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Radio Iowa High School Football Poll 10/15/2018

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October 15th, 2018 by admin

Radio Iowa High School Football Poll
October 15, 2018 By Todd Kimm

Class 4A
1. WDM Valley (8-0) LW #1 @ DSM North
2. Cedar Falls (8-0) LW #2 @ #9 CR Prairie
3. Ankeny Centennial (8-0) LW #3 vs Sioux City West
4. Bettendorf (7-1) LW #4 @ Davenport Central (Thur)
5. Iowa City West (7-1) LW #5 vs Iowa City High
6. Dowling Catholic (6-2) LW #6 vs Sioux City North
7. Johnston (7-1) LW #7 @ #8 Waukee
8. Waukee (6-2) LW #8 vs #7 Johnston
9. Cedar Rapids Prairie (7-1) LW #9 vs #2 Cedar Falls
10. Fort Dodge (6-2) LW (X) @ Marshalltown

Class 3A
1. Lewis Central (8-0) LW #1 vs Adel ADM
2. Cedar Rapids Xavier (8-0) LW #2 @ Marion
3. Solon (8-0) LW #3 vs Fairfield
4. North Scott (7-1) LW #4 vs Assumption
5. Sergeant Bluff-Luton (7-1) LW #6 @ Storm Lake
6. Oskaloosa (7-1) LW #7 @ South Tama
7. Sioux City Heelan (7-1) LW #8 @ Spencer
8. Pella (7-1) LW #9 vs Grinnell
9. Decorah (6-2) LW #10 vs Independence
10. Waverly-Shell Rock (7-1) LW (X) vs Charles City

Class 2A
1. PCM (Monroe) (8-0) LW #1 vs Centerville
2. Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley (7-1) LW #2 @ Sioux Center
3. Waukon (7-1) LW #3 vs North Fayette Valley
4. Algona (8-0) LW #4 @ Southeast Valley
5. Union (LaPorte City) (6-2) LW #5 @ West Marshall
6. Benton (7-1) LW #7 vs Vinton-Shellsburg
7. Greene County (7-1) LW #9 vs OA-BCIG
8. Crestwood (5-3) LW #10 vs Forest City
9. Spirit Lake (6-2) LW #8 vs Garner-Hayfield-Ventura
10. Clear Lake (6-2) LW (X) @ Iowa Falls-Alden

Class 1A
1. Van Meter (8-0) LW #1 @ Clarinda
2. Dike-New Hartford (8-0) LW #2 @ Iowa City Regina
3. South Central Calhoun (8-0) LW #3 @ Pocahontas Area
4. Bellevue (8-0) LW #4 @ Cascade
5. Wilton (7-1) LW #5 vs Van Buren
6. West Sioux (7-1) LW #6 vs Emmetsburg
7. West Branch (7-1) LW #7 @ Dyersville Beckman
8. Interstate-35 (Truro) (8-0) LW #8 @ #9 Pella Christian
9. Pella Christian (6-2) LW #9 vs #8 Interstate-35
10. West Lyon (6-2) LW #10 @ Western Christian

Class A
1. Hudson (8-0) LW #1 @ East Buchanan
2. Algona Garrigan (8-0) LW #2 @ Graettinger-Terril
3. AHSTW (Avoca) (8-0) LW #3 vs St. Albert
4. North Tama (7-1) LW #4 @ BCLUW
5. Belmond-Klemme (7-1) LW #7 vs West Hancock
6. Edgewood-Colesburg (7-1) LW #6 @ Clayton Ridge
7. Durant (6-2) LW (X) @ Pekin
8. Mason City Newman (6-2) LW #10 @ South Winneshiek
9. Wapsie Valley (6-2) LW (X) @ Grundy Center
10. Westwood (Sloan) (7-1) LW (X) @ Lawton-Bronson

