how about some washpun. he had 18 points in this one. washpun breaks down the defense, and matt bohannon will make that all day long. uni, broken play, paul jesperson drops the 3. uni takes care of business. they have won 7 of 8 and is not giving up on march. wes: bennett is playing his best backs of all of the year. favorite team.

the valley with 2 losses -- the panthers have 6 and this game got good late -- u-n-i down 1 -- wes washpun -- look out -- another posterizing dunk by the former washington warrior -- he said is vertical is 43 inches -- looks more like 50 then on u-n-i's next possession -- matt bohanonn -- know one thing -- threes -- he hit three of them -- panthers go up 2they're down 1 with 30 seconds left -- washpun -- to good off the dribble -- 2 of his game high 14 -- panthers hold on -- 57 to 54 -- claim they haven't changed anything during their win streak. "yeah i used to start tying my tying my left shoe now [laughter]. nah i'm just kidding.. just buying in more. and that's not saying we weren't trying to before it just takes time." time.""i'm just proud of our guys for sticking with it... fun for me to see them smile and make big plays so i'm happy for our guys." where grown men sit by their phones like teenage girls -- waiting for a boy to call them

wes washpun with 18 points and five assistst.. u-n-i is back at home on wednesday for senior night... now to hilton coliseum... iowa state at home against t-c-u... it's time to start calling this guy "deonte the dunker"... he's doing this nightly... deonte burton finds a new victim... 'clones up 12 early... then just before the half... the ball is moving... abdel nader is shooting... and bang... three of his 24 on the night... second half now... in transition... t-c-u is scrambled... and they leave mistake... thomas makes 'em pay... iowa state up 17...and this guy had to make the highlight... georges niang in the corner... silky smooth on the triple... it wasn't a blowout... but iowa state took care of the horned frogs at home, 92-83... a side-note on this game... jameel mckay did not play in what is said to be a coach's decision... tough day for the iowa state women... they get dropped by fourth-ranked baylor, 78 to 41... shawna johnson and meredith burkhall both scored in double figures... all season long... it's been a dream...

-- count the bucket -- washpun with 18 in the game -- and morgan put it away down the stretch -- how's this for luck -- gets the and one -- panthers back up 11 -- and here's the capper -- the oop to morgan -- he finishes with 13 -- panthers take down the second place redbirds 75566 as uni mmkes a strong push to the finish -- and the panthers remain 5th in the up to date standings -- it's a big week for the panthers -- uni can guarantee themselves a first round bye in the missouri valley tournament with a win at home on wednesday against indiana state -- big one in the big 12 -- number 3 oklahoma at 11th ranked west virginia -- tight game in the second half -- mountaineers in transition -- jaysean paige gets the finish -- ties things up at 52 apiece -- but the sooners respond with a big run -- buddy hield -- just might be the player of the year -- part of a 9-0 run 61- 52 oklahoma -- hield with 28 in the game -- later in the half -- it's isaiah cousins knocking down three more -- impressive win for oklahoma the toad - 76, 62 -- there's notting left to do at wells fargo arena crown champ

wes washpun, driving, floater good. 14 for washpun, uni up 9 at the break. 2nd half 10 seconds left, chance to win. dj ballentine, league's leading scorer...blocked by washpun. another look...no. northern iowa wins 54-52. panthers play southern illinois what's all this nonsense out balls? pink balls, blue, yellow, red. it's hard to keep the whole thing straight. and all these so-called deals? well, they come with a lot of deal breakers. like when you leave the city the signal goes weak. u.s. cellular built a network to give you a stronger signal where the other guys don't. and as for deals? how's $300 back for every line you switch? $300! no ball nonsense. get $300 per line and a stronger signal, [ whimpering ] [ cuckoos ] [ chomping ] [ burps ] [ clatter ] [ squeaks ] [ giggles ] it's america's game! wheel... of... fortune! ladies and gentlemen, pat sajak and vanna white! hello, america! hello, jim thornton. hi, players. hi, vanna. hi! thank you. appreciate that. thank you very much. report to the puzzle board, please. hi! good to see you all. it's that time. gotta give away some mo

hawks fall at home 67-59 meanwhile its senior night at paul jesperson and wes washpun playing there final game for the purple and gold taking on indiana state. onto the action paul jesperson gets the panthers going early hes good from long distance uni up two early the sycamores trying to keep pace christian smith he responds with a three of his own from the corner then things started to go well for the panthers washpun, to klint carlson, to bennet cook who throws it down with two hands next time down the court cook in a giving mood this time... with the assist to wyatt lohaus who goes with the reverse layup uni up 5 then off an inbounds pass jeremy morgan squaring up.. he knocks down a triple then more from lohaus we saw alot of this from him at iowa city west in panthers up 7 and check out the shot from wes washpun.. gets denied on the first try... gets it back and now as jessica hartman showed you early the uni panthers annoucned david harris as their new atheltic director... here he halftime of the uni game. harris "my family and i are well aware of uni's tradition both academically a

wes washpun. panthers up 2 early. later, outside. paul jesperson. nba rnge for 3. 12 for jesperson uni up 14 at the break. 2nd half. washpun, driving. 2 at the rim. 18 points for wes. lead would balloon to 19. then more above the rim. jeremy morgan on the alley oop. he finishes with 13. panthers win 75-66 the struggle continues for the iowa state women. cyclones bowled over in waco...78-41 by number 4 baylor. the most popular state tournament reaches championship saturday. 84 wrestlers, 3 classes all vying for a state title. we already crowned a team champ before the night started. southeast polk, rams win their 3rd championship in the last 4 years. packed house at wells fargo arena. lets start with 106. waukee's kyle biscoglia defeats valley's nick oldham 9-1. biscoglia is the waukee history 113. a win for the dodgers of fort dodge. brody teske finishes his season 47-0, 9-2 championship decision. and another win for the dodgers at 126. triston lara, 9-3 decision over southeast polk's nathan lendt. lets hear from the winners. 45wistgiethe 3lgaf dnda

