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ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt says he’s pleased with setup of training camp at Missouri Western State University and would be in favor of extending the team’s stay beyond next season. The Chiefs are in the fourth year of a five-year deal to stage training camp in St. Joseph, Mo., about a 90-minute drive north from Arrowhead Stadium.
Many teams have eschewed going away for camp as they build gleaming new practice digs, but Hunt said he appreciates the camaraderie that is built through players living in dorms. Hunt said it would be possible to have camp in Kansas City, but there would be hurdles to overcome. Dining facilities are limited and there’s less room for fans. Hunt said the Chiefs will evaluate their future in St. Joseph after this year.
CLASS 3-A Quarter-Finals: @ Principal Park, Des Moines
12:00 pm – Boone vs. Davenport Assumption
2:00 pm – Bishop Heelan Catholic vs. Williamsburg
6:00 pm – Chariton vs. Clear Lake
8:00 pm – Harlan vs. Dallas Center-Grimes
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt admitted to cringing on Monday when he stopped by to see his team practice through intermittent rain just four days into training camp. The sight of Jamaal Charles hauling himself off the soggy turf has that effect. Under new coach Andy Reid, the Chiefs are going full speed and tackling to the ground less than a week into their workouts at Missouri Western. Reid calls it the “thudding” portion of practice, and there was plenty of it for thousands of fans who braved the elements.
Charles took a couple of solid shots. Tight end Tony Moeaki received a blow just above his surgically reconstructed knee. Wide receiver Dexter McCluster also took a hard hit. Reid promised a physical training camp. He’s already starting to deliver.
FIRST TEAM:
HARLAN
GLENWOOD
LEWIS CENTRAL
CRESTON
DENISON
ATLANTIC
CLARINDA
KUEMPER CATHOLIC
SECOND TEAM:
HARLAN
GLENWOOD
LEWIS CENTRAL
CRESTON
DENISON
ATLANTIC
CLARINDA
KUEMPER
SHENANDOAH
RED OAK
HONORABLE MENTION:
HARLAN
GLENWOOD
LEWIS CENTRAL
CRESTON
DENISON
ATLANTIC
KUEMPER CATHOLIC
SHENANDOAH
RED OAK
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – Iowa will open the Battle 4 Atlantis holiday tournament in the Bahamas against Xavier on Thanksgiving day. The winner of the Hawkeyes-Musketeers game on Nov. 28 will face either Texas-El Paso or Tennessee in the second round. If Iowa were to reach the tournament final, it could end up facing star freshman Andrew Wiggins and Kansas.
The Hawkeyes and Musketeers last met in the Paradise Jam in the U.S. Virgin Islands in 2010. Xavier beat Iowa 86-73.
FARGO, N.D. (AP) – North Dakota State University is the unanimous pick to repeat as Missouri Valley Football Conference champion. The Bison got all 39 first-place votes in the preseason poll of league coaches, media and sports information directors. NDSU has won back-to-back Football Championship Subdivision titles.
NDSU is followed in the poll by South Dakota State, Northern Iowa, Illinois State and Youngstown State. The bottom five, in order, are Indiana State, Southern Illinois, Missouri State, Western Illinois and South Dakota.
CLASS 2-A Quarterfinals: @ Principal Park, Des Moines
Roland-Story 2, Mount Vernon 1
2:00 pm: Beckman Catholic vs. Columbus Catholic
6:00 pm: Kuemper Catholic vs. Spirit Lake
8:00 pm: North Polk vs. Albia
The NASCAR Nationwide Series makes its second stop at the Iowa Speedway this weekend with Saturday night’s US Cellular 250. Iowa Speedway CEO Doug Fritz says Brad Keselowski will be the first reigning sprint Cup champion to compete at the track. Fritz says Keselowski has been to Newton before, as well as other Nascar stars, but never before in the track’s 8-year history have they had the current Nascar Sprint Cup Series Champion.
Fritz says the drivers in the Nationwide Series enjoy competing against the big names in the Sprint Cup Series. They include Brian Vickers, who recently won the New Hampshire Nascar Sprint Cup Series race, along with Nationwide regulars Trevor Baine, a past Daytona 500 Champ, along with Sam Hornish, Jr., the current Nationwide Series points leader and past champion of the Indy 500.
Fritz says as of Sunday morning, there were still tickets available for Saturday night’s race, but he anticipates a sell out. After that, it’s general admission and standing room only on race day. Tickets for both Friday’s practice sessions and Saturday’s qualifying laps and race can be obtained at www.iowaspeedway.com, or 1-866RUSTY-GO. He says fans will have an opportunity to meet the drivers this weekend. An autograph session with all the Nationwide drivers takes place from 2:30-until 3:10-p.m., Saturday. Parking lots open both days at 10-a.m. for tailgating.
ATLANTA (AP) — Jason Heyward homered and drove in two runs to help the Atlanta Braves beat St. Louis 5-2 on Sunday night, capping their first three-game sweep of the Cardinals at home in 10 years. The Braves broke a 2-all tie with two runs in the sixth inning off rookie Shelby Miller and two relievers. Pinch-hitter Joey Terdoslavich drove in Chris Johnson with the go-ahead run. Heyward added another run-scoring single.
Heyward has nine homers this season, including two in the series between NL division leaders. Kris Medlen allowed two runs on eight hits and a walk in six innings to snap his three-game losing streak.
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