ST. LOUIS (AP) – The St. Louis Cardinals extended the contract of general manager John Mozeliak for two years through the 2018 season.  Mozeliak, 45, has been with the Cardinals organization for the last 19 seasons, the last six as GM. During Mozeliak’s tenure, the Cardinals have been to the postseason four times, winning two National League pennants, and a World Series in 2011.

The Cardinals have also been recognized twice by Baseball America as the organization of the year (2011 and 2013).

WEST DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Iowa’s coaching staff has at times raved about its crop of redshirt freshman wide receivers.  Hawkeyes fans in central Iowa on Saturday got to see why the unit appears to have such a bright future.

Newcomer Andre Harris caught a pair of long touchdown passes at an open workout at Valley High in West Des Moines, about 120 miles from campus. Derrick Willies added another TD following broken coverage, and A.J. Jones and Derrick Mitchell Jr. certainly looked ready to compete for playing time next fall.

The Hawkeyes have plenty of depth at wide receiver. But senior Kevonte Martin-Manley is the only one who’s proven he can be a consistent threat – and even he had just 388 yards last season.

AMES, Iowa (AP) – Grant Rohach made a strong case for himself in Iowa State’s spring game Saturday in the Cyclones’ seemingly annual competition for the starting quarterback job.

Rohach outshone Sam Richardson and Joel Lanning on a warm, windy day, completing 22 of 38 passes for 171 yards and two interceptions. He led three scoring drives — two touchdowns and a field goal — and scored one of the TDs himself from 8 yards out on a nifty read option.

With two more spring practices remaining, coach Paul Rhoads said no decision has been made on a starter.

ST. LOUIS (AP) – Matt Carpenter drove in two runs and Adam Wainwright saved a tired bullpen by lasting seven innings for the St. Louis Cardinals in their 10-4 win over the Chicago Cubs on Saturday. It was hardly a vintage performance by Wainwright (2-1). He gave up a homer to Junior Lake on his first pitch and allowed six more hits and three runs after that while striking out eight. The four runs were twice as many as Wainwright yielded in his first two starts.

But the right-hander, who led the majors with 241 2-3 innings pitched last year, was able to give the Cardinals’ bullpen some rest. St. Louis relievers Carlos Martinez, Kevin Siegrist and Trevor Rosenthal all threw more than 20 pitches in Friday’s 11-inning loss.

The win was Wainwright’s 101st with the Cardinals, tying Matt Morris, Larry Jackson and Max Lanier for 10th place on the franchise list.

Girls:

• Abraham Lincoln 4, Atlantic 0
• Glenwood 4, Sioux City North 0
• St. Albert 10, Denison 0
• Treynor 1, Underwood 0

Boys:

• Atlantic 8, Missouri Valley 0
• Denison 2, St. Albert 1
• Nevada 3, Kuemper Catholic 0
• Underwood 8, Treynor 1

Girls Team Scores:

1. Denison  129
2. Atlantic  114
3. Tri-Center  104
4. Logan-Magnolia  102
5. Charter Oak-Ute  64
6. Boyer Valley  57
7. Denison JV  10

Denison Girls Results 4.11.14 (1)

Boys Team Scores:

1. Denison  89
2. Logan-Magnolia  76
3. Boyer Valley  72
4. Denison JV  19

Denison Boys Results 4.11.14

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Team Scoring from the Clarinda Cardinals Relays Friday, April 11th 2014

Boys 1-A

1. Mt. Ayr 138
2. East Mills 101
3. Griswold 84
4. Glenwood JV 44
5. South Page 38
6. Red Oak JV 30
7. Bedford 25
8. Sidney 22
9. Clarinda JV 18
10. Stanton 16
11. Harlan JV 14
12. Shenandoah JV 8
13. Lenox 6
14. Essex 5
15. St. Albert JV 3
16. Abraham Lincoln JV 3
17. Bedford JV 2
18. Mount Ayr JV 1

1A Boys Results

Boys 2-A

1. St. Albert 165
2. Clarinda 105
3. Shenendoah 86
4. Treynor 82
5. SW Valley 49
6. Riverside 42
7. Tri-Center 25
8. Clarinda Academy 4

Boys 3-A

1. Glenwood 118
2. Harlan 88
3. Creston 79
4. Lewis Central 77
5. Atlantic 60
6. Abraham Lincoln 55
7. Thomas Jefferson 49
8. Red Oak 28

3A Boys Results

ST. LOUIS (AP) – Welington Castillo hit a three-run homer in the 11th inning off closer Trevor Rosenthal, who struck out with an unusual chance to win it, and the Chicago Cubs beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3 on Friday night.

The Cardinals had runners on first and second with two outs in the 10th when manager Mike Matheny decided against a pinch hitter. Rosenthal (0-1) took a called third strike in his second career at-bat.

Nate Schierholtz doubled for his fourth straight hit leading off the 11th and advanced on a sacrifice. Starlin Castro was intentionally walked and Ryan Kalish popped out on a bunt attempt before Castillo lined a 1-1 fastball 426 feet to left for his second homer.

Justin Grimm (1-0) walked Matt Holliday and Matt Adams on eight pitches to start the 10th but got out of it, partly because Matheny left Pete Kozma and Tony Cruz on the bench. Hector Rondon finished for his first career save.

AMES, Iowa (AP) – Iowa State has given coach Fred Hoiberg a $600,000 a year raise, bumping his annual salary to $2.6 million.  The Cyclones announced Hoiberg’s revised contract on Friday.   Hoiberg just finished his fourth and most successful season at Iowa State. He led the Cyclones to 28 wins, a Big 12 tournament title and the program’s first Sweet 16 appearance in 14 years.

Hoiberg, a former star with the Cyclones, agreed to a 10-year, $20 million contract in March of 2013. The $600,000 raise in annual compensation is the only change to that deal, which runs through 2023.