The Earlham boys and Nodaway Valley girls cross country teams came out on top of the Class B portion of the Creston Invitational on Tuesday night. Nodaway Valley’s Josh Baudler won the boys race and Earlham’s Lily Dixon won the girls race.

Girls Team Scores

1. Nodaway Valley 35
2. Earlham 36
3. Mount Ayr 71
4. CAM 119
5. East Union 123
6. Southwest Valley 126

Girls Individual Top Ten

1. Lily Dixon, Earlham 21:21.20
2. Reagan Weinheimer, Nodaway Valley 21:30.50
3. Sophia Broers, Nodaway Valley 21:46.70
4. McKinna Hogan, Lenox
5. Gabrielle Valencia, East Union
6. MaKenna Jones, Mount Ayr
7. Alissa Stiles, Earlham
8. Taylor Jensen, Earlham
9. Mallory Kuhns, Nodaway Valley
10. Carly Schaffer, Earlham

Boys Team Scores

1. Earlham 26
2. Nodaway Valley 32
3. Bedford 97
4. Mount Ayr 130
5. CAM 142
6. East Union 156
7. Orient-Macksburg 164
8. Southwest Valley 169
9. Essex 255

Boys Individual Top Ten

1. Josh Baudler, Nodaway Valley 17:05.10
2. Jayden Dickson, Earlham 17:22.90
3. Zach Dixon, Earlham 17:36.10
4. Jake Willem, Earlham
5. Toby Bower, Nodaway Valley
6. Ben Breheny, Nodaway Valley
7. Andrew Dixon, Earlham
8. Tyler Breheny, Nodaway Valley
9. Tyler Blay, NW Nodaway
10. Isaac Timmerman, Mount Ayr

Full results can be found HERE.

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona had ample reasons to be a beaten-down ballclub one day after being officially eliminated from the National League playoff race.

Instead, the Diamondbacks powered through 19 innings of baseball, used 13 pitchers and earned an unlikely 3-2 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in a game that lasted nearly seven hours.

Ildemaro Vargas had a game-tying, pinch-hit homer in the ninth inning on Tuesday and then singled with the bases loaded in the 19th at 1:34 a.m. local time on Wednesday, sending Arizona’s players streaming from the dugout in celebration.

“We just didn’t shut down,” Arizona manager Torey Lovullo said. “We had plenty of opportunities to feel sorry for ourselves and we didn’t. We scratched together some runs at the right time.”

Carson Kelly and Nick Ahmed started the final rally with back-to-back singles off John Brebbia (3-4), who was the Cardinals’ 11th pitcher of the night. Jarrod Dyson and Robbie Ray — a pitcher who had to pinch hit — struck out before Christian Walker was intentionally walked to load the bases.

Then it was Vargas’ turn to be the hero again, smacking a single — his fourth hit of the game — through the left side of the infield. He raised his hands as players rushed the field.

“I was so excited, just pumped up,” Vargas said through an interpreter.

If Vargas hadn’t come through with the game-winning hit, he was going to be on the mound in the 20th inning because the D-backs were out of available pitchers.

“We didn’t have much to go on — that was it,” Lovullo said. “Luckily, we didn’t have to find out how that looked.”

The game last 6 hours and 53 minutes and featured 24 pitchers and 48 strikeouts, with both teams plowing through bullpen arms thanks to September’s expanded rosters. The Diamondbacks used a franchise-record 30 players. It was the longest game by innings and time in Chase Field history.

With the Rockies beating the Giants in 16 innings earlier, it marked the first time since June 8, 2013 — Mets-Marlins and Blue Jays-Rangers — more than one game went at least 15 innings the same day, according to MLB Stats.

These two teams were set to play again in Phoenix 11 hours later.

It’s a particularly tough turnaround for the Cardinals, who are locked in a playoff race with the Milwaukee Brewers. St. Louis had its lead in the NL Central cut to 2 1/2 games over Milwaukee. The Cardinals have four games remaining and the Brewers have five.

The Cardinals’ bullpen blew two one-run leads, once in the ninth inning and again in the 13th as they wasted a stellar outing from starter Jack Flaherty.

St. Louis manager Mike Shildt said the team’s confidence wouldn’t be shaken.

“We’re in a good spot,” Shildt said. “We’re playing good baseball. Played good baseball tonight. Played clean. 19 innings and no errors. Played the game well. Just came up short.

Paul Goldschmidt looked like he’d be the hero after giving the Cardinals a 2-1 lead in the 13th when he hit a homer for the second straight night in his return to Chase Field. The six-time All-Star spent his first eight seasons with the Diamondbacks before being traded to St. Louis last offseason.

Turns out, there was much more baseball left to play.

Ahmed started the D-backs’ 13th inning rally with a triple and then Dyson drew a walk off John Gant. Pinch-hitter Caleb Joseph ripped a single through the right side of the infield to tie the score at 2-2, but the rally stalled when Walker hit into a double play and Vargas grounded out.

Several hours before the game’s conclusion, Flaherty continued his run of outstanding pitching with seven brilliant innings, including a no-hitter through six, but Andrew Miller couldn’t hold a 1-0 lead in the ninth.

With one out, Vargas stunned the Cardinals with a solo shot that just cleared the fence in right-center field and tied the game. Miller retired the next two batters.

The Diamondbacks looked like they might rally in the 11th when Tim Locastro hit a one-out single. With two outs, Vargas hit a high chopper for an infield single but Locastro was thrown out at third when he barely slid past the bag while trying to take an extra base.

Flaherty, who finished with 11 strikeouts, has been brilliant for the Cardinals as they’ve charged to the top of the division. The right-hander has a 0.97 ERA during the second half of the season and has given up just seven earned runs over the past two months.

Dexter Fowler provided the Cardinals’ early offense, leading off the game with a solo homer to right field. It was Fowler’s 18th homer of the season, and 26th leadoff homer of his career.

UP NEXT

Cardinals: RHP Michael Wacha (6-7, 4.68 ERA) allowed one run over four innings and in his previous outing against the Chicago Cubs.

Diamondbacks: RHP Merrill Kelly (12-14, 4.31) will head to the mound to begin a game that starts at 12:40 p.m. local time. He’ll bring a 15-inning scoreless streak into the game.

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State guard Rasir Bolton will be eligible for the upcoming season, a move that should vastly improve the Cyclones’ chances of competing for an NCAA Tournament berth in 2019-20.

The Cyclones announced Tuesday that Bolton, who averaged 11.6 points per game last season as a freshman at Penn State, was granted an NCAA waiver for immediate eligibility. Iowa State said the NCAA considered unspecified circumstances surrounding his transfer from the Nittany Lions.

Bolton played 32 games for Penn State in 2018-19, shooting 36.1% on 3s and 87.6% from the line.

“We certainly appreciate Penn State for their assistance during the process and are grateful that the NCAA considered all the facts in coming to this decision,” Iowa State coach Steve Prohm said.

The addition of Bolton should bolster a backcourt that was decimated by graduations and early departures.

Marial Shayok (18.7 points per game) and Nick Weiler-Babb (9.1 ppg) wrapped up their senior seasons in 2018-19 and underclassmen Talen Horton-Tucker and Lindell Wigginton, who combined to score 25.3 points a contest, left early for the NBA.

Bolton will likely start alongside graduate transfer Prentiss Nixon and ascending sophomore Tyrese Haliburton in the backcourt. Iowa State also returns senior forward Michael Jacobson, and center Solomon Young is expected to be healthy after battling injuries last year.

Iowa State went 23-12 and won the Big 12 Tournament in 2018-19 before losing to Ohio State as a No. 6 seed in the opening round of the NCAA Tournament.

The Cyclones open the season on Nov. 5 against Mississippi Valley State.

The Atlantic boys came out on top of the field in the Class A portion of the Creston Cross Country Invitational on Tuesday night and the girls came in 3rd. Atlantic scored 49 points to win the boys race, ahead of Harlan with 83 in 2nd. Harlan won the girls race with 35 points. Glenwood came in 2nd with 81 and Atlantic was 3rd with 130. Individually, Craig Alan Becker of Atlantic won the boys race and Braelyn Baker of Creston won the girls race in Class A.

Girls Team Scores

1. Harlan 38
2. Glenwood 81
3. Atlantic 110
4. Winterset 121
5. Creston 122
6. Chariton 165
7. Lewis Central 167
8. Shenandoah-Essex 216
9. Red Oak 221
10. Clarinda 242

Girls Individual Top Ten

1. Braelyn Baker, Creston 20:18.90
2. Lucy Borkowski, Harlan 20:27.70
3. Kaia Bieker, Harlan
4. Mayson Hartley, Clarinda
5. Rachel Mullenax, Glenwood
6. Ava Rush, Atlantic
7. Emma Hughes, Glenwood
8. Paige Davis, Creston
9. Abi Albertson, Harlan
10. Abby Alberti, Harlan

Boys Team Scores

1. Atlantic 49
2. Harlan 83
3. Lewis Central 91
4. Red Oak 111
5. Winterset 115
6. Clarinda 136
7. Glenwood 146
8. Shenandoah 202
9. Creston 205
10. Chariton 311

Boys Individual Top Ten

1. Craig Alan Becker, Atlantic 17:09.50
2. Connor Lancial, Lewis Central 17:20.00
3. Trey Gross, Harlan
4. Wynn Yeager, Winterset
5. Nathan Rohrberg, Glenwood
6. Nathan Sell, Lewis Central
7. Evan Brummer, Atlantic
8. Baylor Bergren, Red Oak
9. Bradley Dennis, Atlantic
10. Clayton Stafford, Creston

Full results can be found HERE.