KJAN Sports Director Chris Parks speaks with Atlantic Head Baseball Coach Gaylord Schelling and Center-fielder Jaxson Eden. He also talks softball with Atlantic Head Softball Coach Terry Hinzmann.

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Boyer Valley 9, Charter Oak-Ute 2
Dallas Center-Grimes 5, CB Abraham Lincoln 2
Denison-Schleswig 10, Creston 3
East Mills 3, Riverside 2
Fremont-Mills 9, Essex 7
I-35 13, East Union 0
IKM-Manning 8, Missouri Valley 2
Indianola 5, CB Abraham Lincoln 2
Lenox 7, Central Decatur, Leon 4 (8)
Martensdale St Marys 3, Mount Ayr 1
Pleasantville 7, Nodaway Valley 4
Southeast Warren 9, Bedford 4
Wayne 8, Southwest Valley 0

Atlantic 4, Shenandaoh 2 (Suspended in bottom of 4th, finish rescheduled for 2:0opm Monday, July 3rd)
Ar-We-Va, Westside 2, EHK-Exira 1
Boyer Valley, Dunlap 3, Woodbine 1
Carlisle 16, Carroll 2
Carlisle 6, Carroll 1
Clarinda 10, Essex 0
Creston 4, Treynor 1
Lenox 3, Central Decatur, Leon 1 (8 innings)
Martensdale-St. Marys 5, Mount Ayr 1
Pleasantville 14, Nodaway Valley 4 (6 innings )
Southeast Warren 15, Bedford 0
Southwest Valley 9, Wayne 3
West Harrison, Mondamin 14, Westwood, Sloan 2

Western Iowa Conference Tournament

Consolation: Underwood 10, AHSTW 0
Championship: Tri-Center vs. Treynor PPD

ST. LOUIS (AP) – Mike Leake pitched eight strong innings and Yadier Molina drove in four runs to help the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Washington Nationals 8-1 on Friday night. The Cardinals have won five of their past six, while the Nationals have dropped four of six.

Leake (6-6) got his first win since he last went eight innings in a victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers on May 24. He was 0-4 with two no-decisions before picking up the victory Friday. He pitched eight innings, giving up one run on five hits, striking out four and walking three.

A wild Tanner Roark (6-6) took the loss, lasting just three innings. He gave up four hits but walked a season-high five, the final two of which resulted in the Cardinals’ first two runs. Of his 85 pitches in the game, only 46 were strikes.

Molina extended his hitting streak to 15 games with a two-run single in the third and added another two-run hit as the Cardinals scored five times in the fourth off reliever Jacob Turner.

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ST. LOUIS, MO– JUNE 30, 2017 – The St. Louis Cardinals announced this afternoon that John Mozeliak has been promoted to President of Baseball Operations for the team, while Michael Girsch has been promoted to Vice-President & General Manager of the club.  Both Mozeliak and Girsch have agreed to contracts that will run through the 2020 season.

“It is as important to maintain outstanding talent in the front office as it is on the playing field,” said Bill DeWitt Jr., Principal Owner and Chief Executive Officer of the St. Louis Cardinals.  “Our success as an organization is built upon our continuity in leadership and today’s announcement ensures we keep two of the best young talents in our game for years to come.”

While other Major League Clubs have had Presidents of Baseball Operations, today’s announcement is a first for the Cardinals and is in keeping with an industry that continues to grow and prosper.  As President of Baseball Operations, Mozeliak will be responsible for the department, while Girsch will handle the day to day work of the team as the General Manager.

“Mike Girsch is more than ready to take over the daily operations of this department, while I am excited to focus on more strategic goals of the organization,” said Mozeliak, President of Baseball Operations for the St. Louis Cardinals. “Our entire group is fortunate to work for Bill DeWitt Jr, a visionary leader who has invested heavily in creating an organization that values innovation and demands excellence in every aspect of its operations.”

Mozeliak, 48, is a 22-year veteran of the Cardinals front office who has served as the team’s General Manager for ten seasons (2008-2017).  During his tenure as General Manager, the Cardinals have advanced to the postseason six times, winning a World Championship in 2011, and the National League Championship in 2013.  The Cardinals have twice been recognized by Baseball America as the Organization of the Year (2011 & 2013).  The prestigious honor recognized the Cardinals for their success in scouting and player development.   Mozeliak was named Executive of the Year in 2011 by MLB.com.

