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A team change has been made in the Colby Girls Fast Pitch As- Game out of first place sociation Invitational Tourna- ment here over the weekend. Three Colby Sweet Thunder teams will be among participants. Larned has been removed from Royals in unfamiliar territory the list of teams participating and Team change Holdrege, Neb. has been in- KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — skid, and lost the first three games it’s gotten worse and worse,” said drive off Harvey’s bad in the sec- cluded in the updated list re- The are in un- of the four-game series with Kan- Sweeney, who spent the rest of the ond. ceived late Wednesday after- familiar territory: a game out of first sas City. “Now that we’ve won the game getting alternating heat and “My , I didn’t have a noted in this noon. place in the AL Central. first three of this series, it almost ice on the back. “Hopefully, the clue,” he said. “My back’s fine but Action starts on Saturday at 9 “It’s about time,” designated hit- puts more emphasis on winning all treatment I got tonight will make me now my thumb hurts. It’s a little weekend’s a.m. and concludes with the ter Ken Harvey said. “A lot of us four,” Harvey said. “Why let them ready to go tomorrow.” bruised.” championships at 1:30 p.m. on have been swinging the bat well and up for air?” Chris George (8-4) went five in- Randa extended his team record Sunday. All games will be played our pitchers have been getting the Rick Reed (3-7), who came off nings and gave up five runs on 10 to 74 consecutive errorless games tourney here on the Colby Rec Department job done, too. It’s good to see. We’re the 15-day disabled list to make his hits, walking one and striking out at third base and made a diving stop fields. just collectively doing it.” first start since May 31, was one. He left with the Royals up 7-4 of Doug Mientkiewicz’s hard Teams will be playing in the Kansas City beat Minnesota 8-6 roughed up for nine hits and seven after giving up a leadoff triple to grounder in the fifth, throwing from following divisions: 10/under, on Wednesday night — the Royals’ runs in 3 2-3 innings. A.J. Pierzynski in the sixth. his knees to second for a force. 12/under, 14/under and 16/under. seventh win in nine games against “He had good arm strength, his Mike MacDougal pitched the ——— The local association encour- the defending AL Central champs body was fine,” said Minnesota ninth for his 15th in 19 oppor- Notes: ages fan support. Weather is ex- this season. manager Ron Gardenhire. “But he tunities. ... Twins RHP Mike Fetters saw pected to be favorable. Carlos Beltran and Joe Randa had had no location. Everything was Harvey, who had four hits and Dr. Lewis Yocum in California on three hits apiece, and Beltran and up.” five RBIs the night before, singled Wednesday about his sore elbow. Michael Tucker each had two RBIs In this last time through the five- and doubled his first two trips to the Yocum withheld an opinion until as the Royals won for the eighth man rotation, the Twins starters plate, giving him five hits and five Fetters can fly back to Minnesota to time in 11 games. have had an ERA of 12.54. RBIs in five at-bats. have another MRI with the same College World Series Beltran has seven multihit games “We’re hitting the ball plenty After third baseman Corey machine that was used for his first in his last nine starts while going 18- hard enough to win games, but right Koskie’s fielding error allowed one. for-33 with three doubles, one now we’re not able to stop these Raul Ibanez to score from third in ... Royals SS Angel Berroa was title big step for Rice homer and 12 RBIs. guys,” Gardenhire said. the second inning, Kansas City hit by a pitch in the fifth for the 11th “It’s been so enjoyable to come “They’re swinging really good. scored four in the third on Beltran’s OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Rice time this year, tying Toronto’s Josh our back,” Graham said. “We lost out to the ballpark and have the fans But we’re making them exciting, RBI single, Harvey’s RBI double Owls are putting their previous Phelps for the AL lead. by one run to LSU, we lost by one behind you and really into the and that’s all I ask.” and a two-run single by Michael College World Series failures be- ...Twins manager Ron to Texas, and we were in a close games, and have the games mean The Royals’ was Tucker. hind them in an attempt to make Gardenhire was chosen as a coach game with Miami right to the end. something,” Randa said. “We removed in the third inning with Reed, who’d been out with a sore school history. for the American League in the All- ‘‘This year, we said we’d play haven’t had that in a long time.” stiffness in the upper back. back, got his glove on a hard line Rice lost six of its seven games in Star game. good enough that bad breaks The Twins have been outscored “It’s something I’ve been battling its first three appearances in wouldn’t matter.” 52-31 during a five-game losing through for three or four days and Omaha. Now, the Owls will play for Instead of losing close games at the school’s first national champi- the double-elimination CWS, as BUSINESS onship — in any sport. they have in each of their previous Touchy situation for college “One of the favorite sayings visits, the Owls (56-11) won them about us was, ‘Two and barbecue in this year — starting with a 4-2 vic- AMES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa State Athletic Association. Omaha,’” said coach Wayne Gra- tory over Southwest Missouri State. is grappling with a touchy question The IHSAA’s Board of Control ham, whose only win in the CWS After beating Texas (50-20) of whether to play a football game opposes Friday night college games DIRECTORYDIRECTORY before this year was against Okla- twice in three days, Rice awaits the on Friday night. and Saggau said the board’s chair- The university has said it would man, Robert Tesar of Cedar Rapids, homa State in 1999. winner of today’s Cal State Fuller- KITCHEN & BATHS Justin Ruchti’s RBI single in the ton-Stanford game. never play a home game on Friday has told him its position hasn’t To have your ad bottom of the ninth inning gave Stanford staved off elimination night so as not to interfere with high changed. placed in the CABINETS & Rice a 5-4 victory over defending with a 5-4 victory earlier Wednes- school games. But discussions are Saggau said he also wants to talk COUNTERTOPS national champion Texas on under way to move Iowa State’s to the football coaches and athletic day. Business Directory, Design ¥ Remodel ¥ Installation Wednesday night, and sent the Owls The Owls will play either the Ti- game at Northern Illinois to Friday, directors associations before get- to the College World Series cham- tans or Cardinal in the best-of-three Sept. 26, so it could be televised by ting back to Van De Velde. call Crystal or “Serving the Area Since 1984” pionship round. championship series that starts Sat- ESPN. Van De Velde said Iowa State Call Dennis at: “We came here with a monkey on urday. The game currently is scheduled joined other Big 12 schools in say- Shelby at 462-3963. for Sept. 27. Van De Velde said he ing they would not play on Friday THE TOOL can understand why Northern Illi- night. 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FAMILY OF LENSES during the Race Across America. in a 13-year career, almost all of it talked to Bernie Saggau, executive .the Saturday after Thanksgiving, Brett Malin, of Vail, Colo., was spent in the outfield for the Cleve- director of the Iowa High School and will be televised by ABC. struck on U.S. 60 late Tuesday land Indians. He helped lead the New System night, according to a statement from Indians to their last World Series the Catron County sheriff’s depart- title in 1948. Professional Window Cleaning ment. Commercial • Residential NOW On July 5, 1947, just 11 weeks AILABLE! Malin had been relieved by an- after Jackie Robinson broke 650 N. Grant • Colby, KS 67701 AV other rider of Team Vail when the baseball’s color barrier, Doby Call for your FREE estimate: Larry Washburn, O.D. accident occurred. He coasted out joined the Indians. 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