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WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington is heading to the World Series for the first time in 86 years after the wild-card Nationals used a seven-run first inning and Patrick Corbin’s 12-strikeout performance to hold on and beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7-4 for a sweep of the NL Championship Series. The Nationals were just 19-31 in May but now they will face the Houston Astros or New York Yankees in the Fall Classic.
NEW YORK (AP) — A year after suspicions on sign stealing made headlines when a man associated with the Astros was caught pointing a cellphone into opposing dugouts, Houston is giving pitchers pause again, perhaps with nothing more than the naked eye. There’s nothing illegal about noticing a tipped pitch, and manager AJ Hinch delivered a clear message about who is at fault if Houston knows what’s coming. Hinch said before Game 3 of the AL Championship Series that it’s on pitchers to guard against it.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Derek Mason’s solution with Vanderbilt mired in a horrendous start coming off arguably the worst loss of his six seasons is work harder and stick together. Mason is confident in the coaching staff he’s got. The coach says he’s more worried about making sure his Commodores trust their training heading to their next home game against No. 22 Missouri.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Every returning member of the Stanley Cup champion St. Louis Blues went to the White House several months after a couple of 2018 Cup champion Washington Capitals players opted not to visit President Donald Trump. Alternate captain Alex Steen says the Blues do everything as a team on and off the ice and cited it as one reason they captured the first championship in franchise history. Trump also used the occasion to touch on the situation in Turkey and an agriculture deal with China.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs’ use of the run-pass option is a big reason why their offense has been so successful the past season-plus. It has largely kept defenses uncertain where the ball is going, opening up the field for the Kansas City fleet of fast, athletic wide receivers. Only the past two weeks, the RPO has been more like R-P-Oh no!
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — No. 23 Iowa has lost back-to-back games to Michigan and Penn State, scoring just 15 points in all. The Hawkeyes, who scored in every quarter of their first four games, have had just one touchdown and three field goals in their last eight quarters. They also have six turnovers the last two games after just one in the first four. Iowa faces Purdue this weekend.
AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State’s success over the past two seasons helped it land freshman running back Breece Hall. Iowa State saw last weekend what it is like to have one of its own players take over a game. Hall ran for 132 yards and three touchdowns in a 38-14 victory at West Virginia. The Cyclones visit Texas Tech this weekend.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Stephen Strasburg took his turn silencing the Cardinals’ struggling bats, Nationals postseason star Howie Kendrick doubled three times and drove in three more runs, and Washington moved one win from the city’s first World Series appearance in 86 years by beating St. Louis 8-1 to take a 3-0 lead in the NL Championship Series. Strasburg struck out 12 in 7 innings.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pitching, defense and baserunning abandoned the Cardinals and their hitting never showed up in Game 3 of the NLCS. They got blown out 8-1 by the Washington Nationals to fall into a 3-0 hole and are one loss from being swept out of the series. St. Louis has scored one run through three games.
UNDATED (AP) — The Detroit Lions are the latest victim of questionable calls by officials that have seemingly become a regular part of every game. This time, it was two hands-to-the-face calls that aided Green Bay in its fourth-quarter comeback from a nine-point deficit for a 23-22 win. Both calls were on Lions defensive end Trey Flowers, who appeared to be grabbing his man by the shoulder and not the facemask or throat.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs have struggled for Andy Reid’s entire tenure to stop the run. Now, with a team pegged as Super Bowl contenders, they may be worse than ever. Injuries have mounted on the defensive line, middle linebacker Anthony Hitchens also is hobbled and coordinator Steve Spagnuolo’s switch from a 3-4 system to a 4-3 has failed to produce any noticeable improvement. It’s no wonder the Chiefs’ run defense is making opposing backs look like stars.
UNDATED (AP) — Nebraska will play Illinois in Dublin, Ireland, to open the 2021 season. It’s the second game in a five-game series of college games on the Emerald Isle. Navy and Notre Dame will meet in Dublin next season. The matchup in Dublin will be Nebraska’s first game outside of the United States since the Cornhuskers beat Kansas State in the 1992 Coca-Cola Bowl in Tokyo.
