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Press&Dakotan Fall Preview Section Entering Final Stages BY JAMES D. CIMBUREK cross country and soccer, we have a few stories to draw in readers from the region. We have stories DAILY DOSE [email protected] from several area schools, including one that will be the first time we’ve featured this program in a long time. We have features on teams trying to defend titles, as well as a team trying to end a dynasty. We Opinions From the stacks of paper in and around my desk to the worn-out red Sharpie that has marked a also have stories on transitions for some area programs. While they are no longer included in the preview section, we still have previews and features on both from the couple different lists to my borderline-mainlining of caffiene, it’s not hard to tell what week it is. It’s preview week. the University of South Dakota — including a couple in today’s edition — and Mount Marty College. Both P&D Sports It is the week that Jeremy Hoeck, our staff and I type up the 100-plus area preview forms and (with have some exciting times ahead, with a couple of USD programs on the cusp of historic success and a Staff on the help of our colleagues at the Vermillion Plain Talk) finish writing all of the stories that will make up the couple of MMC programs beginning new eras. Throughout the year, we will do our best to give our area teams the best coverage we can, in print, local and 20 pages of area high school knowledge that drops next week, Thursday in the Press & Dakotan and Friday in the Plain Talk (which comes out each Friday). online and in social media. Jeremy has been our driving force in that area, and ranks among the top national This is just me bragging a little, but I think this fall’s edition will continue to build on the brand of qual- media members in the state in terms of readership (@jhoeck on Twitter, @jeremyhoeck on Instagram, if high school, ity high school sports coverage that we have strived to achieve here at Yankton Media. you’re not already following him. I am @JCimburek for both, and I try to keep up with the @YanktonS- college and Not to give too much away, but besides the preview stories on all the Yankton and Vermillion teams, ports twitter account. and the preview capsules on area football, volleyball, golf, tennis, competitive cheer, competitive dance, We hope you’ll join us for what should be another fun school year. As always, tweet at us or email us pro sports. if you have comments or suggestions.

SCOREBOARD AREA CALENDAR SPORTS DIGEST

Minnesota at Baltimore, 6:05 p.m. Thursday, August 20 Mitchell (4 p.m.) champion Northwestern (33-5, 15-1 GPAC) for top honors Texas at Detroit, 6:08 p.m. GOLF, DAKOTAS TOUR West- Saturday, August 22 USF’s St. Pierre Named HERO LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES Kansas City at Boston, 6:10 p.m. ern N.D. Charity Pro-Am at Vardon GOLF, DAKOTAS TOUR West- in the poll, 110-101. Midland received five first-place votes, At South Williamsport, Pa. L.A. Dodgers at Houston, 7:10 p.m. GC, Minot, N.D. ern N.D. Charity Pro-Am at Vardon while Northwestern and third place Hastings (100 points) each UNITED STATES Tampa Bay at Oakland, 9:05 p.m. SOCCER, GIRLS’ Vermillion at GC, Minot, N.D. Sports’ D2 Preseason National received three. Concordia, picked fifth in the poll, received GREAT LAKES, Bowling Green, Toronto at L.A. Angels, 9:05 p.m. West Central GOLF, SDGA Senior Champi- the other. Ky.; MID-ATLANTIC, Lewisberry, Pa.; Chicago White Sox at Seattle, 9:10 Friday, August 21 onship at Golf Club at Red Rock, Defensive Player Of The Year MIDWEST, Webb City, Mo.; NEW ENG- p.m. GOLF, DAKOTAS TOUR West- Rapid City SIOUX FALLS – Senior cornerback MMC finished with 25 points in the poll, five points behind LAND, Cranston, R.I.; NORTHWEST, ern N.D. Charity Pro-Am at Vardon SOCCER, BOYS’ Vermillion at Solomon St. Pierre of the #17th-ranked Morningside and seven ahead of Dakota Wesleyan. Portland, Ore.; SOUTHEAST, Taylors, NATIONAL LEAGUE GC, Minot, N.D. Freeman Academy MMC begins the 2015 season, its first under head coach GOLF, BOYS’ Dakota Valley TENNIS, GIRLS’ R.C. Stevens/ University of Sioux Falls Football Team S.C.; SOUTHWEST, Pearland, Texas; East Division WEST, Bonita, Calif. Inv. (Beresford, Dakota Valley, Elk Vermillion/Watertown at YHS (9 has been named the 2015 HERO Sports Frank Hebenstreit, Sept. 4-5 at the Waldorf College Tourna- W L Pct GB Point-Jefferson, Vermillion, 9 a.m.) a.m.) INTERNATIONAL New York 64 56 .533 — ment. USD at D2 Football Preseason National Defen- ASIA-PACIFIC, Taipei, Taiwan; Washington 59 59 .500 4 SOCCER, WOMEN’S Sunday, August 23 Creighton (7 p.m.) West- sive Player of the Year. AUSTRALIA, Sydney; CANADA, White Atlanta 53 67 .442 11 GOLF, DAKOTAS TOUR YHS at ern N.D. Charity Pro-Am at Vardon Rock, B.C.; CARIBBEAN, Santiago Miami 49 71 .408 15 SOCCER, BOYS’ A senior criminal justice major from Mitchell (4 p.m.) GC, Minot, N.D. de los Caballero, Dominican Republic; Philadelphia 47 73 .392 17 Wagner, St. Pierre was one of 25 student- Crofton Men’s Bowling League SOCCER, BOYS’ JV YHS at GOLF, SDGA Senior Champi- EUROPE & AFRICA, Kampala, Ugan- Central Division da; JAPAN, Tokyo; LATIN AMERICA, Mitchell (6 p.m.) onship at Golf Club at Red Rock, athletes in NCAA DII selected to the W L Pct GB YHS at Rapid City Meeting Today Barquisimeto, Venezuela; MEXICO, St. Louis 77 43 .642 — SOCCER, GIRLS’ HERO Sports D2 Preseason All-American Mitchell (6 p.m.) Iowa St. Pierre CROFTON, Neb. — There will be an organizational meet- Mexicali Baja California Pittsburgh 71 47 .602 5 SOCCER, WOMEN’S Team. The list includes 11 players on SOCCER, GIRLS’ JV YHS at State at USD (1 p.m.) ing for a men’s bowling league on Thursday, Aug. 20, at 7 p.m. Double Elimination Chicago 67 50 .573 8½ both offense and defense and three on Thursday, Aug. 20 Cincinnati 51 66 .436 24½ special teams. St. Pierre was the only consensus All-American at Centennial Lanes in Crofton, Nebraska. Game 1 — Uganda vs. Dominican Milwaukee 52 70 .426 26 Among the items on the agenda is the length of the Republic, noon selection on defense. West Division S Quintin Demps and DE Fili Moala. season. Anyone interested in the league is asked to attend the Game 2 — Pearland, Texas vs. Port- W L Pct GB HERO Sports, which was founded in 2013 as Ben- land, Ore., 2 p.m. Waived DE Jasper Coleman. Waived/ meeting, or contact Brian Wiebelhaus at 402-388-4640. Los Angeles 67 53 .558 — injured TE Mike McFarland. nettRank.com, named its All-American team based on Game 3 — Venezuela vs. Australia, San Francisco 65 55 .542 2 TRANSACTIONS 4 p.m. BASEBALL NEW YORK GIANTS — Claimed a review of 2014 All-American lists and 2015 preseason San Diego 59 62 .488 8½ American League DT Jimmy Staten off waivers from Seat- Game 4 — Bowling Green, Ky. vs. Arizona 58 61 .487 8½ All-American lists. Using those materials as a starting point, Bonita, Calif., 6 p.m. — Released tle. Released DT Carlif Taylor. MMC Riverboat Days 5K Aug. 22 Colorado 48 69 .410 17½ RHP Justin Masterson. NEW YORK JETS — Signed QB HERO Sports awarded points based on first-team honors, Friday, Aug. 21 Tuesday’s Games Mount Marty College will host its 17th annual Riverboat Game 5 — Canada vs. Mexico, 1 DETROIT TIGERS — Optioned 3B Matt Flynn. Waived WR Arthur Williams. second team honors, etc. Pittsburgh 9, Arizona 8, 15 innings Jefry Marte to Toledo (IL). Recalled RHP PITTSBURGH STEELERS — Days 5K run-walk on Saturday, Aug. 22, in Yankton. Proceeds p.m. N.Y. Mets 5, Baltimore 3 St. Pierre has now been selected to four 2015 preseason Game 6 — Taylors, S.C. vs. Cran- Drew VerHagen from Toledo. Claimed LB L.J. Fort off waivers from from the event go to benefit MMC student-athletes. Toronto 8, Philadelphia 5 MINNESOTA TWINS — Placed OF New England. Waived/injured