SAN DIEGO — The University of Iowa announced Monday that it will remove the Tigerhawk from its helmet in honor of Hayden Fry when the Hawkeyes play USC on Friday at the Holiday Bowl.

It is the third time both Tigerhawks have been removed from the helmet for a football game. The first was Nov. 2, 1991, the day after six lives were lost in a shooting on the UI campus. The second was the 1996 Alamo Bowl, when Diane Mitchell, the mother of Iowa linebacker Mark Mitchell, was killed in a car crash on the way to San Antonio, Texas.

Fry was Iowa’s head football coach from 1979-98. He won three Big Ten Conference championships, took the Hawkeyes to 14 bowl games, and introduced the Tigerhawk logo to the athletics department, a logo that has become one of the most recognizable symbols in sports.

Fry passed away Dec. 17, 2019 at the age of 90.

The Hawkeye helmet will be without the Tigerhawk, but it will include a decal honoring former UI Athletics Director Bump Elliott. Elliott was Iowa’s director of athletics from 1970-91. He passed away Dec. 7, 2019 at the age of 94.

Elliott and Fry are both members of the College Football Hall of Fame. Fry is a member of the Holiday Bowl Hall of Fame.

Comment from head coach Kirk Ferentz:

“We have had two big losses in the past month, so we are going to recognize Coach Elliott with a sticker on the back of our helmet that will say “Bump” on it. That was in the works a couple weeks ago. Then with Coach Fry passing last week, (we) talked to the family and I think we’re all in agreement that it will be a really nice thing to take the Tigerhawks off of the helmets on both sides. A precedent was set. He did that twice during his time and (the idea) was well received by his children. That is our plan right now. Next year we’ll do a commemorative patch. I think it’s really appropriate the governor requested the flags fly at half-staff this last week. It is a big loss for everybody in the state of Iowa and we’ll do all we can to respect that.”

No. 16 Iowa (9-3, 6-3) faces No. 22 Southern California (8-4, 7-2) at the 2019 Holiday Bowl in San Diego on Friday at 7:05 p.m. (CT). The game is televised on FS1. For ticket and bowl game information, visit hawkeyesports.com/ bowlcentral.

The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record, total points and position last week at right:
Class 4A
Record Pts Prv
1. Waukee (5) 5-0 98 1
2. Ankeny Centennial (2) 6-0 91 2
3. Dubuque, Hempstead (2) 6-0 79 4
4. Sioux City, East (1) 7-0 61 5
5. Waterloo, West 5-1 51 6
6. Prairie, Cedar Rapids 6-0 43 9
7. Cedar Falls (1) 5-1 42 8
8. Iowa City, West 4-1 37 3
9. Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines 5-1 35 7
10. Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 7-0 20 10
Others receiving votes: North Scott, Eldridge 18. Ankeny 11. Cedar Rapids, Kennedy 7. Dubuque, Senior 6. Linn-Mar, Marion 5. Iowa City Liberty 1.

Class 3A
Record Pts Prv
1. Assumption, Davenport (10) 6-0 108 2
2. Carroll (1) 5-0 89 5
3. Dallas Center-Grimes 6-0 77 6
4. Mount Vernon 6-0 65 7
5. Winterset 5-1 52 1
6. Harlan 6-0 51 8
7. Algona 6-0 47 9
8. Norwalk 4-2 32 4
9. Sergeant Bluff-Luton 3-2 20 3
10. Pella 4-2 14 NR
Others receiving votes: Glenwood 11. Central Clinton, De Witt 11. Clear Lake 9. MOC-Floyd Valley 9. Marion 8. Gilbert 1. Webster City 1.

