Tuesday April 25th Local Sports

TONIGHT:
AM-1300 KGLO — Minnesota Twins vs. New York Yankees — pre-game 6:00, first pitch 6:40

 

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Sonny Gray pitched seven scoreless innings and Joey Gallo homered as the two former Yankees helped the Minnesota Twins to a 6-1 win against New York on Monday night at Target Field. Jorge Polanco added two hits and three RBIs for Minnesota. The Twins have won three of the first five meetings with their longtime nemesis this year. The Yankees are 100-41 against Minnesota in the regular season since 2002, the best record for any team versus one opponent during that span. New York is also 16-2 against the Twins in the postseason during that stretch. Gray gave up three hits and struck out eight, dropping his ERA to a big league-best 0.62. The veteran right-hander went 15-16 with a 4.51 ERA in parts of two seasons for the Yankees. Gallo has three homers in six games since being activated from the injured list.

 

 

 

ESTHERVILLE — Iowa Lakes snapped the 17th-ranked NIACC softball team’s 15-game winning streak as the teams split an Iowa Community College Athletic Conference doubleheader to wrap up their four-game series in Estherville on Monday. NIACC was held to one hit in the opener as the Lakers used a seven-run fourth in a 10-0, five-inning victory. In the nightcap, Laken Lienhard tossed a one-hit shutout, striking out four to lead NIACC to a 10-0, five-inning win. Lienhard helped her own effort with a home run and three RBI. Emily Jones was 2-for-2, both hits being homers as she knocked in three. NIACC is now 33-9 overall and 17-3 in the conference and will wrap up their regular season this weekend with a four-game series at home against the conference leader, 12th-ranked Kirkwood.

 

 

 

MASON CITY — The NIACC baseball team split their doubleheader with Northeast Community College on Monday afternoon. The Trojans dropped the opener 11-0 in five innings, but came back in the nightcap with a 10-6, ten-inning victory. Adam Berghult hit a grand slam in the bottom of the 10th to give NIACC a walkoff win for the second straight day, after the Trojans won 6-5 on Sunday in the series opener. NIACC is 16-24 overall and 12-11 in the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference. The Trojans travel to Kirkwood on Wednesday for a conference doubleheader.

 

 

 

ANKENY — Ashley Alert shot an 81 on Monday to lead the NIACC women’s golf team in the first day of the National Junior College Athletic Association’s Plains District Championship at Otter Creek Golf Course in Ankeny. Alert sits in a tie for 18th place after the opening round, with the second and final round coming up today. NIACC is in sixth place with a first day team score of 360. Iowa Western leads the tournament with a 302, Barton Community College is second with a 306, with Iowa Central third with a 322.

 

 

 

AMES — Iowa State quarterback Hunter Dekkers felt it was a productive spring for the Cyclone offense. There are three new position coaches for an offense that ranked last in the Big 12 during last season’s 4-8 record.

New offensive coordinator Nate Scheelhaase hopes to jump start a unit that averaged just over 20 points per game last season.

Iowa State wrapped up spring drills on Saturday

 

 

 

 

DES MOINES — Two of the top women’s hurdlers in the world compete in the 100 hurdles at the Drake Relays. American Nia Ali is the 2019 world champion and has been a regular at Drake.

The former Olympic silver medalist has remained competitive on the world stage despite her growing family. Her youngest child is nearly two.

Ali’s bid for a second straight world championship ended in Eugene, Oregon last year when she clipped two hurdles in a heat race. She opened this season by winning at a meet in Florida.

Ali says she enjoys competing in front of the large crowds at Drake.

Jamaica’s Tobi Amusan will be competing at Drake for the first time as reigning world champion and world record holder. She does not feel any pressure because of it.

The 100 hurdles takes place on Saturday afternoon.