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Hello again.
I'm Paul Yeager.
And throughout the night ittv
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you highlights, analysis, and
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And we'll make sure to showcase
all the pageantry of the Iowa
girls' high school athletic
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Iowa farm bureau state
basketball championship.
But first let's head down
courtside with B.J. and Laura
Leonard.
They had a great one in 3a.
Let's talk about the 4a one now.
>> Time to get fired up for this
4a championship game.
The bobcats of western Dube
YOOUK taking on the top-ranked
and top seeded cyclones of
Harlan.
What a match-up we have for
everyone in class 4a.
This is a great sandwich game if
you will for the triple header
because these two teams are
really going to go at one
another.
>> I think they really are.
The one thing that western Dube
YOOUK needs to do is they need
to guard against the turnovers.
They've turned it over a lot in
this tournament.
But they're in this title game
in spite of all of that.
And I think what Harlan needs to
do, they need to get the ball
inside.
They need to establish that
paint.
And that's where they've been
living most of this tournament,
is on the inside game.
>> Western Dube YOOUK trying to
go for their first championship
since they won the first
five-player title back in 1987.
And for the Harlan cyclones.
Five starters who were on the
state championship volleyball
team but they're also in search
of their first ever girls' state
basketball championship.
So here we go.
That's what's at stake.
A 4a title.
And a lot of history here
tonight at Wells Fargo arena as
they are fired up for western
Dube YOOUK and Harlan.
Public address announcer Joe
Hammond.
>> The student athlete
achievement award to a student
athlete who excels on the court,
in the classroom and in her
community.
The recipient receives a $1,000
scholarship to the college of
her choice.
Presenting the 2014 award is
Jamie Norton of great western
bank in Carlyle.
The 2014 student achievement
award, the winner, Mary grace
watchel from Carlyle high
school.
>> Can you TEM us what your
plans are with the scholarship?
>> Right now I'm planning to
attend Simpson college.
>> Thank you fought Iowa bankers
association for their
sponsorship for this award.
>> Ladies and gentlemen, are you
ready for the class 4a state
championship?
First of all, say hello to head
coach Amy oshWinkle and the
western Dubuque bobcats.
Now say hello to the Harlan
cyclones!
Let's meet the assistant coaches
beginning with the western
Dubuque bobcats.
Number 10, Haley Kettering.
Number 11, alli Tyson.
Number 13 jenny brim.
Number 15, Bailey flessel.
Number 20, Matty Clark.
Number 23, Morgan Fitch.
Number 24, Abby Kirkrich.
Number 42, Quinn HIRS.
Number 51, Jessica Carty.
And number 52, Reagan kelchin.
The assistant coaches for
western Dubuque are Cindy bell,
Doug Rolfus, and Scott Meyer.
Now let's meet the non-starters
and assistant coaches for the
Harlan cyclones.
Number 12, Courtney conry.
Number 14, Clair Klein.
Number 20, Anna Peterson.
Number 22, linan.
Number 24.
Number 40, Shayla evers.
Number 42, Kenzie Swanson.
Number 50, Julia sorfensen.
Number 52, Emma arentholtz.
The assistant coaches are mark
bowhorst and Brian James.
And now, ladies and gentlemen,
are you ready for tonight's
starting line-up?
For western Dubuque a 5'5"
junior, number 14, Makayla
Armstrong.
Number 10, Jess shabin.
For western Dubuque a 5'7"
senior, number 22, Molly
lamabazeter.
And for Harlan a 5'9" junior,
number 30, Taylor Wagner.
For western Dubuque, a 5'7"
senior, number 7, soly weber.
For Harlan a 5'8" junior, number
22, Kelly glaber.
For western Dubuque a 5'9"
junior.
For Harlan a 5'5" sophomore,
number 34, Jordan moser.
For western Dubuque a six foot
sophomore, number 15, Megan
moss.
And for Harlan a 6'1" sophomore,
number 44, Taylor Frederick.
The head coach for western
Dubuque is Amy ostwinkle.
And the head coach for Harlan is
The floor officials tonight are
Royce reminger, Dave shownrock,
and Jason slaughter.
Welcome, western Dubuque, and
Harlan to the 2014 Iowa girls'
tournament.
>> It's time to go.
Harlan against western Dubuque.
The cyclones will be wearing
their home uniforms with red
numbers trimmed in black.
And for the bobcats their away
black with red numbers trimmed
in white.
Your starters for western
Dubuque, Armstrong, lenseater,
web WRER, HARL SXN moss.
For Harlan Shafer, moss,
Frederick.
SHABin and moss in the center
And this one is under way.
They want to go uptempo there
has not been a team that's
averaged better than 50 points a
game.
Harlan leads all 4a scoring
teams average's 48 1/2 per game.
One-run of the things Zack
clausen told sis wants to go
fast and he does to the hoop
right there.
They did a good job of getting
that set up for the first
bucket.
>> Harlan got off to a quick
start in their semifinal victory
against Carlyle.
They scored 21 but scored 27 the
rest of the way.
And had to hold on to knock off
the upset-minded team from
Carlyle.
Turnover early on by western
Dubuque.
The bobcats entering at 23-2.
The 23 wins is a school record.
>> Let's look at the Harlan
keys.
They need to establish inside.
Get the ball down low and get
inside and get the easy points
and no second chance points.
They don't want to give up any
second chance opportunities.
They gave up 18 second chance
points to Carlyle.
>> Did a great job of stepping
through two defenders to get to
the rim.
>> The three from the side.
Can't get it to fall.
Here come the bobcats.
>> You can see where they got
the dribble penetration, knock
the defense out.
You see that a little tonight
out of Harlan.
>> The bobcats are methodical
offensively as Moss fires the
three.
They're only scored 60 points or
more in just three games this
year.
The pace really not where they
would want it.
As Harlan tries to go inside and
it's stole Anne way by Western
Dubuque.
>> Little bit better station on
the inside.
>> Top defender for Harlan.
>> All these teams with the
dribble penetration and dish
outside.
>> We are tied at 4.
Harlan with three starters back
from last year's team that fell
in the final.
Here's Schaben.
Good position and count it.
She'll go to the line to try to
TFRT the three-point play.
>> Schaben did a great job.
Keeping it above her head.
Making that drop step to the
hoop.
That's a familiar name there,
D.J.
Any relation to you?
>> We're all related in western
Iowa.
What are you talking about?
Every Schaben.
Like Smith.
>> I'm sure it is.
A phone book full of Schabens.
>> Western Dubuque.
>> What they need to do is
handle the pressure.
They cannot turn it over.
We talked about it.
26 turnovers in the first game,
17 in the second.
And they need to be efficient on
offense, move that ball around
the defense until they can find
an opening, high percentage
shot.
>> The team's second against the
bobcats.
Wagner inside to Schaben.
Can't get the shot to fall.
Schaben going to be called for
going over the back.
>> Not letting her catch the
>> Harlan's first team foul.
Three-point lead for the
cyclones.
4:44 to play in the opening
quarter.
And right away the bobcats go to
their bench.
Draws contact.
>> Good ball fake.
In amongst three defenders.
She really took it in there.
Drew the contact.
Went hard to the floor.
>> Nine points, 12 rebounds,
five blocks against the bombers
in the semis.
>> Frederick just got a steal
right there.
Now a foul called against
western Dubuque.
>> Second season for Harlan in
back-to-back championship game
appearances.
Back to the athletic director at
Harlan, Mitch Osborne, will have
his team here in Des Moines next
week as the top seed in 3a.
Zack of course played under
Mitch at Pomeroy palmer.
Must have had a pretty good
connection there.
Of course western Dubuque,
they've got a history with their
head coaches, Amy ostWinkle.
>> Also known as Amy Hellie.
>> The fouls are starting to
mount in this one.
>> It looks like right now
western Dubuque very intent in
trying to get the ball inside.
