MONDAY RESULTS – January 13
(high school bowling)
(G) Le Mars (6-0/4-0) 2627, Council Bluffs A-L 2196 — HIGH SERIES: Katelin Konz (415), Olivia Schiefen (376) & Sam Schiefen (376). HIGH GAMES: Olivia Schiefen (224), Katelin Konz (214 & 201) and Sam Schiefen (191).
(B) Le Mars (6-0/4-0) 3138, Council Bluffs A-L 2816 — HIGH SERIES: Brady Poulson (481), Jorden Presnall (456), Brody Vanderloo (412), & Evan Berkenpas (403). HIGH GAMES: Brady Poulson (269 & 212), Jorden Presnall (265), Lane Poulson (220), Brody Vanderloo (208 & 205), & Evan Berkenpas (206).
(high school basketball)
LE MARS — Le Mars ran off the first 25 points of the second half to extend a 23-21 halftime lead to 48-21 in the opening thirty seconds of the fourth quarter and the Bulldogs won their sixth straight, 58-30 over Hinton Monday night at the Bulldogs Competition gym. The Blackhawks shot 58% from the floor in the first half but could muster only 4-22 after halftime as the Bulldogs took their defense up a notch after halftime and held the visitors to nine points. Le Mars won the third quarter 20-0. Aisea Toki had eight of his game-high 15 points in the third quarter. Alec Dreckman finished with 13 and Brady Williams added ten off the bench. Former Bulldog, Jake Koons, led Hinton with 12. The Dogs improve to 7-3 heading into a Tuesday Missouri River Conference encounter with Sioux City West on the road. Hinton slips to 8-4.
(B) Le Mars (7-3) 58, Hinton (8-4) 30
(G) South O’Brien 46, Remsen St. Mary’s 33
(B) (#10-1A)South O’Brien 44, (#2-1A)Remsen St. Mary’s 43
(G) Sibley-Ocheyedan 65, Harris-Lake Park 21
(B) Harris-Lake Park 70, Sibley-Ocheyedan 63, OT
(G) (#1-3A)Bishop Heelan 65, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 46
(G) South Sioux City (NE) 79, Sioux City North 52
(G) Sheldon 64, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 59
(B) Sheldon 64, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 55
(B) Storm Lake 50, Ridge View 36
(college football)
C-F-P NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP GAME at New Orleans, LA.
(1) L-S-U 42, (3) Clemson 25
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – Joe Burrow threw five touchdown passes, ran for another score and capped one of the greatest seasons in college football history by leading No. 1 LSU to a 42-25 victory against No. 3 Clemson Monday night to win the national championship. The small-town Ohio kid turned Louisiana legend delivered the Tigers their first national title since 2007 and fourth overall, breaking a few more records along the way. The five TD passes and 463 yards passing set records for a College Football Playoff title game as did his six total touchdowns.
TUESDAY RESULTS – January 14
(high school wrestling)
double dual @ Spencer
Le Mars (11-2) 45, Sheldon/South O`Brien 28 — Bulldog winners:
120#- Blake Dirksen – forfeit .. 126#- Daniel Hinds – Fall .. 152#- Dylan Carlson – Fall .. 160#- Jake Francksen-Small – Fall .. 170#- Drayden De Boer – Fall .. 195#- Colton Hoag – Fall .. 220#- Brenick Hoppe – forfeit .. 285#- Justin Otto – 5-2 decision.
Spencer 42, LeMars (11-3) 21 — Bulldog winners: 126#- Daniel Hinds – Fall .. 152#- Dylan Carlson – Fall .. 170#- Drayden De Boer – SV-1 6-4 decision .. 182#- Colton Hoag – Fall.
