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Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Royals are bringing up top prospect Nicky Lopez from Triple-A Omaha, and he could make his big league debut when Kansas City opens a series against Texas on Tuesday night. Right-hander Jake Newberry was optioned to Omaha in a corresponding roster move Monday. The Royals will still need to make a move with their 40-man roster before facing the Rangers.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Troy men’s basketball transfer Javan Johnson has signed with Iowa State. Johnson, who averaged 10.4 points a game last season, will join the team next fall. Johnson will sit out next season due to the NCAA’s transfer guidelines and be eligible to play the next two seasons after that. Johnson, a 6-foot-7 forward, started all 30 games as a sophomore for the Trojans in 2018-19.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs quarterback EJ Manuel, who was signed this offseason to compete for a backup job, has decided to retire after four seasons with Buffalo and one season with Oakland. Manuel was the 16th overall pick of the Bills in the 2013 draft, going 6-11 while struggling to live up to expectations. His decision was announced as part of several moves the Chiefs made to reshape their 90-man roster Monday.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Longtime NFL coach Gunther Cunningham, who emigrated from postwar Germany as a child and then dedicated his life to football, has died after a brief illness. He was 72. Cunningham’s wife, Rene, said in a statement that he died Saturday.

Girls Soccer

Atlantic 10, Riverside 0
AHSTW 8, Logan-Magnolia 0
Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson 10, Missouri Valley 0
Glenwood 1, Kuemper Catholic 0
Lewis Central 10, Harlan 0
Treynor 9, Underwood 0
Tri-Center 10, Denison-Schleswig 1

Boys Soccer

Kuemper Catholic 4, Atlantic 1
AHSTW 8, Logan-Magnolia 0
Denison-Schleswig 3, Glenwood 1
Greene County 13, Panorama 3
Harlan 6, Creston 0
Treynor 2, Underwood 0

Some Girls Reigonal Team Tennis sites postponed play from this past Saturday to Monday. Here is a look at some results that are in the same bracket section as other area teams.

1A Region 3

Pella 5, Knoxville 0
Clarke 5, Newton 2
Pella 5, Clarke 0

Pella advances to play Shenandoah on Saturday, May 18th in Osceola at 9:00am.

2A Region 2

Lewis Central 5, Des Moines Roosevelt 3

LC advances to play at Johnston on Saturday, May 18th at 9:00am in the Regional Semifinals. Waukee will play Ankeny Centennial at that same site.

The Atlantic girls tennis team picked up a win over Southwest Valley on Monday night. The Trojans won 6-3 over the Timberwolves.

Atlantic got singles wins from Hana Holtz, Molly McFadden, Tessa Grooms, Nellie Grooms, and Addie Schmitt. Atlantic also got Doubles wins from Holtz/Martinez and Grooms/Grooms.

Full results here: ATL_G19_SWvalley

Regional girls golf was played in Classes 1A and 2A on Monday. Here’s a look at results from Class 2A.

2A Region 1B

Team Scores (Qualifiers in Bold)

1. Missouri Valley 412
2. Red Oak 416
3. Clarinda 442
4. MVAOCOU 443
5. Shenandoah 460
6. Treynor 562
7. Underwood 640

Individual Qualifiers

1. Kate Carlson, Red Oak 85
2. Madison Lease, Missouri Valley 94
3. Madison Brown, Missouri Valley 99
4. Payton Hilts, Missouri Valley 101
5. Gracie Brown, Clarinda 102
6. Maddie Lewis, Treynor 104

2A Region 1 Final will be played on Monday, May 20th at Willow Vale Golf Course in Mapleton, hosted by MVAOCOU.

Region 2A at Carroll

Team Scores (Qualifiers in Bold)

1. Emmetsburg 371
2. Kuemper Catholic 407
3. OA-BCIG 426
4. Cherokee 441
5. Southeast Valley 449
6. East Sac County 450
7. South Central Calhoun 495

Individual Qualifiers

1. Delany Conrad, Southeast Valley 80
2. Gretchen Hofstad, Emmetsburg 82
3. Somer Hudson, Emmetsburg 93
4. Kayla Kraft, East Sac County 94
5. Katie Schweers, Kuemper Catholic 94
6. Mariah Naberhaus, Kuemper Catholic 94

The 2A Region 2 Final will be played next Monday, May 20th at Garner Golf Course in Garner, hosted by Garner-Hayfield-Ventura.

Region 4A at Lake Panorama National Golf Course

Team Scores (Qualifiers in Bold)

1. Van Meter 405
2. Colfax-Mingo 426
3. Des Moines Christian 490
4. Woodward-Granger 490
5. Panorama 506
6. Ogden 525
7. I-35 602

Individual Qualifiers

1. Kyler Carey, Van Meter 82
2. London Wille, Van Meter 86
3. Delaney Underwood, Colfax-Mingo 91
4. CeCe Sturdivant, Des Moines Christian 91
5. Cierra DeHoet, Woodward-Granger 98
6. Ashley Kimani, Des Moines Christian 105

The Class 2A Region 4 Final will be played on Monday, May 20th at Pleasantville Golf and Country Club, hosted by Pleasantville.

Regional girls golf was played in Classes 1A and 2A on Monday. Here’s a look at results from Class 1A Region 2.

