IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – Iowa has received subpar production from experienced running backs for much of the season. Now an unknown freshman is providing a spark for the Hawkeyes. Akrum Wadley turned the first 15 carries of his college career into 106 yards and a touchdown in Saturday’s 48-7 victory over Northwestern. It was the first 100-yard rushing game for an Iowa player this season.

With Jordan Canzeri questionable for this weekend’s game at Minnesota and LeShun Daniels Jr. out for at least the rest of the regular season, Wadley is listed as a starter alongside Mark Weisman.

Griswold senior Rebekah Topham became the first athlete to win four state cross country titles Saturday, capturing the Class 1-A crown.  She also captured the attention of the USA Today.  Topham is featured in their USA Today All-USA performances of the week.

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CLASS 3-A:

• @ Cherokee:  Kuemper Catholic vs. Sioux Center
• @ Clarinda:  Red Oak vs. Shenandoah
• @ Clear Lake:  Forest City vs. Iowa Falls-Alden
• @ Conrad:  Columbus Catholic vs. Nevada
• @ Waterloo West:  Union vs. Indepemdence
• @ Benton:  Williamsburg vs. Mount Vernon
• @ Center Point:  Beckman Catholic vs. Solon
• @ Muscatine:  West Liberty vs. Mediapolis

CLASS 4-A:

• @ Sioux City North:  Bishop Heelan Catholic vs. LeMars
• @ Perry:  Harlan vs. Dallas Center-Grimes
• @ Atlantic:  ADM vs. Lewis Central
• @ Pella:  Oskaloosa vs. Indianola
• @ Webster City:  Boone vs. Charles City
• @ Cascade:  Dubuque Wahlert  vs. West Delaware
• @ Maquoketa:  Central DeWitt vs. Marion
• @ Marengo:  Cedar Rapids Xavier vs. Clear Creek-Amana

CLASS 5-A:

• @ CB Thomas Jefferson:  Sioux City East vs. CB Abraham Lincoln
• @ Waukee:  Urbandale vs. Johnston
• @ Huxley:  Ankeny Centennial vs. Cedar Rapids Jefferson
• @ Newton:  Cedar Rapids Kennedy vs. Dowling Catholic
• @ Newton:  Iowa City West vs. WDM Valley
• @ Huxley:  Cedar Falls vs. Ankeny
• @ Linn-Mar:  Iowa City High vs. Cedar Rapids Prairie
• @ Davenport West:  Pleasant Valley vs. Bettendorf

(Games played Friday, November 7 at 7:00 pm)

CLASS 4-A:
Cedar Rapids Washington vs Iowa City West at Kingston Stadium
Dowling Catholic vs Ankeny at Williams Stadium
North Scott @ Bettendorf
West Des Moines Valley @ Waukee

CLASS 3-A:
Carroll @ Bishop Heelan Catholic
Creston @ Dallas Center-Grimes
Washington @ Pella
West Delaware @ Cedar Rapids Xavier

CLASS 2-A:
Albia @ Williamsburg
Beckman Catholic @ Hampton-Dumont
New Hampton @ North Fayette Valley
Sioux Center @ Spirit Lake

CLASS 1-A:
Central Decatur @ Iowa City Regina
Dike-New Hartford @ South Winneshiek
IKM-Manning @ West Lyon
South Central Calhoun @ St. Edmond Fort Dodge

CLASS A:
Denver @ Nashua-Plainfield
Earlham @ Mount Ayr
Gladbrook-Reinbeck @ Pekin
Logan-Magnolia @ Woodbury Central

8-MAN:
H-L-V @ Central Elkader
Lamoni @ Fremont-Mills
Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn @ West Bend-Mallard
Newell-Fonda @ Don Bosco

Class 4-A:

• Ankeny 42, Lewis Central 28
• Bettendorf 31, Cedar Rapids Kennedy 7
• Cedar Rapids Washington 25, Cedar Falls 14
• Dowling Catholic 59, Ames 24
• Iowa City West 38, Linn-Mar 34
• North Scott 13, Pleasant Valley 9
• West Des Moines Valley 35, Johnston 7
• Waukee 41, Southeast Polk 17

