By The Associated Press – The defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs are without three starters on defense against the Los Angeles Chargers. Kansas City defensive lineman Khalen Saunders and Alex Okafor as well as cornerback Charvarius Ward are inactive. The Chiefs have won seven of the past eight games in the series against the Chargers, who play their first game in SoFi Stadium. Arizona is missing two starters against Washington with injuries, putting center Mason Cole and tight end Maxx Williams on the inactive list.

The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has relaxed the fishing regulations at Upper Decatur/Tieville Bend and Louisville Bend in Monona County. Low water levels in the Missouri River have trapped fish in these areas and water levels are continuing to drop.

Anglers with a valid sport fishing license may harvest all sizes and unlimited quantities of any species of fish from Upper Decatur/Tieville Bend and Louisville Bend, with the exception of Threatened or Endangered Species. Any number of fishing poles or jug fishing is allowed. Anglers must remain in sight of these lines at all times, and follow all other fishing regulations and area rules. Trot lines will be allowed (name and address must be attached), however lines may not be set across the entire water body.

Liberalized fishing regulations for Upper Decatur/Tieville Bend and Louisville Bend will be in effect through Oct. 31. Note: Blue Lake is not included in these liberalized regulations.

Dynamite, poison, electric shocking devices, or any stupefying substances are not allowed. It is illegal to sell fish or stock captured fish into public waters.

Heartland Cross Country Invitational:

The Atlantic girls finished sixth in the Red Division, and Taylor McCreedy finished in the top ten in a field of 75-runners at the 15th Annual Heartland Cross Country invitational at Pella on Saturday. The Trojans were led by McCreedy’s 10th place overall finish in a time of 20:58.50. Claire Pellett finished 17th for the Trojans, Maddie Botos and Addie DeArment finished 34th and 35th respectively.

Girls Team Scoring: 

1. Southeast Polk, 26
2. A-D-M, 86
3. Carlisle, 114
4. Marshalltown, 115
5. Davis County, 124
6. Atlantic, 126
7. Ottumwa, 129
8. Chariton, 192

Craig Alan Becker finished 2^nd in a field of 72, and the Atlantic boys team finished third in the Red Division of the 15^th Annual Heartland Classic Cross Country Meet at Pella, Saturday. Becker finished in a time of 16:35.30. Eli Larson of Center-Point Urbana won the individual title in a time of 16:22.3.

The Trojans had four runners in the top twenty: Drew Engler finished 18^th, 18:10.40, Zane Berg, 19^th, 18:13.60, and Ethan Williams crossed the finish line in 20^th place with a time of 18:22.80. Tyrell Williams, rounded out the Trojan scoring with a fifth place finish in 19:26.50. Isaac Altman was 46^th, and Alex Sampson finished 47^th.

Boys Team Scores:

1. Carlisle, 53
2. Center Point-Urbana, 54
3. Atlantic, 91
4. Davis County, 95
5. Ottumwa, 127
6. Marshalltown, 140
7. Ballard, 156
8. Chariton, 238

Bondurant-Farrar Tournament:

(2-1) Atlantic 21-7-15, Nevada 15-21-11 (Alyssa Derby 11 kills, Haley Rasmussen 13 assists and 3 aces)
(2-0) Atlantic 21-21, Winterset 17-12 (Caroline Pellett 5 kills. Mia Trotter 9 digs)
(2-0) Knoxville 21-21, Atlantic 17-12 (Haley Rasmussen 8 assists, 9 digs each)
(2-0) Bondurant-Farrar 21-21, Atlantic 10-10 (Mia Trotter and Haley Rasmussen 4 digs each)
(2-1) Cedar Rapids Kennedy 15-21-15, Atlantic 21-18-12 (Abby Smith 6 kills and 12 digs. Alyssa Derby 4 kills, 4 blocks)

**Atlantic will host St. Albert Thursday night.

ACGC Tournament:
(2-0) Championship: ACGC 25-25, Nodaway Valley 19-19
(2-0) ACGC over West Central Valley
(2-0) ACGC over Glidden-Ralston
(2-0) ACGC over Colfax-Mingo
(2-0) Nodaway Valley over Exira-EHK
(2-0) Nodaway Valley over Colfax-Mingo
(2-0) Nodaway Valley over West Central Valley
(2-0) West Central Valley over Exira-EHK
(2-0) West Central Valley over Colfax-Mingo
(2-1) Glidden-Ralston over Exira-EHK
(2-1) Colfax-Mingo over Glidden-Ralston

Carroll Tournament:

(2-0) Newell-Fonda 21-21 Ar-We-Va 11-11
(2-0) Newell-Fonda 21-21 IKM-Manning 15-13
(2-0) Ar-We-Va 21-22, South Central Calhoun 19-20
(2-0) South Central Calhoun 21-21 IKM-Manning 15-11
(2-0) Humboldt 21-21, IKM-Manning 3-10
(2-0) Humboldt 21-21, Ar-We-Va 10-9

Red Oak/Glenwood Tournament

At Red Oak:

(2-0) Red Oak 23-21, Underwood 21-17
(2-0) Red Oak 21-21, Creston 12-13
(2-0) Red Oak 21-21, Tri-Center 16-15
(2-0) Red Oak 21-21, St. Albert 14-16
(2-0) Underwood 21-21, Creston 9-9
(2-0) Underwood 21-21, Tri-Center 12-17
(2-0) Underwood 21-21, St. Albert 18-18
(2-0) St. Albert 21-21, Tri-Center 10-5
(2-0) St. Albert 21-21, Creston 19-14

At Glenwood

(2-0) Glenwood 21-21, Treynor 12-10
(2-0) Glenwood 21-21, Sidney 11-17
(2-1) Glenwood 14-21-15, Abraham Lincoln 21-11-5
(2-0) Glenwood 21-21, Clarinda 5-8
(2-1) Treynor 21-17-15, Clarinda 11-21-11
(2-1) Treynor 16-21-15, Abraham Lincoln 21-16-10
(2-0) Treynor 22-21, Sidney 20-8
(2-0) Sidney 21-21, Clarinda 19-19
(2-0) Abraham Lincoln 21-21, Clarinda 13-7
(2-0) Abraham Lincoln 21-21, Sidney 8-12

West Harrison Tournament
(2-0) AHSTW 21-21, Woodbine 19-13
(2-0) AHSTW 21-21, West Harrison 19-19
(2-1) AHSTW 16-21-15, Whiting 21-16-13
(2-0) Missouri Valley 21-21, AHSTW 17-13
(2-0) Missouri Valley 21-21 Thomas Jefferson 10-18
(2-1) Missouri Valley 21-15-18, West Harrison 9-21-7
(2-0) Missouri Valley 21-21 Woodbine 16-12
(2-1) Thomas Jefferson 16-21-15, AHSTW 21-19-6
(2-1) Thomas Jefferson 21-15-15, West Harrison 13-21-12
(2-0) Thomas Jefferson 21-21, Woodbine 15-15
(2-0) Thomas Jefferson 21-21 Whiting 6-9
(2-0) West Harrison 21-21 Whiting 9-10

Mount Ayr Tournament

(2-1) East Mills 21-16-15, Shenandoah 19-21-7
(2-0) East Mills 21-21, Clarke 7-10
(2-0) East Mills 25-25, Interstate 6-15
(2-1) Mount Ayr 21-22-20, Wayne 20-24-18
(2-1) Interstate 35 9-22-15, Mount Ayr 21-20-9
(2-1) Lamoni 17-21-15 Mount Ayr 21-13-8

Championship: East Mills 25-25 Lamoni 14-17

FORT DODGE TOURNAMENT 

(3-1) Ridge View 25-25-14-25 Lewis Central 20-18-25-21
(3-0) Lewis Central 25-25-25 Fort Dodge 21-16-14

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

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Tyler O’Neill hit a two-run double to end a no-hit bid started by Pittsburgh’s Mitch Keller, and the St. Louis Cardinals rallied to beat the Pirates 5-4. Keller threw 84 pitches over six no-hit innings and was pulled from the game leading 4-0, but the Cardinals scored five runs off relief pitchers Geoff Hartlieb and Sam Howard in the seventh. O’Neill broke up the no-hit bid and keyed the inning with his bases-loaded double against Howard. St. Louis improved to 25-24 and is a game ahead of Cincinnati and Milwaukee for second place in the NL Central. The top two teams in each division advancing to the expanded postseason.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Corbin Burnes threw six solid innings of four-hit ball, Ryan Braun hit a three-run homer in Milwaukee’s four-run eighth and the Brewers beat the Kansas City Royals 5-0. Burnes is continues to be the best starting pitcher on the Brewers’ staff. He is 4-0 in his last five starts with 47 strikeouts and six walks in that span. Against the Royals, he struck out nine.

