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SPORTS HIGH SCHOOL GOLF LOCAL ROUNDUP ROUNDUP GAME OF THE DAY Lady Tigers fall to Quincy Notre Dame, 9-0

KIRKSVILLE - The depth that the Lady Tigers have shown all season was tested by Quincy. The Kirksville girls ten- nis team was blanked by visiting Quincy Notre Dame High School, 9-0. Marshall at Individual scores from Kirksville singles were: Audrey Wichmann losing, 6-4, 6- When Thursday, 2; Rachel Jones losing, 6- Sept. 25, 5 p.m. 1, 6-0; Naseem Hamidi Where North Park lost, 6-0, 7-5; Emily We- Complex, Kirksville ichelt lost, 6-2, 6-1; Linnea Why The Lady Moody lost, 6-3, 6-2; Hay- Tigers will host the ley Smith lost, 6-2, 6-1. Lady Owls in a “Hamidi moved up from NCMC double- The Kirksville golf team dives into the lake after winning the NCMC championship at Kirksville Country No. 5 singles last year to header. Club on Wednesday afternoon. PAUL HALFACRE/DAILY EXPRESS No. 3 singles this year and has played great for us,” Kirksville coach Steve NUMBER OF Smith said. Individual scores from THE DAY doubles were: Jones and The number Wichmann lost, 8-3; Hun- 14 of consecu- Making a splash saker and Weichelt lost, tive seasons that 8-4; Hamidi and Moody Blue Jays’ pitcher lost, 8-5. Mark Buehrle has The Lady Tigers will be topped the 200 in- Kirksville wins the conference, ready for more back on the courts today nings mark. when they host Trenton.

PAUL HALFACRE High school softball WHAT TO @pHalfacre_KDE Novinger suffers WATCH FOR a road loss September 25 KIRKSVILLE - Before the season High school started, coach Emily Powell knew PURDIN, Mo. - The volleyball she had a good golf team. Novinger softball team fell Kirksville @ Mar- But even she didn’t know how on the road, 18-2, in three shall, 7:30 p.m. good this team would be at this innings. High school tennis point in the season. Alexis Rogers had the Trenton @ Kirksville, Playing their third competition in two RBIs with Rogers and 4 p.m. three days, the Kirksville Lady Cienna Eads getting the High school softball Tigers golf team took home the call in the circle, but got lit- North Shelby @ NCMC conference championship tle help from their defense. Milan, 5 p.m. with Kirksville’s Emily VanRie tak- Novinger will travel to Putnam County @ ing home the top individual spot. Atlanta tonight for a Tri- Scotland County, 5 “I’m ecstatic we won it as a team, County match up. p.m. get the medalist in Emily, and four Schuyler County @ of our 5 girls get medal and it’s just Grisby spins Knox County, 5 p.m. a great day,” Powell said. “I think it Macon County @ just shows how mentally tough a no-no Green City, 5 p.m. these girls are to play three days in Emily VanRie hits the ball out of a sand trap on the 13th hole at ATLANTA - Ashtin Novinger @ Atlanta, a row on your home course.” Kirksville Country Club. PAUL HALFACRE/DAILY EXPRESS Grisby threw a no-hitter as 5 p.m. Due to scheduling conflicts and the Lady Hornets softball Marshall @ weather delays the Lady Tigers got thing we haven’t done in a while, I’m to rest up and get ready for the up- team defeated Meadville, Kirksville, 5 and 7 to play three matches in three days, very happy for this group of girls. I coming district tournament. With a 15-0. p.m. all of them increasing in difficulty. feel blessed to be their coach.” conference championship under Grisby went 2-for-3 with High school golf The first was the Kirksville Invi- VanRie made sure that the their belt, Powell thinks that will just a RBI at the plate. Shalyla Schuyler County, tational, the next was a showdown Kirksville trophy case would have an fuel the fire even more to bring Collier was 2-for-3 with a Kirksville, Putnam with Rock Bridge and then they individual conference title in it next home another title. RBI and Ashlea Penning- County @ Brook- wrapped it up with the conference to her team’s title. “Now we can actually start to ton was 2-for-3 with three field Invitational in meet. But now they get to rest up “It feels good that I could get a think about the next thing in dis- RBIs. Brookfield, 9 a.m. before the district tournament on good round when it was important tricts and put our mind on that,” Kirsten Gilliland was 3- High school soccer Monday. to and come through when I need- Powell said. “I know they will be out for-3 with three RBIs while Kirksville @ “Now we can have some time to ed to,” VanRie said. “It looks good, here over the weekend getting ready Angel Schweiter and Boonville, 5 p.m. enjoy this before we have to think because our team is looking good for Monday without any direction Emilee Britt both had one September 26 about districts,” Powell said. “To and we’re doing great and we’re and that’s just the kind of kids they RBI apiece. High school football beat Rock Bridge, to win our own putting the pieces together when we are, they see the bigger picture and Atlanta will host North Shelby @ tournament and to win the confer- need to.” even though we played well they are Novinger tonight for a Tri- Schuyler County, 7 ence tournament, which is some- Now Kirksville will get a chance still not satisfied.” County match up. p.m. Milan @ Scotland County, 7 p.m. Putnam County @ Knox County, 7 p.m. Boonville @ Kirksville, 7 p.m. College volleyball Truman @ UMSL, 7 SSOOFFTTBBAALLLL SSTTAARRSS p.m.

