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

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jose Martinez and Tyler O’Neill homered, rookie Jack Flaherty pitched seven innings and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 in Mike Shildt’s first game since being promoted to full-time manager. The Cardinals have won six of seven and are 20-5 in August. Earlier in the day, St. Louis took off the interim tag on Shildt, who was put in charge after Mike Matheny was fired last month a day before the All-Star break. The Pirates have lost eight of 10.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Cardinals have removed the interim tag from Mike Shildt’s title, promoting him to manager through 2020 after he led the team into postseason contention since taking over for the fired Mike Matheny. Shildt has guided the Cardinals to a 26-12 record since July 15 and they now hold the top spot in the National League wild card standings. The Cardinals were 47-46 when Matheny was fired.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Jakob Junis held scuffling Detroit to six hits in his first career complete game, Adalberto Mondesi homered to spur a five-run frame and the Kansas City Royals beat the Tigers 6-2 to begin their midweek, two-game series. Matthew Boyd allowed five runs in six innings for Detroit.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs’ defense was humiliated by the Bears in their preseason game last week, and that was with Chicago resting its offensive starters. With one final preseason game left and the start of the regular season on the horizon, defensive coordinator Bob Sutton knows that improvement must be made in a hurry.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska coach Scott Frost says quarterback Tristan Gebbia has been granted a release, freeing him to transfer to another school. Frost made the announcement four days before the Cornhuskers’ opener against Akron. True freshman Adrian Martinez was named the starting quarterback over the weekend. Gebbia on Monday dropped his classes and did not attend practice. Sophomore walk-on Andrew Bunch is in line to be the backup to Martinez.

AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State women’s basketball team announced its non-conference schedule for the 2018-19 season Monday. The Cyclones’ season-opener is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 9 against Niagara, which is the first game of the Preseason WNIT Tournament.

“I am very excited about our non-conference schedule for our team and fans,” head coach Bill Fennelly said. “Playing in the Preseason WNIT for the first time is a great way to start the season for this team. Overall the schedule is challenging in every way so we will have to be ready to play every night.”

Iowa State will have four-straight home games for the Preseason WNIT, before hitting the road to take on Eastern Michigan in Canada. The game will be a special one for senior All-American Bridget Carleton, as the Cyclones will take on the Eagles in her hometown of Chatham, Ontario, on Wed., Nov. 21.

Iowa State will continue its road swing in Vermillion, South Dakota, when it takes on South Dakota on Nov. 28. The Cyclones will return home to take on Arkansas on Sun., Dec. 2 for the SEC/Big 12 Challenge. The much-anticipated Iowa Corn CyHawk series game will be in Iowa City on Wed., Dec. 5.

The Cyclones will close out their non-conference schedule with a four-game home stand to in the month of December, with visits from North Dakota (Sun., Dec. 9), Drake (Sun., Dec. 16), Prairie View A&M (Wed., Dec. 19) andBucknell (Sat., Dec. 29).

Dates are still subject to change and a complete schedule featuring tip-off times and the Big 12 conference schedule will be announced at a later date.

AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State men’s basketball team opens the 2018-19 season at home against Alabama State on Nov. 6 and follows up three days later hosting former Big 12 foe Missouri.

The Cyclones and Tigers will meet at Hilton Coliseum for the first time since 2012, highlighting a non-conference slate that features seven home games.

Iowa State’s annual Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series contest against Iowa will be Thursday, Dec. 6 in Iowa City. The Cyclones have won seven of the last nine meetings in the series.

The Cyclones face Drake Saturday, Dec. 15 at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines as part of the Hy-Vee Classic, while another highlight of the non-conference slate comes on Jan. 26 in the SEC/Big 12 Challenge game at Mississippi.

As previously announced, Iowa State’s trip to the Maui Jim Maui Invitational (Nov. 19-21) highlights the non-conference schedule. The Cyclones will open the nation’s most prestigious tournament against Arizona, with a second game against either Gonzaga or Illinois. In the third game, ISU will face one of Auburn, Duke, San Diego State or Xavier.

The schedule features a number of regional matchups with North Dakota State, Omaha and Eastern Illinois coming to Hilton Coliseum. For the complete schedule, click here.

Times and television selections, as well as the Big 12 schedule, will be announced at a later date.

