GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — Backup quarterback Andrew Zimmerman threw for two scores, Nate Ketteringham threw for another and North Dakota spoiled coach Todd Stepsis’ debut by beating Drake 47-7 in Saturday’s season opener for both teams.

The Fighting Hawks held the Bulldogs 13 total yards in the first quarter, 40 at halftime and 129 overall and scored a safety when a high snap on a Drake punt attempt rolled out of the end zone.

Ketteringham, 19 of 15 for 152 yards, capped North Dakota’s second drive with a 5-yard TD pass to Noah Wanzek and Zimmerman, 7 of 9 for 132, threw a 28-yard TD pass to Garett Maag and a 35-yarder to Travis Toivonen.

The Fighting Hawks had 439 total yards, including 136 rushing, with James Johannesson scoring on a 1-yard run, Cam Mckinney on a 4-yarder and Noah Grover on a 5-yarder.

Drake’s offense got going in the third quarter, with true freshman Ian Corwin capping and eight-play, 65-yard drive with a 10-yard TD pass to Devin Cates. Corwin was 8 of 20 for 55 yards with an interception.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Matt Carpenter and Harrison Bader hit run-scoring singles during St. Louis’ two-run ninth inning, and the Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 on Saturday for a sweep of their day-night doubleheader.

Each of St. Louis’ four batters reached in the ninth. Tommy Edman singled and Yadier

Molina was hit by a pitch from Raisel Iglesias (2-11) before Bader tied it at 2 with a single to left.

Kevin Gausman then came in, and Carpenter’s pinch-hit single drove in Molina for the dramatic victory.

St. Louis (75-59) improved to 8-1 in its last nine games and moved 2½ games ahead of the second-place Chicago Cubs in the NL Central.

Dakota Hudson led the Cardinals to a 10-6 victory in the opener, striking out eight in a career-high 7 2/3 innings. Dexter Fowler and Yadier Molina homered, and Kolten

Wong and Paul Goldschmidt each had two hits and two RBIs.

“Just trying to attack,” Hudson said. “We’ve got two doubleheaders coming up so trying to do as much as I could and get as deep into the game as I could. That was just part of my plan.”

St. Louis and Cincinnati will play another doubleheader on Sunday after the series opener was postponed by rain. Saturday’s doubleheader was needed after rain washed out their game on June 5.

The NL Central leaders and the Reds also play afternoon games Monday against different opponents.

Hudson (14-6) allowed four runs and four hits. John Gant (10-0) got the win in the second game after he escaped a bases-loaded jam in the ninth.

Cincinnati wasted a terrific performance in the nightcap by Sonny Gray, who allowed an unearned run and five hits in 6 2/3 innings.

Josh VanMeter drove Michael Wacha’s first pitch of the game over the wall in right, and Joey Votto went deep in the third for his first homer since coming off the injured list Tuesday.

But that was it for the Reds against Wacha, who struck out seven in seven innings, matching his longest outing of the season.

Reds right-hander Trevor Bauer (10-12) pitched just four innings in the opener. He was charged with six runs and seven hits.

Eugenio Suárez hit his 39th homer for Cincinnati, and Tucker Barnhart had two hits and three RBIs.

SEPTEMBER CALLUPS
The Cardinals recalled left-hander Génesis Cabrera as the 26th man for Saturday’s doubleheader and will activate right-hander Daniel Ponce de Leon before his start in the nightcap of Sunday’s doubleheader. Both will stay with the club.
St. Louis also announced outfielder Randy Arozarena, first baseman Rangel Ravelo, infielder Edmundo Sosa, right-hander Junior Fernandez, catcher Andrew Knizner, right-hander Mike Mayers will be called up from Triple-A Memphis. Fernandez, Knizner and Mayers will arrive Sunday, while Arozarena, Ravelo and Sosa will join the team Tuesday.

UP NEXT

Right-hander Tyler Mahle (2-10, 4.93 ERA) will start Game 1 for Cincinnati on Sunday. He faces Cardinals right-hander Miles Mikolas (8-13, 4.23 ERA), who is 0-3 with two no decisions in his last five start against Cincinnati.

Luis Castillo (13-5, 3.21 ERA) starts Game 2 for Cincinnati. The Cardinals counter with Ponce de Leon (1-1, 3.76 ERA), who is 0-1 with a 2.61 ERA in two career starts against Cincinnati.

