MONDAY RESULTS – January 8
(college football)
NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME at Atlanta
(1) Alabama 26, (2) Georgia 23, overtime
ATLANTA – Alabama has claimed its 11th national championship in college football and fifth since 2009 by rallying for a 26-23 overtime win against Georgia in Atlanta. Backup quarterback Tua Tagovailoa connected with DeVonta Smith for a 42-yard touchdown on the Crimson Tide’s second play of OT and threw for 166 yards and two scores after replacing an ineffective Jalen Hurts at halftime. Jake Fromm threw for 232 yards and a touchdown, an 80-yard scoring pass to Mecole Hardman to put Georgia ahead 20-7 with 6:52 left in the third quarter.
(high school basketball)
(B) Clay Central-Everly 50, Ellsworth, MN 32
(G) Harris-Lake Park 63, Sibley-Ocheyedan 48
(B) Sibley-Ocheyedan 82, Harris-Lake Park 71
(G) (#4-3A)Cherokee 77, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 24
(B) Cherokee 77, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 54
(G) Jackson County Central, MN 65, Estherville/Lincoln Central 53
(B) Estherville/Lincoln Central 71, Jackson County Central, MN 68
(G) Ridge View 60, Storm Lake 51
(B) Storm Lake 72, Ridge View 42
(G) West Monona 68, Whiting 12
(B) West Monona 82, Whiting 31
(G) Woodbury Central 62, Siouxland Christian 48
(B) Woodbury Central 70, Siouxland Christian 33
(N-B-A basketball)
Indiana 109, Milwaukee 96
Toronto 114, Brooklyn 113, OT
Houston 116, Chicago 107
Minnesota 127, Cleveland 99
New Orleans 112, Detroit 109
San Antonio 107, Sacramento 100
Golden State 124, Denver 114
L.A. Clippers 109, Atlanta 107
(N-H-L hockey)
Columbus 3, Toronto 2, OT
TUESDAY RESULTS – January 9
(high school basketball)
LE MARS — Sidney Baumgartner sank a pair of free throws with 9.4 seconds to play and No. 9 (4A) Le Mars withstood a last second shot attempt to edge No. 1 (3A) Sioux Center 55-54 Tuesday night at the Bulldogs Competition gym. The loss drops the Warriors from the ranks of unbeaten as they fall to 10-and-1 while Le Mars improves to 10-and-2. Sioux Center erased a five-point halftime deficit with a 20-7 third quarter advantage and carried an eight-point lead into the final eight minutes. Le Mars opened the fourth quarter with a 12-3 run to reclaim the lead at 50-49 with 4:15 to play. There would be five lead changes in the final four minutes before Le Mars prevailed on Baumgartner’s free throws. Madison Dreckman led the Lady Bulldogs in scoring with 20 points with Jenn Schneider adding 16. Baumgartner finished with eight. Alexis Toering had 15 for Sioux Center with Dana Den Herder adding 11.
LE MARS — No. 9 (3A) Le Mars stormed back from a 16-point first half deficit to clip No. 2 (2A) Sioux Center 65-64 Tuesday night as Gabe Eckstaine dropped in two free throws with nine-tenths of a second left to hand the Warriors their first loss in ten games. Le Mars improves to 7-and-3 and halts a two-game losing streak. Dylan Rarrat-Kass connected on five of his six three-pointers in the third quarter to score 19 of the teams 23 points as Le Mars rallied from a ten-point halftime deficit to within two going into the fourth quarter. The final quarter was a dog fight, featuring five ties and four lead changes. Rarrat-Kass finished with a career-best 26 points to lead Le Mars in scoring with Eckstaine finishing with 12 and Logan Lancaster and J.T. Engebretson added 10 each. Caden Bleeker had 24 for the Warriors and Brendan Zeutenhorst added another 16 points. Le Mars was playing without leading scorer Will Pottebaum, who is likely lost for the season with a broken ankle suffered last Friday in a pregame mishap at the Tyson Events Center. Le Mars travels to Hull Friday to meet Western Christian as they return to Lakes Conference play.
