knights are just about 40 minutes from kickoff right now and that's where we find sports director chris palmquist, chris how are things going out in norfolk? tim, what a night for a rivalry gamei've had few weeks, so i can only imagine what it's like for everybody here behind me. it's 7-0 norfolk catholic hosting 5-2 pierce...but let's be honest those records don't matter at all in a aame like this. the coaches of both teams, jeff bellar of norfolk catholic & mark pierce. things off with you...we heard from a couple of yesterday on the it like to be a part of this rivalry? mark brahmer (mark response) chris palmquist--jeff...w ith all the excitement surrounding this game, by fans, by the media, by the players...how w you keep the g gs cused on 48 mimites of foototll? jeff bellar (jeff response) chris: mark, last season norfolk catholic came to your place and won 56- 20. how much has that loss served as motivation for your boys? mark brahmer (mark response) chris: jeff, when you look at pierce on film, what is it they do that makes them so successful? jeff bellar (jeff response) chris: special tea

sports director chris palmquist will join us live in marcus with a it's officially time for the high school football playoffs. tim: the sportszone crew has nine games on the docket tonight, with our featured matchup taking place in marcus . and that's where we find abc9 sports director chris palmquist as m-m-c gets set to host kingsley- pierson. chris? chris: tim and jenna, i think it's safe to say we've officially hit football season out here, and i'll be going for some hot chocolate when we get done here. but we'll suck it up and deal with the cold because we have a big playoff opener here in marcus tonight between the 7-3 kikisley pierson panthers and the 8-0 mmc c eagles. and both head coaches are kind enough to take time out of their game prep to talk with me tonight,t, brent koedam of the panthers and kyle oswald of the eagles. brent, we'll start with you...three losses for your guys this year, but they've come against teams with a combined record of 24-3. what have you learned from your team in those games? brent koedam (brent response) chris kyle, we talked in the preseason a

and that's where we find abc9 sports director chris palmquist. chris, how's'st going out ththe in sioux center? chris: m, this is my first t time up here at open space park in sioux center since they laid down field turf, and it is an absolutely beautiful facility and a fantastic spot for our game of the week between central lyon george little rock and sioux center. and i'm lucky enough to be joined by the head coaches of both programs, toby lorenzen and tim van regenmorter. toby....we'll start with you. your team took some lumps earlier this year with four straight losses,but have rebounded with back to back winin heading into tonight...what's been the difference here down the stretch? toby lorenzen (toby response) chris: tim, a similar u...your guys have won 3 of 4 and in that loss went toe to toe with o of the top teams in the state...has the difference been getting your very inexperienced team, that crucial experience? tim van regenmorter (tim response) chris: toby, the playoff situation in this district is about as simple to understand as bl

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chris palmquist--"good morning everybody, alongside alex, i'm chris. the iowa playoffs kicked off last night and we'll check out a pair of class 3a regular season rematches. sb-l took on spencer just 5 days ago. opening drive for spencer...dylan ellis finds a seam and makes that warrior defense pay.....he gets all the way door-step... and they punch it in....sean slattery with the qb sneak....they eventuall call it a touchdown...7-0 spencer.. first offensive touch for sb-l....they start clicking...jacob shultz to chris kroll....first dowow warriors.... later that drive...matt george bounces to the outside and he hits the spin cycle...10 yard score to get sb-l on the board. next warrior drive...its that george kidid again.....is time from 65 yards out...! 336 yards and three scores for george...sb-l wins it 33-21. alex walker--"elsewhere in class 3a, heelan hosted boyden-hull rock valley for the second time this year. bhrv was looking for their first win over heelan since 2011. third quarter....hawks up 18-3.....and they start trucking on another drive.

