MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Minnesota’s team physician says coach Jerry Kill is “doing very well” as he recovers from a seizure suffered late in the game against New Mexico State on Saturday.  Doctor Pat Smith held a news conference on Tuesday. Smith says Kill is alert, eating and all tests have come back normal. He wouldn’t put a timetable on Kill’s return, but says his gut feeling is the coach “absolutely” will be on the sidelines this weekend against Miami of Ohio.  Kill collapsed on the sidelines in the closing seconds of the loss to the Aggies. It’s the third time in his coaching career he has had a seizure on game day.  Smith says team trainers will work harder to keep him hydrated
to try and avoid a recurrence.

(AMES) – Iowa State quarterback Steele Jantz is the Big 12 Conference Offensive Player of the Week after leading the Cyclones on four consecutive touchdown drives, three in overtime to lead Cyclones to a dramatic 44-41 three-overtime win over archrival Iowa Saturday at Jack Trice Stadium.

Jantz made four critical third-down conversions late – including a third-and-15 and third-and-20. He rushed for 2 yards on a fourth-and-1, all on a 59-yard, 12-play drive to tie the game with 1:04 left in regulation. Jantz, in just his second collegiate start, hit on 25-of-37 passes for 279 yards and four touchdowns with no interceptions.  He also rushed for 42 yards to compile 321 total yards. Iowa State’s 44 points are its most against Iowa since the teams met for the first time in 1894.  Iowa State’s 473 total yards are Iowa State’s best offensive output since tallying 512 vs. Kansas in 2009. Jantz’ single game QB rating was 166.58.

(ISU Press Release)

Game Score: Iowa State 44, Iowa 41 (3OT)

$25 – Mike Leed of Anita (IA 44-27, 20 pts)

$10 – Luke Woltmann of Council Bluffs (IA 42-21, 24 pts)

$5 – Denise Johnson of Atlantic (IA 54-31, 26 pts)

$5 – Ed Ahrendsen of Audubon (IA 35-20, 30 pts)

$5 – Linda Weaver of ? (ISU 27-24, 34 pts)

*** All Ties Broken By Drawing ***

Saturday’s Game: Pittsburgh @ Iowa

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Atlantic Trojann Volleyball Tournament (September 10, 2011)

West Pool
Atlantic beat St Albert        21-14, 21-18
Tri-Center beat Winterset        21-12, 21-15
Atlantic beat Winterset        20-22, 22-20, 15-9
Tri-Center beat St. Albert        21-12, 21-13
Tri-Center beat Atlantic          21-15, 18-22, 17-15
St. Albert beat Winterset        21-15, 21-14

East Pool
Harlan beat Underwood        21-13, 16-21, 15-9
Treynor  beat Glenwood        21-14, 21-14
Harlan beat Glenwood        21-12, 21-12
Treynor  beat Underwood    21-18, 22-24, 15-10
Harlan beat Treynor        16-21, 21-19, 15-11
Underwood beat Glenwood    21-18, 21-19

Consolation Bracket
Atlantic beats Underwood-     25-19, 25-23
Glenwood beat Winterset-     25-14, 25-12

Consolation Finals Match
Atlantic beat Winterset-         22-25, 25-20, 15-8

Championship Bracket
St. Albert beat Treynor-     25-18, 25-19
Harlan beat Tri-Center-     25-14, 25-13

Championship Match
Harlan beat St.Albert –         25-21, 25-16

All Tournament Team
Katie Groves (12) Atlantic, Kenna Henze (11) Glenwood,  Jess Schaben (9) Harlan, Lauren Larsen (11) Harlan, Kylie Ferguson (10) St. Albert, Katie Kuck (11) St. Albert, Emma Fiene (11) Treynor, Shelby Sullivan (11) Tri-Center, Rachel Landen (10) Underwood, Karly Olson-Winterset.

Elsewhere:

Algona 21-21, Carroll 16-17
Ames 19-21-15, Abraham Lincoln 21-17-11
Audubon 21-21, Griswold 13-18
Bedford 21-21, Corning 15-19
Bedford 24-21, Shenandoah 22-16
Bedford 25-25, Creston 15-20
Boyer Valley 21-14-15, Woodbine 19-21-5
Boyer Valley 22-21, Logan-Magnolia 20-16
Carroll 16-21-15, Cherokee, Washington 21-17-13
Carroll 21-21, Humboldt 17-18
Carroll 21-21, Maple Valley-Anthon Oto 17-18
Carroll 21-21, Spencer 14-9
Cedar Rapids, Kennedy 21-21, Kuemper Catholic 16-11
Clarinda 21-21, A-H-S-T 10-16
Clarinda 21-21, IKM-Manning 17-19
Clarinda 21-21, Riverside 7-11
Clarinda 21-25-16, Guthrie Center 25-7-14
Clarinda 25-18-15, Red Oak 17-25-11
Abraham Lincoln 21-21, Des Moines, Hoover 19-11
Guthrie Center 21-21, Audubon 12-7
Guthrie Center 21-21, Griswold 18-15

