Class 3-A District 1
*ADM (5-0, 3-0) @ Atlantic (3-2, 0-2)
*Harlan (5-0, 2-0) @ Creston (4-1, 2-1)
*Perry (2-3, 1-2) @ Lewis Central (4-1, 1-1)
Sergeant Bluff-Luton (0-5, 0-3) @ Glenwood (1-4, 0-3)

Class 3-A District 2
*Spencer (3-2, 2-1) @ Carroll (1-4, 1-1)
*LeMars (4-1, 2-1) @ Denison (1-4, 1-1)

Class 2-A District 8      
*Red Oak (1-4, 1-2) @ Clarinda (1-4, 1-1)
*Clarinda Academy (0-5, 0-3) @ OA-BCIG (4-1, 3-0)
*Kuemper Catholic (5-0, 2-0) @ Shenandoah (2-3, 1-1)
Greene County (1-4, 1-2) @ Roland-Story (1-4, 0-2)

Class 1-A District 2
*IKM/Manning (5-0, 2-0) @ FD St. Edmond (5-0, 3-0)

Class 1-A District 8
*Missouri Valley (2-3, 1-1) @ West Central Valley (3-2, 2-1)
*Tri-Center (3-2, 1-1) @ Nodaway Valley (0-5, 0-3)
*Treynor (3-2, 0-2) @ St. Albert (4-1, 3-0)
Des Moines Christian (1-4, 0-3) @ Panorama (3-2, 2-1)

Class A District 7
*Guthrie Center (0-5, 0-3) @ Audubon (2-3, 1-2)
*Bedford (2-3, 2-1) @ Martensdale-St. Marys (3-2, 1-2)
*Earlham (1-4, 1-2) @ Woodward-Granger (5-0, 3-0)
*Woodward Academy (1-4, 1-2) @ Madrid (4-1, 3-0)

Class A District 8
*A-H-S-T (3-2, 2-1) @ Riverside (1-4, 0-3)
*East Mills (3-2, 2-1) @ Underwood (3-2, 3-0)
*Griswold (3-2, 2-1) @ West Monona (0-5, 0-3)
*Westwood (0-5, 0-3) @ Logan-Magnolia (4-1, 3-0)

8-Man District 6
*Grandview Park Baptist (2-3, 2-2) @ Adair-Casey (5-1, 4-1)
*Colo-Nesco (4-2, 3-1) @ Mormon Trail (1-4, 0-3)
*East Union (2-4, 1-2) @ Lamoni (4-2, 1-2)
Moravia ((0-6, 0-4) @ Murray (5-0, 4-0)
Ankeny Christian (1-5, 0-4) @ Meskwaki Settlement School (0-5, 0-4)

8-Man District 7 
*Woodbine (1-4, 1-3) @ Ar-We-Va (2-3, 2-2)
*Boyer Valley (3-2, 2-2) @ Heartland Christian (0-6, 0-4)
*Charter Oak-Ute (2-3, 1-3) @ Glidden-Ralston (4-2, 4-1)
*Exira/EHK (5-0, 5-0) @ Coon Rapids-Bayard (5-1, 4-1)  — on KJAN at 6:30 pm–
Nishnabotna  (1-4, 1-4) @ West Harrison (1-4, 1-4)

8-Man District 8
*Lenox (5-1, 4-1) @ CAM (4-2, 3-1)
*Villisca (1-4, 1-4) @ Corning (2-3, 2-3)
*Essex (3-3, 1-3) @ Stanton (0-5, 0-4)
*Fremont-Mills (5-0, 4-0) @ Sidney (5-0, 4-0)

*district game

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The NFL and the referees’ union have reached a tentative contract agreement, ending an impasse that began in June when the league locked out the officials and used replacements instead.

With Commissioner Roger Goodell at the table, the sides concluded two days of talks at midnight Thursday with the announcement of a tentative deal, which must be ratified by the union’s 121 members.

NFL spokesman Greg Aiello tweeted “Pleased to report that an agreement has been reached with the NFL Referees Association. Details to follow.”

The replacements worked the first three weeks of games, triggering a wave of frustration that threatened to disrupt the rest of the season. After a missed call cost the Green Bay Packers a win on a chaotic final play at Seattle on Monday night, the two sides really got serious.

It was not certain who would work this week’s games, which begin Thursday night with Baltimore hosting Cleveland.

HOUSTON (AP) – Bud Norris pitched into the eighth inning for his first win since May 21, and Jose Altuve homered and the Houston Astros avoided a sweep with a 2-0 win over the St. Louis Cardinals, who are vying for the second NL wild card, on Wednesday night.

Norris (6-13) allowed two hits and struck out seven without a walk in 7 1-3 innings to snap a career-long 12-game losing streak which spanned 18 starts in the last National League game in Houston with the Astros moving to the American League West for 2013.

