It was a great night for Salvador Perez. It was not a good night for the Royals, who scored more than three runs for just the fourth time in the last 15 games but failed to hold the lead against a relentless Phillies lineup, falling 8-6 at Citizens Bank Park.

Perez become the eighth primary catcher in MLB history to reach 300 home runs and the 10th active player to drive in 1,000 runs.

Kansas City took the lead in the first inning, partially behind the first of Perez's two home runs on the night.&nbsp; Maikel Garcia drove in the opening run with an RBI single scoring Vinnie Pasquantino, before coming home in the very next at bat as Perez hit career home run 299 to put the Royals up 3-0.

The Phillies cut the lead to one in the bottom half of the first inning as Brandon Marsh doubled home Kyle Schwarber and Harrison Bader.&nbsp; In the third inning, the Royals pushed the lead back to two runs as Perez hit the milestone home run.&nbsp;&nbsp;Perez’s swing off Phillies starter Taijuan Walker in the third inning put him on a list with seven other catchers to have hit 300 home runs: Hall of Famers Mike Piazza, Johnny Bench, Carlton Fisk, Yogi Berra, Gary Carter and Iván Rodríguez, as well as eight-time All-Star Lance Parrish, who is not in the Hall.

J.T Realmuto's sacrifice fly in the bottom of the third drove in Bader to cut the Kansas City lead to one again.&nbsp; In the fifth inning, Schwarber tied up the game, hitting his 51st home run of the season, before the Phillies took the lead on a sacrifice fly by Nick Castellanos scoring Bryce Harper and then extended the lead with an Otto Kemp double bringing home Realmuto for a 6-4 Philadelphia lead.&nbsp;

The Phillies added one more run in the sixth inning with an RBI single from Schwarber driving in Donovan Walton, before Kansas City found their way onto the scoreboard again in the seventh inning.&nbsp; Pasquantino's sacrifice fly scored Tyler Tolbert, but in the bottom of the inning Philadelphia struck again, Marsh hitting his 10th home run of the season for the final Phillies run.&nbsp;&nbsp;

In the eighth inning, Carter Jensen drove in the final run for Kansas City with an RBI single, driving in Jonathan India.&nbsp; Jac Caglianone struck out to end the eighth, pinch hitting for Tolbert, and then in the ninth against former Minnesota Twin&nbsp;Jhoan Duran, the Royals were retired 1-2-3 to end the game.&nbsp;

Angel Zerpa, took the loss falling to 5-2, in relief of starter Ryan Bergert, gave up three runs on three hits in the fifth inning when Philadelphia went in front for good, striking out one and walking one.&nbsp; At the plate, Perez was 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBIs.&nbsp; India was 2-for-4 with two doubles.

Kansas City and Philadelphia wrap up their series on Sunday.&nbsp;&nbsp;Noah Cameron (7-7, 3.00 ERA) takes the mound for the Royals facing Aaron Nola (4-8, 6.24) for the Phillies, as the&nbsp; Phillies try to complete a 7-0 homestand.&nbsp; First pitch is at 12:35pm, pregame coverage begins at noon on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).

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By MATT PIKEIt was a great night for Salvador Perez. It was not a good night for the Royals, who scored more than three runs for just the fourth time in the last 15 games but failed to hold the lead against a relentless Phillies lineup, falling 8-6 at Citizens Bank Park.Perez become the eighth primary catcher in MLB history to reach 300 home runs and the 10th active player to drive in 1,000 runs.Kansas City took the lead in the first inning, partially behind the first of Perez's two home runs on the night.&nbsp; Maikel Garcia drove in the opening run with an RBI single scoring Vinnie Pasquantino, before coming home in the very next at bat as Perez hit career home run 299 to put the Royals up 3-0.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Salvy smash No. 299! 💥 <a href="https://t.co/2Wq5Qbb4PI">pic.twitter.com/2Wq5Qbb4PI</a>&mdash; Kansas City Royals (@Royals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Royals/status/1966990091433189437?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 13, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>The Phillies cut the lead to one in the bottom half of the first inning as Brandon Marsh doubled home Kyle Schwarber and Harrison Bader.&nbsp; In the third inning, the Royals pushed the lead back to two runs as Perez hit the milestone home run.&nbsp;&nbsp;Perez’s swing off Phillies starter Taijuan Walker in the third inning put him on a list with seven other catchers to have hit 300 home runs: Hall of Famers Mike Piazza, Johnny Bench, Carlton Fisk, Yogi Berra, Gary Carter and Iván Rodríguez, as well as eight-time All-Star Lance Parrish, who is not in the Hall.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">1 swing 🤝 2 big milestones. Salvy collects his 300th homer and 1,000th RBI! <a href="https://t.co/HPADOjnGxH">pic.twitter.com/HPADOjnGxH</a>&mdash; Kansas City Royals (@Royals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Royals/status/1967000355050582133?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 13, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>J.T Realmuto's sacrifice fly in the bottom of the third drove in Bader to cut the Kansas City lead to one again.&nbsp; In the fifth inning, Schwarber tied up the game, hitting his 51st home run of the season, before the Phillies took the lead on a sacrifice fly by Nick Castellanos scoring Bryce Harper and then extended the lead with an Otto Kemp double bringing home Realmuto for a 6-4 Philadelphia lead.&nbsp;The Phillies added one more run in the sixth inning with an RBI single from Schwarber driving in Donovan Walton, before Kansas City found their way onto the scoreboard again in the seventh inning.&nbsp; Pasquantino's sacrifice fly scored Tyler Tolbert, but in the bottom of the inning Philadelphia struck again, Marsh hitting his 10th home run of the season for the final Phillies run.&nbsp;&nbsp;In the eighth inning, Carter Jensen drove in the final run for Kansas City with an RBI single, driving in Jonathan India.&nbsp; Jac Caglianone struck out to end the eighth, pinch hitting for Tolbert, and then in the ninth against former Minnesota Twin&nbsp;Jhoan Duran, the Royals were retired 1-2-3 to end the game.&nbsp;Angel Zerpa, took the loss falling to 5-2, in relief of starter Ryan Bergert, gave up three runs on three hits in the fifth inning when Philadelphia went in front for good, striking out one and walking one.&nbsp; At the plate, Perez was 2-for-4 with two home runs and three RBIs.&nbsp; India was 2-for-4 with two doubles.Kansas City and Philadelphia wrap up their series on Sunday.&nbsp;&nbsp;Noah Cameron (7-7, 3.00 ERA) takes the mound for the Royals facing Aaron Nola (4-8, 6.24) for the Phillies, as the&nbsp; Phillies try to complete a 7-0 homestand.&nbsp; First pitch is at 12:35pm, pregame coverage begins at noon on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.

Milestones for Captain Perez as Royals fall to Phillies 8-6

The third annual St. Joseph Marathon is two weeks away.   

St. Joseph Sports Commission Executive Director Brett Esely says registration for the marathon has been fast and furious once again 

"You know in our first two years we have always had runners in our field from 20 plus states,” Esely says on the KFEQmunnity show.  “A lot of people don’t look at these events that way, but I always say runners are a different breed, they’re crazy.”  

Esely says this marathon has attracted three different demographics, national runners who want to run a marathon in different states, runners from the area 

"The third demographic, and I’ve said this a lot, I said this when we started this event, this event has given motivation to people that have always said I want to run a full marathon someday,” Esely explains. 

Esely says those are not running to win or qualify for the Boston marathon which this will help qualify for but running to solely take that from their bucket list. 

 Esely tells people to not let the word marathon scare you off from registering, because there are other options aside from the full marathon 

"We have a half marathon, so that’s your 13.1-mile race, and that year after year continues to be our most popular race, you know you have folks that want to run a half marathon, you have folks that maybe are running a half marathon that are building up to a full marathon, but that continues to be our most popular race distance,” Esely says.  “We obviously have your traditional 5k, 3.1 miles, we also feature a 10k which is 6.2 miles.” 

Runners can also register to run the marathon as a relay in a five-person team, with the route broken up into five segments.   

Registration is still open on the St. Joseph Sports Commission’s website.

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By MATT PIKESt. Joseph PostThe third annual St. Joseph Marathon is two weeks away. St. Joseph Sports Commission Executive Director Brett Esely says registration for the marathon has been fast and furious once again "You know in our first two years we have always had runners in our field from 20 plus states,” Esely says on the KFEQmunnity show. “A lot of people don’t look at these events that way, but I always say runners are a different breed, they’re crazy.” Esely says this marathon has attracted three different demographics, national runners who want to run a marathon in different states, runners from the area "The third demographic, and I’ve said this a lot, I said this when we started this event, this event has given motivation to people that have always said I want to run a full marathon someday,” Esely explains. Esely says those are not running to win or qualify for the Boston marathon which this will help qualify for but running to solely take that from their bucket list. Esely tells people to not let the word marathon scare you off from registering, because there are other options aside from the full marathon "We have a half marathon, so that’s your 13.1-mile race, and that year after year continues to be our most popular race, you know you have folks that want to run a half marathon, you have folks that maybe are running a half marathon that are building up to a full marathon, but that continues to be our most popular race distance,” Esely says. “We obviously have your traditional 5k, 3.1 miles, we also feature a 10k which is 6.2 miles.” Runners can also register to run the marathon as a relay in a five-person team, with the route broken up into five segments. Registration is still open on the St. Joseph Sports Commission’s website.You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt and St. Joseph Post @StJosephPost.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

Third annual St. Joseph Marathon just two weeks away

Week 3 of high school football in Missouri and week 2 of high school football in Kansas are now in the books. Below is a list of all of the games played in the KFEQ/St. Joseph Post area!

Tune into KFEQ Radio (680AM, 95.3,FM 680kfeq.com) for Friday Night Lights with Matt Pike every Friday night of the regular season from 10- midnight. for scores and interviews with area coaches!

