MONDAY RESULTS – January 20
(high school bowling)
(G) Le Mars (7-0/5-0) 3056, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 1772 — HIGH SERIES: Alyssa Williams (481), Kaitelin Konz (451), Olivia Schiefen (442), Emily Peters (384) & Sam Schiefen (382). HIGH GAMES: Alyssa Williams (268 & 213) (268 was a new school record), Kaitelin Konz (238 & 213), Olivia Schiefen (235 & 207) and Sam Schiefen (207).
(B) Le Mars (7-0/5-0) 3142, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 1954 — HIGH SERIES: Brody Vanderloo (464), Trey Whiddon (445), Lane Poulson (431), Evan Berkenpas (424), Jorden Presnall (414), and Isaac Thompson (417 for the JV). HIGH GAMES: Trey Whiddon (247), Brody Vanderloo (243 & 221), Lane Poulson (237), Jorden Presnall (236), Evan Berkenpas (201), Brady Poulson (201) and Isaac Thompson (233 for the JV).
(high school basketball)
LE MARS — Maddie Paulsen and Camrin Baird combined to hit five free throws in the final minute of the game and Woodbury Central extended a 59-57 lead into a 64-57 victory at Gehlen Catholic Monday night. Paulsen finished with 32 points for the Wildcats while Baird added 14. Addison Weber led Gehlen with 19 points. The Lady Jays trailed by eight after three quarters but had drawn to within 51-49 in the first minute and a-half of the final quarter with Weber fueling the 6-0 run with four points. Woodbury Central, who improved to 10-3 for the season, never relinquished the lead but just barely held off the Gehlen charge. The Lady Jays fall to 7-5.
The Gehlen boys overcame a six-point halftime deficit and snapped a five-game losing streak with a 73-57 victory over Woodbury Central. Carter DeRocher scored the first seven points of the second half to put the Jays in front 34-33 less than a minute into the third quarter. By the midway point of the third quarter Gehlen had taken the lead for good and led by seven going into the final period. A 25-point final period helped the Jays pull away. Keaton Bonderson finished with 20 points, 16 of which came after halftime. Carter DeRocher added 17, Keaton Logan 13 and Isaac Vaske 10. Mitchell Countryman led the Cats with 16 while Cane Schmitt netted 13 off the bench. Gehlen improves to 3-9 heading into a Tuesday re-match with top-rated (2A) West Sioux (12-0) at Hawarden. Woodbury Central falls to 1-12.
(G) Woodbury Central 64, Gehlen Catholic (7-5) 57
(B) Gehlen Catholic (3-9) 73, Woodbury Central 57
(G) Remsen St. Mary’s 26, River Valley 22
(B) (#7-1A)Remsen St. Mary’s 52, River Valley 31
(G) Logan-Magnolia 58, West Monona 56, OT
(B) Logan-Magnolia 55, West Monona 41
(G) Ridge View 52, OA-BCIG 36
(B) OA-BCIG 49, Ridge View 33
(G) Dakota Valley (SD) 42, West Sioux 39
(B) (#1-2A)West Sioux 86, Dakota Valley (SD) 73
(G) Sergeant Bluff-Luton 65, Council Bluffs T-J 59
(B) Sergeant Bluff-Luton 60, Council Bluffs T-J 41
(G) (#3-3A)Bishop Heelan 61, Sioux City East 51
(G) MVAOCOU 75, Riverside 25
(G) Sheldon 62, Rock Valley 57
(B) Rock Valley 58, Sheldon 56
(G) (#8-2A)Western Christian 71, Spirit Lake 32
(B) (#8-2A)Western Christian 74, Spirit Lake 62
(college basketball)
Top-25 games:
(1) Baylor 61, Oklahoma 57
(14) West Virginia 97, Texas 59
TUESDAY RESULTS – January 21
(high school basketball)
LE MARS — Sergeant Bluff-Luton and Le Mars locked up in a pair of good finishes Tuesday night in the Missouri River Activities Conference basketball doubleheader at the Bulldog Competition gym. In the girls game, Sergeant Bluff-Luton edged the Lady Bulldogs 47-45 on Emma Salker’s tie-breaking field goal with 20 seconds to play. Le Mars built a 25-15 lead by halftime but S-B-L scored the first 13 points of the third quarter to go ahead 28-25 and led 32-28 going into the final period. The Lady Bulldogs battled back to take a 43-42 lead with 1:51 to play but the Warriors outscored Le Mars 5-2 to the finish. Salker ended with 15 points and Kenzie Foley had 14 for S-B-L. Kylie Dreckman had 14 for Le Mars and Shaniah Temple added 10. Le Mars drops their fourth straight and are now 5-8 for the season and 3-5 in league play.
