The Northern Iowa men take a share of fourth place in the Missouri Valey Conference into Wednesday night’s game at Illinois State. The Panthers are 9-7 in the league race. Illinois State is 7-9 and coming off wins over Evansville and Valley co-leader Indiana State.

That’s UNI coach Ben Jacobson who says the redbirds are playing well.

The (21-2) CAM Cougars girls basketball team has continued their winning ways so far this postseason. The Cougars have won two consecutive games this post season with wins over Orient-Macksburg and Wayne. CAM is led in scoring this post season by three seniors. Senior Eva Steffenson has scored 40 points and averaging 20 points per game this postseason. Senior Kiera Nichols has scored 30 points and is averaging 15 points a game this postseason and senior Meridith Rich has scored 22 points and is averaging 11 points per game this postseason.

This is what CAM Cougars girls’ basketball coach Joe Wollum had to say about key first quarter of his team’s semi-final win over the Wayne falcons last Friday night.

Coach Wollum had this to say about his Cougars opponent in their regional final game against the Montezuma Bravettes on Wednesday night.

The Cougars will play the Montezuma Bravettes in Norwalk on Wednesday night in the regional championship game of the Class 1A-Region 8 Bracket. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:00 PM. You can tune into that game on KJAN and kjan.com.

Class 3A: Region 1
MOC-Floyd Valley 62, LeMars 51
Glenwood 71, Lewis Central 68
Bishop Heelan 57, Sioux Center 54
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 68, Storm Lake 64

Class 3A: Region 2
North Polk 60, Algona 50
Ballard 67, Webster City 46
Humboldt 81, Spencer 65
Clear Lake 71 Boone, 39

Class 3A: Region 7
Winterset 64, Des Moines Hoover 47
Newton 70, Knoxville 61
Pella 67, Carlisle 45
Clarke 67 Chariton, 51

Class 3A: Region 8
ADM 70, Atlantic 49
Carroll 78, Denison-Schleswig 59
Bondurant-Farrar 88, Perry 57
Creston 56, Harlan 51

A frigid start proved costly as sixth ranked ranked Iowa State lost at second ranked Houston.

John Walters and Eric Heft on the Cyclone Network. Iowa State scored only four points in the opening 10 minutes and never led in a 73-65 loss in a first place showdown in the Big-12.

That’s ISU coach T.J. Otzelberger. The Cyclones fought back after the slow start and trailed 28-23 at halftime.

The Cyclones are now 9-4 in the Big-12 will will play host to West Virginia on Saturday.

The Iowa Hawkeye men are on the road tonight (Tuesday night) in the Big Ten, to play Michigan State. The Hawkeyes have lost three straight on the road but had their chances down the stretch in all three.

That’s Iowa coach Fran McCaffery who says turnovers are costly against the Spartan.

The Breslin Center is one of the toughest Big Ten venues for visiting teams and experience helps.

The game will feature two coaches known for their longevity. McCaffery is in his 28th year as a head coach and his 14th with the Hawkeyes. Michigan State’s Tom Izzo is 69 and in his 29th season at the helm of the Spartans.

Iowa is 15-11 overall and 7-8 in the Big Ten. Michigan State is 17-9 overall and 9-6 in the league race.

To say that the (19-4) Exira-EHK Spartans boys basketball is on roll is an understatement. The Spartans had a seven game winning streak heading to post season play and currently have two more wins here in the post season with wins over Heartland Christian and Riverside.

The Spartans are led in scoring on the season by a couple of seniors. Senior Cash Emgarten has scored 413 points and is averaging 18 points per game and senior Aiden Flathers has scored 306 points and average 13 points per game this season.

Spartans head coach Tony Sanistaben had this to say about the way his team is playing so well this season.

Coach Sanistaben also talked about the Spartans teams health heading into their game against Woodbine.

The Exira-EHK Spartans will take on the Woodbine Tigers in the semi-final round of the Class 1A-Substate 8 on Tuesday night with the game to be in Harlan. Tipoff at 7:00 PM. You can tune into that game online kjan,com.

The ADM Tigers shot sharp in a forceful victory over the Atlantic Boys winning 69-49 in the Class 3A Substate 8 Quarterfinal on Monday night.

