Today’s Semi-finals:

Class 3A

• (3-1) Bishop Heelan Catholic 25-25-21-25, Dubuque Wahlert 21-20-25-20 — Recap
• (3-0) Waverly-Shell Rock 25-25-25, Union 21-21-23 — Recap

Class 4A

• (3-2) Iowa City West 25-25-23-15-15, Cedar Rapids Kennedy 19-18-25-25-7 — Recap
• (3-1) Iowa City High 26-26-22-25, Ankeny 24-24-25-23 — Recap

Class 1A

• 6:00 pm — Tripoli vs. Boyden-Hull
• 7:30 pm — LeMars Gehlen Catholic vs. Janesville

Class 2A

• 6:00 pm — Grundy Center vs. Western Christian
• 7:30 pm — Lake Mills vs. Dike-New Hartford

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources says the state’s first dove hunting season in nearly a century attracted about 22,000 hunters. The 70-day season began Sept. 1 and ended Wednesday. Dove hunting had been outlawed in Iowa since 1918 but was legalized by the Legislature and signed into law by Gov. Terry Branstad this year. Efforts to allow the hunting of doves has been emotional in past years, and in 2001 then Gov. Tom Vilsack vetoed a measure approved by the Legislature because he said most Iowans opposed the change. The DNR says it will conduct a survey of the more than 22,000 people who registered as hunters to determine how many actually took part in the hunt and how many doves they killed.

Class A Semi-Finals:

• Final — Lisbon 24, Newman Catholic 10
• Final — West Hancock 48, Madrid 38

Class 4-A Semi-Finals:

• 4:30 pm — Cedar Falls (11-1) vs. Bettendorf (11-1)
• 7:30 pm — WDM Valley (12-0) vs. Ankeny (11-1)

Iowa (0-0) vs. Chicago State (0-0); Friday, 7 p.m.
Carver-Hawkeye Arena
On The Air: No TV, Radio — KJAN AM 1220 (pre-game 6:00 pm)
Iowa-Chicago State Probable Starters:
Iowa Hawkeyes:
G- Bryce Cartwright
G- Matt Gatens
F- Eric May
F- Melsahn Basabe
C- Devon Archie

Chicago State Cougars
G- Jamill Harris
G- Ardarius Simmons
F- Jeremy Robinson
F- Aaron Williams
F- Lee Fisher

Notes:
Iowa opens its second season under coach Fran McCaffery when it
hosts Chicago State on Friday night. The game will not be
televised…Chicago State returns just three letter winners from
last season’s 6-26 team…The Hawkeyes finished 11-20 a year ago
but are expected to be more competitive in 2011-12…Hawkeyes
center Andrew Brommer will miss the game with sprained right knee.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) – A University of Nebraska regent says he fears for the safety of the Cornhuskers’ football traveling party and fans at Saturday’s game at Penn State. He wants assurances a security plan is in place to protect them.  Regent Tim Clare of Lincoln said he began worrying about safety while watching televised coverage of the scene in State College, Pa., after coach Joe Paterno’s firing Wednesday night. He said Penn State has a raucous atmosphere on a normal football Saturday, and the school owes Nebraska answers.  Penn State police chief Tyrone Parham wrote in an email to the Associated Press on Thursday that his force is “taking extra precautions and has added additional resources for the game.”  Nebraska athletic director Tom Osborne declined to comment.

w/ Jim Field

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2011 Hawkeye Ten
All Conference Volleyball

First Team
Name                    School            GR            Position
*Jess Schabeen            Harlan            9            M
*Carly DeMarque            Lewis Central        12            M
*Madi Drees            Kuemper            12            M
*Gabi French            Red Oak            12            OH
*Darcy Sunderman        Clarinda            10            M
Morgan Naberhaus        Kuemper            10            S
Asia Kloewer            Harlan            9            L
Megan Scherff            Denison            12            M
Marlee Price            Lewis Central        12            OH
Morgan Lucy            Glenwood            12            M
*Unanimous Selection

2nd Team
Morgan Means            Lewis Central        11            L
Amber Huttmann            Lewis Central        11            S
Brandi Bueltel            Kuemper            11            OH
Kristi Yardas                Red Oak            12            L
Josie Esser                Harlan            11            M
Kaylee Buch                Clarinda            12            OH
Adrienne Mahoney        Red Oak            12            S
Kim Graf                Shenandoah            12            M
Mackenzie Holmes            Atlantic            11            L
McKenna Henze            Glenwood            11            S

Honorable Mention
Sam McConnell            Atlantic            12            M
Lauren Larsen            Harlan            11            OH
Kate Schomers            Harlan            12            RS
Kenzie Bierl                Kuemper            12            L
Chelsey Van Ness            Denison            11            OH
Elizabeth Sieleman            Lewis Central        12            OH
Allyson Karr                Clarinda            12            M
Maddie Holmgren            Red Oak            11            S/RS
Emily Ray                Shenandoah            12            S
Lindsay Hastings            Shenandoah            12            OH

