PRESS & DAKOTAN n MONDAY, JULY 6, 2015 SPORTS :PAGE 9 SPORTS DIGEST Thygeson, Crofton Blanks Wynot taught. Parents and coaches are welcome to attend. Yankton USBC Annual Meeting Participants are asked to bring appropriate soccer gear BY JEREMY HOECK Aug. 5 and plenty of water. Cost is a free-will donation. [email protected] The Yankton USBC #80476 will hold its annual meeting on For more information, contact Warren Brenner at 605-665- Wednesday, Aug. 5, at 7 p.m. at Yankton Bowl. 1602 or Tyler Schuring at 605-380-7667. CROFTON, Neb. — Be- All current members of the association and anyone inter- fore the sound of fireworks ested in joining a bowling league is encouraged to attend. UND’s Jeff Campbell Champ In popping behind the outfield For more information, contact association manager Jan fence, Rand Thygeson had Putnam at 605-661-1174. College Derby the catcher’s mitt popping at OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Jeff Campbell of North Dakota won home plate. Tabor-Irene Game Rescheduled the College Home Run Derby, hitting 10 homers in the finals The Crofton ace struck to easily defeat Wake Forest’s Will Craig on Thursday night. out 11 in a 5- shutout for For July 15 Campbell set a derby record with 20 first-round homers, the Bluejays in Friday night’s IRENE – The amateur game featuring Irene and the longest traveling 479 feet. The senior first baseman- followed with four more in the second round to secure 3-0 South Central League vic- Tabor, originally scheduled for June 25 in Tabor, has been tory over rival — and defend- moved to July 15 at Irene. a spot in the two-man finals. Start time is set for 7:30 p.m. at Lars Anderson Field. Craig went deep nine times in the first round and waited ing state champion — Wynot. two hours until his next turn. He hit 16 in the second round for Thygeson, the hard- a total of 25, quitting with two outs left after he took the overall throwing veteran, punctuated Youth Soccer Camp July 7-9 lead and knocked out Georgia Tech’s Kel Johnson. the annual Fourth of July There will be a youth soccer camp for boys and girls in U6 Craig had only 18 minutes between his turn in the second round and the finals, and he could only get five more balls weekend showdown with a through U14 (grades K-7), held July 7-9 from 5:30-7 p.m. each in the top of the JAMES D. CIMBUREK/P&D day. The camp will be held at Lewis & Clark Soccer Park. over the fence. Crofton pitcher Rand Thygeson sends the ball home dur- Yankton Bucks and Gazelles soccer coaches and players There were no bat restrictions for the eight contestants, ninth inning and an emphatic ing the Bluejays’ South Central League amateur baseball will conduct the camps. Basic soccer skills and drills will be and major-league were used. fist pump on the mound. matchup with Wynot on Friday in Crofton. Thygeson struck “I was extremely pumped,” out 11 in a 3-0 victory. Thygeson said later, minutes SCOREBOARD AREA CALENDAR before the fireworks display. “This is always a good game, ally,” Crofton manager Carl Alex Mueller and Mason Tampa Bay at Kansas City, 7:10 Monday, July 6 SOFTBALL, GIRLS’ Vermillion Schieffer said later, chuckling. Mueller all had one hit. SOCCER p.m. BASEBALL, LEGION Tabor Flames at Yankton Fury Crush (DH, with two very good teams. WOMEN’S WORLD CUP Toronto at , 7:10 at Winner-Colome; Tabor Teeners 6:30 p.m., Riverside) “You couldn’t ask for a “But he worked around it.” It’s been on the mound, THIRD PLACE p.m. at Yankton Juniors (DH, 5 p.m.); Wednesday, July 8 better game.” Thygeson threw more though, where the Bluejays Saturday, July 4 L.A. Angels at Colorado, 7:40 p.m. Vermillion at Beresford (6:30 p.m.) BASEBALL, AMATEUR Akron pitches than he usually does, have needed help this sea- England 1, Germany 0, OT