Region 2A at Anita

Team Scores (Qualifiers in Bold)

1. Boyer Valley 401
2. Griswold 406
3. CAM 411
4. Exira-EHK 431
5. Audubon 439
6. Lenox 463
7. Nodaway Valley 508

Individual Qualifiers

1. Sammi Jahde, CAM 84
2. Abbie Miller, Boyer Valley 92
3. Jacey Anthofer, Exira-EHK 94
4. Roni Hook, Griswold 97
5. Britney Nelson, Griswold 99
6. Chelsey Hoakison, Lenox 99

Full results here: 1st Round Regional Golf Anita 2019

Region 2B at Coon Rapids Country Club

Team Scores (Qualifiers in Bold)

1. IKM-Manning 392
2. Coon Rapids-Bayard 418
3. Glidden-Ralston 448
4. Baxter 481
5. Earlham 486

Individual Qualifiers

1. Whitney Reever, Glidden-Ralston 91
2. Kamaya Jacobsen, IKM-Manning 93
3. McKayla Downing, Coon Rapids-Bayard 97
4. Kim Daily, Glidden-Ralston 98
5. Hannah Mullen, IKM-Manning 98
6. Bre Muhlbauer, IKM-Manning 100

Region 2C at Mount Ayr Golf and Country Club

Team Scores (Qualifiers in Bold)

1. East Union 424
2. Mount Ayr 436
3. Central Decatur 471
4. Wayne 504
5. Seymour 509
6. Moravia 533
7. Melcher-Dallas 543
8. Mormon Trail 652

Individual Qualifiers

1. Kristen Schaff, Central Decatur 77
2. Quinn Eslinger, East Union 88
3. Anna Collins, East Union 95
4. Morgan Heaberlin, Moravia 97
5. Kynser Reed, Melcher-Dallas 103
6. Thayda Houser, Seymour 104

Qualifiers will play in the Region 2 Final next Monday, May 20th at 5×80 Golf and Country Club in Menlo, hosted by Exira-EHK.

Regional girls golf was played in Classes 1A and 2A on Monday. Here’s a look at results from Class 1A Region 1.

Region 1A at Hull

Team Scores (Qualifiers in Bold)

1. Akron-Westfield 388
2. Gehlen Catholic 428
3. Hinton 432
4. St. Mary’s, Remsen 432
5. Central Lyon 437
6. Boyden-Hull 441
7. Kingsley-Pierson 490
8. MMCRU 519
9. George-Little Rock 520

Individual Qualifiers

1. Autumn Bundy, Akron Westfield 90
2. Hannah Vondrak, Hinton 91
3. Tori Galles, St. Mary’s Remsen 93
4. Alayna Mullinix, Akron-Westfield 94
5. Brialle Koerselman, Boyden-Hull 97
6. Brooke Koele, Akron-Westfield 98
7. Sideny Tritz, St. Mary’s Remsen 98

Class 1A Region 1B at Logan-Missouri Valley Country Club

PPD to 5/14

Class 1A Region 1C at Quail Run Golf Course

Team Scores (Qualifiers in Bold)

1. Riverside 454
2. Essex 468
3. Sidney 470
4. Tri-Center 484
5. St. Albert 485
6. AHSTW 625
7. Fremont-Mills 643

Individual Qualifiers

1. Emma Jorgensen, AHSTW 87
2. Lainey Sheffield, St. Albert 94
3. Meghan Reed, Riverside 100
4. Lexie Burnison, Essex 101
5. Presley Pogge, Tri-Center 109
6. Kayla Jensen, Tri-Center 110

The Region 1 Final will be played next Monday, May 20th at The Meadows Country Club in Moville, hosted by Woodbury Central.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Gov. Kim Reynolds has signed a bill into law that establishes a legal way to bet on professional, collegiate and international sporting events. It also legalizes fantasy sports contests and internet fantasy sports betting but delays betting based on college sporting event statistics until May 2020.

The new law excludes betting on some events, including minor leagues and in-state college team players. Sports betting is limited to those 21 and older.

Reynolds, a Republican, has declined to suggest whether she supported the expansion of gambling in Iowa. She signed the bill on Monday. The law gives the Iowa Racing and Gaming Commission regulatory authority over sports betting. The commission regulates the 19 state-licensed casinos in Iowa and its administrator, Brian Ohorilko, has said most of the state’s casinos are expected to set aside onsite space for betting.

The casinos also will contract with online and mobile application vendors to set up bets electronically. The commission has been developing rules that will determine how sports betting will work at the casinos, online and through a mobile application. Betting is expected to begin as early as this summer.

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State has signed Troy University transfer Javan Johnson (JAY-ven Johnson), head coach Steve Prohm announced today. Johnson, a 6-7 forward, will sit out the 2019-20 season per NCAA transfer rules and have two seasons of eligibility remaining after redshirting.

Johnson made 42 starts in his 63 appearances for the Trojans, including starting all 30 games last season as a sophomore. The Decatur, Alabama native was third on the team averaging 10.4 points while also pulling down 4.2 rebounds per game. Johnson connected on a team-high 53 three-pointers at a 35.3 percent clip last season. He shot 43.8 percent behind the arc as a freshman, making 87 three-pointers over the course of his two seasons with the Trojans.

“Adding a player like Javan is really exciting for our program,” Prohm said. “He brings great length and has the versatility to score at all three levels on the court. Javan has a tremendous upside as a player and I am really looking forward to seeing the strides he can make in his development.”

Johnson scored in double figures 14 times last season, tallying a career-best 20 points three different times.

Also a capable defender, Johnson finished his sophomore campaign with 22 blocks and 15 steals.