Eight-man
1. Iowa Valley (8-0) LW #1 vs HLV (Victor)
2. Northwood-Kensett (8-0) LW #2 @ Rockford
3. AR-WE-VA (8-0) LW #3 @ River Valley
4. New London (7-1) LW #4 vs Montezuma
5. Don Bosco (7-1) LW #5 @ Riceville
6. Midland (Wyoming (8-1) LW #6 @ Lansing Kee
7. S.E. Warren (9-0) LW #7 vs Lamoni
8. Newell-Fonda (7-1) LW #9 vs West Bend-Mallard
9. Turkey Valley (7-1) LW #10 vs Central Elkader
10. Fremont-Mills (7-1) LW (X) vs Stanton

January trial set for man charged with killing golf champ

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October 15th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

AMES, Iowa (AP) — A judge has scheduled a January trial for a 22-year-old Iowa drifter charged with killing a top amateur golfer from Spain. District Judge Bethany Currie ruled Monday that Collin Richards will stand trial Jan. 15 for first-degree murder in the death of Iowa State University student Celia Barquin Arozamena. Richards entered a written not guilty plea Monday morning and waived his right to a speedy trial. The filing canceled an in-person arraignment hearing that had been scheduled for later Monday.

Investigators say Richards attacked Barquin on Sept. 17 while she was playing a round at a public course in Ames, near the university campus. Her body was found in a pond on the course riddled with stab wounds.
Richards faces life in prison without the possibility of parole if convicted.

Iowa’s Stanley named Big 10 Co-Offensive Player of the Week

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October 15th, 2018 by admin

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa junior quarterback Nate Stanley has been named Big Ten Conference Co-Offensive Player of the Week following Iowa’s 42-16 win at Indiana. The announcement was made Monday by the Big Ten office. Stanley was named Walter Camp national Offensive Player of the Week on Sunday, and is also the Big Ten Offensive Player of the Week by collegesportsmadness.com.

Stanley (6-foot-4, 242-pounds), is a native of Menomonie, Wisconsin (Menomonie High School). He completed 21-of 33 pass attempts against Indiana for 320 yards and six touchdowns.  The scoring strikes covered 9, 28, 12, 11, 54, and 4 yards, and included five different receivers.

The six touchdowns tie Chuck Long for the second most in single-game history at Iowa. Long twice threw six touchdowns in a game, while the school record is seven (Chuck Hartlieb versus Northwestern, 1987). Saturday marked Stanley’s 11th career multi-touchdown game, and his fourth straight. He has 14 touchdowns over the last four games, which ties for the most ever over a four-game stretch in school history (Long, 1985).

Stanley has four career 300-yard games, including three in his last four outings. Stanley has 41 career touchdown passes. He moved past Chuck Hartlieb (37) and C.J. Beathard (40) on Saturday to tie for No. 6 on Iowa’s all-time list with Matt Rodgers (41). Stanley has 3,972 career passing yards, 11th all-time. For the season he has completed 108-174 attempts for 1,473 yards and 15 touchdowns, with five interceptions.

Stanley earned Big Ten Player of the Week honors previously for his play in the 44-41 overtime win at Iowa State in 2017.

Stanley is the fourth Hawkeye to conference accolades this season. Sophomore defensive end A.J. Epenesa was co-Defensive Player of the Week following Iowa’s win over Iowa State. Junior defensive end Anthony Nelson earned the defensive honor for his play in Iowa’s win at Minnesota, and defensive back Riley Moss was named Freshman of the Week for his play against the Gophers.

The Hawkeyes (5-1, 2-1) host Maryland (4-2, 2-1) Saturday in the annual Homecoming contest (11 a.m. CT, ESPN2).