(high school basketball)
SIOUX CITY — In a ‘Barn Burner’ finish, Le Mars rallied past Sioux City West 63-60 Tuesday night in a terrific Missouri River Conference matchup. Alec Dreckman gave Le Mars a 59-58 lead on a pair of free throws with 43-seconds to play. Keenan Hegna broke free down the lane for West to hit a layin with 19-seconds to play to give the Wolverines a 60-59 advantage. Spencer Mackey drained a three from the right-hand corner with five seconds remaining to elevate the Bulldogs to a 62-60 lead. Marcus McCray was fouled at mid-court on the press defense, sending him to the line for a one-and-one with three seconds to play. He missed the first try and the Bulldogs got the rebound to all but seal the outcome. Mackey was fouled with 1.3 seconds remaining. He missed the first foul shot attempt but hit the second and the Wolverines missed a full court desperation three-point try to give the Bulldogs their seventh straight win, improving their record to 8-3 and their conference mark to 4-2. Alec Dreckman finished with 15 points for Le Mars and Spencer Mackey had 13. Chase Smith led West with 14 while Marcus McCray added 13 and Kyrel Hanks had 12.
In the girls game, Nia Moore poured in 22 points to lead Sioux City West to a 50-42 victory over the Le Mars Lady Bulldogs. The Wolverines overcame an early 7-0 deficit to lead by four at the half and by seven entering the final quarter. Shaniah Temple and Brooke Haage led Le Mars with 10 points each and Jaelynn Dreckman added 9. The Lady Dogs fall to 5-6 for the season and 3-3 in the MRAC.
MISSOURI RIVER ACTIVITIES CONFERENCE
(G) Sioux City West 50, Le Mars (5-6/3-3) 42
(B) Le Mars (8-3/4-2) 63, Sioux City West 60
(B) Sergeant Bluff-Luton 58, Bishop Heelan 40
(G) (#14-5A)Council Bluffs A-L 49, (#15-5A)Sioux City East 47
(B) Council Bluffs A-L 59, (#7-4A)Sioux City East 51
(G) Council Bluffs T-J 45, Sioux City North 21
(B) Council Bluffs T-J 45, Sioux City North 40
WAR EAGLE CONFERENCE
(G) Akron-Westfield 51, West Sioux 47, OT
(B) (#1-2A)West Sioux 114, Akron-Westfield 40
(G) (#6-1A)MMCRU 73, Harris-Lake Park 8
(B) MMCRU 63, Harris-Lake Park 58
(G) Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 35, Trinity Christian 30, OT
(B) Trinity Christian 34, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 32, OT
(G) Unity Christian 54, Boyden-Hull 42
(B) (#8-2A)Boyden-Hull 87. Unity Christian 67
WESTERN VALLEY CONFERENCE
(G) (#11-1A)Kingsley-Pierson 65, Lawton-Bronson 47
(B) Lawton-Bronson 65, Kingsley-Pierson 34
(G) Woodbury Central 77, OA-BCIG 47
(B) OA-BCIG 83, Woodbury Central 50
(G) Ridge View 62, MVAOCOU 49
(B) Ridge View 58, MVAOCOU 41
(G) Siouxland Christian 42, River Valley 27
(B) River Valley 47, (#8-1A)Siouxland Christian 41
(G) West Monona 60, Westwood 47
(B) Westwood 68, West Monona 48
SIOUXLAND CONFERENCE
(G) Central Lyon 63, George-Little Rock 31
(B) Central Lyon 52, George-Little Rock 44
(G) West Lyon 84, Sibley-Ocheyedan 38
(B) West Lyon 53, Sibley-Ocheyedan 48
(G) Spirit Lake 43, Rock Valley 39
(B) Rock Valley 66, Spirit Lake 57
(G) Spencer 64, Sheldon 55
(B) Spencer 62, Sheldon 33
(B) Cherokee Washington 81, Sioux Center 53
(college basketball)
Iowa 75, Northwestern 62
EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) – Luka Garza scored 27 points – all but one of them in two spurts – and Iowa beat Northwestern 75-62. C.J. Fredrick and Joe Wieskamp each added 11 as the Hawkeyes (12-5, 3-3 Big Ten) won their second straight.Miller Kopp scored 15 and Peter Nance had 11 for the cold-shootings Wildcat (6-10, 1-5), who connected at just 36% from the floor and have lost six of seven.
