MONDAY RESULTS – December 18
(bowling)
(girls results) Le Mars (4-0) 2811, Sioux Central/Spencer 1768 HIGH GAMES: Lexi Schroeder (237), Caitlyn Peters (236) and Brooke Westhoff (201). HIGH SERIES: Caitlyn Peters (415) and Lexi Schroeder (407).
(boys results) Le Mars (4-0) 3057, Sioux Central/Spencer 2441. HIGH GAMES: Evan Berkenpas (278), Riley Augustine (236) and Kody Koerselman (224). HIGH SERIES: Evan Berkenpas (462), Kody Koerselman (438) and Riley Augustine (434).
(high school basketball)
(G) (#8-1A)Kingsley-Pierson 82, Whiting 15
(B) Kingsley-Pierson 102, Whiting 15
(G) Akron-Westfield 55, Lawton-Bronson 50
(B) Lawton-Bronson 73, Akron-Westfield 57
(G) MMCRU 49, Harris-Lake Park 46*
(B) Harris-Lake Park 62, MMCRU 57*
(B) Manson-Northwest Webster 51, Ridge View 46
(G) (#10-4A)Denison-Schleswig 65, Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 35
(B) Denison-Schleswig 50, Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 49, OT
(G) (#6-1A)Newell-Fonda 87, OA-BCIG 58
(B) Newell-Fonda 69, OA-BCIG 62
(G) River Valley 66, Boyer Valley 22
(B) Boyer Valley 73, River Valley 38
(B) West Central (S-D) 49, Central Lyon 39
(G) Spencer 67, Sioux City North 54
(B) Spencer 77, Sioux City North 60
(N-F-L football)
Atlanta 24, Tampa Bay 21
TAMPA, Fla. – The Atlanta Falcons remain one game behind New Orleans and Carolina in the NFC South following a 24-21 victory at Tampa Bay. Devonta Freeman rushed for 126 yards, including a 32-yard TD to put the 9-5 Falcons ahead by 10 midway through the fourth quarter. Levine Toilolo recovered a Freeman fumble in the end zone for a touchdown, and Matt Ryan threw for 212 yards with no interceptions.
(college basketball)
Top-25 games:
(2) Michigan State 107, Houston Baptist 62
(12) Gonzaga 101, I-U-P-U-I 71
(14) Kansas 109, U-N-O 64
(15) T-C-U 91, Texas Southern 72
(19) Arizona 83, North Dakota State 53
(24) Florida State 69, Charleston Southern 58
(25) Creighton 90, Texas-Arlington 81
(N-B-A basketball)
Boston 112, Indiana 111
Charlotte 109, New York 91
Atlanta 110, Miami 104
Chicago 117, Philadelphia 115
Houston 120, Utah 99
Minnesota 108, Portland 107
Oklahoma City 95, Denver 94
Phoenix 97, Dallas 91
San Antonio 109, L.A. Clippers 91
Golden State 116, L.A. Lakers 114, OT
(N-H-L hockey)
New Jersey 5, Anaheim 3
Boston 7, Columbus 2
Los Angeles 4, Philadelphia 1
Edmonton 5, San Jose 3
Colorado 4, Pittsburgh 2
TUESDAY RESULTS – December 19
(high school basketball)
LE MARS — Sixth-ranked (4A) Le Mars outscored Spirit Lake 14-0 in the third quarter to double their 14-point halftime lead and the Lady Bulldogs routed the Indians 59-25 Tuesday night in Lakes Conference girls basketball action at the Bulldogs Competition gym. Le Mars hit 59% of their shots for the game to win their fourth straight since a December 8th loss to state-rated Cherokee. Sidney Baumgartner led the way for Le Mars with 20 points, connecting on four of the Lady Bulldogs 9 three-pointers. Madison Dreckman added 11 and Jenn Schneider and Jaelynn Dreckman had eight each. Le Mars improves to 7-and-1 for the season and 4-and-1 in the Lakes Conference.
