Boys’ Prep Basketball: Danville Foiled in Quarters
Danville finished 0-of-17 from three point land and just 8-of-38 field goals, as the Bears were upended by Lake Mills 39-22 in a 1A State Quarterfinal yesterday at Wells Fargo Arena.
The 22 points scored by Danville were tied for the lowest mark in State Tournament history.
The Bears were outscored 28-11 in the second half after knotting the game at 11 at halftime with a 9-4 second quarter run.
Lake Mills advances to the semifinals where they’ll play top-seeded and top-ranked Grand View Christian on Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.
Danville ends their season at 23-3, appearing back at Wells Fargo Arena for the first time since 2016.
The Bears started the game 0-of-9 from the field and got their first basket at the :30 second mark of the first quarter by Sawyer Nelson.
Caiden Gourley paced the Bears with 10 points and five rebounds, hitting just 3-of-16 shots.
Drake Johnson added six, while Cadence Williams had three.
Bennett Berger paced Lake Mills, who improved to 25-1, with a game-high 13 points.
Seth Hermanson had 10 points and five rebounds for the Bulldogs, while Wyatt Helming added six points and 11 boards.
Lake Mills shot 60% from the field in the second half, making a total of ten free throws to ice the game.
Boys’ Prep Basketball: IHSAA State Tournament (Day One)
It was a great day of basketball at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines.
Here’s a full look at yesterday’s scoreboard:
1A
- Grand View Christian 64, Bellevue 63 F/OT
- North Linn 89, North Mahaska 43
- Remsen St. Mary’s 70, West Harrison 52
2A
- Central Lyon 68, Red Oak 34
- Pella Christian 69, Roland-Story 62
Girls’ Prep Basketball: Lopreato, Buffington Honored by IPSWA
Two area basketball standouts have been honored on the Iowa Print Sports Writers Association All-State teams.
Mount Pleasant junior Andrea Lopreato and Winfield-Mount Union’s Bradie Buffington were both third-team selections.
Lopreato helped guide the Panthers to a terrific playoff win over Fort Madison, while leading the team in nearly every major statistical category.
The senior-to be finished with 21.3 points and 10 rebounds per game, adding four assists, four steals and over a block per game.
She connected on over 53% of her field goals and was much improved three-point shooter in her junior campaign.
Next year she has an all but certain chance of joining Mount Pleasant’s 1,000 point scorers club, needing just 45 to hit that mark.
Buffington commandeered another terrific season for Mitch Wachs and the Lady Wolves, averaging a team-high 15 points and 9.5 rebounds per game.
Buffington and the Wolves finished their 19-5 falling in the 1A, Region 6 semis to Notre Dame.
College Softball: Wesleyan 0-4 in Myrtle Beach
The Iowa Wesleyan softball team has dropped their first four games of the Myrtle Beach Open.
The Tigers fell 11-3 to Madonna University and 10-0 to Goldey Beacom on Sunday, before two tough losses yesterday to Malone College and Keiser University.
Wesleyan is now 0-6 on the year.
They’ll look to right the ship today with a pair of tilts against Carolina University and Penn State-Beaver.
Women’s College Basketball: Clark Named Lieberman Award Finalist
University of Iowa women’s basketball sophomore Caitlin Clark was named a Nancy Lieberman Finalist, the Basketball Hall of Fame and Women’s Basketball Coaches Association announced Monday.
The Nancy Lieberman Award, in its 23rd year, recognizes the top point guard in women’s NCAA Division I college basketball.
Clark has registered five triple-doubles this season, guiding the Hawkeyes to a Big Ten tournament championship.
The sizzling sophomore is averaging 27.4 points, eight rebound and eight assists per game.