AP College Football Top 25 10/13/2018

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October 15th, 2018 by admin

The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 13, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pv
1. Alabama (60) 7-0 1524 1
2. Ohio St. (1) 7-0 1457 3
3. Clemson 6-0 1392 4
4. Notre Dame 7-0 1355 5
5. LSU 6-1 1244 13
6. Michigan 6-1 1146 12
7. Texas 6-1 1144 9
8. Georgia 6-1 1085 2
9. Oklahoma 5-1 999 11
10. UCF 6-0 979 10
11. Florida 6-1 931 14
12. Oregon 5-1 917 17
13. West Virginia 5-1 700 6
14. Kentucky 5-1 678 18
15. Washington 5-2 640 7
16. NC State 5-0 592 20
17. Texas A&M 5-2 551 22
18. Penn St. 4-2 523 8
19. Iowa 5-1 266 NR
20. Cincinnati 6-0 243 25
21. South Florida 6-0 242 23
22. Mississippi St. 4-2 231 24
23. Wisconsin 4-2 226 15
24. Michigan St. 4-2 199 NR
25. Washington St. 5-1 136 NR

Others receiving votes: Stanford 71, San Diego St. 53, Southern Cal 53, Appalachian St. 51, Colorado 49, Utah St. 38, Miami 38, Utah 33, Duke 17, Texas Tech 8, Fresno St. 7, Houston 3, Maryland 2, Virginia 2.

Iowa’s Stanley named Walter Camp Offensive Player of the Week

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October 15th, 2018 by admin

IOWA CITY, Iowa – – University of Iowa junior quarterback Nate Stanley has been named the Walter Camp Football Foundation national Offensive Player of the Week following Iowa’s 42-16 win at Indiana. The award is sponsored by Generation UCAN and was announcement Sunday by the Walter Camp Football Foundation.

Stanley (6-foot-4, 242-pounds), is a native of Menomonie, Wisconsin (Menomonie High School). He completed 21-of 33 pass attempts against Indiana for 320 yards and six touchdowns.  The scoring strikes covered 9, 28, 12, 11, 54, and 4 yards, and included five different receivers.

The six touchdowns tie Chuck Long for the second most in single-game history at Iowa. Long twice threw six touchdowns in a game, while the school record is seven (Chuck Hartlieb versus Northwestern, 1987). Saturday marked Stanley’s 11th career multi-touchdown game, and his fourth straight. He has 14 touchdowns over the last four games, which ties for the most ever over a four-game stretch in school history (Long, 1985).

Stanley has four career 300-yard games, including three in his last four outings. Stanley has 41 career touchdown passes. He moved past Chuck Hartlieb (37) and C.J. Beathard (40) on Saturday to tie for No. 6 on Iowa’s all-time list with Matt Rodgers (41). Stanley has 3,972 career passing yards, 11th all-time. For the season he has completed 108-174 attempts for 1,473 yards and 15 touchdowns, with five interceptions.

Stanley is the fifth Hawkeye to earn Walter Camp National Player of the Week honors, and the first since defensive back Josh Jackson was recognized following Iowa’s win over Ohio State in 2017. Stanley is Iowa’s first offensive player to earn the award.

The Hawkeyes (5-1, 2-1) host Maryland (4-2, 2-1) Saturday in Iowa’s annual Homecoming contest (11 a.m. CT, ESPN2).

Brady, Patriots top Chiefs for wild 43-40 win

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October 15th, 2018 by admin

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady needed everything he had to fend off Patrick Mahomes — including his legs.

Stephen Gostkowski hit a 28-yard field goal as time expired , and the New England Patriots beat the Kansas City Chiefs 43-40 on Sunday night after blowing a big halftime lead.

Brady passed for 340 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score, diving head-first between two defenders in a rare run by the 41-year-old quarterback.

“I got close to the goal line and I just figured I’d try to get it in,” Brady said of his late TD plunge. “We needed it.”

New England’s third straight win was Brady’s 200th victory as a starting QB, tops all-time. He also passed former teammate Adam Vinatieri for most career wins in the regular season and playoffs combined with 227.

Brady got some help from rookie Sony Michel, who rushed 24 times for 106 yards and two touchdowns in another solid performance.

“It’s tough to slow those guys down, they’ve been scoring a lot of points all year,” Brady said. “They’re gonna be pretty tough to stop. Glad we had our last shot and glad we took advantage of it.”

It was the first loss of the season for the Chiefs (5-1), who were again let down by a defense that came in allowing an NFL-worst 462 yards per game.