The boys game also came down to the final minute to decide as Le Mars held on for their eighth win in a row, 55-50 over Sergeant Bluff-Luton. The Dogs connected on 10-of-13 foul shots in the fourth quarter to fend off the Warriors late charge. Le Mars led 43-30 in the opening minute of the fourth quarter before a 19-8 S-B-L surge narrowed the difference to 51-49 with 30 seconds to play. Foul shooting secured the victory. Le Mars was 16-of-20 from the foul line for the game. Spencer Mackey hit all four of his foul shots and finished with 17 points. Alec Dreckman and Jaxon Baumgartner had 11 each. Daniel Wright had 17 for the Warriors and Jake Layman 12. Le Mars improves to 9-3 for the season and 5-2 in the M-R-A-C.
HAWARDEN — The Gehlen Catholic girls avenged a 13-point December loss Tuesday night, beating West Sioux 57-54 in a non-conference match-up in Hawarden. Rachel Langel led the way with 21 points for the Lady Jays while Emma McManamen had 17 for West Sioux and Megan Waterman added 16. Gehlen improves to 8-5 for the season.
Top-rated (2A) West Sioux rolled to their 14th win against no losses Tuesday night, downing Gehlen Catholic 95-61 in a non-league boys game at Hawarden. Hunter Dekkers drained four of the Falcons’ 12 three-pointers and fin ished with 32 points. Baxter Walsh and Bryce Coppock added 18 each. Keaton Bonderson had 22 points to pace the Jays and Carter DeRocher dropped in 16. The Falcons led 50-25 by halftime and 77-42 after three quarters. Gehlen Catholic has now dropped six of their last seven to fall to 3-10 for the season.
MISSOURI RIVER ACTIVITIES CONFERENCE
(G) Sergeant Bluff-Luton 47, Le Mars (5-8/3-5) 45
(B) Le Mars (9-3/5-2) 55, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 50
(B) Sioux City East 63, Bishop Heelan 35
(G) Council Bluffs A-L 67, Sioux City North 42
(B) Council Bluffs A-L 65, Sioux City North 31
(G) Sioux City West 53, Council Bluffs T-J 27
(B) Sioux City West 78, Council Bluffs T-J 69
(G) (#3-3A)Bishop Heelan 69, (#15-2A)Unity Christian 56
WAR EAGLE CONFERENCE
(G) Gehlen Catholic (8-5) 57, West Sioux 54
(B) (#1-2A)West Sioux 95, Gehlen Catholic (3-10) 61
(G) Akron-Westfield 65, Remsen St. Mary’s 32
(B) (#7-1A)Remsen St. Mary’s 66, Akron-Westfield 34
(G) (#6-1A)MMCRU 61, Trinity Christian 25
(B) Trinity Christian 67. MMCRU 47
WESTERN VALLEY CONFERENCE
(G) (#11-1A)Kingsley-Pierson 71, River Valley 38
(B) River Valley 52, Kingsley-Pierson 41
(G) Woodbury Central 57, West Monona 50
(B) West Monona 59, Woodbury Central 57
(G) Lawton-Bronson 63, MVAOCOU 50
(B) Lawton-Bronson 59, MVAOCOU 51
(G) Ridge View 46, Siouxland Christian 34
(B) Siouxland Christian 65, Ridge View 51
(G) Westwood 70, OA-BCIG 64, OT
(B) OA-BCIG 41, Westwood 17
