The Iowa Basketball Coaches Association has announced their 23rd Annual Academic All-State Team.  23 student-athletes were selected from over 150 nominations for the 2013 boys team and they are as follows:

• Trey Achterhoff, MOC-FV Act  er. Hoff.
• Mitchell Boerm, North Tama
• Jake Drost, Decorah
• Dan Ehrsam, Nodaway Valley
• Ted Friedman, Ankeny
• Cody Good, Ogden
• Max Griffith, Vinton-Shellsburg
• Travis Gudenkauf, Dyersville Beckman
• Austin Halls, Murray
• Josh Jirak, Center Point-Urbana Yur AK
• David Lowry, Starmont
• Grant Otte, Dowling Catholic
• Hunter Pflughaupt, North Linn
• Luke Rauenbuehler, Musacatine Raw – en – buler
• Michael Soukup, Danville
• Bryan Sumner, Ankeny
• Colby Taylor, Creston
• Brandt Van Roekel, Boyden-Hull
• Austin Ver Meer, Pella Christian
• Brody Vogel, Jesup
• Alex Welsch, Nodaway Valley
• Jon Wisnieski, Dowling Catholic
• Aaron Youngberg, Pocahontas Area

This group boasts the following averages: Their average ACT composite is 29.5. Their average GPA is 3.99, and they carry a per game scoring average of 14.6points. In addition, 10 or either number 1 or 2 in their respective senior classes.

The Iowa Basketball Coaches Association also announced their girls 17th Annual Academic All-State Team.  22 student-athletes were selected from over 150 nominations for the 2013 girls team and they are as follows:

• MaKayla Augustine, Bishop Heelan
• Taryn Barz, Hampton-Dumont
• Whitney Benson, West Marshall
• Kaylee Blake, IKM, Manning
• Ally Disterhoft, Iowa City West
• Maliah Fligg, Clear Creek-Amana
• Heather Hook, Grundy Center
• Sarah Lampe, Bellevue Marquette
• Anna Madrigal, Decorah
• Danielle Moore, Davenport Assumption
• Emily Nelson, Audubon
• Aubrey Norville, Lewis Central
• Ally Orwig, Indianola
• Lindsay Schlabaugh, Williamsburg
• Tiffany Stubbs, Des Moines Christian
• Beth Thompson, Benton
• Kelley Trimble, West Branch
• Chelsey Van Ness, Denison
• Kieja Veldman, Spirit Lake
• Madalyn Welty, Western Dubuque
• Raelyn Webster, New Hampton
• Jayne Wiarda, AGWSR

This group boasts the following averages: Their average ACT composite is 27.2. Their average GPA is 3.99, and they carry a per game scoring average of 13.7 points. In addition, 10 or either number 1 or 2 in their respective senior classes.

To be nominated for consideration, players must have had a 25 ACT composite, 3.25 GPA, and a class rank in the top 25% of their senior class.  Winners will be receive certificates of recognition during their respective state tournaments.

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) – Jake Koch had 14 points and 10 rebounds and three blocks to lead Northern Iowa to a 61-54 victory against suddenly-skidding Creighton on Wednesday night.  Seth Tuttle and Deon Mitchell added 12 points each for the Panthers (15-11, 8-6 Missouri Valley).

Doug McDermott had 15 points and 12 rebounds for Creighton (20-6, 9-5), which dropped its third straight. At the start of last week, the Bluejays were ranked No. 16 but tumbled out of the Top 25 after losses to Indiana State and Illinois State.

Once in the driver’s seat for the MVC regular-season title, Creighton has fallen into a second-place tie with Indiana State. Both schools are a game behind Wichita State, which has won two in a row after a three-game losing streak. Matt Bohannon’s 3-pointer with 3:16 remaining gave Northern Iowa the lead for good, 52-49. After that, the Bluejays shot 1 for 5 from the floor – McDermott’s dunk at the buzzer was the only successful attempt – and went 3 for 8 from the line.  Creighton made 5 of 14 (35.7 percent) free-throw attempts for the game.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – Sheldon McClellan scored all 10 of Texas’ points in the second overtime and the Longhorns welcomed back point guard Myck Kabongo from a 23-game suspension with an 89-86 win over Iowa State on Wednesday night. McClellan also had a key steal which led to his two free throws in the final seconds for Texas (11-13, 3-8 Big 12). Iowa State had a chance to tie but Chris Babb’s 3-pointer with 5 seconds left missed and Texas’ Connor Lammert took the ball from Babb in a scramble for the long rebound.

