MONDAY RESULTS – March 2
(high school basketball)
ORANGE CITY — The number six-rated Le Mars Bulldogs punched their ticket to the 3A State tournament Monday night with a 76-65 victory over number nine Spirit Lake in a Sub-State One championship game at Orange City. Le Mars put up 27 fourth quarter points, thanks in part to hitting 16 of their 24 fourth quarter free throw opportunities, to offset six three-pointers by the Indians over the final eight minutes. Spirit Lake finished with 12 three’s for the night, six each from Billy Brown and Alec Henrickson. The desperation three-point bombardment by Spirit Lake couldn’t overcome a 13-point deficit in the final three minutes of the game. The Bulldogs did a little three-point bombing of their own as sixth man, Mitch Sitzmann, hit five of the Bulldogs’ eight treys and finished with a career-best 15 points. His three at the buzzer gave Le Mars a 13-11 lead after the first quarter. He then closed the first half with another three to put the Bulldogs in front 32-25 at the break. Spirit Lake began the second half by outscoring Le Mars 18-12 to close to within one at 44-43 with 1:21 to play in the third quarter. But Trent Hilbrands hit his third three of the quarter to help the Dogs go back up by four in the final minute of the period and Le Mars took a 49-43 lead into the final period. Le Mars pushed their fourth quarter lead to 11 by the 4:41 mark and the Indians never got closer than 8 after that. Hilbrands led Le Mars with 21 points and Tyler Borchers added 20. Billy Brown had 22 for Spirit Lake, Alec Henrickson 20 and Ryan Kriener 16. Le Mars takes a 20-and-4 record to Des Moines were they’ll play in their first State tournament in 15 years next Tuesday at 2 p.m. against Dallas Center-Grimes (20-and-4). It is the sixth State trip overall for Le Mars.
CLASS 3A BOYS SUB-STATE FINALS
(sub-state 1)
#6-Le Mars (20-4) 76, #9-Spirit Lake 65
GIRLS STATE TOURNAMENT at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines
CLASS 1A QUARTERFINALS
#7-Newell-Fonda (21-4) 70, #6-Colo-Nesco (23-2) 42
#1-Burlington Notre Dame (24-1) 76, Central Lyon (18-7) 60
#2-Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton (25-0) 63, #14-Bedford (19-5) 48
#11-Springville (22-3) 53, #4-Fremont Mills (23-2) 50
CLASS 2A QUARTERFINALS
#1-Unity Christian (25-0) 53, #13-Cascade (21-4) 34
#6-South Central Calhoun (23-2) 65, #4-IKM-Manning (23-2) 50
#3-North Linn (24-1) 57, #9-Des Moines Christian (20-5) 46
(college basketball)
(2) Virginia 59, Syracuse 47
Texas 61, (14) Baylor 59, OT
(17) Iowa State 77, (15) Oklahoma 70
(N-B-A basketball)
Toronto 114, Philadelphia 103
Miami 115, Phoenix 98
Brooklyn 110, Golden State 108
L.A. Clippers 110, Minnesota 105
Dallas 102, New Orleans 93
(N-H-L hockey)
N.Y. Rangers 4, Nashville 1
Chicago 5, Carolina 2
San Jose 4, Montreal 0
TUESDAY RESULTS – March 3
(high school basketball)
GIRLS STATE TOURNAMENT at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines
CLASS 2A QUARTERFINALS
