The Big 12 Conference released their preseason coaches poll on Thursday, ahead of next week media days in Kansas City.  Kansas was a unanimous selection to win their 14th consecutive regular season title.  Iowa State has won the last two postseason tournament titles and the Cyclones received the other first place vote and came in third overall in the poll just 2 points behind Oklahoma.

2015-16 Big 12 Men’s Basketball Preseason Poll

Nine points were awarded for first place, eight for second, etc.
Coaches are not permitted to vote for their own team.

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Vikings star Adrian Peterson offered encouragement to Jamaal Charles on Wednesday, three days after his Chiefs counterpart sustained a torn ACL in his right knee against Chicago. It was Charles who, after tearing his left ACL four years ago, reached out to Peterson later in the season. Minnesota’s running back had just torn the same ligament in his knee that December. Both players returned from their injuries the following season.

Peterson said he can’t imagine having to go through the painful hours of rehabilitation for a second torn ACL, which Charles is facing. But he also said that his fellow Texan has the “God-given ability” to come back from such a devastating injury. The Chiefs visit the Vikings on Sunday.

The Hawkeye 10 Cross Country meet will be held on Thursday, October 15th at the Atlantic Golf and Country Club  in Atlantic.  Spectators are asked to enter on 22nd Street and park in the driving range area.  The middle school races start at 4:00pm with varsity races at 5:00pm with everything wrapping up around 6:30pm.

The Girls race Lewis Central, Denison-Schleswig, and Shenandoah-Essex are expected to compete for the team title.  Individually Tiffany Williams of Atlantic is the returning champion.  Ellie Mendlik of Denison and Kye Madsen of Lewis Central will be in the mix for the lead.  Atlantic will be searching to crack the top five in the team race with the potential for four runners in the top 20.

On the Boys side Harlan comes in as a large team favorite with a lot of teams battling for second.  Lewis Central, Atlantic, Kuemper Catholic, Glenwood and Shenandoah-Essex could all compete for the second team place.  Individually Brendan O’Brien of Lewis Central and Cooper McDermott of Creston are expected to battle for the title.  O’Brien out-dueled McDermott in the Atlantic home meet last week.  Chandler Hagen of Kuemper Catholic and Michael Sciranko of Harlan are also top contenders.  Atlantic lead runners Ryan Hawkins and Phoenix Shadden will shoot for top 10 finishes in hopes of getting the Trojans to a second place team finish.

The Adair-Casey/CAM Cross Country teams hosted a meet on Tuesday in Adair. Full results can be found here.

The Iowa Association of Track Coaches have released their latest Cross Country rankings.  Individual and Team rankings are listed below.

Individual Rankings

Class 1A
GIRLS

• 6. Destiny Scar, Nodaway Valley
• 24. Payton Sporrer, IKM-Manning

BOYS

• 2. Zach Ambrose, Boyer Valley
• 4. Shane Breheny, Nodaway Valley
• 12. Christopher Jarrett, Tri-Center
• 16. Evan Wilson, Exira/EHK
• 19. Justin Thomas, Logan-Magnolia
• 20. Dion Coffey, Tri-Center
• 21. Connor Garrett, Boyer Valley
• 22. Joe Weber, Boyer Valley
• 23. Tim Brink, Riverside
• 26. Mitchell Nelsen, Audubon
• 27. Brayten Funke, Nodaway Valley

Class 2A
GIRLS

• 3. Karley Larson, Underwood
• 25. Claire Campbell, Shenandoah-Essex

Class 3A
GIRLS

• 9. Ellie Mendlik, Denison-Schleswig
• 14. Tiffany Williams, Atlantic

BOYS

• 7. Cooper McDermott, Creston
• 28. Michael Sciranko, Harlan
• 30. Chadler Hagen, Kuemper

Team Rankings

Class 1A
GIRLS

• 1. Pekin
• 2. Central Elkader
• 3. West Fork
• 4. North Linn
• 5. Mason City Newman Catholic
• 6. Iowa City Regina
• 7. St. Edmond
• 8. Panorama
• 9. Starmont
• 10. Denver
• 11. Emmetsburg
• 12. St. Ansgar
• 13. Marquette Catholic
• 14. Alta/Aurelia
• 15. Bellevue

BOYS

• 1. Nodaway Valley
• 2. Bellevue
• 3. Pekin
• 4. Denver
• 5. West Fork
• 6. St. Edmond
• 7. South Hamilton
• 8. Iowa City Regina
• 9. Panorama
• 10. Ogden
• 11. Dunkerton
• 12. Central Elkader
• 13. Tri-Center
• 14. Mason City Newman Catholic
• 15. OA-BCIG

Class 2A
GIRLS

• 1. Monticello
• 2. Osage
• 3. Cascade
• 4. South Winneshiek
• 5. Pocahontas Area
• 6. Williamsburg
• 7. North Polk
• 8. Unity Christian
• 9. Mid-Prairie
• 10. Shenandoah-Essex
• 11. CMB
• 12. Dike-New Hartford
• 13. Mediapolis
• 14. Grundy Center
• 15. West Marshall

