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Carson King bobblehead created

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October 14th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) — The man who raised more than three million dollars in donations for the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital with a single sign is being honored with his own bobblehead. The founder and C-E-O of the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum in Milwaukee, Phil Sklar, has released the Carson King bobblehead.

“He went to College Game Day as just a regular guy looking to have a fun time and get ready for the Iowa-Iowa State game — brought that hand-drawn sign and really inspired a lot of people to do good,” Sklar says. “We thought a bobblehead was the perfect way to honor him — so when we reached out to him with the idea last week and he loved it — we ran with it.” King’s hand-drawn sign that requested beer money is featured on his bobblehead.

Sklar says the bobblehead features him holding the sign and the base has his name on it and he is wearing a shirt that says “Iowa Legend.” “Which is pretty much what he’s been called worldwide,” Sklar says. King got more than enough for beer money and decided to give all proceeds to University of Iowa’s Children’s Hospital, even though he has always been an Iowa State fan. Sklar says he will donate five dollars from every bobblehead sold to the Children’s Hospital King Family Fund. There is an artist’s rendition of the bobblehead posted on the museum’s website.

He says now that the rendition has been approved, the sculptures will sculpt it and get it approved and then it will go into production and you can order them by mail. They are targeting no later than January to have them ready. The bobbleheads will be individually numbered and cost 25 dollars each plus a shipping charge of eight dollars The website is www.bobbleheadhall.com.

Breece Hall Named Big 12 Co-Newcomer of the Week

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October 14th, 2019 by admin

IRVING, Texas – Iowa State true freshman running back Breece Hall was honored by the Big 12 as its Co-Newcomer of the Week after his performance vs. West Virginia.

A native of Wichita, Kan., Hall had a breakout game vs. the Mountaineers in Morgantown, helping the Cyclones record a 38-14 victory.

Hall rushed for a career-high 132 yards on 26 carries and found the end zone three times in the win. Hall had TD rushes of 1, 1 and 12 yards and tallied a long rush of 18 yards. He averaged 5.1 yards per carry.

Hall’s three rushing TDs broke Iowa State’s record for a freshman and he is one of four FBS true freshmen to record a three-TD game this season. His 132-yard performance is the seventh-best single-game total by a FBS true freshman this season.

Hall, who is the first Cyclone freshman to record a 100-yard rushing game since David Montgomery in 2016, leads the team in rushing yards with 216.

Radio Iowa High School Football Poll 10/14/2019

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October 14th, 2019 by admin

Class 4A
1. WDM Valley (7-0), LW #1 @ Ames
2. Dowling Catholic (6-1), LW #2vs DSM Hoover
3. Cedar Falls (7-0), LW #3 @ Dubuque Senior
4. Cedar Rapids Kennedy (6-1), LW #5 @ Davenport Central
5. Ankeny Centennial (6-1), LW #6 vs #10 Roosevelt
6. Southeast Polk (5-2), LW #7 @ Marshalltown
7. Bettendorf (5-2), LW #4 vs Davenport West
8. Ankeny (4-3), LW #8 @ Sioux City North
9. Waukee (4-3), LW #9 vs Indianola
10.Des Moines Roosevelt (6-1), LW #10 @ #5 Centennial

Class 3A
1. Western Dubuque (7-0), LW #1 @ Marion
2. Solon (7-0), LW #2 vs Keokuk
3. Cedar Rapids Xavier (6-1), LW #3 vs Center Point-Urbana
4. Dallas Center-Grimes (6-1), LW #5 @ Webster City
5. North Scott (6-1), LW #6 vs Clear Creek-Amana
6. Lewis Central (6-1), LW #4 @ #10 Glenwood
7. Sergeant Bluff-Luton (6-1), LW #7 @ Denison-Schleswig
8. Independence (7-0), LW #8 @ Waverly-Shell Rock
9. Norwalk (6-1), LW #9 vs Ballard
10.Glenwood (6-1) vs #6 Lewis Central

Class 2A
1. Waukon (7-0), LW #1 vs Anamosa
2. Clear Lake (7-0), LW #2 @ New Hampton
3. Algona (7-0), LW #3 @ Spirit Lake
4. Greene County (7-0), LW #6 vs Red Oak
5. Des Moines Christian (7-0), LW #5 @ Chariton
6. OABCIG (7-0), LW #7 vs Carroll Kuemper
7. Waterloo Columbus (6-1), LW #4 vs North Fayette Valley
8. Benton (6-1), LW #9 @ #10 West Marshall
9. Sioux Center (5-2), LW (X) vs Central Lyon
10.West Marshall (5-2), LW (X) vs #8 Benton