Detroit at Seattle, 9:10 p.m. BASEBALL, VFW TEENER at Vermillion Greysox (7:30 p.m.) As is usually the case CHAMPIONSHIP Yankton Reds at Mitchell (DH, 4 BASEBALL, LEGION S.F. when the Bluejays and Expos but was able to still go nine son. With Scot Donner, Tre- Sunday, July 5 NATIONAL LEAGUE p.m.) Post 307 at Yankton Juniors (DH, SOFTBALL, GIRLS’ Yankton 6 p.m.); Wagner at Tabor innings — the shutout being vor Arens and Seth Erdmann United States 5, Japan 2 East Division meet on the diamond, Friday Fury White at Norfolk Kelly’s BASEBALL, VFW TEENER icing on the cake. no longer playing, Crofton W L Pct GB Mitchell at Yankton Lakers (DH, night’s affair was a tightly- Washington 46 36 .561 — Tuesday, July 7 S.F. 1 p.m.); Yankton Reds at Renner “He had all three pitches needed Thygeson to take on New York 42 41 .506 4 1/2 BASEBALL, LEGION contested game with few BASEBALL West at Yankton (DH, 5 p.m., Barons Blue (DH, 5 p.m.) 40 42 .488 6 working tonight,” Wynot man- a greater role — rather than AMERICAN LEAGUE KYNT-AM coverage beginning at 6 errors (one by each side) be- Miami 35 48 .422 11 1/2 GOLF, DAKOTAS TOUR East Division p.m.); Yankton Juniors at S.F. East Carstens Financial Wounded War- ager Lee Heimes said. pitching two or three innings. Philadelphia 28 56 .333 19 tween two teams with South W L Pct GB (DH, 5 p.m.); South Sioux City at rior Pro-Am at Emerald Hills GC, Dakota state title aspirations. Crofton took a 1-0 lead in “I had to step up and be New York 44 38 .537 — Central Division Vermillion (DH, 6 p.m.) Arnolds Park, Iowa Baltimore 43 39 .524 1 W L Pct GB Thygeson’s performance the bottom of the third inning that veteran,” Thygeson said. Tampa Bay 43 41 .512 2 St. Louis 53 28 .654 — when Kyle Mueller singled “And I’ll never turn down Toronto 43 41 .512 2 Pittsburgh 47 34 .580 6 has the first-place Bluejays Chicago 44 36 .550 8 1/2 home Tyler Zimmerman. The a chance to take the ball,” he Boston 39 45 .464 6 p.m. (IL). Designated RHP and (10-2) thinking exactly that. Cincinnati 36 44 .450 16 1/2 Central Division N.Y. Mets at San Francisco, 9:15 LHP for assignment. Bluejays later added two runs added, smiling. Milwaukee 36 48 .429 18 1/2 What was working for W L Pct GB p.m. Agreed to terms with SS Derian Cruz in the seventh inning, on an Not only was there a Kansas City 46 33 .582 — West Division and OF Cristian Pache on minor league him? Minnesota 43 39 .524 4 1/2 W L Pct GB contracts. RBI single by Mason Mueller Crofton win and a fireworks Los Angeles 46 37 .554 — ALL-STAR STARTERS “Everything, to be hon- Detroit 41 40 .506 6 — Optioned OF San Francisco 42 41 .506 4 To Be Held Tuesday, July 14, At and RBI double by Zimmer- display on Friday night, there Cleveland 38 43 .469 9 Matt Szczur to Iowa (PCL). Reinstated est,” Thygeson said, smiling. Arizona 40 42 .488 5 1/2 Great American Ball Park, Cincinnati Chicago 36 43 .456 10 OF from the 15-day DL. man. was also a proposal. San Diego 39 45 .464 7 1/2 AMERICAN LEAGUE “I was a little off early with West Division Agreed to terms with RHP Ben Rowen Colorado 35 47 .427 10 1/2 C: Salvador Perez, Royals Wynot, on the other hand, Crofton’s Kyle Mueller sur- W L Pct GB on a minor league contract. the , but I got the 1B: Miguel Cabrera, Tigers Houston 48 36 .571 — Friday’s Games — couldn’t get that hit when it prised his girlfriend, Lakyn Miami 2, Chicago Cubs 1 2B: Jose Altuve, Astros mechanics eventually figured Los Angeles 44 38 .537 3 Placed RHP Carlos Frias on the 15-day Washington 2, San Francisco 1 3B: , Blue Jays mattered most. Schmidt, after the game with Texas 41 42 .494 6 1/2 DL, retroactive to Wednesday. Recalled out.” Cleveland 5, Pittsburgh 2 SS: , Royals Seattle 38 44 .463 9 LHP Daniel Coulombe from Oklahoma “We got some runners on, a fake raffle