After a week of camp and three hard weeks of practice, tonight’s the night as Pella kicks off their football season at Newton. Coach Jay Mckinstrey says Newton has a great tradition in football over the years and he’s expecting a very tough game tonight from the Cardinals.

Newton has been a Class 4A school and has competed in he always tough CIML for the last several seasons, and Mckinstrey says but this year has dropped down to Class 3A. Mckinstrey says he knows they will be eager to send a message that they are still a powerhouse in football. You can hear tonight’s game with Jamie Brockman and Randy Sikkema live on 92.1 FM KRLS starting with the pre game at 7pm and kickoff at 7:30pm. The broadcast will also be streamed live on kniakrls.com.