Atlantic’s Alyssa Ginther is the Hawkeye Ten Conference Girls Golf Individual Champion after shooting a round of 79 today in Shenandoah. Atlantic finished 3rd in the team race behind champion Creston and Kuemper Catholic.

Team Scores

1. Creston 357
2. Kuemper Catholic 380
3. Atlantic 383
4. Clarinda 408
5. Glenwood 412
6. Shenandoah 420
7. Harlan 422
8. Denison-Schleswig 435
9. Lewis Central 466
10. Red Oak 513
11. St. Albert 571

Individual Scores

1. Alyssa Ginther, Atlantic, 79
2. Rylie Driskell, Creston, 83
3. Sydney Hartsock, Creston, 88
4. Ashton Carter, Creston, 89
5. Katie Schweers, Kuemper Catholic, 89
6. Baylee Newell, Atlantic, 91
7. McKenna Ludwig, Kuemper Catholic, 93
8. Gracie Brown, Clarinda 93
9. Macy Ludwig, Kuemper Catholic, 95
10. Emma Hansen, Creston, 97

Atlantic Scores: Alyssa Ginther 79 (Champion), Baylee Newell 91 (6th), Hannah Alff 98, Anna Wieser 115, Nouha Barray 146.

Atlantic Head Coach Kathy Hobson: “Alyssa had a great day. Set the tone with birdie on first hole. A couple of holes she’d like to have back but overall she was steady all day. Baylee Newell finishes 6th with 91-1st team all conference. She struggled some with her putter. Hannah Alf 11th with 98-2nd team all conference. Hannah’s game has come a long way. Actually this whole team has come a long way. Happy with 3rd overall and we were so close to 2nd.”

The Atlantic boys golf team came out on top of the Hawkeye Ten Conference Tournament on Monday in Carroll. The Trojans shot a 295 total to beat out second place Kuemper Catholic by 4 strokes. Cyle Renaud led the way with a 69 and was Runner-Up Medalist after coming up short in a playoff with Glenwood’s Ryan Leath on the first playoff hole. The win makes Atlantic back-to-back Hawkeye Ten Conference Champions.

Team Scores

1. Atlantic 295
2. Kuemper Catholic 299
3. Glenwood 303
4. Lewis Central 319
5. Harlan 323
6. Denison-Schleswig 327
7. Clarinda 348
8. St. Albert 363
9. Creston 363
10. Shenandoah 387
11. Red Oak 400

Atlantic Scores: Cyle Renaud 69 (Runner-Up, 1st Team All-Conference), Matt Gearheart 72 (4th, 1st Team All-Conference), Ben Renaud 75 (7th, 2nd Team All-Conference), Braden Smith 79, Mason Goergen 82, Austin Alexander 85.

Atlantic Head Coach Ed DenBeste: “Going into today, we knew that Kuemper and Glenwood were the two teams that would compete for the title and we would have to play well to beat them. Ben had a rough front with 3 penalty shots and shot 40. Great back though with a one under.  Matt played well today. Had 5 birdies. Had some bogies but kept it at one over. Great to see Cyle shoot his best today. 2 under is a great score. Mason continued his solid play with an 82. Austin had some struggles but got it going when he headed back to the back nine. Braden had his best round this year. We needed it today to take the title. Great job with back to back Hawkeye 10 Conference Champs. Very Proud Coach today!!!!!!”

Atlantic-CAM wrestler John McConkey added another title to his resume over the weekend by winning the 285-pound division at the State Free Style Wrestling Tournament at Southeast Polk High School.

McConkey defeated Kaleb Reeves by Fall in 2:13 in the championship match. He will now move on to the USA National Junior Free Style Wrestling Tournament in July in Fargo, North Dakota.

McConkey won the 285-pound title in Class 2A State Wrestling this winter and is a UNI commit.

IOWA CITY, Iowa — The University of Iowa baseball team scored four runs early and poured it on late to down No. 12 Oklahoma State, 11-3, and clinch the series win Sunday afternoon at Duane Banks Field.