New England (4-2) led 24-9 at intermission, but Mahomes directed an impressive rally for Kansas City. He finished 23 of 36 for 352 yards in his first loss as a starting quarterback, with three of his four TD passes going to Tyreek Hill.

Mahomes threw two interceptions in the first half but was unflappable down the stretch. He found Hill for a 1-yard TD pass that made it 33-30 Kansas City with 8:38 left. With the Chiefs trailing 40-33, he connected with Hill again for a 75-yard score that tied the game with just over three minutes remaining.

“The last two weeks it seems like we just can’t punch it in there and I feel like the second half we finally started getting it in the end zone,” Mahomes said.

Brady used a 16-yard pass to James White and a 39-yard completion to Rob Gronkowski to get New England into field-goal range.

After electrifying the NFL during the first five weeks of the season with his freewheeling style and big arm, Mahomes looked unsure of himself early on.

He was able to complete some long passes to get the Chiefs into the red zone. But he turned the ball over twice in the first half and the high-scoring Chiefs were held to three field goals.

Everything changed in the second half.

First, Mahomes broke through with a 67-yard touchdown pass to Kareem Hunt . That was followed by a 14-yard TD strike to Hill that came on the heels of a fumble by Brady, helping trim New England’s lead to 27-26 entering the fourth quarter.

A 39-yard field goal by Gostkowski stretched New England’s lead to 30-26.

But Kansas City kept coming.

Tremon Smith took the ensuing kickoff 97 yards down the sideline to the Patriots 3, setting up Hill’s go-ahead TD.

The Patriots responded, using 42-yard pass from Brady to Chris Hogan to help set up a 4-yard touchdown run by Brady that put the Patriots back in front.

Then, after forcing Kansas City into the first punt by either team on the night, Brady got the Patriots some breathing room when he hit Gronkowski for a 42-yard gain. The play set up 50-yard field goal by Gostkowski.

The Chiefs also started 5-0 last season before losing six of their last 11 and falling in the wild-card round of the playoffs.

But coach Andy Reid said he is confident his team has room to grow.

“We will learn a lot from this game,” he said. “We kind of shot ourselves in the foot a little bit early and you can’t do that against a good football team.”

INJURIES

Chiefs: C Mitch Morse was evaluated for concussion in the second quarter and did not return.

Patriots: Right tackle Marcus Cannon left in the second half with a head injury and did not return.

UP NEXT

The Chiefs return home to host Cincinnati.

The Patriots go on the road for the third time this season when they visit the Bears.

(Podcast) KJAN Morning Sports report, 10/15/2018

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Midwest Sports Headlines: 10/15/2018

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October 15th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

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

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — The Patriots had their best offensive night of the 2018 season, amassing 500 total yards while getting another clutch performance from their surefire Hall of Fame quarterback in a 43-40 win over the Chiefs on Sunday night. Kansas City is now looking to bounce back from its first blemish of the season and first loss as a starter for Kansas City’s 23-year-old quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes passed for 352 yards and four touchdowns, but he also threw two first-half interceptions that proved to be quite costly when the Kansas City Chiefs lost 43-40 to the New England Patriots on Stephen Gostkowski’s 28-yard field goal as time expired.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State spent much of last season as college football’s plucky underdog. The Cyclones appear ready to burst back onto the national scene after a strange and sluggish start to 2018. They looked more dominant than endearing in throttling West Virginia. Iowa State dismantled the Mountaineers in a 30-14 victory that was much more one-sided than the final score indicated.

Midwest Sports Headlines: Sunday, 10/14/2018

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October 14th, 2018 by Ric Hanson

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

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Freshman Brock Purdy threw for 254 yards and three TDs and Iowa State throttled visiting and sixth-ranked West Virginia 30-14 on Saturday night, handing the Mountaineers their first loss in emphatic fashion. David Montgomery had a career-high 189 yards rushing for the Cyclones, who capped a wild day by producing the fourth top-10 defeat in a span of just eight hours

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — Clayton Thorson threw for a career-high 455 yards and three touchdowns, and Drew Luckenbaugh kicked a 37-yard field goal in overtime to give Northwestern a 34-31 victory over winless Nebraska. Nebraska (0-6, 0-4 Big Ten) blew a 10-point lead in the final 5:51 in regulation and fell to 0-6 for the first time ever.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Terence Crawford stopped Jose Benavidez with 18 seconds left in the 12th and final round to retain his WBO welterweight championship. Crawford had knocked Benavidez to the canvas with a powerful right with 46 seconds left, and then Crawford finished him off with consecutive right hands.

