GRUNDY CENTER — The Grundy Center girls’ basketball team was unable to finish off South Hardin in regulation, but the Spartans rallied to score a 47-46 overtime victory over the visiting Tigers in Tuesday’s NICL West Division contest.

The Spartans (9-6, 5-1) led 36-31 with three minutes left in the fourth quarter before South Hardin (4-9, 2-4) scrambled back to tie, 39-39, on a late 3-pointer. Grundy Center fell behind by three twice during overtime but closed the game on an 8-2 run to take the conference win.

Karlee Lynch led Grundy Center with a game-high 17 points, going 4-for-4 from the free-throw line in overtime and 7-of-8 at the stripe overall. Ava Mundt added 13 points, Caturella Brown had seven, Maddy Hendershot six and Raelyn Steinmeyer four.

Grace Eller led South Hardin with 16 points and Ayda Eller chipped in 11.

ISU’s Bastida to miss remainder of wrestling season

AMES — Iowa State head coach Kevin Dresser announced Tuesday that heavyweight Yonger Bastida will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 season due to a lingering knee injury.

“It is tough to lose a wrestler of Yonger’s caliber from the lineup,” Dresser said. “No one wants to be out there wrestling for the Cyclones more than Yonger. He tried to get back on the mat this season, but it is in his best long-term interest to heal up and pursue a medical redshirt to come back healthy next year.”

Bastida was 2-0 this season with victories over Iowa’s No. 13 Ben Kueter and North Carolina’s Robert Platt. The Trinidad, Cuba, native owns a 75-22 career record and was a 2022 All-American at 197 pounds.