The Hawkeyes won the final two games to win their second straight and third series of the season over a ranked foe.  Iowa is 28-16 overall.

“This win is huge,” said redshirt junior Chris Whelan, who finished 2-for-5 with two runs. “Coach (Rick) Heller was talking to us about how teams before us wouldn’t have this opportunity for a top-25 team to come in and play us.

“We were fortunate to have them come out and play us and I think this sets the tone for the rest of the season going into the last two weeks of Big Ten play.”

The Hawkeyes grabbed the momentum early when Whelan singled and junior Robert Neustrom doubled to put two runners on for senior Tyler Cropley.  The Hawkeye catcher followed with a two-run single to right field to give Iowa a 2-0 lead.

Iowa’s final two runs scored on Luke Farley ground ball that was thrown away by Oklahoma State third baseman Michael Neustifter, making the score 4-0.

The early run support was just what freshman Jack Dreyer needed in his first career weekend start and just his second of the season.  The southpaw went five innings, allowing one run on two hits and fanning six to notch his third win of the season.

Sophomore Grant Judkins followed, going 3 2/3 innings, allowing two runs on four hits and senior Nick Nelsen got the final out with the bases loaded in the ninth to clinch the series victory.

Iowa’s offense added insurance runs with a six-run seventh inning.  Sophomore Mitchell Boe started the inning by singling to center field, then sprinting around the bases and scoring on a three-base error by center fielder Trevor Boone.

Senior Matt Hoeg had an RBI single to plate the second run and four more Hawkeyes scored on a hit by pitch and three consecutive bases-loaded walks.

UP NEXT
Iowa returns to action May 11-13, traveling to Evanston, Illinois, for a three-game weekend series at Northwestern. Friday’s series opener is slated to start at 3:30 p.m. (CT).

GIRLS

Regular Season
Denison-Schleswig 11, Harlan 1
Thomas Jefferson 3, Spencer 1
Treynor 10, Missouri Valley 0
Spencer 5, Tri-Center 0

Creston Tournament
Boone 3, Creston 2 SO

BOYS

Regular Season
Harlan 8 Thomas Jefferson 0

ADM Tournament
ADM 2, St. Albert 1

Creston Tournament
Creston 6, Clarinda Academy 0
Riverside 2, Creston 1 SO

Nevada Tournament
Des Moines Hoover 2 Kuemper Catholic 0
Marshalltown 6, Kuemper Catholic 2
Nevada 2, Kuemper Catholic 0

Perry Tournament
Lewis Central 3, Norwalk 0
Lewis Central 2, Southeast Polk 1

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

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Dexter Fowler hit a two-run home run with two outs in the bottom of the 14th inning to help the St. Louis Cardinals finish a weekend sweep of the Chicago Cubs with a 4-3 win. The victory was the Cardinals’ fifth straight, matching their season-best winning streak.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals say catcher Yadier Molina has undergone surgery and is expected to miss a month after being hit in the groin by a foul tip. The Cardinals placed Molina on the 10-day disabled list. They say the eight-time All-Star is projected to miss at least four weeks with what the team called a “pelvic injury with traumatic hematoma.” He was replaced on the active roster by catcher Carson Kelly. Kelly who was called up from Triple-A Memphis.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals won a series for the first time in 11 tries this season, beating the Detroit Tigers 4-2 as Mike Moustakas drove in three runs with a double and sacrifice fly. Kansas City took three of four from the Tigers. The Royals had lost nine previous series this year and split one. Jakob Junis improved to 3-0 against the Tigers this year and matched his career high with eight strikeouts.

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. (AP) — Cycling powerhouse Marian University and the University of Colorado-Boulder won national championships in their team omnium divisions on the final day of the USA Cycling Collegiate Road National Championships. Ben Schmutte finished second for Marian in the men’s criterium through the streets of downtown Grand Junction, and the Marian women’s team ran third, fourth and sixth in their race to clinch the D1 Varsity national title over host school Colorado Mesa University.

