Class 1A Semifinals
11:00 a.m. – Field 9
Davenport Assumption (16-2) vs. Center Point-Urbana (17-4)

11:15 a.m. – Field 6
Bishop Heelan (12-7) vs. Iowa City Regina (11-7)

Class 2A Semifinals

1:30 p.m. – Field 9
Lewis Central (16-3) vs. Spencer (17-3)

1:45 p.m. – Field 6
Waverly-Shell Rock (19-0) vs. Pella (14-2)

Class 3A Semifinals

4:00 p.m – Field 9
Ankeny Centennial (18-2) vs. Waukee (14-4)

4:15 p.m. – Field 6
Ankeny (18-2) vs. West Des Moines Valley (17-2)

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

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Miles Mikolas rebounded from his first loss of the season to pitch three-hit ball over seven innings and lead the St. Louis Cardinals over the Miami Marlins 4-1. Mikolas allowed an unearned run, struck out five and walked one, improving to 7-1 and lowering his ERA to 2.27. Jordan Hicks and Bud Norris finished the four-hitter. Jose Martinez and Luke Volt homered. Trevor Richards gave up three runs and seven hits in five-plus innings. He was born in Aviston, Illinois, 50 miles from St. Louis.

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — Matt Chapman doubled in the go-ahead run in the sixth inning to make a winner of Paul Blackburn in his first start of the season, and the Oakland Athletics beat the Kansas City Royals 4-1. Matt Olson hit his 13th home run, Stephen Piscotty singled three times and Marcus Semien added two hits and an RBI to help the A’s to their third win in four games against the Royals over the past seven days.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Bernhard Langer is once again finding success on the PGA Tour Champions circuit, ranking second on the money list through 11 events. Langer enters this weekend’s Principal Charity Classic at Wakonda Club in Des Moines with 37 career victories in the series. But the German has notched just two top-10s in five tries in Iowa.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Red Schoendienst, a Hall of Fame second baseman who managed the St. Louis Cardinals to two pennants and a World Series championship in the 1960s, has died. He was 95.

Class 1A Quarterfinals

Davenport Assumption 8, North Polk 0
Center Point-Urbana 2, Columbus Catholic 1
Bishop Heelan 2, Gilbert 0
Iowa City Regina 2, Nevada 1 (OT)

Class 2A Quarterfinals

Lewis Central 2, Dallas Center-Grimes 0
Spencer 3, Norwalk 2
Waverly-Shell Rock 4, Notre Dame/West Burlington/Danville 1
Pella 2, Cedar Rapids Xavier 0

Class 3A Quarterfinals

Ankeny Centennial 7, Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln 0
Waukee 3, Pleasant Valley 1
Ankeny 5, Linn-Mar 1
West Des Moines Valley 2,  Dowling Catholic 0

The Atlantic Trojans softball team remained unbeaten on the season with two victories over Shenandoah in a home doubleheader. The Trojans won the first game 10-0 in six innings of play and then went the distance in a 3-1 win in the second game. Atlantic Head Coach Terry Hinzmann said they were much better at the plate in game 1.

Coach Hinzmann praised the defensive effort in the game 2 win.

Atlantic improves to 10-0 on the season and will now head to Creston for a two-day tournament against some tough competition. The Trojans will face Ankeny and Burlington on Friday and follow that up with Clarke and Sioux City East on Saturday.

The Atlantic Trojans baseball team picked up a 10-2 home win over Shenandoah on Thursday night. The Trojans came through with a strong 3rd inning, tallying 6 runs to give them a stranglehold on the game. Aside from that inning the Trojans left some opportunities on the table though, leaving the bases loaded in the 2nd and 5th innings with no runs pushed across the plate. The Trojans stranded a total of 12 base-runners. After the game Atlantic Head Coach Gaylord Schelling said it was nice to get a win but he does expect his team to play better.

Colton Mudd pitched 6 efficient innings for the Trojans allowing the 2 runs on 4 hits with three walks, 7 strikeouts, and 1 hit batter. After the game Mudd said he felt good on the mound but the team knows they need to improve heading in to games on Friday at Creston and Monday at Lewis Central.

