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High School Football Schedule Week 2. All games are non-district so some games are listed twice for each team’s district.

CLASS 4A:

District 7

Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln at Denison-Schleswig
Sioux City, North at Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson

CLASS 3A:

District 1

Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City at Glenwood
Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln at Denison-Schleswig
Sergeant Bluff-Luton at Harlan

District 9

Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City at Glenwood
Bondurant-Farrar at Winterset
Creston-O/M at Atlantic
Lewis Central at Carlisle
Perry at ADM
Sergeant Bluff-Luton at Harlan

CLASS 2A:

District 9

Creston-O/M at Atlantic
East Sac County at OABCIG
Nevada at Greene County
Red Oak at Clarinda
Shenandoah at AHSTW
South Central Calhoun at Kuemper Catholic, Carroll

CLASS 1A:

District 8

ACGC at Woodward Academy
Earlham at West Central Valley, Stuart
Interstate 35, Truro at Mount Ayr
Manson Northwest Webster at Panorama
Pella Christian at Van Meter
Red Oak at Clarinda

District 9

Cherokee, Washington at MMCRU
East Sac County at OABCIG
Logan-Magnolia at Missouri Valley
MVAOCOU at Tri-Center
Treynor at St. Albert, Council Bluffs
Underwood at IKM-Manning

CLASS A:

District 9

Central Decatur, Leon at Southwest Valley
Earlham at West Central Valley, Stuart
Nodaway Valley at Clarke, Osceola
Shenandoah at AHSTW
Treynor at St. Albert, Council Bluffs

District 10

Riverside at Westwood, Sloan
Akron-Westfield at Lawton-Bronson
Logan-Magnolia at Missouri Valley
MVAOCOU at Tri-Center
West Monona at Gehlen Catholic, LeMars
Woodbury Central, Moville at Ridge View

CLASS 8:

District 7

Audubon at Fremont-Mills
Clarinda Academy at Southeast Warren
East Mills at Lamoni
Essex at Mormon Trail
Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton at Sidney
Griswold at East Union
Stanton at CAM
Worth County, MO at Bedford

District 8

Ar-We-Va at Woodbine
Audubon at Fremont-Mills
Boyer Valley at St. Mary’s, Remsen
Coon Rapids-Bayard at Newell-Fonda
Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton at Sidney
Kingsley-Pierson at West Harrison
River Valley, Correctionville at Glidden-Ralston
Stanton at CAM

Hawkeye Ten Conference

(3-0) Glenwood 25-25-25, Atlantic 12-8-21
(3-1) Clarinda 25-23-25-25, Creston 19-25-23-18
(3-0) Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 25-25-25, Red Oak 17-19-17
(3-2) St. Albert, Council Bluffs 25-23-25-21-16, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 23-25-20-25-14

Western Iowa Conference

(3-0) IKM-Manning 25-28-25, Boyer Valley 12-26-15
(3-0) Griswold 25-25-25, South Page 18-41-21
(2-1) Sioux City, North 24-25-15, Missouri Valley 26-17-9
(2-1) Sioux City, North 25-20-15, West Monona 23-25-13
(2-0) Sioux City, North 25-25, MVAOCOU 14-16
(2-0) West Monona 25-25, MVAOCOU 12-10
(2-0) West Monona 25-27, Missouri Valley 18-25

Rolling Vally Conference

(3-1) West Harrison 25-25-23-25, Whiting 22-18-25-11
(3-1) West Central Valley, Stuart 25-13-25-25, Glidden-Ralston 18-25-20-15

Corner Conference

(2-0) East Mills 25-25, Southwest Valley 18-18
(3-0) East Mills 25-25-25, Essex 15-17-7
(3-0) Fremont-Mills 25-25-25, Stanton 17-17-23
(2-0) Sidney 21-21, Lenox 1-5
(3-0) Sidney 25-25-25, Heartland Christian 5-10-17
(2-0) Southwest Valley 25-25, Essex 19-16

Other Scores

(2-1) ADM, Adel 21-10-15, Gilbert 11-21-9
(2-1) ADM, Adel 21-11-15, Woodward-Granger 19-21-13
(2-0) ADM, Adel 21-21, Perry 6-13
(2-0) Ankeny Christian Academy 25-25-25, Orient-Macksburg 15-11-9
(2-0) Lenox 21-21, Heartland Christian 4-7
(2-1) Nevada 21-17-15, ADM, Adel 14-21-6
(2-1) Norwalk 22-19-15, ADM, Adel 20-21-11
(3-0) Sergeant Bluff-Luton 25-25-25, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 14-13-10

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

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Harrison Bader and John Gant hit back-to-back home runs, Gant pitched into the sixth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-0. The Cardinals have won 17 of 21 and took their tenth consecutive series, their longest series winning streak since 2009, when they also won ten in a row. Pirates starter Joe Musgrove opened the game with 21 consecutive strikes, a first in the majors since pitch tracking began in 1988, according to Stats.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Rookie safety Armani Watts intercepted two passes and Makinton Dorleant returned another pick for a touchdown as the Chiefs beat the Packers 33-21. Both teams rested their starters in their preseason finale. DeShone Kizer started for Green Bay and threw for 57 yards with a touchdown and a pick as the new backup to Aaron Rodgers.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs have agreed to trade offensive lineman Parker Ehinger to the Dallas Cowboys for cornerback Charvarius Ward, a person familiar with the deal tells The Associated Press. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the trade will not become official until Friday, the last day before roster cuts.

