(Radio Iowa) – The UNI men are favored to repeat as Missouri Valley Conference regular season champions. The Panthers return all conference standouts AJ Green and Austin Phyfe from last year’s team that finished 25-6.

That’s Panther coach Ben Jacobson who feels the Valley will be improved from top to bottom.

Drake is picked for seventh. Star center Liam Robbins transferred to Minnesota after last year’s 20-14 record and the Bulldogs added six-nine Seton Hall transfer Darnell Brodie.

That’s Drake coach Darian DeVries who feels several teams in the Valley have post season hopes.

*All games kickoff at 7:00 p.m. unless otherwise noted.

CLASS 4A

Pod #14
Ankeny- BYE
Sioux City West @ CB Thomas Jefferson

CLASS 3A

Pod #15
Harlan- BYE
ADM @ Bondurant-Farrar

Pod #16
Creston O-M @ Lewis Central
Norwalk @ Glenwood

CLASS 2A

Pod #15
Atlantic- BYE
Des Moines Christian @ Albia

Pod #16
Red Oak @ Greene County
Shenandoah @ Clarinda

CLASS 1A

Pod #2
Eagle Grove @ Emmetsburg
Kuemper Catholic @ Pocahontas

Pod #3
Western Christian- BYE
MVAOCOU @ Treynor

Pod #12
East Marshall @ Panorama
Hudson @ Pella Christian

Pod #13
Van Meter- BYE
ACGC @ Pleasantville

Pod #14
Mount Ayr- BYE
Central Decatur @ I-35

Pod #15
West Central Valley @ Underwood
Colfax-Mingo @ Woodward-Granger

Pod #16
OABCIG- BYE
Missouri Valley @ East Sac County

CLASS A

Pod #13
Wayne @ Earlham
Nodaway Valley @ North Mahaska

Pod #14
Sidney @ St. Albert
West Monona @ Woodbury Central

Pod #15
Tri-Center @ Lawton-Bronson
AHSTW @ Riverside

Pod #16
Logan-Magnolia- BYE
IKM-Manning @ Southwest Valley

8-Player

Pod #1
Grettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire @ Remsen St. Mary’s
Boyer Valley @ West Harrison

Pod #2
West Bend-Mallard @ Newell-Fonda
Ar-We-Va @ Kingsley-Pierson

Pod #3
Coon Rapids-Bayard- BYE
River Valley @ Harris-Lake Park

Pod #14
Bedford @ Audubon
East Mills @ Lenox

Pod #15
Griswold @ CAM -ON KJAN
Stanton/Essex @ Murray

Pod #16
Exira-EHK @ Fremont-Mills
Glidden-Ralston @ Woodbine

Hawkeye Ten Conference

(2-0) Ankeny Centennial 25-28, Kuemper Catholic 16-26
(2-0) Sergeant Bluff-Luton 29-25, Kuemper Catholic 27-16
(2-0) Red Oak 25-25, Coon Rapids-Bayard 13-15
(2-0) Red Oak 25-25, Griswold 8-7
(2-0) Shenandoah 25-27, Southwest Valley 19-25
(3-0) St. Albert 25-25-25, Clarinda 15-20-15
(2-1) CB Thomas Jefferson 25-13-15, Shenandoah 21-25-13

Western Iowa Conference Tournament

Championship: (3-0) Underwood 25-25-26, Tri-Center 15-14-24
Consolation: (3-0) Missouri Valley 25-28-28, Logan-Magnolia 17-26-22

Other WIC

(2-0) AHSTW 25-25, IKM-Manning 10-19
(2-1) AHSTW 15-25-15, Audubon 25-16-5
(2-1) Audubon 25-16-15, IKM-Manning 17-25-11

Rolling Valley Conference

(2-0) Coon Rapids-Bayard 25-25, Griswold 15-11
(3-0) Woodbine 25-25-25, Essex 21-14-5

Pride of Iowa Conference

(2-0) Southwest Valley 25-25, CB Thomas Jefferson 17-15
(3-0) Wayne 25-25-25, Clarke 18-21-21

Other Scores

(2-0) Millard South 25-25, CB Abraham Lincoln 20-17
(2-0) Lincoln East 25-30, CB Abraham Lincoln 17-28

The Panorama girls and Madrid boys ran their way to West Central Activities Conference cross country titles on Thursday at Lake Panorama. Clare Kelly of Van Meter and Jason Renze of Madrid won individual titles.