chris palmquist--"good morning everybody, alongside alex, i'm chris. the iowa playoffs kicked off last night and we'll check out a pair of class 3a regular season rematches. sb-l took on spencer just 5 days ago. opening drive for spencer...dylan ellis finds a seam and makes that warrior defense pay.....he gets all the way down inside the five...tigers on the door-step... and they punch it in....sean slattery with the qb sneak....they eventuall call it a touchdown...7-0 spencer.. first offensive touch for sb-l....they start clicking...jacob shultz to chris kroll....first down warriors.... later that drive...matt george bounces to the outside and he hits the spin cycle...10 yard score to get sb-l on the board. next warrior drive...its that george kid again...this time from 65 yards out...! 336 yards and three scores for george...sb-l wins it 33-21. alex walker--"elsewhere in class 3a, heelan hosted boyden-hull rock valley for the second time this year. bhrv was looking for their first win over heelan since 2011. third quarter....hawks up 18-3.....and the

chris palmquist--"good morning everybody. in just a few weeks the state volleyball tournament will get underway in cedar rapids, and last night, the road to the state tournament began. we'll kick off the regional action in moville. wc student section--"we love chris" chris palmquist--and i love you wild cat nation...woodbury central and west monona in regional volleyball action. first set, keely steffen comes up with the swing and the kill and the cats take the lead. then hailee sleezer, getting it done from the line, wc up 5-2. west monona, gets some offense going...allyson rose rises up from the middle blocker position for a point. and then later on, cortnie lester makes the great adjustment for the set...rose finishes, but they trail by ten. on the other end, payge ronfeldt...smashes it off the block...and the cats are into the next round, 3-0. east hosting north in missouri river conference action last night as well. gabby roe...comes up with the block for the raiders, they jump out to a 10-0 lead. then off the nice dig b

jenna/tim/chris: 2 line name super: chris palmquist cpalmquist@kcaut v.com chris: this saturday, morningside hosts briar cliff on the gridiron as part of law enforcement appreciation day. tonight though, the mustang and charger soccer teams hit the field at olsen in a picked as the team to beat in the gpac. picked as the team to beat in the gpac. we'll check in with the chargers after the break. tim plus the battle for the saddle shifted to the soccer pitch tonight. highlights from morningside and briar cliff up ahead. 2 if you think storm damage is the only cost of climate change, think again. from the rising price of food to higher insurance rates for homes and businesses, the economic damage will only get worse. but with american-made clean energy, we can save money on electricity and spur innovation to create new businesses and jobs. it all starts with 50% clean energy by 2030. part of law enforcement appreciation day. tonight though, the mustang and charger soccer teams hit the field at olsen in a battle for the saddle. we'll start with the 10-3-1 stang women hosting the 6-6-1 chargers.

chris palmquist--"good morning everybody. there are some great rivalries in siouxland, but only one...pierce norfolk catholic, is among the best in the country. the blue jays and top ranked knights square off tonight in norfolk. last year was a rare blowout in the series as norfolk catholic won it 56-20. but of course part of that frustration came from the blue jays rallying in the fourth and winning it by a single point the season before. whatever the history, the kids playing it this game have had it circled on their calendars for a while. david engelhaupt--"it's a really fun game. i love it. it's something i look forward to every year because pierce is 14 miles away--14, 15 miles away--and it's always a lovely drive, but they come here this year and i'm ready to go." taggart bailey--"there's nothing better than that atmosphere, playing against norfolk catholic. whether it's here, whether it's there, just everything. that's probably one of the biggest rivalries in nebraska, just, there's nothing better than playing in that

chris palmquist--"good morning everybody. there are some great rivalries in siouxland, but only one...pierce norfolk catholic, is among the best in the country. the blue jays and top ranked knights square off tonight in norfolk. last year was a rare blowout in the series as norfolk catholic won it 56-20. bubuof course part that frustration came from the blue jaja rallying in the fourth and winning it by a single point the season before. whatever the history, the kids playing it this game have had it circled on their calendars for a while. david engelhaupt--"it's a love it. it's forward to every year because pierce miles away--and it's always a lovely here this year and i'm taggart nothing better than plpling against whwhher it's here, whether it's there, just everything. that's probably one of the biggest rivalries in nebraska, just, there's nothin better than playing in that game." austin freeman--"it's something else. i think it's like th championship game. don't think that pierce and norfolk catholic, that's a big game for

