Poor weather conditions have prompted the postponement of all the state qualifying track meets that were scheduled for tonight to Friday night. Announcements of some sites making the decision to postpone started to roll in on Thursday morning and other sites followed suit until the decision was collectively made to postpone all meets to Friday night. Event schedules will stay the same with meets set to begin at 4:00pm on Friday. The only exception to start time is the 2A Meet at Panorama that has been set for a 4:30pm start.

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(Radio Iowa) — The Iowa Hawkeyes open the Big Ten softball tournament in Bloomington, Indiana, this (Thursday) morning, by taking on Wisconsin. The 12th seeded Hawkeyes were swept in a three game series by the fifth seeded Badgers back in early April. Iowa coach Renee Gillispie who says the Hawkeyes are a better team right now. The Hawkeyes need to find a way to pitch to Badger standouts Kayla Konwent and Taylor Johnson. That duo has combined to hit 26 homers and drive in 92 runs.

The winner advances to play fourth seeded Ohio State Friday morning.

(Radio Iowa) — Former Benton Community star pitcher Amber Fiser has been named the Big Ten Softball Pitcher of the Year. The Van Horne native was a unanimous choice for the honor after turning in a 25-9 record for the Minnesota Golden Gophers with a league-leading 1.25 earned run average. She was 14-1 in Big Ten play. The Big Ten Tournament opens today in Bloomington, Indiana.

Amber Fiser says this is an award she embraces

Fiser says she has grown a lot since being a star at Benton Community

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

HOUSTON (AP) — Michael Brantley homered twice, Brad Peacock pitched seven innings and Josh James completed the 3-hitter in Houston’s 9-0 win over the Kansas City Royals. Peacock (3-2) allowed three hits and set a career high with 12 strikeouts to help the Astros bounce back after a 12-2 loss on Tuesday night. Peacock also rebounded after allowing seven runs in just 3 2/3 innings in his previous start. James hit one batter and struck out five in the last two innings.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jerad Eickhoff allowed three hits in eight innings, César Hernández homered and drove in three runs and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-0. Aided by a pair of double plays, Eickhoff faced just two batters over the minimum through the first seven innings as the Phillies took two of three from the Cardinals and won for the fifth time in their last seven games. Eickhoff threw a season-high 106 pitches and has allowed one run over 20 innings in his last three starts.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — The University of Nebraska-Lincoln women’s tennis coach has pleaded guilty to drunken driving. Lancaster County Court records say Scott Jacobson entered the plea Tuesday. The records say Jacobson was sentenced to seven days in jail and fined $500, and his driver’s license was revoked for six months. The records also say he’ll be allowed to apply for house arrest. Police say testing showed Jacobson’s blood alcohol level registered more than 1.5 times the legal driving limit the night of March 7.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jerad Eickhoff is making up for lost time.

Eickhoff allowed three hits in eight innings, César Hernández homered and drove in three runs and the

Philadelphia Phillies beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-0 on Wednesday.

Aided by a pair of double plays, Eickhoff (2-1) faced just two batters over the minimum through the first seven innings as the NL East-leading Phillies took two of three from the Cardinals and won for the fifth time in their last seven games. Eickhoff threw a season-high 106 pitches and has allowed one run over 20 innings in his last three starts.

“Early on it was just really fastball, slider,” Eickhoff said. “In the third inning I started dropping a curveball in there. I was having a hard time getting it over for a strike. Once that came, it kind of opened up everything else.”
Eickhoff, who missed most of the 2018 season with a right lat strain, has not allowed a home run this season, a span of 30 innings.

Seranthony Dominguez worked the ninth to complete the three-hitter.

After winning 20 of their first 30 games, the Cardinals lost for the sixth time in their last seven.
Odúbel Herrera sparked a four-run fifth inning for the Phillies with an RBI double. Herrera has hit safely in 16 of his 18 career games at Busch Stadium.

Hernández capped the rally with a two-run double. A fielding error by Matt Carpenter helped set up the big frame for the Phillies. It was one of two errors by the Cardinals, who also committed two miscues Tuesday night that led to six unearned runs for the Phillies in the second inning of an 11-1 loss.

Hernández drove a slider from Giovanny Gallegos into the right-field bullpen in the seventh. He went 3 for 5 and has hit in 10 straight games against St. Louis.

Jack Flaherty (3-3) faced just one batter over the minimum in his first four innings before getting derailed by a 43-pitch fifth.

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Phillies: RHP Jake Arrieta (4-2, 3.40 ERA) will kick off a three-game road series against the Royals and RHP Homer Bailey (3-3, 5.25) on Friday night. Arrieta is 2-0 with a 3.70 ERA in four career starts against the Royals.

Cardinals: RHP Michael Wacha (2-0, 5.17) gets the start in the opener of a four-game series against the visiting Pirates and RHP Joe Musgrove (1-3, 2.63) on Thursday night. Wacha received a no-decision in his last start, but had a pair of hits and drove in two runs at the plate for his first multi-hit and multi-RBI game since 2015.

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

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State has signed prep basketball star Caleb Grill to a letter of intent. The 6-foot-3 guard out of Maize, Kansas, will be the fourth high school player in this year’s recruiting class for the Cyclones. Maize originally signed with South Dakota State and he considered Kansas State and UNLV.

GEORGETOWN, Cayman Islands (AP) — New coach Fred Hoiberg and the Nebraska Cornhuskers headline the field for next season’s Cayman Islands Classic. Hoiberg, the former Iowa State and Chicago Bulls coach who took over for Tim Miles this spring, will bring his first Huskers team to Georgetown as one of just two Power Five squads in the field. Washington State will also make the trip.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Bryce Harper hit a grand slam, his first with the Phillies, and Rhys Hoskins added four hits, including a homer, to spark Philadelphia to an 11-1 rout of the St. Louis Cardinals. Harper’s homer capped a six-run second inning.

CHICAGO (AP) — The Chicago Cubs got help from a local domestic violence organization in the wake of Addison Russell’s suspension, rekindling a decades-old relationship. Family Rescue provided domestic violence training for the club’s staff during spring training.

HOUSTON (AP) — Whit Merrifield and Ryan O’Hearn each hit a grand slam to lead the Kansas City Royals to a 12-2 romp over the Houston Astros. Danny Duffy allowed six hits and two runs in 6 2/3 innings for his first win this season in his third start after missing the early part of the season with a shoulder injury. Merrifield, who had four hits and finished a double shy of the cycle, tied a career high with five RBIs.

The Iowa High School Soccer Coaches Association released their latest weekly boys soccer rankings on Tuesday.

In Class 3A Waukee is top ranked.

In Class 2A Cedar Rapids Xavier is #1. ADM is 11th and Denison-Schleswig checks in at #12.

In Class 1A Waterloo Columbus Catholic is #1. AHSTW is tied with Greene County at #6 in the poll. Creston is #14 and Riverside is tied for 16th.

Full rankings here: 20190507_Week_6_Rankings

Girls Soccer

Atlantic 7, Creston 2
ADM 4, Perry 0
Lewis Central 2, Glenwood 0
West Central Valley/Nodaway Valley 3, Panorama 0
St. Albert 3, Council Bluffs Thomas Jefferson 0

Boys Soccer

ADM 1, Perry 0 (2OT)
AHSTW 12, Clarinda Academy 0
CB Thomas Jefferson 2, St. Albert 0
Kuemper Catholic 4, Creston 3 (OT)
Riverside 5, Tri-Center 2