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Regular season Volleyball Scores from Monday (10/21)

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October 22nd, 2019 by Ric Hanson

(3-1) Kuemper Catholic 26-25-25-25, Glenwood 28-21-18-17
(3-0) Lewis Central 25-25-25, Shenandoah 8-17-9

Regional Volleyball action begins tonight across western/Southwest Iowa. Tonight on KJAN we’ll have a Class 1-A match-up between Exira-EHK and Riverside at Riverside. Our coverage begins at 6:50-p.m.

Midwest Sports Headlines: 10/22/19

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October 22nd, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is already deep into his rehabilitation from a knee injury suffered in last week’s win in Denver, though coach Andy Reid is declining to put any timetable on the return of the reigning league MVP. In the meantime, Reid says, the Chiefs are preparing backup Matt Moore to start Sunday night’s showdown with the Green Bay Packers. Rookie quarterback Kyle Shurmur would serve as the backup.

UNDATED (AP) — There was a fitting form of protest in Week 7 of the NFL season, given the circus that NFL officiating has become, game after game, week after week. A trio of spectators wore clown makeup and black-and-white striped jerseys in the stands at the Detroit Lions’ home loss to the Minnesota Vikings. Folks in the crowd booed during the pregame coin toss. And some more when the first yellow flag flew.

STILLWATER, Okla. (AP) — Last year as a freshman, Brock Purdy was Iowa State’s third-string quarterback when he stepped on the field for his first meaningful action against Oklahoma State. He led the Cyclones to a big win. Now, Purdy is an established star for No. 23 Iowa State and neutralizing him will be a major challenge for Oklahoma State on Saturday.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska running back Maurice Washington is not with the team and won’t play in the home game against Indiana on Saturday. Coach Scott Frost stopped short of calling it a suspension. Washington has been held out of the first halves of two games for disciplinary reasons. Frost didn’t disclose a reason for Washington’s absence but said players are expected to meet certain standards. He says Washington’s absence is not related to child pornography charges he faces in California.

HASTINGS, Neb. (AP) — Hastings College is adding men’s volleyball and women’s wrestling teams to its athletic program beginning in 2020-21. The school will increase its sports offerings to 26 teams and all will be affiliated with the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics and Great Plains Athletic Conference.

UNDATED (AP) — The countdown is in full swing at Indiana. The Hoosiers have chalked up five wins in five consecutive seasons for the second time in school history. Now they have five chances to earn their elusive sixth win for the first time since 2017. Everyone knows the story around campus. But inside the locker room, nobody wants to talk numbers. The Hoosiers play at Nebraska this weekend.

Hall is the Big 12’s top Newcomer for second-straight week

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October 21st, 2019 by admin

Breece Hall

IRVING, Texas- For the second week in a row, Iowa State true freshman running back Breece Hall was honored as the Big 12 Newcomer of the Week, announced today by the Big 12 Conference.

A native of Wichita, Kan., Hall recorded another phenomenal performance, rushing for 183 yards and two touchdowns in Iowa State’s 34-24 win at Texas Tech.

Hall’s 183 rushing yards is the third-best total by an ISU rookie and he became the first Cyclone true freshman in school history with back-to-back 100-yard rushing games (132 vs. West Virginia).

Hall also caught three passes for 73 yards vs. the Red Raiders for 256 all-purpose yards, tying for the fourth-best output in FBS this season and the highest total by a Cyclone since Ennis Haywood had 284 all-purpose yards vs. Baylor in 2000.

Hall had touchdown runs of 75 and 30 yards vs. TTU, plus a 61-yard reception. He is the first Cyclone since 1971 to have a 50-yard rush and catch in the same game.

Hall is averaging 157.5 yards, 7.0 yards per carry and has five touchdowns in the last two games.