The 45th Glenwood Co-Ed Cross Country Meet was held on Saturday. The meet schedule ended up being adjusted due to some rain in the area but they were able to get all the races in. The Harlan girls and Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson boys teams came out with wins. Atlantic was 2nd in both races.

Girls Team Scores

1. Harlan 40
2. Atlantic 63
3. Glenwood 76
4. Lewis Central 139
5. Shenandoah 148
6. Abraham Lincoln 163
7. Tri-Center 171
8. Clarinda 188
9. Thomas Jefferson 221
10. Red Oak 259

Girls Individual Top Ten

1. Peyton Pogge, Tri-Center 18:38.55
2. Taylor McCreedy 19:04.38
3. Mayson Hartley, Clarinda 19:41.15
4. Lucy Borkowski, Harlan 19:49.90
5. Ava Rush, Atlantic 19:59.90
6. Rachel Mullennax, Glenwood 20:42.62
7. Abby Alberti, Harlan 20:46.43
8. Kaia Bieker, Harlan 20:47.34
9. Haley Bach, Lewis Central 20:47.87
10. Brecken VanBaale, Harlan 20:48.34

Full results here: Glenwood girls varsity cross Country 2019

Boys Team Scores

1. CB Thomas Jefferson 52
2. Atlantic 79
3. Lewis Central 102
4. Harlan 132
5. Red Oak 148
6. Glenwood 158
7. CB Abraham Lincoln 158
8. St. Albert 160
9. Clarinda 184
10. Tri-Center 194
11. Shenandoah 273

Boys Individual Top Ten

1. Aidan Booton, CB Thomas Jefferson 16:17.90
2. Wimach Gilo, CB Thomas Jefferson 16:23.33
3. Bennett Heisterkamp, St. Albert 16:29.08
4. Craig Becker, Atlantic 16:40.21
5. Connor Lancial, Lewis Central 1:49.40
6. Baylor Bergren, Red Oak 16:52.71
7. Juan Martinez, CB Thomas Jefferson 16:55.72
8. Trey Gross, Harlan 17:00.40
9. Steven Hornberg, Abraham Lincoln 17:06.93
10. Brad Dennis, Atlantic 17:20.09

Full results here: Glenwood boys varsity cross country 2019

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Dakota Hudson pitched a career-high 7 2/3 innings, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 10-6 on Saturday in the opener of a doubleheader weekend.
Dexter Fowler and Yadier Molina homered as St. Louis won for the seventh time in eight games. Kolten Wong and Paul Goldschmidt each had two hits and two RBIs. Hudson gave the Cardinals a lift after the series opener was postponed by rain, setting up doubleheaders on Saturday and Sunday. The NL Central leaders and the Reds also play afternoon games Monday against different opponents.

The Cardinals recalled left-hander Génesis Cabrera as the 26th man for Saturday’s doubleheader and will activate right-hander Daniel Ponce de Leon before his start in the nightcap of Sunday’s doubleheader. Both will stay with the club. St. Louis also announced outfielder Randy Arozarena, first baseman Rangel Ravelo, infielder Edmundo Sosa, right-hander Junior Fernandez, catcher Andrew Knizner, right-hander Mike Mayers will be called up from Triple-A Memphis. Fernandez, Knizner and Mayers will arrive Sunday, while Arozarena, Ravelo and Sosa will join the team Tuesday.

Right-hander Sal Romano was recalled from Triple-A Louisville as the Reds’ 26th man for the doubleheader. Cardinals OF Lane Thomas (right wrist fracture) was placed on the 10-day Injured list, and OF Tyler O’Neill (left wrist strain) was activated from the IL.
UP NEXT
Reds right-hander Sonny Gray (10-6, 2.92 ERA) starts Game 2 and seeks his fifth straight win. He faces Cardinals right-hander Michael Wacha (6-6, 5.24 ERA), who has lasted five innings only once in his last five starts. Sunday’s 1st game begins at 11:55-a.m. (11:10-pregame). The 2nd game begins at 5:55-p.m. (5:10-p.m. pregame) on KJAN.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Sheldon Croney Jr. scored from a yard out in triple overtime and 21st-ranked Iowa State rallied to beat Northern Iowa 29-26 on Saturday. La’Michael Pettway had a pair of touchdown catches for the Cyclones (1-0), who barely survived the season’s first major upset after entering the year ranked for the first time since 1978. Croney fumbled near the goal line on the second-to-last play of the game. But quarterback Brock Purdy sprinted from the backfield to recover it at the 1 and set up the game-winning plunge.