LE MARS — No. 9 (3A) Le Mars opened the fourth quarter by outscoring No. 8 (3A) Spirit Lake 13-4 to extend a 37-36 lead after three quarters to a ten-point advantage five minutes into the final period as the Bulldogs beat the Indians 54-45 in a Lakes Conference battle Tuesday night. Dylan Rarrat-Kass hit a pair of three-pointers in the first minute-and-a-half of the fourth quarter to key the run and finished with nine points. Will Pottebaum led the Bulldogs balanced scoring attack with 17, hitting 7-of-7 from the free throw line. Gabe Ecksatine added 13 and Logan Lancaster 11 as Le Mars improves to 6-and-1 for the season and 5-and-0 in Lakes Conference play. Spirit Lake falls to 4-and-2 for the season and 2-and-2 in league play.
HAWARDEN — No. 5 (2A) West Sioux stayed unbeaten heading into the holiday break, defeating Gehlen Catholic 54-31 Tuesday night in War Eagle Conference girls basketball action at Hawarden. The loss was just the second of the season for the Lady Jays, who fall to 7-and-2 at the Christmas break and are now 3-and-2 in the W-E-C. Abbie Ericson led a balanced scoring attack for the Falcons with 12 points with Katey Koopmans and Emma Mace adding 11 each. Addison Weber had 10 to lead Gehlen. West Sioux is now 9-and-0.
HAWARDEN — The West Sioux Falcons outscored the Gehlen Catholic boys 21-13 in the fourth quarter to rally from a 50-46 deficit after three quarters to a 67-63 War Eagle Conference victory at Hawarden Tuesday night as both teams closed out their pre-Christmas schedule. Hunter Dekkers torched the Jays’ defense for 32 points, knocking down six three-pointers. Jake Lynott added 15 for the Falcons. Cole Wiltgen led Gehlen with 17 while Jacob Nemmers dropped in 14, and Caden Kneip had 13. Bryan Nohava, suffering a little jet-lag after playing in the All-American Blue-Gray football game in Dallas, Texas less than 24 hours earlier, scored 10 points off the bench. Gehlen falls to 2-and-3 in the War Eagle Conference and 5-and-3 for the season. The Jays return to action January 2nd at Akron-Westfield.
LAKES CONFERENCE
(G) (#6-4A)LeMars (7-1/4-1) 59, Spirit Lake 25
(B) (#9-3A)LeMars (6-1/5-0) 54, (#8-3A)Spirit Lake 45
(G) (#3-2A)Western Christian 77, Storm Lake 45
(B) (#2-2A)Western Christian 56, Storm Lake 38
(G) (#4-3A)Cherokee 70, Spencer 35
(B) Spencer 70, Cherokee 50
(G) Emmetsburg 57, Estherville/Lincoln Central 45
(B) Estherville/Lincoln Central 40, Emmetsburg 37, OT
WAR EAGLE CONFERENCE
(G) (#5-2A)West Sioux 54, Gehlen Catholic (7-2/3-2) 31*
(B) West Sioux 67, Gehlen Catholic (5-3/2-3) 63*
(G) Akron-Westfield 69, Remsen St. Mary’s 32*
(B) (#3-1A)Remsen St. Mary’s 76, Akron-Westfield 37*
(G) Unity Christian 51, Hinton 19*
(B) (#8-2A)Unity Christian 80, Hinton 52*
(G) MMCRU 53, Clay Central-Everly 31*
(B) MMCRU 64, Clay Central-Everly 58*
(G) South O’Brien 57, Trinity Christian 31*
(B) South O’Brien 55, Trinity Christian 40*
(G) Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 37, Harris-Lake Park 27*
(B) Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 65, Harris-Lake Park 60*
SIOUXLAND CONFERENCE
(G) Rock Valley 61, M-O-C/Floyd Valley 51
(B) Rock Valley 77, M-O-C/Floyd Valley 65
(G) (#1-3A)Sioux Center 74, Central Lyon 54
(B) (#1-2A)Sioux Center 92, Central Lyon 30
(G) West Lyon 42, Boyden-Hull 28
(B) West Lyon 60, Boyden-Hull 50
(G) Sheldon 72, George-Little Rock 50
