CLASS 1A

Region 1: Remsen St. Mary’s 6, Akron-Westfield 2
Region 2: Newell-Fonda 4, Woodbine 0
Region 3: Southeast Warren 3, Exira-EHK 0
Region 4: Newman Catholic 4, Collins-Maxwell 2
Region 5: Martensdale-St. Marys 2, Wayne 1
Region 6: Lisbon 4, Clarksville 1
Region 7: North Linn 9, Central City 4
Region 8: Twin Cedars 7, Sigourney 6

CLASS 2A

Region 1: North Union 9, Ridge View 4
Region 2: Van Meter 5, Grundy Center 0
Region 3: Logan-Magnolia 6, West Monona 5
Region 4: Mount Ayr 5, West Central Valley 1
Region 5:Central Springs 10, Osage 0
Region 6: Regina Catholic 1, East Marshall 0
Region 7: Louisa-Muscatine 2, Cardinal 0
Region 8: Wilton 10, Cascade 7

CLASS 3A

Substate 8
Lewis Central 7, Creston 1
Glenwood 5, Harlan 4 (G: Kayden Anderson 2 hits, 1 RBI)

CLASS 4A

Substate 8
Valley 3, Des Moines Roosevelt 1

Baseball Substate Semifinals will be played in Class 3A, 4A, and 5A tonight. All games are set for a 7:00 p.m. start.

CLASS 3A

Substate 8
Creston (14-15) @ Lewis Central (29-3)
Glenwood (18-9) @ Harlan (24-7)

CLASS 4A

Substate 8
Des Moines Roosevelt (27-13) @ Valley (19-14)

Trips to the State Tournament are on the line with Softball Regional Finals on tap tonight in Class 1A and 2A. Here’s a look at the area match-ups with start times all at 7:00 p.m.

CLASS 1A

Region 2: Woodbine (21-6) @ Newell-Fonda (34-4)
Region 3: Exira-EHK (22-3) @ Southeast Warren (22-4) – ON KJAN
Region 5: Wayne (22-6) @ Martensdale-St. Marys (22-3)

CLASS 2A

Region 3: West Monona (29-6) @ Logan-Magnolia (27-0)
Region 4: West Central Valley (28-9) @ Mount Ayr (16-9)

Iowa AD Gary Barta expects divisional play in football to end with the addition of USC and UCLA to the Big Ten. The league has been divided into East and West divisions since 2014. The Trojans and Bruins begin competing in the Big Ten in 2024 and the league appeared headed away from divisional play before their addition.

Barta expects work on a schedule that includes USC and UCLA will begin soon.

Barta hopes Iowa’s border rivalries can be preserved when a new scheduling formula is adopted. The Hawkeyes currently have trophy games against Minnesota, Wisconsin and Nebraska.

Barta says the latest round of expansion makes it less likely all of the border rivalries can be played every year.

Iowa State guard Gabe Kalscheur says unfinished business is why he decided to return for his final season. The former Minnesota transfer averaged more than nine and a half points for an ISU team that made it to the Sweet-16 of the NCAA Tournament.

Kalscheur feels the same motivation this summer that the team had a year ago coming off a 2-22 record.

Kalscheur says the goal remain high despite having three incoming freshmen and four transfers.

The Atlantic softball team will get a crack at a second straight state tournament appearance on Tuesday. The Trojans earned that chance with an 11-2 win over Clarinda in a Class 3A Region 4 Semifinal on Saturday night.

The Trojans made a few defensive mistakes but they were solid at the plate and Riley Wood had a nice night in the circle. Atlantic pounced early with four runs in the bottom of the 1st inning. The first two batters really set the tone. Ava Rush was hit by a pitch and stole her way over to 2nd. Then Riley Wood delivered an RBI single to bring Rush home. The Trojans took advantage of a couple Cardinal errors to score two more runs and Zoey Kirchhoff had an RBI single as well.

