ST. LOUIS (AP) – St. Louis Cardinals first baseman Albert Pujols was held out of the starting lineup Sunday against the Pittsburgh Pirates.  Manager Tony La Russa said he felt Pujols needed a day off.   The Cardinals are off Monday, giving Pujols a two-day break.  The three-time NL MVP has been a healthy scratch twice this season, the last on July 20 against the New York Mets.  Lance Berkman made his 16th start at first on Sunday.  Pujols, who has started 113 games at first this season, missed 13 games with a fractured wrist from June 20-July 4.

     KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Todd Haley has complete confidence the Kansas City Chiefs can figure out a way to get their offense going in the right direction.  Even if they  manage to score once in a while going the wrong way.  The Chiefs’ high-profile starters struggled in their third consecutive preseason defeat Friday night, this time to the St.
Louis Rams. The first team’s only scoring drive came after an interception set up prime field position, and it went one yard backward before Ryan Succop kicked a short field goal.  With one preseason game left, time is running out to get things straightened out.

ST. LOUIS (AP) – Kyle Lohse went a workmanlike five innings for his 100th career win and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates.  Lohse (12-8) gave up four runs, two of them earned. He allowed six hits, struck out four and walked two.  Lohse also put the Cardinals ahead to stay, getting an infield single in the fourth and scoring on Allen Craig’s sacrifice fly for a 5-4 lead.  Pittsburgh has lost four of its last six. The Pirates fell a season-high 18 games behind NL Central-leading Milwaukee.  Lohse became the 36th active pitcher to reach the 100-win mark.  He has 106 losses in his nine-year career.  Jason Motte picked up his first save of the season with a perfect ninth.  Jeff Karstens (9-8) gave up five earned runs in 3 2-3 innings.

Adair-Casey 21-18-15, Coon Rapids-Bayard 14-21-6
Adair-Casey 21-21, Ankeny Christian Academy 13-13
Adair-Casey 21-21, East Greene 15-17
Adair-Casey 25-25, St. Mary, Storm Lake 18-21
Bedford 21-21, Lamoni 16-16
Bedford 21-21, Martensdale-St Marys 18-18
Bedford 21-21, Mount Pleasant 19-16
Bedford 25-25, Clarke, Osceola 18-23
Cedar Falls 25-22-15, Lewis Central 17-25-9
Coon Rapids-Bayard 21-21, Ankeny Christian Academy 7-14
Coon Rapids-Bayard 21-21, East Greene 7-10
Coon Rapids-Bayard 25-12-15, Iowa Christian Academy 15-25-10
Coon Rapids-Bayard 25-29, Adair-Casey 13-27
East Greene 21-21, Ankeny Christian Academy 16-4
East Union 25-24-15, Bedford 15-26-10
Fort Dodge 16-25-17, IKM-Manning 25-16-15
IKM-Manning 16-25-15, Des Moines, East 25-18-7
Iowa Christian Academy 25-25, Paton-Churdan 12-12
Iowa Christian Academy 25-25, St. Mary, Storm Lake 23-22
Lewis Central 18-22-15, IKM-Manning 21-20-8
Lewis Central 21-21, Mason City 9-15
Mason City 22-21, IKM-Manning 20-6
Paton-Churdan 25-20-15, Ankeny Christian Academy 21-25-12

• Denison-Schleswig 20, Atlantic 14
• Sergeant Bluff-Luton 16, Glenwood 12
• Creston 30, Chariton 7
• Norwalk 7, Winterset 6
• Underwood 33, Shenandoah 0
• Clarinda 35, Red Oak 0
• Des Moines Christian 29, Pella Christian 17
• Carroll 44, Kuemper Catholic 18
• Logan-Magnolia 39, Missouri Valley 0
• OA-BCIG 50, Ridge View 33
• JSPC 17, Perry 7
• Nodaway Valley 19, A-H-S-T 6
• Griswold 49, Corning 14
• Tri-Center 48, Riverside 7
• Exira-EHK 27, Audubon 8
• IKM-Manning 21, Treynor 0
• Martensdale-St. Mary’s 42, Clarinda Academy 0
• West Central Valley 48, Earlham 20
• Panorama 30, Guthrie Center 6
• Dowling Catholic 44, Thomas Jefferson 7
• Johnston 28, Abraham Lincoln 0

