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Class 1A
School Record LW
1 Newell-Fonda 20-1 1
2 Collins-Maxwell 11-0 3
3 Southeast Warren 15-0 4
4 Lisbon 18-4 2
5 Lynnville-Sully 14-4 5
6 Wayne 10-4 6
7 Akron-Westfield 15-1 7
8 Martensdale-St. Marys 10-4 10
9 Mason City Newman 16-5 7
10 Sigourney 12-6 9
11 Exira-EHK 16-3 12
12 Clarksville 10-4 11
13 Lenox 16-3 14
14 Remsen St. Mary’s 15-2 NR
15 Winfield-Mount Union 11-3 15
Dropped Out: Grand View Christian (13)

Class 2A
School Record LW
1 North Linn 21-1 3
2 Wilton 13-3 1
3 Louisa-Muscatine 10-7 2
4 North Union 15-1 9
5 Waterloo Columbus Catholic 14-1 10
6 Central Springs 15-4 4
7 Underwood 13-1 5
8 Van Meter 17-6 7
9 Earlham 17-5 6
10 West Monona 17-2 12
11 Interstate-35 12-4 15
12 Alburnett 17-7 14
13 Van Buren County 15-3 NR
14 Mount Ayr 8-9 8
15 Northeast 8-9 13
Dropped Out: Ridge View (11)

Class 3A
School Record LW
1 Davenport Assumption 17-1 1
2 Mount Vernon 16-2 2
3 Williamsburg 14-6 3
4 West Burlington/Notre Dame 20-1 4
5 Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont 20-2 5
6 Anamosa 18-3 6
7 Atlantic 18-3 7
8 Solon 18-5 10
9 West Liberty 11-5 9
10 Sioux Center 15-3 8
11 Sheldon 12-1 13
12 Roland-Story 12-4 11
13 Albia 10-4 12
14 Bishop Heelan 16-4 15
15 Crestwood 12-4 NR
Dropped Out: Spirit Lake (14)

Class 4A
School Record LW
1 Winterset 17-4 1
2 Carlisle 15-6 4
3 ADM 14-4 3
4 Norwalk 14-6 6
5 Dallas Center-Grimes 13-9 2
6 Western Dubuque 16-2 8
7 Boone 15-5 7
8 Ballard 13-7 11
9 Clear Creek-Amana 18-3 13
10 Fairfield 10-8 5
11 Marion 17-5 12
12 West Delaware 12-5 10
13 North Scott 11-9 9
14 Benton 9-6 14
15 Charles City 14-4 15
Dropped Out: None

Class 5A
School Record LW
1 Fort Dodge 17-3 2
2 Muscatine 15-2 1
3 Johnston 19-4 5
4 Waukee 14-3 3
5 Indianola 22-3 6
6 Cedar Rapids Kennedy 14-4 4
7 Iowa City High 13-5 7
8 Pleasant Valley 13-5 10
9 Iowa City Liberty 16-5 8
10 West Des Moines Valley 14-9 9
11 Ankeny Centennial 15-4 11
12 Southeast Polk 11-9 12
13 Ankeny 11-6 13
14 Cedar Rapids Prairie 16-6 NR
15 Davenport North 11-9 NR
Dropped Out: Dubuque Hempstead (14), Bettendorf (15)

Hawkeye Ten Conference
Denison-Schleswig 9, Atlantic 0
Clarinda 12, Shenandoah 0
Creston 10, Red Oak 4
Kuemper Catholic 9, Harlan 6
St. Albert 14, Lewis Central 5

Western Iowa Conference
IKM-Manning 8, Riverside 5
Logan-Magnolia 11, Missouri Valley 0
Tri-Center 14, Treynor 2
Underwood 15, AHSTW 3

Rolling Valley Conference
CAM 19, East Union 6 (C: Colby Rich and Lane Spieker with HR’s)
Coon Rapids-Bayard 14, Audubon 4
Woodbine 9, East Mills 0