Seeing if they can get some foul
trouble, get a little bit of
that height out of the line-up
for Harlan.
>> Frederick picks up the foul.
Moss takes the free throw and an
opportunity to tie it up at 7.
Don't expect to see a lot of
perimeter shots in this one too
Each team likes to go inside.
>> They have the personnel to do
it.
Both these teams have a very
good inside presence.
Why not start there and
establish that early on in the
game and then see what happens
and see how you can adjust your
game plan?
>> Harlan with the one-point
lead.
That's Moser.
The freshman will slow it down.
Now to the side.
Drills the three.
>> All set up by the steal.
The freshman, who really didn't
play varsity until late January,
read that perfectly to get the
steal and get that started.
>> Another turnover by Harlan.
That'll be their third.
>> That'll be the fourth
turnover on western Dubuque.
>> Good look at the ball
movement around the outside of
the defense.
And Harlan was not able to
adjust to get out and challenge
the three-point shots.
>> There's a reason why Western
Dubuque has rattled off a
school-record, we mentioned 23
wins, but they had a hot streak
through much of the season where
they registered 15 straight
wins, which was also a school
record.
Now a foul here called
underneath.
Speaking of hot streaks, that on
Harlan.
25-0 on this one, which also
sets a school record.
>> Both of these teams played at
a high level all season long.
That's why they're here vying
for the state title.
>> Wagner in to Schaben.
Inside of 3:00 to play.
Goes up high.
And uses her 6'2" frame to put
it through.
Tied at 9 here.
>> I said it before.
One of the things she does so
well is keep that ball above her
head.
A lot of times the center will
bring the ball around her waist,
allow the defense to come and
strip the ball or tie them up.
>> Taylor leinen one of the
seniors on the squad.
Western Dubuque and Harlan
shooting lights out.
80% from the floor for western
Dubuque.
67 for Harlan.
>> No nerves at all.
>> Charge called for Taylor
Wagner.
That will be her second.
And the bobcats of Western
Dubuque have a three-point edge
here.
>> Wagner their floor general
and she's able to create off the
dribble either for herself or
getting her teammates involved.
That time got a little too
aggressive and picked up the
charge.
>> Hannah havick into the game.
5'5" senior.
Inside here's moss trying to
work it in on Schaben.
>> Taylor Wagner going to the
line to shoot two with 1:40 in
the opening quarter.
>> They put the ball on the
floor, go right at
Simon-ressler.
>> Wagner able to hit the free
throw.
And now Harlan will have three
seniors out on the floor.
In Ana Petersen, Taylor linen,
and Hannah Havick.
>> They do have nice balance.
They have starters that are
underclassmen but they can bring
in the seniors.
So you have some experience
coming in off the bench.
>> Jordyn Moser in for Wagner,
who will sit with those two
fouls now.
Tied at 11.
And each team shooting lights
out here.
>> Simon-ressler rises up and
knocks one down.
>> Just kind of that spot
shooter.
They give her the ball and she
sizes it up.
Rotating out to get a hand in
the face.
And she's just firing away.
>> Simon-ressler with six.
Scored 21 points in the victory
in the quarterfinals against
Elam.
And this one will stay with
Harlan.
As passing has been the key for
the bobcats here at the tourney.
>> Dribble penetration and just
gave her enough room.
They did come out on her but
just gave her enough room to be
able to shoot the ball.
>> Ana Petersen will check into
the scoring column.
Harlan ties it up again at 13
apiece.
From the corner.
Schaben will clear the boards.
>> When you get ahead of that
first wave of the pressure, you
do have numbers and you have to
push tempo, and that's what they
did.
Now Harlan I think is going to
hold for the last shot.
>> Western Dubuque.
Tied at 13 here.
Coming up in a few moments we'll
see how these two teams got to
the championship as we'll go
through the journey to the
championship.
Paul Yeager's standing by here
as this one going to be held for
the last shot.
Western Dubuque has had every
game in their postseason run
even in the regions come down to
a possession.
So they're used to having
something strung out here.
>> They know how to handle the
ten seconds on the clock.
They're making their move.
Simon-ressler will dribble out
the clock.
We've played one quarter in the
4a championship.
We're going to start where we
started when we return for the
second tied up at 13.
Let's go to Paul Yeager, who's
standing by with a journey to
the championship.
>> You have a low-scoring game
and a wild game.
That's how these two teams got
here.
But let's show you those
highlights again.
We showed them to you in the
pregame.
But now let's give you a little
refresher course.
Harlan played.
The story in the tournament.
Carlyle.
They have one win coming in.
Only one win last year.
Here they are playing a game for
state.
Inside early.
It was Mary grace watchel for
Carlyle.
Taylor Wagner for three.
Carlisle.
Watchel takes the dribble.
Harlan determined to run the
table.
And so far that's possible.
They win 45-42.
The other semifinal game was the
nightcap.
Of Thursday night.
Western Dubuque and Ballard.
Great hustle and great defense.
Lembezeder to Megan moss for the
two.
And the pass inside again to
moss from Armstrong.
Western Dubuque advances.
30-22.
Let's go back to the second
quarter action down inside at
the court.
>> We've got a foul here called
underneath.
This one going against Harlan.
Picking up the foul is Ana
Petersen.
That'll be her first.
The fouls starting to mount for
both these squads.
The second quarter.
The jumper goes through for
McKayla Armstrong.
>> Wide open at the free-throw
line.
>> Harlan now with their sixth
turnover.
There's Amy oft Winkle we saw
just a moment ago.
She likes to use line changes,
bringing two, sometimes three,
and even four players into the
ball game.
Picked that up from her former
head coach at U.N.I., Tony
di cecco.
Got to have a Tony D. Reference
in the state championship.
>> Great coach.
Really got that U.N.I. program
rolling again.
And they're still rolling.
But he was a big part of that
resurgence up there at northern
Iowa.
>> Doee weber into the contest.
Bobcats trying to bring some
hardware home for the first time
since 1987.
That was the first five player
championship.
Moss from behind has it stripped
by Schaben.
And this one will stay with
western Dubuque.
>> The blocks from behind.
Kloewer gets the clone block,
but western Dubuque keeps the
possession.
>> Kloewer will pick it up.
To the rack.
>> Able to pick up the loose
ball.
Nobody out in front of her.
For the easy layup.
>> Seen a lot of lead changes.
Some ties in this one.
Here's weber.
>> I tell you what.
Both teams are hustling.
And they get a time out.
Simon-Ressler went to grab the
loose ball and smartly called a
time out.
>> She was looking at the
official saying --
>> Help me out.
>> Help me out.
>> I'm trying to call a time
out.
Give me it.
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Quick time out there.
Tied up at 15.
6:24 to go in the first half.
Checking back into the game is
Clark.
>> Going straight up on
Simon-Ressler.
>> Travel called on moss.
Who has the upside in the tempo
department?
>> That's a great question.
I don't know.
I think both of these teams are
trying to figure out where they
can get the upper hand and get
the momentum on their side.
Neither team has been able to
control the tempo.
>> The possession arrow, we'll
keep it with Harlan.
>> Look for a little lob inside
to Schaben, maybe.
>> There's Wagner.
She'll do that.
of the game.
And a foul called and backward
against Jordan Moser.
That'll be the team's seventh --
or make it their sixth.
>> Starting to get a little
aggressive.
Little things like that can
maybe shift the momentum.
So you try to gamble a little
bit to see if you can make a
play.
>> The turnovers have been
mounting for both.
The field goal percentages
remain high.
They just haven't been able to
get many shots off.
Simon-Ressler guarded by
Kloewer.
Now to moss.
Good move to the inside.
The spin with the right hand.
>> They came down to
double-team, and then a third
player came as well.
The triple-team.
She was able to step through
that.
And Schaben with the nice move
to the hoop.