Winnetonka 46 (2-1)&nbsp; &nbsp;Cameron 0 (1-2)

Maryville 31 (2-1)&nbsp; &nbsp;Chillicothe 7 (0-3)

Benton 21 (2-1)&nbsp; &nbsp;Lafayette 15 (0-3)

Savannah 28 (3-0)&nbsp; &nbsp;Kirksville 0 (1-2)

&nbsp;Wellington-Napoleon 63 (2-1)&nbsp; &nbsp;Bishop LeBlond 26 (1-2)

Lawson 65 (2-1)&nbsp; &nbsp;East Buchanan 17 (1-2)

Miller 56 (1-2)&nbsp; &nbsp;Plattsburg 27 (0-3)

Lathrop 26 (3-0)&nbsp; &nbsp;North Platte 22 (2-1)

Mid-Buchanan 49 (3-0)&nbsp; &nbsp;Centralia (KS) 13 (1-1)

West Platte 13 (2-1)&nbsp; &nbsp;Hamilton 7 (1-2)

Putnam County 41 (2-0)&nbsp; &nbsp;Trenton 0 (0-3)

South Harrison 42 (2-1) vs Marceline 7 (1-2)

Pattonsburg 74 (3-0) vs North Andrew 42 (1-2)

Worth County 78 (2-1) vs. Princeton 6 (0-3)

 St. Joseph Christian 58 (2-1) @ Stanberry 32 (1-2)

Platte Valley 44 (2-1) vs De Kalb 16 (0-3)

Rock Port 58 (3-0) vs. East Atchison 0 (1-2)

Mound City 42 (2-1) vs South Holt 18 (1-2)

Nodaway Valley 58 (3-0) vs Stewartsville- Osborn 0 (0-3)

Atchison 55 (1-1) vs Kansas City-JC Harmon 0 (0-2)

Riverside 26 (1-1) vs Effingham-Atchison Co Community 7 (1-1)

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<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/9/1757731495376.jpeg" alt="Troy's Caden Rosenberger goes up for a touchdown catch against the McLouth Bulldogs/ Photo by Matt Pike" />
 <figcaption>Troy's Caden Rosenberger goes up for a touchdown catch against the McLouth Bulldogs/ Photo by Matt Pike</figcaption>
 </figure>By MATT PIKEWeek 3 of high school football in Missouri and week 2 of high school football in Kansas are now in the books. Below is a list of all of the games played in the KFEQ/St. Joseph Post area!Tune into KFEQ Radio (680AM, 95.3,FM 680kfeq.com) for Friday Night Lights with Matt Pike every Friday night of the regular season from 10- midnight. for scores and interviews with area coaches!MECWinnetonka 46 (2-1)&nbsp; &nbsp;Cameron 0 (1-2)<ol>
 <li>Week 4: Cameron vs Chillicothe- Fri. @ 7pm</li>
 </ol>Maryville 31 (2-1)&nbsp; &nbsp;Chillicothe 7 (0-3)<ol>
 <li>Week 4: Maryville @ Lincoln College Prep- Fri. @ 7pm</li>
 </ol><div><iframe data-testid="embed-iframe" style="border-radius:12px" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/episode/0aO46I1CfW4XsMIEqSbVa1?utm_source=generator" width="100%" height="352" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" loading="lazy"></iframe></div>Benton 21 (2-1)&nbsp; &nbsp;Lafayette 15 (0-3)<ol>
 <li>Week 4: Lafayette vs Savannah- Fri. @ 7pm</li><li>Week 4: Benton vs University Academy Charter- Fri. @ 7pm</li>
 </ol><div><iframe data-testid="embed-iframe" style="border-radius:12px" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/episode/1NYH6EdWzpmDpvFG4opSGQ?utm_source=generator" width="100%" height="352" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" loading="lazy"></iframe></div>Savannah 28 (3-0)&nbsp; &nbsp;Kirksville 0 (1-2)<div><iframe data-testid="embed-iframe" style="border-radius:12px" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/episode/7DmDKOeD2XDPxBVJwpkFSk?utm_source=generator" width="100%" height="352" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" loading="lazy"></iframe></div>&nbsp;Wellington-Napoleon 63 (2-1)&nbsp; &nbsp;Bishop LeBlond 26 (1-2)<ol>
 <li>Week 4: Bishop LeBlond vs Knox County- Fri. @ 7pm</li>
 </ol>KCILawson 65 (2-1)&nbsp; &nbsp;East Buchanan 17 (1-2)<ol>
 <li>Week 4: East Buchanan @ North Platte- Fri. @ 7pm</li><li>Week 4: Lawson vs Hamilton- Fri. @ 7pm</li>
 </ol>Miller 56 (1-2)&nbsp; &nbsp;Plattsburg 27 (0-3)<ol>
 <li>Week 4: Plattsburg @ Windsor- Fri. @ 7pm</li>
 </ol>Lathrop 26 (3-0)&nbsp; &nbsp;North Platte 22 (2-1)<ol>
 <li>Week 4: Lathrop vs Skyline- Fri. @ 7pm</li>
 </ol>Mid-Buchanan 49 (3-0)&nbsp; &nbsp;Centralia (KS) 13 (1-1)<ol>
 <li>Week 4: Mid-Buchanan @ West Platte- Fri. @ 7pm</li>
 </ol>West Platte 13 (2-1)&nbsp; &nbsp;Hamilton 7 (1-2)GRC 11-man (East Division)Putnam County 41 (2-0)&nbsp; &nbsp;Trenton 0 (0-3)<ol>
 <li>Week 4: Trenton vs Gallatin- Fri. @ 7pm</li>
 </ol>South Harrison 42 (2-1) vs Marceline 7 (1-2)<ol>
 <li>Week 4: South Harrison @ Scotland County- Fri. @ 7pm</li>
 </ol>Gallatin 41 (2-1) vs Polo 14 (2-1)<ol>
 <li>Week 4: Polo vs Brookfield- Fri. @ 7pm</li>
 </ol>Maysville 22 (1-2) vs. Milan 18 (0-3)<ol>
 <li>Week 4: Maysville vs Putnam County- Fri. @ 7pm</li>
 </ol>GRC 8-man (West Division)King City 52 (3-0) vs. Albany 0 (1-2)<ol>
 <li>Week 4: Albany vs St. Joseph Christian- Fri. @ 7pm</li><li>Week 4: King City vs Stanberry- Fri. @ 7pm</li>
 </ol>Pattonsburg 74 (3-0) vs North Andrew 42 (1-2)<ol>
 <li>Week 4: North Andrew vs Worth County- Fri. @ 7pm</li><li>Week 4: Pattonsburg vs Princeton- Fri. @ 7pm</li>
 </ol>Worth County 78 (2-1) vs. Princeton 6 (0-3) St. Joseph Christian 58 (2-1) @ Stanberry 32 (1-2)<div><iframe data-testid="embed-iframe" style="border-radius:12px" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/episode/5jrOpBPJnIJ8Obhiy9uaXS?utm_source=generator" width="100%" height="352" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" loading="lazy"></iframe></div>275 ConferencePlatte Valley 44 (2-1) vs De Kalb 16 (0-3)<ol>
 <li>Week 4: De Kalb vs Nodaway Valley- Fri. @ 7pm</li><li>Week 4: Platte Valley @ Rock Port- Fri. @ 7pm</li>
 </ol>Rock Port 58 (3-0) vs. East Atchison 0 (1-2)<ol>
 <li>Week 4: East Atchison @ South Holt- Fri. @ 7pm</li>
 </ol><div><iframe data-testid="embed-iframe" style="border-radius:12px" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/episode/0IOCL7H6RcZ3LHTZXIQXCd?utm_source=generator" width="100%" height="352" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" loading="lazy"></iframe></div>Mound City 42 (2-1) vs South Holt 18 (1-2)<ol>
 <li>Week 4: Mound City @ Stewartsville- Osborn- Fri. @ 7pm</li>
 </ol><div><iframe data-testid="embed-iframe" style="border-radius:12px" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/episode/1QANJt5rUcIcd827EcVEd6?utm_source=generator" width="100%" height="352" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" loading="lazy"></iframe></div>Nodaway Valley 58 (3-0) vs Stewartsville- Osborn 0 (0-3)Greater KC SuburbanCentral 28 (3-0) @ Grandview 0 (0-3)<ol>
 <li>Week 4: Central vs North Kansas City- Fri. @ 7pm</li>
 </ol><div><iframe data-testid="embed-iframe" style="border-radius:12px" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/episode/2PqNvj6rDLipRWJq6Ifqe8?utm_source=generator" width="100%" height="352" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" loading="lazy"></iframe></div>Northeast Kansas<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/9/1757731537085.jpeg" alt="Riverside's Micah Robidou (12) looks to make a move against Atchison County's Rance Vessar (9)/ Photo by Matt Pike" />
 <figcaption>Riverside's Micah Robidou (12) looks to make a move against Atchison County's Rance Vessar (9)/ Photo by Matt Pike</figcaption>
 </figure>Atchison 55 (1-1) vs Kansas City-JC Harmon 0 (0-2)<ol>
 <li>Week 3: Atchison @&nbsp;Kansas City-Sumner Academy</li>
 </ol><div><iframe data-testid="embed-iframe" style="border-radius:12px" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/episode/2WYuVCWU9UzaGI86xdnwhU?utm_source=generator" width="100%" height="352" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" loading="lazy"></iframe></div>Hiawatha 35 (1-1) vs Marysville 16 (0-2)<ol>
 <li>Week 3: Hiawatha @ Sabetha</li>
 </ol>Troy 46 (1-1)&nbsp; vs McLouth 0 (0-2)<ol>
 <li>Week 3: Troy @&nbsp; Easton-Pleasant Ridge</li>
 </ol><div><iframe data-testid="embed-iframe" style="border-radius:12px" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/episode/71JDNCfYrq3gPzqtOvhL97?utm_source=generator" width="100%" height="352" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" loading="lazy"></iframe></div>Riverside 26 (1-1) vs Effingham-Atchison Co Community 7 (1-1)<ol>
 <li>Week 3: Riverside @ McLouth</li>
 </ol><div><iframe data-testid="embed-iframe" style="border-radius:12px" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/episode/0UOh8yM0Hc1Mkg4nlBCIsP?utm_source=generator" width="100%" height="352" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" loading="lazy"></iframe></div>You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.

High School Football Scoreboard for Sept. 12th

By MATT PIKESt. Joseph Post<div><iframe data-testid="embed-iframe" style="border-radius:12px" src="https://open.spotify.com/embed/episode/0xMPaQjk8uPaXpm3y4JKEt?utm_source=generator" width="100%" height="352" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture" loading="lazy"></iframe></div>

KFEQ Morning Sports

Week 3 of high school football in Missouri kicks off and week 2 of high school football in Kansas are happening. Below is a list of all of the games  played in the KFEQ/St. Joseph Post area!

