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Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012

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High School Sports
Spencer sinks Storm Lake at the line, 60-57 (02/02/12)
SPENCER - With 24 fourth-quarter points, Storm Lake nearly rallied back, but a slow start and overwhelming disadvantage at the foul line was too much to overcome in a 60-57 loss to Spencer Tuesday. The Tornadoes were whistled for 26 fouls to Spencer's 13, resulting in the Tigers knocking down 21-of-34 foul attempts, compared to a 4-for-6 night for the green and white...
St. Mary's puts away Rebels for 18th win (02/02/12)
STORM LAKE - Sioux Central gave the Panthers a run, outscoring them 32-31 in the second and third quarters, but St. Mary's started and ended the game decisively for a 65-48 victory at home Tuesday night. "Overall, I think we played pretty well," said St. Mary's head coach Brad Wilkening. "We've played three games without a practice, so it will be nice to get back and clean up some things. We want to improve our half court defense. We've got some work to do, but we're excited about it."...
Warriors hold off Laurens-Marathon (02/02/12)
ALTA - Alta-Aurelia dusted Laurens-Marathon by 28 in their first meeting this season, but the Chargers gave the Warriors a run Tuesday night, before finally falling, 64-57. "This was a hard fought victory from beginning to end," said Alta-Aurelia head coach Dean Lietz. ...
3rd quarter surge leads Spencer over Tornadoes (02/02/12)
SPENCER - The Tornadoes hung around early, trailing just 16-9 after one quarter of play, and 26-12 at half, but Spencer would turn in a 22-2 third quarter, and hold Storm Lake to just four second half points, to pull away in a 59-16 final. The Tigers totaled 19 steals on the night and dominated the glass by a 46-16 margin. They hit 21-of-61 from the floor, 6-of-15 from three and 11-of-19 at the line...
Tornadoes edge Ridge View, roll East Sac County (02/02/12)
STORM LAKE - The Tornado wrestling notched a pair of dual meet victories Tuesday in their second to last regular season tune-up before Districts, edging Ridge View 39-33 and besting East Sac 51-24. Against Ridge View, Dylan Tornabane opened with a forfeit victory at 120, and Juan Figueroa followed with pin of Tristin Stibbens in 3:46. The Raptors got their first points at 132, where Jason Kenny won a 7-2 decision over Sergio Lopez...
Sioux Central rolls against St. Mary's, 68-40 (02/02/12)
STORM LAKE - Sioux Central notched their 17th victory of the season Tuesday night as they rode their press past St. Mary's for a 68-40 victory. The Rebels totaled 18 steals on the night, which converted into plenty of lay-ups in a 31-of-65 shooting night...
Warriors take down Laurens-Marathon (02/02/12)
A-A gives up season low 22 points
O'Brien buzzer-beater sinks E-Hawks, 65-63 (01/31/12)
EMMETSBURG - After trailing nearly the entire game Friday night, a frantic final-second rebound and put-back of his own missed shot by senior Trey O'Brien gave Storm Lake its 10th win of the season. The rematch between Storm Lake and Emmetsburg started out at racehorse pace with misses by each team. ...
16-0: Panthers pounce on Poky (01/31/12)
POCAHONTAS - Top-ranked St. Mary's ran their record to 16-0 Friday night as they rolled Pocahontas Area/Pomeroy-Palmer on the road, 66-42. The Panthers buried 10 three-pointers on the night, with six coming from Luke Lenhart, as they marched to 7-0 in the Twin Lakes Conference...
SM girls snap four-game skid (01/31/12)
POCAHONTAS - The St. Mary's girls snapped a four-game losing streak Friday night as they led from start to finish in a 53-41 victory at Pocahontas Area/Pomeroy-Palmer. The win is the second in Twin Lakes play for the Panthers, who now sit at 2-5 in league play and 8-10 overall...
Eburg's 36-0 run cements win over Storm Lake girls (01/31/12)
EMMETSBURG - Taking full advantage of its size and defensive pressure, Emmetsburg downed the Storm Lake girls 76-13 Friday night. The E-Hawks jumped out 4-0. With a 10-6 lead they put together a 14-point run until Kallie Croker hit a shot for Storm Lake early in the second quarter to make it 24-9. Emmetsburg responded with the next 36 straight points to put the game on ice...
Mustangs knock off Spencer, 49-41 (01/31/12)
SPENCER - Class 3A Spencer got the better of Newell-Fonda in a 48-42 final in the season opener, but the Mustangs, ranked 9th in 1A, turned the tables Thursday night as they posted a 49-41 win on the road. "This was a great tournament type game," said Newell-Fonda head coach Dick Jungers. ...
