Girls’ State Basketball
After three days, the semifinals are now set for the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union’s State Tournament as yesterday featured only one upset.
Tipping-off yesterday, #2 Rock Valley’s defense stole the show as the Rockets held #7 Regina Catholic to 13 second-half points in a 43-31 final. Both teams shot under 30% for the day with Addie McLaughlin’s game high 16 points leading the Regals.
In the final Class 2A quarterfinal matchup of the day, #6 Treynor clawed back from a first quarter deficit to beat #3 Central Lyon, 62-50, in upset fashion. Nora Konz tabbed 20 points in the winning effort.
#2 Rock Valley will look to avoid the upset against #6 Treynor tomorrow, March 6th, at 11:45 am.
In Class 1A, #1 Bishop Garrigan cruised to a 64-42 victory over #8 Kee Lansing as the Golden Bears buried seven three pointers. Graclyn Eastman collected 24 points and 14 rebounds for a double-double.
#5 Dunkerton’s quick start extinguished #4 Lynnville-Sully’s perfect season and tournament run in a 60-39 victory. Ava Fueling’s 22 points helped the Raiders build a 33 to 12 lead at halftime.
#1 Bishop Garrigan will face off against #5 Dunkerton tomorrow at 1:30 pm for their semifinal showdown.
On the bottom half of the bracket, #2 Newell-Fonda’s offense overwhelmed #7 St. Ansgar to the tune of a 77-58 victory. Ellie and Quinn Sievers combined for 35 points in the winning effort.
Lastly, #3 St. Albert, who is the defending Class 1A state champion, started their tournament run off with a win over #6 Exira-EHK, 45-37. Ava Underwood dominated the boards, collecting 17 rebounds to go along with her team high 11 points.
#2 Newell-Fonda will take on #3 St. Albert tomorrow at 3:15 pm.
In Class 5A, #1 Johnson and #5 Ankeny will square off in the semifinals today at 10 am. In the bottom half of the bracket, #2 Dowling Catholic will take on #3 Waukee Northwest at 11:45 am.
In Class 3A, #1 Mt. Vernon and #4 Wahlert Catholic will square off today at 1:30 pm, followed by #3 Des Moines Christian tangling with #2 Maquoketa at 3:15 pm.
For Class 4A, #3 Norwalk and #2 Dallas Center-Grimes will play tonight at 5 pm. #5 Carlisle will look for another upset tonight at 6:45 pm against #1 Bishop Heelan.
In Class 2A, #1 Hinton, who is looking to defend their state title, will take on #5 Denver in the semifinals tomorrow at 10 am.
Boys’ Postseason Basketball
For the Class 1A State Tournament, #4 Burlington Notre Dame will face off against #5 Bellevue on Tuesday, March 10th, with tip-off at 3:45 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 3:30 pm. Southeast Iowa Super Conference Player of the Year, Shay Stephens, talked about what makes this team special,
“I mean chemistry is our biggest thing. We all love each other, we’re all great friends so I think that’s the biggest thing. It ties in our defense, ties in our offense so got to have chemistry to be a good team.”
Other Class 1A matchups include: #1 St. Edmond facing off against #8 Woodbine, #2 MMCRU taking on #7 Boyden-Hull, and #6 Marquette Catholic looking to upset #3 Bishop Garrigan.
Southeastern Community College
The men’s basketball team advanced to the Region 11 championship game after defeating Marshalltown Community College last night, 78-73. Prophet Fields had a big night, scoring 21 points, as the Blackhawks finished the night 20-25 from the free throw line. SCC will travel to Indian Hills Community College on Saturday, March 7th, at 7 pm.
The baseball team will compete tomorrow, March 6th, with another matchup against Southwest Mississippi Community College.
The softball team will take on Black Hawk College tomorrow in a doubleheader.
College Basketball
The Iowa State women’s team will take on Arizona State tonight in their first Big 12 tournament game tonight at 5:30 pm.
The #9 Iowa women’s team earned the double bye and will get ready for action in the Big Ten tournament tomorrow, March 6th, at 5:30 pm.
The Iowa men’s team will square off against #3 Michigan tonight at 7 pm at home for their senior night.
The #6 Iowa State men’s team will look to bounce back on Saturday, March 7th, at 1 pm at home.
This Day in Sports History
1955 – Second ACC Men’s Basketball Tournament: North Carolina State beats Duke, 87-77.
1973 – Yankees pitchers Mike Kekich and Fritz Peterson became the centerpiece of media attention after the two decided to swap wives. The bizarre trade took place in the summer of 1972 before it was made public ahead of the 1973 season.
1985 – NHL New York Islanders Mike Bossy is the first to score 50 goals in 8 straight seasons.