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Paoi 4C WiNlwsd.iv. March 7. 2007 The OtS Moines Reoistof DM PAGE 4 FOUR ART NAHM; 11)38-2007 Ilaege, former coach P.M. MKNACI'I Menace set to add new team 7 1 fir of Barnstormers, dies offensive coordinator Koger Kansas State forward Ashley Sweat fights for possession of the ball with Iowa State guard Megan Konhovde in the second half of their Big ByTOMWITOSKY If coaches were known by the company they kept or the stories they Cold, Art Ilaege, former hfiid coach for the af2 Iowa Barnstormers, would have brn a lot more famous. As it is, the I large, who dird Monday night a week after bring stricken wnh a brain aneurysm nt his home in Iowa ails, will be remembrrcd fondly as a assistant coach who loved nothing more than winning a football game and didn't Haege Shown with Iowa dumg the 2001 season mind flooding a football field to slow down an opponent's offense or turning Che opponent's locker room into a sauna to get the job done.

"As a coach," said John Gregory, who had Haege on his staff from Co 2000 with the Iowa Barnstormers and again in 2005 and 2006 with the af2 Arkansas Twisters, "his philosophy was go get it." Services for Haege will be held at 2:30 p.m. today at Hamilton's Funeral Home, (()5 Lyon, in Des Moines. Over the years. Haege coached with former NIL coaches Jerry Glanville and Lou Saban or with college coaches like former BYU Few points for style in Iowa State's win IOWA SCENK French and former Wiscon sin head coach John Coatta. Dick McDonald, Twist ers general manager, said Haege had been stricken with the aneurysm let).

25 while shoveling snow at his home in Iowa Kails. McDonald said Ilaege died at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Jim foster, former Iowa Barnstormer owner and inventor of Arena football, said Haege "will go down in the annals of the Arena Football League as one of the best defensive coaches and evnluators ever. "Art Haege wasn't as well known as some coaches, but I don't think there were many coaches better than he was. He will be know among his peers as one of the best." Garry I lowe.

ho played for Haege as a Barnstormer offensive und defensive lineman, descrilx-d the veteran coach "as a cray guy who should be remembered as one of the best evaluators of football talent in Arena football history and someone who loved football more than anything." Howe said he intends to establish a memorial fund for Haege to help pay funeral and other expenses as well as Co help establish a scholarship fund at St. Ambrose University in Davenport, where Haege attended college. Those interested in contributing to Che fund can contact Howe at garryhowe mchsi.com. (Nob 91-44 on Tuesday to earn a spot in the National Junior College Division II tournament. HONORS: Northern Iowa director of running programs Christopher Bucknam and junior Raven Cepeda have earned S.

Track Field and Cross Country Coaches Association Division I Midwest Regional honors. Bucknam was named Midwest regional coach of the year, and Cepeda was voted regional field athlete of the year. Drake's Guilherme Marsiglia has been selected as the Missouri Valley men's tennis player of the week. DRAKE TRACK: Junior Derek Johnson has qualified for the 60-meter hurdles at this week's NCAA Indoor championships. ISU SOFTBALL: Ashley Killeen tied the school record of 91 career RBIs as Iowa State defeated Missouri-Kansas City by identical 11-2 scores in both games of a doubleheader Tuesday in Kansas City, Mo.

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Sioux City North, WMT-AM (600) 6:30 Graettinger-Terrll VS. WCLT, KRNT-AM (1350) 8:00 IKM vs. Lawton-Bronson, KRNT-AM (1350) AHL 6:40 Iowa at Omaha, KPSZ-AM (940) USHL 7:00 Lincoln at KBGG-AM(1700) for USL Locals to make tip bulk of developmental Mttail uiulcr current outfit. By LISA C0L0NN0 Mu'SM" MAII ftR'll The Des Moines Menace will debut another rung on the development ladder for local soccer talent this spring. The Menace have added a Super20 league team for Che coming season, which will fall under the same I nited Soccer leagues umbrella as the un- der-23 Premier Development league Menace.

The Su(er-20 team will serve as a development squad for the PDL Menace and give area soc cer players from the ages of 1 7-20 between the high school and PDL levels another option for playing the sport during the summer months. The nice thing it is as they develop, we can move them up," Menace general man ager Alan Oatsvall said. "It's a great opportunity for players who are not quite there or were not recruited by the PDL team. It's a chance for them to show what they can do." The Super-20 League team also will be called the Des Moines Menace and work closely with the PDL team, but will have a separate coach, yet to be hired. The Menace now can develop players from the youth levels in the already-existing Menace Academy through the PDL.

