MONDAY RESULTS – November 27
(high school basketball)
LAWTON — Gehlen Catholic led wire-to-wire in posting a season-opening 63-42 victory at Lawton-Bronson Monday night. The Jays jumped out to a 10-2 lead and had things well in hand by halftime, leading 37-18 at the break. Gehlen built the lead to 27 late in the fourth quarter before settling on a 21-point victory. Cole Wiltgen and Bryan Nohava had 15 points each to lead the Jays while Ethan Heiss had 10 points for the Eagles.
(B) Gehlen Catholic (1-0) 63, Lawton-Bronson 42
(G) Ridge View 53, Alta/Aurelia 45
(B) Alta-Aurelia 61, Ridge View 38
(G) Logan-Magnolia 65, Westwood 52
(B) Logan-Magnolia 75, Westwood 47
(G) Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 38, Missouri Valley 33
(B) Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 59, Missouri Valley 41
(G) East Sac County 55, Siouxland Christian 29
(B) East Sac County 63, Siouxland Christian 33
(B) Spirit Lake 73, Woodbury Central 29
(G) (#4-3A)Cherokee Washington 85, Manson-NW Webster 37
(B) Cherokee 60, Manson-NW Webster 48
(G) Algona 63, Estherville Lincoln Central 48
(B) Estherville/Lincoln Central 42, Algona 33
(G) Sioux City West 60, (#14-4A)Sergeant Bluff-Luton 54
(B) Sergeant Bluff-Luton 59, Sioux City West 48
(G) (#12-4A)Bishop Heelan 90, Sioux City North 58
(N-F-L football)
Baltimore 23, Houston 16
BALTIMORE – The Baltimore Ravens are 6-5 and back in the AFC playoff hunt following a strong defensive effort in a 23-16 win over Houston. Terrell Suggs had two sacks and forced a fumble that Justin Tucker turned into a 49-yard field goal with 2:53 remaining. Texans quarterback Tom Savage completed 22 of 37 passes for 252 yards but was picked off twice by the Ravens, the last coming on Houston’s final possession.
(college basketball)
(11) Cincinnati 83, Alabama St. 51
(18) Virginia 49, Wisconsin 37
(N-B-A basketball)
Cleveland 113, Philadelphia 91
Indiana 121, Orlando 109
Detroit 118, Boston 108
Portland 103, New York 91
Houston 117, Brooklyn 103
San Antonio 115, Dallas 108
L.A. Clippers 120, L.A. Lakers 115
Sacramento 110, Golden State 106
(N-H-L hockey)
Florida 3, New Jersey 2
Pittsburgh 5, Philadelphia 4, OT
Montreal 3, Columbus 1
Winnipeg 7, Minnesota 2
Chicago 7, Anaheim 3
TUESDAY RESULTS – November 28
LE MARS — The Gehlen Catholic Lady Jays improved to 3-and-0 with a 44-29 victory over Trinity Christian Tuesday night in a non-conference girls basketball match-up at the Marvin Langel Memorial gymnasium. Chloe Bunkers had a career-best 13 points off the bench for Gehlen while Addison Weber added 12. The Gehlen Catholic boys won for the second straight night, holding off Trinity Christian 80-55 to get out of the starting gate at 2-and-0. The Jays saw a 28-point lead melt to 13 before they pulled away in the fourth quarter. Gehlen had five players score in double figures with another just a point shy of reach double digits. Brady Livermore had a career-high 15 to lead a balanced scoring attack. Caden Kneip and Cole Wiltgen had 14 each and Bryan Nohava and Adam Ellensohn 11 apiece. Jacob Nemmers finished with nine. Shane Kooima had 21 for the Tigers and Jon Andringa finished with 18 points.
LE MARS — Junior Madison Dreckman had 24 points and dished out six assists Tuesday night to lead No. 5 (4A) Le Mars to a 70-39 romp over Unity Christian at the Bulldogs Competition gym. Dreckman was 9-of-13 from the floor and 4-of-7 from behind the arch. Annie Ellis and Sidney Baumgartner added ten points each for the 2-and-0 Lady Bulldogs. Unity Christian held on to beat the Le Mars boys 56-52 in the season opener for both squads Tuesday night. Will Pottebaum had 24 points and J.T. Engebretson finished with 16 for the Bulldogs. Unity Christian countered with a balanced scoring attack, led by Brandon Visser with 13, Ryan Fedders had 11 and Austin Van Donge finished with 10. Both the Le Mars guys and gals return to action next Tuesday at Spencer in the Lakes Conference opener.