Western Iowa Conference Tournament
(3-1) IKM-Manning 25-15-25-25, Audubon 20-25-17-15 (Pigtail match)
(3-0) Treynor 25-25-25 IKM-Manning 12-12-17
(3-0) Underwood 25-25-25 Riverside 16-22-21
(3-0) Tri-Center 25-25-25 Missouri Valley 15-10-18
(3-2) Logan-Magnolia 22-25-21-25-15 AHSTW 25-21-25-21-12
Semifinals Tuesday @ Missouri Valley
Treynor vs. Underwood
Tri-Center vs. Logan-Magnolia
Pride of Iowa Conference Tournament
(3-0) Mount Ayr 3 Wayne 0
(3-0) Southwest Valley 25-25-25 Mount Ayr 19-15-17
(3-2) Central Decatur 3 Bedford 2
(3-1) East Union 25-18-25-25 Central Decatur 10-25-23-7
(3-1) Lenox 25-23-25-25 Southeast Warren 18-25-21-21
(3-0) Nodaway Valley 25-25-25 Martensdale-St. Marys 19-11-11
Semifinals and Finals Tuesday @ East Union
Bluegrass Conference
(3-1) Mormon Trail 25-17-25-25, Diagonal 16-25-15-8
Other Scores
(2-0) Fremont-Mills 25-25 East Atchison 23-21
(2-0) Fremont-Mills 25-25 Mid-Buchanan 6-4
Girls Team Scores
Girls Individual Top Ten
Full results: oabcig xc hs girls results
Boys Team Scores
Boys Individual Top Ten
Full results: oabcig xc hs boys results
The Tri-Center boys and Logan-Magnolia girls cross country teams came away winners at the WIC Cross Country Championships in Avoca on Monday night. Treynor’s Derrick Thompson and Tri-Center’s Peyton Pogge were Individual Champions.
Boys Team Scores
Boys Individual Top Ten
Girls Team Scores
Girls Individual Top Ten
Full results HERE.
| Class 4A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. West Des Moines Valley (9) | 7-0 | 99 | 1 |
| 2. West Des Moines Dowling | 6-1 | 84 | 3 |
| 3. Cedar Falls (1) | 7-0 | 82 | 2 |
| 4. Ankeny Centennial | 6-1 | 71 | 4 |
| 5. Cedar Rapids Kennedy | 6-1 | 62 | 6 |
| 6. Des Moines Roosevelt | 6-1 | 41 | 7 |
| 7. Southeast Polk | 5-2 | 35 | 8 |
| 8. Bettendorf | 5-2 | 30 | 5 |
| 9. Ankeny | 4-3 | 20 | 9 |
| 10. Waukee | 4-3 | 12 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Dubuque Senior 5. Cedar Rapids Prairie 3. Marion Linn-Mar 3. Sioux City East 2. Indianola 1.
| Class 3A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. Western Dubuque (9) | 7-0 | 99 | 1 |
| 2. Solon | 7-0 | 87 | 3 |
| 3. Cedar Rapids Xavier | 6-1 | 75 | 2 |
| 4. Independence (1) | 7-0 | 57 | 6 |
| 5. North Scott | 6-1 | 56 | 5 |
| 6. Sergeant Bluff-Luton | 6-1 | 44 | 7 |
| 7. CB Lewis Central | 6-1 | 35 | 4 |
| 8. Norwalk | 6-1 | 29 | 8 |
| 9. Dallas Center-Grimes | 6-1 | 23 | 9 |
| 10. Glenwood | 6-1 | 16 | NR |
| (tie) Washington | 5-2 | 16 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: Harlan 11. Pella 2.
| Class 2A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. Waukon (8) | 7-0 | 98 | 1 |
| 2. Clear Lake (2) | 7-0 | 89 | 2 |
| 3. Algona | 7-0 | 78 | 3 |
| 4. Des Moines Christian | 7-0 | 65 | T5 |
| 5. Greene County | 7-0 | 63 | 4 |
| 6. O-A BCIG | 7-0 | 54 | 7 |
| 7. Waterloo Columbus | 6-1 | 37 | T5 |
| 8. West Marshall | 5-2 | 17 | NR |
| 9. Sioux Center | 5-2 | 16 | T10 |
| 10. Spirit Lake | 5-2 | 11 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Van Horne Benton 8. Nevada 4. Tipton 4. Williamsburg 2. Monroe PCM 2. Camanche 2.