Class 2A
Record Pts Prv
1. Beckman Catholic, Dyersville (5) 7-0 101 1
2. Treynor (2) 7-0 85 2
3. North Linn, Troy Mills 6-0 75 3
4. West Sioux, Hawarden (1) 8-0 71 5
(tie) Camanche (3) 5-0 71 4
6. Regina, Iowa City 5-1 39 8
7. Osage 7-0 36 9
8. Boyden-Hull 5-1 23 NR
9. Dike-New Hartford 6-0 22 NR
10. Van Meter 5-0 17 NR
Others receiving votes: Aplington-Parkersburg 15. Unity Christian, Orange City 13. Des Moines Christian 9. Monticello 8. West Burlington 5. Woodward-Granger 5. East Sac County 4. Pella Christian 4. Rock Valley 1. Tri-Center, Neola 1.

Class 1A
Record Pts Prv
1. St. Mary’s, Remsen (6) 6-0 103 1
2. Montezuma (1) 6-0 88 3
3. Bishop Garrigan, Algona (1) 7-1 78 2
4. Easton Valley 7-0 70 5
5. West Fork, Sheffield (1) 7-0 62 4
6. WACO, Wayland (1) 8-0 54 6
7. AHSTW (1) 8-0 41 7
8. Janesville 6-0 26 9
9. Lake Mills 5-1 24 8
10. Gladbrook-Reinbeck 6-0 15 NR
Others receiving votes: CAM, Anita 8. Martensdale-St. Marys 6. Madrid 6. Don Bosco, Gilbertville 5. South O’Brien, Paullina 5. East Mills 4. Notre Dame, Burlington 3. Edgewood-Colesburg 2. Mount Ayr 2. Keota 1. Grand View Christian 1. Siouxland Community Christian 1.

@ SOUTHEAST POLK

Atlantic-CAM took home third place in the team race with 141 points. The Trojans had two Champions: Aybren Moore at 113, and Ethan Follman at 120. Cale Roller was the Runner-Up 285.

Glenwood finished seventh in the team standings. Mitch Mayberry and Sully Woods grabbed third-place medals for the Rams at 182 and 195 respectively.

MUSTANG TOURNAMENT @ SHENANDOAH

Savannah (MO) took the title with 132 points, Omaha Skutt was the runner-up with 127 points.

East Mills finished third with 120.5 points. Zach Biggerstaff (113), Tyler Prokop (138), Jackson Wray (152) and Brody Gordon (170) all finished as runners-up for the Wolverines.

St. Albert’s John Helton was a winner at 126 and Cael McLaren were won at  170. Shenandoah got titles from Logan Dickerson at 160 and Avery Martin at 182.

KANSAS CITY STAMPEDE

Creston/O-M finished 29th out of 50 teams. Jackson Kinsella finsihed in fifth-place at 182. Sam Chapman finished ninth at 195.

Red Oak’s Justin McCunn’s took sixth-place at 160.

@ FORT DODGE

Lewis Central finished fifth as a team. The Titans were led by Tanner Higgins’ crown at 145 pounds. Sioux City East finished ninth.

@ RIDGE VIEW

Alta-Aurelia 54 Coon Rapids-Bayard 12
Ridge View 54 Coon Rapids-Bayard 12
Sioux City West 30 Coon Rapids-Bayard 18
South Central Calhoun 78 Coon Rapids-Bayard 6

@ CARROLL

Denison-Schleswig finished seventh led by a title from Jaxson Hildebrand at 170. Clarinda was eighth led by Cole Ridnour’s runner-up at 195. Kuemper Catholic finished and did have two champions: Benjamin Schmitz (120) and Shea Parkis (138).

The Western Iowa Conference Individual Wrestling Tournament was constested on Saturday in Audubon. Logan-Magnolia came away with the team title with 206.5 points. Underwood came in second with 202.

Individual Champions

106: Gable Porter, Underwood
113: Sean Thompson, Logan-Magnolia
120: Stevie Barnes, Underwood
126: Nick Stephens, Underwood
132: Joel Sampson, AHSTW
138: Logan James, Underwood
145: Nick Hamilton, Underwood
152: Briar Reisz, Logan-Magnolia
160: Denver Pauley, AHSTW
170: Bryson Freeberg, Tri-Center
182: Nick Haynes, Missouri Valley
195: Gavyn Fischer, AHSTW
220: Rex Johnsen, Logan-Magnolia
285: Barret Pitt, Lognan-Magnolia

Full results HERE.