Other Scores
CB Abraham Lincoln 18, CB Thomas Jefferson 8 (Game 1)
CB Abraham Lincoln 13, CB Thomas Jefferson 2 (Game 2)
Carroll 15, ADM 5
Murray 11, Orient-Macksburg 1 (Game 1)
Murray 16, Orient-Macksburg 0 (Game 2)
Panorama 5, Des Moines Christian 4
Pleasantville 12, ACGC 2 (Game 1)
Pleasantville 15, ACGC 5 (Game 2)
Stanton 4, Bedford 3
Wayne 13, Grand View Christian 9

Hawkeye Ten Conference
Denison-Schleswig 3, Atlantic 2 (D: Kira Langenfeld double, triple, 2 RBI. A: Alyssa Derby single, triple, 2 runs, 1 RBI.)
Creston 10, Red Oak 5
Harlan 5, Kuemper Catholic 3
Lewis Central 6, St. Albert 4
Shenandoah 16, Clarinda 11 (8 inn)

Western Iowa Conference
Audubon 8, Coon Rapids-Bayard 0
Riverside 11, IKM-Manning 1 (R: Kenna Ford 1-hitter, 9 K)
Logan-Magnolia 10, Missouri Valley 0
Treynor 8, Tri-Center 2
Underwood 4, AHSTW 0

Rolling Valley Conference
CAM 5, East Union 3
River Valley 4, Ar-We-Va 3 (9 inn)
Westwood 7, West Harrison 5
Woodbine 16, East Mills 3

Other Scores
ADM 6, Carroll 4
Bedford 7, Stanton 5
CB Abraham Lincoln 7, CB Thomas Jefferson 2 (9 inn)
Murray 3, Orient-Macksburg 2 (Game 1)
Murray 10, Orient-Macksburg 7 (Game 2)
Winterset 7, Bondurant-Farrar 1

ATLANTA, GA., June 17, 2021 – The St. Louis Cardinals announced today that they have signed veteran left-handed pitcher Wade LeBlanc to a free-agent contract, and that he will join the team for its series-opening game tonight in Atlanta.

To make room for LeBlanc on the team’s 25-player active roster, right-handed pitcher Seth Elledge was optioned to Memphis (AAA) following yesterday’s game.  Infielder Max Moroff (left shoulder) has been transferred to the 60-day Injured List allowing for LeBlanc’s addition to the team’s 40-player Major League roster.

LeBlanc, 36, is a veteran of 13 seasons in the majors in a career that began in 2008 with San Diego.  The 6-2, 195-pound LeBlanc (pronounced luh-BLAHNK) has appeared in 246 career games (121 starts) with San Diego (2008-11), Miami (2012-13), Houston (2013), L.A. Angels (2014), New York Yankees (2014), Seattle (2016 & 2018-19), Pittsburgh (2016-17) and Baltimore (2020-21).

LeBlanc was most recently pitching for Round Rock, the Triple-A affiliate of the Texas Rangers, where he was 2-0 with a 2.50 ERA in three starts covering 18.0 innings pitched.  He worked 7.0 scoreless innings with eight strikeouts in his final start for the Express on June 11.  His 2021 season has also included four starts (1-1, 3.78 ERA) with Nashville (AAA) and six games, including one start, with the Baltimore Orioles.

LeBlanc owns a 46-48 career mark in the majors with a 4.59 ERA.  He is 34-41, 4.73 ERA in 121 career starts and 12-7 with a 4.23 ERA in 125 relief appearances with three saves.

The Lake Charles, La. native made a career-high 50 appearances out of the bullpen for the Pirates in 2017 and followed that up with a 9-5 mark and 3.72 ERA in 2018 for Seattle, working primarily as a starter (27 games started).

LeBlanc has been assigned uniform no. 49.

IOWA CITY, Iowa – The Big Ten Conference announced its 2021-22 women’s basketball conference schedule on Thursday.

The conference returns to an 18-game schedule. Iowa will play five Big Ten teams twice and eight teams once. The Hawkeyes play home/away matchups against Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, and Northwestern. Iowa hosts Illinois, Maryland, Michigan State, and Ohio State in Carver-Hawkeye Arena, and travels to Penn State, Purdue, Rutgers, and Wisconsin.

The Hawkeyes tallied an 11-8 record in the Big Ten last season. Iowa finished the 2021-22 season 20-10 overall, and made the NCAA Sweet 16. The Hawkeyes return nine letterwinners, including all five starters including Caitlin Clark, Monika Czinano, Gabbie Marshall, Kate Martin, and McKenna Warnock. Clark was an All-American and Co-Freshman of the Year last season and the Big Ten Freshman of the Year.