Kyle Owens took the loss for the Mustangs going three innings and allowing 8 runs on 5 hits. Owens had 4 strikeouts, 5 walks, and 4 hit batters. Kyle Cerven pitched the rest of the game for Shenandoah. Mason Goergen pitched the seventh to close the game for Atlantic.

The Trojans improved to 6-2 with the win. Shenandoah falls to 3-6.

Front Row Rookies are L to R, Trenton Boots, Austin Eblen, Ayden Goetz, Tristan Williamson, and Creighton Kinzie. Second Row Intermediate Entry (IE) are L to R, Brandon Raasch, Eyon Steffensen, Jack Sargent, Dalton Reed, Kaden Herr, and Jordan Brewer. Third Row Intermediate Advance (IA) are L to R, Logan Eilts, Ty Eblen, Brady Goetz, Michael Maas, Brett Dreager, and Cayden Jensen. Back Row Coaches are L to R, Corey Stephenson, Cliff Aupperle, Paul Upmeyer, and Chuck Kinzie.

The CAM Shooting Sports team and few other area shooters competed at the Iowa Youth Trapshooting Championships on Wednesday in Cedar Falls. The event is hosted by the Iowa DNR and Iowa State Trapshooting Association at the ISTA home grounds just north of Cedar Falls.

CAM Shooting Sports team results

ROOKIES
Placed 7th out of 13 Squads
Squad score 283/500
Creighton Kinzie 75/100 placed 22nd out of 82 shooters
Ayden Goetz 59/100 placed 53rd out of 82 shooters
Austin Eblen 57/100 placed 60th out of 82 shooters
Trenton Boots 50/100 placed 68th out of 82 shooters
Tristan Williamson 42/100 placed 77th out of shooters

INTERMEDIATE ENTRY LEVEL
Placed 32nd out of 51 Squads
Squad score 632/1000
Brandon Raasch 163/200 placed 73rd out of 310 shooters
Eyon Steffensen 47/200 placed 305th out of 310 shooters
Dalton Reed 110/200 placed 273rd out of 310 shooters
Jordan Brewer 151/200 placed 139th out of 310 shooters
Kaden Herr 161/200 placed 83rd out of 310 shooters

INTERMEDIATE ENTRY LEVEL
Jack Sargent 89/200 placed 295th out of 310 shooters

INTERMEDIATE ADVANCED LEVEL
Placed 23rd out of 49 Squads
Squad score 849/1000
Ty Eblen 186/200 placed 38th out of 298 shooters
Logan Eilts 178/200 placed 91st out of 298 shooters
Cayden Jensen 180/200 placed 71st out of 298 shooters
Michael Maas 155/200 placed 210th out of 298 shooters
Brett Dreager 150/200 placed 228th out of 298 shooters
(Ty Eblen had two perfect rounds where is shot 25/25 and Logan Eilts had a perfect round shooting 25/25 also.)

INTERMEDIATE ADVANCED LEVEL
Brady Goetz 127/200 placed 278th out of 298 shooters

Other top area competitors

INTERMEDIATE ENTRY LEVEL
Chase Dimmitt, Harlan- 184/200. 8th out of 310 shooters.
Will Devine, Underwood Youth Trap Club- 169/200. 51st out of 310 shooters.

INTERMEDIATE ADVANCED LEVEL
Boys
Hugh Griffith, Harlan- 191/200. 12th out of 298 shooters.
Joshua Kenkel, Harlan- 190/200. 21st out of 298 shooters.

Girls
Avery Carter, Harlan- 141/200. 42nd out of 56 shooters.

Check out full results here.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Bernhard Langer is once again tearing up the PGA Tour Champions circuit, ranking second on the money list through 11 events. If Langer can finally break through at one of the rare courses that has repeatedly vexed him, he might leave Iowa in first place. Langer enters this weekend’s Principal Charity Classic at Wakonda Club in Des Moines with 37 career victories in the senior series. But the German has notched just two top-10s in five tries in Iowa, including a frustrating fourth-place finish in 2017. Langer should be considered among the favorites though, despite his mixed history in Des Moines.