SIOUXLAND CONFERENCE
(G) M-O-C/Floyd Valley 53, Sioux Center 46
(B) (#8-3A)M-O-C/Floyd Valley 94, Sioux Center 65
(G) Sibley-Ocheyedan 68, Boyden-Hull 60
(B) (#5-2A)Boyden-Hull 75, Sibley-Ocheyedan 47
(G) Central Lyon 57, Rock Valley 43
(B) Central Lyon 81, Rock Valley 51
(G) Okoboji 73, Sheldon 44
(B) Okoboji 76, Sheldon 66
(G) West Lyon 53, George-Little Rock 33
(B) West Lyon 46, George-Little Rock 35
LAKES CONFERENCE
(G) (#8-2A)Western Christian 54, (#12-3A)Estherville/L-C 32
(B) (#8-2A)Western Christian 67, Estherville/L-C 35
(G) Spirit Lake 49, Spencer 35
(B) Spirit Lake 59, Spencer 52
(G) Carroll 69, Storm Lake 34
(B) (#4-3A)Carroll 79, Storm Lake 39
(college basketball)
Iowa State 89, Oklahoma State 82
AMES (AP) — Solomon Young scored a career-high 27 points off the bench, Rasir Bolton added 21 points and nine rebounds and Iowa State beat Oklahoma State 89-82. Young, a 6-foot-8 senior who started the first 14 games of the season, gave the Cyclones a much-needed energy boost and also grabbed nine rebounds as the Cowboys remained winless in conference play. The Cyclones, who made of 11 of 24 3-point attempts, led 75-60 with five minutes left and held off a late Cowboys’ charge by hitting four straight free throws in the closing moments. Lindy Waters led Oklahoma State with 14 points.
Top-25 results:
(3) Kansas 81, Kansas State 60
(4) San Diego State 72, Wyoming 55
(8) Duke 89, Miami 59
(9) Villanova 76, (13) Butler 61
(15) Kentucky 89, Georgia 79
(17) Maryland 77, Northwestern 66
T-C-U 65, (18) Texas Tech 54
(21) Illinois 79, Purdue 62
WEDNESDAY RESULTS – January 22
(college basketball)
(M) Morningside 85, Concordia 72 — former Bulldogs, Tyler Borchers (23 pts./11 reb.) and Will Pottebaum (10 pts./9 reb.) for Morningside.
(M) Northwestern 89, Briar Cliff 76 — former Bulldog, Trent Hilbrands (26 pts./6 reb.) and former Hinton Blackhawk, Jay Small (19 pts./5 reb.) for NW.
(M) Buena Vista 90, Central 75 — former Bulldog, Jake Thompson (1 pt./9 reb.) for BV.
(W) Central 71, Buena Vista 56 — former Lady Bulldog, Jenn Schneider (9 pts./2 reb./2 assts.) for BV.
(W) Nebraska-Kearney 75, NW Missouri State 51 — former Lady Bulldog, Madison Dreckman (14 pts./4 reb.) for UNK.
IOWA CITY (AP) – Luka Garza had 28 points and 13 rebounds as No. 19 Iowa held on in the closing seconds to beat No. 24 Rutgers 85-80. Connor McCaffery hit four free throws in the final 16 seconds, his only points of the night, to close out the win for the Hawkeyes. Iowa led by nine points three times in the second half before Rutgers rallied. Garza had his 11th double-double of the season. Ron Harper Jr. had a career-high 29 points for Rutgers. His previous best was 27 against the Hawkeyes last season.