It another step in the pyra mid," Oatsvall said. Local players are expected to make up the nucleus of the Super-20 League team, which will play about a 10-match schedule that has yet to be announced. Oatsvall does not expect the team to hold tryouts this season, but for players to be chosen through a selection process. "It something we can do to create more soccer in Des Moines," Oatsvall said. "There is a lot of good soccer here and a lot don't know it.

We want to win the division and to create more recognition nationally for the Menace and local players. It's all part of the development pyramid for soccer." The USL formed the Super- 20 League last season. The Menace will join the Mid west Division, which grows from five to 12 teams this season. The Menace's Super-20 team will play home matches at Waukee Stadium before the PDL team competes. Fans would be admitted to both matches for the price of one, Oatsvall said.

Reporter Lisa Colonno can bo reached at (515) 284-8296 or lcolonnodmreg.com NFL GREEN EXPLORING OPTIONS: Trent Green may soon be out of Kansas City. The former Pro Bowl quarterback's agent, Jim Steiner, said Tuesday that the team is seeking to restructure Green's contract, which will pay him $7.2 million next season. The Chiefs are also entertaining offers for Green, who missed eight games last season with a severe concussion. JONES TRADE DONE: The New York Jets finalized their deal for Thomas Jones, acquiring the running back from Chicago for a second-round draft pick. JOHNSON NO MENTOR: Brad Johnson, 38, who signed with Dallas for a reported three years, said he didn't intend to mentor Tony Romo.

"I've never agreed with that terminology, that term: mentor," he said. PANTHERS RELEASE WEINKE: Carolina released backup quarterback Chris Weinke, 34, a former Heisman Trophy winner from Florida State. CHIEFS SIGN HARRIS: Minnesota linebacker Napoleon Harris signed a six-year deal with Kansas City. Another linebacker from the AFC North, Brian Simmons, landed in New Orleans. He was released by Cincinnati.

SENTENCED: Cincinnati linebacker A.J. Nicholson was sentenced to two months in a sheriff's work program after pleading no contest to burglary and grand theft. 12 tournament game Tuesday. Lincoln, after suffering a concussion during a prac tice session the morning of the game. Medders had 13 points and eight assists in Iowa State's 64-53 win over Nebraska in Ames.

"I packed my bag and I wrote my hotel number on my hand before the game," Medders said. "I showed everyone on the team, and told them that this is my home for a week." KANSAS SMTf Hi) Mm re a a to rp S1 CoQgni Dt; Sfmm ZanotTi McCmnugh Twim Toltll 33 10 0 3 5 10 0 7 38 33 40 2 a a ii I 11 1 4 0 0 4 2 It 0 0 1 3 10 0 0 0 1 3 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 0 2 3 12 2 10 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2O0 IS 1-10 IJ -20 I 1 44 KM4 STATE (57) MM 0 4 1 FT A TO TP Wirttn 30 7 12 1 2 3 3 6 1 1 18 Rom 17 4 4 0 0 2 2 4 0 4 10 lK.ry 23 2 4 II 11 10 3 0 MoOitefl 30 3 13 2 6 4 6 3 6 2 12 AoMwwJt 38 0 0 3 12 0 11 1 Pwfion 14 2 4 0 0 0 1 4 0 1 4 lit 29 0 3 0 2 2 2 3 0 1 2 NimiI 18 1 1 0 0 2 4 2 0 0 4 flmwrt 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Twrn 5 Tol.H 200 If 46 4-14 19 21 37 I 13 57 ImilSIIII 20 2646 lomSllIt 24 13 67 iMm low Kanui Stall 18. Iowa SUM 16 Alt 4 710 Big 12 schedule Tuesday'! Garnet Colorado 71, Texas Tech 67 Iowa State 57, Kansas State 45 Texas 70. Missouri 57 Kansas 71, Oklahoma State 62 Today's Games Noon Colorado vs. Texas 2:30 Iowa State vs.

Nebraska 6:00 Texas vs. Oklahoma 8:30 Kansas vs. Baylor Thursday's Games 6:00 First semifinal 8:30 Second semifinal Saturday's Gams 6:00 Championship Ten pick basketball notes DRESSED FOR SUCCESS: Alford was asked how many suits he was packing for the trip to Chicago. "Three," Alford said, referring to the number of games the Hawkeyes would need to play In order to win the title. "I always pack enough.