In his last four starts this season, Langer has a win and two second-place finishes. He should be well rested after taking two weeks off to celebrate his son’s high school graduation back in Germany.
The three-round senior golf tournament tees off Friday.Langer will be joined by seven golfers who’ve won this tournament, including defending champion Brandt Jobe. Jobe snapped a winless streak stretching nearly 20 years by shooting a final-round 69 last year at Wakonda, holding off Kevin Sutherland and his former UCLA roommate Scott McCarron. Jobe went on a strong run after winning in Iowa, but had a sluggish start in 2018. Jobe has since bounced back, finishing in the top 10 in two of his last three events.

Based on his performance at Wakonda the past two years, perhaps no one is better positioned for a strong weekend than McCarron. McCarron won the event in 2016 before falling one stroke short last year. McCarron is eighth on the money list despite not winning a tournament yet this season, though he tied for third at the Senior PGA Championship in late May. As for the course, it’s hilly with narrow fairways that ranked 10th-toughest among 27 events a year ago. Weather could be a factor as well, with the possibility of thunderstorms in the forecast for Friday and Saturday.

The Atlantic Trojans baseball team is set to host Shenandoah in Hawkeye Ten Conference action tonight and we’ll have coverage on KJAN. The game is set for a 7:30pm first pitch and we’ll start our coverage at 7:15pm.

Atlantic comes into the game with a record of 5-2 overall and 3-2 in Hawkeye Ten play. Shenandoah is 3-5 overall with a 2-4 conference record. The Trojans are coming off a loss on Tuesday night at Harlan 7-1. The Mustangs’ last outing was a 9-3 loss at Glenwood on Tuesday.

Catch the game tonight on AM1220, FM101.1, online at kjan.com, or on the KJAN mobile app.

The Girls State Soccer Tournaments begin today with Quarterfinal round play at Cownie Soccer Complex in Des Moines. The highest seeded team will be considered the home team in each contest.

Class 1A

11:00am: #1 Davenport Assumption vs. #8 North Polk (Field 9)
11:15am: #4 Columbus Catholic vs. #5 Center Point-Urbana (Field 8)
11:30am: #2 Gilbert vs. #7 Bishop Heelan (Field 6)
11:45am: #3 Nevada vs. #6 Iowa City Regina (Field 7)

Class 2A

1:30pm: #1 Lewis Central vs. #8 Dallas Center-Grimes (Field 9)
1:45pm: #4 Norwalk vs. #5 Spencer (Field 8)
2:00pm: #2 Waverly-Shell Rock vs. #7 Notre Dame/West Burlings/Danville (Field 6)
2:15pm: #3 Pella vs. #6 Cedar Rapids Xavier (Field 7)

Class 3A

4:00pm: #1 Ankeny Centennial vs. #8 CB Abraham Lincoln (Field 9)
4:15pm: #4 Waukee vs. #5 Pleasant Valley (Field 8)
4:30pm: #2 Ankeny vs. #7 Linn-Mar (Field 6)
4:45pm: #3 West Des Moines Valley vs. #6 Dowling Catholic (Field 7)

The Iowa Association of Track Coaches recently announced their honorees for Coach of the Year and Atlantic’s Alan Jenkins received the top award in Boys Class 3A. Jenkins was named State Coach of the Year after the Trojans ran their way to a State Runner-Up finish in Des Moines.

The Trojans won 5 golds and tallied 8 medals in the best team performance at the State Meet in school history. We caught up with Coach Jenkins just after that great State Meet performance for a recap of the season and you can listen to that full interview below.

A State Coach of the Year and At-Large Coaches of the Year were honored in each class for boys and girls. Here is a look at some of the other area honorees.

1A Girls: At-Large: Tim Gallagher, Bedford. Kevin Schafer, East Mills.
1A Boys: State Coach of the Year: James Cairney, St. Albert.
2A Girls: At-Large: Greg Thompson, Panorama. Eric Hjelle, Underwood.
2A Boys: At-Large: Keith Henderson, Kuemper Catholic.
3A Girls: N/A
3A Boys: State Coach of the Year: Alan Jenkins, Atlantic. At-Large: Mark Starner, Glenwood.
4A Girls: N/A
4A Boys: N/A

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