Class 4A and 5A schools will play for trips to State tonight in Regional Finals. Here is a look at the area contests.

CLASS 4A

Region 3 Final: Winterset @ Norwalk
Region 4 Final: Harlan @ Carlisle

Tickets to the state baseball tournament will be punched in Class 1A and 2A tonight with Substate Finals being contested. We’ll have the Class 1A Substate 7 Final in Clarinda between CAM and St. Albert with pregame at 6:45 p.m. and first pitch at 7:00 p.m. Here is a look at the area match-ups that are all set to start at 7:00 p.m.

CLASS 1A

Substate 6 Final @ Creston: Martensdale-St. Marys vs. Mount Ayr
Substate 7 Final @ Clarinda: CAM vs. St. Albert
Substae 8 Final @ Carroll : Logan-Magnolia vs. Kingsley-Pierson

CLASS 2A

Substate 7 Final @ North Polk, Alleman: Des Moines Christian vs. Panorama
Substate 8 Final @ Tri-Center, Neola: Treynor vs. Kuemper Catholic

Here is the latest sports news from The Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs began the intake process for first-year players Monday after the NFL gave them the go-ahead along with the Houston Texans, their opponent in the season opener Sept. 10. But it could be quite a while before they get on the field for training camp. All players must test negative twice before they are admitted to the facility, then they will spend a couple of days doing the more routine physicals and getting their equipment sorted out. Veterans are due July 28, and coach Andy Reid said it could be 10 days after that before full practices begin.

UNDATED (AP) — NFL players will be tested daily for the coronavirus for at least the first two weeks of training camp per the league’s new testing protocols. The new policy was approved by the NFL and the players’ union. Dr. Allen Sills, the NFL chief medical officer, said more than one negative test is required before players initially enter the building to begin physical exams or any form of team activity. After two weeks of daily testing, if the rate of those positive tests falls below 5%, testing would go to every other day.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals have placed right-hander Jakob Junis on the injured list to allow him to continue preparing for the season. He missed the first part of summer camp following a positive test for the coronavirus. The 27-year-old Junis test positive for COVID-19 during initial testing several weeks ago. The Royals said he was cleared about a week ago to return to baseball activities. Junis went 9-14 with a 5.24 ERA in 31 starts last season.

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta Braves have removed a “Chop On” sign that sat near an entrance to Truist Park as the team considers its stance on fans’ tomahawk chop chant. The removal of the wooden sign came as the team changed its slogan from “Chop On” to “For The A” for the 2020 season. The team’s stance on the chant has been watched closely since last year’s NL Division Series. St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Ryan Helsley, a member of the Cherokee Nation, said he found the chant insulting. The Braves said they would continue to examine the chant after the season, and that process continues.

UNDATED (AP) — Major League Baseball is adding on-field advertising this season, both real and virtual. Allowed locations include the back of the pitcher’s mound, behind home plate, on tarps in the stands and in the grass in foul territory down the first-base lines. Teams have the choice whether to make the ads real or project them virtually during telecasts. In addition, physical ads can be put on the on-deck circle.

CLASS 3A

Substate 6

Centerville 14, Winterset 6
Norwalk 3, Grinnell 1

Substate 7

Bondurant-Farrar 4, Ballard 2
ADM 11, North Polk 1

Substate 8

Dallas Center-Grimes 7, Carroll 1
Harlan 13, Denison-Schleswig 3

CLASS 4A

Substate 8

CB Abraham Lincoln 15, Des Moines North 0

CLASS 1A

Region 2: Newell-Fonda 10, Exira-EHK 0 (5 innings)
Region 3: Wayne 5, Twin Cedars 1
Region 5: Collins-Maxwell 7, Martensdale-St. Marys 0

CLASS 2A

Region 1: Underwood 8, West Monona 4
Region 2: Mount Ayr 4, Earlham 3 (Mount Ayr scores 3 runs in the bottom of the 7th to come back and win it.)

CLASS 3A

Region 3: Creston 6, Atlantic 3 (Trojans end the season at 17-2)

The Creston Panthers will make their 6th trip to the State Softball Tournament after notching a 6-3 win over Atlantic on Monday night. Creston got some early short hits to work in their favor and then came up big with the long ball later in the game.

The Panthers jumped on top early with a run in the 1st on an RBI single from Emma Hanson. They added two more runs in the 2nd inning on RBI singles from Sara Keeler and Gracie Hagle. Creston loaded the bases with nobody out to start that frame. The Trojans got a force out at home for the first out of the inning and then Olivia Engler prevented any more damage with two straight strikeouts to end the inning. Atlantic responded in the third with a 2 RBI double from Caroline Pellett and an RBI single from McKenzie Waters to tie the game at 3.

Creston freshman Nevaeh Randall came up with the big hit of the game in the 4th. With two down Gracie Hagle got on base with a single and then Randall stepped up and belted a 2-run shot over the right-center fence to put Creston back up 5-3. The Panthers added an insurance run in the top of the 7th and the Trojans couldn’t answer at the plate. Reagan Pellet got a bloop single with two out, but the next batter Lauren Nicholas hit into a 1-3 groundout to end the game. Atlantic Head Coach Terry Hinzmann said it was just a bit of an off night for the Trojans.

Creston improves to 13-5 with the win and will move on to the State Tournament in Fort Dodge next week. Atlantic sees another successful season end with a record of 17-2. Coach Hinzmann said it will be hard to say goodbye to a couple of great seniors in Reagan Pellett and McKenzie Waters.

Those two Trojans were a part of 135 wins for the program since they were eighth graders. The Trojans also earned their only two trips to the State Tournament in school history during that time span.