| Class 1A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. Dike-New Hartford (7) | 7-0 | 95 | 1 |
| 2. Van Meter (1) | 7-0 | 88 | 2 |
| 3. Hull Western Christian (1) | 7-0 | 75 | 4 |
| 4. West Sioux | 6-1 | 58 | 8 |
| 5. South Central Calhoun (1) | 7-0 | 53 | 6 |
| 6. West Branch | 7-0 | 50 | 5 |
| (tie) Treynor | 7-0 | 50 | 7 |
| 8. West Lyon | 6-1 | 37 | 3 |
| 9. Sigourney-Keota | 7-0 | 23 | 9 |
| 10. Iowa City Regina | 6-1 | 15 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: Underwood 4. Panora Panorama 2.
| Class A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. West Hancock (8) | 7-0 | 98 | 1 |
| 2. St. Ansgar (2) | 7-0 | 91 | 2 |
| 3. North Tama | 7-0 | 71 | 3 |
| 4. Grundy Center | 6-1 | 59 | 5 |
| 5. MFL-Mar-Mac | 7-0 | 58 | 4 |
| 6. Edgewood-Colesburg | 6-1 | 54 | 7 |
| 7. Earlham | 6-1 | 42 | 8 |
| 8. Woodbury Central | 6-1 | 30 | 9 |
| 9. BGM | 6-1 | 17 | NR |
| 10.Tri-Center | 4-3 | 8 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Paullina South O’Brien 5. Sloan Westwood 5. Le Mars Gehlen Catholic 5. Hinton 4. Calmar South Winneshiek 2. Belle Plaine 1.
| Class 8-Man | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. Gilbertville-Don Bosco (9) | 7-0 | 99 | 1 |
| 2. Remsen Saint Mary’s (1) | 7-0 | 85 | 2 |
| 3. Turkey Valley | 7-0 | 80 | 3 |
| 4. Audubon | 7-1 | 67 | 4 |
| 5. Easton Valley | 7-0 | 55 | 5 |
| 6. CAM | 7-0 | 51 | 6 |
| 7. Harris-Lake Park | 6-1 | 33 | 8 |
| (tie) Coon Rapids-Bayard | 6-1 | 33 | 7 |
| 9. Fremont Mills |
4-1 | 16 | NR |
| 10. Lenox | 7-1 | 9 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Gladbrook-Reinbeck 7. Janesville 5. Montezuma 3. Ackley AGWSR 3. Wyoming Midland 2. Marengo Iowa Valley 2.
(Radio Iowa) — The man who raised more than three million dollars in donations for the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital with a single sign is being honored with his own bobblehead. The founder and C-E-O of the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum in Milwaukee, Phil Sklar, has released the Carson King bobblehead.
“He went to College Game Day as just a regular guy looking to have a fun time and get ready for the Iowa-Iowa State game — brought that hand-drawn sign and really inspired a lot of people to do good,” Sklar says. “We thought a bobblehead was the perfect way to honor him — so when we reached out to him with the idea last week and he loved it — we ran with it.” King’s hand-drawn sign that requested beer money is featured on his bobblehead.
Sklar says the bobblehead features him holding the sign and the base has his name on it and he is wearing a shirt that says “Iowa Legend.” “Which is pretty much what he’s been called worldwide,” Sklar says. King got more than enough for beer money and decided to give all proceeds to University of Iowa’s Children’s Hospital, even though he has always been an Iowa State fan. Sklar says he will donate five dollars from every bobblehead sold to the Children’s Hospital King Family Fund. There is an artist’s rendition of the bobblehead posted on the museum’s website.
He says now that the rendition has been approved, the sculptures will sculpt it and get it approved and then it will go into production and you can order them by mail. They are targeting no later than January to have them ready. The bobbleheads will be individually numbered and cost 25 dollars each plus a shipping charge of eight dollars The website is www.bobbleheadhall.com.
IRVING, Texas – Iowa State true freshman running back Breece Hall was honored by the Big 12 as its Co-Newcomer of the Week after his performance vs. West Virginia.
A native of Wichita, Kan., Hall had a breakout game vs. the Mountaineers in Morgantown, helping the Cyclones record a 38-14 victory.
Hall rushed for a career-high 132 yards on 26 carries and found the end zone three times in the win. Hall had TD rushes of 1, 1 and 12 yards and tallied a long rush of 18 yards. He averaged 5.1 yards per carry.
Hall’s three rushing TDs broke Iowa State’s record for a freshman and he is one of four FBS true freshmen to record a three-TD game this season. His 132-yard performance is the seventh-best single-game total by a FBS true freshman this season.
Hall, who is the first Cyclone freshman to record a 100-yard rushing game since David Montgomery in 2016, leads the team in rushing yards with 216.
