GIRLS BASKETBALL 

• Carroll 68, Harlan 45
• East Mills 58, Clarinda 54
• Glenwood 62, Underwood 53
• Red Oak 53, Griswold 26
• Panorama 47, Exira-EHK 39
• Stanton 68, CAM 34
• Woodbine 68, Fremont-Mills 67

BOYS BASKETBALL 

• CAM 77, Stanton 70
• Clarinda 51, East Mills 45
• Exira-EHK 89, Panorama 56
• Madrid 79, SE Valley 21
• Woodbine 78, Fremont-Mills 44

@ Atlantic
Atlantic 64, Southwest Iowa 14

Atlantic winners: Jarrett Armstrong, Brenden Casey, Miles Mundorf, Evan Sorensen, Donovan Hedrington, Braxton Hass, Aiden Smith, Easton O’Brien, Tyson O’Brien, Tanner O’Brien, Brent Masker

Atlantic 69, St. Albert 3

Atlantic winners: Brent Masker, Donovan Hedrington, Jarrett Armstrong, Brenden Casey, Miles Mundorf, Evan Sorensen, Braxton Hass, Aiden Smith, Josh Hass, D’artagnan Hansen, Easton O’Brien, Tyson O’Brien

Atlantic 54, Shenandoah 18

Atlantic winners: Brenden Casey, Miles Mundorf, Evan Sorensen, Braxton Hass, Aiden Smith, Josh Hass, Easton O’Brien, Brent Masker, Jarrett Armstrong

Shenandoah 40, Southwest Iowa 28
Shenandoah 42, St. Albert 15
St. Albert 42, Southwest Iowa 36

@ Boone
Webster City 51, Carroll 12
Carroll 52, Boone 20

@ East Mills
Tri-Center 30, Woodbine 21
Tri-Center 36, East Mills 17
Woodbine 24, East Mills 18

@ Harlan
AHSTW 57, Harlan 27
AHSTW 42, Red Oak 25
AHSTW 62, Kuemper Catholic 24
Harlan 34, Kuemper Catholic 18
Harlan 48, Red Oak 22
Kuemper Catholic 47, Red Oak 17

@ Logan-Magnolia
Logan-Magnolia 51, Riverside 30
Logan-Magnolia 60, Treynor 16
Logan-Magnolia 41, West Monona-Whiting 36
West Monona-Whiting 48, Riverside 28

@ Martensdale-St. Marys
Interstate-35 57, Martensdale-St. Marys 24
Interstate-35 69, Central Decatur 12
Interstate-35 78, Saydel 6
Martensdale-St. Marys 42, Central Decatur 12
Martensdale-St. Marys 54, Saydel 18
Central Decatur 36, Saydel 21

@ Mount Ayr
Maryville 42, Bedford 33
Maryville 48, Mount Ayr 24
Bedford 31, Mount Ayr 30

@ Pleasantville
Pleasantville 67, Lynnville-Sully 12
Pleasantville 37, Panorama 33
Pleasantville 66, East Union 12
Panorama 54, East Union 23
Panorama 60, Lynnville-Sully 18
Lynnville-Sully 42, East Union 30

@ Southwest Valley
Nodaway Valley/O-M 45, Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas 31
Nodaway Valley/O-M 48, Southwest Valley 30
Southwest Valley 34, Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas 32

Girls wrestlers across the state will be fighting to earn a spot at the State Tournament during Regional competition on Friday. Eight Regionals will be contested at four sites with action getting started at 11:00 a.m.

The top 4 place-winners from each weight class at each Regional will advance to the state tournament. One wrestler per weight class, per school may be entered into the regional tournament.

Regions 1 & 2 will be contested at the Tyson Events Center in Sioux City, Regions 3 &4 will be contested at Iowa Events Center in Des Moines. Regions 5 & 6 will be at Alliant Energy PowerHouse in Cedar Rapids. Regions 7 & 8 will be at Luther College in Decorah.

The majority of teams from the KJAN listening area will be wrestling in Regions 1 & 2 at Tyson Events Center in Sioux City.

Region 1: AHSTW, Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley, C-L/GLR, Clarinda, Council Bluffs Coop, Denison-Schleswig, Eagle Grove, Fort Dodge, Glenwood, Humboldt, Lewis Central, Logan-Magnolia, Manson NW Webster, Okoboji/HMS, Pocahontas Area, Sergeant Bluff-Luton, Sheldon/South O’Brien, Sioux Center, Sioux City West, S.W.A.T., Treynor, Underwood.

Region 2: Audubon, Carroll, East Sac County, Emmetsburg, GTRA, Kuemper Catholic, LeMars, Missouri Valley, MOC-Floyd Valley, Red Oak, Ridge View, Riverside, Shenandoah, Sioux Central, Sioux City East, Sioux City North, South Central Calhoun, Southwest Iowa, Spencer, Spirit Lake Park, West Lyon, Western Christian, Western Iowa.

Creston, I-35, and Southeast Warren/Melcher-Dallas will be in Region 3 in Des Moines. Martensdale-St. Marys and Panorama are in Region 4 in Des Moines.

(Radio Iowa) – Pro football fans in Iowa who’d like to see the Super Bowl in person in Arizona next month need to roll up their sleeves and donate blood. Josh Murray, spokesman for the American Red Cross in Iowa, says a special promotion between the agency and the N-F-L runs through the end of January — that’s next Tuesday.  “Anyone who comes to give blood, you’ll be entered into a chance to win two tickets to the Super Bowl,” Murray says. “We also will take care of your airfare, hotel accommodations for three nights, and we’re also going to give you a gift card for $500 for other expenses that you might have while you’re there.”

