Regular season baseball scores:
Denison-Schleswig 4 , Keokuk 2
Treynor 6 , Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 5
District Scores:
CLASS 2A:
East Sac County 9 , Cherokee, Washington 5
Missouri Valley 17 , ACGC 5 (6 Innings)
Mount Ayr 2 , Albia 1
Panorama, Panora 4 , Southeast Valley 3
Red Oak 8 , Clarinda 6
Shenandoah 3 , AHSTW, Avoca 2
Unity Christian, Orange City 3 , OA-BCIG 0
West Central Valley, Stuart 9 , Logan-Magnolia 4
Woodward-Granger 10 , Woodward Academy 0 (5 Innings)
Class 4A
Region 1
Denison-Schleswig 10, Storm Lake 0
Sgt. Bluff-Luton 12, LeMars 3
Region 2
Des Moines Hoover 8, Winterset 3
Lewis Central 4, Glenwood 0
Region 3
ADM 5, Carroll 0
Norwalk 5, Boone 1
Class 5A
Region 2
Ankeny 12, CB Thomas Jefferson 0
WDM Valley 10, Des Moines Roosevelt 0
Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Andrew Benintendi homered, doubled, walked a career-high four times and scored four runs as the Boston Red Sox routed the Kansas City Royals 15-4. Mookie Betts had four hits, raising his American League-leading average to .343. Ten Red Sox players had RBIs as they scored a season high in runs. They scored 11 runs after the sixth inning.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Andrew McCutchen hit an RBI single to drive in Hunter Pence from second base in the seventh inning and the San Francisco Giants beat the St. Louis Cardinals 3-2 to snap a four-game losing streak. Pablo Sandoval homered, Buster Posey singled twice and Brandon Crawford scored on a wild pitch to help the Giants’ slumping offense break out. Reyes Moronta retired one batter to earn the win. Will Smith pitched the ninth for his third save.
Today: Sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 5 to 10 mph.
Tonight: Clear, with a low around 63. South southeast wind around 7 mph.
Monday: Sunny, with a high near 89. Southwest wind 6 to 9 mph.
Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Southwest wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. East wind around 7 mph.
Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68.
Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 89.
Here is the latest Iowa news from The Associated Press at 5:00 a.m. CDT
SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Neb. (AP) — An Iowa man faces charges in Nebraska and Iowa after officials say he led officers on a high-speed chase and rammed two law enforcement vehicles. The Nebraska State Patrol says the incident happened Friday evening when a trooper tried to stop a pickup truck being pursued by South Sioux City police. Officials say the truck rammed the trooper’s car before crossing into Iowa. It latter again rammed the trooper’s car and a sheriff’s SUV before the driver was arrested.
KEOKUK, Iowa (AP) — Authorities have identified a man whose body was discovered near the wastewater treatment plant in Keokuk. The Hawk Eye reports that police identified the man as 34-year-old Jake Anthony Mason of Keokuk. Mason’s body was found Wednesday. Additional details, including whether law enforcement had any reports of missing people in the area, the cause of death and whether foul play is suspected, have not been released.
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — Davenport’s first mayor now has a tombstone after cemetery volunteers and city officials worked to get a marker placed on the grave. The Quad-City Times reports Rudolphus Bennett was a Vermont native who journeyed to Davenport in 1837. He was buried in Davenport after his death in 1871. It’s unclear whether Bennett’s grave originally had a tombstone. Bennett’s new marker is in honor of the 175th anniversary of Davenport’s City Cemetery founding.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — The Iowa Department of Natural Resources is seeking volunteers to participate in the state’s annual wild turkey survey. Each summer, the department asks for volunteers to participate in the July-August survey.
CLEAR LAKE, Iowa – The Iowa Department of Natural Resources law enforcement and Clear Lake Fire and Rescue responded to a crash involving several juveniles on Clear Lake at approximately 8:15 p.m., Friday.
