MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Heisman Trophy finalist Collin Klein is returning to Kansas State as an assistant coach. The former star quarterback will coach the same position with the Wildcats after spending last season as the quarterbacks coach at Northern Iowa. Klein was director of recruiting operations, a quality control coach and offensive graduate assistant at Kansas State after his playing days.

Klein’s spot on coach Bill Snyder’s coaching staff became available when Del Miller announced his retirement earlier this week after 45 years in coaching and 20 years at Kansas State. Klein guided the Wildcats to the Big 12 title during the 2012 season, when he was a finalist for the Heisman Trophy. He also won the Johnny Unitas Award while going 21-5 in his career.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa has hired North Dakota State offensive coordinator Tim Polasek as its line coach and Kelton Copeland as its wide receivers coach. Hawkeyes coach Kirk Ferentz announced the additions to his staff on Tuesday.

Polasek had spent the past three seasons at North Dakota State, an FCS powerhouse that beat Iowa in Iowa City in 2016. Copeland had been with Northern Illinois the past four years, coaching the wide receivers. He spent the previous two seasons at South Dakota.

Polasek replaces Brian Ferentz, who was promoted to offensive coordinator last month. Copeland will take over for Bobby Kennedy, who left the program after the receiving corps struggled mightily last season.

The Exira-EHK girls basketball team starts their quest to return to the State Girls Basketball Tournament tonight at home against Woodbine.  The Spartans will host for their opening two games in Class 1A Region 1 as long as they are victorious in the first round.

The Spartans have already beaten the Tigers twice during the regular season: 83-28 on December 9th and 83-41 on February 7th.  The Spartans come in with a record of 20-1, while the Tigers are 9-13.

Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00pm tonight in Elk Horn and Chris Parks will have the call on KJAN with pre-game at about 6:50pm.

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) – St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Alex Reyes has a sore right elbow and will have an MRI. The 22-year-old right-hander his major league debut last Aug. 9 and was 4-1 with a 1.57 ERA in five starts and seven relief appearances. His fastball averaged more than 97 mph.

Reyes, a candidate for the final spot in the starting rotation, had been feeling soreness in the days leading up to camp, St. Louis general manager John Mozeliak said Tuesday. Reyes’ participation on the Dominican Republic’s World Baseball Classic team is uncertain.

Adam Wainwright, Carlos Martinez and Lance Lynn are projected as the first three St. Louis starters, and Michael Wacha and Mike Leake also are candidates. Reyes could start the season in the bullpen in an effort to limit his workload.

The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union released their final rankings for the season on Monday for all classes.

2017 FINAL Iowa Girls High School Basketball Rankings
Compiled by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union
Thursday, February 13

Class 5A

Dropped Out None

Class 4A

Dropped out: None

Class 3A

Dropped Out: Humboldt (13)

Class 2A

Dropped Out: None

Class 1A

Dropped Out: Colo-Nesco (12)

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Sioux Central, Sioux Rapids 54, Marcus-Meridian-Cleghorn/Remsen Union (MMCRU) 45

Sigourney 73, Melcher-Dallas 37

East Mills 70, Griswold 39

Glidden-Ralston 67, Riverside, Oakland 51

Manson Northwest Webster 60, West Bend-Mallard 38

North Iowa, Buffalo Center 64, Latimer CAL 49

Nashua-Plainfield 42, Clarksville 40

East Buchanan, Winthrop 57, West Central, Maynard 49

Maquoketa Valley, Delhi 74, Rivermont 8

H-L-V, Victor 57, English Valleys, North English 45

East Sac County 68, Missouri Valley 32

West Lyon, Inwood 79, Sibley-Ocheyedan 55

North Cedar, Stanwood 50, Durant-Bennett 43

Jeremy Morgan had 18 points with five rebounds and four assists and Northern Iowa edged Missouri State 55-52 on Sunday. Bennett Koch added 14 points and seven rebounds and Klint Carlson had 10 points for the Panthers (13-12, 8-6 Missouri Valley), who have won three straight and eight of their last nine.

Dequon Miller and Jarred Miller had 12 each for the Bears (15-12, 6-8), who have lost three straight and five of six. Obediah Church had 12 rebounds and Alize Johnson 10 as Missouri State had a 41-24 advantage on the boards.

The Bears had a 15-0 run in the first half but Morgan had back-to-back 3-pointers in the last minute and the Panthers trailed 28-27 at the break. Morgan’s 3 with 4:57 to play put Northern Iowa up 52-45 with 4:57 to play but the Panthers missed their last four shots. But Missouri State, which missed 10 straight, only made two of its last four down the stretch.

Bob Elliott is leaving his job as special assistant to the head coach at Notre Dame to coach safeties at Nebraska. Cornhuskers coach Mike Riley on Monday announced the hiring of Elliott, who has 38 years of college coaching experience and spent the past five seasons on the Notre Dame staff.

Elliott coached safeties at Notre Dame in 2012-13 when Bob Diaco was the Irish defensive coordinator. Diaco was hired as Nebraska’s defensive coordinator last month. Elliott coached Notre Dame’s outside linebackers in 2014. He was involved in player personnel decisions, analytics, defensive strategy, game planning and on-campus recruiting as Brian Kelly’s special assistant the past two years.

In addition to several stops as a position coach, Elliott has been defensive coordinator at San Diego State, Kansas State and Iowa.

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Seung-hwan Oh enjoyed a breakout rookie season for St. Louis, compiling a 1.92 ERA and evolving into the closer. After finishing with 19 saves, the right-handed reliever enters this spring with a clearly defined role at the end of the Cardinals bullpen.

Cardinals pitchers and catchers have officially reported to camp, but Oh, like most of the players in that group, has actually been in Jupiter for about a month. There one major difference in this year’s spring routine will come when Oh takes leave of the Cardinals to return home to play for South Korea in the World Baseball Classic — one of six Cardinals big leaguers who will take part in the tournament.

It will be Oh’s fourth world baseball classic.