DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Gov. Terry Branstad is launching a campaign to keep wrestling an Olympic sport after the International Olympic Committee announced its recommendation to drop it.  Branstad will be joined at a news conference today (Friday) by Olympic wrestling gold medalist Dan Gable, University of Iowa associate head wrestling coach Terry Brands and University of Northern Iowa wrestling coach Doug Schwab. They’ll gather at the Iowa State High School Wrestling Tournament to kick-off their campaign called “Let’s Keep Wrestling.”

Branstad and each member of Iowa’s congressional delegation have signed a letter they will send to the IOC this morning, describing the importance of wrestling to Iowans and the Olympics.  Rep. Bruce Braley on Thursday noted it would be an “absolute shame” if young Iowans’ could not live their Olympic dream.

BOYS BASKETBALL
Harlan 70, Carroll 51
Norwalk 68, ADM, Adel 47

1A District Quarterfinals
Ankeny Christian Academy 59, Madrid 34
Earlham 52, Adair-Casey 31
Guthrie Center 63, Woodward-Granger 32
Woodward Academy 63, Grandview Park Baptist, Des Moines 56
Lamoni 81, East Union, Afton 36
Martensdale-St. Marys 55, Lenox 49
Mount Ayr 59, Diagonal 45
Murray 73, Corning 33
East Mills 57, Fremont Mills, Tabor 37
Sidney 44, Nishnabotna 33
South Page, College Springs 54, Stanton 50
Villisca 65, Bedford 57
CAM, Anita 73, A-H-S-T, Avoca 70, 3OT
Riverside, Oakland 59, Griswold 56
Underwood 56, Logan-Magnolia 38
West Harrison, Mondamin 80, Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 65
Ar-We-Va, Westside 77, River Valley, Correctionville 50
Lawton-Bronson 81, Siouxland Community Christian 28
West Monona, Onawa 74, Boyer Valley, Dunlap 47
Woodbury Central, Moville 70, Charter Oak-Ute 39

2A District Semifinals
Nodaway Valley 67, Panorama, Panora 29
Red Oak 54, Clarinda 43
St. Albert, Council Bluffs 61, Treynor 52
IKM-Manning 49, Tri-Center, Neola 44
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 57, OA-BCIG 45

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals have agreed to a three-year contract extension with general manager John Mozeliak and exercised the 2014 option for manager Mike Matheny. The 44-year-old Mozeliak will now be with the Cardinals through 2016. Matheny, in the second year of a two-year contract, is now guaranteed through next year. Terms were not announced.

Chairman William DeWitt says the management team shares the same vision and he praised both managers, saying Matheny did a “remarkable” job in his first season, coming within a win of taking the team to a second straight World Series.