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Class 1-A Singles – First Round
Mara Pirscoveanu (Denison-Schleswig) defeated Stephanie Wills (West Burlington, Notre Dame) 6-0, 6-0

Jana King (Glenwood) defeated Audrey Hinz (Dubuque Wahlert) 6-3, 6-3

Kate Walker (Red Oak) defeated Lily Roozeboom (Pella) 6-0, 6-1

Class 1-A Singles – Quarterfinals
Mara Pirscoveanu (Denison-Schleswig) defeated Jana King (Glenwood) 6-1, 6-0

Kate Walker (Red Oak) defeated Emily Ahlers (LeMars) 6-4, 6-0

Class 1-A Singles – Consolation Second Round
Jana King (Glenwood) defeated Emily Juergensen (Ballard) 2-6, 6-2, 1-0 (11)

Class 1-A Doubles – First Round
Kayla Rogers/Sarah Cabeen (Clarinda) defeated Lakyn Boltz/Alexis Kemp (Keokuk) 7-5, 6-1

Alli Thomsen/Jenna Taylor (Creston/O-M) defeated Amber Hrabik/Jackie Ingram (Denison-Schleswig) 6-1 6-4

Claire Bouchard/Jeanne Bouchard (CR Xavier) defeated Caitlin McIlravy/Sydney Dunphy (Creston/O-M) 7-6, 6-1

No. 2 Micayla Taylor/Grace Blomstedt (Red Oak) defeated Harley Cook/Karley Williams (Fairfield) 6-2, 6-0

Class 1-A Doubles – Quarterfinals
No. 1 Olivia Fain/Lauren McManus (Columbus) defeated Kayla Rogers/Sarah Cabeen (Clarinda) 6-1, 6-1

Chelsea Poesch/Kayla Reusche (Waverly-Shell Rock) defeated Alli Thomsen/Jenna Taylor (Creston/O-M) 4-6, 6-0, 6-0

Micayla Taylor/Grace Blomstedt (Red Oak) defeated Karlee Sinnott/Brianne Eighme (Columbus) 7-6, 6-1

Class 1-A Doubles – Consolation First Round
Amber Hrabik/Jacque Ingram (Denison-Schleswig) defeated Maddie Krumm/Kiara Petersen (Grinnell) 4-6, 6-3, 1-0 (6)

Caitlin McIlravy/Sydney Dunphy (Creston/O-M) defeated Andrea DeBruin/Rachel Tvedt (Pella Christian) 6-2, 6-3

Class 1-A Doubles – Consolation Second Round
Kayla Rogers/Sarah Cabeen (Clarinda) defeated Megan Miller/Hannah Carr (Charles City) 6-3, 6-4

Alli Thomsen/Jenna Taylor (Creston/O-M) defeated Caitlin McIlravy/Sydney Dunphy (Creston/O-M) 6-3, 6-2

Karlee Sinnott/Brianne Eighme (Columbus) defeated Amber Hrabik/Jacque Ingram (Denison-Schleswig) 6-2, 6-1

Class 2-A Singles – First Round
Abby Bergsten (Lewis Central) defeated Shivani Kumaresan (Des Moines Roosevelt) 6-1, 1-6, 6-2

Class 2-A Singles – Quarterfinals
No. 2 Eve Small (Iowa City High) defeated Abby Bergsten (Lewis Central) 6-1, 6-0

Class 2-A Singles – Consolation Second Round
Abby Bergsten (Lewis Central) defeated Jennifer Greif (Cedar Rapids Washington) 3-6, 6-4, 1-0 (11-9)

Thursday Baseball:
St. Albert 12, Shenandoah 4
Denison-Schleswig 10, Clarinda 7
Kuemper Catholic 5-3, Glenwood 4-2
Harlan 8-5, Creston 1-1
Nishnabotna 10, East Mills 7
East Sac County 11, IKM-Manning 1 (6 inn)
Missouri Valley 12, Whiting 2 (6 inn)
Thomas Jefferson 16, Underwood 0
Mount Ayr 3, Bedford 2
Lenox 15, Southwest Valley 2 (5 inn)
Nodaway Valley 5, East Union 2
Coon Rapids-Bayard 3, Newell-Fonda 2
Abraham Lincoln 6-3, Sioux City East 5-9

Thursday Softball:
Atlantic 12, CAM 0 (3 inn)
Denison-Schleswig 14-16, Clarinda 4-4
Lewis Central 12-9, Red Oak 0-0
Glenwood 10-11, Kuemper 4-7
Harlan 1-3, Creston 0-9
East Mills 21, Nishnabotna 11
Underwood 12, Thomas Jefferson 1 (5 inn)
Mount Ayr 5, Bedford 1
Nodaway Valley 2, East Union 1
Lenox 4, Southwest Valley 3
Charter Oak-Ute 3, Whiting 2
Abraham Lincoln 12, Sioux City East 2 (5 inn)
Grand View Christian 13, Orient-Macksburg 0

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Wacha pitched seven effective innings, Jason Heyward and Kolten Wong drove in two runs each, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7-1 on Thursday night in the opener of a four-game series between the National League’s top two teams.

