The Atlantic girls basketball team will head to Shenandoah tonight for a Class 3A Quarterfinal game and we’ll have it on KJAN. The Trojans are coming off a hard fought game against Harlan in which they came up short but showed some good things.  The 4-17 Trojans will try to carry some of the positives from that game into this postseason game with a 12-9 Fillies squad.

The Fillies are led by Logan Hughes who is averaging 24.2 points per game and also led her team with 235 rebounds and 35 steals.  The Fillies were able to beat the Trojans in their lone meeting of the regular season back on December 14th 70-46. Logan Hughes had 26 points and 15 rebounds in that first meeting. Atlantic had a nice outing from Haley Rasmussen with 21 points in that game and she’s coming off an 18 point performance against Harlan.

Rasmussen has averaged 11 per game for the Trojans and is joined in double figure output by McKenzie Waters who has dropped in 10 per contest. Baylee Newell is right behind them with 9.4 points per outing. The Trojans will need everyone firing on all cylinders if they want to keep their season moving tonight.

Chris Parks will have the call of the game on KJAN with pregame starting at 6:50pm and tip-off set for 7:00pm tonight. You can listen to the game on AM1220, FM101.1, and online at kjan.com. No video feed tonight, as it is not allowed in the postseason by the IGHSAU.

Regional basketball is on tap Saturday for a few Class 1A first round match-ups that were postponed from Thursday. Quarterfinal action is on deck today for Class 3A and 2A will have first round games. We’ll have one in Class 3A Region 8 on KJAN tonight. Atlantic will travel to Shenandoah for a Quarterfinal game that tips at 7:00pm.

Here’s a look at the schedule this evening.

Class 1A Region 6

Mormon Trail at Lenox 7:00pm

Class 1A Region 8

Riverside, Oakland at Ar-We-Va 1:00pm
Whiting at Boyer Valley 6:00pm

Class 2A Region 6

Interstate 35 at Mount Ayr 7:00pm
Colfax-Mingo at East Marshall 7:00pm
Cardinal at Wayne 7:00pm
Pella Christian at Pleasantville 7:00pm

Class 2A Region 7

Woodward-Granger at Madrid 7:00pm
AC/GC at Southwest Valley 7:00pm
South Hamilton at Ogden 7:00pm
West Central Valley at Earlham 7:00pm

Class 2A Region 8

Underwood at St. Albert 7:00pm
Tri-Center at AHSTW 7:00pm
MVAOCOU at West Monona 7:00pm
Missouri Valley at Logan-Magnolia 7:00pm

Class 3A Region 2

Pocahontas Area at Clear Lake 7:00pm
Southeast Valley at Kuemper Catholic 7:00pm
Humboldt at Roland-Story 7:00pm
Greene County at Carroll 7:00pm

Class 3A Region 8

Clarinda at Red Oak 7:00pm
Atlantic at Shenandoah 7:00pm ON KJAN
Saydel at Des Moines Christian 7:00pm
Clarke at Creston 7:00pm

It’s District wrestling day around the state of Iowa. Individuals will be battling to try to earn a spot in the State Wrestling Tournament next week. Class 1A and 2A wrestlers had to earn their way to Districts last week by being one of the top two finishers in their respective weight class at 16 Sectional sites.

We’ll have coverage of the Class 2A District 4 at Harlan today on KJAN. Atlantic/CAM will have six wrestlers competing: Garrett McLaren (106), Joe Weaver (120), Chase McLaren (138), Kadin Stutzman (145), Connor Pellett (152), and Cale Roller (220).

Jim Field and Justin Williams will have wall to wall coverage of that District site today on KJAN with action set to begin at Noon.

Other District sites where area wrestlers will be in action are in Class 1A: Distric 2 at I-35, Truro and District 7 at Underwood. In Class 3A District 5 at Glenwood and District 4 at Fort Dodge.

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

AMES, Iowa (AP) — This could have been a lost season for Iowa State sophomore Cam Lard, who lost his starting job while serving a one-month suspension to open the year. Lard has settled into his new role as a reserve, and he’s starting to resemble the player he was a season ago. The 6-foot-9 Lard’s numbers are down considerably from where they were in 2017-18. But the 17th-ranked Cyclones are winning and Lard is doing his part. Iowa State hosts TCU on Saturday.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska is on a six-game losing streak as it heads into its visit to No. 15 Purdue on Saturday. The downturn comes after the Cornhuskers opened the season with wins in 11 of their first 13 games. They were picked to finish fourth in the Big Ten but now sit in 13th place. Nebraska is shooting 33 percent and averaging 59 points during the losing streak.

UNDATED (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals knew they were short a couple of pieces last season, even though they were in contention to make the playoffs until the final week. They may have plugged those holes with a trade for All-Star first baseman Paul Goldschmidt and star reliever Andrew Miller.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Veteran Adam Wainwright remains confident in his ability to still be effective on the mound for the St. Louis Cardinals. The team is believed to have one spot open for a starter and Wainwright wants to make his case as he goes into his 15th season in St. Louis. He says he is healthy after making just eight starts last year because of injuries.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas guard Lagerald Vick is taking a leave of absence from the basketball program. That means the No. 13 Jayhawks are even more short-handed in their effort to win a 15th straight Big 12 title. Jayhawks coach Bill Self said in a statement Thursday night that Vick has “some personal matters that require his immediate attention.” Vick is expected to be with family in Memphis when the Jayhawks host Oklahoma State on Saturday. Self said there is no timetable for his return.