Warriors wrestle three at Prairie Valley (01/31/12)
GOWRIE - The Alta-Aurelia wrestling team was at Prairie Valley Thursday, taking part in three duals as the regular season winds down. The Warriors were edged by East Sac County, 34-33, and Prairie Valley, 45-24, and posted a 36-36 score against Southeast Webster Grand...
Storm Lake drops tightest contest of the year (01/31/12)
STORM LAKE - The Storm Lake girls remain winless, but they had their closest contest of the season Thursday night, dropping a 50-37 final to Pocahontas Area-Pomeroy-Palmer. The squads played neck-and-neck throughout the night, except for the deciding second quarter, where Pocahontas Area outscored the green and white by a 21-5 margin. The Tornadoes had held a 9-8 lead after one quarter of play. The deficit was 38-27 after three...
Ridge View thumps Logan-Magnolia, 60-17 (01/31/12)
HOLSTEIN - Ridge View took the court of their second Western Valley Conference tournament game Thursday night, running away with 60-17 victory over Logan-Magnolia. The Raptors knocked down 27-of-58 from the floor, including six three-pointers, and came up with 20 steals in the runaway win. Ridge View held Logan-Magnolia to single digit scoring in all four quarters, with leads of 14-6 after one, 32-9 at half and 42-13 after three...
College Sports
Beaver men tally fourth straight win (01/31/12)
BVU lands four in double figures in 83-77 road win at Wartburg.
BVU women handed 59-43 loss at Wartburg (01/31/12)
WAVERLY - Senior Laura Hilby (Johnston, Iowa/Johnston) turned in a game-high 19 points, including 11 at the free-throw line, but the Buena Vista women's basketball team wasn't able to overcome a cold shooting night and 25 turnovers, as the Beavers fell on the road to Wartburg College on Wednesday night, 59-43...
Lori DeJongh-Slight named new head volleyball coach at BVU (01/31/12)
STORM LAKE - Buena Vista interim director of athletics Brian Van Haaften has announced that Lori DeJongh-Slight has been hired as the new head volleyball coach for the Beavers beginning February 1, 2012. "We are excited to have Lori join our BVU community," says Van Haaften. "Her past successes in building volleyball programs will help her build BVU into an IIAC contender in the future."...
Beaver wrestlers fall to Simpson 27-12 (01/27/12)
INDIANOLA - The Buena Vista wrestling team was back in Iowa Conference action Tuesday at Simpson College, and it was the Storm winning six of the first seven matches en route to a 27-12 victory. BVU went up 6-0 when junior Austin Mogg picked up a forfeit at 125 pounds before Simpson tied it at 6-6 and took a 11-6 lead with a technical fall at 141. ...
Sports Illustrated Headlines
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    NEW YORK (AP) Fab Melo returned just in time to help Jim Boeheim reach another milestone.
  • No. 3 Ohio St. holds off Wisconsin
    MADISON, Wis. (AP) Jared Sullinger wore out Wisconsin. Then William Buford put the Badgers away.
  • Denmon rallies Mizzou past Kansas
    COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) After a bunch of off-target games, Marcus Denmon couldn't miss. Especially at the finish.
  • Parker's 42 lifts Spurs past OKC
    SAN ANTONIO (AP) Tony Parker wasn't playing for an All-Star invitation. He made a strong case just the same.
  • Rodgers wins MVP
    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers has won the 2011 Associated Press NFL Most Valuable Player award in a landslide.
  • Denmon rallies No. 4 Missouri past No. 8 Kansas
    Marcus Denmon took control in the final minutes as No. 4 Missouri closed with an 11-0 run to beat No. 8 Kansas 74-71. There's no stopping Frank Haith's Tigers, writes Andy Glockner.
  • Martin, 4 linemen make Hall of Fame
    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Curtis Martin, Cortez Kennedy, Dermontti Dawson, Doleman, Willie Roaf make Pro Football Hall of Fame.
  • Gronkowski walking without limp
    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Rob Gronkowski walked without a limp as the New England Patriots gathered for photographs on Saturday.
  • Why Patriots will win
    INDIANAPOLIS -- The Patriots-Giants Super Bowl rematch has anything but a been-there, done-that feel to it. This is a classic matchup of two proud and well-run organizations, with head coaches and quarterbacks who are exceedingly accomplished and familiar, and teams that play the game the right way, and have the long-term results to prove it. We've got legacy questions to chew on, matters of revenge and redemption to debate, and all the star power you could possibly hope for on the game's grandest stage. It's a game that all week has felt like it should have no favorite, but I've had the growing sense that it's almost time for New England to re-scale the NFL mountaintop. Here are my five best reasons the Patriots will be champions once more:
  • Who will win? Who's the MVP? Picks from our analysts
    Tom Brady vs. Eli Manning. Bill Belichik vs. Tom Coughlin. Rob Gronkowski vs. ... his ankle. Who'll prevail tonight? SI.com's experts peer into the crystal ball and make their predictions.
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