The Drake Bulldogs erupted for 47 first half points and blew out Evansville 73-51 on Wednesday night at the Knapp Center.
Four players finished in double-figures for the Bulldogs, led by 16 from Tucker DeVries. ShanQuan Hemphill had a big night with 14 points and 7 rebounds.
The Bulldogs improved to 18-9 on the season overall and 9-5 in the Valley. Next up for Drake is a road trip to Loyola Chicago on Saturday at 5:00 p.m.
The Iowa State women’s basketball team hit a lull in the second half at Texas on Wednesday night. The Cyclones were outscored 22-9 in the third quarter and ultimately fell 73-48.
The Longhorns shot 50% from the field and from three-point range to grab the win. Iowa State also committed 19 turnovers and were outrebounded 33-25.
Rori Harmon had 20 points, 6 rebounds, and 9 assists for Texas. Audrey Warren added 16 points and 4 boards. The Longhorns improved to 18-6.
Iowa State was led by 18 points and 5 rebounds from Ashley Joens. Joens also passed the all-time career scoring mark for the Cyclones program. Emily Ryan had 11 points and 5 rebounds. The Cyclones fall to 21-4 on the season.
Next up the #6 Cyclones will host 15th-ranked Oklahoma at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday at Hilton Coliseum.
(Radio Iowa) – The Iowa State Patrol says one woman was killed, another hurt, in a two-vehicle accident on Highway 3 in Humboldt County late Wednesday afternoon. Reportedly an eastbound 2019 Nissan Kicks SUV operated by 56-year-old Brenda Knight, of Fort Dodge, for unknown reasons crossed the roadway striking a westbound 2006 Hummer HU3 driven by 59-year-old Becky Rice, of Pocahontas. Both drivers were transported to the Humboldt County Memorial Hospital. Knight died of her injuries upon arrival. The accident remains under investigation.
(Red Oak, Iowa) – A Red Oak man was arrested late Wednesday night. According to Red Oak Police, 31-year-old Eric Vannausdle was arrested at around 11-p.m. on a valid Montgomery County warrant for Failure to Appear, on a charge of Domestic Abuse Assault. Vannausdle was being held in the Montgomery County Jail on a $1,000 cash-only bond.
Today: Mostly cloudy this morning; Partly cloudy this afternoon. High 24. N @ 15-25 w/gusts to near 30. Wind Chill as low as -5.
Tonight: Fair to P/Cldy. Low 8. S @ 10-15 mph. Wind Chill as low as -5.
Tomorrow: P/Cldy. High 45. SW @ 10-20 w/gusts to near 30.
Saturday: P/Cldy & breezy. High 40.
Sunday: P/Cldy. High 56.
Wednesday’s High in Atlantic was 46. Our Low this morning, 14. Last year on this date the High in Atlantic was 16 and the Low was 3. The Record High on this date was 71 in 2017. The Record Low was -34 in 1958.
Ken O’Keefe has resigned as quarterbacks coach at Iowa. O’Keefe is stepping-down to take an off-the-field role within the Hawkeye program. He had been the quarterback’s coach since rejoining the staff in 2017, following a coaching stint in the NFL.
O’Keefe was part of the original coaching staff for Kirk Ferentz in Iowa, and served as Offensive Coordinator from 1999 to 2011.
The fans are back at the Iowa High School Wrestling Championships in Des Moines. An event that draws as many as 75 thousand fans was limited to fewer than four thousand fans per session in Wells Fargo Arena a year ago due to the pandemic. Chris Cuellar (kway-ar) is with the Iowa High School Athletic Association.
Cuellar says masks are not required inside the arena.
Saturday night’s championship round is always a tough ticket and this year is no different.
Cuellar says while they hope the pandemic is in the rear view mirror they are prepared if the conditions change.
It was nearly two years ago during the boy’s state basketball tournament when the pandemic hit and eventually led to the cancellation of the spring sports season.
The Iowa Hawkeyes begin a stretch of three games in five days tonight (Thursday night) when they host Michigan. Both teams are 7-6 in the league race and Iowa coach Fran McCaffery feels the Wolverines have been playing their best basketball of the season.
Michigan sophomore center Hunter Dickinson is averaging better than 18 points and eight rebounds per game and McCaffery says he is more than just a low post scorer.
Iowa’s Filip Rebraca (reh-bra-chuh) says Dickinson is different than the other seven footers he has faced.
Iowa has put itself in a good spot to earn a bid to the NCAA Tournament.
That’s sophomore forward Keegan Murray who says he is not focusing in the conference standings.
CLIVE, Iowa — Officials with the Iowa Lottery announced Wednesday, that an Oklahoma man took a business trip to southwest Iowa, and won a $50,000 lottery prize. Jason Martin, of Mooreland, OK, said “It doesn’t even sound real.” He claimed his prize at the lottery headquarters Tuesday, in Clive. Martin said of his winning, “I don’t know if it’s set in yet. It will, I guess, when I go to the bank.”
The 38-year-old Martin, who works for a shoe retailer headquartered in Shenandoah, won the sixth top prize in the Iowa Lottery’s “Roll The Dice” scratch game. Martin said he and some colleagues stopped at Casey’s in Shenandoah, to buy some lottery tickets. He bought four tickets in the $5 game and checked them on the store’s self-checker.
Jason Martin
As soon as he realized he won, he called a coworker who lives in town and asked to keep the ticket in his safe until he could make the 2-hour trip to central Iowa to claim his prize. “It’ll make a difference for sure,” Martin said. “We’re able to pay some bills and take some monthly obligations away, and that’s what we’re going to do.” Martin said that news of his win traveled fast around Shenandoah. “I’ve had my bald head rubbed like 15 times for luck since,” he said. “Kind of weird, but cool.”
Roll The Dice is a $5 scratch game that features seven top prizes of $50,000 and overall odds of 1 in 3.44.
District Semifinals are on tap Thursday night in Class 1A and 2A boys basketball. Here is a look at area matchups.
CLASS 1A
District 13
Ogden @ Grand View Christian (Faith Baptist Bible College) 7:00 p.m.
Ankeny Christian @ Madrid 7:00 p.m.
District 14 @ East Mills
Bedford vs East Mills 8:00 p.m.
Stanton vs. St. Albert 6:30 p.m.
District 15 @ Avoca
Exira-EHK vs. IKM-Manning 6:30 p.m. – Audio Only on KJANTV
Audubon vs. AHSTW 8:00 p.m. – ON KJAN following Iowa MBB
District 16
Tri-Center @ West Harrison 7:00 p.m.
Coon Rapids-Bayard @ Boyer Valley 7:00 p.m.
CLASS 2A
District 5
Southeast Valley @ Roland-Story 7:00 p.m.
Kuemper Catholic @ South Central Calhoun 7:00 p.m.
District 15 @ Van Meter
I-35 vs Van Meter 8:00 p.m.
Panorama vs. ACGC 6:30 p.m.
District 16 @ Treynor
Clarinda vs. Treynor 8:00 p.m.
Red Oak vs. Underwood 6:30 p.m.
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