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1. Stanford (57)
2. Texas (7)
3. Minnesota
4. Florida
5. Nebraska
6. Penn State
7. USC
8. Wisconsin
9. BYU
10. UCLA
11. Illinois
12. Baylor
13. Washington
14. Pittsburgh
15. Creighton
16. Kentucky
17. Northern Iowa
18. Oregon
19. San Diego
20. Purdue
21. Colorado
22. Utah
23. Michigan
24. Cal Poly
25. Colorado State

Others Receiving Votes: Iowa State, Wichita State, Michigan State, Ohio State 

The Coon Rapids-Bayard Crusaders were one of a few teams that competed at the Woodward-Granger Cross Country Invite on Monday night at Jesper Park.

Girls Team

1. Woodward-Granger 40
2. Baxter 44
3. Greene County 51
4. Coon Rapids-Bayard 84

Girls Individual

1. Lauren Ratliff, Sr 21:39 Baxter
2. Katie Donaldson, So 22:35 Clarke
3. Josie Noland, Sr 22:47 Woodward Granger
4. Kassie Lamoureux, Jr 23:20 Greene County
5. Lilie Vansice, Fr 24:12 Baxter
6. Conner Allender, So 24:31 Greene County
7. Ava Petersen, So 24:34 Woodward Granger
8. Natalie Helbling, Jr 24:42 Woodward Granger
9. Holly Jessen, Jr 24:46 Baxter
10. Maya Phelps, Jr 24:50 Baxter
11. Brynn Bass, Fr 25:46 Coon Rapids-Bayard

Boys Team

1. Saydel 28
2. Woodward-Granger 55
3. Baxter 65
4. Greene County 77
5. NTS for Clarke and Coon Rapids-Bayard

Boys Individual

1. Logan Berg, Jr 16:54 Baxter
2. Ryan Hynick, Jr 18:06 Saydel
3. Alex Bice, Jr 18:28 Woodward Granger
4. Caleb Jurgensen, Jr 18:40 Saydel
5. Seth Plascencia, Jr 18:42 Saydel
6. Josh Bruntz, Sr 18:43 Baxter
7. Dylan Steele, Jr 18:54 Woodward Granger
8. Austin Pyles, Jr 19:05 Saydel
9. Cole Jaschke, So 19:07 Saydel
10. Logan Woodruff, Fr 19:44 Greene County

(Learfield Sports) — Iowa State coach Matt Campbell is not ready to name a starting middle linebacker for Saturday’s season opener against South Dakota State. Mike Rose, O’Rien Vance and Bobby McMillen have been competing for the spot vacated by Joel Lanning. Campbell expects all three to play in the opener. Campbell says practice this week will determine which one starts Saturday’s game.

(3-0) Fremont-Mills 25-25-25, Lourdes Central Catholic 23-14-19
(2-0) Lenox 25-25, Interstate 35, Truro 18-22
(2-0) Logan-Magnolia 25-25, West Harrison 15-15
(2-0) Logan-Magnolia 25-25, Heartland Christian 9-15
(3-0) Mount Ayr 25-25-25, Essex 5-15-16
(2-0) West Harrison 25-25, Heartland Christian 14-12
(2-0) Winterset 25-25, Lenox 12-12

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

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Two days after clarity came to Nebraska’s quarterback situation, things got complicated again. True freshman Adrian Martinez will be the starter when the Cornhuskers begin the Scott Frost era against Akron at home on Saturday night. Tristan Gebbia is the man he beat out for the job. Gebbia wasn’t at practice Monday and the university registrar said he was no longer enrolled. That would leave sophomore walk-on Andrew Bunch as the top backup

LISBON, Iowa (AP) — A brother of slain Iowa college student Mollie Tibbetts played through his grief and led his high school football team to victory in the season opener. The Des Moines Register reports that Scott Tibbetts threw for two touchdowns and ran for another as Brooklyn-Guernsey-Malcom High School beat Lisbon High 35-24 on Friday. The win came less than 48 hours before a memorial service Sunday for his 20-year-old sister. A suspect led investigators to her body in a cornfield on Tuesday.