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2 line name super: chris palmquist cpalmquist@kcaut v.com alex heelan could clinch a home playoff game with palmquist cpalmquist@kcaut v.com alex heelan could clinch a home ayoff game with a win over storm lake t tight...the tornrnoes 2-5 on the season. opening drive for storm lake...michael da- mars rolls to his right....and fires a storm mars rolls to his right....and fires a lange.....for the 44 yard touchdown.....tor nadoes take the 7-0 lead.... first drive for the crusaders....saybe nadoes take the 7-0 lead.... first drive for the crusaders....saybe in clark breaks a cut....and breezez by that storm m secondary....to move thehehains... but on third and goal....nathan carlson strips clark.....and brayden hoops recovers in the crum. for the tornadoes...storm lake ready for battle.... that drive would stall....and its mekhi bianchini connecting with branden the one came down to sloniker kicked a give the win. chris in nebraska, south sioux battling yet omaha central. hall up the gut,t, dives into the end zone for a 6-yard tdtdun 14-0 eagles s ying high and speaking of flying... how a

chris palmquist--"good morning everybody. heading into last night's regular season finale at 2-6, sioux city west was still alive for the postseason. they would need some help with point differential tonight, but before that even have to beat des hoover won this ago down in des moines... it's 14-7 huskies late in the 2nd...jerry ziaty...tries to go finds a seam up the 20-7. west looking for the answer before half...noah mcwell...what a dual threat he is...a big chunk of yards, but the drive would stall and that would be our halftime score. second drive of the second for hoover...wilfrid kouakou puts it up for patrick sullivan who makes a nice snag...that would set up a short touchdown run. late in the third west gets the answer...mcwell hits jalen roseland for the 72 yard pitch and catch...but that wouldn't be enough...hoover ends west's playoff win. the regular season finale for dakota night...panthers hosting wagner. dv's offense looking great in this one...luke schmitt with the short pass to tyler johnson big gain...panthe

chris palmquist--"good morning everybody. night's regular sioux city west was postseason. they would need some help with point but before that even matters, they'd first have to beat des moinesesoover. hoover won this ago down in des it's 14-7 huskies late in the 2nd...jerry right up the gut, he gets cut off but finds a seam up the left side...17 yards to the house to make it 20-7. west looking for the answer before half...noah mcwell...what a dual threat he is...a big chchk of yards, but the drive would stall and that would be our halftime score. second drive of the second for hoover...wilfrid kouakou puts it up for patrick sullivan who makes a nice snag...that would set up a short touchdown run. late in the third west gets the jalen roseland for catch...but that enough...hoover ends west's playoff hopes with a 34-14 win. the regular season finale for dakota night...panthers dv's offense looking one.e.luke schmitt to tyler johnson big gain...panthers up 7-0. and the screen sets up the deep ball...next drive it's schmitt to johnson one more time...dakota valley opens up a

chris palmquist--"good morning everybody. in just a week, we'll know which 8 teams from class 1 a and 2 a will be playing at the state volleyball tournament in cedar rapids. last night, four western valley conference teams squared off in regional quarterfinals. we'll start in 2- a...number 12 lawton bronson looking to go 3-0 against mvao this year. but it's the rams that come out firing...leslie gosch...goes cross court with one and it's 4-0. then bailey wessling serves up the ace...mvao is out to a 7-1 lead. but here come the eagles...ali verzani, stops the run with a heavy swing to cut the lead to four. then it's jadin wagner...from the right side...no stopping that...l-b continues to chip away. later in the set...the eagles finally break through...jenna first lead of the night at 13-12. then for good measure, verzani smashes it off the block...lawton- bronson storms back and takes it in straight sets. in class 1a...kingsley-pierson battling number 14 siouxland community christian. knotted at 1 set a piece...sherrel grant..

