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Press&Dakotan Summer Quickly Winding Down — Enjoy It While You Can BY JAMES D. CIMBUREK its four state qualifiers, who will play in the Class B amateur SDHSAA-sanctioned competition. [email protected] tournament Aug. 5-16 in Mitchell. – to which Yankton received Yankton will host two home matches and play their first road soccer DAILY DOSE a free pass for hosting the opening rounds – begins Aug. 7-9 here, then match before the Riverboat Days fireworks are set off, a necessity in a My life is about to get extremely busy … and it has nothing to do with concludes Aug. 14-16 in Mitchell. season where the playoffs begin on Sept. 29. Opinions the fact that my boss is on vacation for the rest of the week. This week also starts the extended stay of the Dakotas golf Tour here The Yankton boys’ golf team also gets off to a fast start, opening on from the After an early conclusion to the girls’ softball season three weeks ago, in Yankton, with the Thrivent Financial Charity Pro-Am Friday-Sunday at Aug. 17 and holding five events before Labor Day. The Gazelles tennis Fox . The tour will have nine days of competition in a 10-day span, team, under new head coach Kim Velk, debuts at home on Riverboat Days P&D Sports the end of the summer sports schedule is now underway. The South Dako- ta State Legion Baseball Tournament began in Brookings on Wednesday. concluding with the Hillcrest Pro-Am Aug. 6-9. The tour has 19 events in weekend (A quad on Saturday, Aug. 22) and plays four events before Staff on Tournaments for Yankton’s two VFW Teener teams – and its quasi-Teener five states, but does not spend more than four days in any one place … Labor Day. local and team – begin on Friday. (By “quasi-Teener,” I mean the Yankton team that except here. Yankton’s volleyball (four matches), football (two games), cross country played a junior American Legion schedule this summer. They dropped their As those summer events wind down, the fall will be heating up. Practice (two meets) and competitive cheer and dance (one event) also get started national 16-year-olds, one of which moved up to the Legion team, and will host the for some Yankton sports begin Aug. 3, with the first high school competi- before Labor Day which, believe it or not, is only five-and-a-half weeks high school, 15-16 Minors state tournament this weekend.) tions of 2015-16 taking place on Friday, Aug. 14, when Yankton hosts away. Watertown in Eastern South Dakota Conference boys’ and girls’ soccer Summer has once again flown by and fall is crashing down upon us. Be college and Amateur baseball is also winding down. By this time on Sunday, the four teams out of District 6B will be decided. (Crofton and Tabor are in, action. Boys’ soccer is one of the ESD titles Yankton will be defending this sure to take in the rest of summer – especially those events in Yankton – pro sports. but their seed is yet to be determined.) District 7B has already determined year, as the Bucks went unbeaten in league play in their first season of before the season fades away.

