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PRESS & DAKOTAN ■ THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 2011 PAGE 9 Press&Dakotan 49ers Sign QB Josh McCown To One-Year Deal SANTA CLARA, Calif. (AP) — Josh McCown was keeping busy coaching high school football back in North 49ers, giving his career new life and adding a veteran to the quarterback competition. Carolina while he waited for the phone to ring, knowing another opportunity might never come. He is expected to compete with rookie Colin Kaepernick for the No. 2 spot behind presumed starter Alex Smith. One call from the San Francisco 49ers changed everything. After throwing passes on a high school field for most of the summer, the opportunity to join new coach Jim Har- DAILY DOSE McCown signed a one-year deal for the league minimum of $810,000 on Wednesday to be a backup for the baugh’s team was more than McCown could ever hope for.

All-American Bowling League Meeting spot on Mulberry Street between 2nd and 3rd Streets all three days. They are availble at Slumberland, Royals, The Scrapbook Store Advice From Tuesday and JJ Benjii’s. The passes are also available by contacting Deb Lil- The All-American Ladies Bowling League will hold its organiza- lie at 661-1296. The Best tional meeting for the 2011-12 season on Tuesday, Aug. 23, at 7:30 p.m. at Yankton Bowl. Association Selling Riverboat Hall of Fame Any female bowlers interested in participated are invited to at- baseball player tend. The league bowls Tuesday nights, beginning at 6:45 p.m. each Days Parking Passes Lou Brock, left, week. The Yankton Baseball Association is selling parking passes for Contact Jane at 661-9047 for more information. Riverboat Days weekend, Aug. 19-21. shares some Parking will be available behind the old Gurney’s building at the base-stealing tips Spots Available In Augie Fall Baseball corner of 2nd and Pine. and laughs with Tickets can be purchased at First Chiropractic Center and JJ Ben- the Atlanta League jii's or by contacting Marcia Walter at 665-6564. Braves’ Michael SIOUX FALLS — Augustana College still has some openings for Bourn prior to ac- its Fall Baseball League starting Labor Day weekend for grades 5th- Rec Soccer Coaches Meeting Sunday tion against the 6th and 10th-12th. There will be a meeting for the fall recreational soccer coaches at San Francisco Gi- For more information, contact Mark Moriarty at the Lewis & Clark Soccer Complex on Sunday, Aug. 21, at 6 p.m. ants at Turner [email protected] or 605-274-4049. Further information is available online at yanktonsoccer.com. Field in Atlanta, Ga., on Wednes- Riverboat Days Parking Passes Avail- Irene-Wakonda Booster Golf Tourney day. able From Soccer Association Saturday CURTIS COMPTON/ The Yankton Youth Soccer Association is selling parking passes The annual Irene-Wakonda Booster Club Golf Tournament will be ATLANTA JOURNAL- for near Riverside Park during Riverboat Days Weekend, Aug. 19- held Saturday, Aug. 20, at Fox Golf Course in Yankton. 21. CONSTITUTION/MCT The event is a four-person scramble with an 8:30 a.m. shotgun The passes are good for the entire weekend, and guarantee a start. To register, call Fox Run at 668-5205.

