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

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — There were big plays all over the field. The Chiefs, not the Patriots, were making them. Alex Smith threw two long touchdown passes and rookie Kareem Hunt, after fumbling on his first NFL carry, scored three times to help Kansas City stun New England 42-27 Thursday night in the season opener. It was the first time the Patriots lost at Gillette Stadium when leading at halftime, a span of 82 games.

SAN DIEGO (AP) — Dexter Fowler struck out against Brad Hand with the bases loaded in the ninth inning, capping the San Diego Padres’ 3-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals Thursday night. Lance Lynn gave up a run and six hits over six innings. St. Louis ended a four-game winning streak and lost for only the second time in eight games.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Twins’ Jorge Polanco drove in the go-ahead runs off ailing Kansas City closer Kelvin Herrera with two outs in the ninth inning, and Minnesota rallied to beat the Royals 4-2 Thursday night. Trevor Hildenberger earned the win with a scoreless eighth in relief of Twins starter Kyle Gibson, while Matt Belisle handled a perfect ninth to pick up his sixth save.

The Atlantic Trojan football team accomplished something last week that the program hasn’t done since 2012, start the season 2-0. This week they hope to build on that momentum and get a third win in a row to start the season, something that hasn’t happened for over a decade. The Trojans go on the road to face the Denison-Schleswig Monarchs on Friday night and we’ll have coverage of the game on KJAN.

Atlantic has used a balanced attack on offense so far this season on their way to wins over Clarinda and Shenandoah. Denison-Schleswig Head Coach Chad Van Kley expects more of that balance to show up on Friday night.

The Monarchs have spread the ball around to a number of players so far this season with four different guys getting at least 10 rushing attempts through two games. The Monarchs like to play a veer-option type offense and Coach Van Kley thinks consistency in execution will be a big key against a well-rounded Trojan defense.

Atlantic has been able to match-up size wise for the most part so far this season, but Trojan Head Coach Mike McDermott is concerned about the size the Monarchs will have up front.

Coach McDermott had similar thoughts to Coach Van Kley on the offensive side of the ball. He thinks it will be tough sledding at times against the defense the Monarchs run but need to be ready to hit a big play when they find a seam.

Chris Parks and Mike Smith will have the call of the game with pregame starting at 6:30pm and kickoff between the Trojans and Monarchs set for 7:30pm. Catch all the action on-air, online, or on the KJAN mobile app. You can also catch our live streaming video coverage on KJANTV.

3A Boys

29. Parson Covington, 11, GLENWOOD

3A Girls

4. Raegan Anderson, 11, DENISON-SCHLESWIG
17. Ellie Mendilk, 10, DENISON-SCHLESWIG
30. Brielle Baker, 11, CRESTON

2A Boys

24. Adam Thompson, 10, SOUTHWEST IOWA
25. Gage Graeve, 12, MISSOURI VALLEY
30. Jordan Hustak, 11, MISSOURI VALLEY

2A Girls

3. Karley Larson, 12, UNDERWOOD
14. Chloe DeVries, 9, RED OAK
16. Alexa McCunn, 9, RED OAK
26. Carlie Manrose, 11, SHENANDOAH-ESSEX

1A Boys

2. Jerry Jorgenson, 11, TREYNOR
5. Evan Wilson, 12, E-EHK
6. Brycen Wallace, 12, NODAWAY VALLEY
10. Tyler Breheny, 10, NODAWAY VALLEY
18. Josh Baudler, 10, NODAWAY VALLEY
21. Noah Nelsen, 11, ACGC
29. Skyler Rawlings, 12, NODAWAY VALLEY

1A Girls

1. Kate Crawford, 10, ACGC
8. Reagan Weinheimer, 10, NODAWAY VALLEY
14. Emma Lucas, 11, BEDFORD
15. Emma Swanson, 12, ACGC
17. Janette Schraft, 11, EAST MILLS
24. Taylor Sporrer, 10, LOGAN MAGNOLIA
27. Ella Waddle, 9, PANORAMA
30. Alexis Post, 11, RIVERSIDE

Boys 4A

Girls 4A

Boys 3A

Girls 3A

Boys 2A

Girls 2A

Boys 1A

Girls 1A

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SAN DIEGO (AP) — Rookie Jack Flaherty tossed five innings of one-run ball Wednesday night to lead the St. Louis Cardinals past the San Diego Padres 3-1. Stephen Piscotty hit a two-run home run for the Cardinals, who have won four straight games. Reliever Ryan Sherriff got the win and Tyler Lyons picked up the save.

