Drake closes out the home schedule Wednesday night by hosting Illinois State in their only meeting of the season. The Bulldogs are 14-4 in Missouri Valley play and tied at the top of the league standings with Bradley. Illinois State has battled through injuries and is 5-13 in the Valley.

That’s Drake coach Darian DeVries. It will be the final home game for a group of seniors that has led the Bulldogs to five straight 20-win seasons for the first time in program history.

One of those seniors has been a key to Drake’s nine game win streak. DeVries says point guard Roman Penn has taken his game to another level after undergoing two foot surgeries in the off-season and missing much of November.

The Bulldogs are 23-6 overall.

The 20th ranked Iowa State women are on the road Wednesday night to take on Oklahoma State. After losing three in a row the Cyclones bounced back last week with wins over Texas and Baylor.

That’s Iowa State coach Bill Fennelly. Both teams are 9-5 and tied for third in the league standings. The Cowgirls have won five straight.

Texas outscored Iowa State 47-29 in the first half and cruised to a 72-54 win over the Cyclones in Austin on Tuesday night.

Former Iowa State guard Tyrese Hunter and Sir’Jabari Rice led Texas with 15 points each. Marcus Carr added 13 points and 5 assists as the Longhorns keep pace near the top of the Big 12 and improve their overall record to 22-6.

Iowa State was led by 12 points from Osun Osunniyi and 10 points from Gabe Kalscheur. The Cyclones drop to 17-10 on the season.

Seventh ranked Maryland outscored the sixth ranked Iowa women 27-8 in the second quarter and crushed the Hawkeyes 96-68 , ending their hopes of a second straight Big Ten regular season title. Iowa shot only 36 percent and committed 24 turnovers.

That’s Iowa coach Lisa Bluder. Maryland connected on 14 of 25 from three point range.

Iowa closes the regular season Sunday at home against second ranked Indiana.

Class 4A

Region 1: Dallas Center-Grimes 65, Humboldt 36
Region 2: North Polk 45, Bondurant-Farrar 26
Region 3: Bishop Heelan 42, Spencer 22
Region 4: Ballard 58, Carlisle 41
Region 5: Decorah 67, Mason City 61
Region 6: Cedar Rapids Xavier 54, Western Dubuque 46
Region 7: Clear Creeek Amana 61, North Scott 46
Region 8: Glenwood 65, Pella 45 (Glenwood earns 4th straight trip to State Tournament)

Class 5A

Region 1: Pleasant Valley 52, Dubuque Senior 17
Region 2: Johnston 79, Sioux City East 51
Region 3: Waterloo West 69, Waukee 68
Region 4: Dowling Catholic 59, Iowa City West 37
Region 5: Davenport North 64, Ankeny 61
Region 6: Ankeny Centennial 35, Linn-Mar 32
Region 7: Southeast Polk 71, Iowa City Liberty 46
Region 8: Valley 37, Cedar Falls 20

The AHSTW Vikings will head back to a Substate Final for the second straight season after taking down Van Meter 64-49 in the Class 2A District 13 Final on Tuesday night. The Vikings did a terrific job of sharing the basketball and a lot of players contributed to the scoring in a packed gym at West Central Valley High School in Stuart. AHSTW head coach GG Harris loved the group effort from the outset and credited some unsung heroes giving them the edge.

The Vikings had three players in double-figures led by 20 points from Brayden Lund. He eclipsed the 1,500 point mark for his career. Lund said it was a great confidence boost to see everyone get in on scoring the ball early in the game.

Kyle Sternberg dropped in 14 points, Nick Denning added 11, and Ryan Wedemeyer had 8. Coach Harris said the guys really executed the plan to move the ball around on offense.

The Vikings improved to 21-2 on the season and will play in the 2A Substate 7 Final on Saturday night. Lund said the team has been preparing for a long time for this opportunity.

The Vikings will face Des Moines Christian in that Substate 7 Final at ADM High School in Adel. The Lions advanced with a buzzer-beating three to knock off Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont on Tuesday night in Oskaloosa. We’ll have that game on Saturday on KJAN with pregame at approximately 6:45 p.m.

Van Meter was led by 20 points from Aydn Netten and the Bulldogs end their season with a 16-7 mark.

Class 1A District Finals

District 13 (@ Creston)

Grand View Christian 94, Lenox 47

District 14 (@ Hoover High School)

ACGC 67, Coon Rapids-Bayard 42

District 15 (@ Harlan)

West Harrison 71, Exira-EHK 52

District 16 (@ Shenandoah)

Bedford 44, East Mills 35

Class 2A District Finals

District 13 (@ WCV, Stuart)

AHSTW 64, Van Meter 49- ON KJAN

District 14 (@ Oskaloosa)

Des Moines Christian 55, Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 54 (Lions hit buzzer-beating three to win it, rallied from down 5 with 20 seconds left)

District 15 (@ MOC-Floyd Valley)

Central Lyon 65, West Sioux 50

District 16 (@CB Abraham Lincoln)

Treynor 63, Underwood 53

The Corner Conference has released their 2022-23 girls basketball All-Conference Teams. Here is a look at the list.

GIRLS CORNER CONFERENCE BASKETBALL TEAMS

FIRST TEAM 

Marleigh Johnson, Stanton, 12
*Jenna Stephens, Stanton, 12
Avery Dowling, Sidney, 12
Teagan Ewalt, Fremont Mills, 12
*Izzy Weldon, Fremont Mills, 11
*Emily Williams, East Mills, 12
Miah Urban, East Mills, 12
*Unanimous selections

SECOND TEAM 

Leah Sandin, Stanton, 11
McKenna Wiechman, Griswold, 12
Hannah Olson, Stanton, 10
Aunika Hayes, Sidney, 12
Kaden Payne, Sidney, 12
Aspen Crouse, East Mills, 12
Ryleigh Ewalt, Fremont Mills, 10

HONORABLE MENTION 

Abby Burke, Stanton,12
Emily Hutt, Sidney, 12
Brooke Burns, Essex, 11
Ella Thornton, Fremont Mills, 9
Natalie Goodman, East Mills, 12
Emma Barrett, Hamburg, 11