Cameron&nbsp;(1-1) vs Winnetonka (1-1)- Fri. @ 7pm

Maryville&nbsp;(1-1)  &nbsp;@ Chillicothe (0-2)- Fri. @ 7pm

Lafayette (0-2) @ Benton  (1-1) - Fri. @ 7pm

Savannah (2-0) vs Kirksville (1-1)- Fri. @ 7pm

Bishop LeBlond&nbsp;(1-1)   @ Wellington-Napoleon (1-1)- Fri. @ 7pm

East Buchanan (1-1) vs Lawson (1-1)- Fri. @ 7pm

Plattsburg (0-2) vs Miller (0-2)- Fri. @ 7pm

Lathrop (2-0) vs North Platte (2-0)- Fri. @ 7pm

Mid-Buchanan (2-0) @ Centralia (KS) (1-0)- Fri. @ 7pm

Hamilton (1-1) @ West Platte (1-1)- Fri. @ 7pm

Trenton (0-2) @ Putnam County (2-0)- Fri. @ 7pm

South Harrison (1-1) vs Marceline (1-1)- Fri. @ 7pm

Maysville (0-2) @ Milan (0-2)- Fri. @ 7pm

Albany (1-1) @ King City (2-0)- Fri. @ 7pm

North Andrew (1-1)  @ Pattonsburg (2-0)- Fri. @ 7pm

Princeton (0-2)&nbsp; vs Worth County (1-1)- Fri. @ 7pm

&nbsp;St. Joseph Christian (1-1) @ Stanberry (1-1)- Fri. @ 7pm

De Kalb (0-2) @ Platte Valley (1-1)- Fri. @ 7pm

East Atchison (1-1)  vs Rock Port (2-0)- Fri. @ 7pm

Mound City (1-1) vs South Holt  (1-1)- Fri. @ 7pm

Nodaway Valley (2-0)  vs Stewartsville- Osborn (0-2)- Fri. @ 7pm

Central (2-0) @ Grandview (0-2)- Fri. @ 7pm

Atchison (0-1) vs Kansas City-JC Harmon (0-1)

Riverside (0-1) vs Effingham-Atchison Co Community (1-0)

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By MATT PIKEWeek 3 of high school football in Missouri kicks off and week 2 of high school football in Kansas are happening. Below is a list of all of the games played in the KFEQ/St. Joseph Post area!Tune into KFEQ Radio (680AM, 95.3,FM 680kfeq.com) for Friday Night Lights with Matt Pike every Friday night of the regular season from 10- midnight. for scores and interviews with area coaches!MECCameron&nbsp;(1-1) vs Winnetonka (1-1)- Fri. @ 7pmMaryville&nbsp;(1-1) &nbsp;@ Chillicothe (0-2)- Fri. @ 7pmLafayette (0-2) @ Benton (1-1) - Fri. @ 7pmSavannah (2-0) vs Kirksville (1-1)- Fri. @ 7pmBishop LeBlond&nbsp;(1-1) @ Wellington-Napoleon (1-1)- Fri. @ 7pmKCIEast Buchanan (1-1) vs Lawson (1-1)- Fri. @ 7pmPlattsburg (0-2) vs Miller (0-2)- Fri. @ 7pmLathrop (2-0) vs North Platte (2-0)- Fri. @ 7pmMid-Buchanan (2-0) @ Centralia (KS) (1-0)- Fri. @ 7pmHamilton (1-1) @ West Platte (1-1)- Fri. @ 7pmGRC 11-man (East Division)Trenton (0-2) @ Putnam County (2-0)- Fri. @ 7pmSouth Harrison (1-1) vs Marceline (1-1)- Fri. @ 7pmGallatin (1-1) vs Polo (2-0)- Fri. @ 7pmMaysville (0-2) @ Milan (0-2)- Fri. @ 7pmGRC 8-man (West Division)Albany (1-1) @ King City (2-0)- Fri. @ 7pmNorth Andrew (1-1) @ Pattonsburg (2-0)- Fri. @ 7pmPrinceton (0-2)&nbsp; vs Worth County (1-1)- Fri. @ 7pm&nbsp;St. Joseph Christian (1-1) @ Stanberry (1-1)- Fri. @ 7pm275 ConferenceDe Kalb (0-2) @ Platte Valley (1-1)- Fri. @ 7pmEast Atchison (1-1) vs Rock Port (2-0)- Fri. @ 7pmMound City (1-1) vs South Holt (1-1)- Fri. @ 7pmNodaway Valley (2-0) vs Stewartsville- Osborn (0-2)- Fri. @ 7pmGreater KC SuburbanCentral (2-0) @ Grandview (0-2)- Fri. @ 7pmNortheast KansasAtchison (0-1) vs Kansas City-JC Harmon (0-1)Hiawatha (0-1) vs Marysville (0-1)Troy (0-1)&nbsp; vs McLouth (0-1)Riverside (0-1) vs Effingham-Atchison Co Community (1-0)You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

High School Football area schedule Sept. 12th

Guardians rookie C.J. Kayfus hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning as the Cleveland Guardians rallied for a 3-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night at Progressive Field, taking three of four in the series against its AL Central rival as it tries to stay in contention for the final AL wild card spot.

Vinnie Pasquantino became the fourth left-handed batter in Royals history to record 30 home runs in a season with a two-run drive in the first inning. The last Royals lefty batter to reach the mark was Mike Moustakas with 38 in 2017. The others were John Mayberry (34 in 1975) and Hall of Famer George Brett (30 in 1985).

In 30 games since Aug. 10, Pasquatino leads the majors with 33 RBI and is tied with the Mets’ Juan Soto at 11 home runs.

Cleveland cut the lead in half in the fourth inning on a Jose Ramirez groundout, scoring Steven Kwan.&nbsp; Guardians' catcher Bo Naylor led off the eighth with a base hit to right field. Kayfus followed with a towering 425-foot drive to right-center on a low fastball on a 1-0 count from John Schreiber for his third homer of the season.

The Royals were 0 for 6 with runners in scoring position. They had runners at the corners with two outs in the sixth, but Guardians starter Gavin Williams struck out Jonathan India with a sweeper on a full count to end the frame.

Schreiber took the loss in relief, falling to 3-3 on the season, giving up two runs on two hits with one strikeout in 1 1/3 innings.&nbsp; The loss spoiled another good start from Stephen Kolek who gave up one run on three hits while striking out four and walking one in 6 2/3 frames.&nbsp; At the plate, Pasquantino was 1-for-3 with the home run, a walk, and two RBIs.&nbsp; Four other Royals had one hit each in the loss.

Kansas City opens a three-game series at Philadelphia on Friday staying on the road. Michael Lorenzen (5-10, 4.63 ERA) is on the mound for the Royals against Walker Buehler (7-7, 5.45 ERA) making his Phillies debut.&nbsp; First pitch is at 5:45pm with pregame coverage beginning at 5 on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).

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Guardians rookie C.J. Kayfus hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning as the Cleveland Guardians rallied for a 3-2 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Thursday night at Progressive Field, taking three of four in the series against its AL Central rival as it tries to stay in contention for the final AL wild card spot.Vinnie Pasquantino became the fourth left-handed batter in Royals history to record 30 home runs in a season with a two-run drive in the first inning. The last Royals lefty batter to reach the mark was Mike Moustakas with 38 in 2017. The others were John Mayberry (34 in 1975) and Hall of Famer George Brett (30 in 1985).<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">30 for the Pasquatch! <a href="https://t.co/Xd1JsWDO9p">pic.twitter.com/Xd1JsWDO9p</a>&mdash; Kansas City Royals (@Royals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Royals/status/1966282876703428686?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 11, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>In 30 games since Aug. 10, Pasquatino leads the majors with 33 RBI and is tied with the Mets’ Juan Soto at 11 home runs.Cleveland cut the lead in half in the fourth inning on a Jose Ramirez groundout, scoring Steven Kwan.&nbsp; Guardians' catcher Bo Naylor led off the eighth with a base hit to right field. Kayfus followed with a towering 425-foot drive to right-center on a low fastball on a 1-0 count from John Schreiber for his third homer of the season.The Royals were 0 for 6 with runners in scoring position. They had runners at the corners with two outs in the sixth, but Guardians starter Gavin Williams struck out Jonathan India with a sweeper on a full count to end the frame.Schreiber took the loss in relief, falling to 3-3 on the season, giving up two runs on two hits with one strikeout in 1 1/3 innings.&nbsp; The loss spoiled another good start from Stephen Kolek who gave up one run on three hits while striking out four and walking one in 6 2/3 frames.&nbsp; At the plate, Pasquantino was 1-for-3 with the home run, a walk, and two RBIs.&nbsp; Four other Royals had one hit each in the loss.Kansas City opens a three-game series at Philadelphia on Friday staying on the road. Michael Lorenzen (5-10, 4.63 ERA) is on the mound for the Royals against Walker Buehler (7-7, 5.45 ERA) making his Phillies debut.&nbsp; First pitch is at 5:45pm with pregame coverage beginning at 5 on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Late home run spoils solid start for Kolek as Guardians top Royals 3-2

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 Nick Loftin singled in the tying run and scored on Maikel Garcia’s double in the seventh inning, sending the Kansas City Royals to a 4-3 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday night at Progressive Field and snapping a three game losing streak.

The Royals scored the first run of the game in the opening inning as Jonathan India reached on an infield single, driving in Garcia.&nbsp; The Guardians took the lead in the bottom half of the inning though as Kyle Manzardo hit a two-run homer in the first.&nbsp; Vinnie Pasquantino tied the game in the third inning on an RBI single, scoring Bobby Witt Jr.&nbsp; It's the first time in his career Pasquantino has had a 100 RBI season.

Bo Naylor's RBI single in the fourth gave Cleveland the lead back, driving in Angel Martinez.&nbsp; With the Guardians leading 3-2 after six innings,&nbsp;Loftin drove in Tyler Tolbert, then came around on Garcia’s liner off the wall in left against Hunter Gaddis in the seventh inning, with Cleveland reliever Tim Herrin being charged with both runs.

Kansas City snapped a three-game losing streak and moved within 3 1/2 games of Seattle, which holds the third and final American League wild-card position. The Guardians are three behind the Mariners.

Luinder Avila worked two scoreless innings for his first career win and Carlos Estévez pitched the ninth for his major league-leading 39th save.&nbsp; At the plate, Garcia was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.&nbsp; Pasquantino was also 2-for-4 with an RBI, while Witt Jr was 2-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored.

Next, Kansas City and Cleveland wrap up their series tomorrow.&nbsp; Stephen Kolek (5-5, 3.88 ERA) takes the mound for the Royals facing Gavin Williams (10-5, 3.17 ERA) for the Guardians.&nbsp; First pitch is at 6:15pm with pregame coverage starting at 5:30pm.