UNDATED (AP) — The Big Ten’s third football schedule of the 2020 season is highlighted by Michigan-Ohio State on Dec. 12, the final day of the conference’s regular-season and the latest date the rivals have ever played. The Big Ten released an eight-games-in-eight-weeks schedule that will start the weekend of Oct. 24. The opening weekend features Nebraska at Ohio State, two teams that were at the forefront of the grassroots push to play fall football in the Big Ten. In Week 2, Ohio State will play at Penn State on Halloween.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Health officials say a Chiefs fan who tested positive for COVID-19 one day after attending the season opener was allowed into a lower level box seat without a negative test through a lapse. The Kansas City Star reports that the fan should have been tested for COVID-19 before being admitted to the box, per the Chiefs policy, which applies only to those sitting in suites, including the lower level field boxes. Kansas City Health Department spokesman Bill Snook said the agency is working with the Chiefs, who are responsible for the testing, to strengthen the protocol.

UNDATED (AP) — The Big Ten has released the schedule for its eight-week football season that will start the weekend of Oct. 24. Week 1 features Nebraska at Ohio State, two teams that were at the forefront of the grassroots push to play fall ball in the Big Ten. Michigan will play at Minnesota in the Little Brown Jug rivalry to open the season. The Iowa Hawkeyes will open their season at Purdue and finish the regular season hosting Wisconsin.

In Week 2, Ohio State will play at Penn State on Halloween. The regular season concludes as usual with the Buckeyes and Wolverines facing off on Dec. 12. Michigan and Ohio State have played 103 times, but never later than November.

The Big Ten championship game will be played Dec. 19 in Indianapolis, matching the east and West Division champions. The conference has said it will give all its teams the opportunity to play on Dec. 19. The tentative plan is to match teams with similar finishes in the respective division standings.

So far, there will be no ticket sales to the general public. Only families of players on a school-by-school basis will be allowed. The Big Ten says decisions on its other fall and winter sports will be announced soon. Last month the Big Ten decided against playing football in the fall because of concerns about COVID-19. It reversed that decision this week.

See the full schedule below:

OCTOBER 24

Nebraska at Ohio State

Michigan at Minnesota

Penn State at Indiana

Iowa at Purdue

Illinois at Wisconsin

Rutgers at Michigan State

Maryland at Northwestern

OCTOBER 31

Ohio State at Penn State

Michigan State at Michigan

Wisconsin at Nebraska

Northwestern at Iowa

Minnesota at Maryland

Purdue at Illinois

Indiana at Rutgers

NOVEMBER 7

Michigan State at Iowa

Maryland at Penn State

Purdue at Wisconsin

Rutgers at Ohio State

Michigan at Indiana

Minnesota at Illinois

Nebraska at Northwestern

NOVEMBER 14

Penn State at Nebraska

Wisconsin at Michigan

Ohio State at Maryland

Iowa at Minnesota

Indiana at Michigan State

Northwestern at Purdue

Illinois at Rutgers

NOVEMBER 21

Iowa at Penn State

Indiana at Ohio State

Purdue at Minnesota

Michigan at Rutgers

Wisconsin at Northwestern

Michigan State at Maryland

Illinois at Nebraska

NOVEMBER 28

Penn State at Michigan

Minnesota at Wisconsin

Nebraska at Iowa

Ohio State at Illinois

Northwestern at Michigan State

Maryland at Indiana

Rutgers at Purdue

DECEMBER 5

Ohio State at Michigan State

Maryland at Michigan

Northwestern at Minnesota

Indiana at Wisconsin

Iowa at Illinois

Penn State at Rutgers

Nebraska at Purdue

DECEMBER 12

Michigan at Ohio State

Rutgers at Maryland

Wisconsin at Iowa

Illinois at Northwestern

Nebraska at Minnesota

Purdue at Indiana

Penn State at Michigan State

BIG TEN CHAMPIONSHIP GAME

The Big Ten Championship Game kicks off Dec. 19 from Lucas Oil Stadium. The weekend will also feature a series of “plus one” games for teams that did not qualify for the title game.

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

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Rookie Dylan Carlson hit a three-run homer to cap a six-run outburst to help the St. Louis Cardinals earn a doubleheader sweep of the Pittsburgh Pirates with a 7-2 victory in the nightcap. The Pirates committed three errors in the sixth, paving the way for Carlson’s second career home run. St. Louis took the opening game 6-5 behind home runs from Kolten Wong and Tyler O’Neill. The Cardinals moved back to .500 with the victory while playing their third doubleheader in five days.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Jacob Nottingham hit a grand slam and Orlando Arcia added a three-run shot as the Milwaukee Brewers rallied from an early four-run deficit and beat the Kansas City Royals 9-5. Nottingham’s two-out blast to left off Danny Duffy capped a six-run rally in the fourth inning that put the Brewers ahead for good. The comeback had begun when Christian Yelich led off the fourth with his 150th career homer. Kansas City’s Salvador Perez went 4 of 5 with a homer, double, two runs and four RBIs.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields says he felt distraught watching college football on TV last weekend. With the Big Ten’s decision to scrap fall sports in the name of player safety because of the coronavirus pandemic, Fields and his Buckeye teammates were sidelined. That changed this week when the Big Ten reversed course and announced that beginning Oct. 23-24. Fields says the players are grateful the season has been saved and are having fun being on the field together again. Wisconsin quarterback Jack Coan said getting the season back “means everything.”