Top-10 results:
Clemson 79, (3) Duke 72
(6) Kansas 66, Oklahoma 52
(7) San Diego State 64, Fresno State 55
(college football news)
IOWA CITY (AP) – Iowa defensive end A.J. Epenesa is leaving school a year early to enter the NFL draft, posting on Instagram that his time with the Hawkeyes was everything he hoped it would be. He was an Associated Press second-team All-American and an AP All-Big Ten first-team pick this past season, recording 11.5 sacks to become the first Hawkeye to hit double-figures in that category in consecutive seasons since 2002-03. Epenesa paced the Big Ten with 10.5 sacks as a backup in 2018.
WEDNESDAY RESULTS – January 15
(college basketball)
(M) Morningside 68, Doane 41 — former Bulldogs, Tyler Borchers (12 pts./5 reb.) and Will Pottebaum (7 pts./5 reb.) for Morningside.
(M) Mount Marty 89, Northwestern 79 — former Bulldog, Trent Hilbrands (18 pts.) and former Hinton Blackhawk, Jay Small (10 pts.) for NW.
(M) Buena Vista 87, Simpson 76 — former Bulldog, Jake Thompson (11 pts./3 reb.) for BV
(W) Simpson 83, Buena Vista 60 — former Lady Bulldog, Jenn Schneider (9 pts./8 reb.) for BV.
WACO, Texas (AP) – Second-ranked Baylor has won its 13th game in a row. The 14-1 Bears beat Iowa State 68-55 and are the only Big 12 team to make it through the first four conference games without a loss. Davion Mitchell had 17 points for Baylor. He hit three free throws in the final second of the first half, then made two 3-pointers early in the second half as the Bears started stretching the lead. Prentiss Nixon and Rasir Bolton both had nine points for Iowa State, which is 8-8 overall.
(2) Baylor 68, Iowa State 55
Alabama 83, (4) Auburn 64
(18) Seton Hall 78, (5)Butler 70
(9) Florida State 54, Virginia 50
South Carolina 81, (10) Kentucky 78
Temple 65, (16) Wichita State 53
Georgetown 83, (25) Creighton 80
THURSDAY RESULTS – January 16
(high school wrestling)
double dual at Le Mars
LeMars (12-3/5-1) 77, Sioux City West 5 — Bulldog winners: 106#- Conner Peterson – Fall .. 120#- Blake Dirksen – forfeit .. 126# Daniel Hinds – Fall .. 132#- Matthew Vondrak – Fall .. 138#- Jackson Sudtelgte – forfeit .. 145#- Dylan DeRocher – forfeit .. 152#- Dylan Carlson – Fall .. 160#- Jake Francksen-Small – TF, 15-0 .. 170#- Drayden De Boer – Fall .. 182#- Colton Hoag – forfeit .. 195#- Riley Sadoski – forfeit .. 220#- Brenick Hoppe – Fall .. 285#- Justin Otto – Fall.
LeMars (13-3/6-1) 52, Sioux City East 13 — Bulldog winners: 106#- Conner Peterson – Fall .. 113# Calla Langel – forfeit .. 120#- Blake Dirksen – Fall .. 126#- Daniel Hinds – MD, 8-0 .. 145#- Jason Sudtelgte – forfeit .. 152#- Dylan Carlson -Fall .. 160#- Jake Francksen-Small – Fall .. 182#- Colton Hoag – Fall .. 220#- Brenick Hoppe – 7-2 decision .. 285#- Justin Otto – 10-3 decision.