IKM-Manning 21-21, A-H-S-T 12-16
IKM-Manning 21-21,  Riverside 16-16

Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 16-21-16, Nevada 21-10-14
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 21-21, Des Moines, North 4-9
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 21-21, Valley, West Des Moines 15-15

Red Oak 21-21, Audubon 10-6
Red Oak 21-21, Griswold 9-15
Red Oak 21-23, Guthrie Center 17-21
Red Oak 28-25, IKM-Manning 26-18

Riverside 17-21-19, A-H-S-T 21-19-17

Shenandoah 21-21, Corning 5-17
Shenandoah 24-21, Rock Port 22-16

Stanton 25-16-15, Bedford 21-25-9
Stanton 25-25, Shenandoah 15-12

A survey released last week showing Iowa’s pheasant population is at an all-time low is not only bad news for hunters, it’s a big blow for the Iowa economy. Kevin Baskins, spokesperson for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources, says hunters spend a lot of money on hotels, food and equipment – but they’re not spending as much when their chances for a successful hunt are affected.

“A lot of that spending occurs in Iowa’s most rural areas, where there’s more amble hunting opportunities,” Baskins said. “So, certainly this can have a big impact on main streets across the state because if we don’t have the pheasants, we’re not going to have the hunters coming into those smaller communities and spending money during that time frame.”

Iowa’s 2011 pheasant hunting season runs from October 29 through January 10, 2012. The D-N-R’s roadside survey, conducted in August, found an average of 7 birds counted for each 30 miles of route driven. That compares to 11 birds per route last year. Baskins says the situation may not be as bad as it seems.

“A lot of our biologists and people who were involved in with that roadside count have noted that since the official count was over, they have been seeing more birds,” Baskins said. “We would guess at this point, if we are off in terms of our estimations, we’re probably off on the low side. There may be more birds out there than what we’re projecting at this point.”

The dwindling pheasant population is blamed primarily on five consecutive winters of above average snowfall, in addition to a series of cold and wet springs.

(Radio Iowa)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Ryan Fitzpatrick threw four touchdown passes, two of them to journeyman tight end Scott Chandler, and the Buffalo Bills romped to a season-opening 41-7 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. Fitzpatrick finished with 208 yards passing for the Bills, who who hadn’t score 40 points in an opener since a 40-7 victory over the Los Angeles Rams on Sept. 6, 1992. Fred Jackson added 112 yards rushing for Buffalo. Matt Cassel threw for 119 yards with a touchdown and interception for Kansas City. It was the most lopsided season-opening loss in franchise history, and the worst home loss by the Chiefs since a 45-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers 35 years ago.

ST. LOUIS (AP) – Yadier Molina had three hits, including a three-run double, and the St. Louis Cardinals moved back into the playoff picture by completing a three-game  sweep of the slumping Atlanta Braves with a 6-3 win Sunday. The Cardinals pulled within 4 1/2 games of NL wild card-leading Atlanta. They have 16 games left and open a three-game set in Pittsburgh on Monday. The Braves start a three-game series with the Marlins on Monday and have 15 games remaining. Atlanta has dropped seven straight games at Busch Stadium and hasn’t won in St. Louis since Sept. 13, 2009. Jake Westbrook (12-8) allowed two runs and five hits in 5 1-3 innings for the Cardinals. Jason Motte pitched a scoreless ninth for his fifth save in eight chances.

Class 3A District 1

Atlantic 14, Winterset 13

Creston 21, Council Bluffs Lewis Central 19

Carroll 48, Red Oak 0

Harlan 42, Glenwood 6

Class 3A District 2

Denison-Schleswig 7, MOC-Floyd Valley 6

Class 2A District 2

Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 42, East Sac County 0

OA-BCIG 46, Missouri Valley 7

Class 2A District 8

Clarinda 22, Osceola Clarke 8

Interstate 35, Truro 42, Shenandoah 0

Class 1A District 1

IKM/Manning 35, Ridge View 6

Class 1A District 7

West Central Valley, Stuart 31, Greenfield Nodaway Valley 23

Panorama 47, Pleasantville 0

Class 1A District 8

Council Bluffs St. Albert 54, Clarinda Academy 18

Neola Tri-Center 26, Griswold 20

Logan-Magnolia 44, Audubon 6

Treynor 23, Underwood 8

Class A District 8

Bedford 33, Liberty Center SE Warren 24 (ND)

Van Meter 38, Avoca AHST 0 (ND)

Madrid 59, Corning 0 (ND)

Earlham 42, Oakland Riverside 9 (ND)

Exira-EHK 14, Martensdale-St. Marys 12 (ND)

8Man District 6

Adair-Casey 68, Afton East Union 16

Murray 58, Lenox 30

Anita CAM 52, Garden Grove Mormon Trail 22

Lamoni 60, Ankeny Christian Academy 0

8Man District 7

Westside Ar-We-Va 46, Coon Rapids-Bayard 12

Boyer Valley 68, East Greene 22

Glidden-Ralston 42, Woodbine 7

East Mills 48, Stanton 12

Fremont-Mills 68, Nishnabotna 12

Essex 10, Villisca 0

Sidney 60, Charter Oak-Ute 20