#2-Western Christian (22-3) 50, #12-Iowa City Regina (21-4) 45
CLASS 3A QUARTERFINALS
#1-Mediapolis (25-0) 63, Mount Vernon (16-9) 53
#7-Nevada (22-3) 54, #9-Red Oak (20-5) 38
#5-Crestwood (22-2) 58, #11-Spirit Lake (18-7) 46
#2-Pocahontas Area (24-1) 63, #13-Clear Lake (18-7) 59
CLASS 4A QUARTERFINALS
#4-Carlisle (22-2) 56, #5-Waverly-Shell Rock (23-1) 50
#1-Harlan (24-0) 54, #8-Cedar Rapids Xavier (17-7) 31
CLASS 4A BOYS SUB-STATE FINALS
(sub-state 1)
Sioux City North 47, Council Bluffs A-L 46
(college basketball)
G-P-A-C CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONSHIP GAMES
(women) Concordia 80, Morningside 72
(men) Midland Luthern 89, Morningside 67
BIG TEN: Iowa 77, Indiana 63
Top 25
(1) Kentucky 72, Georgia 64
(4) Villanova 76, Creighton 72
(9) Kansas 76, (20) West Virginia 69, OT
(10) Maryland 60, Rutgers 50
(19) North Carolina 81, Georgia Tech 49
Georgetown 60, (21) Butler 54
(N-B-A basketball)
Charlotte 104, L.A. Lakers 103
Cleveland 110, Boston 79
Sacramento 124, New York 86
Atlanta 104, Houston 96
Chicago 97, Washington 92
Utah 93, Memphis 82
Denver 106, Milwaukee 95
(N-H-L hockey)
Minnesota 3, Ottawa 2, SO
New Jersey 3, Nashville 1
Calgary 3, Philadelphia 2, OT
Washington 5, Columbus 3
Tampa Bay 3, Buffalo 0
Toronto 3, Florida 2
Dallas 3, N.Y. Islanders 2, OT
Anaheim 4, Arizona 1
Los Angeles 5, Edmonton 2
San Jose 6, Vancouver 2
(spring training baseball)
Philadelphia 5, N.Y. Yankees 5, tie
Detroit 15, Baltimore 2
Pittsburgh 8, Toronto 7
Oakland 9, San Francisco 4
Cincinnati 10, Cleveland 0
WEDNESDAY RESULTS – March 4
(high school basketball)
GIRLS STATE TOURNAMENT at the Wells Fargo Arena
CLASS 4A QUARTERFINALS
#6-Bishop Heelan (21-3) 70, #3-Ballard (21-3) 67
#2-Western Dubuque (24-0) 51, #7-Indianola (19-5) 30
CLASS 5A QUARTERFINALS
#1-West Des Moines Valley (22-2) 65, Mason City (15-9) 42
#5-Iowa City West (22-2) 43, #6-Southeast Polk (17-7) 40
#3-Dowling Catholic (21-3) 58, #9-Johnston (16-8) 52
#2-Waukee (22-2) 61, Cedar Falls (18-6) 47
CLASS 1A SEMIFINALS
#7-Newell-Fonda (22-4) 63, #1-Burlington Notre Dame (24-2) 56
(college basketball)
(3) Duke 94, Wake Forest 51
(12) Notre Dame 71, (16) Louisville 59
(23) Ohio State 77, Penn State 67
(24) Providence 79, Seton Hall 66
(N-B-A basketball)
Phoenix 105, Orlando 100
Indiana 105, New York 82
Cleveland 120, Toronto 112
Boston 85, Utah 84
Charlotte 115, Brooklyn 91
New Orleans 88, Detroit 85
Oklahoma City 123, Philadelphia 118, OT
Memphis 102, Houston 100
Denver 100, Minnesota 85
Miami 100, L.A. Lakers 94
San Antonio 112, Sacramento 85
Golden State 102, Milwaukee 93
Portland 98, L.A. Clippers 93, OT
(N-H-L hockey)
Ottawa 3, Winnipeg 1
Detroit 2, N.Y. Rangers 1, OT
Colorado 3, Pittsburgh 1
Anaheim 3, Montreal 1
(spring training baseball)
Philadelphia 3, N.Y. Yankees 1
Toronto 4, Pittsburgh 1
Detroit 5, Baltimore 4
N.Y. Mets 8, Atlanta 2
Cleveland 4, Cincinnati 2
Seattle 4, San Diego 3, 10 innings
Oakland 9, San Francisco 2
Kansas City 13, Texas 2
Chicago White Sox 6, L.A. Dodgers 4
Arizona 6, Colorado 2
THURSDAY RESULTS – March 5
