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Boys games

Ar-We-Va, Westside 64, Coon Rapids-Bayard 44

Audubon 85, Logan-Magnolia 64

Boone 59, ADM, Adel 52

Boyer Valley, Dunlap 58, CAM, Anita 53, OT

Carroll 71, Carlisle 53

Clarinda Academy 57, Fremont Mills, Tabor 37

Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 57, Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 34

Denison-Schleswig 71, Creston 57

Des Moines Christian 46, Panorama, Panora 41

Diagonal 67, Seymour 49

Earlham 70, Ogden 65, OT

Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 90, Glidden-Ralston 22

Glenwood 68, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 54

Harlan 56, Clarinda 45

IKM-Manning 52, A-H-S-T-W, Avoca 34

Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 80, Red Oak 56

Lawton-Bronson 67, West Monona 38

Lewis Central 64, Atlantic 46

Nodaway Valley 79, East Union, Afton 30

Orient-Macksburg 62, Iowa Christian Academy 35

Pleasantville 59, AC/GC 57, OT

Sergeant Bluff-Luton 77, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 48

Shenandoah 58, Missouri Valley 32

Sidney 50, Griswold 27

Stanton 68, East Mills 31

Treynor 60, Tri-Center, Neola 50

Underwood 64, Riverside, Oakland 35

West Harrison, Mondamin 73, Woodbine 63

Winterset 72, Ballard 53

POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS=

Bedford vs. Southeast Warren, Liberty Center, ppd.

Essex vs. Heartland Christian, ppd.

Southwest Valley vs. Wayne, Corydon, ppd.

Girls games

ADM, Adel 48, Boone 43

Ar-We-Va, Westside 65, Coon Rapids-Bayard 35

Ballard 45, Winterset 20

CAM, Anita 65, Boyer Valley, Dunlap 51

Carlisle 49, Carroll 45

Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 43, Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 36

Denison-Schleswig 53, Creston 42

Des Moines Christian 47, Panorama, Panora 37

Earlham 50, Ogden 24

Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 57, Glidden-Ralston 54

Fremont Mills, Tabor 60, College Springs South Page 25

Harlan 58, Clarinda 28

IKM-Manning 60, A-H-S-T-W, Avoca 51

Lewis Central 51, Atlantic 32

Logan-Magnolia 48, Audubon 43, OT

Nodaway Valley 65, East Union, Afton 26

Red Oak 52, Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 29

Sergeant Bluff-Luton 62, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 48

Shenandoah 66, Missouri Valley 40

Sidney 54, Griswold 11

Stanton 39, East Mills 32

Treynor 62, Tri-Center, Neola 31

Underwood 58, Riverside, Oakland 26

West Harrison, Mondamin 53, Woodbine 51

Mid American Shootout=

Glenwood 69, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 61

POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS=

Bedford vs. Southeast Warren, Liberty Center, ppd.

Southwest Valley vs. Wayne, Corydon, ccd.

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

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs have never beaten Indianapolis in four tries in the playoffs. They will try to end that era of heartache in the divisional round later today (Saturday). Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs’ record-setting offense may have to outscore Andrew Luck and the Colts, who hope to put up big numbers against a suspect Kansas City defense at Arrowhead Stadium.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals and right-hander Michael Wacha avoided arbitration by agreeing to a $6.35 million contract, a raise of $1.05 million. St. Louis also agreed to one-year deals with outfielder Marcell Ozuna at $12.25 million and right-hander Dominic Leone at $1.26 million.

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The postponed Missouri-South Carolina men’s basketball game has been tentatively rescheduled for Sunday, as long as the Tigers can travel safely for the road game amid winter weather. The contest was called off Saturday because of Missouri’s travel issues. The schools worked with the Southeastern Conference office to rework the game date.

The Underwood Eagles picked up wins in girls and boys hoops on Friday over the Riverside Bulldogs at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs. The two Western Iowa Conference teams met up for the first two games of the Jenny Ed Sports Med MAC Shootout, an event that will host 12 games over two days.