By MATT PIKE Nick Loftin singled in the tying run and scored on Maikel Garcia’s double in the seventh inning, sending the Kansas City Royals to a 4-3 victory over the Cleveland Guardians on Wednesday night at Progressive Field and snapping a three game losing streak.The Royals scored the first run of the game in the opening inning as Jonathan India reached on an infield single, driving in Garcia.&nbsp; The Guardians took the lead in the bottom half of the inning though as Kyle Manzardo hit a two-run homer in the first.&nbsp; Vinnie Pasquantino tied the game in the third inning on an RBI single, scoring Bobby Witt Jr.&nbsp; It's the first time in his career Pasquantino has had a 100 RBI season.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Vinnie ties it up with his 💯th RBI of the season! <a href="https://t.co/Jbs1YVgPSr">pic.twitter.com/Jbs1YVgPSr</a>&mdash; Kansas City Royals (@Royals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Royals/status/1965920062818418707?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 10, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Bo Naylor's RBI single in the fourth gave Cleveland the lead back, driving in Angel Martinez.&nbsp; With the Guardians leading 3-2 after six innings,&nbsp;Loftin drove in Tyler Tolbert, then came around on Garcia’s liner off the wall in left against Hunter Gaddis in the seventh inning, with Cleveland reliever Tim Herrin being charged with both runs.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Taking the lead thanks to a little chaos! <a href="https://t.co/H1sy4WIXJO">pic.twitter.com/H1sy4WIXJO</a>&mdash; Kansas City Royals (@Royals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Royals/status/1965937981266469128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 11, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Kansas City snapped a three-game losing streak and moved within 3 1/2 games of Seattle, which holds the third and final American League wild-card position. The Guardians are three behind the Mariners.Luinder Avila worked two scoreless innings for his first career win and Carlos Estévez pitched the ninth for his major league-leading 39th save.&nbsp; At the plate, Garcia was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.&nbsp; Pasquantino was also 2-for-4 with an RBI, while Witt Jr was 2-for-4 with a stolen base and a run scored.Next, Kansas City and Cleveland wrap up their series tomorrow.&nbsp; Stephen Kolek (5-5, 3.88 ERA) takes the mound for the Royals facing Gavin Williams (10-5, 3.17 ERA) for the Guardians.&nbsp; First pitch is at 6:15pm with pregame coverage starting at 5:30pm.You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Loftin singles in tying run and scores as Royals rally for 4-3 win

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Former Cardinal Randy Arozarena hit a go-ahead, three-run home run in the third inning as part of a four-RBI night as the Seattle Mariners beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3&nbsp; to close within one game of the AL West lead.

The Cardinals took the lead first in the game scoring two runs in the second inning.&nbsp; Nolan Gorman doubled, driving in Willson Contreras for the opening run, and Gorman later scored on an RBI single from Thomas Saggese

Arozarena hit his 27th homer, four more than his previous career high, in the third inning scoring Victor Robles and J.P Crawford to put the Mariners up 3-2.&nbsp; St. Louis tied up the game in the fourth inning as Jose Fermin reached on an infield single, driving in Saggese, but then in the fifth inning, Arozarena gave Seattle the lead back with a sacrifice fly, scoring Mitch Garver, in an inning that included Josh Naylor's 19th home run of the season.

Matthew Liberatore fell to 7-12 on the season with the loss giving up five runs on six hits with one strikeout and three walks in four innings.&nbsp; At the plate, Fermin was 2-for-4 with an RBI.&nbsp; Contreras was 2-for-4 with a run scored, while every other Cardinal had one hit each.&nbsp; The only Redbirds who did not reach base were Victor Scott and Ivan Herrera.

St. Louis and Seattle will wrap up their series on Wednesday.&nbsp; Michael McGreevy (6-3, 4.68) takes the mound for the Cardinals against Logan Gilbert (4-6, 3.61) for the Mariners.&nbsp; First pitch is again at 8:40pm with coverage beginning at 8:30 on KY 102 (102.5 FM).

By MATT PIKEFormer Cardinal Randy Arozarena hit a go-ahead, three-run home run in the third inning as part of a four-RBI night as the Seattle Mariners beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3&nbsp; to close within one game of the AL West lead.The Cardinals took the lead first in the game scoring two runs in the second inning.&nbsp; Nolan Gorman doubled, driving in Willson Contreras for the opening run, and Gorman later scored on an RBI single from Thomas Saggese<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Gorman and Saggese give us an early lead! <a href="https://t.co/mVGmjgMhSD">pic.twitter.com/mVGmjgMhSD</a>&mdash; St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cardinals/status/1965597323867877722?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 10, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>f</div>Arozarena hit his 27th homer, four more than his previous career high, in the third inning scoring Victor Robles and J.P Crawford to put the Mariners up 3-2.&nbsp; St. Louis tied up the game in the fourth inning as Jose Fermin reached on an infield single, driving in Saggese, but then in the fifth inning, Arozarena gave Seattle the lead back with a sacrifice fly, scoring Mitch Garver, in an inning that included Josh Naylor's 19th home run of the season.Matthew Liberatore fell to 7-12 on the season with the loss giving up five runs on six hits with one strikeout and three walks in four innings.&nbsp; At the plate, Fermin was 2-for-4 with an RBI.&nbsp; Contreras was 2-for-4 with a run scored, while every other Cardinal had one hit each.&nbsp; The only Redbirds who did not reach base were Victor Scott and Ivan Herrera.St. Louis and Seattle will wrap up their series on Wednesday.&nbsp; Michael McGreevy (6-3, 4.68) takes the mound for the Cardinals against Logan Gilbert (4-6, 3.61) for the Mariners.&nbsp; First pitch is again at 8:40pm with coverage beginning at 8:30 on KY 102 (102.5 FM).You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Former Cardinal Arozarena lifts Mariners past Redbirds 5-3

Cleveland starter Joey Cantillo allowed four hits in a career-best eight-plus innings, José Ramírez homered, doubled and scored twice, and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Kansas City Royals 2-0 for their fifth straight victory, pushing the Royals farther back in the race for an AL Wildcard spot.

Ramírez, who had three hits, hit a solo homer off Royals starter Noah Cameron with two outs in the first. David Fry hit the second of back-to-back to doubles to drive in Ramírez in the fourth inning for the only runs the Guardians needed in the victory .

Cantillo struck out five and didn't issue a walk. Cade Smith pitched a scoreless ninth for his 12th save for the Guardians, who entered play 2 1/2 games behind Seattle for the final wild-card spot.

Cameron took the loss, falling to 7-7 on the season, gave up two runs on six hits with eight strikeouts in seven innings.&nbsp; At the plate, Jonathan India was 2-for-3 in his return from the 10-day IL for Kansas City.&nbsp; Bobby Witt Jr, who was back in the lineup, and Vinnie Pasquantino were both 1-for-4.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Kansas City looks to snap a three game losing streak tomorrow against Cleveland.&nbsp; Jonathan Bowlan (1-2, 3.57 ER) will start for the Royals against Logan Allen (7-11, 4.46 ERA) for the Guardians.&nbsp; First pitch is again at 5:40pm with pregame coverage beginning at 5 on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).

By MATT PIKECleveland starter Joey Cantillo allowed four hits in a career-best eight-plus innings, José Ramírez homered, doubled and scored twice, and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Kansas City Royals 2-0 for their fifth straight victory, pushing the Royals farther back in the race for an AL Wildcard spot.Ramírez, who had three hits, hit a solo homer off Royals starter Noah Cameron with two outs in the first. David Fry hit the second of back-to-back to doubles to drive in Ramírez in the fourth inning for the only runs the Guardians needed in the victory .Cantillo struck out five and didn't issue a walk. Cade Smith pitched a scoreless ninth for his 12th save for the Guardians, who entered play 2 1/2 games behind Seattle for the final wild-card spot.Cameron took the loss, falling to 7-7 on the season, gave up two runs on six hits with eight strikeouts in seven innings.&nbsp; At the plate, Jonathan India was 2-for-3 in his return from the 10-day IL for Kansas City.&nbsp; Bobby Witt Jr, who was back in the lineup, and Vinnie Pasquantino were both 1-for-4.&nbsp;&nbsp;Kansas City looks to snap a three game losing streak tomorrow against Cleveland.&nbsp; Jonathan Bowlan (1-2, 3.57 ER) will start for the Royals against Logan Allen (7-11, 4.46 ERA) for the Guardians.&nbsp; First pitch is again at 5:40pm with pregame coverage beginning at 5 on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Royals offense falters again in 2-0 shutout loss falling farther back in playoff race

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Josh Naylor hit a go-ahead, two-run double in the sixth inning to help the Seattle Mariners beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 on Monday night at T-Mobile Park.

The Mariners scored four runs in the sixth inning to erase St. Louis’ advantage. The Cardinals jumped out in front 2-0 on a two-run home run by Alec Burleson in the fourth inning, his 17th of the season.

Naylor, who homered in his last two games, turned on a hanging curveball from Cardinals reliever Gordon Graceffo for a two-run shot after Julio Rodríguez got Seattle on the board with an RBI single. After his double, Naylor made a heads-up play and stole third base, allowing him to score with ease on a sacrifice fly from Jorge Polanco.

Graceffo took his first loss of the season in relief, falling to 3-1 on the season, giving up two runs on two hits with one walk in one inning of action.&nbsp; At the plate, the Cardinals had just three hits with Burleson going 1-for-4 with the home run and two RBIs.&nbsp; Ivan Herrera was 1-for-3 with a walk while Lars Nootbaar was 1-for-4 for the two other hits.

Up next, St. Louis continues their series on the road with Seattle.&nbsp; Matthew Liberatore (7-11, 4.15 ERA) starts for the Cardinals against the Mariners George Kirby (8-7, 4.47).&nbsp; First pitch is at 8:40pm with coverage beginning at 8:30 on KY 102 (102.5 FM).

By MATT PIKEJosh Naylor hit a go-ahead, two-run double in the sixth inning to help the Seattle Mariners beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 on Monday night at T-Mobile Park.The Mariners scored four runs in the sixth inning to erase St. Louis’ advantage. The Cardinals jumped out in front 2-0 on a two-run home run by Alec Burleson in the fourth inning, his 17th of the season.Naylor, who homered in his last two games, turned on a hanging curveball from Cardinals reliever Gordon Graceffo for a two-run shot after Julio Rodríguez got Seattle on the board with an RBI single. After his double, Naylor made a heads-up play and stole third base, allowing him to score with ease on a sacrifice fly from Jorge Polanco.Graceffo took his first loss of the season in relief, falling to 3-1 on the season, giving up two runs on two hits with one walk in one inning of action.&nbsp; At the plate, the Cardinals had just three hits with Burleson going 1-for-4 with the home run and two RBIs.&nbsp; Ivan Herrera was 1-for-3 with a walk while Lars Nootbaar was 1-for-4 for the two other hits.Up next, St. Louis continues their series on the road with Seattle.&nbsp; Matthew Liberatore (7-11, 4.15 ERA) starts for the Cardinals against the Mariners George Kirby (8-7, 4.47).&nbsp; First pitch is at 8:40pm with coverage beginning at 8:30 on KY 102 (102.5 FM).You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Cardinals fall to Mariners 4-2 after Naylor's go ahead double

Cleveland Guardians starting pitcher Slade&nbsp;Cecconi flirted with franchise history on Monday, when he carried a no-hit bid into the eighth inning of the Guardians’ 10-2 win over the Kansas City Royals at Progressive Field.

