dailydaily newsnews 6 The Goodland Daily News / Tuesday, August 29, 2000 sports Coach admires runners By Janet Craft being inexperienced, it would be unre- entered. There will be five races, for The Goodland Daily News alistic to expect to qualify for state. We freshman and sophomore girls, fresh- Don Smith is starting his 22nd year just want to get better week by week.” man and sophomore boys, junior high of coaching cross country at Goodland He said he doesn’t want to put pres- boys and girls, junior and senior girls High School and said he has sure on the kids. He said they and junior and senior boys. worked with some very talk about the things they can The way the meet is run, the teams good runners during that accomplished individually with the larger numbers will do better, time. and keep things positive. he said, Colby, Ogallala, Ulysses and “I admire any athlete that In 20 of the 21 years that he Lakin. For a team score, Smith said, will give this a try,” he said. has been coaching, he’s had they would need to have six girls fin- He thinks cross country at least one qualifier, either ish and for the boys, they would need teaches mental toughness, an individual or a team, for to have seven finish. In a normal var- and people have to face state competition. sity meet, the varsity team must have some tough things in life. “We hope we can find at least five but not more than seven He said this year’s team is someone that can get the job runners. young, with one senior, no Don Smith done this year,” he said. “We Goodland’s emphasis is on partici- juniors, eight sophomores have a lot of work, but we pation and competition for athletes and seven freshmen. hope we can do it. who are close to the same age, Smith Returning letter winners include “The Wamego meet is the toughest said. They want athletes to compete Rebecca Gattshall, Tiffany meet we have.” against others close to their own abili- Schwasinger, Deanna Livengood, Goodland will host the first invita- ties. Alan Cebula, Matt Gattshall and Timo- tional of the season at 4 p.m. on Thurs- “That’s why our meet is growing,” thy Kafka. day at the Sugar Hills Country Club. he said. There are nine boys and seven girls, Coach Smith said people are welcome Smith said some years it’s difficult Smith said another boy may join. to come out and watch the kids that day. to determine the varsity teams after “We hope to add some, but we don’t Smith said not everyone on the only a couple weeks of practice. know,” said Smith. “We just hope not squad will participate Thursday. Three “Once you have this competition, to lose anybody.” or four athletes are questionable for then you have an idea of the varsity and Richard Schwasinger is the assistant competing because of ankle, knee or junior varsity groups,” he said. coach and Alyssa Mason returns as the hip problems, he said. Each athlete will choose a personal team manager. Smith said he will em- He said he doesn’t want to put some- goal for the meet, he said, adding, “I phasize personal goals, rather than one out there for Thursday’s race who don’t have a team goal for the Good- Phillies squeak past the Rockies team ones. then won’t be able to run for five land Invitational.” The nice thing about cross country, weeks. Most of the kids want to run For some, it will be to just finish the PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bobby Rockies manager Buddy Bell began ond and scored on Lieberthal’s two-out he said, is that the kids have a chance here because it is the only Goodland race, he said. “This course out here is Abreu hit his third homer in two games serving a two-game suspension for hit. to set their own goals. meet and may be the only race that fam- a very challenging course.” and Colorado’s Todd Helton got three excessive arguing after his ejection Masato Yoshii (5-14) allowed two “It’s not all team effort,” Smith said. ily members will see them in, he said. Smith said training has been very hits to raise his average to .397 as the following a bench-clearing brawl runs and six hits in six innings. He “The team aspect is the fun part.” Teams coming to the invitational difficult this year. Philadelphia Phillies beat the Rockies against Atlanta last Tuesday. Bench matched a season-high with seven A runner can do well and the team include Brewster, Colby, Weskan, “With the heat, inexperience and 3-2 Monday night. coach Toby Harrah managed the team strikeouts and walked one. not do as good or vice versa, he said. Oakley, Oberlin, Lakin and Ulysses injuries, we haven’t done much hill Helton’s average went up three in Bell’s absence. Yoshii helped himself with an RBI “We won’t start talking much about from Kansas, and