Class 1A

Semifinal Round– ST. ALBERT, COUNCIL BLUFFS 70, WEST HANCOCK, BRITT 52 – BOXSCORE

Semifinal Round – SOUTH O’BRIEN, PAULLINA 65, GLADBROOK-REINBECK 56 – BOXSCORE

Championship Round – ST. ALBERT, COUNCIL BLUFFS (17-9) VS. SOUTH O’BRIEN, PAULLINA(24-3)  – FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 6:05 PM

Consolation Round – WEST HANCOCK, BRITT (24-3) VS. GLADBROOK-REINBECK (24-3) – FRIDAY, MARCH 11, 10:00 AM

Class 2A

Semifinal Round – CASCADE, WESTERN DUBUQUE 51, PELLA CHRISTIAN 36 – BOXSCORE

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Kansas City Chiefs have begun to announce their wave of free-agent signings, starting with veteran linebacker Tamba Hali and defensive tackle Jaye Howard. Hali agreed to a three-year deal to remain with Kansas City on Tuesday, while Howard reached a two-year deal to stay with the Chiefs on Wednesday. Both were valuable pieces to a defense that last season led the Chiefs to their first playoff victory in more than two decades.

Kansas City also agreed to a three-year deal with veteran linebacker Derrick Johnson, a five-year contract with former Browns offensive tackle Mitchell Schwartz and contracts with backup linebackers Frank Zombo and Jonathan Massaquoi during the first day of free agency. Those contracts are expected to be announced once they are signed.

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. (AP) – St. Louis Cardinals shortstop Jhonny Peralta has undergone surgery for a left thumb injury and likely will be sidelined for about 10-to-12 weeks. Manager Mike Matheny anticipates Peralta will return to the team’s spring training site in Jupiter, Florida, in a few days. The surgery took place in St. Louis after Peralta got a second opinion.

Matheny said he hasn’t heard an exact date for Peralta’s return to action and will have a better idea when the Cardinals consult with the surgeon. Offseason acquisition Jedd Gyorko is likely to get the first chance to fill in at shortstop. The Cardinals also have utilityman Greg Garcia and prospect Aledmys Diaz in camp.

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Class 1A Semi’s
10:30-a.m. Council Bluffs/St. Albert vs. Britt/West Hancock
12:15-p.m. South O’Brien/Paullina vs. Gladbrook-Reinbeck

Class 2A Semi’s
2:00-p.m. Pella Christian vs. Cascade/Western Dubuque
3:45-p.m. Hull/Western Christian vs. Anamosa

Class 3A Semi’s
6:35-p.m. Chariton vs. Dubuque/Wahlert
8:15-p.m. Pella vs. Cedar Rapids/Xavier

The Championship and Consolation round games in Class 1A and 2A are on Friday, while the 3A and 4A finals are on Saturday.

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Reigning NL batting champion Dee Gordon singled for his first hit of the spring after an 0-for-10 start and the Miami Marlins beat the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3 on Wednesday. Cardinals catcher Yadier Molina made a sweeping tag play at the plate to save a run in his first appearance of the spring. He didn’t bat, protecting his surgically repaired left thumb for another week or so. He caught three innings.

Gordon, who batted .333 last year, got his hit off Marco Gonzales and scored in the third. Mike Leake worked two scoreless innings in his first spring start for St. Louis. Adam Conley allowed one hit in 2 2-3 innings in his second start for Miami. Justin Bour had two hits and two RBIs for Miami. Patrick Wisdom had a two-run homer for St. Louis.

4A State Tournament
First Round
Cedar Falls 60, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 58

Iowa City, West 51, Des Moines, Hoover 48

Pleasant Valley 57, Dubuque, Senior 42

Valley, West Des Moines 61, Dowling Catholic, West Des Moines 56

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Michael Finke scored 17 points and made five 3-pointers to lead No. 12 seed Illinois past 13th-seeded Minnesota 85-52 on Wednesday in the Big Ten tournament’s opening round.

The Fighting Illini (14-18) play No. 5 seed and 20th-ranked Iowa on Thursday in second-round action.

Kendrick Nunn added 15 points for Illinois while Malcolm Hill had 14 and Jalen Coleman-Lands 13. The Fighting Illini made 32 of 58 field-goal attempts (55 percent), including 14 of 26 from 3-point range (54 percent). Nunn, Hill and Coleman-Lands were a collective 15 of 26 from the field.

Illinois outrebounded Minnesota 35-26 and forced 15 Golden Gopher turnovers. Minnesota shot 39.2 percent (20 of 51) in dropping a fourth consecutive game to end the season.

Minnesota (8-23), which finished with a school record for single-season losses, got 12 points from Charles Buggs and 11 by Ahmad Gilbert.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – The Kansas City Chiefs were penalized Wednesday for violating the NFL’s anti-tampering rules for having impermissible contact with wide receiver Jeremy Maclin during last year’s free agency.

The Chiefs were stripped of their third-round pick this April and sixth-round pick next year and fined $250,000. Chiefs coach Andy Reid was also fined $50,000 and general manager John Dorsey fined $25,000.

Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt said in a statement the club intends to appeal the penalties.

The Chiefs are accused of having direct communication with Maclin, who played for Reid in Philadelphia, during the league’s negotiating period. That communication is a violation of NFL tampering rules.

Maclin later signed a $55 million, five-year deal with Kansas City.