LB Jordan All-American Teams (USA College Football, Instant Scouting ston, R.I., 3 p.m. Kansas City 3, Cincinnati 1, 13 in- The race will begin and end at the intersection of 3rd and Game 7 — Taiwan vs. Japan, 5 p.m. Aaron Hicks on the 15-day DL. Zumwalt. and Lindy’s Magazine) after being named to six first-team nings — Recalled SAN DIEGO CHARGERS — Capital, and will follow the Riverboat Days Parade route. The Game 8 — Lewisberry, Pa. vs. Detroit 10, 8 All-American squads (Don Hansen, D2football.com, AP Little Webb City, Mo., 7 p.m. OF Jake Smolinski from Nashville (PCL). Claimed TE Logan Stokes off waivers All-American Team, Daktronics, AFCA and BeyondSportsNet- walk will begin at 7:15 a.m., with the run beginning at 8:15 Miami 9, Milwaukee 6 Placed 1B Ike Davis on the 15-day DL, from New England. Waived TE Eric a.m. Awards will be presented at 9:15 a.m., with the top three San Francisco 2, St. Louis 0 Frohnapfel. work.com First Team) in 2014. retroactive to Aug. 18. finishers in each age group in the run receiving honors. AMERICAN LEAGUE Washington 15, Colorado 6 — Optioned LHP WASHINGTON REDSKINS — A year ago, the junior cornerback played a key role as East Division Oakland 5, L.A. Dodgers 4, 10 in- Enny Romero to Durham (IL). Recalled Waived/injured LB Trevardo Williams. the Cougars had an 11-1 record (best at USF since moving There is an entry fee to participate, with participants W L Pct GB nings RHP Matt Andriese from Durham. League receiving a race t-shirt. Registrations are available online at San Diego 9, Atlanta 0 to NCAA DII in 2012) and finished the season ranked #16 New York 67 52 .563 — — Activated CFL — Fined Calgary DL Micah www.allsportrunning.com or at www.mtmc.edu/5K and www. Toronto 66 55 .545 2 Wednesday’s Games LHP from 60-day DL. Re- Johnson an undisclosed amount for a by D2football.com and #18 by the AFCA. The Cougars was Baltimore 62 57 .521 5 Milwaukee 8, Miami 7 called INF Hanser Alberto from Round low hit on Ottawa QB Henry Burris and ranked #17 in the AFCA D2 preseason poll released on riverboatdays.com. Race packets may be picked up from Tampa Bay 59 60 .496 8 Oakland 5, L.A. Dodgers 2 Rock (PCL). Designated INF Adam Ro- B.C. DL Alex Bazzie an undisclosed 6:45-8 a.m. on race day, or at Cimpl Arena Room 118. Boston 54 66 .450 13½ San Diego 3, Atlanta 2 sales for assignment. Optioned RHPs amount for lowering and leading with Monday. Central Division Pittsburgh 4, Arizona 1 and Tanner Scheppers the crown of his helmet on a tackle in a In 2014, the senior cornerback was also named to the W L Pct GB Baltimore 5, N.Y. Mets 4 to Round Rock. game against Hamilton. All-NSIC first team, Daktronics Super Region 3 first team, and Kansas City 72 46 .610 — Philadelphia 7, Toronto 4 National League WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS — BeyondSportsNetwork.com Super Region 3 first team. He col- YHS Fall Sports Kickoff Today Minnesota 59 61 .492 14 Kansas City at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. — Signed QB Tyler Russell to the practice Yankton High School will hold its annual Fall Sports Kickoff St. Louis 4, San Francisco 3 lected a school-record tying 10 interceptions (tying Phil Porter, Detroit 57 61 .483 15 Recalled RHP Zack Godley from Mobile roster. on Thursday, August 20, at the YHS Commons. Food will be Chicago 55 62 .470 16½ Detroit at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m. (SL). Optioned RHP Chase Anderson to HOCKEY 1995), which was the most in NCAA DII. Cleveland 55 64 .462 17½ Washington at Colorado, 8:40 p.m. Reno (PCL). American Hockey League served in front of YHS beginning at 5:30 p.m., with the fall Thursday’s Games St. Pierre also recorded the most interception return yards West Division — Optioned HAMILTON BULLDOGS — Agreed in DII and tied for most interception TD returns with two (76, sports coaches speaking beginning at 6:15 p.m. W L Pct GB San