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(Radio Iowa) — A new book chronicles the short life and hundreds of quotes from the University of Iowa’s most famous football player whose 16-foot-tall statue stands in front of the stadium named in his honor. This summer marks the 100th anniversary of Nile Kinnick’s birth and author Mark Wilson of Iowa City spent a full decade compiling the quotes from Kinnick’s letters, diaries, journals, essays and speeches. “My whole goal was to preserve his legacy,” Wilson says. “There’s new generations coming on every single year, new freshmen. I’ve met little children coming in for the first time. Dad or Mom might say, ‘Well, we’re here at Kinnick Stadium,’ and they’re obviously going to ask, ‘Who was Kinnick?'”

Wilson’s book is called, “The Way of Nile C. Kinnick, Jr.: Insights, Images, and Stories of Iowa’s 1939 Heisman Trophy Winner.” There are a total of 366 Kinnick quotes in the book, one for every day of a leap year, along with dozens of photos and stories. Wilson says Kinnick has been a personal inspiration in his own life and he hopes the book inspires others — as he finds the quotes are still useful decades later. “They are covering about every topic you can think of: government, war, poverty, race, religion,” Wilson says, “some of the things he thought about, his faith, education, football.”

Kinnick was an honors student and a superior athlete, Wilson says. The 5-foot-8, 170-pound Adel native broke 14 Iowa records his senior year. The quotes draw both from Kinnick’s time as a student and while he was in the military. Navy Ensign Kinnick died at age 24 during World War Two when his fighter plane crashed during a training flight in 1943. Kinnick’s grandfather was George Washington Clarke, who served two terms as Iowa’s governor. Many of Kinnick’s family members were involved in politics and Wilson is convinced had Kinnick lived, he would have eventually run for president. Wilson, a first-time author, is a retired Iowa City teacher and is an ambassador for the U-I Athletics Hall of Fame.

“All of my royalties on every book sold will go back to the six Nile Kinnick scholarships,” Wilson says. “There’s one for leadership, four that are memorial scholarships, and one for women. It’s my giveback. I was an elementary teacher and didn’t have a lot of money to give but I can sure give back the royalties from this book.” The book is being printed by Ice Cube Press, based in North Liberty. It’s available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, the Hawkeye shops, and at icecubepress.com.

Week 3 schedule for Iowa High School Football. All games in 11-player action are non-district this week. 8-Player games are now district contests. Some games may be listed twice for each district that teams are included in.

Friday (09/07/2018)

CLASS 4A:

District 7

Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson at Denison-Schleswig (ND)
Lewis Central at Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln (ND)

CLASS 3A:

District 1

Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson at Denison-Schleswig (ND)
Western Christian, Hull at Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City (ND)

District 9

ADM, Adel at Grinnell (ND)
Carlisle at Creston-O/M (ND)
Harlan at Carroll (ND)
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll at Glenwood (ND)
Lewis Central at Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln (ND)
Winterset at North Polk, Alleman (ND)

CLASS 2A:

District 9

Clarinda at Atlantic (ND)
Clarke, Osceola at Red Oak (ND)
Greene County at Saydel (ND)
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll at Glenwood (ND)
OABCIG at Cherokee, Washington (ND)
Treynor at Shenandoah (ND)

CLASS 1A:

District 8

Clarinda at Atlantic (ND)
Mount Ayr at Central Decatur, Leon (ND)
Nodaway Valley at ACGC (ND)
Panorama, Panora at Interstate 35, Truro (ND)
Van Meter at Madrid (ND)
West Central Valley, Stuart at Southwest Valley (ND)

District 9

MVAOCOU at West Monona (ND)
Missouri Valley at Riverside, Oakland (ND)
OABCIG at Cherokee, Washington (ND)
Ridge View at East Sac County (ND)
Treynor at Shenandoah (ND)
Tri-Center, Neola at Underwood (ND)

CLASS A:

District 8

Colfax-Mingo at Wayne, Corydon (ND)
Grand View Christian School at Cardinal, Eldon (ND)
Lynnville-Sully at Highland, Riverside (ND)
Mount Ayr at Central Decatur, Leon (ND)
North Mahaska, New Sharon at B-G-M, Brooklyn (ND)
Woodward Academy at Martensdale-St. Marys (ND)

District 9

AHSTW at Westwood, Sloan (ND)
Earlham at Pleasantville (ND)
Missouri Valley at Riverside, Oakland (ND)
Nodaway Valley at ACGC (ND)
St. Albert, Council Bluffs at Logan-Magnolia (ND)
West Central Valley, Stuart at Southwest Valley (ND)

District 10

AHSTW at Westwood, Sloan (ND)
Gehlen Catholic, LeMars at Woodbury Central, Moville (ND)
Hinton at Lawton-Bronson (ND)
MVAOCOU at West Monona (ND)
St. Albert, Council Bluffs at Logan-Magnolia (ND)
Tri-Center, Neola at Underwood (ND)

CLASS 8:

District 6

Lamoni at Murray
Lenox at Seymour
Moravia at Southeast Warren
Mormon Trail at East Union

District 7

Bedford at Stanton
Clarinda Academy at Fremont-Mills
Essex at Sidney
Griswold at East Mills

District 8

Audubon at Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton
CAM at Glidden-Ralston
Coon Rapids-Bayard at Woodbine
West Harrison at Boyer Valley

Hawkeye Ten Conference

(3-1) Creston 25-25-18-25, Southwest Valley 18-18-25-14

Western Iowa Conference

(3-0) Missouri Valley 28-25-25, Riverside, Oakland 26-21-17
(3-1) Nodaway Valley 25-22-25-25, Audubon 15-25-8-22
(3-1) Treynor 26-25-21-25, IKM-Manning 24-14-25-10
(3-0) Tri-Center, Neola 25-25-25, Logan-Magnolia 10-15-10
(3-0) Underwood 25-25-25, AHSTW, Avoca 21-14-14

Rolling Valley Conference

(3-1) Boyer Valley 25-25-22-25, MVAOCOU 14-20-25-21
(2-1) Coon Rapids-Bayard 17-21-15, Earlham 21-19-8
(2-0) Coon Rapids-Bayard 21-21, Perry 17-16
(2-0) Coon Rapids-Bayard 21-22, Ogden 18-20
(2-0) Carlisle 22-21, Coon Rapids-Bayard 20-11
(2-0) Panorama 21-21, Coon Rapids-Bayard 15-11
(2-0) Panorama 21-21, Perry 12-16

Corner Conference

(3-0) East Mills 25-25-25, South Page 6-15-12
(3-1) Fremont-Mills 18-25-25-25, Griswold 25-15-12-20
(3-0) Sidney 25-25-25, Stanton 6-10-21

Pride of Iowa Conference

(3-1) Central Decatur, Leon 22-25-25-25, Lenox 25-23-17-15

Other Scores

(3-0) Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 25-25-25, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 8-14-13
(2-1) Earlham 17-21-15, Perry 21-16-11
(2-0) Mount Ayr 25-25, Clarke, Osceola 15-14
(2-0) Mount Ayr 25-25, Pleasantville 19-18

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

CARSON, Calif. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs travel to Los Angeles to face the Chargers in a Week 1 matchup between AFC West favorites. The Chiefs have won the AFC West the past two seasons but now have unproven Patrick Mahomes taking over at quarterback. The Chargers closed out last season by winning nine of their final 12 games but missed the playoffs because of an 0-4 start.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes won’t be making his first career start when the Kansas City Chiefs visit the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday. That came in Week 17 last season. But in many ways it will be the start of the Mahomes era, one that has been eagerly anticipated in Kansas City.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska faces former foe Colorado in its opener. The Cornhuskers were supposed to open against Akron last week but the game was called off because of bad weather. Colorado comes to Lincoln off a big win over Colorado State. The Buffaloes say they’re excited about renewing their rivalry with Nebraska. Former CU coach Bill McCartney showed up at the team’s weekly news conference and expressed his disdain for all things red. The two teams battled for years in the Big Eight and Big 12.