>> Gets the answer back on the
other end.
And this one -- officials are
going to talk it over.
And it will be Harlan basketball
here.
>> This has been a game we
talked about nobody's taking
control of this game.
Getting on the floor for loose
balls.
Battling underneath for
rebounds.
>> Here's Frederick.
Trying to get it to fall.
And the rebound comes down to
western Dubuque.
Matty Clark at the point.
>> Again, another opportunity.
>> Another offensive rebound for
the bobcats.
Now from the top the three.
In and out.
For Lembezeder.
And the cyclones control the
basketball.
And the two-point leader at
19-17.
Kloewer goes back inside to
Schaben.
Her tenth point of the night.
>> You've got to get some back
side hope.
They're doing a great job.
They're fronting her and she's
able to haul it in and the
defense didn't come over to get
on the back side.
>> Matty Clark, her second
triple of the ball game.
Their best three-point shooter
in Matty Clark, the junior.
Harlan lead down to one.
>> They had the high-low that
time with Frederick and Schaben
but they didn't give her the
ball.
>> Frederick repositioned
herself into the low block.
>> Steal by Harlan.
They'll try to take it out
ahead.
Simon-Ressler will track it
Good hustle that time by the
junior.
Here's moss spotting up.
little closer.
Harlan wants to run a little
bit.
Here come the bobcats.
>> Every time they get a little
bit of a lead, western Dubuque
comes right back.
>> Schaben will go to the line.
A foul on Moss.
>> Megan Moss coming into the
tournament 0 of 1 from
three-point range.
>> You know, when we talked to
Amy ostWinkle, the head coach of
western Dubuque, she said they
will put her out on the
perimeter.
>> And she obviously has that
range.
She knocked that one down, had
great form and nothing but net.
But only one attempt on the
season coming into the
tournament.
But knowing that she's a threat
and that she does have that kind
of range, she knocks one down.
That's going to change your
thinking a little bit
defensively.
>> Bobcats go to their bench.
Checking in is Jessica.
>> She's a leader on the floor.
Sometimes a quiet leader.
But will speak up when she
needs, to when she thinks her
team needs to hear.
>> Schaben with another rebound.
A foul called against western
Dubuque.
A hard punishment for the crime
for Armstrong as they gets to
the top.
>> Trying to stay in the passing
lane to see if she can get a
quick steal.
Right there you're right.
She just got one right to the
jaw.
>> Taylor Wagner to the line.
Had a team-high 14 points the
other night against Carlisle.
51% on the season.
Can't get that one to fall and a
foul on the rebound on
Frederick.
Will pick up the second.
And we'll WUM down to the other
end.
Two great communities.
This is really breaking out in
the first half.
>> It's a physical game.
It has been physical from the
opening tip.
And that's why we're seeing
these teams go to the free-throw
line.
>> You don't get a small trophy.
You get a big trophy when you
win it.
>> That's why you need to
concentrate when you do get to
the line.
>> 2:5520 play.
Harlan with a one-point lead.
Simon-Ressler at the TLIEN try
to tie it.
And she does.
And Harlan will turn it right
back over.
We've got a tie game.
And the bobcats trying to get
another lead here.
As this one has swiveled back
and forth.
It will stay with the bobcats.
>> You really have to be on your
toads.
You have to step to the ball.
You have to be good with your
passes.
And both of these teams
defensively may be gambling a
little bit.
You have to throw in your ball
fake every now and again.
>> Another turnover by Harlan.
The
team model for western
Dubuque is to be unselfish and
balanced.
Just those two words.
Unselfish and balanced.
>> You can see with the passing
and extra passes that they make
on offense and looking to get
their teammates open.
>> A lot of turnovers in this
one.
>> 2:30 to play here in the
first half.
All knotted up at 24.
And it will stay with Harlan.
Harlan shot just 35% in that
victory from the field against
Carlisle.
Here tonight a little bit better
of a clip.
But again, the possession.
No one has really cradled them.
>> The long arms of Schaben.
>> Third opportunity.
Go to Schaben on the block and
she'll *** it home for two.
Schaben racking them up in the
first half to the Harlan
cyclones.
>> Season high is 22 points.
The freshman able to knock down
the three.
And western Dubuque with another
lead here.
>> That will send Schaben to the
line.
And western Dubuque back to
their bench.
Molly Lembezeder will check back
in.
Schaben an Iowa state volleyball
recruit.
Just a junior.
But declared early that she
warranted to play for Christie
Johnson Lynch, who's having
quite a state basketball
tournament with the recruits
that she's brought in.
>> You think coach Afghanly
might be knocking on that
coach's door and saying you know
what, can we split them, can we
have them for both seasons?
>> All-tournament team player.
The captain, Alexis Conaway.
28-27.
Harlan with the one-point lead
and the ball here.
And a time out going to be taken
here by Zack lawson and Harlan.
Well, the Harlan cyclones, we
mentioned, have had -- they want
to get their first ever state
championship as they're trying
to battle their way through here
in the first half.
One-point lead.
Let's look in on head coach Zack
clausen in the huddle.
>> Set that second screen.
Don't force the ball inside.
We're going to go at eight
seconds.
Don't foul.
Don't get over the back.
Nothing like that.
Let's finish strong.
Team, one, two, three.
>> Harlan, who was the runner-up
in 1995 and last year against
Xavier lost by a point in a very
thrilling finish here in the 4a
final.
>> They had three performers who
stepped up big in that ball
game.
Wagner 16 points, Schaben 13
points.
19 rebounds in that title game a
year ago.
And four blocked shots.
Frederick had 10 points and 9
rebounds.
>> Harlan looking to hold for
one here.
>> Sorry.
You heard coach clausen say hold
until eight seconds.
We're going to go at eight.
But Western Dubuque coming out
and really pressuring.
>> Pitching out to Wagner.
Who's played really well since
picking up those two quick
fouls.
Trying to avoid the double-team.
Wagner driving it and 230U8D.
And will go to the line.
>> They did exactly what they
wanted to do.
They started the motion with
about ten seconds on the clock.
Got the dribble drive.
Wagner got inside.
Got the contact.
>> Wagner able to hit the free
throw.
Coming up at the half.
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Plus the E. Wayne Cooley
tribute.
We've got first half highlights,
analysis, a lot more.
That's all coming up at the
half.
Wagner able to key in the free
throw shooter.
Harlan with a three-point lead.
30-27.
And here comes Western Dubuque
at the horn to lob it off.
Can't get a shot off.
That will be that.
Harlan at the halfway point,
halfway home to try to get their
first ever girls' state
basketball championship has a
30-27 lead.
As Western Dubuque's team is
really battling here.
Let's go to Paul Yeager who's
standing by.
Paul?
>> Thank you very much, B.J.
And we're going to be joined
here in just a moment by the
coach of the Western Dubuque
bobcats, Amy ostWinkle, and find
out what she thinks about this
first half.
A lot of stuff going on.
Coach, it was close, a lot of
lead changes.
What's going right for you?
>> Our defensive pressure is
kind of where it needs to be
right now.
They're getting it in to their
bigs, which we kind of need to
eliminate.
We need to put more defensive
pressure on their guards and
really extend out more.
But just crashing the defensive
rebounds and then offensively
we're getting some good looks on
the inside as well as the
outside.
>> And Schaben continues to have
her points inside.
You're going to have to maybe
change things up on her?
>> Yeah, we're going to have to
make sure we have that weak
side.
I think our posts are doing a
great job of covering her on the
front.
Our weak side isn't there quick
enough right now.
So we'll just have to make some
tweaks in the second half.
>> You're having good shots
there by Simon-Ressler.
She's been big for you.
>> She knows what to do when she
has the ball in her hands.
We just need to have more
spacing offensively and keep
moving the ball.
>> All right, coach.
And also, Morgan Pitts also had
another couple of big moments
for you.