SCOREBOARD AREA CALENDAR SPORTS DIGEST CHAMPIONSHIP: Crofton vs. Tabor, Thursday, July 30 15-16 Minors State Tourn. at Yank- S.D. Sporting Clays Championship batting 11-19 for a .579 average. McCook-Miner’s Luke Loudenburg was BASEBALL 7:30 p.m. (Loser is Rep #1) BASEBALL, AMATEUR Dis- ton (S.F. West vs. Renner, 11 a.m.; named the tournament’s Player of the Year. S.D. CLASS A LEGION TOURN. trict 6B at Irene (Game 9 — Menno Pierre vs. Brookings, 1:15 p.m.; July 31-Aug. 2 McCook-Miner advances to the Division II American Legion Baseball July 29-Aug. 2 at Brookings vs. Irene, 6 p.m., KVHT-FM; Game Watertown vs. S.F. East, 3:30 p.m.; Tournament, Aug. 6-9 at Le Sueur, Minnesota. 10 — Wynot vs. Freeman, 8 p.m., Fifth — 5th seed vs. 6th seed, 5:45 The South Dakota Sporting Clays Championship will be Wednesday’s Games East Division R.C. Post 320 17, S.F. West 7, 7 KVHT-FM) p.m.); 13-14 Majors State Tourn. held July 31 through August 2 at James Valley Sporting Clays W L Pct GB State A at Watertown; 13-14 Minors State innings New York 57 42 .576 — BASEBALL, LEGION near Yankton. SDSU Single-Game Football Tickets Go Tourn. at Brookings (Yankton vs. Tourn. at Sioux Falls R.C. Post 22 9, Aberdeen 5 Baltimore 51 49 .510 6 1/2 R.C. Post 320, KYNT-AM, KVTK- Thri- The event is open to the public. It has both registered and Yankton 20, Watertown 7, 7 innings Toronto 51 51 .500 7 1/2 GOLF, DAKOTAS TOUR AM) vent Financial Charity Pro-Am at non-registered targets. On Sale On Saturday GAME 4: Pierre vs. Brookings, 8 Tampa Bay 51 52 .495 8 BROOKINGS — Single-game tickets for South Dakota State University Fox Run GC p.m. Boston 44 57 .436 14 Friday, July 31 Competition runs from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. each day. For more home football games will go on sale to the general public this Saturday BASEBALL, LEGION State GOLF, SDGA Two-Woman Thursday’s Games Central Division information, call 660-3765. (Aug. 1) at the Jackrabbit Ticket Office. GAME 5: S.F. West vs. Watertown, A Tourn. at Brookings (Yankton, Championships at Brandon Golf W L Pct GB KYNT-AM, KVHT-FM) Course To accommodate customers, the ticket office, which is located on the 10 a.m. Kansas City 61 39 .610 — main level of the Stanley J. Marshall HPER Center, will be open from 9 GAME 6: Aberdeen vs. Game 4 Minnesota 52 48 .520 9 BASEBALL, VFW TEENER Sunday, August 2 15-16 Minors State Tourn. at Yank- State a.m. to 5 p.m. Orders also can be placed at JackrabbitTickets.com or by loser, 1 p.m. Chicago 48 50 .490 12 BASEBALL, LEGION Post 1 Earns Sportsmanship Award ton (Yankton vs. Pierre, 1 p.m.; A Tourn. at Brookings (Yankton, SALEM – Vermillion Post 1 was recognized with the Porter T. Talcott calling 1-866-GO JACKS. GAME 7: R.C. Post 320 vs. Yankton, Detroit 49 52 .485 12 1/2 Brookings vs. S.F. West, 3:15 p.m.; KYNT-AM, KVHT-FM); Neb. Class Season tickets and mini plans also remain available for the 2015 5 p.m. Cleveland 46 54 .460 15 Sportsmanship Award after the 2015 South Dakota Class B American Renner vs. Watertown, 5:30 p.m.; C Senior Tourn. at Battle Creek season. Seating capacity will be increased by more than 4,000 permanent GAME 8: R.C. Post 22 vs. Game 4 West Division Legion Baseball Tournament, which concluded on Tuesday in Salem. winner, 8 p.m. S.F. East vs. Yankton, 7:45 p.m.); (Crofton) Vermillion went 2-2, eliminated by eventual champion McCook-Miner seats as the first phase of replacing Coughlin-Alumni Stadium is completed W L Pct GB 13-14 Majors State Tourn. at Wa- Friday’s Games Los Angeles 55 44 .556 — BASEBALL, VFW TEENER on Monday. this summer. tertown; 13-14 Minors State Tourn. 