FREE PRESS Page 8 Colby Free Press Monday, May 4, 2009 SSPORTSPORTS Colby High Eagles team pounds Goodland, 12-2 By Andy Heintz of his glove. That allowed another said. “He loves to play defense.” Colby Free Press Eagle to score and increased Col- Colby would pick up another [email protected] by’s lead to 5-0. The Eagles scored run in the inning to give them an one more run to make it 6-0 going 11-1 lead going into the fi fth. The Colby High School baseball into the third. The Cowboys scored a run in team defeated the error-plagued Goodland and Colby were both the top of the fi fth to keep the Goodland Cowboys 12-2 on Sat- able to pick up a run in the third to game going and cut the Eagles’ urday afternoon in a home game make it 7-1. lead to 11-2. Senior third baseman at Young Memorial Field. Senior Stephen Dinkel came up Levi Schlick gloved a ground ball Junior Preston Krzycki start- to bat with the bases loaded in the that was hit like a rocket. Schlick’s ed the game for the Eagles, and bottom of the fourth. He blasted a throw to fi rst was a little off, but Coach Kevin Cox said he was double over the left fi elder’s head, Arnberger came off the bag, gpt pleased with his pitching. scoring all three runners to extend the throw and tagged the runner as “He did a good job at keeping the Eagles’ lead to 10-1. he came charging down the line. the ball down,” said Cox. “He re- “He went with the pitch,” said Arnberger ended the game in ally competes on the mound.” Coach Kevin Cox. “We’ve been the bottom of the fi fth by hammer- Goodland’s starting pitcher had working on hitting to the opposite ing a home run over the left-fi eld control problems throughout the fi eld in practice.” fence to give the Eagles a 12-2 game, allowing the Eagles to pick It seemed like some imaginary lead. When a team is leading by up some easy runs. In the bottom magnetic force was directing the more than 10 runs after fi ve in- of the second inning, Colby got ball to senior shortstop Cade Cart- nings, they game ends and they four runs after he plunked two er during the game, as the Cow- are declared the winner. Colby players and hitting two boys’ hitters were constantly hit- With the win, the Eagles im- Eagles’ batters. Cowboys errors ting it in his direction. Fortunately proved to 12-1. They were to play contributed to the runs. for the Eagles, Carter was able a doubleheader at 4 p.m. today in Later in the inning, with the fi eld them all cleanly and fi re ac- Liberal. The team will play Good- Eagles up 4-0, senior Corey Sager curate throws to senior fi rst base- land again at 7 p.m. Thursday in hit a fl y ball to the Cowboys’ left man Brent Arnberger. the fi rst round of the Hays High fi elder, who let the ball bounce out “Cade had a great game,” Cox tournament. Lady Trojans go 1-1 in tournament By Trent Rose softball tournament Saturday with the remaining games were to be Colby Community College a 2-1 victory over Barton County played today in Pratt. [email protected] in Wichita. The Lady Trojans were to faced The women were defeated 3-1 Barton County at noon. If they The Colby Community Col- in the second round by Seward win, they would face Garden City lege Lady Trojans softball team County, also on Saturday. Games in the semifi nals, with the winner opened the Region VI division 1 on Sunday were postponed, and facing Seward County.

