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GIRLS:

• Underwood 208, Audubon 220 (Medalist: Jasmine Turner, Audubon 43, Rachel Teten, Underwood 47)
• Riverside 255, Treynor NTS (Medalist: Kaytla Chapman, Treynor 43, Runner-Up: Alyssa Brink, Riverside 58)
• Tri-Center 232, ASHTW NTS (Medalist: Emma Jorgensen, AHSTW 52, Runner-Up: Callie Eckmann, T-C 53)
• Missouri Valley 231, IKM-Manning 249 (Medalist: Madison Lease, MV 47, Runner-Up: Madison Brown, MV 56)
• Clarinda 201, Glenwood 203
• Creston 200, Red Oak 244
• Denison 215, Lewis Central 276

BOYS:

• Underwood 189, Audubon 191 (Medalist: Blake Hall, Underwood 46, Runner-Up: Aaron Gust, Audubon 46)
• Tri-Center 190, AHSTW 210 (Medalist: Zach Matthews, T-C 46, Runner-Up: Trevpr Carlson, T-C 47)
• Treynor 209, Riverside 224 (Medalist: Jack Stogdill, Treynor 50, Runner-Up: Dawson Goss, Treynor 51)
• IKM-Manning 188, Missouri Valley 195 (Medalist: Kyler Rasmussen , IKM-Manning 44, Runner-Up: Shawn Hatcher, MV 45)
• Southwest Valley 193, Lenox 221 (Medalist: Cole Swenson, SWV 42, Runner-Up: Avery Kwirant, SWV 45)
• Glenwood 157, Clarinda 184

Boys:

• Abraham Lincoln 7, Tri-Center 2
• Missouri Valley 3, Underwood 1
• Lewis Central 4, St. Albert 0
• Denison 3, Kuemper Catholic 1

Girls:

• Treynor1, Sioux City North 0
• St. Albert 10, Harlan 0
• Lewis Central 4, Bishop Heelan Catholic 1
• Sioux City East 6, Glenwood 1
• Thomas Jefferson 4, Sergeant Bluff-Luton 1

Officials with Riddell are on the Iowa campus this week as the Hawkeyes will become the first college football team to wear customized helmets. The hope is they will reduce head injuries and the helmets will feature eight customized pieces of padding inside designed to absorb impact. Iowa coach Kirk Ferentz…

More than a dozen Iowa players wore customized helmets on an experimental basis last season and none suffered a concussion.

Outfitting the entire team will cost more than 100 thousand dollars but Ferentz says it is money well spent if it can help limit head injuries.

Upperclassmen were fitted for the new helmets this spring and they will be ready for next season.

(Radio Iowa/Learfield Sports)

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

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs added three more defensive players on the final day of the NFL draft to the three they selected on Day 2. Texas A&M safety Armani Watts went in the fourth round, cornerback Tremon Smith went in the sixth and defensive tackle Kahlil McKenzie two picks later. But in McKenzie’s case, a transition to offensive guard could be in his future.

UNDATED (AP) — Oklahoma State has exceeded expectations in the Big 12. Conference coaches picked the Cowboys to finish sixth. They sit in first place to start the week after sweeping a three-game series against rival Oklahoma. The Cowboys have won seven straight games and 16 of 20 since opening Big 12 play with a series loss to Texas. They play at Iowa this weekend and finish the Big 12 schedule with three games at Baylor and three at home against Texas Tech.

BOSTON (AP) — Xander Bogaerts hit a grand slam over the Green Monster and the Boston Red Sox finished April with their most wins ever by beating the Kansas City Royals 10-6. Mitch Moreland hit a solo homer and had three hits along with Bogaerts for the Red Sox, who posted their 19th victory in April.

BOSTON (AP) — Royals slugger Mike Moustakas has left Kansas City’s game against the Boston Red Sox after getting hit by a pitch in the first inning. The team says X-rays were negative and Moustakas has a bruised right forearm.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Robert Morris guard Dachon Burke is transferring to Nebraska. He will have two seasons of eligibility after sitting out this coming season. Burke picked the Cornhuskers over St. John’s, Pittsburgh and Marquette. He was a second-team All-Northeast Conference pick last season. He averaged better than 17 points a game and led the NEC with 2.1 steals per game.

