Iowa gave up 103 points in its loss to Indiana on Sunday and coach Fran McCaffery says they continue to try and find a way to shore up the defense. “Not happy at all with how we’re playing, we’ve got to get better at the defensive end of the floor. We shuffled the lineup a little bit to see if that would help. I think it helped in some areas, maybe not so much in others, so I think we have a couple of important days of practice coming up,” McCaffery says. McCaffery says you can only do so much work in practice on defense.

He says you can work on all kinds of drills and try different combinations. “But ultimately it comes down to a matter of toughness, and we lack that right now, I don’t mind saying it, we don’t have the toughness that’s necessary to defend in this league,” McCaffery says. Iowa did score 89 points in the game. McCaffery was asked if he’d thought about giving up the fast-paced offense. “No, nothing’s changed my mind. I don’t mind being in a 103-89 game, I just don’t want to have 89,” McCaffery said. Iowa is now 11-11 overall on the season, and 3-6 in the Big Ten conference. Iowa hosts Minnesota on Wednesday.

Iowa State returns to action tonight against Kansas State looking to avoid a letdown after upsetting Kansas on Saturday. Cyclone coach, Fred Hoiberg, says they got a lot of great exposure from that win on national T-V.  “You know our guys from start to finish against Kansas played as hard, with as much passion as we have all year. I’ve been so proud of our guys how they’ve come together, especially since the conference season started, and you have to in order to compete in this league, you have to compete with that type of energy every time you take the floor,” Hoiberg says. He said the recognition is great, but they have 10 more games to go in the season. Hoiberg says the game against the Wildcats will be physical.

He says K-State gets almost half of its shots back off the offensive rebounds. “We talked about it against Kansas, we did a great job of limiting them to five offensive rebounds, two second chance points. We’re going to have twice as good an effort against Kansas State in order to do that same thing,” Hoiberg said. Iowa State is 15-6 overall and 5-3 in the Big 12 conference and alone in fourth place. K-State is 15-5 and 4-4 in the conference, in fifth place. Tip off is eight p-m.

(Dar Danielson/Radio Iowa)

• South Page 61, Heartland Christian 29
• Boyer Valley 63, Charter Oak-Ute 25
• Essex 41, Craig-Fairfax, Mo. 30
• Fremont-Mills 66, Red Oak 53
• Treynor 74, Underwood 53

• Craig-Fairfax, Mo. 55, Essex 41
• Kuemper Catholic 46, Lewis Central 40
• Treynor 62, Underwood 45

• IKM-Manning 63, Ar-We-Va 34
• OA-BCIG 69, Lawton-Bronson 64

• River Valley 68, Woodbury Central 59
• Boyer Valley 52, Logan-Magnolia 27
• Ridge View 29, Westwood 26

Nate Meier has verbally committed to a scholarship offer from the University of Iowa.  The 6-foot-2, 235 pound running back was also a standout on defense in leading Fremont-Mill to it’s first 8-Man state title last fall.  I his senior season, Meier rushed for 2,494 yards and 57 touchdowns.  On defense, he collected 112 tackles, 34 for a loss.  Meier let Iowa coaches know of his decision on Sunday.

On Line Museum Celebrates Team History, Showcases Extensive Cardinals Collection, Engages Fans

ST. LOUIS, Mo., January 30, 2011- The St. Louis Cardinals Hall of Fame
and Museum debuted a new website (www.cardinals.com/museum) today that
showcases the team’s extensive collection of baseball memorabilia, while
encouraging fans to explore and learn more about the rich 121-year
history of the St. Louis Cardinals.

The web site (www.cardinals.com/museum) includes hundreds of
historical photographs, several fresh virtual exhibits and dozens of
informative videos that go inside the collection and highlight the
biographies of some of the greatest Cardinals in team history. The new
web page (www.cardinals.com/museum) also has interactive elements
designed to encourage fan input and engage fans.

“We wanted to create a place to showcase our vast museum collection,
while giving fans a chance to learn more about the rich history of the
Cardinals,” said Bill DeWitt III, President of the Cardinals.

The Cardinals Hall of Fame and Museum collection is the largest
team-held collection in baseball and is second only to National Baseball
Hall of Fame in terms of size with over 15,000 memorabilia items and
over 80,000 archival photographs. While the museum has been closed since
2008, artifacts from the Cardinals Hall of Fame museum are currently
featured throughout Busch Stadium, including in the team’s front office,
Cardinals Team Store and Cardinals Club, as well as part of periodic
special exhibits within the community.

