Class 4A boys schools will try to earn trips to State on Tuesday night in Substate Finals. All games are set for 7:00 p.m. starts.

Substate 1 @ CB Thomas Jefferson: CB Abraham Lincoln (18-4) vs. Southeast Polk (12-7)
Substate 2 @ East High: Ankeny Centennial (14-4) vs. Ames (16-3)
Substate 3 @ Marshalltown: Johnston (9-4) vs. Cedar Rapids Kennedy (15-7)
Substate 4 @ Waterloo East: Cedar Falls (18-0) vs. Cedar Rapids Washington (14-7)
Substate 5 @ Clinton: Dubuque Senior (11-8) vs. North Scott (12-7)
Substate 6 @ Bettendorf: Pleasant Valley (18-3) vs. Iowa City Liberty (7-5)
Substate 7 @ Dallas Center-Grimes: Valley (16-4) vs. Dowling Catholic (11-8)

Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs expect Patrick Mahomes to be ready for offseason workouts following surgery on his toe, and they are optimistic that offensive tackles Eric Fisher and Mitchell Schwartz could be available for the start of training camp. Mahomes had surgery on Feb. 10, shortly after the Chiefs were walloped by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the Super Bowl, to repair a turf toe injury that had hobbled him throughout the playoffs. Fisher had surgery for the Achilles tendon he tore in the AFC title game while Schwartz recently had back surgery.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals made official their $25 million, four-year contract with third baseman Hunter Dozier on Monday, ensuring that another member of their young foundation is under club control for the foreseeable future. He had a breakout season in 2019, when he hit 26 homers and led the American League with 10 triples while driving in 84 runs. And while his numbers regressed slightly last season, when he missed the start with COVID-19 and wound up hitting just .228 with six homers in 44 games, the Royals believe his best seasons are still to come.

ATKINSON, Neb. (AP) — The father of the young cancer patient who captured the hearts of college football fans when he ran for a touchdown in Nebraska’s spring game eight years ago has died after a seven-month battle with brain cancer. The Team Jack Foundation announced Andy Hoffman died Monday. He was 42. His son Jack was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2011. Wearing a miniature Cornhuskers uniform, Jack took a handoff and ran 69 yards into the end zone, with players mobbing him and lifting him on their shoulders. Andy was diagnosed with cancer last summer.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Lat Mayen scored 25 points with five 3-pointers and Nebraska cruised past Rutgers 72-51, hours after announcing its leading scorer Teddy Allen had left the program. Mayen capped a 7-0 run to give Nebraska a 23-11 lead and the Cornhuskers led by at least eight points the rest of the way. Derrick Walker had 14 points and six rebounds for Nebraska. Jacob Young led Rutgers with 12 points. Ron Harper Jr. added 10 and Geo Baker, the conference player of the week, was held to four points on 2-of-10 shooting. The Scarlet Knights were 3 of 23 from distance.

UNDATED (AP) — Michigan finally broke the stranglehold of Gonzaga and Baylor atop The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll, taking advantage of the Bears’ loss at Kansas to leap into the No. 2 spot behind the Bulldogs. Illinois climbed one spot to fourth and Iowa gave the Big Ten three teams in the top five. West Virginia continued its steady climb, up four spots to No. 6 after its third straight win. Ohio State fell three spots to seventh after losing to the Hawkeyes. Alabama, Houston and Villanova rounded out the top 10. Oklahoma State, Purdue and Colorado joined the poll while Southern California, Tennessee and Missouri dropped out.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The Nebraska basketball team’s leading scorer has left the team. Teddy Allen and coach Fred Hoiberg released a joint statement announcing the departure. Hoiberg mentioned last week Allen had been bothered by a wrist issue. The Cornhuskers have three regular-season games left. Allen said he’s decided to focus on getting fully healthy for the next step in his basketball journey. He plans to stay at Nebraska the rest of the semester. Nebraska was Allen’s third Division I program.

Substate 1 @ Denison: Sergeant Bluff-Luton 36, Carroll 29
Substate 2 @ Algona: Clear Lake (21-2) vs. Humboldt (15-7)- Moved to Tuesday
Substate 3 @ Waverly-Shell Rock: Western Dubuque 58, Decorah 42
Substate 4 @ Maquoketa: Monticello 45, Solon 39
Substate 5 @ Davenport North: Assumption (17-6) vs. Mount Vernon (17-5)- Moved to Tuesday
Substate 6 @ Oskaloosa: Pella 63, Grinnell 52
Substate 7 @ Indianola: Ballard 66, Bondurant-Farrar 57
Substate 8 @ Indianola: Dallas Center-Grimes 60, Atlantic 39– ON KJAN

The Dallas Center-Grimes Mustangs poured in 8 first half threes and pulled away from Atlantic for a 60-39 win in the Boys Class 3A Substate 8 Final on Monday night.

The Mustangs dropped in 6 threes in the opening quarter alone, 4 from junior Bo Huston, to grab a 24-15 lead after one. The Mustangs got one from downtown from Jackson Jones on the final play of the first half and led 43-27 at the break.

Dallas Center-Grimes then began to grind out possessions in the second half, milking down the clock and keeping the ball away from the Trojans. It was 48-37 by the end of the third and the Mustangs hit most of their free throws down the stretch to seal the win.

Huston connected on a total of 6 three pointers in the game and led the Mustangs with 26 points. Cole Glasgow added 14 points for DC-G as they improved to 20-3 on the season. The Mustangs will head back to the State Tournament for the first time since 2017.