15-16 Minors State Tourn. at Yank- GAME 9: Game 6 winner vs. Game Houston 56 45 .554 — Humboldt’s Riley Schrader earned the tournament’s Big Stick Award, at Sioux Falls ton (Semifinals — 1st seed vs. 4th 7 loser, noon Texas 47 52 .475 8 Thri- seed, 10:30 a.m.; 2nd seed vs. 3rd GAME 10: Game 5 winner vs. Game Seattle 46 56 .451 10 1/2 GOLF, DAKOTAS TOUR vent Financial Charity Pro-Am at seed, 12:45 p.m.; Third — Semifi- 8 loser, 3 p.m. Oakland 45 56 .446 11 GAME 11: Game 7 winner vs. Game Fox Run GC nal losers, 3 p.m.; Championship Tuesday’s Games — Semifinal winners, 5:15 p.m.); 8 p.m., 7 p.m Baltimore 7, Atlanta 3 Saturday, August 1 Saturday’s Games BASEBALL, AMATEUR Dis- 13-14 Majors State Tourn. at Wa- Yankton Philadelphia 3, Toronto 2 trict 6B at Irene (Championship tertown; 13-14 Minors State Tourn. GAME 12: Game 9 winner vs. Game 9, Boston 4 — Crofton vs. Tabor, 7:30 p.m., at Sioux Falls 11 loser, 1 p.m. Tampa Bay 10, Detroit 2 FROM PAGE 7 KVHT-FM) Thri- GAME 13: Game 10 winner vs. Kansas City 2, Cleveland 1 GOLF, DAKOTAS TOUR State vent Financial Charity Pro-Am at Game 11 winner, 4 p.m. N.Y. Yankees 21, Texas 5 BASEBALL, LEGION A Tourn. at Brookings (Yankton, Fox Run GC NOTE: Pairings for Games 12 and Houston 10, L.A. Angels 5 KYNT-AM, KVHT-FM); Neb. Class Two-Woman Post 320 today (Thursday) at 13 will not match previous opponents Pittsburgh 8, Minnesota 7 GOLF, SDGA C Senior Tourn. at Battle Creek Championships at Brandon Golf against each other unless absolutely Arizona 8, Seattle 4 5 p.m. (Crofton vs. Battle Creek, 8 p.m.) Course necessary. Oakland 2, L.A. Dodgers 0 BASEBALL, VFW TEENER The Yankton lead Wednes- Sunday’s Games Wednesday’s Games GAME 14: Game 12 winner vs. Detroit 2, Tampa Bay 1 day was 9-3 midway through Game 13 winner, 1 p.m. Cleveland 12, Kansas City 1 GAME 15: If necessary, 5 p.m. the third inning and Yankton Pittsburgh 10, Minnesota 4 lyn NOTE: If three teams remain after Chris Copeland. later tacked on nine runs in Arizona 8, Seattle 2 Aug. 22 IRWIN Tools Night Race, Game 13, the winner of Game 11 auto- TORONTO RAPTORS — Named Baltimore 2, Atlanta 0 Bristol, Tenn. the seventh. Watertown was matically draws a bye in Game 14. Jerry Stackhouse, Rex Kalamian and Toronto 8, Philadelphia 2 DRIVER STANDINGS Andy Greer assistant coaches. unable to score in the bottom Chicago White Sox at Boston, 7:10 Through July 26 Women’s National Assoc. S.D. 15-16 VFW MINORS TOURN. p.m. 1. Kevin Harvick, 777. WNBA — Suspended San Antonio of the seventh, and the game July 31-Aug. 2 at Yankton N.Y. Yankees at Texas, 8:05 p.m. 2. Joey Logano, 708. F Danielle Adams three games for an ended via the mercy rule. Friday’s Games L.A. Angels at Houston, 8:10 p.m. 3. Dale Earnhardt Jr., 677. unspecified violation of the league’s anti- Yankton vs. Pierre, 1 p.m. Oakland at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. 