Class 3-A:

• Creston 59, Norwalk 31
• Carroll 55, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 29
• Bishop Heelan Catholic 34, Webster City 7
• Cedar Rapids Xavier 33, Waverly-Shell Rock 20
• Dallas Center-Grimes 41, Gilbert 15
• Pella 56, Newton 14
• Washington 45, Carlisle 20
• West Delaware 28, Solon 14

Class 2-A:

• Albia 37, Clarinda 10
• Beckman Catholic 28, Western Dubuque 20
• Hampton-Dumont 24, C-M-B 14
• New Hampton 26, Union Community 20
• North Fayette Valley 55, Mount Vernon 21
• Sioux Center 20, Clear Lake 14
• Spirit Lake 54, East Sac County 21
• Williamsburg 17, South Tama County 7

Class 1-A:

• St. Edmond 47, A-H-S-T-W 0
• IKM-Manning 35, Hinton 7
• Iowa City Regina 57, Panorama 13
• Central Decatur 39, Van Meter 7
• Dike-New Hartford 35, West Branch 18
• South Central Calhoun 26, Saint Ansgar 23
• South Winneshiek 38, North Cedar 14
• West Lyon 44, Western Christian 14

Class A:

• Logan-Magnolia 40, West Sioux 0
• Denver 22, Maquoketa Valley 20
• Earlham 28, Montezuma 14
• Gladbrook-Reinbeck 56, B-G-M 14
• Mount Ayr 45, Van Buren 14
• Nashua-Plainfield 23, AGWSR 20
• Pekin 47, Lisbon 6
• Woodbury Central 13, Westwood 6

8-Man:

• Lamoni 44, Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 36
• Fremont Mills 51, Melcher-Dallas 14
• Newell-Fonda 13, Coon Rapids-Bayard 7
• Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn 49, Glidden-Ralston 33
• Central Elkader 44, Northwood-Kensett 20
• Don Bosco 66, Turkey Valley 0
• H-L-V 52, Janesville 51
• West Bend-Mallard 46, Harris-Lake Park 6

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals have signed David Bell to a two-year contract as bench coach to replace Mike Aldrete, who left last week for the same role with Oakland. The 42-year-old Bell was assistant hitting coach last year. He played in the majors for 12 years with six teams including the Cardinals. Bell was a minor league manager in the Reds organization from 2009-12 and third base coach with the Cubs in 2013 before joining St. Louis last year.

Aldrete coached with St. Louis from 2008-14. Also Monday, the Cardinals added catcher Ed Easley to the 40-man roster, which has five open slots after right-handers Eric Fornataro and Jorge Rondon were claimed off waivers. Fornataro was taken by the Nationals and Rondon by the Rockies.

The Cass County chapter of Pheasants Forever will hold a youth pheasant hunt on Sunday November 16. The event is open to Cass County youths who have completed hunter safety training. The hunt will take place in the afternoon from 1 pm until 5pm. Participants will be provided a box of either twenty gauge or 12 gauge ammunition. If there are youth who would like to attend, but don’t have a shotgun, the PF chapter will provide one.

Parents or guardians of youth who want to participate need to contact Tom Hurford, Cass County PF Youth Coordinator prior to Friday the 14th @ 712 249 5356. The youth will meet at the Atlantic Hy-vee parking lot at 1pm.

DYERSVILLE, Iowa (AP) — A court challenge has largely stalled the proposed development at the “Field of Dreams” movie site. In September 2012, a group of nearby property owners filed a lawsuit against Dyersville, claiming the City Council didn’t consider the impact commercial development would have on the surrounding area by rezoning the property from agricultural use.

Both sides are expected to appear in court next year for the case. Dyersville Mayor Alvin Haas says all local officials can do now is wait. Tentative construction deadlines have passed for the All-Star Ballpark Heaven project, a proposed $74 million baseball and softball complex for traveling youth tournament teams.

Due to the distance patrons of the Exira/Elk  Horn Kimballton School District will have to travel after tonight’s football game versus Lamoni, Superintendent Dean Schnoes says classes will start 2 hours late Tuesday morning.