Officials with the IKM-Manning School District, Tuesday (Today) report “In accordance with Governor Reynold’s proclamation, all IKM-Manning Junior High sports activities have been suspended through December 10th.”

AMES, Iowa – Updated COVID-19 testing results by the Iowa State Athletics Department.

Nov. 9-Nov. 15
Total Tests         Athletes             Staff      Total Positive    Athlete Pos.      Staff Pos.       %Pos.
561                      420                      141        3                           1                           2                             0.53

June 8-Nov. 15
Total Tests         Athletes             Staff      Total Positive    Athlete Pos.      Staff Pos.       %Pos.
9,155                   6,665                   2,495    77                        63                        14                             0.84

IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa Athletics Department conducted 592 COVID-19 PCR tests for the week of Nov. 9-15, 2020. Fifteen positive tests and 577 negative tests have been received. As part of the return to campus protocol, testing began May 29, 2020, and includes student-athletes, coaches and staff. A total of 313 positive tests, 9,317 negative tests and one inconclusive test have been received.

The Big Ten Conference began daily rapid antigen surveillance testing on Sept. 30, 2020. Any positive tests identified through the surveillance testing process would be confirmed through a PCR test and reflected in the numbers listed above.

Following the positive test result, protocol established by UI Athletics and medical staff, including contact tracing procedures, is being followed to ensure the safety of all UI Athletics student-athletes and staff. This mandatory protocol also includes isolation for the individuals who test positive, and quarantine for those individuals who might have been exposed to someone with the virus.

IOWA CITY, Iowa – The University of Iowa baseball program has signed eight players – all who hail from the Hawkeye State – who will join the program in the fall of 2021, it was announced Monday by head coach Rick Heller.

“We really like this class. It has a good mix of athletic position players who can hit and talented pitchers,” said Heller. “Most of these guys have been committed to our program for quite some time and they already feel like family. We are looking forward to their arrival and working with them next fall.

“(Associate head coach) Marty Sutherland did a fantastic job heading up our recruiting efforts.”

The class consists of Gehrig Christensen (C, Urbandale, Iowa), Weston Fulk (LHP, Ankeny, Iowa), Luke Llewellyn (RHP, Urbandale, Iowa), Sam Petersen (IF, Huxley, Iowa), Coy Sarsfield (OF, Marion, Iowa), Caden Stoffer (RHP, Fairfax, Iowa), Ben Wilmes (IF, Des Moines, Iowa) and Mitch Wood (IF, Ottumwa, Iowa).

The group features seven prep players and one junior college transfer and five positional players and three pitchers.  All seven prep players are nationally ranked by Perfect Game.

2020 Iowa Baseball Signees

Name                                    Pos.       Ht.    Wt.  B/T     Hometown/High School (Last School)
Gehrig Christensen                C           6-1    170   L/R     Urbandale, Iowa/Urbandale
Weston Fulk                          LHP        6-4    230   L/L      Ankeny, Iowa/Ankeny
Luke Llewellyn                      RHP        6-4    230   R/R     Urbandale, Iowa/Urbandale (Kirkwood CC)
Sam Petersen                        IF            5-11 175   R/R     Huxley, Iowa/Ballard Community
Coy Sarsfield                         OF          5-8    175   R/R     Marion, Iowa/Linn Mar
Caden Stoffer                       RHP        6-4    175   R/R     Fairfax, Iowa/Cedar Rapids Prairie
Ben Wilmes                           IF            6-0    170   R/R     Des Moines, Iowa/Johnston
Mitch Wood                          IF            6-2    185   R/R     Ottumwa, Iowa/Ottumwa

Following the new guidelines set forth by Governor Reynolds on Monday night, the Iowa High School Athletic Association will make another adjustment to attendance at the State Football Finals this week. Here is the full statement put out by the IHSAA.

The Iowa High School Athletic Association’s football championship games currently set for Thursday and Friday at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls fall under high school sporting event guidelines as issued by Governor Kim Reynolds in an updated proclamation on Monday evening.

The proclamation will limit attendance to the six championship games to two spectators per participating athlete. The IHSAA played last week’s 12 semifinal games with face covering requirements and spectator restrictions at the UNI-Dome due to the continued spread of COVID-19.

The IHSAA will work with partners at the University of Northern Iowa, Black Hawk County Public Health, the Department of Education, and Iowa state government officials to provide further information and compliance on the planned event. Updates and clarifications on championship game protocols as they become available.

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The NCAA says it plans to hold the entire 2021 men’s college basketball tournament in one location to mitigate the risks of the coronavirus. It is in talks with Indianapolis to be the host city. The Final Four is already set to be held in Indianapolis next year. The association said it is relocating early round games that had been scheduled for 13 cities across the country. The NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Committee says hosting all 68 teams in one place is safer.

Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid watches play against the New York Jets in the second half of an NFL football game on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020, in Kansas City, Mo. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs signed Andy Reid and Brett Veach to contract extensions that will provide added stability by keeping the most successful coach and general manager combination in franchise history together well into the future. The Chiefs declined to announce the terms of the extensions Monday, though it’s unlikely Reid or Veach was going anywhere. They have built a juggernaut together, reaching back-to-back AFC championship games and delivering the Chiefs their first Super Bowl title in 50 years last season. And at 8-1, they are in good position to defend the title.