“This website is a great way for us to further the educational mission
of the museum, while making our collection available to fans all over
the world in a free and fun format,” said Vicki Bryant, Vice President
of Event Services and Merchandising. “Our museum staff and Major League
Baseball did a fantastic job with the designing the web site to bring
the rich history of the Cardinals alive.”

The virtual museum (www.cardinals.com/museum) features several unique
exhibits such as the story of the Cardinals 11 World Championships, Stan
“The Man” Musial and a look at how the Cardinals got their name. The
website also includes a “Question from the Fans” section where fans are
encouraged to give their personal account of games, eras or players.
This interactive ability will allow the team to gather and share
individual experiences as they continue to tell the story of the
organization.

Other sections of the site (www.cardinals.com/museum) include,
“Cardinalographies,” an in-depth look at an era in Cardinals history or
biography of a Cardinals great; “Inside the Collection,” a unique look
at individual items from a special Cardinals moment; and the Cardinals
Museum “Theme of the Week,” where each week the museum will offer a
topic that will be discussed at length.  The site is designed to be
updated often as new chapters in team history are written each season.

Team Standings:

1. Logan-Magnolia  202
2. Audubon  170
3. St. Albert  119
4. Griswold  108
5. Missouri Valley  105.5
6. A-H-S-T  99
7. Corning  82
8. Treynor  77
9. East Mills  60
10. Exira/EHK  58

Placewinners:

106:

1. Brad Kerkhoff (Aud)
2. Hadley Ogg (G)
3. Brett Greenwood (LM)
4. Aaron Fauteux (AHST)
5. Tanner Bouchard (T)
6. Ryan Wood (C)

113:

1. Evan Hansen (E/EHK)
2. Ethen Reynek (LM)
3. Cole Peckham (SA)
4. Jake Miller (MV)
5. Cody Carlton (G)

120:

1. Quinton Doiel (LM)
2. Andrew Malloy (Aud)
3. Nathan Eggerss (AHST)
4. Austin Dollen (G)
5. Martin Shudak (SA)

126:

1. Brett Marcum (MV)
2. Ridge Meeker (LM)
3. Zach Vance (G)
4. Marc Riley (T)
5. Bobby Starr (EM)
6. Jeremy Sindelar (SA)

132:

1. Walker Marshall (MV)
2. Cameron Mennenoh (Aud)
3. Grant Whisney (LM)
4. Tanner Potter (G)
5. Lane Stortenbecker (EM)
6. Justin Mam (C)

138:

1. Riley Jensen (Aud)
2. Nate Dunning (SA)
3. Cody Munyon (AHST)
4. Jake Hoss (MV)
5. Eric Brosnahan (LM)
6. Garrett Bazzell (T)

145:

1. Colby Jennings (EM)
2. Brock Myers (LM)
3. Trevor Smith (Aud)
4. Josh McIlnay (MV)
5. Kegan McManigal (G)
6. Tyler Bissell (C)

152:

1. Kallan Schmelzer (C)
2. Austin Fink (AHST)
3. Brady Charbonneau (LM)
4. Nick Carolus (T)
5. Dylan King (MV)
6. Francois Sudan (Aud)

160:

1. Kolton Jensen (Aud)
2. Kyle Bauerkemper (AHST)
3. Dane Livengood (T)
4. Conor Donegan (SA)
5. Taber Andersen (E/EHK)
6. Mason Anstey (G)

170:

1. Jake Lewis (SA)
2. Trey Sander (E/EHK)
3. Xavier Olivo (G)
4. Quin Mann (LM)
5. Colton Story (EM)
6. Dylan Zornes (AHST)

182:

1. Jesse Svoboda (Aud)
2. Zach Barton (C)
3. Jake Larson (AHST)
4. Austin Lorenz (G)
5. Andy Kouri (SA)
6. Jordan Muxfeldt (LM)

195:

1. Chris Bridgeford (LM)
2. Trenton Geer (T)
3. Kodie Haas (E/EHK)
4. Sean O’Neill (SA)
5. Jake Jones (C)
6. Austin Oldenkamp (G)

220:

1. Logan Melby (LM)
2. John Wohlers (MV)
3. Alex Clark (C)
4. Jake Steinbeck (G)
5. Jud Magers (EM)
6. Jon Herron (E/EHK)

285:

1. Marco Naughton (SA)
2. Nick Fett (Aud)
3. David Howell (EM)

w/ Jim Field

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