SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — RJ Moore hit a go-ahead three-run homer in a six-run fourth inning and Goodlettsville, Tennessee beat Johnston, Iowa 14-3 in five innings on Wednesday in an elimination game of the Little League World Series.

After Moore’s shot over the center-field wall, Tennessee loaded the bases and Zach McWilliams hit a bloop double to score two and Tyler Jones scored from first after an error for a 7-3 lead. The bases were full again in the fifth for Tennessee. With no outs and the infield in, Brock Duffer rolled it through the hole on the left side to score two and Ryan Oden crossed home on an error to make it 10-3. Duffer scored on a fielder’s choice.

Tyler Jones drove in Tanner Jones from second for a 12-3 lead and Robert Carroll sent it up the middle to score two more. Kaiden Dinh put Iowa in front 3-1 with a three-run homer in the third.

The 2016 High School Football season kicks off this Friday night August 26th and KJAN will give you a chance to listen and watch an exciting area contest. We’ll be in Exira as the Exira-EHK Spartans play host to the Audubon Wheelers in a non-district 8-man football match-up.  Chris Parks and Jim Field will bring you the call on AM 1220 and FM 101.1 KJAN, or listen online or on the KJAN app.  You can also watch live streaming video of the game on the TV page at kjan.com.  Our weekly pick ’em show Who’s Gonna Win? will air at 6:00pm, the Dvorak Tire and Service Pre-Game Show at 6:30pm, followed by kickoff at 7:00pm.  Join us for high school football action every Friday night on KJAN!

Atlantic 18-22-15, AC-GC 21-20-9
Atlantic 21-21, Earlham 19-19
Alta/Aurelia 25-25-25, OA-BCIG 13-16-14
Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 25-23-15, Stanton 22-25-13
Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 25-25, Riverside, Oakland 14-13
PCM, Monroe 21-21, Nodaway Valley 3-19
Southeast Polk 21-21, Nodaway Valley 10-10
Stanton 25-25, Riverside, Oakland 16-10
Urbandale 19-21-15, Nodaway Valley 21-8-4

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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Munenori Kawasaki hit a sacrifice fly in the eighth inning, driving in Taylor Davis with the go-ahead run, as the Iowa Cubs beat the Memphis Redbirds 3-2 on Tuesday. Davis scored after he reached base on a walk and advanced to third on a sacrifice bunt.

Stephen Bruno hit a solo home run in the fourth inning to give the Cubs a 1-0 lead. The Redbirds came back to take the lead in the fifth inning when Efren Navarro hit a two-run single. Iowa tied the game 2-2 in the fifth when Bijan Rademacher hit a sacrifice fly, scoring Tommy La Stella.

Jose Rosario (1-0) got the win with a scoreless inning in relief while Corey Littrell (1-4) took the loss in the Pacific Coast League game. Gerardo Concepcion retired the side in order for his first save of the season. Breyvic Valera singled twice, also stealing a base for the Redbirds.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Defending national champion Nebraska is the unanimous choice of Big Ten coaches to win the conference title in women’s volleyball. National semifinalist and defending Big Ten champion Minnesota is picked to finish second, followed by Wisconsin, Penn State and Illinois. Ohio State is sixth in the poll, followed by Michigan State, Michigan, Purdue, Northwestern, Maryland, Iowa, Indiana and Rutgers.

Michigan’s Abby Cole, Nebraska’s Kadie Rolfzen, Penn State’s Haleigh Washington and Wisconsin’s Lauren Carlini are unanimous selections to the coaches’ preseason All-Big Ten team. Other members are Illinois’ Jordyn Poulter, Michigan State’s Chloe Reinig, Minnesota’s Hannah Tapp, Paige Tapp and Samantha Seliger-Swenson, Nebraska’s Amber Rolfzen and Justine Wong-Orantes, Ohio State’s Taylor Sandbothe, Penn State’s Ali Frantti, and Wisconsin’s Haleigh Nelson.

SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. (AP) — Kaiden Dinh hit a walk-off single and Johnston, Iowa rallied past Warwick, Rhode Island 3-2 on Tuesday in an elimination game of the Little League World Series. Miles Risley led off the bottom of the sixth inning by reaching on an error and Michael Siemer blooped a single into right field to put runners on the corners with one out. Then Jack Emanuel walked to load the bases.

After Rhode Island starter Colin Lemieux left due to a pitch limit, Josh Larson hit the first pitch to tie it at 2-2. On the next pitch, Dinh singled through the same hole on the left side to win it. Lemieux allowed just four hits and struck out 13 in 5 1/3 innings. Iowa reliever Tyler Moore threw 60 pitches in four innings and allowed only one earned run.

Dinh led off the bottom of the fifth with a solo home run to tie it at 1-1. But Kenny Rix hit the second pitch of the sixth over the left-field wall to give Rhode Island a 2-1 lead.

Tennessee plays Iowa on Wednesday. Zach McWilliams allowed four hits and one earned run over 4 1/3 innings, Tyler Jones hit a go-ahead home run in the seventh inning and Goodlettsville, Tennessee beat Chula Vista, California 4-2 on Tuesday night in an elimination game of the Little League World Series.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Wilmer Flores and Justin Ruggiano homered as the New York Mets beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-4 on Tuesday night. Jose Reyes reached four base times and scored three runs. Asdrubal Cabrera had three hits, drove in a run and scored once.

The 2016 high school football season opener for Missouri Valley will be played this week at home against the Griswold Tigers. Despite the unfinished product, the Big Reds season opener Friday will be played at their new athletic complex, which is behind the high school on the east end of town.

School officials are asking spectators to please understand that the complex is still under construction and will not be completely finished for the first game, although they still expect an enjoyable experience by all who attend.

The Missouri Valley Community School District will show off the finished product during the Grand Opening Ceremony on Friday, Sept. 16 during thier Homecoming.

Atlantic Head Volleyball Coach Emma Walker is starting to feel like it’s her program.  The young coach is heading into her second season as Head Coach and thinks some improvement is on the horizon for her team. “I think it’s hard to take over a program, especially when there has been little to no consistency in the last six or seven years. I think in the four years that the Seniors last year competed, they had 3 different coaches. This year I’m really taking ownership of the program and the girls are taking ownership, it’s just a really different atmosphere in the gym.  A lot of hard work and more competitiveness, so I think things are definitely heading in the right direction.”

Coach Walker has also been impressed by the level of commitment her girls have shown to the game.  She said every one of her expected starters were involved in winter club volleyball and they all were in for every summer camp and open gym they held. “I feel really confident in their determination and desire to better themselves.”

Atlantic hopes to improve on a 2 win season last year and Coach Walker believes they have what it takes to take a big step forward.  Atlantic opens the season tonight with a triangular with AC-GC and Earlham at Guthrie Center High School.  Coach Walker has been really impressed with their recent play and workouts and hopes that carries over into the start of the season.  She thinks some early play will also help the team gain valuable experience.

The Trojans continue play this Saturday at the AHSTW tournament.

Listen to more from Coach Walker on our Saturday morning coaches show at 8:30am.