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BOYS BASKETBALL
Creston 64, Red Oak 50
IKM-Manning 79, OA-BCIG 49
Sioux City, East 60, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 46
St. Albert, Council Bluffs 73, Clarinda Academy 59
Villisca 79, Heartland Christian 33
West Monona, Onawa 74, Siouxland Community Christian 31
POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
Lewis Central vs. Atlantic, ppd.
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll vs. Denison-Schleswig, ppd. to Jan 22.
Glenwood vs. Harlan, ppd. to Feb 4.
Carroll vs. Carlisle, ppd.
Coon Rapids-Bayard vs. Madrid, ppd.
Earlham vs. West Central Valley, Stuart, ppd.
CAM, Anita vs. Ankeny Christian Academy, ppd.
Panorama, Panora vs. Woodward Academy, ppd.
Grandview Park Baptist, Des Moines vs. Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton, ppd.
Clarinda vs. Shenandoah, ppd.
Glidden-Ralston vs. Orient-Macksburg, ppd.
GIRLS BASKETBALL
Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 42, Sioux City, East 37
Heartland Christian 48, Villisca 42
IKM-Manning 93, OA-BCIG 62
Red Oak 64, Creston 31
West Monona, Onawa 60, Siouxland Community Christian 36
POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
Denison-Schleswig vs. Kuemper Catholic, Carroll, ppd.
Atlantic vs. Lewis Central, ppd.
Harlan vs. Glenwood, ppd.
Carroll vs. Carlisle, ppd.
Coon Rapids-Bayard vs. Madrid, ppd.
Earlham vs. West Central Valley, Stuart, ppd.
Ankeny Christian Academy vs. CAM, Anita, ppd.
Clarinda vs. Shenandoah, ppd.
AKRON, Iowa (AP) — A judge has dismissed sex charges against a former wrestling coach in northwest Iowa. Chad Utesch of Ireton had the charges dismissed earlier this week. They included one count of felony sexual exploitation by a school employee and several misdemeanor counts of the same charge. The judge ruled Utesch, a former wrestling coach at Akron-Westfield High School, did not meet the statutory definition of a school employee at the time of the alleged offenses because he did not have valid coaching authorization.
The Plymouth County Sheriff’s Department says Utesch had inappropriate contact with a 17-year-old female student in 2011.
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When gymnast Gabby Douglas allowed herself to dream of being an Olympic champion, she imagined having a nice little dinner with family and friends to celebrate. Maybe she’d make an appearance here and there. She says it’s gotten far crazier than she ever thought it would.
And now the teenager who became the first African-American gymnast to claim gymnastics’ biggest prize – the all-around Olympic title – has a new honor. She is The Associated Press’ 2012 female athlete of the year, edging out swimmer Missy Franklin in a vote by U.S. editors and news directors.
She is the fourth gymnast to win the award, and first since Mary Lou Retton in 1984.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles says he’s focused on finishing strong after coming back from a devastating knee injury and then dealing with a murder-suicide that hit close to home. Charles tore his left ACL early last season, but has returned to be one of the few bright spots for the 2-12 Chiefs. He’s run for 1,230 yards and four touchdowns this year. What he’s overcome physically pales in comparison to what he’s dealt with emotionally.
Three weeks ago Saturday, Chiefs linebacker Jovan Belcher shot to death his girlfriend, Kasandra Perkins, and then drove to Arrowhead Stadium and committed suicide. Perkins was the cousin of Charles’ wife, Whitney, and Charles introduced her to Belcher. Charles declined to talk about the shootings Thursday, saying “I just want to talk about football.”
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Arrowhead Stadium hasn’t been much of a home-field advantage for the Chiefs lately. Kansas City must win its home finale Sunday against Indianapolis to avoid having a single home win over the course of a season for the third time in five years. Prior to that, the Chiefs had won more than once at Arrowhead Stadium every season since 1977.
Kansas City is a combined 12-27 over the past five seasons, a winning percentage of .308 — well below the Chiefs’ success rate of better than 57 percent at their 40-year-old home. Empty seats have been multiplying with every loss the past two seasons, too. While the Chiefs’ average home attendance remains 69,304 — good for 13th in the NFL — it also represents just 90.3 percent of capacity, better only than six teams in the league.
