<hr class="infobox-hr-separator" /> <div class="infobox"> <strong><span class="subhead">MIAA</span></strong></p><p><span style="line-height:0"><br clear="all" /></span><table border="0" class="story-table"> <tr class="story-table-even-row"><td><strong>Team</strong></td><td><strong>Opponent</strong></td><td><strong>Comment</strong></td></tr> <tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td>1. Pittsburg State, 5-0 (1)</td><td>NW Missouri</td><td>Coming off most complete game</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-even-row"><td>2. Northwest Missouri, 4-1 (3)</td><td>Pittsburg State</td><td>Improving at a scary rate</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td>3. Nebraska-Omaha, 3-1 (2)</td><td>at Truman State</td><td>Failed first real MIAA test</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-even-row"><td>4. Central Missouri 4-1 (4)</td><td>Emporia State</td><td>Time to regroup</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td>5. Washburn, 3-2 (7)</td><td>at Missouri Southern</td><td>Maybe ready to roll</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-even-row"><td>6. Missouri Southern, 3-2 (8)</td><td>Washburn</td><td>Must-win for Lions</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td>7. Emporia State, 3-2 (5)</td><td>at Central Missouri</td><td>Capable of beating Mules</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-even-row"><td>8. Missouri Western, 1-4 (6)</td><td>Fort Hays State</td><td>Best 4-loss team in Division II</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td>9. Truman State, 2-2 (10)</td><td>Nebraska-Omaha</td><td>A chance to beat a ranked team</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-even-row"><td>10. Fort Hays State, 2-3 (9)</td><td>at Missouri Western</td><td>Can&#8217;t win on the road</td></tr> </table> <strong><span class="subhead">Heart of America</span></strong></p><p><span style="line-height:0"><br clear="all" /></span><table border="0" class="story-table"> <tr class="story-table-even-row"><td><strong>Team</strong></td><td><strong>Opponent</strong></td><td><strong>Comment</strong></td></tr> <tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td>1. Missouri Valley, 4-0 (1)</td><td>Central Methodist</td><td>Please show some mercy</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-even-row"><td>2. MidAmerica Nazarene, 4-0 (2)</td><td>Evangel</td><td>Pioneers getting stronger </td></tr> <tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td>3. Lindenwood, 3-1 (3)</td><td>Open date</td><td>Actually, second week of rest</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-even-row"><td>4. Baker, 2-2 (6)</td><td>Graceland</td><td>Nice road win at Benedictine</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td>5. Evangel, 2-2 (4)</td><td>at MidAmerica</td><td>Playing top two teams in back-to-back weeks</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-even-row"><td>6. Avila, 2-2 (7)</td><td>William Jewell</td><td>Poised to move above .500</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td>7. Benedictine, 1-3 (5)</td><td>at Culver-Stockton</td><td>Get-well week</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-even-row"><td>8. William Jewell, 1-4 (8)</td><td>at Avila</td><td>Could become worst NAIA team in KC</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td>9. Central Methodist, 1-3 (9)</td><td>at Missouri Valley</td><td>Looking at fourth straight loss</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-even-row"><td>10. Graceland, 0-4 (10)</td><td>at Baker</td><td>In complete rebuilding mode</td></tr> <tr class="story-table-odd-row"><td>11. Culver-Stockton, 0-4 (11)</td><td>Benedictine</td><td>Maybe only a 10-point loss</td></tr> </table> Last week&#8217;s rankings in parentheses</p><p></div> <hr class="infobox-hr-separator" /> <div class="infobox"> <strong><span class="subhead">Star of the week</span></strong></p><p>At the 12-team Tabor Invitational cross country meet last weekend, Johnson County Community College sophomore Temer Yimer, a graduate of Park Hill South, placed third in the 5K with a time of 18 minutes, 27.31 seconds, the sixth-fastest time for that distance in school history. She also set a team record for the best time recorded by a JCCC runner in that event, breaking the previous best mark of 18:47.61 set last year by Christa Heideman.</p><p></div> <hr class="infobox-hr-separator" /> <div class="infobox"> <strong><span class="subhead">Team to watch</span></strong></p><p>Emporia State&#8217;s volleyball team was expected to be good. The Hornets started the season ranked in NCAA Division II. But the Hornets are showing they are better than good. Starting this week, Emporia State is in first place in the MIAA and is the only team without a conference loss. Last week Emporia State, 15-1 overall, gave Central Missouri its first conference loss. The Hornets have already beaten Central Missouri and Truman State.</p><p></div> <hr class="infobox-hr-separator" /> <div class="infobox"> <strong><span class="subhead">Place to be</span></strong></p><p>There is only one small-college event in the Kansas City area that can draw close to 20,000 or more fans, and that&#8217;s the Fall Classic at Arrowhead VII between Northwest Missouri and Pittsburg State. Kickoff is 5 p.m. Saturday. The later starting time is to accommodate young families who have children who participate in youth soccer and football. It was hard for them to get to the game with an early afternoon starting time, said Northwest Missouri athletic director Bob Boerigter.</p><p></div>