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Tyler Cropley’s two-run walk off homer lifted Iowa to a 7-5 victory over seventh ranked Michigan as the Hawkeyes claimed the rubber match of a Big Ten series against the Wolverines. It was a game Iowa trailed 5-0 early. The Hawkeyes improve to 9-7 in the Big Ten. Iowa hosts Missouri on Tuesday.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nick Kingham carried a perfect game into the seventh inning in his major league debut to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals. The 26-year-old rookie right-hander retired 20 straight batters before Paul DeJong singled down the left-field line with two outs in the seventh. He struck out nine and walked none.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Police say two people have been shot after an argument at a dining and entertainment district across from the stadium where the St. Louis Cardinals play. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that both victims were taken to a hospital after the shooting Sunday night at Ballpark Village in downtown St. Louis. Police say one was shot in the head and was unresponsive, and the other was struck in the thigh. The shooter fled and police did not immediately have a description of the person.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Cheslor Cuthbert homered twice and drove in four runs as the Kansas City Royals won consecutive games for the first time this season, defeating the Chicago White Sox 5-4. Whit Merrifield singled home Alcides Escobar, who was hit by a pitch to leadoff the eighth inning, with the go-ahead run off Bruce Rondon (1-1).

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Nick Kingham carried a perfect game into the seventh inning in his major league debut to lead the Pittsburgh Pirates to a 5-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Sunday. Kingham, a 26-year-old rookie right-hander, retired 20 straight batters before Paul DeJong singled down the left-field line with two outs in the seventh. He finished with one hit and nine strikeouts on 98 pitches (72 strikes) after being recalled from Triple-A Indianapolis earlier in the day. Elias Diaz went 3-for-4 with three singles and two RBIs as the Pirates won their fifth straight game and completed a three-game sweep of the Cardinals.

Right-hander Luke Weaver (2-2) took the loss after allowing four runs runs on six hits with six strikeouts in 5 1/3 innings. He pitched five scoreless before walking the bases loaded with one out in the sixth.
UP NEXT:
Cardinals: RHP Michael Wacha (4-1, 3.62) will attempt to extend his winning streak to five games when he takes the mound against the Chicago White Sox at Busch Stadium on Tuesday. Wacha has won four straight starts since last losing on March 31, when he allowed four runs on five hits in 4 2/3 innings against the New York Mets.

Three Iowa Hawkeyes were selected during the NFL Draft.   Center James Daniels and cornerback Josh Jackson were taken in the second round, Daniels by the Chicago Bears and Jackson by the Green Bay Packers.  Linebacker Josey Jewell was grabbed in the fourth round by the Denver Broncos.

After the draft concluded, others were offered free agent deals.

Running back Akrum Wadley signed with the Tennessee Titans.

Offensive lineman Ike Boettger agreed to terms with the Buffalo Bills.

Linebacker Ben Niemann will sign with the Kansas City Chiefs.

Guard Sean Welsh will reportedly sign with the Washington Redskins.

Also, offensive lineman Boone Myers will attend rookie mini-camps with the Baltimore Ravens and Indianapolis Colts.  While wide receiver Matt VandeBerg will try out with the New York Jets next week.  And, running back James Butler will tryout with the New York Jets and Washington Redskins.

Surprisingly, no Iowa State Players were taken in the draft.  But a few signed free agent deals.

Wide receiver Allen Lazard signed with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Also, linebacker Joel Lanning, receiver Marchie Murdock and offensive lineman Jake Campos all signed with the Dallas Cowboys.

And, punter Colin Downing received an invitation to the Kansas City Chiefs’ rookie mini-camp.

Northern Iowa wide receiver Daurice Fountain was picked by the Indianapolis Colts in the 5th round.