chris palmquist--"good morning everybody. next week, the abc9 top plays will take a break due to high school football playoff coverage. luckily today's should be good enough to hold you over for a couple of weeks. as always, these are made by loathletes for local viewers. we begin with a clip sent into us, this is third grader blake campbell and he runs like earl campbell. on fourth down he breaks a tackle at the line of scrimmage and then not one, not two, but three kids have a chance at him, but no dice. i count six missed tackles overall...and i can't wait to see what blake does in the future. we stay on the gridiron for play four but jump up to gh school ranks. western christian won their first ever district title friday night, and outstanding plays like this are a big reason why. drake granstra...comes free up the gut and forces the fumble and in comes morgan kooima to pounce on the loose ball. also, bonus points to granstra for nearly pulling off the flawless headstand after the hit. teemu pulkkinen of the musketeers ha

chris palmquist--"good morning everybody. for the pierce and norfolk catholic seniors, last night's rivalry game would serve as a tie- breaker. the knights and blue jays have met four times in the previous three seasons and the teams are 2-2 against each other in that time. let's head out to norfolk...the blue jays trying to upset the top-ranked knights.first possession...levi sudbeck...ththsnap goes nearlover his head, but he gets it off and free ball! brady starkel jumps on it and the blue jays back at it. the drive would stall and they'd settle for a field goal attempt, and paul uhlir gets in there for the block...we stay scoreless. next pierce drive...taggart bailey and austin freeman running the option...and freeman...goes back against the ain--nice stiff arm--he takes off down the sideline inside the ten. they couldn't score before the qrter, but on the first play of the second, bailey throws a strike to starkel r the score...blue jays get on the board first, 7-0 after the extra point. then the knights wake up...david e

chris palmquist--"good morning everybody. for the pierce and norfolk caththic seniors, last night's rivalry game would serve as a tie- breaker. the knights and blue jays have met four times in the previous three seasons and the teams are 2-2 against each other in that time. let's head out to norfolk...ththblue jays tryininto upset the top-ranked knights. first possession...levi sudbeck...the snap goes nearly over his head, but he gets it off and free ball! brady starkel jumps on it and the blue jays back at it. the drive would stall and they'd settle foror field goal attttpt, and paul uhlir gets in there for the block...we stay scoreless. next pierce drive...taggart bailey and austin freeman running the freeman...goes back against the grain--nice stiff arm--he takeoff down the sideline inside the ten. they couldn't score before the quarter, but on the first play of the second, bailey throws a strike to score...blue jays get point. wake up...david engelhaupt...look at this run...the stiff the shoulder...eventuall y 5 blue jays

chris palmquist--"good morning everybody. two wins is all that stands between iowa's high school volleyball teams and the state tournament. last night, class 3a, 4a and 5a teams took the court in regional semifinals. and we'll kick off the action here in town...fourteenth north. early on...breonia farris smashes it through three blocks and down...north cuts the lead down to one. but back comes east...lexi lapke...an underrated hitter in the area...that finds the floor and the lead is 3. then gabby roe...from the line...no return for that...east out to an 8-2 lead. north would battle back...veronica boogerd gets it to fall off the block to cut it to two. but too much east last night...kennedy franko with the heads up play, finding the hole in the defense...and the raiders will play ankeny centennial for a spot at state on tuesday. up in le mars...the bulldogs hosting heelan in a great rivalry...1 a piece in the third. sydney rand...too hot to handle from the line...dogs go up 6-5. and then check out this effort from krista zen

