The Iowa Print Sports Writers Association has announced the Boys Basketball All-State teams. Here are local honorees:
2A First Team – Jackson Lieurance (Sr.) Cascade
2A Second Team – Conley Schauf (Jr.) Monticello
2A Third Team – Jacob Wegmann (So.) Beckman Catholic
1A Second Team – Brady Wall (Jr.) Maquoketa Valley
Trevin Jirak of West Des Moines Valley was named Mr. Basketball. The 6-foot-9 senior, who will play at Northern Iowa, helped lead the Tigers to their third straight title in 4A.
The Iowa High School Athletic Association announced Tuesday that the Boys State Basketball Tournament will move from Des Moines to Hilton Coliseum in Ames starting in 2027. The association and Iowa State University reached an initial 5-year agreement for ISU to host the five-day tournament. Ames previously was host for the state tournament six times between 1917 and 1926.
Men’s NCAA Basketball Tournament First Four games
Tuesday Scores:
Alabama State 70, St Francis 68 (Alabama State will play #1 seed Auburn on Thursday in the South Region)
North Carolina 95, San Diego State 68 (North Carolina will play Ole Miss on Friday in the South Region)
Wednesday schedule:
East Region -- #16 American vs. #16 Mount St Marys 5:40 PM (truTV)
Midwest Region -- #11 Texas vs. #11 Xavier 8:10 PM (truTV)
Women’s NCAA Basketball Tournament First Four games
Wednesday Schedule:
Regional 3 -- #11 Iowa State vs. #11 Princeton 6 PM (ESPNU)
Regional 1 -- #16 UC San Diego vs. #16 Southern 8 PM (ESPNU)
Thursday Schedule:
Regional 2 – #11 Columbia vs. #11 Washington 6 PM (ESPN2)
Regional 3 -- #16 High Point vs. #16 William & Mary (ESPN2)
The Dodgers beat the Cubs 4-1 Tuesday in Tokyo to open the MLB season. Game two is underway at the Tokyo Dome.