Class 5-A
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School
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Record
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LW
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1
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Mason City
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7-1
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1
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2
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Ankeny
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6-3
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5
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3
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Des Moines East
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7-1
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4
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4
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Southeast Polk
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5-3
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8
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5
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Dowling Catholic
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6-1
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6
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6
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Waterloo West
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7-3
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7
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7
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Iowa City High
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9-2
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9
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8
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Muscatine
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8-1
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2
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9
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Waukee
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6-1
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3
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10
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Cedar Rapids Washington
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6-2
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NR
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School
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Record
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LW
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1
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Bishop Heelan
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7-1
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1
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2
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Benton
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10-0
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3
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3
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Waverly-Shell Rock
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8-0
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4
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4
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Western Dubuque
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7-1
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4
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5
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Indianola
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7-2
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7
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6
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Cedar Rapids Xavier
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6-3
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5
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7
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Dallas Center-Grimes
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5-3
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8
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8
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Perry
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8-1
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10
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9
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Winterset
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9-1
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2
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10
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Harlan
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8-0
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12
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11
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Washington
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8-2
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14
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12
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Lewis Central
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6-1
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15
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13
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Denison-Schleswig
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6-2
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NR
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14
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Solon
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6-3
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13
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15
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North Scott
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4-5
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11
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School
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Record
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LW
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1
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Davenport Assumption
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6-0
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1
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2
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MOC-Floyd Valley
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10-0
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2
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3
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Estherville-Lincoln Central
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7-1
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3
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4
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Mediapolis
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9-0
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5
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5
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Cascade
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10-0
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6
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6
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Spirit Lake
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5-2
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4
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7
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Bondurant-Farrar
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5-2
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9
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8
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Mid-Prairie
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4-2
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10
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9
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North Polk
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8-2
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12
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10
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Central Lee
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7-2
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7
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11
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Waukon
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9-1
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13
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12
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Mount Vernon
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7-2
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11
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13
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Center Point-Urbana
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7-3
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NR
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14
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Unity Christian
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6-2
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NR
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15
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Union
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4-4
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8
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School
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Record
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LW
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1
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Western Christian
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7-0
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1
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2
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IKM-Manning
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8-0
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2
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3
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Aplington-Parkersburg
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10-0
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3
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4
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Lawton-Bronson
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8-0
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4
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5
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North Linn
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10-0
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5
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6
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Des Moines Christian
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6-0
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6
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7
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Panorama
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9-1
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7
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8
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North Butler
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7-1
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8
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9
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North Mahaska
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9-0
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10
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10
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Maquoketa Valley
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8-2
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9
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11
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Pella Christian
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6-0
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12
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12
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Manson-NW Webster
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7-2
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11
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13
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Iowa City Regina
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7-1
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13
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14
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Hinton
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7-1
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NR
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15
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Fort Dodge St. Edmond
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8-1
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NR
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School
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Record
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LW
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1
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Bedford
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9-0
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1
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2
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Burlington Notre Dame
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9-1
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3
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3
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Newell-Fonda
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9-0
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4
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4
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Ar-We-Va
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8-1
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2
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5
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Central Lyon
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8-1
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5
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6
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Adair-Casey
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9-0
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6
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7
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Bellevue Marquette
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7-1
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10
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8
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Grundy Center
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8-2
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7
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9
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West Sioux
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8-1
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13
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10
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LeMars Gehlen Catholic
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7-1
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8
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11
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Stanton
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7-2
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11
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12
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Twin Cedars
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8-0
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14
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13
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Meskwaki Settlement
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8-1
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12
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14
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Colo-Nesco
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8-2
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15
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15
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North Iowa
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9-1
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NR
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AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State says its game on Thursday night against East Tennessee State has been postponed
The Cyclones says the Lady Bucs encountered travel problems and couldn’t make the trip to Ames.
Much of Iowa was hit with the first major winter storm of the season overnight Wednesday. Snow piled up as much as a foot in spots, and Ames was among the towns worst hit by the weather.
