The Shelby County Trails Committee will be gathering to bike / walk / run at numerous venues throughout the county in 2016. They invite you to join them to show your support and desire for trails in Shelby County. In the process you’ll get some exercise, good company, the opportunity to sample some refreshments and to learn what needs to be done to make a trail system in the county a reality.

The first event takes place beginning 6-p.m. Thursday, May 26th, at Pauley’s Pub in Panama (IA), and will conclude at Norma Jean’s. The final destination is the Bent Rim Fermentation Project at the intersection of Main Street & Highway 191, in Panama.

Runners and Walkers will travel south along Highway 191. Each individual will decide when to turn around and return to Panama. Bikers will ride south on Highway 191 to Portsmouth. Those riders who want to experience hills will continue to Westphalia via Highway 44, Highway M16 and Highway F32. From Westphalia, riders will return to Panama via Highway F32. Riders who want to stick to the flat roads will return to Panama from Portsmouth on Highway 191.

For additional information, please contact Dean Kloewer (panamadean@panamatransfer.com) or Patrick Stessman (patrickstessman@yahoo.com).

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A person familiar with the situation tells The Associated Press that the Kansas City Chiefs and second-round draft pick Chris Jones have agreed to terms on a contract. The person spoke on condition of anonymity Thursday because the team had not announced the deal.

The Chiefs traded away their first-round pick last weekend, so Jones was their first selection with the 37th overall pick. The 6-foot-6, 308-pound defensive tackle out of Mississippi State is the first of their eight picks to sign, though most should be in the fold by this weekend.

The Chiefs begin a three-day rookie minicamp Saturday. Jones should join a defensive line rotation that includes Dontari Poe, Jaye Howard and Allen Bailey but lost veteran Mike DeVito to retirement. Nick Williams and Rakeem Nunez-Roches are also on the roster.

ST. LOUIS (AP) – Jaime Garcia pitched seven sharp innings, Brandon Moss hit a long home run and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-0 on Thursday. Stephen Piscotty drove in two runs and also made an outstanding catch in right field to help preserve the shutout. St. Louis won three of four in the series.

Garcia (2-2) gave up two hits, didn’t walk a batter and struck out five. Moss launched a drive estimated at 462 feet to right field in the first off Jerad Eickhoff (1-4). It was the longest homer by a left-handed hitter in the history of the new Busch Stadium, which opened in 2006.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Cardinals first baseman Matt Adams has bruised his left knee and exited Thursday’s game at St Louis. Adams was injured when he collided with Philadelphia’s Cameron Rupp in a play at first base in the first inning. Adams left in the fourth inning for precautionary reasons.

GIRLS

Thomas Jefferson Invitational at Dodge Riverside

The Shenandoah girls golf team won the Thomas Jefferson Invitational championship on Wednesday at Dodge Riverside Golf Course in Council Bluffs.  The Fillies shot a  397, ahead of Sioux City East in second place with a 405.  Medalist: Ciara Burnison, Shenandoah 90.

Nishnabotna 233, East Mills 255, Southwest Iowa 275, Heartland Christian NTS

Medalist: Elayna Mincer, Nishnabotna 54. Runner-Up: Christine Rost, Nishnabotna 54

CYO Tournament at Ft. Dodge

1. Kuemper Catholic 375
2. Bishop Garrigan 435
3. Ft. Dodge St. Edmond 464
4. Bishop Heelan 470
5. St. Mary’s, Remsen 475

Medalist: McKenna Ludwig, Kuemper Catholic 88.  Runner-Up: Macy Ludwig, Kuemper Catholic 91.

BOYS

CYO Tournament at Ft. Dodge

1. Kuemper Catholic 320
2. Bishop Garrigan 326
3. Ft. Dodge St. Edmond 335
4. St. Mary’s Remsen 375

Medalist: Donovan Berte, Bishop Garrigan 76.  Runner-Up: Ryan Feauto, Kuemper Catholic 79

Nishnabotna 176, Heartland Christian 217, East Mills 223, Southwest Iowa 235

Medalist: Austin McFarland, Nishnabotna 43. Runner-Up: Eric Charbonneau, Nishnabotna 44

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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Matt Holliday’s RBI single with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning gave the St. Louis Cardinals a 5-4 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night. The Cardinals had lost five of their last six games while the Phillies had won seven of eight and 10 of 12.

