FREEPRESS Page 8 Colby Free Press Wednesday, June 5, 2002 SSSPORTSPORTS All-State pitcher Colby High School gives out awards to its spring sports participants By DARREL PATTILLO tional, and Schindler Tennis Player of The Eagle boys track team letter Colby Free Press the Year. winners were: Rocky Baalman, Tanner Colby High School recently recog- The Lady Eagle softball team letter Brown, Josh Cersovsky, Cole nized its outstanding spring athletes at winners were: Megan and Melissa Cranmer, Jared Dinkel, Omar Fercha, the annual Springs Sports Awards Augustine, Dominique Palser, Kacie Chris Griggs, Jordan Harris, Nathan night. Winning the David Cooper Donn, Becky Herl, Alicia Leavitt, Harter, Theo Kleinsorge, Chase Spirit Award was Tucker Stover; Mike Carla Sloan, Jenny Wilson, Samantha Kough, Brett Mariman, Brent McCoy, Woofter was given the Community Wolf, Whitney Adams, Savannah Carson McKee, Keegan Myers, Rusty Booster award. Tucker Stover was also Rupp, Stephanie Wieland, Jessica Raymo, Nic Schroeder, Jason named Sportsman of the Year; Jessie Bullington, and Shawna Cox. Partici- Schwindt, Eric Seeman, Jason Sim- Brenn was named Sportswoman of the pants were: Karen Higerd, Jessica mering, Adam Smith, Landon Stover, Year. Stockton, Sheena Brown, Amber Shane Stover, Tucker Stover, and CHS had six student-athletes win Dempewolf, Crystal Hershburger, Brandon Stupka. Participants were: three letters this school year; Jessie Marjorie Jacobsen, Jennifer Hutfles, Zach Baird, Travis Helus, Dusty Brenn, Tucker Stover, Eric Seeman, Cassandra Barnett, Brianna Donn, Quenzer, and Jeff Reavis. Jordan Har- Clayton Kaiser, Wil Higerd, and Jeff Valarie Higerd, and Kristen Thiemer. ris was Rookie of the Year, Jason Sim- Williams. The Lady Eagle track team awarded mering was voted Hardest Worker and The 2002 golf team letterman were: letters to: Jessie Brenn, Erika Erickson, Track MVP, Adam Smith Field Event Wil Higerd, Deni Wieland, Jared Breann Hart, Kylee Hunter, Lauren MVP and Shane Stover Most Im- Helin, Christopher Finley, Sean Kaiser, Marcia Kaus, Bethanie Linden, proved. Mengel, Casey Denneler, and Derek Crystal Mannebach, Raya Mazanec, In baseball, letter winners were: Josh Elliott. Participant awards were given Erica Molstad, Maret Peterson, Jamie Houtz, Brian Sulzman, Chris Gordon, to Terry Cox, Joe Cox, Curt Beringer, Quenzer, Ivy Ramsey, Kristi Cody Hatfield, Jared Cranston, Jeff Derek White, Devlin Dempewolf, Schroeder, Amanda Seeman, Desiree Williams, John Wark, Clayton Kaiser, Collin Biesler, Josh Cox, Alex Sharp, Emily Sloan, Liz Sothman, Ryan Arensdorf, Bruce Arnberger, and Marshall, and Ben Jurek. Lowest Summar Stephens, Brianna Swafford, Matt Augustine. Participants were: stroke average award was presented to Lori Ziegelmeier and Manager Jenni- Jordan Cranston, Travis Powell, and Christopher Finley. fer Schwindt, and Trainer Jodi Dason Wente. Clayton Kaiser was The tennis team lettermen were: Phil Nicholson. Participants were named Most Improved Defensive Schindler, Doug Hurtt, Eric Luedke, MacKayla Dougherty, Michelle Fay, Player, Matt Augustine Most Im- Joey Melnyk, Rusty Helin, and Simon and Clarissa Unger. Bethanie Linden proved Offensive Player, Kaiser De- Roesch. Participants were Ian Meyers, was Most Improved Track Athlete, Ivy fensive Player of the Year, Josh Houtz Chris Barnum, Brett Dempewolf, Ian Ramsey Hardest Worker, Kylee Offensive Player of the Year, Jared Yoon, and Luke Rogers. Dempewolf Hunter Rookie of the Year, Jessie Cranston Pitcher of the Year and Most was named Rookie of the Year, Luedke Brenn Best Track Athlete, and Raya Valuable Player, and the Leadership DARREL PATTILLO/Colby Free Press Most Improved, Roesch Most Inspira- Mazanec Best Field Event Athlete. Award was given to Jeff Williams Colby High School junior Jared Cranston was named to the Class 4A All-State baseball team as a pitcher by the Kansas Association of Baseball Coaches. Cranston was 8-1 during the 2002 season, with an ERA of 1.11. “Jared has a great arm and loves baseball,” said Eagle coach Kevin Cox. “He wants to Mike Shanahan play at the next level. I’m really looking forward to having him back.” Also nominated to the All-State team was pitcher/third baseman Clayton Kaiser. gets promotion to vice-president off to upset-ting start DENVER (AP) — Denver Broncos coach Mike Shanahan got a promotion. By ALAN ROBINSON along.” for a real battle.” Broncos owner Pat Bowlen named • Meal Replacement • Protein Products AP Sports Writer Especially when the game went into And one the Red Wings now know Shanahan executive vice president of DETROIT (AP) — Suddenly, it’s a overtime. The Hurricanes have won won’t last four games — unless they’re football operations on Tuesday. He had • Creatine • Energy Bars series. seven of eight overtime playoff games, the team being swept, rather than the been vice president of football opera- The heard all the the most since 1993 Stanley Cup one doing the sweeping. tions since 1998 and has been coach • Fat Loss talk of four-game sweeps, of their vast champion Montreal won 10. “I don’t think it was a lack of respect since 1995. superiority over the Carolina Hurri- “I think we just play our system and for them, it’s just that we played Joe Ellis was given a similar promo- canes in statistics, stars, salaries and keep it simple,” O’Neill said of the poorly,” said. “We tion, becoming executive vice presi- Stanley Cup rings. Hurricanes’ overtime success. “Obvi- didn’t do the things we were doing in dent of business operations. NO PASSING ZONE There’s one edge they don’t have, ously, we don’t try to open up too the other rounds. They played the way Of the promoted employees, 377 N. Franklin • Colby, Kansas though — the lead. much. We just try to grind it out for a team is supposed to play in the Bowlen said: “Each is regarded as Ron Francis, one of the few Hurri- wins, and it’s worked so far.” Stanley Cup finals, and we didn’t.” among the very best in the NFL.” canes players who matches the Red That system is a trapping, neutral Wings’ stable of superstars in Hall of zone-clogging 1-2-2 defense that pre- Fame credentials, scored 58 seconds vented odd-man Detroit breaks. What into overtime as Carolina surprised the it didn’t stop was power plays, but Red Wings 3-2 in the Stanley Cup fi- Detroit was only 1-of-7 with the man nals opener Tuesday night. advantage. Sweet Caroline, indeed. And no “You can analyze it any way you more yapping about Sweep Carolina, want, but we had a chance to win it on either. the power play,” Red Wings coach “We are excited, very excited,” said Scotty Bowman said. “We didn’t play Jeff O’Neill, who set up Francis’ score as well as we wanted, that’s for sure.” after scoring the tying in the final Still, they played well enough to lead minute of the second period. “We’ve 1-0 and 2-1 on goals by Unicel got a lot of young guys playing in the and checking line forward Kirk finals for the first time, so to get the first Maltby, but O’Neill tied it at 2 by scor- one is good.” ing on a short breakaway with only 50 Make that a lot of young guys and seconds left in the second period. Ron Francis, the most revered player Now, the Hurricanes will find out if in the history of the franchise that be- they’ve merely knocked Detroit off its gan life long ago in the WHA as the game for one night, or an entire series. New England Whalers. New Jersey also was a big underdog to Anytime New Tuesday was Francis’ first finals Detroit in the 1995 finals, but rode the game in 10 years, or since he scored the momentum of an opening game upset game-winner for Pittsburgh in its to a totally unexpected sweep of the Game 4 clincher against Chicago in Red Wings. 1992. The goalie that night was “They didn’t surprise us. We knew Dominik Hasek, now the Red Wings’ they could play,” Hasek said. “But it is goalie. a tough loss.” Game 2 is Thursday night in Joe And a tough day all around for NEW AD Louis Arena, where, until Tuesday, the Hasek, who was cited for driving 65 Hurricanes were 0-11-0-1 since Nov. mph in a 45 mph construction zone en 14, 1989. The game-winning goal was route to the morning skate. So much for scored that night by — yes, Francis. home-ice advantage. Do you believe in omens? First, Hasek got stopped — then he “It’s a good lesson for us,” Red couldn’t stop the biggest of the Wings forward Igor Larionov said. night, even as Carolina goalie Arturs “They’re playing in the finals, so Irbe was turning aside 23 of 25 shots 4X10 there’s no way you can underestimate in his first Cup finals game. anybody.” All in all, it was a huge letdown for a Even if the only people who gave the team that was easily the NHL’s best Hurricanes much chance reside mostly team during the season, one that pos- along Tobacco Road, where this idea sesses the biggest collection of sure-to- of playing championship games on ice be Hall of Famers since the Canadiens during June is still a bit of novelty. of the 1950s and early 1960s. “We knew that over the course of the “We’re disappointed to lose but W/RED SPOT series we would have to win one game we’re not shocked to lose,” in here,” Hurricanes coach Paul said. “We knew full Maurice said. “I thought we were ner- well we’re playing a good team that’s vous in the first period ... but that we peaking right now. They’ve got a good felt more comfortable as the game went thing going, they’re on a roll. We’re in Capriati to face at least one of COLOR the Williams sisters in semis PARIS (AP) — To defend her Williams overpowered Mary Pierce French Open title, Jennifer Capriati 6-1, 6-1, right after Venus Williams will need to beat at least one Williams beat Monica Seles 6-4, 6-3, earning sister. each sister her first trip to the French And perhaps both. Open semifinals. 83% GDN in truck Capriati beat Jelena Dokic 6-4, 4-6, Venus Williams next faces unseeded 6-1 to set up a semifinal showdown Clarisa Fernandez, who defeated fel- against Serena Williams. low Argentine Paola Suarez. [email protected]