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PACKWOOD ? The Pekin girls used a mixture of depth and conditioning to wear down Wapello en route to a 65-40 win Tuesday in Packwood.?We were able to substitute a little bit and that made quite a difference,? said Pekin head coach Davis Eidahl. ?I think we just wore them down and that?s what we?ve been working on this year.??During Christmas break we tried working hard on rebounding, man defense and conditioning...

PACKWOOD ? The Pekin boys? basketball team went right back to where it left off to open the second half of the season Tuesday.Riding a seven-game winning streak entering winter break, the Panthers showed little rust in their return Tuesday, thoroughly dominating Wapello 65-36 to extend their streak to eight games.The dominating performance has become something of an expected result for the Panthers (8-1, 7-1 ...

AMES (AP) ? Iowa State?s transfer-laden team has struggled with consistency at times this season.The newcomers didn?t have any trouble carrying the Cyclones in their Big 12 debuts.Chris Babb scored 17 points and Iowa State beat Texas 77-71 Wednesday night in the Big 12 opener for both teams.Royce White added 14 points and Chris Allen scored 13 for the Cyclones (11-3), who won their league opener for the first ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) ? For the first time in five seasons, Iowa has back-to-back Big Ten victories on the road.The Hawkeyes were determined and poised enough to overcome an 11-point deficit at Minnesota late in the first half and even endure six straight missed free throws in the final 40 seconds.The Gophers simply lost their way ? and their confidence.Matt Gatens had 19 points, six rebounds and three steals to ...

WEST BURLINGTON ? The Southeastern Community College men?s basketball team dismissed 10 student-athletes Thursday due to violations of college and athletic department policy concerning student conduct. The students will lose their scholarships.The 10 dismissed players are Marshaun Maull, Jordan Aaron, Nicos Norris, Davon Morton, Deonte Houston, Fahro Alihodzic, D?Lando Carter, Mike Hemsley, Elhadji ?Bira? Seck ...

IOWA CITY (AP) ? Robbie Hummel scored 16 points and grabbed 11 rebounds in his return to Big Ten play and Purdue opened the conference season with a 79-76 win at Iowa Wednesday night.Reserve D.J. Byrd added a season-high 14 points for the Boilermakers (11-3), who won despite getting 18 fewer free-throw attempts than the Hawkeyes.?It?s different in the Big Ten. I love playing league games. There?s a different...

NEW YORK (AP) ? The usual names ? Tom Brady, Ray Lewis, Troy Polamalu, Tony Gonzalez ? are headed for Hawaii, barring a trip to the Super Bowl.Joining them at the Pro Bowl will be the not quite so familiar, from Rob Gronkowski to Jimmy Graham, from Marshal Yanda to Earl Thomas.The thrill is equal, whether it?s eight-time invitee Ed Reed or his Baltimore Ravens teammate Yanda, newcomer and former Iowa ...

DES MOINES (AP) ? After a month of struggles, Iowa finally got rolling with three straight wins to end non-conference play.Those victories won?t mean much if the Hawkeyes don?t get off to a good start in the Big Ten. Iowa (8-5) opens league play Wednesday night at home against Purdue (10-3).The Hawkeyes and Penn State are the only two Big Ten teams with more than three losses, and Iowa wasn?t all that ...

Members of the Fairfield boys? JV basketball team are, from left, seated: Sara Adam (mgr.), Summer Heckethorn (mgr.), Glenn Perkins (head coach), Ashley Shields (mgr.), Jennifer Clements (mgr.); standing: Dylan Gridley, John Hammon, Anagnostis Papazoglon, Jordan Whitney, Joseph Hietpas, Landon Gamrath, Alex Shier, Keagan Drish, Keith Burns and Nathan Haerr. Not pictured: Matt Carr and Vince Horras. The squad ...

The boys and girls basketball standings for the Southeast Conference and Southeast Iowa SuperConference are as follows. Play will resume Jan. 3 following winter break.BoysSoutheast ConferenceTeam ? Conf. record, Ovr. recordMount Pleasant ? 3-0, 8-1Washington ? 3-0, 6-3Keokuk ? 1-2, 4-3Fairfield ? 0-2, 2-5Fort Madison ? 0-3, 2-6SEISC NorthTeam ? Conf. record, Ovr. recordLone Tree ? ...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) ? John Papuchis was promoted to defensive coordinator at Nebraska on Thursday and Rick Kaczenski of Big Ten division rival Iowa was hired as the new defensive line coach.Coach Bo Pelini announced the moves Thursday, more than two weeks after former coordinator Carl Pelini was hired as head coach at Florida Atlantic.Kaczenski coached Iowa?s defensive line for five seasons. Iowa coach Kirk ...

ELDON ? The Cardinal boys? basketball team enjoyed rallying back so much Tuesday it did it twice.The Comets, facing a 13-point deficit in the fourth quarter, fought back to force overtime before again rallying from six down in the extra frame to beat Harmony 66-64 in Eldon.Jonathan Pederson scored seven of the Comets? first 17 points in the fourth period to draw within 53-51 with 2:31 left in the game. The ...