Boys Substate Final Soccer games are set to be played today. Most games are set for a Noon start.

CLASS 1A:
Des Moines Christian vs. AHSTW, Avoca @ Des Moines Christian
Gilbert vs. Kuemper Catholic, Carroll @ Gilbert
St. Albert, Council Bluffs vs. Treynor @ Treynor

CLASS 2A:
ADM, Adel vs. Dallas Center-Grimes @ ADM, Adel
Storm Lake vs. Denison-Schleswig @ Buena Vista University
Harlan vs. Perry @ Harlan

CLASS 3A:
Valley, West Des Moines vs. Lewis Central @ Valley, West Des Moines

Class 3A Region 1

Des Moines Roosevelt @ CB Abraham Lincoln 10:00am

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

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Joe Musgrove came off the disabled list to win his Pirates debut with seven scoreless innings on the mound while also getting his first career hit and scoring the winning run as Pittsburgh beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-1. The right-hander singled to lead off the sixth inning, when the Pirates scored three times off John Gant to break a scoreless tie.

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Ronald Guzman homered in his fourth straight start and drove in three runs, leading the Texas Rangers over the Kansas City Royals 8-4. The rookie first baseman finished 2 for 4, including his sixth home run of the season. Nomar Mazara also had a homer and three RBIs for Texas. Mike Minor gave up home runs to Mike Moustakas and Jorge Soler but earned the victory that ended Kansas City’s season-best three-game winning streak. Royals lefty Eric Skoglund (1-5) allowed three home runs.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Jack Yalowitz scored from second base on Ben Troike’s deep drive to center field in the bottom of the ninth inning and Illinois posted a 5-4 walk-off win over Indiana in a Big Ten Tournament elimination game. Yalowitz singled leading off against Matt Lloyd, moved over on a sacrifice and came home when Troike’s long fly glanced off center fielder Logan Kaletha’s glove. It was the fifth one-run game in the tournament and the fourth won in walk-off fashion.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Tyler Cowles knocked in a pair of runs and Ohio State held off Michigan 5-3, eliminating the Wolverines from the Big Ten Tournament. The Buckeyes advanced to face top-seeded Minnesota.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Ohio football coach Frank Solich will return to Nebraska in January to receive the Tom Osborne Legacy Award from his former boss. The Football Writers Association of America announced Solich would be honored during the Outland Trophy banquet in Omaha. Solich was fired as Nebraska coach in 2003 after going 58-19 in six years.

The Atlantic boys tennis doubles team of Grant Podhajsky and Cooper McDermott have advanced to day two of the Class 1A State Tournament. They started off with a win 6-1, 7-5 over the duo of Ben Wallace and RJ Roberts of Knoxville. In their second round match they fell to Mason Hulse and Corbin Wafful of Boone 6-4, 6-2. They then defeated Ballard’s team of Caleb Hamerlinck and Max Olson 6-2, 6-3 in consolation 2nd round play. They will next play in the consolation semifinals against Jaden Heiden and Sean Moran of Denison-Schleswig on Saturday morning at 9:30am.

Glenwood’s Joel Ibanez and Adam Konfrst will play a duo from Dubuque Wahlert in the other consolation semifinal.

In singles play Atlantic’s Nile Petersen lost his first round match to Jordan Rozeboom of Pella 6-3, 6-4. Petersen then went on to win his consolation bracket match 6-2, 6-1 over Cauy Teske of South Hardin. Petersen was then knocked out in a second round consolation battle with Daniel Zhu of Maharishi, Fairfield 4-6, 6-4, 1 (9).

The Atlantic boys tennis doubles team of Grant Podhajsky and Cooper McDermott have won their opening match of the Class 1A State Tournament. They won 6-1, 7-5 over the duo of Ben Wallace and RJ Roberts of Knoxville. In their second round match they fell to Mason Hulse and Corbin Wafful of Boone 6-4, 6-2. They will now play in the consolation second round against Ballard’s team of Caleb Hamerlinck and Max Olson.

In singles play Atlantic’s Nile Petersen lost his first round match to Jordan Rozeboom of Pella 6-3, 6-4. Petersen then went on to win his consolation bracket match 6-2, 6-1 over Cauy Teske of South Hardin. His next match will be a second round consolation battle with Daniel Zhu of Maharishi, Fairfield.