The victory broke a 10-game winning streak for the Cardinals over Houston and cut their lead over Los Angeles and Milwaukee to 3 1/2 games for the second NL wild card spot after both teams won Wednesday.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska athletic director Tom Osborne is retiring as of Jan. 1.

The 75-year-old Osborne announced his decision Wednesday at a news conference. He says “the perception” that you’re getting old “can get in the way.” Osborne says he doesn’t want to be a distraction.

Osborne was one of the most successful football coaches in history. Every one of his 25 teams won at least nine games, and three of his last four teams won national championships. He retired with a career record of 255-49-3, an .836 winning percentage that ranked fifth all-time among Division I coaches, and 13 conference titles. He was inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame in 1998, the year after he retired.

After serving in Congress and losing a gubernatorial bid, he returned to the university in 2007 to take over the athletic department and oversee the rebuilding of the football program and shepherd the school’s move from the Big 12 to the Big Ten.

Under Osborne’s watch, the athletic department has built a new basketball practice facility and entered into a public-private partnership to build a 16,000-seat basketball arena in downtown Lincoln that will open for the 2013-14 season. He also oversaw an expansion project that will increase Memorial Stadium’s capacity to more than 90,000 next year.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Chiefs put center Rodney Hudson on injured reserve Wednesday with a broken bone in his left leg and signed offensive linemen Russ Hochstein and Bryan Mattison to provide additional depth.

The moves came one day after Kansas City put cornerback Jacques Reeves on IR.

Chiefs coach Romeo Crennel said Wednesday that veteran guard Ryan Lilja will start at center on Sunday against San Diego, and rookie Jeff Allen will take his place. It will be the same arrangement that Kansas City used once Hudson was hurt in last Sunday’s overtime victory in New Orleans.

Hochstein has started 36 of the 137 games he’s played over 10 seasons with Tampa Bay, New England and Denver. Mattison has started four of the 15 games he’s played with Baltimore and St. Louis.

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Hawkeye 10:
(3-0) Shenandoah 25-25-25, Atlantic 12-9-17
(3-0) Clarinda 25-25-25, Denison-Schleswig 16-7-18
(3-1) Kuemper Catholic 25-18-25-25, Red Oak 23-25-18-17
(3-1)Lewis Central 25-25-24-25, Creston 21-8-26-18
(3-0) Harlan beat Glenwood

Western Iowa:
(3-0) Audubon 25-25-25, Riverside 19-15-11
(3-0) Missouri Valley 25-25-25, A-H-S-T 16-17-13
(3-0) Tri-Center 25-25-25, Griswold 9-13-17
(3-2) Underwood beat Treynor

Rolling Hills:
(3-0) Adair-Casey 25-25-25, Exira-EHK 17-21-21
(3-0) Glidden-Ralston 25-25-25, Iowa Christian Academy 9-22-13
(3-0) Grandview Park Baptist 25-25-25, Paton-Churdan 11-21-9

Others:
(3-1) Ar-We-Va 25-21-25-25, West Harrison 14-25-19-4
(3-1) Bedford 28-25-25-25, Lenox 30-10-12-15
(3-0) Carroll 25-25-25, Perry 20-17-20
(3-0) Earlham 25-25-29, Coon Rapids-Bayard 22-22-27
(3-0) East Mills 25-25-25, Clarinda Academy 5-7-7
(3-0) East Union 25-25-25, Corning 15-18-11
(3-1) Fremont-Mills 25-16-25-25, Sidney 21-25-18-22
(3-1) Nodaway Valley 25-18-25-25, Mount Ayr 20-25-21-21
(3-0) St. Albert 25-25-25, Omaha Mercy 8-18-15
(3-0) Stanton 25-25-25, Nishnabotna 18-18-17
(3-1) Van Meter 25-25-29-25, Panorama 19-19-31-15
(3-0) Villisca 25-25-25, Heartland Christian 16-17-15
(3-0) West Monona 25-25-25, Charter Oak-Ute 13-13-10
(2-0) Woodbury Central 25-25, Charter Oak-Ute 17-16

The Chiefs put cornerback Jacques Reeves on injured reserve Tuesday.

The veteran defender has been dealing with a hamstring issue that kept him out of the Chiefs’ 27-24 overtime victory at New Orleans on Sunday. Kansas City plays San Diego this Sunday.

Reeves has started 34 of the 90 games he’s played in the NFL, but he stepped away from the game for two full years in his prime to tend to his mother, who underwent a liver and kidney transplant last September.

She died on July 26, the day the Chiefs reported to training camp.

Reeves proved to be invaluable when starting cornerback Brandon Flowers and backup Jalil Brown went down with injuries early in the year. Both of them are back now.