4. Jimmie Johnson, 675. drug program. “We definitely came in Brookings vs. S.F. West, 3:15 p.m. Thursday’s Games 5. Martin Truex Jr., 668. CYCLING knowing we had to do that,” Renner vs. Watertown, 5:30 p.m. Detroit (Simon 9-6) at Baltimore (Mi. 6. Brad Keselowski, 638. International Cycling Union S.F. East vs. Yankton, 7:45 p.m. Gonzalez 9-6), 6:05 p.m. 7. Matt Kenseth, 615. ICU — Suspended Italian team Gant said. “We knew we’d Saturday’s Games Kansas City (D.Duffy 4-4) at Toronto 8. Kurt Busch, 612. Androni Giocattoli-Sidermec from inter- have to have good approach- S.F. West vs. Renner, 11 a.m. (Estrada 7-6), 6:07 p.m. 9. Jamie McMurray, 602. national races for 30 days, beginning Pierre vs. Brookings, 1:15 p.m. Chicago White Sox (Sale 9-5) at 10. Denny Hamlin, 591. Aug. 1, after Fabio Taborre and Davide es and put the ball in play Watertown vs. S.F. East, 3:30 p.m. Boston (S.Wright 3-4), 6:10 p.m. 11. Jeff Gordon, 575. Appollonio tested positive for doping. against them.” FIFTH: 5th seed vs. 6th seed, 5:45 N.Y. Yankees (Pineda 9-7) at Texas 12. Ryan Newman, 563. FOOTBALL p.m. (Gallardo 7-9), 7:05 p.m. 13. Paul Menard, 558. Not only did it exact re- Sunday’s Games L.A. Angels (Shoemaker 5-7) at 14. Kasey Kahne, 558. ARIZONA CARDINALS — Placed venge on Watertown (which 4th seed vs. 1st seed, 10:30 a.m. Houston (Kazmir 6-5), 7:10 p.m. 15. Clint Bowyer, 538. TE Jermaine Gresham on the PUP list 3rd seed vs. 2nd seed, 12:45 p.m. Seattle (Happ 4-5) at Minnesota 16. Carl Edwards, 519. and TE Troy Niklas and LB Zack Wagen- won both regular season THIRD: Semifinal losers, 3 p.m. (P.Hughes 9-6), 7:10 p.m. 17. Aric Almirola, 508. mann on the active/non-football injury meetings), Yankton made CHAMPIONSHIP: Semifinal win- Cleveland (Carrasco 10-8) at Oak- 18. Greg Biffle, 462. list. Released CB Alfonzo Dennard. ners, 5:15 p.m. land (Bassitt 0-3), 9:05 p.m. 19. Austin Dillon, 453. ATLANTA FALCONS — Signed OL clear that after coming up Friday’s Games 20. Kyle Larson, 452. DeMarcus Love. just short of a state title a NEB. STATE CLASS C SENIORS Detroit at Baltimore, 6:05 p.m. CHICAGO BEARS — Announced Kansas City at Toronto, 6:07 p.m. the retirement of G Chad Hamilton. year ago, it’s offense makes Aug. 1-5 at Battle Creek, Neb. Tampa Bay at Boston, 6:10 p.m. Saturday’s Games TRANSACTIONS CINCINNATI BENGALS — Placed the team a threat. San Francisco at Texas, 7:05 p.m. BASEBALL WR James Wright on the injured re- GAME 1: Shelton-Gibbon vs. Area 2 Arizona at Houston, 7:10 p.m. “We can definitely put winner, 11 a.m. serve list. N.Y. Yankees at Chicago White Sox, OFFICE OF THE COMMISSIONER CLEVELAND BROWNS — Re- some runs up on the board,” GAME 2: Bruning-Davenport vs. 7:10 p.m. Area 4 winner, 2 p.m. OF BASEBALL — Suspended New York signed DB Landon Feichter. head coach Trey Krier said, Seattle at Minnesota, 7:10 p.m. Yankees minor league (DSL) RHPs INDIANAPOLIS COLTS — Signed GAME 3: Alma vs. Louisville-WW, Cleveland at Oakland, 8:35 p.m. 5 p.m. Anderson Acevedo, Anthoniris Santana CB Raymon Taylor. with a smile. L.A. Angels at