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JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Jordan Schafer will have surgery this week on his left elbow and could ultimately need a Tommy John operation. The 30-year-old Schafer is one of the more intriguing stories across spring training. He spent six seasons in the big leagues as a speedy outfielder with the Braves, Astros and Twins, but is trying to reinvent himself as a pitcher after his career appeared to have ended.

Schafer felt soreness in his forearm over the weekend after struggling in exhibition games. The Cardinals said Tuesday that an MRI revealed the injury. Schafer will have surgery on Friday, and it will be determined then whether he requires a ligament repair or a complete reconstruction.

The Cardinals invited Schafer to spring training as a non-roster invitee, intrigued by his versatility. He pitched in three levels of the minors for the Dodgers last year, going 1-1 with a 3.83 ERA in 40 games and averaging more than a strikeout per inning.

Schafer last played in the majors with Minnesota in 2015. He is a career .228 hitter with 103 steals.

Postseason selections and pairings for women’s college basketball were announced on Monday night and all of the division 1 programs in the state of Iowa will be playing on. Iowa State, Drake, and UNI were all selected to play in the Women’s NCAA Tournament.  Iowa was selected to play in the Women’s NIT.

Iowa State drew a 9-seed and will play the 8-seed Syracuse on Saturday at 12:30pm in Storrs, CT.  The Cyclones are playing in the Bridgeport, CT Regional and would likely face Number 1 overall seed UCONN if they get to the second round.

Missouri Valley Conference regular season and tournament champion Drake drew a 10-seed and will face 7th-seeded Kansas State on Saturday afternoon at 3:00pm in Manhattan, KS. The Bulldogs are in the Lexington, KY Regional.

The UNI Panthers also drew a 10-seed and will play 7th-seeded DePaul on Friday morning at 11:00am in Starkville, MS.  The Panthers are in the Oklahoma City, OK Regional.

The Iowa Hawkeyes will play in the Women’s NIT with their first round opponent being Missouri State. The Hawkeyes will host that first round game at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on Thursday and we’ll have coverage on the Hawkeye Radio Network. Pregame will begin at 6:45pm with tip-off set for 7:00pm.

Atlantic/CAM Senior wrestler Carter Cox announced this past week that he will continue his wrestling career at Ellsworth Community College in Iowa Falls and he signed his letter of intent on Tuesday at the Atlantic High School with family and coaching staff present.

Cox made his decision after a visit on Tuesday of last week. Carter said his decision came down to NIACC and Ellsworth and he felt Ellsworth was the right fit for him.

The Ellsworth Panthers are coming off a 5th place team finish in the NJCAA National Tournament.  Carter credited Atlantic/CAM Head Coach Tim Duff with steering him in the right direction throughout his career. Cox has set lofty goals for himself at the next level.

Ellsworth Head Coach Cole Spree said his staff appreciated the success Carter had during his career but were also impressed with him as a person and how he is grown through high school. Coach Spree said it will be up to Carter how much success he has at the next level.

Cox was a four-time state qualifier for Atlantic. He was a state runner-up in 2016 and finished in 5th place this year.  He finished his Trojan career with 157 wins.

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AMES, Iowa (AP) – A month ago, Iowa State looked like a team on the verge of falling out of NCAA Tournament contention. The Cyclones have played like one of the best teams in the country ever since.  Surging Iowa State is 23-and-10 and has won nine of its last 10 games, including an 80-74 win over West Virginia on Saturday in the Big 12 Tournament title game. Only Villanova, Kentucky, UCLA and Arizona have made similar 9-1 runs among power five and Big East schools.

The fifth-seeded Cyclones face No. 12 seed Nevada – now 28-and-6 – in Milwaukee on Thursday. “We’re playing well,” second-year Cyclones coach Steve Prohm said. “If we can continue to maintain our defensive effort and the toughness … continue to share the ball, we can do good things.”

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Eagles have agreed to terms on a two-year contract with quarterback Nick Foles.

The 28-year-old Foles returns to the team that drafted him and where he had his most success. He went to the Pro Bowl after having one of the best statistical seasons in NFL history in 2013.

The Eagles announced the deal Monday.

Foles will be Carson Wentz’s backup. Chase Daniel is expected to be traded or released.

Foles was 14-4 as a starter for the Eagles in 2013-14. He was traded to St. Louis in 2014 and went 4-7 in 11 starts. He won his only start for Kansas City while serving as a backup to Alex Smith last year.

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The Hawkeye 10 Conference announced their boys basketball All-Conference selections over the weekend. Atlantic Senior Garrett Franken was a unanimous first-team selection. Trojan Juniors Scott Leonard and Austin Alexander were second-team honorees.  Atlantic Senior Jake Olsen was also named to the Hawkeye 10 boys basketball All-Academic team. Honorees must be Senior letterwinners who have attained a cumulative 3.5 GPA during their high school career. Full team selections are listed below.

2017 HAWKEYE 10 ALL CONFERENCE BOYS BASKETBALL TEAMS

FIRST TEAM
1 Chad Moran Lewis Central Sr. Guard
2 Kyle Arrington Lewis Central Sr. Center
3 Matt Dentlinger** Kuemper Catholic Sr. Forward
4 Garrett Franken** Atlantic Sr. Forward
5 Nate Mohr** Glenwood Jr. Guard
6 Andrew Blum** Glenwood Jr. Forward
7 Caleb Rassmussen** Harlan Sr. Guard
8 Kylan Smallwood Creston Soph Guard
**Denotes Unanimous Selection

2ND TEAM
1 Josh Simmons Lewis Central Soph Guard
2 Parker Badding Kuemper Catholic Jr. Guard
3 Scott Leonard Atlantic Jr. Center
4 Austin Alexander Atlantic Jr. Guard
5 Christian Stanislav Glenwood soph Forward
6 Shane Chamberlain Harlan Jr. Forward
7 Jake Carley St. Albert Catholic Jr. Guard
8 Steven Martin Shenandoah Sr. Forward

HONORABLE MENTION
1 Evan Wiebers Denison-Schleswig Jr. Guard
2 Josh Degase Clarinda Sr. Foward
3 Weston Rolenc Red Oak Sr. Forward
4 Jacob Schaefer Kuemper Catholic Sr. Guard
5 Sam Auen Kuemper Catholic Jr. Guard
6 Max Duggan Lewis Central Soph Forward
7 Matt Fagan St. Albert Catholic Jr. Forward
8 Tyler Blaha St. Albert Catholic Jr. Guard
9 Cody Crawford Creston Sr. Guard
10 Evan Jacobson Creston Jr. Guard
11 Ryan Lundgren Red Oak Sr. Guard
12 Jake Farley Denison Sr. Guard

Hawkeye 10 Boys Basketball All Academic
Criteria: Senior letterwinners who have attained a cumulative 3.5 GPA during their high school career.

Jake Olsen Atlantic
Brenden McDowell Creston
Cody Crawford Creston
Morgan Shawler (MGR) Creston
Jackson Marten Denison-Schleswig
Sam Weber Denison-Schleswig
Joshua Cheek Harlan Community
Caleb Rasmussen Harlan Community
Matthew Bjoin Harlan Community
Matthew Dentlinger Kuemper Catholic
Ryan Feauto Kuemper Catholic
Ben Grote Kuemper Catholic
Gage Gunnerson Kuemper Catholic
John Hensel Kuemper Catholic
Von Kraus Kuemper Catholic
Chase Netusil Kuemper Catholic
Susan Pottebaum (MGR) Kuemper Catholic
Chad Moran Lewis Central
Wil Prine Lewis Central
Ryker Connell Red Oak
Connor Johnson Red Oak
Ryan Lundgren Red Oak
Weston Rolenc Red Oak
Ryan Ruzek Shenandoah
Jordan Miller Shenandoah
Kevin Armbruster St. Albert Catholic
Danny Koch St. Albert Catholic

Basketball Cheerleading

Antonia Wallin Clarinda
Cora Green Creston
Erin Hanson Creston
Jennifer Hughes Creston
Leah Schuler Creston
Mackenzie Ricke Denison-Schleswig
Cosima David Denison-Schleswig
Haley Palmer Glenwood
Alysa Jensen Glenwood
Taylor Kuhl Glenwood
Alexis Gustin Glenwood
Madelyn Bauer Kuemper Catholic
Ashlyn Smith Lewis Central
Hannah Smith Lewis Central
Natalie Holben Shenandoah
Kileigh Cerny St. Albert Catholic
Ashley Meyerring St. Albert Catholic
Caitlin shugart St. Albert Catholic
Marilyn Cepeda