KMAQ SPORTS UPDATE – Monday Nov. 17

This weekend the semifinals of the high school football playoffs wrapped up and the championship matches are now set for Thursday and Friday in the UNI-Dome.

On Thursday:

In 8-player: Top-seed Bishop Garrigan will play #2 Woodbine.

In Class A: another 1 vs 2 matchup, as MMCRU takes on Saint Ansgar.

In Class 1A: top-seeded West Lyon, who was last year’s 2A champion, will look to go back to back against third-ranked Iowa City Regina, who knocked off 3x defending champion Grundy Center on Friday. 

In Class 4A: No. 1 Cedar Rapids Xavier faces 4th-ranked Pella.

On Friday:

In Class 2A: #1 Kuemper Catholic plays #6 Van Meter. 

In Class 3A: Two unlikely teams as 4th-ranked Bishop Garrigan plays 7th-ranked Nevada, after the Cubs pulled the huge upset on #2 Solon Saturday.

In Class 5A: No.1 Dowling Catholic will face 4th-ranked Iowa City Liberty. 

This week the high school girls basketball season begins and the No.1 ranked Maquoketa Cardinals open up at home on Friday against Western Dubuque. Listen to every game this season on KMAQ. We had a chance to sit down and talk with Head Coach Chad Specht and the team’s seniors. Check out kmaq.com for those exclusive interviews.  

Yesterday in women’s college basketball:

16th-ranked Iowa State blew by Norfolk State 98-52.

And another in-state battle ensued as the Iowa Hawkeyes beat the UNI Panthers 74-41 in Cedar Falls.

Tonight the 16th ranked Iowa State men’s basketball team will play host to Stonehill College at 7pm.

NFL scores in audio.