(G) (#9-4A)Le Mars (10-2) 55, (#1-3A)Sioux Center (10-1) 54
(B) (#9-3A)Le Mars 65, (#2-2A)Sioux Center (9-1) 64
(G) (#3-2A)Western Christian 51, M-O-C/Floyd Valley 34
(B) (#1-2A)Western Christian 74, M-O-C/Floyd Valley 52
(G) Spencer 48, Sheldon 40
(B) (#6-2A)Sheldon 65, Spencer 41
(G) Spirit Lake 49, Adrian, MN 40
(B) (#10-3A)Spirit Lake 84, Adrian, MN 46
WAR EAGLE CONFERENCE
(G) Hinton 54, Remsen St. Mary’s 28
(B) (#3-1A)Remsen St. Mary’s (11-0) 68, Hinton 29
(G)
(B) Trinity Christian 59, MMCRU 42
(G) (#5-2A)West Sioux 42, Akron-Westfield 28
(B) West Sioux 80, Akron-Westfield 52
(G) Unity Christian 65, Boyden-Hull 53
(B) Boyden-Hull 57, (#10-2A)Unity Christian 49
(G) Harris-Lake Park 46, South O’Brien 45
(B) South O’Brien 60, Harris-Lake Park 46
(G) Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 51, Clay Central-Everly 29
(B) Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 64, Clay Central-Everly 50
WESTERN VALLEY CONFERENCE
(G) (#6-1A)Kingsley-Pierson 69, Lawton-Bronson 40
(B) Kingsley-Pierson 60, Lawton-Bronson 45
(G) Woodbury Central 48, OA-BCIG 38
(B) OA-BCIG 80, Woodbury Central 51
(G) Ridge View 56, Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 21
(B) Ridge View 54, Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 52
(G) Siouxland Christian 47, River Valley 19
(B) River Valley 57, Siouxland Christian 41
(G) West Monona 42, (#15-1A)Westwood 38
(B) Westwood 58, West Monona 56
SIOUXLAND CONFERENCE
(G) Okoboji 60, Emmetsburg 43
(B) Emmetsburg 54, Okoboji 44
MISSOURI RIVER ACTIVITIES CONFERENCE
(G) (#2-4A)Lewis Central 48, (#15-4A)Bishop Heelan 29
(B) (#3-3A)Bishop Heelan 87, South Sioux City 61
(G) Council Bluffs A-L 62, Sioux City East 51
(B)(#5-4A)Sioux City East 76, Council Bluffs A-L 53
(G) Council Bluffs T-J 62, Sioux City North 30
(B) Sioux City North 56, Council Bluffs T-J 46
(G) Sioux City West 72, (#14-4A)Sergeant Bluff-Luton 70
(B) Sioux City West 65, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 58
(college basketball)
Top-25 games:
(2) West Virginia 57, Baylor 54
(3) Virginia 68, Syracuse 61
(5) Purdue 70, Michigan 69
(9) Oklahoma 75, (8) Texas Tech 65
(12) Kansas 83, Iowa State 78
Marquette 84, (13) Seton Hall 64
(20) North Carolina 96, Boston College 66
(21) Kentucky 74, Texas A&M 73
(22) Auburn 85, Mississippi 70
(24) Tennessee 92, Vanderbilt 84
(25) Creighton 85, Butler 74
(N-B-A basketball)
Miami 90, Toronto 89
Portland 117, Oklahoma City 106
Dallas 114, Orlando 99
L.A. Lakers 99, Sacramento 86
(N-H-L hockey)
Winnipeg 7, Buffalo 4
Washington 3, Vancouver 1
Chicago 8, Ottawa 2
Tampa Bay 5, Carolina 4
Nashville 2, Edmonton 1
Calgary 3, Minnesota 2, OT
Florida 7, St. Louis 4
WEDNESDAY RESULTS – January 10
(college basketball)
Top-25 games:
(1) Villanova 89, (10) Xavier 65
(4) Michigan State 76, Rutgers 72, OT
(7) Duke 87, Pittsburgh 52
Texas 99, (16) T-C-U 98, 2 OTs
Louisville 73, (23) Florida State 69
(N-B-A basketball)
Dallas 115, Charlotte 111
Miami 114, Indiana 106
Utah 107, Washington 104
Chicago 122, New York 119, 2 OTs
Detroit 114, Brooklyn 80
Houston 121, Portland 112
Memphis 105, New Orleans 102
Milwaukee 110, Orlando 103
Minnesota 104, Oklahoma City 88
Atlanta 110, Denver 97
L.A. Clippers 125, Golden State 106
(N-H-L hockey)
Ottawa 4, Toronto 3
Minnesota 2, Chicago 1
THURSDAY RESULTS – January 11
(bowling)
(girls results) Le Mars (6-0) 2597, Sioux Central/Spencer 1799. HIGH GAMES: Brooke Westhoff (225), Lexi Schroeder (203), Caitlynne Peters (176) and Steph Williams (175). HIGH SERIES: Lexi Schroeder (371), Brooke Westhoff (362) and Caitlynne Peters (348).