Top-25 results:
(6) Louisville 68, Georgia Tech 64
(7) Dayton 86, St. Bonaventure 60
(10) Seton Hall 73, Providence 64
(16) Auburn 80, South Carolina 67
(19) Iowa 85, (24) Rutgers 80
Tulsa 80, (20) Memphis 40
THURSDAY RESULTS – January 23
(high school basketball)
(G) Akron-Westfield 40, Elk Point-Jefferson (SD) 39
(B) Elk Point-Jefferson (SD) 70, Akron-Westfield 32
(G) (#6-1A)MMCRU 70, (#9-1A)Kingsley-Pierson 59
(B) Kingsley-Pierson 63, MMCRU 59
(G) Unity Christian 53, Sioux Center 46, OT
(B) Sioux Center 67, Unity Christian 54
(G) (#3-3A)Bishop Heelan 64, Sioux City North 18
(G) Sioux Central 85, Harris-Lake Park 21
(B) Sioux Central 70, Harris-Lake Park 67, 2 OTs
(G) (#15-3A)Cherokee Washington 76, Alta-Aurelia 19
(B) Cherokee Washington 88, Alta-Aurelia 60
(G/B) MVAOCOU @ East Sac County – ppd.
(G) (#15-2A)Emmetsburg 56, Estherville/L-C 41
(B) Estherville/L-C 64, Emmetsburg 52
(college basketball)
Top-25 results:
Indiana 67 (11) Michigan State 63
(12) Oregon 79, Southern Cal 70
(23) Colorado 78, Washington State 56
(25) Houston 63, U-Conn 59
FRIDAY RESULTS – January 24
COUNCIL BLUFFS — The Le Mars Bulldogs made their first of two Council Bluffs trips over the next two Friday nights, taking on Abraham Lincoln in Missouri River Activities Conference play. The Lynx play the best defense of any of the league teams and it showed Friday night as A-L won the girls game 43-26 and claimed a 58-48 victory in the boys game. The Le Mars girls were held to their lowest offensive output of the season and only two starters scored 22 of those 26 points. Jaelynn Dreckman had 12 points and Shaniah Temple 10. Kady Leusink and Maggie Allen had two each in the fourth quarter. Yet the Lady Bulldogs battled to within 18-13 early in the third quarter before a 10-0 run by the Lynx put the game out of reach. Jillian Dix had 15 for A-L and Lucy Turner 10. The loss was the fifth straight for Le Mars, who slipped to 5-9 for the season and 3-6 in the M-R-A-C. No. 15 (5A) Council Bluffs Abe Lincoln remained tied with Bishop Heelan for the league lead at 8-1 and the Lady Lynx are 11-3 for the season.
The Le Mars boys saw their eight-game winning streak end at the hands of the front-runner in the Missouri River Activities Conference. A-L’s top scorer, Josh Dix, ran off seven straight points in the fourth quarter to extend a six-point lead and the Bulldogs never recovered. Dix finished with a game-high 24 points while defending the Bulldogs top scorer, Spencer Mackey, and holding him without points for the night. Aisea Toki led the Bulldogs with 15 while Alec Dreckman and Jaxon Baumgartner dropped in 11 each. Le Mars falls to 9-4 for the season and 5-3 in league play. The Bulldogs host Bishop Heelan Tuesday before returning to Council Bluffs next Friday to play Thomas Jefferson high school.
HARTLEY — Gehlen Catholic traveled to Hartley Friday night for a War Eagle Conference match-up with Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn. The Gehlen Catholic girls had beaten H-M-S by 44 points back in the December in Le Mars but the Hawks turned the tables on the Lady Jays with a 55-52 W-E-C win Friday night. The Lady Jays leading scorers, Addison Weber and Lauren Heying, were checked to a combined 15 points — 8 by Heying and 7 for Weber. Kate Hill had a career high 21 to keep Gehlen in the game. The Hawks rallied from a nine-point deficit early in the fourth quarter to secure their biggest win of the season. Jasmine Lux led a balanced scoring attack for the Hawks with 15 points while Hannah Joachims added 13, with 11 coming after halftime. Lydia Harders also had 11 points for H-M-S. Gehlen falls to 8-6 for the season and 3-3 in the War Eagle Conference.
