Hawkeye Ten Conference 

Red Oak – 3 vs Clarinda – 1

Glenwood – 3 vs Denison-Schleswig – 0

Creston – 3 vs St. Albert – 2

Kuemper Catholic – 3 vs Lewis Central – 1

Western Iowa Conference 

Riverside – 3 vs Treynor – 0

Tri-Center – 3 vs AHSTW – 0

IKM-Manning – 3 vs Audubon – 1

Missouri Valley – 3 vs Logan-Magnolia – 0

Rolling Valley Conference 

Coon Rapids-Bayard – 3 vs CAM – 0

Woodbine 3 vs Glidden-Ralston – 0

Paton-Churdan – 3 vs Ar-We-Va – 2

West Central Activities Conference 

Van Meter – 2 vs Madrid – 0

Van Meter – 2 vs West Central Valley – 0

Wet Central Valley – 2 vs Madrid – 1

Non-Conference 

Panorama – 2 vs Nodaway Valley – 0

Grand View Christian- 2 vs Nodaway Valley – 0

Bedford – 3 vs Lenox – 1

Sidney – 3 vs Falls City Sacred Heart – 1

East Atchison – 3 vs Essex – 0

The Atlantic Trojans are one of two teams in the district without a district loss, and they will look to keep that way as they face off against the Greene County Rams Friday night. The Trojans have just three games remaining and all of them are of the upmost importance. The Formula is simple. If the Trojans win their next two games, they’re in. However, with Greene County coming of a loss to Carroll, head coach Joe Brummer knows that the Greene County Rams will be desperate to avoid a second district loss.

Yet again, the Atlantic defense will have to face a mobile quarterback. Not only has Greene County quarterback Zack Stadler thrown for nearly a thousand yards, but he is also second on the team in rushing. That being said, the Trojans have fared well against the numerous mobile quarterbacks they faced this year. The fact that they’ve seen this many is no coincidence.

In addition to the mobility of Stadler, Atlantic will have to be prepared to defend down the field.

The offense has been hitting its stride as of late. Ethan Mcneal has Eclipsed 150 yards in each of the last three games while the offense is averaging over 41 points per game through that same stretch. Although you won’t see Atlantic fix what’s not broken, they do have some wrinkles in their back pocket.

Ultimately, if Atlantic is going to walk away with a win, they will need to do what’s made them successful this season. Control the line of scrimmage, run the ball efficiently, and win the turnover battle.

You can catch all the action on KJAN with pregame coverage starting at 6:30 with Kickoff scheduled for 7 pm.

Another day means another win for the Riverside Bulldogs as they defeated the Treynor Cardinals 3-0 on Thursday night. Although the Bulldogs won all three sets, the Cardinals didn’t make it easy. Neither side was able to go on long, extended runs, as the middle part of all three sets went back and forth. However, Riverside always seemed to find the extra gear to pull away at the end.

As has been the case all season, it was a total team effort for Riverside. Defensively, four bulldogs had ten or more digs. Sophia Fenner led the team with 14, including two that seemed improbable at best, to keep rallies alive.  Up front, sophomore Vivian Gross continues to be a factor as both she and Arabella Singleton had three blocks. Offensively, the combination of Bentley Rone, Lily Reed, Sydney Somers, and Ashley Kelley was a perfect mix of finesse and power. Somers provided the power, leading the way with 16 kills. Rone and Kelly were precise with their sets, with both picking up double-digit assists, which also opened the door for Rone to pick up some kills with her unassuming pushovers that continuously put Treynor in a tough spot.

Although the Bulldogs weren’t dominant, nothing was too big for them to handle. They weren’t behind very often, but when they were, it wasn’t for long. The only question mark in the match was the struggles Treynor had with service errors, and with sets of 25-19, 25-21, and 25-22, it could’ve changed the course of a set or two. However, it likely wouldn’t have changed the outcome as Riverisde was the better team.

Riverside is in the midst of its toughest stretch of the season, and head coach Brooke Flathers credited her team’s response to the challenges that have been thrown their way, especially against the second-place team in the conference.

Fenner’s defensive skills continue to be impressive, and this has a lot to do with her efforts in practice.

The pushover ball from Rone not only looked good, but was successful. The success of the play has a lot to do with how good Rone is at distributing, but it is also something the back row looks to set up for her.

With the end of the season in sight, the goal for the Bulldogs remains the focus for this team, and despite their 28-0 record, it doesn’t appear that complacency will be an issue.

The Bulldogs will compete in the CAM tournament on Saturday before beginning the Western Iowa Conference tournament next week.

The annual cross country meet at Nishna Hills was ran on Thursday with the Atlantic Girls’ finishing sixth and the boys’ team finishing tenth. Between all six races ranging from middle school to high school varsity there were 23 teams that competed. The running conditions were ideal for the varsity races at 5:00 and 5:30 with that crisp fall air and cool breeze in the atmosphere. In the boys’ varsity race, Lincoln Pius X went 1-2-3 to win the race as a team in a landslide finishing with 26 points. The top Atlantic finisher was Sophomore Mason Betts who placed ninth and ran a 17:11.4 5K. Betts was surrounded by Riverside athletes as the top three Bulldog runners finished eighth, tenth and eleventh. Leading the way for Riverside was Brody Henderson running a 17:09.8. The Bulldogs came in second with 73 points, followed by Red Oak, Earlham and Kuemper Catholic rounding out the top five. Atlantic’s tenth place finish resulted in 261 points.

