SPRINGFIELD, Missouri (AP) – Sydney Manning hit a 3-pointer as time ran out to give No. 20 Missouri State a 69-67 victory over Drake. Trailing 65-58 with 2 1/2 minutes to go, the Lady Bears finished the game on a 11-2 run, the first eight points coming on free throws before Manning’s shot.

Sydney Wilson, trying to split two defenders in the paint, was falling to the floor as she tipped the ball to Manning who swished the winner. Sara Rhine scored 23 points to lead the Bulldogs.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – Joe Wieskamp scored 26 points and Big Ten scoring leader Luka Garza had 21 as Iowa beat No. 12 Maryland 67-49. Garza added 13 rebounds for his 10th double-double of the season. Wieskamp and Garza had 32 of Iowa’s 38 first-half points.

The Hawkeyes improved to 11-5 overall and 2-3 in the Big Ten. Maryland dropped to 13-3 and 3-2). The Terrapins were held to their second-lowest point total of the season. Jalen Smith scored 13 for the Terrapins. Iowa ended its two-game losing streak while Maryland had its thee-game winning streak snapped.

BOYS BASKETBALL

MOC-Floyd Valley 65, West Lyon, Inwood 51

OA-BCIG 58, Lawton-Bronson 40

Ridge View 53, Westwood, Sloan 45

POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS

Boone vs. Carroll, ppd.

CAM, Anita vs. Paton-Churdan, ppd.

Carlisle vs. Winterset, ppd.

Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson vs. Louisville, Neb., ppd.

Denison-Schleswig vs. Creston, ppd.

East Union, Afton vs. Southeast Warren, Liberty Center, ppd.

Glenwood vs. Shenandoah, ppd. to Feb 3rd.

Glidden-Ralston vs. West Harrison, Mondamin, ppd.

Kuemper Catholic, Carroll vs. Atlantic, ppd.

Lenox vs. Nodaway Valley, ppd.

Sidney vs. East Mills, ppd. to Jan 30th.

Woodbine vs. Coon Rapids-Bayard, ppd.

Woodward-Granger vs. AC/GC, ppd.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Kingsley-Pierson 64, MVAO-CO-U 45

OA-BCIG 70, Lawton-Bronson 23

West Lyon, Inwood 45, MOC-Floyd Valley 36, OT

West Monona 85, River Valley, Correctionville 39

Westwood, Sloan 60, Ridge View 51

POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS

Boone vs. Carroll, ppd.

CAM, Anita vs. Paton-Churdan, ppd.

Carlisle vs. Winterset, ppd.

Denison-Schleswig vs. Creston, ppd.

East Union, Afton vs. Southeast Warren, Liberty Center, ppd.

Fremont Mills, Tabor vs. Underwood, ppd.

Glenwood vs. Shenandoah, ppd. to Feb 4th.

Glidden-Ralston vs. West Harrison, Mondamin, ppd.

Lenox vs. Nodaway Valley, ppd.

Sidney vs. East Mills, ppd. to Jan 30th.

Woodbine vs. Coon Rapids-Bayard, ppd.

Woodward-Granger vs. AC/GC, ppd.

Dave Andrews

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State head football coach Matt Campbell announced today that Dave Andrews, one of the most revered football strength and conditioning coaches in the nation, will join the Cyclone staff as Director of Football Strength and Conditioning.

Andrews’ official start date is pending successful background checks.

Campbell added one of the most respected strength and conditioning experts nationally in Andrews, who spent the last five years as the head strength and conditioning football coach at Pittsburgh. He replaces Rudy Wade, whose contract was not renewed.

“Dave is one of the best strength and conditioning practitioners in the country,” Campbell said. “His reputation in the profession is impeccable. He has outstanding leadership qualities and the proven ability to train athletes into peak performers. There is no doubt that Dave will make an impact on our student-athletes.”

Andrews joined the Pittsburgh staff in 2015 and his leadership in the weight room was a crucial factor in the Panthers’ rise in the ACC. Pitt played in four bowl games in his five seasons and the Panthers achieved the third-winningest conference record among the 14 ACC football schools during his five-year tenure.

