BOYS BASKETBALL

Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 67, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 40
Creston 51, Clarinda 44

POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS

Kuemper Catholic, Carroll vs. South Hamilton, Jewell, ccd.
Tri-Center, Neola vs. IKM-Manning, ccd.
Underwood vs. MVAO-CO-U, ppd.
Winterset vs. Perry, ccd.

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Harlan 56, Atlantic 51
Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 64, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 51
Clarinda 65, Creston 29
South Sioux City, Neb. 90, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 58
West Central Valley, Stuart 49, AC/GC 34

Class 1A Region 6, First Round

Bedford 57, College Springs South Page 27
Diagonal 53, Essex 30
Murray 44, Stanton 43
Southeast Warren, Liberty Center 49, East Union, Afton 33

Class 1A Region 7, First Round

Baxter 44, Grand View Christian 31
Fremont Mills, Tabor 59, Orient-Macksburg 24
Griswold 28, East Mills 17

Class 1A Region 8, First Round

West Harrison 66, Heartland Christian 39

POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS

Ar-We-Va, Westside vs. Riverside, Oakland, ppd. to Feb 9th.
Audubon vs. Coon Rapids-Bayard, ppd. to Feb 8th.
Boyer Valley, Dunlap vs. Whiting, ppd. to Feb 9th.
Glidden-Ralston vs. Woodbine, ppd. to Feb 8th.
Lenox vs. Mormon Trail, Garden Grove, ppd. to Feb 9th.
Sidney vs. Logan-Magnolia, ccd.
Tri-Center, Neola vs. IKM-Manning, ccd.
Winterset vs. Perry, ccd.

The Atlantic girls basketball team came up short in a see-saw affair with Harlan on Thursday afternoon 56-51. The game was full of big runs by both teams and the Cyclones were able to make just a couple more plays in the final minutes to edge out the win.

The Trojans started the game poorly with little offense and too many turnovers and found themselves down 12-6 at the end of the first quarter. The Trojans stepped up their defensive pressure and the offense ramped up in the second quarter. The Trojans outscored the Cyclones 24-14 in the second quarter to take the halftime lead. Haley Rasmussen led that offensive barrage with 14 of her game high 18 points in that 2nd quarter. The third quarter was all runs. The Cyclones opened the half with an 8-0 run to take back the lead and the Trojans answered with an 11 point rally. The Cyclones then ripped off 7 straight and the game was tied at 41. The Trojans scored the last 4 of the quarter and led 45-41 after three. The fourth quarter finally saw the teams start to trade buckets down the stretch. It was tied at 51 for a long while before Anna Ahrenholtz scored on a third chance opportunity to give the Cyclones the lead and eventually the win. A free throw from Jocelyn Cheek gave Harlan a three point lead with under a half minute to play and Chloe Hansen sealed the game with a steal and layup in the final seconds.

Atlantic Head Coach Dan Vargason said the Trojans just didn’t finish chances inside at the end.

Coach Vargason was proud of the way the team turned around the game in the second quarter and took better care of the ball.

The Trojans got 15 points from McKenzie Waters to go along with Rasmussen’s 18. Atlantic ends the regular season at 4-17 and will travel to Shenandoah for their 3A Regional first round game Saturday. We’ll have that game on KJAN with pregame at 6:50pm and tip-off at 7:00pm.

Harlan was led by 16 points from Jocelyn Cheek and 13 each from Macie Leinen and Anna Ahrenholtz. The Cyclones close the regular season at 5-15 and will have their first round 4A Regional Quarterfinal at Glenwood on February 13th at 7:00pm.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Legislature is moving forward a series of bills that would legalize sports betting. Lawmakers discussed four bills Wednesday in a Senate subcommittee, and the bills are on the calendar for discussion Thursday by House members. The bills offer opportunities for competing groups, including state-licensed casinos, a horse racing group, the Iowa Lottery and professional sports organizations, to run sports gambling operations.

