The 2016 YMCA 18 Hole Four Person Best Ball Golf Tournament will take place on Saturday, September 17th, 2016 at the Red Oak Country Club in Red Oak, Iowa with a 9 a.m. shot-gun start. Be the first golfer to get a Hole-In-One on hole #4 and win a 2016 Jeep Cherokee from major sponsor Red Oak Chrysler!

Join the fun of great golf that will include wonderful flag prizes, betting holes, door prizes, luncheon, and even prize money for the top teams in their respective golf flights. The event also has wonderful sponsorship golf hole opportunities and area businesses can donate prizes as well for flag and door prizes.

All proceeds will benefit the YMCA’s Annual Campaign “The Y. For a better us.” program. This program assists youth, adults, older adults, single parent families, and families in need of YMCA program and/or membership services that are experiencing financial limitations. Also, proceeds subsidize many youth YMCA programs. The 2016 campaign goal is $55,000 and the campaign has presently raised $40,000.

To enter your team in this fun-filled event, please contact Nick Zimmer, YMCA Executive Director  at the Montgomery County Family  YMCA at 712-623-2161 or stop in at the YMCA, which is located at 101 East Cherry Street in the beautiful Red Oak Legion Park, Red Oak, Iowa. One can also visit the YMCA on the Y’s website at www.mcymca.com .

CHICAGO (AP) — Alex Smith was sharp in leading three scoring drives in the first half and the Kansas City Chiefs got a 23-7 preseason victory over the Chicago Bears on Saturday. Smith completed 20 of 30 passes for 181 yards before Nick Foles came in to start the third quarter. The defense strangled Chicago’s offense, and the Chiefs (1-2) came away with the win after dropping their first two exhibitions.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have acquired cornerback Kenneth Acker from the San Francisco 49ers for an undisclosed draft pick. A sixth-round selection by the 49ers in 2014, Acker missed his rookie season because of a foot injury. But he played in 15 games last season and had three interceptions. The deal was announced on Saturday.

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The Audubon Wheelers and Exira-EHK Spartans battled it out to the bitter end in Exira on Friday night. Ultimately the Wheelers will able to hang on to the lead they had for a majority of the game and get their first 8-Man Football win 38-32.

The Wheelers are transitioning this season from 11-man to 8-man football and they got a great early test from the Spartans.  Coach Sean Birks said he wasn’t sure what to expect but was proud of the way his team learned throughout the game.

The Spartans got off to an early 7-0 lead on the first possession of the game but Audubon answered back with a score on their first offensive possession.  The Wheelers took the lead for good on the first play of the second quarter as Quarterback Tyler Reibhoff scampered in on a 13-yard touchdown run to make it 12-7.  The Wheelers would lead 24-7 at half but Exira-EHK used their strong depth to push back within a score twice in the second half.  Coach Birks liked the way the Wheelers responded to adversity when the Spartans rallied back.

Exira-EHK scored the final points of the game on a 3 yard Drew Buckholdt touchdown run with 4:01 remaining that made it a 38-32 ballgame.  The Wheelers were able to churn out three first downs on their final possession to milk the clock dry and seal the win.  Wheeler Receiver Josh Lange said it was good to get a win against a strong Spartan squad.

2016 High School Football Scoreboard
Week 1 – August 26^th

Class 3A, District 7

Atlantic 16, Clarinda 14
Dallas Center-Grimes 35, ADM 6
Bondurant-Farrar 24, Winterset 21
Creston O-M 28, Boone 7
Carroll 56,  South Central Calhoun 20
Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 43, Denison-Schleswig 24
Glenwood 41, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 0
Lewis Central 45, Harlan 13

Class 2A, District 7

IKM-Manning 20, East Sac County 14
AHSTW 13, Shenandoah 6 OT
Atlantic 16, Clarinda 14
Kuemper Catholic 34, Greene County 0
Southwest Valley 32, Red Oak 28
Carroll 56, South Central Calhoun 20
Southeast Valley 45, Eagle Grove 6
Underwood 35, Treynor 7

