Newell-Fonda began the first five-class state tournament with an impressive victory.

Five players scored at least eight points in an efficient, balanced effort as the second-ranked Mustangs rolled past Villisca 75-28 in Class 1-A play.

Renee Maneman, a slick 5-foot-5 junior, led the way with 15 points, six assists, four rebounds and four steals. Andrea Christensen, the only senior who starts, added 14 points and freshman Jordan Wilken scored 11.

Newell-Fonda also got nine points from Brianna Wells and eight points, seven assists and six rebounds from Claudia Larsen. The Mustangs, in the state tournament for the third time in the last four years, move on to Wednesday night’s semifinal round with a 23-2 record.

Unranked Villisca had visions of an upset early, taking leads of 8-5 and 10-9. Newell-Fonda’s full-court press then began taking a toll and the Mustangs closed out the first half on a 31-4 run to open a 40-14 lead.

They started the third quarter with a 16-2 burst, setting the continuous clock into play. Newell-Fonda shot 53 percent in the second half and finished with 15 steals.

Villisca made it to state for the first time since 1968 and finished 21-5, tying the school record for victories. Jill Vanderhoof led the Bluejays with 11 points and nine rebounds.

It was the final girls basketball game for Villisca, which will join with Corning next fall to become Southwest Valley.

w/ Jim Field

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Mitchell Williamson of CAM beat his opponent 15-2 in the finals of the state AAU Wrestling Championships.  Williamson won the 140 pound weight class in the “B” division for 5th and 6th graders over the weekend.  Mitchell is the son of David and Julie Williamson of Wiota.

Class 1-A First Round:

• 10:00 am – Villisca (21-4) vs. Newell-Fonda (22-2)
• 11:45 am – Marquette Catholic (16-6) vs. Ar-We-Va (21-3)
• 1:30 pm – Colo-Nesco (23-2) vs. Burlington Notre Dame (21-3)
• 3:15 pm – Earlham (16-9) vs. Central Lyon (23-2)

Class 2-A First Round:

• 5:00 pm – Pella Christian (19-5) vs. Western Christian (23-1)
• 6:45 pm – Aplington-Parkersburg (20-3) vs. Panorama (23-2)
• 8:30 pm – Iowa City Regina (19-4) vs. Lawton-Bronson (24-1)

• Atlantic vs. Harlan @ Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln — on KJAN @ 6:45 pm —
• Marion vs. Davenport Assumption @ Clinton
• Mount Pleasant vs. Solon @ Iowa City West
• Bishop Heelan Catholic vs. MOC-Floyd Valley @ Le Mars
• Clear Lake vs. Waverly-Shell Rock @ McLeod Center, Cedar Falls
• Crestwood vs. Vinton-Shellsburg @ McLeod Center, Cedar Falls
• Grinnell vs. Centerville @ Oskaloosa
• Norwalk vs. Dallas Center-Grimes @ Waukee

Class 1-A Sub-State Finals:

• Riverside 64, Villisca 41 (Ricky Williams scores 26 to lead the Bulldogs)
• Ankeny Christian Academy 50, Murray 37
• Boyden-Hull 67, Rock Valley 45
• Danville 61, Sigourney 29
• Lone Tree 68, Dunkerton 55
• North Tama 55, Iowa Mennonite 46
• St. Mary’s Storm Lake 71, Lawton-Bronson 61
• Wapsie Valley 66, Bishop Garrigan 50

Class 2-A Sub-State Finals:

• Kuemper Catholic 59, Red Oak 46
• Nodaway Valley 64, North Polk 61
• Dike-New Hartford 63, New Hampton 55
• MFL MarMac 52, Western Dubuque 40
• North Cedar 52, West Branch 43
• Pella Christian 66, Burlington Notre Dame 49
• Sheldon 64, Western Christian 57 (OT)
• West Fork 68, East Sac County 39

Class 4-A Sub-State Semi-Finals:

• Sioux City East 83, Lewis Central 53
• Sioux City North 69, Sioux City West 54

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – Rachel Theriot scored 19 points and No. 24 Nebraska won its ninth game in a row, defeating Iowa 66-46 on Sunday.  Jordan Hooper and Lindsey Moore scored 10 points apiece and Moore had eight assists for the Cornhuskers (21-6, 11-3 Big Ten), who kept their hopes alive of sharing the conference championship.

Nebraska’s last two conference games are at Wisconsin on Thursday and at home next Sunday against No. 7 Penn State, which owns at least a share of the Big Ten title.  Samantha Logic led the Hawkeyes (17-11, 6-8) with 12 points. She scored the game’s first basket, but that was Iowa’s only lead and the Huskers went on to lead 29-20 at halftime.
Iowa, which has lost six of its last seven, fell to 7-2 against ranked teams this season. The Hawkeyes’ other loss in that category was to Penn State.

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) – Jon Lester pitched two scoreless innings in his first start of spring training, leading the Boston Red Sox to a 5-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday.  Lester retired all six batters he faced, striking out one. He needed 24 pitches – 17 strikes – to get through the two innings, six in the second inning. All but one of Lester’s pitches were fastballs.

Rafael Furcal was the designated hitter for St. Louis. He went 0 for 2 as he is working to return from a strained ligament in his throwing elbow that cut short his season. He recently received a cortisone shot in that elbow to help with a painful bone spur.    Daniel Descalso homered to right in the fifth inning for the Cardinals.

Jim Field and Chris Parks have the call of the game played at Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln High School.

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