MORGANTOWN, W. Va. (AP) — Kysre Gondrezick scored 10 of her 24 points in the fourth quarter to help No. 21 West Virginia pull away and beat Iowa State 65-56 for its ninth straight win. The Mountaineers built a 12-point lead in the fourth quarter. Iowa State pulled to 62-56 with 2:20 remaining but missed it last four shots.

Madisen Smith had 15 points for West Virginia (14-2, 8-2 Big 12). Kari Niblack added 11 points and nine rebounds. Ashley Joens scored 17 points with three 3-pointers and had nine rebounds for Iowa State (11-7, 7-4). Aubrey Joens and Lexi Donarski added nine points apiece.

BOYS BASKETBALL
Fremont Mills, Tabor 61, Clarinda Academy 51

POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS=
Lamoni vs. Twin Cedars, Bussey, ccd.
Murray vs. Diagonal, ccd.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS=
Lamoni vs. Twin Cedars, Bussey, ccd.

By The Associated Press

The NCAA has announced the decision to cancel national championships for all Division III winter athletics, citing low participation numbers as a factor. This is the second year in a row that most of those championships have been cancelled due to COVID-19.

Last year the NCAA pulled the plug on the D-III wrestling championships in Cedar Rapids shortly before competition was set to begin.

It was announced prior to the season that this year would not count against any athletes eligibility time limit.

The Iowa High School Athletic Association has released the boys District basketball brackets for Class 1A and 2A.

Class 1A Preliminary round is on Feb 12th. Then both classes will play First Round Monday, Feb. 15th, Second Round Thursday, Feb. 18th. The District Finals will be played on Tuesday, February 23rd and the Substate Finals will be on Saturday, February 27th. All games are set for 7:00 p.m. starts each night. Here’s a look at the brackets featuring local teams.

CLASS 1A

District 13

Preliminary
Orient-Macksburg @ Diagonal

First Round
Martensdale-St. Marys vs. O-M/Diagonal Winner
Southwest Valley @ Lenox
East Union @ Earlham
Bedford @ Nodaway Valley

District 14

Preliminary
Essex @ Griswold
Clarinda Academy @ Fremont-Mills

First Round
Tri Center vs. Essex/Griswold
Sidney @ East Mills
CAM vs. F-M/Clarinda Academy
Stanton @ Riverside

District 15

Preliminary
Paton-Churdan @ Glidden-Ralston

First Round
Grand View Christian vs. Paton-Churdan/Glidden-Ralston
Audubon @ Madrid
Coon Rapids-Bayard @ Ankeny Christain Academy
IKM-Manning @ Ogden

District 16

Preliminary
Heartland Christian @ West Monona

First Round
St. Albert vs. HC/West Monona
Logan-Magnolia @ Woodbine
ArWeVa @ West Harrison
Exira-EHK @ Boyer Valley

CLASS 2A

District 1

First Round
Manson-NW Webster @ Kuemper Catholic
Missouri Valley @ Ridge View

Second Round
OABCIG vs. Game 1 Winner
East Sac County vs. Game 2 Winner

District 15

First Round
I-35 @ Central Decatur
West Central Valley @ AC/GC

Second Round
Van Meter vs. Game 1 Winner
Panorama vs. Game 2 Winner

District 16

First Round
Underwood @ Clarinda
Shenandoah @ Red Oak

Second Round
AHSTW vs. Game 1 Winner
Treynor vs. Game 2 Winner

See all the brackets HERE.

IAWrestle has released their latest Class 1A and 2A rankings ahead of Sectional action this weekend.

