The Atlantic Trojans (2-5) football team has suffered setbacks to back-to-back top ten ranked teams, but the Trojans are ready to finish the season strong. Two more contests remain for Atlantic and then next challenge will be the Shenandoah Mustangs (2-5) this Friday night at the Trojan Bowl.

The Trojans fell in their Homecoming contest to Greene County 26-0 last week. Atlantic Head Coach Mike McDermott said despite the loss he was impressed with the way the defense finished that game.

The Mustangs feature a veteran quarterback that can run and throw the ball effectively in Kyle Cerven. Coach McDermott said containing the run threat from the quarterback spot will be a key in the game. When the Trojans have the ball Coach McDermott said they need to execute better and make the big plays that they have missed out on the past couple of games.

The Trojans and the Mustangs will kickoff at 7:00pm on Friday night at the Trojan Bowl. You can hear the a full interview with Coach McDermott on “Trojan Preview” at 4:45pm Friday on KJAN.

A reminder that all former Trojan football players are encouraged to come to the game this week to support the team and commemorate the final game at the Trojan Bowl before renovations are made after the season. It also is another part of the season long celebration of the 125th year of Trojan football.

The IHSAA and IGHSAU have released the site assignments for the upcoming Cross Country State Qualifying Meets next Thursday. Here is a look at the sites where area teams will be competing.

Class 1A @ Mount Ayr

AHSTW, Audubon, Bedford, CAM, Clarinda Academy, Coon Rapids-Bayard, East Mills, East Union, Essex, Exira-EHK, Fremont-Mills, Griswold, IKM-Manning, Lenox, Mount Ayr, Nodaway Valley, Orient-Macksburg, Riverside, Sidney, Southwest Valley, Stanton.

Class 1A @ Ridge View

Boyer Valley, Logan-Magnolia, St. Albert, Tri-Center, West Harrison, Woodbine.

Class 2A @ Panorama

Clarinda, Missouri Valley, Red Oak, Shenandoah, Treynor, Underwood.

Class 3A @ Atlantic

Atlantic, Creston, Denison-Schleswig, Glenwood, Harlan, Kuemper Catholic.

Class 4A @ CB Abraham Lincoln

CB Abraham Lincoln, CB Thomas Jefferson, Lewis Central.

Take a look at the full sites lists by following the links below.

CLASS 4A

CLASS 3A

CLASS 2A

CLASS 1A

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

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State’s hopes for competing for a Big 12 title suffered a serious blow when Talen Horton-Tucker decided to leave for the NBA after just one season. The Cyclones hope they’ve filled that hole with guard Rasir Bolton. He is a Penn State transfer whose numbers were similar to Horton-Tucker’s as a freshman in 2018-19.

DENVER (AP) — Suddenly, it’s the Denver Broncos who are rolling and the Kansas City Chiefs who are reeling. The teams meet tonight (Thursday night) in Denver, with the Broncos seeking their third straight victory after an 0-4 start and the Chiefs looking to snap a two-game losing streak following their 4-0 start. The Chiefs have a porous run defense that’s allowing 190 yards a game over the past month and the Broncos look to capitalize with the NFL’s top running back tandem.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs wide receiver Sammy Watkins will miss his second consecutive game with a hamstring injury when Kansas City visits the Denver Broncos on Thursday night. The Chiefs are down several starters as they face a division rival on short rest. Defensive back Kendall Fuller was ruled out after breaking his thumb in last week’s loss to Houston, defensive tackle Chris Jones and left tackle Eric Fisher have core muscle injuries, and left guard Andrew Wylie is out with an ankle injury.

UNDATED (AP) — The Cardinals exceeded preseason expectations and came from 5½ games back in June to win the NL Central and advance to the NL Championship Series. But 48 strikeouts and six runs in a four-game sweep at the hands of the Washington Nationals put a damper on a season of growth in St. Louis that players believe will set the foundation for more winning to come. Pitcher Adam Wainwright’s future is the biggest offseason question.

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State sophomore Tyrese Haliburton has been named to the five-man Preseason All-Big 12 team, which was voted on by the league’s head coaches and announced Wednesday.

Haliburton, an Oshkosh, Wisconsin native, ranked among the nation’s top freshmen in a number of categories last season. His all-around game has drawn rave reviews as he averaged 6.8 points, 3.6 assists, 3.4 rebounds and 1.5 steals last season. He became one of just four freshmen in college basketball since 1992-93 to record 125 assists, 50 steals and 30 blocks.

He also ranked second nationally with a 4.46 assist-to-turnover ratio, which included a school-record 17-assist game (Southern) in which he had just one turnover.

Preseason All-Big 12

Tristan Clark, Baylor
Tyrese Haliburton, Iowa State
Udoka Azubuike, Kansas
Devon Dotson, Kansas
Desmond Bane, TCU 

Honorable Mention: Xavier Sneed (Kansas State), Kristian Doolittle (Oklahoma), Yor Anei (Oklahoma State), Matt Coleman (Texas), Chris Clarke (Texas Tech), Davide Moretti (Texas Tech), Jahmi’us Ramsey (Texas Tech), Derek Culver (West Virginia).

