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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – College World Series fans wanting to avoid traffic congestion in downtown Omaha can use Metro’s Stadium Circulator and Stadium Express. The Stadium Circulator will connect TD Ameritrade Park with downtown hotels, parking garages, the Old Market and other attractions. It will run every 10 minutes and operate 90 minutes before the first game each day until 90 minutes after the last game. Cost is 25 cents, and special signs will designate pickup locations.

The circulator also will operate Friday from 9:30 a.m. until 30 minutes after Opening Celebration Day festivities. Stadium Express rides are $3 each way with exact change required. Locations are 121st and I Streets near Anytime Fitness, 102nd and Nicholas near Dick’s Sporting Goods, and Lots C1 and C3 of the Mid-America Center in Council Bluffs, Iowa.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – Fans at the College World Series are encouraged to text guest services staff at TD Ameritrade Park if they encounter problems near their seats. For assistance, fans should send a text to 69050. Type “CWS” and, after a space, state the issue and seat location. Examples of problems guest services want to know about are impaired fans, altercations and abusive language.

Metropolitan Entertainment and Convention Authority President and CEO Roger Dixon said the text system has been tested at several events at the adjacent CenturyLink Center and has proved to be helpful. Dixon encourages fans to report suspicious activity, saying, “If you see something, say something.”

The College World Series opens Saturday at 2 p.m. with Arkansas playing Virginia.

The St. Albert girls soccer team lost to Sioux City Bishop Heelan 2-0 on Thursday in the Class 1A State Soccer tournament at Cownie Soccer Park in Des Moines.

Emily Sealey and Lexie Stolen scored the goals to lead Heelan to the win. Heelan moves on to the semifinals on Friday at Noon vs. Waterloo Columbus Catholic.

St. Albert’s season ends with a record of 15-7.

Four current University of Iowa baseball and two Hawkeye recruits were selected in the 2015 Major League Baseball draft Wednesday. Senior Nick Hibbing was taken in the 16th round by the Pittsburgh Pirates, senior Eric Toole was selected in the 22nd round by the Colorado Rockies, and senior Kris Goodman was taken in the 32nd round by the Miami Marlins. Junior Tyler Peyton was selected in the 33rd round by the Cincinnati Reds.

Hawkeye recruits Daniel Perry from Susanville California was taken in the 13th round by the Toronto Blue Jays and Chris Comito Junior of Norwalk was selected by the Chicago White Sox in the 15th round. Comito says he will sign with the White Sox. Peyton has announced he will return for his senior season, while Perry will have the choice to sign a professional contract with the Blue Jays or bypass the draft and join the Hawkeyes as a freshman for the 2016 season.

(Learfield Sports)

SOFTBALL

Lewis Central 10, Glenwood 0
Atlantic @ Shenendoah Doubleheader postponed to June 27th.
St. Albert @ Red Oak Doubleheader postponed to today June 12th.

BASEBALL

Atlantic @ Shenendoah postponed to July 6th.
Lewis Central @ Glenwood postponed to July 13th.

All other area games postponed or cancelled due to weather.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Fans attending this weekend’s interleague series between the Kansas City Royals against the host St. Louis Cardinals will have the chance to touch a bit of history of both teams that squared off in the World Series three decades ago.

The Louisville Slugger Museum & Factory’s mobile museum will make its first-ever stop at Busch Stadium for the series that runs today (Friday) through Sunday. The traveling exhibit will include game-used bats from Royals Hall of Famer George Brett and late Cardinals legend Stan Musial. Fans will be allowed to hold the bat that Musial used in 1961.

There’ll also be a bat-making demonstration.

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Softball Scores:
Boone 11, Carroll 0
CAM, Anita 11, AR-WE-VA, Westside 3
Carlisle 7, A-D-M, Adel 1
Glidden-Ralston 2, West Harrison 1
IKM-Manning 8, AHSTW 2
Logan-Magnolia 6, Missouri Valley 5
Maple Valley-Anthon Oto 7, Kingsley-Pierson 2
Missouri Valley 5, Logan-Magnolia 3
OA-BCIG 6, West Monona 2
Riverside, Oakland 11, Audubon 0
Treynor 4, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 3

Baseball Scores:
ADM, Adel 5, Ogden 3
AHSTW, Avoca 8, IKM-Manning 5 (6 innings due to lightning)
Boone 2, Carroll 0
CAM, Anita 11, Ar-We-Va, Westside 6
Coon Rapids-Bayard 3, Des Moines Christian 1
Earlham 7, Nodaway Valley 2
Glidden-Ralston 8, West Harrison, Mondamin 3
Logan-Magnolia 7, Missouri Valley 2 (9 inn.)
Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 14, Kingsley-Pierson 4
OA-BCIG 5, West Monona, Onawa 2
Treynor 9, Denison-Schleswig 7
Underwood 10, Tri-Center, Neola 3

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Fans of the St. Louis Cardinals and the Kansas City Royals are showing off their memorabilia heading into a high-profile matchup. The Columbia Missourian reports that this weekend could be the second time this year the Interstate 70 rivals will play while first in their divisions if the Royals maintain their one-game lead in the American League Central. The series starts Friday in St. Louis.

The Missourian went in search of fans, photographing 66-year-old Don Boes of Jefferson City in front of memorabilia, some of it from the 1985 World Series. Photographers also captured 55-year-old John Thessen, of Taos, with a collection that includes seats from the old Busch Stadium.

The Cardinals and Royals also had the best records in Major League Baseball when they played in May.