REMEMBER? Sept. 25 1 Year Ago The Atlanta Hor- nets’ Collan Thrasher threw a no-hitter against the Green City Go- phers in a 4-0 vic- tory. Sarah Hooper Ashtin Grisby Miranda Holland TRIVIA KIRKSVILLE ATLANTA SCOTLAND When was the last LADY TIGERS COUNTY time both leagues FRESHMAN had a pitching triple SENIOR JUNIOR crown winner? #5 From Wednesday: #1 #3 Who was the NL 1B GRISBY silver slugger award HOOPER THROWS A HOLLAND winner in 2004? SHOWS OFF NO-NO AND GRABS A A: The St. Louis HER SPEED PROVIDES HOME RUN Cardinals Albert IN ROAD THE AND TRIPLE Pujols. VICTORY OFFENSE IN VICTORY Kirksville’s Sarah Hooper showed off her Atlanta’s Ashtin Grisby threw a no-hitter Scotland County’s Miranda Holland was speed on the bases as she swiped two against Meadville and provided the pop in a double short of the cycle in their win bases to go with her 2-for-3 (with a triple) their blowout win going 2-for-3 at the over Milan, going 3-for-4 with a home run performance at the plate. plate with a RBI. and a triple. 8 WEDNESDAY, May 21, 2014 I Kirksville Daily Express I KirksvilleDailyExpress.com

