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ST. LOUIS (AP) — John Lackey powered back into the St. Louis postseason rotation picture with 7 2-3 dominant innings, and Randal Grichuk and Matt Holliday hit consecutive homers in the first inning of the Cardinals’ 2-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Friday night.
The NL Central leaders had only five hits but maintained a 2 1-2-game lead over the Pittsburgh Pirates with eight games remaining. Their magic number is seven for clinching a second straight division title and two over third-place Milwaukee for securing a fourth straight postseason berth. St. Louis is 6-1 on its final nine-game homestand.
Lackey (14-9) was passed over in the just-completed three-game series against Milwaukee after complaining of a dead arm. The 35-year-old right-hander arrived at the trade deadline with a big-game reputation but was 2-2 with a 5.05 ERA in his first eight starts.
Class 3-A District 8
ADM 17, Atlantic 7
Creston 23, Greene County 7
Dallas Center-Grimes 34, Harlan 0
Winterset 12, Glenwood 8
Class 2-A District 8
Clarinda 24, East Sac County 3
South Central Calhoun 20, Kuemper Catholic 7
Southeast Valley 49, Shenendoah 26
West Central Valley 26, Red Oak 6
Class 1-A District 1
A-H-S-T-W 37, OA-BCIG 36
IKM-Manning 60, West Monona 0
Missouri Valley 23, Treynor 7
Underwood 41, Southwest Valley 0
Class 1-A District 8
Interstate 35 , Central Decatur
Van Meter 42, Des Moines Christian 18
Panorama 42, Woodward-Granger 12
Underwood 41, Southwest Valley 0
Class A District 1
Logan-Magnolia 42, Audubon 12
Griswold 34, Maple Valley 8
St. Albert 54, Riverside 34
Westwood 33, Tri-Center 9
Class A District 8
Bedford 27, Earlham 0
SE Warren 42, Clarinda Academy 16
Mount Ayr 62, Martensdale-St. Mary’s 12
Pleasantville 13, Nodaway Valley 0
8-Man District 1
Exira/EHK 73, Ar-We-Va 44
Boyer Valley 34 , West Harrison 12
Newell-Fonda 56, Kingsley-Pierson 0
River Valley 76, Woodbine 32
8-Man District 7
Coon Rapids-Bayard 64, Adair-Casey 20
NE Hamilton 38, Ankeny Christian Academy 14
Glidden-Ralston 64, East Union 6
Guthrie Center 33, Murray 32
8-Man District 8
CAM 82, Essex 26
Stanton 66, East Mills 54
Fremont-Mills 59, Nishnabotna 14
Sidney 27, Lenox 14
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Pittsburgh searches for its first 4-0 start since 2000 when the Panthers host Iowa on Saturday. The Panthers are coming off a 42-25 win at lowly Florida International that included a rally from an early 16-point deficit. Pitt coach Paul Chryst praised his team’s ability to bounce back, but added the Panthers can’t be so sloppy early on against the Hawkeyes (2-1).
Iowa blew an early 11-point lead in a loss to Iowa State last week. The Hawkeyes are averaging a modest 21 points a game, 102nd in the country. Coach Kirk Ferentz says he hasn’t lost patience with his offense, pointing out his team has narrowly missed a handful of big plays that could have changed the complexion of the game.
