SPORTS SUNDAY, SEPT. 4, 2005 – A-11 Editor: Jeff Caspersen, 468-3518 The Ukiah Daily Journal [email protected] MLB | YANKEES 7, ATHLETICS 0 LOCAL CALENDAR Small comes up big as Yankees swat A’s SUNDAY, SEPT. 4 ’s outing a breath of fresh air for troubled staff UKIAH SPEEDWAY • 14th points race - tour cars (qualifying and 75-lap main), I-4 modifieds, legends, By JOSH DUBOW ed the season with the starters we bombers, modifieds, pure stocks (main event), 6:30 p.m. The Associated Press had and we certainly didn’t fore- -Calendar listings are culled from the most OAKLAND — The bad news see this. You have some bad sur- recent schedules provided by the schools and organizations in our coverage area. about the ’ start- prises with the injuries, and you Please report schedule changes or incorrect listings to The Daily Journal Sports ing pitching staff kept piling up: can have some good ones like Department at 468-3518. injuries, ineffectiveness, questions this.” about who would pitch the next It’s been a long journey for the TV LISTINGS time through the rotation. ON TAP 33-year-old Small to this point. A Then Aaron Small of all people Yankees 22nd-round pick by Toronto in SUNDAY, SEPT. 4 gave the Yankees the start they des- (Chacon 4-9) 1989, Small took five years to MAJOR LEAGUE at A’s Reds at Braves, 10 a.m. (TBS) perately needed. Replacing the (Zito 12-10) make it to the majors. He made Yankees at Athletics, 1 p.m. (KICU) Giants at Diamondbacks, 1:30 p.m. (KTVU) injured Mike Mussina, Small Today, 5:05 p.m. three starts in 1996, 118 relief Yankees at Athletics, 5 p.m. (ESPN) TV: ESPN appearances the next two seasons COLLEGE FOOTBALL pitched his first career shutout to Radio: KFRC West Virginia at Syracuse, 10:30 a.m. (ABC) help the Yankees move back into a 610 AM 99.7 FM and then pitched only eight times Lousiville at Kentucky, 12:30 p.m. (ESPN) Tulane at Southern Mississippi, 1 p.m. tie for the AL wild-card lead with a in the majors the next six sea- (ESPN2) Virginia Tech at North Carolina State, 4:15 7-0 victory over the on sons. p.m. (ESPN2) GOLF Saturday. Small signed a minor league deal with ANG photo Women’s: State Farm Classic, 11 a.m. (ESPN2) “He’s become someone you rely on,” New York Yankee Robinson Cano attempts to slide under Senior: First Tee Open at Pebble Beach, Noon (NBC) Yankees manager Joe Torre said. “We start- See A's, Page A-12 the tag of Oakland third baseman Eric Chavez Saturday. Deutsche Bank Championship, 2 p.m. (ABC) MOTORSPORTS NASCAR Nextel Cup in Fontana, Calif., 5 p.m. (NBC) TENNIS U.S. Open, 8 a.m. (CBS) MLB U.S. Open, 4 p.m. (USA) JC FOOTBALL | SANTA ROSA 42, MENDOCINO 7 VOLLEYBALL AVP Chicago Open, 10:30 a.m. (NBC) Giants COMMUNITY DIGEST win UHS Boosters Club: dinner/auction, next meeting again

The annual Ukiah High School Boosters Club dinner/auction is GIANTS 9, DIAMONDBACKS 4 set for Monday, Oct. 3, at Broiler Steakhouse. PHOENIX (AP) — The next club meeting is slat- Randy Winn homered twice ed for Tuesday, Sept. 6, at 5:30 p.m. at the UHS Career Center and Moises Alou had three (Building A). The meeting is hits, including a three-run Tuesday instead of Monday because of the Labor Day holi- homer, to power the San day. Francisco Giants past the 9-4 Special Olympics Softball Saturday night. The Giants’ fourth Mendocino County Special straight victory and sixth in Olympics is set to start its sum- mer practices and competition. seven games moved them The remaining practice will be into second place in the NL held from 5:30 p.m. until 7 p.m. on the following day: Sept. 8 at West, 6 1/2 games behind Bechtol Field (North Ukiah San Diego. San Francisco Little League field). The state championship will be leapfrogged Los Angeles in held in Sacramento on Sept. 10. the standings after the Bring a glove, sunscreen and plenty of water to practices. Dodgers lost 11-1 at Wear appropriate clothing (ten- Colorado. nis shoes, hat, etc.). Don’t wear sandals or open-toed shoes. Be Noah Lowry withstood a at practice 15 minutes earlier if three-run first to pitch six you are picking up and giving a ride to an athlete. innings and win his sixth Call the Mendocino County consecutive start. He Special Olympics hotline at 468- 1282 for more information. allowed three runs, seven hits and four walks, striking UVAH golf tourney out seven. The 15th annual UVAH Mike Matheny hit a two- Scramble golf tournament will run single, and be held Sept. 24 at Ukiah Jeff Caspersen/The Daily Journal and Ray Durham each Municipal Golf Course. Santa Rosa Junior College’s K.J. McCrae (23) picks off a Mendocino College pass in front of teammate Roy The four-person scramble will added an RBI double for the Hurst (6) and Eagles receiver Robert Kirvin (11). Mendocino quarterbacks combined for six interceptions in start at 9 a.m.; tee times will be Giants. assigned. a 42-7 season-opening loss to Santa Rosa Junior College Saturday. A donation of $60 includes Arizona’s Alex Cintron green fees and a chicken barbe- had a two-run homer and a cue dinner following the tourna- ment. All proceeds benefit the double, and Luis Terrero Ukiah Valley Association for Final-quarter collapse costs Mendo and Luis Gonzalez each Habilitation, a non-profit agency. UVAH serves more than 100 With the game close at the end of the three quarters.” drove in a run. But the adults with disabilities in Willits Diamondbacks, who were and Ukiah. Bear Cubs explode third quarter, 14-7 in favor of Santa Gang may blame himself for the loss, Women