chris palmquist--"good morning everybody. central lyon and sioux center two of the best vollyeball teams in iowa. the warriors are ranked third in class 3a with a 25-3 record. the lions, at 28-4, are 2nd in class 1a. last night they met with, all intents and purposes, the siouxland conference title on the line. lions and warriors, also a preview of our game of the week on friday night. opening set....camryn cleveringa gets things started for the warriors....sioux center takes the early lead... a few points later...jessica herald lays down the hammer.....massive swing...5-3 warriors... but central lyon responds...faith henrichs elevates over two blockers...lions tie the set at eight... and then its hope rasmussen delivering.....central lyon within one.... but sioux center too strong ....herald relentess at the net....the warriors sweep 3-0. how about this, last week the sb-l students wore krispy kreme hats and i joked that i was upset i didn't get any donuts. well last night they didn't disappoint...thank you warriors! sb-l ho

chris palmquist--"good morning everybody. next week, the abc9 top plays will take a break due to high school football playoff coverage. luckily today's should be good enough to hold you over for a couple of weeks. as always, these are made by local athletes for local viewers. we begin with a clip sent into us, this is third grader blake campbell and he runs like earl campbell. on fourth down he breaks a tackle at not one, not two, but three kids have a him, but no dice. i cossed tackles overall...and i can't wait to see e what blake does in the future. we stay y the gridiron for play four but jump up to the high school ranks. western christian won their first ever district title friday night, and outstanding plays like this are a big reason why. drake gromes free up the gut and es the fumble and in comes morgan kooima to pounce on the loose ball. also, bonus points to granstra for nearly pulling off the flawless headstand after the hit. teemu pulkkinen of the musketeers has only played nine games with the team, but he's alrea

chris palmquist--"good morning everybody. two wins is all that stands between iowa's high school volleyball teams and the state tournament. last night, class 3a, 4a and 5a teams took the court in regional semifinals. and we'll kick off the action here in town...fourteenth ranked east hosting north. early on...breonia farrisismashes it through three blocks and down...north cuts the lead down to one. but back comes east...lexi lapke... anderrated hitter in the area...that finds the floor and the lead is 3. roe...from the line...no return for 8-2 lead. north would battle back...veronica boogerd gets it to fall off the block to cut it to two. but too much east franko with the heads up play, finding the hole in the defense...and the raiders will play ankeny centennial r a spot at state on tuesday. up in le mars...the bulldogs hosting heelan in a great rivalry...1 a piece in the third. sydney rand...too hot to handle from the line...dogs go up 6-5. and then check out this effort from krista zenk...big swing, and then sticks with it

chris palmquist--"on average, we here at abc9 sports shoot about 30 sporting events a week. that's a good total, but we can't be everywhere, which is why it's great when fans send in their submissions for the abc9 top plays, just like they did this week. we kick things off over in holstein. ridge view hosting west lyon. grant anderson rolls out a long way and nobody's open but it doesn't matter with buddy lamp out there. look at that catch in traffic...it's almost like learning to fly or falling in love. a dangerous throw, but a catch like that is gonna happen when it's supposed to happen. plplur was one of three plays sent into us this week. we head out to winnebago...and drake gorrin of the indians, looks a whole lot like seneca wallace against texas tech back in 2002. coaches always stress running north/south, and gorrin shows he can do that, while an impressive cross-field run for bago. what a week it's been for the dordt volleyball team. in the past 7 days they've taken down the number one and number two teams in the nation...this from their battle with top-ranked viter

chris palmquist--"good morning everybody. in just a week, we'll know which 8 teams from class 1 a and 2 a will be playing at the state volleyball tournament in cedar last night, four western valley conference teams squared off in regional quarterfinals. we'll start in 2- a...number 12 lawton bronson looking to go 3-0 against mvao this year. but it's the rams that come out firing...leslie gosch...goes cross court with one and it's 4-0. then bailey wessling serves up the ace...mvao is out to a 7-1 lead. but here come the eagles...ali verzani, stops the run with a heavy swing to cut the lead to four. then it's jadin wagner...from the right side...no stopping that...l-b continues to chip away. later in the set...the eagles finally break through...jenna wede serves up the ace...they take their first lead of the night at 13-12. then for good measure, verzani smashes it off the block...lawton- bronson storms back and takes it in straight sets. in class 1a...kingsley-pierson battling number 14 siouxland community christian. knotted a

