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Heller receives contract extension at Iowa

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October 8th, 2022 by admin

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa head baseball coach Rick Heller has received a contract extension through 2029, the announcement was made Friday by Director of Athletics Chair Gary Barta. 

Since taking over the program in 2013 Heller has led the Hawkeyes to 276 victories — an average of 30 wins per season — advancing to two NCAA Regionals and claiming the first Big Ten Tournament title in program history.  The 2017 title was Iowa’s first since winning the regular season crown in 1990.

Under Heller’s watch, Iowa has advanced to the postseason in six consecutive years for the first time in program history, he has coached 11 All-Americans, one Big Ten Player of the Year, two Big Ten Pitchers of the Year, one Big Ten Freshman of the Year and at least one first-team All-Big Ten selection in seven seasons. Iowa has had 27 Major League Baseball Draft picks (and a total of 30 sign professional contracts) in nine seasons, including 21 in a six-year stretch, the most all-time.

In 2022, Heller led the Hawkeyes to 36 wins — the eighth most in a single season in program history — and finished tied for second in the Big Ten, posting a 17-7 overall record.  Iowa won 20 of 27, 23 of 32 and 30 of 42 games down the stretch, including winning six straight series to close out the regular season.

The Eldon, Iowa, native is the 20th head coach in program history — his fourth stop as a collegiate head coach. He has enjoyed stints at Iowa, Indiana State (2009-13), Northern Iowa (1999-2009), and Upper Iowa (1987-99), leading all four schools to NCAA postseason play.

In 36 seasons as a head coach, Heller owns a career record of 966-740-4. He is one of two Iowa head coaches to lead the program to the NCAA Tournament.

Iowa visits Illinois

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October 8th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

Iowa visits Illinois under the lights. The Hawkeye’s struggling offense will go up against an Illini defense that wants to load the box to stop the run.

That’s Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz who says the Illini want to stop the run.

Ferentz says transfer quarterback Tommy Devito has been a welcomed addition for Illinois.

Kick-off from Illinois is at 6:30-p.m. We’ll have the game for you live, on KJAN, beginning at 4:30 with the pre-game show.

Iowa State hosts Kansas State

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October 8th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

Iowa State looks for its first Big 12 win at home against Kansas State. Cyclone coach Matt Campbell says they are similar programs.

Campbell says the Wildcat defense is strong up front.

The Cyclones need to find a way to block K-State defensive end Felix Anudike-Uzomah.

Kick-off from Jack Trice Stadium in Ames is a 6:30-p.m.

Rasmussen hauls in 4 scores and Atlantic picks up road win over Knoxville

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October 8th, 2022 by admin

The Atlantic Trojans long road trip to Knoxville proved to be a successful outing on Friday. Atlantic used some big yardage plays to control the lead and ultimately earned a 39-13 win.

Junior receiver Colton Rasmussen had a monster game for the Trojans, hauling in four touchdown catches. He grabbed the first one from 45 yards out by ripping the ball away from a defender right at the goal line. That seemed to give sophomore quarterback Tristan Hayes some confidence and he threw some great passes throughout.

Tanner O’Brien added a big 51-yard rushing score and Dante Hedrington capped off a 9-play drive with a 3 yard touchdown run with 6:04 left to round out the Atlantic scoring.

Atlantic improves to 3-4 overall and 1-2 in Class 3A District 6 play.

Knoxville dropped to 1-6 on the season and 1-3 in District 6 play.

Listen to a full postgame interview with Atlantic Head Coach Joe Brummer below.

IGHSAU releases 2022 Regional Volleyball pairings

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October 8th, 2022 by admin

The IGHSAU released the 2022 Regional volleyball pairings on Friday afternoon. Follow the links below to check out all the brackets in each class. Atlantic opens up with a home match in 3A Region 2 against Shenandoah on October 17th at 7:00 p.m.