promotion at Milwaukee 12, Cincinnati 1 OF: Mike Trout, Angels The biggest threat by Oakland 38 47 .447 10 1/2 City (PCL). Atlanta 2, Philadelphia 1 OF: , Royals but couldn’t get that timely home plate. Schmidt thought Friday’s Games — Optioned RHP Wynot, now 8-5, was the top San Diego 2, St. Louis 1 OF: , Royals Cleveland 5, Pittsburgh 2 Jarred Cosart and OF Marcell Ozuna to hit,” Lee Heimes said. “We she had won a special draw- Arizona 4, Colorado 3, 10 innings DH: Nelson Cruz, Mariners of the second inning, when N.Y. Yankees 7, Tampa Bay 5, 12 New Orleans (PCL). Reinstated 1B Mi- N.Y. Mets 2, L.A. Dodgers 1 NATIONAL LEAGUE just didn’t come through.” ing, but was instead pre- innings chael Morse from the 15-day DL. the Expos loaded the bases C: , Giants Detroit 8, Toronto 6 Saturday’s Games — Zimmerman had three sented with a ring by Mueller Washington 9, San Francisco 3 1B: , Diamond- with two outs. Thygeson Houston 12, Boston 8, 10 innings Traded RHP Chris Oliver and LHP Josh St. Louis 2, San Diego 1 backs of Crofton’s eight hits in the — she said yes. L.A. Angels 8, Texas 2 Taylor to Arizona for the 2015-16 No. 1 struck out Ryan Heimes to Pittsburgh 1, Cleveland 0 2B: Dee Gordon, Marlins Chicago White Sox 1, Baltimore 0 international signing slot. win, while Kyle Mueller, Carl Chicago Cubs 7, Miami 2 3B: Todd Frazier, Reds escape damage. Kansas City 3, Minnesota 2, 10 in- — Milwaukee 7, Cincinnati 3 SS: Jhonny Peralta, Cardinals Schieffer, Brandon Hegge, Follow @jhoeck on Twitter nings Claimed 1B Travis Ishikawa off waivers “He was a little off, actu- L.A. Dodgers 4, N.Y. Mets 3 OF: , Nationals Seattle 9, Oakland 5 from San Francisco. Atlanta 9, Philadelphia 5 OF: , Cardinals Saturday’s Games ST. LOUIS CARDINALS — Placed Arizona 7, Colorado 3 OF: , Marlins N.Y. Yankees 3, Tampa Bay 2 LIHP Jaime Garcia on the 15-day DL, Detroit 8, Toronto 3 Sunday’s Games retroactive to Saturday. Recalled LHP Milwaukee 6, Cincinnati 1 Boston 6, Houston 1 Tim Cooney from Peoria (MWL). Daytona Finale: Fans Shower Gordon With Praise Pittsburgh 5, Cleveland 3 Chicago White Sox 3, Baltimore 2 TRANSACTIONS — Sent RHP Philadelphia 4, Atlanta 0, 10 innings DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) Pittsburgh 1, Cleveland 0 BASEBALL Dale Thayer to San Antonio (TL) for a St. Louis 3, San Diego 1 Oakland 2, Seattle 0 American League rehab assignment. — As rain delayed his final Chicago Cubs 2, Miami 0 Minnesota 5, Kansas City 3 — Rein- — Colorado 6, Arizona 4 race at Daytona International L.A. Angels 13, Texas 0 stated 2B Jonathan Schoop from the Placed RHP Stephen Strasburg on the N.Y. Mets 8, L.A. Dodgers 0 Sunday’s Games 60-day DL. 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Taylor Jordan Speedway, four-time NASCAR Washington 3, San Francisco 1 Tampa Bay 8, N.Y. Yankees 1 — Optioned from Syracuse (IL). champion Jeff Gordon was Toronto 10, Detroit 5 Monday’s Games RHP Drew VerHagen to Toledo (IL). Cincinnati (DeSclafani 5-6) at Wash- American Association showered with cheers during Pittsburgh 5, Cleveland 3 — Optioned GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS ington (Fister 3-4), 6:05 p.m. Boston 5, Houston 4 OF Domingo Santana to Fresno (PCL). — Released LHP Chris Cummins. driver introductions Sunday. San Diego (Shields 7-3) at Pitts- Baltimore 9, Chicago White Sox 1 Reinstated OF Jake Marisnick from the GRAND PRAIRIE AIR HOGS — Re- burgh (Burnett 7-3), 6:05 p.m. Speedway officials handed Kansas City 3, Minnesota 2 15-day DL. Sent RHP Scott Feldman leased C Brandon Cummings. St. Louis (Lackey 6-5) at Chicago Seattle 2, Oakland 1 to Corpus Christi (TL) for a rehab as- SIOUX CITY EXPLORERS — out thousands of placards Cubs (Lester 4-6), 7:05 p.m. L.A. Angels 12, Texas 6 signment. Signed INF Austin