Atlantic saw the softball season end Tuesday afternoon with an 8-1 loss to Benton Community in the Class 3-A State Tourney in Fort Dodge.  Playing less than 24 hours after a quarterfinal round loss to Humboldt, Atlantic could only muster 2 hits, singles by Alexis Handel and Olivia Engler, in the consolation round game.

Benton scored six runs in the third inning to take command, as the Trojans struggled defensively, committing six errors in the game.  The miscues showed up in the pitching stats, as Atlantic’s Ally Anderson suffered the loss, giving up all eight runs, but only two were earned.  Anderson allowed eight hits, struck out five and walked only one batter.

Atlantic finishes the season with a record of 30-7.

Class 1-A

• Don Bosco 4, Alburnett 2
• Lisbon 10, Iowa Mennonite School 2
• Martensdale-St. Marys 15, Southeast Warren 5 (5 innings)
• Newman Catholic 16, Sioux Central 0 (4 innings)
• North Linn 8, Wapsie Valley 2
• St. Albert 10, Nodaway Valley 0 (5 innings)
• Remsen St. Mary’s 7, Gehlen Catholic 3
• Tri-Center 8, CAM 3

Class 2-A

• Alta-Aurelia 5, West Sioux 2
• Centerville 5, East Marshall 2
• Denver 10, Oelwein 3
• Estherville Lincoln Central 10, Forest City 0 (6 innings)
• Iowa City Regina 4, Central Lee 1
• Van Meter 5, Aplington-Parkersburg 1
• Wilton 4, Beckman Catholic 0
• Treynor 11, Kuemper Catholic 3

Iowa State coach Matt Campbell says experience along the offensive line should help the Cyclone offense make strides this season. ISU has four players back with starting experience up front off last year’s team that finished 8-5 and won the Liberty Bowl.

Campbell says improvement on the offensive line has been a priority since he took the job.

Campbell says the offensive line should help bolster the ground game.

The Cyclones open the season at home on September first against South Dakota State.

1-A Consolation Games

Newell-Fonda 14, Martensdale-St Marys 10

Janesville 7, New London 0

2-A Consolation Games

Logan-Magnolia 4, Wilton 3

Earlham 15, Alta-Aurelia 3

3-A Quarterfinals

Albia 10, Spirit Lake 0

Roland-Story 6, Waterloo Columbus Catholic 1

3-A Consolation Game

Benton Community 8, Atlantic 1

4-A Quarterfinals

ADM 9, Dallas Center-Grimes 1

Newton 1, Cedar Rapids Xavier 0

Des Moines Hoover 7, Charles City 2

Sergeant Bluff-Luton 3, Independence 2

5-A Quarterfinals

Pleasant Valley 4, Iowa CIty High 0

West Des Moines Valley 2, Johnston 1

Indianola 4, Dubuque Hempstead 1

Cedar Rapids Jefferson 3, Fort Dodge 1

Atlantic falls to Humboldt 3-0

The Atlantic Trojans dropped their Class 3A Quarterfinal game to Humboldt by the final of 3-0 on Monday night. Humboldt used solid pitching and defense to keep the Atlantic offense cold and got a couple timely hits to push away for the win.

Humboldt opened the scoring in the 3rd with a one-out single by Carlie Thompson followed by a double by Jori Hajek. On the Hajek double Atlantic’s Karsyn Rush made a great pick-off throw to Olivia Engler who then fired it to home to pick off Thompson at the plate. That didn’t stymie the Wildcat attack though as Maddy Lange roped a double that brought Hajek home from second.

The Wildcats would later add two more runs in the 5th. Jori Hajek hit a one-out single followed by an RBI double from Mady Lange to bring her home. Ellie Jacobsen followed with a single to bring Lange home and push the Wildcat lead to 3-0. Atlantic would stop any more damage by getting the final two out of the inning after an error and stranding two Wildcat runners. But that was more than enough damage done for Humboldt to get the win.

Atlantic went three up and three down in the 6th and managed one hit in the 7th from Kennedy Goergen before two straight 4-3 ground-outs ended the game.

Ally Anderson took the loss in the circle allowing 3 runs on 8 hits with 3 strikeouts, no walks, and one hit batter. Ellie Jacobsen forced Atlantic into a number of fly outs and picked up the win. She allowed no runs on just two hits with 2 strikeouts, 3 walks, and 1 hit batter.

Atlantic falls to 30-6 on the season and will now play in the consolations tomorrow afternoon against Benton Community. We’ll have pregame at 2:00pm and first pitch at 3:00pm for that game on Dodger Diamond at Harlan Rogers Park.

Humboldt improved to 31-3 and will move on to the Semifinals to face Davenport Assumption on Wednesday at 11:30am.

Class 3A District Finals

District 15: Harlan 10, Denison-Schleswig 5
District 16: Winterset 5, Glenwood 0

Harlan will host Winterset in the Substate 8 Final on Wednesday at 7:00pm.