Francisco (Peavy 3-5) at Pitts- OF Joey Terdoslavich to Gwinnett (IL). to terms with D Reilly Webb. In addition to the YHS coaches, there will also be a repre- Houston 65 55 .542 — burgh (Morton 7-4), 6:05 p.m. 35). He had 63 tackles, including 44 solo stops, with two Activated 1B from the LACROSSE sentative of the YHS Adult Booster Club giving a presentation. Los Angeles 62 57 .521 2½ Arizona (Corbin 3-3) at Cincinnati 15-day DL. forced fumbles and fumble recovery in 2014. Texas 61 58 .513 3½ (Jo.Lamb 0-1), 6:10 p.m. — Placed CF COLORADO MAMMOTH — Agreed Through three seasons at USF, he has collected 07 career The booster club will accept new members and have apparel Seattle 56 65 .463 9½ Philadelphia (J.Williams 4-8) at Mi- Billy Hamilton on the 15-day DL. Trans- to terms with F Callum Crawford on a for sale at the event. Oakland 53 69 .434 13 ami (B.Hand 2-3), 6:10 p.m. tackles and is tied for 10th on the USF career interceptions ferred RHP Nate Adcock from the 15- to three-year contract and D Mat MacLeod There will also be a representative of the Presidents’ Bowl Tuesday’s Games Atlanta (Foltynewicz 4-4) at Chicago the 60-day DL. Optioned RHP Dylan on a one-year contract. Signed G Zak chart with 13 interceptions. N.Y. Yankees 8, Minnesota 4 Cubs (Arrieta 14-6), 7:05 p.m. Axelrod to Louisville (IL). Recalled Bren- Boychuk and D Taylor Northway to one- in Sioux Falls, which the YHS football team will participate in N.Y. Mets 5, Baltimore 3 Washington (Scherzer 11-9) at Colo- nan Boesch OF from Louisville. Selected year contracts. this season. Advance tickets for the Presidents’ Bowl will be Toronto 8, Philadelphia 5 rado (Flande 2-1), 7:40 p.m. the contract of RHP Sam LeCure from SOCCER available during the kickoff. Boston 9, Cleveland 1 Friday’s Games Louisville. Yankton FCA Evening Of Kansas City 3, Cincinnati 1, 13 in- Atlanta at Chicago Cubs, 3:05 p.m. — Placed C PHILADELPHIA UNION — An- The public is invited to attend. There is no cost to attend. nings Milwaukee at Washington, 6:05 p.m. Michael McKenry on the 60-day DL. Se- nounced they will own and operate a Detroit 10, Chicago Cubs 8 San Francisco at Pittsburgh, 6:05 lected the contract of C Dustin Garneau USL team in Bethlehem starting in the Champions Sept. 9 Seattle 3, Texas 2 p.m. from Albuquerque (PCL). 2016 season. The Yankton chapter of the Fellowship Houston 3, Tampa Bay 2, 10 innings Arizona at Cincinnati, 6:10 p.m. — Released OF SEATTLE SOUNDERS — An- of Christian Athletes will hold its annual Yankton Area Ice Association L.A. Angels 5, Chicago White Sox 3 Philadelphia at Miami, 6:10 p.m. Cesar Puello. nounced MF Marco Pappa was rein- L.A. Dodgers at Houston, 7:10 p.m. Evening of Champions event on Wednes- Oakland 5, L.A. Dodgers 4, 10 in- — Select- stated. day, Sept. 9. Registrations Underway nings N.Y. Mets at Colorado, 7:40 p.m. ed the contract of RHP Josh Wall from COLLEGE The Yankton Area Ice Association is now taking registra- Wednesday’s Games St. Louis at San Diego, 9:10 p.m. ARKANSAS — Dismissed men’s There will be a free pizza feed for Indianapolis (IL). Designated INF Pedro tions for its hockey, figure skating and learn-to-skate pro- N.Y. Yankees 4, Minnesota 3 Florimon for assignment. senior F Jacorey Williams fol- athletes, coaches and sponsors at 6:15 Texas 7, Seattle 2 — Selected lowing his arrest last month for allegedly p.m. in the YHS Commons, followed by grams. The programs are open to boys and girls ages 4-18. Oakland 5, L.A. Dodgers 2 FOOTBALL the contract OF Travis Jankowski from using counterfeit money at three loca- Registrations are being taken online at www.yanktonice. Baltimore 5, N.Y. Mets 4 NFL PRESEASON Triple-A El Paso (PCL). tions near campus. the program in the main auditorium at 7 Philadelphia 7, Toronto 4 GEORGIA SOUTHERN — Sus- org through Sept 30. Hockey participants may also register Thursday, Aug. 20 American Association p.m. Featured