ANDY HEINTZ/Colby Free Press Rockies lose close game to Giants Sophomore Mark Phillips got ready to fi re a pitch to home plate during the Colby Community Col- lege baseball game against Independence Community College on Saturday afternoon. Phillips SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Sunday. Corpas (0-3), Randy Winn sac- gave up only one run in 8 innings against the Pirates. The Sam Francisco Giants’ Rich The lone extra inning, which in- rifi ced him to second. Aurilia’s Aurilia drove in Steve Holm with cluded rallies by both clubs, was a sharp single to left-center eas- a 10th-inning single to end a pitch- fi tting cap to a series in which the ily scored Holm, who fi nished ing-dominated afternoon with the Giants won two of three despite his fi rst game action of the season Colby Trojans pitcher Giants’ ninth victory in 12 games, scoring just fi ve runs. After Holm with a celebration. 1-0 over the Colorado Rockies on drew a leadoff walk from Manuel shuts down the Pirates By Andy Heintz Colby struck again in the sixth. down and get a big strikeout to Colby Free Press Sophomore Jordan Smith started end the inning. Grieve came in in [email protected] out the inning with a double down the ninth and picked up a save to the right fi eld line. Smith would give the Trojans the victory. The Colby Community College eventually score on a sacrifi ce fl y The game on Sunday was post- Trojans baseball team defeated In- by Hildreth to give the Trojans a poned due to the weather. It was dependence Community College 6-1 lead. Later in the inning, with to be played at 1 p.m. today. If 8-1 on a cold Saturday afternoon the Trojans now up 7-1, sopho- the Pirates win the fi rst game, it in the fi rst game of a best-of-three more Scott Hornstra drove in an- will be immediately followed by series in the region tournament, other runner with a ground-ball a third. but rain delayed the rest of the se- single up the middle to make it If the Trojans win the series ries. 8-1 Colby. today, they will take on Johnson The Trojans are the No. 3-seed The Pirates threatened in the top County on Saturday in the Region out of the Kansas Jayhawk Com- of the eighth with runners on fi rst VI tournament in Wichita. The munity Conference West, while and third. Phillips was able to bear time has yet to be established. Independence is No. 6 seed from the east. Sophomore starting pitcher Mark Phillips threw a solid game, EAT HEARTY..... giving up only 1 run in 8 innings. Sophomore Max Greve relieved STEAK FRY Phillips in the top of the ninth. The Trojans picked up two runs in the bottom of the fi rst inning to Wednesday - 6:30 p.m. take a 2-0 lead. The pirates scored Your choice of Potato and Salad a run in the top of the second to cut the lead to 2-1. MEMBERS & GUESTS Sophomore Jerry Hildreth tat- COLBY VFW WELCOME! tooed a line drive to left center fi eld to drive in a run in the bottom of the second and boost Colby’s lead to 3-1. Hildreth drove in another run in the bottom of the fourth, scor- ing freshman Aritz Garcia a split second before the Pirates’ catcher could tag him out to make it 4-1. A single by sophomore Jaret Chat- COLBY’S FULL SERVICE FILLING STATION Learn how to deal wood between fi rst and second allowed Hildreth to score and ex- SPECIAL FEATURE OF THE WEEK tended the Trojans’ lead to 5-1. SPRING GOLF CART SERVICE SPECIAL with the Internet COME BY & SET UP AN APPOINTMENT Colby Cinema OR CALL THE STATION @ 785-462-8671 Valuable Business Seminar Join John Dehn, director of new media “We want all of our businesses in north- NOW SHOWING $24.95 services for Haynes Publishing Co., and west Kansas to benefi t and prosper from May 1st - May 7th learn how to use the Internet and the north- what the Internet has to offer,” he says. X-MEN ORIGINS: Pickup & Delivery in Colby west Kansas business directory and search “This is for any business owner who wants WOLVERINE Clean-Off Last Years Dirt & Grime engine. He’ll answer any questions you to learn how their business can benefi t from Starring - Hugh Jackman Check Fluid Levels (Batteries & Oil) might have about web site design, e-com- a web page, e-commerce payment gateways PG-13 1 Hour, 45 Minutes Clean Battery Terminals merce and Internet marketing. and Internet marketing.” Friday & Saturday 7:00 & 9:00 Sunday -Thursday 7:00 Check Air Pressure in Tires He has been in the Internet and newspa- We look forward to seeing you at this FAST & FURIOUS per industries for over 20 years combined valuable business seminar. Cost is only $10 HAVE US CHANGE THE OIL FOR AN Starring - Vin Diesel and is an award-winning online director in and applies toward the purchase of any of PG-13 2 Hours, 5 Minutes ADDITIONAL content, revenue and systems. our online products. Friday & Saturday 7:00 & 9:15 Sunday -Thursday 7:00 $4.95 Colby, Wednesday, May 6, from 4 to 5:30 p.m.

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