The Atlantic/CAM wrestling team heads to compete in the State Team Duals on Wednesday at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. The Trojans will put their undefeated 19-0 dual record on the line when they open up State Duals against Washington at 9:00am.  The Trojans are the #3 seed in the bracket and Washington is the #6 seed.

The winner of that first round match will face either Solon or Sergeant Bluff-Luton in the next round. Semifinal duals will be at 1:00pm and consolation semifinal duals are at 11:00am.

Chris Parks and Justin Williams will bring you full coverage of the State Dual Team Wrestling Tournament on Wednesday on KJAN, starting with the first dual at 9:00am.

The Trojans also have six individuals competing at the State Individual Wrestling Tournament that will be held from Thursday through Saturday at Wells Fargo Arena. Jim Field will have updates throughout that tournament on KJAN as well.

CLASS 1A

Region 1

Exira-EHK 73, Woodbine 15
Boyer Valley 47, Audubon 42
Akron-Westfield 52, Lawton-Bronson 39
Westwood 79, Charter Oak-Ute 53

Region 8

Glidden-Ralston 66, Coon Rapids-Bayard 30
Diagonal 40, CAM 38
Sidney 53, Fremont-Mills 37
Essex 43, Bedford 26

CLASS 2A

Region 2

Treynor 77, West Monona 25
Underwood 59, St. Albert 57
West Sioux 52, Hinton 33
Woodbury Central 50, Ridge View 37

Region 3

Mount Ayr 72, Southwest Valley 54
Nodaway Valley 41, AHSTW 36
Logan-Magnolia 60, IKM-Manning 58 OT
South Central Calhoun 51, Manson-Northwest Webster 45

Region 4

Van Meter , Woodward-Granger
Des Moines Christian 61, Earlham 31
Panorama , Ft. Dodge St. Edmond
I-35 55, Ogden 46.

The Exira-EHK Spartans had little trouble with the Woodbine Tigers in their opening Class 1A postseason game on Tuesday night in Elk Horn. The Spartans raced out to a 14 point lead at the end of the first quarter on their way to a 73-15 victory.

Exira-EHK was led by Kealey Nelson with 21 points and Sophia Peppers with 19.  The Spartans improved to 21-1 on the season with the victory. Mara Burmeister reached the 1,000 point milestone for her career with 9 points on the night, all in the first half.

Woodbine was led by 4 points from Haley Ryerson and their season comes to a close with a 9-14 record.

The Spartans will now host Boyer Valley on Friday night at 7:00pm, a game we’ll have on KJAN.  Boyer Valley defeated Audubon 47-42 to earn their way into the Friday night Regional Semi-final.

MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Heisman Trophy finalist Collin Klein is returning to Kansas State as an assistant coach. The former star quarterback will coach the same position with the Wildcats after spending last season as the quarterbacks coach at Northern Iowa. Klein was director of recruiting operations, a quality control coach and offensive graduate assistant at Kansas State after his playing days.

Klein’s spot on coach Bill Snyder’s coaching staff became available when Del Miller announced his retirement earlier this week after 45 years in coaching and 20 years at Kansas State. Klein guided the Wildcats to the Big 12 title during the 2012 season, when he was a finalist for the Heisman Trophy. He also won the Johnny Unitas Award while going 21-5 in his career.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa has hired North Dakota State offensive coordinator Tim Polasek as its line coach and Kelton Copeland as its wide receivers coach. Hawkeyes coach Kirk Ferentz announced the additions to his staff on Tuesday.

Polasek had spent the past three seasons at North Dakota State, an FCS powerhouse that beat Iowa in Iowa City in 2016. Copeland had been with Northern Illinois the past four years, coaching the wide receivers. He spent the previous two seasons at South Dakota.

Polasek replaces Brian Ferentz, who was promoted to offensive coordinator last month. Copeland will take over for Bobby Kennedy, who left the program after the receiving corps struggled mightily last season.

The Exira-EHK girls basketball team starts their quest to return to the State Girls Basketball Tournament tonight at home against Woodbine.  The Spartans will host for their opening two games in Class 1A Region 1 as long as they are victorious in the first round.

The Spartans have already beaten the Tigers twice during the regular season: 83-28 on December 9th and 83-41 on February 7th.  The Spartans come in with a record of 20-1, while the Tigers are 9-13.

Tip-off is scheduled for 7:00pm tonight in Elk Horn and Chris Parks will have the call on KJAN with pre-game at about 6:50pm.

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) – St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Alex Reyes has a sore right elbow and will have an MRI. The 22-year-old right-hander his major league debut last Aug. 9 and was 4-1 with a 1.57 ERA in five starts and seven relief appearances. His fastball averaged more than 97 mph.

Reyes, a candidate for the final spot in the starting rotation, had been feeling soreness in the days leading up to camp, St. Louis general manager John Mozeliak said Tuesday. Reyes’ participation on the Dominican Republic’s World Baseball Classic team is uncertain.

Adam Wainwright, Carlos Martinez and Lance Lynn are projected as the first three St. Louis starters, and Michael Wacha and Mike Leake also are candidates. Reyes could start the season in the bullpen in an effort to limit his workload.

The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union released their final rankings for the season on Monday for all classes.

2017 FINAL Iowa Girls High School Basketball Rankings
Compiled by the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union
Thursday, February 13

Class 5A

Dropped Out None

Class 4A

Dropped out: None

Class 3A

Dropped Out: Humboldt (13)

Class 2A

Dropped Out: None

Class 1A

Dropped Out: Colo-Nesco (12)

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Sioux Central, Sioux Rapids 54, Marcus-Meridian-Cleghorn/Remsen Union (MMCRU) 45

Sigourney 73, Melcher-Dallas 37

East Mills 70, Griswold 39

Glidden-Ralston 67, Riverside, Oakland 51

Manson Northwest Webster 60, West Bend-Mallard 38

North Iowa, Buffalo Center 64, Latimer CAL 49

Nashua-Plainfield 42, Clarksville 40

East Buchanan, Winthrop 57, West Central, Maynard 49

Maquoketa Valley, Delhi 74, Rivermont 8

H-L-V, Victor 57, English Valleys, North English 45

East Sac County 68, Missouri Valley 32

West Lyon, Inwood 79, Sibley-Ocheyedan 55

North Cedar, Stanwood 50, Durant-Bennett 43