McClellan scored 18 points. Kabongo had 13 points, five assists and seven rebounds in his first game of the season, but fouled out in the first overtime.  Melvin Ejim had 20 points and 16 rebounds for Iowa State (16-8, 6-5).

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Fred VanVleet scored 17 points off the bench, Carl Hall added 14 points and 10 rebounds and Wichita State took sole possession of first place in the Missouri Valley Conference with a 71-56 victory against Drake on Wednesday night. Malcolm Armstead had 12 points and Cleanthony Early 11 for the Shockers (21-5, 10-4), who moved a game in front of Creighton and Indiana State in the MVC standings. Ben Simons scored 15 points and Richard Carter 11 for the Bulldogs (11-14, 5-9), who were outrebounded 45-29.

Drake fought back from a double-digit halftime deficit to trail 55-47 with 6:01 remaining, but Armstead drilled a 3-pointer, Tekele Cotton hit a jumper and VanVleet converted a three-point play to double the margin. The Bulldogs got no closer than 14 points the rest of the way. Wichita State took a 30-16 lead into the break after outscoring Drake 18-2 in the last 9:37 of the first half.

Class 3A Region 8
Regional Semifinal
ADM, Adel 63, North Polk, Alleman 59
Red Oak 52, Shenandoah 49

Class 4A Region 7
Regional First Round
Glenwood 51, Creston 39

Class 4A Region 8
Regional First Round
Carroll 53, Denison-Schleswig 48

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1-A First Round: 

• Woodbury Central 45, Audubon 19
• Alburnett 52, West Marshall 27
• Clarion-Goldfield 42, Sumner-Fredericksburg 33
• Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 36, Emmetsburg 31

 1-A Consolation Semi-Finals:

• Emmetsburg 43, Audubon 36
• Sumner-Fredericksburg 45, West Marshall 28

1-A Semi-Finals:

• Alburnett 56, Clarion-Goldfield 24
• Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 43, Woodbury Central 33

1-A Finals:

• Championship – Alburnett 60, Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 21
• 3rd Place – Woodbury Central 35, Clarion-Goldfield 30
• 5th Place – Sumner-Fredericksburg 61, Emmetsburg 18
• 7th Place – West Marshall 47, Audubon 36

2-A First Round:

• West Delaware 52, Ballard 17
• Charles City 35, Creston/O-M 32
• Davenport Assumption 60, Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 18
• Mediapolis 48, Union 24

2-A Consolation Semi-Finals:

• Creston/O-M 44, Ballard 28
• Union 40, Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 34

2-A Semi-Finals:

• West Delaware 40, Charles City 21
• Davenport Assumption 41, Mediapolis 21

2-A Finals:

• Championship – Davenport Assumption 30, West Delaware 29
• 3rd Place – Mediapolis 40Charles City 21
• 5th Place – Union 36, Creston/O-M 33
• 7th Place – Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 40, Ballard 27

3-A First Round:

• Southeast Polk 42, Pleasant Valley 29
• Waverly-Shell Rock 67, Linn-Mar 12
• Cedar Rapids Prairie 41, Dowling Catolic 27
• Bettendorf 36, Ankeny 34

3-A Consolation Semi-Finals:

• Pleasant Valley 67, Linn-Mar 10
• Ankeny 58, Dowling Catholic 9

3-A Semi-Finals:

• Southeast Polk 46, Waverly-Shell Rock 19
• Bettendorf 51, Cedar Rapids Prairie 13

3-A Finals:

• Championship – Southeast Polk 46, Bettendorf 20
• 3rd Place – Waverly-Shell Rock 51, Cedar Rapids Prairie 15
• 5th Place – Ankeny 39, Pleasant Valley 23
• 7th Place – Dowling Catholic 51, Linn-Mar 18

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JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Adam Wainwright and the St. Louis Cardinals have put contract talks on hold. Neither party expects many obstacles when they resume talking about a long-term deal. The 31-year-old Wainwright is in the final year of a contact, plus extension that will have paid him $36 million over six years. Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak says there is plenty of time before opening day. Wainwright’s value increased in the last week after it was learned Chris Carpenter likely will miss the entire season with problems with his right arm.