(boys results) Le Mars (6-0) 2939, Sioux Central/Spencer 2646. HIGH GAMES: Trey Whiddon (247), Blake Rush (238 & 226) and Riley Augustine (224). HIGH SERIES: Blake Rush (464), Trey Whiddon (408) and Riley Augustine (402).
(high school basketball)
(G) Akron-Westfield 51, Alcester-Hudson, SD 20
(B) Akron-Westfield 78, Alcester-Hudson, SD 46
(G) (#7-2A)West Sioux 54, Canton, SD 46
(B) West Sioux 74, Canton, SD 71
(G) (#3-2A)Western Christian 60, Unity Christian 49
(B) (#1-2A)Western Christian 55, (#10-2A)Unity Christian 42
(G) Sheldon 37, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 33
(B) (#6-2A)Sheldon 79, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 51
(G/B) Algona @ Spencer – ppd. to Jan. 27th
(G) (#4-1A)Newell-Fonda 68, Estherville/Lincoln Central 39
(B) Estherville/Lincoln Central 54, Newell-Fonda 43
(G) Dakota Valley 70, Maple Valley/Anthon-Oto 24
(B) (#5-4A)Sioux City East 62, Sioux Falls Lincoln 57
(G) Sioux City East 70, Sioux City North 42
(college basketball)
Iowa 104, Illinois 97, OT
Top-25 games:
(6) Wichita State 95, East Carolina 60
Oregon 76, (11) Arizona State 72
(15) Gonzaga 103, Portland 57
(17) Arizona 62, Oregon State 53
North Carolina State 78, (19) Clemson 77
(N-B-A basketball)
Boston 114, Philadelphia 103
Toronto 133, Cleveland 99
L.A. Clippers 121, Sacramento 115
L.A. Lakers 93, San Antonio 81
(N-H-L hockey)
Carolina 3, Washington 1
Buffalo 3, Columbus 1
Calgary 5, Tampa Bay 1
FRIDAY RESULTS – January 12
(high school basketball)
HULL — Sidney Baumgartner hit a game-winning lay-up as time expired to lift No. 8 (4A) Le Mars to a 49-48 Lakes Conference girls basketball win at No. 3 (2A) Western Christian Friday night. It was the second time this week that Baumgartner won a game for Le Mars by scoring the final points. Her two free throws Tuesday night with nine seconds to play gave the Lady Bulldogs a one-point upset of then top-rated (3A) Sioux Center. Baumgartner had missed two front ends of one-and-one foul shot opportunities in the final 30 seconds while Le Mars was protecting a 47-45 lead. That opened the door for the Wolfpack and Olivia Granstra’s three-point play with 7.2 seconds left put Western Christian in front 48-47. Baumgartner took the inbounds pass and drove the length of the court to drop in the decisive points. Nebraska recruit, Ashtyn Veerbeek, had 20 points for Western and Granstra finished with 11. Jenn Schneider dropped in 14 for Le Mars and Madison Dreckman added 13. Le Mars improves to 11-and-2 for the season and 5-and-1 in league play. Western Christian falls to 10-and-2 with a 4-and-2 league mark.
