Cards Trump Both Aces Months, but the Two-Time MVP Isn't Paying Any Attention to Their Prognosis
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Board will hear Pierce appeal, 5C • Tonight's prep football matchups, 6C Sibley on the American crow, 8C • The Gazette Spectacular season Friday A splendid summer October 4, 2002 of bass fishing c: coming to a close, 8C SPORTS www.gazetteonline.com PREPS COLLEGES PROS Voila! Kennedy like a new team ton scoreboard. Cougars block, tackle, A Cougar defense that had been riddled for 1,518 yards and 148 points in kick ... get first win its first four games disappeared into the soupy sky and the defense that ap By Jeff Dahn peared in its place came within 9 The Gazette CEDAR RAPIDS — There was a minutes of posting a shutout. touch of magic in the air at fog-shroud And reserve tailback Mike Russell ed Kingston Stadium Thursday night. popped out of a hat like a white rabbit to rush for 58 yards and Kennedy's lone touchdown in the third quarter, sending A Cedar Rapids Kennedy offense that Waterloo West back on its heels. AP photo Taken as a whole, the dash of magic C.R. KENNEDY 10 produced a 10-6 Kennedy win over Winning form WATERLOO WEST 6 West, the Cougars' first of the 2002 Yang Wei of China performs hadn't scored a point in 12 straight Mississippi Valley Conference season. Gazette photo by Kevin Wolf parallel bars Thursday In the quarters coming in watched as — poof! "We're starting the season over right Cedar Rapids Kennedy's Blake Fisher returns a punt against Waterloo West's Asian Games men's gymnas — 10 points materialized on the Kings • Turn to 5C: Kennedy Courtney Henry (33) and Dustin Schildgen Thursday at Kingston Stadium. tics individual competition in Busan, South Korea. Yang won the gold medal in the event. FOOTBALL BASEBALL PLAYOFFS Rams' Warner expects to return in 5 weeks • ST. LOUIS — The doctors say Kurt Warner won't be back under center for the St. Louis Rams for about two Cards trump both aces months, but the two-time MVP isn't paying any attention to their prognosis. St. Louis on brink Warner figures it'll take of a sweep, but just five weeks for the broken little finger on his Rolen may be out throwing hand to heal. "I believe that it's going PHOENIX (AP) — They to be sooner," the former battered Randy Johnson and Cedar Rapids Regis, eased past Curt Schilling. Northern Iowa and Iowa The St. Louis Cardinals head Barnstormer quarterback ed home needing one victory said. "Last time I was out for to finish off the World Series just five weeks and came champions Arizona Diamond back. So I'm believing that backs. it'll be at least that quick if But an injury to Scott Ro not quicker. I'm going to len dampened the Cardinals' stand on that." 2-1 triumph over the Dia mondbacks on Thursday. Miguel Cairo's ninth-inning WRESTLING single off reliever Mike Ko- City High in national plove drove in Edgar Renter- ia with the go-ahead run for tourney in Minnesota the Cardi • ROCHESTER, Minn. — nals, who Iowa City High will be one swept the of three Iowa teams at the first two inaugural "The Clash," a games of 20-team national high school the best-of- dual wrestling tournament. five series. • City High will be joined "A split in the field by Osage and would have been good for Aplington-Parkersburg. us," said Chuck Finley, who The tournament is Jan. blanked Arizona for 6V& in 3-4 at the Sports Center on nings. "Obviously, coming the University Center out of here 2-0 looks very, Rochester campus and also very good. This is what we has teams from California, dreamed of doing." Illinois, Nebraska, Rolen left after he was Oklahoma, Utah and clipped in the left side by Wisconsin, as well as pinch-runner Alex Cintron Minnesota. while scooping up a grounder in the seventh inning. X-rays AP photo BASEBALL were negative, and the pre liminary diagnosis was a St. Louis Cardinals' J.D. Drew watches the flight of his solo home run Thursday, against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the Creighton coach infected sprained shoulder. Further third inning of Game 2 of their best-of-five National League Division Series in Phoenix. The Cardinals won, 2-1. with West Nile virus tests were scheduled for to • OMAHA, Neb. — day in St. Louis. inning on J.D. Drew's two-out widow Flynn again in the Creighton baseball coach "I do think that his con homer off Schilling, tied it stands, as she was in Tues Divisional playoff series Jack Dahm has been infected tinuing to play for