Class 1A
1. Dike-New Hartford (7-0), LW #1 @ South Hardin
2. Van Meter (7-0), LW #2 @ Mount Ayr
3. West Branch (7-0), LW #3 @ Cascade
4. Western Christian (7-0), LW #5 vs Emmetsburg
5. South Central Calhoun (7-0), LW #5 vs Eagle Grove
6. West Sioux (6-1), LW #7 vs Unity Christian
7. West Lyon (6-1), LW #4 @ Sibley-Ocheyedan
8. Iowa City Regina (6-1), LW #8 vs Jesup
9. Treynor (7-0), LW #9 @MVAOCOU
10.Sigourney-Keota (7-0), LW (X) @ Wapello

Class A
1. West Hancock (7-0), LW #1 @ Graettinger-Terril
2. Saint Ansgar (7-0), LW #2 vs Mason City Newman
3. North Tama (7-0), LW #3 @ Postville
4. Grundy Center (6-1), LW #5 vs Hudson
5. MFL MarMac (7-0), LW #6 vs #7 Edgewood-Colesburg
6. Earlham (6-1), LW #8 @ Oakland Riverside
7. Edgewood-Colesburg (6-1), LW #9 @ #5 MFL MarMac
8. Woodbury Central (6-1), LW #10 vs Lawton-Bronson
9. BGM (Brooklyn) (6-1), LW (X) vs Durant
10.South O’Brien (6-1), LW #4 vs Akron-Westfield

Eight-man
1. Don Bosco (7-0), LW #1 @ North Iowa
2. Turkey Valley (7-0), LW #2 vs #5 Easton Valley
3. Remsen St. Mary’s (7-0), LW #3 vs Newell-Fonda
4. Audubon (7-1), LW #4 @ Glidden-Ralston
5. Easton Valley (7-0), LW #5 @ #2 Turkey Valley
6. CAM (7-0), LW #6 vs #7 Coon Rapids-Bayard
7. Coon Rapids-Bayard (6-1), LW #7 @ #6 CAM
8. Harris-Lake Park (6-1), LW #10 vs Siouxland Christian
9. AGWSR (6-1), LW #9 @ Gladbrook-Reinbeck
10.Lenox (7-1), LW (X) @ @ Lamoni

Iowa State Homecoming game against Okie State set for 2:30pm kickoff

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October 14th, 2019 by admin

Iowa State’s Homecoming game on October 26th against Oklahoma State has been set for a 2:30pm kickoff. The Cyclones and Cowboys meeting at Jack Trice Stadium in Ames will be televised on FS1.

(Podcast) KJAN Morning Sports report, 10/14/19

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October 14th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

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Midwest Sports Headlines: Monday, Oct. 14, 2019

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October 14th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — After no-hit bids into the late innings helped the Nationals take a 2-0 lead over the Cardinals in the NL Championship Series, postseason star Stephen Strasburg takes the mound for Washington in Game 3 and 23-year-old ace Jack Flaherty for St. Louis. The Cardinals have just four hits and one run through the first two games. St. Louis is sending 23-year-old ace Jack Flaherty to the mound in Game 3.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Deshaun Watson threw for 280 yards and a touchdown while running for two more, outdueling Chiefs counterpart Patrick Mahomes and leading the Texans to a 31-24 victory Sunday. Carlos Hyde added 116 yards rushing and a touchdown against the team that traded him to Houston before the start of the season. Mahomes finished with 273 yards passing and three touchdowns, two of them to returning star Tyreek Hill.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The first finger that Andy Reid points after the Kansas City Chiefs lose a game is at himself, regardless of the score, the opponent or whatever may have transpired on the field. He probably deserved much of it Sunday. The Chiefs lost 31-24 to the Texans in a game punctuated by a laundry basket full of yellow flags, more dropped passes than in a Pop Warner football matchup, and questionable decisions by Reid throughout the game.