1A Team Rankings

1. Don Bosco
2. Lisbon
3. West Sioux
4. Logan-Magnolia
5. New London
6. Western Christian
7. Mount Ayr
8. Woodbury Central
9. Underwood
10. Nashua-Plainfield

1A Area Ranked Individuals

106
2. Eli Beccera, Missouri Valley
3. Drew Ehlen, Mount Ayr
4. Brayden Maeder, SW Valley
9. Tegan Slaybaugh, ACGC

113
6. John Schroder, Riverside

120
4. Jace Rose, Riverside
8. Elliot Cooney, Nodaway Valley

126
5. Stevie Barnes, Underwood
9. Sean Thompson, Logan-Magnolia

132
4. Gable Porter, Underwood
10. Bryce Shaha, Mount Ayr
12. Hayden Fischer, AHSTW

138
3. Wyatt Reisz, Logan-Magnolia
7. Westin Allen, Underwood
8. Seth Danker, ACGC
10. Nolan Moore, Riverside

145
5. Trae Ehlen, Mount Ayr

152
2. Briar Reisz, Logan-Magnolia
5. Jaydon Knight, Mount Ayr

160
4. Gavin Maguire, Logan-Magnolia
12. Jackson Wray, East Mills

170
8. Cael McLaren, St. Albert
11. Gage Clausen, Missouri Valley

182
9. Brecken Freeberg, Tri-Center

195
4. Corey Coleman, Treynor
7. Kale Pevestorf, Coon Rapids-Bayard

220
3. Tallen Myers, SW Valley
9. Aaron McAlister, Coon Rapids-Bayard
11. Chris Gardner, Underwood

285
3. Devin Whipple, Bedford/Lenox
5. Rex Johnsen, Logan-Magnolia
7. Connor Murray, Missouri Valley

2A Team Rankings

1. West Delaware
2. Crestwood
3. Osage
4. Assumption
5. West Burlington/Notre Dame
6. Union
7. Centerville
8. Independence
9. Webster City
10. Central Lyon/GLR

2A Area Ranked Individuals

106
6. Vincent Mayberry, Glenwood

120
10. Ethan Follmann, Atlantic/CAM

126
8. Joe Weaver, Atlantic/CAM

138
10. Shea Parkis, Kuemper Catholic

145
9. Dawson Bond, Red Oak

160
2. Wyatt Appleseth, Panorama

170
6. Kadin Stutzman, Atlantic/CAM

182
8. Mitchell Mayberry, Glenwood

195
2. Jackson Kinsella, Creston/O-M
9. Jesse Schwery, Harlan
10. CJ Carter, Glenwood

220
3. Crew Howard, Clarinda
10. Cooper Anderson, Panorama

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

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Luka Garza scored 27 points to reach another milestone and No. 8 Iowa beat Michigan State 84-78. Garza, who came into the game as the nation’s leading scorer at 26.4 points per game, became the second 2,000-point scorer in program history. Garza, who has 2,009 points, is 107 points behind all-time leading scorer Roy Marble. The Hawkeyes (13-4, 7-3 Big Ten) led 79-70 before the Spartans (8-7, 2-7) went on an 8-1 run. Michigan State had a chance to tie the game after forcing a shot-clock violation, but Joshua Langford missed a jumper with 24 seconds left. Iowa’s Jordan Bohannon closed the game with four consecutive free throws.

UNDATED (AP) — Eric Bieniemy has become the focal point when it comes to discussions about minority assistants who have been denied the opportunity to become head coaches in the NFL. Three years as the coordinator of one of the league’s most prolific offenses in Kansas City has led to several interviews for Bieniemy but no promotions to a head coaching job. Bieniemy says he doesn’t want to be the “poster boy” for the issue and is focused on beating Tampa Bay in the Super Bowl.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — It takes hitting at a high percentage on late-round fliers and undrafted rookies to be able to carry the size of contracts that Kansas City has lavished on its stars. Well, the Chiefs have 22 players on their roster they chose in the third round or later or went undrafted entirely, including 10 that are expected to start against Tampa Bay in the Super Bowl. There are plenty of reasons why the Chiefs are so successful at finding and developing overlooked talent, ranging from Chiefs coach Andy Reid and his staff to a locker room confident and secure in itself to impart whatever wisdom they can on their teammates.

