KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – A person familiar with Eric Berry’s plans tells The Associated Press that the All-Pro safety will report to practice Sunday, giving him one preseason game to prepare for the season. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Friday because he wasn’t authorized to speak publicly.

Berry was given the franchise tag early in the offseason but has not signed the deal, which means he could skip all of training camp without being fined. Once he signs the one-year contract, he will make just over $10.8 million, making him the league’s highest-paid safety.

The Chiefs had hoped to sign Berry to a long-term deal in the offseason, but the two sides were never close to reaching an agreement by the July 15 deadline.

The Exira-EHK Spartans are healthy and ready for a new football season.  The Spartans dealt with some injuries to key players throughout the 2015 campaign but those players are back and ready to contribute for the Spartans again this year.

Senior Kyle Petersen missed the majority of last season with a knee injury but will get his shot now to lead the Spartan offense at quarterback.

Senior Drew Buckholdt is back after having a great 2015 campaign but had to fight through injuries at the end of the season.  The tailback racked up 1,123 yards and 21 touchdowns on 144 carries in 2015 and he’s also a huge part of the Spartans defense at middle linebacker.

The Spartans will face a tough test in week one with a match-up against an Audubon Wheelers team that made a playoff run last year in the 11-man ranks and now transitions to 8-man play. Coach Petersen said it’s hard to prepare for the Wheelers because they don’t know a lot about them as a new 8-man team.

We’ll have coverage of the Spartans and Wheelers from Exira Friday night on KJAN.  Pregame at 6:30pm, Kickoff at 7:00pm.

Audubon Co-Head Football Coach Sean Birks is excited about the new season and he knows there is a transition ahead for his team as the Wheelers drop from 11-man to 8-man Football this season.

Coach Birks has been pleased with his players work adjusting since last season and said the decision to transition to 8-man play was not one that was taken lightly.

The Wheelers did lose a very strong Senior class with the likes of Jake Mulford and Mitchell Nelsen gone but the top returners for the Wheelers are spread out across the field and have also been leaders in the weight room.

The Wheelers embark on their first 8-Man season with a trip to Exira on Friday night to face the perennially strong Exira-EHK Spartans.  Coach Birks said they will need to focus on themselves and getting better at how they want to play early in the season.

We’ll have coverage of the game on KJAN with pre-game at 6:30pm and kickoff at 7:00pm.

The Atlantic Football team kicks off a new era tonight as Mike McDermott takes over as Head Coach for his first game at home against Clarinda.

Coach McDermott has been pleased with the effort and work his team has put in during the offseason and says the kids have really responded positively to the changes they have put in place. There has been a lot of good competition for getting time on the field and Coach McDermott has been pleased that has carried over into game week.

Clarinda runs a unique spinnerback run offense and Coach McDermott knows they are tough to prepare for.  He wants the Trojan defense to try and slow down that rushing attack and get some three and outs to give them a chance to be successful. Ultimately in game one McDermott wants to see strong effort and discipline from his team.

Catch more with Coach McDermott every Friday afternoon on Trojan Preview at 4:45pm on KJAN! The Trojans and Cardinals will kickoff at 7:00pm at the Trojan Bowl tonight.

Thursday, August 25th in Guthrie Center

Girls Team Scoring

1. Panorama 56
2. ACGC 61
3. Griswold 76
4. East Union 88
5. Southwest Valley 139
6. Mount Ayr 177
7. Woodward-Granger 183

Girls Individual

1. Kate Crawford, ACGC
2. Brianna Hoffman, Panorama
3. Lauryn Embleton, ACGC
4. Emma Swanson, ACGC
5. Devyn Kemble, Panorama
6. Jena Proffitt, East Union
7. Emily Copic, Exira-EHK
8. Anna Young, Griswold
9. Charli Adams, Griswold
10. Skylyr Stewart, Martensdale-St. Marys

Boys Team Scoring

1. ACGC 28
2. Panorama 74
3. DM Christian 89
4. Martensdale-St. Marys 153
5. Griswold 145
6. Moutn Ayr 153
7. SW Valley 176
8. Audubon 212
9. Woodward-Granger 225
10. AHSTW 230

Boys Individual

1. Tyler Ketcham, DM Christian
2. Landon Foster, ACGC
3. David Thompson, Griswold
4. Cale Billheimer, ACGC
5. Clay Billheimer, ACGC
6. Noah Nelsen, ACGC
7. Danny Nordquist, Panorama
8. Dalton Fischer, AHSTW
9. Josh Carstens, Panorama
10. Josh Tibbits, Martensdale-St. Marys

Full Results here.

