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Adair-Casey 25-25-25, Exira-EHK 21-20-17 (3-0)
A-D-M, Adel 25-25-15-25, Ballard 16-12-25-15 (3-1)
Audubon 25-25-25, AHSTW 11-5-15 (3-0) (Kaitlyn Schultes 7 Kills, Sidney Obermeir 6 Kills)
Bedford 14-25-25-23-15, East Union 25-21-16-25-13 (3-2)
CAM, Anita 25-25-25, West Harrison 11-12-17 (3-0)
Carroll 26-22-25-26, Carlisle 24-25-16-24 (3-1)
Clarinda 25-25-25, Shenandoah 17-16-19 (3-0)
Essex 25-25-25, South Page 7-17-13 (3-0)
Glenwood 25-25-25, Denison-Schleswig 13-17-22 (3-0)
Guthrie Center 22-25-25-25, Panorama 25-23-17-18 (3-1)
Harlan 25-25-25, Lewis Central 21-21-23 (3-0)
IKM-Manning 26-18-25-25, Missouri Valley 24-25-17-14 (3-1)
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 25-25-25, Creston 22-19-15 (3-0)
Maple Valley-Anthon Oto 25-25-25, OA-BCIG 14-21-20 (3-0)
Mount Ayr 25-25-25, Lenox 7-20-17 (3-0)
Nishnabotna 25-25-25, Clarinda Academy 7-11-18 (3-0)
Nodaway Valley 24-25-25-25, Southwest Valley 26-13-18-9 (3-1)
Paton-Churdan 19-29-26-25, Charter Oak-Ute 25-27-24-19 (3-1)
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 25-25-25, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 8-14-11 (3-0)
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 25-25-25, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 10-5-12 (3-0)
Sidney 25-25-25, East Mills 15-10-22 (3-0)
St. Albert, Council Bluffs 25-25-25, Atlantic 17-15-18 (3-0)
Tri-Center, Neola 25-25-25, Riverside, Oakland 7-8-7 (3-0)
Winterset 25-25-25, Des Moines Christian 22-20-14 (3-0)

ST. LOUIS (AP) – Cardinals All-Star catcher Yadier Molina said he plans to return before the end of the regular season despite a thumb injury.

Molina sustained a slight tear of his left thumb ligament Sunday while tagging out Cubs’ player Anthony Rizzo in a key play at the plate in the Cardinals’ 4-3 win. Rizzo was thrown out by right fielder Jason Heyward on a no-out, bases-loaded fly for a double play in the eighth inning.

On Tuesday, Molina said he’ll wait five or six days before trying to catch again.

Last year, Molina tore a ligament in his right thumb when sliding and the surgery sidelined him more than seven weeks. When he had his left thumb examined Monday, he said he was relieved the injury wasn’t as severe.

“I was expecting worse,” Molina said. “Five, seven, 10 days, whatever it is, but no surgery. That was good news.”

Molina didn’t have his thumb protected Tuesday, and it appeared slightly swollen. He’s said he’s putting ice on it and waiting for it to heal.

ST. LOUIS (AP) – John Lackey pitched seven strong innings, rookie Tommy Pham continued his productive hitting and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 3-1 Tuesday night.

Lackey (13-9) allowed only a first-inning homer by Jay Bruce during his 16th quality start in 16 outings at Busch Stadium. The veteran right-hander struck out seven, walked none and lowered his home ERA to 1.97.

St. Louis improved to a major league-best 95-56 with its second straight low-scoring victory over Cincinnati. Steve Cishek worked the ninth to earn his first save for St. Louis.

Pham hit a sacrifice fly to deep center in the seventh that scored Tony Cruz and broke a 1-all tie. Pham drove in the Cardinals’ first run with a third-inning double that brought in Matt Carpenter, who doubled with one out. Since moving into the lineup eight games ago, Pham has nine RBIs, eight extra-base hits and is batting .407.

Big Ten schools can petition the conference to waive a requirement in the new football scheduling policy that teams must play one nonconference game against an opponent from one of the other five most powerful leagues.

Associate commissioner Scott Chipman said Tuesday conference officials would decide on a case-by-case basis.

Commissioner Jim Delany in July unveiled the new scheduling model that has each school playing one game against a team from the Atlantic Coast, Southeastern, Big 12 or Pacific-12 conferences or a major independent.

The Indianapolis Star reports that since the new policy was announced, Indiana has received permission from the conference to count games against Connecticut in 2019 and 2020 and Cincinnati in 2021 and 2022 as Power Five opponents.

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Big Ten Conference
Special Teams Player of the Week
Marshall Koehn, Iowa
Sr., K, Solon, Iowa/Solon

• Tied a Kinnick Stadium record with a 57-yard game-winning field goal as time expired to lead Iowa past Pittsburgh
• Added a 43-yard field goal and went 3-for-3 on extra points
• Also punted once, a 64-yard kick that was downed inside the five-yard line
• Claims his first career Special Teams Player of the Week honor
• Last Iowa Special Teams Player of the Week: Kevonte Martin-Manley (Sept. 23, 2013)

The Top Ten teams in the Associated Press Iowa high school football polls of the 2015 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 Dowling (14)            3-0 158 T2
2. Bettendorf (2)                                        4-0 143 T2
3. West Des Moines Valley                       3-1 123 1
4. Fort Dodge                                              4-0 102 5
5. Cedar Rapids Kennedy                          4-0 94 6
6. Ankeny                                                    3-1 65 8
7. Cedar Rapids Washington                     3-1 54 10
8. Muscatine                                                4-0 40 9
9. Waukee                                                    2-2 29 NR
10. Cedar Falls                                             3-1 25 4
Others receiving votes: 11, Urbandale 16. 12, Johnston 14. 13, Council Bluffs Lewis Central 8. 14, Sioux City East 5. 15, Pleasant Valley 2. 15, Council Bluffs Jefferson 2.