how about some washpun. he had 18 points in this one. washpun breaks down the defense, and matt bohannon will make that all day long. uni, broken play, paul jesperson drops the 3. uni takes care of business. they have won 7 of 8 and is not giving up on march. wes: bennett is playing his best backs of all of the year. favorite team. ben: you have a guy like wes, matt, morgan, they are our guys. they can play. so when we get into games like this, like illinois state, this is a terrific team. they are playing great. but we have guys that can compete. scott: love the kids behind him during the interview. how about oklahoma and west virginia? it was all oklahoma. buddy hield, 28 points. isaiah cousins finished with 12 points and 8 rebounds. they take care of west virginia on the road, 76-62. speaking of big 12, the cyclones have a golden chance to get back in the win column tonight. they host last-place tcu. the cyclones are coming off another close loss. baylor. iowa state is just 7-6 in the league, with all of their losses coming either by

wes washpun drives, count the basket and one... he had 16, deficit is down to 8 salukis now up 11, but uni continues to fight... karlson wide open for the easy two-handed flush... panthers trail 23-17 but they rally to win back to back games, 67-58 over southern illinois. women's scores from today. and it's sweep for the hawks. 79-64 the final. 5 players finished in double figures, led by chase coley's 19. freshman megan gustafson recorded her 2nd straight double double with 15 and 13. then in the valley, drake takes down loyola chicago, 81-65. lizzy wendell led all scorers with 25. and uni holds off bradley, 55-47. madison weekly led all scorers in that one with 18.

washpun, driving. 2 at the rim. 18 points for wes. lead would balloon to 19. then more above the rim. jeremy morgan on the alley oop. he finishes with 13. panthers win 75-66 kale abrahamson scores 21 but its not enough. drake loses aagin...73-30 at bradley. bulldogs now 1-15 in the valley the most popular state tournament reaches championship saturday. 84 wrestlers, 3 classes all vying for a state title. arena. lets start with 106. waukee's kyle biscoglia defeats valley's nick oldham 9-1. biscoglia is the first champ in waukee history 113. a win for the dodgers of fort dodge. brody teske finishes his season 47-0, 9-2 championship decision. and another win for the dodgers at 126. triston lara, 9-3 decision over southeast polk's nathan lendt. lets hear from the winners. lets keep it rolling. class 1a 145. lisbon's carter happel becomes iowa's 25th 4-time state champ. senior. dowling senior michael zachary completes the undefeated season at 145 wins to defend his title. great story at 132...moravia's briar cochran 14-11 winner to give the mohawks their first stat

wes washpun, driving, floater good. 14 for washpun, uni up 9 at the break. 2nd half 10 seconds left, panthers up 2...evansville a chance to win. dj ballentine, league's leading scorer...blocked by washpun. another look...no. northern iowa wins 54-52. panthers play southern illinois friday in the mvc quarterfinals the energy get 21 from andrew harrison and roll over the drive 94-74. hockey...wild shut out at grand rapids. 3-0 by the griffins. with your thank you megan.. it is now and time to recap our top stories ..... polk county is asking state lawmakers for help funding current mental health and disability services. some providers say they need an extra 7 million dollars. if changes aren't made....more than 13-hundred people will lose services. those against the proposal argue it would result in a property tax increase.. supportesr say raising the cap for the first time in 20 years is the right thing to do. police need your help finding two escaped inmates. michael amodeo and jessy foley, are missing from the newton correctional release center. officials say both were not present a

washpun, driving. 2 at the rim. 18 points for wes. lead would balloon to 19. then more above the rim. jeremy morgan on the alley oop. he finishes with 13. panthers win 75-66 the struggle continues for the over in waco...78-41 by number 4 baylor. the iowa state men won't be winning a big 12 regular season title, so these final 5 games are all about tournament seeding and gaining momentum. it all starts on the defensive end. cyclones back home tomorrow against tcu. horned frogs are the worst team in the big 12. tip set for 6:30 from hilton. coming up tonight at ten... when with 40 megs of internet speed from centurylink, a family of four can all be online at the same time, streaming, gaming, or downloading movies. yeah, the internet's great, but i think hair and makeup went a little too far. yeah, that's not working. i much prefer the two-day beard, horn-rimmed glasses, just-slept-in-his-car kinda thing. yeah, i miss the rumpled crazy uncle look. okay. be "paul giamatti." that's the essence of this role. iowa family...three's company 15:21:53 "it's our lifestyle

dj ballentine, league's leading scorer...blocked by washpun. another look...no. northern iowa wins 54-52. panthers play southern illinois so, let me get this straight -- u.s. cellular has the phone you're looking for, a network that's built to give you coverage way out here where the other guys don't, and 6 gigs for only $40 a month. that's a lot less than verizon and at&t. so, why on earth would you ever go

doing what washpun does the rebound and pretty play... panthers led _ at the break...someone must've reminded bo at half time it was senior night went 4 for 4 for 4 beyond the arc to start the second half panthers win 66-44 the iowa women's n-c-double-a tournament hopes are hanging by a thread at this point -- the hawks fell to penn state -- 81 to 68 -- ally disterhoft finished with a game high 21 points. same luck for the iowa state women -- the cyclones dropped another big 12 game -- this one to kansas state -- 68 to 53 was the final --- kid blaskowsy led the clones with a team high 12 points. the search is over in cedar falls -- northern iowa has found their man -- in david harris -- to be the schools offically introduced him this harris comes from iowa state -- where he was the senior associate athletic director -- before that -- he was an associate a-d at uw-madison -- and for harris -- the message he's bringing to u-n-i -- is simple -- be excellent. i want us to be excellent in everything that we do... all the time... on the field..