DENVER (AP) — Some old and some new in the AFC West. Jon Gruden is back in Oakland. Philip Rivers is ready to lead a Chargers comeback. The Chiefs turn their dynamic offense over to Patrick Mahomes II. Von Miller is re-energized by the addition of a new pass rush partner in Denver.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Scott Frost makes his head coaching debut at Nebraska when Akron visits Memorial Stadium in Lincoln on Saturday night. Frost carries the hopes of a fan base demanding a return to national relevance eventually but first respectability in the Big Ten. The Cornhuskers finished 4-8 last season and fired coach Mike Riley. Akron is coming off a 7-7 season and an appearance in the Mid-American Conference championship game.

Boys 4A

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Boys 1A

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The Trevor Frederickson Memorial Fund has donated $500 to the District Special Olympic Bowling event, which will take place on October 5th and 6th in Atlantic.  Fund spokesperson Melanie Petty says over 250 bowlers will head to the Super Bowl, between Friday and Saturday (Oct. 5-6).  Ages 8-21 will bowl on Friday and those over 21 will bowl on Saturday.  Around 50 volunteers work with the Special Olympics so that this event can happen.  The TFred fund is a 501(c)3 non profit organization and Petty says “we were happy to help make this happen.”

Grant Petty and Gaylord Schelling are pictured (Photo courtesy Melanie Petty)

(Radio Iowa) — The football teams at all three of Iowa’s public universities open their seasons on Saturday and fans are warned to be careful if they’re trying to buy gameday tickets, t-shirts and other merchandise. Susan Buck, spokeswoman for the Better Business Bureau, says to beware of buying anything from unknown or unreliable online retailers. “They’re just trying to scam you for your credit card information or your personal information or they’re selling counterfeit merchandise, which is also something you want to steer clear of,” Buck says.

Before you buy a Hawkeye hat, a Cyclone jersey or a Panther sweatshirt, Buck says to look for the telltale signs that may reveal a scam or counterfeit company. “Poor website design and sloppy English,” Buck says. “If it’s a legitimate company with an established website, they’re not going to have spelling errors and grammatical errors on their website.”

The site may offer discounted prices and free shipping to save you some cash, but Buck says it’s likely best to punt. “You are kind of taking a leap of faith and that’s why it’s really important to do your research first, before you hand over your credit card number,” she says.

If the website looks fishy, it’s best to move on and find another one. Iowa’s three state schools all have official websites for apparel. See those links below:
https://www.panthersupply.com/
https://hawkeyefanshop.com/
https://www.cyslockerroom.com/

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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Trevor Williams figured he might be in for a long night.

The Pittsburgh Pirates’ right-hander surrendered a walk and a double to the first two St. Louis hitters he faced Wednesday.

“It was a little terrifying,” Williams admitted.

The hottest pitcher in the National League had no reason to worry.

Williams bounced back from the rough beginning to record six strong innings, Starling Marte had an RBI single in the sixth, and the Pirates beat the St. Louis Cardinals 2-0.

Williams (11-9) gave up three hits while striking out a career-high eight— all swinging.

“He did a great job hitting the corners,” St. Louis shortstop Paul DeJong said. “His ball was moving a lot of different ways.”

Williams has allowed just four earned runs over his last eight starts and improved to 5-2 with an 0.75 ERA during that stretch. He has a major-league best eight starts of at least five innings without allowing a run.

“He had to roll up his sleeves in that first inning,” Pittsburgh manager Clint Hurdle said. “He doesn’t get mauled at the plate and he’s tough to square up. His fastball was especially effective tonight.”

Williams got out of the early jam with two strikeouts and a nifty over-the-shoulder catch by second baseman Adam Frazier.

“He doesn’t make that play, you never know what happens after that,” Williams said. “We were just executing pitches from there on.”

Marte lifted a bloop single to left field off Miles Mikolas (13-4) to bring in Jordy Mercer with the first run. Gregory Polanco followed with a run-scoring single to help Pittsburgh win for just the second time in eight games.

“We got some hits, got some action in that inning,” Hurdle said.

Edgar Santana and Keone Kela each pitched an inning, and Felipe Vazquez got the last three outs to complete the five-hitter and get his 28th save in 32 chances.

Polanco, Frazier, and Corey Dickerson had two hits each for the Pirates.

The Cardinals, who dropped to 16-4 in their last 20, are now 4 1/2 games behind first-place Chicago in the NL Central. They hold the first wild card spot and have a half-game lead over Milwaukee.

St. Louis fell to 27-13 under manager Mike Shildt, who took over for Mike Matheny on July 15. Shildt was rewarded with a two-year contract on Tuesday.

Mikolas gave up two runs and eight hits over five innings. He struck out five and walked one.

“I think out of a couple hits they got, they hit one or two hard,” Mikolas said. “I don’t want to say I’m a victim of bad luck, but a couple of those, a couple of feet this way or that way, I don’t think they’re scoring at all.”

The Pirates are 12-19 after winning 11 straight from July 11-24.

St. Louis infielder Matt Carpenter left the game in the fourth inning with a stomach ailment.

UP NEXT

Pirates RHP Joe Musgrove (5-7, 3.56) will face St. Louis RHP John Gant (5-5, 3.76) in the final game of the three-game set on Thursday. Musgrove is 2-2 with 2.92 ERA in six road starts.