Rep. Bobby Kaufmann drafted the bills to give the various gambling interests a chance to argue why they’d offer the best sports betting platform. Legislative leaders say they plan to support a single plan that allows one or more organizations to run sports gambling. The Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission would regulate operations run by casinos, professional leagues or horse groups while the Iowa Lottery would oversee such betting if its plan is approved.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled last May that states can legalize sports betting. Eight states accept bets and several others are considering laws that would enable sports betting.

A number of area basketball games have been postponed or cancelled from tonight and that includes some Girls Class 1A Regionals games. Here is a look at that latest information.

Class 1A Region 7

Coon Rapids-Bayard @ Audubon has been postponed to Friday at 7:00pm.
Paton-Churdan @ Ankeny Christian Academy postponed to Friday at 7:00pm.

Class 1A Region 8

Riverside @ Ar-We-Va has been postponed to Saturday at 1:00pm
Woodbine @ Glidden-Ralston has been postponed to Friday at 7:00pm
Whiting @ Boyer Valley has been postponed to Saturday at 6:00pm

Class 1A Region 6

Mormon Trail @ Lenox postponed to Saturday at 7:00pm
East Union @ Southeast Warren has been moved up to a 5:30pm start Thursday

Regular Season

IKM-Manning @ Tri-Center Doubleheader Cancelled.
IKM-Manning Junior High Girls vs. Missouri Valley postponed.

Regionals Dual Team wrestling finished up on Wednesday night around the state. From the area Creston O-M and Lewis Central were competing and both fell in the semifinal round. In Class 2A at Williamsburg Creston O-M fell in the semifinals against Davenport Assumption 54-14. In Class 3A at WDM Valley, Lewis Central fell in the semis to Norwalk 48-26. Check below for the full results from all classes and to see qualifiers for the State Dual Team Tournament next Wednesday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.

Class 3A

Class 2A

Class 1A

State Dual Tournament Qualifiers

Class 3A—Ankeny Centennial; Bettendorf; Epworth, Western Dubuque; Fort Dodge; Southeast Polk; Valley, West Des Moines; Waukee; Waverly-Shell Rock.

Class 2A—Assumption, Davenport; Crestwood, Cresco; Independence; Osage; PCM, Monroe; Sergeant Bluff-Luton; Solon; West Delaware, Manchester.

Class 1A—Denver; Don Bosco, Gilbertville; Emmetsburg; Logan-Magnolia; Lake Mills; Lisbon; Missouri Valley; West Sioux, Hawarden.

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CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Darrell Brown hit 5 of 6 from beyond the arc to scored 29 points as Bradley picked up a rare road victory at Northern Iowa, 79-71 in a Missouri Valley Conference battle Wednesday night.

Coming into the game the home team in the all-time series between the teams had won 40 of 57 games. Northern Iowa won the first meeting between the schools on the road, 65-47. Isaiah Brown knocked down a 3 with 1:38 left in the game to pull Northern Iowa (10-14, 5-8) within three points, 70-67, but Dwayne Lautier-Ogunleye and Brown each hit two free throws to turn away the threat.

Lautier-Ogunleye finished with 15 points and Elijah Childs added 11 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for Bradley (12-12, 4-7). The Braves continued their hot shooting from distance, hitting 11 of 20 from behind the 3-point arc

AJ Green had 24 points and Will Lohaus added another 12 for Northern Iowa.

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

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas coach Les Miles and Kansas State counterpart Chris Klieman have wrapped up their initial recruiting classes. Now, the two new coaches in the Sunflower State will turn their attention toward the offseason program and spring football, while also laying the foundation for their first full recruiting cycle.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Jalen Smith had 18 points and 11 rebounds as No. 24 Maryland beat fading Nebraska 60-45. Bruno Fernando wasn’t at his best shooting but still had his sixth straight double-double and 15th of the season with 13 points and a career-high 19 rebounds for the Terrapins.