(high school basketball)
GIRLS STATE TOURNAMENT at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines
CLASS 1A SEMIFINALS
#11-Springville (23-3) 68, #2-Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton (25-1) 57
CLASS 2A SEMIFINALS
#1-Unity Christian (26-0) 58, #6-South Central Calhoun (23-3) 47
#3-North Linn (25-1) 73, #2-Western Christian (22-4) 70, overtime
CLASS 3A SEMIFINALS
#7-Nevada (23-3) 52, #1-Mediapolis (25-1) 45
#2-Pocahontas Area (25-1) 58, #5-Crestwood (22-3) 43
CLASS 4A SEMIFINALS
#1-Harlan (25-0) 69, #4-Carlisle (22-3) 43
#2-Western Dubuque (25-0) 47, #6-Bishop Heelan (21-4) 38
(college basketball)
(5) Arizona 99, California 60
(6) Wisconsin 76, Minnesota 63
(13) Utah 67, Washington State 59
(18) Arkansas 78, South Carolina 74
(N-B-A basketball)
Chicago 108, Oklahoma City 105
Portland 94, Dallas 75
(N-H-L hockey)
Calgary 4, Boston 3, SO
Dallas 4, Florida 3, SO
Arizona 3, Vancouver 2, SO
Los Angeles 4, Montreal 3, SO
Philadelphia 3, St. Louis 1
Minnesota 2, Washington 1
Tampa Bay 4, Toronto 2
N.Y. Islanders 4, Nashville 3
(spring training baseball)
St. Louis 4, Miami 1
N.Y. Yankees 2, Pittsburgh 1
Baltimore (ss) 3, Tampa Bay 2
Houston 6, Philadelphia 3
Atlanta 6, Detroit 4
Chicago Cubs (ss) 2, Oakland 2, tie
Cleveland 9, Cincinnati 3
Kansas City 5, Texas 4
Seattle 9, San Diego 4
San Francisco 8, Chicago Cubs (ss) 6
L.A. Dodgers 6, Chicago White Sox 1
L.A. Angels 3, Milwaukee 2
Arizona 4, Colorado 3
Washington 5, N.Y. Mets 4
Minnesota 9, Boston 8
Baltimore (ss) 5, Toronto 0
FRIDAY RESULTS – March 6
(high school basketball)
GIRLS STATE TOURNAMENT at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines
CLASS 5A SEMIFINALS
#1-West Des Moines Valley (23-2) 57, #5-Iowa City West (22-3) 41
#2-Waukee (23-2) 42, #3-Dowling Catholic (21-4) 32
CLASS 1A CHAMPIONSHIP
#7-Newell-Fonda (23-4) 45, #11-Springville (23-4) 43
CLASS 2A CHAMPIONSHIP
#1-Unity Christian (27-0) 69, #3-North Linn (25-2) 40
(college basketball)
(8) Wichita State 56, Southern Illinois 45
(11) Northern Iowa 71, Bradley 46
(14) Baylor 77, Texas Tech 74
(25) Murray State 80, Morehead State 77
(N-B-A basketball)
Utah 89, Philadelphia 83
Washington 99, Miami 97
Orlando 119, Sacramento 114
Indiana 98, Chicago 84
Charlotte 103, Toronto 94
Atlanta 106, Cleveland 97
Boston 104, New Orleans 98
Houston 103, Detroit 93
Memphis 97, L.A. Lakers 90
Phoenix 108, Brooklyn 100, OT
San Antonio 120, Denver 111
Golden State 104, Dallas 89
(N-H-L hockey)
Chicago 2, Edmonton 1, SO
Columbus 3, New Jersey 2
Minnesota 3, Carolina 1
Ottawa 3, Buffalo 2
Calgary 5, Detroit 2
Pittsburgh 5, Anaheim 2
(spring training baseball)
Miami 5, Boston 3
Tampa Bay 2, Minnesota 1
St. Louis 5, Houston 2
N.Y. Yankees (ss) 4, Philadelphia 1
Washington 9, Atlanta 8
Toronto 5, Baltimore 4
N.Y. Mets 5, Detroit 4
Cincinnati 5, Chicago Cubs 2
San Francisco 12, Texas 3
Kansas City 11, Cleveland 9
L.A. Dodgers (ss) 10, Milwaukee 1
L.A. Dodgers (ss) 7, Seattle 4
San Diego 5, Chicago White Sox 0
L.A. Angels 3, Colorado 0
