dailydaily newsnews 8 The Goodland Daily News / Thursday, Nov. 14, 2002 sports Six Cowboys named All-League Six Goodland Cowboys were named to the first and second Northwest Kan- sas All-League football teams on Wednesday and four received an hon- orable mention. Cowboys Coach Tony Diehl said league coaches met in Colby on Wednesday night to pick all-league players. The league includes Good- land, Colby, Hoxie, Atwood, St. Jordan Bedore Taylor Brack Francis, Oberlin, Oakley and Quinter. First team picks included junior Jor- year,” he said. dan Bedore as a and line- The Cowboys, backer, senior Taylor Brack as a defen- who finished the sive end and senior Kris Rubio as a season 5-5, fin- defensive back. ished fourth in the Second team picks were Brack as a league, behind tackle, senior A.J. Johnson as a guard, Atwood, St. senior Anthony Davis as a defensive Francis and lineman and Don Raymer as a receiver. Hoxie. Goodland Raymer received an honorable men- was named cham- Kris Rubio tion as a linebacker, freshman Bobby pion among larger Miller as a running back, junior Jared schools and Doke as a and senior Tom Atwood in small schools. Cotter as a defensive lineman. The Cowboys annual award banquet Diehl said he thought there might be will be held on Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. in a couple more players named to all- the assembly room of the Northwest league, but he was pleased with the Kansas Technical College, and Diehl outcome. said the team’s most valuable player “It was a competitive league this will be named then. Chief coach’s wife Huskers girding to stop Wildcat’s offense struggles with robber LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — There’s Sproles has run for 100 yards or But it has markedly improved. new starters. just one little problem Nebraska might more in six straight games, tying a After giving up 195 yards on the After leading the Big 12 in rushing KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — “She fought him,” said Dick have Saturday with trying to stop Kan- school record set by Isaac Jackson in ground against Oklahoma State, the last season, I-back Dahrran Diedrick Carol Vermeil, the wife of Kansas Vermeil. “She didn’t give him her sas State running back Darren Sproles. 1973. Huskers have held their past three op- did not break 100 yards rushing in a City Chiefs coach Dick Vermeil, purse. She yelled and called him an The diminutive Sproles is difficult to He is averaging 6.3 yards per carry ponents — Texas A&M, Texas and game until posting 107 yards against struggled with a robber who got SOB and hung on. It’s scary that see. — a full yard better than the school Kansas — to an average of 68 yards Kansas. He now ranks ninth on NU’s away with her billfold in the city’s could happen.” Standing at just 5-7, the 170-pound record for a season. rushing. all-time rushing list, with 2,543 yards. fashionable shopping district. Carol Vermeil said losing the Sproles is hard to get a bead on when he’s He also became the fastest ever to Husker defenders want to keep that Freshman David Horne, who shares Vermeil, 66, suffered only a scraped money “is insignificant.” behind his offensive line, which aver- reach 1,000 yards, hitting the mark on streak going. time with Diedrick, has 556 yards since knee when the young man knocked “But all the credit cards and the ages 6-4 and some 290 pounds a man. his 159th carry of the season. “If you don’t stop the run, it’s going coming out of his redshirt year six her to the ground late Tuesday after- pictures I hate to lose. I had one pic- And with sprinter’s speed, Sproles “He’s very different,” Bohl said. to be a long day,” said cornerback games into the season. He has scored noon on the Country Club Plaza. ture of Dick when he was a high can squirt through the line and scoot “He’s a scat-back. He’s elusive. He’s DeJuan Groce. seven and is averaging “I had a heavy shopping bag and school coach that I’ve always car- into the secondary before defenders got great change of direction.” Nebraska will counter on offense nearly six yards a carry. he followed me to my car,” she told ried. He looks like he’s about 19 figure out where he is. Bohl said stopping Sproles will take with quarterback Jammal Lord, who The Huskers (7-4, 3-3 Big 12) are The Associated Press. years old. I’ve always loved that “He’s just dynamic,” said Nebraska a team effort. last week became the third Nebraska averaging 347 yards a game rushing, “I was putting the bag in my trunk picture.” defensive coordinator Craig Bohl. “He “For us to think ... that in a one-on- quarterback in six years to rush and third best in the nation. No. 11 KSU (8- and he followed me from the corner Dick Vermeil, 66, led the St. can really make you look not very ath- one situation that we’re going to bring pass for at least 1,000 yards in a sea- 2, 4-2) is averaging 253, fifth best. and came up beside me and asked Louis Rams to the 1999 letic.” him down is a little bit unrealistic,” son. Scott Frost did it in 1997 and Eric Bohl wouldn’t say if he has anything what time it was. I looked at my title and is in his second season with Sproles, a sophomore, has amassed Bohl said. Crouch matched the feat last season, special planned to shut down the Wild- watch and he grabbed my purse. I the Chiefs. 