Thursday, November 16th

8-Man Championship
Don Bosco, Gilbertville 52, St. Mary’s, Remsen 14

Class A Championship
West Sioux, Hawarden 35, vs. Hudson 14

Class 3A Championship
Cedar Rapids Xavier 31, Pella 13

Friday, November 17th

Class 1A Championship
Van Meter 28, Regina, Iowa City 7

Class 2A Championship
Waukon 29, Williamsburg 0

Class 4A Championship
Dowling Catholic 35, Iowa City, West 21

The Atlantic girls basketball team has the task of replacing six seniors for the 2017-18 campaign. The answer may be playing a smaller lineup and hoping that inexperienced players can grow up fast.

The Trojans lost some size down low with the graduation of Catherine Leonard and McKenna DenBeste. Leonard led the team with 11.7 points per game and 221 rebounds last season. DenBeste was the second leading rebounder with 127 on the season to go along with 5.2 points per game. Atlantic Head Coach Kelly Juhl says the makeup of this team will be different with a little less height overall.

Atlantic does return some experience in the backcourt with Baylee Newell back who averaged 9.2 points per game, along with McKenzie Waters, Alyssa Ginther, and Riley Seufert. Filter in some of the newcomers and Coach Juhl thinks their guards have the chance to have a big season.

Cheyenne Elliot along with Aly Anderson and Heidi Williams will be counted on for production around the basket. The Trojans open up the season next Monday on the road against the Carroll Tigers and will follow that up with a home game on Tuesday night against Denison-Schleswig. Coach Juhl says they are excited to get the season started.

We’ll have coverage of those first two games for the Trojans on KJAN. Join us Monday night for the game with Carroll, pregame at 7:15pm and tip-off scheduled for approximately 7:30pm

Former Atlantic Trojans Sam Markham and Brendan Holmes earned First Team Honors from the Iowa Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for their performance on the gridiron this season.

Markham, a Central College senior, was a First Team honoree as a wide receiver for the third straight season. In eight conference games this season Markham averaged 116.8 yards per game.  He tied for the league lead with 11 touchdown catches and had 53 catches total for 934 yards. He set the school record with four touchdown grabs against Loras, a game in which he had 5 total grabs for 201 yards.

Holmes, a sophomore for Simpson College, was a First Team selection as a defensive back. Holmes racked up 35 solo tackles in conference play as part of 70 overall tackles in the league. Holmes was also part of 6 takeaways for the Storm defense with 5 interceptions and 1 fumble recovery against league opponents.

IKM-Manning alum Joe Thraen was and honorable mention selection as a Senior offensive lineman for Buena Vista.

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

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs probably don’t know what to expect from the New York Giants. Neither do the Giants. On paper this game at MetLife Stadium is a mismatch. The Chiefs (6-3) are well-rested coming off a bye week. The Giants (1-8) seemingly have hit rock bottom after getting blown out by the Rams two weeks ago and then losing to the previously winless San Francisco 49ers last weekend.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs defense has been lambasted for being poor against the run. But the reality is their pass defense hasn’t been much better, a big reason they’ve lost three of four. As the Chiefs return from their bye with a visit to the Giants, they understand that getting back to winning ways on defense will play a big part in whether they make some playoff noise.

UNDATED (AP) — The Big 12 has a team in the top four of the College Football Playoff rankings, but not a team locked into its championship game. With only two games left, the most straightforward championship game scenario would be No. 3 Oklahoma and No. 11 TCU winning out and meeting again Dec. 2. There is also the chance for several tiebreaker scenarios coming into play to determine the title game matchup. While unlikely, there’s still a chance six teams could finish with 6-3 conference records.

NEW YORK (AP) — Shamorie Ponds scored 22 points, Justin Simon had 13 points and 12 rebounds, and St. John’s pulled away early from Nebraska for a 79-56 victory. Bashir Ahmed scored 15 points and Marcus LoVett added 13 with three assists for St. John’s (3-0), which outrebounded Nebraska 50-39 and outscored them 44-16 in the paint.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs coach Andy Reid is 16-2 when his teams are coming off a bye. That’s good news for a team that lost three of four heading into its week off. Also good news? The first opponent out of the bye is the 1-8 New York Giants, with more bottom-dwellers still to come for the AFC West leaders.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Matt and Becca Hamilton of McFarland, Wisconsin, are at the U.S. Olympic curling trials in Omaha, Nebraska, this week vying for berths in the Pyeonchang Games. The two also will compete together in mixed doubles trials next month in Minnesota. Matt helped coach Becca when she first started curling. He said it’s a surreal feeling for them to be chasing their Olympic dreams together.