State Volleyball Quarterfinals
Wednesday, November 13

Class 3A Quarterfinals

Top Bracket
10:00 a.m. – Court One: #1 Davenport Assumption (32-5) vs. #8 Union (30-11)
12:00 p.m. – Court One: #4 West Liberty (31-7) vs. Mount Vernon (33-10)

Bottom Bracket
10:00 a.m. – Court Two: #2 Kuemper Catholic (35-4) vs. #7 Unity Christian (24-10)
12:00 p.m. – Court Two: #3 Red Oak (33-6) vs. #6 Nevada (33-9)

Class 2A Quarterfinals

Top Bracket
2:00 p.m. – Court One: #1 Western Christian (38-5) vs. #8 Hudson (31-7)
4:00 p.m. – Court One: #4 Osage (36-6) vs. #5 Grundy Center (32-8)

Bottom Bracket
2:00 p.m. – Court Two: #2 Beckman Catholic (40-8) vs. #7 Van Buren County (32-4)
4:00 p.m. – Court Two: #3 Wilton (35-3) vs. #6 Clarion-Goldfield-Dows (29-6)

Class 1A Quarterfinals

Top Bracket
6:00 p.m. – Court One: #1 Sidney (35-6) vs. #8 Springville (20-16)
8:00 p.m. – Court One: #4 Gehlen Catholic (25-7) vs. #5 North Tama (26-6)

Bottom Bracket
6:00 p.m. – Court Two: #2 Council Bluffs St. Albert (24-9) vs. #7 Holy Trinity Catholic (28-10)
8:00 p.m. – Court Two: #3 Janesville (33-11) vs. #6 Wapsie Valley (23-15)

Class 5A

(3-2) #1 Cedar Falls 25-25-21-24-15 #8 Waukee 22-10-25-25-12
(3-0) #4 Ankeny 25-25-25, #5 Council Bluffs Abraham Lincoln 20-15-18
(3-1) #7 Pleasant Valley 25-25-19-25, #2 Iowa City Liberty 17-12-25-20
(3-1) #3 West Des Moines Valley 25-25-23-25 #6 Dowling Catholic 25-25-23-25

Thursday, November 14
Class 5A Semifinals
10:00 a.m. – Court One: Cedar Falls (42-1) vs. Ankeny (37-5)
10:00 a.m. – Court Two: Pleasant Valley (30-5) vs. West Des Moines Valley (41-4)

Class 4A

(3-1) #1 Sergeant Bluff-Luton 27-25-23-25 #8 Glenwood 25-17-25-18
(3-1) #5 West Delaware 25-22-25-25, #4 Waverly-Shell Rock 16-25-17-20
(3-2) #7 Western Dubuque 25-21-18-25-15, #2 Xavier 23-25-25-21-10
(3-0) #6 Marion 25-25-25, #3 North Scott 21-23-15

Thursday, November 14
Class 4A Semifinals
12:00 p.m. – Court One- Sergeant Bluff-Luton (35-3) vs. West Delaware (40-5)
12:00 p.m. – Court Two – Western Dubuque (23-13) vs. Marion (31-10)

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals and Adam Wainwright have agreed to a contract for the 2020 season, increasing the likelihood the veteran pitcher finishes his career with the only major league team for which he has ever played. The 38-year-old Wainwright was drafted by the Braves in 2000 and traded to the Cardinals three years later. He made his major league debut in 2005 and has been a stalwart for St. Louis the past 14 seasons, going 162-95 with a 3.39 ERA and three All-Star game appearances.

He played last season on a $2 million deal and proved he was still effective, going 14-10 with a 4.19 ERA while helping the Cardinals reach the National League Championship Series.
Wainwright was especially valuable down the stretch. He had a 2.97 ERA in September and a 1.62 ERA in the postseason, where the Cardinals were ousted by eventual World Series champion Washington. “We are excited to have Adam returning for 2020 and look forward to watching him continue to add to his tremendous career legacy with the Cardinals,” team president John Mozeliak said Tuesday.

Wainwright has become one of the franchise’s most popular players, due not only to his success but also his longevity. He didn’t miss a start last season and will head into next season trailing only Jesse Haines (1920-37) and Bob Gibson (1957-75) among the Cardinals’ longest-tenured pitchers. The right-hander, who helped the Cardinals to World Series titles in 2006 and 2011, is fourth in franchise history in wins. He is also second in strikeouts (1,776) and sixth in innings pitched, even though he missed substantial parts of the 2011, ’15 and ’18 seasons with injuries.
Each time, Wainwright has come back seemingly better than ever.

He was tied for sixth in the NL in wins last season with his highest total since 2014, when he won 20 games. In doing so, Wainwright became the first Cardinals pitcher since Pete Alexander in 1928 to win at least 14 games at age 38 or older. Alexander won 16 games at the age of 41. Wainwright also is the franchise leader in postseason games pitched (27) and strikeouts (115).

The State Volleyball Tournament gets underway today in Cedar Rapids. Here is a look at the Quarterfinal matches on the schedule for Class 5A and 4A today.

Class 5A

Cedar Falls vs. Waukee, Court One, 12:00pm
Pleasant Valley vs. Iowa City Liberty, Court Two, 12:00pm
CB Abraham Lincoln vs. Ankeny, Court One 2:00pm
Dowling Catholic vs. WDM Valley, Court Two, 2:00pm

Class 4A

Glenwood vs. Sergeant Bluff-Luton, Court One 4:00pm
Western Dubuque vs. Cedar Rapids Xavier, Court Two, 4:00pm
West Delaware vs. Waverly-Shell Rock, Court One 6:00pm
Marion vs. North Scott, Court Two, 6:00pm

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AMES, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have released the name of a man who was injured in a fall from the upper level of Iowa State’s Jack Trice Stadium onto fans below. A university police report says 31-year-old Eric Ely hit three women on the lower level during the Oct. 26 game against Oklahoma State. None of them suffered serious injuries, and Ely reported that he briefly lost consciousness and suffered a concussion. He was taken to an Ames hospital before being flown to a Des Moines hospital.