The schools say they might reschedule the game if an agreeable date is found.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — UNLV keeps finding ways to win, despite having poor stretches during games.
Anthony Bennett and newcomer Khem Birch — the Canadian Connection — helped the Rebels jump out to another big first-half lead and then hold on in the second half.
Bennett had 20 points and 12 rebounds to lead No. 21 UNLV to a 73-59 victory over Northern Iowa on Wednesday night in the Mountain West-Missouri Valley Challenge.
Bennett, who had three blocks, was 7 of 12 from the field, including hitting two 3-pointers, and all four free throws.
“I just let the game come to me, not to force shots,” said Bennett, who is from Brampton, Ontario. “(Birch), that’s my boy, although we don’t come from the same area. I used to see him at AAU games. Sitting out must be hard. He’s fast, he gets steals, and scores.”
Birch, from Montreal, had to sit out the fall semester as a transfer redshirt from Pittsburgh, added 11 points, nine rebounds and two steals in his second game of eligibility for the Runnin’ Rebels, who have won eight straight.
“Khem Birch was terrific tonight,” UNLV coach Dave Rice said. “I knew he would be inspired from game one to game two. (Bennett’s) only agenda is helping his team to win. He is mature beyond his years. When you have a high-level player like Anthony Bennett, it raises your expectations.”
The Rebels struggled at times in the second half after leading 43-22 at halftime.
“We didn’t move the ball as well in the second half,” Rice said. “Northern Iowa is fundamentally sound. Good teams are going to make a run, but we answered them down the stretch. Our versatility on defense makes us a tough matchup.”
Marc Sonnen had 15 points and Anthony Jones added 13 for Northern Iowa (6-5), which is 0-3 against Top 25 opponents this season. The Panthers were held to 33 percent shooting from the field.
UNLV returned to the Thomas & Mack Center after being away for 18 days due to the National Finals Rodeo. The Rebels went 4-0 during that span, winning three road games — two barely — and an easy home game from away from home at the Orleans Arena.
Anthony Marshall had nine points, four assists, and three steals for the Rebels, who escaped two nights earlier with a 62-60 win at UTEP.
“Our coaching staff did a terrific job on short time with the game plan,” Marshall said. “The luxury of our guys is playing a lot of positions. Having guys like that makes the game easy. It’s hard to keep playing at the same intensity. To be an elite program, we’ve got to fix it.”
Jake Koch had 11 points and eight rebounds for the Panthers.
UNLV jumped to leads of 16-4 and 21-8 in the first 10 minutes of the game.
“Any time you play at home, you have an opportunity to play pretty well and UNLV is terrific at home,” Northern Iowa coach Ben Jacobson said. “They’ve proven they can win on the road, but anytime you play at home, you have an advantage before the game starts.”
Bennett scored 14 points with eight rebounds in the first half, including nine points in the last 5:30.
UNLV shot 49 percent in the first half, while Northern Iowa was at 30 percent. The Rebels converted 6 of 12 from 3-point range in the first half.
“(UNLV) has good big men and good guards,” Sonnen said. “They play really well together. They shot the ball well. You can just see they really have fun playing well together.”
After the Rebels built their largest lead at 24 points early in the second half, the Panthers slowly chipped away, cutting the lead to 62-49 with 5:55 left, but got no closer.
The Rebels outscored the Panthers 28-16 in the paint and 24-15 off the bench.
“(UNLV) did the things they do best and we weren’t able to take them away,” Jacobson said. “So you give them credit for what they do best … play in transition and play in the early part of the shot clock.”
The Panthers have a rigorous non-conference schedule, playing and losing already to No. 5 Louisville, Stanford, then-No. 19 Memphis and Iowa.
The last time the teams met was in the 2010 NCAA tournament’s first round as the Panthers won 69-66 on Ali Farokhmanesh’s 3-pointer with 4.9 seconds left in Oklahoma City. That was the teams’ only previous meeting.
Northern Iowa has had recent success in Las Vegas, winning its past six games, including two in 2010 at the Las Vegas Classic across The Strip at the Orleans Arena.
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