Stubbs. commemorating Gordon’s Monday’s Games Atlanta (Wisler 2-1) at Milwaukee — Assigned (Lohse 5-9), 7:10 p.m. Can-Am League milestones at Daytona, dating Houston (Keuchel 10-3) at Cleve- INF Nate Freiman outright to Nashville QUEBEC CAPITALES — Signed Philadelphia (O’Sullivan 1-6) at L.A. land (Carrasco 10-6), 6:10 p.m. (PCL). INF Marcel Champagnie. to his victory in a Daytona 500 Dodgers (Surkamp 0-0), 9:10 p.m. Baltimore (W.Chen 4-4) at Minne- — Assigned HOCKEY qualifying race in 1993. By the sota (P.Hughes 7-6), 7:10 p.m. N.Y. Mets (Niese 3-8) at San Fran- OF Julio Morban outright to Jackson cisco (Heston 8-5), 9:15 p.m. Tampa Bay (Colome 3-4) at Kansas (SL). — Re- time he was introduced in front City (Volquez 8-4), 7:10 p.m. Tuesday’s Games — Optioned INF signed C Landon Ferraro to a one-year St. Louis at Chicago Cubs, 12:20 of the grandstands near Turn Toronto (Buehrle 9-4) at Chicago to Round Rock (PCL). contract. p.m., 1st game 1, many of those cards were White Sox (Sale 6-4), 7:10 p.m. Reinstated OF Delino DeShields from — Cincinnati at Washington, 6:05 p.m. Detroit (Simon 7-5) at Seattle (Iwa- the 15-day DL. Signed F Nazem Kadri to a one-year soggy from the rain. San Diego at Pittsburgh, 6:05 p.m. kuma 0-1), 9:10 p.m. National League contract extension. That didn’t dampen the Tuesday’s Games Miami at Boston, 6:10 p.m. — Arizona at Texas, 7:05 p.m. Oakland at N.Y. Yankees, 6:05 p.m. Transferred C Tuffy Gosewisch to the TORONTO MARLIES — Signed F enthusiasm of some fans as St. Louis at Chicago Cubs, 7:05 Houston at Cleveland, 6:10 p.m. 60-day DL. Richard Clune. p.m., 2nd game Gordon walked on stage with- Miami at Boston, 6:10 p.m. — Recalled STEPHEN M. DOWELL/ORLANDO SENTINEL/TNS Arizona at Texas, 7:05 p.m. Atlanta at Milwaukee, 7:10 p.m. RHP Arodys Vizcaino and promoted out an umbrella. They cheered Baltimore at Minnesota, 7:10 p.m. L.A. Angels at Colorado, 7:40 p.m. RHP David Carpenter from Gwinnett while waving the commemora- Jeff Gordon greets fans in the rain during driver introduc- Philadelphia at L.A. Dodgers, 9:10 tive cards. tions before the Coke Zero 400 NASCAR Sprint Cup race Gordon, a three-time Day- on Sunday at Daytona International Speedway in Daytona tona 500 winner, announced in Beach, Fla. two runs scored and a RBI to Yost had two hits and two January he plans to retire from lead Yankton. Grace Behrns, runs scored. Thea Chance full-time racing and become Softball Hannah Sailer and Nora Wel- and Jillian Eidsness each had and feelings into perspective, With rain wiping out quali- part of Fox’s broadcasting crew knowing that I have half the fying Saturday, Gordon will FROM PAGE 8 ker each scored twice. a hit and three runs scored. in 2016. Behrns picked up the win. Elle Feser had a hit and two season still to go. start 23rd in the 43-car field Gordon has no wins and “I don’t think it’s really based on practice speeds. FURY WHITE 13, S.F. DIA- RBI. Taryn Fitzgerald, Hannah two top-five finishes this year going to hit me until we get Hours before the start of Yost picked up the win. MONDS IMPACT 11: Ellie Ka- Sailer and Grace Behrns each FURY WHITE 11, COLUM- for Hendrick Motorsports. He further down into the final part the race, fans flocked near the rolevitz had a triple, a single, scored a run in the win. ranks 11th in the Sprint Cup of the season, but this place garage area under overcast BUS (NEB.) FIRE AND ICE 8: two runs scored and three Karolevitz struck out eight Ellie Karolevitz had a triple, standings. has meant a lot. It’s going to skies to have pictures taken RBI to lead Yankton. Emma in the win. “This track is extremely be tough not coming back here near a replica of Gordon’s special to me. Of course, we and being behind the wheel. iconic rainbow-colored No. 24 all know how much