Class 8-Player

• East Mills 63, Adair-Casey 26
• Fremont-Mills 56, East Union 8
• Sidney 67, Heartland Christian 8
• CAM 47, Villisca 12
• Nishnabotna 34, Lamoni 32
• Stanton 50, Lenox 12
• Glidden-Ralston 62, Grandview Park Baptist 21
• Kingsley-Pierson 47, Ar-We-Va 6
• Northeast Hamilton 56, Coon Rapids-Bayard 20
• River Valley 70, Charter Oak-Ute 28
• Boyer Valley 61, Whiting 0
• Moravia 76, Ankeny Christian 21

     IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – Iowa junior Micah Hyde will start the season as a safety, according to the latest depth chart for the Sept. 3 opener against Tennessee Tech.  Hyde, who played his first two seasons at cornerback, will start at free safety with Collin Sleeper listed at strong safety.  Greg Castillo has earned a starting nod at cornerback in place of Hyde, and sophomore Christian Kirksey is starting at linebacker.  The Hawkeyes will need another week of practice to sort out whether Thomas Nardo or Dominic Alvis will start alongside Mike Daniels at defensive tackle.  Quarterback A.J. Derby and John Wienke are listed as co-backups to James Vandenberg.  The Hawkeyes haven’t disclosed who’ll be returning kicks against the Golden Eagles.

     IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – The Iowa Lottery is spending $248,000 to reach college football fans under an advertising partnership with the sports marketing arms of Iowa’s three public universities.  The Lottery is rolling out a promotion called the Great State Tailgate involving a sports-themed $2 instant scratch ticket going on sale Monday.
     Players with losing tickets can go online to enter a drawing for a tailgate trailer the Lottery will show off outside 11 games in Iowa City, Ames and Cedar Falls during the football season. Five other cash prizes of $1,000 that will be given away in December.  While Iowa State University and the University of Northern Iowa have had longstanding sponsorship agreements with the Lottery, the promotion marks the first time since 2007 the University of Iowa has partnered with the agency.

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Week 1 — August 26

Non-District
Denison @ Atlantic
Norwalk @ Winterset
Chariton  @ Creston
Kuemper Catholic @ Carroll
Sergeant Bluff-Luton  @ Glenwood
Missouri Valley @ Logan-Magnolia
Clarinda   @ Red Oak
Shenandoah  @ Underwood
Treynor   @ IKM-Manning
Earlham  @ West Central Valley
A-H-S-T  @ Nodaway Valley
Guthrie Center   @ Panorama
Clarinda Academy @ Martensdale-St. Marys
Griswold @ Corning
Exira/EHK  @ Audubon — LIVE ON KJAN & KJAN.com (pre-game at 6:45, kick-off at 7:00)
Tri-Center  @ Riverside

8-Man, Non-District
Adair-Casey  @ South Page
Twin Cedars   @ Murray
Villisca   @ CAM
East Union  @ Fremont-Mills
Hamburg   @ Lamoni
Stanton  @ Lenox
Harmony @ Mormon Trail
Moravia  @ Ankeny Christian
Northeast Hamilton @ Coon Rapids-Bayard
Kingsley-Pierson @ Ar-We-Va
Whiting @ Boyer Valley
East Mills  @ Woodbine
East Greene  @ Melcher-Dallas
Glidden-Ralston  @ Grandview Park Baptist
River Valley @ Charter Oak-Ute
Nishnabotna   @ Lamoni
Seymour  @ Essex

     AMES, Iowa (AP) – Next week’s season opener between Iowa State and Northern Iowa won’t be televised.  Iowa State says Thursday that the only option for watching the Sept. 3 game outside of Jack Trice Stadium will be on the school’s website.  The game will mark the sixth time Iowa State has shown games through an exclusive webcast. But the Cyclones say they’ll attempt to show the feed in high-definition through its new scoreboard, which is set to debut during the game.