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(Radio Iowa) — UC-Irvine scored nine runs in the fifth inning to put the game away as the 18th ranked Anteaters beat Iowa 15-4, Sunday, to salvage the final game of their three game series. It was Iowa’s sixth straight series win.

(That’s Iowa coach Rick Heller) It was the third straight series for the Hawkeyes in which they were unable to close out a three game sweep.

At 29-17 the Hawkeyes are considered an NCAA bubble team. They return to action Friday by opening a Big Ten series at home against Michigan State.

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

CHICAGO (AP) — Kris Bryant hit his fourth career grand slam in Chicago’s six-run eighth inning and the Cubs pounded the St. Louis Cardinals 13-5 for their season-high seventh consecutive victory. Willson Contreras, Anthony Rizzo and David Bote each drove in two runs, helping the Cubs leapfrog the Cardinals for first place in the NL Central. Ben Zobrist had two hits and made two nice plays in left field as Chicago completed its first three-game sweep of St. Louis since September 2017.

DETROIT (AP) — Brandon Dixon hit a three-run homer in the 10th inning to lift the Detroit Tigers over the Kansas City Royals 5-2. Nicholas Castellanos started the 10th with an infield single off Ian Kennedy, and after Miguel Cabrera popped out, Niko Goodrum reached on another infield hit. Ronny Rodriguez struck out, and then Dixon hit a 1-2 curveball over the fence in right-center field for his first career walkoff homer.

VENICE, Ill. (AP) — A teen sports standout featured in a Sports Illustrated article about young athletes who would rule the future of sports has been fatally shot. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch quoted police as saying that Jaylon McKenzie, an East St. Louis eighth grader, was shot Saturday night at a party in Venice, Illinois.

Girls Soccer

Harlan 7, Riverside 0

Creston Tournament
Creston 2, Boone 0
Knoxville 1, Creston 0 (Championship)

Boys Soccer

Creston Tournament
Creston 8, Clarinda Academy 0
Riverside 5, Tri-Center 2
Riverside 3, Creston 1 (Championship)

Nevada Tournament
Perry 3, Kuemper Catholic 0 (First Round)
Nevada 2, Kuemper Catholic 1 (Consolation Semifinal)
Greene County 5, Kuemper Catholic 1 (7th Place)

Bondurant-Farrar Tournament
Lewis Central 4, Grinnell 0
Bondurant-Farrar 2, Lewis Central 1 (Championship)

Carroll Tournament
Humboldt 5, Carroll 2
CB Thomas Jefferson 1, AHSTW 0
AHSTW 1, Carroll 0 (PK) (Championship)

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

CHICAGO (AP) — Javier Baez led off the eighth inning with a tiebreaking homer, and the surging Chicago Cubs wiped out a four-run deficit to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5. Baez drove a 2-2 pitch from John Brebbia (1-1) to right for his 11th homer, sending the Cubs to their season-high sixth straight win.

DETROIT (AP) — Alex Gordon homered as part of a four-run first inning, and the Kansas City Royals routed the Detroit Tigers 15-3. The Royals chased Detroit right-hander Tyson Ross in the second inning and scored the game’s first seven runs. Kelvin Gutierrez had four hits and a stolen base for Kansas City in his eighth major league game.

CHICAGO (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals have activated veteran reliever Luke Gregerson from the 10-day injured list after he missed the first five weeks because of a right shoulder impingement. The 34-year-old right-hander has not pitched in a major league game since July 25. He missed the start of last season because of a hamstring injury and struggled through 17 appearances, posting a 7.11 ERA, before being shut down because of the shoulder problem.

CHICAGO (AP) — Taylor Davis got the comeback started with a grand slam in the fourth inning. Javier Baez finished it with a go-ahead homer in the eighth.
Just like that, the surging Cubs are in position to grab the NL Central lead.
Baez led off the eighth inning with a tiebreaking drive, and Chicago wiped out a four-run deficit to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-5 on Saturday.

Baez drove a 2-2 pitch from John Brebbia (1-1) the opposite way to right for his 11th homer , sending the Cubs to their season-high sixth straight win. Fans chanted “Javy! Javy!” as he came out for a curtain call.

