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

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Matt Carpenter hit a two-run home run with no outs in the 11th inning to lift the St. Louis Cardinals over the Milwaukee Brewers 5-3. Carpenter turned around a pitch from J.J. Hoover for the third game-ending homer of his career. It capped a night in which St. Louis rallied from one-run deficits in the ninth and 10th innings.

NEW YORK (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina and Arizona Diamondbacks manager Torey Lovullo both have been suspended one game for their dustup over the weekend. Molina, who bumped plate umpire Tim Timmons during the bench-clearing dispute, has appealed and can continue to play until the process is complete. The Cardinals were hosting Milwaukee. Lovullo, who also was fined, missed a game at San Francisco.

UNDATED (AP) — Mark McGwire says he could have hit 70 home runs in a season without taking performance-enhancing drugs. The current bench coach for the San Diego Padres tells The Athletic he regrets taking the drugs because he “didn’t need to.” McGwire hit a single-season record 70 home runs in 1998 while with the St. Louis Cardinals. McGwire says he wished there was testing when he played because there’s “no way” he would have used PEDs.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Felix Hernandez pitched into the sixth inning, Guillermo Heredia homered and the Seattle Mariners bounced back from a blowout loss to Kansas City with an 8-3 rout of the Royals. Hernandez was shelled his last time out in San Francisco, but allowed three runs, six hits and a walk in 5 2/3 innings against Kansas City.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Royals have placed Alex Gordon on the disabled list with a torn hip labrum and recalled fellow outfielder Abraham Almonte from Triple-A Omaha. Gordon woke up with pain on Monday and was examined in greater detail Tuesday, and the results showed that an old tear he’d been playing through had worsened. Royals manager Ned Yost was hopeful the recovery time will be 10 days to two weeks.

NEW YORK (AP) — Kansas and North Carolina State are the latest schools to be swept up in a bribery scandal involving college basketball. A rewritten federal indictment released in the New York case alleges that an Adidas representative paid parents of athletes willing to commit to the schools. According to court papers, the Adidas representative, who no longer works for the company, agreed to funnel $90,000 to the family of a Kansas recruit and $40,000 to a recruit at North Carolina State.

The Iowa High School Athletic Association released the assignments for State Qualifying Track Meets on Tuesday. It will be a literal sprint for teams to prepare for those meets this season as those meets are 30 days away despite the fact that very few meets have been completed due to the poor spring weather.

In Class 3A Atlantic will be a host site and teams competing there will be ADM, Atlantic, Carroll, Creston, Denison-Schleswig, Glenwood, Harlan, and Winterset. Follow the links below to see full assignment lists.

Class 4A

Class 3A

Class 2A

Class 1A

Southwestern Community College Head Men’s Basketball Coach Todd Lorensen is leaving to take the same position at Buena Vista University in Storm Lake.

BVU Director of Athletics Jack Denholm made the announcement on Tuesday that Lorensen was becoming the coach pending successful completion of a standard background check.

Lorensen just completed his fourth season at Southwestern Community College in Creston where he compiled a coaching record of 113-25. Lorensen lead the Spartans to the 2016-17 National Junior College Athletic Association Division II National Championship with a 36-1 record. The Spartans followed that up with a third place finish this past season.

Prior to taking over at Southwestern, Lorensen was head coach at Iowa Wesleyan University for one season, and also had stints as an assistant coach at Truman State, UNO, and Grand View University.  Lorensen played one season at Quincy University in Quincy, IL and three years at Grand View University.

Lorensen takes over the Buena Vista job from Brian Van Haaften who left to become the Head Coach at Dordt College in March. The Beavers were 17-9 during the 2017-18 campaign.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa wrestling program led the nation in attendance for the 12th consecutive season according to the Division I attendance report released Tuesday by The Open Mat and Mat Talk Online.

Iowa averaged 8,996 fans and led the country in total attendance with 71,966 fans attending eight home dates. The Hawkeyes averaged at least 8,000 fans for the 10th consecutive season.

Iowa was involved in the three highest attended duals this year; at Penn State (15,998), at Ohio State (15,117) and at home against Oklahoma State (13,485).

The Hawkeyes have led the nation in attendance in each of head coach Tom Brands’ 12 seasons.

NCAA Division I Wrestling Attendance Top 10 for 2017-18:

Rank      School                  Avg.

1.            IOWA                    8996

2.            Penn State          7693

3.            Ohio State           6681

4.            Rutgers                 4680

5.            Fresno State       4566

6.            Iowa State           3361

7.            Oklahoma St.     3152

8.            Lehigh                   2705

9.            Michigan              2615

10.          Minnesota          2185

Girls Tennis
Red Oak 7, Kuemper Catholic 2
Shenandoah 9, Clarinda 0

Boys Tennis
Clarinda 5, Shenandoah 4

Girls Soccer
Lewis Central 10, Atlantic 0
Missouri Valley 3, Riverside, Oakland 1
Thomas Jefferson 9, Underwood 2
Tri-Center 6, Harlan 0

Boys Soccer
Carroll 2, Atlantic 1 (OT-Shootout)
AHSTW 8, Missouri Valley 0
Denison-Schleswig 3, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 0
Harlan 3, Kuemper Catholic 2 (OT)
Lewis Central 6, Glenwood 0
St. Albert 10, Nodaway Valley 0

IOWA CITY, Iowa — University of Iowa freshman Spencer Lee was named 2018 InterMat Freshman of the Year, the amateur wrestling website announced Friday.

This award, presented each year since 2006 to best college freshman wrestler in all divisions for his/her college wrestling performance during the 2017-18 season, is based exclusively on the balloting of writers and executives at InterMat.

Lee was listed at the top of seven ballots out of 10 submitted by InterMat staffers, for a total of 84 votes. Hawkeye redshirt freshman Alex Marinelli was seventh in voting.

Lee won the 125-pound title at the 2018 NCAA Wrestling Championships in Cleveland on March 17. He rolled through the championship bracket, scoring 27 team points via two technical falls, two pins, and a 5-1 decision in the NCAA finals against previously undefeated Nick Suriano of Rutgers.

Lee joined the Iowa lineup Jan. 5 and finished his freshman season with a 22-2 overall record. He led the Hawkeyes with eight technical falls, ranked third with nine pins, and was named Big Ten Freshman of the Year.

2018 InterMat Freshman of the Year Voting Results
1st-5th Place Votes: 9-7-5-3-1
Total Votes/(First-Place Votes)

1. Spencer Lee, Iowa 84 (7)
2. Yianni Diakomihalis, Cornell 76 (3)
3. Hayden Hidlay, North Carolina State 44
4. Evan Wick, Wisconsin 16
5. Nick Lee, Penn State 14
6. Tariq Wilson, North Carolina State 13
7. Alex Marinelli, Iowa 3

InterMat Freshman of the Year Past Winners:
2017: Mark Hall, Penn State
2016: Jason Nolf, Penn State
2015: Isaiah Martinez, Illinois
2014: Jason Tsirtsis, Northwestern
2013: Alex Dieringer, Oklahoma State
2012: Logan Stieber, Ohio State
2011: David Taylor, Penn State
2010: Kyle Dake, Cornell
2009: Andrew Howe, Wisconsin
2008: Mike Grey, Cornell
2007: Jake Varner, Iowa State
2006: Dustin Schlatter, Minnesota

IOWA CITY, Iowa – University of Iowa softball’s Allison Doocy has been named Big Ten Pitcher of the Week, the conference office announced Monday. It is the sophomore’s second weekly honor of the season. She was named Co-Big Ten Pitcher of the Week on March 12.

“Doocy continues to step on the field and give our team the best opportunity to win,” said UI head coach Marla Looper. “Even though the challenge was greater this weekend, she was able to get out of jams. She’s got more confidence this year than ever and when she’s rolling the team feels confident playing behind her.”

This is the second pitcher of the week award for Doocy and the third weekly conference honor of her career. She was named the freshman of the week on April 17, 2017.

Doocy went 2-0 in the circle on April 8 and 9 to aid Iowa in its series sweep of Wisconsin, recording a 1.50 ERA and allowing 10 hit and eight walks in 14 innings pitched. The sophomore led Iowa to a 3-0 shutout win over Wisconsin on Saturday and a 5-3 victory for the sweep on Sunday. Doocy allowed just one hit in her third shutout of the season during Saturday’s performance.

Doocy racked up 18 strikeouts over the weekend, bringing her season total to 147. She ranks second in the Big Ten with a 1.36 ERA and third with 147 strikeouts.

Doocy and the Hawkeyes take the field again on Tuesday in a double header at Nebraska. First pitch is slated for 4 p.m. (CT) at Bowlin Stadium in Lincoln. Both games will air live on BTN.

Weather Alters Iowa’s Midweek Game vs. Bradley

IOWA CITY, Iowa — Due to the snow and cold temperatures that hit Central Illinois, the University of Iowa baseball’s non-conference game Tuesday evening versus Bradley in Peoria, Illinois, has been postponed.

Iowa (19-10, 5-3) will return to Big Ten competition with a three-game series against Nebraska from April 13-15 in Lincoln, Nebraska.

Iowa Adds Wednesday Game Against Coe College

IOWA CITY, Iowa – Following the postponement of Tuesday’s game at Bradley and projected temperatures in the 70s, the University of Iowa baseball team has added a Wednesday game against Coe College at Duane Banks Field.  First pitch is set for 6:05 p.m. (CT).

The Hawkeyes won two of three games last weekend against Ohio State, moving the team’s record to 19-10 overall and 5-3 in Big Ten play.  The Kohawks have won six of their last seven games to improve to 12-7 overall.  Coe plays Loras on Tuesday in Dubuque, Iowa.

Iowa also has moved up the game time for the April 17 matchup against Northern Illinois to 4:05 p.m. (CT).

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The prospect of a return to winter weather conditions this weekend has forced the cancellation of Iowa State’s spring football game. The school announced late Monday afternoon that Athletic Director Jamie Pollard and Head Coach Matt Campbell mutually decided to cancel the spring game set for Saturday in Ames due to the forecast for poor weather conditions.

The game will not be rescheduled and other activities scheduled in conjunction with the game are also canceled. The National Weather Service says temperatures could reach into the 70’s by Wednesday — but they are expected to plummet again by Saturday back into the 30’s and 40’s with the possibility of more snow.

A statement from Pollard says the team will hold its final spring practice Saturday behind closed doors.

(Radio Iowa/Learfield Sports)