CLASS 4A

Region 2
Knoxville 5, Gilbert 1
Harlan 3, Perry 2

Region 4
Glenwood 10, Lewis Central 3
Winterset 5, Pella 3

Region 8
Denison-Schleswig 10, Spencer 0
LeMars 7, Storm Lake 1

CLASS 5A

Region 1
Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln 8, Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson 6

Class 4A and 5A get their softball postseasons started tonight. Here is a look at the schedule for area match-ups.

CLASS 4A

Region 2
Knoxville vs Gilbert 7:00pm
Harlan vs Perry 5:00pm

Region 4
Glenwood vs Lewis Central 7:00pm
Winterset vs Pella 7:00pm

Region 8
Denison-Schleswig vs Spencer 7:00pm
Storm Lake vs LeMars 7:00pm

CLASS 5A

Region 1
Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson vs Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln 7:00pm

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State has drawn Michigan in its first game at the Bad Boy Mowers Battle 4 Atlantis. The Cyclones and Wolverines will meet Wednesday, Nov. 27 at 11 a.m. (CT) on ESPN.

In its second game, Iowa State will face either North Carolina or Alabama.

The Cyclones and Michigan last met in 2013 in Ames with ISU prevailing 77-70. This will be the 11^th meeting between the schools, with the series tied 5-5.

The other teams in the field are Gonzaga, Oregon, Seton Hall and Southern Miss.

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IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa head men’s basketball coach Fran McCaffery announced on Thursday that Bakari Evelyn has signed with the University of Iowa.

Evelyn, a native of Detroit, is a graduate transfer from Valparaiso University and has one year of collegiate eligibility remaining. Evelyn, who is the first graduate transfer for McCaffery at Iowa, played the last two seasons with the Crusaders (2017-18) after playing as a freshman at Nebraska in 2016.

“We are thrilled to have Bakari join our program,” said McCaffery. “He’s a veteran who can play multiple positions. He can score and defend. Bakari will bring a presence to our program that we are excited about.”

Last season at Valparaiso, Evelyn competed in 32 games, including 14 starts. He tied for first on the team in 3-pointers made (48), ranked second in assists (68) and fifth in scoring (8.4 ppg). Evelyn netted double figures 14 times, including nine of the first 12 games. He led the team in steals and assists in six games, and scoring three times. Evelyn led all scorers with a season-best 27 points in a win at George Washington.

As a sophomore in 2017-18, Evelyn was a Missouri Valley Conference All-Newcomer Team selection and was named co-MVP of the Savannah Invitational. He was the only Crusader to start all 32 games, ranking second on the team in scoring (12.6 ppg) and first in assists (93). He increased his scoring average to a team-best 14.1 points per game in conference play, while connecting at a 42.3 percent clip from 3-point range. Evelyn scored in double figures 22 times, including netting 20 points or more four times. He posted a career-high 30 points and eight rebounds in a victory over UNC Wilmington.

“I’m excited to finally be able to join the team and get to work with the guys to learn and prepare for the upcoming season,” Evelyn said. “I chose Iowa because of the relationship I developed with coach McCaffery and (Sherman) Dillard and for the opportunity to wear the Black and Gold. It feels great to be part of the Hawkeye family.”

Evelyn saw limited action in 18 games as a freshman at Nebraska in 2015-16, totaling 24 points and nine rebounds.

As a prep, Evelyn spent his first three years at Southfield Christian, helping his team to a 73-7 record and three straight Class D state titles. He averaged 17.4 points and 4.4 assists as a junior and boosted his averages to 25.4 points, 5.3 rebounds, and 4.3 assists at Hillcrest Academy in Arizona as a senior.

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ADM 11, Carroll 5
Boone 3, Dallas Center-Grimes 2
CAM 23, Glidden-Ralston 0 (Mitchell Williamson 2 HRs, Darien Burnison and Lane Spieker 1 HR each)
CAM 9, Ar-We-Va 4 (Mitchell Williamson and Darien Burnison homered)
Coon Rapids-Bayard 8, Panorama 5
Creston 18, Shenandoah 8
Creston 12, Shenandoah 3
Fort Madison 10, Denison-Schleswig 0
Glenwood 18, St. Albert 8
Greene County 9, Underwood 5
Red Oak 12, East Mills 9
Roland-Story, Story City 4, Treynor 1
Treynor 9, Roland-Story 1
Van Meter 3, Gilbert 1
Winterset 13, Chariton 1

IRVING, Texas (AP) — Oklahoma is the favorite to win another Big 12 football title, according to the conference’s preseason media poll released Wednesday.

The Sooners have won the league the last four years and 12 Big 12 championships overall. Oklahoma also made the College Football Playoff three of the past four seasons.

Texas was picked second by media covering the league. The top two teams will meet in the conference championship game on Dec. 7. The Longhorns lost to the Sooners in the title matchup in 2018.

Iowa State, TCU and Oklahoma State round out the top five picks.

The Big 12 will have four new head coaches in 2019 with Les Miles at Kansas, Chris Klieman at Kansas State, Matt Wells at Texas Tech and Neal Brown at West Virginia.