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Health officials are telling 10 fans who attended last week’s Kansas City Chiefs game to quarantine after one fan tested positive for COVID-19. Kansas City health officials announced Thursday that a fan who watched the game from a group’s box tested positive the next day. The group was seated in the lower level of the stadium. The Chiefs said in a statement the organization worked Kansas City health officials to find the fans who were possibly exposed. Chiefs officials say contact tracing protocols showed the group were wearing masks when they entered the stadium and pinpointed anyone who had contact with the individual.

The Atlantic Trojans found a way to pull out a win 7-0 over the Clarinda Cardinals on Friday night in Glenwood. In a wild game that included 10 total turnovers the Trojans were able to make just enough plays to grab their third straight win.

The two teams traded blows in the first half and both teams squandered scoring opportunities to leave the game scoreless at the break. The game remained scoreless through three quarters and the Trojans finally hit paydirt on their first possession of the 4th quarter. Grant Sturm thought he broke the scoreboard on the second play of the 4th when Clarinda punted the ball away. Sturm returned the kick 43-yards for a touchdown but the play was called back and a roughing the kicker call gave Clarinda a first down. Sturm got the ball right back for Atlantic, picking off Wyatt Schmitt on the next play to give the Trojans the ball at the 36 yard line. The Trojans then drove down the field and grabbed the lone score of the game with a 14-yard touchdown pass from Caden Anderson to Korey Parrott with 7:36 left in the game. Lane Nelson added the PAT to complete the only score of the game. Atlantic Head Coach Mike McDermott was proud of the effort his team gave all night.

The final three possessions of the game ended with a Grant Sturm interception. The final pick to seal the game came as time expired. Sturm finished the game with four interceptions. Ethan Sturm and Joe Weaver also tallied a pick each in the game. A big moment in the game came in the second quarter as the Cardinals connected on an 83-yard bomb from Wyatt Schmitt to Michael Shull. Grant Sturm never gave up on that play and caught Shull at the 8 yard line. Two plays later the Cardinals fumbled a handoff and the Trojans pounced on the loose ball. After the game Coach McDermott said he has seen that fight from Sturm and the team all season.

Atlantic improves to 3-1 on the season, and extended their win streak to three games. The Trojans are set to travel to Des Moines Christian next week. Clarinda falls to 1-3 on the season and will host Shenandoah in the Page County Super Bowl next week.

Watch the video replay of the game HERE.

Friday (09/18/2020)

CLASS 4A:

Ankeny 68, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 0

CLASS 3A:

District 9

Harlan 35, Denison-Schleswig 0
Glenwood 21, Creston O-M 14
Lewis Central 35, Carroll 13

CLASS 2A:

District 9

Atlantic 7, Clarinda 0 (at Glenwood High School) –ON KJAN and KJANTV
Greene County 22, Nodaway Valley 19 (ND)
Shenandoah 41, Red Oak 7

CLASS 1A:

District 8

ACGC 35, Kuemper 0
Panorama 10, Woodward-Granger 0
Van Meter 48, West Central Valley 6

District 9

OABCIG 55, East Sac County 7
Missouri Valley 36, MVAOCOU 8
Underwood 42, Treynor 0

CLASS A:

District 8

Greene County 22, Nodaway Valley 19 (ND)
Wayne, Corydon at Madrid – Cancelled

District 9

AHSTW 48, Sidney 22
Riverside 27, Tri-Center 22
St. Albert 31, Southwest Valley 7

District 10

West Monona 20, IKM-Manning 7
Woodbury Central 27, Okoboji 0 (ND)

CLASS 8:

District 7

Lenox 46, Bedford 6
CAM 42, East Mills 24
Fremont-Mills at East Union– Cancelled
Stanton/Essex Vikings 68, Griswold 20

District 8

Glidden-Ralston 48, ArWeVa 34
Audubon 80, Boyer Valley 0
Coon Rapids-Bayard 44, West Harrison/Whiting 8
Woodbine 50, Hartigan-New Castle 8