speaker will be University Miles Boston 6, Cleveland 4 pended junior QB Kevin Ellison for the by contacting Kendra Bakke at 605-661-6138. Figure skating Detroit at Washington, 6:30 p.m. AMARILLO THUNDERHEADS — of Nebraska men’s basketball coach and Kansas City at Cincinnati, 7:10 p.m. opening two games after being ruled Buffalo at Cleveland, 7 p.m. — Signed LHP Chris Cummins. participants may register by contacting Pam Erickson at Detroit at Chicago Cubs, 8:05 p.m. academically ineligible by the NCAA South Dakota native Tim Miles. Friday, Aug. 21 GRAND PRAIRIE AIRHOGS — Re- 605-660-3774. Learn-to-skate participants may contact either Tampa Bay at Houston, 8:10 p.m. HIGH POINT — Named Austin Atlanta at N.Y. Jets, 6:30 p.m. leased RHP Jeff Neptune. All kids, students, coaches and faculty will be admitted for Chicago White Sox at L.A. Angels, Geisler director of men’s lacrosse op- Bakke or Erickson. Seattle at Kansas City, 7 p.m. JOPLIN BLASTERS — Signed RHP free. There is an admission cost for others. 10:05 p.m. erations. There will also be walk-in registrations and document Saturday, Aug. 22 Joshua Evans. Thursday’s Games INDIANA STATE — Announced Coaches and youth leaders planning to bring their students Baltimore at Philadelphia, 6 p.m. LAREDO LEMURS — Signed INF turn-in on Aug. 30 from 5-7 p.m. at the Kiwanis-4H Ice Area, Cleveland (Tomlin 0-1) at N.Y. Yan- junior S Antonio Allen is transferring from to the event are asked to contact Will Eidsness at 605-660- Miami at Carolina, 6 p.m. Abel Nieves. kees (Nova 5-4), 6:05 p.m. Indiana. 901 Whiting Drive. New England at New Orleans, 6:30 ST. PAUL SAINTS — Signed INF 8032 or Chuck Iverson at 605-668-1529 in advance of the Minnesota (Duffey 1-1) at Baltimore LAMAR — Named Jamie Meshew p.m. Nate Hanson. events. Those interested in helping sponsor the event are also (Mi.Gonzalez 9-8), 6:05 p.m. women’s assistant soccer coach. Chicago at Indianapolis, 6:30 p.m. — Signed Texas (M.Perez 1-2) at Detroit (Si- LIMESTONE — Named Michael invited to contact Eidsness or Iverson for more information. Jacksonville at N.Y. Giants, 6:30 RHP Johnnie Lowe. mon 10-7), 6:08 p.m. Sanders director of social and digital Irene-Wakonda Booster Club Golf p.m. FOOTBALL Kansas City (D.Duffy 6-5) at Boston media. Oakland at Minnesota, 7 p.m. (Miley 9-9), 6:10 p.m. RANDOLPH-MACON — Named Denver at Houston, 7 p.m. ARIZONA CARDINALS — Re- Tourney Aug. 22 Tampa Bay (Archer 10-9) at Hou- Amanda Sopko assistant softball coach. MMC Soccer Teams Picked Last San Diego at Arizona, 9 p.m. leased LB Darryl Sharpton. The Irene-Wakonda Eagles Booster Club will hold a ston (McHugh 13-6), 7:10 p.m. UTSA — Promoted Shenton Wai to Sunday, Aug. 23 BUFFALO BILLS — Signed DL Red four-person best ball golf tournament on Saturday, Aug. 22, Chicago White Sox (Quintana 6-10) assistant baseball coach. Named Jeff Green Bay at Pittsburgh, noon Bryant and RB Cierre Wood. In GPAC Polls at L.A. Angels (Tropeano 1-1), 9:05 p.m. Luster director of baseball operations. at Yankton’s Fox Run Golf Course. Action will begin with a Dallas at San Francisco, 7 p.m. CINCINNATI BENGALS — Signed SIOUX CITY, Iowa – The Mount Marty College men’s soc- Friday’s Games WISCONSIN-OSHKOSH — Robert St. Louis at Tennessee, 7 p.m. WR Michael Bennett. Waived TE Jake shotgun start at 8:30 a.m. Cleveland at N.Y. Yankees, 6:05 Henshaw women’s tennis coach. cer team was selected 11th and the women’s team was se- Monday, Aug. 24 Murphy. The entry fee will include 18 holes of golf, cart, lunch, p.m. — Signed lected 12th in the Great Plains Athletic Conference preseason Cincinnati at Tampa Bay, 7 p.m. polls, announced on Wednesday. t-shirt and pin prizes. Contact Amy Anderson at 661-0485 to In the men’s division, defending champion Hastings (17-3- sign up. 2, 9-0-1 GPAC) received 99 points and nine first-place votes. Midland (83 points, 1 first), Doane (75 points) and Concordia