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

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Fernando Romero didn’t allow a run for the second straight start to begin his major league career, throwing six sharp innings to lead the Minnesota Twins over the St. Louis Cardinals 6-0. The win was a season-high fourth straight for the Twins, who have won 13 of their last 16 games against National League opponents dating to last year. St. Louis had its season-best five-game winning streak snapped.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Armon Gates has been hired as a Nebraska assistant coach less than a month after he was named associate head coach at Florida. Florida coach Mike White had announced the addition of Gates to his staff April 8. Media outlets began reporting last week that Gates would leave the Gators. Gates says he was not fired at Florida. He said he knew Miles and that Nebraska was a better fit for him.

ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Raiders have officially signed free agent linebacker Derrick Johnson to a one-year contract. Coach Jon Gruden had said last week the sides agreed to terms and the contract is now official. The 35-year-old Johnson spent his first 13 NFL seasons with the rival Kansas City Chiefs and will likely fill the role at middle linebacker that NaVorro Bowman played the second half of last season.

The Drake men’s tennis team is preparing for another trip to the NCAA Tournament. The Bulldogs head to Champaign, Illinois and will take on 19th ranked Vanderbilt in Saturday’s opening round. It is Drake’s 11th appearance in the tournament.

That’s Drake coach Davidson Kozlowski. The Bulldogs enter the tournament on a seven match win streak.

Eighth ranked Illinois and Marquette are the other two teams in the regional.

(Learfield Sports)

Josh Jackson was on the practice field for the first time as a member of the Green Bay Packers over the weekend as part of the Packers’ rookie minicamp. The former Iowa standout was taken in the second round of the NFL Draft.

Jackson on what the weekend is all about.

Jackson is excited about the chance to get started.

(Learfield Sports)

The Glenwood girls track team came out on top of the Hawkeye Ten pack at the Conference Meet in Harlan on Monday night. Glenwood scored 161 points to run away with the title despite only winning 4 events. The Rams won the Sprint Medley, 4x100M Relay, 4x200M Relay, and Emma Hughes won the 1500M Run.

Atlantic’s Taylor McCreedy won the 3000M Run and came in 3rd in the 1500M Run.

Team Scores

1. Glenwood 161
2. Denison-Schleswig 123
3. Creston 79
4. Lewis Central 75.5
5. Atlantic 72
6. Shenandoah 65
7. Harlan 45
8. Red Oak 38
9. Kuemper Catholic 37
10. St. Albert 32.5
11. Clarinda 12

Full Results: Hawkeye 10 Conference Meet

Photo Credit: Matt Mullenix

The Atlantic boys track team took home the Hawkeye Ten Championship on Monday night in Harlan. The Trojans put up 152 points to beat out Lewis Central who finished second with 142.5 points. The Trojans won 8 events on their way to the crown.

Atlantic’s individual winners were: Chase Mullenix in the 800M, Gratt Reed in the 110M Hurdles and 400M Hurdles, Bradley Dennis in the 1600M Run, and Jalen Petersen in the 3000M Run. The Trojans also pulled down relay wins in the 4x400M, 4x800M, and Distance Medley.

Team Scores

1. Atlantic 152
2. Lewis Central 142.5
3. Glenwood 130.5
4. Harlan 102
5. CB St. Albert 74
6. Kuemper Catholic 40
7. Denison-Schleswig 36
8. Shenandoah 30
9. Clarinda 19
10. Red Oak 12
11. Creston 3

Full Results: Hawkeye 10 Conference Meet

The Boyer Valley girls and Exira-EHK boys golf teams came away with Rolling Valley Conference Golf Championships on Monday in Carroll. CAM’s Sammi Jahde was the girls individual champion with a round of 82. That was her second straight conference title. Tyler Kopp of CAM won the boys individual crown with an 81.

Girls

Team Scores

1. Boyer Valley 393
2. CAM 426
3. Exira-EHK 443
4. Glidden-Ralston 447
5. Coon Rapids-Bayard 486
6. Woodbine 508

Individual Scores

1. Sammi Jahde, CAM, 82 (2nd straight RVC championship)
2. Jacey Anthofer, Exira-EHK, 90
3. Anna Puck, Boyer Valley, 90
4. Abbie Miller, Boyer Valley, 94
5. Ericka Stender, CAM, 94

Other Boyer Valley Scores: Katy Puck 102, Taylor Klein 107, Regan Frazier 107, Katelyn Neilsen 112.

