The Atlantic softball and baseball teams will host the Kuemper Catholic Knights tonight and we’ll have the softball game on the air.

Atlantic will look to stay undefeated taking their 6-0 mark against the 3-6 Knights. Atlantic 3A #9 is coming off a big win over 4A #5 Denison this past Friday.

Pregame coverage will start at approximately 7:15pm with first pitch scheduled for 7:30pm following the JV game. Tune in on AM1220, FM101.1, online at kjan.com, and on the mobile app.

The Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association has released the Week 2 Rankings.

Class 4A (Record)

1.      Johnston (9-1)
2.      Dowling, West Des Moines (7-0)
3.      Urbandale (8-0)
4.      Cedar Rapids Jefferson (8-1)
5.      Indianola (8-0)
6.      Cedar Rapids Prairie (7-2)
7.      Waukee (4-1)
8.      Davenport West (5-1)
9.      Iowa City West (8-3)
10.    SE Polk (8-3)

Others: Ankeny Centennial; Cedar Rapids Washington; Marshalltown; North Scott

Class 3A (Record)

1.      Davenport, Assumption (8-2)
2.      Carlisle (5-3)
3.      Sergeant Bluff-Luton (5-2)
4.      Bishop Heelan, Sioux City (5-3)
5.      Harlan (5-2)
6.      Solon (8-2)
7.      Boone (7-1)
8.      North Polk (6-2)
9.      Grinnell (10-0)
10.    Oskaloosa (6-3)

Others: Central Dewitt; Decorah; Saydel; Waverly-Shell Rock; West Delaware, Manchester

Class 2A (Record)

1.      Wilton (6-0)
2.      Cascade, Western Dubuque (8-0)
3.      Regina, Iowa City (4-2)
4.      Estherville Lincoln Central (8-1)
5.      Van Meter (7-1)
6.      West Lyon (8-0)
7.      Beckman, Dyersville (4-5)
8.      Kuemper Catholic, Carroll (4-3)
9.      Centerville (6-2)
10.    Treynor (5-2)

Others: Forest City; Monticello; New Hampton; Pocahontas Area; Roland-Story

Class 1A (Record)

1.      Newman Catholic, Mason City (10-0)
2.      North Linn (11-0)
3.      Lisbon (7-0)
4.      St. Albert, Council Bluffs (9-1)
5.      St. Mary’s, Remsen (8-1)
6.      Martensdale-St. Mary’s (8-3)|
7.      Southeast Warren (6-2)
8.      Alburnett (10-2)
9.      Don Bosco, Gilbertville (4-2)
10.    CAM, Anita (6-1)

Others: Calamus-Wheatland; Cardinal, Eldon; Lawton-Bronson; Tri-Center, Neola; Woodbury Central

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State says forward Cameron Lard has enrolled at a wellness center instead of joining his teammates for summer workouts. Iowa State coach Steve Prohm says Lard, who averaged 12.1 points and shot 60 percent as a freshman last season, needs to change some personal habits. In April, Lard’s drug paraphernalia charge was dismissed during a pretrial hearing, according to the Des Moines Register. He was stopped by Ames police on Feb. 4 for speeding and police smelled marijuana coming from the car. He pleaded guilty to speeding. Both charges are misdemeanors.
This offseason, the 20-year-old Lard was cited for being underage at an Ames bar .

The Cyclones say in a press release Monday that Lard will rejoin the team after he completes the wellness program. Prohm says “Cam has been open to improving as a person and desiring to make better decisions. I’m so proud of him for taking ownership on becoming the best Cam he can be. There is a very bright future for him if he matures as a young man.”

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State Championships

Class 1A: Iowa City Regina 2, Des Moines Christian 1

Class 2A: Pella 3, Storm Lake 2

Class 3A: Waukee 3, Bettendorf 0

State Consolations

Class 1A: Gilbert 2, Williamsburg 0

Class 2A: Marion 4, Cedar Rapids Xavier 3 (OT)

Class 3A: Ankeny 4, Iowa City West 3 (2 OT)

Trips to the Girls State Soccer Tournament will be on the line tonight with Regional Finals being played in all classes. Here is a look at area match-ups.

