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ADM 11, Carroll 5
Boone 3, Dallas Center-Grimes 2
CAM 23, Glidden-Ralston 0 (Mitchell Williamson 2 HRs, Darien Burnison and Lane Spieker 1 HR each)
CAM 9, Ar-We-Va 4 (Mitchell Williamson and Darien Burnison homered)
Coon Rapids-Bayard 8, Panorama 5
Creston 18, Shenandoah 8
Creston 12, Shenandoah 3
Fort Madison 10, Denison-Schleswig 0
Glenwood 18, St. Albert 8
Greene County 9, Underwood 5
Red Oak 12, East Mills 9
Roland-Story, Story City 4, Treynor 1
Treynor 9, Roland-Story 1
Van Meter 3, Gilbert 1
Winterset 13, Chariton 1

IRVING, Texas (AP) — Oklahoma is the favorite to win another Big 12 football title, according to the conference’s preseason media poll released Wednesday.

The Sooners have won the league the last four years and 12 Big 12 championships overall. Oklahoma also made the College Football Playoff three of the past four seasons.

Texas was picked second by media covering the league. The top two teams will meet in the conference championship game on Dec. 7. The Longhorns lost to the Sooners in the title matchup in 2018.

Iowa State, TCU and Oklahoma State round out the top five picks.

The Big 12 will have four new head coaches in 2019 with Les Miles at Kansas, Chris Klieman at Kansas State, Matt Wells at Texas Tech and Neal Brown at West Virginia.

CLASS 1A

Region 2
Newell-Fonda 15, Woodbine 0
Exira-EHK 7, Riverside 3
Ar-We-Va 5, West Harrison 4
Ridge View 11, CAM 1 (5 innings)

Region 3
Collins-Maxwell 10, East Union 0
Murray 9, Stanton/Essex 1
Lenox 12, Fremont-Mills 2
Grand View Christian 12, Bedford 0

CLASS 2A

Region 1
Jesup 14, Woodward-Granger 1
South Hamilton 5, Madrid 0
East Marshall 10, Belmond-Klemme 0
Colfax-Mingo 12, Nodaway Valley 2

Region 2
Pella Christian 4, Pleasantville 2
Ogden 8, Interstate-35 0
Van Meter 10, ACGC 0
Earlham 2, Martensdale-St. Marys 0

Region 3
West Monona 10, IKM-Manning 0
AHSTW 3, Missouri Valley 2
Mount Ayr 4, Logan-Magnolia 0
Underwood 8, Sidney 0

CLASS 3A

Region 7
Treynor 7, OABCIG 2
Sioux Center 9, MOC-Floyd Valley 3
Kuemper Catholic 6, Atlantic 5
SE Valley 8, Carroll 3

Region 8
Albia 12, Saydel 2
Clarke 14, Creston 3
North Polk 8, DM Christian 7
Shenandoah 12, Red Oak 2

The Kuemper Catholic Knights jumped up early and made enough plays late to secure a 6-5 win over Atlantic in the Class 3A Region 7 Quarterfinals on Wednesday night. The Knights racked up 4 runs in the opening frame to grab the lead. Atlantic would fall behind 5-1 before squaring the game up in the 4th. Kuemper got a run across in the 5th that ended up being enough for the win.

Kuemper got an RBI single from Alli Mertz to open the scoring in the first. Kenzie Schon would follow with a 2-run homer to put the Knights up 3-0 through 4 batters. Anna Wanninger would score later in the frame on a passed ball. Atlantic got one run in the 1st with an RBI single from Oliva Engler but later had a runner picked off and left one aboard. Engler had a stellar night at the plate as she went 4-4 with 3RBI. She had a 2 RBI Single in the big 4th inning for Atlantic. Alyssa Derby had a 2 RBI single in that 4th inning spurt as well to tie the game.

Kuemper’s winning run in the 5th came on a misplayed bloop off the bat of Isabel Schwabe. Kyndall Hilgenberg was on base after leading off the inning with a single and Schon was walked. Schwabe popped up what would of been the final out of the inning but Caroline Pellett’s attempt to back up and track it down was unsuccessful as the ball bounced off the tip of her glove. That allowed Hilgenberg to score and give the Knights the 6-5 lead.