Cecconi was six outs away from becoming the first Cleveland pitcher to throw a no-hitter since Len Barker, who tossed a perfect game on May 15, 1981.&nbsp;&nbsp;Michael Massey recorded Kansas City’s first hit in the eighth, when he hit a leadoff single. Cecconi bounced back getting Carter Jensen to ground into a 5-6-3 double play and Kyle Isbel to ground out to end the frame.

The Guardians’ offense backed Cecconi with a season-high 16 hits, including seven doubles.&nbsp; Cleveland opened the scoring with a single run in both the first and third innings,&nbsp;Kyle Manzardo hitting an RBI double in the first to score&nbsp;Daniel Schneemann and Jose Ramirez singling in Steven Kwan in the third inning.&nbsp; The Guardians then tagged Royals starter Ryan Bergert for four RBI doubles and six runs in the fourth inning while opening an 8-0 lead. C.J. Kayfus, Brayan Rocchio, Schneemann and Nolan Jones hit the doubles.

The final two runs for Cleveland scored on fielder's choices, the first coming in the fifth inning as&nbsp;Schneemann grounded into a fielders choice and Rocchio scored on a throwing error, Schneemann reaching second on the error with Kwan out at second.&nbsp; In the seventh inning, Kwan reached on a a fielders choice, with Rocchio out at second, and Kayfus coming home to score.&nbsp;&nbsp;

The Royals finally got their runs on the scoreboard in the ninth inning to break up the shutout, Jac Caglianone hitting a two RBI single and driving in Tyler Tolbert and Mike Yastrzemski.&nbsp; Kansas City had just three hits in the game overall, with four reaching base on walks.&nbsp;Royals All-Star shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. was not in the starting lineup for the third straight game due to back spasms. Manager Matt Quatraro said Witt ran and did some fielding before the game without any issues and was possible to see “game action.”

Bergert fell to 2-2 on the season with the loss, giving up eight runs on 11 hits with three strikeouts and three walks in 3 1/3 innings.&nbsp; At the plate, Caglianone was 1-for-3 with a walk and two RBIs.&nbsp; Massey and Yastrzemski were both 1-for-4.&nbsp; &nbsp;

Cleveland won its fourth straight game and moved past the Royals&nbsp; into second place in the AL Central. Cleveland entered the four-game series 2 1/2 games behind Seattle for the third and final wild card spot.

Next up Kansas City and Cleveland continue their four game series tomorrow.&nbsp;&nbsp;Noah Cameron (7-6, 3.03 ERA) starts for the Royals against Joey Cantillo (4-3, 3.73) for the Guardians, who makes his second career start against Kansas City.&nbsp; First pitch is at 5:40pm, pregame coverage begins at 5 on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).

By MATT PIKECleveland Guardians starting pitcher Slade&nbsp;Cecconi flirted with franchise history on Monday, when he carried a no-hit bid into the eighth inning of the Guardians’ 10-2 win over the Kansas City Royals at Progressive Field.Cecconi was six outs away from becoming the first Cleveland pitcher to throw a no-hitter since Len Barker, who tossed a perfect game on May 15, 1981.&nbsp;&nbsp;Michael Massey recorded Kansas City’s first hit in the eighth, when he hit a leadoff single. Cecconi bounced back getting Carter Jensen to ground into a 5-6-3 double play and Kyle Isbel to ground out to end the frame.The Guardians’ offense backed Cecconi with a season-high 16 hits, including seven doubles.&nbsp; Cleveland opened the scoring with a single run in both the first and third innings,&nbsp;Kyle Manzardo hitting an RBI double in the first to score&nbsp;Daniel Schneemann and Jose Ramirez singling in Steven Kwan in the third inning.&nbsp; The Guardians then tagged Royals starter Ryan Bergert for four RBI doubles and six runs in the fourth inning while opening an 8-0 lead. C.J. Kayfus, Brayan Rocchio, Schneemann and Nolan Jones hit the doubles.The final two runs for Cleveland scored on fielder's choices, the first coming in the fifth inning as&nbsp;Schneemann grounded into a fielders choice and Rocchio scored on a throwing error, Schneemann reaching second on the error with Kwan out at second.&nbsp; In the seventh inning, Kwan reached on a a fielders choice, with Rocchio out at second, and Kayfus coming home to score.&nbsp;&nbsp;The Royals finally got their runs on the scoreboard in the ninth inning to break up the shutout, Jac Caglianone hitting a two RBI single and driving in Tyler Tolbert and Mike Yastrzemski.&nbsp; Kansas City had just three hits in the game overall, with four reaching base on walks.&nbsp;Royals All-Star shortstop Bobby Witt Jr. was not in the starting lineup for the third straight game due to back spasms. Manager Matt Quatraro said Witt ran and did some fielding before the game without any issues and was possible to see “game action.”Bergert fell to 2-2 on the season with the loss, giving up eight runs on 11 hits with three strikeouts and three walks in 3 1/3 innings.&nbsp; At the plate, Caglianone was 1-for-3 with a walk and two RBIs.&nbsp; Massey and Yastrzemski were both 1-for-4.&nbsp; &nbsp;Cleveland won its fourth straight game and moved past the Royals&nbsp; into second place in the AL Central. Cleveland entered the four-game series 2 1/2 games behind Seattle for the third and final wild card spot.Next up Kansas City and Cleveland continue their four game series tomorrow.&nbsp;&nbsp;Noah Cameron (7-6, 3.03 ERA) starts for the Royals against Joey Cantillo (4-3, 3.73) for the Guardians, who makes his second career start against Kansas City.&nbsp; First pitch is at 5:40pm, pregame coverage begins at 5 on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Royals break up no-no in eighth, but fall further behind in WC race

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 Sonny Gray took a no-hit bid into the sixth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals beat San Francisco 4-3 Sunday at Busch Stadium to leave the Giants four games back for the last NL wild card.

Lars Nootbaar chased Giants starter Kai-Wei Teng with an RBI single after walks to Jordan Walker, Nathan Church and José Fermín starting the fifth. Iván Herrera had an RBI single, Nolan Gorman drew a bases-loaded walk off José Butto, and Masyn Winn grounded into run-scoring double play for a 4-0 lead.

Gray walked his first two batters in the sixth, struck out Heliot Ramos and allowed Rafael Devers' RBI single to center.&nbsp; After Devers broke up Gray’s no-hit bid, Dominic Smith and Matt Chapman hit RBI single's. Matt Svanson then struck out Joon-Ho Lee looking with the bases loaded, and center fielder Nathan Church made a running catch on a sharp line drive from Casey Schmitt.

Gray, improved to 13-8 on the season with the win, allowing three runs, two hits and four walks in 5 1/3 innings with six strikeouts. St. Louis is 14-5 when Gray starts at home. Riley O’Brien allowed a ninth-inning single and retired Patrick Bailey on a game-ending, double-play grounder for his third save, finishing a five-hitter.&nbsp; At the plate, Herrera was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.&nbsp; Church was 2-for-3 with a walk.

St. Louis hits the road next and travels to Seattle.&nbsp; Miles Mikolas (7-10, 4.89) is set to take the mound in the opener for the Cardinals opposite Bryan Woo (12-7, 3.02) for the Mariners to open the three-game series.&nbsp; First pitch is at 8:40pm, coverage will begin at 8:30 on KY 102 (102.5 FM).

By MATT PIKE Sonny Gray took a no-hit bid into the sixth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals beat San Francisco 4-3 Sunday at Busch Stadium to leave the Giants four games back for the last NL wild card.Lars Nootbaar chased Giants starter Kai-Wei Teng with an RBI single after walks to Jordan Walker, Nathan Church and José Fermín starting the fifth. Iván Herrera had an RBI single, Nolan Gorman drew a bases-loaded walk off José Butto, and Masyn Winn grounded into run-scoring double play for a 4-0 lead.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">Noot Noot! <a href="https://t.co/0ndWKWCswz">pic.twitter.com/0ndWKWCswz</a>&mdash; St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cardinals/status/1964775131416498660?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 7, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Gray walked his first two batters in the sixth, struck out Heliot Ramos and allowed Rafael Devers' RBI single to center.&nbsp; After Devers broke up Gray’s no-hit bid, Dominic Smith and Matt Chapman hit RBI single's. Matt Svanson then struck out Joon-Ho Lee looking with the bases loaded, and center fielder Nathan Church made a running catch on a sharp line drive from Casey Schmitt.Gray, improved to 13-8 on the season with the win, allowing three runs, two hits and four walks in 5 1/3 innings with six strikeouts. St. Louis is 14-5 when Gray starts at home. Riley O’Brien allowed a ninth-inning single and retired Patrick Bailey on a game-ending, double-play grounder for his third save, finishing a five-hitter.&nbsp; At the plate, Herrera was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI.&nbsp; Church was 2-for-3 with a walk.St. Louis hits the road next and travels to Seattle.&nbsp; Miles Mikolas (7-10, 4.89) is set to take the mound in the opener for the Cardinals opposite Bryan Woo (12-7, 3.02) for the Mariners to open the three-game series.&nbsp; First pitch is at 8:40pm, coverage will begin at 8:30 on KY 102 (102.5 FM).You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Gray carries no hitter into sixth as Cardinals top Giants 4-3

 Byron Buxton and Kody Clemens homered and the Minnesota Twins beat Kansas City 5-1 on Sunday to drop the Royals two games back for the last AL wild card.

Buxton led off the game against Michael Lorenzen with his 30th homer, extending his career high.&nbsp;Clemens hit his 16th home run in the fourth, a 451-drive that gave Minnesota a 3-0 lead. Minnesota padded its advantage in the sixth inning with a double steal, with Royce Lewis stealing second base and Luke Keaschall taking home plate.

Kansas City scored on Vinnie Pasquantino's RBI single in the sixth, driving in Maikel Garcia.&nbsp; A bases loaded walk by Daniel Lynch in the seventh inning gave the Twins their final run, Matt Wallner walking and Edouard Julien coming home to score.&nbsp;

Lorenzen fell to 5-10 on the season with the loss, allowing four runs and five hits in 5 1/3 innings.&nbsp; At the plate, the Mike Yastrzemski was 2-for-5 with a double.&nbsp; Garcia was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk, while Pasquantino was 1-for-4 with an RBI.

Kansas City fell two games behind Seattle (75-68) for the third AL wild card.

Kansas City hits the road now and heads to Cleveland for a four game series. Ryan Bergert (2-1, 2.61) for the Royals taking on Slade Cecconi (5-6, 4.78) for the Guardians.&nbsp; First pitch is at 5:40pm with pregame coverage starting at 5 on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).