>> She did.
She's really been stuffing up
the last couple games.
We need her to step up in the
second half and look foreher
shot.
She can do that.
She's quick, she's long, she can
get to the bucket.
>> Coach, thank you very much.
>> Thanks.
>> Head coach Amy ostWinkle.
Let's take a look back to a team
from 50 years ago to west Winona
and some of the highlights from
when they played this legendary
game.
>> SCHEEZly to Maccenburg.
A beauty.
SCHEEZly comes up with it.
>> Stolen away by west vinona.
There is the ball game.
Look at this team out on the
floor.
>> And the ball game.
And look at this team out on the
floor.
>> West vinona school district
was just in its second year as a
reorganized school district.
In their first season playing
together the spartanettes
enjoyed a stellar season only to
have a heartbreaker to shaler in
the postseason.
The loss motivated the team to
make 1964 their year.
Led by no nonsense coach mark
Murray who instituted a 9:00
p.m. curfew with no date during
the postseason, the spartanette
R08D into the state tournament
unbeaten and ranked number one
in the state.
West vinona steamrolled its
first three state tournament
opponents beating Guthrie
center, west Marshall and everly
by an average of 24 points.
However, the spartanettes met a
formidable foe in Southampton in
the finals.
South Hamilton owned a ten-point
lead with four minutes left to
play when west Winona rallied.
Taking advantage of missed free
throw opportunities the
spartanettes took the lead with
33 seconds remaining to complete
their dramatic comeback.
Two free throws later and the
spartanettes were the 1964 state
championships with a 70-67
victory.
Let's welcome this great team
back to the state tournament
center stage.
Presenting this year's honor
team, the 1964 west manona
spartanettes.
Sherry Menckenburg.
Carol scheesly groves.
Mary cartNell ruble.
Regina retino.
Diane zima karwer.
Pam Beatle Epperson.
Jeri Heistercamp.
And representing head coach mark
Murray, his daughters Jill
Houseman and Valerie Payne.
Congratulations and welcome
back, spartanettes.
Iowa has produced some
outstanding players in its rich
basketball history.
Tonight three more of Iowa's
all-time greats were honored
with induction into the Iowa
girls' high school athletic
union's basketball hall of fame.
Presenting this year's hall of
fame awards by the Iowa farm
bureau is Craig hill, president
of the Iowa farm bureau.
Today's first honoree was a
three-year starter for Sioux
City north from 2003 to 2007,
helping the stars reach two
state tournaments.
A first team starter as a senior
she averaged 15.5 points, 5.4
assists, and 3.4 steals in
leading north to the class 4-5
state championship.
She earned all tournament honors
when she managed a 4a best 19.3
points and two steals in
tournament play.
She went on to enjoy what could
be called the finest career in
Iowa women's basketball.
After earning Missouri's
freshman of the year honors she
was a three time Missouri valley
conference first team all
conference performer and led the
Panthers to a pair of NCAA
tournament appearances.
She finished her career as the
Panthers' career leader in
scoring with 2,081 points, was
the career leader in three-point
goals made, free throws made,
free-throw percentage, assists,
and games played, starting all
136 games she played in.
She was a two-time Missouri
valley conference player of the
year and was the Missouri valley
conference's scholar athlete of
the year in 2013.
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to
the Iowa girls' basketball hall
of fame.
From Sioux City north, Jackie
kalen.
Jackie is currently playing
professional basketball in
Israel and is unable to be
present to accept her award.
Accepting for Jackie tonight is
Jackie's high school coach, Kurt
walker.
Congratulations.
Our next hall of famer was known
for her sweet stroke in an
outstanding career at Mason city
and Drake university.
Playing for Mason city from 1995
to 1998, she averaged over 20
points per game and was a
three-time first-team all state
selection.
She led the state in free-throw
percentage three times and
scored 1,826 career points to
complement her 735 career
rebounds.
Her career free-throw percentage
of 88% ranks third highest in
state history.
She went on to become a
four-year starter at Drake
university.
Helping the bulldogs reach the
wnit and three NCAA tournaments
include a trip to the sweet 16.
She averaged over ten points per
game in her career at Drake and
earned all conference honors
three times.
When her career was completed at
Drake she scored 1,334 career
points and was the school's
career leader in free-throw
percentage at 89.4%.
She was also the school's career
leader in three-point field goal
percentage.
She now resides in Charlotte,
North Carolina with her husband
Brett where she works for
federated insurance company.
Ladies and gentlemen, let's
welcome one of Iowa's finest
pure shooters into the Iowa
girls' basketball hall of fame.
From Mason city, Erin Richards
Taylor.
Congratulations.
Our final inductee is making the
hall of fame in her first year
of eligibility.
Starring at southeastern western
grand she did it all.
She was inducted into the Iowa
girls' softball hall of fame
last summer after BHK Iowa's
stolen base leader and all-time
hit queen.
She was also a multiple state
champion long jumper.
However, she really shined in
basketball.
She led southeastern Webster
grand to a pair of state
tournament appearances, earning
all-tournament honors in 2008,
despite playing just one game.
A two-time first team all team
selection, she finished her
career second in five player
history with 2,708 career
points.
She ranked eighth in Iowa
history with 1,184 career
rebounds and ranked sixth in
state history in career assists.
As a senior she averaged 30.5
points, 13.4 rebounds, 8.8
assists, four steals, and 1.6
blocks per game, leading the
state in scoring, free throws
made and attempted, rebounds and
assists.
After playing one year at the
university of the Pacific, she
transferred to grand view
university and was a three-time
naia all-American.
As a senior she was the naia
division 2 national player of
the year, averaging 23.2 points
and 10.6 rebounds while leading
the Vikings to the quarterfinals
of the naia national tournament.
An outstanding student, she was
chosen as the college division
academic all-American of the
year in women's basketball.
She now works in the Illinois
state athletic department and
just finished her second season
as coach at Illinois Wesleyan.
Last summer she married former
grandview baseball player Eric
Watson.
Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to
the Iowa girls' basketball hall
of fame, from southeast Webster
grand, Jennifer Jorgenson
Watson.
>> Congratulations to those hall
of fame inductees.
2014 marks the first girls'
basketball tournament since 1954
that one legendary man is
neither running the show nor
watching it from retirement.
E. Wayne Cooley loomed large
over girls' athletics as the
director for the state union
over half a century.
His passing last spring marked
the end of an era.
Iptv sports sat down with the
man who wrought book on Cooley
and has the Iowa -- the Iowa boy
has unique perspective.
Together with Cooley's own
words, we look back at the
legacy of Iowa's own national
leader in women's athletics.
>> The first thing I would tell
anybody, but especially students
today, is that E. Wayne Cooley's
one of the most significant
persons that ever lived in the
history of the state of Iowa.
>> In 1954 when I came in think
thought to myself, I'm leading
an organization, administering
the affairs of these girl
students, and they're secondary
in the minds of the general
public.
I wanted the girl to walk down
the street equally tall with the
boy.
Maybe no taller but certainly no
less tall.
And that was the driving force
behind my thinking in my
administration, was to bring the
girl into an equality position
with that of the boy.
And it came about.
It happened.
>> He was very forceful in
insisting that the girls had
equal access to gyms, practice
times, all of that.
And so he did ruffle feathers.
>> In 1954 when I came in I
didn't know about title 9.
Nobody else did.
There was no such thing.
But the matter of equality for
the girl was uppermost in my
mind, and I never lost sight of
that.
>> The emphasis on women in
sports is something new in most
parts of the country.
But not here in Iowa.
The Iowa girls' high school
basketball tournament is in its
57th year.
>> When the rest of the nation
was awaken 25 years ago by title
IX federal legislation that
mandated equity for girls' and
boys' sports programs in our
schools, the other states looked
around to see that Iowa was
already two decades gone down
the road toward equity.
