DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — For Calvin Smith II, sharing the same name and being the son of Calvin Smith means carrying a lot of weight. It’s not easy following in the footsteps of a former world-record holder, world champion, Olympic medalist and Hall of Famer. That’s why, at an early age, the son decided he wasn’t going to be a 100-meter sprinter like his father, but rather would make a name for himself in his own event, the 400, and stand out on his own merits.

One thing’s for sure: He certainly inherited his dad’s speed as he competes this week at the U.S. championships, hoping to earn a spot on the world team headed to Moscow in August.

w/ Jim Field

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SPENCER, Iowa (AP) — A Spencer man has caught a $1,600 walleye on Big Spirit Lake in northern Iowa. Joe Larson caught a tagged fish that was part of a contest sponsored by the Iowa Great Lakes Area Chamber of Commerce. In early May, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources released six tagged walleye in Big Spirit Lake, West Lake Okoboji and East Lake Okoboji for the contest. For anglers who paid $15 and registered for the extended contest, there’s still a chance to win some money for catching one of the tagged fish up until Sept. 1.

Larson caught his fish Thursday and the Chamber of Commerce released details on Tuesday. Proceeds from the Great Walleye Weekend contest go to the Easter Seals of Iowa.

Hawkeye 10:

• Carroll 5, Atlantic 3
• Creston 6-0, Denison-Schleswig 3-3
• Kuemper Catholic 2, Fort Dodge 1
• Lewis Central 10-8, Shenandoah 0-0

Western Iowa Conference Tourney:

• First Round:
• Treynor 12, Riverside 2  (6 inn )
• Audubon 10, Griswold 2
• Underwood 4, A-H-S-T 1
• Missouri Valley 4, Tri-Center 1
• Semi-Finals:
• Treynor 11, Audubon 1
• Underwood 12, Missouri Valley 7

Rolling Hills:

• Exira-EHK 11, Orient-Macksburg 0
• Grandview Park Baptist 15-19, Adair-Casey 3-1
• Glidden-Ralston 5, CAM 4

Others:

• Bedford 14-10, Nodaway Valley 6-14
• Abraham Lincoln 3, Thomas Jefferson 1
• Lenox 13-13, East Union 1-9
• Ogden 11, West Central Valley 6
• Panorama 7, Guthrie Center 6
• Villisca 13, Fremont-Mills 12
• Woodward-Granger 12, Coon Rapids-Bayard 3
• Stanton 13, Nishnabotna 0 (4 innings)
• Sidney 15, St. Albert 3
• Corning 21, Mount Ayr 9
• IKM-Manning 9, Woodbine 2

Hawkeye 10:

• Atlantic 7, St. Albert 5 (8 inn)
• Denison-Schleswig 4-6, Creston 3-4
• Glenwood 2-5, Harlan 0-6
• Lewis Central 11, Shenandoah 1 (6 innings)

Rolling Hills:

• CAM 19, Glidden-Ralston 3
• Exira/EHK 5, Orient-Macksburg 0

Others:

• Bedford 3-6, Nodaway Valley 1-7
• Coon Rapids-Bayard 3, Woodward-Granger 2
• Abraham Lincoln 13-6, Thomas Jefferson 4-2
• Fremont-Mills 11, Villisca 6
• IKM-Manning 12, Logan-Magnolia 5
• Lenox 16, East Union 1
• Mount Ayr 16, Corning 1
• Nishnabotna 10, Stanton 4
• Sidney 26, Clarinda Academy 0

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Ryan Sweeney and Cody Ransom hit back-to-back homers in a four-run first inning and that was plenty for Jeff Samardzija, who pitched the Chicago Cubs over the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 Tuesday night. Chicago started fast against Adam Wainwright (10-4) and broke a five-game losing streak in St. Louis. Carlos Beltran hit his team-high 17th homer for the Cardinals, who lost for the third time in five games but still lead the majors with a 45-26 record.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — U.S. distance runner and Iowa native Lisa Uhl never won a state title while competing for Fort Dodge High. Uhl returns to Drake Stadium nearly a decade later in position to qualify for the world championships. It’ll be a short commute to Des Moines for Uhl, a three-time NCAA outdoor champion, an Olympian and one of the favorites in the 10,000-meter race Thursday at the U.S. championships.

For the past 10 months, Uhl has been living in Des Moines and training with her former Iowa State coach, Corey Ihmels, after an unpleasant two-year stay in Oregon. Uhl says she’s much happier since returning to central Iowa.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Lolo Jones’ attempt at humor in a video that’s gone viral received a chilly reception from some members of the bobsledding community. Like that, the U.S. hurdler finds herself under scrutiny again. Jones posted a Vine video in which she pokes fun at a check she received for $741.84 in prize money from the U.S. Bobsled and Skeleton Federation. In the spoof, she picks up the phone and says, “I’m going to be a little bit late on my rent.”

And now, instead of concentrating on the U.S. championships this week in her hometown, she’s explaining herself. She insisted it was simply a joke and has already talked to some of her bobsledding teammates. She says, “none of the girl teammates I work with took offense.”

Class 4-A:

1. Ankeny
2. Iowa City West
3. WDM Valley
4. Dowling Catholic
5. Fort Dodge
6. Des Moines East
7. Johnston
8. Urbandale
9. Cedar Rapids Xavier
10. Muscatine

Class 3-A:

1. Clear Lake
2. Davenport Assumption
3. Glenwood
4. Bishop Heelan Catholic
5. LeMars
6. Benton Community
7. Waverly-Shell Rock
8. Norwalk
9. Harlan
10. Solon

Class 2-A:

1. North Polk
2. Dyersville Beckman
3. Cascade
4. Roiland-Story
5. Wilton
6. Kuemper Catholic
7. Iowa City Regina
8. St. Albert
9. Ogden
10. Monticello

Class 1-A:

1. Newman Catholic
2. Van Meter
3. Twin Cedars
4. Don Bosco
5. Martensdale-St. Marys
6. Lawton-Bronson
7. Coon Rapids-Bayard
8. West Lyon
9. Hinton
10. Bishop Garrigan