AP Iowa Prep Football Poll

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October 21st, 2019 by Ric Hanson

The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school football polls of the 2019 season with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record, total points and position last week at right:

Class 4A
Record Pts Prv
1. West Des Moines Valley (8) 8-0 89 1
2. West Des Moines Dowling 7-1 76 2
2. Cedar Falls (1) 8-0 76 3
4. Ankeny Centennial 7-1 62 4
5. Cedar Rapids Kennedy 7-1 57 5
6. Bettendorf 6-2 37 8
(tie) Southeast Polk 7-1 37 7
8. Ankeny 5-3 17 9
9. Waukee 5-3 16 10
10. Des Moines Roosevelt 6-2 15 6

Others receiving votes: Cedar Rapids Prairie 6. Marion Linn-Mar 5. Sioux City East 2.

Class 3A
Record Pts Prv
1. Epworth Western Dubuque (9) 8-0 90 1
2. Solon 8-0 80 2
3. Cedar Rapids Xavier 7-1 64 3
4. Eldridge North Scott 7-1 55 5
5. Independence 8-0 47 4
6. Sergeant Bluff-Luton 7-1 43 6
7. Council Bluffs Lewis Central 7-1 41 7
8. Norwalk 7-1 25 8
9. Washington 6-2 18 T10
10. Dallas Center-Grimes 7-1 17 9

Others receiving votes: Harlan 12. Pella 2. Glenwood 1.

Class 2A
Record Pts Prv
1. Waukon (9) 8-0 90 1
2. Clear Lake 8-0 76 2
3. Algona 8-0 72 3
4. Greene County 8-0 60 5
5. O-A BCIG 8-0 59 6
6. Waterloo Columbus 7-1 44 7
7. Van Horne Benton 7-1 28 NR
8. Des Moines Christian 7-1 22 4
9. Nevada 7-1 13 NR
10. Tipton 6-2 9 NR

Others receiving votes: State Center West Marshall 6. Williamsburg 5. Monticello 4. Spirit Lake 4. Monroe PCM 3.

Class 1A
Record Pts Prv
1. Dike-New Hartford (6) 8-0 87 1
2. Van Meter (2) 8-0 81 2
3. Hull Western Christian 8-0 64 3
4. Hawarden West Sioux 7-1 53 4
5. West Branch 8-0 51 T6
6. South Central Calhoun (1) 8-0 50 5
7. Treynor 8-0 44 T6
8. Inwood West Lyon 7-1 32 8
9. Sigourney-Keota 8-0 21 9
10. Iowa City Regina 7-1 9 10

Others receiving votes: Underwood 3.

Class A
Record Pts Prv
1. Britt West Hancock (8) 8-0 89 1
2. St. Ansgar (1) 8-0 81 2
3. Traer North Tama 8-0 69 3
4. Monona MFL-Mar-Mac 8-0 54 5
5. Grundy Center 7-1 51 4
6. Earlham 7-1 39 7
7. Moville Woodbury Central 7-1 35 8
8. Edgewood-Colesburg 6-2 20 6
9. Brooklyn BGM 7-1 16 9
10. Hinton 6-2 14 NR

Others receiving votes: 11, Paullina South O’Brien 9. 12, Manly Central Springs 8. 12, Neola Tri-Center 8. 14, Calmar South Winneshiek 1. 14, Belle Plaine 1.

Class 8-Man
Record Pts Prv
1. Gilbertville-Don Bosco (7) 8-0 88 1
2. Remsen Saint Mary’s (1) 8-0 77 2
3. Jackson Junction Turkey Valley (1) 8-0 76 3
4. Audubon 8-1 63 4
5. Coon Rapids-Bayard 7-1 48 T7
6. Harris-Lake Park 7-1 39 T7
7. Fremont Mills, Tabor 5-1 27 9
8. Easton Valley 7-1 25 5
9. Anita CAM 7-1 21 6
10. Gladbrook-Reinbeck 6-2 7 NR

Others receiving votes: Montezuma 6. Janesville 6. Lamoni 5. Lenox 4. HLV, Victor 2. Liberty Center SE Warren 1.