DETROIT (AP) — Salvador Perez homered twice Wednesday night as the Kansas City Royals routed the Detroit Tigers 13-2. Whit Merrifield added three doubles and three RBIs for the Royals. Jason Hammell got the win after allowing just two runs in six innings.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals have acquired right-hander Juan Nicasio from Philadelphia in exchange for minor league infielder Eliezer Alvarez. The 31-year-old Nicasio joined the Phillies last week on a waiver claim from Pittsburgh. Nicasio won’t be eligible for postseason play.

NEW YORK (AP) — Jack Harrison scored his ninth goal of the season late in the game Wednesday night to give New York City FC a 1-0 victory over Sporting Kansas City. New York City is 8-0-2 in its last 10 home games. Both teams were short-handed. NYC’s David Villa was injured during his call-up for Spain’s World Cup qualifiers and Sporting KC had four players out on international duty.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals have acquired right-handed reliever Juan Nicasio from Philadelphia in exchange for minor league infielder Eliezer Alvarez.

The 31-year-old Nicasio had joined the Phillies last week on a waiver claim from the Pittsburgh Pirates. He is 3-5 with a 2.79 ERA in a National League-leading 67 games this season. Nicasio has struck out 61 batters in 61.1 innings of work this season, walked 18 and held opponents to a .218 average.

The Cardinals entered Wednesday just three games out of the NL wild-card lead and four games back in the NL Central.

Nicasio is a free agent at the end of the season and would not be eligible for postseason play. In 260 career games (82 starts), the Dominican is 35-37 with a 4.60 ERA in 618.2 innings pitched.

Treynor Cross Country Invite
Tuesday, September 5, 2017

Girls Individual

Girls Team

Boys Individual

1. Jerry Jorgensen, Treynor 16:59.34
2. Adam Thompson, Southwest Iowa 17:29.78
3. Dalton Fischer, AHSTW 17:41.21
4. Dakota Holladay, CAM 17:49.36
5. Justin Ambrose, Boyer Valley 17:57.59
6. Brett McGee, Tri-Center 18:14.10
7. Caleb Chmelka, Tri-Center 18:20.54
8. Joe Weber, Boyer Valley 18:23.97
9. Noah Jorgensen, Southwest Iowa 18:28.77
10. Carter Dollen, Tri-Center 18:32.96

Boys Team

1. Tri-Center 46
2. Albert 89
3. IKM-Manning 120
4. Woodbine 126
5. Boyer Valley 138
6. Southwest Iowa 154
7. Treynor 171
8. Griswold 242
9. AHSTW 258
10. Logan-Magnolia 260
11. Riverside 261
12. Underwood 277
13. East Mills 324

Full results: 2017 Treynor XC Invite Results

The Atlantic Trojans cross country teams finished as runner-up at the Clarinda Co-Ed Cross Country Invite on Tuesday night. Gretna, NE was the winner in both the Girls and Boys team races.

Girls Individual

1. Larsen, Mazie Gretna 19:51.79 1
2. McCreedy, Taylor Atlantic 20:09.41 2
3. Lucas, Emma Bedford 21:10.41
4. Martindale, Nicole Gretna 21:34.76 3
5. Adams, Kayla Gretna 21:52.03 4
6. Goergen, Kennedy Atlantic 21:57.03 5
7. Wendt, Ashley Atlantic 22:03.03 6
8. Feuerbacher, Laura Maryville 22:09.10 7
9. Rohs McCunn, Alexa Red Oak 22:10.03 8
10. Manrose, Carlie Shen-Essex 22:11.47 9

Girls Team

1. Gretna 34
2. Atlantic 40
3. Shen-Essex 72
4. Maryville 103
5. Nebraska City 138
6. Red Oak 161
7. Southwest Valley MS 199
8. Rock Port 21

Full girls results: Clarinda girls results 2017

Boys Individual

1. Hamon, Nate Gretna 17:50.25 1
2. McLaughlin, Kellen Gretna 17:55.82 2
3. Suing, Cade Gretna 18:04.72 3
4. Petersen, Jalen Atlantic 18:06.44 4
5. Furley, Aidan Gretna 18:33.66 5
6. Carrell, Drew Gretna 18:45.91 6
7. Wilmes, Ryan North Andrew 18:51.97
8. Stanley, Nick Shen-Essex 19:01.06 7
9. Kearney, James Nebraska City 19:05.38 8
10. Struve, Gavin Gretna 19:11.66 9

Boys Team

1. Gretna 17
2. Atlantic 89
3. Shen-Essex 110
4. Red Oak 115
5. Maryville 116
6. Clarinda 152
7. Nebraska City 187
8. Bedford 201
9. Clarinda Academy 252
10. Rock Port 297
11. Southwest Valley MS 300

Full boys results: Clarinda boys results 2017

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