Preseason Player of the Year: Udoka Azubuike, Kansas

Preseason Newcomer of the Year: Chris Clarke, Texas Tech

Preseason Freshman of the Year: Oscar Tshiebwe, West Virginia

Class 1A Girls

1. Peyton Pogge, Tri-Center
3. Courtney Sporrer, Logan-Magnolia
11. Taylor Sporrer, Logan-Magnolia
15. Grace Slater, Audubon
18. Kylee Morrison, Logan-Magnolia
20. Lily Dixon, Earlham
28. Ryann Portch, AHSTW
30. Sophia Broers, Nodaway Valley

Class 1A Boys

1. Josh Baudler, Nodaway Valley
4. Bennett Heisterkamp, St. Albert
5. Noah Jorgenson, Sidney
13. Jayden Dickson, Earlham
14. Zach Dixon, Earlham
24. Toby Bower, Nodaway Valley
28. Ben Breheny, Nodaway Valley

Class 2A Girls

3. Kate Crawford, ACGC
5. Ella Waddle, Panorama
13. Tori Castle, Treynor
24. Mayson Hartley, Clarinda
26. Rylee Sloss, ACGC

Class 2A Boys

4. Louden Foster, West Central Valley

Class 3A Girls

20. Braelyn Baker, Creston
25. Lucy Borkowski, Harlan

Class 3A Boys

12. Craig Alan Becker, Atlantic
21. Trey Gross, Harlan

Full rankings HERE.

Class 1A Girls

1 Logan-Magnolia
8. AHSTW
12. Tri-Center
13. Earlham

Class 1A Boys

1 Earlham
2. Nodaway Valley
11. St. Albert
12. Tri-Center

Class 2A Girls

8. Panorama
11. ACGC

Class 3A Girls

4. Harlan
12. Glenwood

Class 3A Boys

12. Atlantic

Full rankings HERE.

The Nodaway Valley Wolverines swept the podium at the Pride of Iowa Cross Country Championships on Tuesday in Corydon. The Nodaway Valley boys scored 27 points to win, led by Josh Baudler’s Individual Championship. The Wolverines girls scored 24 points to win and were led by Sophia Broers Individual Title.

Girls Team Scores

1. Nodaway Valley 24
2. Mount Ayr 80
3. Central Decatur 83
4. Martensdale St. Marys 122
5. Southwest Valley 124
6. East Union 127
7. Wayne 127

Girls Individual Top Ten

1. Sophia Broers, NV 20:56
2. Gabrielle Valencia, East Union 21:41
3. Reagan Weinheimer, NV 22:34
4. MaKayla Jones, Mount Ayr
5. Lily Day, NV
6. Mallory Kuhns, NV
7. McKinna Hogan, Lenox
8. Kaydee Swartz, Central Decatur
9. Maddy Wood, Wayne
10. Hayleigh Vinzant, Bedford

Boys Team Scores

1. Nodaway Valley 27
2. Central Decatur 74
3. Mount Ayr 102
4. Bedford 114
5. Southeast Warren 119
6. Wayne 143
7. Martensdale St. Marys 171
8. East Union 174
9. Southwest Valley 220

Boys Individual Top Ten

1. Josh Baudler, NV 16:37
2. Randy Jimenez, Southeast Warren 17:21
3. William Gillis, Central Decatur
4. Toby Bower, NV
5. Isaac Timmerman, Mount Ayr
6. Tyler Breheny, NV
7. Ben Breheny, NV
8. Tyson Mcdole, Central Decatur
9. Doug Berg, NV
10. RC Hicks, Wayne

Full results HERE.

Hawkeye Ten Conference

(3-1) Red Oak 23-25-25-25, Atlantic 25-9-12-9
(3-0) Red Oak 25-25-25, Shenandoah 20-13-13
(3-2) Shenandoah 25-23-25-25-15, Atlantic 27-25-12-23-11
(3-0) Harlan 25-25-25, Creston 18-22-20
(3-0) Lewis Central 27-25-25, Glenwood 25-12-18
(3-0) St. Albert 25-25-25, Denison-Schleswig 19-19-13

Western Iowa Conference Tournament Semifinals @ Missouri Valley

(3-1) Underwood 25-26-28-25, Treynor 21-24-30-16
(3-0) Logan-Magnolia 25-25-25, Tri-Center 23-8-16
Championship Thursday: Underwood vs. Logan-Magnolia

Pride of Iowa Conference Tournament at East Union

Semifinals
(3-0) Nodaway Valley 25-26-25, East Union 16-24-20
(3-0) Southwest Valley 25-26-25, Lenox 19-24-20

Consolation
(3-1) Lenox 25-14-25-25, East Union 17-25-14-15

Championship
(3-0) Southwest Valley 27-25-25, Nodaway Valley 25-22-14

Corner Conference

(3-0) East Mills 25-25-28, Clarinda 17-20-26
(3-0) Sidney 25-25-25, Griswold 11-15-16
(3-0) Stanton 25-25-25, Essex 22-13-6

Other Scores

(3-0) ACGC 25-25-25, Ogden 14-8-20
(3-2) Carroll 15-25-26-25-15, Winterset 25-20-28-16-11
(3-0) Earlham 25-25-25, Interstate 35 23-11-17
(2-1) Murray 23-25-15, Melcher-Dallas 25-23-10
(2-0) Murray 25-25, Diagonal 9-10
(3-1) OABCIG 25-19-25-25, West Monona 19-25-13-20
(2-0) Orient-Macksburg 25-25, Mormon Trail 10-13
(3-0) Westwood 25-25-25, River Valley 22-21-15

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