HULL — Top-rated (2A) Western Christian remained unbeaten at 11-and-0 and took over sole possession of the Lakes Conference lead at 6-and-0 with a 64-45 win over No. 9 (3A) Le Mars Friday night at Hull. The loss drops the Bulldogs to 7-and-4 for the season and 5-and-1 in Lakes Conference play. The Wolfpack never trailed, rolling to a 14-point halftime lead and going up by 20 early in the third quarter. The lead reached 24 in the opening minute of the final quarter before Le Mars fought back to within 13 with 3:43 to play. The Bulldogs never got closer though. 6’6″ Jacob Vis overpowered Le Mars for 23 points while Caleb Harmsen and Ben Granstra had 13 and 11 respectively. J.T. Engebretson led Le Mars with 11 and Gabe Eckstaine had 10.
LE MARS — Katelyn Langel and Addison Weber combined to score 29 points to lead Gehlen Catholic to a 45-32 War Eagle Conference victory over visiting Remsen St. Mary’s girls Friday night. Langel finished with 16 points and Weber had 13 for the Lady Jays. Sydney Schorg had 18 for the Lady Hawks to lead all scorers. Gehlen trailed 7-2 after the first quarter before outscoring St. Mary’s 31-13 in the middle two quarters to lead by 13 points heading into the final eight minutes. The victory improves the Gehlen’s record to 9-and-4 with a 5-and-2 conference mark. Remsen St. Mary’s remains winless at 0-and-13.
LE MARS — No. 3 (1A) Remsen St. Mary’s kept their unbeaten record intact, thanks to a strong finish Friday night at Gehlen’s Marvin Langel Memorial gym, as the Hawks beat the Jays 44-35 in a War Eagle Conference boys match-up. St. Mary’s took a 27-23 lead into the final quarter before outscoring Gehlen 17-12 in the final stanza. Nick Ruden led the 12-and-0 Hawks with 18 points with Spencer Schorg adding 12. Cole Wiltgen led Gehlen Catholic with 18. The Jays fall to 7-and-5 for the season and 3-and-4 in the W-E-C.
LAKES CONFERENCE
(G) (#8-4A)Le Mars (11-2/5-1) 49, (#3-2A)Western Christian 48
(B) (#1-2A)Western Christian 64, (#9-3A)Le Mars (7-4/5-1) 45
(G) (#4-3A)Cherokee 67, Spirit Lake 39
(B) (#10-3A)Spirit Lake 65, Cherokee 31
(G) Storm Lake 85, Estherville Lincoln Central 80, OT
(B) Storm Lake 63, Estherville/Lincoln Central 50
WAR EAGLE CONFERENCE
(G) Gehlen Catholic (9-4/5-2) 45, Remsen St. Mary’s (0-13/0-8) 32*
(B) (#3-1A)Remsen St. Mary’s (12-0/8-0) 44, Gehlen Catholic (7-5/3-4) 35*
(G) Akron-Westfield 53, Hinton 29*
(B) Akron-Westfield 81, Hinton 62*
(G) South O’Brien 49, MMCRU 26*
(B) South O’Brien 76, MMCRU 21*
(G) Unity Christian 57, (#7-2A)West Sioux 47*
(B) (#10-2A)Unity Christian 64, West Sioux 51*
(G) Harris-Lake Park 45, Clay Central-Everly 32*
(B) Harris-Lake Park 76, Clay Central-Everly 40*
(G) Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 38, Trinity Christian 17*
(B) Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 68, Trinity Christian 54*
WESTERN VALLEY CONFERENCE
(G) (#6-1A)Kingsley-Pierson 60, Woodbury Central 51
(B) Woodbury Central 67, Kingsley-Pierson 62
(G) West Monona 68, Lawton-Bronson 39
(B) Lawton-Bronson 62, West Monona 61, OT
(G) Westwood 66, River Valley 23
(B) Westwood 45, River Valley 43
(G) Ridge View 62, OA-BCIG 43
(B) OA-BCIG 67, Ridge View 37
(G) Siouxland Christian 50, Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 36
(B) Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 77, Siouxland Christian 48
SIOUXLAND CONFERENCE
(G) M-O-C/Floyd Valley 66, Central Lyon 51
(B) M-O-C/Floyd Valley 65, Central Lyon 58
(G) (#2-3A)Sioux Center 82, Rock Valley 55
(B) (#2-2A)Sioux Center 89, Rock Valley 65
(G) Boyden-Hull 57, Sheldon 43