(high school basketball)
SIOUX CITY — Sioux City East rolled to a 23-11 lead after one quarter and led 42-22 by halftime as the Black Raiders handed Le Mars a 58-36 Missouri River Athletic Conference loss in Sioux City Thursday night. The loss drops Le Mars to 5-7 for the season and 3-4 in the M-R-A-C. The Lady Bulldogs have dropped four-of-five games since the holiday break. Kayla Benson scored 15 points off the bench to lead East with Nyamer Diew adding 13. Alivia Van Otterloo led Le Mars’ anemic offense with 12 points, connecting on four three-pointers. East improves to 9-3.
MISSOURI RIVER ACTIVITIES CONFERENCE
(G) Sioux City East 58, LeMars (5-7/3-4) 36
(G) (#3-3A)Bishop Heelan 56, (#14-5A)Council Bluffs A-L 38
(B) Council Bluffs A-L 47, Bishop Heelan 45
(G) Sioux City West 66, Sioux City North 38
(B) Sioux City West 72, Sioux City North 55
(G) Sergeant Bluff-Luton 58, Denison-Schleswig 38
(B) Denison-Schleswig 36, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 33
other games:
(G) Remsen St. Mary’s 71, Whiting 35
(G) (#6-1A)MMCRU 77, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 36
(B) Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 76, MMCRU 54
(G) Akron-Westfield 64, Alcester-Hudson (SD) 28
(B) Alcester-Hudson (SD) 55, Akron-Westfield 48
(G) (#8-2A)Western Christian 55, (#15-3A)Unity Christian 44
(B) Western Christian 72, Unity Christian 57
(G) (#15-2A)Emmetsburg 58, South O’Brien 19
(B) (#10-1A)South O’Brien 63, Emmetsburg 32
(G) Central Lyon 69, Trinity Christian 26
(B) Central Lyon 65, Trinity Christian 38
(G) Boyden-Hull 54, M-O-C/Floyd Valley 37
(B) (#8-2A)Boyden-Hull 59, (#7-3A)M-O-C/Floyd Valley 39
(G) West Lyon 64, Sibley-Ocheyedan 48
(B) West Lyon 84, Sibley-Ocheyedan 38
(G) West Monona 57, Lawton-Bronson 40
(B) Lawton-Bronson 86, West Monona 58
(G) Westwood 65, River Valley 23
(B) River Valley 55, Westwood 34
(G) Riverside @ MVAOCOU – ppd. to Jan. 20th
(G) Storm Lake 55, Alta/Aurelia 41
(B) Alta/Aurelia 53, Storm Lake 48, OT
(G) Cherokee Washington 64, East Sac County 30
(B) Cherokee Washington 67, East Sac County 47
(G) Algona 73, Spencer 62
(B) Spencer 61, (#3-3A)Algona 51
(college basketball)
Top-25 results:
(1) Gonzaga 104, Santa Clara 54
Washington State 72, (8) Oregon 61
(20) Colorado 68, Arizona State 61
(22) Memphis 60, Cincinnati 49
FRIDAY RESULTS – January 17
(high school basketball)
WAR EAGLE CONFERENCE
(G/B) Akron-Westfield @ Gehlen Catholic – ppd. to Jan. 30th
(G/B) Remsen St. Mary’s @ Unity Christian – ppd. to Feb. 6th
(G/B) West Sioux @ Hinton – ppd. to Feb. 6th
(G/B) Trinity Christian @ South O’Brien – ppd.
MISSOURI RIVER ACTIVITIES CONFERENCE
(G/B) Sergeant Bluff-Luton @ Council Bluffs T-J – ppd. to Saturday
WESTERN VALLEY CONFERENCE
(G/B) Kingsley-Pierson @ Woodbury Central – ppd.
