The ACGC Chargers will get another crack at top-ranked Van Meter after taking down South Central Calhoun 34-13 on Friday night in the second round of the 1A Playoffs.

The Chargers broke out to a 20-0 lead in the first half and never really let the Titans get into the game. Gavin Cornelison pounded out 176 yards on the ground with 3 touchdowns and Charlie Crawford added 54 yards and two more scores for the Chargers.

ACGC improves to 9-1 on the season and continue to enjoy their best season to date. Their only loss this season came on the road against top-ranked Van Meter 41-7 and they will now get another crack at the Bulldogs in the quarterfinal round.

The Audubon Wheeler are on to the Quarterfinals in the 8-Player football playoffs after a dominating win over top-ranked Montezuma 63-14.

The Wheelers took control of the game early, outscoring the Braves 21-6 in the first quarter and building the lead to 42-6 by halftime.

Gavin Smith had a brilliant night on the ground with 301 yards and 6 touchdowns. Braden Wessel led the defense with 7.5 tackles and 2 tackles for loss, he also ran a punt back for a score. Audubon kept Montezuma star quarterback Eddie Burgess in check and the Braves finished 43 points below their average point total.

Audubon moves 9-1 and are on to the Quarterfinals for the third straight season They will now get a shot at their second Semifinal appearance in the past three seasons when the travel to Wayland next Thursday to face a 10-0 WACO squad.

Fremont-Mills landed the first blow and grabbed a halftime lead over CAM on Friday night in the second round of the 8-Man playoffs. The Cougars responded in the second half and earned a 46-20 victory to advance to the quarterfinals next week.

CAM trailed 12-8 at the break but took the lead for good on the second play of the second half. Lane Spieker hooked up with Colby Rich for a 49-yard touchdown pass on a screen to the right side of the field to make it 14-12 Cougars. CAM went on to score the next four touchdowns of the game to lead by as much as 40-12. Fremont-Mills got one more score with 2:38 left to get within 40-20 before CAM added one more on Lane Spieker’s 6th touchdown run of the game.

Spieker finished with 327 yards and 6 scores on the ground to go along with the scoring toss to Rich. Rich finished with 91 yards receiving for the game. CAM Head Coach Barry Bower was proud of the way the team responded in the second half.

Joe Kauffman was very disruptive on defense, flying into the backfield early all night long to make it difficult for the Knights to get started. Kauffman thought the defense adjusted well to some different looks the Knights showed to begin the game.

CAM improved to 10-0 on the season and will host Newell-Fonda in a quarterfinal game next Thursday. We’ll have coverage of that game on KJAN with pregame starting at 6:00 p.m. Coach Bower said it’ll be a lot of fun to host a quarterfinal game next week.

Fremont-Mills ends their season with a record of 6-4.

Class 3A Runners competed at the State Championships in Fort Dodge on Friday afternoon.

In the Girls 3A race Kaia Bieker of Harlan finished 7th with a time of 19:29.18. Lindsey Sonderman finished 16th for the Cyclones. Lola Mendlik of Denison finished 29th. Atlantic’s Ava Rush finished 48th with a time of 20:35.90 and Claire Pellett finished 87th with a time of 21:08.89.

Paityn Noe of Ballard was the 3A Girls individual champion with a run of 18:12.74. Solon won the team title with 77 points. Harlan finished 7th and Glenwood was 11th in the team standings.

3A GIRLS

In the 3A Boys race the top area runner was Bryant Keller of Glenwood who finished 11th with a time of 16:31.91. Atlantic’s Drew Engler placed 40th with a time of 17:26.58. Aidan Ramsey of Dallas Center-Grimes was the Individual title winner with a time of 15:36.08.

Dallas Center-Grimes won the team title as well with 60 points, just edging out Marion by 2. Glenwood finished 10th and ADM was 13th in the team scoring.

3A BOYS

The Class 4A State Cross Country races were completed Friday morning in Fort Dodge. In the boys race Lewis Central’s Ethan Eichhorn finished 13th in a time of 16:10.89. Follow the links below for full results.

4A GIRLS

4A BOYS

AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State men’s basketball team has added Eric Steyer to its roster.

Steyer, an Ames, Iowa, native, was a member of the team for three seasons (2018-21), playing in 20 games as a walk-on. He graduated in the spring and is currently in graduate school.

Steyer is a three-time Academic All-Big 12 First Team honoree and a recipient of the Dr. Gerald Lage Academic Achievement Award.

Steyer’s addition comes about a week after former transfer Blake Hinson announced he was leaving the team before playing in a game for the Cyclones.

(Radio Iowa) – Pheasant hunters will hit Iowa’s forests and fields starting tomorrow (Saturday) morning at 8 o’clock, shortly after sunrise. Todd Bogenshutz, a wildlife biologist with the D-N-R in Boone, is predicting a busy morning as the forecast calls for a sunny fall day for much of the state. “We’re expecting a lot of hunters out. We had the highest numbers we’ve had in several years last year, partly due to COVID,” Bogenshutz says. “We’re expecting the same this year as (pheasant) counts are basically unchanged from a year ago.” Based on the agency’s roadside counts, northwest Iowa looks particularly promising for pheasant populations this year, while southeast Iowa may be lesser, though he says “they average out.”

Iowa’s growing seasons are wrapping up just as hunting season begins, which Bogenshutz says is ideal. “Crop harvest is well underway,” he says. “Last I saw, like 80-90 percent of the beans are out statewide and corn is up over 50, maybe 60 percent. When the crops are out when the season opens, that usually makes the birds easier to find, they don’t have as many places to hide.” Bogenshutz says there are some key rules to always follow during the hunt.

“The requirements of your pheasant and quail hunting is that you have to have at least one article of 50% or more blaze orange on your person,” Bogenshutz says. “That could be a hat, a vest, a coat or sweatshirt, anything that’s at least 50% blaze orange because we want everybody to be safe.” When hunting in groups, he says it’s vital to make a plan and follow it. Iowa’s pheasant season runs through January 10th. Learn more at www.iowadnr.gov.

Tenth ranked Newell-Fonda visits number seven Lenox tonight (Friday night), in the second round of the playoffs in 8-player. Newell-Fonda coach Brian Wilken says the key for the defense will be slowing down Lenox running back Isaac Grundman who has rushed for more than 15 hundred yards.

The Mustangs have won three straight since a loss to number four Remsen St. Mary’s.

Lenox co-coach Cole Bonde says the Tiger defense faces a tough challenge.

Bonde says a veteran offensive line paves the way for Grundman.

2021 STATE CROSS COUNTRY SCHEDULE
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29 & SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30
LAKESIDE MUNICIPAL GOLF COURSE – FORT DODGE, IOWA

Friday, October 29
10:30 a.m. Girls 4A
11:15 a.m. Boys 4A
12:00 p.m. 4A Awards Ceremony
2:30 p.m. Girls 3A
3:15 p.m. Boys 3A
4:00 p.m. 3A Awards Ceremony

Saturday, October 30
10:30 a.m. Girls 2A
11:15 a.m. Boys 2A
12:00 p.m. 2A Awards Ceremony
2:30 p.m. Girls 1A
3:15 p.m. Boys 1A
4:00 p.m. 1A Awards Ceremony

Girls Class 1A Starting Box Assignments

Girls Class 2A Starting Box Assignments

Girls Class 3A Starting Box Assignments

Girls Class 4A Starting Box Assignments

Girls Participants List

• Boys Class 4A
• Boys Class 3A
• Boys Class 2A
• Boys Class 1A
• Boys Participants List