L.A. Dodgers, 9:10 and Carlos Santana 72 games each JACKSONVILLE JAGUARS — GAME 4: Crofton vs. Battle Creek, p.m. Colin Muth, Levi Schmidt 8 p.m. after testing positive for metabolites of Placed RB Storm Johnson on the active/ and Jordan Kathol all had Sunday’s Games Stanozolol, a performance-enhancing non-football illness list. GAME 5: Game 1 loser vs. Game 2 NATIONAL LEAGUE substance in violation of the Program. — Re- three hits, while Gant, Mason loser, 11 a.m. East Division American League leased RB Cyrus Gray. Townsend and Tyler Guth- GAME 6: Game 3 loser vs. Game 4 W L Pct GB — Placed CF MIAMI DOLPHINS — Signed DT loser, 2 p.m. Washington 53 46 .535 — Mookie Betts on the seven-day DL. Re- Calvin Barnett, WR Kai De La Cruz and miller all drove in three runs. GAME 7: Game 1 winner vs. Game New York 52 48 .520 1 1/2 called CF Jackie Bradley Jr. from Paw- OT Chris Martin. Waived DT Ellis Mc- Adam Walter added a home 2 winner, 5 p.m. Atlanta 46 55 .455 8 tucket (IL). Added INF Josh Rutledge to Carthy. Placed S Don Jones and WR JEREMY HOECK/P&D GAME 8: Game 3 winner vs. Game Miami 42 59 .416 12 the major league roster. Designated INF DeVante Parker on the PUP list and run in the victory. Yankton’s Austin Johnson delivers to home plate during 4 winner, 8 p.m. Philadelphia 38 64 .373 16 1/2 Jemile Weeks for assignment. TE Gerell Robinson on the active/non- “When we get everyone Monday’s Games Central Division CHICAGO WHITE SOX — Placed football injury list. Wednesday’s game against Watertown at the S.D. State GAME 9: Game 6 winner vs. Game W L Pct GB INF Emilio Bonifacio on the 15-day DL. NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS — here on the same page at the Class A American Legion Baseball Tournament in Brook- 7 loser, 5 p.m. St. Louis 64 36 .640 — Recalled INF Leury Garcia from Char- Signed CB Tarell Brown. plate, it’ll be scary,” Krier GAME 10: Game 8 loser vs. Game Pittsburgh 59 41 .590 5 lotte (IL). NEW YORK JETS — Placed G ings. 5 winner, 2 p.m. Chicago 53 47 .530 11 — Re- Willie Colon, RB Stevan Ridley and DL said. “All around, we had GAME 11: Game 7 winner vs. Game Cincinnati 44 54 .449 19 called OF Tyler Holt from Columbus Kevin Vickerson on the PUP list. some big hits.” 8 winner, 8 p.m. Milwaukee 44 58 .431 21 (IL). Acquired LHP Jayson Aquino from SAN FRANCISCO 49ERS— Acti- sixth when Watertown scored “They also put up a lot of Tuesday’s Games West Division Pittsburgh for cash considerations and vated RB Carlos Hyde from the the ac- Krier was quick to credit GAME 12: Game 9 winner vs. Game W L Pct GB optioned to the Lynchburg (Carolina). tive/non-football injury list. Landon Withrow, the No. 8 three runs. runs, so I’m sure we’ll both 11 loser, 5 p.m. Los Angeles 56 45 .554 — — Op- TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS — “A.J. was able to settle in want to play similar games,” GAME 13: Game 11 winner vs. San Francisco 56 45 .554 — tioned OF Daniel Robertson to Salt Lake Signed CB Jude Adjei-Barimah, S Kima- hitter, for his production — Game 10 loser, 8 p.m. Arizona 49 51 .490 6 1/2 (PCL). Designated OF Efren Navarro for rio McFadden and CB Al-Hajj Shabazz. 