Class 4A
1. WDM Valley (7-0), LW #1 @ Ames
2. Dowling Catholic (6-1), LW #2vs DSM Hoover
3. Cedar Falls (7-0), LW #3 @ Dubuque Senior
4. Cedar Rapids Kennedy (6-1), LW #5 @ Davenport Central
5. Ankeny Centennial (6-1), LW #6 vs #10 Roosevelt
6. Southeast Polk (5-2), LW #7 @ Marshalltown
7. Bettendorf (5-2), LW #4 vs Davenport West
8. Ankeny (4-3), LW #8 @ Sioux City North
9. Waukee (4-3), LW #9 vs Indianola
10.Des Moines Roosevelt (6-1), LW #10 @ #5 Centennial
Class 3A
1. Western Dubuque (7-0), LW #1 @ Marion
2. Solon (7-0), LW #2 vs Keokuk
3. Cedar Rapids Xavier (6-1), LW #3 vs Center Point-Urbana
4. Dallas Center-Grimes (6-1), LW #5 @ Webster City
5. North Scott (6-1), LW #6 vs Clear Creek-Amana
6. Lewis Central (6-1), LW #4 @ #10 Glenwood
7. Sergeant Bluff-Luton (6-1), LW #7 @ Denison-Schleswig
8. Independence (7-0), LW #8 @ Waverly-Shell Rock
9. Norwalk (6-1), LW #9 vs Ballard
10.Glenwood (6-1) vs #6 Lewis Central
Class 2A
1. Waukon (7-0), LW #1 vs Anamosa
2. Clear Lake (7-0), LW #2 @ New Hampton
3. Algona (7-0), LW #3 @ Spirit Lake
4. Greene County (7-0), LW #6 vs Red Oak
5. Des Moines Christian (7-0), LW #5 @ Chariton
6. OABCIG (7-0), LW #7 vs Carroll Kuemper
7. Waterloo Columbus (6-1), LW #4 vs North Fayette Valley
8. Benton (6-1), LW #9 @ #10 West Marshall
9. Sioux Center (5-2), LW (X) vs Central Lyon
10.West Marshall (5-2), LW (X) vs #8 Benton
Class 1A
1. Dike-New Hartford (7-0), LW #1 @ South Hardin
2. Van Meter (7-0), LW #2 @ Mount Ayr
3. West Branch (7-0), LW #3 @ Cascade
4. Western Christian (7-0), LW #5 vs Emmetsburg
5. South Central Calhoun (7-0), LW #5 vs Eagle Grove
6. West Sioux (6-1), LW #7 vs Unity Christian
7. West Lyon (6-1), LW #4 @ Sibley-Ocheyedan
8. Iowa City Regina (6-1), LW #8 vs Jesup
9. Treynor (7-0), LW #9 @MVAOCOU
10.Sigourney-Keota (7-0), LW (X) @ Wapello
Class A
1. West Hancock (7-0), LW #1 @ Graettinger-Terril
2. Saint Ansgar (7-0), LW #2 vs Mason City Newman
3. North Tama (7-0), LW #3 @ Postville
4. Grundy Center (6-1), LW #5 vs Hudson
5. MFL MarMac (7-0), LW #6 vs #7 Edgewood-Colesburg
6. Earlham (6-1), LW #8 @ Oakland Riverside
7. Edgewood-Colesburg (6-1), LW #9 @ #5 MFL MarMac
8. Woodbury Central (6-1), LW #10 vs Lawton-Bronson
9. BGM (Brooklyn) (6-1), LW (X) vs Durant
10.South O’Brien (6-1), LW #4 vs Akron-Westfield
Eight-man
1. Don Bosco (7-0), LW #1 @ North Iowa
2. Turkey Valley (7-0), LW #2 vs #5 Easton Valley
3. Remsen St. Mary’s (7-0), LW #3 vs Newell-Fonda
4. Audubon (7-1), LW #4 @ Glidden-Ralston
5. Easton Valley (7-0), LW #5 @ #2 Turkey Valley
6. CAM (7-0), LW #6 vs #7 Coon Rapids-Bayard
7. Coon Rapids-Bayard (6-1), LW #7 @ #6 CAM
8. Harris-Lake Park (6-1), LW #10 vs Siouxland Christian
9. AGWSR (6-1), LW #9 @ Gladbrook-Reinbeck
10.Lenox (7-1), LW (X) @ @ Lamoni
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