VILLANOVA, Pa. (AP) — Freshman forward Saddiq Bey scored a career-high 17 points, senior guard Phil Booth hit key baskets down the stretch and No. 14 Villanova remained perfect in Big East play by beating Creighton 66-59 in overtime. Booth finished with 14 points and eight rebounds while Eric Paschall scored 15 and Collin Gillespie had 13 for the Wildcats, who have won their first 10 Big East games for the first time in program history.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A person familiar with the deal tells The Associated Press the Kansas City Royals have agreed to a $2.2 million, one-year deal with reliever Brad Boxberger. The 30-year-old right-hander, a former All-Star with the Tampa Bay Rays, had a 4.89 ERA and 32 saves with the Diamondbacks last season. He became a free agent when Arizona failed to offer a 2019 contract by the Nov. 30 deadline.

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Oklahoma and Texas each had only one spot to fill in their top-10 recruiting classes. The four Big 12 schools with new coaches were a bit busier during the second signing period. New Kansas coach Les Miles added nine players, including a running back that had been a long-time commitment to Michigan. Texas Tech and Kansas State each signed seven more players. West Virginia signed only three, but kept all 16 players who signed in December before coach Dana Holgorsen left for Houston.

UNDATED (AP) — Michigan has finished the football recruiting cycle with the top class in the Big Ten. Four other conference programs were ranked in the top 25 in the nation by 247Sports. Wolverines coach Jim Harbaugh added one more player on the second letter-of-intent signing day to a 26-man class that was No. 1 in the Big Ten and No. 8 nationally.

UNDATED (AP) — League-leading Kansas State travels to Baylor to highlight this weekend’s Big 12 action. The Wildcats vaulted into first place in the league with a 74-67 win over Kansas in Manhattan.

AMES, Iowa – The Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame announced today the 10 candidates for the 2019 Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award and Iowa State’s Marial Shayok was among those on the list.

Shayok has been one of the Big 12 Conference’s top players this season for the Cyclones. The Ottawa, Ontario native is second in the conference in scoring at 19.1 points per game.

He has a chance to become just the second player in the last 10 years to average 19 points and shoot 50 percent from the field, 40 percent behind the arc and 90 percent at the free-throw line. Only Nevada’s Luke Babbitt in 2009-10 has reached those marks. Shayok is currently shooting 50.6 percent from the field, 39.1 percent behind the arc and 88.4 percent at the charity stripe.

Shayok has scored in double figures in 22 of 23 games this season, posting 10 games with 20 or more points. He scored 24 points earlier this season against Kansas, hitting all five of his 3-point attempts and 9-of-12 shots overall from the field.

He is eighth in the Big 12 in field goal percentage, ninth in 3-point field goal percentage and fourth in free throw percentage.

In March, five finalists will be presented to Mr. Erving and the Hall of Fame’s selection committee. The winner of the 2019 Julius Erving Award will be presented at The College Basketball Awards presented by Wendy’s in Los Angeles, California on Friday, April 12, 2019, along with the other four members of the Naismith Starting 5. Additional awards being presented and receiving support from Eaton Ephesus Lighting include the Bob Cousy Point Guard Award, the Jerry West Shooting Guard Award, the Karl Malone Power Forward and the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center Award. Broadcast information will be released by ESPN at a later date.

Previous winners of the Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award include Mikal Bridges (Villanova, 2018), Josh Hart (Villanova, 2017), Denzel Valentine (Michigan State, 2016) and Stanley Johnson (Arizona, 2015).

For more information and the latest updates on the 2019 Julius Erving Award, log onto www.hoophallawards.com and follow @hoophall and #ErvingAward on Twitter and Instagram.

2019 Julius Erving Small Forward of the Year Award Candidates

Marial Shayok, Iowa State
Dylan Windler, Belmont
Rui Hachimura, Gonzaga
Keldon Johnson, Kentucky
Charles Matthews, Michigan
Caleb Martin, Nevada
Tres Tinkle, Oregon State
KZ Okpala, Stanford
Admiral Schofield, Tennessee
De’Andre Hunter, Virginia