2-4 with three runs scored nicely,” Krier said. “For a guy Krier said. “If we can bring NOTE: Games will not match previ- San Diego 47 53 .470 8 1/2 assignment. Activated OFs David Mur- Waived S Deshazor Everett and S Der- that hasn’t thrown a lot of the bats like this again, that’d ous opponents against each other un- Colorado 43 56 .434 12 phy and David DeJesus. rick Wells. and two RBI. less absolutely necessary Tuesday’s Games — Placed TENNESSEE TITANS — Agreed to Austin Johnson went the innings for us, he did a nice be a good thing.” Wednesday’s Games Baltimore 7, Atlanta 3 3B Trevor Plouffe on the paternity list. terms with TE Chase Coffman and RB job.” Watertown falls to the GAME 14: Game 12 winner vs. Philadelphia 3, Toronto 2 Recalled INF Jorge Polanco from Roch- David Fluellen. distance on the mound for Game 13 winner, 5 p.m. N.Y. Mets 4, San Diego 0 ester (IL). WASHINGTON REDSKINS — Yankton, finishing with five Yankton will certainly losers’ bracket where it will GAME 15: If Nescessary Miami 4, Washington 1 — Selected Agreed to terms with LB Ryan Kerrigan need that offensive support play Sioux Falls West today at NOTE: If three teams remain after Colorado 7, 2 the contract of RHP Caleb Cotham from on a multiyear contract extension. and two walks. He Game 13, winner of Game 11 goes to Pittsburgh 8, Minnesota 7 Scranton/Wilkes-Barre (IL). Designated Canadian Football League surrendered three runs in the for today’s game against Rap- 10 a.m. Game 15. Cincinnati 4, St. Louis 0 LHP Chris Capuano for assignment. CFL — Fined Hamilton’s Brandon id City 320, which beat Sioux Arizona 8, Seattle 4 — Recalled LHP Banks, B.C. Lion Jason Foster, Edmon- bottom of the fifth and wasn’t Alex Claudio and RHP Jon Edwards ton’s Eddie Steele and Ottawa’s Jacques Falls 17-7 earlier Wednesday. Follow @jhoeck on Twitter NEB. AREA C2 SENIOR LEGION Oakland 2, L.A. Dodgers 0 in trouble again until the Milwaukee 5, San Francisco 2 from Round Rock (PCL). Optioned RHP Washington undisclosed amounts for il- July 24-28 at Pender, Neb. Wednesday’s Games Phil Klein to Round Rock. Designated legal hits during last week’s games. Friday’s Games Pittsburgh 10, Minnesota 4 LHP Wandy Rodriguez for assignment. HOCKEY Tekamah-Herman 8, Wisner-Pilger Chicago Cubs 3, Colorado 2 — Desig- 5 Arizona 8, Seattle 2 nated LHP Felix Doubront for assign- ARIZONA COYOTES — Named took the loss in relief of Eric Crofton on Saturday. Menno Hartington 5, Stanton 4 San Francisco 5, Milwaukee 0 ment. Corey Schwab goaltending coach. Hames, who pitched the first will face Irene in an elimina- Battle Creek 4, Laurel-Concord 3 Baltimore 2, Atlanta 0 National League NEW JERSEY DEVILS — Placed F Saturday’s Games Dainius Zubrus on unconditional waiv- Rapid City Toronto 8, Philadelphia 2 — seven innings. tion game on Thursday. Laurel-Concord 8, Stanton 4, Stan- Washington 7, Miami 2 Placed RHP Randall Delgado on the ers for the purpose of terminating his FROM PAGE 7 Crofton advances to the TABOR...... 000 000 012 – 3 5 1 ton eliminated San Diego at N.Y. Mets, 7:10 p.m. 15-day DL. Recalled RHP Addison Reed contract. MENNO...... 