Class 1A Regional Pairings

Class 2A Regional Pairings

Class 3A Regional Pairings

Class 4A Regional Pairings

Class 5A Regional Pairings

High School Football Scoreboard – Week 7 – 10/07/2022

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October 8th, 2022 by admin

8-PLAYER

District 9

East Mills 52, East Union 6
Bedford 50, Stanton-Essex 6
Fremont-Mills 54, Griswold 0
Lenox 66, Martensdale-St. Marys 18

District 10

Exira-EHK 57, Boyer Valley 7– ON BVTV
CAM 68, Coon Rapids-Bayard 14
Woodbine 68, Siouxland Christian 16
West Harrison 35, Audubon 26

District 1

Kingsley-Pierson 63, River Valley 0
Newell-Fonda 62, Glidden-Ralston 6
Remsen, St. Mary’s 75, Ar-We-Va 0
Woodbine 68, Siouxland Christian 16

CLASS A

District 7

Mount Ayr 34, Earlham 0
AHSTW 40 Logan-Magnolia 0- ON LMAV
St. Albert 56, Sidney 23
Southwest Valley 49, Riverside 21

District 8

AHSTW 40, Logan-Magnolia 0- ON LMAV
Lawton-Bronson 20, IKM-Manning 13
Westwood 48, Missouri Valley 16
Woodbury Central 36, Tri-Center 34 OT

CLASS 1A

District 7

ACGC 48, Panorama 25
Van Meter 63, Interstate 35 7
West Central Valley 58, Nodaway Valley 0

District 8

Kuemper Catholic 42, Treynor 7
East Sac County 21, MVAOCOU 14- ON ESCN
Underwood 56 West Monona 0

CLASS 2A

District 8

Clarinda 58, Des Moines Christian 43
Clarke 20, Red Oak 6
Greene County @ Shenandoah- Cancelled

CLASS 3A

District 6

Harlan 42, ADM 7
Creston 69, Saydel 0
Atlantic 39, Knoxville 13- ON KJAN and KJANTV

CLASS 4A

District 1

Denison-Schleswig 13, LeMars 7
Fort Dodge 50, Storm Lake 17
Spencer 49, Webster City 40

District 6

Dallas Center-Grimes 48, Des Moines Hoover 0
Lewis Central 58, Glenwood 22
Winterset 55, Thomas Jefferson 0

CLASS 5A

District 2

Dowling Catholic 51, Ames 7
Waukee 58, CB Abraham Lincoln 14

Who’s Gonna Win? – Week 7 – 10/07/2022

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October 7th, 2022 by admin

Chris Parks, Jim Field, and Matt Mullenix take a look at 8 area high school football games each week throughout the season. We try to provide some insight into the match-ups while competing for top prognosticator and the Whosman Trophy.

Who’s Gonna Win? is brought to you again in 2022 by Rush CPA & Associates and Fareway.

Last Week:

Chris Parks 8-0
Jim Field 7-1
Matt Mullenix 6-2

Overall 2022 Standings:

Matt Mullenix 36-12
Chris Parks 35-13
Jim Field 31-17

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Trojan Preview – Week 7 – 10/07/2022

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October 7th, 2022 by admin

KJAN Sports Director Chris Parks’ weekly discussion with Atlantic Head Football Coach Joe Brummer. This week we talk about the loss at Harlan and look ahead to another  road trip to face Knoxville.

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ISU’s Williams suffers achilles injury, will miss 2022-23 Season

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October 7th, 2022 by admin

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State junior Jeremiah Williams suffered a left Achilles tendon injury and will miss the 2022-23 season. The injury happened in practice on Thursday.

“Jeremiah is an outstanding young man,” Iowa State Head Coach T.J. Otzelberger said. “It’s an unfortunate injury to happen heading into the season. Our program will support Jeremiah through his healing process to help him come back better and stronger.”

A transfer from Temple, Williams saw action in 22 games for the Owls during the 2021-22 season, including 21 starts. He ranked third on the team with 9.5 points per game, while leading Temple with 4.3 assists per game. Williams started 37 of the 38 games he played for Temple, while averaging 9.4 points per game over two seasons. He added 4.2 assists per game over the two seasons, ranking third among AAC players during that span.

Iowa defense prepares for Illinois

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October 7th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

Iowa linebacker Jack Campbell says the Hawkeyes are looking forward to another road challenge this week with a visit to Illinois. Iowa is 3-2 and takes on an Illini team that is 4-1 and winners of three straight.

Campbell says the defense faces a challenge against the Illinois run game.

Junior defensive lineman Logan Lee is a native of Illinois and will have a lot of family members at the game.

The Hawkeyes need a victory to take a 4-2 record into their bye week.