washpun with the drive and that rolls in... he had a team-high 18 points... 53-46 uni ..then it's jeremy morgan with some incredible highlights... he gets somehow that shot falls down... then morgan puts on the exclamation point with the alley-oop dunk.....e had 13 as uni wins 75-66 ... in about 10 minutes, the iowa state men's basketball team will tip- off against tcu at hilton coliseum. the cyclones are coming off a toh overtime e ss to baylor on tuesday. isu defeated tcu earlier this season in fort worth, 73-60. ... the iowa state women's basketball team had a very tough game at 4th ranked baylor... the cyclones lost, 78-41... seanna johnson had a team-high 12 points... the cyclones have lost nine of their last 11 games. ... december 19th, that was the last time the cornell women's basketball team lost a game. since then, the rams have won 13 straight. that last loss was to st. nortbert... ... and the rams welcomed st. norbert to town ... it's the final home game for two seniors, including kellie kuzmanic who had the hot han

it's blocked by washpun. mislav bruhzoya gets the loose ball. he misses as well. uni wins again, 54-52. they finish 11-7 in the valley. they will either be the four or five-seed in the tournament, depending on tonight's southern illinois game. drake has struggled to a 1-16 record in the league. the regular season finale was a good one, hosting loyola. 30 seconds left, drake down three. reed timmer buries the triple. that tied the game at 48. there was also a foul. dom olenizak had a career-high 19 points, but missed the front end of the one and one. loyola came back down with a chance to win. milton doyle misses, then gets schlatter. it goes to ot where timmer takes over. timmer scored the first 6 of ot. he had 17. 69-59. drake gets a much-needed win as they head to st louis. collectively have been ststggling this whole year into finally -- we work so hard and we know we will separate if we stick together and we know our break is going to come and that break was today. something finally to hang your hat on. >> will be the 10 seed thursday. the cyclones continue to

then its washpun again, drives, bucket and the foul. wichita state's 43 game home winning streak is ova! uni with a big win 53-50. another loss for the drake men. 75-60 on the road at southern illinois jameel mckay is back and iowa state needs a big win. cyclones return home tonight to take on 24th ranked texas at 7:30. the longhorns beat isu in overtime 1 month ago in austin. iowa state is in 6th place in the big 12, 2 games back of kansas and west cyclone women fall to 4 and 9 in the big 12, losing at tcu 79-69 swimmers work all year for a few seconds of glory at the state meet. shaved heads, shaved legs, all worth it if it means a state title. boys state meet from marshalltown. 200 freestyle. johnston's stepjan fiolic takes 2nd in 1:40.36, less than a second behind the winner. 100 freestyle. another win for west, but fiolic of johnston takes 2nd, his teammate fuhr 3rd. 100 butterfly. finally a local winner. josh waltman of waukee, wins in 50.01 seconds. first individual champ in waukee history the warriors win their first state swimm

and after a missed free throw -- they'd have a shot in the final seconds -- balentine's blocked by washpun -- but mislav brzoja (bruh-zoya) gets a second shot of it -- buzzer beater is off the mark -- uni wins 9 if their 10 in the regular season -- they finish the regular season knocking off evansville 54 - 52 -- three regular season games left for iowa state -- hosting k-state today -- and going on a run early -- matt thomas -- the foul -- and the three ball -- 4-point play -- state up 17 to 14 -- then thomas -- inside to georges niang -- caps a 13, nothing run -- iowastate with a seven point advantage -- but they couldn't shake the wildcats -- caribe ervin from downtown -- they came back to take the one point edge -- but just before half -- monte morris -- beats the buzzer -- cyclones up 31, 30 at the break -- game now in the second half -- hawkeye women going for their third win in the last four games -- hosting illinois -- and getting after it from the get-go -- alexa kastanek from the arc -- 10, 4 iowa right out of the gate -- and hitting well from downtown -- that's whitney jennings

later on, washpun dish to klint carlson for the jam. then, it's wes washpun. this time, he does it himself. he is a crafty little one. drives to the lane and scores. uni wins big. 82-66 the final. over drake. the cyclone women were hopiong for a little hilton magic this afternoon, taking on 6th-ranked texas. but the lady cyclones come up they fall in this one. 65-49 the final. next up, they hit the road to play west virginia, on the 10th. we are less than 24 hours from the biggest game of the year. super bowl 50 is upon us, denver taking on carolina. the game is tomorrow, but the fun has been out in full-force all week. scott reister is in california, right in the middle of it, and joins us with more. scott? scott: tony, it is gorgeous here in california. right now, we are in palo alto -- stanford stadium you can see behind me. that is where the broncos are practicing. talking about star power -- not just peyton manning. celebrities in sports, entertainment, they are all around the bay this week. that was especially true in santa clara earlier today, as they h

we get rolling with a little defense turned into offense-- washpun kicks to paul jesperson who buries the triple. uni up early they keep adding to it. then jeremy morgan getting in on the triple party-- gets the roll. how about some more wes washpun the south paw with the trey-- uni hitting 10 of 23-- three pointers tonight they keep going in the second half morgan another from the top of the arc. but northern iowa knows how to play inside the paint too-- bennett kock gets it down finishes with a one handed flush. then again this time on the put back on the miss the two handed rim shaker and one... northern iowa winners of their 5th straight. they'll head to wichita state on saturday. and in womens hoops tonight-- iowa state falls 57 to 47. the cyclones are 4-8 in the big 12 this season. to high school are a week away meet getting underway at arena. duals to decide who will compete for a team dual title. we head over to valley tonight who took on the winner of council bluffs jefferson and waukee. we start at 152. alex smith for waukee gets the cradle on chase stall of valley and gets