Davis hit a tying grand slam in the fourth against Michael Wacha for his first career homer, after Kyle Schwarber was intentionally walked to load the bases. Brandon Kintzler (1-0) worked a scoreless eighth. Pedro Strop retired all three batters in the ninth for his fourth save in five chances as the Cubs cut St. Louis’ lead in the NL Central to a half-game despite a shaky start by Yu Darvish. They’re also eyeing a potential weekend sweep of their rivals.

The Cubs sure have turned things around after a 2-7 start. Baez coming through in a big moment is nothing new. But for Davis, this was different. Recalled from Triple-A Iowa three weeks ago, he became the first Cubs player to hit a grand slam for his first career homer since pitcher Kevin Tapani at Atlanta on July 20, 1998. He came into the game with five hits in 23 at-bats since debuting with Chicago in 2017.

UP NEXT – Cardinals: RHP Adam Wainwright (3-2, 3.73 ERA) looks to win his third straight start. He held Washington to two runs in a season-high 6 1/3 innings on Tuesday.

The Kuemper Catholic Knights boys golf team won their home tournament on Saturday at the Carroll Country Club. The Knights shot 305 to win it. Spencer was runner-up with a 311.

Atlantic finished in 7th place with a 329 total. Atlantic scores included: Matt Gearheart 75 (5th), Cyle Renaud 83, Braden Smith 87, Tate Den Best 83, Drey Newell 89, and Garrett McLaren 99.

Team Scores

1. Kuemper Catholic 305
2. Spencer 311
3. Spirit Lake 314
4. Carroll 323
5. Humboldt 324
6. Webster City 328
7. Atlantic 329
8. Denison-Schleswig 346
9. St. Edmond 360
10. Panorama 334
11. ADM 362
12. OA-BCIG 370
13. Storm Lake 418
14. Humboldt 324

Atlantic Head Coach Ed Den Beste: “This was a loaded tournament today in Carroll. Two teams were on their home course and Spencer, Humbolt, and Spirit Lake were there. We had to play one of our best rounds to win today and we didn’t but had a pretty good team score.
Good to see Matt continue to play well and place in the top 5 today. We was 3 over on front and 2 over on back. Cyle struggled with the putter today. He hit well but couldn’t get it going today. Braden had a tough start then was even on the back through 13 but couldn’t keep it going. Tate played his best round today. He had two doubles and a triple but also had 9 pars. We needed his score today and he came through after a tough start. Drey was playing well but struggled with some short shots. Garret had a tough front but came back on the back to keep it below 100. I know we can shoot better than this and will need to at conference.”

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Tune in at 8:30am this morning for a special track edition of the Saturday Morning Coaches Show on KJAN.  Sports Director Chris Parks speaks with Atlantic Head Boys Track Coach Jordan Mullen and Head Girls Track Coach Matt Mullenix as their teams enjoy their strong seasons so far and prepare for State Qualifying Meets.

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

CHICAGO (AP) — Kyle Hendricks needed 81 pitches for a four-hitter, Anthony Rizzo homered for his third straight game and the Chicago Cubs beat the NL Central-leading St. Louis Cardinals 4-0. The second-place Cubs won their season-high fifth in a row while cutting St. Louis’ lead to 1½ games. The Cardinals have back-to-back losses after five consecutive victories. Hendricks pitched his third career shutout and fourth complete game

DETROIT (AP) — Shane Greene got his major league-leading 13th save in the Tigers’ 14th win, closing out Detroit’s 4-3 win over the Kansas City Royals. Matthew Boyd struck out nine in another solid outing, and Detroit scored three runs in the first inning. It was the sixth straight quality start for Boyd, who allowed two runs and five hits in seven innings.

GARDEN CITY, Kan. (AP) — A Kansas community college has released a summary of its internal review into the heatstroke death last year of a football player who collapsed after the first day of practice. Garden City Community College says the players were provided water. But some players told public radio station KCUR that they were denied water during conditioning drills.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — University of Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz and his wife have won another round in a neighborhood fight. The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports that a judge’s ruling issued Wednesday affirms the Ferentzes do not owe neighbors around $9,600 for road maintenance and don’t have to remove landscaping that affords them privacy from intrusive football fans.