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BASEBALL Tuesday, Aug. 23 N.Y. Yankees at Kansas City, 8:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers (Kershaw 14-5) at Milwaukee Thursday, August 18 GOLF, SDGA Men’s Senior Championship at Bakker Sunday, August 21 Consolation — Game 11 loser vs. Game 12 Texas at L.A. Angels, 10:05 p.m. (Estrada 3-7), 1:10 p.m. GOLF, DAKOTAS TOUR Minot Open Crossing GC, Sioux Falls GOLF, DAKOTAS TOUR Minot Open LITTLE LEAGUE WORLD SERIES loser, noon Toronto at Seattle, 10:10 p.m. Arizona (I.Kennedy 15-3) at Philadelphia Friday, August 19 SOCCER, BOYS’ Aberdeen at Yankton (3 p.m.); Harris- GOLF, SDGA Men’s Senior Championship at Bakker Game 21 — Game 17 winner vs. Game 19 Thursday’s Games (Worley 8-1), 6:05 p.m. GOLF, DAKOTAS TOUR Minot Open burg at Freeman Academy; St. Thomas More at Vermillion Crossing GC, Sioux Falls At South Williamsport, Pa. winner, 3 p.m. Boston (Beckett 9-5) at Kansas City Cincinnati (Arroyo 7-9) at Washington (Zim- Double Elimination SOCCER, WOMEN’S USD at North Dakota (1 p.m.) SOCCER, BOYS’ JV Aberdeen at Yankton (1 p.m.) SOFTBALL, GIRLS’ Yankton vs. Watertown at Sioux Game 22 — Game 18 winner vs. Game 20 (Hochevar 8-9), 7:10 p.m. mermann 7-10), 6:05 p.m. Falls (12:30 p.m.); Yankton vs. Brookings at Sioux Falls (3:30 winner, 7 p.m. Cleveland (Masterson 9-7) at Chicago White San Francisco (Lincecum 11-9) at Atlanta SOCCER, BOYS’ St. Thomas More at Freeman Acad- SOCCER, GIRLS’ Aberdeen at Yankton (3 p.m.); St. GREAT LAKES, LaGrange, Kent.; MID-AT- emy Thomas More at Vermillion p.m.) Wednesday, Aug. 24 Sox (Humber 8-8), 7:10 p.m. (Minor 2-2), 6:10 p.m. LANTIC, Clinton County, Pa.; MIDWEST, Rapid TENNIS, GIRLS’ R.C. Stevens/Watertown at YHS (1 SOCCER, GIRLS’ JV Aberdeen at Yankton (11 a.m.) SOFTBALL, GIRLS’ JV Yankton vs. Pipestone at Sioux City, S.D.; NEW ENGLAND, Cumberland, R.I.; Game 23 — Game 13 winner vs. Game 16 N.Y. Yankees (Sabathia 16-7) at Minnesota Florida (Vazquez 7-10) at San Diego (Stauf- p.m.) TENNIS, GIRLS’ R.C. Stevens/Vermillion/Watertown at Falls (11 a.m.); Yankton vs. Madison at Sioux Falls (2 p.m.) NORTHWEST, Billings, Mont.; SOUTHEAST, winner, 3 p.m. (Duensing 8-11), 7:10 p.m. fer 7-9), 9:05 p.m. Saturday, August 20 YHS (9 a.m.) Warner Robins, Ga.; SOUTHWEST, Lafayette, Game 24 — Game 14 winner vs. Game 15 Texas (C.Lewis 11-8) at L.A. Angels Friday’s Games GOLF, DAKOTAS TOUR Minot Open La.; WEST, Huntington Beach, Calif. winner, 7 p.m. (Weaver 14-6), 9:05 p.m. St. Louis at , 1:20 p.m. Toronto (R.Romero 11-9) at Oakland (Cahill Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, 6:05 p.m. INTERNATIONAL Thursday, Aug. 25 ASIA-PACIFIC, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Game 25 — Game 21 winner vs. Game 23 9-11), 9:05 p.m. Philadelphia at Washington, 6:05 p.m. CANADA, Langley, British Columbia; loser, 3 p.m. Friday’s Games Milwaukee at N.Y. Mets, 6:10 p.m. CARIBBEAN, Oranjestad, Aruba; EUROPE, Game 26 — Game 22 winner vs. Game 24 Cleveland at Detroit, 6:05 p.m. Arizona at Atlanta, 6:35 p.m. WICHITA WINGNUTS—Released RHP WINNIPEG BLUE BOMBERS—Signed FB ham to men’s assistant head coach Rotterdam, Netherlands; JAPAN, Hamamatsu loser, 7 p.m. Seattle at Tampa Bay, 6:10 p.m. San Francisco at Houston, 7:05 p.m. Chad Sherman. Traded OF Peter Barrows to Michel-Pierre Pontbriand to the practice roster. and Woody Kampmann to men’s assistant bas- Boston at Kansas City, 7:10 p.m. L.A. Dodgers at Colorado, 7:40 p.m. TRANSACTIONS City; LATIN AMERICA, Maracay, Venezuela; Saturday, Aug. 27 Kansas City for future considerations. Acquired HOCKEY ketball coach. MEA, Dhahran, Saudi Arabia; MEXICO, Mexi- International championship — Game 23 N.Y. Yankees at Minnesota, 7:10 p.m. Florida at San Diego, 9:05 p.m. OF Mitch Einertson from Maui (NAL) for a player EASTERN MICHIGAN—Named Mike Hart winner vs. Game 25 winner, 11 a.m. Texas at , 7:10 p.m. BASEBALL cali. to be named. Signed RHP Geivy Garcia. PHOENIX COYOTES—Signed a one-year offensive quality control assistant football coach. U.S. championship, Game 24 winner vs. Baltimore at L.A. Angels, 9:05 p.m. —Acquired RHP affiliation agreement with the Gwinnett (ECHL). ELIZABETH CITY STATE—Named Brenda