The S.W.A.T. Valkyrie girl’s wrestling team won against Ames, Lewis Central, and Missouri Valley in a dual tournament on Friday night. S.W.A.T. had six girls who went undefeated in the duals to help them achieve an overall victory on Friday night. Jazz Christensen (100), Addison Herr (110), Quincy Sorensen (115), Bailey Lillard (130), Grace Britten (170), and Ellen Gerlock (190) came out undefeated during all their duals. S.W.A.T. finished with only five decisions as they won three of the five and the rest were either falls or forfeits.

S.W.A.T. will be back in action on January 9th when they host the S.W.A.T. Quad against Denison-Schleswig, Sergeant Bluff-Luton, and Southwest Iowa at 5:30 p.m.

S.W.A.T. 57, Ames 17

130: Bailey Lillard (SWAT) over Sarah Higgins (AMES) (Fall 0:57)
135: Lily Anderson (AMES) over Lilliana Tafoya (SWAT) (Fall 1:30)
140: Mia South (SWAT) over Lauryn Metcalf (AMES) (Fall 2:59)
145: Kamryn Faas (AMES) over Alexa Anderson (SWAT) (Fall 1:43)
155: Stella Beattie (SWAT) over Allison Metschke (AMES) (Fall 2:34)
170: Grace Britten (SWAT) over AK Nolin (AMES) (Fall 2:35)
190: Ellen Gerlock (SWAT) over Julia Hard (AMES) (Fall 3:09)
235: Haley Armstrong (SWAT) over Caroline Orr (AMES) (Fall 0:35)
100: Jazz Christensen (SWAT) over (AMES) (For.)
105: Brooklyn Greenlee (AMES) over Destiny Fry (SWAT) (Dec 10-7)
110: Addison Herr (SWAT) over (AMES) (For.)
115: Quincy Sorensen (SWAT) over Kate Badding (AMES) (Fall 1:17)
120: Lexa Rozevink (AMES) over Cadence Kinzie (SWAT) (Fall 0:47)
125: Alexis Winkey (AMES) over Raya Parker (SWAT) (Fall 0:19)

S.W.A.T. 63, Lewis Central 17

135: Espie Almazan (LECE) over Lilliana Tafoya (SWAT) (Fall 0:58)
140: Kassidy Fiala (LECE) over Mia South (SWAT) (Fall 2:32)
145: Alexa Anderson (SWAT) over (LECE) (For.)
155: Stella Beattie (SWAT) over Lindsay Trotter (LECE) (Fall 1:28)
170: Grace Britten (SWAT) over Peyton Katzer (LECE) (Fall 1:52)
190: Ellen Gerlock (SWAT) over Kalen Westerfield (LECE) (Dec 8-6)
235: Haley Armstrong (SWAT) over Madison Wright (LECE) (Fall 1:34)
100: Jazz Christensen (SWAT) over (LECE) (For.)
105: Destiny Fry (SWAT) over (LECE) (For.)
110: Addison Herr (SWAT) over Kenzie Jones (LECE) (Fall 1:08)
115: Quincy Sorensen (SWAT) over (LECE) (For.)
120: Avaeh Smith (LECE) over Cadence Kinzie (SWAT) (TF 21-6 3:17)
125: Raya Parker (SWAT) over Madison Allmon (LECE) (Fall 3:29)
130: Bailey Lillard (SWAT) over Lily Tamayo (LECE) (Fall 0:59)

S.W.A.T. 48, Missouri Valley 30

125: Raya Parker (SWAT) over Zoey Davis (MIVA) (Dec 13-9)
130: Bailey Lillard (SWAT) over Lea Gute (MIVA) (Dec 19-14)
135: Brooklyn Lange (MIVA) over Lilliana Tafoya (SWAT) (Fall 4:52)
140: Mia South (SWAT) over Presley Mass (MIVA) (Fall 0:36)
145: Riley Marcum (MIVA) over Alexa Anderson (SWAT) (Fall 1:51)
155: Nicole Olson (MIVA) over Stella Beattie (SWAT) (Fall 2:22)
170: Grace Britten (SWAT) over Kelcee McMillen (MIVA) (Fall 2:40)
190: Ellen Gerlock (SWAT) over Maya Zappia (MIVA) (Fall 1:58)
235: Jocelyn Buffum (MIVA) over Haley Armstrong (SWAT) (Fall 3:20)
100: Jazz Christensen (SWAT) over (MIVA) (For.)
105: Destiny Fry (SWAT) over (MIVA) (For.)
110: Addison Herr (SWAT) over (MIVA) (For.)
115: Quincy Sorensen (SWAT) over (MIVA) (For.)
120: Jordan Buffum (MIVA) over Cadence Kinzie (SWAT) (Fall 1:06)