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — Nate Stanley threw for 320 yards and a season-high six touchdowns, and the Iowa Hawkeyes beat the Indiana Hoosiers 42-16 in Big Ten action. Stanley connected with nine different wide receivers, completing 21 of 33 throws in a game where he was only sacked once.

High School Volleyball Tourney Recaps 10/13/2018

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October 13th, 2018 by admin

Winterset Tournament

Pool Play

Treynor 21-21, Norwalk 11-13
Atlantic 21-21, Greene County 14-19
Treynor 21-21, Greene County 10-6
Norwalk 21-21, Atlantic 18-10
Treynor 21-21, Atlantic 13-8

Championship Bracket

Semifinal: Treynor 21-21, Chariton 12-8
Championship: Treynor 21-21, Norwalk 19-19

Rolling Valley Conference Tournament @ Mondamin

1st Round: CAM 21-21, West Harrison 15-7
1st Round: Coon Rapids-Bayard 21-21, Paton-Churdan 19-19
Play-In: Woodbine 16-21-15, Exira/EHK 21-17-8
1st Round: Ar-We-Va 19-21-15, Woodbine 21-14-9
1st Round: Glidden-Ralston 21-17-15, Boyer Valley 19-21-13
Elimination Round: Exira/EHK 19-21-18, West Harrison 21-4-16
Elimination: Paton-Churdan 21-21, Exira/EHK 12-12
Elimination: Boyer Valley 21-21, Woodbine 10-7
Elimination: Glidden-Ralston 21-21, Paton-Churdan 15-18
Elimination: Coon Rapids-Bayard 16-21-15, Boyer Valley 21-15-9
Semifinal: CAM 21-21, Coon Rapids-Bayard 17-10
Semifinal: Ar-We-Va 10-21-15, Glidden-Ralston 21-8-11
Winner’s Bracket Final: CAM 21-18-15, Ar-We-Va 19-21-9
Elimination: Glidden-Ralston 15-21-15, Coon Rapids-Bayard 21-9-10
Elimination: Ar-We-Va 21-22, Glidden-Ralston 13-20
Final: CAM 17-25-15, Ar-We-Va 25-15-10

Lewis Central Tournament

Pool A

Sidney 21-21, Maryville 11-10
Maryville 21-23, IKM-Manning 13-21
Sidney 21-21, IKM-Manning 6-17

Pool B

Abraham Lincoln 22-21-15, Harlan 24-18-8
Harlan 21-21, Glenwood 15-13
Abraham Lincoln 21-26, Glenwood 16-24

Pool C

Red Oak 21-21, Carlisle 9-17
Lewis Central 21-21, Carlisle 10-18
Red Oak 17-21-15, Lewis Central 21-17-13

REPOOL

Pool AA

Sidney 21-18-15, Abraham Lincoln 13-21-10
Red Oak 21-21, Abraham Lincoln 19-17
Sidney 18-21-15, Red Oak 21-18-12

Pool BB

Harlan 21-21, Maryville 16-19
Lewis Central 21-21, Harlan 14-18
Lewis Central 21-21, Maryville 16-5

Pool CC

Glenwood 21-21, IKM-Manning 14-14
Glenwood 21-21, Carlisle 9-11
Carlisle 21-14-15, IKM-Manning 19-21-9

West Monona Tournament

Denison-Schleswig 25-25, Sioux City West 14-14
Denison-Schleswig 25-25, Siouxland Christian 20-21
Denison-Schleswig 14-25-15, West Monona 25-23-11
Siouxland Christian 25-25, Sioux City West 20-16
West Monona 25-25, Sioux City West 12-20