Thursday, Aug. 18 Game 26 winner, 2 p.m. Toronto at Oakland, 9:05 p.m. FOOTBALL Can-Am League Game 1 — Taiwan vs. Mexico, noon Chance Ruffin from Detroit to complete an earlier —Signed RHP Zach Brown women’s volleyball coach. Game 2 — Billings, Mont. vs. Rapid City, Sunday, Aug. 28 NFL PRESEASON trade. Designated LHP Aaron Laffey for assign- Woods. Released RHP Tetsu Nishikawa. PROVIDENCE BRUINS—Signed F Calle ELON—Named Jonathan Potter and Taylor S.D., 2 p.m. At Lamade Stadium NATIONAL LEAGUE Thursday’s Games ment. Signed RHP Victor Sanchez and OF Jose —Signed OF Caleb Stew- Ridderwall. Saxe men’s assistant soccer coaches. Game 3 — Aruba vs. Japan, 4 p.m. Third Place: International runner-up vs. East Division Philadelphia 13, Baltimore 6 Leal. art. SPRINGFIELD FALCONS—Signed G Paul GEORGE WASHINGTON—Named Ashley Game 4 — Warner Robins, Ga., vs. U.S. runner-up, 10 a.m. W L Pct GB New England 47, Jacksonville 12 National League —Signed RHP Dainton and C Chris D’Alvise to one-year con- Dell and Sean Warlick assistant swimming Lafayette, La., 7 p.m. World Championship: International cham- Philadelphia 79 42 .653 — Seattle 24, San Diego 17 ATLANTA BRAVES—Signed INF Wes Kyle Gunderson. tracts. coaches. Friday, Aug. 19 pion vs. U.S. champion, 2 p.m. Atlanta 72 52 .581 8 1/2 Dallas 24, Denver 23 Helms to a minor league contract and assigned —Released LHP ECHL HIGH POINT—Named Michael Phipps Game 5 — Saudi Arabia vs. Canada, noon New York 60 63 .488 20 Arizona 24, Oakland 18 him to Gwinnett (IL). Activated RHP Jair Jurrjens Rafael Lluberes and OF Keith Beauregard. ELMIRA JACKALS—Signed LW Tim Marks men’s volunteer assistant coach. Game 6 — Cumberland, R.I., vs. Hunting- AMERICAN LEAGUE Washington 58 63 .479 21 Friday’s Games from the 15-day DL. Reassigned RHP Randall Signed RHP Brandon R. Garner. and D Mike Ratchuk to one-year contracts. —Named Rebecca ton Beach, Calif., 2 p.m. East Division Florida 57 65 .467 22 1/2 Detroit 34, Cincinnati 3 Delgado to Gwinnett. ROCKLAND BOULDERS—Signed C Chad READING ROYALS—Agreed to terms with Capinera women’s assistant soccer coach. Game 7 — LaGrange, Ky. vs. Clinton W L Pct GB Central Division Miami 28, Atlanta 23 CHICAGO CUBS—Recalled RHP Casey Duesler. F Joe Cucci and F Richard Purslow. MCNEESE STATE—Named Mike Smith County, Pa., 7 p.m. (time changed by Little New York 74 46 .617 — W L Pct GB Washington 16, Pittsburgh 7 Coleman from (PCL). Optioned LHP Scott —Signed OF SOCCER softball coach. League) Boston 74 48 .607 1 Milwaukee 72 51 .585 — Tampa Bay 25, Kansas City 0 Maine to Iowa. Jacob Fabry. QUINNIPIAC—Named Paul Nemetz-Carl- Game 8 — Netherlands vs. Venezuela, 4 Tampa Bay 66 56 .541 9 St. Louis 66 58 .532 6 1/2 New Orleans 24, San Francisco 3 —Acquired LHP BASKETBALL LA GALAXY—Traded F Juan Pablo Angel son women’s assistant coach. p.m. (time changed by Little League) Toronto 62 60 .508 13 Cincinnati 60 63 .488 12 Saturday’s Games Drew Pomeranz from Cleveland to complete an National Basketball Association to Chivas USA for a 2012 third-round pick draft in SAN JOSE STATE—Named Sylvain Mal- Saturday, Aug. 20 Baltimore 47 74 .388 27 1/2 Pittsburgh 58 64 .475 13 1/2 Cleveland 27, Green Bay 17 earlier trade and assigned him to Tulsa (Texas). SAN ANTONIO SPURS—Named Matt Her- the Supplemental Draft. roux women’s tennis coach. Game 9 — Game 1 loser vs. Game 3 loser, Central Division Chicago 54 70 .435 18 1/2 Chicago 10, Buffalo 3 FLORIDA MARLINS—Placed RHP Brian ring director of athletic performance. COLLEGE S.C.