in 1948. The record low was -26 in 1936. Sunrise this morning is 7:28 a.m. and sunset will be at 5:41 p.m.
Boys district swimming meets for the 2023 postseason will hit the water today.
District meets will start at 12:00 p.m. The fastest 32 individual swimmers and 24 relay teams from district competition will qualify for the state meet, which is February 10th and 11th at the University of Iowa’s Campus Recreation and Wellness Center in Iowa City.
Atlantic will compete at the Johnston District site along with Centerville, Des Moines East, Dowling Catholic, Johnston, Lewis Central, Newton, and WDM Valley. Atlantic head coach Dean Junker said his guys have shown great improvement the past few weeks and should compete well.
All sites will utilize digital tickets through IHSAA partner HomeTown Ticketing.
Check out all of the site assignments across the state HERE
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