The Exira-EHK Spartans boys golf team finished in 3rd place in the 2018 Class 1A State Tournament at Westwood Golf Club in Newton. The Spartans finished with a +128 696 two day total to finish in 3rd behind Champion Grundy Center (+115 683) and Runner-Up Harris-Lake Park (+119 687). IKM-Manning finished in 8th place with a +153 721 two-day total.

Individually Kyler Rasmussen of IKM-Manning finished tied for 7th place with a +19 161 for the two days. Everette Carroll of Exira-EHK and Tyler Kopp of CAM finished tied for 11th with +22 164 totals. Will Carroll of Exira-EHK finished 13th with a +26 168. Cole Burmeister finished tied for 30th along with Austin Ahrenholtz of IKM-Manning. They both shot +39 181’s for the tourney.

The Kuemper Catholic Knights boys golf team captured the 2018 Class 2A State Championship at American Legion Golf Course in Marshalltown on Friday. The Knights lead the entire way with matching 302 totals on Thursday and Friday. Their +44 604 total was 15 shots better than 2nd place PCM, Monroe.

Jared Tigges and Nate Mertz ended up tied for 3rd individually to lead the Knights. They both finished with a +7 147 two day total.

Panorama’s Kolby Shackelford finished as the State Runner-Up with a two day total of +5 145. Bo Weisserfluh of Dike-New Hartford was the State Champion with a +4 144.

Boys State Golf Tournaments were in their final round on Friday.

In Class 3A at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Fort Dodge Atlantic’s Matt Gearheart improved on his opening round of 78 to shoot a 75 on Friday and earn a tie for 8th Place with a +9 153 for the tournament.

Fellow Trojan golfer Cyle Renaud also improved from his opening round. He shot a 81 on Friday two shots better than his Thursday effort. Renaud finishes tied for 32nd overall with a +20 164 for the tourney.

AMES, Iowa – The Iowa State men’s basketball team will play at Mississippi in the 2019 SEC/Big 12 Challenge, the league offices announced Thursday. The game will be played Jan. 26 at The Pavilion at Ole Miss. Time and television information will be released at a later date.

The Rebels will be under the direction of new head coach Kermit Davis after finishing last season 12-20. Ole Miss returns two of its top three scorers from last year’s team.

January’s showdown will mark just the second meeting between the two schools. The only other contest came in 2000, a 73-68 win by Iowa State in Laie, Hawai’i.

Iowa State is 2-3 all-time in the challenge, beating Auburn and Arkansas at home the first two seasons before falling in the last three games (at Texas A&M, at Vanderbilt, vs. Tennessee). The Cyclones are 4-5 all-time in challenge games (2-0 vs. Oregon State, 0-2 vs. California, 1-0 vs. Auburn, 1-0 vs. Arkansas, 0-1 vs. Texas A&M, 0-1 vs. Vanderbilt, 0-1 vs. Tennessee).

The Big 12 has won three of the five challenges with the SEC, with the leagues splitting the 10 games in 2017. The Big 12 owns a 29-21 edge in the series.

2019 SEC/Big 12 Challenge
Iowa State At Ole Miss
Alabama at Baylor
Kansas at Kentucky
Kansas State at Texas A&M
Vanderbilt at Oklahoma
South Carolina at Oklahoma State
Florida at TCU
Texas at Georgia
Arkansas at Texas Tech
West Virginia at Tennessee

The Boys State Tennis Meets begin today and will continue tomorrow for both classes. This portion of State is singles and doubles play, State Team Tennis will be played on Tuesday, May 29th.

Class 1A is being contested at Byrnes Park in Waterloo. Atlantic’s Nile Petersen will be competing in singles play and the duo of Grant Podhajsky and Cooper McDermott will compete in doubles action for the Trojans. Other area competitors in singles play are: Reed Miller, St. Albert; Dustin Merritt, Creston; Tanner Finken, Kuemper Catholic.  Other area doubles teams are: Joel Ibanez and Adam Konfrst, Glenwood; Cam Pille and Jacob Schroeder, Kuemper Catholic; Jaden Heiden and Sean Moran, Denison-Schleswig.

Class 2A competition is at Veteran’s Memorial Tennis Center in Cedar Rapids. No area athletes are competing in 2A.