The Cardinals, who knocked the Dodgers out of the playoffs in each of the previous two seasons, increased their Central Division lead to 6 1-2 games over the idle Pittsburgh Pirates while the Dodgers’ West Division advantage shrunk to 1 1-2 games over the idle San Francisco Giants.

Wacha (8-1) allowed a run and seven hits without walking a batter and had five strikeouts, five days after the Dodgers beat him 5-1 at St. Louis in a game that was delayed more than 2 hours by rain. This was the right-hander’s first road start against the Dodgers, whom he defeated twice in the 2013 NL championship series while shutting them out in 13 2-3 innings.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State President Steven Leath says he’s “open minded” about how much the university is willing to pay its next basketball coach, adding that the school is looking for a return on its investment.

Leath spoke to reporters Thursday for the first time since Fred Hoiberg left to take over the NBA’s Chicago Bulls. Leath says he intends to interview all the finalists identified by athletic director Jamie Pollard and weigh in with his opinion before Pollard makes the final decision. Leath says the next coach’s contract would likely be loaded with performance incentives tied to the team’s success in the Big 12 and nationally.

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Baseball:
Nodaway Valley 14, Atlantic 1
Harlan 14, Shenandoah 6
St. Albert 1, Abraham Lincoln 0
IKM-Manning 13, Griswold 8
Logan-Magnolia 9, Tri-Center 2
A-H-S-T-W 20, Riverside 4 (5 inn)
Treynor 5, Underwood 4
Lenox 15, Murray 3 (5 inn)
Coon Rapids-Bayard 10, Glidden-Ralston 0

Softball:
Atlantic 9, Madrid 3 (Ally Anderson hit a 3-run HR)
Essex 12, Red Oak 4
Denison-Schleswig 10, East Sac County 6 (8 inn)
Abraham Lincoln 11, St. Albert 1 (5 inn)
Riverside 7, A-H-S-T-W 6
West Central Valley 9, Audubon 8
IKM-Manning 5, Griswold 2
Logan-Magnolia 5, Tri-Center 2
Treynor 4, Underwood 3
Missouri Valley 9, West Monona 2
Exira/EHK 5, CAM 3
Ar-We-Va 9, Adair-Casey 0
Murray 11, Lenox 2

MIAMI (AP) — Chicago Cubs right fielder Jorge Soler, who leads all NL rookies with 15 hits, has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with a left ankle injury. Soler might be ready to return as soon as he’s eligible, manager Joe Maddon said. Soler played in every game until he was hurt when he stepped on first base awkwardly trying to beat out a grounder Monday against the Marlins.

Junior Lake started in right field for the second game in a row Wednesday, and Maddon said he’ll be interested to see who emerges in Soler’s absence. One candidate will be outfielder Mike Baxter, who was recalled from Triple-A Iowa 24 hours after being sent down.

Soler is batting .265 with four homers and 19 RBIs.

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — The U.S. Department of Education is launching an investigation into the University of Iowa’s handling of gender discrimination claims against athletic director Gary Barta. In a letter obtained by The Associated Press, the department’s Office for Civil Rights notified the school of the investigation last week and requested numerous documents.

Four members of the women’s field hockey team filed a complaint in August alleging that Barta’s decision to fire coach Tracey Griesbaum was part of a pattern of discrimination against strong female coaches. Barta has denied the allegation. He says Griesbaum was fired after an investigation found concerns about how some players were treated.

The Office for Civil Rights says it will look into the school’s failure to investigate a sex discrimination complaint against Barta filed by students in October.

ST. LOUIS (AP) — John Lackey pitched seven innings and Matt Carpenter had two hits and drove in two runs, leading the Cardinals to a 7-4 victory Wednesday over the Milwaukee Brewers. St. Louis improved the best home record in the majors to 22-7 and won all three series during its nine-game homestand.

Milwaukee third baseman Hector Gomez crashed into the stands behind third and left the game against the St. Louis Cardinals. Gomez was trying to catch a foul ball hit by Jason Heyward in the sixth inning on Wednesday. Gomez hit the short wall at full speed and fell head-first into the seats. After being looked at, he left the game under his own power.

A Brewers spokesman says Gomez was examined by a doctor for a possible concussion and the results were negative. Hernan Perez moved from second base to third and Luis Sardinas came in to play second.