(G/B) OA-BCIG @ Ridge View – ppd. to Saturday
(G/B) MVAOCOU @ Siouxland Christian – ppd. (boys to Sat. / girls to Jan. 27th)
SIOUXLAND CONFERENCE
(G/B) Sioux Center @ Okoboji – ppd. to Jan. 30th
(G/B) Sheldon @ Rock Valley – ppd. to Jan. 20th
LAKES CONFERENCE
(G/B) Estherville/Lincoln Central @ Spencer – ppd. to Feb. 1st
(G/B) Western Christian @ Spirit Lake – ppd. to Jan. 20
(college basketball)
IOWA CITY (AP) – Luka Garza scored 33 points and four Iowa players scored in double figures as the Hawkeyes beat No. 19 Michigan 90-83. CJ Fredrick had 21 points, Joe Wieskamp 20, and Ryan Kriener came off the bench to score 14 for the Hawkeyes. Eli Brooks broke out of a shooting slump to lead Michigan with 25 points.
Top-25 results:
(13) Dayton 78, Saint Louis 76
(15) Michigan State 67, Wisconsin 55
Iowa 90, (19) Michigan 83
SATURDAY RESULTS – January 18
(high school wrestling)
Le Mars Invitational – cancelled
(high school basketball)
MISSOURI RIVER ACTIVITIES CONFERENCE
(B) LeMars (8-3/4-2) @ (#7-4A)Sioux City East – ppd. to Feb. 20th
(G/B) Sergeant Bluff-Luton @ Council Bluffs T-J – ppd. to Jan. 20th
other games:
(G/B) Spirit Lake @ Bishop Heelan – cancelled
(G) Ponca (NE) @ Woodbury Central
(G/B) Storm Lake @ OABCIG – ppd.
(G) Woodbine @ MVAOCOU – cancelled
(B) MVAOCOU @ Siouxland Christian – ppd. to Jan. 20th
(college basketball)
(23) Texas Tech 72, Iowa State 52
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Kyler Edwards had 22 points coming off the highest-scoring game of his career and No. 23 Texas Tech pulled away from Iowa State in the second half of a 72-52 victory. The sophomore was 5 of 6 from 3-point range after scoring 24 points in a victory at Kansas State that stopped a two-game skid. Texas Tech went on an 18-2 run in the second half. The Cyclones missed their first 15 attempts from 3-point range and finished 3 of 22. Tyrese Haliburton led the Cyclones with 13 points.
Top 10 results:
(1) Gonzaga 92, B-Y-U 69
(2) Baylor 75, Oklahoma State 68
(11) Louisville 79, (3) Duke 73
Florida 69, (4) Auburn 47
De Paul 79, (5) Butler 66
(6) Kansas 66, Texas 57
(7) San Diego State 68, Nevada 55
(8) Oregon 64, Washington 61
(9) Florida State 83, Miami 79
(10) Kentucky 73, Arkansas 66
SUNDAY RESULTS – January 19
(N-F-L football playoffs)
A-F-C CHAMPIONSHIP: Kansas City 35, Tennessee 24
KANSAS CITY (AP) — Patrick Mahomes tip-toed down the sideline for a game-turning touchdown, added three TD passes, and the Kansas City Chiefs made their first Super Bowl in a half-century by beating the Tennessee Titans 35-24 for the A-F-C championship. In two weeks in Miami, they will play the winner of the NFC title game between Green Bay and San Francisco. Mahomes did his usual superb job passing, but it was his 27-yard tap dance down the left sideline late in the first half that gave the Chiefs their first lead. From there, they outran the run-oriented Titans and star back Derrick Henry.
N-F-C CHAMPIONSHIP: San Francisco 37, Green Bay 20
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Raheem Mostert rushed for 220 yards and four touchdowns to make quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo mostly a spectator, Nick Bosa harassed Aaron Rodgers from the start and the San Francisco 49ers beat the Green Bay Packers 37-20 for the NFC championship. The 49ers advanced to their first Super Bowl in seven years and will play the Kansas City Chiefs in two weeks in Miami for the championship. Aaron Rodgers threw for 326 yards but the Packers lost the NFC title game for the third time since their last Super Bowl trip following the 2010 season.
