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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Adam Wainwright was in vintage form, pitching six sharp innings as the St. Louis Cardinals avoided a three-game sweep by beating the San Diego Padres 4-1. The Padres hadn’t swept a series in St. Louis since 1980, and Wainwright (1-0) prevented it from happening this time at Busch Stadium. The 37-year-old Wainwright gave up one run and five hits. He struck out nine and didn’t issue a walk while throwing 100 pitches.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals have sent struggling pitcher Alex Reyes to Triple-A Memphis. The 24-year-old righty had Tommy John surgery in February 2017 and suffered a torn lat strain on May 30, 2018. He pitched just once in the majors last year, giving up three hits and two walks in four innings.

UNDATED (AP) — April is only a week old, and already Whit Merrifield is halfway to matching Joe DiMaggio’s famous hitting streak. That’s because Merrifield’s run began toward the end of last season. The Kansas City infielder has now gone 28 straight games with a hit. DiMaggio’s 56-game mark isn’t exactly in jeopardy at the moment, but Merrifield needs only two more games to tie George Brett’s franchise record.

DETROIT (AP) — Tyson Ross pitched seven impressive innings in his Comerica Park debut, and the Detroit Tigers extended their winning streak to five with a 3-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals. Ross signed with the Tigers in the offseason, and this was the last current ballpark he hadn’t pitched in. He allowed a run and five hits with a walk and eight strikeouts.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Bill Moos is on a roll as Nebraska’s athletic director. The 68-year-old has pulled off two of the splashiest hires in college athletics in the 18 months since he arrived. He brought in Scott Frost to coach football and Fred Hoiberg to lead the basketball program. Moos has done all this while batting away criticism for leaving a hefty debt at Washington State and fending off social media rumors that forced the administration to issue a statement of support.

The Atlanta Tipoff Club announced Saturday, that Iowa women’s basketball standout Megan Gustafson, and Coach Lisa Bluder, were named the 2019 Citizen Naismith Player and Coach of the Year. Gustafson is the first Iowa player to win the Citizen Naismith Trophy, which is a reflection of voting by journalists, current and former head coaches, former award winners and conference commissioners, and fans.

Bluder is the second Iowa head coach to win the award, joining C. Vivian Stringer. Iowa tied a school record with 29 wins this season and advanced to the Elite 8 for the first time since 1993.

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

DETROIT (AP) — Christin Stewart hit a two-out grand slam in the seventh inning, lifting the Detroit Tigers to a 7-4 victory over the Kansas City Royals. The Tigers trailed 4-2 in the seventh but rallied against Kansas City’s struggling bullpen. It was the second home run of the season for Stewart, a promising rookie outfielder.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Austin Hedges and Manny Machado each hit a two-run homer off Andrew Miller in the eighth inning, helping the San Diego Padres beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-4 for their third consecutive win. Fernando Tatis Jr. opened the eighth with a walk and Hedges followed with a go-ahead drive over the wall on in left. With two out and Ian Kinsler on first after a walk, Machado made it 6-3 with his second homer of the season.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas forward K.J. Lawson says he plans to transfer for the second time. This time it would be as a graduate transfer, leaving him with two years of eligibility remaining. Lawson and his brother, All-Big 12 forward Dedric Lawson, sat out last season after transferring from Memphis. K.J. Lawson appeared in 35 games and averaged 3.1 points and 2.0 rebounds.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — New Nebraska basketball coach Fred Hoiberg will be required to pay the university between $5 million and $11 million if he leaves to take a college coaching job in the first five years of his contract. The terms of Hoiberg’s agreement are in a memorandum of understanding. Hoiberg will be paid $2.5 million in the first year of his seven-year, $25 million contract. That rises to $3 million next year and to $3.5 million for each of the following five years.

The Padres have a three-game winning streak after Austin Hedges and Manny Machado crushed two-run homers off Andrew Miller in the eighth inning of a 6-4 comeback over the Cardinals. St. Louis starter Michael Wacha allowed one run on three hits in 5 2-3 innings while allowing a career-high eight walks, shattering his previous high of five.

