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A busy week for the Atlantic/CAM wrestling team will conclude with their home Rollin Dyer Invitational on Saturday. The Trojans are celebrating their 50th season of competition and they will be honoring former wrestlers on Saturday.

All former wrestlers for the Atlantic/CAM program are invited to the Rollin Dyer on Saturday to be recognized during the tourney. Action will begin at 10:00am.

A social for all former wrestlers and their families will then be held at Rumor’s Lounge on Saturday following the conclusion of the tournament.

The Riverside wrestling team traveled to Kansas City for the Joe Crouthers Tournament this past weekend and came away with a 3rd place finish. The Bulldogs scored 280.5 points and had three champions.

John Schroder (106), Jace Rose (113), and Nolan Moore (138) all took titles. Rhett Bentley (145) and Eddie Vlcek (195) finished with 3rd place medals. Austin Kremkoski (160) came in 4th.

The Atlantic/CAM wrestling team went undefeated at the Eddyville-Blakesburg Dual Tournament on Saturday.

The Trojans went 5-0 on the day:

Atlantic/CAM 42, Des Moines East 34
Atlantic/CAM 47, Eddyville-Blakesburg 33
Atlantic/CAM 44, Camanche 34
Atlantic/CAM 52, Mediapolis 24
Atlantic/CAM 54, Waukee JV 27

The Trojans are now 13-0 on the year in dual competition. Cale Roller (220), Ethan Follman (120), and Aybren Moore (113) all went undefeated on the day. The Trojans had a total of 29-falls in the tourney.

Next up for the Atlantic/CAM squad is a home quadrangular on Tuesday night with Logan-Magnolia, OA-BCIG, and Woodbine. It will be Senior night for the Trojans with action starting at 5:30pm.

The Trojans also have a triangular at Denison on Thursday with Harlan involved and then will host the Rollin Dyer Tournament on Saturday.

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

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Russell Wilson threw a 53-yard touchdown pass to DK Metcalf and Marshawn Lynch had a rushing score as the Seattle Seahawks beat the Eagles, 17-9 in Philadelphia. Wilson threw for 325 yards and led the team with 45 yards rushing. The Seahawks had a season-high seven sacks from six players, but the biggest hit was provided by Jadeveon Clowney. He knocked out quarterback Carson Wentz with a helmet-to-helmet hit in Philadelphia’s second series.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) —The Minnesota Vikings blew a 10-point lead in the fourth quarter before Kirk Cousins hit tight end Kyle Rudolph for a four-yard touchdown on the first possession of overtime to give the Vikes a 26-20 victory against the New Orleans Saints. Dalvin Cook gained 130 yards from scrimmage and scored a pair of touchdowns that put the Vikings ahead, 20-10. Will Lutz forced OT by nailing a 49-yard field goal with two seconds remaining in regulation.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Chante Stonewall scored 26 points, Lexi Held added 23 and Sonya Morris came up with a big steal in the closing seconds and No. 16 DePaul pulled out a 74-71 win over Creighton. Morris’steal came after Stonewall’s tie-breaking free throw _ after she missed her first attempt _ with six seconds left. Following the turnover, Kelly Campbell made two free throws in the last second. Jaylyn Agnew, who scored 18 points for the Bluejays, made two free throws with 1:23 to play and after a DePaul miss Temi Carda, who scored 24, made two more to tie the game at 71 with 38 seconds left.

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kysre Gondrezick scored a career-high 24 points and dished eight assists in helping the No. 19 West Virginia women beat Kansas State 74-63 in a Big 12 opener. Gondrezick was 9-of-14 shooting, making half of her eight 3-point attempts. Tynice Martin added 18 points and Madisen Smith, with three makes from the arc, scoring 15. Peyton Williams, who has been averaging a double-double, had another with 15 points and 10 rebounds for the Wildcats. West Virginia had the lead for good midway through the first quarter and led 37-22 at halftime.

VALPARAISO, Ind. (AP) — Alexa Willard scored 24 points and Brice Calip added 18 to lead No. 21 Missouri State to an 81-68 victory over Valparaiso. Jasmine Franklin added 10 points with nine rebounds for the Lady Bears. Both teams had 24 field goals and the Crusaders made nine more 3-pointers but the difference came at the free-throw line where Missouri State made 28 of 36 to just 6 of 8 for Valparaiso. Grace Hales led the Crusaders with five 3-pointers and 17 points.

The Iowa Hawkeye women’s basketball team won on the road Sunday against Northwestern, The score in Evanston, IL was 77-51.  According to HawkeyeSports.com, the result tightens the already balanced Big Ten Conference standings. It is the first league loss for Northwestern (12-2 overall, 2-1 Big Ten), which five days earlier defeated preseason favorite Maryland by 23 points. Iowa improved to 11-3, 2-1 with its 11th win over Northwestern in the last 12 meetings.

After three games, six Big Ten teams have a league record of 2-1. Four Hawkeyes scored in double figures, led by sophomore center Monika Czinano with 21 points on 9 of 14 shooting from the field. Senior Kathleen Doyle scored 15 points, followed by freshman McKenna Warnock with 12 and senior Amanda Ollinger with 11. With 10 rebounds, Ollinger now has a double-double for points and rebounds in two straight games.

Iowa made 9 of 14 3-point field goals and had 24 assists on 29 made field goals. The Hawkeyes are fourth in the nation with 21.5 assists per game. Iowa’s senior backcourt of Doyle (seven assists) and Makenzie Meyer (six) combined for 13 assists.

Northwestern was led in scoring by Lindsey Pulliam with 25 points.

WORTH NOTING: Doyle’s seven assists gives her 602 for her career, second-most in Iowa women’s basketball history. The all-time Hawkeye leader is Samantha Logic with 898.

UP NEXT
The Hawkeyes will put their 28-game home winning streak on the line Thursday against No. 11/12 Maryland. Tip-off from Mediacom Court in Carver-Hawkeye Arena is 7 p.m. (CT). The Terrapins are 10-3 overall, 1-1 in the Big Ten. They host Ohio State on Monday.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – D.J. Wilkins and Roman Penn scored 16 points apiece as Drake extended its home winning streak to eight games, narrowly beating Indiana State 80-76. Liam Robbins added 15 points and Jonah Jackson added 12 while Penn had six assists and Robbins posted six blocks for the Bulldogs Drake.

FORT WORTH, Texas – R.J. Nembhard scored the first four points of overtime after forcing the extra period with a 3-pointer from near the center court logo, lifting TCU to an 81-79 win over Iowa State in a Big 12 opener. Nembhard scored a career-high 31 points. The tying shot in regulation came with 1.7 seconds left after he missed a free throw that would have tied the score with 10 seconds to go. Tyrese Haliburton had a triple-double for Iowa State with 22 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists.