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The Atlantic Trojans volleyball team put up a fight but ultimately couldn't keep pace with Class 3A #1 Des Moines Christian on Wednesday night. The Trojans well in a 3-0 sweep to the Lions in a Class 3A Region 3 Semifinal.

The Lions jumped out to a 6-1 lead in the first set and were able to hold the Trojans at arms length throughout the opener winning 25-18. Atlantic made it tough on the Lions in the 2nd by grabbing a 12-8 lead before the Lions roared back with 6 straight. The Trojans tied it back up at 14 but then DMC put together a 9-0 rally to grab the momentum and ultimately a 25-16 set win. The third went back and forth for the first ten points on each side but the Lions put together back to back 4-point rallies to grab control and put the match away with a 25-14 set win.

Atlantic head coach Michelle Blake was proud of the team's fight.

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An impactful group of 8 seniors ended their careers with the loss and Coach Blake said they all were important to the growth of the program.

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Listen to the full match replay below.

Jim Field visits with Atlantic Lions Club members Leon Hodges and Dave Lenz about the Pancake Supper coming up on October 27 to help fund their projects.

w/Kate Olson.

Jim Field visits with Ken Moorman about the Atlantic Friends of the Library Book Sale.

Jim Field visits with Jacque Wickey about the Atlantic BPW Fall Craft Show this weekend.

Atlantic alum Ryan Hawkins will get to try his hand at professional basketball this year. Following a standout college career at Northwest Missouri State and Creighton, Hawkins tells KJAN Sports that he is signing with the Toronto Raptors organization.

Hawkins signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Raptors that will put him on Toronto's G-League team Raptors 905, with the flexibility to convert the contract into a two-way deal with the NBA team.

Hawkins will be with the franchise for one-year on a minimum salary contract but will be eligible to earn a big bonus if he stays with the team's G-League affiliate for 60 days.

When asked about how it feels to get the chance to play professional basketball Hawkins said, "It still really hasn't hit me that this is a reality for me. Never really thought it would happen as a kid, it was always a dream but now that it's finally a reality for me, It still hasn't set in yet but I'm sure one of these days it will."

Ryan said he had constant communication from the Raptors and others so he was hopeful he was going to get a chance. He said it was good it came when it did though. "It's a really good thing that this contract worked out how it did and when it did because all of the European teams have already started their leagues and they are two, three, four weeks ahead of the NBA schedule. So the ship has already sailed on that opportunity so I would of had to find a real job had nothing happened out of this, so very thankful that it did."

The Raptors 905 squad opens their season on November 9th and they are scheduled for a visit to Des Moines to face the Iowa Wolves on Thursday, December 29th and 31st at Wells Fargo Arena making a possibility that he would play close to home this year.

Listen to Ryan's comments about signing below.

The AHSTW Vikings closed off a perfect regular season on Friday with a 52-10 win at St. Albert. The Vikings struck early with a touchdown on their first possession and set the tone for the rest of the game. Luke Sternberg ripped off a 75-yard run on the Vikings first offensive play and three plays later the Vikes were in the endzone with a 4-yard pass from Kyle Sternberg to Nick Denning.

The Vikings would add a 62-yard touchdown run by Luke Sternberg and then Kyle Sternberg added two more touchdown throws for the Vikes, one to Ryan Wedemeyer and the other again to Denning to lead 26-10 by half.

The Vikings continued to push that lead larger in the second half and fought through a slew of penalties during the third quarter that drug the game out.

AHSTW improves to 8-0 on the regular season and now awaits their playoff opponent. St. Albert ends the year at 2-6.

Listen to a full postgame interview with AHSTW Head Coach GG Harris and Kyle Sternberg below.

Chris Parks, Jim Field, and Matt Mullenix take a look at 8 area high school football games each week throughout the season. We try to provide some insight into the match-ups while competing for top prognosticator and the Whosman Trophy.

Who’s Gonna Win? is brought to you again in 2022 by Rush CPA & Associates and Fareway.

Last Week:

Matt Mullenix 7-1

Chris Parks 6-2

Jim Field 5-3

Overall 2022 Standings:

Matt Mullenix 43-13

Chris Parks 41-15

Jim Field 36-20

KJAN Sports Director Chris Parks’ weekly discussion with Atlantic Head Football Coach Joe Brummer. This week we talk about the road win over Knoxville and look ahead to senior night at the Trojan Bowl against Saydel.

Jim Field visits with Dr. Chet Meneely of the Family Dental Center about the free dental services provided for local veterans on Veteran's Day.