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Ohio State rolls past Iowa

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January 22nd, 2023 by admin

Ohio State used a 12-2 run to start the 2nd half to pull away from the Iowa Hawkeyes for a 93-77 win on Saturday. The Buckeyes would put together a 20-4 run later in the 2nd half to seal the victory.

Kris Murray led Iowa with 22 points and 7 rebounds. Filip Rebraca added 15 points for the Hawkeyes.

Iowa falls to 12-7 on the season and 4-4 in Big Ten play. Next up for the Hawkeyes is a trip to Michigan State on Thursday. We’ll have that game on KJAN with pregame at 5:00 p.m.

Iowa State gives up big lead at Oklahoma State

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January 22nd, 2023 by admin

The Iowa State men’s basketball team squandered away a 16-point lead and fell at Oklahoma State 61-59 on Saturday. The Cowboys didn’t have a lead until the final three minutes of the game but pulled out the upset with some good outside shooting and a big edge at the foul line. The Cowboys only made 16 of 28 free-throws but Iowa State only attempted 12.

The Cyclones had the ball down just one point with 13 seconds left at the end of the game but Tre King attempted a three that was off the mark and he committed a foul on Woody Newton to end the game.

Osun Osunniyi led Iowa State with 15 points and 7 rebounds. The Cyclones fell to 14-4 on the season and 5-2 in the Big 12.

Avery Anderson led Oklahoma State with 18 points and 5 assists. The Cowboys shot 43% from three in the game. They improved to 11-8 on the season.

Drake dominates Evansville behind Penn’s record breaking assist day

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January 22nd, 2023 by admin

The Drake Bulldogs picked up a dominating road win over Evansville 97-61 on Saturday. Tucker DeVries led the charge with 23 points, dropping in 6 threes in the contest.

Darnell Brodie added 17 points and grabbed 8 rebounds, while Roman Penn had 13 points and 18 assists. That assists total for Penn broke the school record for a single game performance.

The Bulldogs improved to 15-6 overall and 6-4 in the Valley. Next up for Drake is a home tilt with Indiana State on Tuesday.

UNI takes down Illinois-Chicago

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January 22nd, 2023 by admin

Michael Duax help power UNI to a 78-72 win over Illinois-Chicago on Saturday. Duax had a double-double with 21 points and 10 rebounds. The Panthers outscored the Flames 47-34 in the second half to grab the win.

Bowen Born added 18 points and Tytan Anderson poured in 17 points for the Panthers.

UNI improved to 11-9 on the season and 7-3 in Valley play. UNI will host Valparaiso on Wednesday.

High School Basketball Scoreboard 01/21/2023

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January 22nd, 2023 by admin

GIRLS BASKETBALL

Clarinda 56, Red Oak 18
Lewis Central 36, Westside 23
North Bend Central 56, Glenwood 48 (G: Jenna Hopp breaks Glenwood girls career scoring record with 1,485 points.)
Oakland-Craig 48, Harlan 42
Tri-Center 60, Griswold 25

BOYS BASKETBALL

Boystown 67, Glenwood 50
CB Abraham Lincoln 54, Platteview 52
Clarinda 66, Red Oak 55 (C: Tadyn Brown 22pts. RO: Max DeVries 16pts and reached 1,000 career points)
Freeman, NE 75, Riverside 54 (R: Grady Jeppesen 32pts)
Harlan 70, North Bend Central 47
Logan-Magnolia 62, Boyer Valley 40
Madrid 72, Nodaway Valley 62 (NV: Boston DeVault 23pts)
Pella 58, Kuemper Catholic 55
Roland-Story 54, Carroll 50

Corner Conference Tournament
Finals: East Mills 63, Fremont-Mills 26
Third Place: Sidney 56, Stanton 47

Harlan finishes 9th at Bishop Heelan Invitational

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January 22nd, 2023 by admin

Bishop Heelan Invitational
01/21/2023
Sioux City

Team Scores
1 Norfolk 207.0
2 Grand Island 159.0
3 Bishop Heelan 137.0
4 Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 136.5
5 Le Mars 124.5
6 Creighton Prep 110.0
7 Watertown 109.5
8 Sioux Falls Lincoln 93.5
9 Harlan 88.0
10 Sioux Falls, Jefferson 73.0
11 MOC-Floyd Valley 59.0
12 West Sioux, Hawarden 58.0
13 Storm Lake 33.5
14 Sioux Falls Roosevelt 20.0
15 Spirit Lake Park 12.0

Harlan was led by a title from Zane Bendorf at 195 and a runner-up medal for Jesse Jens at 106. Bret Van Baale was 3rd at 170.

Full results HERE

Sioux City wins Lewis Central Swimming Invitational

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January 22nd, 2023 by admin

Sioux City won the Lewis Central Swimming Invitational on Saturday in Council Bluffs. The Spartans scored 422 points. Lewis Central was third with 227. Atlantic was 10th with 95 points.

Team Standings

  1. Sioux City 422
  2. Pius X 245
  3. Lewis Central 227
  4. Omaha Central 214
  5. Carroll 210
  6. Skutt Catholic 199
  7. Bellevue West 131
  8. Spencer 109
  9. Bellevue East 97
  10. Atlantic 95
  11. Omaha North 80
  12. Omaha South 39

Logan-Magnolia finished 4th at Doug Trees Bearcat Invitational

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January 22nd, 2023 by admin

The Logan-Magnolia Panthers finished 4th at the Doug Trees Bearcat Invitational at North Butler on Saturday. The Panthers scored 139 points and were led by a championship from Wyatt Reisz at 160 pounds. Corbin Reisz finished 2nd at 126.

Full results HERE

St. Albert goes 9th at Burke Wrestling Invitational

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January 22nd, 2023 by admin

The St. Albert Falcons finished 9th at the Omaha Burke Wrestling Invitational with 78.5 points on Saturday. John Helton grabbed a title at 138 pounds. David Helton finished 2nd at 152.

Full results HERE

Gable Porter grabs a title at Ed Winger Classic

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January 22nd, 2023 by admin

Gable Porter won a championship at 132 pounds and the Underwood Eagles finished 12th in the team standings at the Ed Winger Classic at Urbandale on Saturday. The Eagles notched 63.5 points. Lewis Central finished 18th with 38.5 points.

Underwood also got a second place finish from Maddox Nelson at 152 and a third place performance from Blake Allen at 138.

Lewis Central’s Braylon Kammrad was runner-up at 182.

Full results HERE