Atlantic then left the tying run standing on third in both the 6th and 7th innings. Engler doubled with one out in the 6th and courtesy runner Ava Rush was able to get to third on a ground-out by Madison Botos. Alyssa Derby then hit a nice shot to deep right-center but Cassidy Christensen made a nice running snag to end the inning. In the 7th Atlantic got a lead off hit from Kennedy Goergen. She was moved over to 2nd on a sac bunt by Reagan Pellett. Caroline Pellett then pushed one through on a shallow hit near 2nd base and they had to put the brakes on Goergen at 3rd. McKenzie Waters then hit one at the shortstop Mertz and she chose to go home to get Goergen out before scoring the tying run. Atlantic still had the tying run at third but Baylee Newell swung at the first pitch she saw and drove it into foul territory in left. Isabel Schwabe made a terrific running back-handed snag to secure the final out and send the Knights into a Regional Semifinal on Friday against Southeast Valley. The Jaguars defeated Carroll 8-3 to advance to that Friday contest.

Carly Ventiecher went 3 1/3 Innings for Kuemper Catholic, exiting with the Knights up 5-3. Freshman Kamryn Venteicher went the rest of the way, responsible for just one earned run, allowing 3 hits with 1 strikeout and 1 walk. Olivia Engler went the distance for Atlantic allowing 6 hits with 5 strikeouts, 3 walks, and 1 hit-batter.

Atlantic ends their season with a record of 27-9. Kuemper Catholic improved to 16-18 and will play Southeast Valley in the Regional Semis on Friday.

The Atlantic Trojans (27-8) softball team opens up the 2019 postseason tonight by hosting the Kuemper Catholic Knights (15-18). The Trojans are in the Class 3A Region 7 bracket and tonight’s match-up is a Quarterfinal round contest.

The Hawkeye Ten foes met twice during the regular season with Atlantic coming out on top in both meetings. The Trojans defeated the Knights 4-2 on June 3rd and more recently won 8-4 on June 19th.

Atlantic has been led by Baylee Newell and Olivia Engler at the plate this season. Newell is batting .474 with 27 RBI and Engler is hitting .411 with 29 RBI. Engler has also been strong in the circle for the Trojans this season. She boasts a 2.38 ERA with a 21-5 record in 26 starts. Engler has struck out 171 batters with 43 walks and just 5 hit batters.

Kuemper Catholic has been led by senior Alli Mertz and sophomore Kyndal Hilgenberg in the box. Mertz is hitting .440 with 18 RBI on 44 hits. Hilgenberg has a .359 average with 7 RBI and 33 hits. The Knights lead starting pitcher is freshman Chloe Venteicher. She is 6-5 in 15 starts with a 4.18 ERA. She has 28 strikeouts with 51 walks and 3 hit batters. 8th-grader Carlee Carpenter has 7 starts as well for the Knights and made 18 overall appearances.

We’ll have coverage of the game tonight on KJAN with pregame at 6:45pm and first pitch set for 7:00pm.

IRVING, Texas – Four Iowa State defensive players – JaQuan Bailey (DE), Ray Lima (DL), Greg Eisworth (S) and Marcel Spears Jr. (LB) – made the 2019 Preseason All-Big 12 Football Team, announced today by the Big 12 Conference.

The team was chosen by media representatives who cover the league.

Iowa State’s four representatives on the team ties for second behind Oklahoma’s five.

Bailey is one of the greatest defensive ends in school history. The two-time All-Big 12 selection, including a second-teamer in 2018, is currently tied with Shawn Moorehead for the most career sacks in Iowa State history (18.5). His 18.5 career sacks ranks third among active NCAA FBS players.

A native of Jacksonville, Fla., Bailey has started the last 33 games in his Cyclone career. His 31.5 career TFL ranks fifth in school history and is 2.5 shy from the school record.

In 2018, Bailey led the team and ranked fourth in the Big 12 in sacks (8.0), the third-best season total in school history. He also led the team in TFL, registering the ninth-best season total in the Cyclone record book at 14.5.

Lima has been one of the key cogs in Iowa State’s resurgence on defense the past two seasons as one of the best run-stoppers in the nation.

The Los Angeles, Calif., native is a two-time All-Big 12 selection and was a first-team all-league choice by ESPN in 2018.

The 2018 co-captain has started 21 games and recorded 59 tackles and 8.0 TFL in his career.