AP Preseason Men’s Basketball Top 25

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October 21st, 2019 by admin

The top 25 teams in The Associated Press’ preseason 2019-20 men’s college basketball poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, final 2018-19 records, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote and last year’s final ranking:

Record Pts Prv
1. Michigan St. (60) 32-7 1619 5
2. Kentucky (2) 30-7 1497 7
3. Kansas (3) 26-10 1457 17
4. Duke 32-6 1399 1
5. Louisville 20-14 1386
6. Florida 20-16 1313
7. Maryland 23-11 1134
8. Gonzaga 33-4 1096 4
9. North Carolina 29-7 1060 3
10. Villanova 26-10 1048 23
11. Virginia 35-3 1007 2
12. Seton Hall 20-14 863
13. Texas Tech 31-7 837 9
14. Memphis 22-14 773
15. Oregon 25-13 742
16. Baylor 20-14 523
17. Utah St. 28-7 491 25
18. Ohio St. 20-15 407
19. Xavier 19-16 356
20. Saint Mary’s (Cal) 22-12 330
21. Arizona 17-15 265
22. LSU 28-7 234 12
23. Purdue 26-10 230 13
24. Auburn 30-10 210 14
25. VCU 25-8 193

Others receiving votes: Washington 164, Colorado 152, Tennessee 78, Marquette 68, Florida St. 36, Davidson 34, Harvard 24, Illinois 14, Missouri 13, Mississippi St. 12, Houston 11, Georgetown 11, Cincinnati 8, Notre Dame 7, Creighton 4, Syracuse 3, NC State 3, Vermont 2, Alabama 2, Southern Cal 2, Liberty 2, Michigan 2, Dayton 1, Colgate 1, Providence 1.

Chiefs’ Mahomes begins knee rehab as game week begins

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October 21st, 2019 by Ric Hanson

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes is already deep into his rehabilitation from a knee injury suffered in last week’s win in Denver, though coach Andy Reid declined Monday to put any timetable on the return of the league MVP. In the meantime, Reid said, the Chiefs are preparing backup Matt Moore to start Sunday night’s showdown with the Green Bay Packers. Moore took over when Mahomes was hurt on a sneak in the second quarter Thursday night and led the Chiefs the rest of the way to a 30-6 rout of the Broncos.

The former Panthers and Dolphins quarterback was out of football last year, and had been spending time as a scout and high school coach before the Chiefs called him before their preseason finale. Rookie quarterback Kyle Shurmur is expected to be the backup against the Packers.

Radio Iowa High School Football Poll 10/21/19

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October 21st, 2019 by admin

Class 4A
1. WDM Valley (8-0), LW #1 vs DSM North
2. Dowling Catholic (7-1), LW #2 @ Sioux City North
3. Cedar Falls (8-0), LW #3 vs CR Prairie
4. Cedar Rapids Kennedy (7-1), LW #4 vs Burlington (Thurs)
5. Ankeny Centennial (7-1), LW #5 @ Sioux City West (Thurs)
6. Southeast Polk (6-2), LW #6 @ DSM Roosevelt
7. Bettendorf (6-2), LW #7 vs Davenport Central
8. Ankeny (5-3), LW #8 vs Sioux City East
9. Waukee (5-3), LW #9 @ Johnston
10.Linn-Mar (Marion) (6-2), LW (X) vs Pleasant Valley

Class 3A
1. Western Dubuque (8-0), LW #1 vs Maquoketa
2. Solon (8-0), LW #2 @ Fairfield
3. Cedar Rapids Xavier (7-1), LW #3 vs Marion
4. Dallas Center-Grimes (7-1), LW #4 vs Carroll
5. North Scott (7-1), LW #5 @ Davenport Assumption (Thurs)
6. Lewis Central (7-1), LW #6 @ ADM (Adel)
7. Sergeant Bluff-Luton (7-1), LW #7 vs Storm Lake
8. Independence (8-0), LW #8 vs Decorah
9. Norwalk (7-1), LW #9 @ Gilbert
10.Pella (6-2), LW (X) @ Grinnell