UNDATED (AP) — A review of college football statistics at midseason shows a lot of familiar names at or near the top of the charts and a few surprises, too. Oklahoma is on track to lead the nation in offense for a third straight year. LSU, which has ranked in the top 50 in offense only three other seasons since 2009, is producing points and yards at unprecedented rates. Wisconsin has posted four shutouts in six games, and Penn State, Ohio State and Iowa give the Big Ten four of the top five defenses.

AP College Football Top 25 10/13/2019

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October 13th, 2019 by admin

The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Oct. 12, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:

Record Pts Pv
1. Alabama (30) 6-0 1503 1
2. LSU (12) 6-0 1449 5
3. Clemson (11) 6-0 1427 2
4. Ohio St. (9) 6-0 1404 3
5. Oklahoma 6-0 1333 6
6. Wisconsin 6-0 1245 8
7. Penn St. 6-0 1129 10
8. Notre Dame 5-1 1042 9
9. Florida 6-1 1041 7
10. Georgia 5-1 995 3
11. Auburn 5-1 985 12
12. Oregon 5-1 906 13
13. Utah 5-1 729 15
14. Boise St. 6-0 716 14
15. Texas 4-2 672 11
16. Michigan 5-1 648 16
17. Arizona St. 5-1 524 18
18. Baylor 6-0 470 22
19. SMU 6-0 398 21
20. Minnesota 6-0 330 NR
21. Cincinnati 5-1 308 25
22. Missouri 5-1 233 NR
23. Iowa 4-2 210 17
24. Appalachian St. 5-0 148 NR
25. Washington 5-2 107 NR

Others receiving votes: Tulane 55, Iowa St. 36, Temple 31, Wake Forest 25, California 20, Virginia 8, Memphis 6, Southern Cal 4, South Carolina 4, Texas A&M 3, UCF 3, San Diego St. 2, Louisiana Tech 1.

Watson, Hyde lead Texans to 31-24 victory over Chiefs

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October 13th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Deshaun Watson threw for 280 yards and a touchdown while running for two more, outdueling Chiefs counterpart Patrick Mahomes in a matchup of former first-round picks and leading the Houston Texans to a 31-24 victory over Kansas City on Sunday. Carlos Hyde added 116 yards rushing and a touchdown against the team that traded him to Houston (4-2) before the start of the season. DeAndre Hopkins hauled in nine passes for 55 yards. None was bigger than his last, when the Texans star made a sliding grab on fourth-and-3 from the Kansas City 27 with just under 2 minutes to go. That allowed Houston to run out the clock and deal the Chiefs (4-2) their second consecutive loss — both at Arrowhead Stadium.

Mahomes, who was selected two spots ahead of Watson in the 2017 draft, finished with 273 yards passing and three touchdowns, though he also threw his first interception of the season.
Star wide receiver Tyreek Hill returned to action for the first time since Week 1, when he broke his collarbone, to catch five passes for 80 yards and two of the Chiefs’ scores.
It wasn’t a pretty game for either side. The teams combined for 21 penalties totaling nearly 150 yards, and that didn’t include close to a dozen flags that were offsetting, overruled or declined.
It was Kansas City that started hot, engineering drives of at least 90 yards twice in the first quarter. Hill finished the first with a 46-yard reception — the first TD throw in a first quarter by Mahomes since Week 1 — while Damien Williams finished the second with a 14-yard TD catch.

In between, Hyde coughed up the ball on Houston’s first offensive play. But the big running back soon atoned for his mistake. Hyde battered the Chiefs’ porous run defense the rest of the game, punctuating a big first half with a short touchdown run. The Texans then took the lead into the locker room after Mahomes was strip-sacked with 20 seconds left and Houston recovered, and Watson waltzed into the end zone on the very next play. It wasn’t the last time he reached pay dirt.