Kuemper Catholic Boys Tournament

Team Scores:

1. Kuemper, 307
2. Atlantic, 311
3. Spencer, 317
4. ADM, 324
5. Denison, 325
6. Carroll, 331
7. Humbolt, 332
8. Panorama, 341
9. Harlan, 345
10. Nevada, 346 (criteria)
11. Webster City, 346
12. Fort Dodge, St. Edmond, 358
13. Shenandoah, 39

Medalist: Nate Mertz, Kuemper Catholic, 71.
Atlantic Scores: Ben Renaud was runner-up medalist with a 73. Matt Gearheart finished third overall with a 74. Cyle Renaud 80, Mason Goergen 84, Austin Alexander 88, Braden Smith 88. Next up the Trojans head back to Carroll for the Hawkeye Ten Conference Golf Tournament on Monday.

Coon Rapids-Bayard Tournament

Team Scores

1. Coon Rapids-Bayard 341
2. Panorama 386
3. AC/GC 411
4. Glidden-Ralston 450

Individual Scores

1. Trenton Golay, Coon Rapids-Bayard, 79
2. Zach Lee, Coon Rapids-Bayard, 83
3. Kade Schlepp, Coon Rapids-Bayard, 88

Audubon Girls Wheeler Invitational

1. East Union 444 – Quinn Exlinger 93, Casey Allen 116, Lauren Hadley 117, Anna Collins 118, Kate Sutton 124
2. Audubon 444 – Audubon did not have a 5th score for a tie-break. Jasmine Turner 95, Gianna Knueven 111, Sydney Beymer 112, Ashlie Heuss 126.
3. East Mills 482 – Rachel Schafer 102, Megan Hossle 122, Lauren Gaddy 123, Kassidy Croghan 135, Shellby Moore 142
4. Exira-EHK 492 – Jacey Anthofer 97, Mary Carroll 120, Shelby Young 127, Lauren Hansen 148.

Medalist: Quinn Eslinger, East Union, 93. Runner-Up: Jasmine Turner, Audubon, 99.

Spencer Tournament

Team Scores

1. Spirit Lake/Okoboji – 16 points
2. Kuemper Catholic Knights – 14
3. LeMars – 13
4. Spencer – 11
5. Sioux City West – 4
6. Estherville/Lincoln Central – 3

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

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Kolten Wong hit a two-run homer in the 10th inning, capping the St. Louis Cardinals rally and giving them an 8-6 win over the Chicago Cubs. The win is the fourth in a row for the Cardinals, and it came after they rallied from two runs down in the ninth inning off Chicago closer Brandon Morrow.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jordan Zimmermann allowed two hits over five scoreless innings, Nicholas Castellanos had three extra-base hits and the Detroit Tigers beat the Kansas City Royals 3-2. Zimmermann improved to 4-0 with a 1.48 ERA in seven appearances, including six starts, against the Royals. Castellanos had an RBI double as the Tigers scored three runs in the first off Jason Hammel.

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Daniel Salloi scored the lone goal early in the first half, and Sporting Kansas City held on for a 1-0 win over the Colorado Rapids. Salloi scored for Sporting KC in the 16th minute. Ike Opara created the danger with a header across the face of goal, which Khiry Shelton headed into the post. Salloi calmly put the rebound back past a helpless Tim Howard into the top of the net.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs opened a three-day rookie minicamp after a draft filled with defensive selections. Outside linebacker Breeland Speaks, defensive tackle Derrick Nnadi and hybrid linebacker Dorian O’Daniel could push for playing time right away.

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Nathan Shepherd and Folorunso Fatukasi are two rookies who could make a big impact on the New York Jets’ defensive line. Shepherd was a third-round draft pick from Fort Hays State in Kansas and Fatukasi was a sixth-rounder out of UConn. Both have the type of athleticism and versatility that could get them into a playing rotation right away.