The report says Ely “jumped up during a big play and just went over the rail in one movement; like the momentum carried him over.” Witnesses told investigators that Ely didn’t appear to be intoxicated. Ely has declined to comment publicly. Police say no charges have been filed.

Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Paul Reed scored 25 points with 12 rebounds and DePaul blew past Iowa 93-78 on the road to move to 4-0 for the first time in 11 years. Jalen Coleman-Lands had 17 points for the Blue Demons, who opened the game on a 19-2 run, went up 24 in just 13:16 and never looked back.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Jarron Cumberland scored all of his 11 points in the first half, and Cincinnati showed off its new up-tempo offense under John Brannen, beating Drake 81-59 for their new coach’s first win. The Bearcats struggled offensively during an opening nine-point loss at Ohio State, but made the most of Brannen’s wide-open style against Drake.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — JT Gibson had a career-high 26 points as Omaha routed Bethune-Cookman 90-61. Gibson made 10 of 13 shots. He added six rebounds, four assists and two steals. Zach Thornhill had 19 points for Omaha (2-1). Matt Pile added 15 points, seven rebounds and four blocks. Wanjang Tut had 13 points and seven rebounds for the Mavericks.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — During a calamitous 35-32 loss to the Tennessee Titans, the Chiefs botched a field-goal attempt that could have made overtime a worst-case scenario. They had another field-goal try blocked when they managed to drive within range in the final seconds for a tying attempt. It followed a recent trend of Chiefs special teams being anything but special.

UNDATED (AP) — Kentucky has climbed to No. 1 in The Associated Press men’s college basketball poll for the first time since early in the 2016-17 season. The Wildcats rose one spot after winning a 1-vs-2 matchup with Michigan State to open the season in the Champions Classic, followed by an easy win against Eastern Kentucky. Duke was second, followed by Michigan State, Louisville and Kansas. No. 20 Washington and No. 25 Colorado were the new additions to the AP Top 25 while Purdue and VCU fell out.

CINCINNATI (AP) — John Brannen’s first win at Cincinnati was no big deal. The Bearcats had a low-key celebration in the locker room after their 81-59 victory over Drake on Monday night that displayed their new up-tempo offense under their first-year head coach. “We clapped it up, that’s about it,” center Chris Vogt said. “Nothing too crazy.” It’s how Brannen wanted it after his first win in the Bearcats’ arena.

Against Drake, they made the most of a wide-open style installed by Brannen, who came from Northern Kentucky. Brannen replaced Mick Cronin , a defense-oriented coach who went to UCLA after a first-round loss in the NCAA Tournament.

Drake (1-1) relies on 3s but couldn’t find many open ones. The Bulldogs matched their school record with 17 3s during an 86-55 win over Kennesaw State, but went only 4 of 19 against Cincinnati. Liam Robbins led the Bulldogs with 12 points and seven rebounds. Drake has been one of the nation’s most prolific 3-point shooting teams the last few seasons, which was the focus of Cincinnati’s man-to-man defense. D.J. Wilkins hit an open 3 from the corner to start the game, but Cincinnati clamped down and the Bulldogs missed eight of their next nine shots from beyond the arc while falling behind by 20 points.
UP NEXT
Drake hosts Kansas City on Wednesday.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Paul Reed scored 25 points with 12 rebounds and DePaul blew past Iowa 93-78 on the road Monday to move to 4-0 for the first time in 11 years. Jalen Coleman-Lands had 17 points for the Blue Demons, who opened the game on a 19-2 run, went up 24 in just 13:16 and never looked back.

DePaul got off to a blistering start on both sides of the ball, hitting 8-of-14 3s in the first half and its lead quickly stretched from 16 to 22 points. Markese Jacobs then buried a wide-open 3 to make it 40-16. The Blue Demons also forced 12 turnovers in the first 20 minutes — constantly flummoxing an Iowa team that always seemed a step behind — in building a 53-30 lead.

Iowa tried to throw a press defense and some zone at DePaul to open the second half, but it did little to stop the surging Demons. Reed’s open 3 with 14:45 to go pushed DePaul ahead 65-41. CJ Fredrick scored 16 points and Luka Garza had 14 for Iowa (1-1), which turned the ball over 19 times and let the Blue Demons shoot 61.4 % from the floor and 11 of 20 on 3s.

The Hawkeyes entered play as a 9-point favorite. Instead, they needed a late 11-1 run to make the final score seem more respectable than it was. Reed, a second-team preseason All-Big Ten pick, finished with his third double-double in four games. Devin Gage added 13 points on 6-of-6 shooting for DePaul.
UP NEXT
Iowa hosts Oral Roberts on Friday.

AMES, Iowa – Iowa State sophomore guard Tyrese Haliburton has been named Big 12 Player of the Week after averaging 13.5 points and 13.0 assists in two games last week.

The Oshkosh, Wisconsin native also contributed 7.0 rebounds and 4.0 steals while shooting 52.4 percent from the field and 40 percent behind the arc.

Haliburton opened the season with 12 points, 14 assists, seven rebounds and six steals against Mississippi Valley State. He followed that up with another double-double, going for 15 points, 12 assists, seven rebounds and two steals at Oregon State. His 12 assists without a turnover at Oregon State tied a school record.

Haliburton and the Cyclones return to action Tuesday night when they host Northern Illinois at 7 p.m.