In the girls game Underwood jumped out to a 14-2 lead by the end of the first quarter and the offense was slow to come by for the Bulldogs. The Eagles lead only grew by a point to 13 at half but the Eagles blew the game open in the third. Underwood outscored Riverside 14-8 in that third quarter and pushed away for the win.

The Eagles were led by 13 points from Kendra Kuck and 11 from Erica Rowe. Macy Vanfossan and Erin McMains both finished with 10 for the Eagles as well. Underwood improves to 5-9 with the win. Next up for them is a road trip to Treynor on Tuesday.

Riverside falls to 2-11 on the year. Jadyn Achenbach led the Bulldogs with 7 points despite fouling out midway through the fourth quarter. Riverside will travel to Audubon next Friday night.

In the boys game Underwood used a 22-0 run that spanned from midway through the second quarter until 2 minutes left in the third quarter to grab the win 64-35.  The game was tied at 17 before the Eagles closed the first half on a 9-0 run to head to the locker room with the lead. The scoring drought continued for the Bulldogs until sophomore Eli Ryun came off the bench to hit a three.

The Eagles were led by 15 points from Jalen Humphrey, and Timothy Conn finished with 11 points and 6 rebounds. Underwood climbs over .500 with the win to 7-6 on the season.

Riverside was led by three players with 6 points each: Drake Woods, Brogan Allensworth, and Eli Ryun. The Bulldogs fall to 3-10 on the season with the loss.

The Atlantic vs Lewis Central basketball games scheduled for tonight have been moved up due to anticipated wintry weather moving in tonight.

The girls Varsity game at Lewis Central has been moved up to a 5:00pm tip and the JV will play at 6:30pm. This means we will no longer be able to bring you the girls game on the air tonight due to a conflict with our other games at the Mid-America Center.

The boys Varsity game at home will start at 5:00pm as well with the Freshman game also starting at 5:00pm at the Atlantic Middle School. JV will play at 6:30pm at the high school.

IOWA CITY, Iowa – – The University of Iowa has added home dates with Western Michigan and Utah State to complete its 2023 football schedule. Iowa also announced the dates for the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series games in 2022 and 2023.

The Hawkeyes and Cyclones will meet Sept. 10, 2022, in Iowa City, and Sept. 9, 2023, in Ames. Iowa hosts Western Michigan in Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 2, 2023, to open the season, while Utah State visits on Sept. 16.

Iowa opens Big Ten play against Purdue in Kinnick Stadium, then travels to Wisconsin. Rutgers visits for Homecoming on Oct. 7. The remaining October schedule includes a game at Northwestern, a home date with Michigan State and a visit to Penn State.

Iowa’s November schedule begins with a home date against Minnesota, followed by an open week. The Hawkeyes host Illinois before closing the season at Nebraska.

Iowa and Western Michigan have met three times in football, with Western Michigan holding a 2-1 advantage. Iowa defeated Western Michigan 59-3 in 2013 in the most recent meeting. The Broncos defeated Iowa in 2000 (27-21) and 2007 (28-19). All three previous meeting took place in Kinnick Stadium.

The Hawkeyes hold a 2-0 series advantage over Utah State, winning 70-14 in 1957 and 48-7 in 2002, with both games taking place in Kinnick Stadium.

2023 Iowa Football Schedule

Sept. 2                  Western Michigan
Sept. 9                  at Iowa State
Sept. 16                Utah State
Sept. 23                Purdue (FW)
Sept. 30                at Wisconsin
Oct. 7                    Rutgers (HC)
Oct. 14                  at Northwestern
Oct. 21                  Michigan State
Oct. 28                  at Penn State
Nov. 4                   Minnesota
Nov. 11                 Open
Nov. 18                 Illinois
Nov. 24                 at Nebraska

We have a busy day of high school basketball coverage on the way for you today on KJAN. Three games are on the slate.

