Clarinda 9, Atlantic 0

Singles:

#1 Casey Dean 11 over Tori Dolch 11 8-2
#2 Krista Rogers 11 over Leah Tjepkes 10 8-4
#3 Hannah Davison 11 over Lexi Allen 10 8-2
#4 Kayla Rogers 9 over Abby Johnson 11 8-0
#5 Morgan Hartley 12 over Lisa Gearheart 10 8-4
#6 Joselyn Pulliam 11 over Libby Gifford 11 8-1

Doubles:

#1 Dean/Kr. Rogers over Tjepkes/Allen 8-1
#2 Davison/Hartley over Dolch/Johnson 8-2
#3 Ka. Rogers/Pulliam over Gearheart/Gifford 8-1

Coach Shawn Petersen’s Comments:

Cold dreary day in Clarinda, and the results for our girls matched the weather, unfortunately; I thought we had a chance in a couple of matches to get wins or at least be a little more competitive, but Clarinda played well and we didn’t get the job done in any of the matches; I thought Leah at #2 played her best match of the year — she got down to the big-hitting lefty Rogers 7-1, but rallied back to 7-4 and played much better — when she is letting it fly and not playing tight she can bang with most big hitters.  Lisa at #5 played very well — battled the senior tough — I really like Lisa’s competitiveness and heart, and she continues to get better.  I expect she will break through very soon.  Libby played pretty well in her first varsity start — took her awhile to calm down her nerves, but she served well and moved well and competed.

In doubles, I mixed up the lineup at the top a little bit, and I liked what I saw at times — we need to get much better at court coverage and net position, and that’s a work in progress — we are becoming more consistent with serve and serve return, but need to get better there, too.

In JV, Bre Wright scored two victories, and Kallee Mudd and Kaley Miller both picked up singles wins as well.

Trojanns host the 8-team Trojann Invitational Saturday, starting at 9 am at Washington and Sunnyside courts.

Creston 5, Audubon 4

Clarinda 188, Atlantic 189

Medalist: Kaitlynn Walter, Atlantic – 40

other scores:

Brooke Fletcher – 44
Shelby Worth – 52
Bailey Walter – 53
Malachi Wickman – 66
Katie Blake – 67

Coach Kathy Hobson says:  This was a tough loss to take especially with Kaitlynn Walter having her best round with a 40.  Kaitlynn had a great game in not ideal conditions.  Shelby Worth had a great round also.  We always have very competitive matches with Clarinda.  I knew we’d have to all play our “A” game  on their course and that didn’t happen.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Bronson Arroyo worked eight strong innings and the Cincinnati Reds broke loose with three home runs Thursday for a 6-3 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals that averted a three-game sweep. Brandon Phillips, Ryan Ludwick and Drew Stubbs homered. The Reds had connected just once in their previous nine games and began the day with a .211 batting average. The Reds picked on Adam Wainwright (0-3), a 20-game winner in 2010 coming off reconstructive elbow surgery that sidelined him all of 2011. Wainwright is winless in his first three decisions for the first time in his career. He allowed multiple home runs in consecutive starts for just the second time ever. In five innings he surrendered four runs, leaving him with a 9.88 ERA.

UNDATED (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals are set to place first baseman Lance Berkman on the 15-day disabled list with a calf injury. Berkman says he took a bad step going after a popup, aggravating an injury that sidelined him last weekend. Rather than battle through the injury, the club felt it best that Berkman take enough time to recover. The 36-year-old Berkman is batting .348 with two RBIs in seven games.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The past had threatened to overshadow the future at this year’s U.S. Olympic Team Trials, with gold medal-winning wrestlers from each of the past four Olympic Games plotting comebacks. One of those former champions, Cael Sanderson, won’t make it to Iowa City. That could help open the door for Jake Herbert. The 27-year-old Herbert became the favorite to win the U.S. freestyle spot at 84 kilograms this weekend after Sanderson decided last week that his duties as a father and coach of NCAA champion Penn State were too pressing to leave behind. Herbert lost to Sanderson in the World Team Trials in 2011. He says Sanderson’s absence is little more than one less person to worry about.

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa (AP) — Northern Iowa has brought back assistant coach Kyle Green for a third stint with the Panthers. Coach Ben Jacobson says Green is returning to Northern Iowa as an assistant and as its recruiting coordinator. Green spent last season as the head coach at Division Three Wisconsin Eau-Claire, guiding the team to a 15-10 record. Green worked for the Panthers from 2001 to 2003 before leaving for Marquette. He came back to Northern Iowa in 2006 and stayed for six seasons.