KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs advance after beating the Texans in a high scoring game at 51 to 31. The Texans and Chiefs set a postseason record for combined points in the first half on Sunday when the Chiefs rallied from a 24-0 first-quarter deficit to take a 28-24 lead into the locker room at halftime.
Patrick Mahomes tied the playoff record with four touchdowns in the second quarter in a ten minute span. Kansas City will host the Titans next week.
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. (AP) – Abby Hipp scored 15 points on 7-of-10 shooting and Alexa Willard scored 12 and the No. 20-ranked Missouri State women’s basketball team beat Northern Iowa 80-66. The Bears have now won five straight following a 64-52 defeat to the then 17th-ranked Gonzaga Bulldogs.
Northern Iowa’s lone lead came out the outset when Karli Rucker made a 3-pointer 29 seconds in. Missouri State then ran off 13 straight and finished the first quarter up 20-11. Rucker led Northern Iowa with 14 points and Abby Gerrits scored 13 off the bench.
MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa (AP) – Bernie Sanders found himself on the receiving end of attacks from both President Donald Trump and Elizabeth Warren on Sunday. It’s a reflection of his rising status in the Democratic presidential race and perceived momentum just three weeks out from the Iowa caucuses.
Trump issued a tweet in which he called Sanders “Crazy Bernie Sanders.” But it was Warren who offered the sharpest criticism of the Vermont senator, saying she was “disappointed” by a report that the Sanders’ campaign is instructing its volunteers to speak negatively about her to win over undecided voters and suggesting he is too divisive to beat Trump.
CORY ACHENBAUGH, 46, of Macedonia, died Saturday, January 11th, at the CHI Health Creighton University Medical Center-Bergan Mercy in Omaha. A Celebration of Life for CORY ACHENBAUGH will be held 10-a.m. Wednesday, January 15th, at the Carson Community Center in Carson. Loess Hills Funeral Home in Carson has the arrangements.
Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 14, 2020 at the Loess Hills Funeral Home in Carson. In honor of Cory, the family would like everyone to wear their Oklahoma Sooners gear to the service.
Memorials may be directed to the family.
Burial will be at the Farm Creek Cemetery in rural Henderson.
UNDATED (AP) — Two more NFL divisional-round playoff games are on tap today (Sunday). First, the Houston Texans visit the Kansas City Chiefs in a rematch of a Week 6 game won by the Texans. (Pre-game 1-p.m. on KJAN. Kick-off at 2:05-p.m.)
Houston is trying to reach the AFC championship game for the first time. The Chiefs are trying to make it back a year after falling to the Patriots in overtime. The Chiefs selected quarterback Patrick Mahomes over Deshaun Watson in the NFL draft a couple of years ago. Two picks later, the Texans made Watson their quarterback.
In the second game, the Seattle Seahawks look to cure their road woes at Lambeau Field when they travel to Green Bay. It will be the sixth consecutive season these two teams have played each other either in the regular season and or the postseason. Each team has won three contests at home. Seattle quarterback Russell Williams is 0-3 as a starter at Lambeau Field.
This will be the first playoff game in three years for Green Bay’s 36-year-old quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who won his first Super Bowl nearly a decade ago.
WATERLOO, Iowa (AP) — Waterloo firefighters rescued two young girls from a burning home. Waterloo Fire Battalion Chief Ben Petersen said the 2-year-old and 3-year-old girls were taken to the hospital after the fire along with an adult man who escaped the home and a firefighter who was injured during the fire.
The condition of the home’s occupants wasn’t immediately available Sunday. The firefighter was treated and released. The fire was reported around 12:45 a.m. Sunday. The two girls were rescued from a bedroom inside the home. Petersen said the fire was extinguished quickly, but the home sustained fire and smoke damage.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Legislature convenes Monday with majority Republicans in the position to set the agenda for another year. Leaders say top topics likely will include tax policy, finding more workers to fill jobs and funding education and health care programs. The state’s financial condition is good with a surplus of nearly $300 million.