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) – For the first time in almost a half-century, someone other than Joe Paterno is calling the shots at Penn State.  The winningest coach in major college football history was fired
Wednesday night, sending angry students into the streets where they shouted support for Paterno and tipped over a news van.  Also relieved of duty was Penn State president Graham Spanier.  Both were ousted by a board of trustees fed up with the damage being done to the university’s reputation by a child sex-abuse scandal involving Paterno’s one-time heir apparent.  “Right now, I’m not the football coach. And I’ve got to get used to that. After 61 years, I’ve got to get used to it,” the 84-year-old Paterno said, speaking outside his house. “Let me think it through.”  Paterno had earlier in the day announced his intention to retire at the end of the season, his 46th.  It didn’t matter.  “I’m not sure I can tell you specifically,” board vice chair John Surma replied when asked at a packed news conference why Paterno had to be fired immediately. “In our view, we thought change now was necessary.”  As word of the firings spread, thousands of students flocked to the administration building, shouting, “We want Joe back!” and “One more game!” They then headed downtown to Beaver Avenue, where about 100 police wearing helmets and carrying pepper spray were on standby. Witnesses said some rocks and bottles were thrown, a lamppost was toppled and a news van was knocked over, its windows kicked out.  State College police said early Thursday they were still gathering information on any possible arrests.  The decisions to oust Paterno and Spanier were unanimous, Surma said. Defensive coordinator Tom Bradley will serve as interim coach, and the university scheduled a news conference with him for Thursday morning. Penn State hosts Nebraska on Saturday in the final home game of the season, a day usually set aside to honor seniors on the team.  Provost Rodney Erickson will be the interim school president.  Paterno had come under increasing criticism – including from within the community known as Happy Valley – for not doing more to stop the alleged abuse by former defensive  coordinator Jerry Sandusky, who has been charged with molesting eight boys over 15 years. Some of the assaults took place at the Penn State football complex, including a 2002 incident witnessed by then-graduate assistant and current assistant coach Mike McQueary.  McQueary went to Paterno and reported seeing Sandusky assaulting a young boy in the Penn State showers. Paterno notified the
athletic director, Tim Curley, and a vice president, Gary Schultz, who in turn notified Spanier. Curley and Schultz have been charged with failing to report the incident to authorities, and Pennsylvania Attorney General Linda Kelly earlier this week refused to rule out charges against Spanier.  Paterno is not a target of the criminal investigation, but the state police commissioner called his failure to contact police himself a lapse in “moral responsibility.”  Paterno said in his statement earlier Wednesday that he was “absolutely devastated” by the abuse case.  “This is a tragedy,” Paterno said. “It is one of the great sorrows of my life. With the benefit of hindsight, I wish I had done more.”  The Penn State trustees had already said they would appoint a committee to investigate the “circumstances” that resulted in the indictment of Sandusky, and of Curley and Schultz. The committee will be appointed Friday at the board’s regular meeting, which Gov. Tom Corbett said he plans to attend, and will examine “what failures occurred and who is responsible and what measures are necessary to ensure” similar mistakes aren’t made in the future.  In Washington, the U.S. Department of Education said it has launched an investigation into whether Penn State failed to report incidents of sexual abuse on campus, as required by federal law.  “The Penn State board of trustees tonight decided it is in the
best interest of the university to have a change in leadership to deal with the difficult issues that we are facing,” Surma said. “The past several days have been absolutely terrible for the entire Penn State community. But the outrage that we feel is nothing compared to the physical and psychological suffering that allegedly took place.”  Sandusky, who announced his retirement from Penn State in June
1999, maintained his innocence through his lawyer. Curley has taken a leave of absence and Schultz has decided to step down. They also say they are innocent.  Sandusky founded The Second Mile charity in 1977, working with at-risk youths. It now raises and spends several million dollars each year for its programs. Paterno is listed on The Second Mile’s website as a member of its honorary board of directors, a group that includes business executives, golfing great Arnold Palmer and several NFL Hall of Famers and coaches, including retired Pittsburgh Steelers stars Jack Ham and Franco Harris.
The ouster of the man affectionately known as “JoePa” brings to an end one of the most storied coaching careers – not just in college football but in all of sports. Paterno has 409 victories – a record for major college football – won two national titles and guided five teams to unbeaten, untied seasons. He reached 300 wins faster than any other coach.  Penn State is 8-1 this year, with its only loss to powerhouse Alabama. The Nittany Lions are No. 12 in The Associated Press poll.  After 19th-ranked Nebraska, Penn State plays at Ohio State and at No. 16 Wisconsin, both Big Ten rivals. It has a chance to play in the Big Ten championship game Dec. 3 in Indianapolis, with a Rose Bowl bid on the line.  Paterno has raised millions of dollars for Penn State in his career, and elevated the stature of what was once a sleepy land-grant school. Asked why he was fired over the phone, Surma said, “We were unable to find a way to do that in person without causing further distraction.”  At Paterno’s house, his wife, Sue, was teary-eyed as she blew kisses to the 100 or so students who gathered on the lawn in a show of support.  “You’re all so sweet. And I guess we have to go beat Nebraska without being there,” she said. “We love you all. Go Penn State.”