senior night at uni, it's a final home game for wes washpun. and paul jesperson. and wouldn't you know it, we have highlights from both. jesperson drops three on indiana state. then washpun steps back, sinks three. he had 16. uni cruises, 66-44. 8 of 9 for the panthers. another valley loss for drake, bulldogs 52 missouri state bears 61 cyclone star seanna johnson did not make it back to ames for tonight's game. johnson's with her family in minnesota. her father recently suffered a stroke. cyclones sure missed their leading scorer. kid blaskowsky did what she point lead. but k-state runs away from isu at hilton coliseum, 68-53. isu falls below 500 on the season. former cyclone paul rhoads will work for former hawkeye bret bielema. bielema hires rhoads to coach arkansas' defensive backs. rhoads coached iowa state 7 years, but he was fired in november after the cyclones sixth straight losing season. iowa state still owes rhoads 4 and a half million dollars. state bowling from plaza lanes. and johnston rolls to the class 3-a state championship. morgan wolfe had a two

panthers up five then wes washpun starts to heat up... he drives the hoop, loses the ball, but he gets it back and knocks down the step back jumper... closing seconds of the first half, wes drains the long two... the cedar rapids washington grad had 16 points as the panthers led 34-19 at halftime 2nd half, linn-mar grad matt bohannon gets the hot hand... 3-ball corner pocket is good... then he makes it two in a row... this is why he's uni's all-time 3--point leader, he hits three consecutive triples.. he had 14 as uni wins 66-44 to send the seniors out with a win the uni niors have been fun to watch. first class guys on and off the court. they have a new athletic director at uni. david harris will replace troy dannen. harris was the asssociate ad at iowa state and he knows he will face some financial challenges in cedar falls. we have to build those relationships in the community and then look at strategically what our plans our going to be. we are going to have revenue in order to make some decisions. we probably won't be to do everythin

watch west washington -- watch wes washpun. washpun, the star of the game down the stretch. panthers still give evansville 27 seconds. look at you and i -- look at uni d it up. get the rebound, gets fouled, d leaugue ball. iowa energy needed double-overtime but they got the win at texas. today was national signing day for college football programs all around the country and that includes right here in the state. we begin in iowa city where kirk ferentz brings in 24 recruits. 14 on the defensive side of the ball. he said he was focusing not only on defense but on guys who can do it all. >> we have guys who -- a couple of the guys might be tight end, linebackers, defense events. we will let that play out as it goes along. i think it is fair to say that defense is a big emphasis for us this year. andy: this is called making a splash. matt campbell has been he had coach at iowa state for about the highest recruit ranking -- 44 nationally, which is the highest isu has ever had. five 4-star recruits. >> it is our 65th day here at iowa state and we have only had 23 days that we can

-- count the bucket -- washpun with 18 in the game -- and here's the capper -- klint carlson with the oop to jeremy morgan -- he had 133-- panthers win 75, 66 -- girls basketball -- 4-a regional semi -- cedar falls hosting waterloo west -- wahawks eping it close early campbell in the lane -- knocks home the runner -- west down just two -- but cedar falls would quickly take over -- kiana barney hits from long range@-- tigers tak a 6 point advantage -- and cedar falls would go on to get it done -- cynthia wolf on the inside -- tigers move to the regional final with a 46, 28 win -- and well be right back with all the actionrom state wrestling listen up! i'm here to get the lady of ththhouse back on her feet. and gigi her the strength and energy to stay healthy. who's with me?! yay! the complete balanced nutrition of great tasting ensure. with 9 grams of protein and 26 vitamins and minerals. get crowned this evening -- but only one athlete -- lisbon's carter happel -- would look to tonight -- y mark its finas day here at the state wrestling tournament and as always it starts with the gran

later on, washpun dish to klint carlson for the jam. then, it's wes washpun. he is doing it himself. crafty move here, drives to the lane and scores. uni wins big. 82-66 the final. the cyclone women were hopiong ng for a little hilton magic this afternoon, taking on 6th-ranked texas. but the lady cyclones come up a little short. they fall in this one, 65-49 the final. next up, they hit the road to play west virginia, on the 10th. in the d league tonight, the energy are at home, taking on canton. they fall in this one. and on the ice tonight, the wild are on the road, taking on chicago. 5-1. todd: anything happening we should be keep an eye on? with sides to basketball star an fashion icon russell westbrook. and with coverage in the middle of anywhere from u.s. cellular, he can find some new ones. like, farmer. russell's brussels. russell speaking. paleontologist. hashtag t-rex. park ranger. where am i? and t.v. spokesperson. that's my line. i got it. with u.s. cellular, you can do all the things you like, that is my line! announcer: here are tonight's winning

evansville never went away -- they'd have a shot in the final seconds -- d-j balentine's blocked by washpun -- but mislav brzoja (bruh-zoya) gets a second shot of it -- buzzer beter is off the mark -- uni wins 9 i i their 10 in the regular season -- they'll get the 4- seein the mvc tournament winning today 54, 52 -- the wartburg knights taking on the central dutch in the iowa conferene title game winner gets an automatic bid the the tournament dutch came out hot this three from pete walker jr gave them an 8-2 early lead nick weber keeping the kniggts in it... nic crossover through the land for the lay in knights down 8 but walker junior and the dutch kept the foot down... here he gets a three point play the old fashioned way giving the dutch a ten point lead. knights were able to chip away jaranansabus hes good from downtown break second half now sabus no good on the drive josh gehling is there to clean up the mess and check oo the no look pass from weber inside to sabus... knights got it as close as 5 but the dutch way to much in this one they go on to win by the final of 92-80 tonnht mark