WAR EAGLE CONFERENCE
(G) Gehlen Catholic (3-0) 44, Trinity Christian 29
(B) Gehlen Catholic (2-0) 80, Trinity Christian 55
(G) (#5-4A)Le Mars (2-0) 70, Unity Christian 39
(B) Unity Christian 56, LeMars (0-1) 52
(G) Akron-Westfield 43, MMCRU 42
(B) Akron-Westfield 78, MMCRU 63
(G) South O’Brien 43, Hinton 35
(B) South O’Brien 84, Hinton 53
(G) Clay Central-Everly 50, Remsen St. Mary’s 46
(B) Remsen St. Mary’s 83, Clay Central-Everly 40
(G) (#8-2A)West Sioux 63, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 35*
(B) West Sioux 63, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 27*
WESTERN VALLEY CONFERENCE
(G) (#14-4A)Sergeant Bluff-Luton 68, Woodbury Central 51
(B) Sergeant Bluff-Luton 77, Woodbury Central 29
(B) OA-BCIG 62, Boyer Valley 57
(G) West Monona 77, West Harrison 31
(B) West Monona 85, West Harrison 58
(G) Westwood 96, Whiting 15
(B) Westwood 67, Whiting 16
SIOUXLAND CONFERENCE
(G) Central Lyon 49, M-O-C/Floyd Valley 44
(B) M-O-C/Floyd Valley 60, Central Lyon 39
(G) (#1-3A)Sioux Center 79, Rock Valley 49
(B) Sioux Center 71, Rock Valley 45
(G) Boyden-Hull 46, Sheldon 37
(B) Sheldon 75, Boyden-Hull 44
(G) George-Little Rock 50, Sibley-Ocheyedan 37
(B) George-Little Rock 82, Sibley-Ocheyedan 52
(G) West Lyon 48, Okoboji 46, two overtimes
(B) West Lyon 60, Okoboji 50
LAKES CONFERENCE
(G) Estherville/Lincoln Central 37, Sioux Central 30
(B) Estherville/Lincoln Central 53, Sioux Central 42
(G) (#4-3A)Cherokee Washington 81, Emmetsburg 54
(B) Emmetsburg 38, Cherokee 36
(G) (#8-1A)Newell-Fonda 76, Spencer 31
(B) Spencer 75, Newell-Fonda 62
(G) Storm Lake 49, Sioux City North 48
(B) Storm Lake 65, Sioux City North 57
(G) (#4-2A)Western Christian 53, Sioux City East 41
(college football)
UNDATED – Clemson, Auburn, Oklahoma and Wisconsin are the top four teams in the latest College Football Playoff rankings, with Alabama falling from first to fifth and Miami dropping to seventh. Clemson tops the rankings for the first time this season, and Auburn climbed to second with Saturday’s 26-14 win over the Crimson Tide. Georgia is sixth and has a chance to crack the top four if the Bulldogs can beat Auburn in Saturday’s SEC championship game.