Boys

Team Scores

1. Exira-EHK 366
2. CAM 378
3. Boyer Valley 383
4. Coon Rapids-Bayard 393
5. Glidden-Ralston 397
6. Woodbine 465

Individual Scores

1. Tyler Kopp, CAM, 81
2. Everet Carroll, Exira-EHK, 83
3. Ben Tibken, CAM, 86
4. Grant Kenkel, Glidden-Ralston, 86
5. Wil Carroll, Exira-EHK, 87

Other Exira-EHK Scores: Cole Burmeister 87, Tyler Petersen 109.

Atlantic’s Alyssa Ginther is the Hawkeye Ten Conference Girls Golf Individual Champion after shooting a round of 79 today in Shenandoah. Atlantic finished 3rd in the team race behind champion Creston and Kuemper Catholic.

Team Scores

1. Creston 357
2. Kuemper Catholic 380
3. Atlantic 383
4. Clarinda 408
5. Glenwood 412
6. Shenandoah 420
7. Harlan 422
8. Denison-Schleswig 435
9. Lewis Central 466
10. Red Oak 513
11. St. Albert 571

Individual Scores

1. Alyssa Ginther, Atlantic, 79
2. Rylie Driskell, Creston, 83
3. Sydney Hartsock, Creston, 88
4. Ashton Carter, Creston, 89
5. Katie Schweers, Kuemper Catholic, 89
6. Baylee Newell, Atlantic, 91
7. McKenna Ludwig, Kuemper Catholic, 93
8. Gracie Brown, Clarinda 93
9. Macy Ludwig, Kuemper Catholic, 95
10. Emma Hansen, Creston, 97

Atlantic Scores: Alyssa Ginther 79 (Champion), Baylee Newell 91 (6th), Hannah Alff 98, Anna Wieser 115, Nouha Barray 146.

Atlantic Head Coach Kathy Hobson: “Alyssa had a great day. Set the tone with birdie on first hole. A couple of holes she’d like to have back but overall she was steady all day. Baylee Newell finishes 6th with 91-1st team all conference. She struggled some with her putter. Hannah Alf 11th with 98-2nd team all conference. Hannah’s game has come a long way. Actually this whole team has come a long way. Happy with 3rd overall and we were so close to 2nd.”

The Atlantic boys golf team came out on top of the Hawkeye Ten Conference Tournament on Monday in Carroll. The Trojans shot a 295 total to beat out second place Kuemper Catholic by 4 strokes. Cyle Renaud led the way with a 69 and was Runner-Up Medalist after coming up short in a playoff with Glenwood’s Ryan Leath on the first playoff hole. The win makes Atlantic back-to-back Hawkeye Ten Conference Champions.

Team Scores

1. Atlantic 295
2. Kuemper Catholic 299
3. Glenwood 303
4. Lewis Central 319
5. Harlan 323
6. Denison-Schleswig 327
7. Clarinda 348
8. St. Albert 363
9. Creston 363
10. Shenandoah 387
11. Red Oak 400

Atlantic Scores: Cyle Renaud 69 (Runner-Up, 1st Team All-Conference), Matt Gearheart 72 (4th, 1st Team All-Conference), Ben Renaud 75 (7th, 2nd Team All-Conference), Braden Smith 79, Mason Goergen 82, Austin Alexander 85.

Atlantic Head Coach Ed DenBeste: “Going into today, we knew that Kuemper and Glenwood were the two teams that would compete for the title and we would have to play well to beat them. Ben had a rough front with 3 penalty shots and shot 40. Great back though with a one under.  Matt played well today. Had 5 birdies. Had some bogies but kept it at one over. Great to see Cyle shoot his best today. 2 under is a great score. Mason continued his solid play with an 82. Austin had some struggles but got it going when he headed back to the back nine. Braden had his best round this year. We needed it today to take the title. Great job with back to back Hawkeye 10 Conference Champs. Very Proud Coach today!!!!!!”

Atlantic-CAM wrestler John McConkey added another title to his resume over the weekend by winning the 285-pound division at the State Free Style Wrestling Tournament at Southeast Polk High School.

McConkey defeated Kaleb Reeves by Fall in 2:13 in the championship match. He will now move on to the USA National Junior Free Style Wrestling Tournament in July in Fargo, North Dakota.

McConkey won the 285-pound title in Class 2A State Wrestling this winter and is a UNI commit.