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Thursday, July 25, in Ft. Dodge:

Class 1A Third Place
Lisbon 6, Newell-Fonda 2

Class 1A Championship
Collins-Maxwell 4,  Clarksville 3

Class 2A Third Place
Mount Ayr 5,  East Marshall 4

Class 2A Championship
North Linn 3, Alta-Aurelia 0

Class 3A Semifinals
Davenport Assumption 6,  Columbus Catholic 0
Louisa-Muscatine 10, West Liberty 2

Friday, July 26
Class 3A Third Place
2:30 p.m. – Iowa Central Field
Columbus Catholic (36-5) vs.West Liberty (29-6)

Class 3A Championship
3:30 p.m. – Kruger Seeds Field
Davenport Assumption (40-2) vs. Louisa-Muscatine (35-4)

Friday, July 26
Class 4A Third Place
4:45 p.m. – Iowa Central Field
West Delaware (31-11) vs. Charles City (36-4)

Class 4A Championship
5:45 p.m. – Kruger Seeds Field
Carlisle (37-3) vs.North Scott (27-4)

Friday, July 26
Class 5A Third Place
7:00 p.m. – Iowa Central Field
Johnston (35-9) vs. Iowa City West (35-8)

Class 5A Championship
8:00 p.m. – Kruger Seeds Field
Waukee (40-3) vs. West Des Moines Valley (31-10)

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

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Paul Goldschmidt’s power streak helped lift the St. Louis Cardinals into a share of the NL Central lead for the first time since early May. Goldschmidt homered in his career-high fourth straight game, lifting the Cardinals over the Pittsburgh 6-3 for a four-game sweep of the Pirates. St. Louis won the eighth time in nine games and at 55-47 tied the idle Chicago Cubs for first. St. Louis last held the lead before play on May 7.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jose Ramirez hit a go-ahead homer in the 14th inning and the Cleveland Indians held on to beat the Kansas City Royals 5-4 in a game that lasted just shy of five hours and finished after midnight. Jake Bauers singled home Jason Kipnis later in the 14th to add an insurance run _ and Cleveland needed it. Francisco Lindor homered on the first pitch of the night for the Indians, who remained two games behind first-place Minnesota in the AL Central.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Allyson Felix advanced out of the first-round of the 400 meters at US championships in her first race in 13 months and as a mom. It wasn’t easy. The six-time Olympic gold medalist breathed a sigh of relief when her time held up.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Hurdler Rai Benjamin used to compete for Antigua. He switched to the US and will take the track at nationals in the 400-meter hurdles. He’s hoping to be wearing the red, white and blue at worlds this fall.

CHICAGO (AP) — The U.S. men’s soccer team will play Uruguay in an exhibition at St. Louis’ Busch Stadium on Sept. 10, four days after the Americans face Mexico at East Rutherford, New Jersey. Both games are on FIFA dates, allowing the U.S. to call in Europe-based players for the match. After failing to reach the 2018 World Cup, the Americans start qualifying for the 2022 World Cup next June.

The Iowa High School Athletic Association on Thursday released the State Baseball pairings for Class 3A and 4A following Substate Finals last night. The full schedule is now set for all classes at Principal Park in Des Moines starting with a couple of 1A Quarterfinal games on Friday. Here is a look at the full schedule.

Class 4A
Quarterfinals – Wednesday, July 31

11:00—#4 Dowling Catholic, W.D.M. (30-11) vs. #5 Southeast Polk (30-13)
1:30—#1 Johnston (34-5) vs. #8 Ankeny (21-17)
4:30—#3 Epworth, Western Dubuque (32-9) vs. #6 Urbandale (28-14)
7:00—#2 Iowa City, West (33-7) vs. #7 Pleasant Valley (25-11)

Semifinals – Friday, August 2
Final – Saturday, August 3

Class 3A
Quarterfinals – Tuesday, July 30

11:00—#1 Xavier, Cedar Rapids (38-2) vs. #8 ADM, Adel (13-17)
1:30—#4 Marion (32-5) vs. #5 Bishop Heelan, Sioux City (29-10)
4:30—#3 Central DeWitt (36-3) vs. #6 Centerville (24-6)
7:00—#2 Assumption, Davenport (31-4) vs. #7 Boone (20-12)

Semifinals – Friday, August 2
Final – Saturday, August 3

Class 2A
Quarterfinals – Monday, July 29

11:00—#1 North Linn, Troy Mills (38-5) vs. #8 West Branch (20-7)
1:30—#4 Central Lee, Donnellson (21-2) vs. #5 Des Moines Christian (28-8)
4:30—#3 New Hampton (28-9) vs. #6 West Sioux, Hawarden (21-5)
7:00—#2 Van Meter (31-3) vs. #7 Underwood (26-4)

Semifinals – Thursday, August 1
Final – Saturday, August 3

Class 1A
Quarterfinals – Friday, July 26

11:00—#4 Don Bosco, Gilbertville (28-4) vs. #5 Coon Rapids-Bayard (29-4)
1:30—#1 Newman Catholic, Mason City (35-3) vs. #8 Pekin (17-8)

Quarterfinals – Saturday, July 27

11:00—#2 Alburnett (32-5) vs. #7 South Winneshiek, Calmar (29-9)
1:30—#3 Martensdale-St. Marys (34-6) vs. #6 St. Mary’s, Remsen (26-7)