(B) (#5-2A)Sheldon 56, (#7-1A)George-Little Rock 51
(G) Okoboji 71, Sibley-Ocheyedan 21
(B) Sibley-Ocheyedan 61, Okoboji 56
WESTERN VALLEY CONFERENCE
(G) Woodbury Central 58, West Monona 49
(B) Woodbury Central 68, West Monona 55
(G) Lawton-Bronson 53, Homer (NE.) 31
(B) Homer (NE.) 48, Lawton-Bronson 43
(G) Ridge View 50, Sioux Central 43
(B)
(B) South Central Calhoun 64, Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 52
(G) Sioux City West 64, (#14-1A)Westwood 57
MISSOURI RIVER ACTIVITIES CONFERENCE
(G) (#2-4A)Lewis Central 48, Sioux City East 27
(B) (#7-4A)Sioux City East 84, Lewis Central 60
(B) (#3-3A)Bishop Heelan 65, Sioux City West 59, OT
(college basketball)
(M) Morningside 94, Arizona Christian 87 (Las Vegas Hoopla)
Iowa 92, Southern Utah 64
Top-25 games:
(3) Arizona State 95, Longwood 61
(8) Texas A&M 64, Northern Kentucky 58
(9) Xavier 81, Marshall 77
(11) Wichita State 89, Arkansas State 80
(13) Virginia 78, Savannah State 47
(17) Oklahoma 105, Northwestern State 68
(20) Cincinnati 77, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 49
(22) Texas Tech 90, F-A-U 54
(N-B-A basketball)
Sacramento 101, Philadelphia 95
Washington 116, New Orleans 106
Milwaukee 119, Cleveland 116
(N-H-L hockey)
Toronto 8, Carolina 1
Minnesota 6, Ottawa 4
Detroit 6, N.Y. Islanders 3
N.Y. Rangers 4, Anaheim 1
Boston 3, Buffalo 0
Winnipeg 6, Nashville 4
Washington 4, Dallas 3, OT
Florida 3, Arizona 2
Vegas 4, Tampa Bay 3
Montreal 7, Vancouver 5
WEDNESDAY RESULTS – December 20
UNDATED — Three Plymouth County senior high school football players signed National Letters of Intent Wednesday. Gehlen Catholic’s All-State offensive tackle, Bryan Nohava, signed to play college football at North Dakota State in Fargo next fall. He’ll red-shirt next year while he learns the guard position for the Bison. Remsen St. Mary’s Carter Kuchel and Canaan Cox signed to play football for the U-S-D Coyotes next fall after leading the Hawks to a 14-and-1 season and a runner-up spot in Iowa’s Eight-Man State finals.
(college football)
FRISCO BOWL: Louisiana Tech 51, S-M-U 10
(college basketball)
Iowa State 55, Maryland-Eastern Shore 49
Top-25 games:
(4) Duke 104, Evansville 40
Wofford 79, (5) North Carolina 75
(10) West Virginia 77, Coppin State 38
(18) Baylor 80, Southern University 60
(21) Tennessee 66, Furman 61
(23) Seton Hall 89, Wagner 68
(25) Creighton 116, South Carolina-Upstate 62
(N-B-A basketball)
Toronto 129, Charlotte 111
Indiana 105, Atlanta 95
Miami 90, Boston 89
Sacramento 104, Brooklyn 99
Chicago 112, Orlando 94
L.A. Lakers 122, Houston 116
Oklahoma City 107, Utah 79
Dallas 110, Detroit 93
Minnesota 112, Denver 104
San Antonio 93, Portland 91
Golden State 97, Memphis 84
L.A. Clippers 108, Phoenix 95
(N-H-L hockey)
Columbus 4, Toronto 2
Philadelphia 4, Detroit 3
Calgary 2, St. Louis 1
THURSDAY RESULTS – December 21
(wrestling)
DOUBLE DUAL AT AKRON
Le Mars (6-6) 72, Sioux City West 10. Bulldog winners: 106#–Blake Dirksen won by a fall .. 113#-Daniel Hinds won by a forfeit .. 132#-Jake Francksen-Small won by a fall .. 138#-Jacob Singer won by a fall .. 145#-Jordan Jensen won by a forfeit .. 152#-Dylan Carlson won by a forfeit .. 160#-Myles Kass won by a fall .. 170#-Colton Hoag won by a fall .. 182#-Robert Sadoski won by a fall .. 195#-Justin Otto won by a forfeit .. 220#-Travis Theisen won by a fall .. 285#-Brennick Hoppe won by a fall.