washpun, driving. 2 at the rim. 18 points for wes. lead would balloon to 19. then more above the rim. jeremy morgan on the alley oop. he finishes with 13. panthers win 75-66 kale abrahamson scores 21 but its not enough. drake loses aagin...73-30 at bradley. bulldogs now 1-15 in the reaches championship saturday. 84 wrestlers, 3 classes all vying for a state title. packed house at wells fargo arena. lets start with 106. waukee's kyle biscoglia defeats valley's nick oldham 9-1. biscoglia is the first champ in waukee history 113. a win for the dodgers of fort dodge. brody teske finishes his season 47-0, 9-2 championship decision. and another win for the dodgers at 126. triston lara, 9-3 decision over southeast polk's nathan lendt. lets hear from the winners. lets keep it rolling. class 1a 145. lisbon's carter happel becomes iowa's 25th 4-time state champ. standing ovation for the lisbon senior. dowling senior michael completes the undefeated season at 145 wins to defend his title. great story at 132...moravia's briar cochran 14-11 winner to give the mohawks their

wes washpun, the little floater. he had 14. uni, at the break. final seconds, uni had a 2-point evansville had a chance to win it for the three. blocks by washpun. mislav bruhzoya gets the loose ball. no good. uni wins again, 54-52. they finish 11-7 in the valley. 9-10 wins. they will either be the 4 or 5 seed in st. louis next week. drake has struggled to a 1-16 record in the league. the regular season finale was a good one. hosting loyola. 30 seconds left, drake down 3. reed timmer for the tie, at 48. there was also a foul. dom olenizak had a career-high 19 points, but missed the front end of the 1 and 1. that allowed loyola to come back down. final seconds, chance to win it. milton doyle misses, then gets it back and is blocked by casey schlatter. it was all reed timmer. timmer scored the first 6 of ot. 69-59. drake gets a much needed win, as they head to st. louis. reed: we stuck together. and we just know that break was going to come, and that was today. finally, something to hang your hat on and be happy about. scott: they will be the 10 se

wes washpun doing what wes washpun does, he had 14 points as uni had a nine point lead at halftime. evansville came all away back and made a game of it. with the three, dj valentine blocked by wes washpun. uni wins 54-52. they finish 11-7 in the valley. drake has struggled to a 1-16 record. the regular-season finale was a good one, posting loyola. reed timmer lost the game at 48. there was also a foul on the play. milton doyle of loyola helped them when it. blocked by uni and the game goes to overtime. drake gets a much-needed win, 69-59. the hawkeye women may be on the wrong side of the double this year. they have to win as much as they can before selection monday. the regular-season finale at home against illinois, allie disterhoft will drain the three. later on it is win the jennings -- whitney jennings. we will find out there seething -- seeding later. the iowa women fall on hard times, losing 85-54. they finish their regular season monday night at -- monday night. some of the spots were up for grabs on saturday night. 2a substate finals, des moines christian and panorama. dave

purple aces sit losses -- the panthers have 6 and this game got good late -- u-n-i down 1 -- wes washpun -- look out -- another posterizing dunk by the former washington warrior -- he said is vertical is 43 inches -- looks more like 50 then on u-n-i's next possession -- matt bohanonn -- know one thing -- threes -- he hit three of them -- panthers go up 2they're down 1 with 30 seconds left -- washpun -- to good off the dribble -- 2 of his game high 14 -- panthers hold on -- 57 to 54 -- claim they haven't changed anything during their win streak. "yeah i used to start tying my right shoe, now i start by tying my left shoe now [laughter]. nah i'm just kidding.. just buying in more. and that's not saying we weren't trying to before it just takes time." time.""i'm just proud of our guys for sticking with it... fun for me to see them smile and make big plays so i'm happy for our guys." today is the day where grown teenage girls -- waiting for a boy to call them -- it's national signing day -- and for the hawkeyes the 2 thousand 16 class is a good one onethe hawks signed 24 guys -- 5 are of the

washpun, bohannon, and jesperson stepped up and saved the day... those three guys... they made it happen... at a hard time in wur season... you don't go from losing four in a row to winning seven out of eight without great leadrship.... and i think that's great... i think they'll be talked about in that fashion by our fans and i think that's terrific.... the important stuff is still ahead for iowa wrestling... next weekend and then nationals in mid-march... but as far as momentum goes... last night was a setback... the hawkeyes lost their first dual meet of the season... a 21-17 defeat at the hands of n- c state in the national duals series.... tom brands said he saw some good things... they just couldn't check-mate the wolfpack... we didn't take it to them when there was a mismatch on paper... and if you want to give those guys the paper matches... what's favored on paper then let's just play chess online... he can stay in north carolina and i'll stay in iowa citytynd me and him can play chess if we want to do that... but the thing the fans look forward to and the th

thing -- threes -- he hit three of them -- panthers go up 2they're down 1 with 30 seconds left -- washpun -- to good off the dribble -- 2 of his game high 14 -- panthers hold on -- 57 to 54 -- claim they haven't changed anything during their win streak. "yeah i used to start tying my tying my left shoe now [laughter]. nah i'm just kidding.. just buying in more. and that's not saying we weren't trying to before it just takes time." time.""i'm just proud of our guys for sticking with it... fun for me to see them smile and make big plays so i'm happy for our guys." where grown men sit by their phones like teenage girls -- waiting for a boy to call them -- it's national signing day -- and for the hawkeyes the 2 thousand 16 class is a good one onethe hawks signed 24 guys -- 5 of them are from iowa -- the class ranks 9th in the big 10 and 31st overall according to scout dot com -- two names that jump out -- -- cedrick lattimore and nathan stanley -- both are 4 star recruits -- as for the rest of the class -- captian kirk is pretty pleased. always emphasize with players that we don't give schola