I don't want to be naked in one of those. That's not a good thing." SMITH UPDATE: Tyler Smith no longer wearing tape on his dislocated pinkie. He's using bands similar to those worn by former NBA star Reggie Miller. "I'm convinced now that he's gotten the NBA finger bands, It feels a lot better," Alford said. ROUGH LANDING: Alford's day got off to a bad start when he slipped and fell getting out of his truck.

He joked afterward that an injury might have hampered his golf game this spring. "I went down," Alford said. "It wasn't a very good fall." Andrew Logue was worried," Haluska said. "They basically said, 'We're not leaving you. We're going develop you and make you the player you want to "They've kept their word, and for that I'm so thankful." WRESTLING RANKINGS: Iowa State senior Trent Paulson is ranked No.

1 at 157 pounds in the final NCAA Division I wrestling rankings released Tuesday by W.I.N Magazine. Paulson, a two-time all-American, is one ot 10 qualifiers for Iowa State, which is No. 2 in the team poll. Minnesota is the No. 1 team.

Missouri, which is led by the top-ranked, Cedar Rapids-born Askren brothers. Ben at 174 and Max at 197, is No. 3 and Iowa is No. 4. Iowa State has eight wrestlers among the top 20 at their weights.

Iowa has seven Mark Perry, No. 2 at 165, leads the Hawkeyes and Northern Iowa has three. No. 5 Nick Baima at 165, No. 9 Moza Fay at 157 and No, 18 C.

J. Ettelson at 141. IDITAR0D: Former Iowa wrestler Matt Anderson was in 33rd place Tuesday in the famous Alaskan sled dog race. BASKETBALL: The top-ranked Kirkwood women beat North Platte ON YOUR CELL Find scores and more Want to know the score or get fantasy stats on the go? There's a service for sports fans to get info on their favorite teams or players. For live scores and standings, send text message with TEAM NAME (e.g.

bucks or bulls) or PLAYER NAME (e.g. kirk hinrich) to 44636 (4INF0). The service is free, but your mobile carrier may charge for texting. CYCLONES, trom Page 3C terson said. Both teams mude only six field goals during a first half in which Iowa State led 24-20.

The Cyclones warmed up in the second half with 52 per cent accuracy from the field, considerably better than the 2H.6 percent they shot during the initial 20 minutes. And talk about ugly, Kansas State missed 19 of its 25 first-half shots. "Defense won the game for us, Medders said. It certainly wasn't much we did offensively." Iowa State never trailed, although there were four ties. Wieben broke the last knot, at 33-33, with a layup, and then gave the Cyclones a 44-37 lead with only her third 3-point basket against a conference opponent this season.

"Coach told me to take it if I was open, wieben said, and I was wide open." The second half also included Medders' fall. She was running to check in with 3:27 to play in the game, then splat. OTHER BIG TEXAS 70, MISSOURI 57 Oklahoma City, Okla. Texas coach Jody Conradt became ttie second Division I coach with 900 career wins. Conradt is 900-306 in 38 seasons: tour at Sam Houston State, three at Texas-Arlington and 31 at Texas.

Among Division I coaches, male or female, she trails only Pat Summitt ot Tennessee, who has 941 wins entering the NCAA tournament. Freshman Earnesia Williams scored 17 points to lead seventh-seeded Texas. The Longhorns led 46-27 at the half and Missouri came no closer than 10. Haluska a HALUSKA, from Page 3C man team by the coaches. "It's definitely a great honor," Haluska said.

"I just think it's one of those things where my teammates did a great job all year." Haluska emerged as the Hawkeyes' most versatile player this season, helping Iowa to a 17-13 record, 9-7 in the Big Ten. He was forced to carry more of the scoring load after the departures of Horner and Brunner, but it was speculation surrounding Alford that could have left him shaken. Alford was mentioned as a possible candidate for the coaching job at Indiana a year ago, and then became linked to the vacancy at Missouri. "He was all bent out of shape, because he had transferred (after his freshman year at Iowa State) and he's extremely close to our coaching staff because of the type of person he is," Alford said. "He had a lot of concerns from that end, and we were just trying to reassure him that we're not going anywhere." Haluska IOWA STATE 7i lo NEBRASKA PNoKMASTArf hi Hk 14 lyndsry MX)er 5 9 Si 12 4 3 8 G4 Alison Lacy 6 0 Ft 69 41 0 31 Mfowftonfwwtt 6-1 Sr 79 4 7 F41 Tocca't Rou S-11 Jf til 77 C5 NiUyWxtMn 4 So 122 58 Hlo W8WASKA HI It G2 AtXWyFord 5 7 21 Kwi Mra 5 8 G4 JtwnaSpoc 60 23 KflMy Griffin 6 2 C4JCriwaAutxv 6 2 Sr 30 IS Sr 156 30 Sr 63 4 5 So 15 8 4 Sr 86 4 5 TIPOFT 2 30pm.