this track But I’m also really excited Chevrolet — another send-off trick in World Cup history — and touching off the worst means to our sport,” Gordon about calling this race next the track helped arrange for men or women — and Lloyd nuclear catastrophe since said Saturday. “It’s hard for me February.” Gordon. World Cup became the first American Chernobyl in 1986. to really put all those thoughts FROM PAGE 8 since Michelle Akers in 1991 The United States has a to score multiple goals in a 25-1-6 record against Japan, “Walk-off wins are definite- up getting stranded. World Cup final. The only and a 3-1 advantage in World ly fun, especially against a TRAINER’S ROOM third star to the American other hat trick in a World Cup meetings. Royals team in our division,” Hosmer Twins: RHP Ryan Pressly uniform, also vindicated the Cup final was when England’s “Speechless. Honestly, I’m FROM PAGE 8 said. “We’re not playing our had an MRI exam on his right U.S. Soccer Federation for its Geoff Hurst scored three so proud of this team,” an best baseball right now and shoulder Sunday, though decision in April 2014 to fire times against Germany in the emotional Lloyd said. “This we know that. We’ll take a results were not available. coach Tom Sermanni, who surgence. “At the same time, win against those guys when Pressly strained the shoulder men’s 1966 final at Wembley. doesn’t feel real. It hasn’t I had to get them out. I know had replaced Pia Sundhage “Miss Lloyd she always sunk in. So unbelievably we’re not playing our best.” during Saturday’s game. the previous year, and we were teammates, but MOOSE EXITS Royals: RHP Yordano does this to us. In London proud of every single person when we get between those replace him with Ellis, the she scored 2 goals and today on this team. We just made Royals 3B Ventura (elbow nerve) will British-born American who lines everything changes.” left the game for what Yost throw a side session Monday she scored 3 goals. We are history.” Besides, the Royals’ pitch- had been an assistant on the embarrassed,” Japan coach The tournament was called “a family emergency.” rather than make a rehab coaching staff. ing staff was just as tough. Dusty Coleman replaced him start, manager said. Norio Sasaki said. “But she played while FIFA, soccer’s continued Japan returned eight start- is an excellent player and I international governing body, in the sixth inning and struck Ventura could return Thurs- ers from the 2011 final, when his renaissance by allowing out in his first major league day against Tampa Bay. really respect her and admire has been rocked by a widen- two runs on five hits and it beat the U.S. on her.” ing American corruption at-bat. Coleman also flied out UP NEXT kicks. The Americans, turn- three walks in 6 1-3 innings. in the eighth inning. Twins: RHP Phil Hughes Lloyd scored six goals in probe that alleges bribery It was his third straight solid ing their roster over more, seven matches during the and racketeering worth more STILL BULLDOZING starts in the opener of a started just four of the 11 start since returning from the Twins 2B Brian Dozier three-game series against monthlong tournament, rais- than $150 million involving disabled list. players who opened that ing her international total to high-ranking FIFA officials began the day with 44 Baltimore. game in Germany. and Wade extra-base hits, most in the Royals: RHP Edinson 69. She joined Carin Jennings over a 24-year span. Davis got the game to Hol- Lloyd, a 32-year-old in 1991 as the only Americans American League. He added Volquez takes the mound to midfielder, had come up big land, who wound up with the to that total with a double in start a four-game set against to win the Golden Ball. win. before, scoring the winning Holiday added