Semifinals – Thursday, August 1
Final – Saturday, August 3

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CLASS 3A:

ADM, Adel 3 , Harlan 1
Assumption, Davenport 3 , Fairfield 2
Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 3 , Sergeant Bluff-Luton 2
Boone 10 , Ballard 3
Centerville 4 , North Polk, Alleman 1
Central DeWitt 3 , Wahlert, Dubuque 2
Marion 2 , Solon 1
Xavier, Cedar Rapids 17 , Charles City 2 (4 Innings)

CLASS 4A:

Ankeny 16 , Des Moines, Roosevelt 0 (4 Innings)
Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines 5 , Valley, West Des Moines 3
Epworth, Western Dubuque 8 , Davenport, Central 0
Iowa City, West 2 , Prairie, Cedar Rapids 1
Johnston 10 , Indianola 0 (5 Innings)
Pleasant Valley 3 , Linn-Mar, Marion 0
Southeast Polk 6 , Ankeny Centennial 3
Urbandale 2 , Waukee 0

Wednesday, July 24
Class 1A Semifinals

Collins-Maxwell 9,  Newell-Fonda 1
Clarksville 1, Lisbon 0

Thursday, July 25
Class 1A Third Place
5:00 p.m. – Iowa Central Field –
Newell-Fonda (38-6) vs. Lisbon (33-7)

Class 1A Championship
6:00 p.m. – Kruger Seeds Field
Collins-Maxwell (27-1) vs. Clarksville (33-1)

Wednesday, July 24
Class 2A Semifinals
North Linn 8, Mount Ayr 1
Alta-Aurelia 2, East Marshall 1

Thursday, July 25
Class 2A Third Place
7:00 p.m. – Iowa Central Field
Mount Ayr (26-3) vs. East Marshall (32-5)

Class 2A Championship
8:15 p.m. – Kruger Seeds Field
North Linn (41-4) vs. Alta-Aurelia (22-9)

Wednesday, July 24
Class 3A Consolation
Treynor 7, Mount Vernon 6

Class 3A Semifinals
Davenport Assumption 6,  Columbus Catholic 0
Louisa-Muscatine 10, West Liberty 2

Friday, July 26
Class 3A Third Place
2:30 p.m. – Iowa Central Field
Columbus Catholic (36-5) vs.West Liberty (29-6)

Class 3A Championship
3:30 p.m. – Kruger Seeds Field
Davenport Assumption (40-2) vs. Louisa-Muscatine (35-4)

Wednesday, July 24
Class 4A Consolations
Independence 3, Denison-Schleswig 0
Dallas Center-Grimes 1, Oskaloosa 0

Class 4A Semifinals
Carlisle 7, West Delaware 6 (8 innings)
North Scott 3, Charles City 2 (9 innings)

Friday, July 28
Class 4A Third Place
4:45 p.m. – Iowa Central Field
West Delaware (31-11) vs. Charles City (36-4)

Class 4A Championship
5:45 p.m. – Kruger Seeds Field
Carlisle (37-3) vs.North Scott (27-4)

Wednesday, July 24
Class 5A Consolations
Indianola 4, Ottumwa 1
Fort Dodge 8, Cedar Rapids Kennedy 0

Class 5A Semifinals
Waukee 3,  Johnston 1
West Des Moines Valley 4 Iowa City High 2

Friday, July 26
Class 5A Third Place
7:00 p.m. – Iowa Central Field
Johnston (35-9) vs. Iowa City West (35-8)

Class 5A Championship
8:00 p.m. – Kruger Seeds Field
Waukee (40-3) vs. West Des Moines Valley (31-10)

(Radio Iowa) – A northwest Iowa man is alive today, thanks to fast action from his golfing partners. Sixty-eight-year-old Dick Beaulieu, of Hinton, was golfing in Hinton on July 2nd and had just hit a shot onto the green when he collapsed on the course. Dean Burger explains what happened next. “Threw my clubs down and ran up the hill. The other gentleman did the same thing and there was no hesitation,” Burger said. “It sounds funny, but we just went on automatic…and we got ‘er done.”

Beaulieu had a slight pulse when the two golfers got to him, but then he stopped breathing. “At that point, we put him on his back and started doing CPR. I started first,” Burger said. “The other gentlemen started second. We just alternated.”  It took about 10 minutes for E-M-Ts to arrive. Beaulieu’s memory of what happened “is pretty vague.”

“I hit a shot on number 3 — probably the best shot I’d hit all year. The next thing I remember is waking up in the hospital,” Beaulieu says. “They said I coded. As we got to the end of the lane, they stopped and shocked me, got me going again. This is all what I’ve been told.”  Beaulieu, who is the former mayor of Hinton, had suffered a minor heart attack 19 years ago — AT THE SAME GOLF COURSE.

“Cardiologist said I was a good candidate for a pacemaker, a defibrilator and like most people I put it off and put it off — and if your cardiologist tells you need one, you really ought to get one from I’ve found out the hard way,” Beaulieu says. “…Poor old heart decided it was time to quit. Thank goodness a couple of guys were there who knew what to do.” Beaulieu got a pacemaker on Friday, July 5th and was released from the hospital the next day.