(Radio Iowa) – The Iowa Hawkeyes are preparing for their October 24th season opener at Purdue. It will be the debut of sophomore quarterback Spencer Petras (pee-triss), who takes over for three-year starter Nate Stanley.

Petras takes over an experienced Iowa offense that returns several playmakers.

With most of the starters returning from the offense from last year’s team that finished 10-3 expectations are high.

(Radio Iowa) – Iowa basketball coach Fran McCaffery expects the Hawkeyes to play a 27 game schedule, including its own multi-team tournament. It is still to be determined what the non-conference schedule will look like.

McCaffery says there are a lot of things to consider like what if games get cancelled.

McCaffery says a bubble type of setup is not possible for college basketball.

(Radio Iowa) – There will be a homecoming game at Fremont-Mills after all. Ranked fifth in the Radio Iowa 8-player poll the Knights have added a game against Central Valley of Nebraska. Fremont-Mills coach Jeremy Christiansen says it was important to get a home game.

After having three straight games cancelled Christiansen says they are thrilled to have a game.

The Knight are 3-0 and this will be their first game since back on September 11th.

(Radio Iowa) – Iowa State coach Matt Campbell says balance on offense has been a big factor in a 2-0 start to Big 12 play. The 24th ranked Cyclones are averaging 171 yards on the ground and 212 through the air. They host Texas Tech this weekend.

Campbell says the Cyclones are at their best when they are balanced.

There is also balance in the pass game. Xavier Hutchinson leads the team in receptions with 11 but 12 different Cyclones have caught a pass in three games.

Texas Tech is coming off two straight close losses to Kansas State and Texas. Campbell says the Red Raiders have made big strides physically.

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

NEW YORK (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs, Seattle Seahawks, Green Bay Packers and Buffalo Bills are the top four teams in the latest AP Pro32 poll. That’s the same as last week. All four teams are 4-0. The Baltimore Ravens slipped a spot to round out the top five. Next are the Pittsburgh Steelers at No. 6 and the Tennessee Titans at No. 7. Those teams had been scheduled to play each other last week but the game was postponed because of the Titans’ COVID-19 outbreak.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Kansas State football coach Chris Klieman is keenly aware of the optics that come with his lucrative contract extension, which was announced Monday several months after it was concluded. He understands that there are still plenty of people struggling to make ends meet during the COVID-19 pandemic, and he feels empathy for the hundreds of school employees still facing furloughs this fiscal year. But school officials also believe they have a winner in Klieman, and the importance of keeping him on the sideline outweighed any potential public backlash.

Hawkeye Ten Conference

(3-2) Atlantic 22-25-25-18-15, Denison-Schleswig 25-19-14-25-12
(3-1) Creston 25-22-25-25, Shenandoah 13-15-22-8
(3-0) Glenwood 25-25-25, Harlan 11-14-18
(3-0) Glenwood 25-25-25, St. Albert 14-18-20
(3-1) Kuemper Catholic 26-25-18-27, Lewis Central 24-17-25-25
(3-0) Red Oak 25-25-25, Clarinda 5-11-14
(3-1) Harlan 19-25-25-25, St. Albert 25-21-23-23

Western Iowa Conference

(3-0) Treynor 25-25-25, Nodaway Valley 23-11-19
(3-2) Tri-Center 20-25-23-25-15, Missouri Valley 25-20-25-21-13
(3-0) Underwood 25-25-25, Riverside 18-21-11

Rolling Valley Conference

(3-1) Coon Rapids-Bayard 21-28-25-25, Glidden-Ralston 25-26-20-22

Corner Conference

(3-2) East Mills 22-25-11-25-20, Stanton 25-16-25-19-18
(3-0) Sidney 25-25-25, Fremont-Mills 12-22-15

Pride of Iowa Conference

(2-0) Grand View Christian 25-25, Central Decatur 18-21
(3-1) Murray 25-26-23-25, Bedford 19-24-25-14
(3-0) Southeast Warren 25-25-25, East Union 19-8-12
(3-0) Southwest Valley 25-25-25, Mount Ayr 19-10-14
(3-0) Wayne 25-25-25, Martensdale-St. Marys 7-23-14

Other Scores

(3-0) ACGC 25-25-25, I-35 6-11-13
(3-0) Carroll 25-25-25, Carlisle 7-8-20
(3-0) CB Abraham Lincoln 25-25-25, Sioux City West 11-18-7
(3-0) Van Meter 25-25-25, Panorama 15-15-14

The swim team from Council Bluffs won at home Tuesday in a dual with Atlantic. The Abraham Lincoln girls scored a total of 104 points in their victory over Atlantic, which came away from the event with 51-points.

The Trojans Ava Bruckner took first place in the 100 meter Butterfly, Lexi Reynolds placed first in the 200 and 400 meter Freestyle events. Bruckner also anchored the win for Atlantic in the 200 Freestyle Relay. Also for the Trojans, Bryer Rose took first in the 200 meter Individual Medley (IM).

Find the complete results here: 5f7d12424d87a.pdf

At a brief Zoom video conference meeting on Tuesday morning, the Iowa High School Athletic Association’s Board of Control granted member schools the ability to conduct regular season contests following postseason elimination from fall boys’ sports.

The decision is intended for member schools which lost regular season contests during the 2020 fall seasons due to impact from COVID-19 or the August derecho storm. The permission is granted for all high school levels of competition in the IHSAA sports of football, cross country, and Class 4A golf.

To schedule additional contests, the following conditions must be met:

• The contest(s) must be completed prior to the IHSAA state event.
  • Football: Prior to November 18.
  • Cross Country: Prior to October 30.
  • Golf: Prior to October 9.
• The total number of regular season contests may not exceed the allowable limit in that sport.
  • Football: 7 regular season contests.
  • Cross Country: 10 regular season contests.
  • Golf: 12 regular season contests.
• The contest(s) may not be scheduled on any date in which an IHSAA postseason event in that sport is scheduled.
• The contest(s) may only be schedule with member schools who also lost regular season games due to COVID-19 or the derecho storm.

This permission applies to 2020 IHSAA fall sports and mirrors the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union plan for girls’ fall sports.

To request or schedule additional contests, member school athletic directors should contact the IHSAA administrator for the respective sport.

• Football: Todd Tharp, ttharp@iahsaa.org.
• Cross Country: Jared Chizek, jchizek@iahsaa.org.
• Golf: Chad Elsberry, celsberry@iahsaa.org.

The Iowa Association of Track Coaches has released their weekly update to the individual cross country rankings. Here is a look at the area ranked runners.

Griswold Activities Director Troy Niklaus released a statement on Tuesday morning that Griswold will be cancelling their football game at East Mills this Friday night. Griswold had to cancel their game last week due to low numbers with some players out with illness. The district has since experienced a couple of COVID-19 infections that impacted a number of students and staff with contact tracing. The Griswold School Board on Monday night voted 6-1 to implement a mask mandate within the district that will go into effect on Wednesday and continue through the end of the semester.