senior night at uni, it's a final home game for wes washpun. and paul jesperson. and wouldn't you know it, we have highlights from both. jesperson drops three on indiana state. then washpun steps back, sinks three. he had 16. uni cruises, 66-44. 8 of panthers. paul rhoads won't stay on the sidelines this season. well, actually he will, but he'll still be a coach. arkansas' bret bieleman hires rhoads as razorbacks deffensive backs coach. rhoads coached iowa state for 7 november after the cyclones sixth straight losing season. in his career, rhoads has worked with six defensive backs selected in the nfl draft, highlighted by darrelle revis. iowa state still owes rhoads 4 and a half million dollars. rhoads released the following statement, quote: 'im thrilled to be joining the arkansas program and cant wait to help build on the success coach bielema and the staff have already experienced." state bowling from plaza lanes. and these gals from johnston can roll. the dragons win the class 3-a state championship. morgan wolfe had a two game total of 457, while chantelle f

wes washpun, liftoff. lefty hammer. lead up to 15. but the shockers go on a 17-2 run. we';re tied at 44. but the panthers dont blink. matt bohannon. nba 3 with a hand in his face, lead back up to 7. wichita state's 43 game home winning streak is ova! uni with a big win 53-50. another loss for the drake men. 75-60 on the road at southern illinois its been a tough season for the iowa wild, now they're losing their head coach. john torchetti is leaving iowa to take torchetti has been with iowa since november of 2014. he's bee an interim coach twice in his career but never a full-time nhl coach. minnesota is just a few points out of a wildcard spot. and the wild losr tonight at home 4-3 to grand rapids. swimmers work all year for a few seconds of glory at the state meet. shaved heads, shaved legs, all worth it if it means a state title. boys state meet from marshalltown. 200 freestyle. johnston's stepjan fiolic, future hawkeye, takes 2nd. fiolic also finishes 2nd in the 100. 50 free. iowa city west wins. grant fuhr of johnston 2nd, josh waltman waukee 3rd. warriors have to

-- bo knows threes -- 9 points from the linn-mar grad -- u-n-i up 7 then later in the half -- wes washpun -- hard to the rack for 2 plus 1 -- panthers up 53 - 47whichta stste would cut it to 3 with 3 seconds left -- connor fran-kamp -- for the tie -- clank -- u-n-i snaps the shockers streak -- 53 to 50 the final on the women's side -- claire tills' till time as a hawk -- is over -- the senior forward is scheduled to have career - ending knee surgery next week -- till has appeared in 14 games this season -- but has sat out the last month because of chronic knee pain. -- iowa travels to minnesota on monday bill fen-lee's squad dropped their 3rd straight game -- 79 -- 69 against t-c-u -- it's iowa state's -- 8th -- loss in their last 9 games -- meredith on the high school sports scene -- the month of february means one thing -- state tournament time -- and the swimmers made the first splash to start the winter tourney season boys swimming championships at marshalltown in the 200 yard freestyle -- washington's cameron kelly -- swam out to a lead -- and stayed their -- kelly finished first in

-- bo knows threes -- 9 points from the linn-mar grad -- u-n-i up 7 then later in the half -- wes washpun -- hard to the rack for 2 plus 1 -- panthers up 53 - 47the shockers would cut it to 3 with 3 seconds left -- connor frankamp -- wide open to tie the game -- clank -- u-n-i snaps the streak -- and knocks off another nked opponent -- 53 to 50 the final. claire tills' till timne as a hawk -- is over -- the senior forward is scheduled to have career - ending knee surgery next week -- till has appeared in 14 games this season -- but has sat out the last month because of chronic knee pain. -- iowa travels to minnesota on monday bill fen-lee's squad dropped their 3rd straight game -- 79 iowa state's 8th loss in their last 9 games -- meredith burkhall led the clones with 18 points... the month of february means one thing on the prep sports season -- tournament time -- and the swimmers were the first to make a splash -- first state tournament of the winter season boys smming championship at marshalltown and dubuque senior started with a bang -- the rams took the 200 medley relay title with a t

the panthers are down one late -- but take a look at wes washpun. panthers hang on to win a close one 57-54. you're not alone if it is taking you a while to pick between the winner of sunday's super bowl. in memphis, a giant panda kept crowds waiting on him to make his pick. after about 20 minutes and some treats -- he picked the panthers. he seemed to be pretty happy with his choice because he wrapped himself in a panthers sheet. many couples have to run to the bank before the walk down the aisle. this morning, we're hearing about one key to keeping the wallethub-dot- com says the average couple spends more than 26-thousand dollars to put on their perfect day -- from invitations, to food, flowers -- and of course, the dress. where you plan to get married can impact the bottom line. wallethub surveyed the 150 biggest cities across the country on things like average cost of a wedding in each city, the number of venues and event spaces and hotels. it's out with its annual best ... and worst places to get married. at or near the top of the list: orland

