2C » Wednesday, April 6, 2016 » THE COMMERCIAL APPEAL «« In the news PREPS Memphis-Arkansas at AutoZone Park The University of Memphis baseball team (10-17) will play No. 21 Arkansas (19-9) at 6:30 tonight in AutoZone Houston boys top CBHS in soccer Park. The game will be broadcast on WUMR-FM 91.7. Memphis will start freshman right-hander Jonathan ■ McKnatt, Young score 1 each that team.” year) and so far (the boys) Bowlan (1-2, 3.00 ERA) against Arkansas freshman right- CBHS had two great have given up two in seven hander Isaiah Campbell (2-0, 6.14). chances in the opening games.” The Razorbacks lead the series with the Tigers 11-3-1. By John Varlas the summer before opting minutes. But Houston goal- The teams played twice last season and split. [email protected] to return home. keeper Padraic Gilley made CRISWELL SETS MARK Memphis’ Darien Tubbs, the preseason American 901-529-2350 “It was a great oppor- aterrificsavetodenyColby Jake Criswell became Athletic Conference Player of the Year, has his batting tunity for me to go down Bradshaw before defender the winningest pitcher in average up to .291 after it dipped as low as .233. Senior Welcome back, Peyton there, but it just wasn’t the Sebastian Musicante acro- Harding history Tuesday Jake Little is batting a team-high .327 with 17 RBIs and McKnatt. The Houston right thing for me at this batically cleared one ofthe after earning the decision 20 runs scored. Jacob Elliott has started the last 12 games soccer team is definitely point in my life,” he said. line shortly afterward. in the Lions’ 5-1 victory at first base for Memphis and is batting .281 with 14 RBIs glad you’re around. “I’m happy to be back “Wecame out real slow,” overECS.Theseniorright- and nine runs scored. McKnatt, the reigning home with my old team- said Houston coach David hander (4-0), who has Infielder Carson Shaddy is the Razorbacks’ leading Pepsi Best of the Preps mates and I want to enjoy Wolf. “We were playing started for Harding since hitter with a .356 average, four doubles, five home runs player of the year, opened my senior year.” not to lose, like we were eighth grade, has 22 victo- and 25 RBIs. the scoring with a fine in- McKnatt opened the afraid to win.” ries, breaking a record that dividual efort early in the scoring after a sluggish Wolff said the spark had stood since 1984. Tigers’ Lawson earns freshman honor second half to send the first half for Houston, came from senior Josh Mustangs to a 2-0 victory chesting down a free kick Moss. IN OTHER GAMES University of Memphis forward Dedric Lawson was over CBHS on Tuesday at before turning his defend- “He finally started to Austin Mayfield (3-0) named to the Kyle Macy Freshman All-America team Houston Middle School. er and slotting it home. bow up,” said Wolf, using helped Arlington (14-2), by CollegeInsider.com. Connor Young also CBHS protested vig- apetphraseforplaying ranked first in the base- Lawson, the American Athletic Conference Rookie scored a second-half goal orously. The ofcial ap- with toughness. “He’s the ball Dandy Dozen, to an of the Year, led Memphis in scoring and rebounding, to help the Mustangs — peared to point for the key. When he plays more 8-3 victory over Briarcrest. averaging 15.8 points and 9.3 rebounds. His 17 double- ranked first in The Com- Brothers to take a free kick aggressively, we’re a better ... Michael Feather got the doubles ranked fourth nationally among freshmen and mercial Appeal’s Great and Houston took advan- team for sure.” victory as CBHS blanked tied Tigers legend Keith Lee’s freshman record. Eight — to 5-0-2. Third- tage of the confusion. Credit also goes to the St. Benedict, 3-0. ... Chris- ranked CBHS is 2-1. Four minutes later, Houston backline of Mu- tian Delashmit pitched Vanderbilthiresex-Valparaisocoach McKnatt was playing Young had Houston’s sec- sicante, Rex Jester, Kyle Covington to a 12-4 victory in his first regular-season ond goal after bundling in Heintz and Nick Anewalt over Millington. Valparaiso’s Bryce Drew signed a six-year contract to game after injuring a knee acornerkick. who held firm in front of In softball, Kelsey Gross become Vanderbilt’s men’s basketball coach, according against CBHS in a pre- “We lost our composure Gilley in the face of solid pitched her fifth no-hitter to multiple media reports. season tournament. And after the first goal,” said CBHS attacking. orperfectgameoftheyear Drew replaces Kevin Stallings,whoendeda17-year even before the injury CBHS coach Nick Glaser. “That’s the thing that as Collierville downed tenure as the program’s winningest coach (332-220) last Houston was preparing “We felt that the team that is always overlooked with Houston, 17-0. Maria Max- week. Stallings