Hawkeye Ten Conference:
Denison-Schleswig 65, Creston 46
Glenwood 67, Shenandoah 48
#5 Kuemper Catholic 74, Atlantic 52
Lewis Central 67 Clarinda, 24
Glenwood 67 Shenandoah, 48
Harlan Community 69 St. Albert, 65

Western Iowa Conference:
Logan-Magnolia 60, Riverside 57
IKM-Manning 53, Audubon 49

Rolling Valley Conference:
Coon Rapids-Bayard 66, Glidden-Ralston 29
West Harrison 65, Boyer Valley 41
Woodbine 73, Paton-Churdan 42

Corner Conference:
Griswold 57, Essex 48

West Central Conference:
ACGC 54, #4 Madrid 47
Panorama 59, Ogden 45

Hawkeye Ten Conference:
Fremont-Mills 49, Red Oak 30
#10 Lewis Central 67, Clarinda 24
Denison-Schleswig 55, Creston 42
Glenwood 56, Shenandoah 48
Atlantic 55, #14 Kuemper Catholic 44
#6 St. Albert 64, #6 Harlan Community 51

Western Iowa Conference:
Logan-Magnolia 42, Riverside 31
Council Bluffs Jefferson 51, Missouri Valley 41
#12 Treynor 64, Underwood 20

Rolling Valley Conference:
#9 CAM 61, Ar-We-Va 32
#12 Coon Rapids-Bayard 55, Glidden-Ralston 32
Boyer Valley 46, West Harrison 33

Corner Conference:
Griswold 36, Essex 32
East Mills 50, Sidney 39
Stanton 61, Hamburg 20

West Central Conference:
ACGC 55, Madrid 11
#2 Panorama 81, Ogden 4

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – The University of Iowa women’s wrestling team went 2-0 on day one of the NWCA National Duals. The Hawkeyes recorded 10 pins and six technical falls against Adrian College and Presbyterian.  

Second-seeded Iowa opened the day with a, 49-1, win over Adrian College. Sterling Dias opened the dual at 101 pounds with a pin in the first period over Alexis Hart-Butcher, 1:32. Ava Bayless made quick work at 109 pounds over Emily Mendez, notching an 11-1 tech. fall. At 116 pounds, Brianna Gonzalez stayed undefeated on the season with a pin over Carleigh Czerneski at 4:36. Felicity Taylor came in at 123 recording the third pin of the afternoon in just 1:21 over Angela LoRusso.  

The action continued at 130 with Emily Frost pinning Reece Martin in 1:12. At 143, Reese Larramendy notched the pin against Taylor Cutler in 1:10. Bella Mir defeated Taylor Cutler in just 1:10 with a pin, and Alivia White closed out the dual at 191 with a pin in 1:08. 

The Hawkeyes finished day one defeating seventh-seeded Presbyterian, 39-4. Dias captured a quick fall in just 32 seconds over Chiara Barbieri at 101. Bayless and Gonzalez both notched 10-0 tech. falls at 109 and 116. Ava Rose recorded a win at 130 via decision over tenth-ranked Alyssa Mahan, 4-2. Lilly Luft recorded a 10-0 tech. fall against Olivia Waller at 136, followed by a pin by Ella Schmit at 143 over Madeline Kubicki in 5:14. Marlynne Deede and Haley Ward notched 10-0 tech. falls at 155 and 170; Deede defeating Isabella Badon and Ward defeating tenth-ranked Henlee Hayes. Jaycee Foeller made her season to debut to cap off the night. She defeated Ella Beam via pin in 2:05.  

UP NEXT    

Iowa continue action in Cedar Falls, Iowa tomorrow starting at 10:30 a.m. CT. The Hawkeyes will face King University in the semifinals of the NWCA National Duals. Action will be streamed on FloWrestling (subscription required). 