One in seven patients who go to a hospital need a blood transfusion, but only three-percent of Americans give blood. If you’ve never donated a pint before, Murray says it’s an easy procedure — and it’s vital to saving lives. “The whole donation process from door-to-door is going to be about 45 minutes, but the donation itself takes less than 10 minutes,” Murray says. “We have to ask some questions and check your blood pressure, things like that, before we get you situated. The donation will be quick, then we’ll get you some snacks and get you on your way.”

Wintertime is the slowest time of the year for blood donors, so Murray says they’ve tried to make it as simple as possible to sign up to give. “It’s really easy. You can go 1-800 Red Cross or you can visit RedCrossBlood.org,” Murray says. “Both those places will ask for your ZIP code, you put that in and it’ll come up with all the opportunities to give over the next several weeks in your area. You find one that works for you or your location and you’re able to make an appointment right there.”

The Super Bowl is scheduled for February 12th.

BOONE, Iowa – The Iowa High School Athletic Association is honored to announce Mike Stanley of Harlan as the NFHS Officials Association’s selection for National Active Official of the Year in 2022-23.

Among the annual sport honors from the NFHS Officials Association (more below) are national and sectional picks for officials and contributors to officiating. Stanley becomes the fifth Iowan to win the national active award, following fellow IHSAA Officials Hall of Fame selections Gary Christiansen, Craig Snider, Gary Paulsen, and Kurt Walderbach.

Stanley has been registered as an IHSAA official since 1970, plus two years of umpiring during his college days. The 2022-23 athletic year marks 44 years for him as a registered official for boys’ and girls’ track and field, plus 42 in boys’ and girls’ basketball, football, and volleyball. Track and field registration includes cross country in Iowa, and Stanley has been as decorated and respected as any official across both events.

“Mike Stanley’s name is synonymous with high school track and field in Iowa,” IHSAA director of officials Lewie Curtis said. “His excellence as an official is unparalleled and he is most deserving of this prestigious award. Mike’s service to the youth of Iowa is seen not only through his life’s work as an educational leader, but also as a sports official.”

As a career educator and administrator, mostly across southwest Iowa – Carson-Macedonia, Midland, Underwood, Malvern, Bedford, and AHST – Stanley has been essential in overseeing countless responsibilities in Iowa high school activities, including serving on the IGHSAU Board of Directors and as past president of the Iowa Association of Track & Officials.

He served as co-editor of the IATO’s Track and Field Procedures Manual, which was picked up by IHSAA and IGHSAU and approved for national use by NFHS. And his time as a meet starter and referee spanned from the IHSAA and IGHSAU’s independent state track and field meets, through all 18 editions of the coed meet. Stanley estimates he has led over 60 state qualifying meets in track and field as a starter, plus 10 years as a referee for the state cross country meet.

In addition to his high school duties, Stanley is recognized as a top official at high levels, working as a meet marshal for the Drake Relays for 15 years, one time at the NCAA Division I national championships, one for the USATF national championships, and more for NCAA Division III national championships and Iowa Conference championships.

(Radio Iowa) – Black bears would become a protected species under legislation working its way through the Iowa House. Representative Dave Jacoby of Coralville says the goal is to let state officials regulate hunting if the black bear population grows. “I think it’s important for Iowans if we do see a shift or a reintroduction naturally of black bear in Iowa that we have a system,” Jacoby says, “that we don’t want to shoot them on site, but going through the Department (of Natural Resources) and the legislature decide on how we want to handle possible open hunting seasons.”

Jacoby says he sponsored the bill after hearing from a number of people in Winneshiek County. “A couple of years ago a couple of some black bear were seen in Winneshiek (County),” Jacoby says, “and I think there’s also some black bear that venture into Iowa more than we know.” The bill directs the Department of Natural Resources to monitor the population of black bear in Iowa and set up a hunting season if the population needs to be controlled or reduced at any point. “I happen to be experience in Superior National Forest up north,” Jacoby says. “I’ve been around bears for the last 40 years and frankly I’m more scared of getting trampled by a moose than a bear.”

Todd Coffelt of the Iowa Department of Natural Resources says if the population increases, a so-called “season” for black bear should be included in the part of state law about “fur harvesting.” “Even though we may use the word hunt for black bears,” Coffelt says. For example, there’s currently a coyote season in Iowa, alongside seasons for trapping smaller animals like mink and muskrats. That season started November 5th and ends January 31st.

Make it six out of seven for UNI. The Panthers built a 17 point halftime advantage and beat Valparaiso 77-66 in the McLeod Center. The Panthers are 8-3 in the Valley.

That’s coach Ben Jacobson. The Panthers shot 57 percent in the opening half and led 45-28 at the break.

That’s guard Bowen Born who led UNI with 18.

The 18th ranked Iowa State women jumped out to a 15-2 lead at the outset and won at TCU 75-35. Senior guard Ashley Joens led the Cyclones with 19 points and added 14 rebounds.

TCU was held to 23 percent shooting and only two of 16 from three point range.

The Cyclones are 6-2 in the Big 12.

Iowa takes a 4-4 Big Ten record on the road to Michigan State Thursday night. The Spartans are 5-4 in the league race and coach Fran McCaffery says a key has been the improvement of guards Tyson Walker and A.J. Hoggard. Walker is averaging better than 14 points per game and connecting on better than 41 percent from three point range.

The Hawkeyes will be trying to bounce back from a lackluster effort in a 93-77 loss at Ohio State.

McCaffery says the Hawkeyes will need to be much better on defense than they were against the Buckeyes.