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Thursday Golf/Tennis/Soccer Results

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May 1st, 2015 by Jim Field

Girls Golf:
Atlantic 181, Shenandoah 212, Red Oak 247 (Medalist: Brooke Newell, Atlantic 42)
Logan-Magnolia 244, Audubon 273 (Medalist: Jorja Weitl, Audubon 53)
Tri-Center 192, Underwood 210 (Medalist: Haley Fischer, Tri-Center 45)
Glenwood 224, St. Albert 242
Creston 184, Chariton 227
Treynor 194, Missouri Valley NTS

Boys Golf:
Atlantic 153, Shenandoah 157, Red Oak 184 (Medalist: Ryan Ruzek, Shenandoah 34; Runner-Up: Kyle Nelson, Atlantic 35)
Audubon 167, Logan-Magnolia 189 (Medalist: Jalen Nelson, Audubon 41)
Underwood 195, Tri-Center 203 (Medalist: Derek Nelson, Tri-Center 41)
Harlan 155, Clarinda 167
Glenwood 161, St. Albert 186
Treynor 171, Missouri Valley 186

Girls Tennis:
Red Oak 9, Atlantic 0
Shenandoah 6, Creston 3

Boys Tennis:
Atlantic 6, Red Oak 3
Clarinda 6, Harlan 3
Shenandoah 7, Creston 2
Denison-Schleswig 9, Thomas Jefferson 0

Girls Soccer:
Nodaway Valley/WCV/AC 5, Winterset 2
St. Albert 2, Glenwood 1 (SO)
Underwood 10, Denison-Schleswig 0
Bishop Heelan Catholic 4, Abraham Lincoln 0

Boys Soccer:
Kuemper Catholic 3, Lewis Central 2

Carpenter, Adams lead Cardinals over Phillies 9-3

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May 1st, 2015 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Matt Adams had three hits, including a tiebreaking, two-run homer, and the St. Louis Cardinals overcame a short outing by Tim Cooney in his major league debut to beat the Philadelphia Phillies 9-3 Thursday for their third straight win. Cooney, a 24-year-old left-hander brought up from Triple-A Memphis before the game, was given a 3-0 lead but lasted 2 1-3 innings, allowing three runs and seven hits.

Carlos Villanueva (2-1) followed and retired all 10 batters he faced. The Cardinals bullpen retired 19 of 21 batters during 6 1-3 innings of one-hit relief. With the score 3-3 in the third, Adams hit a two-run homer off David Buchanan (0-5), who became the first Philadelphia pitcher to lose his first five starts in a season since Kyle Abbott in 1992.

Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright has had surgery to repair a torn left Achilles tendon, an injury that will sideline him for the rest of the season. “Everything went well,” Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak said after Thursday’s operation. “No surprises, which was probably the best news, and didn’t have to use any extra material to reattach the tendon. So now it’s rest and recovery for probably the next 6 to 8 weeks.” Wainwright was injured while batting in Milwaukee last Saturday.

 

 

Chiefs select cornerback Marcus Peters at No 18 in draft

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May 1st, 2015 by Ric Hanson

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs selected cornerback Marcus Peters with the No. 18 pick in the NFL draft Thursday night, taking a chance on a player kicked off the team at Washington in an attempt to help their defense in the pass-happy AFC West. The physical Peters was considered one of the top defensive backs in the draft, but he gave many teams pause after his dismissal last November.

Peters said at the annual scouting combine that it was “miscommunication, mostly on my behalf” with new Huskies coach Chris Petersen’s staff that led to the problems. Peters acknowledged that he “didn’t take the coaching transition too well.”

 

Iowa horse stable tries again for Kentucky Derby win

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May 1st, 2015 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A group of Iowa investors with a couple of third-place finishes in the Kentucky Derby is trying again this year. Donegal Racing, a stable backed by 22 investors mostly from the Des Moines area, not only has a horse running in Saturday’s Kentucky Derby but is fielding competitors in three major races at Churchill Downs this week.

