Class 1-A District Finals
Nishnabotna 12, Bedford 2 (5 innings)
Orient-Macksburg 6, Corning 5
Walnut 5, Adair-Casey 1
Coon Rapids-Bayard 23, West Harrison 3 (5 innings)

Class 2-A District Finals
St. Albert 8, Logan-Magnolia 3
Interstate-35 5, Mount Ayr 1
Kuemper Catholic 12, Manson-NW Webster 2 (6 innings)
Lawton-Bronson 15, West Monona 3 (5 innings)

Class 1-A District Finals (7:00 pm)

District 13 @ Lenox:  Corning vs. Orient-Macksburg

District 14 @ Essex:  Bedford vs. Nishnabotna

District 15 @ Oakland:  Adair-Casey vs. Walnut

District 16 @ Coon Rapids:  Coon Rapids-Bayard vs. West Harrison

Class 2-A District Finals (7:00)

District 14 @ Treynor:  St. Albert vs. Logan-Magnolia

District 15 @ Carroll:  Kuemper Catholic vs. Northwest Webster

Class 3-A

• Carroll 7, Atlantic 1
• Harlan 6, Perry 3
• Winterset 7, Red Oak 3
• Glenwood 10, Creston 0 (6 inn)
• Storm Lake 12, Spencer 0 (5 inn)
• Sergeant Bluff-Luton 2, Denison 1

Class 4-A

• Lewis Central 7, Thomas Jefferson 0
• Abraham Lincoln 1, Waukee 0

Atlantic golfers Senior Kristen Schuler and Freshman Brooke Fletcher were
both named to the 3A West District golf team for the spring season.
Kristen and Brooke led the Trojanns from the top 2 playing positions most
of the season, each earning medalist honors several times.

This award is given through nominations made by the district coaches and
is sponsored by the Iowa Girls Coaches Association.

Other Hawkeye 10 golfers making the 3A team were Ashley Powers, Denison,
and Taylor Hance, Creston.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — Kulsoom Abdullah has become the first woman to compete in the U.S. weightlifting championships while wearing clothing that covers her legs, arms and head.

Abdullah was cleared to compete in accordance with her Muslim faith after the International Weightlifting Federation ruled two weeks ago that athletes could wear a full-body “unitard” under the customary weightlifting uniform.

Abdullah, a 35-year-old from Atlanta who weighs roughly 105 pounds, lifted before a small crowd Friday in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Wearing a flowing black hijab and matching top with a tan, long-sleeved undershirt and long black socks, Abdullah cleared a snatch of 41 kilograms, or just over 90 pounds, and 57 kilograms in the clean and jerk.

Abdullah finished fifth out of six competitors in her weight class.

w/ Jim Field

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IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) – Iowa guard Anthony Hubbard, who spent nearly four years in prison before earning a Division I scholarship, has left the program without ever suiting up for the Hawkeyes.  Iowa said Thursday that Hubbard wants to explore playing for a school closer to his Virginia home.  The 26-year-old Hubbard pleaded guilty to a 2003 robbery and was released from prison in 2007. He later played at two junior colleges, starring at Frederick Community College (Md.) last season before landing a scholarship with the Hawkeyes.  Hubbard was expected to play a key role in 2011-12 for Iowa, which finished 11-20 last season. He has two seasons of eligibility remaining.

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Iowa State has reinstated suspended center Jordan Railey, though he will not be allowed to play in the first three games next season.  Railey was suspended following his arrest in April for fighting in public. Cyclones spokesman Mike Green says Railey’s disorderly conduct charge has been dropped.  Green said Railey, who averaged 2.0 points and 1.5 rebounds as a freshman last year, will be allowed to practice with the team and go on its trip to Italy next month. He will not play during the exhibition season and the first three regular season games.  Railey and forward Melvin Ejim, also a sophomore, are the only returning frontcourt players who played for Iowa State last season.

Class 3-A District Semi-Finals

District 15 @ Harlan:

• 5:00 — Atlantic (18-10) vs. Carroll
• 7:00 — Harlan vs. Perry

District 16 @ Creston:

• 5:00 — Red Oak vs. Winterset
• 7:00 — Creston vs. Glenwood

District 2 @ Storm Lake:

• 5:00 — Denison vs. Sergeant Bluff-Luton
• 7:00 — Storm Lake vs. Spencer

Class 1-A District 14
Bedford 14, Essex 13
Nishnabotna 8, East Mills 6

Class 1-A District 13
Corning 18, Lenox 0 (4 inn)
Orient-Macksburg 8, East Union 2

Class 1-A District 15
Walnut 2, Exira/Elk Horn-Kimballton 1
Adair-Casey 16, CAM 6 (6 inn)

Class 1-A District 16
West Harrison 3, Boyer Valley 0
Coon Rapid-Bayard 6, Glidden-Ralston 3