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The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union has released the 2013 regional basketball pairings. Class 1-A play begins Thursday, February 7, Class 2-A and Class 3-A begin Saturday, February 9, Classes 4-A and 5-A begin Wednesday February 13.
Iowa coach Fran McCaffery says in a tough Big Ten race you can expect to see more of the unexpected. The Hawkeyes improved to 2-4 in the league race on Saturday night with a victory over Wisconsin, just days after the Badgers posted a victory at then second ranked Indiana. The Hawkeyes return to action this (Tuesday) evening, with a visit to Ohio State. It will be the first game for Iowa forward Aaron White back in his home state. The sophomore is averaging 15 points and more than six rebounds in the last three games.
McCaffery says to have a chance against the Buckeyes the freshman guard duo of Mike Gessell and Anthony Clemmons will need to handle the pressure of the Ohio State guard court led by junior Aaron Craft. Craft leads the Buckeyes in steals and assists. Ohio State coach Thad Matta says the Buckeyes need to do a better job of protecting the basketball than they did in a 59-56 loss at Michigan State on Saturday.
Ohio State is 13-4 overall. Iowa is 13-5. Pre-game coverage on KJAN begins this afternoon, at 4:30. Tip-off is slated for 5:30.
Baylor remained No. 1 in The Associated Press women’s basketball poll for a third straight week after two easy victories. The Lady Bears cruised to wins over Kansas State and West Virginia and have 28 straight Big 12 regular-season victories. Baylor had 35 first-place ballots. The Lady Bears will face No. 24 Iowa State and 20th-ranked Oklahoma this week.
Notre Dame, UConn, Duke and Kentucky rounded out the first five. The Huskies handed the Blue Devils their first loss of the season, 79-49 on Monday night. The Wildcats were followed by Stanford, California, Penn State, Tennessee and Maryland. None of the Top 10 teams changed as they went 18-0, winning by an average of 22.5 points. Michigan State entered the poll at No. 25 while Kansas fell out.
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The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school basketball poll with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record, total points and position last week at right:
| Class 4A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. Iowa City, West (16) | 13-0 | 160 | 1 |
| 2. Bettendorf | 13-0 | 140 | 2 |
| 3. Dubuque, Senior | 11-1 | 119 | 4 |
| 4. Epworth, Western Dubuque | 14-0 | 113 | 3 |
| 5. Sioux City, East | 14-0 | 96 | 5 |
| 6. Ankeny | 10-2 | 86 | 6 |
| 7. Sioux City, North | 13-1 | 42 | 9 |
| 8. Des Moines, Roosevelt | 10-2 | 31 | 10 |
| 9. Urbandale | 11-3 | 29 | 8 |
| 10. Valley, West Des Moines | 10-3 | 27 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Des Moines, Hoover 18. Cedar Falls 9. North Scott, Eldridge 9. Cedar Rapids, Kennedy 1.
| Class 3A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. Vinton-Shellsburg (13) | 14-0 | 157 | 1 |
| 2. Dallas Center-Grimes (2) | 14-0 | 138 | 2 |
| 3. Assumption, Davenport (1) | 10-3 | 124 | 3 |
| 4. Atlantic | 14-1 | 116 | 4 |
| 5. MOC-Floyd Valley | 13-2 | 92 | 6 |
| 6. Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City | 9-5 | 60 | 5 |
| 7. Centerville | 11-1 | 57 | 8 |
| 8. Creston | 12-2 | 54 | 9 |
| 9. Mount Pleasant | 11-3 | 34 | 10 |
| 10. Crestwood, Cresco | 12-1 | 17 | 7 |
Others receiving votes: Harlan 10. Humboldt 9. Waverly-Shell Rock 4. Norwalk 3. Grinnell 3. Solon 2.
| Class 2A | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Record | Pts | Prv | ||
| 1. West Fork, Sheffield (9) | 15-0 | 151 | 2 | |
| 2. Western Christian, Hull | (4) | 13-1 | 132 | 3 |
| 3. Cascade,Western Dubuque (1) | 14-0 | 125 | 4 | |
| 4. Nodaway Valley (2) | 14-1 | 123 | 1 | |
| 5. IKM-Manning | 15-1 | 80 | 6 | |
| (tie) Sheldon | 14-1 | 80 | 5 | |
| 7. West Branch | 13-1 | 61 | 7 | |
| 8. PCM, Monroe | 14-1 | 54 | 9 | |
| 9. New Hampton | 11-2 | 23 | NR | |
| 10. Des Moines Christian | 15-2 | 21 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: MFL-Mar-Mac 10. Notre Dame, Burlington 8. St. Edmond, Fort Dodge 6. West Marshall, State Center 5. North Cedar, Stanwood 1.
| Class 1A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. Danville (13) | 15-0 | 155 | 1 |
| 2. St. Mary’s, Storm Lake (2) | 13-1 | 143 | 2 |
| 3. Lone Tree | 15-0 | 114 | 3 |
| 4. Lawton-Bronson (1) | 17-0 | 105 | 5 |
| 5. Harris-Lake Park | 13-1 | 79 | 8 |
| 6. Boyden-Hull | 12-3 | 53 | 6 |
| 7. Murray | 16-1 | 47 | 4 |
| 8. Riverside, Oakland | 13-1 | 46 | 9 |
| 9. Dunkerton | 14-0 | 37 | NR |
| 10. North Tama, Traer | 15-1 | 33 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Preston 20. Lamoni 19. Ankeny Christian Academy 15. Woodbury Central, Moville 7. North Linn, Troy Mills 4. Iowa Mennonite, Kalona 2. Treynor 1.
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Mike Matheny first encountered Stan Musial about two decades ago, watching the Hall of Famer draw a harmonica out of his jacket with an impish grin and captivate yet another crowd. Whichever way the St. Louis Cardinals decide to memorialize Stan the Man, whether they wear armbands or a patch on their uniforms, their manager expects his team to adhere to Musial’s work ethic. Matheny, who begins his second spring training in charge in about three weeks, believes Musial’s passing will serve as perspective and motivation while reminding players that the window of opportunity is short.
The 92-year-old Musial, a seven-time National League batting champion and three-time MVP, died on Saturday. A public visitation will be Thursday at the Cathedral Basilica in St. Louis, with a funeral Mass on Saturday.
ST. LOUIS (AP) – A public visitation for baseball great Stan Musial will be Thursday at the Cathedral Basilica in St. Louis. The St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Famer died Saturday at age 92. The Cardinals announced Monday that the public visitation will be 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday. A funeral Mass will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, also at Cathedral Basilica. New York Archbishop Timothy Dolan, St. Louis Archbishop Robert Carlson and Bishop Richard Stika will officiate.
Following the Mass, the funeral procession will travel to Busch Stadium where the family will lay a wreath at the base of the Musial statue. After that, a private burial is planned. The family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to Covenant House or a charity of choice in Musial’s name.
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ST. LOUIS (AP) – Flowers, balloons, cards and other remembrances are crowding around the Stan Musial statue at Busch Stadium as fans pay tribute to the man once described as “baseball’s perfect knight.” Musial, the St. Louis Cardinals great and a beloved figure in St. Louis, died Saturday at his home in St. Louis County. He was 92.
Within hours of his death, fans began leaving tributes at the Musial statue that first stood outside the old Busch Stadium and was moved to the new ballpark when it opened in 2006. Musial hit .331 for his 22-year career, all with the Cardinals. He died less than a year after his wife of 71 years, Lil, who died in May.
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