Donegal Racing President Jerry Crawford says it’s only the second time in the 140-year history of the Derby that one stable has entries in three major Derby week races. Donegal has Puca in the $1 million Kentucky Oaks on Friday, Finnegan’s Wake in the $500,000 Woodford Reserve on Saturday and Keen Ice in the Kentucky Derby Saturday evening.

Crawford acknowledges Keen Ice is a long shot. Betting odds are currently at 50-to-one.

 

Redskins take OL Brandon Scherff with 5th pick in NFL draft

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May 1st, 2015 by Ric Hanson

ASHBURN, Va. (AP) — The Washington Redskins have taken Iowa offensive lineman Brandon Scherff with the Number 5 pick in the first round of the NFL draft. The choice Thursday night addresses one of Washington’s many needs — improving the right side of the Redskins’ offensive line. Scherff, listed at 6-foot-5 and about 320 pounds, is new general manager Scot McCloughan’s first draft pick for Washington.

This was also the first time the Redskins had drafted in the first round since using the Number 2 overall selection in 2012 to get quarterback Robert Griffin the Third. That pick was obtained in a trade with the St. Louis Rams that cost the Redskins a bevy of choices, including first-rounders in 2013 and 2014.

Wainwright has surgery to repair torn Achillies tendon

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April 30th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright has had surgery to repair a torn left Achilles tendon, an injury that will sideline him for the rest of the season. “Everything went well,” Cardinals general manager John Mozeliak said after Thursday’s operation. “No surprises, which was probably the best news, and didn’t have to use any extra material to reattach the tendon. So now it’s rest and recovery for probably the next 6 to 8 weeks.” Wainwright was injured while batting in Milwaukee last Saturday.

 

Cooney brought up by Cardinals to make big league debut

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April 30th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) – Left-hander Tim Cooney has been brought up from the minor leagues by the St. Louis Cardinals to start against Philadelphia in his major league debut. Cooney’s contract was selected from Triple-A Memphis before today’s (Thursday’s) game.

The Cardinals optioned catcher Cody Stanley to Memphis and opened a spot on their 40-man roster by transferring pitcher Adam Wainwright from the 15-day disabled list to the 60-day DL. Cooney, 24, was 2-1 with a 3.63 ERA in three starts at Memphis.

(Podcast) KJAN morning Sports report, 4/30/2015

Podcasts, Sports

April 30th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

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

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Bowlsby says Big 12 will probably move toward champ game

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April 30th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

IRVING, Texas (AP) — Big 12 Commissioner Bob Bowlsby says he believes the conference will move toward having a championship football game because not having one puts it at a disadvantage when it comes placing teams in the College Football Playoff.

Bowlsby says he spoke with selection committee chairman Jeff Long this week during the College Football Playoff meetings in North Texas and came away convinced not having a conference championship game to end the season will continue to be a problem for the league.

The Big 12 is the lone Big Five conference that has only 10 teams and does not have a title game. Baylor and TCU tied for the Big 12 title last season, but were both jumped by Ohio State in the final playoff committee rankings.

 

Bourjos’ legs help Cardinals beat Phillies 5-2

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April 30th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Peter Bourjos hit a game-tying RBI triple, then scored the go-ahead run by beating the throw home on an infield tapper to fuel a four-run fifth inning in the St. Louis Cardinals’ 5-2 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Wednesday night. Carlos Martinez (3-0) allowed two runs in six innings and Matt Adams doubled twice with an RBI.

Ryan Howard hit his 20th career homer against St. Louis, 11 coming in his hometown, and Odubel Herrera had two hits and an RBI. Aaron Harang (2-2) surrendered five runs in six innings, ending a career-best run of eight consecutive quality starts dating to last September. Bourjos entered 7 for 15 against Harang with a homer and four RBIs, no doubt factoring into his second start considering he was just 1 for 10 on the season.