(college volleyball)
NAIA NATIONAL TOURNAMENT at the Tyson Events Center
Northwestern def. Lourdes 3-0
Dordt def. Ottawa 3-0
Morningside def. Columbia 3-0
(college basketball)
BIG 10/ACC CHALLENGE – Virginia Tech 79, Iowa 55
Top-25 games:
(2) Kansas 96, Toledo 58
(8) Wichita State 112, Savannah State 66
(21) Xavier 76, (16) Baylor 63
Purdue 66, (17) Louisville 57
(N-B-A basketball)
Cleveland 108, Miami 97
Phoenix 104, Chicago 99
Washington 92, Minnesota 89
Milwaukee 112, Sacramento 87
Utah 106, Denver 77
(N-H-L hockey)
Tampa Bay 2, Buffalo 0
N.Y. Islanders 5, Vancouver 2
Columbus 3, Carolina 2, SO
Florida 5, N.Y. Rangers 4
San Jose 3, Philadelphia 1
Los Angeles 4, Detroit 1
Nashville 3, Chicago 2
Edmonton 3, Arizona 2, OT
Toronto 4, Calgary 1
Dallas 3, Vegas 0
WEDNESDAY RESULTS – November 29
(college volleyball)
NAIA NATIONAL TOURNAMENT at the Tyson Events Center
Northwestern def. Bellevue 3-1
Dordt def. Northwest 3-0
Grandview def. Morningside 3-1
(college basketball)
G-P-A-C results: (M) (#15) Morningside 86, (#1) Northwestern 71 (former Le Mars Bulldog, Tyler Borchers, had 23 pts. and 10 reb. to lead the Mustangs)
Top-25 games:
(1) Duke 91, Indiana 81
(4) Villanova 90, Penn 62
(10) Miami 86, (12) Minnesota 81
(13) North Carolina 86, Michigan 71
(15) Gonzaga 103, Incarnate Word 68
(23) TCU 87, Belmont 76
(24) Alabama 77, Louisiana Tech 74
(N-B-A basketball)
Detroit 131, Phoenix 107
Orlando 121, Oklahoma City 108
Philadelphia 118, Washington 113
New York 115, Miami 86
Toronto 126, Charlotte 113
Houston 118, Indiana 97
Minnesota 120, New Orleans 102
Brooklyn 109, Dallas 104
San Antonio 104, Memphis 95
Golden State 127, L.A. Lakers 123, OT
(N-H-L hockey)
Montreal 2, Ottawa 1
Boston 3, Tampa Bay 2
Anaheim 3, St. Louis 2
Colorado 3, Winnipeg 2, OT
THURSDAY RESULTS – November 30
(N-F-L football)
Dallas 38, Washington 14
ARLINGTON, Texas – Dak Prescott threw for two touchdowns and Alfred Morris ran for 127 yards and a fourth-quarter TD as the Dallas Cowboys slammed the Washington Redskins 38-14 to even their record at 6-6. Dez Bryant had his 72nd career scoring grab to break the team record set by Bob Hayes. The Redskins had four turnovers in falling to 5-7.
(high school basketball)
(G) (#11-4A)Denison-Schleswig 77, Storm Lake 37
(B) Storm Lake 46, Denison-Schleswig 43
(G) Okoboji 65, Harris-Lake Park 35
(B) Okoboji 55, Harris-Lake Park 52, OT
(G) George-Little Rock 47, Trinity Christian 28
(B) George-Little Rock 74, Trinity Christian 39
(G) Siouxland Christian 49, Laurel-Concord/Coleridge (NE.) 45
(B) Laurel-Concord/Coleridge (NE.) 71, Siouxland Christian 52
(G) Sergeant Bluff-Luton 81, Sioux City North 45
(G) Sioux City West 67, Council Bluffs A-L 47
(college volleyball)
NAIA NATIONAL TOURNAMENT at the Tyson Events Center
Missouri Baptist def. Dordt 3-2
College of Idaho def. Northwestern 3-1
Morningside def. Tabor (KS.) 3-0
(college basketball)
Top-25 games:
(3) Michigan St. 81, (5) Notre Dame 63
(9) Texas A&M 78, Rio Grande 60
(19) West Virginia 102, N-J-I-T 69
Seton Hall 89, (22) Texas Tech 79
(N-B-A basketball)
Boston 108, Philadelphia 97
Cleveland 121, Atlanta 114
Denver 111, Chicago 110
Milwaukee 103, Portland 91
Utah 126, L.A. Clippers 107
(N-H-L hockey)
Los Angeles 5, Washington 2
Montreal 6, Detroit 3
Vancouver 5, Nashville 3
Minnesota 4, Vegas 2
Dallas 4, Chicago 3, OT
Toronto 6, Edmonton 4
Calgary 3, Arizona 0
FRIDAY RESULTS – December 1
(high school wrestling)
Hinton Duals
Le Mars 49, Maple Valley/Anthon-Oto 9 (Bulldog winners: 126#-Kaden Ostermyer by a forfeit .. 132#-Jackson Sudtelgte by a forfeit .. 138#-Jake Francksen-Small by an 11-1 MD .. 145#-Jordan Jensen by an 8-4 dec. .. 152#-Kameron Hinkel by a fall .. 160#-Dylan Carlson by a forfeit .. 170#-Jace Reis by a forfeit .. 182#-Myles Kass by a fall .. 195#-Justin Otto by a forfeit .. 220#-Brennick Hoppe by a forfeit .. 285#-Travis Theisen by a fall.