(B) (#6-2A)Sheldon 59, Boyden-Hull 37
(G) George-Little Rock 63, Sibley-Ocheyedan 53
(B) George-Little Rock 72, Sibley-Ocheyedan 51
(G) Okoboji 60, West Lyon 43
(B) West Lyon 70, Okoboji 50
MISSOURI RIVER ACTIVITIES CONFERENCE
(G) Bishop Heelan 68, Council Bluffs A-L 53
(B) Council Bluffs A-L 75, (#3-3A)Bishop Heelan 73, 2 OTs
(G) (#10-4A)Sergeant Bluff-Luton 54, Council Bluffs T-J 42
(B) Sergeant Bluff-Luton 65, Council Bluffs T-J 40
(B) (#5-4A)Sioux City East 89, Sioux City North 50
(N-B-A basketball)
Charlotte 99, Utah 88
Indiana 97, Cleveland 95
Washington 125, Orlando 119
Brooklyn 110, Atlanta 105
Golden State 108, Milwaukee 94
Minnesota 118, New York 108
New Orleans 119, Portland 113
Denver 87, Memphis 78
Houston 112, Phoenix 95
(N-H-L hockey)
Vancouver 5, Columbus 2
Calgary 4, Florida 2
Washington 4, Carolina 3
Chicago 2, Winnipeg 1
Edmonton 4, Arizona 2
SATURDAY RESULTS – January 13
(wrestling)
Le Mars Invitational – (team standings) 1. Cherokee (187) .. 2. Le Mars (172.5) .. 3. Sioux City North )161) .. 4. AHSTW (151) .. 5. Sioux Center (145) .. 6. Sibley-Ocheyedan (142.5) .. 7. West Sioux (141) .. 8. Sheldon/South O’Brien (118) .. 9. Hinton (97) .. 10. South Sioux City (82.5) .. 11. Sioux City West (39).
Le Mars top finishers: 1st-Jake Francksen-Small (132#), Jordan Jensen (145#) & Travis Theisen (220#) .. 2nd-Delijuan Perkins (152#) .. 3rd-Blake Dirksen (106#) .. 4th-Jacob Singer (138#) & Myles Kass (160#).
Hinton’s top finishers: 2nd-Charlie Nohr (195#) & Caleb Trierweiler (285#) .. 4th-Aiden Christiansen (113#), Teegan Tschampel (152#) & Thomas Bishop (182#).
(high school basketball)
(G) (#4-3A)Cherokee 76, Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 19
(B) Cherokee 57, Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 54
(G) (#13-4A)Denison-Schleswig 39, OA-BCIG 34
(B) Denison-Schleswig 76, OA-BCIG 52
(G) Sioux City West 37, Spirit Lake 28
(B) Sioux City West 77, Omaha Benson 56
(G) Woodbury Central 46, Sioux City East 44
(B) Sioux Falls Christian 75, (#2-2A)Sioux Center 61
(G) Central Lyon 60, Trinity Christian 20
(B) Central Lyon 53, Trinity Christian 48
(G) Westwood 64, Ponca (NE) 45
(B) Ponca (NE) 78, Westwood 40
SANFORD CLASSIC in Sioux Falls, SD
(G) Clark/Willow Lake, SD 66, George-Little Rock 55
(B) George-Little Rock 61, Clark/Willow Lake, SD 54
(G) Aberdeen Roncalli , SD 70, (#2-3A)Sioux Center 66
(B) West Lyon 56, Aberdeen Roncalli, SD 53
(G) West Lyon 53, Ipswich, SD 31
(B) South O’Brien 70, Ipswich, SD 52
(B) George-Little Rock 61, Clark/Willow Lake, SD 54
(N-F-L football playoffs)
N-F-C DIVISIONAL GAME: Philadelphia 15, Atlanta 10
A-F-C DIVISIONAL GAME: New England 35, Tennessee 14
PHILADELPHIA — Philadelphia is in the NFC championship game for the first time in nine years after the Eagles’ defense staged a last-minute, goal-line stand to preserve a 15-10 win over the Falcons in Philadelphia. Jake Elliott hit three field goals, including a 53-yard boot just before halftime and a 37-yarder that gave the Eagles a 12-10 lead late in the third quarter. Nick Foles was 23 of 30 for 246 yards and no interceptions for the Eagles, who will host the winner of Sunday’s NFC divisional game between the Vikings and Saints in Minnesota.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots are in the AFC championship game for the seventh consecutive season after routing the Titans 35-14. Tom Brady threw for 337 yards and three touchdowns, his 10th consecutive postseason game with at least three TD tosses. James White caught a touchdown pass and ran for another, and Danny Amendola had 11 catches for 112 yards.