The Tigers set a sharp tone in the first quarter going on an 8-0 run. Atlantic managed to break the run with a quick two from Colton Rasmussen, but ADM took control once again ending the quarter with a 15-6 lead.

In the second quarter Atlantic’s cold shooting continued to follow them with consecutive runs created by ADM. The Trojans looked flat with Rasmussen being held to only 9 points in the first half and the Tigers took full advantage with their fast court break going up 43-13 at half.

Atlantic picked things up in the second half with multiple triples in the start of the third thanks to the sharp shooting of Gavin McLaren. But, ADM did not relent and kept responding with layups inside to continually push away the hopes of an Atlantic comeback. While Atlantic did fight well, Head Coach Dalton Franken commented that a lack of composure cost them the game.

Atlantic was led by 22 points from Colton Rasmussen and 14 from Gavin McLaren. This senior group was a special one for Coach Franken and one that he will never forget.

The Trojans finish a solid season with a 7-16 record. Atlantic will say goodbye to an competitive senior class of 5: Colton Rasmussen, Nolan Waters, Tyrell Williams, Brock Henderson, and Thomas Leonard.

However, the future for Trojan Basketball is looking promising with the upcoming core of players.

ADM improves to 19-3 and will face Carroll on Thursday night.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa Director of Track and Field Joey Woody shared the 2024 outdoor schedule on Monday. The Hawkeyes travel coast-to-coast, with stops planned in the states of Arizona, California and Florida during the regular season.

Postseason competition opens in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on May 10-12 with the Big Ten Outdoor Championships. Iowa travels to Fayetteville, Arkansas, on May 22-25 for the West Preliminary.

The NCAA Outdoor Championships are scheduled for June 5-8 at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon. The USATF Olympic Trials will also take place at Hayward Field at the end of June.

Iowa hosts the Musco Twilight on April 20 at Francis X. Cretzmeyer Track in Coralville, Iowa. The Hawkeyes will also compete at the Drake Relays in Des Moines, Iowa, on April 25-27 and the ISU Alumni Invite in Ames, Iowa, on May 4.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa National Player of the Year candidate, Caitlin Clark, earned Big Ten Player of the Week, the conference office announced on Monday. She has garnered weekly honors a conference-best nine times this season.

Last week, Clark became the NCAA’s all-time leading scorer surpassing Washington’s Kelsey Plum. In her record-breaking night against Michigan, she registered a program-high 49 points, 13 assists, and five rebounds.

This marks Clark’s 27th weekly award from the conference, which is the most in Big Ten conference history eclipsing former Hawkeye, Megan Gustafson. (23)

PLAYER NOTES

– In the first quarter, Clark broke the NCAA’s all-time scoring record with a logo 3-point basket.

– Clark accomplished the scoring record feat in only 126 career games.

– It was the 17th 40-point outburst in program history.

– It was the most points scored in a single game by an Iowa women’s basketball player.

– She is the fourth different Hawkeye in school history to record 40 or more points in a single game.

– She has 18 career games with 30+ points and 10+ assists, no one in college women’s basketball in past 25 seasons has more than two such games.

– Since 2009, no player has recorded more games of 35+ points, 5+ assists, and 5+ rebounds. She has done it 18 times.

– Clark is the first Division-I player to record 3,500+ points, 1,000+ assists, and 850+ rebounds in a career.

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UP NEXT

The fourth-ranked Hawkeyes will travel to No. 14 Indiana on Feb. 22. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. (CT) inside a sold-out Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. The game will broadcast on Peacock (subscription required) and the Hawkeye Radio Network.

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IOWA CITY, Iowa – Five University of Iowa field hockey student-athletes – Hillary Cox, Lauren DeRose, Harper Dunne, Mia Magnotta, and Sofie Stribos – have been named National Field Hockey Coaches Association Scholars of Distinction, it was announced Monday by the NFHCA.

It is the fourth consecutive honor for Dunne, while Cox and Stribos have earned the distinction three years in a row.

This distinguished program acknowledges exceptional undergraduate student-athletes who have consistently maintained an impressive cumulative grade-point average of 3.9 or higher throughout the fall semester of the 2023-24 academic year.

Iowa finished the 2023 season with a 13-6 overall record and an NCAA Sweet 16 appearance.