matt bohannon the school all- time leading 3 point shoter, and the player who sparked program wes washpun.. they will hold the senior ceremonies before the game tonight. if you could get that word spread around and get their by a quarter to seven so that we got everyone for the introductions. you don't go from losing four in a row to winning 7 out of 8 thout great leadership. those three guys they made it happen about by our fans in the fashion and i think that is terrific. sot : : oc: "that is terrific " the hawkeyes hope a week off will add some spring to their step when they host the badgers tonight. wisconsin comes in on fire having won 8 out of their last 9 games.. including wins over maryland. indiana, and michigan state. they do a lot of things on the floor. they are always a tough game for us. they play everybody tough and they have a lot of talent on that team. the next four games are all against very good teams so hopefully we play better than we have recently. i think our defense has to get better especially with the weapons we are going to face on wednesday night. sot :28 than

wes washpun, washwhy its going to be short-lived. a lot of people and wildlife were outside today - especially around the jordan creek area to bask in the nice weather that broke a record good evening and thanks for joining us, im brooke bouma. and the record we broke? today was the warmest february 27th on record in iowa... although the weather was the talk of the day - we'll see cooler temperatures this week.. lets check in with meteorologist amber alexander for a first look today couldn't have been nicer for drake university - the school held a groundbreaking ceremony for its first new academic building in 20 years. collier-scripps hall is a 15-million dollar 50-thousand square foot facility that will house the university's school of education and the mathematics and computer science. drake's dean of the school of education says this represents a seven year project of fundraising, program building, collecting, connecting, and counting on people all over the country. janet mcmanhill, dean, drake university school of education 3:57:

bennett koch wakes up koch minutes later -- wes washpun finds klint carlson -- 2 more with a 2-handed flush -- panthers down 3 -- but not after this -- matt bohannon from the corner -- drops one home -- ties it at 25. uni gets a much needed win, over the salukis drake women, win again. 81-65 over loyola. lizzy wendell 25 points. bulldogs now 7 and 2 in the valley tied for 1st. wrestling from ames. 14th ranked iowa state and central michigan. 165. 9th ranked tanner weatherman 2 nearfall points. weatherman a winner 8-3 to tie the match at 12. 197. freshman marcus harrington, the ankle pick, plus back points! harrington wins 11-10. iowa state wins the dual 24-12 steven michael-eck is not a household hockey name. in fact michaelek made his ahl debut yesterday in goal for the wild. he made the most of it. michaeleck stopped 32 shots, helped iowa win 5-1, but his debut will be remembered more for this. a goalie fight with charlotte goalie its the first fight he's gotten in to. but its 1 game and done for steven, he has been assigned back to quad city. hmm hmm hmm-hmm-hmm-hmm hmm hmm hmm hmm

panthers fall behind by 1 again, 30 seconds to play, washpun... panthers lead. evansville down 1 with the ball. jaylon brown, blocked by jeremy morgan. uni wins, 57-54. iowa state hired matt campbell in late november. campbell and his staff worked around the clock to land recruits. and tonight, they threw a party. a cyclone recruiting party in the sukup club of the south end zone at jack trice stadium. campbell talked to the crowd, and signed autographs for a long line of iowa fans. he seems to have quickly won over cyclones by the numbers: iowa state adds 36 newcomers, five of pulled players from 19 recruiting class 46th, 8th in the big 12. recruiting keeps changing. nick saban dabbed, dabo swinney went sledding, and jim harbaugh climbed a tree. not even new kirk is ready for lance billings is a ferentz kind of recruit. lance billings is a ferentz kind of recruit. didn't have other big offers, but iowa likes the 3-star cornerback from ohio. hawkeyes sign 24 players, with two 4-star players. 11 states represented. scout ranks iowa's class 31, 7th in the big ten.

a streaking matt bohannon bo had 13 panthers up 40-39 then the panthers are down just one and wes washpun takes flight check out his young fans reaction.. puts uni back in the lead lets take another look because it deserves it... thats a 6-10 center wes next time down the court wes is dishing it this time to bohannon for the triple uni is up 2 one final shot for the aces and one 57-54 "that was quite a play and gave the guys some life. that second half was a struggle big play offensivly but difference maker." "it says alot about how far weve come we've given up alot of points in certain games this year we all came together and put a bigger emphasis on the defensive end and some of the younger guys starting to buy in more and starting to buy into the team defense aspect. " next up for the panthers saturday at drake the 20-15 big ten west division champion hawkeye football team helping bring the excitement tonight - and the hawks feeding off it on the floor - peter jok rains in the triple - hawks up 6 - jok with 9 in the first half - freshman ahmad wagner providing an early spark - slams it

washpun, bohannon, and jesperson stepped up and saved the day... those three guys... they made it happen... at a hard time in our season... you don't go from losing four in a row to winning sesen out of eight without great leadrship.... and i think that's great... i think they'll be talked about in that fashion by our fans and i think that's terrific... the important stuff is still ahead for iowa wrestling... the big ten championships are next weekend and then nationals in mid-march... but as far as momentum goes... last night was a setback... the hawkeyes lost their first dual meet of the eason... a 21-17 defeat at the hands of n- c state in the national duals series.... tom brands said he saw some good things... they just couldn't check-mate the we didn't take itito them when there was a mismatch on paper... and if you want to give those guys the paper matches... what's favored on paper then let's just play chess online... he can stay in north carolina and i'll stay in iowa city and me and him can play chess if we want to do that... but the thing the fans look forwa

it was senioio night for three players: matt bohannon, paul jesperson and wes washpun. coach jacobson had nothing but high praises for those three players, especially with their leadership in helping the team bounce back. "you want your home fans to see them the way they've played over the course of their career. so when bohannon makes three in a row, that's one of the last things they'll remember him on his home floor, which is what it should be and wes making some great plays. it was a good night leadership to get us flipped around and playing the way we are now, i would tell you it's as good as anybody that we've ha" trt: 28 oc: "that we've had" ... mount mercy will host the association of independednt insstutions conference tournament at the cell center this weekend. the men's basketball team has the number one seed and will face johnson and wales at 7:30 on friday. the mustangs went undefeated in conference play and are ready to defend the home court. "i think a number one seed is just a recognition of what we've accomplished this year and the work that the team ha