>> It took someone who
understood sports.
But that was probably the least
important part of it for E.
Wayne Cooley.
More important was that he
understood the culture of Iowa
and that he knew of the
importance of an equal
opportunity in educational
activities for girls as well as
boys.
He understood that and lived
that.
But then on top of that he was a
shrewd business person.
I mean, a really smart operator
in terms of finances.
And the critical piece about
what made E. Wayne Cooley so
successful is he was just a
master showman.
I mean, people referred to him
as the P.T. barnum of Iowa.
He knew how to package and
present events that the public
would fall all over.
>> And tonight the fans in this
vast auditorium will be joined
by many thousands more watching
on a huge television network
reaching into nine Midwest
stations.
>> We will have a state player
champion.
Down in the crowd it's the Iowa
boy.
That being chuck offenburger.
Chuck, come in please.
>> Governor, governor, governor,
my goodness, we've got
emMettsburg versus polo coming
up.
>> It's very attractive to see a
high school kid come in to vets
auditorium over here and be able
to score 70 or 80 points.
It's a great small town.
And then it comes down to the
difference is E. Wayne Cooley.
It's a sociological thing.
It's an Internet thing.
It's a cultural thing.
>> He resolved he was not going
to leave that job until he felt
that five-girl game was pretty
well established.
Because had he just stopped when
they ended the six-player
tournament, if he'd stopped
there would have been concern
about whether the girls' union
would have survived and how the
new tournament was going to
work.
>> Two seconds.
One second.
And that'll be the buzzer and
>> I went in, and I just grabbed
his hand.
I said, well, Wayne, it's check
offenburger.
And he just kind of squeezed my
hand a little bit.
I said I just want to tell you
that in my career I've been
privileged to cover some of the
most interesting people of our
times and you'd be top three.
I just want to thank you for
being a good friend, telling you
all the stories you told me over
the years.
But even more than that, I want
to thank you for what you did
for girls in Iowa because we've
got something here no other
states have, and it's all
because of you, bud.
So that's how I said good-bye to
him.
>> I've always been riding on
the girls.
She's the one that's carried me
along.
And made it look successful
because it's been fairly
successful, some of these
factors have been created.
And I am duly appreciative.
Some of these things will last
beyond whatever years I have
left.
They'll continue on.
>> And another one of those
traditions is the tuxedo sweep.
And tonight no different.
The floor is clean and they're
ready for half number two.
But let's take a look.
As you can see, the gentleman
from valley south woods high
school in west Des Moines.
Let's take a look at those first
half highlights.
We had a good one.
We still have a good one.
Between 23-2 Western Dubuque and
25-0 Harlan.
Inside it goes to Taylor
Frederick for the inside bunny.
Western Dubuque comes back.
They kick it to the right side
for Simon-Ressler.
That's a pretty-looking shot.
Again RESsler gets the
basketball.
That's a spot-up j.
Tied at 13 when they started
quickly inside.
To Jess Schaben.
She had a nice move there.
They go back inside to Taylor
Frederick.
Turnaround shot is good.
Two very good post players for
Harlan continuing.
Western Dubuque would counter.
Three-point shot for Morgan
Fitch.
27-26.
And we're joined by the two
coaches who know these two very
well.
Brian white from Carlisle and
Kelly Anderson of Ballard.
Good to see you let's start with
you, coach Anderson.
Western Dubuque, what are they
doing right so far?
>> One thing they do very well
is play defense.
And they're doing a nice job on
the bigs from Harlan but they're
also shooting from the outside a
little bit more tonight.
They did some of those.
>> Thank you, coach.
And coach white, great season
for you.
Very close.
But what's Harlan doing tonight?
>> That one-two punch of Schaben
and Frederick inside is pretty
tough.
When you've got shooters on the
outside, it makes it really
tough on opposing coaches.
Let me tell you.
But Harlan's for real.
>> Coach Brian white from
Carlisle, coach Kelly Anderson
from Ballard.
Next year we'll see you down
there, right?
>> That's a good plan.
>> Let's go down for the second
half.
B.J. and Laura have it.
>> 30-27 our score as we're just
about ready to get the third
quarter under way.
A lot of stats in the first
half.
You take a look at the field
goal numbers, each team shooting
the ball remarkably well.
Harlan ran it 65 WERS and
Western Dubuque at 50.
The turnovers have been the
story and there is a foul
situation developing.
>> You look at points off of
turnovers.
Western Dubuque with eight.
Harlan with ten.
That's fairly even.
But points in the paint, 18 for
Harlan.
So they're pounding it down low
inside to the low blocks.
>> Points in the paint the
difference.
We're going to get the second
half under way.
Out on the floor here for
Western Dubuque.
Armstrong, Lembezeder, weber,
Simon-Ressler and moss.
And for Harlan Schaben, Wagner,
Kloewer, and Frederick.
16 minutes.
A title at stake.
Harlan trying to win their first
ever state championship.
And for Western Dubuque trying
to win their first title since
1987.
What a shot there by Zoey weber.
Her first bucket of the ball
game and she ran it in from her
hips.
>> She's been playing varsity
since she was a freshman.
So she's got a lot of
experience.
Off balance.
Got it to go.
>> Weber now 1 for 7 from the
state tournament.
That was a huge bucket as
Western Dubuque is within one
here.
>> Coming out to start this
quarter being down at halftime
and you get a big pick-me-up
kind of shot from your guard.
>> And right away Harlan attacks
inside to Jess Schaben now with
18 points.
>> You could hear the coaches
talk about the fact that they
were establishing Schaben on the
inside.
She's for real.
And they're getting her the
ball.
>> Lembezeder on the perimeter
finds Moss.
Only taken one three-pointer
entering the state tournament
tonight.
She has fired away with five of
them.
Inside, moss with the rejection.
Here's Kloewer.
And Western Dubuque up with the
ball.
Here come the bobcats.
>> Picking up where it left off
at halftime.
It is rugged out there.
>> Man-to-man defense for
Harlan.
And a foul called away from the
ball against the cyclones.
>> Look at the defense of Moss.
Right there.
Stays on her tiptoes.
Able to get back.
>> That foul on Kloewer, that
will be her second.
Three-point game and trying to
tie it up is Clark.
In and out.
>> Getting a lot of good looks
from the perimeter.
Just can't get them to fall.
>> Foul here called way out
front.
Lembezeder will pick up her
first.
>> So much talk about that foul
out front.
That hand check, that body up.
And that's been an emphasis this
season to call that.
>> Way to bring it out, though,
in the championship game.
Here's the three by Harlan.
They can't get it to fall.
The cyclones up with the loose
ball.
Kloewer tied it up.
Possession arrow will keep it
with Harlan.
>> Again, bodies all over the
floor.
Everybody fighting for loose
balls.
A few elbows flying and body
flying.
So it is pretty tough going down
low.
>> Kloewer fouled on the play
and will go to the line to shoot
two.
Harlan's game.
0 for 4 tonight.
They've led the class 4a field
shooting 45% from downtown.
14 threes entering this game.
But really rising to the
occasion in that category.
They've hit three of them.
As Kloewer SINKDS the free throw
and builds the four-point lead
here.
Kloewer now with four in the
game.
>> All about balance.
You want to have a nice balance
of inside-outside.
Not necessarily outside meaning
a three-point shot.
You do want to have those
two-point shots on the perimeter
as well.
>> Bobcats being very patient.
Trying to find Simon-Ressler.
She'll drive it here with weber,
who will get it knocked away by
Schaben.
>> Simon-Ressler face guarding
her down in the post.
Out on the perimeter.
>> Here's the swat.
>> Blocks at both ends.
Schaben averages a little over
five rebounds -- or excuse me,
five blocks a game.
>> Here's Simon-Ressler.
This time takes it right out to
Schaben and gets the deuce.
Three-point game.