Girls Team Scores

1. Panorama 50
2. Van Meter 72
3. Des Moines Christian 76
4. AC/GC 76
5. Earlahm 79
6. Pleasantville 187
7. Madrid 196
8. West Central Valley 233
9. Ogden 236
10. Woodward-Granger 263

Girls Individual Top Ten

1. Clare Kelly, Van Meter
2. Lily Dixon, Earlham
3. Rylee Sloss, AC/GC
4. Ella Waddle, Panorama
5. Mary Kelly, Van Meter
6. Ella Jicinsky, Des Moines Christian
7. Katie Noah, Earlham
8. Gwen Steffen, Panorama
9. Megan Miller, Des Moines Christian
10. Taitlin Koch, West Central Valley

Boys Team Scores

1. Madrid 41
2. Des Moines Christian 47
3. Earlham 51
4. AC/GC 109
5. Ogden 124
6. I-35 183
7. Van Meter 215
8. Woodward-Academy 215
9. Pleasantville 266
10. Woodward-Granger 278
11. West Central Valley 287

Boys Individual Top Ten

1. Jason Renze, Madrid
2. Clay Pehl, Madrid
3. Carson Houg, Des Moines Christian
4. Jayden Dickson, Earlham
5. Aaron Fynaardt, Des Moines Christian
6. Stephen Flynn, Ogden
7. Zach Dixon, Earlham
8. Dominic Braet, Earlham
9. Gabe Soda, Earlham
10. Trevin Suhr, AC/GC

Full results HERE.

Craig Alan Becker won a Hawkeye Ten Cross Country title for Atlantic on Thursday in Denison and the boys team finished third. Becker ran a time of 16:25.18 to beat out Trey Gross of Harlan and Ethan Eichorn of Lewis Central for the individual title. The Atlantic boys team finished with 77 points behind Glenwood (63) and Lewis Central (70).

Atlantic: 1st- Craig Alan Becker, 8th- Zane Berg, 14th- Drew Engler, 16th- Ethan Williams, 41st- Tyrell Williams, 51st- Bennett Whetstone, 58th- Devin Wood.

Team Scores

1. Glenwood 63
2. Lewis Central 70
3. Atlantic 77
4. Harlan 22
5. Kuemper Catholic 137
6. Clarinda 147
7. St. Albert 161
8. Denison 192
9. Red Oak 196
10. Shenandoah 238

Individual Top Ten

1. Craig Alan Becker, Atlantic 16:25.18
2. Trey Gross, Harlan
3. Ethan Eichhorn, Lewis Central
4. Nathan Sell, Lewis Central
5. Baylor Bergren, Red Oak
6. Andrew Smith, Glenwood
7. Michael Pottebaum, Kuemper Catholic
8. Zane Berg, Atlantic
9. Colin Lillie, St. Albert
10. Liam Hays, Glenwood

Full results HERE.

The Atlantic girls cross country team and Taylor McCreedy both finished in third place at the Hawkeye Ten Cross Country Meet on Thursday in Denison. The Trojans notched 75 points and finished behind Glenwood (42) and Harlan (57). McCreedy finished with a time of 20:00.96 and finished behind Braelyn Baker of Creston and Emma Hughes of Glenwood.

Atlantic: 3rd- Taylor McCreedy, 14th- Ava Rush, 16th- Claire Pellett, 26th- Maddie Botos, 28th- Addie DeArment, 40th- Faith Altman, 43rd- Gewn Irlmeier.