UNDATED (AP) — Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy considers starting quarterback Taylor Cornelius something a dinosaur. Cornelius is 22 and one of the older quarterbacks in the Big 12. He waited and is finally the starter as a fifth-year senior. Four of the starting quarterbacks in the Big 12 in Week One started their college careers at other Power Five schools: West Virginia’s Will Grier, Iowa State’s Kyle Kempt, Kansas senior Peyton Bender and Oklahoma’s Kyler Murray.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State sophomore basketball player Cameron Lard is opening up about some of his offseason trouble. Lard left the program for a stint in a wellness center over the summer. He says he was living a “double life” last season and has grown close with Chris Herren, a former basketball player who struggled with substance abuse issues. Lard says he has found a strong support group and he can’t “mess up” again.

ONAWA, Iowa – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) will host a public meeting at 6:00 p.m., Sept. 11, at the Lewis & Clark State Park Visitor Center, to discuss plans for the Missouri River Fish Management Office. Any person attending the public meeting and has special requirements such as those related to mobility or hearing impairments should contact the DNR or ADA Coordinator at 515-725-8200, Relay Iowa TTY Service 800-735-7942, or Webmaster@dnr.iowa.gov, and advise of specific needs.

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Matt Adams homered twice against his former team who traded him last month, Marcell Ozuna tied his career-high with four hits and the St. Louis Cardinals held off the Washington Nationals 7-6. One night after bashing five homers against Washington, St. Louis settled for three in the rubber game of the series as Yairo Munoz had a solo shot in the sixth.

CLEVELAND (AP) — Corey Kluber became the first 18-game winner in the majors this season, striking out 10 and pitching the Cleveland Indians past the Kansas City Royals 3-1. The Indians moved closer to the third straight AL Central title and reduced their magic number for clinching the division to nine.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs safety Eric Berry is day to day with a heel injury that has kept him out most of training camp. His status for Sunday’s opener against the Chargers remains in question. The exact nature of the injury has never been disclosed. But Chiefs trainer Rick Burkholder says the five-time Pro Bowl selection is “getting better every day.” Ron Parker is likely to start in his place in Los Angeles.

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas State coach Bill Snyder probably felt pretty good about having two quarterbacks with starting experience returning this season. But after Skylar Thompson and Alex Delton both struggled against South Dakota, that confidence is probably a bit shakier heading into Saturday’s showdown with Mississippi State.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska athletic director Bill Moos says he’s doing all he can to find a 12th regular-season game for the Cornhuskers. Moos commented for the first time since the opener against Akron was called off because of inclement weather Saturday. Moos said rescheduling the game against Akron for Dec. 1 is an option as long as one or both teams aren’t in a conference championship game that day. Another possibility is playing Oct. 27 against an opponent likely from the Football Championship Subdivision.

AMES, Iowa – The Big 12 Conference, which last season was the nation’s most viewed conference, announced its 90-game league slate Wednesday morning. All 18 of ISU’s Big 12 contests will be aired on the ESPN family of networks.

Iowa State will open conference play on Wednesday, Jan. 2 at Oklahoma State, where the Cyclones have won four of their last five games. The Cyclones first home conference game will come three days later on Saturday, Jan. 5 when they host Kansas.

Iowa State’s Big 12 slate features a midweek bye Feb. 11-15, the first time the league has schedule midweek byes since the 2014-15 season.

The Cyclones will play three Monday night games this season: Jan 21st at Kansas, February 4th at Oklahoma, and February 25th vs Oklahoma.

The Cyclones schedule features a minimum of 18 games against teams that advanced to the NCAA Tournament last season, with the possibility of another in the second game of the Maui Invitational.

Full Schedule: ISUMBB2018-19

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