Eisworth, a native of Grand Prairie, Texas, had and outstanding debut season for the Cyclones in 2018, earning Big 12 Defensive Newcomer of the year accolades and First-Team All-Big 12 recognition.

Eisworth started 12 games and led the Cyclones in tackles per game (7.2) to rank eighth in the Big 12.

He led the team in tackles in five of 12 games played and registered 4.0 TFL, an interception and two forced fumbles.

Spears has started every game of the last two seasons, earning Honorable Mention All-Big 12 accolades in 2017 and 2018.

A native of Olathe, Kan., Spears enters his senior season with 180 tackles, 16.5 TFL, 3.5 sacks and four interceptions in his career. Three times in his career he’s been named the Big 12 Defensive Player of the Week.

Spears is one of three active FBS linebackers with two pick-sixes in his career. He also has four career double-digit tackle games and two of his interceptions have sealed victories for the Cyclones in the fourth quarter.

Full team here: Big 12 Preseason Team

CLEVELAND (AP) _ Make it seven straight wins for the American League in the All-Star Game.

Joey Gallo’s solo homer in the seventh inning gave the AL a 4-1 lead before the junior circuit hung on for a 4-3 win over the National League in Cleveland.

The story for the American League was on the mound as nine hurlers each threw one inning and combined to allow just five hits while striking out 16. Indians hurler and game MVP Shane Bieber gave the local fans a thrill by striking out the side in the fifth. Liam Hendriks and Aroldis Chapman also fanned three in their one inning of work.

Former Indian Michael Brantley opened the scoring with an RBI double off loser Clayton Kershaw, scoring Astros teammate Alex Bregman. Gary Sanchez began the junior circuit’s second rally by leading off the fifth with a double before scoring on Jorge Polanco’s single.

Charlie Blackmon put the NL on the board with a two-out homer in the sixth, but the AL regained control on a run-scoring double-play grounder and a solo homer by Joey Gallo. The insurance runs came in handy once Home Run Derby winner Pete Alonso delivered a two-run single in the eighth.

Masahiro Tanaka (mah-sah-HEE’-roh tah-NAH’-kah) worked a scoreless second to get the win.

The American League leads the overall series, 45-43-2.

Indians right-hander Carlos Carrasco was saluted in the fifth inning of the All-Star Game during Major League Baseball’s “Stand Up to Cancer” campaign after being recently diagnosed with a form of leukemia. Carrasco had been feeling fatigued in May, and was diagnosed with chronic myeloid leukemia following an exam at the Cleveland Clinic.
He has been cleared to resume conditioning and throwing activities to the extent he can tolerate them.

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Regional Softball play will continue tonight for Class 1A and 2A and get underway for Class 3A tonight. Here’s a look at the schedule for area match-ups.

CLASS 1A

Region 2

Woodbine @ Newell-Fonda 7:00pm
Exira-EHK @ Riverside 7:00pm
Ar-We-Va @ West Harrison 7:00pm
CAM @ Ridge View 7:00pm

Region 3

East Union @ Collins-Maxwell 7:00pm
Stanton vs. Murray (@ Lenox) 5:30pm
Fremont-Mills @ Lenox 7:30pm
Bedford @ Grand View Christian 5:00pm

CLASS 2A

Region 1

Nodaway Valley @ Colfax-Mingo 7:00pm

Region 2

Pella Christian @ Pleasantville 7:00pm
I-35 @ Ogden 7:00pm
ACGC @ Van Meter 7:00pm
Martensdale-St. Marys @ Earlham 7:00pm

Region 3

IKM-Manning @ West Monona 7:00pm
Missouri Valley @ AHSTW 7:00pm
Logan-Magnolia @ Mount Ayr 7:00pm
Underwood @ Sidney 7:00pm

CLASS 3A

Region 7

OA-BCIG @ Treynor 7:00pm
MOC-Floyd Valley @ Sioux Center 7:00pm
Kuemper Catholic @ Atlantic 7:00pm – ON KJAN
Carroll @ Southeast Valley 7:00pm

Region 8

Saydel @ Albia 7:00pm
Clarke @ Creston 7:00pm
Des Moines Christian @ North Polk 7:00pm
Red Oak @ Shenandoah 7:00pm