Class 2A
1. Waukon (8-0), LW #1 @ North Fayette Valley
2. Clear Lake (8-0), LW #2 vs #8 Iowa Falls-Alden
3. Algona (8-0), LW #3 vs Southeast Valley
4. Greene County (8-0), LW #4 @ #5 OABCIG
5. OABCIG (8-0), LW #6 vs #4 Greene County
6. Waterloo Columbus (7-1), LW #7 @ Monticello
7. Benton (7-1), LW #8 @ Vinton-Shellsburg
8. Iowa Falls-Alden (6-2), LW (X) @ #2 Clear Lake
9. Des Moines Christian (7-1), LW #5 vs Saydel
10.Williamsburg (5-3), LW (X) vs Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont

Class 1A
1. Dike-New Hartford (8-0), LW #1 vs #8 Iowa City Regina
2. Van Meter (8-0), LW #2 vs Clarinda
3. West Branch (8-0), LW #3 vs Dyersville Beckman
4. Western Christian (8-0), LW #4 @ #7 West Lyon
5. South Central Calhoun (8-0), LW #5 vs Pocahontas Area
6. West Sioux (7-1), LW #6 @ Emmetsburg
7. West Lyon (7-1), LW #7 vs #4 Western Christian
8. Iowa City Regina (7-1), LW #8 @ #1 Dike-New Hartford
9. Treynor (8-0), LW #9 vs Cherokee
10.Sigourney-Keota (8-0), LW #10 vs Mediapolis

Class A
1. West Hancock (8-0), LW #1 vs Blemond-Klemme
2. Saint Ansgar (8-0), LW #2 @ Central Springs
3. North Tama (8-0), LW #3 vs BCLUW
4. MFL MarMac (8-0), LW #5 @ Alburnett
5. Grundy Center (7-1), LW #4 @ Wapsie Valley
6. Earlham (7-1), LW #6 vs Nodaway Valley
7. Woodbury Central (7-1), LW #8 @ West Monona
8. Edgewood-Colesburg (6-2), LW #7 vs Clayton Ridge
9. BGM (Brooklyn) (7-1), LW #9 @ Cardinal (Eldon)
10.South O’Brien (7-1), LW #10 @ Hinton

Eight-man
1. Don Bosco (8-0), LW #1 vs Riceville
2. Turkey Valley (8-0), LW #2 @ Central Elkader
3. Remsen St. Mary’s (8-0), LW #3 @ Siouxland Christian
4. Audubon (8-1), LW #4 vs #8 CAM
5. Coon Rapids-Bayard (7-1), LW #7 @ Exira-Elk Horn-Kimballton
6. Harris-Lake Park (7-1), LW #8 @ Kingsley-Pierson
7. Easton Valley (7-1), LW #5 vs West Central (Maynard)
8. CAM (7-1), LW #6 @ #4 Audubon
9. Fremont-Mills (5-1), LW (X) @ Stanton-Essex
10.Gladbrook-Reinbeck (6-2), LW (X) @ Colo-Nesco

Michigan State opens at No. 1 in AP Top 25 preseason men’s basketball poll

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October 21st, 2019 by admin

There isn’t much Michigan State has yet to accomplish under Hall of Fame coach Tom Izzo, from Big Ten titles and Final Four trips to winning a national championship.

The Spartans can now add another milestone to the list: They are No. 1 in The Associated Press Top 25 men’s college basketball preseason poll for the first time in program history.

The Spartans were the overwhelming choice with their veteran returnees led by star Cassius Winston. They topped 60 of 65 ballots in voting results released Monday, easily outdistancing No. 2 Kentucky and No. 3 Kansas as the only other teams to receive first-place votes.

Duke was fourth, followed by Louisville, Florida, Maryland, Gonzaga, North Carolina and Villanova to round out the top 10.

Michigan State had been ranked No. 1 for 12 weeks in the AP poll before Monday. But none had come in the preseason poll, with the Spartans starting at No. 2 four times in the past decade.

“It’s almost bizarre to me because I would’ve thought Magic’s team was No. 1,” Izzo said in an interview with the AP.

Nope, the Magic Johnson-led bunch that beat Larry Bird and Indiana State in the 1979 NCAA title game started at No. 7.