her Third the eighth, though he wound Tampa Bay. goals in the 2008 and 2012 to cap a counterattack, vol- Olympic finals. leying in from 10 yards after England 1, Germany 0, She put the U.S. ahead in Azusa Iwashimizu’s header Kratz, who pitched the fi- innings, striking out three, the third minute off a corner Extra Time nal five innings while striking for the win. Tanner Bykerk on an attempted clearance EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) kick from Megan Rapinoe, bounded high in the air. Baseball out six, took the loss. Ethan earned the . Christopher- streaking into the penalty — Fara Williams scored on Heath scored from 4 yards FROM PAGE 8 James started for Vermillion, son took the loss. area on a diagonal run and a penalty kick in the 108th striking out seven in 3 2/3 after another Holiday corner minute, helping England beat using the side of her left foot kick, which went to the far innings of work. just in front of the spot to Germany 1-0 on Saturday for three times in the bottom Vermillion, 7-10, travels to post for Morgan Brian to play third place in the Women’s of the ninth to beat Vermil- redirect the ball inside the back in front. Beresford today (Monday). far post. She made it 2-0 after World Cup. lion 6-5 in American Legion Ogimi’s goal in was the It was England’s first win baseball action on Saturday Holiday took a free kick from first Solo had allowed after the flank and Johnston made in 21 meetings against Ger- at Westerman Park. Dakota Valley 3, five straight shutouts. The many, and secured the team’s Grant Sweeter had two a back-heel flick to Lloyd, only other goal scored who was 2 yards out. With best finish in its four World hits and Pierce Plucker Vermillion 2 against her came in the Cup appearances. England’s doubled to lead Lennox. John VERMILLION – Dakota her right foot, she poked the first half of the tournament ball between two defend- victory over the top-ranked Oldencamp, Cody Thompson Valley downed Vermillion 3-2 opener against Australia. Germans came after a gut- and Dereck DeVries each had in American Legion baseball ers and past the Kaihori’s The United States went MORNING outstretched arms. wrenching 2-1 semifinal loss a hit. action on Friday at Prentis 540 minutes without conced- to Japan that was decided on For Vermillion, Carter Park. Lloyd’s third goal came ing a goal, the longest streak when Kaihori ventured far off an own goal on Wednesday. Kratz, Cole Anderson and Jack Graves had two hits COFFE E in the World Cup since Williams’ goal was set up Nate Robertson each had for Dakota Valley. Bryce her line. The keeper back- Germany went 679 scoreless pedaled and got her right by a pass into the penalty two hits. Jake Odens, John Schroeder, Brady Dam, Luke WEEKDAYS minutes from 2003-11. area intended for Lianne Benson and Joe Miller each Johnson and Kyle Wind- hand on it, but it glanced off Japan’s victory over the 7:40AM a post into the goal. Sanderson. As Sanderson had a hit. eshausen each had a hit. United States four years ago turned to go after the ball, Sweeter pitched two Cole Anderson had two MONDAY “I called her my beast, and was its first World Cup title she is just a beast, man,” Ellis she was pulled down by innings of relief to pick up hits and Hunter Christopher- THRU and it came just months after Tabea Kemme. the win. Thompson started, son doubled for Vermillion. said. “She’s unbelievable. the massive earthquake and Rock star. Just so happy for Germany dropped to 18-1- striking out four and allowing Joe Miller and Ethan James FRIDAY tsunami that hit Japan, killing 2 against England. four unearned runs in seven each had a hit. her.” more than 20,000 people Yankton’s Home Team! It was also the fastest hat innings of work. Austin Carter pitched six