Discussion may include providing grants or tax credits to help working families pay for child care, funding the children’s mental health program created last year and considering a sales tax increase to pay for water quality and environmental programs.
TOPEKA, Kansas – The No. 2-ranked Northwest Missouri State Bearcat men’s basketball team overcame a four-point deficit down the stretch and secured a 73-68 road win over the Washburn Ichabods on Saturday at Lee Arena.
Northwest’s victory improves the Bearcats to 15-1 overall and 5-1 in MIAA play, while Washburn falls to 8-6 overall and 3-2 in league action.
Junior Ryan Hawkins put the ‘Cats on his shoulders with a 32-point scoring barrage on only 18 shots from the field. Hawkins was 11-of-18 shooting and was 3-of-7 from three-point range. Hawkins drained seven of his eight free throw attempts. Hawkins also did damage on the defensive end with five steals and four rebounds.
Even with Hawkins’s scoring heroics the Bearcats had to overcome a 62-58 Washburn lead with 5:58 to play. Freshman Luke Waters hit a pair of free throws to cut the lead to two with 5:21 to left. Diego Bernard evened the game at 62-62 on a driving layup but missed the ensuing free throw to leave it level.
Washburn’s Jalen Lewis sank three free throws after getting fouled by Northwest’s Trevor Hudgins with 3:57 to play that gave the Ichabods a 65-62 advantage.
Hawkins hit a left-handed layup to trim the lead to one with 3:38. Hawkins then drew a foul and sank two free throws to give the Bearcats the lead they would not relinquish with 2:33 on the clock.
Hudgins buried two free throws with 1:54 to play to put Northwest up 68-65. Bernard made two more at the charity stripe with 47 seconds left to put Northwest up five, 70-65.
After a Bernard turnover, Washburn’s Lewis knocked in a three-pointer with 23 ticks left to cut the Northwest lead to two at 70-68. Hudgins then made three of four at the line to close out the scoring and a Northwest win, 73-68.
The Creston-OM wrestling team placed 4th out of 15 teams at the Clear Lake Invitational on Saturday. The Panthers finished with 154 points, led by Jackson Kinsella’s title at 182. Fort Dodge was the team champion with 296 points.
| Team Scores | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fort Dodge | 296.0 |
| 2 | Charles City | 164.5 |
| 3 | Emmetsburg | 160.5 |
| 4 | Creston/O-M | 154.0 |
| 5 | Forest City | 153.0 |
| 6 | Algona | 121.0 |
| 7 | North Butler-Clarksville | 111.0 |
| 8 | Clear Lake | 96.0 |
| 9 | Okoboji/HMS | 74.0 |
| 10 | Saint Ansgar | 26.0 |
| 11 | West Fork, Sheffield | 10.0 |
The Harlan wrestling team grabbed the title at the Tri-Center Invitational on Saturday in Neola. The Cyclones had 182 points and grabbed the team title despite having no individual champs on the day. Zane Bendorf led the way with a Runner-Up finish at 160 for the Cyclones and they had a couple of third place finishers as well.
| Team Scores | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harlan | 182.0 |
| 2 | Missouri Valley | 163.5 |
| 3 | Platteview | 145.0 |
| 4 | Kuemper Catholic | 140.0 |
| 5 | Westwood | 135.0 |
| 6 | Bellevue East | 130.0 |
| 7 | Hinton | 116.0 |
| 8 | West Monona | 103.5 |
| 9 | Nodaway Valley | 86.0 |
| 10 | Tri-Center | 76.0 |
| 11 | East Mills | 71.0 |
| 12 | AC/GC | 70.0 |
| 13 | Treynor High School | 66.0 |
| 14 | St. Albert | 42.0 |
| 15 | Lawton-Bronson | 26.5 |
| 16 | Woodbine | 23.0 |
| 17 | Clarinda Academy | 19.0 |
| 18 | West Harrison | 17.0 |
Full results here: 2020 Tri-Center Invitational
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