Cm Comwtton Oitw TV: Channtl 22 Oct Momei RADIO KASI -AM (1430) LAST MEETING Stte won 64-53 OflFet) 20irtAmei "I was just so happy Co gee back in the game that I tripped over my own feet," Medders said. "It's just the nature of my athleticism, I guess." And her big feet. "I have abnormally large feet for my size they're size 13," she said. "I wish I could say that the (sideline) jumped up and got me, but I can't." The Cyclones' leader missed the first Nebraska game, a 62-49 win by the Cornhuskers in 12 GAMES COLORADO 71, TEXAS TECH 67 Oklahoma City, Okla. Jackie McFarland scored a season-high 32 points and assisted on Whitney Houston's decisive basket as Colorado dashed Texas Tech's hopes tor a possible Women's National Invitation Tournament berth.

KANSAS 71, OKLAHOMA STATE 62 Oklahoma City, Okla. Taylor Mcintosh scored 19 points for the Jayhawks, who have won five of eight. The Cowgirls' loss may hurt their odds of getting an NCAA Tournament berth. top all-Big Hawkeye men's MORE SPECULATION: Iowa coach Steve Alford passed up a chance Tuesday to give his thoughts on a blurb in ESPN the Magazine that said he would be dismissed after the season. It began when the magazine published a comment attributed to ESPN analyst Andy Katz that said Alford would be out as coach and Creighton's Dana Altman would likely replace him.

ESPN later ran a correction on Its Web site stating that the comment should have been attributed to analyst Doug Gottlieb. "It wasn't Andy, because I know Andy and I talked with him," Alford said. "I don't think I need to respond to anything Doug Gottlieb has got to say." Athletic director Gary Barta was unavailable during Alford's weekly news conference, but relayed a message stating, "There was absolutely no truth to the rumor." and Alford will be together in Chicago this week when Iowa opens the Big Ten Conference tournament Friday against Purdue. "When all that talk was going around, I'm not going to lie, I is to CALENDARTVRADIO TV TIMES SUBJECT Calendar AHL HOCKEY 7:00 Iowa at Omaha USHL HOCKEY 7:00 Lincoln at Des Moines GIRLS' BASKETBALL State tournament at Des Moines Wells Fargo Arena Schedule, Pages 1C-2C WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 2:30 Big 12 Tournament Iowa State vs. Nebraska, at Oklahoma City, Okla.

Television MEN'S BASKETBALL 11 a.m. Big East Tournament, Villanova vs. DePaul (ESPN) 1:00 Big East Tournament, Connecticut vs. Syracuse (ESPN) 6:00 Big East Tournament, Providence vs. West Virginia (ESPN) 6:00 NEC Tournament, final, Central Connecticut State vs.

Sacred Heart, (ESPN2) 8:00 Big East Tournament, St. John's vs. Marquette (ESPN) 8:00 Big Sky Tournament, final 10:30 Pac-10 Tournament. vs. Arizona State, Sports Midwest) WOMEN'S Noon Big 12 quarterfinal: Texas ASM (Fox Midwest) 2:30 Big 12 quarterfinal: Iowa vs.

Nebraska (Fox Midwest) 6:00 Big 12 quarterfinal: Texas Oklahoma (Fox Midwest) 8:30 Big 12 quarterfinal: or Kansas vs. Baylor (Fox Sports Midwest) BOYS' BASKETBALL 7:30 Boys' Linn-Mar vs. Senior, replay 10:30 Boys' Urbandale vs. replay (Mediacom) PREP WRESTLING 8 a.m. State championships, (Mediacom) (ESPN2) Washington (Fox BASKETBALL Tournament Colorado vs.

Sports Tournament, State Sports Tournament, vs. Sports Tournament, Oklahoma St. Substate: Dubuque (Mediacom) Substate: Indianola, Tournament, replay.