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Atlantic football schedule released for 2018-19 seasons

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March 21st, 2018 by admin

The Iowa High School Athletic Association has released the schedules for football teams in the state for the next 2 year cycle. As previously released some class changes have occurred for some area teams and the playoff qualification process has also changed.

For the Atlantic Trojans they will be competing in Class 2A for the next 2-year cycle. Here is a look at the Atlantic Schedules:

Atlantic 2018 Schedule:
BYE
08/24 @Saydel
08/31 Creston
09/07 Clarinda
09/14 @Harlan
09/21 Kuemper Catholic, Carroll
09/28 OA-BCIG
10/05 @Greene County
10/12 @Shenandoah
10/19 Red Oak

Atlantic 2019 Schedule:
BYE
08/30 Saydel
09/06 @Creston
09/13 @Clarinda
09/20 Harlan
09/27 @Kuemper Catholic, Carroll
10/04 @OA-BCIG
10/11 Greene County
10/18 Shenandoah
10/25 @Red Oak

Chiefs sign DT Xavier Williams to help stop run

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March 21st, 2018 by Ric Hanson

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have signed defensive tackle Xavier Williams, a restricted free agent from the Arizona Cardinals, who declined to match the offer Kansas City made to the run-stopper. The Chiefs announced the signing in a statement Wednesday.

The 6-foot-2, 309-pound Williams grew up in the Kansas City suburb of Grandview, Missouri, before a standout career at Northern Iowa. He started twice and appeared in 23 games over the past two seasons in Arizona, making 28 tackles and earning a reputation as someone who can plug up the run. The Chiefs had been searching for a nose tackle after Bennie Logan became a free agent.

Glenwood girls track 3rd at Nebraska Wesleyan Indoor

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March 21st, 2018 by admin

The Glenwood girls track team competed at the Nebraska Wesleyan Indoor meet on Tuesday and came away with a third place team finish. The Rams scored 58 points to finish third behind Aurora (72 points) and Elkhorn (69).

The Ram were led by Emma Hughes with a win in the 1600M Run and Danielle Hardcastle who took the High Jump title. Glenwood also took the 4x800M Relay crown.

Sydney Biermann finished 3rd in the Shot Put and the 4x400M Relay team was also 3rd for the Rams.

Dan Lennon Invite Day 2 results

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March 21st, 2018 by admin

A number of area teams competed in day two of the Dan Lennon Invitational at the University of South Dakota on Tuesday. Here’s a rundown of some of the top competitors on each side.

In Girls competition East Mills’ Janette Schraft won the 800M Run with a time of 2:18.30. In the Shot Put Logan-Magnolia’s Katie Diggins took gold with a toss of 11.57m. Her teammate Delaney Ettleman was second with a toss of 11.16m.  Harlan won the 4x200m Relay with a time of 1:54.78. That team consisted of Sidney Craig, Alyssa Sotelo, Ashley Hall, and Chloe Hansen.

Logan-Magnolia’s Taylor Sporrer took second in the 3200M Run with a time of 12:16.92.

Sporrer also took 2nd in the 1600M Run with a time of 5:49.33. Harlan’s Greichaly Kaster was third in that race with a 5:51.39.

In Boys action Nick Foss was a champion in the 60M Dash with a time of 7.15. He also took gold in the Long Jump with a best effort of 6.63m. Harlan also won the 4x400M Relay with Eli Boldan, Jacob Bruck, Jon Monson, and Mason Griffith running 3:40.97.

Harlan also took 2nd in the Sprint Medley with a time of 3:53.35. That team was Jon Monson, Jacob Bruck, Deren Schmitz, and Jon Owens. Caleb Brouse was 2nd for the Cyclones in the shot put with a throw of 13.94.

Harlan’s Erik Dawson-Anderson was 3rd in the 400M Run with a 55.96.

Sidney’s Zachary Benedict took 2nd in the High Jump clearing 1.90m.

Linebacker is focus as Iowa opens spring drills

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March 21st, 2018 by Ric Hanson

There will be plenty of competition at linebacker when the Iowa Hawkeyes open spring drills on Wednesday. Josey Jewell, Bo Bower and Ben Niemann are gone from last years team that finished 8-5 and won the Pinstripe Bowl. That trio accounted for 306 tackles in 2017.

Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz who says the first chore is to find the three best linebackers then figure out where to put them on the field.

Iowa lost junior center James Daniels and junior corner Josh Jackson to the NFL Draft. That will leave next year’s team with an unusually small senior class.

Iowa’s spring game is April 20th.

Loras relishes opportunity to play Iowa

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March 21st, 2018 by Ric Hanson

Loras College baseball coach Carl Tebon has known Iowa coach Rick Heller since they coached against each other in the Iowa Conference when Heller was at Upper Iowa. They will go at it again on today (Wednesday) when the Hawkeyes host the Duhawks in Iowa City.

It is the second straight year they have met. Iowa beat Loras 8-1 in their season opener last season and Tebon says the chance to play the Hawkeyes again is an opportunity his players enjoy.