Class 1A Regional Finals

Region 1
MOC-Floyd Valley at Bishop Heelan 6:00pm

Region 2
Treynor vs. Gilbert (@ Earlham) 5:00pm

Region 3
Des Moines Christian at Nevada 6:00pm

Class 2A Regional Finals

Region 1
CB Thomas Jefferson vs. Spencer (@ Denison) 5:00pm

Region 2
Glenwood at Lewis Central 6:00pm

Region 3
Dallas Center-Grimes at ADM 6:00pm

Class 3A Regional Finals

Region 1
CB Abraham Lincoln vs. Sioux City North (@ Denison) 7:00pm

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

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Michael Wacha lost a no-hit bid in the ninth inning when pinch-hitter Colin Moran led off with a single, leaving to a huge ovation and pitching the St. Louis Cardinals past the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-0. This was the second time Wacha had a no-hit try broken up in the ninth. As a rookie in 2013, he was one out away from a no-hitter when Washington’s Ryan Zimmerman got an infield single.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Matt Olson hit a three-run homer in the eighth as the Oakland Athletics defeated the Kansas City Royals 5-1 to win the series. Olson went 5 for 11 with three home runs, eight RBIs and scored five times in the series. The A’s are 9-2 in their past 11 road games. The Royals have lost 21 of 31 home games.

Baseball Scores:

ADM 10, Coon Rapids-Bayard, 0
CB Abraham Lincoln 5, Des Moines Hoover 1
Red Oak 7, Missouri Valley 1
Pleasantville 13, ADM 6
Pleasantville 11, Coon Rapids-Bayard 4
Southeast Polk 6, CB Abraham Lincoln 3
St. Albert 11, St Mary’s Remsen 1
St. Albert 14, St. Mary’s Storm Lake 4
Treynor 9, Red Oak 8 (in 9 innings)

Softball Scores:

ADM 10, Beckman, Dyersville 4
ADM 12, Kee, Lansing 0
CB Thomas Jefferson 14, Missouri Valley 6
CB Thomas Jefferson 13, Woodbine 9
Des Moines, East 3, Winterset 0
IKM-Manning 7, Perry 6
Missouri Valley 13, Woodbine 3
Newell-Fonda 12, Maple Valley-Anthon Oto 0
OA-BCIG 12, Sioux City, West 2
Perry 14, I-35 4
Van Meter 14, I-35 4
Van Meter 12, IKM-Manning 7
West Harrison 13, CB Thomas Jefferson 3
West Harrison 18, Woodbine 5
West Harrison 9, Missouri Valley 2
West Monona 2, Sioux City, East 1
West Monona 9, Sioux City, North 2
Winterset 4, Cedar Rapids Kennedy 3

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

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jorge Soler hit a tiebreaking home run in the eighth inning, and the Kansas City Royals bounced back after wasting a four-run lead to defeat the Oakland Athletics 5-4 for their third win in four games. Tim Hill, a 28-year-old rookie left-hander, allowed Chad Pinder’s tying single in the eighth and got his first major league win. Soler hit his ninth home run on a curveball from Yusmeiro Petit with an 0-2 count. Kelvin Herrera pitched a perfect ninth for his 13th save in 14 chances.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Kolten Wong’ led off the bottom of the ninth inning with a home run off Richard Rodriguez, giving the St. Louis Cardinals a 3-2 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Austin Meadows had tied the score in the top half with a home run off Bud Norris, who blew a save for the first time in 12 chances. Wong homered on a slider from Rodriguez, his second game-ending homer this season and the fourth of his big league career. Pittsburgh lost for the sixth time in eight games.

GREENSBORO, N.C. (AP) — Indiana visits Duke while North Carolina travels to Michigan to headline this year’s ACC/Big Ten Challenge in November. The leagues released the three-day schedule Friday. The Hoosiers travel to Cameron Indoor Stadium on Nov. 27. The Tar Heels visit the Wolverines the next day. The schedule also includes Michigan State’s trip to Louisville and Virginia meeting former Atlantic Coast Conference program Maryland.