RESULTS    

#2 Iowa 49, Adrian College 1 

101 – #2 Sterling Dias (I) fall Alexis Hart-Butcher (A), 1:32 

109 – #2 Ava Bayless (I) tech. fall Emily Mendez (A), 11-1 

116 – #3 Brianna Gonzalez (I) fall Carleigh Czerneski (A), 4:36 

123 – #2 Felicity Taylor (I) fall Angela LoRusso (A), 1:21  

130 – #10 Emily Frost (I) fall Reece Martin (A), 1:12 

136 – Lilly Luft (I) forfeit Unknown (A) 

143 – #1 Reese Larramendy (I) fall Taylor Cutler (A), 1:10 

155 – Bella Mir (I) fall Nyla Burgess (A), 2:33 

170 – #1 Kylie Welker (I) forfeit Unknown (A) 

191 – #9 Alivia White (I) fall Xsaria Puente (A), 1:08 

#2 Iowa 39, #7 Presbyterian 4 

101 – #2 Sterling Dias (I) fall Chiara Barbieri (P), 0:32 

109 – #2 Ava Bayless (I) tech. fall Grace York (P), 10-0 

116 – #3 Brianna Gonzalez (I) tech. fall Charlize Shuler (P), 10-0 

123 – Ava Rose (I) dec. #10 Alyssa Mahan (P), 4-2 

130 –Cassia Zammit (P) dec. #10 Emily Frost (I), 6-2 

136 – Lilly Luft (I) tech. fall Olivia Waller (P), 10-0 

143 – #2 Ella Schmit (I) fall Madeline Kubicki (P), 5:14 

155 – #1 Marlynne Deede (I) tech. fall Isabella Badon (P), 10-0 

170 – #4 Haley Ward tech. fall #10 Henlee Hayes (P), 10-0 

191 – Jaycee Foeller (I) fall Ella Beam (P), 2:05 

(hawkeyesports.com)

New Brunswick, NJ – The fourth-ranked Iowa women’s basketball team defeated Rutgers, 103-69, on Friday night inside Jersey Mike’s Arena. It was the first sellout for Rutgers women’s basketball since 2006. Iowa improved to 15-1 on the season and 4-0 in Big Ten play.

All-American Caitlin Clark recorded her third triple-double this season leading scoring with 29 points, 10 rebounds, and 10 assists. It was her 14th career triple-double.

Five Hawkeyes recorded double digit points. Kate Martin registered double digits in the first half finishing with 17 points, seven rebounds, and five assists. Gabbie Marshall finished with 12 points, and Sydney Affolter and Hannah Stuelke each scored 10 points apiece.

Clark recorded nine points and Davis went 2-for-2 from three in the first quarter to aid the Hawkeyes in the early lead. Iowa outrebounded the Scarlet Knights, 31-13, in the first half to head into halftime with a 55-30, advantage.

It was more of the same in the second half as Iowa outscored Rutgers, 26-16, in the third quarter, shooting 62.5% from the field. Iowa closed out the game going on a 7-0 run midst of the fourth quarter.

It was Iowa’s fifth 100-point outing and 11th 20+ point victory of the season. It is also the first time in the Lisa Bluder era the Hawkeyes have started 15-1.

QUOTING P. SUE BECKWITH, MD, HEAD COACH LISA BLUDER
“First off, we want to recognize the people in Perry, Iowa that are struggling in their community. We’ve been thinking about them a lot and sending prayers their way. I’m really glad Iowa could be here on the night that they are recognizing —. I thought we played very well in tonight’s game. I thought we were in control mentally and physically the whole night.”

UP NEXT
The fourth-ranked Hawkeyes will hit the road to face Purdue on Jan. 10. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m. (CT) inside Mackey Arena. The game will broadcast on Peacock (subscription required) and the Hawkeye Radio Network.

The Atlantic basketball team started off the game with a 5-2 lead against Kuemper Catholic but couldn’t get the key basket needed to contain the Knights. Kuemper Catholic came away with a 74-52 win and improved to 9-1 on the season.