000 110 000 – 2 3 0 Pender 8, Tekamah-Herman 7 Cincinnati at St. Louis, 8:15 p.m. from Reno (PCL). MOTORSPORTS championship against Tabor Austin Kaul and Blasé Vanecek; Doug Hall, Jared Hartington 13, Battle Creek 9 Oakland at L.A. Dodgers, 10:10 p.m. CHICAGO CUBS — Placed RHP NASCAR — Suspended Premium on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Nelson (9) and Kyler Pekarek Sunday’s Games Thursday’s Games Neil Ramirez on the 15-day DL. Op- Motorsports crew chief Scott Eggleston Garrett Zimmerer picked Tekamah-Herman 8, Laurel-Con- San Diego (Cashner 4-10) at N.Y. tioned RHP Dallas Beeler to Iowa (PCL). and car chief Kevin Eagle for this week- up the win. Austin Hegge Wynot will face Freeman cord 4, Laurel-Concord eliminated Mets (Niese 5-9), 11:10 a.m. Recalled RHP Yoervis Medina from end’s Sprint Cup race at Pocono and in an elimination game on Battle Creek 6, Wisner-Pilger 3, Washington (Scherzer 10-8) at Mi- Iowa. Selected the contract of RHP Ben placed both on probation through Dec. took the loss. Yankton 8, Mitchell 5 Wisner-Pilger eliminated ami (Haren 7-6), 11:10 a.m. Rowen from Iowa. Designated INF-OF 31, because an unattached weight fell Thursday. Four different players had Pender 7, Hartington 1 Atlanta (S.Miller 5-7) at Philadelphia Mike Baxter for assignment. off the car driven by Timmy Hill during WYNOT...... 200 000 000 – 2 8 3 Monday’s Games (Harang 4-11), 6:05 p.m. — Optioned practice last weekend at Indianapolis. Amateur CROFTON...... 002 000 001 – 3 15 0 two hits each as Yankton Tekemah-Herman 11, Hartington 10, Pittsburgh (Burnett 8-4) at Cincinnati INF Cristhian Adames to Albuquerque Fined Eggleston $25,000 and docked Eric Hames, Clif Kephart (8) and Steve Heimes; downed Mitchell 8-5 in Hartington eliminated (Holmberg 0-0), 6:10 p.m. (PCL). team owner Mike Curb 15 championship Crofton 3, Rand Thygeson and Carl Schieffer Pender 9, Battle Creek 2, Battle Colorado (Rusin 3-4) at St. Louis — Op- car owner points for the incident. amateur baseball action on Creek eliminated (C.Martinez 11-4), 6:15 p.m. tioned LHP Sammy Solis to Syracuse SOCCER Tuesday. Tuesday’s Games Chicago Cubs (Arrieta 11-6) at Mil- (IL). North American Soccer League Wynot 2 GAME 14: Pender vs. Tekemah- waukee (Nelson 8-9), 7:10 p.m. American Association NEW YORK COSMOS— Signed D Tabor 3, Colton Thomas had two Herman, ppd., field conditions IRENE – Kyle Mueller’s Friday’s Games AMARILLO THUDERHEADS — Hunter Freeman to a contract extension. hits, including a , Tuesday’s Games Atlanta at Philadelphia, 6:05 p.m. Signed OF KC Judge. COLLEGE RBI single in the bottom of Menno 2 GAME 14: Pender vs. Tekemah- Pittsburgh at Cincinnati, 6:10 p.m. FARGO-MOORHEAD REDHAWKS EASTERN COLLEGE ATHLETIC the ninth lifted Crofton to a IRENE – Ross Kortan’s and two runs scored to lead Herman, 5 p.m. San Diego at Miami, 6:10 p.m. — Signed LHP Nick Cooney. CONFERENCE — Accepted Mercy Yankton. Ross Heine, Nik GAME 15: Pender vs. Tekemah- Washington at N.Y. Mets, 6:10 p.m. KANSAS CITY T-BONES — Signed College as an associate member of the 3-2 victory over Wynot in the two-run home run in the Herman, if necessary, immediately after Davis and Kory Bromley each San Francisco at Texas, 7:05 p.m. INF Sergio