sure in with an unearned run in the day night's opener, the in eighth. spired Cardinals moved with (Best of 5 series) New York (Wells 19-7) at Anaheim, by the this series is very question 3:17 p.m. in a win of returning to the AMERICAN LEAGUE mosquito- able," Manager Tony La Rus- Quinton McCracken dou NATIONAL LEAGUE NL championship series for Today borne West sa said. "We'll have our fin bled over the outstretched Thursday the second time in three sea Oakland at Minnesota, 3:06 p.m. Nile virus. gers crossed through glove of the right fielder St. Louis 2, Arizona 1 sons. (ABC Family) Dahm, 35, tomorrow, but I think there's Drew to score Greg Col- (Series tied, 1-1) (Cardinals leads series, 2-0) was not a chance he might have brunn, who had reached on a New York at Anaheim, 7:17 p.m. Atlanta 7, San Francisco 3 played his last game (this fielding error by Albert Pu "They're the world champi (Fox) (Series tied, 1-1) feeling well Saturday year)." jols — Rolen's replacement at ons and will keep fighting (Series tied, 1-1) about Labor until the end," the Cardinals' Arizona at St. Louis, 6:36 p.m. Day and The Diamondbacks, who third. Saturday couldn't had trailed 1-0 since the third With the late Darryl Kile's • Turn to 2C: Cards Oakland at Minnesota, 12:06 p.m. Atlanta at San Francisco, 3:08 p.m. Jack Dahm figure out 35 years old why he was tired and his body ached. He found out he was infected Saturday. West Nile virus is spread Perseverance pays for Pagel by mosquitos that feed on an man named Bob Sanders was infected animals, usually a Now everybody This week's game playing his position. He was bird or horse. knows he can play ready to go. The night before the 2001 TELEVISION By Tyler Lechtenberg spring game came an ultima The Gazette tum. Today's highlights IOWA CITY — For three "He called that night and Pro golf years, one thought sat in the said, 'Bring the camera, this World Championship, 1 back of Derek Pagel's mind, in • THE TEAMS: Purdue (3-2) vs. Iowa might be the last time I'm on p.m., ESPN the pit of his stomach, and in (4-1) the field down here,' " said Michelob Championship, his heart. For three years, the • PLACE: Klnnlck Stadium, Iowa City Jeannette Pagel, Derek's moth 3 p.m., ESPN Iowa free safety sat on the • KICKOFF: 11 a.m., Saturday er. "He didn't play a lot that College football bench. • TV: KGAN spring game. Afterwards, he • For more Purdue-Iowa football visit came out of the locker room — Colorado State at Fresno "Since the beginning, I al GazetteOnllne.com State, 7 p.m., ESPN ways thought I could play he was in tears." NHL preseason here," Pagel said. "Sometimes I Things are different today. Chicago Blackhawks at St thought I wasn't given the op personified frustration. He was "For me, it's really a dream Gazette photo by Kevin Wolf : Louis Blues, 7 p.m., FSC portunity." a walk-on. He wasn't seeing the come true," Pagel said, "Ev- Iowa's Derek Pagel (25) tackles Iowa State's Michael Wagner (More TV listings, Page 7C) Until his junior year, Pagel field much. A promising fresh • Turn to 5C: Pagel during their game last month in Iowa City. Board in Control will hear Pierce's appeal trol of Athlet nitely from all basketball-relat Bob Bowlsby's decision to sus After that, Pierce's only op unwanted sex acts. Iowa basketball ics this ed activities Tuesday after Io pend Pierce. tion would be through the When the victim tried to month, board wa City police accused the courts. player is accused chairman "The decision of the board push the defendant away, he, sophomore guard of third- will be the final decision of Pierce is accused of sexually held his hands over her head; of sexual assault Nicholas Co- degree sexual assault. langelo said athletics," Colangelo said. assaulting a woman Sept. 7 at and continued to perform sex' Thursday. Pierce's appeal will be heard 725 Orchard St., where Pierce acts against her will, the com-i 7 By John Rlehl If the board upholds Pierce's by the heads of the board's six suspension, he can appeal to UI lives, a criminal complaint plaint states. The Gazette Colangelo filed by Iowa City police states. When the victim tried to' added that the standing committees and Co Interim President Willard IOWA CITY — University of langelo, who will preside over "Sandy" Boyd. If the president The complaint states the vic scream, the defendant held his' Iowa men's basketball player board has not Plerre Pierce hand over her mouth, accord-; set a date for the hearing but not cast a vote.