Team Scores

1. Glenwood 42
2. Harlan 57
3. Atlantic 75
4. Creston 114
5. Lewis Central 120
6. Shenandoah 159
7. Red Oak 185
8. Kuemper Catholic 221
9. Denison 233

Indvidual Top Ten

1. Braelyn Baker, Creston 19:51.75
2. Emma Hughes, Glenwood
3. Taylor McCreedy, Atlantic
4. Mayson Hartley, Clarinda
5. Kaia Bieker, Harlan
6. Brecken VanBaale, Harlan
7. Reese Duncan, St. Albert
8. Natalie Smith, Lewis Central
9. Erin Schultz, Glenwood
10. Riley Wiese, Glenwood

Full results HERE.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs will be without offensive lineman Kelechi Osemele and wide receiver Sammy Watkins when they visit the Buffalo Bills on Monday night for a game that was pushed back because of COVID-19 protocols. Osmele tore tendons in both of his knees and Watkins hurt his hamstring during Sunday’s loss to the Raiders, which also ended the Chiefs’ franchise-record 13-game win streak.

Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Sammy Watkins, center, celebrates with teammates Demarcus Robinson, left, and Tyreek Hill, right, after catching an 8-yard touchdown pass during the first half of an NFL football game against the Las Vegas Raiders, Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020, in Kansas City. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

Mike Remmers finished the game at guard and will get the start in Buffalo, coach Andy Reid said Thursday, and Mecole Hardman will take most of the snaps in Watkins’s place.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — University of Iowa students who want to establish intercollegiate women’s wrestling and rugby programs have been added as plaintiffs to a lawsuit seeking more sports opportunities for female Hawkeyes. A lawsuit filed this month by members of the women’s swimming and diving team seeks to stop the university from eliminating their program after this season. They argue that Iowa doesn’t comply with a federal law that requires colleges to offer equal athletics opportunities to male and female students, and seek more roster spots for women.

Plaintiff and freshman, Abbie Lyman, participated in wrestling at high school and had hoped to continue the sport in college.

The CAM Cougars (5-0) will host the Griswold Tigers (0-5) for a First Round Playoff game on Friday night, a rematch of their meeting in Week 1 of the regular season. The Cougars won that first meeting back on August 28th handily 60-8 and now a trip to the second round of the postseason is on the line. Both teams have first year head coaches so the first meeting of the season contained a lot of unknowns. CAM Head Coach Barry Bower said it will be a little different this second time around.

The Cougars have played sound defense throughout the season and have a big-play capable offense led by running back Lane Spieker. Spieker had a big night in that first meeting with 2 passing, 2 rushing, and 2 return touchdowns against the Tigers. Griswold Head Coach Chase Wallace said his team will need to play fundamentally sound against the Cougars.

The Tigers have had most of their success on the ground but have been trying to work in more passing to the new system. Coach Bower has been impressed with the backfield and how the Tigers have improved up front.

Despite the lack of success in the win column, Coach Wallace has been impressed by the positive attitude and fight from his team.

You can hear full interviews with both coaches during our pregame for the contest Friday night on KJAN. We’ll start the night with our pick ’em show Who’s Gonna Win? at 6:00 p.m., followed by pregame at 6:30 p.m. and kickoff at 7:00 p.m. Chris Parks and Mike Smith will have the call from Anita on AM 1220, FM 101.1, and online at kjan.com

The Hawkeye Ten Conference Cross Country Championships will be run today in Denison.

The girls race will feature two teams ranked in the latest Class 3A poll out on Wednesday. Glenwood is ranked 7th and Harlan is 8th. Atlantic will look to be another team in the mix for the title. Creston’s Braelyn Baker, Glenwood’s Emma Hughes, Harlan’s Brecken VanBaale and Kaia Bieker, Claire Miller of Denison, Haley Bach of Lewis Central, and Atlantic’s Taylor McCreedy are some of the top individuals vying for a title.

The boys race won’t feature any teams currently ranked in Class 3A but Atlantic, Glenwood, and Harlan have all spent time in the poll or been recognized as a team to watch through the year. Lewis Central is another tough team in 4A. Individually Craig Alan Becker of Atlantic, Ethan Eichorn and Nathan Sell of Lewis Central, Leonardo Flores of Denison, and Trey Gross of Harlan are some of the top runners to keep an eye on.

The meet will start at 4:00 p.m. on the course near Denison High School with the middle school boys first. The middle school girls follow at 4:10 p.m., JV boys at 4:30 p.m., Varsity boys at 5:00 p.m., then Varsity girls at 5:30 p.m. and JV girls at 6:00 p.m.