Le Mars 38, Hinton 33 (Bulldog winners: 120#-Jason Hand by a fall .. 126#-Kaden Ostermyer by a forfeit .. 132#-Jackson Sudtelgte by a forfeit .. 138#-Jake Francksen-Small by a fall .. 152#-Jordan Jensen by a fall .. 170#-Myles Kass by a 5-0 dec. .. 285#-Travis Theisen by a fall.
Cherokee 46, Le Mars 26 (Bulldog winners: 132#-Jake Francksen-Small by 17-1 TF .. 145#-Jordan Jensen by a 10-4 dec. .. 182#-Myles Kass by a 9-7 dec. .. 195#-Justin Otto by a 5-3 dec. .. 220#-Travis Theisen by a fall .. 285#-Brennick Hoppe by a fall.
Le Mars 51, West Lyon 28 (Bulldog winners: 113#-Blake Dirksen by a fall .. 132#-Jake Francksen-Small by a fall .. 145#-Jordan Jensen by a 3-2 dec. .. 160#-Delijuan Perkins by a fall .. 170#-Myles Kass by a forfeit .. 182#-Robert Sadoski by a fall .. 195#-Justin Otto by a forfeit .. 220#-Brennick Hoppe by a forfeit .. 285#-Travis Theisen by a fall.
Le Mars (4-1) 57, Sioux City West 18 (Bulldog winners: 113#-Blake Dirksen by a forfeit .. 126#-Kaden Ostermyer by a 5-4 dec. .. 132#-Jake Francksen-Small by a fall .. 145#-Jordan Jensen by an 18-4 MD .. 152#-Kameron Hinkel by a 17-2 TF .. 160#-Dylan Carlson by a 4-3 dec. .. 170#-Myles Kass by a fall .. 182#-Robert Sadoski by a fall .. 195#-Justin Otto by a forfeit .. 220#-Travis Theisen by a fall .. 285#-Brennick Hoppe by a fall.
(high school basketball)
LE MARS — Both the Gehlen Catholic gals and guys basketball teams remained unbeaten Friday night, posting non-conference wins over MMCRU at the Marvin Langel Memorial gym. The Gehlen girls matched their win total all of last season, starting the season at 4-and-0 with a 54-25 win over the Royals. The season opening four-game winning streak matches the best start since the 2013-2014 season. Addison Weber nailed four three-pointers while racking up a game-high 18 points for the Lady Jays. Sydney Livermore added 10. Haley Schwarz had 12 for MMCRU. Gehlen outscored the Royals 18-3 in the final quarter to turn the game into a rout. MMCRU slips to 1-and-2 for the season.
The Gehlen boys improved to 3-and-0 with a 53-33 victory Friday over the Royals. The Jays erased an 8-4 deficit five minutes in to the game by going on a 17-2 run and outscored MMCRU 24-7 in the second quarter for an 18-point lead at halftime. The lead increased to 24 in the fourth quarter. Bryan Nohava led the Gehlen scoring with 14 with Cole Wiltgen adding 12. Chris Schmid had 10 for the Royals, who fall to 0-and-2.
