Heelan rolls over Adel A-D-M

It wasn’t even close.
Heelan hardly broke a sweat in a first round thrashing of A-D-M 44-6 on Wednesday night at Olsen Stadium.  Brandon Wegher had 4 touchdowns with runs of 4, 84, 13, and 16 yards.  Wegher finished with 17 carries for 208 yards and didn’t even play in the 2nd half.
QB Zach McCabe had [...]

Heelan v. Adel A-D-M: Preview

The playoffs begin!
This year, Heelan goes into the post-season as the favorite to win the 3A state championship and 5-4 Adel A-D-M is the first step for Roger Jansen’s Crusaders, Wednesday night at Olsen Stadium.  (6:30 pm pre-game on 1360 KSCJ).
Heelan decided to move the game to Olsen Stadium because of the conditions of the [...]

Iowa State Playoffs set

On Friday night, the Heelan Crusaders didn’t play very well in a 35-7 win over Sergeant Bluff-Luton on a muddy Memorial Field.  If Heelan wants to win their first state championship since 1982, they’ll have to beat the very best that Iowa Class 3A has to offer.
The playoff pairings were announced early Saturday morning with [...]

Predictions

Everybody loves predictions.  So every week for the rest of the football season, I’ll give you my look at some of the biggest games this week.
#25 Florida St. @ Virginia Tech.  This game is a big one in the ACC, but in reality who cares about the ACC until basketball season?  Hokies 34, ‘Noles 31.
#2 [...]

Lancaster’s “Honey Do” List

I know, football is in full swing, but the World Series begins this week (Phillies in 6) so I’m kind of in a baseball mood.  Come to think of it, I’m always in a baseball mood.  After all, baseball is America’s National Pastime.  The Fall Classic is the stuff of legends.  Bill Mazeroski’s home run [...]

Running up the Score

Besides a serious injury, what is the one thing that you do not want to see on a football field?  The answer is poor sportsmanship.  Blowouts are part of the game.  They happen.  And they happen quite frequently.  When the game is clearly decided, the winning team must be gracious in victory and not rub [...]

East tops West

Trailing 24-14 at the half, Taylor Pollow brought the Black Raiders back in the 2nd half and led East to a 34-31 win over West at Olsen Stadium on Friday night.  Pollow ran for 3 touchdowns and threw for 2 more.  The senior became the all-time passing leader in East history, going 17-33 for 348 [...]

HELLO!

Welcome to my blog.
With the launch of the brand new KSCJ website, now there’s a way for you the sports fan to talk sports — on the internet!  And now there’s a way for me — the sports junkie — to vent on anything that I want.
If you know me, you know that I love [...]

Morningside spikers cruise past Cougars

Sioux Falls made it interesting in the first set but Kali Angerman started serving winners and the 15th ranked Morningside Mustangs beat Sioux Falls in three straight sets, winning 25-23, 25-11, and 25-17 on Tuesday night at the Rosen-Veerdorn Sports Center.
Angerman had 5 total aces in the match, but had 3 aces in the first [...]

Friday Night Recap

History was going to be made in Council Bluffs on Friday night and from the outset it was clear that Thomas Jefferson High School would be the one making the history.
The Yellow Jackets stormed out in front early and rushed all over Sioux City North 42-14 on Friday night down [...]