“I look forward to working with Mo, Bill and our entire team to bring another World Championship to St. Louis,” said Girsch, General Manager “I have enjoyed the opportunity to work directly with Mo and Bill, and I am looking forward to this new challenge. ”

Girsch, 41, is an 11-year veteran of the Cardinals front office who has served as the team’s Assistant General Manager for seven seasons (2011 – 2017).  As the team’s Assistant General Manager, Girsch assisted Mozeliak with Major League player transactions and player evaluations, and helps oversee all aspects of Baseball Operations, including amateur and pro scouting, player development, international operations and baseball development.  Girsch joined the Cardinals in 2006, starting his career with a two year stint as the Coordinator of Amateur Scouting.  In 2008, he was named Director of Baseball Development, and focused on assisting Baseball Operations via internet applications, analytical models and decision support tools.  He led the department for three years before his promotion to Assistant General Manager in January 2011.

Prior to joining the Cardinals, Girsch earned a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics from the University of Notre Dame and an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.  Girsch and his wife Kelly, reside in Webster Groves with their four children.

The 7:20-a.m. Sportscast w/Jim Field.

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Atlantic 10, Creston 3 (Alexis Handel 2 run home run and 2 RBI single)
Atlantic 11, Creston 9 (5 runs for the Trojans in the top of the 1st, Olivia Engler 2RBI)
CAM, Anita 8, AR-WE-VA, Westside 3
Clarinda 13, St. Albert, Council Bluffs 3
St. Albert, Council Bluffs 10, Clarinda 8
Des Moines Christian 10, Guthrie Center 6
Des Moines Christian 7, Guthrie Center 4
Denison-Schleswig 3, Glenwood 1
Denison-Schleswig 12, Glenwood 5
Glidden-Ralston 15, Woodbine 4
Harlan 5, Red Oak 4
Red Oak 8, Harlan 5
IKM-Manning 2, Treynor 1
Indianola 1, A-D-M, Adel 0 (10)
Lenox 9, Bedford 4
Missouri Valley 6, Logan-Magnolia 1
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 11, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 0
Southwest Valley 14, East Union 6
West Harrison 6, Coon Rapids-Bayard 2

Ar-We-Va, Westside 15, CAM, Anita 3 (5 innings)
Atlantic 16, Creston 0 (6 innings)
Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 12, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 1 (5 innings)
Bishop Heelan Catholic, Sioux City 7, Council Bluffs, Thomas Jefferson 0
Carlisle 11, Winterset 1 (6 inn.)
Coon Rapids-Bayard 4, West Harrison, Mondamin 2
Des Moines Christian 13, ACGC 1
Des Moines Christian 6, ACGC 2
East Mills 12, Sidney 6 (Completed Game from 6/16)
Fremont-Mills, Tabor 14, Stanton 13
Glenwood 15, Denison-Schleswig 7
Glenwood 7, Denison-Schleswig 4
Harlan 9, Red Oak 2
Maple Valley-Anthon-Oto 7, Riverside, Oakland 0 (Forfeit)
Mount Ayr 5, Nodaway Valley 2
Ogden 13, Earlham 8
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 16, Council Bluffs, Abraham Lincoln 5 (5 innings)
Southwest Valley 21, East Union 8

The Fourth of July holiday weekend is typically one of the busiest times of the year on Iowa’s waterways and law enforcement officers are planning to target boaters who’ve been drinking. Dustin Eighmy is a conservation officer with the Iowa DNR. This weekend, he’ll be patrolling Saylorville Lake near Des Moines. “We’re looking for anyone not having the proper lookout, they’re boating too closely to other boaters, they’re speeding through no wake zones, and when we stop them – we’re looking for the slurred speech, watery eyes, the smell of alcohol, and beer cans in there,” Eighmy said.

DNR Water Patrol boat

Iowa DNR officers are ramping up enforcement efforts this weekend as part of the national Operation Dry Water campaign. Susan Stocker, boating law administrator and education coordinator for the Iowa DNR, says the goal is decrease crashes and deaths. “During 2016, we had a total of 46 boating while intoxicated arrests here in Iowa,” Stocker said. “On a national level, 17-percent of (boating) fatalities involve alcohol, but in Iowa, our rate is 33-percent.”

Six people were killed in Iowa in boat crashes last year. Two of those crashes involved alcohol. In Iowa, it’s illegal to operate a vessel with a blood alcohol level (BAC) of point-oh-eight (.08) or higher – the same as it is to drive a car. Jeff Swearngin, chief of the Iowa DNR law enforcement bureau, says alcohol tends to impair judgment and reaction time even greater on the water.

“When you’re on the water, the effects of alcohol get amplified by the wave action, the wind, the sun, dehydration – you don’t realize how much effect you have with that alcohol,” Swearngin said. “We’re looking to take those folks off the water. The folks who are out there drinking, getting drunk and driving their boat around – they’re not just endangering themselves and their families, but other people who are on the water.”

Boating while intoxicated is not only dangerous, Eighmy notes it can also be expensive. “A BWI fine can up to $1,000 and they can lose their boating privileges up to a year,” Eighmy said. “They’re going to spend a night in jail if they go with us. If you refuse, it’s an automatic $500.”

(Radio Iowa)