After the teams traded field goals in the first overtime, Purdy found Pettway — a graduate transfer from Arkansas in his Iowa State debut — in the back of the end zone. But Northern Iowa pulled even at 23-all after freshman Will McElvain scrambled long enough to free up Trevor Allen for a 7-yard TD catch. Iowa State forced Northern Iowa into a field goal to start triple overtime, and Purdy completed three straight passes before pulling off what might end up being remembered as a season-saving recovery.

The Cyclones were the second ranked team to win an overtime game against an FCS opponent. Auburn held off Jacksonville State 27-20 in 2015. McElvain finished with 228 yards passing and a touchdown in his collegiate debut. Purdy threw for 278 yards, and Deshaunte Jones caught 14 passes for 126 yards for Iowa State. Part of the Cyclones’ struggles can be attributed to the fact that Northern Iowa isn’t the least bit intimidated about driving about 100 miles southwest to play them — in fact, the Panthers have three wins in Ames dating back to 2007. But Iowa State’s offense was so dreadful in the first half that it didn’t reach the red zone once, and it couldn’t put Northern Iowa away in the second.

Northern Iowa’s McElvain, a freshman from nearby Des Moines who was offered a walk-on spot by the Cyclones, looks like he’s got a bright future. His scramble to find Allen in double OT was one of the best plays of the young season.
POLL IMPLICATIONS
It’s very hard to imagine Iowa State maintaining its place in the Top 25 after that performance.
UP NEXT
Iowa State has next week off. The Cyclones host No. 20 Iowa on September 14.
Northern Iowa: The Panthers host Southern Utah on September 7.

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

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Local product John Means won back home with seven strong innings, Hanser Alberto got a career-high five hits and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Kansas City Royals 14-2. Pedro Severino had four of the Orioles’ 21 hits in their highest-scoring game of the season. Jonathan Villar stole three bases, including a swipe of home when the Royals tried to pick him off third base. Jorge Soler hit his 38th home run, tying the Royals record set by Mike Moustakas in 2017.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — David Glass and his family have agreed to sell the Royals to an ownership group led by Kansas City entrepreneur John Sherman in a deal that is expected to be worth about $1 billion. The Royals announced the sale just days after word began to leak the Sherman group was closing in on an agreement. Sherman and his co-investors will become the third owners since another local businessman, Ewing Kauffman, founded the club in 1969.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals are set to play back-to-back doubleheaders this weekend after their series opener at Busch Stadium was postponed because of rain. The Reds and NL Central-leading Cardinals will now play day-night doubleheaders on both Saturday and Sunday.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Scott Frost’s second year at Nebraska begins against South Alabama. All indications are that his turnaround project is heading in the right direction. The 24th-ranked Cornhuskers are projected to be one of the most improved teams in the nation. Even though they finished 4-8 following an 0-6 start, they’re in the preseason Top 25 for the first time since 2014 and a popular pick to win the Big Ten West.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A nonprofit group is expressing concern about the reinstatement of Nebraska’s softball coach, who had been placed on administrative leave after player complaints. The College Athlete Advocacy Initiative issued a statement supporting players who complained about the behavior of head coach Rhonda Revelle and others. The group says players complained of verbal and psychological abuse, fat-shaming, excessive practice time and disregard of injuries. Revelle was reinstated earlier this week.

Friday (08/30/2019)

CLASS 4A

Abraham Lincoln 29, Sioux City North 18

CLASS 3A

District 1

Sioux City, East 20, Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 13
Harlan 27, Denison-Schleswig 22
Lewis Central 35, Sgt. Bluff-Luton 7

District 2

Glenwood 44, Carroll 28

District 9

Bondurant-Farrar 28, ADM 21
Carlisle 24, Winterset 14
Glenwood 44, Carroll 28
Creston/OM 42, Chariton 0
Harlan 27, Denison-Schleswig 22
Lewis Central 35, Sgt. Bluff-Luton 7

CLASS 2A

District 9

OABCIG 49, Ridge View 8
Greene County 54, Perry 0
Southwest Valley 18, Red Oak 6
Atlantic 49, Saydel 13
Clarinda 34, Shenandoah 6
Kuemper Catholic 27, St. Albert 3

CLASS 1A

District 8

ACGC 32, IKM-Manning 21
Des Moines Christian 78, West Central Valley, Stuart 0
Van Meter 33, Earlham 12
Mount Ayr 28, Nodaway Valley 6
Clarinda 34, Shenandoah 6
Panorama 25, St. Edmond, Fort Dodge 0