By MATT PIKE Byron Buxton and Kody Clemens homered and the Minnesota Twins beat Kansas City 5-1 on Sunday to drop the Royals two games back for the last AL wild card.Buxton led off the game against Michael Lorenzen with his 30th homer, extending his career high.&nbsp;Clemens hit his 16th home run in the fourth, a 451-drive that gave Minnesota a 3-0 lead. Minnesota padded its advantage in the sixth inning with a double steal, with Royce Lewis stealing second base and Luke Keaschall taking home plate.Kansas City scored on Vinnie Pasquantino's RBI single in the sixth, driving in Maikel Garcia.&nbsp; A bases loaded walk by Daniel Lynch in the seventh inning gave the Twins their final run, Matt Wallner walking and Edouard Julien coming home to score.&nbsp;Lorenzen fell to 5-10 on the season with the loss, allowing four runs and five hits in 5 1/3 innings.&nbsp; At the plate, the Mike Yastrzemski was 2-for-5 with a double.&nbsp; Garcia was 1-for-3 with a double and a walk, while Pasquantino was 1-for-4 with an RBI.Kansas City fell two games behind Seattle (75-68) for the third AL wild card.Kansas City hits the road now and heads to Cleveland for a four game series. Ryan Bergert (2-1, 2.61) for the Royals taking on Slade Cecconi (5-6, 4.78) for the Guardians.&nbsp; First pitch is at 5:40pm with pregame coverage starting at 5 on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM).You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Royals drop finale to Twins falling two games back of Wildcard

It's the week two college football roundup on St. Joseph Post, with some exciting ones this week.&nbsp; Let's jump right into it

Mizzou comes back to snatch victory in renewed Border War rivalry

The Missouri Tigers scored the first touchdown of the game, before giving up 21 unanswered points to the Kansas Jayhawks, from there though, Mizzou outscored Kansas 36-10, on way to a 42-31 win in the first Border War showdown since 2011.

After the Tigers forced the Jayhawks into a three and out on the first drive of the game, Missouri drove down the field in five plays to put up the first points of the game, Ahmad Hardy breaking a 32 yard rush for a touchdown, the extra point by redshirt freshman kicker&nbsp;Robert Meyer though was blocked.&nbsp; Meyer kicked in place of Blake Craig who will miss the season after tearing his ACL against Central Arkansas.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Kansas answered on their next drive taking the lead finishing a seven play drive with a precise 15 yard touchdown pass to&nbsp;DeShawn Hanika, taking the lead after converting the extra point.&nbsp; The lead would be extended quickly on the defensive side by the Jayhawks on a fumble six, Kansas defensive back Austin Alexander recovering a fumble by Missouri quarterback Beau Pribula and taking it 28 yards for a score.

Trailing 14-6, the Mizzou offense went three and out on their next drive, managing just one yard, punting the ball back to Kansas and the Jayhawks responded with another touchdown, a six play drive, ending with Jalon Daniels rushing in from one yard out to give Kansas a 21-6 lead at the end of one quarter of the rivalry matchup.&nbsp;

The second quarter looked like a totally different game for Missouri, the Tigers using a long 15 play drive to cut into the Kansas lead with a touchdown, Pribula throwing a three yard touchdown pass to Kevin Coleman Jr.&nbsp; On the first Kansas offensive play of the next drive, it was the Mizzou defense this time getting points on the board, Zion Young coming off the edge unblocked and sacking Daniels and forcing a fumble that rolled back into the endzone and was recovered by the Jayhawks Kobe Baynes for a safety, cutting the lead to 21-15.

A 17 play drive ended with Meyer's hitting his first collegiate field goal from 25 yards out to cut the lead to three, and then with no time left on the clock, both teams headed to the halftime break tied at 21 after Meyer hit a 20 yard field goal at the end of the half as the Tigers scored 15 unanswered points.&nbsp; In the second quarter, Missouri outgained Kansas in yards 186 to -21.

Missouri started the second half with the ball, and after a 10 play drive ended with a turnover on downs, Kansas responded with an 11 play drive for a field goal to take the lead back&nbsp;Laith Marjan hitting a 26 yard field goal.&nbsp; In another long drive though, which the third quarter was filled with, the Tigers put together 12 plays, driving 75 yards, where Pribula completed an 11 yard touchdown pass to tight end Brett Norfleet, giving Missouri a 28-24 lead at the end of three quarters.

The Jayhawks and Tigers exchanged three and outs and punts to start the fourth quarter, and after Kansas got the ball back the Jayhawks again took the lead as Daniels again connected with Hanika, this time for a six yard score.&nbsp; From there it was all Missouri, Pribula finishing off a 10 play drive with his second touchdown pass to Norfleet, a pass on 4th and 1 that Norfleet took 27 yards to the endzone for a 35-31 lead.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Another Jayhawks punt gave Missouri the ball back, and the Tigers needed just three plays, and three runs by Jamal Roberts to put the stamp on the game, Roberts breaking free for a 63 yard touchdown run.&nbsp; On the ensuing Kansas drive, Daylan Carnell picked off Daniels, dragging his left toe along the turf as he dove out of bounds for the game ending interception.&nbsp;

For Missouri, Pribula was 30-for-39 with 334 yards passing and three touchdowns.&nbsp; Roberts rushed 13 times for 143 yards with a touchdown, while Hardy rushed 25 times for 112 yards with a score.&nbsp; Coleman caught 10 passes for 126 yards and a touchdown, Norfleet had seven catches for 76 yards and two scores.&nbsp;

Daniels was 18-for-30 for 223 yards through the air with two touchdowns and one interception, also rushing 10 times for 17 yards and a score.&nbsp; Daniel Hishaw Jr had six carries for 11 yards.&nbsp; Hanika caught six passes for 74 yards and two touchdowns, while Levi Wentz had two catches for 56 yards.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Up next, the Missouri Tigers (2-0) will host&nbsp;Louisiana on Saturday.&nbsp; Kickoff will be at 3pm and the game will air on ESPN+ and SEC Network+.&nbsp; The game will NOT be carried on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM) due to Royals baseball.

Kansas (2-1) meanwhile will open up Big 12 play, returning to&nbsp;David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium to host West Virginia on Saturday.&nbsp; A kickoff time has yet to be announced by the conference.

Northwest gets road win over Washburn for first win of McMenamin era

 The Northwest Missouri State University football team used a complete team effort to stifle the Washburn Ichabods on the road for a 34-7 victory at Yager Stadium.&nbsp; It marked the first win as a Bearcat for new head coach John McMenamin.

Northwest started the scoring on a 13-yard touchdown pass from Chris Ruhnke to Jackson Miller. Kicker Mo Alwaely though the extra point wide right. The Bearcats extended the lead when Ruhnke hit Dominic Myers for an 18-yard touchdown strike late in the opening quarter.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

The Bearcat defense limited Washburn to 14 yards of offense in the first half and only one first down. Washburn rushed for -19 yards in the opening 30 minutes. Northwest tallied 211 total yards and 13 first downs in the first half, leading Washburn at halftime 13-0.

The Bearcats got back onto the scoreboard extending their lead in the third quarter, Myers scoring his first career rushing touchdown on a 13-yard carry.&nbsp; Northwest defensive back Jackson Torry forced a fumble and it was recovered by Michael Harrison at the 23-yard line late in the third quarter. Zechariah Owens hit Gannon Gragert for a 17-yard touchdown pass with Northwest facing and fourth-and-4 on the opening play of the fourth quarter for Gragert's first touchdown reception as a Bearcat, giving Northwest a 27-0 lead.&nbsp;

The Ichabods ended the shutout attempt when Washburn quarterback Justin Lewis hit D.J. Bell for a 69-yard touchdown pass.&nbsp; Northwest tacked on its final score of the game when Quincy Torry carried it in from a yard out. Torry's first collegiate touchdown capped a 13-play, 77-yard drive that consumed more than six minutes of the fourth quarter.

Ruhnke was 17-for-27 with 190 yards through the air with one touchdown and one interception.&nbsp; Owens was 9-for-12 with 59 yards passing and two touchdowns&nbsp; Owens also added 12 carries for 71 yards on the ground.&nbsp; Myers rushed 11 times for 50 yards and a score, he was also the leading receiver with three catches for 61 yards and a touchdown.

After playing its first two games on the road, Northwest will play its first home contest of the season onSaturday. Northwest will play host to Texas A&amp;M-Kingsville in a non-conference game at Bearcat Stadium. Kick is set for 1:30 p.m.

Ravens comeback attempt held off as top seed Grandview prevails

 Top-ranked Grand View University won the turnover battle as they held off upset-minded Benedictine in the second Heart-UEN Clash of the Week.

The No. 4-ranked Ravens outscored the Vikings 17-13 in the second half, but couldn't overcome the 14 points that Grand View scored off two of the Ravens three turnovers as Grand View earned a 27-24 win.

After a scoreless first quarter, the Vikings found the end zone twice in the second quarter,&nbsp;Jackson Waring throwing a eight yard touchdown pass early in the quarter to Aisea Toki and  Dalten Van Pelt capping off a 10 play drive late in the frame with a four yard rushing score, before Benedictine scored on a one yard rush from Xavier Ugorgi with nine seconds left in the half to head to the locker room up 14-7 at halftime.

Christian Klobe connected on a 29-yard field goal for Benedictine's only points of the third quarter before Grand View extended their advantage to 21-10, Waring connecting again with Toki on a 29 yard touchdown pass, headed into the fourth quarter. 

The Ravens limited Grand View to a pair of field goals in the fourth quarter while scoring on a pair of passing touchdowns of their own. Jackson Dooley connected on two touchdown passes to Tanner Zimmerman in the fourth quarter of 60 yards and six yards, the second of which came with just over one minute left in the game and pulled the Ravens within three points.

&nbsp;Dooley went 24 of 39 for 324 yards but finished with two interceptions to go along with his two touchdowns. Zimmerman finished with 97 yards on five receptions with the two touchdowns. Ugorgi had 66 yards rushing on 17 carries with a score. 

Benedictine returns home on Saturday to celebrate their annual Stars &amp; Stripes Day at 1 p.m. against Graceland University.&nbsp;

Kansas State struggles to capitalize on opportunities falling to Army

Army quarterback Cale Hellums accounted for three touchdowns that included a 14-yard touchdown run with 2:52 left to help Army beat Kansas State 24-21.

The Wildcats built a lead through the first half with 13 unanswered points.&nbsp; A 34 yard field goal from Luis Rodriguez was the lone score of the first quarter, before Avery Johnson connected with Jaron Tibbs for a 32 yard touchdown pass early in the second quarter to extend the lead.&nbsp; &nbsp;Late in the first half, Rodriguez knocked through a 38 yard field goal to move the Kansas State lead to 13-0

Hellums tossed a two yard touchdown pass to Brady Anderson to end the first half for his first score of the game to cut into the lead, sending the teams to the locker room at the halftime break with a 13-7 score.&nbsp; But coming after halftime, Hellums gave Army the lead late in the third quarter, rushing for a one yard score.

