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

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Local product John Means won back home with seven strong innings, Hanser Alberto got a career-high five hits and the Baltimore Orioles beat the Kansas City Royals 14-2. Pedro Severino had four of the Orioles’ 21 hits in their highest-scoring game of the season. Jonathan Villar stole three bases, including a swipe of home when the Royals tried to pick him off third base. Jorge Soler hit his 38th home run, tying the Royals record set by Mike Moustakas in 2017.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — David Glass and his family have agreed to sell the Royals to an ownership group led by Kansas City entrepreneur John Sherman in a deal that is expected to be worth about $1 billion. The Royals announced the sale just days after word began to leak the Sherman group was closing in on an agreement. Sherman and his co-investors will become the third owners since another local businessman, Ewing Kauffman, founded the club in 1969.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The Cincinnati Reds and St. Louis Cardinals are set to play back-to-back doubleheaders this weekend after their series opener at Busch Stadium was postponed because of rain. The Reds and NL Central-leading Cardinals will now play day-night doubleheaders on both Saturday and Sunday.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Scott Frost’s second year at Nebraska begins against South Alabama. All indications are that his turnaround project is heading in the right direction. The 24th-ranked Cornhuskers are projected to be one of the most improved teams in the nation. Even though they finished 4-8 following an 0-6 start, they’re in the preseason Top 25 for the first time since 2014 and a popular pick to win the Big Ten West.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A nonprofit group is expressing concern about the reinstatement of Nebraska’s softball coach, who had been placed on administrative leave after player complaints. The College Athlete Advocacy Initiative issued a statement supporting players who complained about the behavior of head coach Rhonda Revelle and others. The group says players complained of verbal and psychological abuse, fat-shaming, excessive practice time and disregard of injuries. Revelle was reinstated earlier this week.

Friday (08/30/2019)

CLASS 4A

Abraham Lincoln 29, Sioux City North 18

CLASS 3A

District 1

Sioux City, East 20, Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 13
Harlan 27, Denison-Schleswig 22
Lewis Central 35, Sgt. Bluff-Luton 7

District 2

Glenwood 44, Carroll 28

District 9

Bondurant-Farrar 28, ADM 21
Carlisle 24, Winterset 14
Glenwood 44, Carroll 28
Creston/OM 42, Chariton 0
Harlan 27, Denison-Schleswig 22
Lewis Central 35, Sgt. Bluff-Luton 7

CLASS 2A

District 9

OABCIG 49, Ridge View 8
Greene County 54, Perry 0
Southwest Valley 18, Red Oak 6
Atlantic 49, Saydel 13
Clarinda 34, Shenandoah 6
Kuemper Catholic 27, St. Albert 3

CLASS 1A

District 8

ACGC 32, IKM-Manning 21
Des Moines Christian 78, West Central Valley, Stuart 0
Van Meter 33, Earlham 12
Mount Ayr 28, Nodaway Valley 6
Clarinda 34, Shenandoah 6
Panorama 25, St. Edmond, Fort Dodge 0

District 9
Storm Lake 41, Cherokee, Washington 6
MVAOCOU 20, MMCRU 6
South Central Calhoun 44, East Sac County 0
Treynor 35, Logan-Magnolia 12
Underwood 55, AHSTW 6
Missouri Valley 20, West Monona – Whiting 12

CLASS A
District 2

ACGC 32, IKM-Manning 21
Alta/Aurelia 27, Lawton-Bronson 7
Manson Northwest Webster 8, Ogden 6
OABCIG 49, Ridge View 8
Pocahontas Area 20, Sioux Central, Sioux Rapids 2
Panorama 25, St. Edmond, Fort Dodge 0

District 9

Earlham at Van Meter
Nodaway Valley at Mount Ayr
Southwest Valley 18, Red Oak 6
Riverside at Tri-Center
St. Albert, Council Bluffs at Kuemper Catholic, Carroll
Underwood at AHSTW

District 10
Westwood 41, Akron-Westfield 6
Alta/Aurelia 27, Lawton-Bronson 7
Tri-Center 35, Riverside 22
Treynor 35, Logan-Magnolia 12
Missouri Valley 20, West Monona – Whiting 12
Hinton 20, Woodbury Central 0

CLASS 8

District 1

Boyer Valley 72, Ar-We-Va, Westside 28
St. Mary’s, Remsen 26, Audubon 25
Newell-Fonda 52, Collins-Maxwell 44
Woodbine 64, Kingsley-Pierson 14
Harris-Lake Park 63, North Iowa 0
Glidden-Ralston 60, West Bend-Mallard 42
River Valley 56, West Harrison 14

District 6

East Mills 49, East Union 12
Southeast Warren 57, Griswold 6
Lenox 52, Sidney 28
Melcher-Dallas 50, Seymour 14
Lamoni 56, Stanton-Essex 18
Moravia 51,Twin Cedars 12

District 7

CAM 64, Bedford 28
East Mills 49, East Union 12
Fremont-Mills 50, Exira/EHK 2 (ON KJAN)
Southeast Warren 57, Griswold 6
Lenox 52, Sidney 28
Lamoni 56, Stanton-Essex 18

District 8

Boyer Valley 72, Ar-We-Va, Westside 28
St. Mary’s, Remsen 26, Audubon 25
CAM 64, Bedford 28
Coon Rapids-Bayard 74, Baxter 20
Fremont-Mills 50, Exira/EHK 2
Woodbine 64, Kingsley-Pierson 14
Glidden-Ralston 60, West Bend-Mallard 42
River Valley 56, West Harrison 14

The Atlantic Trojans football team opened up the 2019 season with a strong performance in a 49-13 win over Saydel at the Trojan Bowl. Atlantic came out firing early after the opening kickoff was returned for a touchdown before being called back on a penalty. Tyler Moen made up for that penalty immediately with an 89 yard touchdown run to begin a 35-0 first quarter for the Trojans. They would end up leading 42-7 by halftime and rolled to the win.

Moen finished with 191 yards on just 6 carries with 4 touchdowns. The Trojans outgained the Eagles 304-177 on the night. 260 of those yards were on the ground for Atlantic.

Next up for the Trojans they will travel to face the Creston O-M Panthers. We’ll have coverage of that game on KJAN.

The Fremont-Mills Knights scored on the second play of the game and kept hitting on big plays to race away from Exira-EHK in a 50-2 win Friday night in Tabor. Knights running back Seth Malcom scored the first three touchdowns of the game, as the Spartans squandered two early scoring chances.

The Spartans drove the ball inside the ten yard line twice in the first quarter and came up empty both times. The first ended on an interception by Fremont-Mills Defensive Back Colton Hauschild. The second time the Spartans pushed themselves back with a couple of procedure penalties and ended up turning it over on downs.

The Knights led 44-0 by halftime and would tack on one last score in the second half. The Spartans’ 2 points came off a Fremont-Mills mistake on the first drive of the second half. A bad snap went over the head of Knights QB Colton Hauschild and he fell on it in the endzone, resulting in the safety.

Exira-EHK Head Coach Tom Petersen said he was disappointed with the effort and the execution. He said he knows the Spartans are a much better team then they showed on Friday night and they are ready to get back to work to host Sidney next week. Fremont-Mills travels to face the Audubon Wheelers next week.