The Fillies plated a run in the second on a Ryplee Sunderman sac fly. Atlantic got 1 run in each of the 2nd and third innings to build a 6-1 lead. The Trojans then scored 4 in the fourth. Malena Woodward had the big hit that inning with a 2-run double. Both teams picked one more run to cap the day. Atlantic Head Coach Terry Hinzmann thought they played well in a couple of phases of the game.

Atlantic made a big defensive play for a double play to shake of 3 errors in the third inning. Madison Huddleson said that was a big turning point.

Jada Jensen said the youth on this year’s team is coming along well.

Coach Hinzmann said this is the spot they obviously want to be in, they just want a shot.

Atlantic improves to 23-14 on the season. Clarinda ends the season with a 14-18 mark. Next up for the Trojans is a Regional Final match-up at Williamsburg on Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. We’ll have coverage of that game on KJAN.

Class 1A Regional Semfinals

Region3
Fremont-Mills @ Exira-EHK 11, Fremont-Mills 1

Class 3A Regional Semifinals

Region 2
Saydel 1, Greene County 0
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 10, Harlan 0

Region 4
Williamsburg 10, Chariton (5 innings)
Atlantic 11, Clarinda 2- ON KJAN

Class 4A Regional Semifinals

Region 1
Dallas Center-Grimes 12, Denison-Schleswig 0
Bishop Heelan 8, Spencer 4

Region 2
Indianola 8, North Polk 7
Glenwood 5, Creston 3

Class 5A Regional Semifinals
Waukee Northwest 10, Des Moines Roosevelt 0
CB Thomas Jefferson 4, CB Abraham Lincoln 3

CLASS 1A

District 1: Remsen St. Mary’s 2, Gehlen Catholic 1
District 2: West Harrison 11, Woodbine 7
District 13: Ogden 3, Ankeny Christian 2
District 14: CAM 7, Lamoni 3
District 15: Tri-Center 1, Coon Rapids-Bayard 0
District 16: Kingsley-Pierson 4, Woodbury Central 1

CLASS 2A

District 15: Clarinda 11, Treynor 1
District 16: Kuemper Catholic 7, OABCIG 1

The Atlantic baseball team had a lead for much of the night and fought to the bitter end but came up short 3-2 to Glenwood in a Class 3A Substate 8 Quarterfinal on Friday in Glenwood.

The Trojans grabbed the lead with two runs in the third inning. Nolan Waters led off with a single. Easton O’Brien then laid down a bunt and Glenwood pitcher Kayden Anderson picked it up and tried for the put out at first but hit O’Brien in the back of the helmet with the throw. That allowed O’Brien to reach second and put two in scoring position for the Trojans. Jayden Proehl then drove in one on a sac-fly to center. Two batters later Garrett McLaren brought in another run with a double. Atlantic would hold that lead until the sixth.

Glenwood had lots of base-runners early but never got the key hit needed to score. The Rams stranded 7 runners in the first three innings and left a total of 12 on base in the game. The Rams got two on right away in the sixth with Caleb Dressel earning a walk and Nolan Little dropping in a single. Jayme Fritts moved the runners over with a bunt and Atlantic chose to load the bases by walking Kayden Anderson. Lane Nelson then walked in a run and he was pulled from the game for Wyatt Redinbaugh. JD Colpitts then drove in another run with a single and a passed ball during Risto Lappala’s at bat allowed courtesy runner Nolan Clark to come home and give the Rams the lead.

Atlantic did get the tying run over to third in the 7th. Easton O’Brien earned a two-out walk, stole his way to second, and then moved to third on a bad pickoff attempt by JD Colpitts who came on for the final out. Jayden Proehl ended up striking out to leave O’Brien at third and end the game. Atlantic Head Coach Joe Brummer was proud of the way the guys fought to the end.

The Trojans were down a couple starters with unfortunate injuries earlier in the week. Ethan Sturm and Carter Pellett both suffered season ending injuries on Wednesday and Coach Brummer was proud of the way some young guys stepped in.

The Trojans end their season at 9-18. Glenwood improved to 18-9. The Rams will travel to Harlan for a Substate Semifinal on Monday. Harlan advanced with a 2-0 win over Carroll.