1,072 yards this season. He needs just Nebraska’s young defense — which when he won the Heisman Trophy. cats’ running game. hung on for dear life. I would not let “I went home to see her,” he said. 191 yards to break the KSU single-sea- regularly uses five freshmen, five Nebraska’s running game also has “We feel like we’ve got a good plan,” go of my purse.” “She was shook. But she’d already son rushing record set by Josh Scobey sophomores and six juniors — seemed gelled behind an offensive line that he said. “But we are going to be chal- She began screaming and the man done all the things she needed to do last year. to play on its heels earlier in the season. struggled earlier this season with three lenged, without question.” reached into her purse and snatched — call the credit card companies, her billfold, containing cash, credit and all those kind of people. We cards and personal mementos. have problems in our society. This “He took off running up the hill guy has problems if he’s going to Short week could be beneficial for Broncos and jumped into a car that was wait- make a living snatching women’s DENVER — Having a short week tions in one stretch — for 352 yards and ‘‘It comes back to me. It comes back about it.” ing for him,” she said. purses. after Monday night’s loss to the Oak- three touchdowns, with most of the to us as a team. If we want to do any- ——— Carol Vermeil struggled for sev- ‘‘But everything has been taken land Raiders could prove beneficial to yardage coming after the catch. thing in the last seven games we’ve got HOUSE CALL: With Sharpe out for eral minutes with the young man. care of and her confidence is back.’’ the . “The thing I was disappointed most to play at a much higher level than we the next few weeks, With just five days to prepare for the with in that game, not only did they have did Monday night.” will return to the starting lineup. on Sunday, the Bron- completions, they had some big yards ——— Last season, Carswell set career bowling results cos don’t have much time to worry after the catch. We had 34 completions ROMO’S HIT: Shannon highs with 49 receptions and 495 yards about what went wrong. too, but we didn’t have the yards per Sharpe will be out up to a month after and was selected to the for the Wednesday Night Men’s Wednesday Night Mixed League “Monday was Monday, today’s catch,” Denver coach partially dislocating his right elbow in first time. Carswell moved back into Scratch Classic League November 13, 2002 Wednesday, it’s a short week and we said. “Once you’ve thrown the football, the first quarter against Oakland. the backup role with the return of L & M Steel over Basgall Construction 14.5-5.5 Gamblers over JIBG 3-1 Sigco over Western Ks Valley 15-5 Phillips Brothers over The Pits 3-1 have to have a short memory,” Bron- if you can limit those yards to four or Sharpe was injured when LB Bill Sharpe this season, with just six catches Weber Kennels over Witzel and Rhea Imp. 15-5 Guzzlin Socializers tied D&G Clan 2-2 cos linebacker said. “We five yards you are very effective.” Romanowski, who played six years in for 35 yards before Sharpe’s injury. Bowladium Lanes over ProLine 19-1 Palace Barber Shop over Blind #10 4-0 can’t sit here and worry about what Oakland’s success might make it Denver before signing with Oakland Sharpe is a better receiver, but Fitzgibbons Inc over Sunflower Satellite 16-4 Shear Dimensions over Fun Lovers 3-1 happened, what could have happened appear the Broncos are playing too before the season, came down on his Carswell is a better blocker at 6-3, 260 Individual high game: Jim Fritz-236 Men’s high game: Paul Weber-215 Monday because Seattle could care a passively, but Shanahan said Denver is arm. Sharpe tried to make the catch pounds, and he did have five catches Individual high series: Jerry Amthor-846 Men’s high series: Paul Weber-618 little bit less about what happened. using basically the same defense it did with his left hand because Roman- for 57 yards against the Raiders. They probably were glad about what to stop St. Louis, Buffalo and New owski was holding his right arm, then “Obviously, you lose a great player Team high game: Bowladium Lanes-662 Women’s high game: Marilyn Snethen-194 happened.” England, three of the league’s best was injured when most of Roman- it is going to change somewhat. But Team high series: Bowladium Lanes-2362 Women’s high series: Marilyn Snethen-573 Oakland, specifically quarterback passing teams. owski’s weight came down on it. I’ve got a lot of confidence in Dwayne League Standings: Bowladium Lanes 19-1; Team high game: Palace Barber Shop-633 Rich Gannon, picked apart Denver’s “We have got to get better with 11 Sharpe said he will make a judgment Carswell that he will step in and do a Fitzgibbons Inc. 16-4 Sigco 15-5; Weber Kennels 15- Team high series: Palace Barber Shop-1821 defense in its 34-10 victory. The Raid- guys on the same page,” Shanahan on Romanowski’s intent when he sees great job both in the running game and 5; L & M Steel 14.5-5.5; Basgall Construction 5.5- ers used short passes like a running said. “We had too many missed assign- the film. the passing game,” Shanahan said. 14.5; Witzel And Rhea Imp. 5-15; Western Ks. Val- League Standings: Guzzlin Socializers; Shear ley 5-15; Sunflower Satellite 4-16; ProLine Inc. 1-19. Dimensions; Palace Barber Shop game, then threw deep when the Bron- ments. We didn’t tackle like we nor- “Until I see it, I can’t say,” Sharpe “When Shannon went down, Dwayne cos moved up. mally did and we didn’t have the same said. “I just think he made a play and I came in and made some nice catches, Gannon completed 34-of-38 passes level of intensity as we did in some of don’t know if he intended to do it. Let’s some good runs after the catch. 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