Class 3-A District 8
ADM @ Atlantic
Creston @ Greene County
Harlan @ Dallas Center-Grimes
Glenwood @ Winterset
Class 2-A District 8
East Sac County @ Clarinda
Kuemper Catholic @ South Central Calhoun
Shenandoah @ Prairie Valley
West Central Valley @ Red Oak
Class 1-A District 1
OA-BCIG @ A-H-S-T-W
IKM-Manning @ West Monona
Missouri Valley @ Treynor
Southwest Valley @ Underwood
Class 1-A District 8
Interstate 35 @ Central Decatur
Van Meter @ Des Moines Christian
Woodward-Granger @ Panorama
Southwest Valley @ Underwood
Class A District 1
Audubon @ Logan-Magnolia
Maple Valley @ Griswold
Riverside @ St. Albert
Tri-Center @ Westwood
Class A District 8
Bedford @ Earlham
SE Warren @ Clarinda Academy
Martensdale-St. Marys @ Mount Ayr
Nodaway Valley @ Pleasantville
8-Man District 1
Ar-We-Va @ Exira/EHK
Boyer Valley @ West Harrison
Kingsley-Pierson @ Newell-Fonda
River Valley @ Woodbine
8-Man District 7
Adair-Casey @ Coon Rapids-Bayard
Ankeny Christian Academy @ NE Hamilton
East Union @ Glidden-Ralston
Guthrie Center @ Murray
8-Man District 8
CAM @ Essex
East Mills @ Stanton
Fremont-Mills @ Nishnabotna
Lenox @ Sidney
We have an 8-Man football game tonight on KJAN as 2-1 Adair-Casey will hit the road to visit 8th ranked Coon Rapids-Bayard. Coon Rapids-Bayard coach John Kesselring helped lead Adair-Casey to a state title as a quarterback when he was a player, but now he has to coach against his alma mater.
Kesselring says he is impressed by the Bombers speed.
Adair-Casey coach Chris Bireline was Kesselring’s high school teammate. Bireline says running back Zach Evans is his main concern when scouting the Crusaders.
Evans has run for 600 yards in the first three games and leads a potent ground attack for 3-0 Coon Rapids-Bayard.
Our pre-game show begins at 6:30 this evening with kick-off set for 7:00. You can hear it live on AM 1220, FM 101.1, online at kjan.com or on your smartphone with the free KJAN app. You can also watch the live video stream of the game on the TV page at kjan.com.
“Who’s Gonna Win?” will get our evening of high school football coverage started at 6:00 tonight.
Coming off a 7-6 win over Glenwood to open district play last week, the Atlantic football team is home to try to extend their winning streak to three games tonight as they host ADM.
The Trojans haven’t been able to muster a lot of offense so far this season, but the defense has come up big in the last two wins. Last week, the Trojans stopped the Rams twice on the one yard line, with one of those stops turning into a 99 yard, 22 play, nine-plus minute drive for the winning touchdown.
After facing three teams that predominantly run the ball, Trojans Head Coach Eric Waldstein says his team will face a 1-2 Tigers club that likes to throw the ball…..a lot!
Last week, ADM lost a 7-6 match-up with Dallas Center-Grimes that saw the Tigers throw four interceptions. Waldstein hopes his Trojan squad can cause the same type of turnover problems.
Kick-off tonight at the Trojan Bowl is set for 7:30.
You can hear more from Coach Waldstein this afternoon at 4:45 on “Trojan Preview.”
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — Tony Cruz singled in the winning run in the 13th inning and the St. Louis Cardinals moved closer to their second straight NL Central title with a 3-2 victory over the Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday night.
The defending National League champions took two of three in a tight series that featured only 12 runs and another game that lasted 12 innings, and lead the division by 2 1/2 games with nine games to go. They begin their final home series of the year Friday night with the first of three against Cincinnati.
Aramis Ramirez and Scooter Gennett had an RBI apiece for the Brewers, who are five games back and 3 1/2 out for the second NL wild card. Jonathan Lucroy’s 45th double tied the major league record for a catcher set by Ivan Rodriguez in 1996 and was his major league-leading 52nd overall.
Cruz singled up the middle with one out for the third hit of the 13th against Jimmy Nelson and Matt Adam scored from second.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Chiefs running back Jamaal Charles showed up for practice Thursday, albeit in a limited capacity, despite a high ankle sprain sustained last Sunday against Denver. Charles did not participate Wednesday and there were fears that one of the game’s dynamic playmakers could miss several weeks. Chiefs coach Andy Reid has not said whether there’s a chance Charles will be available for Sunday’s game in Miami.
Pro Bowl safety Eric Berry, who is also sidelined by a sprained ankle, remained out of practice. Rookie wide receiver De’Anthony Thomas also did not practice after returning Wednesday from a hamstring injury that has caused him to miss the first two games.
Linebacker Tamba Hali was limited in practice. He’s expected to play against the Dolphins.
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