Atlantic was led by 10 points each from Grant Sturm, Skyler Handlos, and Ethan Williams. The Trojans finish a great season with a 14-7 record. Atlantic will say goodbye to an outstanding senior class of 6: Grant Sturm, Skyler Handlos, Keaton Juhl, Craig Alan Becker, Ethan Williams, and Garrett Reynolds.

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Class 5A Quarterfinals
#1 Waukee 60, #8 Dowling Catholic  37
#5 Ankeny Centennial 47, #4 Southeast Polk 45 (Centennial makes buzzer-beating layup to advance)
#2 Johnston 71, #7 Cedar Falls 64
#6 Iowa City West 65, #3 Waterloo West 63

Class 3A Quarterfinals
#1 Cherokee, Washington 63, #8 Assumption 43
#4 West Lyon 52, #5 West Burlington 30
#2 Clear Lake (22-2) vs. #7 Waukon (19-4) 9:00 p.m.

IRVING, Texas – Iowa State women’s basketball guard Lexi Donarski picked up her fifth Freshman of the Week award, the league announced Monday. Today’s honor marks the third-straight week Donarski has claimed the award

Donarski had another big outing as she helped the Cyclones to their second ranked win of the season with an 85-68 win over then No. 18 West Virginia. Donarski netted 18 points and added three rebounds and two dimes as the Cyclones toppled WVU. She added four triples, shooting 4-of-8 from long range in the win.

Donarski is averaging 13.2 points on the season, which is the most of any freshman in the Big 12, while shooting 40.9 percent from the field and 41.7 percent from long range.

The honor was the eighth Freshman of the Week award for the Cyclones this season, as fellow freshmen Emily Ryan (2) and Kylie Feuerbach (1) have also claimed honors for the Cyclones.

Iowa State returns to the court on Wednesday, March 3 at 6:30 p.m. to take on Kansas at home on Big 12 Now on ESPN+.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa freshman Caitlin Clark was named Big Ten Women’s Basketball Player and Freshman of the Week, the conference announced Monday.

Clark has tallied 20 Big Ten Weekly honors on the season, including a Big Ten best 12 freshman honors, a Big Ten record five Big Ten Player of the Week honors as a freshman, and three Player of the Week Honor Roll nods. Minnesota’s Amanda Zahui B. previously held the record for most Player of the Week nods by a freshman. Clark’s five Big Ten Player of the Week honors as a freshman believed to be an NCAA record.

In three games last week, Clark averaged 26.3 points, 10 assists, and five rebounds. She also added three blocks and three steals. In the three contests, Clark was a perfect 10-for-10 from the free throw line.

Against No. 8 Maryland, Clark posted 29 points in the first half to break the program’s All-Time Freshman Scoring record. Clark finished the game with 34 total points against the Terrapins. Clark recorded her fifth consecutive and ninth-season 30-point game. Her nine 30-point games and five-consecutive are believed to be the most by a freshman in NCAA Division I women’s basketball since 2000. Clark’s nine 3-pointers are the most from a Hawkeye against a Big Ten opponent since Melissa Dixon recorded nine at Northwestern on Jan. 29, 2015. Clark finished the game with seven assists, three rebounds, and a steal.

In the Hawkeyes’ win over No. 12 Michigan, Clark tallied 27 points, nine assists, five rebounds, a block, and a steal. Clark was 7-for-12 (.583) from beyond the arc and 10-17 (.588) from the field.

In Iowa’s final game of the week at Wisconsin, Clark recorded her seventh career double-double, knocking down 18 points and dishing out a career-high 14 assists. Clark broke the Iowa women’s basketball all-time freshman assist record with 149 on the season, surpassing former Hawkeye Kathleen Doyle, who recorded 148 freshman assists during the 2016-17 season. Clark added two blocks and a steal to her stat line to finish the game.

Clark and the Hawkeyes travel to Bloomington, Indiana, to take on the No. 11 Hoosiers on Wednesday, March 3 inside Assembly Hall. Tipoff is set for 3:30 p.m. (CT) on Big Ten Network.

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ women’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 28, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking

Others receiving votes: Florida Gulf Coast 22, Stephen F Austin 16, Marquette 14, Oklahoma St. 9, Oregon St. 9, Iowa 6, Virginia Tech 6, Georgia Tech 5, Northwestern 4.

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Feb. 28, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and previous ranking

Others receiving votes: BYU 101, Southern Cal 88, Clemson 47, Florida 24, Tennessee 19, St. Bonaventure 16, Oregon 15, Missouri 13, Wichita St. 11, Maryland 9, Toledo 8, UConn 5, Belmont 5, Winthrop 4, North Carolina 4, UCLA 2, Louisville 2, UC Santa Barbara 1, Drake 1.

The Atlantic boys basketball team (14-6) gets a chance to punch a ticket to the 3A Boys State Tournament this evening with a Substate 8 Final meeting with Dallas Center-Grimes (19-3).

Atlantic earned their way to the Substate Final round with a thrilling road win at Glenwood last Thursday 63-59. The Trojans have been playing their best basketball at the end of the season and have won 11 of their last 12 games. Atlantic Head Coach Jeff Ebling said the Trojans will get a great test from a talented Mustangs team.

Coach Ebling said they have kept the mindset of focusing one game at a time and now they have a chance to win one game to get to State. He said they want everyone involved to enjoy the moment.

Dallas Center-Grimes comes in averaging 65 points per game and have three players averaging in double figures. Junior Cole Glasgow has poured in 17.1 points per game to lead the Mustangs. Atlantic has averaged 58 points per contest and have been led by 17.1 per game from Skyler Handlos.

We’ll have coverage of the game at Indianola High School with pregame at 5:15 p.m. and tipoff at 5:30 p.m. Chris Parks and Seth Christensen will have the call on AM 1220, FM 101.1, and online at kjan.com