We’ll get started with a Western Iowa Conference doubleheader over at the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs. The Riverside Bulldogs will face the Underwood Eagles as part of the Jennie Ed Sports Med MAC Shootout. The girls game will get started at 4:00pm with the boys to follow at 5:30pm. Those are the first two games of a 12-game two day slate for the event. The nightcap tonight will have Glenwood facing St. Albert in a doubleheader. Here is a look a the schedule for the MAC Shootout.

Friday, January 11th
4:00 PM – Riverside vs Underwood (G)
5:30 PM – Riverside vs Underwood (B)
7:00 PM – Glenwood vs St.Albert (G)
8:30 PM – Glenwood vs St.Albert (B)

Saturday, January 12th
10:00 AM – Louisville vs Thomas Jefferson (B)
11:30 AM – Nebraska City vs Fremont Mills (B)
1:00 PM – Wahoo Neumann vs Abraham Lincoln (G)
2:30 PM – Wahoo Neumann vs Abraham Lincoln (B)
4:00 PM – Bennington vs Sioux City West (G)
5:30 PM – Treynor vs Thomas Jefferson (G)
7:00 PM – Bellevue West vs Lewis Central (G)
8:30 PM – Bellevue West vs Lewis Central (B)

After our coverage of the Underwood vs. Riverside double-dip we will head across town to Lewis Central High School where the Class 3A 5th-ranked Titans will host the Atlantic Trojans. Tip-off for that one is set for 7:30pm. Coverage cancelled of final game due to time change to 5:00pm. Chris Parks and Mike Smith will have the call of both games from Council Bluffs today. You can catch the action on AM1220, FM101.1, online at kjan.com, and live video will be available on our Facebook page.

CAM senior Mitchell Williamson announced on Thursday that he plans to continue his academic and football career at Central College in Pella. Williamson has been a big contributor to multiple sports for the Cougars including football, wrestling, and baseball. Williamson made the announcement on social media Thursday.

Williamson is coming off a strong football season. He carried the ball 66 times for 396 yards and 10 touchdowns for the Cougars, and also caught 14 passes for 161 yards and another score. Williamson recorded 29.5 tackles this season as well.

Mitchell is currently in the midst of a wrestling season with the Atlantic/CAM squad.

The IGHSAU released the latest girls basketball rankings on Thursday evening. Locally CAM checks in at #7 this week in Class 1A. Treynor is #2 in Class 2A and Panorama is at #6. In Class 3A Sheandoah is #13 and Creston is #15. In Class 4A Lewis Central is at #5, Denison-Schleswig #12, and Glenwood jumps in at #14.

Full rankings: GBB-rankings-2019-1-10

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State senior stars Brian Peavy, Willie Harvey, D’Andre Payne and Matthew Eaton will compete in the 2019 NFLPA Collegiate Bowl, Jan. 19 at the Rose Bowl.

Founded in 2012, the NFLPA Collegiate Bowl gives prospective players the best opportunity to showcase their talents to potential employers and fans. Nearly 200 scouts, player personnel staff, general managers and head coaches from all 32 NFL teams are expected be in attendance to watch live practices, conduct player interviews and review tape.

Peavy, a native of Houston, Texas, is a four-time All-Big 12 selection and one of the best cornerbacks in Iowa State history. He ended his career with 47 starts, 289 tackles, six interceptions and six forced fumbles.

He was named First-Team All-American by Pro Football Focus in 2018 after leading the Cyclones in passes defended (9) and forced fumbles (3), ranking third in the Big 12.

A native of Hastings, Fla., Harvey was an honorable mention All-Big 12 pick at linebacker in 2018 after ranking second on the team in tackles (76), sacks (3.5) and TFL (9.0). Harvey ranks sixth in TFL (31.0) and eighth in sacks (12.5) on Iowa State’s career record book.

Payne was a three-year starter in the secondary for the Cyclones, earning honorable mention All-Big 12 accolades in 2017. The Washington, D.C., native ended his career with 31 starts, 130 tackles, 13.0 TFL and two interceptions.

Eaton started all 13 games at wide receiver in 2018, catching 27 passes for 304 yards and two touchdowns.