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SPORTS CLASS 1, DISTRICT 12 CHAMPIONSHIP LOCAL ROUNDUP ROUNDUP GAME OF La Plata THE DAY grabs ’DOGS TAKE THE third in State DISTRICT CROWN SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - The La Plata Bulldogs wrapped up the golf sea- son with finishing third during the Class 1 State Championship. In the first round on Monday, La Plata shot a 343 and was third in the team rankings. In the second round on Tuesday, La Plata couldn’t get over the hump and West shot a 352 as a team to finish with a combined Nodaway v. score of 695 to finish third. Green City Individual combined When Wednesday, scores from La Plata May 21, 6 p.m. were: Ben Bolden finish- Where Green City ing 10th overall with a High School combined score of 165; Why The upstart Logan Smith finishing Gophers will at- 12th overall with a score tempt to take home of 166; Grant Gregory fin- the Class 1, District ished 16th with a score of 16 title. 170; Baylon Belt finished 61st with a score of 194; Spencer Wrye finished NUMBER OF 85th with a score of 219. THE DAY Individual local com- bined scores were: Cody percent. The Quint of Putnam County 1.7 chances for finished ninth with a the Cleveland Cava- score of 164; Jacob Park- liers to get the No. 1 er of Putnam County fin- pick in the NBA ished 58th with a score of draft. 192; Holden Stallbaumer The Cavaliers beat of Milan finished 81st the odds and got with a score of 212. the No. q1 pick in the 2014 draft. Kirksville wraps up competition WHAT TO WATCH FOR at State May 21 FREMONT HILLS, High school Mo. - Both Kirksville baseball golfers improved their tournaments score in the second round Class 1, District 16: of the Class 3 State Cham- Green City v. West pionship. Nodaway @ Green Trent Halterman scored City High School, 6 an 86 in the first round p.m. Class 2, District 6: SEE ROUNDUP, 9 Scotland County v. Canton @ Scotland County High MLB School, 5 p.m. High school soccer tournament Class 2, District 8: Cards Kirksville v. Moberly, @ Moberly High School, 7 p.m. The La Plata Bulldogs baseball team celebrates after defeating the Atlanta Hornets in the Class 1, District May 23 12 championship game on Tuesday evening. PAUL HALFACRE/DAILY EXPRESS whip High school soccer tournament Class 2, District 8: Arizona, Championship game @ 6 p.m. La Plata outslugs Hornets in High school track 5-0 Class 1 and 2 State Track Meet @ Lin- coln University, 11 a tight contest for the crown ST. LOUIS (AP) - From a.m. the first pitch, Adam Wain- May 24 wright thought this could Nick Pfeiffer said. be the day he threw a no- High school track PAUL HALFACRE Collan Thrasher for the Class 1 and 2 State @pHalfacre_KDE hitter. He came really close. Hornets led off with a sin- Wainwright allowed one Track Meet @ Lin- gle to put the tying run on. coln University LA PLATA - A champi- hit, facing one batter over Then Marty Halley sin- the minimum and very few Class 3, Sectional 2 on will show a dogged re- gled himself to put the ty- Track Meet @ Troy fusal to break in the face of hard-hit balls, and the St. ing run into scoring posi- Louis Cardinals ended an Buchanan High adversity. They will put tion and the winning run School their head down and bull eight-game home run at first base. drought with long balls their way forward. Even with the outcome It’s fitting, then, that the from Matt Adams and looking a little shaky, Jhonny Peralta in a 5-0 vic- REMEMBER? Bulldogs of La Plata took Woodward stuck with his home the Class 1, District tory over the Arizona Dia- May 21 ace. 12 title with an 8-7 victory mondbacks on Tuesday 1 Year Ago “He’s wanted this game over Atlanta. night. La Plata fell to Stur- all week long and you live Despite falling behind “I’ve had some times in geon, 10-0, in the and die by a guy like that,” the Hornets early, surren- my career where I felt like I sectional round of Woodward said. dering four runs in the had the stuff to do it,” Wain- the playoffs. A failed attempted to lay wright said. “And today I bottom of the first, the down the sacrifice bunt Bulldogs’ confidence nev- had the stuff to do it,” Wain- resulted in the first out, but wright said. TRIVIA er wavered. Thrasher took matters into “That shows a lot of the Working on six days rest Which was the first his own hands by stealing because of a rainout and year when home- character and the pride in third to put the tying run our program, we’ve han- day off, Wainwright (7-2) field advantage in 90-feet away. retired the first 11 batters the World Series dled adversity all year long But Riggins got a second and we handled it very before Paul Goldschmidt was determined by strikeout in the inning to doubled off the wall in cen- the outcome of the well tonight,” La Plata head put the Hornets down to coach Josh Woodward ter with two outs in the All-Star Game? their final out. Then a pop fourth. He matched his sea- From Tuesday: said. up into foul territory that Going into the bottom of son best with nine strike- Which Hall of Fame third baseman Matt Safley outs, fanning A.J. Pollock pitcher recorded the seventh, the Bulldogs squeezed for the final out held a slim 8-7 lead and twice. his only postseason and secured the district ti- “Goldschmidt, he’s a very save in the 1969 pitcher Tanner Riggins had tle for the Bulldogs. passed the 100-pitch mark. good hitter. I don’t ever sec- World Series? “I just watched it into the ond-guess a pitch to Goldy A: Nolan Ryan If Atlanta was going to glove and it was probably make their move it was out there,” Wainwright said. pitched 2 1-3 score- one of the best feelings of “I threw a curveball middle less inning in relief now or never. my life,” Safley said. “All we’ve ever talked of the plate 2-2 and he hit it for the New York The loss was the first Collan Thrasher (12) of Atlanta looks back towards off the wall. Mets. about is being in position one for the Atlanta Hor- the pitcher during the Class 1, District 12 champi- to win it in the end and we onship game at La Plata Sports Complex on Tues- were,” Atlanta head coach SEE LA PLATA, 9 day. PAUL HALFACRE/DAILY EXPRESS SEE CARDINALS, 9 Kirksville Daily Express I KirksvilleDailyExpress.com I THURSDAY, April 3, 2014 11