Mahomes hit Hill again in the third quarter to give the Chiefs the lead back , but the Houston quarterback answered with a 12-play, 93-yard drive consuming more than 8 1/2 minutes. By the time he spun into the end zone and converted the 2-point try, the Texans had a 31-24 lead with 6:17 to go. Kansas City went three-and-out on its next possession, and a defense that has been maligned for most of Andy Reid’s tenure with the Chiefs failed to make a stop once again.
FIRST PICK
The first pick Mahomes had thrown this season was nearly wiped out when an official threw a flag for pass interference. But after referee Shawn Hochuli announced the penalty, the officials huddled and decided to pick up the flag in a bizarre series of events.
INJURIES
Texans: CB Johnathan Joseph (hamstring) was inactive after showing up on the injury report Friday. Also inactive were WR Kenny Stills (hamstring) and RB Taiwan Jones (hip). … RT Tytus Howard (knee), CB Bradley Roby (hamstring) and LB Zach Cunningham (knee) left during the game.
Chiefs: Inactive starters included WR Sammy Watkins (hamstring), LT Eric Fisher (groin), LG Andrew Wylie (ankle), DT Chris Jones (groin) and LB Anthony Hitchens (groin).
UP NEXT
Chiefs visit the Broncos on Thursday night.

Underwood wins CAM Classic volleyball tournament

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October 13th, 2019 by admin

The Underwood Eagles took the championship at the CAM Classic volleyball tournament on Saturday. The Eagles went 3-0 in pool play, defeated CAM in the semifinals, and topped AC/GC in the finals.

Silver Pool

(2-0) Underwood 21-21, ArWeVa 7-16
(2-0) Underwood 21-21, Paton-Churdan 12-6
(2-0) Underwood 21-21, AC/GC 19-17
(2-0) AC/GC 21-21, Paton-Churdan 10-7
(2-0) AC/GC 21-21, ArWeVa 10-14
(2-1) ArWeVa 15-21-15, Paton-Churdan 21-16-13

Blue Pool

(2-0) Riverside 21-21, Griswold 19-14
(2-0) Riverside 21-21, Orient-Macksburg 4-6
(2-1) Riverside 16-21-15, CAM 21-19-10
(2-0) CAM 21-21, Orient-Macksburg 10-14
(2-0) CAM 21-21, Griswold 17-11
(2-0) Griswold 21-21, Orient-Macksburg 8-7

Semifinals

(2-0) AC/GC 25-25, Riverside 19-17
(2-0) Underwood 25-25, CAM 14-19

Finals

(2-0) Underwood 25-25, AC/GC 15-14

All-Tournament Team

Chloe Largent, AC/GC
Danielle Hoyle, Paton-Churdan
Macy Vanfossan, Underwood
Leslie Luft, ArWeVa
Caitlyn Gist, Orient-Macksburg
Maddy McKee, CAM
Izzy Bluml, Riverside
Haylee Pennock, Griswold

Harlan girls win at Atlantic Cross Country Meet 10/12/19

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October 13th, 2019 by Ric Hanson

The Harlan Cyclone girls claimed the team title with 46 points, during the Atlantic Cross Country Invitational on Saturday. Ankeny Centennial finished second with 71-points. Individually, Lucy Borkowski led the Cyclones scoring runners with a third-place finish. Peyton Pogge of Tri-Center, earned the individual title in a time of 20:10.88 and remains undefeated on the season. Kate Crawford of ACGC finished second in a time of 20:41.51, Lucy Borkowski of Harlan was third, Ava Rush of Atlantic, fourth, and Kaia Bieker finished fifth. Atlantic’s lead runner Taylor McCreedy, who was previously injured but able to participate, was running in third place, when she fell on the muddy surface and couldn’t finish the race.

Team Scores:

  1. Harlan, 46
  2. Ankeny Centennial, 71
  3. Bishop Heelan, 106
  4. ACGC, 120
  5. Ankeny, 142
  6. Nodaway Valley, 160
  7. Atlantic, 165
  8. Sergeant Bluff-Luton, 168
  9. Lewis Central, 221
  10. Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson, 262
  11. Red Oak, 278

Top 10 Individual results:
1 Pogge, Peyton 11 Tri-Center 20:10.88
2 Crawford, Kate 12 ACGC 20:41.51 1
3 Borkowski, Lucy 12 Harlan 20:58.15 2
4 Rush, Ava 09 Atlantic 21:13.90 3
5 Bieker, Kaia 10 Harlan 21:17.88 4
6 Sloss, Rylee 11 ACGC 21:21.15 5
7 Jorgensen, Kendall 10 ACHS JV 21:27.52 6
8 Broers, Sophia 11 Nodaway Valley 21:29.83 7
9 Alberti, Abby 12 Harlan 21:37.99 8
10 Aesoph, Amber 12 Bishop Heelan 21:40.88 9

Full results: atlantic v girls invite 10.12.19