UNDATED (AP) — Clyde Christensen mentored Andrew Luck and Peyton Manning before he became Tom Brady’s quarterbacks coach this season. Tom Moore worked with Manning, Terry Bradshaw and many others before the 82-year-old assistant got a chance to coach Brady. Christensen and Moore are quarterback whisperers on a staff led by Bruce Arians, who once wrote a book called: “The Quarterback Whisperer.” Having an opportunity to win a Super Bowl with Brady is an excellent way to cap stellar careers, though none of the coaches are ready for retirement.

UNDATED (AP) — LeSean McCoy has watched both Patrick Mahomes and Tom Brady up close the past two seasons. And he has a slam dunk comparison for the star quarterbacks. McCoy says he’s a huge fan of both Kobe Bryant and Michael Jordan and he sees Brady like Jordan as established and older maybe lacking the big air dunk but beating teams with the fadeaway. McCoy says Mahomes is the young Kobe coming with the league aware of him. McCoy would know. He won the Super Bowl with Mahomes last year and now is chasing another title with Brady’s Bucs.

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Nine years and a pair of career-threatening injuries later, Jason Pierre-Paul is back in the Super Bowl and ready to wreak havoc. The relentless pass rusher helped the 2011 New York Giants beat Tom Brady in the NFL title game. This time, he’s trying to help the six-time champion win a record seventh ring in the 43-year-old quarterback’s first season with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Pierre-Paul was traded from the Giants to the Bucs three years ago and is one of just six players on Tampa Bay’s roster with previous experience on football’s biggest stage.

UNDATED (AP) — A 10th trip to the Super Bowl puts Tom Brady in some exclusive company across sports. Brady’s 10th trip to the title round comes a few months after LeBron James did the same in the NBA Finals, making them the only players in the four major North American sports leagues to do that in more than 30 years. Brady and James are the first players to make it to the title round for a 10th time since Kareem Abdul-Jabbar did it in his final season in the NBA in 1989. Twenty-four players have done it overall led by Yogi Berra’s 14 World Series appearances.

Quad

Carroll 36, Lewis Central 28
Carroll 42, ADM 27
Carroll 55, Perry 21
Lewis Central 46, ADM 33
Lewis Central 65, Perry 6
ADM 46, Perry 17

Triangular

East Mills 42, Southwest Iowa 36
East Mills 54, East Atchison, MO 18
Southwest Iowa 72, East Atchison, MO 6

The Atlantic girls basketball team clamped down defensively against Red Oak in the second quarter and turned a 2 point lead after the first into a 13 point lead by half. The Trojans then raced away to a 77-40 victory on Tuesday night at the Atlantic High School.

Haley Rasmussen had a terrific night with 36 points and was a big part of the defensive pressure that flustered the Tigers. Jada Jensen was also great defensively and finished with 18 points as she teamed up with Rasmussen on the break much of the night. Atlantic forced the Tigers into 17 turnovers and many of those directly translated to layups for the Trojans.

Atlantic improved to 7-11 on the season with the win and will now prep for a trip to Denison on Friday night.

Red Oak was led by 14 points from Chloe DeVries and the Tigers fell to 3-13 on the season.

Watch the full game replay HERE.

The Atlantic boys basketball team fought their way to a 65-57 home win over Red Oak on Tuesday night. The Atlantic was able to build a couple of nice leads through the night and fended up a couple of comeback attempts from the Tigers.

The Trojans got a couple late buckets to end the first half with an 8 point lead 32-24. Red Oak clawed back within 2 early in the third quarter but the Trojans responded with an 11-0 run to end the quarter and lead 46-33. The Tigers kept fighting hard toward the finish but Atlantic did enough down the stretch to secure the win and improve to 8-5.

Skyler Handlos only had 2 points in the first half, but finished with a team high 17 by the end of the night. Grant Sturm had 12 and Dayton Templeton finished with 11. The Trojans will now prep for road games at Denison on Friday and St. Albert on Saturday.

The Tigers were led by 18 points from Baylor Bergren and 12 from Bradley Sifford. Red Oak falls to 7-9 on the season and will get ready to host Nodaway Valley on Thursday before heading to Creston on Friday.

Listen to Atlantic Coach Jeff Ebling’s postgame comments below and watch the full game replay HERE.

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