Class 4A
1. Dowling Catholic (1-0), LW #1 vs #5 Valley @ Drake Stadium
2. Bettendorf (1-0), LW #2 vs #8 Iowa City West
3. Johnston (1-0), LW #3 vs Ankeny
4. Cedar Falls (1-0), LW #4 vs Iowa City High
5. WDM Valley (1-0), LW #5 vs #1 Dowling at Drake Stadium
6. Cedar Rapids Prairie (1-0), LW #6 vs Pleasant Valley
7. Ankeny Centennial (1-0), LW #7 vs Urbandale
8. Iowa City West (1-0), LW #8 @ #2 Bettendorf
9. Cedar Rapids Kennedy (1-0), LW (X) vs Linn-Mar
10.Southeast Polk (0-1), LW (X) vs Waukee

Class 3A
1. Lewis Central (1-0), LW #1 @ Carlisle
2. Cedar Rapids Xavier (1-0), LW #2 vs Decorah
3. West Delaware (1-0), LW #4 @ Marion
4. Pella (1-0), LW #7 vs Mount Pleasant
5. Solon (1-0), LW #6 @ West Liberty
6. Sioux City Heelan (1-0), LW (X) @ Glenwood
7. Harlan (1-0), LW #8 vs Sergeant Bluff-Luton
8. North Scott (0-1), LW #3 vs Davenport Central
9. Webster City (1-0), LW #9 vs Spencer
10.Western Dubuque (1-0), LW (X) @ Williamsburg

Class 2A
1. Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley (1-0), LW #2 @ 1A-#10 Western Christian
2. Union (LaPorte City) (1-0), LW #3 @ North Fayette Valley
3. PCM (Monroe) (1-0), LW #5 @ #9 West Marshall
4. Clear Lake (1-0), LW #4 vs Waverly-Shell Rock
5. Spirit Lake (1-0), LW #8 vs Forest City
6. Carroll Kuemper (1-0), LW #10 vs 1A-#9 South Central Calhoun
7. Sioux Center (1-0), LW (X) @ West Lyon
8. Mount Vernon (0-1), LW #6 vs Center Point-Urbana
9. West Marshall (1-0), LW (X) vs #3 PCM (Monroe)
10.Waukon (0-1), LW #7 vs Crestwood

Class 1A
1. Pella Christian (1-0), LW #3 @ #8 Van Meter
2. Aplington-Parkersburg (1-0), LW #2 @ #6 Dike-New Hartford
3. Cascade (1-0), LW #4 @ Benton
4. Iowa City Regina (0-1), LW #1 @ Anamosa
5. West Branch (1-0), LW #8 @ Wapello
6. Dike-New Hartford (1-0), LW #7 vs #2 Aplington-Parkersburg
7. Wilton (1-0), LW #6 vs N.E. Goose Lake
8. Van Meter (1-0), LW #9 vs #1 Pella Christian
9. South Central Calhoun (1-0), LW (X) @ 2A-#6 Kuemper
10.Western Christian (1-0), LW #10 vs 2A-#1 Western Christian

Class A
1. Hudson (1-0), LW #1 @ Waterloo Columbus
2. Algona Garrigan (1-0), LW #2 vs Mason City Newman
3. Saint Ansgar (1-0), LW #3 vs Osage
4. IKM-Manning (1-0), LW #5 vs Underwood
5. Lynnville-Sully (1-0), LW #6 vs Sigourney
6. West Hancock (0-1), LW #4 vs Emmetsburg
7. Council Bluffs St. Albert (0-1), LW #7 vs Treynor
8. Westwood (Sloan) (1-0), LW #8 vs Oakland Riverside
9. AHSTW (1-0), LW #9 vs Shenandoah
10.Wapsie Valley (1-0), LW #10 vs Denver

Eight-man
1. Don Bosco (1-0), LW #1 @ Baxter
2. Newell-Fonda (1-0), LW #4 vs #9 Coon Rapids-Bayard
3. Midland (Wyoming) (2-0), LW #5 @ Dunkerton
4. Turkey Valley (1-0), LW #7 @ Gladbrook-Reinbeck
5. Audubon (1-0), LW #9 @ Fremont-Mills
6. Iowa Valley (2-0), LW (X) @ Lone Tree
7. New London (1-0), LW (X) @ Moravia
8. Exira-EHK (1-0), LW (X) @ Sidney
9. Coon Rapids-Bayard (1-0), LW (X) @ #2 Newell-Fonda
10.Stanton (1-0), LW (X) @ CAM Anita