Hawkeye 10:

• Atlantic 6, Clarinda 1 (Gunnar Blum 2 HR’s, Tyler Hovey complete game)
• Denison-Schleswig 8, Lewis Central 6
• Creston 15, Shenandoah 7
• Glenwood 19, Red Oak 0 (5 inn)
• Harlan 7, Kuemper Catholic 1

Western Iowa:

• A-H-S-T 13, Underwood 1
• Missouri Valley 11, Tri-Center 9
• Riverside 12, Griswold 2

Rolling Hills:

• CAM 3, East Greene 2
• EHK-Exira 2, Walnut 1
• Iowa Christian Academy 12, Adair-Casey 7
• Orient-Macksburg 13, Glidden-Ralston 3

Others:

• Coon Rapids-Bayard 6, Earlham 4
• Des Moines Christian 22, Guthrie Center 1
• Lenox 13, Essex 12
• Logan-Magnolia 16, Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 2
• Murray 15, Mount Ayr 0 (4 innings)
• Panorama 6, Madrid 3
• St. Albert 16, Bedford 0
• Dallas Center-Grimes 10, Carroll 0

Hawkeye 10:

• Creston 10, Shenandoah 0
• Harlan 14, Kuemper Catholic 1
• Glenwood 13, Red Oak 0

Western Iowa:

• Treynor 13, Audubon 3
• Tri-Center 2, Missouri Valley 1
• Underwood 8, A-H-S-T 0

Others:

• Charter Oak-Ute 15, West Harrison 4
• Des Moines Christian 15, Guthrie Center 1
• Earlham 12, Coon Rapids-Bayard 0
• IKM-Manning 5, River Valley 2
• Madrid 6, Panorama 4
• Wayne 11, Nodaway Valley 0
• West Monona 7, Boyer Valley 6
• Westwoodn 8, Ar-We-Va 1
• Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 4, Logan-Magnolia 7
• Dallas Center-Grimes 4, Carroll 0
• Nishnabotna 9, Bedford 4

NEW YORK (AP) — Allen Craig hit a tiebreaking, two-run homer in the eighth inning and the St. Louis Cardinals found a bit of missing pop, beating the New York Mets 5-4 Monday and stopping their season-worst losing streak at five. The Cardinals have never been swept in a four-game series in New York. The World Series champions had been outscored 19-1 by the Mets and no-hit by Johan Santana before salvaging the finale at Citi Field. Pinch hitter Scott Hairston and Lucas Duda homered for the Mets, who missed a chance to move all alone into the NL East lead. Craig connected one out after Matt Holliday hit a leadoff single against Jon Rauch (3-5) for a 5-3 lead. The Mets got closer in the bottom half when Andres Torres hit a long sacrifice fly, but closer Jason Motte retired David Wright on an inning-ending liner to right field with a runner at third base. Motte finished for his ninth save in 12 chances. Marc Rzepczynski (1-3) wound up with the win despite allowing Hairston’s eighth career pinch-hit homer in the seventh, a two-run shot with two outs that made it 3-all.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Stanford Routt is growing accustomed to life on the other side of Arrowhead Stadium. The former Oakland Raiders cornerback has fit in seamlessly with his longtime division rival as the replacement for Brandon Carr, who left in free agency. Routt has been working out with the first team during the opening weeks of offseason workouts. He said it’s helped that he spent seven seasons playing against the Chiefs twice a year. It’s also helped that another ex-Raider, tight end Kevin Boss, is a newcomer with Kansas City. Routt was among the most penalized defensive backs in the NFL last season, but he’s also started 30 games over the past two years and was routinely put on the opposition’s best wide receiver. That’s why Chiefs coach Romeo Crennel appears so comfortable with him.

IHSBCA  Rankings for June 3, 2012:
Class 4-A
1.   Cedar Rapids Kennedy
2.   Ankeny
3.   Iowa City West
4.   Dowling Catholic
5.   Johnston
6.   Waukee
7.   SE Polk
8.   West DM Valley
9.   Indianola
10.   Cedar Rapids Xavier

Class 3-A
1.  Sioux City Heelan
2.  Harlan
3.  Western Dubuque
4.  Dallas Center-Grimes
5.  Seargent Bluff-Luton
6.  Maquoketa
7.  Clear Lake
8.  Marion
9.  Waverly-Shellrock
10.  Vinton-Shellsburg

Class 2-A
1.  Davis County
2.  Dyersville-Beckman
3.  Carroll Kuemper
4.  St. Edmond, Ft. Dodge
5.  PCM
6.  North Polk
7.  Ogden
8.  Iowa City Regina
9.  Wilton
10.  Van Buren

Class 1-A
1. Martensdale-St. Mary’s
2. Council Bluffs St. Albert
3. Mason City Newman
4. Preston
5. Lawton-Bronson
6. Pleasantville
7. Algona Garrigan
8. Van Meter
9. Lisbon
10. Coon Rapids-Bayard

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Class 1-A Semifinals

Waterloo Columbus Catholic 9,  Red Oak 0

Camanche 9, Dubuque Wahlert 0

1-A Championship

Camanche 5, Waterloo Columbus 4

1-A Third Place

Dubuque Wahlert 5, Red Oak 3

Class 2-A Semifinals

Ames 8, Clinton 1

Cedar Rapids Washington 5, Urbandale 4

Class 2-A Championship

Ames 5, Cedar Rapids Washington 2 (Ames wins fourth-straight Class 2A team title)

Class 2-A Third Place

Urbandale 5, Clinton 3

Class 1-A

Championship:  Waterloo Columbus Catholic 2, Nevada 0

Consolation:  Iowa City Regina 2, West Liberty 1 (2OT/PK)

Class 2-A

Championship:  Dubuque Wahlert 1, Norwalk 0

Consolation:  Spirit Lake Park-Okoboji 3, ADM 1

Class 3-A

Championship:  Iowa City West 1, Johnston 0

Consolation:  WDM Valley 3, Ames 0

NEW YORK (AP) — Jonathon Niese struck out a career-high 10 in six scoreless innings and the New York Mets shut down the slumping St. Louis Cardinals for the third straight game, getting a homer and three RBIs from rookie Kirk Nieuwenhuis in a 6-1 victory Sunday night. Andres Torres added a two-run triple and finished a homer shy of the cycle. Nieuwenhuis, batting leadoff, also had three hits. Niese (4-2) became the latest New York pitcher to dominate the Cardinals, following Johan Santana’s no-hitter in the series opener Friday night — the first in Mets history — and knuckleballer R.A. Dickey’s seven-hit shutout Saturday. The only thing that prevented the Cardinals from being blanked in three consecutive games for the first time since October 1976 was a two-out RBI single by Adron Chambers in the eighth off Elvin Ramirez, who was making his major league debut.