St. Louis loaded the bases with one out in the ninth inning against Phillies closer Jeanmar Gomez. Stephen Piscotty delivered an RBI infield single to tie the game. Holliday then smacked a single through the left side of the infield to drive in plate the winning run.

Ryan Howard’s seventh homer of the season, a three-run shot to center field in the fourth inning, gave the Phillies a 3-0 lead. It was the St. Louis native’s 23rd homer in 67 career games against the Cardinals. Odubel Herrera added a solo home run in the fifth, his third, to make it 4-0.

The Western Iowa Conference held their Boys and Girls Golf Meets at Nishna Hills Golf Course on Wednesday, May 4th.

GIRLS  WIC Tournament GIRLS 2016

Team Scoring

1. Treynor 362
2. Tri-Center 442
3. AHSTW 447
4. Griswold 449
5. Audubon 472
6. Underwood 474
7. Logan-Magnolia 517
8. IKM-Manning 562
9. Riverside 579
10. Missouri Valley 710

Individual Placing

1. Aly Anderson, Treynor 82
2. Madlyn Deitchler, Treynor 92
3. Kayla Chapman, Treynor 92
4. McKenna Waffle, Treynor 96
5. London Faber, Tri-Center 98
6. Randi Robinson, Treynor 98

BOYS  WIC Tournament BOYS 2016

Team Scoring

1. Griswold 320
2. Treynor 336
3. Logan-Magnolia 349
4. AHSTW 352
5. Missouri Valley 353
6. IKM-Manning 360
7. Tri-Center 376
8. Riverside 387
9. Audubon 390
10. Underwood 409

Individual Placing

1. James Reynolds, Griswold 72
2. Jake Reynolds, Griswold 73
3. Nathan Hill Treynor 75
4. Taylor Nelson, Logan-Magnolia 80
5. Seth Svedja, Missouri Valley 82
6. Dustin Engel, AHSTW 82

Western Iowa Conference Co-Ed Meet at Tri-Center

GIRLS

1. Treynor 159
2. Logan-Magnolia 109
3. Underwood 88
4. Missouri Valley 85
5. IKM-Manning 73.5
6. Tri-Center 51.5
7. Audubon 48
8. AHSTW 43
9. Griswold 39
10. Riverside 38

Treynor won 5 events on their way to the team title: Noel James won the 800m and the Cardinals won the Sprint Medley, Distance Medley, 4x100m Relay, and 4x800m Relay.

Full results here.

BOYS

1. Underwood 113
2. Audubon 100
3. Treynor 99
4. Logan-Magnolia 76
5. Missouri Valley 66
6. Tri-Center 60
7. AHSTW 58
8. IKM-Manning 47
9. Riverside 43
10. Griswold 40

The Underwood Eagles took wins in the Shuttle Hurdles, 4x400m Relay, and had Nick Pedersen win the 400m on their way to the team crown.

Audubon’s Mitchell Nelsen won the 110m Hurdles and the Wheelers won the 4x100m Relay.

AHSTW got wins from Spencer Symanowicz in the Shot Put and Gage Clay in the 100m and 200m.

Griswold’s Jadon Jahnke won the High Jump.

Full results here.

Corner Conference Co-Ed Meet at Fremont-Mills

GIRLS

1. Sidney 168
2. Essex 124
3. Fremont-Mills 114
4. East Mills 69
5. Stanton 62
6. Clarinda Academy 17
7. Nishnabotna 12
8. South Page 4
9. Heartland Christian 3

Sidney picked up wins from Lexy Larsen in the 100m and 200m, Mackenzie Daffer in the 400m and 400m Hurdles, Jaden Daffer in the 100m Hurdles, Maryn Phillips in the Discus and Shot Put, 4x400m Relay, and Sprint Medley.

Full results here.

BOYS

1. Fremont-Mills 157
2. Nishnabotna 116.5
3. Sidney 70.5
4. East Mills 64
5. Stanton 58
6. Clarinda Academy 41
7. Essex 37
8. Heartland Christian 10

Fremont-Mills took the conference crown on their home track with wins in the Shuttle Hurdle Relay, Parker Powers in the 110m Hurdles and High Jump, and Jaeger Powers in the Long Jump.

Full results here.