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Ar-We-Va, Westside 15, Woodbine 3 (5 innings)
Ballard 6, Carroll 5
Bedford 8, Southwest Valley 3
Coon Rapids-Bayard 10, Underwood 4
Denison-Schleswig 14, Fort Madison 12
Denison-Schleswig 9, Fort Madison 4
Earlham 14, Woodward Academy 0 (5 Innings)
East Sac County 3, OA-BCIG 2
Glidden-Ralston 5, Guthrie Center 4
Kuemper Catholic, Carroll 10, Perry 1
Lenox 4, Nodaway Valley 2
Lewis Central 10, Creston 3
Lewis Central 12, Creston 2 (5 innings)
Logan-Magnolia 10, Audubon 2
Logan-Magnolia 4, Audubon 2
St. Albert, Council Bluffs 11, Des Moines Christian 1
Treynor 8, West Harrison, Mondamin 7 (8 innings)
Van Meter 7, ADM, Adel 5

Thursday’s games:

Class 4-A Region 8 Quarterfinals

Lewis Central 4, Carroll 1
Harlan 7, Glenwood 6

Saturday, July 11th 2015

Class 4-A Region 8 Semi-finals
7:00 p.m. – ADM vs. Lewis Central @ Adel
7:00 p.m. – Creston vs. Harlan @ Creston

Class 4-A Region 1 Semi-finals
7:00 p.m. – Denison-Schleswig vs. Bishop Heelan Catholic @ Denison

Class 5-A, Region 8 Semi-finals
7:00 p.m. – CB Abraham Lincoln vs. CB Thomas Jefferson @ Abraham Lincoln

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Carlos Martinez made his case for inclusion on the National League All-Star team Thursday night by pitching 7 1-3 scoreless innings, and the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-1 in a matchup between the teams with the best records in the major leagues. Martinez (10-3) scattered four hits while striking out five and walking three in improving to 7-1 with a 1.20 ERA in his last 10 starts.

The right-hander is one of the five players contending for the NL’s All-Star Final Vote. Fan voting ends Friday afternoon and the game will be played Tuesday at Cincinnati. St. Louis (56-31) opened a 5 1/2-game lead on the Pirates in the NL Central. Pittsburgh (50-35) had its five-game winning streak snapped in the opener of a four-game series.

SILVIS, Illinois (AP) — Justin Thomas and Nicholas Thompson were tied for the lead at 8 under par in Thursday’s opening round of the John Deere Classic, while Jordan Spieth languished far behind. Thomas and Thompson each shot a 63 at the TPC Deere Run in Illinois, finishing eight strokes ahead of Masters and U.S. Open champion Spieth. They were a shot ahead of Charles Howell the Third and Luke Guthrie.

Three-time tournament winner Steve Stricker led the list of golfers at 6 under. Spieth shot even-par 71 in his first round since winning the U.S Open. Spieth, who will go for his third straight major title next week at the British Open, had three bogeys in a four-hole stretch, and missed a 15-foot birdie putt on Number 18.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Clippers have signed free agent forward Wes Johnson, who played for the Lakers last season. He averaged 9.9 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 76 games, including 59 starts for the other NBA team that plays in Staples Center. Johnson’s five-year NBA career includes stints with Minnesota and Phoenix.

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Atlantic 9-7, Sioux City West 4-3
Exira/EHK 17, Orient-Macksburg 0
CAM 1, East Union 0
Guthrie Center 8, Audubon 1
Stanton 6, Adair-Casey 2
Treynor 14, West Central Valley 4 (6 innings)
Treynor 18-21, Riverside 1-5
Underwood 6, A-H-S-T-W 4
Underwood 7, Fremont-Mills 1
Shenandoah 4, Nishnabotna 2
Creston 10, Red Oak 4
Dallas Center-Grimes 9, Harlan 6
Abraham Lincoln 2, Glenwood 1
Carroll 4, Kuemper Catholic 3 (8 inn)
Denison-Schleswig 9, North Fayette Valley 3
Ar-We-Va 8, Boyer Valley 1
Coon Rapids-Bayard 7, IKM-Manning 0
Hinton 10, West Harrison 0 (6 innings)
Logan-Magnolia 11, Westwood 7
Missouri Valley 14, Woodbine 3 (5 inn.)
Twin River Valley 7, Glidden-Ralston 6

Class 3-A, Region 8
Atlantic 12, Clarinda 2
Shenandoah 12, Red Oak 0
Kuemper Catholic 21, East Sac County 17
Greene County 10, Pocahontas Area 2

Class 2-A, Region 8
IKM-Manning 9, A-H-S-T-W 0
Nodaway Valley 10, Southwest Valley 0
Missouri Valley 9, Tri-Center 0
Treynor 21, St. Albert 4

Class1-A, Region 7
Exira/EHK 15, Lenox 9
Glidden-Ralston 9, Griswold 3
Stanton 14, Essex 13
Logan-Magnolia 13, Fremont-Mills 1

Class 1-A, Region 8
Newell-Fonda 11, Adair-Casey 0
Charter Oak-Ute 10, Riverside 2
Westwood 9, Boyer Valley 5
Woodbury Central 17, Woodbine 0

Friday’s Schedule (July 10) (7-p.m. start unless otherwise noted)

Class 3-A, Region 8
Greene County vs. Kuemper Catholic (at Jefferson)
Atlantic vs. Shenandoah (at Atlantic)

Class 2-A, Region 8
IKM-Manning vs. Nodaway Valley (at Irwin)
Missouri Valley vs. Treynor (at Missouri Valley)

Class 1-A, Region 7
Glidden-Ralston vs. Exira/EHK (5:30-p.m., at Glidden)
Logan-Magnolia vs. Stanton (at Logan)

Class 1-A, Region 8
Woodbury Central vs. Westwood (at Moville)
Charter Oak-Ute vs. Newell-Fonda (at Charter Oak)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Royals and St. Louis Cardinals, bitter cross-state rivals, have forged an unlikely alliance to get their final vote candidates into the All-Star Game. Royals third baseman Mike Moustakas and Cardinals pitcher Carlos Martinez are among the five candidates in their respective league. Fan voting will determine who makes the roster.

The regional sports networks for each team are promoting the alliance, and Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon said Wednesday that fans should vote “so there is as much Royals blue and Cardinals red on the field next week in Cincinnati as possible.” The Royals already have six players on the American League roster, including four starters. The Cardinals have five on the National League roster, two of them starters.