The Gehlen boys avenged a three-point loss to H-M-S back in December with Carter DeRocher and Keaton Bonderson combining for 38 points to lead the Jays to a 22-point victory Friday night, 64-42. DeRocher finished with 20 while Bonderson had 18. Dylan Lehmann also hit double figures for Gehlen with 10. The Jays raced to a 32-19 halftime lead after trailing 16-12 after a quarter. Lance Berends had 16 for the Hawks. Gehlen improves to 4-10 for the season and 2-4 in league play. Gehlen Catholic celebrates ‘Catholic Schools Week’ next week by hosting Remsen St. Mary’s Tuesday night. The doubleheader will be broadcast on KLEM.
(high school basketball)
MISSOURI RIVER ACTIVITIES CONFERENCE
(G) (#15-5A)Council Bluffs A-L 43, Le Mars (5-9/3-6) 26
(B) Council Bluffs A-L 58, Le Mars (9-4/5-3) 48
(G) Sioux City East 49, Council Bluffs T-J 41
(B) Sioux City East 74, Council Bluffs T-J 40
(G) Sergeant Bluff-Luton 59, Sioux City West 47
(B) Sergeant Bluff-Luton 62, Sioux City West 50
(B) Bishop Heelan 72, Sioux City North 55
WAR EAGLE CONFERENCE
(G) Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 55, Gehlen Catholic (8-6/3-3) 52
(B) Gehlen Catholic (4-10/2-4) 64, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 42
(G) (#6-1A)MMCRU 47, Akron-Westfield 46
(B) MMCRU 76, Akron-Westfield 56
(G) Hinton 67, Trinity Christian 32
(B) Hinton 63, Trinity Christian 55
(G) West Sioux 51, South O’Brien 33
(B) (#1-2A)West Sioux 83, (#8-1A)South O’Brien 65
(G) Unity Christian 49, Spirit Lake 42
(B) Unity Christian 68, Spirit Lake 65
WESTERN VALLEY CONFERENCE
(G) (#9-1A)Kingsley-Pierson 68, West Monona 61
(B) Kingsley-Pierson 49, West Monona 47
(G) (#12-1A)Woodbury Central 49, Ridge View 42
(B) Ridge View 51, Woodbury Central 33
(G) Lawton-Bronson 53, River Valley 25
(B) Lawton-Bronson 50, River Valley 45
(G) Westwood 64, MVAOCOU 31
(B)
SIOUXLAND CONFERENCE
(G) Sheldon 59, M-O-C/Floyd Valley 46
(B) (#8-3A)M-O-C/Floyd Valley 73, Sheldon 58
(G) Sibley-Ocheyedan 58, Sioux Center 57
(B) Sioux Center 57, Sibley-Ocheyedan 39
(G) Boyden-Hull 57, George-Little Rock 42
(B) (#5-2A)Boyden-Hull 79, George-Little Rock 41
(G) (#9-3A)Okoboji 75, Rock Valley 49
(B) Okoboji 66, Rock Valley 61
(G) Central Lyon 44, West Lyon 40
(B) West Lyon 57, Central Lyon 47
LAKES CONFERENCE
(G) (#15-3A)Cherokee Washington 86, Storm Lake 50
(B) Cherokee Washington 58, Storm Lake 55
(G) (#8-2A)Western Christian 48, Spencer 30
(B) (#8-2A)Western Christian 77, Spencer 31
SATURDAY RESULTS – January 25
(high school wrestling)
(B) Bishop Heelan Tournament — TEAM STANDINGS: 1. Watertown (SD) (208) .. 2. Logan-Magnolia (183.5) .. 3. Lincoln East (NE) (181) .. 4. Lewis Central (122.5) .. 5. Le Mars (115.5) .. 6. Westwood (108) .. 7. Storm Lake (107.5) .. 8. Aberdeen Central (SD) (102.5) .. 9. Bishop Heelan (86) .. 10. Sioux Falls Lincoln (SD) (53) .. 11. Sioux Central (43) .. 12. Sioux City West (37).