(college basketball)
(W) Loras 76, Buena Vista 73 (former Le Mars Lady Bulldog, Holly Schneider, had 10 pts. for BV)
(M) Morningside 80, Doane 69 (former Le Mars Bulldog, Tyler Borchers, had 11 pts. for Morningside)
Iowa State 75, Baylor 65
Top-25 games:
(1) Villanova 78, St. John’s 71
(8) Texas Tech 72, (2) West Virginia 71
Michigan 82, (4) Michigan State 72
(5) Purdue 81, Minnesota 47
(6) Wichita State 72, Tulsa 69
(7) Duke 89, Wake Forest 71
(9) Oklahoma 102, (16) T-C-U 97
(10) Xavier 92, (25) Creighton 70
(11) Arizona State 77, Oregon State 75
(12) Kansas 73, Kansas State 72
(13) Seton Hall 74, Georgetown 61
(14) Cincinnati 78, South Florida 55
(15) Gonzaga 75, San Francisco 65
(17) Arizona 90, Oregon 83
(19) Clemson 72, (18) Miami 63
(20) North Carolina 69, Notre Dame 68
(21) Kentucky 74, Vanderbilt 67
(22) Auburn 77, Mississippi State 68
(23) Florida State 101, Syracuse 90, 2 OTs
(24) Tennessee 75, Texas A&M 62
(N-B-A basketball)
L.A. Lakers 107, Dallas 101, OT
L.A. Clippers 126, Sacramento 105
Oklahoma City 101, Charlotte 91
Washington 119, Brooklyn 113, OT
Golden State 127, Toronto 125
Chicago 107, Detroit 105
San Antonio 110, Denver 80
(N-H-L hockey)
N.Y. Islanders 7, N.Y. Rangers 2
Pittsburgh 4, Detroit 1
Boston 4, Montreal 3, SO
Philadelphia 5, New Jersey 3
Minnesota 4, Winnipeg 1
Colorado 4, Dallas 1
Edmonton 3, Vegas 2, OT
San Jose 6, Arizona 5, OT
Anaheim 4, Los Angeles 2
SUNDAY RESULTS – January 14
(N-F-L football playoffs)
A-F-C DIVISIONAL GAME: Jacksonville 45, Pittsburgh 42
N-F-C DIVISIONAL GAME: Minnesota 29, New Orleans 24
UNDATED – The Minnesota Vikings and Jacksonville Jaguars are going to next Sunday’s NFL conference title games. Case Keenum heaved a 61-yard TD pass to Stefon Diggs on the game’s final play to give the Vikings a 29-24 triumph over the Saints. Leonard Fournette ran for 109 yards and three touchdowns in the Jaguars’ 45-42 victory over the second-seeded Steelers in Pittsburgh.
(college basketball)
(3) Virginia 68, North Carolina State 51
(college wrestling)
(6) Iowa 20, (3) Oklahoma State 12
(N-B-A basketball)
Miami 97, Milwaukee 79
New Orleans 123, New York 118, OT
Indiana 120, Phoenix 97
Minnesota 120, Portland 103
(N-H-L hockey)
Detroit 4, Chicago 0
Calgary 4, Carolina 1
Pittsburgh 5, N.Y. Rangers 2
Vancouver 3, Minnesota 2, OT