In the girls’ race St. Albert’s Lilli Denton finished roughly 50 seconds before the second-place finisher resulting in a landslide victory for her. The first Trojan to cross the finish line was Senior Katrina Williams in 16th place running a 21:25.1. After Williams, it was a 25th place finish for Freshman Kaitlyn Hickman with a run of 22:07.9. Lincoln Pius X won the girls’ race as well with 43 points. Behind the Thunderbolts was Treynor, Harlan, Glenwood, Earlham and Atlantic finishing sixth place with 148 points.

Senior Katrina Williams was grateful to run her home course one last time.

The familiarity of the course gave seemed to keep Atlantic more comfortable compared to other places.

Williams said the breeze made it more difficult on the second half.

Head Coach Dan Vargason was pleased with the effort out of the girls’ team.

Vargason applauded Betts’ performance on the course.

The goal is Fort Dodge moving forward for the Trojans.

Atlantic is back in action at the Hawkeye Ten Conference Meet in Shenendoah Thursday, October 16th.

IOWA CITY, Iowa – Head coach Tom Brands released the complete University of Iowa men’s wrestling schedule for the 2025-26 season on Thursday. The Hawkeyes will host six duals inside Carver-Hawkeye Arena this season. Times and TV designations will be announced at a later date.

Notes about the 2025-26 season:

• Iowa opens the season at home facing Bellarmine on Nov. 6. The Hawkeyes also host Pittsburgh (Nov. 21), and face Chattanooga and Utah Valley in Hannibal, Missouri (Dec. 12) as part of the Journeymen Wrestling’s “Uncivil War”.
• The Hawkeyes will travel to Iowa State (Nov. 30) and Oklahoma State (Feb. 22) in nonconference road duals.
• Iowa will compete at the National Duals Invitational on Nov. 15-16 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Iowa faces Missouri in the opening round at 9 a.m. (CT).
• The Hawkeyes will kick off 2026 at the Soldier Salute, held Jan. 3–4 at Xtream Arena in Coralville, Iowa.
• The Hawkeyes host Wisconsin (Jan. 9), Penn State (Jan. 16), Minnesota (Jan. 30) and Michigan (Feb. 13) in Big Ten duals at Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
• Iowa travels for league road duals at Nebraska (Jan. 23), Ohio State (Feb. 6), Michigan State (Feb. 8) and Purdue (Feb. 15).
• The postseason begins at the Big Ten Championships on March 7-8 in State College, Pennsylvania, while the 2025 NCAA Championships will be held from March 19-21 in Cleveland.

Iowa is coming off a 2024-25 season where it posted a 14-1 overall and 7-1 Big Ten mark. The Hawkeyes placed third at the Big Ten Championships and fourth at the NCAA Championships with five All-Americans and one National Champion. Iowa led the nation in attendance for the 18th straight year.

Iowa State offensive lineman Tyler Miller is confident the 22nd ranked Cyclones will bounce back with a good effort this week. After suffering their first loss at Cincinnati the 22nd ranked Cyclones take a 5-1 record to Colorado.

Miller feels the Cyclones showed toughness by rallying from a 31-7 first half deficit at Cincinnati but need a better start this week.

Miller says the Cyclones need to do a better job of finishing drives.

Iowa sophomore guard Kade Pieper hopes the progress the Iowa offense has shown continues on Saturday night. The Hawkeyes take a 3-2 record on the road to Wisconsin.

Pieper expects a great atmosphere in Camp Randall Stadium.

Senior receiver Sam Phillips has given Iowa’s big play starved offense a boost. The transfer from Chattanooga is averaging 18 yards per reception.

After opening the Pioneer Football League race with a win over Valparaiso, Drake makes the long trip west this weekend to visit preseason favorite San Diego. Like the Bulldogs, the Toreros had a tough early schedule and are coming off a league loss at Marist.

That’s Drake coach Joe Woodley. It is the first long trip for the Bulldogs who will also visit the east coast.

San Diego is 3-3 overall and four of their games have been decided by a touchdown or less.

Drake entered fall camp without a starter at quarterback and Woodley feels he now has two he can win with. Tennessee State transfer Chase Spellman returned from injury and played the first half in the win over Valparaiso and true freshman Logan Inagawa ignited the run game in the second half. Both will play on Saturday.

Drake is 2-2.

IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa freshman Ella Magallan was named the Big Ten Women’s Cross Country Freshman of the Week, the league announced on Wednesday.

The freshman from Burleson, Texas, ran 17:43.9 in her 5,000-meter debut at the Joe Piane Invite on Oct. 3. She finished fourth among Hawkeyes. Magallan has scored in all three of Iowa’s races this fall.

It is the second time this year that Magallan has earned the award. She previously claimed the distinction on Sept. 10 after placing eighth at the Hawkeye Invite.

In total, it is the fourth time a Hawkeye has won a weekly conference award this season.

• Ella Magallan – Women’s Freshman of the Week (Sept. 10)
• Elena Torres – Women’s Athlete of the Week (Sept. 10)
• Luke Knepp – Men’s Athlete of the Week (Sept. 24)
• Ella Magallan – Women’s Freshman of the Week (Oct. 8)

Magallan and the Hawkeyes are ranked No. 15 in the latest USTFCCCA Midwest Region poll.

Iowa returns to action for its regular-season finale on Oct. 18 at the Pre-National Invitational in Columbia, Missouri.