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HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS SOCCER MLB Cardinals lose to Reds, 1-0 CINCINNATI (AP) - 11 slump with runners in Through two games, the scoring position and gave Cardinals’ offense has Bryan Price his first win consisted of Yadier Moli- as the Reds manager. na’s one swing. J.J. Hoover (1-0) Chris Heisey’s pinch- pitched out of a threat in hit single in the bottom of the ninth, getting Matt the ninth inning ended Adams on a called third the Reds’ longest score- strike with two runners less streak to open a sea- aboard. son and sent Cincinnati The NL Central rivals to a 1-0 victory over St. waited 2 hours, 40 min- Louis on Wednesday utes to get started. night following a long They wanted to get the rain delay. game in because heavy The Cardinals are still rain was forecast for waiting for their offense Thursday afternoon when to get going. they conclude their se- They managed only five ries. hits, including Molina’s The Reds promoted it solo homer, during a 1-0 as opening night, com- win on opening day. They plete with pregame play- got three more hits while er introductions and losing on Wednesday, postgame fireworks. The Kirksville forward Emily Schwend (10) takes a shot on goal in between the Mexico defense at Kirksville leaving them 0 for 14 with introductions were can- High School on Wednesday. PAUL HALFACRE/DAILY EXPRESS runners in scoring posi- celled because of the long tion this season. delay, and the fireworks “It all comes down to were shot off as the the big hit,” manager grounds crew removed OFFENSE IS THE BEST DEFENSE Mike Matheny said. the tarp and prepared the “When you’re having field for the first pitch. trouble getting many of Neither starter had a them, you just need the problem because of the Kirksville blows past Mexico behind six goals from Kallie Holte right one at the right delay. time. They put it togeth- Michael Wacha allowed In the first half the Lady Tigers Lady Bulldogs took advantage of er when they had to.” three hits in 6 2-3 in- PAUL HALFACRE combined for 18 shots on goal with that, managing nine shots on goal in The Reds haven’t done nings. @pHalfacre_KDE five from Holte getting past the de- the second half. much better through the He got shortstop Zack fense to put Kirksville up by a com- Two of those shots managed to find first two games. Cozart to ground into a KIRKSVILLE - Mexico found out fortable margin. their marks as they slipped through Cincinnati set a mod- forceout with the bases the best way to keep Kirksville’s But after scoring her final goal, what was a solid wall of a defense. ern franchise record by loaded in the fourth. Kallie Holte from scoring is when Holte suffered a leg injury that took “They scored two goals, but their failing to score in the first He managed to relax she’s not on the field. her out of the game for rest of the goals were affected a little bit by the 17 innings of the season. during the long wait for Holte accounted for all six goals in half. The Tigers, though, kept the ball wind, they were strange goals,” The previous worst was the game to start. the Lady Tigers’ blowout 6-2 victo- down by Mexico’s goal, dominating Meintz said. 13 scoreless innings in “I just watched some ry over conference foe Mexico on the time of possession in the first half Still, there is always room for im- 1909 and 1934. baseball on TV,” Wacha Wednesday night. but could not add to the lead. provement as the Tigers are looking Ryan Ludwick and said. “I kind of took my “We had some excellent shots and “I thought we did a good job at past the regular season and at the Todd Frazier opened the mind off it a little bit. good possessions on their end of the keeping possession of the ball,” bigger picture of making a deep run ninth with singles off Car- When I knew the time field,” Kirksville head coach Shawn Meintz said. “I thought we played in the playoffs at the end of the sea- los Martinez (0-1). After was coming up, I had to Meintz said. “That put us in good well but we’re kind of at the point son. a sacrifice, Brayan Pena get locked in again. That’s shape for the rest of the game.” where we’ve played so many games “I think it was a good game but we was walked to load the what I was able to do.” Kirksville from the outset of the that some of our players are starting could have passed the ball around bases and Heisey singled Left-hander Tony Cin- game showed they were the superi- to see some injuries.” better instead of going straight for to center. grani gave up a pair of or team as they kept the ball in the Going into the second half, Mexi- goals,” Holte said. The Reds were the last singles and two walks in defensive zone of Mexico’s team. co had only managed two shots on Kirksville will now get a chance to team in the majors to seven innings. He spent They outshot the Mexico Lady Bull- goal but with Kirksville starting to rest before their next scheduled out- score a run this season. the offseason working on dogs 30-11 throughout the game. play a little more conservative, the ing Monday at Fulton. Heisey’s hit broke an 0 for his secondary pitches.

pick us up and get a win,” Gudehas said. DOOLEY What really stood out about Dooley’s From page 10 play was not what showed up on the of- fensive stat sheet, but what she did on the defensive side of the ball on one of the ley was there as a calming presence to steer best defensive teams in the region. the team back on track with either her play “Playing hard, quality defense is one of on the defensive side of the ball or with her the most unselfish things you can do for quick shot down low. your team,” Gudehas said. “I could count “It felt great, not only being on the team on Sarah for that whether she was hav- that made it that far, but also knowing ing a good, average, or tough offensive Up to date that I helped lead the team to goals we all night.” wanted to accomplish,” Dooley said. “I al- The Lady Eagles came within a breath ways tried to keep girls focused and help of advancing to the Final Four round, but get them motivated.” a floater from New Franklin’s Aly Hund- news at your That leadership showed in games ley cut Knox County’s dream of making where she let others shine on the offen- it to Columbia. sive side. In the sectional matchup against “Although we were a little short of go- Clopton, Dooley was saddled with two ing to state, I’m so proud of my team for fingertips. quick fouls and was forced to watch accomplishing these goals,” Dooley said. from the bench. Instead of sitting on the Dooley will leave a huge vacuum on the bench in defeat, she cheered on the team Lady Eagles roster after four years of be- from the sideline, helped during timeouts ing a major contributor and one that will and waited patiently for her chance to get be hard to replace. Literally. back on the floor. “She is a very good basketball player “She just battled and did things that and an even better person,” Gudehas said. made it possible for others on the team to “We will miss her greatly next season.”

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