BOYS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye 10:

• Atlantic 80, Clarinda 46
• Creston 61, Denison-Schleswig 44
• Glenwood 50, Harlan 46
• Lewis Central 78, Shenandoah 60

Western Iowa:

• Griswold 63, Tri-Center 36
• Riverside 67, Audubon 42
• Treynor 80, Missouri Valley 41
• Underwood 60, A-H-S-T 43

Rolling Hills:

• Adair-Casey 61, Glidden-Ralston 51
• CAM 59, Paton-Churdan 35
• Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 69, Iowa Christian Academy 35
• Ankeny Christian Academy 59, Grandview Park Baptist 55

Others:

• Carroll 71, Winterset 57
• Abraham Lincoln 66, Sioux City West 61 (OT)
• Des Moines Christian 51, Guthrie Center 46
• Earlham 54, Coon Rapids-Bayard 32
• East Mills 57, Stanton 40
• Fremont Mills 56, Heartland Christian 50
• Nodaway Valley 71, Wayne 39
• Panorama 61, Madrid 60
• Sidney 51, Nishnabotna 28
• Villisca 85, South Page 45
• West Central Valley 77, Woodward Academy 56

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Hawkeye 10:

• Atlantic 45, Clarinda 28
• Harlan 42, Glenwood 32
• Lewis Central 65, Shenandoah 24
• Denison 52, Creston 32

Western Iowa:

• Audubon 56, Riverside 38
• Treynor 70, Missouri Valley 28
• Tri-Center 49, Griswold 45
• Underwood 56, A-H-S-T 42

Rolling Hills:

• Adair-Casey 63, Glidden-Ralston 19
• Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 43, Iowa Christian Academy 41
• Paton-Churdan 58, CAM 50

Others:

• Des Moines Christian 63, Guthrie Center 21
• Earlham 32, Coon Rapids-Bayard 26
• Fremont Mills 44, Heartland Christian 29
• Interstate 35 49, Corning 38
• Nishnabotna 44, Sidney 30
• Nodaway Valley 63, Wayne 32
• Panorama 69, Madrid 17
• Sioux City West 76, Abraham Lincoln 64
• Stanton 70, East Mills 26
• Winterset 48, Carroll 40

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It’s time for another “border brawl” as the fourth-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes take on third-ranked Minnesota in college wrestling Saturday. Both the Hawks and Gophers have nine ranked wrestlers. The teams split their two meetings last season. Iowa junior Tony Ramos, who’s 15-0 and ranked 2nd at 133 pounds, says the Hawkeyes are up for the challenge. “It’s a big rivalry. We beat ’em last year, but when it came to the National Duals, they got the better of us there,” Ramos said. “It’s something we need to rebound from and improve on. It’s exciting for us and exciting for the fans to see where we’re at…you know, it’s time to go out and make a statement.”

Ramos is scheduled to face 6th ranked Chris Dardanes, a sophmore with a record of 12-2. “He’s a tough guy. He’s a competitor and he’s going to come out ready to fight,” Ramos said. “That’s something I’m prepared for.”

Iowa is 14-1 in duals this season, while Minnesota is 11-1. Both teams’ lone losses came against Oklahoma State. The dual between Iowa and Minnesota is set for 3 p.m. Saturday at Williams Arena in Minneapolis and will be televised live on the Big Ten Network.

(Learfield Sports)

• Atlantic 43, Lewis Central 30
• Atlantic 55, Red Oak- 34
• Lewis Central 46, Red Oak 34

Things weren’t favoring the University of Iowa women’s basketball team with 5:30 remaining in Thursday’s Big Ten Conference clash with Wisconsin, but then Jaimie Printy took over.

Printy, a Hawkeye senior guard whose season ended prematurely because of injury a year ago against the Badgers in Madison, scored 14 consecutive points in a span of 3:33 to lead Iowa from a one-point deficit to a 10-point lead in what turned into a 71-60 Hawkeye victory.

For the season, Printy has made 33-of-33 free throws in the final five minutes of a game and she is 27-of-27 in the final two minutes. Three other Hawkeyes…Melissa Dixson, Bethany Doolittle and Theairra Taylor,  scored 10 points apiece.

Iowa improved to 15-5 overall, 4-2 in the Big Ten; Wisconsin is 9-11, 1-6. Iowa travels to Ann Arbor, Mich., on Sunday for a rematch with the Wolverines with a 1-p.m. tip. Michigan won, 68-64, in Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Jan. 6th.

(from HawkeyeSports.com)

BOYS BASKETBALL

• Diagonal 63, Orient-Macksburg 25
• Heartland Christian 56, Essex 43
• Nishnabotna 67, Craig-Fairfax, Mo. 40
• Red Oak 71, Tri-Center 56
• Villisca 66, Audubon 36
• West Central Valley 67, Panorama 44

Centennial Conference Tournament
Consolation

• St. Albert 70, Boys Town, Neb. 67

Western Valley Conference Tournament
Consolation

• Charter Oak-Ute 53, Whiting 50
• Kingsley-Pierson 52, River Valley 50
• Siouxland Community Christian 53, Westwood 33
• West Harrison 60, Ridge View 54
• Woodbine 63, Logan-Magnolia 42

Quarterfinal

• IKM-Manning 68, Boyer Valley 35
• Lawton-Bronson 81, OA-BCIG 42
• West Monona 73, Ar-We-Va 71
• Woodbury Central 59, Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 55 (OT)

GIRLS BASKETBALL

• Bishop Heelan Catholic 67, Kuemper Catholic 60
• Essex 59, Heartland Christian 53 (OT)
• Nishnabotna 49, Craig-Fairfax, Mo. 18
• Panorama 66, West Central Valley 29
• Villisca 49, Audubon 34
• Underwood 41, Thomas Jefferson 24

Class 5-A

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CHICAGO (AP) — Sammy Sosa says he and fellow steroid-tainted star Mark McGwire belong in the Hall of Fame. Slammin’ Sammy also says the Chicago Cubs should retire his number, and he left open the possibility of running for President of the Dominican Republic during an interview Wednesday on the website Ustream.com. Asked if he thinks he or McGwire belong in the Hall, Sosa said: “I think so.” He also said he won’t say anything that will “jeopardize my future” and that time “will determine everything.”

Sosa, Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens were denied entry to the Hall of Fame in their first year of eligibility amid suspicions their accomplishments were boosted by performance-enhancing drugs. McGwire, 10th on the career home run list, received 16.9 percent of the vote on his seventh try, far short of the 75 percent needed for election.

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Josh Gray scored 16 points to lead Texas Tech to a 56-51 win over Iowa State on Wednesday night. Jordan Tolbert added 13 points and grabbed eight rebounds, and Dejan Kravic had eight points and eight rebounds for the Red Raiders (9-8, 2-4 Big 12). Will Clyburn led the Cyclones (13-5, 3-2) with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Korie Lucious added 11 points, nine of them from beyond the arc.

Texas Tech took a 48-47 lead on a Tolbert field goal with 3:20 remaining. A Gray lay-in as the shot clock expired made it 50-47 with 2:32 left. Both teams traded baskets, and the Red Raiders led by three again, 54-51, with just under 40 seconds remaining. Clyburn attempted a 3-pointer to tie the game with 14 seconds left but came up short. Tolbert went to the line again and made both free throws to seal the victory.