CLASS 1A

Region 2
Newell-Fonda 15, Woodbine 0
Exira-EHK 7, Riverside 3
Ar-We-Va 5, West Harrison 4
Ridge View 11, CAM 1 (5 innings)

Region 3
Collins-Maxwell 10, East Union 0
Murray 9, Stanton/Essex 1
Lenox 12, Fremont-Mills 2
Grand View Christian 12, Bedford 0

CLASS 2A

Region 1
Jesup 14, Woodward-Granger 1
South Hamilton 5, Madrid 0
East Marshall 10, Belmond-Klemme 0
Colfax-Mingo 12, Nodaway Valley 2

Region 2
Pella Christian 4, Pleasantville 2
Ogden 8, Interstate-35 0
Van Meter 10, ACGC 0
Earlham 2, Martensdale-St. Marys 0

Region 3
West Monona 10, IKM-Manning 0
AHSTW 3, Missouri Valley 2
Mount Ayr 4, Logan-Magnolia 0
Underwood 8, Sidney 0

CLASS 3A

Region 7
Treynor 7, OABCIG 2
Sioux Center 9, MOC-Floyd Valley 3
Kuemper Catholic 6, Atlantic 5
SE Valley 8, Carroll 3

Region 8
Albia 12, Saydel 2
Clarke 14, Creston 3
North Polk 8, DM Christian 7
Shenandoah 12, Red Oak 2

The Kuemper Catholic Knights jumped up early and made enough plays late to secure a 6-5 win over Atlantic in the Class 3A Region 7 Quarterfinals on Wednesday night. The Knights racked up 4 runs in the opening frame to grab the lead. Atlantic would fall behind 5-1 before squaring the game up in the 4th. Kuemper got a run across in the 5th that ended up being enough for the win.

Kuemper got an RBI single from Alli Mertz to open the scoring in the first. Kenzie Schon would follow with a 2-run homer to put the Knights up 3-0 through 4 batters. Anna Wanninger would score later in the frame on a passed ball. Atlantic got one run in the 1st with an RBI single from Oliva Engler but later had a runner picked off and left one aboard. Engler had a stellar night at the plate as she went 4-4 with 3RBI. She had a 2 RBI Single in the big 4th inning for Atlantic. Alyssa Derby had a 2 RBI single in that 4th inning spurt as well to tie the game.

Kuemper’s winning run in the 5th came on a misplayed bloop off the bat of Isabel Schwabe. Kyndall Hilgenberg was on base after leading off the inning with a single and Schon was walked. Schwabe popped up what would of been the final out of the inning but Caroline Pellett’s attempt to back up and track it down was unsuccessful as the ball bounced off the tip of her glove. That allowed Hilgenberg to score and give the Knights the 6-5 lead.

Atlantic then left the tying run standing on third in both the 6th and 7th innings. Engler doubled with one out in the 6th and courtesy runner Ava Rush was able to get to third on a ground-out by Madison Botos. Alyssa Derby then hit a nice shot to deep right-center but Cassidy Christensen made a nice running snag to end the inning. In the 7th Atlantic got a lead off hit from Kennedy Goergen. She was moved over to 2nd on a sac bunt by Reagan Pellett. Caroline Pellett then pushed one through on a shallow hit near 2nd base and they had to put the brakes on Goergen at 3rd. McKenzie Waters then hit one at the shortstop Mertz and she chose to go home to get Goergen out before scoring the tying run. Atlantic still had the tying run at third but Baylee Newell swung at the first pitch she saw and drove it into foul territory in left. Isabel Schwabe made a terrific running back-handed snag to secure the final out and send the Knights into a Regional Semifinal on Friday against Southeast Valley. The Jaguars defeated Carroll 8-3 to advance to that Friday contest.

Carly Ventiecher went 3 1/3 Innings for Kuemper Catholic, exiting with the Knights up 5-3. Freshman Kamryn Venteicher went the rest of the way, responsible for just one earned run, allowing 3 hits with 1 strikeout and 1 walk. Olivia Engler went the distance for Atlantic allowing 6 hits with 5 strikeouts, 3 walks, and 1 hit-batter.

Atlantic ends their season with a record of 27-9. Kuemper Catholic improved to 16-18 and will play Southeast Valley in the Regional Semis on Friday.

The Atlantic Trojans (27-8) softball team opens up the 2019 postseason tonight by hosting the Kuemper Catholic Knights (15-18). The Trojans are in the Class 3A Region 7 bracket and tonight’s match-up is a Quarterfinal round contest.

The Hawkeye Ten foes met twice during the regular season with Atlantic coming out on top in both meetings. The Trojans defeated the Knights 4-2 on June 3rd and more recently won 8-4 on June 19th.

Atlantic has been led by Baylee Newell and Olivia Engler at the plate this season. Newell is batting .474 with 27 RBI and Engler is hitting .411 with 29 RBI. Engler has also been strong in the circle for the Trojans this season. She boasts a 2.38 ERA with a 21-5 record in 26 starts. Engler has struck out 171 batters with 43 walks and just 5 hit batters.

Kuemper Catholic has been led by senior Alli Mertz and sophomore Kyndal Hilgenberg in the box. Mertz is hitting .440 with 18 RBI on 44 hits. Hilgenberg has a .359 average with 7 RBI and 33 hits. The Knights lead starting pitcher is freshman Chloe Venteicher. She is 6-5 in 15 starts with a 4.18 ERA. She has 28 strikeouts with 51 walks and 3 hit batters. 8th-grader Carlee Carpenter has 7 starts as well for the Knights and made 18 overall appearances.

We’ll have coverage of the game tonight on KJAN with pregame at 6:45pm and first pitch set for 7:00pm.