A highly anticipated football match-up will finally get to take place in the 8-Player Quarterfinals on Friday night. The CAM Cougars (9-0) travel to Tabor to face the Fremont-Mills Knights (6-1) and we’ll have coverage on KJAN. The two teams out of 8-Player District 7 were supposed to meet in the regular season back on October 2nd but the Knights were unable to make the trip due to COVID-19 issues. The two talented teams will now get to knock pads with a trip to the UNI-Dome and the Semifinals on the line. CAM Head Coach Barry Bower said his team is excited about the chance to battle the Knights.

Fremont-Mills is led by standout senior and Nebraska commit Seth Malcom. Malcom has rushed for 947 yards and 12 touchdowns, while also hauling in 11 passes for 123 yards and two more scores. Malcom is a force defensively as well, leading the Knights with 73 tackles and 12.5 tackles for loss. Coach Bower said the Cougars need to be sure tacklers on Friday to slow Malcom and the rest of the Knights down.

CAM will counter with a star offensive player of their own in Lane Spieker. He has piled up 1,507 yards rushing with 31 touchdowns and he also spent a chunk of the season at quarterback throwing for 6 scores. Spieker has also caught two touchdown passes and returned a combined six punts and kickoffs back for scores. Fremont-Mills Head Coach Jeremy Christensen knows the Knights will have a challenge keeping Spieker in check.

Fremont-Mills is searching for their seventh trip to the Dome in the past 11 seasons. Coach Christensen said his team his hungry to reach that goal again after missing out on a portion of the regular season.

We’ll have coverage of the Cougars and the Knights from Tabor on Friday night on KJAN. Pregame starts at 6:00 p.m. and kickoff is at 7:00 p.m. Chris Parks and Mike Smith will have the call on AM1220, FM101.1, and online at kjan.com.

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Class 5A Championship
(3-1) Ankeny 25-25-21-25, Iowa City Liberty 21-17-25-19 Box Score

5A All-Tournament Team

Class 4A Championship
(3-0) Cedar Rapids Xavier 25-25-25, West Delaware 19-18-18 Box Score

4A All-Tournament Team

Class 3A Championship
(3-0) Osage 25-25-25, Mount Vernon 6-17-20 Box Score

3A All-Tournament Team

Following St. Albert’s loss in the Class 1A Semifinals Wenesday night the Hawkeye Ten Conference released their 2020 Volleyball All-Conference Teams. Atlantic’s Alyssa Derby was named to the Second-Team and Haley Rasmussen was an Honorable Mention pick for the Trojans.

Class 5A Semifinals

(3-2) Iowa City Liberty 25-23-25-23-15, Dowling Catholic 19-25-15-25-12
(3-2) Ankeny 25-19-25-26-15, Pleasant Valley 15-25-22-28-7

Class 4A Semifinals

(3-0) Cedar Rapids Xavier 25-25-25, Western Dubuque 22-23-16
(3-0) West Delaware 25-25-25, Gilbert 19-13-16

Class 3A Semifinals

(3-1) Osage 23-25-25-25 Davenport Assumption 25-24-23-17
(3-0) Mount Vernon 25-25-25, Clarion-Goldfield-Dows 16-22-13

Class 2A Semifinals

(3-0) Denver 25-25-25, Western Christian 22-22-20
(3-0) Dike-New Hartford 25-25-25, Wilton 17-21-16

Class 1A Semifinals

(3-0) Gladbrook-Reinbeck 25-25-25, Council Bluffs St. Albert 20-23-17 (St. Albert ends their season at 15-14) Box Score
(3-0) Burlington Notre Dame 25-25-25,  Gehlen Catholic 19-18-20

First Team
Chloe Largent, ACGC
Alysen Dexter, DM Christian*
Breanna Benge, Pleasantville
Abby Matt, Van Meter
Emily Goodner, West Central Valley
Audrey Store, ACGC
Moriah Prewitt, DM Christian
Norah Matt, Van Meter
Emma Braun, Van Meter
Elly Polich, Woodward-Granger
*Unanimous

Second Team
Alaina Bunde, ACGC
Kylie Young, ACGC
Finley Schelhaas, DM Christian**
Maren Miller, DM Christian
Darby Nixon, Woodward-Granger
Allie Lundberg, DM Christian
Riley Doud, Earlham
Bella Munoz, West Central Valley
Natalie Weaver, Woodward-Granger
**Defensive Specialist

Honorable Mention
ACGC: Reese Coffman and Sophi Danker
DM Christian: Sydnee Theis
Earlham: Jenna Conry and McKenzi Young
Madrid: Macy Gibbons and Ella Santi
Interstate-35: Maddie Welter, Sabyrn Egli
Ogden: Shaylie Johannsen and Kayla Pfiffner
Panorama: Shey Storesund and Jaidyn Sellers
Pleasantville: Amber McKinney and Adi Adreon
Van Meter: Zoie Vaught and Sydney Rainey
West Central Valley: Hailee Scott and Brethany Speichinger
Woodward-Granger: Faith Kuehl and Brayten Ashman

Coach of the Year: Sara Cook, Van Meter

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(Radio Iowa) – Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz says there is no quit in his team. The Hawkeyes are 0-2 after a 21-20 loss to Northwestern and host Michigan State on Saturday.

Ferentz says there is plenty of time to get the season turned around.

Ferentz says the start to this season reminds him of the 2008 team that started Big Ten play 0-3. That season the Hawkeyes rallied to finish 9-4.

Ferentz says the development of sophomore quarterback Spencer Petras was hampered by the lack of spring practice but he remains confident in his ability. Petras had three interceptions in the loss to Northwestern.

Ferentz expects receiver Ihmir Smith-Marsette to miss one game. Smith-Marsette was suspended after being arrested for drunk driving over the weekend.

(Radio Iowa) – Iowa State coach Matt Campbell will let other people decide if running back Breece Hall is a Heisman Trophy candidate. With 901 yards, Hall is currently second in the country in rushing yards.

The Cyclones are 4-2 overall and Campbell would still like to see his team develop more of a killer instinct.

Today is an off day mandated by the NCAA because of the election and Campbell says it did not force them to alter their practice routine much.

Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

UNDATED (AP) — Iowa State’s Breece Hall is averaging 150 yards per game and will go into the 17th-ranked Cyclones’ home game against Baylor on Saturday as the nation’s leading rusher. The sophomore from Wichita, Kansas, has gone over 100 yards in all six games, his four runs of at least 50 yards are most in the country and his 11 rushing touchdowns rank second. Coach Matt Campbell said Hall is an elite talent who has improved since breaking out as a freshman last year. Hall said he’s not surprised by the type of season he’s having.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Colorado Rockies third baseman Nolan Arenado has won his eighth consecutive Gold Glove and right fielder Mookie Betts snared his fifth in a row, his first with the World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers after four with Boston. Kansas City Royals left fielder Alex Gordon also won his eighth Gold Glove, and fourth straight, in his final major league season. Chicago Cubs first baseman Anthony Rizzo earned the honor for the third straight year in the pandemic-shortened season and fourth time overall. He was joined for the first time by Cubs shortstop Javier Báez.

NEW YORK (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers, the NFL’s last unbeaten team, have maintained the top spot in the latest AP Pro32 poll. The Kansas City Chiefs were again close behind as they remained No. 2. The Seattle Seahawks gained a spot to No. 3 after routing San Francisco. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers moved up two spots to No. 4 and the Baltimore Ravens slipped two places to round out the top five.