The Wildcats special teams unit got the Kansas State the lead back near the end of the third quarter, a 99 yard kickoff return by Bryce Noernberg going for the touchdown, with a two point conversion pass from Johnson to Tibbs being complete making it a one possession game.&nbsp;

Army cut the lead to 21-17 with 10:46 left on a 35 yard field goal by Dawson Jones, and then attempted a squib kick on the ensuing kickoff, hoping to avoid another long return. It caromed off a K-State player and Army recovered on its own 44.&nbsp; On the ensuing drive, Hellums put together a 14 play drive that ended with what would be the game winning score, a 14 yard rushing touchdown by himself.

Kansas State’s final drive ended when Avery Johnson threw an interception just past midfield. It was just the 10th home nonconference loss for Kansas State since 1990.&nbsp;&nbsp;The key for the Black Knights was going six of seven on fourth down.

Johnson finished 15-of-25 passing for 172 yards and threw one touchdown pass. Tibbs finished with five catches for 61 yards and a touchdown.&nbsp; On the ground, Joe Jackson had seven carries for 30 yards.

Up next,&nbsp;Kansas State (1-2)play at Arizona on Friday. Even though both teams are in the Big 12, it will be a nonconference game.&nbsp; Kickoff is at 8pm and the game will air on Fox.

Nebraska dominates Akron in shutout victory to stay undefeated

 Dylan Raiola threw for 364 yards and four touchdowns and Emmett Johnson ran for 140 yards and scored three times to lead Nebraska past Akron 68-0.

The Cornhuskers turned in their most prodigious offensive performance against a Bowl Subdivision opponent in more than a decade. They recorded their most points in a game since 2007 and most yards in a game since 2014 with 728 total yards of offense.&nbsp; Nebraska also posted its first shutout since a 33-0 Holiday Bowl win over Arizona in 2009. The Zips, who opened the season with a 10-0 loss to Wyoming at home, were held scoreless for a second straight game.

Johnson broke a 47-yard touchdown run on the game's opening possession, caught a four yard touchdown pass in the second quarter, and ran six yards for a score in the third for his three scores. Johnson was the first Nebraska player with back-to-back 100-yard rushing games since Anthony Grant had three straight to open the 2022 season.

Raiola gave way to freshman backup TJ Lateef after he threaded a perfect strike to Dane Key in the end zone for a 47-0 lead in the third quarter.&nbsp;Raiola set the Nebraska record for consecutive completions. After connecting on his final 11 passes against Cincinnati last week, he hit on his first nine against Akron. The 20 completions broke the record of 15 by Dave Humm against Kansas in 1974. 

Akron did have two good chances to score its first points of the season. But Owen Wiley’s 49-yard field goal attempt bounced off the left upright in the final seconds of the first half, and Riley Van Poppel blocked Wiley’s 33-yard try in the third quarter.

Up next, Nebraska hosts Houston Christian on Saturday.&nbsp; Kickoff is at 11am and the game will air on FS1.