chris palmquist--"goodod morning everybodod central lyon andsioux center are two of the beses vollyeball teaea in iowa. the warrioio are ranked third in class 3a with a 25-3 record. the lions, at 28-4, are 2nd in class 1a. last night they met with, all intents and purposes, the siouxland conference title on the line. ons and warriors, alco a preview of wur game of the week on friday night. opening set....camryn cleveringa gets things started for the warriors....sioux center takes the early lead... a few points later...jessica herald lays down the hammer.....massive swing...5-3 warriors... but central lyon responds...faith henrichs elevates over two blockers...lions tie the set at eight... and then its hope rasmussen delivering.....central on within one.... but sioux center too strongng...herald relentess at the net....the warriors sweep 3-0. how about this, last week the sb-l students wore krispy kreme hats and i joked that i was upset i didn't get any donuts. well last night they didn't disappoint...thank you warriors! sb-l hosting heelan. in the first...taylor ferguson...heelan glad to

chris palmquist--"good morning everybody. this saturday, morningside hosts briar cliff on the gridiron as part of law enforcement appreciation day. last night though, the mustang and charger soccer teams hit the field at olsen in a battle for the saddle. we'll start with the 10-3-1 stang women hosting the 6-6-1 chargers. 2-0 morningside in the second half. amy grause...the former east star looking for more...she takes a rip, but libby havenridge is there for the save. just a few minutes later...another amy, this time samuelson goes top shelf and puts the biscuit in the basket...3-0 stangs. the chargers, struggled to get chances...loren hemiller looks for the cross, but finds niccole mcguire and with less than 15 to play...samuelson, the former north star finds a little space and seals it...stangs win it 4-0. in mens action...the chargers and mustangs both in the middle of the pack in the gpac race. scoreless in the first...stangs on the attack, but jared belin comes out to play it and he stuffs the chance flawlessly to keep t

chris palmquist--"good morning everybody. this saturday, morningside hosts briar cliff on the gridiron as part of law enforcement appreciation day. last night though, the mustang and charger soccer teams hit the field at olsen in a battle for the saddle. we'll start with the 10-3-1 stang women hosting the 6-6-1 chargers. 2-0 morningside in the second half. amy grause...the former east star looking for more...she takes a rip, but libby havenridge is there for the save. just a few minutes later...another amy, this time samuelson goes top shelf and puts the biscuit in the basket...3-0 stangs. the chargers, struggled to get chances...loren hemiller looks for the cross, but finds niccole mcguire instead...only 2 shots in the game for bcu. and with less than 15 to play...samuelson, the former north star finds a little space and seals it...stangs win it 4-0. in mens action...the chargers and mustangs both in the middle of the pack in the gpac race. scoreless in the first...stangs on the attack, but jared belin comes out to play it a

wc student section--"we love chris" chris palmquist--and i love you wild cat nation...woodbury central and west monona in regional volleyball action. first set, keely steffen comes up with the swing and the kill and the cats take the lead. then hailee sleezer, getting it done from the line, wc up 5-2. west monona,a,ets some offense going...allyson rose rises up from the middle blocker position for a point. and then later on, cortnie lester makes the great adjustment for the set...rose finishes, but they trail by ten. on the other end, payge ronfeldt...smashes it off the block...and the cats are into the next round, 3-0. east hosting north in missouri river conference action last night as well. gabby roe...comes up with the block for the raiders, they jump out to a 10-0 lead. then off the nice dig by north, jorden hansen, with the nice net play for east, the lead up to 12. north, tries to mount a comeback...kylee eickholt, just a freshman...hits it home off the block. and then rachel fuller, with the incredible dig, that leads to a kill for breonia farris. but it was all east ...lexi la