left to become Pittsburgh’s head coach. for life without its star; he scored first would have the our teams,” said Wolff. well and Sydney Eubank enrolled in the academy of momentum swing. We just “Our (state champion) each drove in three runs Garlits to be grand marshal for MIR event MLS Club FC Dallas over have to learn how to be girls gave up four goals (all for the Dragons (12-6). Memphis International Raceway in Millington an- nounced that drag-racing legend Don “Big Daddy” Garlits will be the grand marshal for the World Series of Drag Racing, slated for Aug. 26 and 27. Jubilant Among the drivers scheduled to participate are cur- rent NHRA world champion and two-time K&N Horse- power Challenge winner Erica Enders-Sanders,whowill Villanova, race five-time Pro Stock champion and Super Gas world titleholder Jeg Coughlin.Six-timeIHRATopFuelworld champion and Drummonds, Tennessee, native Clay Mil- lican will race Bruce Litton;fatherandsonteamTim and fans keep Daniel Wilkerson will race each other in the Funny Car category; and three-time NHRA Top Fuel champion Larry Dixon is scheduled to appear. party going TopseedwinsatUSTAProCircuitevent Associated Press Top-seed Christian Lindell of Sweden and No. 4 seed Nicolas Meister of the U.S. were among six players who VILLANOVA, Pa. — Once Villanova’s moved into the second round of the USTA Pro Circuit’s band stopped playing its fight song, Spell Restaurant Group Men’s $25,000 Futures tennis Wildcats basketball coach Jay Wright tournament Tuesday at Germantown Country Club. took over as pep rally conductor. Lindell advanced with a 6-2, 6-4 victory over Nathan “Just for the hell of it, let’s do it,” he Pasha,aformerUniversityofGeorgiaplayer,andMeis- yelled to nearly 2,000 fans. ter took a three-set win over American Evan Song. “When I say, ‘Nova,’ you say, ‘Na- Dennis Nevolo,whoplayedattheUniversityofIlli- tion!’” nois, ousted No. 6 seed Evan King,aformerMichigan “Nova!” standout, 6-2, 6-1, “Nation!” they screamed back. First-round play continues today at 9 a.m. with No. 2 The Wildcats gave their fans seed Tennys Sandgren,aformerUniversityofTennessee plenty of reason to go wild through star, battling former University of Memphis No. 1 singles March Madness — and more fun is player Connor Glennon.Admissionisfree. ahead. The national champions were TwittertostreamThursdaynightNFL welcomed back Tuesday at the air- port with a police escort that swept The NFL has picked Twitter to stream its Thursday rush-hour cars ofthe interstate and night games. delivered them to Villanova’s football Only the 10 Thursday games on CBS and NBC will be stadium for a rally. streamed through Twitter under a one-year agreement, And there’s a bigger bash ahead: the NFL announced Tuesday. They will be free world- Villanova will get a championship wide on all devices that support Twitter. parade Friday. The NFL Network-only Thursday games are not part The parade in Philadelphia will of the deal. MICHAEL CONROY/ASSOCIATED PRESS cover five blocks of Market Street and Connecticut senior Breanna Stewart scored 24 points and earned her fourth end outside City Hall, skipping the COLLEGES straight most outstanding player award of the Final Four on Tuesday night. city’s traditional athletic celebration ■ Ole Miss starting quarterback Chad Kelly will miss route down Broad Street. The Phillies the final week of spring practice for the Rebels after had been the last major champion- surgery to repair a sports hernia. Coach Hugh Freeze told NCAAWOMEN’SCHAMPIONSHIP ship team to have a parade, in 2008. Rivals.com that Kelly will be sidelined for three weeks. Kris Jenkins’ 3-pointer in the final Kelly, a senior, is not expected to miss any time in the seconds gave Villanova its second regular season; the Rebels open against Florida State on Huskies roll to fourth national title, following the stunner Sept. 5 in Orlando, Florida. over Georgetown in 1985. ■ Kentucky freshman Skal Labissiere will enter the “I watched it quite a few times and NBA draft. The school said the 6-foot-11, 225-pound every time it’s just like, wow, I can’t native of Haiti will hire an agent. ... Sophomore Wade straight national title believe I was that open,” Jenkins said Baldwin IV is skipping his final two years at Vanderbilt of his shot at the rally. “Then I can’t and entering the NBA draft. The 6-3, 194-pound guard believe I made the shot. It’s crazy.” averaged 14.1 points, four rebounds and 5.2 assists this UCONN 82, SYRACUSE 51 we first came here,” Morgan Tuck Villanova, the Big East champion, season as a sophomore. ... Marquette freshman Henry said of winning four straight cham- had lost three times in the first week- Ellenson will enter the NBA draft and hire an agent.