Class 3-A District 8
ADM @ Creston
Dallas Center Grimes @ Atlantic
Glenwood @ Denison
Harlan @ Winterset

Class 2-A District 8
West Central Valley @ Clarinda
Shenandoah @ East Sac County
Kuemper Catholic @ Prairie Valley
Treynor @ Red Oak

Class 1-A District 1
A-H-S-T-W @ Missouri Valley
IKM-Manning @ OA-BCIG
Treynor @ Red Oak
West Monona @ Underwood

Class 1-A District 8
Southwest Valley @ Central Decatur
Interstate 35 @ Des Moines Christian
Panorama @ Van Meter
South Hamilton @ Woodward-Granger

Class A District 1
Riverside @ Audubon
Griswold @ St. Albert
Tri-Center @ Logan-Magnolia
Maple Valley @ Westwood

Class A District 8
Bedford @ Mount Ayr
Nodaway Valley @ Clarinda Academy
Earlham @ Pleasantville
Martensdale-St. Marys @ SE Warren

8-Man District 1
Ar-We-Va @ Newell-Fonda
River Valley @ Boyer Valley
Exira/EHK @ Woodbine
Kingsley-Pierson @ West Harrison

8-Man District 7
Adair-Casey @ Glidden-Ralston
Guthrie Center @ Ankeny Christian Academy
Coon Rapids-Bayard @ Murray
East Union @ NE Hamilton

8-Man District 8
CAM @ Nishnabotna
Lenox @ East Mills
Essex @ Sidney
Fremont-Mills @ Stanton

NEW YORK (AP) — The union representing NFL on-field officials criticized the league Thursday for inconsistencies in grading calls, including two high-profile penalties from recent games. In a release, the NFL Referees Association says the NFL has “caused confusion for NFL officials as to what the league does and doesn’t want called.”

The union referred to penalties on Washington’s Chris Baker for a hit on Eagles quarterback Nick Foles on Sept. 21, and to Chiefs safety Husain Abdullah last Monday night for going to his knees to celebrate an interception return for a touchdown. Abdullah actually had gone to his knees to pray — an act exempted from celebration penalties.

The union says both calls were graded as correct even after NFL executives announced that they were incorrect. Baker got a 15-yard penalty and was ejected from the game at Philadelphia. Abdullah also received a 15-yard penalty.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The last time the Los Angeles Dodgers met the St. Louis Cardinals in the playoffs, Clayton Kershaw had a terrible outing and the Dodgers were bounced out of the postseason. A year later and a round earlier, Kershaw has a chance to erase those memories in Friday’s NL Division Series opener against Adam Wainwright.

Kershaw was 10-2 with a 1.70 ERA at Dodger Stadium during the regular season. Wainwright hasn’t been nearly as successful at Chavez Ravine. The right-hander is 1-3 with a 4.30 ERA in seven games, including six starts. Kershaw says losing 9-0 to the Cardinals in Game 6 of last year’s NLCS stuck with him for much of the winter.

Dodgers manager Don Mattingly says Kershaw uses every setback as extra incentive to fuel him.

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Adam Wainwright already is setting off alarms at Dodger Stadium. The Cardinals ace had barely answered his first question from the media on Thursday’s workout day when a fire alarm began screeching in the interview room. “I have this effect on people,” Wainwright joked. The alarm continued wailing and a female voice announced that an emergency was occurring.

“There is smoke in the hallway,” Wainwright said, smiling. The alarm finally quieted, and Wainwright finished his session. Wainwright will start Game 1 of the NL Division Series on Friday (Today) against Kershaw.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — With Hallie Christofferson gone, the Iowa State women’s basketball is looking for a new leader. Seniors Brynn Williamson and Nikki Moody say they’re ready to take on that responsibility. Both have been regulars for the past three seasons and will lead a team that should have excellent guard play and almost no experience in the post.

Christofferson is the only one missing from what essentially was a six-player rotation last season. But all of those coming back play on the perimeter. Coach Bill Fennelly hopes freshmen Bryanna Fernstrom and Claire Ricketts can give the team a presence inside.

But Fennelly says it’s likely the Cyclones will play five guards at times.