(Radio Iowa) – AJ Green is returning to the Northern Iowa basketball team. Radio Iowa’s Todd Kimm reports.

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn., July 28, 2020 – The St. Louis Cardinals announced that RHP Miles Mikolas was placed on the 10-day Injured List with a right forearm strain today.  RHP Jake Woodford was recalled from the Cardinals Alternate Training Site in Springfield, Mo., and RHP Giovanny Gallegos (GUY-eh-gohse) was activated from the Injured List.

Mikolas, 31, was scheduled to start for the Cardinals on Wednesday in Minnesota.  His last game action was making the start and pitching four innings in an exhibition game on July 22 versus the Kansas City Royals at Busch Stadium.  Mikolas missed the entire Spring Training season in Jupiter with a flexor tendon injury in his right forearm.  Over the past two seasons since signing out of the Korean Baseball Organization, Mikolas was 27-18 with a 3.46 ERA over 64 starts while tying for the National League lead with 18 wins in 2018.

Gallegos, 28, joined the team after returning from his residence in Sonora, Mexico, on July 20, and has been on the Injured List since.  The right-handed relief pitcher was 3-2 with a 2.31 ERA in 66 appearances in 2019, while leading all National League relief pitchers in fewest baserunners/9 IP (7.88) and ranking 2nd among relievers in WHIP (0.81).

Woodford, 23, the Cardinals supplemental first round selection (39th overall) in the 2015 Major League Baseball Draft, is a three-time Minor League All-Star and was the starting pitcher for the Pacific Coast League in the 2019 Triple-A All-Star Game.  The right-hander carries a career minor league record of 30-32 with a 3.87 ERA over 106 appearances with 101 starts.  His first appearance will be his Major League debut.

Both Gallegos and Woodford will join the Cardinals. Gallegos wears uniform No. 65 and Woodford No. 40.

The Western Iowa Conference has announced their summer sports All-Academic Honorees. Indiviudals honored must be a senior and maintain a 3.25 grade point average.

SOFTBALL

AHSTW
Paige Osweiler
Baylee Meyers
Tristin Heiny
Madison Thornton
Sydney Zimmerman

IKM – Manning
Lexi Branning
Emily Kerkhoff
Mya Nelson
Miranda Benton

Logan-Magnolia
Megan Dunn
Reanna Rife

Missouri Valley
Ashlyn Cook
Abby Harrison
Payton Hilts
Julia Janssen
Emma Jimmerson

Riverside
Meghan Reed
Gracie Bluml
Ashlynn Amdor

Treynor
Tori Castle
Kennedy Elwood
Chloe Gregory

BASEBALL

AHSTW
Sam Porter
Joel Sampson
Clayton Akers
Brody Langer
Joey Goins

Audubon
Skyler Schultes
Morgan Christiansen
Jackson Jensen
Luke Mosinski
Marcus Olsen

IKM – Manning
Will Jorgensen
Ben Lingle

Logan-Magnolia
Dylan Cunard
Barrett Pitt
Colton Hanlon

Riverside
Jacob Erickson

Treynor
Will Halverson
Wyatt James
Kristian Martens
Quinn Navara
Drew Petersen

First Team
Blake Hall (Underwood)
Sam Porter (AHSTW)
Nick Ravlin (Underwood)
Dylan Cunard (Loma)
Nate McCombs (Treynor)
Trevor Carlson (Tri-Center)
Skyler Schultes (Audubon)
Kaleb Smith (Tri-Center)
Tre Melby (Lo-Ma)
Jaxon Schumacher (Treynor)
Zach Teten (Underwood)
Gavin Smith (Audubon)
Joel Sampson (AHSTW)

Second Team
Barrett Pitt (Lo-Ma)
Trent Kozeal (Tri-Center)
Drew Peteresen (Treynor)
Kristian Martens (Treynor)
Joel Klocke (Audubon)
Nolan Ramsey (IKM-Manning)
Joey Cunningham (AHSTW)
Tyler Boothby (Underwood)
Joe Hedger (Lo-Ma)
Brett McGee (Tri – Center)
Jed Kyle (Missouri Valley)
Amos Rasmussen (IKM-Manning)
Max Nielsen (IKM-Manning)

First Team
Kenna Ford (Riverside)
Ella Pierce (Underwood)
Alyssa Keller (Treynor)
Gracie Bluml (Riverside)
Ashlynn Amdor (Riverside)
Maddie Pierce (Underwood)
Leah Subbert (Audubon)
Erin McMains (Underwood)
Amelia Evans (Lo-Ma)
Ashlyn Cook (Missouri Valley)
Stella Umphreys (Treynor)
Jadyn Huisman (Treynor)
Kailey Jones (AHSTW)

Second Team
Macy Vanfossan (Underwood)
Erikah Rife (Lo-Ma)
Katelyn Nielsen (Audubon)
Sydney Zimmerman (AHSTW)
Ally Meyers (AHSTW)
Tori Castle (Treynor)
Emily Kerkoff (IKM – Manning)
Grace Pierce (Underwood)
Abby Hiatt (Lo-Ma)
Hailey Chishom (Tri-Center)
Johanna Sauer (Audubon)
Megan Dunn (Lo-Ma)
Keelea Navara (Treynor)

