dailydaily newsnews 8 The Goodland Daily News / Friday, November 2, 2001 sports Yankees do it again, lead 3-2 Four area teams advance NEW YORK (AP) — The young he said through an interpreter. “I want Knoblauch scored ahead of right gave a sign of things to in state football playoffs closer had seen this before. There was to thank my for giving me fielder ’ throw. come, leading off with a . Kim no need to turn around and watch the another chance to pitch.” Sanders had a shot at Knoblauch, but retired on a grounder ball leave the park. The Yankees became the first team his one-hop throw skipped and could and struck out Knoblauch, bringing up All in action Saturday afternoon Byung-Hyun Kim dropped to a in postseason history to win two not be handled cleanly by catcher Rod Brosius. Four area teams are advancing to to the second round of the 8-man Di- crouch on the mound as straight games when trailing after eight Barajas. At that point, Barajas walked toward the second round of state football vision I state playoffs and will host circled the bases and the stadium innings, according to the Elias Sports Soriano made a key defensive play the young closer and held up a finger, playoffs and will be in action Satur- Jetmore with kickoff at 3 p.m. erupted. Bureau. in the 11th as the Yankees won their seeming to indicate: one more out. day. Mountain Time Saturday. The Tri- Incredibly, the “I can’t be surprised. It just hap- Series-record 10th straight home But Brosius, the 1998 The Class 4A representative, the bune game will be broadcast on had done it again in the World Series. pened the day before,” Yankees man- game. Sterling Hitchcock got the vic- MVP launched a long drive to left field Scott City Beavers (8-2), will travel KKCI in Goodland with pre-game The rest was inevitable. ager said. tory. and immediately raised his arm in the to Nickerson (5-5) Saturday with the beginning at 2:30 p.m. Brosius saved the Yankees with a Said Brosius: “It seemed like the New York has won seven straight air. game beginning at 3 p.m. Central Tribune defeated Tipton (7-2) 46- two-out, two- homer in the ninth whole situation was set again, and it extra-inning games in the Series, dat- Brenly did not move. From the dug- Time. 0 for their chance to advance. inning, then Alfonso Soriano singled happened again.” ing to 1964. out, he stared glassy-eyed at the wild The Beavers defeated Hugoton (7- Jetmore defeated Quivira Heights home the winning run in the 12th to Now, the defending three-time Brenly, second-guessed for pulling scene unfolding in front of him. 2) 13-7 to advance. Nickerson de- (9-0) 54-8 to advance. Tribune will give New York a 3-2 victory and a three champions will try to wrap up another and bringing in Kim Then, as Barajas rushed to the feated Lindsborg (6-3) 13-8 for their a 10-0 record into the second round games-to-two edge. crown in Game 6 Saturday night at with a late lead a day earlier, was not mound, Brenly slowly walked out and chance in the playoffs. while Jetmore has a 9-1 record. “No disrespect to the fans or the Dia- Bank One Ballpark. afraid to make a similar move. signaled for reliever . In Class 2A, St. Francis (8-2) trav- Cheylin of Bird City will travel to mondbacks, but you have to sit back , who pitched a three- The rookie manager yanked Miguel Before this week, only three times els to Johnson in Stanton County for Hanston on Saturday for their sec- and kind of chuckle a little bit because shutout in Game 2 for Arizona, once Batista with a 2-0 lead in the eighth had there been a two-out homer in the their second round playoff game at ond round playoff in the 8-Man Di- it’s so unbelievable,” said Chuck again will start against . after the Yankees put two on with two bottom of the ninth that tied or won a 2 p.m. Central Time Saturday. The vision II playoffs. Kickoff for the Knoblauch, who scored the winning “You can’t win them all. We would outs. The strategy worked when Greg Series game. Now, add two more to the game will be broadcast on KWGB in game is set for 3 p.m. Central Time. run. like to win them all, but the Yankees are Swindell got Martinez on a harmless record book — and add to the Yankees’ Goodland with pre-game beginning Cheylin (7-2) defeated Weskan A day earlier, it was very tough here in their house, and we fly ball. mystique. at 1:30 p.m. Central Time. (6-3) 51-6 in the first round. who tagged Kim for a two-out, two-run know that,” Arizona manager Bob But the sellout crowd of 56,018 “This is the most incredible couple Johnson (6-3) defeated Bucklin Hanston (8-0) defeated Deerfield shot in the ninth. Then Brenly said. roared as the Yankees came to bat in the of games I’ve ever managed,” Torre (6-3) 36-0 to advance to the second (4-4) 52-6. homered in the 10th to win it. Knoblauch opened the 12th with his ninth, and the noise level got even said. round while the St. Francis Indians Hanston will attempt to extend Kim could only apologize for the first hit of the series, ending an 0-for- louder when the fans realized Kim was Arizona had its chance in the 11th defeated Leoti (4-5) 66-13 in the first their winning streak to 10 with a win double disasters. 13 rut, and moved up on Brosius’ sac- coming in to pitch. against , loading the round. over Cheylin. The Cougars have an “I am sorry to my teammates and my rifice. Soriano followed with a single “He is our closer, he wanted the ball bases with the help of Matt Williams’ The Tribune Jackrabbits advanced 8-2 record. manager for giving up the tying run,” off losing , and in that situation,” Brenly said. first sacrifice bunt since 1990. Kansas used to facing powerhouses LAWRENCE (AP) — Sometimes Nebraska team (9-0, 5-0) Saturday that national championship game, are av- there are tiny advantages to playing the just beat Oklahoma for its biggest win eraging 36.8 points. toughest schedule in the country. since Frank Solich replaced Tom Kansas, possibly heading for a Kansas has already met No. 9 UCLA Osborne in 1998. coaching change, is giving up 32.1 and No. 3 Oklahoma, not to mention a Powered by quarterback Eric points per game. Kansas State team ranked for a while Crouch, the Huskers lead all NCAA The statistical imbalance does not in the top 15. Next week, they’ll be at Division I-A schools with almost 320 stop there. In total defense, Nebraska No. 5 Texas. yards rushing per game. Trying to stop is ninth, Kansas 91st. So why be intimidated by No. 2 Ne- them will be a Kansas rush defense Altogether, Nebraska ranks no braska? ranked 109th. worse than 12th in seven of the 10 “Having played the schedule we’ve The Huskers, aiming for a date in the NCAA statistical categories. played, you don’t fall to thinking, ‘Oh, no, that’s Nebraska,”’ said coach Terry Allen. “With the teams and the compe- tition we’ve played, there’s not an ul- timate fear of this being some superior football team.” But maybe there ought to be. The Jayhawks (2-5, 1-4 Big 12) will face a FERN ANDERSON ESTATE AUCTION Whispers Saturday, November 3rd, Starting at 10 am MST inside Howard Johnson Location: VFW Hall, 824 Main, Goodland, KS Saturday Prime Rib $1.25 oz CONSIGNMENT AUCTION (minimum 5 oz) Bane Auction/Homestead Realty will hold a machinery, vehicle and misc. consignment auction on Saturday December 1st. at our auction lot in Goodland. For advertisements we will need a list of your equipment by November 14th. 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