WAR EAGLE CONFERENCE
(G) Gehlen Catholic (4-0) 54, MMCRU 25
(B) Gehlen Catholic (3-0) 53, MMCRU 33
(G) Akron-Westfield 35, Trinity Christian 10
(B) Trinity Christian 77, Akron-Westfield 74
(G) South O’Brien 76, Remsen St. Mary’s 53
(B) Remsen St. Mary’s 60, South O’Brien 49
(G) (#7-2A)West Sioux 52, Harris-Lake Park 27*
(B) West Sioux 58, Harris-Lake Park 55*
(G) Spirit Lake 40, Unity Christian 33
(B) Spirit Lake 49, Unity Christian 42
WESTERN VALLEY CONFERENCE
(G) (#2-1A)Kingsley-Pierson 81, OA-BCIG 42
(B) Kingsley-Pierson 61, OA-BCIG 49
(G) Ridge View 44, Lawton-Bronson 43
(B) Lawton-Bronson 41, Ridge View 38
(G) Woodbury Central 65, River Valley 11
(B) Woodbury Central 66, River Valley 45
(G) West Monona 62, Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 36
(B) Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 54, West Monona 49
(G) Westwood 66, Siouxland Christian 44
(B) Westwood 65, Siouxland Christian 44
SIOUXLAND CONFERENCE
(G) West Lyon 51, M-O-C/Floyd Valley 46
(B) West Lyon 68, M-O-C/Floyd Valley 65
(G) (#1-3A)Sioux Center 66, Sheldon 43
(B) Sioux Center 44, Sheldon 43
(G) Okoboji 53, Boyden-Hull 42
(B) Boyden-Hull 58, Okoboji 47
(G) Central Lyon 55, Sibley-Ocheyedan 38
(B) Sibley-Ocheyedan 63, Central Lyon 36
(G) Rock Valley 65, George-Little Rock 43
(B) Rock Valley 71, George-Little Rock 70, OT
MISSOURI RIVER ACTIVITIES CONFERENCE
(G) Council Bluffs T-J 43, Sioux City East 40
(B) Sioux City East 94, Council Bluffs T-J 30
(B) Sergeant Bluff-Luton 64, Sioux City North 50
(B) Sioux City West 71, Council Bluff A-L 55
(college volleyball)
NAIA NATIONAL TOURNAMENT at the Tyson Events Center
(sweet 16 round)
Dordt def. Hastings 3-1
Westmont (CA.) def. Northwestern 3-0
Park (KS.) def. Morningside 3-0 (former Le Mars Lady Bulldog, Krista Zenk, led Morningside with 11 kills)
(elite 8 round)
Dordt def. Westmont (CA.) 3-0
(college football)
CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES
PAC 12: (11) U-S-C 31, (14) Stanford 28
(college basketball)
(13) North Carolina 85, Davidson 75
(15) Gonzaga 91, (25) Creighton 74
(N-B-A basketball)
Golden State 133, Orlando 112
Washington 109, Detroit 91
Toronto 120, Indiana 115
Miami 105, Charlotte 100
Oklahoma City 111, Minnesota 107
Sacramento 107, Chicago 106
San Antonio 95, Memphis 79
Utah 114, New Orleans 108
(N-H-L hockey)
N.Y. Rangers 5, Carolina 1
Columbus 4, Anaheim 2
Pittsburgh 4, Buffalo 0
Ottawa 6, N.Y. Islanders 5
San Jose 2, Florida 1
Winnipeg 7, Vegas 4
Los Angeles 4, St. Louis 1
New Jersey 2, Colorado 1
SATURDAY RESULTS – December 2
(college football)
NAIA PLAYOFF SEMIFINALS:
(1) St. Francis (IN.) 43, (3) Morningside 36
F-C-S Playoffs: South Dakota State 37, U-N-I 22
N-C-A-A CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES
A-C-C: (6) Georgia 28, (4) Auburn 7
S-E-C: (1) Clemson 38, (7) Miami 3
BIG 10: (8) Ohio State 27, (3) Wisconsin 21
BIG 12: (2) Oklahoma 41, (10) T-C-U 17
A-A-C: (12) U-C-F 62, (16) Memphis 55, two overtimes
M-W-C: Boise State 17, (20) Fresno State 14
(high school basketball)
(G) (#10-4A)Bishop Heelan 81, Sioux City West 67
(G) West Lyon 65, Hills Beaver Creek (MN) 55
(B) West Lyon 88, Hills-Beaver Creek (MN) 50
(G) Sioux Central 44, Spencer 39
(B) Spencer 79, Sioux Central 61
(G) South O’Brien 63, Sheldon 49
(B) Sheldon 64, South O’Brien 53
(college volleyball)
NAIA NATIONAL TOURNAMENT at the Tyson Events Center
(semifinals) Dordt def. Viterbo 3-1
(championship) Lindsey Wilson def. Dordt 3-1
(college basketball)
Iowa Conf. results: (W) Buena Vista 85, Coe 66 (former Le Mars Lady Bulldog, Holly Schneider led B-V with 18 pts.)