Class 4A Quarterfinals
Wednesday, July 29, 2020

10:30—#4 Urbandale (17-9) vs. #5 Waukee (14-12)

1:30— #1 Johnston (21-3) vs. #8 Cedar Falls (7-1)

4:30—#3 Dubuque, Hempstead (15-1) vs. #6 Iowa City, City High (11-8)

7:30—#2 Ankeny (19-8) vs. #7 Pleasant Valley (13-11)

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Class 5A Semifinals
12:30 p.m. – Dodger Diamond – Fort Dodge (27-3) vs. Ankeny Centennial (22-8)
11:00 a.m. – Veterans’ Diamond – Cedar Rapids Kennedy (24-1) vs. Muscatine (19-2)

Class 4A Semifinals
1:00 p.m. – Veterans’ Diamond – Carlisle (19-3) vs. North Scott (17-9)
11:30 p.m. – Iowa Central Field – Winterset (22-4) vs.Dallas Center-Grimes (20-9)

Class 3A Semifinals
4:30 p.m. – Dodger Diamond – Albia (20-1) vs. Mount Vernon (21-4)
3:00 p.m. – Kruger Field – Davenport Assumption (20-3) vs. Williamsburg (24-4)

Class 2A Semifinals

5:00 p.m. – Veterans’ Diamond – North Linn (24-0) vs. Northeast (20-2)
3:30 p.m. – Iowa Central Field – Louisa-Muscatine (19-5) vs. Ogden (20-3)

Class 1A Semifinals
7:00 p.m. – Kruger Field – Collins-Maxwell (20-1) vs. Lynnville-Sully (19-2)
7:30 p.m. – Iowa Central Field – Lisbon (21-3) vs. Clarksville (17-1)

Here is the latest Mid-America sports news from The Associated Press

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State has added Ball State to its 2020 home football schedule to replace the canceled Cy-Hawk Series game at Iowa. The Cyclones and Cardinals will play Sept. 12. Ball State was available because its game at Michigan was canceled as part of the Big Ten’s decision to play conference games only. Iowa State beat Ball State 38-0 in 1998 in the teams’ only meeting. The Cyclones will play their first four games at home and eight of their 12 at Jack Trice Stadium.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Josh Donaldson homered and drove in two runs in his Target Field debut with Minnesota, Jorge Polanco hit a two-run shot and the Twins beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3 in their home opener. Homer Bailey pitched five innings for the victory in his first start for the Twins. Bailey allowed a two-run homer to Tyler O’Neill in the fifth. Cardinals starter Carlos Martínez was pulled after 3 2/3 innings, when the homer by Donaldson ended his night. Polanco’s drive capped a five-run second for the Twins, who began their 60th season in Minnesota.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals right-hander Miles Mikolas will have season-ending surgery to repair a tendon in his strained right forearm. Mikolas was supposed to start on Wednesday at Minnesota. Right-hander Daniel Ponce de Leon will take the mound against the Twins instead. The 31-year-old Mikolas missed spring training with the injury, but he ramped up his activity after the virus shutdown and pitched four innings for the Cardinals in an exhibition game last week.

DETROIT (AP) — Jonathan Schoop and Christin Stewart each hit a two-run homer in the third inning to lift the Detroit Tigers to a 4-3 victory over the Kansas City Royals. Whit Merrifield hit a three-run shot in the top of the third for Kansas City, but the Tigers answered quickly and held on from there. Tyler Alexander and four other relievers held the Royals scoreless for the final six innings. Rony Garcia worked the first three innings for Detroit in his major league debut. He allowed the homer by Merrifield.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals signed former All-Star Matt Harvey to a minor league contract. The Royals announced the move before Tuesday night’s game at Detroit. The 31-year-old Harvey has struggled to recapture the form that made him a key member of the New York Mets when they faced Kansas City in the 2015 World Series. Harvey went 3-5 with a 7.09 ERA in 12 starts for the Los Angeles Angels last year. The right-hander made 28 starts the previous season for the Mets and Cincinnati Reds.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes is joining the ownership group of the Kansas City Royals. The Royals announced the addition of Mahomes, the star quarterback who led the Kansas City Chiefs to a Super Bowl title last season, on Tuesday. Mahomes was once a baseball prospect and was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in 2014. He says he loves the people of Kansas City and is excited to deepen his roots in the community. Mahomes’ decision to focus on football certainly worked out for him, but his baseball ties run deep. His father Pat pitched in more than 300 big league games, mostly as a reliever.

Class 3A Quarterfinals

#2 Davenport Assumption 15, #7 Boyden-Hull Rock Valley 0 (3 innings)
#3 Williamsburg 3, #6 Algona 1

Class 2A Quarterfinals

#1 North Linn 10, #8 Ridge View 0 (5 innings)
#4 Northeast 5, #5 Central Springs 4
#2 Louisa-Muscatine 6,  #7 Underwood 1
#3 Ogden 5,  #6 Mount Ayr 2

Class 1A Quarterfinals

#1 Collins-Maxwell 5,  #8 Newman Catholic 2
#4 Lynnville-Sully 9,  #5 Wayne 4
#7 Lisbon 3, #2 Newell-Fonda 0
#3 Clarksville 7 vs. #6 Akron-Westfield 6 (8)