By MATT PIKEIt's the week two college football roundup on St. Joseph Post, with some exciting ones this week.&nbsp; Let's jump right into itMizzou comes back to snatch victory in renewed Border War rivalry<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/9/1757210185792.jpeg" alt="The Missouri Tigers celebrate their 42-31 win the the Border War rivalry over the Kansas Jayhawks banging the drum trophy/ Photo courtesy of Mizzou Football on X" />
 <figcaption>The Missouri Tigers celebrate their 42-31 win the the Border War rivalry over the Kansas Jayhawks banging the drum trophy/ Photo courtesy of Mizzou Football on X</figcaption>
 </figure>The Missouri Tigers scored the first touchdown of the game, before giving up 21 unanswered points to the Kansas Jayhawks, from there though, Mizzou outscored Kansas 36-10, on way to a 42-31 win in the first Border War showdown since 2011.After the Tigers forced the Jayhawks into a three and out on the first drive of the game, Missouri drove down the field in five plays to put up the first points of the game, Ahmad Hardy breaking a 32 yard rush for a touchdown, the extra point by redshirt freshman kicker&nbsp;Robert Meyer though was blocked.&nbsp; Meyer kicked in place of Blake Craig who will miss the season after tearing his ACL against Central Arkansas.&nbsp;&nbsp;<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">OFF TO THE RACES 🏁<a href="https://twitter.com/MizzouFootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MizzouFootball</a> x ESPN2 <a href="https://t.co/3L2NykIyn7">pic.twitter.com/3L2NykIyn7</a>&mdash; Southeastern Conference (@SEC) <a href="https://twitter.com/SEC/status/1964416933782311033?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 6, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Kansas answered on their next drive taking the lead finishing a seven play drive with a precise 15 yard touchdown pass to&nbsp;DeShawn Hanika, taking the lead after converting the extra point.&nbsp; The lead would be extended quickly on the defensive side by the Jayhawks on a fumble six, Kansas defensive back Austin Alexander recovering a fumble by Missouri quarterback Beau Pribula and taking it 28 yards for a score.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">SCOOP &amp; SCORE 🗣️🗣️🗣️<a href="https://twitter.com/BlakeHerold10?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BlakeHerold10</a> forces the fumble, <a href="https://twitter.com/Aaustin05?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Aaustin05</a> takes it to the house 🔥 <a href="https://t.co/hwnMAJzfhK">https://t.co/hwnMAJzfhK</a> <a href="https://t.co/JQp73Uny9q">pic.twitter.com/JQp73Uny9q</a>&mdash; Kansas Football (@KU_Football) <a href="https://twitter.com/KU_Football/status/1964419170445275616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 6, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Trailing 14-6, the Mizzou offense went three and out on their next drive, managing just one yard, punting the ball back to Kansas and the Jayhawks responded with another touchdown, a six play drive, ending with Jalon Daniels rushing in from one yard out to give Kansas a 21-6 lead at the end of one quarter of the rivalry matchup.&nbsp;The second quarter looked like a totally different game for Missouri, the Tigers using a long 15 play drive to cut into the Kansas lead with a touchdown, Pribula throwing a three yard touchdown pass to Kevin Coleman Jr.&nbsp; On the first Kansas offensive play of the next drive, it was the Mizzou defense this time getting points on the board, Zion Young coming off the edge unblocked and sacking Daniels and forcing a fumble that rolled back into the endzone and was recovered by the Jayhawks Kobe Baynes for a safety, cutting the lead to 21-15.A 17 play drive ended with Meyer's hitting his first collegiate field goal from 25 yards out to cut the lead to three, and then with no time left on the clock, both teams headed to the halftime break tied at 21 after Meyer hit a 20 yard field goal at the end of the half as the Tigers scored 15 unanswered points.&nbsp; In the second quarter, Missouri outgained Kansas in yards 186 to -21.Missouri started the second half with the ball, and after a 10 play drive ended with a turnover on downs, Kansas responded with an 11 play drive for a field goal to take the lead back&nbsp;Laith Marjan hitting a 26 yard field goal.&nbsp; In another long drive though, which the third quarter was filled with, the Tigers put together 12 plays, driving 75 yards, where Pribula completed an 11 yard touchdown pass to tight end Brett Norfleet, giving Missouri a 28-24 lead at the end of three quarters.The Jayhawks and Tigers exchanged three and outs and punts to start the fourth quarter, and after Kansas got the ball back the Jayhawks again took the lead as Daniels again connected with Hanika, this time for a six yard score.&nbsp; From there it was all Missouri, Pribula finishing off a 10 play drive with his second touchdown pass to Norfleet, a pass on 4th and 1 that Norfleet took 27 yards to the endzone for a 35-31 lead.&nbsp;&nbsp;<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">BEAU PRIBULA ON 4TH AND 1 🔥🔥<a href="https://twitter.com/MizzouFootball?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MizzouFootball</a> TAKES A 35-31 LEAD WITH 4 MINUTES TO GO 🐯 <a href="https://t.co/4wDyAtxRrh">pic.twitter.com/4wDyAtxRrh</a>&mdash; SEC Network (@SECNetwork) <a href="https://twitter.com/SECNetwork/status/1964460803433595222?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 6, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>Another Jayhawks punt gave Missouri the ball back, and the Tigers needed just three plays, and three runs by Jamal Roberts to put the stamp on the game, Roberts breaking free for a 63 yard touchdown run.&nbsp; On the ensuing Kansas drive, Daylan Carnell picked off Daniels, dragging his left toe along the turf as he dove out of bounds for the game ending interception.&nbsp;For Missouri, Pribula was 30-for-39 with 334 yards passing and three touchdowns.&nbsp; Roberts rushed 13 times for 143 yards with a touchdown, while Hardy rushed 25 times for 112 yards with a score.&nbsp; Coleman caught 10 passes for 126 yards and a touchdown, Norfleet had seven catches for 76 yards and two scores.&nbsp;Daniels was 18-for-30 for 223 yards through the air with two touchdowns and one interception, also rushing 10 times for 17 yards and a score.&nbsp; Daniel Hishaw Jr had six carries for 11 yards.&nbsp; Hanika caught six passes for 74 yards and two touchdowns, while Levi Wentz had two catches for 56 yards.&nbsp;&nbsp;Up next, the Missouri Tigers (2-0) will host&nbsp;Louisiana on Saturday.&nbsp; Kickoff will be at 3pm and the game will air on ESPN+ and SEC Network+.&nbsp; The game will NOT be carried on KFEQ (680AM/95.3FM) due to Royals baseball.Kansas (2-1) meanwhile will open up Big 12 play, returning to&nbsp;David Booth Kansas Memorial Stadium to host West Virginia on Saturday.&nbsp; A kickoff time has yet to be announced by the conference.Northwest gets road win over Washburn for first win of McMenamin era<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/9/1757218734539.jpeg" alt="Northwest head coach John McMenamin celebrates with quarterback&nbsp;Zechariah Owens during Northwest's 34-7 win over Washburn/ Photo courtesy Aaron Hare of Northwest Athletics" />
 <figcaption>Northwest head coach John McMenamin celebrates with quarterback&nbsp;Zechariah Owens during Northwest's 34-7 win over Washburn/ Photo courtesy Aaron Hare of Northwest Athletics</figcaption>
 </figure> The Northwest Missouri State University football team used a complete team effort to stifle the Washburn Ichabods on the road for a 34-7 victory at Yager Stadium.&nbsp; It marked the first win as a Bearcat for new head coach John McMenamin.Northwest started the scoring on a 13-yard touchdown pass from Chris Ruhnke to Jackson Miller. Kicker Mo Alwaely though the extra point wide right. The Bearcats extended the lead when Ruhnke hit Dominic Myers for an 18-yard touchdown strike late in the opening quarter.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;The Bearcat defense limited Washburn to 14 yards of offense in the first half and only one first down. Washburn rushed for -19 yards in the opening 30 minutes. Northwest tallied 211 total yards and 13 first downs in the first half, leading Washburn at halftime 13-0.The Bearcats got back onto the scoreboard extending their lead in the third quarter, Myers scoring his first career rushing touchdown on a 13-yard carry.&nbsp; Northwest defensive back Jackson Torry forced a fumble and it was recovered by Michael Harrison at the 23-yard line late in the third quarter. Zechariah Owens hit Gannon Gragert for a 17-yard touchdown pass with Northwest facing and fourth-and-4 on the opening play of the fourth quarter for Gragert's first touchdown reception as a Bearcat, giving Northwest a 27-0 lead.&nbsp;The Ichabods ended the shutout attempt when Washburn quarterback Justin Lewis hit D.J. Bell for a 69-yard touchdown pass.&nbsp; Northwest tacked on its final score of the game when Quincy Torry carried it in from a yard out. Torry's first collegiate touchdown capped a 13-play, 77-yard drive that consumed more than six minutes of the fourth quarter.Ruhnke was 17-for-27 with 190 yards through the air with one touchdown and one interception.&nbsp; Owens was 9-for-12 with 59 yards passing and two touchdowns&nbsp; Owens also added 12 carries for 71 yards on the ground.&nbsp; Myers rushed 11 times for 50 yards and a score, he was also the leading receiver with three catches for 61 yards and a touchdown.After playing its first two games on the road, Northwest will play its first home contest of the season onSaturday. Northwest will play host to Texas A&amp;M-Kingsville in a non-conference game at Bearcat Stadium. Kick is set for 1:30 p.m.Ravens comeback attempt held off as top seed Grandview prevails<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/9/1757220165997.jpeg" alt="Benedictine's Kevin Harris (96) piles on to make a stop against Grandview during the Ravens 27-24 loss/ Photo courtesy of Raven Athletics" />
 <figcaption>Benedictine's Kevin Harris (96) piles on to make a stop against Grandview during the Ravens 27-24 loss/ Photo courtesy of Raven Athletics</figcaption>
 </figure> Top-ranked Grand View University won the turnover battle as they held off upset-minded Benedictine in the second Heart-UEN Clash of the Week.The No. 4-ranked Ravens outscored the Vikings 17-13 in the second half, but couldn't overcome the 14 points that Grand View scored off two of the Ravens three turnovers as Grand View earned a 27-24 win.After a scoreless first quarter, the Vikings found the end zone twice in the second quarter,&nbsp;Jackson Waring throwing a eight yard touchdown pass early in the quarter to Aisea Toki and Dalten Van Pelt capping off a 10 play drive late in the frame with a four yard rushing score, before Benedictine scored on a one yard rush from Xavier Ugorgi with nine seconds left in the half to head to the locker room up 14-7 at halftime.Christian Klobe connected on a 29-yard field goal for Benedictine's only points of the third quarter before Grand View extended their advantage to 21-10, Waring connecting again with Toki on a 29 yard touchdown pass, headed into the fourth quarter. The Ravens limited Grand View to a pair of field goals in the fourth quarter while scoring on a pair of passing touchdowns of their own. Jackson Dooley connected on two touchdown passes to Tanner Zimmerman in the fourth quarter of 60 yards and six yards, the second of which came with just over one minute left in the game and pulled the Ravens within three points.&nbsp;Dooley went 24 of 39 for 324 yards but finished with two interceptions to go along with his two touchdowns. Zimmerman finished with 97 yards on five receptions with the two touchdowns. Ugorgi had 66 yards rushing on 17 carries with a score. Benedictine returns home on Saturday to celebrate their annual Stars &amp; Stripes Day at 1 p.m. against Graceland University.&nbsp;Kansas State struggles to capitalize on opportunities falling to Army<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/9/1757226611005.jpeg" alt="Kansas State's Jaron Tibbs caught two touchdown passes as the Wildcats fell to the Army Black Knights 24-21/ Photo courtesy of K State Football on X" />
 <figcaption>Kansas State's Jaron Tibbs caught two touchdown passes as the Wildcats fell to the Army Black Knights 24-21/ Photo courtesy of K State Football on X</figcaption>
 </figure>Army quarterback Cale Hellums accounted for three touchdowns that included a 14-yard touchdown run with 2:52 left to help Army beat Kansas State 24-21.The Wildcats built a lead through the first half with 13 unanswered points.&nbsp; A 34 yard field goal from Luis Rodriguez was the lone score of the first quarter, before Avery Johnson connected with Jaron Tibbs for a 32 yard touchdown pass early in the second quarter to extend the lead.&nbsp; &nbsp;Late in the first half, Rodriguez knocked through a 38 yard field goal to move the Kansas State lead to 13-0Hellums tossed a two yard touchdown pass to Brady Anderson to end the first half for his first score of the game to cut into the lead, sending the teams to the locker room at the halftime break with a 13-7 score.&nbsp; But coming after halftime, Hellums gave Army the lead late in the third quarter, rushing for a one yard score.The Wildcats special teams unit got the Kansas State the lead back near the end of the third quarter, a 99 yard kickoff return by Bryce Noernberg going for the touchdown, with a two point conversion pass from Johnson to Tibbs being complete making it a one possession game.&nbsp;Army cut the lead to 21-17 with 10:46 left on a 35 yard field goal by Dawson Jones, and then attempted a squib kick on the ensuing kickoff, hoping to avoid another long return. It caromed off a K-State player and Army recovered on its own 44.&nbsp; On the ensuing drive, Hellums put together a 14 play drive that ended with what would be the game winning score, a 14 yard rushing touchdown by himself.Kansas State’s final drive ended when Avery Johnson threw an interception just past midfield. It was just the 10th home nonconference loss for Kansas State since 1990.&nbsp;&nbsp;The key for the Black Knights was going six of seven on fourth down.Johnson finished 15-of-25 passing for 172 yards and threw one touchdown pass. Tibbs finished with five catches for 61 yards and a touchdown.&nbsp; On the ground, Joe Jackson had seven carries for 30 yards.Up next,&nbsp;Kansas State (1-2)play at Arizona on Friday. Even though both teams are in the Big 12, it will be a nonconference game.&nbsp; Kickoff is at 8pm and the game will air on Fox.Nebraska dominates Akron in shutout victory to stay undefeated<figure>
 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2025/9/1757227677589.jpeg" alt="Emmett Johnson (21) scored three touchdowns as Nebraska dominated Akron 68-0/ Photo courtesy of Nebraska Football on X" />
 <figcaption>Emmett Johnson (21) scored three touchdowns as Nebraska dominated Akron 68-0/ Photo courtesy of Nebraska Football on X</figcaption>
 </figure> Dylan Raiola threw for 364 yards and four touchdowns and Emmett Johnson ran for 140 yards and scored three times to lead Nebraska past Akron 68-0.The Cornhuskers turned in their most prodigious offensive performance against a Bowl Subdivision opponent in more than a decade. They recorded their most points in a game since 2007 and most yards in a game since 2014 with 728 total yards of offense.&nbsp; Nebraska also posted its first shutout since a 33-0 Holiday Bowl win over Arizona in 2009. The Zips, who opened the season with a 10-0 loss to Wyoming at home, were held scoreless for a second straight game.Johnson broke a 47-yard touchdown run on the game's opening possession, caught a four yard touchdown pass in the second quarter, and ran six yards for a score in the third for his three scores. Johnson was the first Nebraska player with back-to-back 100-yard rushing games since Anthony Grant had three straight to open the 2022 season.Raiola gave way to freshman backup TJ Lateef after he threaded a perfect strike to Dane Key in the end zone for a 47-0 lead in the third quarter.&nbsp;Raiola set the Nebraska record for consecutive completions. After connecting on his final 11 passes against Cincinnati last week, he hit on his first nine against Akron. The 20 completions broke the record of 15 by Dave Humm against Kansas in 1974. Akron did have two good chances to score its first points of the season. But Owen Wiley’s 49-yard field goal attempt bounced off the left upright in the final seconds of the first half, and Riley Van Poppel blocked Wiley’s 33-yard try in the third quarter.Up next, Nebraska hosts Houston Christian on Saturday.&nbsp; Kickoff is at 11am and the game will air on FS1.You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Border War renewed, McMenamin gets first W, Ravens fall to top seed

 Jordan Walker's two-run double highlighted a three-run ninth inning and rallied the St. Louis Cardinals to a 3-2 win over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday night at Busch Stadium.

The Giants broke a scoreless tie with two runs in the fourth. Casey Schmitt hit a sacrifice fly that scored Dominic Smith. Drew Gilbert followed with a double to left, driving in Matt Chapman for the 2-0 lead.

Ryan Walker came in to pitch the ninth for the Giants. He gave up singles to Nolan Gorman and Masyn Wynn before hitting catcher Jimmy Crooks, loading the bases. Thomas Saggese singled, scoring Gorman, and Jordan Walker delivered his two-run double to left.

By MATT PIKE Jordan Walker's two-run double highlighted a three-run ninth inning and rallied the St. Louis Cardinals to a 3-2 win over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday night at Busch Stadium.The Giants broke a scoreless tie with two runs in the fourth. Casey Schmitt hit a sacrifice fly that scored Dominic Smith. Drew Gilbert followed with a double to left, driving in Matt Chapman for the 2-0 lead.Ryan Walker came in to pitch the ninth for the Giants. He gave up singles to Nolan Gorman and Masyn Wynn before hitting catcher Jimmy Crooks, loading the bases. Thomas Saggese singled, scoring Gorman, and Jordan Walker delivered his two-run double to left.<div><blockquote class="twitter-tweet">WALKER OFF!! <a href="https://t.co/zbNAEGrSNx">pic.twitter.com/zbNAEGrSNx</a>&mdash; St. Louis Cardinals (@Cardinals) <a href="https://twitter.com/Cardinals/status/1964508273610281069?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 7, 2025</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></div>The Cardinals' win spoiled a solid start by San Francisco's Justin Verlander, who threw six scoreless innings and passed Hall of Famer and Giants legend Gaylord Perry on the all-time strikeout list, moving into eighth place.&nbsp; It was Ryan Walker's sixth blown save.Riley O'Brien earned the win improving to 4-0 from the bullpen, throwing one inning and striking out one.&nbsp; Cardinals starter Andre Pallante allowed two runs on five hits in six innings.&nbsp; At the plate, seven Cardinals hitters had one hit each.&nbsp; Walker was 1-for-4 with the double and two RBIs.&nbsp; Jose Fermin was 1-for-2 with a walk.St. Louis and San Francisco wrap up their series on Sunday.&nbsp; Sonny Gray (12-8, 4.43 ERA) will go for the Cardinals while the Giants have not announced a starter.&nbsp; First pitch is at 1:15pm with coverage beginning at 1:05 on KY 102 (102.5 FM).You can follow Matt on X @KfeqMatt.&nbsp;&nbsp;