-AIKEN—Named Travis Broome assis- 11 a.m. W L Pct GB Houston 40 84 .323 32 1/2 Tennessee 14, Minnesota 3 Sanches on the 15-day DL, retroactive to Aug. FOOTBALL BOSTON COLLEGE—Promoted Nat Gra- tant sports information director. Game 10 — Game 2 loser vs. Game 4 loser, Detroit 65 58 .528 — West Division St. Louis 33, Indianapolis 10 10. Activated RHP Ryan Webb from the 15-day 2 p.m. Cleveland 61 58 .513 2 W L Pct GB Carolina 20, N.Y. Giants 10 DL. NFL—Fined Detroit DE Ndamukong Suh Game 11 — Game 5 loser vs. Game 8 loser, Chicago 61 61 .500 3 1/2 Arizona 69 54 .561 — Monday’s Game PHILADELPHIA PHILLIES—Placed 3B $20,000 for a on Cincinnati QB Andy Dalton in 5 p.m. Minnesota 54 68 .443 10 1/2 San Francisco 67 57 .540 2 1/2 Houston 20, N.Y. Jets 16 Placido Polanco on the 15-day DL, retroactive to an Aug 12 game. Penn State Favorite Again In Big Ten Volleyball Game 12 — Game 6 loser vs. Game 7 loser, Kansas City 50 73 .407 15 Colorado 57 67 .460 12 1/2 Thursday, Aug. 18 Aug. 7. Selected the contract of RHP Michael DENVER BRONCOS—Claimed DL De- 7 p.m. West Division Los Angeles 55 66 .455 13 New England at Tampa Bay, 6:30 p.m. Schwimer from Lehigh Valley (IL). Mario Pressley off waivers from Indianapolis. PARK RIDGE, Ill. (AP) — Big Ten volleyball coaches have picked Penn Sunday, Aug. 21 W L Pct GB San Diego 55 70 .440 15 Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. American Association DETROIT LIONS—Waived/injured S Randy State to win a ninth straight conference championship. Game 13 — Game 5 winner vs. Game 8 Texas 71 52 .577 — Tuesday’s Games Friday, Aug. 19 FORT WORTH CATS—Sent OF Ryan Pat- Phillips. Signed S Aaron Francisco. Released OL The Nittany Lions, who have won four consecutive NCAA titles, also are winner, 11 a.m. Los Angeles 65 58 .528 6 Arizona 3, Philadelphia 2 Washington at Indianapolis, 6 p.m. terson to St. Paul to complete an earlier trade. Jeff Maddux and CB Maurice Leggett from in- Game 14 — Game 2 winner vs. Game 4 Oakland 55 68 .447 16 Washington 6, Cincinnati 4 Carolina at Miami, 6:30 p.m. GARY SOUTHSHORE RAILCATS—Signed jured reserve. No. 1 in the American Volleyball Coaches Association national poll. winner, 1 p.m. Seattle 53 68 .438 17 Pittsburgh 5, St. Louis 4, 11 innings Detroit at Cleveland, 6:30 p.m. RHP Baron Short. NEW YORK JETS—Agreed to terms with Following Penn State in the Big Ten poll are Illinois and Nebraska, which Game 15 — Game 6 winner vs. Game 7 Tuesday’s Games Atlanta 2, San Francisco 1, 11 innings Kansas City at Baltimore, 6:30 p.m. GRAND PRAIRIE AIRHOGS—Released LB Aaron Maybin. Waived WR Cordarol Scales tied for second place, and then Purdue, Minnesota and Michigan State. Ne- winner, 5 p.m. Boston 3, Tampa Bay 1, 1st game Houston 6, Chicago Cubs 5 Arizona at Green Bay, 7 p.m. OF Tyler Henley. and CB Richard Taylor. braska is in its first season in the Big Ten after winning six of the last seven Game 16 — Game 1 winner vs. Game 3 Detroit 7, Minnesota 1 Milwaukee 2, L.A. Dodgers 1 Atlanta at Jacksonville, 7 p.m. KANSAS CITY T-BONES—Traded RHP PITTSBURGH STEELERS—Signed DB winner, 7 p.m. Tampa Bay 6, Boston 2, 2nd game Florida 6, Colorado 5 Saturday, Aug. 20 Andy Shipman and LHP Trent Lare to Gary Kevin Dockery and DB Macho Harris. Placed Big 12 championships. Monday, Aug. 22 Chicago White Sox 8, Cleveland 7, 14 in- San Diego 6, N.Y. Mets 1 Oakland at San Francisco, 7 p.m. SouthShore for RHP Chris Little, RHP Brian WR Limas Sweed on the waived/injured list. Joining Penn State in the national rankings are No. 5 Nebraska, No. 8 Consolation — Game 9 loser vs. Game 10 nings Wednesday’s Games Tennessee at St. Louis, 7 p.m. Grening and cash. Waived TE Eugene Bright. Illinois, No. 12 Minnesota, No. 13 Purdue, No. 21 Ohio State and No. 24 loser, 11 a.m. N.Y. Yankees 9, Kansas City 7 Houston 4, Chicago Cubs 3 New Orleans at Houston, 7 p.m. LINCOLN SALTDOGS—Sold the contract of SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS—Signed