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(Radio Iowa/Learfield Sports) — The Northern Iowa women used a 16-0 fourth quarter run to take command in a 71-63 win Sunday in Ames, as the Panthers improved to 8-3. UNI coach Tanya Warren. For the Panthers it was their first victory over the Cyclones in Hilton Coliseum. Ashley Joens had 22 points and 13 rebounds as the Cyclones fall to 7-3.

The Cyclones led by eight in the fourth quarter before enduring a scoring drought of nearly seven minutes.

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

CHICAGO (AP) — Patrick Mahomes threw for two touchdowns and ran for another score, and the AFC West champion Kansas City Chiefs beat the Chicago Bears 26-3 to stay in contention for a first-round playoff bye. Kansas City earned its fifth straight win and remained a game behind New England for the AFC’s second seed. The Patriots clinched their 11th consecutive AFC East championship by beating Buffalo on Saturday. The Chiefs hold the head-to-head tiebreaker over New England thanks to a victory two weeks ago that helped secure their fourth division title in a row. Mahomes, playing his 30th game, became the fastest player to reach the 9,000-yard passing mark.

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago Bears coach Matt Nagy got a chance to face his former boss, and Andy Reid had a few more lessons for his longtime assistant. Nagy and Reid watched as Chicago stumbled on offense and Patrick Mahomes accounted for three touchdowns, leading Kansas City to a 26-3 victory that kept the AFC West champions in contention for a first-round playoff bye. It was the most lopsided loss of Nagy’s coaching 31-game coaching career.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton drained a career-high six 3-pointers and scored 22 points and Iowa State used a hot-shooting first half to defeat Purdue Fort Wayne 89-59. Solomon Young added 15 points and reserve Terrence Lewis had a season-high 11 for the Cyclones, who led by as many as 26 in the first half thanks to a barrage of 3-pointers. Jarred Godfrey led the Mastodons with 17 points and Brian Patrick added 13. With Haliburton making 6 of 8 shots, including 5 of 7 behind the arc, Iowa State shot a season best 61% in the first half, with 10 3s.

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — AJ Green cored 24 points and Trae Berhow scored 23 with 11 rebounds and Northern Iowa won its fifth straight beating Marshall 88-80. Spencer Haldeman added 13 points, Isaiah Brown 12 and Justin Dahl 10 for the Panthers who now stand 11-1. Northern Iowa is off to its best start since the 2011-12 season when it opened winning 10 of its first 11. The Panthers shot 26 of 52 _ including 9 of 18 from 3-point range _ and had a 39-29 rebounding advantage.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Tyrese Haliburton drained a career-high six 3-pointers and scored 22 points and Iowa State used a hot-shooting first half to defeat Purdue Fort Wayne 89-59. Solomon Young added 15 points and reserve Terrence Lewis had a season-high 11 for the Cyclones, who led by as many as 26 in the first half thanks to a barrage of 3-pointers. Jarred Godfrey led the Mastodons with 17 points and Brian Patrick added 13. With Haliburton making 6 of 8 shots, including 5 of 7 behind the arc, Iowa State shot a season best 60.6% in the first half, with 10 3s.

GRAMBLING, La. (AP) – Joe Dolincheck threw six touchdown passes, Arnijae Ponder had 30 carries for 130 yards, and Morningside beat Marian 40-38 to claim its second consecutive NAIA national championship. Dolincheck was 30-of-44 passing for 304 yards with an interception.

Reid Jurgensmeier had seven receptions for 102 yards and two scores and Bo Els caught 11 passes for 98 yards and two TDs for No. 1 seed Morningside. The Mustangs have won 29 consecutive games since losing 43-36 to Saint Francis in the 2017 semifinals and haven’t lost a regular-season game a 35-21 loss to Wisconsin-Whitewater on Sept. 24, 2016.