Atlantic’s Lexi Reynolds competed in the State Swim Meet this past Friday and Saturday in Marshalltown.

Reynolds swam in the prelims of the 500 Freestyle and the 200 Freestyle but did not qualify for the finals of either event. The top 16 times from prelims advanced to the Finals on Saturday.

Reynolds went 28th in the 500 Freestyle with a time of 5:30.32. Reynolds was 27th in the 200 Freestyle prelims with a time of 2:02.05.

Check out the full Girls State Swim Meet results HERE.

The Iowa Girls Coaches Association released their All-District Volleyball Teams for 2020 on Monday. Here is a look at the area athletes honored.

Class 1A SW District
Allie Petry, St Albert 12
Tara Peterson, Stanton 12
Lauren Williams, St Albert 11
Rachel Drake, East Mills 12
Emily Williams, East Mills 10
Paige Smith, Sidney 12
Kenna Howard, Fremont Mills 12
Gretchen Wallace, Glidden-Ralston 12
TJ Stoaks, Lenox 12
Miah Urban, East Mills 10
Brook Adams, Stanton 12
Taylor Bower, CAM 12
Marleigh Johnson, Stanton 10
Jenna Stephens, Stanton 10
Isabelle Inman, Southwest Valley 12
Jadeyn Smith, Ar-We-Va Westside 12
Anna Kelley, Griswold 11
Chloe Parkis, Coon Rapids Bayard 12
District Coach of the Year: Angie Lantz, St Albert

Class 2A SW District
Macy Vanfossan, Underwood 12
Peyton Cook, Underwood 12
Presley Pogge, Tri-Center, Neola 12
Zoe Rus, Underwood 12
Miranda Ring, Tri-Center, Neola 12
Corinne Bond, Nodaway Valley 12
Ella Myler, Missouri Valley 10
Stella Umphreys, Treynor 12
Ava Hilts, Missouri Valley 10
Maddie Lewis, Treynor 11
District Coach of the Year: Paula Carmen, Underwood

Class 2A Central District
Chloe Largent, Adair Casey-Guthrie Center 11
Norah Matt, Van Meter 12
Elly Polich, Woodward-Granger 12
Audrey Stowe, Adair Casey-Guthrie Center 12
Avery Amelse, Pella Christian 11
Jaidyn Teske, South Hardin 11
Abby Matt, Van Meter 10
Ellie Anderson, South Hardin 10
Sarah Gritters, Pella Christian 11
Emma Braun, Van Meter 12
Natalie Weaver, Woodward-Granger 12
Emily Goodner, West Central Valley 10
Kylie Young, Adair Casey- Guthrie Center 12
District Coach of the Year: Sara Cook, Van Meter

Class 3A West District
Jazlin De Haan, MOC-Floyd Valley 12
Lexi Johnson, Red Oak 11
Payten Lode, Sheldon 11
Reagan Jansen, Sioux Center 10
Emma Byker, Unity Christian 11
Grace Anderson, Cherokee, Washington 12
Chloe DeVries, Red Oak 12
Miah Bleeker, Sioux Center 12
Gracie Schoonhoven, Unity Christian 10
Kiernan Groendyke, MOC-Floyd Valley 12
Abbey Jones, Red Oak 12
Brooklyn Grady, Sheldon 12
Ashlyn Badding, Kuemper Catholic 10
Kiersten Fisher, Southeast Valley 12
Alyssa Derby Atlantic 12
District Coach of the Year: Angie Montgomery, Red Oak

Class 4A West District
Elle Scarborough, Glenwood 12
Mia Gamet, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 12
Madisyn Havermann, Lewis Central 12
Emma Salker, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 11
Thea Rotto, Gilbert 12
Lauren Carter, Winterset 11
Grace Boles, Glenwood 12
Maddie Hinkel, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 11
Josie Ayala, Carroll 11
Brynlee Arnold, Glenwood 11
Ella Collison, Carroll 12
Nessa Johnson, Gilbert 12
Kinsie Zinnel, Boone 12
Pypr Stoeffler, LeMars 12
Ashley Hall, Harlan 12
Coach of the Year: Renee Winkel, Sergeant Bluff-Luton

Class 5A West District
Anna Flynn, Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines 12
Phyona Schrader, Ankeny 12
Hayden Kubik, Valley, West Des Moines 11
Lauren Havlik, Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines 12
Lily Dykstra, Urbandale 10
Layanna Green, Waukee 12
Kayla Schleifman, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 12
Olivia Nahas, Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines 12
Sophia Painovich, Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines 12
McKenna Scheib, Ankeny 12
Lauren Blake, Indianola 11
Ava Reynolds, Ankeny 11
Dasha Svitashev, Johnston 11
Lineya Wells, Sioux City, East 12
Payton Lombardi, Valley, West Des Moines 12
Ella Becker, Ankeny Centennial 11
Olivia Lombardi, Valley, West Des Moines 10
Izzy Kronenberg, Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines 12
Coach of the year: Mary Beth Wiskus, Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines