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DENVER (AP) — Carlos Martinez threw five effective innings and added a two-run double, helping the St. Louis Cardinals gain ground in the NL playoff race with a 5-3 win over the Colorado Rockies on Monday night. The Cardinals moved within one game of wild card-leading New York after the Mets lost to Atlanta. San Francisco played later in Los Angeles against the Dodgers.
Martinez, who turns 25 on Wednesday, gave himself an early birthday present by holding Colorado to two runs while striking out six. The right-hander is 9-1 on the road this season. Martinez (15-8) helped his own cause with a two-out double as part of a three-run fourth. He also was hit just below the left leg by a fastball from Tyler Anderson (5-6) in the third — two pitches after Randal Grichuk lined a two-run homer.
The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school football polls of the 2016 season with first-place votes in parentheses and won-loss record, total points and position last week at right:
| Class 4A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. West Des Moines Valley (16) | 4-0 | 160 | 1 |
| 2. West Des Moines Dowling | 3-1 | 134 | 3 |
| 3. Cedar Rapids Washington | 4-0 | 131 | 2 |
| 4. Ankeny Centennial | 4-0 | 115 | 4 |
| 5. Council Bluffs Lewis Central | 3-0 | 98 | 6 |
| 6. Iowa City High | 3-1 | 59 | 9 |
| 7. Muscatine | 3-1 | 56 | 8 |
| 8. Bettendorf | 2-2 | 31 | NR |
| 9. Waterloo West | 4-0 | 29 | NR |
| 10. Iowa City West | 3-1 | 27 | 5 |
Others receiving votes: Cedar Rapids Prairie 17. Waukee 9. Newton 8. Des Moines East 2. Epworth Western Dubuque 2. Fort Dodge 1. Ames 1.
| Class 3A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. Cedar Rapids Xavier (10) | 4-0 | 151 | 1 |
| 2. Pella (5) | 4-0 | 142 | 2 |
| 3. Norwalk (1) | 4-0 | 131 | 3 |
| 4. Manchester West Delaware | 4-0 | 101 | 5 |
| 5. Carroll | 4-0 | 93 | 6 |
| 6. Creston-Orient-Macksburg | 4-0 | 88 | 7 |
| 7. Sergeant Bluff-Luton | 4-0 | 58 | 8 |
| 8. Gilbert | 4-0 | 43 | 10 |
| 9. Solon | 3-1 | 18 | NR |
| 10. Glenwood | 3-1 | 12 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Dallas Center-Grimes 11. Storm Lake 10. West Burlington-Notre Dame 10. Washington 7. Clear Creek-Amana 3. Webster City 2.
| Class 2A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. West Union North Fayette (15) | 4-0 | 158 | 1 |
| 2. New Hampton | 4-0 | 137 | 2 |
| 3. Union, La Porte City | 4-0 | 116 | 3 |
| 4. Boyden-Hull-RV (1) | 3-1 | 106 | 4 |
| 5. Garner-Hayfield Ventura | 4-0 | 90 | 5 |
| 6. Waukon | 3-1 | 78 | 6 |
| 7. Mount Vernon | 2-2 | 45 | 8 |
| 8. Central Lyon-GLR | 3-1 | 36 | 10 |
| 9. Carroll Kuemper | 3-1 | 27 | NR |
| 10. Williamsburg | 3-1 | 25 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Monroe PCM 22. South Central Calhoun 17. Donnellson Central Lee 7. Dike-New Hartford 5. Monticello 4. Roland-Story 4. Cascade 2. Sheldon 1.
| Class 1A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. Iowa City Regina (13) | 3-1 | 154 | 1 |
| 2. Pella Christian (2) | 4-0 | 131 | 2 |
| 3. Inwood West Lyon | 4-0 | 118 | 3 |
| 4. Hinton | 4-0 | 104 | 4 |
| 5. Denver (1) | 4-0 | 102 | 5 |
| 6. Van Meter | 4-0 | 77 | 6 |
| (tie) Madrid | 4-0 | 77 | 7 |
| 8. Hull Western Christian | 4-0 | 51 | 8 |
| 9. Wilton | 4-0 | 25 | 9 |
| 10. West Branch | 3-1 | 19 | 10 |
Others receiving votes: Pleasantville 8. Sigourney-Keota 6. Logan-Magnolia 3. A-H-S-T-W, Avoca 2. Bellevue 2. Wapello 1.
| Class A | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. St. Ansgar (12) | 4-0 | 151 | 1 |
| 2. Gladbrook-Reinbeck (3) | 4-0 | 132 | 2 |
| 3. Council Bluffs St. Albert | 4-0 | 113 | 4 |
| 4. Algona Garrigan | 4-0 | 111 | 3 |
| 5. Lisbon (1) | 4-0 | 86 | 5 |
| 6. Hawarden West Sioux | 4-0 | 84 | 6 |
| 7. Lynnville-Sully | 4-0 | 75 | 7 |
| 8. Britt West Hancock | 3-1 | 41 | 9 |
| 9. Hudson | 4-0 | 36 | 10 |
| 10. Belle Plaine | 4-0 | 23 | NR |
Others receiving votes: Akron-Westfield 12. Grundy Center 9. New London 6. Troy Mills North Linn 1.
| Class 8-Man | |||
| Record | Pts | Prv | |
| 1. Gilbertville-Don Bosco (14) | 4-0 | 157 | 1 |
| 2. Fremont Mills, Tabor (2) | 4-0 | 138 | 2 |
| 3. Audubon | 4-0 | 121 | 3 |
| 4. Lone Tree | 5-0 | 97 | 5 |
| 5. Jackson Junction Turkey Valley | 4-0 | 88 | 6 |
| 6. Harris-Lake Park | 4-0 | 69 | 8 |
| 7. Bedford | 4-0 | 64 | 7 |
| 8. Coon Rapids-Bayard | 3-1 | 32 | 10 |
| 9. Ackley AGWSR | 3-1 | 30 | 4 |
| 10. Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire | 3-1 | 25 | 9 |
Others receiving votes: Wyoming Midland 21. Newell-Fonda 17. Bussey Twin Cedars 11. Afton East Union 8. Lenox 1. Elkader Central 1.
The Top 25 teams in The Associated Press college football poll, with first-place votes in parentheses, records through Sept. 17, total points based on 25 points for a first-place vote through one point for a 25th-place vote, and previous ranking:
| Record | Pts | Pv | |
| 1. Alabama (50) | 3-0 | 1510 | 1 |
| 2. Ohio St. (4) | 3-0 | 1442 | 3 |
| 3. Louisville (6) | 3-0 | 1406 | 10 |
| 4. Michigan (1) | 3-0 | 1277 | 4 |
| 5. Clemson | 3-0 | 1258 | 5 |
| 6. Houston | 3-0 | 1245 | 6 |
| 7. Stanford | 2-0 | 1195 | 7 |
| 8. Michigan St. | 2-0 | 1084 | 12 |
| 9. Washington | 3-0 | 1040 | 8 |
| 10. Texas A&M | 3-0 | 890 | 17 |
| 11. Wisconsin | 3-0 | 828 | 9 |
| 12. Georgia | 3-0 | 726 | 16 |
| 13. Florida St. | 2-1 | 722 | 2 |
| 14. Tennessee | 3-0 | 707 | 15 |
| 15. Miami | 3-0 | 565 | 25 |
| 16. Baylor | 3-0 | 529 | 21 |
| 17. Arkansas | 3-0 | 528 | 24 |
| 18. LSU | 2-1 | 517 | 20 |
| 19. Florida | 3-0 | 479 | 23 |
| 20. Nebraska | 3-0 | 420 | NR |
| 21. Texas | 2-1 | 196 | 11 |
| 22. San Diego St. | 3-0 | 183 | NR |
| 23. Mississippi | 1-2 | 172 | 19 |
| 24. Utah | 3-0 | 154 | NR |
| 25. Oklahoma | 1-2 | 139 | 14 |
Others receiving votes: TCU 132, UCLA 74, North Dakota St. 74, Boise St. 69, Iowa 47, California 44, Oklahoma St. 42, Notre Dame 32, Oregon 23, North Carolina 17, Georgia Tech 17, Cent. Michigan 16, South Florida 7, W. Michigan 6, Toledo 6, Maryland 3, Arizona St. 3, Virginia Tech 1.
Volleyball Tournament Results
Saturday, September 17, 2016
Red Oak Tournament
Clarinda 21-21 Abraham Lincoln 13-18
Clarinda 21-21 Atlantic 10-10
Creston 23-21 Abraham Lincoln 21-17
Red Oak 21-21 Creston 11-18
Red Oak 11-21-15 Treynor 21-13-10
Red Oak 21-21 Abraham Lincoln 9-13
Red Oak 21-21 Atlantic 18-8
Treynor 21-21 Creston 12-10
Treynor 21-21 Clarinda 12-15
Treynor 21-21 Atlantic 18-9
Tri-Center 21-21 Clarinda 13-14
Tri-Center 21-21 Atlantic 4-6
Tri-Center 21-21 Creston 13-6
Tri-Center 21-21 Abraham Lincoln 17-18
Semifinals
Red Oak 38-25 Treynor 36-20
Tri-Center 25-25 Clarinda 19-17
Finals
Tri-Center 25-25 Red Oak 21-19
EAST UNION TOURNAMENT
White Pool
East Mills 22-21 Shenandoah 21-13
East Mills 21-21 Winterset 18-17
Mount Ayr 19-21-15 East Mills 21-18-4
Mount Ayr 21-15-15 Winterset 16-21-9
Mount Ayr 21-21 Shenandoah 18-10
Shenandoah 21-21 Winterset 15-18
Blue Pool
East Union 21-21 Martensdale-St. Marys 7-12
Interstate 35, Truro 8-21-15 East Union 21-17-7
Interstate 35 21-21 Martensdale-St. Marys 12-17
Interstate 35 21-21 Lamoni 12-13
Lamoni 21-23 East Union 14-21
Lamoni 21-21 Martensdale-St. Marys 9-11
Semifinals
East Mills 25-25 Interstate-35 7-19
Mount Ayr 25-25 Lamoni 17-22
Championship
Mount Ayr 25-27 East Mills 21-21
Fort Dodge Tournament
Lewis Central 21-21 Ames 13-19
Lewis Central 21-21 Des Moines Christian 19-17
Lewis Central 21-21 Fort Dodge 10-17
Pocahontas Area 21-22-15, Lewis Central 13-24-12
Semifinals
Lewis Central 2 Des Moines Christian 0
Finals
Lewis Central 21-21 Pocahontas Area 16-12
Adair-Casey/Guthrie Center Tournament
Gold Pool
Audubon 25-21-15 Underwood 27-17-9
Audubon 21-21 Exira/EHK 19-11
Audubon 20-21-15 West Central Valley 22-10-3
Exira/EHK 21-21 West Central Valley 15-10
Underwood 21-15-15 Exira/EHK 11-21-8
West Central Valley 21-21 Underwood 6-12
Black Pool
ACGC 21-22 Coon Rapids-Bayard 8-20
ACGC 22-21 Glidden-Ralston 20-17
ACGC 21-21 Colfax-Mingo 13-17
Colfax-Mingo 21-21 Coon Rapids-Bayard 13-17
Colfax-Mingo 21-21 Glidden-Ralston 13-15
Glidden-Ralston 21-15-15 Coon Rapids-Bayard 19-21-12
7th Place: Coon Rapids-Bayard 19-21-15 West Central Valley 21-12-10
5th Place: Glidden-Ralston def. Exira/EHK
Semifinals
Audubon 21-23 Colfax-Mingo 17-21
Underwood 21-21 ACGC 8-13
Consolation
Colfax-Mingo 21-12-15 ACGC 18-21-11
Championship
Underwood 15-21-15 Audubon 21-16-9
Carroll Tournament
North Pool
Ar-We-Va 16-21-15 Storm Lake 21-15-7
Humboldt 21-13-16 Ar-We-Va 12-21-14
South Central Calhoun 21-21 Ar-We-Va 7-9
South Pool
Carroll 21-21 Paton-Churdan 13-13
IKM-Manning 21-21 Paton-Churdan 10-10
IKM-Manning 21-21 Carroll 19-9
IKM-Manning 21-23 Newell-Fonda 7-21
Newell-Fonda 21-21 Paton-Churdan 18-14
Semifinals
Humboldt 25-25 Carroll 14-20
South Central Calhoun 15-25-15 IKM-Manning 25-19-10
Championship
Humboldt 25-22-15 South Central Calhoun 16-25-13
West Harrison Tournament
Missouri Valley 5-0
Charter Oak-Ute 4-1
West Harrison 3-2
Whiting 2-3
Woodbine 1-4
Heartland Christian 0-5
Charter Oak-Ute 21-19-15 Heartland Christian 8-21-9
Charter Oak-Ute 21-21 West Harrison 17-12
Charter Oak-Ute 21-21 Woodbine 17-16
Charter Oak-Ute 21-15-15 Whiting 15-21-9
Missouri Valley 21-21 Heartland Chrsitian 13-7
Missouri Valley 21-21 Charter Oak-Ute 14-6
Missouri Valley 21-21 West Harrison 8-19
Missouri Valley 21-21 Woodbine 9-13
Missouri Valley 21-21 Whiting 7-12
West Harrison 21-21 Heartland Christian 8-18
West Harrison 21-15-15 Woodbine 18-21-10
West Harrison 21-11-15 Whiting 15-21-7
Woodbine 21-21 Heartland Christian 9-14
Woodbine 21-21 Whiting 9-14
Whiting 21-21 Heartland Christian 18-10
Kuemper Catholic Cross Country Invitational
Saturday, September 17, 2016
GIRLS
Class A Team Results
Class A Individual Results
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Alex Reyes pitched seven dominant innings in his third major league start, fellow rookie Aledmys Diaz hit a two-run homer and the St. Louis Cardinals moved up in the tight NL wild-card race, blanking the San Francisco Giants 3-0 on Sunday. The Giants dropped one game behind the New York Mets for the top wild-card spot. The Cardinals closed within one game of San Francisco.
St. Louis split this four-game series, winning the final two. The Giants finished up a 2-5 homestand, and have won just one series at AT&T Park since the All-Star break.
Reyes (3-1), considered one of the majors’ best pitching prospects, hasn’t disappointed since he was called up from the minors on Aug. 9 when Michael Wacha went on the disabled list with shoulder discomfort. Reyes gave up four hits, striking out six with two walks. Seung Hwan Oh pitched a scoreless ninth for his 18th save.
Diaz hit his 16th homer, a two-run drive in the third off Albert Suarez (3-4).
HOUSTON (AP) — DeAndre Hopkins had 113 yards receiving and a touchdown and Nick Novak kicked four field goals, helping the Houston Texans to a 19-12 win over the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. Novak connected from 32, 24, 31 and 43 yards for the Texans.
The Texans (2-0) showed that they are a much different team than the one that was embarrassed in a 30-0 wild-card playoff loss to the Chiefs (1-1) in January, when quarterback Brian Hoyer had five turnovers. New quarterback Brock Osweiler did throw two interceptions but the Chiefs had more trouble taking care of the ball, with Houston’s defense setting a franchise record by recovering three fumbles in the first half.
CHENEY, Wash. (AP) — Reilly Hennessey hit fourth-string tight end Beau Byus with a 23-yard scoring pass off a fake field goal with 43 seconds left to lift Eastern Washington to a 34-30 win Northern Iowa on Saturday night. Hennessey, the backup quarterback, had rallied the Eagles (2-1) to a 28-24 lead with two touchdown passes after they had trailed 24-7 at the half. Freshman Antoine Custer Jr. started the comeback by returning the second-half kickoff 93 yards for a touchdown.
Northern Iowa (1-2), which had 257 yards in the first half, had eight on its first five possessions of the second half before drives of 60 and 39 yards led to fourth-quarter field goals and a 30-28 lead with 4:13 to play. Hennessey, in relief of Gage Gubrud, completed 21 of 29 passes for 226 yards, with seven completions coming on the final drive that started on the 25. His third TD pass was the first reception of Byus’ career. Kendrick Bourne had 10 catches for 152 yards. The Eagles finished with 403 yards, 231 in the second half.
Eastern’s All-American receiver Cooper Kupp, who sprained a shoulder in last weekend’s overtime loss at North Dakota State, did not play.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Kolten Wong hit a sacrifice fly that capped a two-run comeback in the ninth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals rallied for a big win in their playoff chase, beating the San Francisco Giants 3-2 Saturday night. The Cardinals had lost three straight and held a team meeting prior to the game. Their win further tightened the NL wild-card race — the Giants and Mets are tied for the top two spots, with the Cardinals trailing by two games.
Jedd Gyorko singled with one out in the ninth off Sergio Romo. Santiago Casilla (2-5) walked Yadier Molina before Randal Grichuk hit a tying single. Jose Martinez, pinch-running for Molina, took third on the hit and easily scored on Wong’s fly. Seung Hwan Oh (5-3) retired six batters for the win.
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