Oakland 7, Arizona 2
Pittsburgh 3, N.Y. Yankees (ss) 1
SATURDAY RESULTS – March 7
(high school basketball)
GIRLS STATE TOURNAMENT at the Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines
CLASS 3A CHAMPIONSHIP
#7-Nevada (24-3) 58, #2-Pocahontas Area (25-2) 54
CLASS 4A CHAMPIONSHIP
#1-Harlan (26-0) 56, #2-Western Dubuque (25-1) 46
CLASS 5A CHAMPIONSHIP
#2-Waukee (24-2) 72, #1-West Des Moines Valley (23-3) 58
(college basketball)
TOP-25
(1) Kentucky 67, Florida 50
(16) Louisville 59, (2) Virginia 57
(3) Duke 84, (19) North Carolina 77
(4) Villanova 105, St. John’s 68
(5) Arizona 91, Stanford 69
(7) Gonzaga 81, San Francisco 72
Illinois State 65, (8) Wichita State 62
(15) Oklahoma 75, (9) Kansas 73
(11) Northern Iowa 63, Loyola of Chicago 49
(12) Notre Dame 81, Clemson 67
Washington 77, (13) Utah 68
(17) Iowa State 89, T-C-U 76
L-S-U 81, (18) Arkansas 78
(20) West Virginia 81, Oklahoma State 72
(21) Butler 68, (24) Providence 64
Belmont 88, (25) Murray State 87
(N-B-A basketball)
New Orleans 95, Memphis 89
Philadelphia 92, Atlanta 84
Cleveland 89, Phoenix 79
Indiana 92, New York 86
Miami 114, Sacramento 109, OT
Minnesota 121, Portland 113
Milwaukee 91, Washington 85
Houston 114, Denver 100
(N-H-L hockey)
Boston 3, Philadelphia 2, OT
Washington 6, Buffalo 1
Colorado 4, Columbus 0
Tampa Bay 5, Dallas 4
Montreal 2, Arizona 0
Florida 4, N-Y Islanders 3, 2 OTs
St. Louis 6, Toronto 1
Winnipeg 3, Nashville 1
Pittsburgh 1, Los Angeles 0, OT
Vancouver 3, San Jose 2
(spring training baseball)
Boston (ss) 7, Baltimore 6
Detroit 12, Atlanta (ss) 6
Boston (ss) 4, Minnesota 2
N-Y Yankees 9, Houston 4
Miami 8, N-Y Mets (ss) 7
Washington 6, St. Louis 5
Tampa Bay 1, Pittsburgh 1, 10 Innings
Toronto 4, Philadelphia 2
N-Y Mets (ss) 3, Atlanta (ss) 1
Arizona 4, Seattle (ss) 3
Kansas City 3, Cincinnati 2
L.A. Dodgers 5, Cleveland 5
Oakland 8, L.A. Angels 7
San Diego 7, San Francisco 6
Seattle (ss) 11, Chi White Sox 7
Texas 5, Milwaukee 4
Colorado 7, Chi Cubs 5
SUNDAY RESULTS – March 8
(college basketball)
(6) Wisconsin 72, (23) Ohio State 48
(10) Maryland 64, Nebraska 61
(11) Northern Iowa 69, Illinois State 60
(22) S-M-U 67, Tulsa 62
(N-B-A basketball)
San Antonio 116, Chicago 105
Golden State 106, L.A. Clippers 98
Orlando 103, Boston 98
Charlotte 108, Detroit 101
Utah 95, Brooklyn 88
Oklahoma City 108, Toronto 104
Dallas 100, L.A. Lakers 93
(N-H-L hockey)
Ottawa 5, Calgary 4, SO
Boston 5, Detroit 3
Carolina 7, Edmonton 4
New Jersey 5, Philadelphia 2
Colorado 3, Minnesota 2
N.Y. Rangers 1, Chicago 0, OT
(spring training baseball)
Minnesota 2, Baltimore 1
Philadelphia 5, Tampa Bay 4
Houston (ss) 14, Detroit 9
N.Y. Yankees 3, Washington 2
St. Louis 5, Miami 2
Houston (ss) 2, Atlanta 2, tie, 10 innings
Pittsburgh 1, Toronto 0
Boston 6, N.Y. Mets 3
L.A. Dodgers 4, Milwaukee 3
Chicago White Sox 10, Oakland 4
Texas (ss) 6, Chicago Cubs 4
Colorado 7, San Diego 5
Cincinnati 10, Seattle 1
Texas (ss) 8, Cleveland 7
Arizona 12, San Francisco 2
Kansas City 6, L.A. Angels 4
Arizona 10, San Francisco 5
