IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The University of Iowa has reached an agreement with federal regulators to resolve concerns about potential disparities in opportunities provided to female athletes.

A review by the Office for Civil Rights of the U.S. Department of Education found that Iowa was spending more on male athletes in areas such as equipment, recruiting and locker rooms.

The office didn’t rule on whether those differences violated a federal law requiring schools to provide equal opportunities to male and female students. Instead, it negotiated a resolution in which Iowa pledged to provide data to demonstrate compliance and take steps if deficiencies are found. The report found no violations in several other areas.

The inquiry began in 2015 after field hockey players filed a complaint following the firing of their coach, Tracey Griesbaum. Iowa last year paid $6.5 million to settle discrimination lawsuits filed by Griesbaum and her partner, former senior associate athletic director Jane Meyer.

The Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association held their 50th annual Awards Banquet on Saturday, January 20th at the Marriott Hotel banquet room in Cedar Rapids. Greenfield resident Steve Shantz was honored as the Brent Prange State Umpire of the Year. He was also the Southwest District Umpire of the Year, while Dan Pomeroy of Coon Rapids was named the Central District Umpire of the Year. Pomeroy also recieved a 30-year service award at the banquet.

Denison’s Don Lyons and Lewis Central’s Lee Toole received 35-year service award. Kevin White of the World Herald Newspaper was honored as the West District media award winner.

Treynor received a “True Pitch” District Diamond Award for the West District.

Area coaches that were honored as district coaches of the year included: Randy Snyder, Kuemper Catholic (1A Southwest District); Steve Daeges, Harlan (2A Southwest District); Lee Toole, Lewis Central (3A West District).

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@ CLARINDA ACADEMY

Clarke 39 Clarinda Academy 24
Clarke 42 Mount Ayr 24
Mount Ayr 36 Clarinda Academy 18
West Central Valley 60 Mount Ayr 24
West Central Valley 72 Clarinda Academy 12
West Central Valley 51 Clarke 24

@ GLENWOOD

Glenwood 82 Denison-Schleswig 0
Glenwood 70 Kuemper Catholic 12
Kuemper Catholic 42 Denison-Schleswig 30

@ HARLAN

*Creston/O-M clinched a share of the Hawkeye Ten Conference duals championship.
Creston/Orient-Macksburg 60 Harlan 15
Creston/Orient-Macksburg 65 Carroll 15
Creston/Orient-Macksburg 37 Lewis Central 31
Lewis Central 44 Harlan 30
Lewis Central 62 Carroll 12
Harlan 54 Carroll 30

@ RED OAK

Red Oak 54 Clarinda 17
Red Oak 78 East Mills 0
Red Oak 48 Underwood 27
Underwood 48 Clarinda 36
Underwood 45 East Mills 15
Clarinda 57 East Mills 15

@ WEST HARRISON

Bedford/Lenox 54, West Harrison 0
Bedford/Lenox 41, Exira-EHK 12
Bedford/Lenox 42, Griswold 24
Griswold 47, West Harrison 0
Griswold 36, Exira-EHK 17
Exira-EHK 24 , West Harrison 12

@ WOODBINE

Riverside 43, Woodbine 42
Riverside 48, ACGC 29
Riverside 48, Tri-Center 36
Tri-Center 42, ACGC 36
ACGC, 43 Woodbine 42

The Northern Iowa Panthers return to Missouri Valley Conference action tonight (Wednesday night), by hosting Illinois State. The Panthers are 2-6 in the Valley after a loss at Southern Illinois while the Redbirds enter 4-4. UNI coach Ben Jacobson says the Panthers must be ready for a variety of defenses.

Illinois State 6-6 junior Milik Yarbrough averages nearly 17 points and more than four assists per game. Both teams are 10-10 overall. Tip-time is 7-p.m. from the McLeod Center.

(Learfield Sports)

Drake coach Niko Medved hopes the home court remains an advantage tonight (Wednesday night), when Drake hosts the Loyola Ramblers in a battle of the co-leaders in the Missouri Valley Conference. The Bulldogs are unbeaten at home this season.

Both teams are 6-2 in the Valley and it is the second straight home game for the Bulldogs where first place is on the line. Tip-time from Drake Stadium is 7-p.m.

(Learfield Sports)

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Denison-Schleswig 64, Harlan 63
Glenwood 79, Clarinda 25
Shenandoah 59, Fremont Mills, Tabor 48
St. Albert, Council Bluffs 73, Red Oak 42

Western Iowa Conference

IKM-Manning 69, Riverside 38
Logan-Magnolia 62, Missouri Valley 35
Treynor 65, Audubon 37
Tri-Center 60, Griswold 20
Underwood 58, A-H-S-T-W 50

Rolling Valley Conference

Ar-We-Va 53, Ridge View 42
Boyer Valley 87, Glidden-Ralston 34
Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 53, CAM 51

Pride of Iowa Conference

Mount Ayr 76, Bedford 52
Southwest Valley 51, Lenox 40

Corner Conference

Sidney 46, East Mills 35
Stanton 76, Essex 28

Other Scores

Carroll 77, Perry 54
Des Moines Christian 46, Earlham 38
East Sac County 75, Manson Northwest Webster 72
Madrid 60, Panorama 49
Van Meter 100, West Central Valley 38
Winterset 61, ADM, Adel 51
Woodward Academy 58, AC/GC 43

Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City vs. Sergeant Bluff-Luton, ppd.
Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln vs. Sioux City, North, ppd.
Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson vs. Sioux City, West, ppd.

