ST. LOUIS (AP) — Matt Adams had a two-run home run and the Cardinals broke open a tight game with four in the eighth to beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5-1 on Wednesday night. The Cardinals won their fifth consecutive game to maintain a one-game lead over Pittsburgh and a three-game advantage on Cincinnati in the NL Central. The Pirates finished a three-game sweep at Texas and the Reds knocked off the Chicago Cubs earlier in the day. Milwaukee has lost three of five.

Brandon Kintzler gave up three runs on two hits and a walk while only getting two outs. Carlos Beltran’s sacrifice fly off Michael Gonzalez scored Matt Carpenter to give the Cardinals a 2-1 lead. An error by catcher Jonathan Lucroy allowed Jon Jay to score and Adams followed with his 12th homer of the season. Trevor Rosenthal had a hitless eighth inning for the win.

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Girls Team Standings:

1. St. Albert  60
2. Underwood  70
3. Tri-Center  101
4. Treynor  123
5. Logan-Magnolia  126
6. West Harrison  162
7. Exira/EHK  200
8. Adair-Casey/CAM  202
9. Southwest Iowa  216
10. Boyer Valley  270

Girls Top Five:

1. Mackenzie Hulsing, Southwest Valley 17:09.36
2. Jacey MArtin, St. Albert 17:20.75
3. Michelle Mumm, Tri-Center 17:56.39
4. KrisAnn Stephanie, St. Albert 18:24.07
5. Robi Fanslan, Underwood 18:45.16

Boys Team Standings:

1. Boyer Valley  36
2. St. Albert  49
3. Riverside  76
4. Tri-Center  109
5. A-H-S-T  138
6. Logan-Magnolia  141
7. Underwood  227
8. Southwest Iowa  242
9. Treynor  253

Boys Top Five:

1. Jake Weber, Boyer Valley 17:36.26
2. Wyatt Schulz, Logan-Magnolia 17:55.58
3. Chase Bonsall, Boyer Valley 18:02.45
4. Freddy Hug, St. Albert 18:10.09
5. Joe Grady, Boyer Valley 18:11.59

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Girls Team Standings:

1. Griswold  85
2. Harlan  90
3. Gretna, NE  93
4. Atlantic  124
5. Shenandoah  143
6. Red Oak  159
7. Clarinda  203
8. Maryville, MO  260
9. Southwest Valley  303
10. Nebraska City, NE  318

Girls Top Five: 

1. Rebekah Topham, Griswold
2. Bailey Kuhl, Harlan
3. Emma Evans, Winnetonka
4. Tiffany Williams, Atlantic
5. Sarah Cabeen, Clarinda

Boys Team Standings:

1. Harlan  42
2. Shenandoah  66
3. Gretna, NE  88
4. Red Oak  108
5. Atlantic  179
6. Nebraska City, NE  217
7. Tarkio, MO  218
8. Rockport, MO  227
9. Griswold  278
10. Southwest Valley  309

Boys Top Five:

1. Chris Brace, Harlan 
2. Josh Sunberg, Red Oak
   
3. Austin Henry, Gretna
4. Bradley Young, Shenandoah
5. Philip Sciranko, Harlan

Hawkeye 10:

• (3-1) Creston 25-21-25-25, Atlantic 15-25-22-20
• (3-0) Harlan 25-25-25, Shenandoah 11-11-16
• (3-0) Kuemper Catholic 25-25-25, Denison-Schleswig 11-21-10
• (3-1) Lewis Central 23-25-25-25, St. Albert 25-22-14-16
• (3-1) Red Oak 23-25-25-25, Glenwood 25-19-21-20

Western Iowa:

• (2-0) CB Abraham Lincoln 25-25, Tri-Center 6-11
• (2-1) Logan-Magnolia 17-25-15, Heartland Christian 25-19-10
• (2-0) Logan-Magnolia 25-25, West Harrison 10-20
• (3-2) Missouri Valley 24-25-25-24-15, IKM-Manning 26-23-19-26-8
• (2-0) Tri-Center 25-25, CB Thomas Jefferson 16-12

Rolling Valley:

• (3-0) Adair-Casey 25-25-25, Charter Oak-Ute 14-18-13
• (3-0) Boyer Valley 25-25-25, CAM 18-19-22
• (3-2) Woodbine 18-25-20-26-15, Exira-EHK 25-18-25-24-13

Others:

• (3-0) Bedford 25-25-25, Nodaway Valley 20-16-20
• (3-0) Boone 25-25-25, Carroll 19-23-23
• (3-2) Coon Rapids-Bayard 25-25-20-23-15, Ar-We-Va 20-18-25-25-11
• (2-0) CB Abraham Lincoln 25-25, CB Thomas Jefferson 8-13
• (3-2) East Mills 25-18-24-25-15, Nishnabotna 12-25-26-17-5
• (3-1) East Union 26-25-22-25, Lenox 24-10-25-19
• (3-0) Guthrie Center 25-25-25, Ogden 14-21-15
• (3-1) Iowa Christian Academy 23-25-25-25, Orient-Macksburg 25-23-23-18
• (3-0) Sidney 25-25-25, Essex 17-7-20
• (3-0) Southwest Valley 25-25-25, Mount Ayr 12-14-15
• (3-1) Stanton 25-25-23-25, Fremont-Mills 13-19-25-17

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Matt Holliday’s two-run home run in the sixth inning stunned Wily Peralta with the St. Louis Cardinals’ first hit and rookie Shelby Miller blanked the Milwaukee Brewers into the seventh inning of a 4-2 victory Tuesday night. Norichika Aoki of the Brewers struck out three times for the first time in the majors, the last against rookie lefty Kevin Siegrist with a runner on second to end the seventh. Aoki entered the game as the toughest batter to fan in the majors this year, averaging one per 17.2 at-bats.

Matt Carpenter and Matt Adams added RBIs in the seventh and eighth for the NL Central leaders, who are 4-0 to begin a nine-game homestand. After a day off, the Cardinals built on momentum from a three-game sweep of Pittsburgh. Miller allowed five hits with four strikeouts and two walks in 6 2/3 innings.

NEWTON, Iowa (AP) — Iowa Speedway CEO Doug Fritz has resigned after two years on the job. The track says Fritz left to pursue another opportunity. Fritz attended Sunday’s NASCAR Camping World Trucks series race, and his resignation became official Monday.

Fritz, the former president of Richmond International Speedway, took over for Jerry Jauron after the 2011 season. Iowa Speedway president Stan Clement will add the chief executive’s duties to his job description.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Iowa has done nearly everything it can think of spice up its offense. And yet through two games, Iowa’s best play has been to send 236-pound Mark Weisman into the middle and dare defenses to stop him. Weisman has blossomed into the team’s most consistent playmaker heading into Saturday’s game at Iowa State (0-1).

Weisman is ninth nationally with 280 yards rushing — on a team-high 50 carries — and has reached the 100-yard plateau twice this season. He set a career high with 30 carries in last week’s 28-14 win over Missouri State, finishing with 180 yards and two touchdowns.

The Board of Directors of the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union (IGHSAU) has selected Iowa Public Television (IPTV) as the television provider for its state tournament events.

The three-year agreement will begin with the 2014 Iowa Girls State Basketball Tournament championship games. IPTV will also televise the state finals in soccer, softball and volleyball. There are also plans to broadcast seasonal specials that will recap the swimming & diving, cross country and bowling state tournaments in the winter and the track & field, tennis and golf state championships in the spring.

“We are thrilled to partner with Iowa Public Television,” said IGHSAU Executive Director Mike Dick. “It was very important to us that every Iowan had the opportunity to watch our state tournaments on television. IPTV provides us with that opportunity. We are very happy to have the Iowa Girl showcased alongside all of the quality programming that IPTV provides to millions of Iowans each year.”

“We are extremely thrilled to produce and broadcast the Iowa Girls’ High School Athletic Union Championships showcasing athletes from around the state,” said IPTV Executive Director Molly Phillips. “Iowa Public Television can be received by all viewers in the state of Iowa no matter where they live and is the most watched public television station in the nation.”

Iowa Public Television is Iowa’s statewide public broadcasting network. IPTV provides quality, alternative programming that educates, enlightens and entertains Iowans throughout the state. Iowa Public Television began in Iowa in 1967 when the State Educational Radio and Television Facility Board was created and charged with developing a state network to broadcast educational programs.

A noncommercial, public-service mission enables IPTV to present an unequaled array of programs of lasting value to Iowans regardless of where they live or what they can afford. More than one million viewers a week turn to IPTV for programming that reflects a range of interests for Iowans in all demographic categories.

IPTV can be located on the following channels: Channel 11.1, Des Moines; Channel 12.1, Iowa City; Channel 21.1, Fort Dodge; Channel 24.1, Mason City; Channel 27.1, Sioux City; Channel 32.1, Waterloo; Channel 36.1,Red Oak; Channel 36.1, Davenport.