Le Mars (7-6) 60, Akron-Westfield 21. Bulldog winners: 113#-Daniel Hinds won by a forfeit .. 120#-Jason Hand won by a forfeit .. 132#-Jake Francksen-Small won by a fall .. 138#-Jacob Singer won by a fall .. 145#-Jordan Jensen won by a fall .. 152#-Delijuan Perkins won by a fall .. 170#-Colton Hoag won by a forfeit .. 195#-Justin Otto won by a forfeit .. 220#-Travis Theisen won by a fall .. 285#-Brennick Hoppe won by a forfeit. Westerner winners: 106#-Jader Briggs won by a 6-0 decision .. 126#-Hunter Walkingstick won by a fall .. 160#-John Henrich won by a fall .. 182#-Christian Wolthuizen won by a fall.
(high school basketball)
LE MARS — 15th-rated (4A) Bishop Heelan ran off the first 15 points of the third quarter and rallied from a 10-point halftime deficit to upset No. 6 (4A) Le Mars 65-57 Thursday night at the Bulldogs Competition gym. Katie Cooke connected on 12 of her team-high 19 points in the third quarter for the Crusaders. She finished with five three-pointers, four of which came in the third stanza, as Heelan outscored the Lady Bulldogs 22-7 to dramatically swing momentum. The game was tied at 55-all with 2:45 to play but a pair of buckets by Ella Skinner put the Crusaders ahead to stay. Heelan shot 58% over the final two quarters after hitting just 32% in the first half. Skinner finished with 16 points, Ellie Cropley had 11 and Katelyn Stanley 10 for the Crusaders while Sidney Baumgartner had 19 for Le Mars, Madison Dreckman added 12 and Jenn Schneider 11. The loss drops the Lady Bulldogs to 7-and-2 going into the Christmas break while Bishop Heelan improves to 6-and-2. Le Mars returns to action January 4th at M-O-C/Floyd Valley.
LE MARS — Elijah Hazekamp hit a critical three-point play with 1:13 left in the game to help third-rated (3A) Bishop Heelan hold off ninth-rated (3A) Le Mars for a 63-55 win Thursday night at the Dog Pound. Hazekamp finished with a game-high 24 points, 16 coming in the second half. Le Mars rallied from a 12-point deficit with 7:16 to play, scoring nine unanswered points and using a 12-2 run to close to within 49-47 with 3:27 left. It was still a two-point game at 52-50 with a little more than a minute to play when Hazekamp hit a bucket while getting pulled down to the floor along the left baseline. He added a foul shot to make it 55-50 and the Crusaders were able to nail down the victory from there as Heelan connected on 18-of-19 foul shots for the game. Will Pottebaum had 19 points for the Bulldogs while Dylan Rarrat-Kass and Gabe Eckstaine added 13 each. Le Mars saw their six-game winning streak end as they fall to 6-and-2 heading into the holiday break. Bishop Heelan improves to 6-and-0. Le Mars returns to action January 5th at the C-N-O-S Classic at the Tyson Events against No. 7 (4A) Sioux City East at 7:15.