>> Almost got another block
there but able to maneuver
around her to get it off the
glass.
>> Kloewer goes inside to
Schaben and it will be pushed
It will be ruled on the floor.
As Harlan had the mismatch down
low with weber and Schaben.
>> Zoey at the front position on
Schaben just trying to black her
down.
Waiting for some back side help.
That's a lob pass.
And they got weber in front.
>> Time out taken by Western
Dubuque as coach Amy Ostwinkle
wants to talk it over.
Three-point game in the third
quarter.
One thing we've seen out of
Western Dubuque just looking
through the stat sheet is
they've had a big junior varsity
move up during the regular
season in January.
Let's take a look at the bench
with the bobcats.
>> Use your quickness to get
around her.
Extend it out.
>> Three-point game.
Ostwinkle.
Had her playing career at
McCokina valley, assistant at
cascade before become head coach
at Western Dubuque and when she
talked about that big jv move-up
that established a lot of player
confidence as they rotated some
new faces out on the floor.
Frederick has it stolen away by
weber, and now a foul.
>> See the
ball down low, she
makes her move.
Looks like all ball.
Harlan has the ball.
Picked up against RESler.
Weber comes up with the loose
ball for the bobcats.
>> You can see Simon-Ressler
flashing to the high post.
That's where they want her to
try to get the ball.
You heard coach Ostwinkle talk
about that.
Flash into the high post area.
>> She does.
And she draws contact.
And that'll be the third
personal foul here against
Taylor Wagner.
The second against Harlan here
in the late half.
And out she goes and comes in as
Hanna Havick.
The 5'5" senior.
Last year she was a starter with
Havick, but really a turnaround
coming off the bench.
And really kind of shows the
type of character that she has.
>> Yeah, role changed a little
bit.
Willing to come in off the
bench.
Still getting some playing time,
and a big contributor to this
team.
So you're right.
You have to have a big
personality and confidence in
yourself when you are moved to
the bench from the starting role
but you know what your role is,
you can contribute at any time.
>> Here come the cyclones.
Kloewer out ahead.
Here's Frederick.
Pulls up.
This one will stay with Harlan.
Last touch by the bobcats.
>> Couldn't get it to fall.
Three Western Dubuque players
fighting for the rebound fell
out of bounds.
>> Ana Petersen into the game
for Harlan.
Said she's an all effort player
and this might be her moment.
In a game earlier this year she
went up against three players
and got a concussion.
As she took a couple of elbows
to the head.
We'll see what happens.
>> Battle tested, that's for
sure, both of these teams.
>> Last touch by Harlan.
The cyclones will turn it over.
Turnovers are mounting.
Harlan with 12 in the ball game.
Western Dubuque with 10.
>> They've been able to survive
their turnover woes in their
first two games.
But they kept the number down a
little bit in this ball game.
But when they've turned it over,
Harlan has capitalized.
>> Moser running the point for
Harlan.
Game-winning shot against north
Scott earlier in this
tournament.
She goes inside and how about
the high arcer by Ana Petersen?
Her fourth point of the game.
>> Down low, isolated, was able
to get the arch on that shot to
get it up over the extended arms
of the defense.
>> Bobcats in need of a basket
here.
3:13 to play in the third.
>> Moser will pick up her third.
Fourth team foul against Harlan.
>> Kind of get the feeling
Harlan is used to this kind of a
game.
They played them close
throughout the tournament.
And they were in this state
title game a year ago in a close
battle.
They have the experience on
their side.
>> Taylor Wagner will come back
in to spell Moser.
>> Ten in the game for the
bobcats.
>> The defensive adjustment has
been pretty good.
>> Simon-Ressler inside.
Here comes Harlan.
Kloewer almost went across the
half-court line.
Didn't get the ball over.
Bobcats wanting to apply some
pressure here.
They go inside.
Three by Havick.
>> Insideout basketball.
Havick all alone in the corner.
>> Harlan's first triple of the
ball game and they have their
largest lead here at eight.
The cyclones are starting to
They're starting to turn the
tempo up too a little bit.
They're seeing if they can run.
Don't have the numbers here.
So they're going to get set up,
two people high on the high
post.
>> Inside to Schaben.
It's a ten-point cyclone lead.
>> They set up the two players
on the elbow.
And they get Schaben down to the
low block, work the ball around
in rhythm and got it off the
glass.
>> An 11-2 run by Harlan.
The cyclones really showing some
tenacious d out there.
>> Sometimes when you make a big
shot, you get the crowd into it,
it helps you pick it up on the
defensive end.
If they're patient here, see if
they can go back inside.
>> They do to Petersen.
Petersen swimming for something.
Gets her own rebound.
The put-back not there.
As the bobcats haul it away.
>> She worked so hard to get
that ball into possession.
Just could not get the ball.
>> 53 seconds to play here in
the third quarter.
Harlan with a ten-point lead.
And a full time out will be
taken here by Western Dubuque.
Despite being a very young team,
this team all this week and
throughout the postseason hasn't
seemed to get rattled.
Right now the cage is starting
to shake.
>> They have really cruised
through this tournament.
Not really overwhelmed by the
size of the floor or the arena.
And they've just been very
business like.
And now all of a sudden things
are starting to get a little
shaky for them.
Good time out to try to rally
the troops.
>> Let's go inside that cyclone
huddle and hear head coach Zack
clausen.
>> Last middle.
Jess, you're right here.
Soon as we start sliding up the
court, start sliding down the
court.
Remember the inbounder.
The inbounder's always open.
We're coming down right now.
Tie it.
Tie it.
Do not force any passing.
Team, one, two, three.
>> A ten-point lead for Harlan,
who won the hawkeye conference
convincingly.
Sporting a 25-0 record.
>> I think they're going to see
some pressure.
And that's what they were
talking about a little bit.
Heard him say don't force
passes.
So you need to know they're
going to turn it up a little
bit, try to get into the passing
lane.
You have to value the ball when
it's in your hands.
>> Harlan going to be very
patient with the ball.
Starting to put the brakes on
offensively with this ten-point
lead.
And holding for one here at the
end of the third quarter.
>> They're really making Wagner
work up top.
>> Havick.
Goes out of bounds.
Western Dubuque.
Harlan will hold on to it.
>> Set up nicely for them.
13 seconds left.
They can get the ball in and
start their motion offense right
away.
And agai --
>> Jordyn Moser will come back
in.
>> Trying to match a little
height with height on the
inside.
>> 13.5 to go in the quarter.
The quarter has been owned by
Harlan.
And the bobcats with a near
And now a foul as heading to
that was Zoey weber.
>> Able to be up on their toes
defensively.
They were being aggressive.
They wanted to get that steal.
>> With 5:00 to go in the
quarter the bobcats have to get
going.
Harlan will take a ten-point
lead.
The final eight minutes of play.
Wow, these two teams from
eastern and western Iowa.
But how far do they have to
drive to get to Wells Fargo
arena?
Let's take a look.
>> Well, not a bad drive for
Harlan just down i-80.
189 miles for western Du Buick.
So a little bit of a trek for
them.
>> But the new highway 20, it's
great.
>> It makes everything easier.
Why, it does.
>> A lot easier.
Let's go inside the huddle for
the bobcats head coach and Amy
Ostwinkle.
>> You're on that dark spot.
So you're going to start inside.
It's almost like we're in Denver
in our baseline.
>> McKayla, you're going to
dribble over to this side.
Meg is going to set a screen for
rose.
Meg look to steal.
If we have to reverse it you're
right into today's --
>> We need to extend the
pressure.
Really extend the pressure.
They rotate.
They're going to really look to
spread it out.
They're going to look to spread
it out.
>> The bobcats trying to win
their first championship since
1987.
And by the way, that '87 team
who beat number 7 in the nation,
members of that team actually
visited with this year's prior
to the departure down to Des
Moines.
And now they've got the
challenge.