Kansas, K-State Prep For Seasons (74 points, 1 first) completed the top four. Tuesday Mixed Bowling League In the women’s division, 2014 regular season champion Meeting Aug. 25 Kansas: Beaty Hastings (17-5-1, 9-1 GPAC) scored 118 points and nine of 12 The Tuesday Night Mixed Bowling League will hold a Wildcats Once Again first-place votes. Concordia (15-3-4, 6-0-4 GPAC), which won preseason meeting on Tuesday, August 25, at 7:30 p.m. at the post-season tournament finished second with 103 points Yankton Bowl. Understands Magnitude and two first place votes. Morningside, which finished eighth Anyone interested in participating in the league is invited Flying Under Radar in the poll, drew the other first-place vote. to attend. Mount Marty, under coach Peter Shepard, open their Of Rebuilding Job men’s and women’s schedules Tuesday at home against York Heading Into Season BY DAVE SKRETTA College. Start time for the twinbill is 2:30 p.m. at Easton Field. SO Southeast Area Softball BY DAVE SKRETTA AP Sports Writer Tourney Saturday AP Sports Writer MMC 11th In GPAC Volleyball Poll SIOUX FALLS – The Special Olympics South Dakota LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — There is no easy SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Mount Marty College, which qualified way to describe the magnitude of the task Southeast Area Softball Tournament will be held on Saturday MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — Kansas State for the Great Plains Athletic Conference Tournament in 2014, at Sherman Park in Sioux Falls. facing David Beaty, who was hired last year was picked 11th of 12 teams in the 2015 GPAC preseason Athletes from Yankton, Brandon, Brookings, Mitchell, has to replace one of the most prolific quar- volleyball poll, announced earlier this week. terbacks in school history, not to mention a to rebuild a Kansas football program fallen Sioux Falls and surrounding communities will participate in on hard times. Midland (24-11, 12-4 GPAC), second in regular season the event. The public is invited to attend. There is no cost for wide receiver now playing in the NFL and a standings a year ago, edged out 2014 regular season admission. handful of other starters. There are numbers, No surprise that few though. Start with 64, the number coming up people outside the Vanier coming up n Kansas Football Complex expect of players he had on scholar- n Kansas State Opens The 2015 much of the Wildcats. ship coming out of the sum- Safety Dismissed From Indiana Opens The 2015 mer. Poor planning by former Season Against Then again, expectations Season Against South Dakota beyond the Flint Hills have coach Charlie Weis, coupled typically been low for the The University Of with a couple lean years State. program that Bill Snyder built South Dakota. recruiting, left the Jayhawks SEPT. 5 Transferring To Indiana State into one of the best in college SEPT. 5 with a perilous lack of depth BY MICHAEL MAROT was the Hoosiers’ top tackler become productive members football. But year after year, at just about every position. AP Sports Writer last season but was kicked of society,” Sanford told The the Wildcats seem to surpass Then try five, the number of head coaches off the team one day after Associated Press in a phone even the most optimistic of prognosticators, that Kansas has churned through in six INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — his June arrest. The 20-year- interview. “We felt like our challenging for Big 12 superiority with what years. Beaty not only has to wash away the Coach Mike Sanford did his old Indianapolis native was situation is a situation where is typically a hodge-podge roster of unher- memory of Weis’s failed tenure, he also must homework on Antonio Allen charged with two counts we can help him.” alded recruits and walk-ons. get players that in many cases were recruited and decided to take a risk on each