The Panthers are coming off an 8-5 season and a victory over Eastern Michigan in the Quick Lane Bowl in 2019.

In 2018, the Panthers won the ACC Coastal Division championship. Andrews had his players in prime physical condition, helping the team record four second-half come-from-behind victories.

Pitt players bought into Andrews’ training regimens, and during the offseason, a large group of former Panthers in the NFL trained under his guidance, including two-time NFL Defensive Player of the Year Aaron Donald.

Andrews’ strong resume consists of 16 years of experience developing football players as a sports performance specialist. He also worked at Notre Dame (2014), Illinois (2012-13) and Cincinnati (2005-11).

Andrews graduated from Ohio State in 2004 and was a member of the Buckeyes’ 2002 National Championship squad as a tight end. He also owns a master’s degree from Cincinnati.

Andrews is a certified strength and conditioning coach by the Collegiate Strength and Conditioning Coaches Association (CSCCA) and USA Weightlifting (USAW) as a level one sports performance coach.

The Atlantic Archery Club recently held a raffle fundraiser and gave away a bow. The winners of the bow were Briley and Troy Dunning. Congratulations to the winners and thanks to everyone that contributed to the fundraiser.

Front Row: Jaylen McDaniel, Xander Cook, Hayden Kline, Rylee Bengel, Mariah
Hadley, Troy Dunning raffle winner, Henry Knudsen, Kaydee Pedersen, Kaylee
Stetzel, Conner Johnson
Second Row: Halie Kelsey, Rylie Vandevanter, Bennet Whetstone, Connor Sarsfield,
Cayleigh Sarsfield, Aubrey Graham, Lily Johnson, Margaret McCurdy, Zander Pieken,
Kipp Namanny, Brett Dreager, Dylan Comes, David Retallic, Mason Dougherty, Head
Coach Clint Roland, Volunteer Coach Rob Kirchner
Third Row: Volunteer Coach Tyler Petty, Volunteer Coach Dent Petty, Wyatt Simons,
Braden Spurr, Belle Berg, Kyler Edie, Rio Johnson, Savanah Cameron, Clayton Jipsen,
Zane Berg, Derek Dreager, Cooper Jipsen, Dayna Dreager, Koby Namanny

Bow Winner
Briley Dunning & Troy Dunning

ST. LOUIS, MO., January 9, 2020 – The St. Louis Cardinals announced a four-player trade with the Tampa Bay Rays this evening, acquiring top pitching prospect lefty Matthew Liberatore, minor league catcher Edgardo Rodriguez and the Rays Compensation B draft pick (66th overall), in exchange for outfielders Randy Arozarena, Josè Martínez and the Cardinals Compensation A draft pick (38th overall).

“We are extremely excited to be adding a top pitching prospect in Matthew Liberatore to our organization, and this trade also helps us to create more opportunity in the outfield for players like Tyler O’Neill, Lane Thomas and others,” stated Cardinals’ President of Baseball Operations John Mozeliak.

Liberatore, 20, was the Rays 1st round draft pick in 2018 (16th player overall) out of Mountain Ridge High School in Glendale, Ariz., and is ranked as the no. 3 prospect in the Rays system.

The 6-5, 200-pound Liberatore has compiled an 8-4 mark with a 2.59 ERA in 25 games (24 starts) in the minors, striking out 113 batters in 111.0 innings pitched, allowing just two home runs to go along with a 1.22 WHIP and .224 opponent’s batting average. Liberatore was 6-2 with a 3.10 ERA in 16 games (15 starts) for Bowling Green of the Midwest League (A) this past season.

Liberatore went 8-1 with a 0.93 ERA and 104 strikeouts as a senior at Mountain Ridge High School and was Arizona’s Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year. He was named a first-team Rawlings/Perfect Game All-American, and helped lead Mountain Ridge to the Class 6A state championship game.   In 2017, Liberatore pitched 12 scoreless innings for USA Baseball’s 18U National Team and recorded the win in its gold medal game victory over Korea, and in the 2017 Under Armour All-America Game he threw scoreless 9th, 10th and 11th innings for the American League to get the win and earn Most Valuable Player honors.