Class 1A, District 7

Underwood 35, Treynor 7
IKM-Manning 20, East Sac County 14
Missouri Valley 28, Griswold 0
St. Albert 23, Logan-Magnolia 6
West Central Valley 19, AC-GC 12
Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 28, Tri-Center 21
Westwood @ OA-BCIG- Scheduled Saturday @ Elwood Olsen Stadium, Sioux City
AHSTW 13, Shenandoah 6 OT

Class A, District 7

Southwest Valley 32, Red Oak 28
I-35 34, Martensdale St. Marys 13
Missouri Valley 28, Griswold 0
Mt. Ayr 35, Nodaway Valley 0
West Monona 18, Riverside 0
Southeast Warren 21, Grand View Christian 7
Van Meter 41, Earlham 0
St. Albert 23, Logan-Magnolia 6

Class 8-man, District 6

Bedford 24, Sidney 22
Lamoni 46, Clarinda Academy 6
Stanton 28, East Mills 6
East Union 50, Essex 0
Fremont-Mills 42, Lenox 0
Moravia 47, Mormon Trail 0
Murray 38, CAM 36
Wayne 48, Seymour 0

Class 8-man, District 7

Audubon 38, Exira-EHK 32
Bedford 24, Sidney 22
Boyer Valley 71, Woodbine 22
Lamoni 46, Clarinda Academy 6
Stanton 28, East Mills 6
East Union 50, Essex 0
Fremont-Mills 42, Lenox 0
Murray 38, CAM 36

Class 8-man, District 8

Remsen St. Mary’s 40, Ar-We-Va 31
Audubon 38, Exira-EHK 32
Boyer Valley 71, Woodbine 22
Clay Central-Everly 32, Charter Oak-Ute 28
Coon Rapids-Bayard 49, Newell-Fonda 26
Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire 52, Glidden-Ralston 12
Kingsley-Pierson 40, River Valley 18
West Harrison 55, Siouxland Christian 46

Chris Parks, Jim Field, Matt Mullenix, and Doug Leonard are back to pick 8 high school football games each week throughout the season with the coveted Whosman Trophy on the line. Jim tries to defend his title from 2015.

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Sports Director Chris Parks’ weekly discussion with Atlantic Head Football Coach Mike McDermott.  Opening week the Trojans play host to the Clarinda Cardinals at the Trojan Bowl.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – A person familiar with Eric Berry’s plans tells The Associated Press that the All-Pro safety will report to practice Sunday, giving him one preseason game to prepare for the season. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity Friday because he wasn’t authorized to speak publicly.

Berry was given the franchise tag early in the offseason but has not signed the deal, which means he could skip all of training camp without being fined. Once he signs the one-year contract, he will make just over $10.8 million, making him the league’s highest-paid safety.

The Chiefs had hoped to sign Berry to a long-term deal in the offseason, but the two sides were never close to reaching an agreement by the July 15 deadline.

The Exira-EHK Spartans are healthy and ready for a new football season.  The Spartans dealt with some injuries to key players throughout the 2015 campaign but those players are back and ready to contribute for the Spartans again this year.

Senior Kyle Petersen missed the majority of last season with a knee injury but will get his shot now to lead the Spartan offense at quarterback.

Senior Drew Buckholdt is back after having a great 2015 campaign but had to fight through injuries at the end of the season.  The tailback racked up 1,123 yards and 21 touchdowns on 144 carries in 2015 and he’s also a huge part of the Spartans defense at middle linebacker.

The Spartans will face a tough test in week one with a match-up against an Audubon Wheelers team that made a playoff run last year in the 11-man ranks and now transitions to 8-man play. Coach Petersen said it’s hard to prepare for the Wheelers because they don’t know a lot about them as a new 8-man team.

We’ll have coverage of the Spartans and Wheelers from Exira Friday night on KJAN.  Pregame at 6:30pm, Kickoff at 7:00pm.