Bulldog results: 120#- Blake Dirksen (8th) .. 126#- Daniel Hinds (8th) .. 132#- Matthew Vondrak (7th) .. 138#- Jackson Sudtelgte (6th) .. 152#- Dylan Carlson (5th) .. 160#- Jake Francksen-Small (2nd) .. 182#- Colton Hoag (2nd) .. 220#- Brennick Hoppe (2nd) .. 285#- Justin Otto (1st).
(G) IWCOA State meet @ Waverly — Bulldog results: 195#- Brooke Rood (7th)
(high school basketball)
(G) Boyden-Hull 69, South O’Brien 44
(B) (#8-1A)South O’Brien 71, (#5-2A)Boyden-Hull 64
(B) Omaha Westside (NE) 73, Sioux City East 54
(B) Papillion LaVista (NE) 61, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 39
(G) Sergeant Bluff-Luton 64, Spencer 59
(G) (#8-2A)Western Christian 56, Worthington (MN) 44
(B) Worthington (MN) 60, (#8-2A)Western Christian 58
(G) M-O-C/Floyd Valley 43, West Lyon 30
(college basketball)
(M) (1) Morningside (22-0) 91, (17) Mount Marty 72 — former Bulldogs, Tyler Borchers (11 pts./4 reb.) and Will Pottebaum (5 pts) for Morningside.
(W) Nebraska-Kearney (17-2) 60, Missouri Western 57 — former Lady Bulldog, Madison Dreckman (11 pts./3 reb.) for UNK.
Top-25 results:
(1) Baylor 72, Florida 61
(2) Gonzaga 92, Pacific 59
(3) Kansas 74, Tennessee 68
(5) Florida State 85, Notre Dame 84
(6) Louisville 80, Clemson 62
(7) Dayton 87, Richmond 79
(9) Villanova 64, Providence 60
(14) West Virginia 74, Missouri 51
(15) Kentucky 76, (18) Texas Tech 74
(16) Auburn 80 Iowa State 76
S-M-U 74, (20) Memphis 70
(21) Illinois 64, Michigan 62
Arizona State 66, (22) Arizona 65
(23) Colorado 76, Washington 62
(24) Rutgers 75, Nebraska 72
(N-H-L hockey All-Star event)
Atlantic All-Stars 9, Metropolitan All-Stars 5
Pacific All-Stars 10, Central All-Stars 5
Pacific All-Stars 5, Atlantic All-Stars 4
SUNDAY RESULTS – January 26
UNDATED (AP) — The basketball community is mourning the death of NBA legend Kobe Bryant at age 41. The former Lakers guard, his 13-year-old daughter and seven others are dead after their helicopter went down Sunday morning about 30 miles northwest of downtown Los Angeles. Authorities said that nine people were aboard the helicopter and presumed dead. A person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press that Bryant was among the victims, while another person with knowledge of the matter says his daughter, Gianna, also was killed. Bryant won five NBA titles during a 20-year playing career spent entirely with the Lakers. He retired in 2016 as the league’s No. 3 all-time scorer and remained there until Lakers forward LeBron James passed him on Saturday. Bryant was the league MVP in 2008, captured two scoring titles and earned 12 selections to the NBA’s All-Defensive teams.
(N-F-L football)
PRO BOWL ALL-STAR GAME — A-F-C 38, N-F-C 33
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — The Pro Bowl turned into a Kobe Bryant tribute. Players got together and faked fadeaway jumpers after big plays in an homage to Bryant. Green Bay receiver Davonte Adams pointed to the sky and flashed the number “24” on his fingers as an ode to Bryant’s jersey after a touchdown catch. The NFL’s annual all-star game also held a moment of silence for Bryant in the first half. The AFC beat the NFC 38-33 for a fourth consecutive victory in Orlando. The latest one might have been the last near Walt Disney World. The NFL is considering moving the game around.