success on the court -- trust -- and you can see it -- earlier this season -- matt bohannon, wes washpun, and paul jesperson were the only ones putting numbers for the panthers -- now it's those three along with a handful of other guys coming up big -- game in and game out. "wyatt, bengy, ted, klint... have been playing really good basketball for us and for us to do some damage ssurday in evansville and then the next week in st. louis we need basketball.. they're doing a great job right now and we are really excited about where our team is at right now." byron buxton lit up the midwest league in his short stint as a member of the cedar rapids kernels -- and now the second year big leaguer -- is ready for a break out performance this season with the twins last season with the club -- buxton played in 46 games -- striking out 44 times -- definatley not up to his standards -- so in the off- season -- the former kernel worked on his entire game and is ready to show it off in spring training . "you feel rushed all the time, you feel not prepared... you are prepared, you just slow the game dow

their stars washpun, bohannon and morgan have really been playing well and the role players l le carlson, koch and jesperson have really turned up their games. paul, clint, bennett i think all three of those guys are in different place. i think their mentality is better the way they have played has helped them with their confidence they are just playing better and then you have an 8 man rotation and three guys who have more confidence and better toughness because they feel better because of how they are playing that makes a big difference. sot :34 oc: "our entire team " and finally it's time to announce three new finalist for the kcrg tv-9 athlete of the week sponsored by cedar rapids toyota. all three wrestlers this week. athlete number one is sam uthoff of pound title at the mvc wrestling tournament and has gone over 150 career wins. athlete number two is donovan doyle of iowa city west who won the 195 pound championship at the mvc tourney and will wrestle at harvard next year. and athlete number three is gannon gremmel of dubuque hempstead who won the mvc heavyweight title and will wr

the pride and joy of waverly shellrock clint cararon with the nba came down the end..checkout wes washpun with the dunk of the night to give the panthers a 49-48 lead.. gotta look at this again.. wes with that 43 inch vertical with a full facial on the 6'10 center..wes had 14.. evansville wouldn't go away and took the lead back with h is runner off the glass.. but on the next possesion bohannon with another bomb to put the panthers on top 52-50.. the aces down one with a chance to take the lead.. but jeremy morgan with the block and uni wins their third straight beating evansville 57-54.. it was signing day and they had a ton of athletes sign letters of intent today at kennedy including thehe two future hawkeyes dalles jacobus who is a prefered walk on and shaun beyer who picked iowa over nebraska. the hawkeyes targeted the defensive side of the ball this year led by 4 4 ar defensive end cedric lattimore out of detroit. "i think we have some players we're not sure where they're going to end up, and that's prorobly a good thing in my mind. three guys for sure we have targeted at linebacker

wes washpun, mark bohannon and paul jesperson will all play in front of the the regular season. the game tonight is critical for the panthers who want to enter march like a lion. uni has won seven of its last eight games and coach ben jacobson says his team looks a lot different from the panther team tha lost at indiana state in mid- january. wyatt, clint, bennett those guys have got another month un played well for a stretch now..that is very different going into that game and that stretch of games. the panthers tip it off with indiana state at 7... and the senior farewell starts at 6:45 so if you are still watching me you probably won't make it. for the only time this season-- two long time rivals will meet on the hard court. the 8th ranked iowa hawkeyes wisconsin badgers in a game that tips off at 8 o'clock at carver hawkeye arena. iowa stumbles into tonight contest losing two of its last three games--while the badgers are surging with seven wins in their last 8 games.. including three wins over nationally ranked opponents. coach mccafferey says the badgers have been impressi

matt bohananon, paul jesperson and wes washpun being honored on night. uni taking on indiana state. jesperson gets the panthers going early with the basket. the panthers would roll -- 66-44. they've won eight of nine and go to evansville on saturday. the panthers turn to the cyclones to lead to the athletic department. david harris was named the new uni a-d. he's been a senior associate athletic director at iowa state. harris calls it the right time him --- and says uni is the perfect place. he talked about building a culture--- that puts an emphasis on winning "i want us to be excellent. i the community. i have core values that i believe are important. we will eventually find our core values. how we want to make decisions moving forward. harris calls iowa state athletic director jamie pollard the most influential person in his professional life. pollard was at yesterday's news conference at uni. march madness isn't all about basketball. a town in croatia is buzzing right now -- because star wars is on its way. several s senes for the next movie will be produced in croatia. crews wi

three -- 10 points in the first half -- panthers up 11 at the break -- second half -- more uni -- wes washpun hard to the hoop -- the hammer caps off a 16, nothing uni run -- up 15 -- but the good times would end -- fred van vleet from downtown -- part of an 11, nothing shocker run to pull back within four -- markie mcduffie -- pushes that run to 17 to 2 -- ties it up at 44 apiece -- panthers with just 3 buckets in the first 12 minutes of the second half -- but another sophomore puts the 11 huge points in the ballgame -- a senior helps put this one away -- matt bohannon from downtown -- uni's defense -- outstanding -- shockers hit just 2 of their last 17 shots -- panthers bust up the nation's longest winning streak -- 53, 50 -- panthers have now won 6 in a row iowa state -- meanwhile -- coming off that upset loss at texas tech -- returns to the friendly confines of hilton coliseum tonight to host texas -- and it will mark the return of jameel mckay -- coming off a 2 game suspension for a violation of team rules -- should be a big spark for iowa state -- which has beaten the longhorns in all o