The Rays selected Liberatore higher than any other high school pitcher in club history, and he became the fourth high school pitcher selected by the Rays in the first round, following Jason Standridge (No. 31) in 1997, Taylor Guerrieri (No. 24) in 2011 and Blake Snell (No. 52) in 2011.

Rodriguez, 19, a right-handed hitting catcher from Valencia, Venezuela, was signed by the Rays as an international free agent in July of 2017.   The 6-0, 205-pound Rodriguez has produced a .338 batting average, six home runs and 40 RBI in his first two seasons as a professional.   He batted .330 with 6 HR’s and 34 RBI in 51 games in the Dominican Summer League in 2018, ranking among the Rays minor league leaders in batting (3rd), slugging (.492, 6th) and on-base pct. (.384, 9th).  In limited action with the GCL Rays, he batted .400 in 2019.

Today’s trade reduces the Cardinals current 40-man Major League roster to 38 players.

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Tri @ Denison

Harlan 42, Atlantic-CAM 30
Harlan 65, Denison-Schleswig 15
Atlantic-CAM 53, Denison-Schleswig 28

(Double winners on the night for Atlantic-CAM include Easton O’Brien, Aybren Moore, Joe Weaver, Kadin Stutzman, and Cale Roller.)

Quad @ AHSTW

AHSTW 52, East Mills 24
AHSTW 45, AC/GC 9
AHSTW 72, Griswold 0
East Mills 39, AC/GC 34
East Mills 60, Griswold 12
AC/GC 42, Griswold 18

Tri @ Central Decatur

Winterset 63, Bedford-Lenox 15
Winterset 71, Central Decatur 3
Bedford-Lenox 42, Central Decatur 39

Dual @ Grant City

Mount Ayr 48, South Harrison 20

Quad @ Greene County

Greene County 60, Audubon 18
Ogden 48, Audubon 24
Southeast Valley 48, Audubon 16

Quad @ Shenandoah

Red Oak 48, Glenwood 30
Red Oak 39, Lewis Central 39 (Red Oak wins on criteria)
Red Oak 74, Shenandoah 0
Lewis Central 51, Glenwood 24
Lewis Central 72, Shenandoah 6
Glenwood 60, Shenandoah 12

Tri @ Sioux City West

Bishop Heelan 63, CB Thomas Jefferson 12
CB Thomas Jefferson 42, Sioux City West 39

Quad @ St. Albert

Creston/O-M 52, Clarinda 24
Creston/O-M 71, St. Albert Albert 7
Creston/O-M 45, Kuemper Catholic 27
Clarinda 47, St. Albert 36
Clarinda 42, Kuemper Catholic 36
Kuemper Catholic 54, St. Albert 18

Dual @ Treynor

Contestoga, NE 49, Treynor 21

Tri @ Tri-Center

Logan-Magnolia 61, Tri-Center 15
Logan-Magnolia 61, West Central Valley 17
West Central Valley 39, Tri-Center 36

(Radio Iowa/Learfield) — Former Iowa State star Allen Lazard will make his playoff debut Sunday night when the Green Bay Packers host the Seattle Seahawks in NFC Divisional Round. Lazard is trying to approach it like a regular season game.

Lazard had 35 catches, including three touchdowns, during the regular season.

After missing out the last two seasons Green Bay tackle and former Iowa standout Bryan Bulaga says it is great to be back in the playoffs.

The Packers are the two seed after a 13-3 regular season.

(Radio Iowa/Learfield) — Iowa is expected to be without leading three point shooter CJ Fredrick for tonight’s (Friday night’s) game against 12th ranked Maryland. Fredrick missed this week’s loss at Nebraska with a foot injury, becoming the third Hawkeye starter to go down. Fredrick’s injury means Iowa’s thin roster will need to log even more minutes.

Iowa is coming off a game in which it made only four of 33 from three point range. The Hawk’s two-post lineup will go up against a Maryland team that has primarily a four guard lineup. Maryland coach Mark Turgeon has been happy with his team’s progress. The Terrapins are 13-2 but they are 0-2 on the road.

Listen for the game beginning at 5-p.m., on KJAN, with the tip-off from Iowa City at 6-p.m.