It was a very close game throughout the first quarter with both offenses struggling mightily against zone defenses from both squads. The Knights hit a couple shots in the last minute of the first quarter and started to find a rhythm leading into the second to lead 42-25 at the break. The Trojans then opened the second half on a 8-2 run but Kuemper Catholic quickly responded with multiple fast break baskets to cushion the lead back to double digits.  The Knights led by 14 at the end of the third and hung on with a lead near that mark the rest of the way.

Atlantic Head Coach Dalton Franken was pride of the fight his team showed starting the second half on a run but said that rebounds are still an issue for Atlantic.

Michale Kasperbauer led the Knights with 14 points, Carter Putney had 13, and Carson Kanne added 12. Kuemper Catholic will travel to East Sac County on Saturday.

Atlantic got 26 points from Colton Rasmussen and 13 from Nolan Waters. One highlight from Friday’s loss was Colton Rasmussen scoring his 1000th point as an Atlantic Trojan, Coach Franken said it was a moment well deserved.

The Trojans fall to 3-10 on the season and will head to Clarinda on Tuesday.

The Atlantic girls basketball team clamped down defensively against Kuemper Catholic in the second quarter and turned a 5-point lead after the first into a 9-point lead by half. The Trojans then battled away to a 55-44 victory on Friday night at Kuemper Catholic High School. The win brought relief and a boost of confidence for Head Coach Dan Vargason and his squad.

Paytn Harter had a solid night with 18 points and was a big part of the defensive pressure that flustered the Knights. Maddie Richter was also great defensively and finished with 13 points and 4 triples in the second half. A focus for the Trojans was holding onto the lead and keeping composure in high pressure situations. Atlantic had lost three previous games including against Kuemper Catholic while leading to start the fourth quarter. Coach Vargason said a major takeaway from the game is that the girls learned what they’re capable of when they stay in the moment and play together.

Atlantic improved to 4-9 on the season with the win and will now prep for a trip to Clarinda on Tuesday night.

Kuemper Catholic was led by 15 points from Elsa Tiefenthaler and the Knights fell to 3-7 on the season.

3A
Alexander Pierce (Iowa City West)
Bas Diaz (Waverly-Shell Rock)
Brent Slade (Southeast Polk)
Cale Seaton (Iowa City High)
Carter Freeman (Waukee-Northwest)
Carter Pearson (Southeast Polk)
Dreshaun Ross (Fort Dodge)
Dru Ayala (Fort Dodge)
Jacob Helgeson (Johnston)
Jake Knight (Bettendorf)
Kane Naaktgeboren (Linn-Mar)
Koufax Christensen (Waukee-Northwest)
Koy Davidson (Fort Dodge)
Max Magayna (Waterloo East)
TJ Koester (Bettendorf)

For most teams a six-point loss and a two-game losing streak just stings. However, for Riverside Head Coach Mitch Rice and the (5-4) Bulldogs they came away with optimism after a 48-42 loss against the top Western Iowa conference team Treynor. The Bulldogs played the Cardinals as close as anyone in the WIC this year and gave Coach Rice an opportunity to show his young team the potential they’ve been playing with.

Coach Rice is candid about the youth of his squad. Out of the 13 players on the roster, 7 of them are freshman. With so many freshmen in a 10-player rotation, it has brought slight growing pains this season and yet Riverside still has wins over Essex, IKM-Manning, Griswold, Missouri Valley, and Red Oak. That level of success had Coach Rice explain to his team that after Christmas break nobody will be viewed as a freshman. The expectations will only increase for this group.

A player that has met expectations for Riverside is junior Elly Henderson who has played selfless basketball. Second on the team in assists with 18 and leading scorer at 58 points. Coach Rice wants to see her attack the basket more and hone her offensive ability.

Sydney Somers is another freshman on this Bulldog’s team that impressed Coach Rice with her work effort throughout the season. Somers is second on the team with rebounds at 33 and tied at second in scoring with 53.

Riverside dropped their first game in 2024 to Logan-Magnolia 42-31.

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The Atlantic Trojans Girls Basketball coaching staff have asked fans attending tonight’s game at Kuemper Catholic to wear blue to show support for the Perry Community. KJAN joins many others with condolences and prayers for the Perry Community. We will bring you the coverage of tonight’s doubleheader with our pregame show starting at 5:50 p.m. on KJAN.