A ten-point deficit against the
And the bobcats with the ball
first.
Here's Simon-Ressler.
>> They ran this exactly like
coach Ostwinkle drew up.
They rotated the ball and got
the 1409.
>> Zoey Weber with the bucket.
Her fourth point of the second
half.
The lead down to eight.
Here's Frederick.
Sitting on the bench in foul
trouble.
Her sixth point of the night.
>> That's the name of the game.
They're trying to extend the
pressure defense so they can't
get that easy look inside.
>> Headline of the night for
Harlan offensively has been Jess
Schaben with 20.
Moss's three off the mark.
Harlan really some big-time
separation in that third
quarter.
Schaben with the block.
And it will be picked up by
Kloewer.
Heads-up basketball there by the
cyclones slowing it down.
>> You can afford to take some
time.
>> Moser for three.
>> I tell you what, you're
hitting the groove at the right
time.
They're catching fire.
Dribble penetration and kick out
for the big three.
>> They may start celebrating
here right now.
But Western Dubuque starting to
have an answer here.
>> They get the big bucket.
Now they try to extend the
defense.
>> And a time out going to be
taken here by Harlan.
46-36.
And the threes have been falling
here.
>> You can see dribble
penetration.
Frederick drives in, draws the
defense, able to kick it back
out.
Getting a good balance.
Getting the ball into the low
block, high percentage shot down
low with the two bigs.
But then they're helping out the
perimeter by dishing it back out
and getting the shots and the
looks from three-point range.
>> Tenpoints in the game for
rose Simon-Ressler for the
bobcats.
Zoey Weber right now with seven.
Western Dubuque needs to find
some scoring and some stops at
the other end.
>> That's the name of the game
now with a little over six
minutes.
You've got to get stops and get
efficient on offense.
>> Harlan with the ball out of
the time out.
Their average margin of victory
here in the state tournament has
only been 2 1/2 points per team.
But during the regular season
winning their games by nearly
20.
Tonight really starting to open
it up with their strengths,
going inside and being strong.
And now the perimeter game
starting to get going.
Take a look at the three-point
numbers.
>> You can see that not a lot of
them shot here.
When they've had the open look,
they've been pretty consistent.
>> Trying to bring it in is
Lembezeder and a foul will be
called on Harlan.
The bobcats are tentative.
The officials are going to talk
about this.
>> The one side official had
travel the other official had
the foul and the one that had
the foul is going to win that.
That is going to be her first.
The fifth team foul on Harlan.
>> If you're Western Dubuque you
want to be a little more
uptempo.
Have that sense of urgency to
start scoring.
>> Simon-Ressler's been quiet
here in the fourth.
Now to the outside.
Weber's shot off the mark.
And Schaben will be fouled by
Simon-Ressler, for a third.
>> That's actually her fourth.
>> Yeah, I beg your pardon, her
fourth.
Sixth team foul here on the
bobcats.
>> You're going to have to
decide at what point in time you
bring her back.
She's going to have a seat I'm
going say for maybe a minute or
so, depending on which way this
game goes.
And they might have to get her
back on the floor.
>> So Frederick will put it in
play.
The bobcats starting to crank up
the pressure.
And they do force a turnover as
Harlan falls to the double
dribble.
>> Wagner couldn't handle that
pass.
Picked it up.
Got called for that double
dribble.
>> 14 turnovers for Harlan in
this title game.
A near steal.
This one knocked her backwards
but it will be tracked down by
Lembezeder.
Bobcats need to hit the go
button inside of five minutes to
play.
>> Zoey Weber open but they're
not looking to her.
>> Here's Moss.
They'll count it.
Going to the line to try to
convert the three-point play.
>> Dribble drive.
Good take right at the high
post.
Right in.
>> That'll be her second.
Moss with eight.
Make it nine.
Make it nine.
The bobcats edging a little
closer.
Still wanting to get stops.
>> They've eaten it up a little
bit.
>> And the foul called at
half-court.
Harlan at the line.
Going there is Wagner.
Averaging just over ten points
per game.
Here tonight, 4 of 5 from the
line.
On the season just at 51%.
And the rebound to the bobcats.
Amy Ostwinkle going to go to the
percentages to try to get back
into this one.
>> If she can get results like
that, you might see that happen
again.
>> Tied up.
Possession arrow will give it to
Harlan.
>> Just couldn't get the angle
to get the reverse layup.
And then there's a scramble for
the loose ball and the tie-up.
Advantage to Harlan.
>> Weber out of the contest.
Will pick up the loose ball.
Going to be called for a walk
prior to taking the shot.
>> Saw the defense back.
Couldn't decide if she wanted to
pull up for the jumper or take
it all the way in.
Scrambled for that loose ball.
They're really battling on
defense.
They get the turnover right
here.
She couldn't make that decision.
Do I pull up?
Do I take it in?
>> Let's take a listen inside
the huddle of Western Dubuque.
>> We're trapping hard right
here on the ball.
She's stepping into that
reversal pass.
This guard is too far back.
Get away from her and when she
dribbles then you can go on the
one side.
We're only looking for that
initial tap before we go back.
We've got to work for those
traps all the way down the
floor.
Okay?
Look at that back hip just like
you did the last time.
Let's have the opposite guard
step in even more so you take
away the reversal pass on the
floor.
Slide away and take away the
reversal.
We are baseline.
>> Laura, what is she saying?
>> She said hustle and get a
steal.
She said you need to on the
inbound -- the inbounder is
stepping in and getting the
reversal pass.
So you need to get off your
guard and get over and try to
teal that return pass.
They're going to trap hard in
the corner.
And then you have to try to get
that reversal past.
Let's see if they do it last
time out of the time out.
They run exactly what she had
drawn up.
>> Frederick.
Will lob it out ahead.
Goes to Moser.
Moser at the point.
>> They're going to spread the
floor, work the clock.
They want a little motion.
Schaben down low.
They're not going to try to
stick it in there.
But now they reverse positions.
>> Each team in the single bonus
here the rest of the way.
Or at least at that point right
now.
And the bobcats give up
Frederick inside.
That's a big bucket to move the
lead back to nine.
>> They didn't switch.
They both went over into the
corner.
That left Frederick open to
flash to the hoop.
Now to moss, it's a high post.
Here's Simon-Ressler.
>> They found Simon-Ressler in
that short corner.
A little high and low action.
Had a huge summer with aau.
Made a turnaround in her
basketball career.
Trying to get that done with
they are team in the state
championship.
>> You can see the double-team
come and the kickout right there
where the defense is a little
weak as far as the rotation.
They found her open in the short
corner.
>> Moss goes inside to Weber.
She's hammered.
>> They've been working that
Soon as that ball goes in to
moss at the high post she's
turning around and looking for
somebody to cut to the hoop.
Right there at the high post and
the nice little step-in by
Weber.
>> Promptly sinks the free
throw.
Weber now with eight in the
game.
>> The captain of this team
needs a big free throw here.
>> And gets it done.
Here come the cyclones out
ahead.
Schaben, great entry pass there
by Moser.
Gets the assist.
Schaben with 22.
>> How about Moser putting her
head down and just drives it
right through the defense.
Schaben steps up nicely.
>> Here's Moss getting it done!
>> Now they're starting to get
aggressive.
>> Five-point game two,
possessions with 2:20 left to
play.
Class 4a state championship.
>> Telling them to come out and
pressure.
>> They do commit the foul
there.
Jordyn Moser will go to the
line.
I was going to ask you when do
you think they might start to
foul?
This is still a 1-1.
They have a couple of more fouls
before the double bonus.
>> She's played the percentages
before.
Fouled a little bit early.
Might as well put them on the
line.
See if there's a little
pressure.
See if they can knock them down.
They didn't respond that time.
>> Back into the ball game for
the bobcats.
She'll be running the point.
Big moment here for the
freshman.