of dealing methamphet- Allen is scheduled to start The Wildcats have won at least eight by coaches long gone to buy into his vision. the former Indiana safety. amine and dealing heroin and practicing with the team games each of the past four seasons. Their Finally, there is one — the number of On Wednesday, Indiana one count of dealing cocaine. Thursday. trip to the Alamo Bowl this past year was wins Kansas managed in conference play last State announced Allen would “I feel like college athletics But Sanford is proceeding their fifth straight postseason game. season, the most the Jayhawks have won in transfer to the Sycamores is about teaching, educating cautiously. So do the low expectations bother Sny- Big 12 play since going 4-4 during the 2008 even though he’s facing drug- and coaching and part of Players who transfer der? Or anybody else? season. dealing charges. that, in my mind, involves “We address virtually everything with our “The focus has been very, very direct The Indianapolis native helping people grow up and ALLEN | PAGE 14 players,” he said. “That being said, our focus on how we get better,” said Beaty, a former is not on that. We waste a lot of time trying to Kansas assistant who had been on Kevin figure who is good enough to be where.” Sumlin’s staff at Texas A&M. “We talk about There is no time to waste, either — not straining and effort and attitude are a mini- ADVERTISEMENT FOR BIDS with a quarterback to settle on, and numer- mum expectation. You hear it said all the Sealed bids will be received by B-Y Water District, P.O. time: That’s the price of admission. Those Box 248, Tabor, South Dakota, until 4:00 p.m. (local time) ous other starting jobs up for grabs ahead on August 31, 2015, for the scraping of de-watered lime of the season opener Sept. 5 against South things are going to happen.” In other words, the numbers on the roster sludge from the Water Treatment lime storage lagoons lo- Dakota. cated at the B-Y Water District Plant. Information regard- Joe Hubener, Jesse Ertz and Alex Delton don’t bother him. Nor do the coaches who ing the project can be acquired by contacting B-Y Water have been competing to start under center have come before, or the records they put District, P.O. Box 248, Tabor, South Dakota 57063-0248, together. All that matters is here and now. telephone number 605-463-2531 or 800-286-3654. MORNING COFFEE since the spring game, when none of them WEEKDAYS MONDAY-FRIDAY did much to separate themselves. Throw in “Let me say it this way: There’s a standard that we’ve brought here, and ultimately I’ve All bids must be in a sealed envelope or container plainly marked Thursday, August 20 junior college transfer Jonathan Banks and “Bid for Scraping Lime Lagoons”. the quarterback picture was murky at best brought here, with regard to our team. The 7:40 am Yankton Chamber when fall practice began. best way to say it is it’s not for everybody,” (Carmen Schramm) Beaty said. “But it’s the standard set, and Bids will be opened and read aloud on August 31, 2015, at 4:30 p.m. Snyder even acknowledged he may not (local time). 8:20 am Yankton Conv/Vis have a clear-cut No. 1 by the opener. that standard is based on trying to do some- Bureau (Stephanie Moser) “Competition is always a good thing,” thing special.” B-Y Water District reserves the right to reject any or all bids and to Friday, August 21 said Ertz, the third-stringer last year behind Beaty has said all the right things since waive any irregularities. 7:40 am Riverboat Days Hubener and starter Jake Waters. “Obvi- his arrival. But so did Mark Mangino, Turner Directors Gill and Weis before him. Beaty knows suc- B-Y Water District (John Kraft, Randy Oliver) ously, it makes you compete at a higher level Board of Directors cess on the field is the best way to fill Memo- 8:20 am United Way Terry Hacecky, Chairman (Lauren Hanson) K-STATE | PAGE 14 KANSAS | PAGE 14