QB Game 17 — Game 13 loser vs. Game 9 win- Oakland 8, Baltimore 4 N.Y. Mets 7, San Diego 3 Buffalo at Denver, 7:30 p.m. C Jeff Howell to Boston (AL). Signed C Wes Josh McCown to a one-year contract. Michigan. ner, 1 p.m. Texas 7, L.A. Angels 3 Philadelphia 9, Arizona 2 Minnesota at Seattle, 9 p.m. Smith and RHP Julio Medina. Canadian Football League Game 18 — Game 14 loser vs. Game 12 Toronto 13, Seattle 7 Cincinnati 2, Washington 1 Sunday, Aug. 21 winner, 3 p.m. Wednesday’s Games St. Louis 7, Pittsburgh 2 Cincinnati at N.Y. Jets, 6 p.m. Game 19 — Game 16 loser vs. Game 11 Tampa Bay 4, Boston 0 San Francisco 7, Atlanta 5 San Diego at Dallas, 7 p.m. winner, 5 p.m. Oakland 6, Baltimore 5 L.A. Dodgers at Milwaukee, 8:10 p.m. Monday, Aug. 22 Game 20 — Game 15 loser vs. Game 10 Minnesota 6, Detroit 5 Florida at Colorado, 8:40 p.m. Chicago at N.Y. Giants, 7 p.m. th winner, 7 p.m. Cleveland 4, Chicago White Sox 1 Thursday’s Games Updated For Yankton’s 150 Anniversary

onship Sunday on Aug. 28. The winning streak for U.S. teams. change will help give teams Japan this year is represented by LLWS added time to develop a pitching Hamamatsu City, which along strategy as a result of Little with Pennsylvania, Kentucky and From Page 8 League’s strict pitch count rules. Montana are among 11 squads Also, the eight-team U.S. and this year from local leagues mak- international brackets are no ing their inaugural appearances. stone Little League boys went longer each divided into two On the other end is Dhahran, straight from the regional final in four-team divisions. Double-elimi- Saudi Arabia, a World Series reg- Bristol, Conn., to the Little nation rules remain until the ular with 12 straight appearances League complex, even though tournament’s final weekend. — though this year’s trip came their homes are just about 30 Wednesday, though, was all by virtue of a disqualification. A miles southwest in rural central about getting the last few swings team from Uganda had initially Pennsylvania. in the batting cage. The fields won the Middle East & Africa re- So, it comes as no surprise to were abuzz with activity on a pic- gion, but was denied visas by expect a big crowd Friday when ture-perfect summer afternoon as U.S. consular officers after the Pennsylvania plays LaGrange, the familiar “ping” of metal bats State Department said there were Ky., under the lights at Lamade resonated. inconsistencies with players’ Stadium. On the Mexico team, short- ages and birth dates. “This is really exciting be- stop- Carlos Arellano The Saudi Arabia team, com- By Bob Karolevitz cause I’ve been wanting to get seemed far from home on his prised primarily of children of here my whole life and play on 13th birthday. Keep in mind, U.S. citizens working overseas, In 1999 Bob Karolevitz compiled this field,” Pennsylvania out- while most participants are pre- was tabbed after losing the re- all his weekly Press & Dakotan fielder Mike Keibler, 12, said. teens, 13-year-olds are eligible so gional final. Uganda was trying to “I’ve watched the kids that were long as they were 12 on April 30. become the first team from columns into a book, $ 95 on there and it looked like a re- The team had a chocolate Africa to advance to the World “Yankton: The Way It Was!” . ally cool field.” birthday cake for Arellano and Series. But the pressure isn’t affect- teammate Ulises Rodriguez, who Saudi Arabia players were al- This book is now being 19 ing Keibler or the rest of his turns 13 on Thursday. ready in the United States any- reprinted with new additional plus tax teammates. These are mainly 11- Arellano’s favorite player? 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