And for Western Dubuque, trying
to make it a one-possession
game.
Here's the three.
Got it!
>> What a huge bucket by
Lembezeder.
>> The U.N.I. swimming recruit
getting it done from the
perimeter.
It's a two-point game.
Pitts will pick up the foul.
That's going to be her third.
>> Well, they went to the
fouling game early on.
>> And Western Dubuque with an
opportunity to tie it or take
the lead.
With 1:38 to play.
>> A little nerves setting, in a
few jitters for Harlan at the
free-throw line.
>> There's moss at the top.
Earlier in the game was taking
that shot.
>> And I think now they're going
to be content to get her set up
at the free-throw line and let
her distribute the ball.
And Harlan fouls Lembezeder, a
73% free throw shooter.
That'll put Western Dubuque at
the line.
And the fourth foul committed by
Taylor Wagner.
Now 18 fouls against Harlan.
Here's Lembezeder.
One and one.
She did all of her swimming at
Dubuque senior.
And by the way, she owns
numerous state -- or numerous
school there at Dubuque senior.
Confidence.
Getting it done at the line.
We're tied at 50.
An 11-2 run.
Boy howdy, Western Dubuque back
into this one big-time.
>> Both sides' fans are on their
feet for this last 1:23.
>> Harlan owned the third
quarter.
Western Dubuque owns the fourth
so far.
Time out taken here by Harlan.
With 1:14 to play, the cyclones
want to talk about it.
Let's go to the Harlan head
coach, Zack clausen.
>> Relax on the free-throw line.
Relax and shoot.
Don't give them the same look
every time.
>> I want to run 25.
25.
Come in hard.
Screen.
Set that second screen.
Come off the high post.
Let's see the third.
In the high post.
Don't force anything right now.
We are in man to man.
We need one stop.
Team, one, two, three.
>> 1:14 to play.
Tied up at 50.
Harlan has a team philosophy.
To prove it they printed it on a
T-shirt with one word.
"Relentless."
>> Well, I'll tell you what.
They need to be relentless right
now.
>> They set the play up.
Harlan being led by Jess
Schaben, who has a game-high 22.
And they go to her on the block
and they get the bucket.
>> They've got everybody up
high.
They had Schaben one on one down
low.
Get her the lob pass.
And you knew she was going to be
able to reach up and get that.
>> Can the Bobcats answer?
Inside of a minute to play.
Western Dubuque with two time
outs remaining.
Harlan with just one.
Here's Simon-Ressler.
Goes inside the lane.
Got her shot altered.
Will pick up the loose ball and
take it to Lembezeder.
Lembezeder fouled and will go to
the line to try to tie it at 52.
>> She calmly stepped there
earlier, knocked down a couple.
Another two opportunities for
her to tie up this ball game.
Nice comeback by Western
Dubuque.
>> Jordyn Moser picked up the
foul.
And Lembezeder at the line.
Moser with four.
Wagner with four.
And Moss gets the rebound.
Will go to the line and shoot
two as she's fouled.
>> That ball came off just
enough for moss to be able to
corral it and make that move to
the hoop.
When that free throw left
Lembezeder's hand, it is going
to be long.
>> Moss hitting the front end of
the rim.
Trying to pull her team within
one here.
>> She hits this, you're going
to see full court pressure.
Going to try to get a steal
right away.
And if not I think you may have
to try to foul if you don't get
a --
>> 84% on the year.
And she made two key free throws
against Carlisle in the
semifinals.
>> Now, coming into the
tournament you said 84%.
26 of 31 at the line.
So very solid toeing that line.
>> So Harlan has a large lead
and it dwindled down to a tie at
50.
13-point lead.
Now a full time out taken by
Western Dubuque.
Right now a two-point game.
As the Bobcats want to talk P
this one over in the huddle.
>> Set the screen.
>> They box out on her.
50 will bring the ball.
So you're going to have it out.
We're going to run flat.
You guys really bring that
defense low.
Whatever side you're opposite
of.
So if you're -- Meg, you're
going to come up, set that high
ball screen.
Otherwise, Megan on the roll for
a three-point try.
Recognize what we need, whether
it's a three or a two.
All right?
>> 53-51 Harlan with the
advantage.
And back at the line after the
time out, Elle Kloewer.
With five in the contest.
>> Three-point ball game.
>> Do you foul here?
Not let them get off a
three-point shot?
>> The Bobcats need to be urgent
with the basketball.
Simon-Ressler.
Here's moss for the tie.
Can't get it.
And Schaben with a rebound.
It's loose on the floor.
And the cyclones up with it.
Wagner fouled on the back side
from Weber.
11.4 to play.
And Wagner to the line to try to
ice it.
She'll be there to shoot two.
>> Western Dubuque got a good
look at it.
They got what they wanted.
A three-pointer from the top of
the key.
Just a little too strong.
>> I think those relentless
T-shirts could be hot sellers
soon.
>> I think you're right.
Wagner calmly steps to the line
and makes it a two-possession
game.
>> And here come the bobcats.
Got to hurry.
Needs to shoot.
Does.
And off the mark.
Schaben with another rebound.
And that will be that.
Harlan is your 4a state cheep!
[ Cheers and Applause ]
It took them four tries, but
they get it done.
Harlan with their first ever
state title.
As they win it 55-51.
Over Western Dubuque.
>> A little redemption after a
year ago, getting beat on the
last-second shot.
Getting back to the title game
and winning it.
>> And doing it.
And this game was -- I mean, all
out energy.
And effort by both of these two
As it comes down to the final
Who led in the ball game by Jess
Schaben, who finishes with 24
Simon-Ressler and Megan Moss
What a final moment in the 4a
>> A serious comeback by Western
And Harlan able to withstand it.
From Carlisle Mary grace wachal.
And the captain of the 2014
Jess Schaben, Harlan!
55-51 in class 4a.
presentation of the trophy.
of the girls' athletics union
Elwood, and mike horMack.
Bobcats from Western Dubuque and
class 4a state champions, the
Zack clausen!
And we'll keep on fighting
>> What a final here in class
Harlan wins it 55-51.
rally, coming down from 13 down
Harlan hold them off to win by
Let's go to Paul Yeager with
>> 2 for 2 on outstanding games
basketball in Iowa on the girls'
Let's take a look at these
Western Dubuque 23-2 coming in,
Taylor Frederick the layup puts
a great game for Dubuque.
Simon-Ressler said I can shot it
at 13.
Nice play over the top of the
defense.
This time Taylor Frederick,
another great post play on the
Morgan Fitch gets the friendly
the half as we begin quarter
Nice move into the paint.
And then great inside-out ball
Hannah Havick.
Megan moss gets it to roll.
Within five at this point.
Dubuque but out of the time out
here comes Jess Schaben.
She finished with 24 points for
the Harlan cyclones.
And just like volleyball, NER
5-51.
>> Coach, congratulations on the
Last year you got beat on a
Over the top this year.
How does it feel?
>> It feels amazing.
He with played our hearts out
last year and we had that
feeling in our head all year and
in our stomach and we didn't
forget about it and we said if
we get the opportunity again
we're going to seize the moment.
And we did today.
>> Congratulations, coach.
Let's talk to Jess Schaben.
Jess, talk a little bit about
first of all how it feels to get
this title and tell me a little
about that out of bounds play
when the score was tied, when
they got the lob pass to you.
>> Oh, the feeling is just
unbelievable.
And when we were in the out of
bounds play, ElLe -- she could
tell I was open and went in
where it was needed to.
>> Talk about how physical it
was out there.
>> Right now in the championship
it's always going to be tough.
They're a very good team.
Very physical.
>> Congratulations.
You're state champs.
Back up to Paul.
>> Emotions are flowing tonight
as Harlan wins the state
volleyball tournament.
And now they're state champions
in basketball.
We have played 34 games at the
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