ST. LOUIS (AP) – The Rally Cat won’t be spending time frolicking as the mascot of the St. Louis Cardinals.

The frisky feline ran onto the field during a game with the Kansas City Royals on Aug. 9 and was a good luck charm. Yadier Molina hit a grand slam on the next pitch after the cat was retrieved by a groundskeeper.

The four-month-old tabby disappeared and the St. Louis Feral Cat Outreach captured it the next day. The Cardinals announced plans to adopt the cat, host a Rally Cat Appreciation Day on Sept. 10 and let it live in the clubhouse.

But the nonprofit balked, saying the team wanted to exploit the cat rather than take care of it.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports the Cardinals dispute that claim, but they don’t want to get into a cat fight.

The group is looking for someone to adopt the kitten after it gains more weight.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – University of Iowa officials say its athletics department will give $2 million to the school this year.

The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports the announcement comes over a year after university President Bruce Harreld asked the department to find ways to use its revenue to further the institution’s core academic goals.

The funds are less than 2 percent of the athletic department’s nearly $120 million budget and will be spent on recreational services, diversity programming and student life.

The department also gave the university $2 million last year.

The state’s three public universities have lost more than $30 million due to funding reductions by state lawmakers.

Harreld has asked the state Board of Regents to increase tuition by 7 percent a year for the next five years to counteract the cuts.

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ACGC hosted a co-ed early bird cross country meet on Thursday night.

In the girls race ACGC’s Kate Crawford took the win with a time of 20:26.  Her teammate Emma Swanson was runner-up. Ella Waddell and Deven Kemble of Panorama were 3rd and 4th respectively. AHSTW’s Heidi Hall finished 5th.

The girls team title went to ACGC with 29 points. Panorma was second with 44 points. East Union third with 102. AHSTW was fourth with 104 and Mount Ayr fifth at 126. Southwest Valley 160 i sixth. Exira-EHK was 8th at 188.

In the boy’s race Evan Wilson of Exira-EHK was the champion with a time of 17:08. Noah Nelsen of ACGC was runner-up. Tyler Kecham of Des Moines Christian was 3rd. Dalton Fischer of AHSTW 4th. Dakota Holaday of CAM was 5th. Cade Jensen of Audubon came in 6th, while Clay Billheimer of ACGC was 7th.

In the boy’s team race ACGC took the title with 50 points. Des Moines Christian was second with 69. Panorama 86, Mount Ayr 112, Woodward-Granger 121, Audubon 148 rounded out the rest of the field.

Full individual results here.

High School Volleyball Scoreboard
Thursday, August 24, 2017

Central Decatur, Leon 25-25, Bedford 18-19
Glenwood 25-25 Thomas Jefferson 13-23
Logan-Magnolia 22-25-25-25 West Monona 25-14-8-17
Madrid 25-20-25-18-15, Panorama 20-22-22-25-4
Mount Ayr 16-25-15, Central Decatur, Leon 25-23-7
Mount Ayr 25-25-25, Bedford 15-15-11
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 26-27-25, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 24-25-23
Thomas Jefferson 16-25-15 Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 25-16-8
Tri-Center, Neola 25-25, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 9-13
Tri-Center, Neola 25-25, Maple Valley-Anthon Oto 12-18
Tri-Center, Neola 29-25, Glenwood 27-15

ST. LOUIS (AP) – Carlos Asuaje’s RBI single in the ninth inning gave San Diego the lead and Jose Pirela’s sacrifice fly proved to be the game-winner as the Padres rallied to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-3 on Thursday night.

Asuaje’s hit, his third of the game, off Zach Duke scored Jabari Blash. Neither Duke nor Sam Tuivailala (3-2) recorded an out in relief in the ninth for a Cardinals bullpen that surrendered 12 runs in seven innings during the series.

Luis Perdomo gave up two runs in six innings, tying Jhoulys Chacin for the Padres team lead with 13 quality starts. Perdomo, who was claimed off the Cardinals farm system by Colorado in the 2015 Rule 5 draft, was lifted for pinch-hitter Allen Cordoba, whom the Padres plucked from the Cardinals’ system in the 2016 Rule 5 draft.

Kirby Yates (3-4) pitched the Padres out of an eighth-inning jam and Brad Hand earned his 12th save in 16 attempts as the Padres won their first series at St. Louis since April 2011.

High School Football Schedule
Friday (08/25/2017)

CLASS 4A:

District 2

Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln at Glenwood

District 3

Denison-Schleswig at Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson
Lewis Central at Harlan

CLASS 3A:

District 7

Atlantic at Clarinda – ON KJAN
Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln at Glenwood
Creston-O/M at Boone
Dallas Center-Grimes at ADM, Adel
Denison-Schleswig at Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson
Lewis Central at Harlan
South Central Calhoun at Carroll
Winterset at Bondurant-Farrar

CLASS 2A:

District 7

AHSTW at Shenandoah
Atlantic at Clarinda
IKM-Manning at East Sac County
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll at Greene County
Red Oak at Southwest Valley
South Central Calhoun at Carroll
Southeast Valley at Eagle Grove
Underwood at Treynor

CLASS 1A:

District 6

Des Moines Christian at Panorama, Panora
Madrid at Woodward-Granger
South Hardin at South Hamilton, Jewell
Southeast Valley at Eagle Grove
Van Meter at Earlham
West Central Valley, Stuart at ACGC
Woodward Academy at Ogden

District 7

AHSTW at Shenandoah
IKM-Manning at East Sac County
Missouri Valley at Griswold
St. Albert, Council Bluffs at Logan-Magnolia
Tri-Center, Neola at Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto
Underwood at Treynor
West Central Valley, Stuart at ACGC

CLASS A:

District 7

Martensdale-St. Marys at Interstate 35, Truro
Missouri Valley at Griswold
Mount Ayr at Nodaway Valley
Red Oak at Southwest Valley
Southeast Warren, Liberty Center at Grand View Christian School
St. Albert, Council Bluffs at Logan-Magnolia
Van Meter at Earlham
West Monona at Riverside, Oakland

CLASS 8:

District 6

CAM, Anita at Murray
East Union, Afton at Essex
Lamoni at Clarinda Academy
Lenox at Fremont-Mills, Tabor
Sidney at Bedford
Stanton at East Mills
Wayne, Corydon at Seymour

District 7

CAM, Anita at Murray
East Union, Afton at Essex
Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton at Audubon
Lamoni at Clarinda Academy
Lenox at Fremont-Mills, Tabor
Sidney at Bedford
Stanton at East Mills
Woodbine at Boyer Valley, Dunlap

District 8

Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton at Audubon
Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire at Glidden-Ralston
Kingsley-Pierson at River Valley, Correctionville
Newell-Fonda at Coon Rapids-Bayard
St. Mary’s, Remsen at Ar-We-Va, Westside
Woodbine at Boyer Valley, Dunlap

The Atlantic Trojan football team is ready to get on the field Friday night and hit someone other than teammates. The Trojans open up their second season under Head Coach Mike McDermott on the road at Clarinda Friday night and we’ll have coverage of the game on KJAN. Coach McDermott said he liked some of the things the Trojans did in their scrimmage a week ago but he thinks the guys are ready for a little more excitement this week with an actual opponent.

Atlantic is coming off a 1-8 season a year ago and Coach McDermott feels like the team has made big strides in all three facets of the game in the preparation for this year.

The Trojans have a strong core of returning players and should have a lot of speed to work with in the backfield.  Coach McDermott said they know they need to do more to get the ball in the hands of those speedy players on offense but he also feels speed will be a strength in the defensive secondary.

The opponent for Atlantic in week one is also coming off a 1-8 season. Clarinda has less experience returning from a year ago and they will also have a new Head Coach. Long time Assistant Coach Roger Williams stepped into the Head Coaches chair this summer after the departure of Mark Schilb.  Trojan Head Coach Mike McDermott expects a tough team to line up for Coach Williams.

The Cardinals are hoping to re-establish a tough-physical mentality according to Coach Williams and he said there is a lot of fighting for positions going on early in the year.

Coach Williams said his team will change a few things here and there with the coaching transition but a lot has stayed the same. He felt like the Cardinals didn’t do a good enough job up front against Atlantic last year and is working to improve that this time around.

The Trojans and Cardinals are set to kickoff in Clarinda at 7:00pm Friday night. Tune in to KJAN as Chris Parks and Mike Smith bring you all the action on AM1220, FM101.1, online at kjan.com, and on the free KJAN mobile app. You can also watch live streaming video of the game on KJANTV. You can hear a full interview with Coach McDermott on Trojan Preview at 4:45pm, then listen in to our pick ’em show Who’s Gonna Win? at 6:00pm, followed by the Dvorak Tire and Service Pregame Show at 6:30pm, and then kickoff at 7:00pm.

The first full week of High School Football is upon us in the state of Iowa and we are gearing up for another fun season of coverage on KJAN. Join Chris Parks and Mike Smith for our KJAN High School Football Game of the Week each Friday night on KJAN!

Our weekly football coverage will begin each Friday afternoon at 4:45pm with Trojan Preview, Chris Parks’ weekly discussion with Atlantic Head Football Coach Mike McDermott about Trojan Football. Our weekly High School pick ’em show Who’s Gonna Win? airs each Friday at 6:00pm. Chris Parks, Jim Field, Matt Mullenix, and Doug Leonard join you each week to discuss and pick eight weekly high school football games including our broadcast game that week. The Dvorak Tire and Service Pregame Show will follow Who’s Gonna Win? at 6:30pm each week with kickoff for our game that week to follow at 7:00pm or 7:30pm.

This season following our game broadcast each Friday we will bring you the Iowa High School Scoreboard Show from Radio Iowa. Tony Atzeni, Todd Mortensen and the rest of the crew will bring you scores, recaps, and features each week from 10:00pm-11:30pm.

Here’s a look at the KJAN High School Football broadcast schedule for 2017:

• Friday, August 25th: Atlantic @ Clarinda 6:30pm/7:00pm
• Friday, September 1st: Audubon @ CAM 6:30pm/7:00pm
• Friday, September 8th: Atlantic @ Denison-Schleswig 6:30pm/7:30pm
• Friday, September 15th: Southwest Valley @ Griswold 6:30pm/7:00pm
• Friday, September 22nd: Treynor @ AHSTW 6:30pm/7:00pm
• Friday, September 29th: Atlantic @ Glenwood 6:30pm/7:30pm
• Friday, October 6th: Fremont-Mills @ Exira-EHK 6:30pm/7:00pm
• Friday, October 13th: Atlantic @ Carroll 6:30pm/7:30pm
• Friday, October 20th: CAM @ Fremont-Mills 6:30pm/7:00pm
  *Schedule is subject to change

You can listen on AM1220 and FM 101.1, online at kjan.com, and on the free KJAN moblie app. You can also watch each game with live streaming video on KJANTV. Just head to the TV page at kjan.com and click play on the embedded video player near game-time.  Complete coverage with Chris Parks and Mike Smith each week on KJAN!

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