Class 3A
Record Pts Prv
1. Pella (14)                                             4-0 158 1
2. Manchester West Delaware (2)       4-0 140 2
3. Cedar Rapids Xavier                          4-0 129 3
4. Sioux City Heelan                               4-0 110 4
5. Webster City                                       4-0 86 7
6. Dallas Center-Grimes                        3-1 68 9
7. Independence                                     4-0 55 10
8. Harlan                                                  3-1 40 5
9. Norwalk                                               3-1 37 6
10. Davenport Assumption                   2-2 16 NR
Others receiving votes: 11, Glenwood 11. 11, Solon 11. 13, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 6. 14, Chariton 5. 14, Boyden-Hull-RV 5. 16, Washington 3.

Class 2A                                           Record Pts Prv
1. Albia (13)                                        4-0 157 1
2. Spirit Lake (3)                                4-0 141 2
3. Tama South Tama                         4-0 130 3
4. Waukon                                            4-0 104 4
5. Anamosa                                          4-0 91 5
6. Garner-Hayfield-Ventura             4-0 55 T7
7. West Union North Fayette            3-1 50 T7
8. Wellman Mid-Prairie                     4-0 43 10
9. Baxter CMB                                     4-0 36 9
10. Williamsburg                                  3-1 28 NR
Others receiving votes: 11, Donnellson Central Lee 20. 12, Clear Lake 9. 13, Cherokee 6. 14, Central Lyon-GLR 4. 15, West Burlington-Notre Dame 2. 15, Mount Vernon 2. 17, Aplington-Parkersburg 1. 17, Shenandoah 1.

Class 1A
Record Pts Prv
1. Iowa City Regina (16)                       4-0 160 1
2. Dike-New Hartford                           4-0 134 2
3. Hinton                                                 4-0 118 4
4. West Branch                                       4-0 115 3
5. Madrid                                                 4-0 89 5
6. Underwood                                         4-0 77 7
7. Panora Panorama                              4-0 67 6
8. Inwood West Lyon                            3-1 33 9
9. Hudson                                                4-0 29 10
10. Hull Western Christian                   3-1 17 NR
Others receiving votes: 11, Avoca AHST 9. 11, St. Ansgar 9. 13, Alburnett 6. 14, Calmar South Winneshiek 3. 14, Pella Christian 3. 14, Van Meter 3. 14, South Central Calhoun 3. 18, IKM/Manning 2. 18, Ridge View 2. 20, Sumner-Fredericksburg 1.

Class A
Record Pts Prv
1. Brooklyn BGM (8)                     4-0 144 2
2. Algona Garrigan (4)                  4-0 133 4
3. Belmond-Klemme (1)                4-0 120 5
4. Logan-Magnolia (2)                    3-1 92 10
5. Hawarden West Sioux                4-0 90 9
6. Denver (1)                                    3-1 79 NR
7. Audubon                                       3-1 62 1
8. Pleasantville                                 4-0 56 NR
9. Gladbrook-Reinbeck                  2-2 31 3
10. Britt West Hancock                   3-1 24 NR
Others receiving votes: 11, Winfield-Mount Union 23. 12, Akron-Westfield 10. 13, Paullina South O’Brien 5. 13, Colfax-Mingo 5. 15, Bedford 3. 16, Earlham 1. 16, Mount Ayr 1. 16, Packwood Pekin 1.

Class 8-Man
Record Pts Prv
1. Fremont Mills, Tabor (2)               4-0 136 2
2. Newell-Fonda (9)                            4-0 129 1
3. Gilbertville-Don Bosco (2)              3-0 115 3
4. Glidden-Ralston (2)                         4-0 108 4
5. Marcus MMC (1)                              4-0 92 5
6. HLV, Victor                                       5-0 69 6
7. Elkader Central                                 4-0 48 7
8. Elk Horn-Kimballton-Exira            4-0 46 NR
(tie)Janesville                                        4-0 46 8
10. Lenox                                               4-0 30 NR
Others receiving votes: 11, Colo-NESCO 22. 12, Graettinger-Terril/Ruthven-Ayrshire 19. 13, Harris-Lake Park 8. 14, East Mills 6. 15, Northwood-Kensett 4. 16, Coon Rapids-Bayard 2.

ST. LOUIS (AP) – Rookie Stephen Piscotty doubled in the go-ahead run in a two-run eighth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals turned it on late for a 2-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Monday.

Rookie Tommy Pham tripled off J.J. Hoover (8-2) to open the eighth and Jhonny Peralta’s one-out single tied it ahead of Piscotty’s drive off the wall in left-center.

Johnathon Broxton (3-5) allowed one hit the eighth and Trevor Rosenthal earned his 47th save in 49 chances to match the franchise record.

The Cardinals had a four-game NL Central lead over Pittsburgh before the opener of their final home stand. They’re a major league-best 51-24 at home and have the best overall record, too, at 94-56.

High school volleyball scores Monday, September 21st

Audubon 25-25-25, Logan-Magnolia 16-19-23  (3-0)
Bedford 16-25-15, Fremont-Mills 25-13-13 (2-1)
Bedford 26-25, Rock Port, Mo 24-16 (2-0)
Fairfax 25-25-25, South Page 18-18-18 (3-0)
Stanton 28-25-25, Southwest Valley 26-11-17 (3-0)