GPAC results: (M) Morningside 92, Midland Lutheran 85 (former Le Mars Bulldog, Tyler Borchers, scored 23 pts. & had 5 reb. to lead Morningside)
BIG 10 results: Penn State 77, Iowa 73
Top-25 games:
(1) Duke 96, South Dakota 80
(2) Kansas 76, Syracuse 60
(4) Villanova 94, Saint Joseph’s 53
(7) Kentucky 79, Harvard 70
(8) Wichita State 69, (16) Baylor 62
(10) Miami 80, Princeton 52
(11) Cincinnati 89, (21) Xavier 76
S-M-U 72, (14) Southern Cal 55
(18) Virginia 75, Lehigh 54
(20) Arizona State 75, San Francisco 57
(23) T-C-U 92, Yale 66
(N-B-A basketball)
Boston 116, Phoenix 111
Dallas 108, L.A. Clippers 82
Atlanta 114, Brooklyn 102
Cleveland 116, Memphis 111
Philadelphia 108, Detroit 103
Milwaukee 109, Sacramento 104
Denver 115, L.A. Lakers 100
New Orleans 123, Portland 116
(N-H-L hockey)
Boston 3, Philadelphia 0
Minnesota 2, St. Louis 1, OT
Pittsburgh 5, Buffalo 1
Montreal 10, Detroit 1
Washington 4, Columbus 3
Vancouver 2, Toronto 1
Tampa Bay 5, San Jose 2
Carolina 3, Florida 2, OT
Nashville 3, Anaheim 2, SO
Arizona 5, New Jersey 0
Dallas 3, Chicago 2, SO
Edmonton 7, Calgary 5
SUNDAY RESULTS – December 3
(college football)
NEW YORK — Clemson, Oklahoma, Georgia and Alabama have been selected to play in the four-team Football Playoff System for the national championship in January. No. 2 Oklahoma meets No. 3 Georgia in the Rose Bowl at Pasadena on January 1st followed by No. 1 Clemson against No. 4 Alabama New Year’s Day’s night in the Sugar Bowl at New Orleans. The winners play January 8th in Atlanta for the national championship.
UNDATED — The Iowa Hawkeyes will meet Boston College in the Pinstripe Bowl in New York City on December 27th and Iowa State faces No. 20 Memphis in the Liberty Bowl Dec. 30th in Memphis, Tennessee.
LINCOLN, Neb. — U-C-F coach Scott Frost has been hired as the new head football coach at Nebraska. Frost, a former quarterback at Nebraska, accepted the Husker position Saturday about two hours after the Knights beat Memphis 62-55 in two overtimes to win the A-A-C title and finish the regular season at 12-and-0. It remains to be seen if Frost will coach U-C-F in the Peach Bowl game January 1st against Auburn.
(N-F-L football)
Green Bay 26, Tampa Bay 20, OT
Minnesota 14, Atlanta 9
San Francisco 15, Chicago 14
Baltimore 44, Detroit 20
Miami 35, Denver 9
Jacksonville 30, Indianapolis 10
Tennessee 24, Houston 13
N.Y. Jets 38, Kansas City 31
New England 23, Buffalo 3
L.A. Chargers 19, Cleveland 10
New Orleans 31, Carolina 21
L.A. Rams 32, Arizona 16
Oakland 24, N.Y. Giants 17
Seattle 24, Philadelphia 10
(college basketball)
(3) Michigan State 86, Nebraska 57
(5) Notre Dame 71, St. Francis (N-Y) 53
(12) Minnesota 89, Rutgers 67
(13) North Carolina 97 Tulane 73
Seton Hall 79, (17) Louisville 77
U-C-F 65, (24) Alabama 62
(N-B-A basketball)
Orlando 105, New York 100
Minnesota 112, L.A. Clippers 106
Oklahoma City 90, San Antonio 87
Golden State 123, Miami 95
Houston 118, L.A. Lakers 95
(N-H-L hockey)
Los Angeles 3, Chicago 1
Winnipeg 5, Ottawa 0
Vegas 3, Arizona 2, OT
Dallas 7, Colorado 2