are encouraged to Rosa, the Eagles looked able to pull a but some of the blame has to fall on second in the division participate, as there will be a before the Giants came to separate women’s division. late to top Eagles win out of the game. Santa Rosa spoiled Mendocino’s passing attack. The Eagles’ Golfers can form their own home crowd’s hope in a hurry, scoring quarterback tandem — Chuck Hogue, town, couldn’t halt their foursomes or be assigned to a By TYLER STOFFEL who started, and Dayton Edwards — skid, losing their fourth in a team. If interested in golfing or only 55 seconds into the last quarter, tak- sponsoring a hole, contact Pam The Daily Journal ing a two-touchdown lead on quarter- threw six interceptions and no TDs. row and 15th in 20 games. Jensen at 468-8824. UKIAH — Mendocino College foot- back Ian Hetrick’s 6-yard scramble. The Five of the interceptions were thrown Lowry (12-11) had a by Edwards, who did manage to scram- Covelo Ranger ball hung around with yearly power- Bear Cubs never looked back. major league-best 0.69 ERA house Santa Rosa Junior College for The Mendocino College Eagles were ble for a 1-yard touchdown run — the in August, when he allowed District hunting Eagles’ only score of the game. Edwards information three quarters on Saturday. But a fourth- simply out-conditioned by Santa Rosa. only three earned runs. The “It’s my fault as a coach,” said threw for 115 yards on 13 tries, and Diamondbacks matched quarter collapse at home ended the Hogue completed four passes for 75 Archery (B zone) deer hunting Mendocino head coach Tom Gang. “We that in the first, but then season for the Covelo Ranger Eagles chances of an upset, and instead yards before leaving the game midway District, Mendocino National left them on the short side of a 42-7 have to work on our conditioning to be couldn’t handle the 24-year- Forest, runs from Aug. 20 until old left-hander. Sept. 11. Rifle deer hunting blowout. able to play the whole game, not just See EAGLES, Page A-12 season begins Sept. 17 and ends Oct. 23. Bear season for B zone on the Covelo Ranger District runs from Aug. 20 until Sept. 11. PREP ROUNDUP For more information, call the Covelo Ranger District (78150 Covelo Rd., Covelo) at 983- 6118. Soccer ‘Cats place second at Piner Tourney Ukiah Dolphins Ukiah notches wins cer program. A number of strong swim and water polo individual efforts stuck out in the over El Molino, Piner coach’s eyes. The Ukiah Dolphins swim and “We had strong goalkeeping from water polo team offers year- round training and competition The Daily Journal Christina Gomez,” the first-year for all pool-safe swimmers SANTA ROSA — Ukiah’s varsity head coach praised. “She played in under the age of 18 at the Ukiah our first game and was the one who High School Pool. girls soccer squad wrapped up this Currently, water polo practices weekend’s eight-team Piner got the shootout. She made three of are every Tuesday and four saves. Then we played fresh- Thursday at 5:30 p.m. Call Rick Tournament with a second-place fin- Cleland at 463-1551 for more ish, beating El Molino and the host man Hillary Ruddick all today information. school before falling to Casa Grande (Saturday). She did a great job.” The swim team has both Eiffert also mentioned Bernice morning and afternoon ses- in the title game. sions Monday through Friday. The Wildcats on Friday played to Segura, Lauren Moses, Meghan Call Sue Maurer for swim team Chandler, Megan Daly, Taylor Daly, information at 391-8277. a regulation draw with El Mo and then prevailed in a shootout to Ott, Lorenzi and Brooks in recap- -To place an announcement in snatch the win. ping the weekend’s top perfor- the “Community Sports Digest,” mances. contact The Ukiah Daily Journal Fallon Hovland — who cracked Sports Department by phone at in a goal on a penalty kick to give The Wildcats get a few days off 468-3518. You may also mail Ukiah its regulation tally — and before traveling to Montgomery your listing to 590 S. School Jolene Pearson engaged in a nasty Friday to face a team that was Street, Ukiah, Calif., 95482, e- courtesy photo ranked No. 1 nationally last year. mail it to [email protected], collision during the contest, with The Ukiah girls soccer squad show off their second-place trophy at or fax it to us at 468-3544. Pearson having to be carted off the Because the “Community Sports the conclusion of the Piner Tournament Saturday. Digest” is a FREE service, no field. She suffered a concussion but VOLLEYBALL guarantees can be made on the is cleared to return to action within goals. Cavalin assisted Lorenzi’s the Prospectors. “That was the high- frequency of a listing’s appear- score on a crossing pass. Brooks light. We played excellent.” Ukiah squads split with ance in The Daily Journal. To the week. assure your event maximum “It was pretty wicked,” said UHS opportunistically drove home a loose The Wildcats simply ran out of Kelseyville publicity, please contact either coach Matt Eiffert. ball for her goal and Ott blasted a energy in their 2-0 championship our classified (468-3535) or dis- 30-yard free kick on net for hers. loss to Casa Grande. play advertising (468-3510) In a 4-0 win over Piner Saturday, KELSEYVILLE — Ukiah’s volley- departments. Megan Cavalin, Megan Lorenzi, “We played the best we did all A solid weekend has Eiffert opti- Leah Brooks and Katie Ott each had season,” Eiffert said of the win over mistic about the direction of the soc- See ROUNDUP, Page A-12