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Mount Vernon wins Creston Invitational

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January 15th, 2023 by admin

Creston Invitational
01/14/2023

Team Scores
1 Mount Vernon 207.5
2 Creston 199.5
3 Crestwood, Cresco 196.5
4 Bondurant-Farrar 191.0
5 Interstate 35 128.5
6 North Polk 94.5
7 Earlham 93.0
8 Treynor 78.5
9 Lenox 65.0
10 Riverside, Oakland 59.0
11 Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln 57.5

Riverside’s Davis Bramman was a runner-up at 106.

Full results HERE

AHSTW finishes 9th at LeMars Invite

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January 15th, 2023 by admin

The AHSTW wrestling team finished 9th at the LeMars Invitational on Saturday with 85 points. Dayden Moertl finished 3rd at 152 for the Vikings and Henry Lund was 3rd at 220. Tucker Osbahr was 5th at 113.

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Atlantic finishes 3rd at Lloyd Shaffer Invitational at Marion

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January 15th, 2023 by admin

Team Scores
1 Wilton 242.0
2 Williamsburg 174.5
3 Atlantic  163.0
4 Benton Community 147.5
5 Cedar Rapids Kennedy 124.0
6 Xavier, Cedar Rapids 117.5
7 Grinnell 102.0
8 Monticello 101.5
9 Louisa-Muscatine 85.0
10 North Linn 81.0
11 Marion 80.5
12 Keokuk 62.5
13 North Butler-Clarksville 47.0
14 Maquoketa 42.0
15 Overland Park-Blue Valley Northwest 34.0

Aiden Smith led the way for the Trojans with a title at 113 pounds. Smith defeated Austin Etzel of Wilton in the title match by major decision 18-4. Atlantic had nine other wrestlers place in the tourney. Braxton Hass (106), Jarrett Armstrong (170), Nathan Keiser (195), Miles Mundorf (220), and Evan Sorensen (285) all placed third. Brenden Casey (182) and Tanner O’Brien (152) each placed fifth. Tyson O’Brien at 145 and Brent Masker at 160 finished in 7th place.

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UNI falls just short against Belmont

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January 15th, 2023 by admin

The UNI men’s basketball team fell behind Belmont by 13 points in the first half and couldn’t claw their way back in a 76-72 loss on Saturday.

Trey Campbell had 16 points and Michael Duax added 12 in the loss for the Panthers.

UNI falls to 9-8 on the season and will next up host Illinois State on Wednesday night at 7:00 p.m.

Drake women beat Indiana State

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January 15th, 2023 by admin

The Drake women’s basketball team picked up a road win over Indiana State on Saturday 86-65. The Bulldogs dominated from the outset with a 32-10 advantage in the first quarter.

Maggie Bair led Drake with 17 points and Anna Miller finished with 15. The Bulldogs improved to 3-2 on the road this season. They now have a 9-5 overall record and are 4-2 in the Valley.

Next up the Bulldogs will host Illinois-Chicago on Thursday.

Drake takes down Bradley 86-61

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January 15th, 2023 by admin

The Drake Bulldogs picked up an 86-61 home win over Bradley on Saturday at the Knapp Center. The Bulldogs led 45-23 at halftime and held the lead firm from there.

Tucker DeVries led the Bulldogs with 28 points and Sardaar Calhoun added 16 points.

Drake improved to 14-5 on the season and next up will host Missouri State on Wednesday.

Iowa women roll past Penn State

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January 15th, 2023 by admin

The Iowa women’s basketball team rolled past Penn State 108-67 on Saturday at Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Hawkeyes jumped out to a 34-15 lead by the end of the first quarter and never looked back.

Caitlin Clark led 5 Hawkeyes in double-figures with 27 points, 10 assists, and 7 rebounds. Monika Czinano added 20 points and five boards.

The Hawkeyes improve to 14-4 on the season and will now head to Michigan State on Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. We’ll have that game on KJAN.

Iowa State falls just short at Kansas

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January 15th, 2023 by admin

Iowa State came up just short of a big win at Kansas on Saturday afternoon. KJ Adams hit a tough shot with 10 seconds left to give Kansas a lead and Caleb Grill missed a contested last second three and Kansas came out on top 62-60.

Gabe Kalsheur had tied the game with 35 seconds left on a three before Adams’ go-ahead. Kalsheur finished with 23 points and grabbed 6 rebounds. Osun Osunniyi added 14 points and 6 boards.

Gradey Dick led Kansas with 21 points and 5 rebounds. Jalen Wilson added 16 points and 11 boards. Kansas improved to 16-1 on the season.

Iowa State dropped to 13-3 on the season and 4-1 in the conference. Next up for the Cyclones is a home game against Texas on Tuesday.

High School Basketball Scoreboard 01/14/2023

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January 15th, 2023 by admin

Girls Basketball

Exira-EHK 60, Audubon 20
Glenwood 53, Maryville (MO) 48
Griswold 58, Hamburg 35 (McKenna Wiechman 19pts, 5 steals)
Nebraska City Lourdes (NE) 59, Sidney 28
Westwood 73, Glidden-Ralston 26

Boys Basketball

Bishop Heelan 66, Kuemper Catholic 49
Exira-EHK 65, Audubon 46 (E: Cash Emgarten and Easton Nelson 15 points each)
Maryville, MO 83, Glenwood 75
Missouri Valley 72, Whiting 17 (MV: Brody Lager school record 13 assists)
Sidney 60, Nebraska City Lourdes, NE 51
Westwood 66, St. Albert 50

Atlantic boys swimming competes at Rusty Garst Invitational

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January 15th, 2023 by admin

2023 Rusty Garst Invitational at Fort Dodge
01/14/2023

Team Scores

  1. Sioux City 296
  2. Decorah 225
  3. Carroll 177
  4. Newton 155
  5. Fort Dodge 115
  6. Waterloo 104
  7. Atlantic 85
  8. Spencer 55

Atlantic took 6th in the 200 Yard Medley Relay with a time of 1:52.96 (Alex Lihs, Abe Schechinger, Kyler Rieken, Keaten Rieken.) Alex Lihs was 6th in the 100-yard backstroke at 1:03.49 and Keaton Rieken was 8th in the 100-yard freestyle at 53.61.

The Trojans also went 6th in the 400 yard freestyle relay and were 7th in the 200-yard freestyle relay.