Grant, Imperial and work,” he said. “You have to have points. He singled in the first inning, Robert Person (7-4) allowed one run single in the fourth that cut it to 2-1. team goals until midway through the Ogallala from Nebraska. some good base training before doing flied out in the third, and doubled in the and six hits in seven innings. He struck Todd Walker led off with a double, season,” he added. “With our status of Smith said 214 athletes have been the hill training.” fifth and eighth innings. out four and walked two. moved to third on a single and scored Abreu, batting .389 (14-for-36) Person, a hard-luck pitcher with 11 on Yoshii’s two-out liner to right. since moving to the leadoff spot nine no-decisions, lowered his ERA to 3.19, The Phillies added an insurance run games ago, gave the Phillies a 2-0 lead fourth in the league and fifth in the in the seventh when Tomas Perez led off Goodland volleyball asks for pop in the third with his 22nd homer — a majors. He’s allowed two runs or fewer with a triple, and scored on an infield liner off the facing of the upper deck in seven of his no-decisions. single by Glanville to make it 3-1. By Dana Sulsberger Fieldhouse will be an intersquad nice to offer them something for a re- in right field. Jeff Brantley pitched a scoreless Colorado came right back in the The Goodland Daily News match. It should last until around 7:30 freshment break.” Abreu hit a pair of homers, includ- ninth for his 21st save in 25 attempts. eighth off reliever Vicente Padilla. The Goodland High School Cow- p.m., said McKee, with two games It will also be used for the players on ing a winning, inside-the-park drive in Mike Lieberthal’s broken-bat, bloop Helton led off with a double to left, and girls volleyball team will hold its an- going on at the same time. long trips. The team often packs lunch, the 10th in Sunday’s 2-1 victory over single gave the Phillies a 1-0 lead in the scored on a single by Jeffrey Ham- nual Pop Scrimmage at 6 p.m. tonight. “All the girls should get the chance said the coach and it is nice to have San Francisco. first. Doug Glanville singled, stole sec- monds. Cost of admission for the debut to have some court action,” he said. some pop to go with it. game for the volleyball team will be a The number of games played, said The blank tapes will be used for film- container of soda or a blank video tape. McKee, will depend on how the games ing the games. Guest will help Chiefs deal with death Everyone is invited to attend the are going. “The donations are just a way of scrimmage, which will give the girls a The pop collected tonight will be supplementing our budget,” said KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — A include Thomas’ mother, Edith Mor- “I talked to them a little bit today chance to test their skills in a game situ- used throughout the season for the McKee. “mystery guest” will speak to Kansas gan, and his close friend, singer Hank about Derrick as a person,” he said. ation. people at the score tables and the line The Cowgirls will open their regu- City Chiefs players on Tuesday to help Williams Jr. There’ll be a moment of “Derrick as a player was a swashbuck- The team will only have four home judges, among others. The pop is an lar season with a quad meet featuring them deal with a tribute to the late Der- silence after a video tribute shown on ler, a pirate. You never knew quite meets this year, so support during the added incentive for people to volun- Thomas More Prep of Hays, Garden rick Thomas planned for Sunday’s sea- the Jumbotron. where he would be. We talked about scrimmage would be appreciated, said teer, he said. City and Burlington on Tuesday, with son-opening game. Cunningham said he spoke Monday that. ” Coach Jerry McKee. “It can be a long game for the people matches starting at 3:30 p.m. at the Coach Gunther Cunningham de- with the players about dealing with it Cunningham also said the team The scrimmage at the Max Jones at the tables,” the coach said, “and it is fieldhouse. clined to identify the speaker. all. voted for its captains Monday, choos- “It’s a man I really respect,” he said “I talked to them a little bit today ing guard Will Shields and center Tim after Monday’s practice. “I’m not go- about it,” he said. “It’s an important Grunhard on offense and cornerback Golfer battles tricky greens, comes in 2-under-par ing to release his name right now be- area to address because we’re going to James Hasty and linebacker Marvcus cause I don’t know if he wants it known have to concentrate on (Indianapolis), Patton on defense. DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Jan Figueras-Dotti and Susie Berning by Stephenson. at this