The crash happened less than a mile southwest of the 1200 block of North Shore Drive. A personal watercraft being operated by a 15 year-old Glidden male with a 16 year-old male passenger from Carroll struck the back of another personal watercraft with three 17 year-old females, all from Cedar Falls. One of the females that was struck directly by the personal watercraft fell into the water.
Clear Lake Fire and Rescue brought her ashore where she was transferred to a Mason City hospital with a leg injury. She was eventually transferred to a Rochester, Minnesota hospital and her condition is unknown at this time.
The 15 year old male operating the personal watercraft that caused the crash has been charged with Reckless Use of a Watercraft, and Operation of a Watercraft by an Underage Person Without Boating Education.
The Cerro Gordo County Sheriff’s Department and the Iowa State Patrol also assisted with this incident.
CHERYL LYNN ZIMMERMAN, 59, of Atlantic, died Friday, July 6th, at the Cass County Memorial Hospital in Atlantic. Memorial services for CHERYL ZIMMERMAN will be held at a later date. Rieken-Duhn Funeral Home in Griswold has the arrangements.
CHERYL ZIMMERMAN is survived by:
Her daughters – Nichole Zimmerman and spouse Damian Burress of Shelby; Melanie Zimmerman and Katie Zimmerman, both of Griswold; and Stacy Zimmerman, of Coralville.
Her brother – Ed (Donna) High, of Ft. Dodge, IA; and her estranged brother, Russ and family from Phoenix, AZ.
7 grandchildren, many other relatives and friends.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Carlos Martinez pitched seven effective innings for his third consecutive win and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the San Francisco Giants 3-2 on Saturday. Martinez allowed one run on six hits with three strikeouts and did not walk a batter for the third time this season. The right-hander also drove in the Cardinals’ first run with an RBI double in the third. Kolton Wong had two hits and scored a run, disgruntled outfielder Dexter Fowler added a sacrifice fly and Francisco Pena singled in a run.
Yadier Molina was given the day off after experiencing soreness in his right shoulder. LHP Tyler Lyons (elbow strain) began his rehab assignment and threw 13 pitches in one scoreless inning for Triple-A Memphis. Lyons has been out since June 6. RHP Luke Gregerson (shoulder impingement) threw nine pitches in a rehab appearance with Double-A Springfield.
UP NEXT
Giants LHP Madison Bumgarner (1-3, 2.58 ERA) pitches the series finale Sunday against Cardinals RHP Jack Flaherty (3-4, 3.19). Bumgarner has lost five of his last six starts against St. Louis. Flaherty allowed five runs in four innings during his only career appearance against San Francisco in 2017.
Dispatch reports Saturday afternoon said only minor injuries occurred during a two-vehicle collision southwest of Atlantic. Emergency crews, including Lewis 1st Responders, Atlantic Fire and Rescue, Medivac Ambulance and Deputies with the Cass County Sheriff’s Office responded to the scene off Highway 6, near the Dairy Farm.
An SUV came to rest near a corn field, while a came to rest in the field. The vehicles’ occupants were outside when emergency personnel arrived. No other details were immediately available late Saturday afternoon.
SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Neb. (AP) — An Iowa man faces charges in Nebraska and Iowa after officials say he led officers on a high-speed chase and rammed two law enforcement vehicles. The Nebraska State Patrol says the incident happened Friday evening when a trooper tried to stop a pickup truck being pursued by South Sioux City police. Officials say the truck rammed the trooper’s car, which had maneuvered in front of it, from behind before crossing into Iowa.
The trooper and a Dakota County Sheriff’s Office following the truck onto Interstate 29 before it went out of control and became stuck in a median. Officials say the truck then rammed both the trooper’s car and the sheriff’s SUV before the driver was arrested.
The patrol says 43-year-old Larry Johnson II, of Sioux City, in being held in an Iowa jail. The officers were not seriously injured.
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