District 9
Storm Lake 41, Cherokee, Washington 6
MVAOCOU 20, MMCRU 6
South Central Calhoun 44, East Sac County 0
Treynor 35, Logan-Magnolia 12
Underwood 55, AHSTW 6
Missouri Valley 20, West Monona – Whiting 12

CLASS A
District 2

ACGC 32, IKM-Manning 21
Alta/Aurelia 27, Lawton-Bronson 7
Manson Northwest Webster 8, Ogden 6
OABCIG 49, Ridge View 8
Pocahontas Area 20, Sioux Central, Sioux Rapids 2
Panorama 25, St. Edmond, Fort Dodge 0

District 9

Earlham at Van Meter
Nodaway Valley at Mount Ayr
Southwest Valley 18, Red Oak 6
Riverside at Tri-Center
St. Albert, Council Bluffs at Kuemper Catholic, Carroll
Underwood at AHSTW

District 10
Westwood 41, Akron-Westfield 6
Alta/Aurelia 27, Lawton-Bronson 7
Tri-Center 35, Riverside 22
Treynor 35, Logan-Magnolia 12
Missouri Valley 20, West Monona – Whiting 12
Hinton 20, Woodbury Central 0

CLASS 8

District 1

Boyer Valley 72, Ar-We-Va, Westside 28
St. Mary’s, Remsen 26, Audubon 25
Newell-Fonda 52, Collins-Maxwell 44
Woodbine 64, Kingsley-Pierson 14
Harris-Lake Park 63, North Iowa 0
Glidden-Ralston 60, West Bend-Mallard 42
River Valley 56, West Harrison 14

District 6

East Mills 49, East Union 12
Southeast Warren 57, Griswold 6
Lenox 52, Sidney 28
Melcher-Dallas 50, Seymour 14
Lamoni 56, Stanton-Essex 18
Moravia 51,Twin Cedars 12

District 7

CAM 64, Bedford 28
East Mills 49, East Union 12
Fremont-Mills 50, Exira/EHK 2 (ON KJAN)
Southeast Warren 57, Griswold 6
Lenox 52, Sidney 28
Lamoni 56, Stanton-Essex 18

District 8

Boyer Valley 72, Ar-We-Va, Westside 28
St. Mary’s, Remsen 26, Audubon 25
CAM 64, Bedford 28
Coon Rapids-Bayard 74, Baxter 20
Fremont-Mills 50, Exira/EHK 2
Woodbine 64, Kingsley-Pierson 14
Glidden-Ralston 60, West Bend-Mallard 42
River Valley 56, West Harrison 14

The Atlantic Trojans football team opened up the 2019 season with a strong performance in a 49-13 win over Saydel at the Trojan Bowl. Atlantic came out firing early after the opening kickoff was returned for a touchdown before being called back on a penalty. Tyler Moen made up for that penalty immediately with an 89 yard touchdown run to begin a 35-0 first quarter for the Trojans. They would end up leading 42-7 by halftime and rolled to the win.

Moen finished with 191 yards on just 6 carries with 4 touchdowns. The Trojans outgained the Eagles 304-177 on the night. 260 of those yards were on the ground for Atlantic.

Next up for the Trojans they will travel to face the Creston O-M Panthers. We’ll have coverage of that game on KJAN.

The Fremont-Mills Knights scored on the second play of the game and kept hitting on big plays to race away from Exira-EHK in a 50-2 win Friday night in Tabor. Knights running back Seth Malcom scored the first three touchdowns of the game, as the Spartans squandered two early scoring chances.

The Spartans drove the ball inside the ten yard line twice in the first quarter and came up empty both times. The first ended on an interception by Fremont-Mills Defensive Back Colton Hauschild. The second time the Spartans pushed themselves back with a couple of procedure penalties and ended up turning it over on downs.

The Knights led 44-0 by halftime and would tack on one last score in the second half. The Spartans’ 2 points came off a Fremont-Mills mistake on the first drive of the second half. A bad snap went over the head of Knights QB Colton Hauschild and he fell on it in the endzone, resulting in the safety.

Exira-EHK Head Coach Tom Petersen said he was disappointed with the effort and the execution. He said he knows the Spartans are a much better team then they showed on Friday night and they are ready to get back to work to host Sidney next week. Fremont-Mills travels to face the Audubon Wheelers next week.