point.” a so-called Super Bowl team.” Stephenson battled tricky greens while two strokes. The 36-hole tournament ends Tues- Thomas, a nine-time All-Pro line- “We’re going to have some things shooting a 2-under-par 70 Monday to Vicki Fergon, Judy Dickinson and day. backer and the Chiefs’ most popular happen before the game and I want lead after one round of the Hy-Vee Jane Crafter all shot 73. Fergon won the “The greens are tricky here,” player, died in February of injuries them to be able to focus on the game, WANTED Classic, the second Women’s Senior first tournament on the Women’s Se- Stephenson said. “There were two or sustained in a traffic accident. The and I think we’ll have to address that Golf Tour event. nior Golf Tour, at Green Bay, Wisc., three (putts) I missed because they Chiefs are wearing helmet logos bear- early.” Stephenson, who put together three this month. were total local knowledge greens. I Fall Harvesting ing his jersey number, 58, and many The speaker will meet with the team birdies on the back nine and also bird- Ten others, including LPGA Hall- wish I would have had a practice round Case 2388’s (4 WD & Duals) players have said privately they are Tuesday morning. ied the fifth hole, was the only player of-Famers Amy Alcott and JoAnne or had my caddie here. There’s a lot of Tandems, Semi’s, Row Crop Carts dedicating their season to him. “Tomorrow you’ll find out who it to shoot under par. She led Marta Carner, were within five strokes of optical illusions on this golf course.” Participant in the tribute before was,” Cunningham said. “But I can’t All Crops. Brumbacher Harvesting Sunday’s game with Indianapolis will think of a better guy to address our team (316) 772-6816 and talk about those kind of things.” Cunningham said he is not trying to (Rusty) baseball scoreboard use Thomas’ death as a motivator. By The Associated Press 8-11), 5:40 p.m. N.Y. Yankees 9, Seattle 1 (Karl 0-0), 8:05 p.m. National League San Diego (Eaton 5-2) at Chicago Cubs Only games scheduled Wednesday’s Games East Division (Arnold 0-1), 6:05 p.m. Tuesday’s Games Minnesota (Redman 12-6) at Kansas W L Pct. GB Los Angeles (Park 13-8) at Milwaukee Boston (P.Martinez 14-4) at Tampa Bay City (Suzuki 7-7), 12:05 p.m. Atlanta 78 53 .595 — (Haynes 11-11), 6:05 p.m. (Eiland 1-1), 5:15 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Sirotka 12-10) at New York 78 53 .595 — Wednesday’s Games Detroit (Weaver 8-11) at Baltimore Oakland (Appier 12-9), 1:35 p.m. Florida 63 67 .485 15 1/2 San Diego (Tollberg 3-2) at Chicago (Parrish 9-5), 5:35 p.m. Boston (Fassero 8-7) at Tampa Bay Philadelphia 56 74 .431 21 1/2 Cubs (Lieber 11-7), 12:20 p.m. Cleveland (Woodard 0-2) at Texas (Lopez 10-9), 5:15 p.m. Montreal 55 73 .430 21 1/2 Arizona (Johnson 16-5) at Montreal (Lira (Glynn 3-2), 6:05 p.m. Detroit (Nomo 5-10) at Baltimore Central Division 3-4), 5:05 p.m. Minnesota (Romero 2-3) at Kansas (Mercedes 9-5), 5:35 p.m. W L Pct. GB St. Louis (Reames 0-1) at Florida City (Stein 4-3), 6:05 p.m. Cleveland (Burba 11-6) at Texas (Davis St. Louis 74 57 .565 — (Cornelius 3-7), 5:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Pettitte 16-6) at Seattle 5-4), 6:05 p.m. Cincinnati 65 65 .500 8 1/2 San Francisco (Ortiz 10-10) at Pittsburgh (Moyer 11-8), 8:05 p.m. N.Y. Yankees (Cone 3-11) at Seattle Chicago 56 74 .431 17 1/2 (Anderson 4-7), 5:05 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Baldwin 13-5) at (Sele 13-9), 8:05 p.m. Milwaukee 56 74 .431 17 1/2 Houston (Holt 6-12) at N.Y. Mets (Reed Oakland (Zito 2-2), 8:05 p.m. Toronto (Wells 18-5) at Anaheim (Wise Priced Right • School Cars Houston 54 77 .412 20 8-4), 5:10 p.m. Toronto (Carpenter 9-10) at Anaheim 3-2), 8:05 p.m. Pittsburgh 52 77 .403 21 Colorado (Tavarez 9-2) at Philadelphia West Division (Bottenfield 1-2), 5:35 p.m. Excellent MPG W L Pct. GB Cincinnati (Dessens 6-4) at Atlanta San Francisco74 55 .574 — (Glavine 17-6), 5:40 p.m. Good Shape Arizona 71 59 .546 3 1/2 Los Angeles (Dreifort 10-7) at Milwaukee Los Angeles 69 62 .527 6 (Wright 6-7), 6:05 p.m. 5 spd., $2,500 Colorado 66 65 .504 9 American League 1990 Chevy Berretta- San Diego 64 67 .489 11 East Division 1994 Pontiac Sunbird-Auto, Sunroof, Sunday’s Games W L Pct. GB N.Y. Mets 2, Arizona 1 New York 73 55 .570 — 80,000 Miles, $4,500 St. Louis 7, Atlanta 2 Boston 68 60 .531 5 Houston 7, Montreal 3 Toronto 69 62 .527 5 1/2 1995 Pontiac Grand Prix-Auto, Loaded, Philadelphia 2, San Francisco 1, 10 in- Baltimore 59 71 .454 15 70,000 Miles, $6,995 nings Tampa Bay 57 73 .438 17 Colorado 9, Pittsburgh 1 Central Division 1991 Pontiac Sunbird Convertible- San Diego 2, Milwaukee 1 W L Pct. 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