The Harlan boys and Denison-Schleswig girls track teams came away with titles at the Denison-Schleswig Co-Ed Relays on Friday.

Boys Team Scoring

1. Harlan 196
2. IKM-Manning 155
3. Denison-Schleswig 79
4. Boyer Valley 71
5. Tri-Center 52
6. Logan-Magnolia 27

Winners for the Cyclones included Michael Erlemeier winning the 400M. Trey Gross won the 1600M. Michael Erlemeier won the Long Jump, Caleb Bieker took the Shot Put, and Derec Weyer won the Discus. They also won the 4x100M Relay, Sprint Medley, Distance Medley, and Shuttle Hurdles.

Full results here: Denison-Schleswig-Boys-2019

Girls Team Scoring

1. Denison-Schleswig 189
2. IKM-Manning 119
3. Tri-Center 108
4. Logan-Magnolia 106
5. Boyer Valley 40
6. Denison-Schleswig JV A 18
7. Denison-Schleswig JV B 2

IKM-Manning’s Gabrielle Cadwell won the 200M and Tri-Center won the 4x200M, 4x400M, and Distance Medley.

Full results here: Denison-Schleswig-Girls-2019

Boys Soccer

ADM 2, Glenwood 0
Riverside 5, Logan-Magnolia 0

Boys Golf

Atlantic 163, Creston 179.
Medalist: Matt Gearheart, Atlantic 37. Runner-Up: Cyle Renaud, Atlantic 38. Other Atlantic Scores: Braden Smith 44, Drey Newell 48, Tate Den Beste 44, Garrett McLaren 52. Atlantic JV: Cooper Jipsen 53, Payton Fewson 70. Atlantic Head Coach Ed Den Beste: “Matt had a solid round of 37 today. Missed a 2-foot putt that he would like back but made a long one for par on 7. Cyle had a good round as well. Hole 4 he doubled but made a great bender on hole 6 for par. Tate had a good round today. A few doubles he would like back but a good score of 44. Nice Win for us today. Shot the same score as we did at Kuemper. We will be working to get that team score below 160.”

Audubon 186, Riverside 214. (Medalist: Dylan Obermeier, Audubon 46. Runner-Up: Eric Hermansen, 46.)
Essex 261, Nodaway Valley 318, Griswold NTS. (Medalist: Conner Linn, Griswold 52)

Girls Golf

Audubon 212, Riverside 235. (Medalist: Jasmine Turner, Audubon 43. Runner-Up: Meghan Reed, Riverside 49)
Griswold 214, Essex 229, Nodaway Valley 287. (Medalist: Jenna Reynolds, Griswold 46)

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

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Rookie Fernando Tatis Jr. and Hunter Renfroe homered as the San Diego Padres overcame another home run by Paul Goldschmidt and beat St. Louis 5-3 in the Cardinals’ home opener. Goldschmidt drew a standing ovation in his first at-bat at Busch Stadium since being traded to St. Louis. He later hit his fifth home run in seven games this season. Tatis, whose father _ Fernando Sr. _ played three seasons for the Cardinals, hit a two-run drive in the seventh.

LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Kansas forward K.J. Lawson says he plans to transfer for the second time. This time it would be as a graduate transfer, leaving him with two years of eligibility remaining. Lawson and his brother, All-Big 12 forward Dedric Lawson, sat out last season after transferring from Memphis. K.J. Lawson appeared in 35 games and averaged 3.1 points and 2.0 rebounds.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — New Nebraska basketball coach Fred Hoiberg will be required to pay the university between $5 million and $11 million if he leaves to take a college coaching job in the first five years of his contract. The terms of Hoiberg’s agreement are in a memorandum of understanding. Hoiberg will be paid $2.5 million in the first year of his seven-year, $25 million contract. That rises to $3 million next year and to $3.5 million for each of the following five years.