Tebon says the success Iowa has enjoyed makes it ever more of a challenge.

Loras is 10-3 on the season.

(Podcast) KJAN Morning Sports report, 3/21/2018

Podcasts, Sports

March 21st, 2018 by Ric Hanson

The 7:20-a.m. Sportscast w/Jim Field.

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Cavs’ Korver leaves team following brother’s death in IA

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March 21st, 2018 by Ric Hanson

CLEVELAND (AP) — Cavaliers forward Kyle Korver has been excused from the team to be with family following the death of a younger brother in Iowa. The team issued a statement late Tuesday night saying Korver’s brother, Kirk, died earlier in the day.
“We extend our deepest condolences and heartfelt best to Kyle and his entire family as they go through this very difficult time,” the Cavs said.

Korver is expected to miss Wednesday’s home game against Toronto. Kyle Korver, who is in his second season with Cleveland, left the Cavs last week after his 27-year-old brother became seriously ill in Iowa. Korver played in Monday night’s home win over Milwaukee, scoring 12 points.

Korver’s personal situation comes one day after Cavs coach Tyronn Lue stepped away from the team for health reasons. The Cavs have also been dealing with an assortment of injuries as Rodney Hood, Tristan Thompson, Larry Nance Jr. and Cedi Osman have been sidelined.

Graceland (Iowa) wins its 1st NAIA national championship

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March 21st, 2018 by Ric Hanson

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Justin Harley hit a buzzer-beating 3-pointer in overtime to give Graceland (Iowa) its first NAIA national championship with an 83-80 victory over LSU Alexandria on Tuesday night. After a timeout with 13.4 seconds left in overtime, LT Davis stumbled at the top of the 3-point arc, drawing the attention of two LSUA defenders, and found Harley open on the wing for just his second 3-pointer of the game. Graceland (29-10) won its 11th straight game, competing in its first NAIA Tournament.

Kansas City native Will Nelson led Graceland with 30 points and 12 rebounds and Davis added 22 points and six assists. The duo combined for nine of the Yellowjackets’ 13 3-pointers. Nelson scored 12 points in the first half, including five in Graceland’s closing 10-0 run for a 36-28 lead.

It was the second-overtime game in the past three title games — with the highest attendance, 6,377, since the tournament returned to Municipal Auditorium in 2002.

Iowa seeking new linebackers in spring workouts

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March 20th, 2018 by admin

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — For years, Iowa didn’t have much to worry about at linebacker.

The Hawkeyes head into spring workouts with question marks at all three spots after losing a veteran trio keyed by All-American Josey Jewell.

Iowa (8-5 in 2017) knew for the past few seasons that Jewell, Ben Niemann and Bo Bower, who combined for 122 starts, would anchor a defense that routinely finished among the best in the Big Ten. But such a luxury always came with the downside: Iowa would eventually need to break in three new starters at the same time at a position where experience, communication and leadership are crucial.

The Hawkeyes didn’t find much clarity during bowl preparation in December, so working toward building a unit that can be ready to go by September will be perhaps Iowa’s biggest challenge in spring workouts.

“It’s anybody’s ballgame right now,” Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz said.

The Hawkeyes will open the spring with Nick Niemann, Ben’s little brother, at outside linebacker, junior Kristian Welch in the middle and senior Aaron Mends on the outside.

But being listed as a starter on the depth chart in March might not mean a lot — if anything — in August. Senior Jack Hockaday and Amani Jones also figure to crack a rotation full of guys heavy on special teams experience but light on snaps at their listed position.

Barrington Wade, a redshirt sophomore who has yet to take the field for Iowa, is listed as Niemann’s backup. Freshman Dijmon Colbert has moved from defensive back to linebacker to bolster Iowa’s depth, and there’s a possibility that safety Jake Gervase might move to linebacker could happen in the fall.

“Some guys have a lot of position flexibility, other guys maybe not as much. So the key for us right now is, I think, figure out who the best three (linebackers) are and where can we put them most effectively. And then, if we can find a fourth guy, a fifth guy, a sixth guy, just kind of take it a day at a time.”

Iowa’s formula for success under Ferentz, now in his 20th season, has been to lean on a bend but don’t break defense and a punishing running game that controls the tempo and limits turnovers.

But the Hawkeyes don’t know who’ll be their starting running back either.

Iowa lost a pair of seniors in Akrum Wadley and James Butler and will look to replace them with a thin group of largely untested youngsters.

Sophomore Toren Young, who’s listed at 5-foot-11 and 221 pounds, is listed as a starter. The Hawkeyes also return sophomore Ivory Kelly-Martin, who averaged 21.3 yards on 21 kickoff returns and ran for 184 yards in limited duty.

Toks Akrinbade is among a group of players being held out of spring practice for undisclosed medical reasons, and redshirt freshman Cam Harrell will work out at running back this spring after working with the defensive backs in the fall.

“We like our running backs. But there’s just not that many of them,” Ferentz said.