Class 4A Substate Semifinals

Substate 8: Waukee 15, Lewis Central 0 (4 innings)

Waukee advances to Substate Final on Wednesday at Dowling Catholic at 7:00pm

1A Quarterfinals
11:00 a.m. – Buena Vista University Diamond
#1 Collins-Maxwell 5, #8 Newell-Fonda 0

11:30 a.m. – Diamond 2
#4 Lisbon 3, #5 Martensdale-St. Marys 2

1:00 p.m. – Buena Vista University Diamond
#2 Akron-Westfield 12, #7 New London 2

1:30 p.m. – Diamond 2
#3 AGWSR 4, #6 Janesville 3

2A Quarterfinals
3:00 p.m. – Buena Vista University Diamond
#1 Louisa-Muscatine 3, #8 Wilton 2

3:30 p.m. – Diamond 2
#4 Central Springs 4, #5 Logan-Magnolia 0

5:00 p.m. – Buena Vista University Diamond
#2 Des Moines Christian 3, vs. #7 Earlham 2

5:30 p.m. – Diamond 2
#6 Iowa City Regina 7, #3 Alta-Aurelia 2

3A Quarterfinals
7:00 p.m.- Buena Vista University Diamond
#1 Davenport Assumption 14, #8 Benton Community 4 (6 innings)

7:30 p.m. – Diamond 2
#4 Humboldt 3, #5 Atlantic 0

Tuesday, July 17
11:00 a.m. – Buena Vista University Diamond
#2 Albia (31-4) vs. #7 Spirit Lake (28-7)

11:30 a.m. – Diamond 2
#3 Waterloo Columbus Catholic (38-2) vs. #6 Roland-Story (28-4)

Photo Atlantic Softball

The Atlantic Trojans softball team starts their Class 3A State Tournament run tonight against the Humboldt Wildcats and we’ll have it on KJAN. The Trojans (30-5) are the 5th Seed in the 3A bracket and will be facing 4th-seeded Humboldt (30-3).

The two teams come into the match-up with very similar numbers on the season. Atlantic has a .377 team batting average compared to a .374 average for Humboldt. Both teams have 15 home-runs on the season. The Trojans have put up 242 runs on the season and the Wildcats 245. Atlantic starting pitcher Ally Anderson has a 1.10 ERA with 196 strikeouts and 19 walks. Humboldt ace Ellie Jacobson has a 0.94 ERA with 235 strikeouts and 49 walks.

With so many similarities it looks like a match-up that could come down to the details and some players stepping up from their season averages to deliver the winning plays. We’ll have coverage of the game with pregame starting at 6:30pm and first pitch set for 7:30pm at Harlan Rogers Park in Fort Dodge. Catch the game on-air, online, or on the KJAN mobile app.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa junior defensive end Anthony Nelson has been named to the 2018 Bednarik Award Trophy Watch List.

The Bednarik Award, presented annually by the Maxell Football Club, is given to the nation’s top college defensive player. Iowa has had four semifinalists for the award since 2005, with former defensive back Desmond King being the most recent in 2016.

A year ago, Nelson (6-foot-7, 271-pounds) started all 13 games and recorded a team-leading and career-high 7.5 sacks to earn third-team All-Big Ten honors. The Urbandale, Iowa, native totaled 41 tackles, including 9.5 for loss, while also recording four pass break-ups, two forced fumbles, and a blocked field goal. His fourth-quarter strip sack against Boston College quarterback Darius Wade ultimately led to Iowa’s game-winning touchdown in the Pinstripe Bowl.

Earlier this summer, Nelson was named one of 42 candidates for the Lott IMPACT Trophy, an award former linebacker Josey Jewell won in 2017. Nelson, who was named to Iowa’s 2018 Leadership Group, is a two-time Academic All-Big Ten selection, a first-team Academic All-American, and was most recently honored as a Big Ten Distinguished Scholar.

The Bednarik award has been presented to the nation’s top defensive player since 1995, and was named after Chuck Bednarik, a former standout and a member of the College Football Hall of Fame since 1969.

The award, in conjunction with the NCFAA, will announce semifinalists on Oct. 29, while finalists will be revealed Nov. 19. Winners will be announced Dec. 6 as part of the Home Depot College Football Awards Show.

Nelson and the Hawkeyes begin their season against Northern Illinois on Sept. 1. For ticket information visit hawkeyesports.com/fightforiowa .

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa junior quarterback Nate Stanley has been named to the 2018 Maxwell Award Watch List.

The Maxwell Award is presented annually to College Football’s Player of the Year by the Maxwell Football Club. Stanley is one of 11 Big Ten players named to the 84-man list. A quarterback has won the award in eight of the last 10 years.

Stanley (6-foot-4, 242-pounds) led Iowa’s offense last season with 2,437 passing yards and 26 touchdowns. The Menomonie, Wisconsin, native became the only Iowa quarterback in program history to have two five-passing touchdown games in the same season, and his 26 touchdown passes ranked third in the Big Ten last season and tied for the second most in a single season at Iowa.

An All-Big Ten honorable mention, Stanley garnered multiple player of the week honors following performances against Iowa State and Ohio State. As a junior, Stanley ranks 18th in program history in career passing yards (2,499) and 11th in career passing touchdowns (26).

The Maxwell Award has been awarded to College Football’s Player of the Year since 1937 and is named in honor of Robert Maxwell for his contributions to the game as a player, sportswriter, and official.

Akrum Wadley was named to the Maxwell Award preseason Watch List last season. Two Hawkeyes — Nile Kinnick in 1939 and Chuck Long in 1985 — have won the award, while former quarterback Ricky Stanzi was the most recent semifinalist in 2010.

The award, in conjunction with the NCFAA, will announce semifinalists on Oct. 29, while finalists will be revealed Nov. 19. Winners will be announced Dec. 6 as part of the Home Depot College Football Awards Show.

Stanley and the Hawkeyes open their season against Northern Illinois on Sept. 1. For ticket information visit hawkeyesports.com/fightforiowa .