(G) (#15-4A)Bishop Heelan 65, (#6-4A)LeMars (7-2) 57
(B) (#3-3A)Bishop Heelan 63, (#9-3A)LeMars (6-2) 55
(G) (#7-1A)Kingsley-Pierson 64, Elk Point-Jefferson 42
(B) Elk Point-Jefferson 54, Kingsley-Pierson 51
(G) (#3-2A)Western Christian 65, (#14-4A)Sergeant Bluff-Luton 59
(B) (#2-2A)Western Christian 67, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 65
(G) Emmetsburg 43, Spencer 34
(B) Spencer 57, Emmetsburg 42
(B) Estherville/Lincoln Central 54, Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire 34
(G) Storm Lake 47, OA-BCIG 42
(B) Storm Lake 75, OA-BCIG 44
(G) Spirit Lake 45, Pocahontas Area 34
(B) (#8-3A)Spirit Lake 59, Pocahontas Area 45
(G) Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 52, South O’Brien 42
(B) South O’Brien 63, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 37
(G) Rock Valley 61, Boyden-Hull 48
(B) Rock Valley 64, Boyden-Hull 44
(G) Sioux City West 76, Omaha Skutt 54
(B) Omaha Skutt 67, Sioux City West 58
(G) Lennox 86, Sioux City North 44
(college football)
GAPARILLA BOWL: Temple 28, Florida International 3
(college basketball)
Top-25 games:
(2) Michigan State 102, Long Beach State 60
(8) Texas A&M 89, Buffalo 73
San Diego State 72, (12) Gonzaga 70
(14) Kansas 75, Stanford 54
(16) Purdue 97, Tennessee State 48
(19) Arizona 73, U-Conn 58
(20) Cincinnati 81, Cleveland State 62
(24) Florida State 98, Southern Mississippi 45
(N-B-A basketball)
Cleveland 115, Chicago 112
Toronto 114, Philadelphia 109
New York 102, Boston 93
Phoenix 97, Memphis 95
Utah 100, San Antonio 89
(N-H-L hockey)
Pittsburgh 3, Columbus 2, SO
New Jersey 4, N.Y. Rangers 3, SO
Anaheim 5, N.Y. Islanders 4, OT
Boston 2, Winnipeg 1, SO
Tampa Bay 4, Ottawa 3, SO
Carolina 4, Nashville 1
Dallas 4, Chicago 0
Edmonton 3, St. Louis 2
Los Angeles 2, Colorado 1, OT
San Jose 5, Vancouver 4, OT
FRIDAY RESULTS – December 22
(high school basketball)
SIOUXLAND CONFERENCE
(G) Sibley-Ocheyedan 48, M-O-C/Floyd Valley 45
(B) M-O-C/Floyd Valley 64, Sibley-Ocheyedan 50
(G) (#1-3A)Sioux Center 57, West Lyon 46
(B) (#1-2A)Sioux Center 76, West Lyon 60
(G) Okoboji 61, George-Little Rock 46
(B) (#7-1A)George-Little Rock 69, Okoboji 44
(G) Central Lyon 57, Sheldon 51
(B) (#5-2A)Sheldon 86, Central Lyon 23
WESTERN VALLEY CONFERENCE
(G) South Central Calhoun 49, OA-BCIG 31
(B) South Central Calhoun 65, OA-BCIG 62
MISSOURI RIVER ACTIVITIES CONFERENCE
(G) (#8-5A)Waukee 73, Sioux City West 36
(college football)
BAHAMAS BOWL: Ohio 41, U-A-B 6
FAMOUS IDAHO POTATO BOWL: Wyoming 37, Central Michigan 14
(college basketball)
Iowa 80, Colorado 73
Top-25 games:
(1) Villanova 95, Hofstra 71
(3) Arizona State 104, Pacific 65
(9) Xavier 77, Northern Iowa 67
(11) Wichita State 75, Florida Gulf Coast 65
(13) Virginia 82, Hampton 48
(15) T-C-U 86, William & Mary 75
(17) Oklahoma 104, Northwestern 78
(22) Texas Tech 74, Abilene Christian 47
(N-B-A basketball)
Detroit 104, New York 101
New Orleans 111, Orlando 97
Brooklyn 119, Washington 84
L.A. Clippers 128, Houston 118
Miami 113, Dallas 101
Milwaukee 109, Charlotte 104
Oklahoma City 120, Atlanta 117
Denver 102, Portland 85
Golden State 113, L.A. Lakers 106
(N-H-L hockey)
Buffalo 4, Philadelphia 2
Florida 4, Minnesota 2
Montreal 3, Calgary 2
Arizona 3, Washington 2, OT
SATURDAY RESULTS – December 23
(N-F-L football)
Baltimore 23, Indianapolis 16
Minnesota 16, Green Bay 0
GREEN BAY — The Minnesota Vikings are 12-3 and on the cusp of a first-round bye in the N-F-C playoffs following their first shutout since 1993. Stefon Diggs caught a first-quarter touchdown pass from Case Keenum before Kai Forbath added his second and third field goals of the night to push the Vikings past the Packers 16-0 at Green Bay.
BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Ravens scored on their first two possessions before Joe Flacco tossed an important four-yard touchdown pass to Maxx Williams with 8:40 left in a 23-16 victory over Indianapolis. Flacco threw for 237 yards and two T-Ds for Baltimore, which also got three field goals from Justin Tucker. The Ravens (9-6) will grab an A-F-C wild-card berth with a win at home against Cincinnati next Sunday.
(college football)
BIRMINGHAM BOWL: (23) South Florida 38, Texas Tech 34
ARMED FORCES BOWL: Army 42, San Diego State 35
DOLLAR GENERAL BOWL: Appalachian State 34 Toledo 0
(college basketball)
Top-25 games:
(5) North Carolina 86, Ohio State 72
(6) Miami 75, Hawaii 57
New Mexico State 63, (6) Miami 54
U-C-L-A 83, (7) Kentucky 75
(10) West Virginia 86, Fordham 69
(21) Tennessee 79, Wake Forest 60
(23) Seton Hall 74, Manhatten 62
(N-B-A basketball)
Toronto 102, Philadelphia 86
Indiana 123, Brooklyn 119, OT
Charlote 111, Milwaukee 106
Washington 130, Orlando 103
Boston 117, Chicago 92
Atlanta 112, Dallas 107
Memphis 115, L.A. Clippers 112
New Orleans 109, Miami 94
Oklahoma City 103, Utah 89
Denver 96, Golden State 81
Minnesota 115, Phoenix 106
Portland 95, L.A. Lakers 92
San Antonio 108, Sacramento 99
(N-H-L hockey)
Boston 3, Detroit 1
N.Y. Islanders 5, Winnipeg 2
Edmonton 4, Montreal 1
Anaheim 4, Pittsburgh 0
New Jersey 4, Chicago 1
Tampa Bay 3, Minnesota 0
Floriuda 1, Ottawa 0
Carolina 4, Buffalo 2
Columbus 2, Philadelphia 1, SO
Toronto 3, N.Y. Rangers 2
Colorado 6, Arizona 2
Dallas 4, Nashville 3, SO
Vegas 3, Washington 0
San Jose 2, Los Angeles 0
St. Louis 3, Vancouver 1
SUNDAY RESULTS – December 24
(N-F-L football)
Chicago 20, Cleveland 3
New Orleans 23, Atlanta 13
Washington 27, Denver 11
Kansas City 29, Miami 13
Carolina 22, Tampa Bay 19
L.A. Rams 27, Tennessee 23
L.A. Chargers 14, N.Y. Jets 7
Cincinnati 26, Detroit 17
New England 37, Buffalo 16
San Francisco 44, Jacksonville 33
Arizona 23, N.Y. Giants 0
Seattle 21, Dallas 12
(college football)
HAWAII BOWL: Fresno State 33, Houston 27
(N-B-A basketball)
no games scheduled
(N-H-L hockey)
no games scheduled