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(3-1) Akron-Westfield 25-28-23-25, Westwood, Sloan 15-26-25-23
(2-0) Central Decatur, Leon 25-25, Bedford 16-18
(2-0) Glenwood 21-21, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 8-4
(2-0) Glenwood 21-21, Maple Valley-Anthon Oto 8-15
(3-0) Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 25-25-25, Carroll 12-17-12
(3-0) Madrid 25-25-25, Panorama 11-20-17
(3-0) Mount Ayr 25-25-25, Bedford 8-11-13
(3-0) Ogden 25-25-25, ACGC 23-15-18
(2-0) River Valley 25-25, West Harrison 15-8
(2-0) St. Mary’s, Remsen 25-25, West Harrison 6-9
(2-0) Tri-Center, Neola 21-21, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 10-8
(2-0) Tri-Center, Neola 21-21, Glenwood 17-16
(2-0) Tri-Center, Neola 21-21, Maple Valley-Anthon Oto 10-7
(2-1) Van Meter 25-25-28, Earlham 17-21-26
(3-2) West Monona 25-13-24-25-15, Logan-Magnolia 14-25-26-20-13

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright lost his glove trying to tag out Yoenis Cespedes and lost the game, too, when Alejandro De Aza homered and drove in five runs to send the New York Mets over St. Louis 10-6 Thursday night.

Seth Lugo (1-2) pitched five scoreless innings for his first big league win. The Mets took two of three to win their first series at Busch Stadium since 2008. Brandon Moss hit two home runs for the Cardinals and Jedd Gyorko and Stephen Piscotty also connected.

The Mets led 3-0 in the fifth when Wainwright (9-8) and Cespedes were involved in a bizarre play. Cespedes tried to go from first to third on a bloop single by James Loney. When several Cardinals chased the ball, Wainwright covered third base. Cespedes slid and his cleat pinned Wainwright’s glove to the bag — he would’ve been out, but when Wainwright pulled away his hand, the mitt stayed stuck under Cespedes’ foot.

Because Wainwright didn’t control the ball, Cespedes was called safe in a ruling upheld by replay. Moments later, De Aza hit a three-run homer to make it 7-0.

2016 High School Football Schedule
Week 1 – August 26^th

Class 3A, District 7

Clarinda @ Atlantic
ADM @ Dallas Center-Grimes
Bondurant-Farrar @ Winterset
Boone @ Creston O-M
Carroll @ South Central Calhoun
Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson @ Denison-Schleswig
Glenwood @ Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln
Harlan @ Lewis Central

Class 2A, District 7

East Sac County @ IKM-Manning
Shenandoah @ AHSTW
Clarinda @ Atlantic
Kuemper Catholic @ Greene County
Southwest Valley @ Red Oak
Carroll @ South Central Calhoun
Eagle Grove @ Southeast Valley
Treynor @ Underwood

Class 1A, District 7

Treynor @ Underwood
East Sac County @ IKM-Manning
Griswold @ Missouri Valley
Logan-Magnolia @ St. Albert
AC-GC @ West Central Valley
Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto @ Tri-Center
Westwood @ OA-BCIG
Shenandoah @ AHSTW

Class A, District 7

Southwest Valley @ Red Oak
I-35 @ Martensdale St. Marys
Griswold @ Missouri Valley
Nodaway Valley @ Mt. Ayr
Riverside @ West Monona
Grandview Christian @ Southeast Warren
Earlham @ Van Meter
Logan-Magnolia @ St. Albert

Class 8-man, District 6

Bedford @ Sidney
Clarinda Academy @ Lamoni
East Mills @ Stanton
Essex @ East Union
Fremont-Mills @ Lenox
Moravia @ Mormon Trail
Murray @ CAM
Seymour @ Wayne

Class 8-man, District 7

Audubon @ Exira-EHK
Bedford @ Sidney
Boyer Valley @ Woodbine
Clarinda Academy @ Lamoni
East Mills @ Stanton
Essex @ East Union
Fremont-Mills @ Lenox
Murray @ CAM

Class 8-man, District 8

Ar-We-Va @ Remsen St. Mary’s
Audubon @ Exira-EHK
Boyer Valley @ Woodbine
Charter Oak-Ute @ Clay Central-Everly
Coon Rapids-Bayard @ Newell-Fonda
Glidden-Ralston @ Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire
River Valley @ Kingsley-Pierson
West Harrison @ Siouxland Christian

2016 Iowa High School Preseason Volleyball Rankings

Compiled by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union

Monday, August 22

Class 1A

Class 2A

Class 3A

Class 4A 

Class 5A