BOYS

• 1. Monticello
• 2. Unity Christian
• 3. Garner-Hayfield/Ventura
• 4. Mid-Prairie
• 5. Clear Lake
• 6. Eagle Grove
• 7. Williamsburg
• 8. Waukon
• 9. Dike-New Hartford
• 10. East Marshall
• 11. Shenandoah
• 12. Aplington-Parkersburg
• 13. Northeast
• 14. Western Christian
• 15. Cascade

Class 3A
GIRLS

• 1. Davenport Assumption
• 2. Decorah
• 3. Gilbert
• 4. Marion
• 5. Pella
• 6. Dallas Center-Grimes
• 7. Spencer
• 8. Fort Madison
• 9. Humboldt
• 10. Ballard
• 11. Charles City
• 12. Dubuque Wahlert
• 13. Sioux City Heelan
• 14. Vinton-Shellsburg
• 15. Denison-Schleswig

BOYS

• 1. Mount Vernon-Lisbon
• 2. Grinnell
• 3. Dallas Center-Grimes
• 4. Pella
• 5. Mount Pleasant
• 6. Decorah
• 7. Gilbert
• 8. Winterset
• 9. Vinton-Shellsburg
• 10. Marion
• 11. Cedar Rapids Xavier
• 12. Harlan
• 13. Carlisle
• 14. Spirit Lake
• 15. Clear Creek-Amana

Class 4A
GIRLS

• 1. Urbandale
• 2. Johnston
• 3. Pleasant Valley
• 4. Bettendorf
• 5. Waukee
• 6. Iowa City High
• 7. Muscatine
• 8. Ankeny Centennial
• 9. Cedar Falls
• 10. Linn-Mar
• 11. Ames
• 12. Iowa City High
• 13. Dowling Catholic
• 14. Dubuque Hempstead
• 15. Southeast Polk

BOYS

• 1. Dowling Catholic
• 2. Cedar Falls
• 3. Pleasant Valley
• 4. Cedar Rapids Prairie
• 5. WDM Valley
• 6. Indianola
• 7. Linn-Mar
• 8. Urbandale
• 9. Iowa City West
• 10. Johnston
• 11. Dubuque Senior
• 12. Waukee
• 13. Dubuque Hempstaed
• 14. Ankeny Centennial
• 15. Iowa City High

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals honored two firefighters who were killed while fighting a massive blaze that engulfed an apartment building. Two other firefighters were injured when the building collapsed in Kansas City, Missouri, on Monday night, shortly after fire crews evacuated its residents and rescued two people from the second story. The two injured were hospitalized in stable condition.

Royals first baseman Eric Hosmer, whose father Mike is a retired Miami firefighter, wore a Kansas City Fire Department shirt during batting practice on Tuesday. So did third baseman Mike Moustakas, while pitcher Jeremy Guthrie wore a hat honoring the department.

The Royals forced Game 5 in their AL Division Series against the Houston Astros with a dramatic late-inning comeback. The decisive game is tonight (Wednesday).

Hawkeye 10 Conference

(3-0) Glenwood over Lewis Central
(3-0) Harlan 25-25-25, Creston 16-22-17
(3-0) Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 25-25-25, Clarinda 18-13-23
(3-1) Red Oak 25-25-23-25, Shenandoah 12-14-25-15
(3-0) Red Oak 25-25-25, Atlantic 12-9-16
(3-0) St. Albert, Council Bluffs 25-25-25, Denison-Schleswig 15-20-14

Western Iowa Conference Tournament

(3-0) Tri-Center, Neola 25-25-25, IKM-Manning 23-15-15
(3-0) Treynor over Underwood
Consolation: IKM-Manning vs. Underwood Thursday at 6:00pm at Avoca
Championship Tri-Center at Treynor 2nd Match Thursday at Avoca

Rolling Valley Conference

(3-0) Adair-Casey 25-25-25, CAM, Anita 19-13-16
(3-0) Boyer Valley 25-25-25, Exira-EHK 22-19-21
(3-0) Coon Rapids-Bayard 25-27-25, Paton-Churdan 10-25-20

Corner Conference

(3-2) Essex 21-25-18-29-15, Fremont-Mills 25-16-25-27-13
(3-0) Nishnabotna 25-25-25, South Page 15-7-14
(3-0) Sidney over Hearland Christian
(3-0) Stanton 25-25-25, Clarinda Academy 4-6-6

Pride of Iowa Conference Tournament

Semifinal: (3-2) Lenox 11-25-22-25-15, Bedford 25-16-25-19-9
Semifinal: (3-0) Mount Ayr 25-26-25, Nodaway Valley 15-24-14
Consolation: Bedford vs. Nodaway Valley
Championship: (3-0) Mount Ayr 25-25-25, Lenox 9-7-19

Other Scores

(3-0) Bondurant-Farrar 25-25-25, A-D-M, Adel 23-22-18
(3-0) Carroll 25-25-25, Winterset 19-10-21
(3-0) Kingsley-Pierson 27-25-25, Maple Valley-Anthon Oto 25-18-16
(3-0) Ogden 25-25-25, Panorama 20-12-14
(3-0) Van Meter 25-25-25, Guthrie Center 15-18-14
(3-1) Woodward-Granger 18-25-25-25, Earlham 25-15-9-11