The Spartans won 32 games last year and reached Izzo’s eighth Final Four before falling to Texas Tech. They return Winston with fellow starters Xavier Tillman and Aaron Henry from that run, and they get back another starter in Joshua Langford after he missed much of last year with a foot injury.

That nucleus is good enough that only one voter picked the Spartans as low as third, with four others picking them second and the rest at No. 1. They will be tested right away, too: the Spartans open the season against Kentucky in a 1-vs-2 matchup Nov. 5 in New York.

“This is a program deal and it’s the players in the program, and I’m really proud of them for that,” Izzo said. “Unfortunately, what you are at the beginning of the year doesn’t help you at the end of the year, but I think it does say something about the program and what we’ve done over these years.”

THE TOP TIER

Roughly half of the voters (33 of 65) chose Michigan State, Kentucky and Kansas in some order atop their ballot. Kentucky received two first-place votes, while Kansas received the other three.

It marks the ninth straight year that John Calipari’s Wildcats have been a top-five preseason pick and seventh in a row for Bill Self’s Jayhawks, who open the season with the program facing NCAA charges tied to a federal corruption investigation into the sport.

Kansas and Duke open their seasons against each other on the same bill with Michigan State-Kentucky.

CHAMPS AT 11

Virginia has gone from facing questions about how it would respond to an unprecedented tournament loss against UMBC to how it will build on its run to its first NCAA title. Tony Bennett’s Cavaliers are 11th after losing De’Andre Hunter, Ty Jerome and Final Four most outstanding player Kyle Guy to the NBA draft. It is the lowest preseason ranking for a champion since Connecticut was 17th to start the 2014-15 season.

CONFERENCE WATCH

The Atlantic Coast, Big Ten and Southeastern conferences each had four ranked teams to lead all leagues.

The ACC ended last season with four top-10 teams, then picked back up with four teams all ranked in the top 11.

No. 18 Ohio State and No. 23 Purdue joined Michigan State and Maryland for the Big Ten’s quartet, while the SEC had No. 22 LSU and No. 24 Auburn — fresh off its Final Four run — joining Kentucky and Florida.

The Big 12 (three), Big East (three), Pac-12 (two) and West Coast Conference (two) also had multiple ranked teams.

THE WATCH LIST

The Pac-12 could quickly add to its total with Washington and Colorado as the top vote-getters among unranked teams. Washington twice appeared in last season’s poll at No. 25. But it’s been a much longer wait for the Buffaloes, who haven’t cracked the poll since January 2014 but have five starters back and are picked to finish second in the Pac-12 behind No. 15 Oregon.

AP College Football Top 25 10/20/2019

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October 21st, 2019 by admin

The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 19, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pv
1. Alabama (24) 7-0 1486 1
2. LSU (16) 7-0 1462 2
3. Ohio St. (13) 7-0 1429 4
4. Clemson (9) 7-0 1408 3
5. Oklahoma 7-0 1343 5
6. Penn St. 7-0 1224 7
7. Florida 7-1 1138 9
8. Notre Dame 5-1 1058 8
9. Auburn 6-1 1054 11
10. Georgia 6-1 1031 10
11. Oregon 6-1 979 12
12. Utah 6-1 852 13
13. Wisconsin 6-1 767 6
14. Baylor 7-0 732 18
15. Texas 5-2 627 15
16. SMU 7-0 587 19
17. Minnesota 7-0 577 20
18. Cincinnati 6-1 468 21
19. Michigan 5-2 440 16
20. Iowa 5-2 347 23
21. Appalachian St. 6-0 286 24
22. Boise St. 6-1 225 14
23. Iowa St. 5-2 185 NR
24. Arizona St. 5-2 134 17
25. Wake Forest 6-1 118 NR

Others receiving votes: Memphis 87, Virginia 29, San Diego St. 17, Pittsburgh 17, Washington 15, Navy 9, Texas A&M 6, Missouri 4, UCF 3, Southern Cal 3, Louisiana Tech 2, Tulane 1.

(Podcast) KJAN Morning Sports report, 10/21/19

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October 21st, 2019 by Ric Hanson

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