Hawkeye Ten Conference

Denison-Schleswig 71, Harlan 60, 2OT
Glenwood 51, Clarinda 34
Red Oak 78, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 50
Shenandoah 53, Fremont Mills, Tabor 22

Western Iowa Conference

IKM-Manning 72, Riverside, Oakland 16
Logan-Magnolia 74, Missouri Valley 37
Treynor 65, Audubon 12
Underwood 56, A-H-S-T-W, Avoca 42

Rolling Valley Conference

Coon Rapids-Bayard 54, Woodbine 41
Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 66, CAM, Anita 45
Ridge View 68, Ar-We-Va, Westside 53

Pride of Iowa Conference

Mount Ayr 64, Bedford 39
Southwest Valley 45, Lenox 39

Corner Conference

Essex 42, Stanton 23

Other Scores

ADM, Adel 50, Winterset 48
Carroll 76, Perry 34
Des Moines Christian 40, Earlham 39

Melcher-Dallas 39, Twin Cedars, Bussey 22
Orient-Macksburg 32, Iowa Christian Academy 29

Lamoni 45, Moravia 24
Murray 56, Ankeny Christian Academy 13

Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City vs. Sergeant Bluff-Luton, ppd.
Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln vs. Sioux City, North, ppd.
Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson vs. Sioux City, West, ppd.

The “Field of Dreams” baseball diamond near Dyersville that was the set for a 1987 movie has been vandalized. A vehicle left tire ruts in both the infield and outfield. Dyersville Police say it appears the damage was caused by a single vehicle, making one pass through the field. It happened sometime Monday night.

Field of Dreams officials say they will work on repairing the damage before opening day, which is April 1st.

(Radio Iowa)

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Freshman Luka Garza scored 17 points with a career-high 16 rebounds, Tyler Cook added 17 points and Iowa walloped Wisconsin 85-67 on Tuesday night, snapping a two-game losing streak. Isaiah Moss scored 15 points for the Hawkeyes (11-11, 2-7 Big Ten), who won for just the second time in seven games and for the first time at home in league play.

The difference for Iowa was that it never trailed after falling behind by at least 17 points in each of its previous six games. Instead, the Hawkeyes got off to a scorching start — forcing nine straight Badgers misses to go up by 12 midway through the first half. Iowa, which jumped ahead by holding Wisconsin star Ethan Happ to just four points in the opening half, made it 50-32 on an Moss 3 early in the second half and never looked back.

Happ finished with 21 points and 10 rebounds and Khalil Iverson had 17 for the Badgers (10-11, 3-5), who played their worst game in weeks just four days after throttling Illinois 75-50 in Madison.

The Hawkeyes played one of their worst games in recent memory their last time out, an 87-64 loss to No. 3 Purdue in which they trailed 51-20 at halftime. So to jump out to a big lead and keep it was an extraordinarily encouraging sign for an Iowa team that had gone largely backward since Big Ten play resumed. Injuries also limited Iowa’s rotation to nine guys — a move that produced arguably the program’s best win on the year.

Iowa plays at Nebraska on Saturday.

Iowa native Shawn Johnson East says she’s disgusted with USA Gymnastics for failing to protect young girls. The 2008 Olympian, who won gold in the balance beam, posted a video to her YouTube channel as former team doctor Larry Nassar faces allegations of sexual abusing more than 100 girls over many years. Aly Raisman and Jordyn Wieber, two members of the 2012 U-S Olympic team, recently confronted Nassar at his sentencing hearing.

“To see the videos of Aly and Jordyn, these girls I grew up with and love so much, have to face this man – a man who has violated them in the worst way possible – is just disgusting,” Johnson East said. The YouTube video was posted Monday and Johnson East said she tried taping it several times, but struggled to talk about the issue. (https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=dAyg7C2-mjQ&app=desktop)

“I love these girls so much and the fact that a system that is supposed to protect children has failed them so bad is so wrong,” Johnson East said. According to Johnson East, USA Gymnastics – the sport’s national governing body – made winning medals more of a priority than protecting its athletes.

“I think as it pertains to USA Gymnastics, every single procedure, rule, guideline, and rule book you’ve ever made needs to be thrown out the window and redone,” Johnson East said. “Gymnastics is the best sport in the entire world, but if I had a daughter right now, I wouldn’t put her in it. That makes me really sad because I can’t even trust USA Gymnastics.”

USA Gymnastics announced Monday that its chairman, vice chairman, and treasurer have resigned.

(Radio Iowa)