Dates, tip time, and television information will be announced at a later date.

Home & Away – Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Nebraska, Northwestern
Home Only – Illinois, Maryland, Michigan State, Ohio State
Away Only – Penn State, Purdue, Rutgers, Wisconsin

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Hawkeye Ten Conference
Clarinda 18, Southwest Valley 9
St. Albert 19, Fremont-Mills 0

Rolling Valley Conference
Ar-We-Va 13, Glidden-Ralston 0
CAM 18, Whiting 3 (Game 1) (C: Colby Rich 7th HR of season, 3 RBI)
CAM 20, Whiting 5 (Game 2) (C: Brody Paulsen: Double, Single, 2 RBI)
Coon Rapids-Bayard 10, Boyer Valley 3
West Harrison 15, Exira-EHK 4

Western Iowa Conference
Treynor 19, Audubon 5

Pride of Iowa Conference
Des Moines Christian 15, Central Decatur 2
Lenox 4, Clarke 3
Nodaway Valley 13, West Central Valley 1 (NV: Caelen DeVault: 5-5, 2 doubles, 5 RBI)
Southeast Warren 6, Melcher-Dallas 0

Other Scores
Orient-Macksburg 7, East Mills 4

Hawkeye Ten Conference
CB Abraham Lincoln 8, Lewis Central 7
Clarinda 9, Southwest Valley 4
Harlan 1, Logan-Magnolia 0 (H: Emily Brouse: 12 K, 1 Hit allowed)
Shenandoah 3, Sidney 2
St. Albert 8, Fremont-Mills 1 (S: Alexis Narmi 8 K, 1 Hit allowed)

Rolling Valley Conference
Ar-We-Va 10, Glidden-Ralston 0
CAM 7, Whiting 6 (Game 1)
CAM 13, Whiting 0 (Game 2)
Exira-EHK 12, West Harrison 4 (E: 5 runs in 4th and 6th)

Western Iowa Conference
Underwood 12, Riverside 1 (U: Macy VanFossan 3-run HR)

Pride of Iowa Conference
Clarke 7, Central Decatur 0
Earlham 6, Mount Ayr 1 (Game 1)
Earlham 7, Mount Ayr 2 (Game 2)
Martensdale-St. Marys 12, Lamoni 1

Orient-Macksburg Tourney

East Union 11, Diagonal 1
Lenox 1, Melcher-Dallas 0
Murray 12 Orient-Macksburg 2
Nodaway Valley 11, Mormon Trail 1 (N: Maddax Devault: 4 hits, 2 RBI, 3 runs)

(Radio Iowa) –  The first full fiscal year of sports gambling in Iowa will wrap up at the end of June with no real gauge yet on how much money it will bring in. Iowa Racing and Gaming Administrator, Brian Ohorilko, says January, February and March saw a lot of activity. “We saw significant marketing at levels that we’ve never seen in the state of Iowa for sports wagering and maybe even casino gambling. It was a very competitive environment…and so those three months were very, very good,” he says.

Those months came as things were opening back up following the pandemic and after the rule requiring gamblers to sign up at a casino were lifted. Wagering dropped in April by some 53 million dollars compared to March — and May was down around four-and-a-half million from May. “A lot of that is simply due to the fact that the popular activities that people like to wager on –football, N-C-A-A basketball — those events are over. So, we are kind of going into that slow period,” Ohorilko says.

Ohorilko says last fall wasn’t a good gauge of sports betting as football teams cut back games due to COVID. “There will be more wagering opportunities simply because there will be more games, more non-conference games, more games that people are interested in,” according to Ohorilko. “So, definitely with increased games and betting opportunities, I think it is reasonable to assume that we will see numbers increase.” And he says the options for betters continue to increase.

He says they have a number of new companies licensed to take bets has increase and he anticipates a lot of marketing and promotions aimed at gamblers. “All of that should play into a good fall — at least probably numbers that are much better than what we have previously seen,” he says. Sports gambling started in August of 2019, and all casinos were not ready to take bets.