DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Officials say a former Des Moines teacher and basketball coach will lose his teaching license for a year for wrongly operating outside of district oversight two bank accounts with more than $1.8 million in deposits. The Des Moines Register reports that Chris Cundiff also will receive a written reprimand for violating the state ethics code, which prohibits the misuse of public funds and property.

A state audit released in January found hundreds of thousands of dollars of improper and undocumented spending that raised questions about whether donations, fundraising proceeds and player contributions were properly used at Roosevelt High School. Auditors say Cundiff transferred some of the money into his personal bank account and bought gifts for athletes and coaches.

He resigned in June 2015.

After Region Final play was completed in Class 1A and 2A on Tuesday night the full brackets are now set for the 2017 State Volleyball Tournament.

In Class 1A East Mills will take on Janesville in the opening round on Wednesday, November 8th at 6:00pm on Court One at the US Cellular Center in Cedar Rapids.

In Class 2A St. Albert will face Unity Christian on Wednesday, November 8th at 4:00pm on Court One. Sidney will take on Grundy Center on Wednesday, November 8th at 4:00pm on Court Two.

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Regional Finals

(3-0) East Mills 25-25-25, Essex 16-14-19
(3-0) North Tama 25-25-25, Coon Rapids-Bayard 10-18-18
(3-0) Sidney 25-25-25, Clarinda 17-22-13
(3-0) St. Albert, Council Bluffs 25-25-25, Woodward-Granger 11-17-23
(3-0) Unity Christian 25-25-25, Treynor 22-18-11

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

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs were back to forcing turnovers in their Monday night win over the Broncos. They had struggled to take the ball away through their first seven games, but picked off Trevor Siemian three times and recovered two fumbles in a 29-19 victory. It was a positive sign for a Chiefs defense that had been underperforming much of the season.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — At 5-3 overall and just 2-3 in the Big Ten, Iowa hasn’t lived up to its annual expectation of competing for the West division title. Just imagine where the Hawkeyes might be if it wasn’t for their defense. The Hawkeyes are ranked 12th nationally at just 17.4 points allowed per game, and they’ve held their last four opponents below that. They host third-ranked Ohio State on Saturday.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa freshman point guard Connor McCaffery has decided to play this season instead of redshirt. The star recruit and son of Hawkeyes coach Fran McCaffery had planned to sit out as a freshman and play baseball for Iowa in the spring. But backup point guard Christian Williams left the program last week, leaving Iowa thin at that position.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Brian Hardin has been hired as Drake’s athletic director at Drake. He will replace Sandy Hatfield-Club in early December. Hardin is a native of Des Moines and was a deputy athletic director at Marquette. He also worked at Ball State and Notre Dame.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa freshman point guard Connor McCaffery has decided to play this season instead of redshirt. The star recruit and son of Hawkeyes coach Fran McCaffery had planned to sit out as a freshman and play baseball for Iowa in the spring. But backup point guard Christian Williams left the program last week, leaving Iowa thin at that position.

The 6-foot-5 McCaffery scored nearly 20 points a game in leading Iowa City West High to the state title in 2016-17. He was ranked the nation’s No. 90 recruit in last year’s class.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Brian Hardin has been hired as Drake’s athletic director. President Marty Martin said Tuesday that Hardin will replace Sandy Hatfield-Club in early December. Hardin, a native of Des Moines, was a deputy athletic director at Marquette. He also worked at Ball State and Notre Dame. Martin cited Hardin’s “reputation for success and integrity in all facets of athletics administration at Division I institutions.”

Hardin inherits a new men’s basketball coach in Niko Medved. But perhaps his two biggest short-term challenges will be to oversee the Drake Relays, an international track and field meet held every April on campus, and to retain women’s basketball coach Jennie Baranczyk. Baranczyk led the Bulldogs to a Top 25 ranking last season.

Regional Finals. All set for 7:00pm starts

Class 1A

Region 1: Gehlen Catholic vs. Harris-Lake Park (@ George)
Region 2: Essex vs. East Mills (@ Tabor)
Region 3: Newell-Fonda vs. Janesville (@ South Hamilton)
Region 4: North Tama vs. Coon Rapids-Bayard (@ Nevada)
Region 5: Kee vs. Tripoli (@ Cresco)
Region 6: Starmont vs. Iowa Valley (@ Center Point)
Region 7: HLV vs. Springville (@ Williamsburg)
Region 8: Holy Trinity Catholic vs. Southeast Warren (@ Ottumwa, Evans Middle School)

Class 2A

Region 1: Western Christian vs. Central Lyon (@ Hull)
Region 2: Unity Christian vs. Treynor (@ Sioux City East)
Region 3: St. Albert vs. Woodward-Granger (@ Atlantic)
Region 4: Sidney vs. Clarinda (@ Shenandoah)
Region 5: Grundy Center vs. Pella Christian (@ Grinnell)
Region 6: Lake Mills vs. Wapsie Valley (@ Nashua)
Region 7: Dike-New Hartford vs. Bellevue (@ Delhi)
Region 8: Iowa City Regina vs. Wilton (@ West Liberty)

Class 3A, 4A, 5A State Volleyball Brackets