Leon and INF Ernie Banks, ECAC Division II Field Hockey League, semifinals of the District 6B ninth helped Tabor rally past Game 14 Arizona at Houston, 7:10 p.m. Jr. beginning in the 2015-16 academic year. had two hits in the victory. CHATTANOOGA — Named Troy Amateur Baseball Tourna- Menno 3-2 in the semifinals of Chicago Cubs at Milwaukee, 7:10 WICHITA WINGNUTS — Signed Darrin Hager and Riley DISTRICT 6B AMATEURS p.m. LHP Iden Nazario. Released RHP Jon Van Zile assistant athletic director for ment on Tuesday in Irene. the District 6B Amateur Base- July 23-Aug. 1 at Irene Colorado at St. Louis, 7:15 p.m. Link. Traded RHP Alex Koronis to Ama- development. Wynot led 2-0 after one ball Tournament on Tuesday Stack each had two hits for Thursday, July 23 L.A. Angels at L.A. Dodgers, 9:10 rillo for a player to be named. CLEMSON — Named Brian Yale Mitchell. Crofton 25, Scotland 0, 5 innings p.m. Atlantic League volunteer assistant volleyball coach and inning, but Crofton tied the in Irene. Wynot 11, Irene 8 — Alexa Rand volleyball graduate director game on Nick Hegge’s two- Menno scored single runs Lane Sawatzke picked up Friday, July 24 Signed OF Jeff Dominguez. of operations. the win in relief. Brandon Menno 3, Lesterville 0 Can-Am League FURMAN — Named Mike Buddie run home run in the third in the fourth and fifth innings AUTO RACING — athletic director. Nickolite pitched a scoreless Tabor 8, Freeman 3, 10 innings NASCAR SPRINT CUP inning. to take the lead. Tabor got on Sunday, July 26 Signed OF Jon Minucci. GEORGE MASON — Named ninth for the save. Irene 10, Scotland 0, 7 innings, 2015 SCHEDULE Emma Thomson women’s assistant soc- Kyle Mueller finished with the board in the eighth and Scotland eliminated July 5 Coke Zero 400, Daytona — Released cer coach. four hits, including a , took the lead for good in the Yankton is off until state, Freeman 4, Lesterville 3, Lesterville Beach, Fla. (Dale Earnhardt Jr.) RHP Max Schonfeld. OKLAHOMA CHRISTIAN — An- which begins Aug. 7 in eliminated July 11 Quaker State 400, Sparta, RIVER CITY RASCALS — Signed nounced the school was approved for and Nick Hegge went 3-4 to ninth. Ky. (Kyle Busch) Tuesday, July 28 SS Casey Rodrigue. full NCAA Division II membership. lead Crofton. Brandon Hegge Austin Kaul and three Yankton. Mitchell will try to Crofton 3, Wynot 2 July 19 New Hampshire 301, Lou- — RANDOLPH-MACON — Named qualify for state at a regional Tabor 3, Menno 2 don (Kyle Busch) Signed RHP J.T. Mickelson. Matt Tschetter assistant football coach and Tyler Zimmerman each of Tabor’s five hits. Blasé July 26 The Jeff Kyle 400 at the Thursday, July 30 and Kendall Adkin womens assistant had a double and a single. Vanecek and Ross Kortan tournament in Aberdeen this GAME 9: Irene vs. Menno, 6 p.m. Brickyard, Indianapolis (Kyle Busch) — Signed RHP Matt Fraudin and RHP lacrosse coach. weekend. (Winner is Rep #2/3) Aug. 2 Pennsylvania 400, Long Matt Soren. SC AIKEN — Named Phil Disher as- Alex Mueller added two hits each had a in the victory. Pond sistant baseball coach. MITCHELL...... 011 000 030 – 5 9 3 GAME 10: Wynot vs. Freeman, 8 BASKETBALL in the victory. For Menno, Jared Nelson, YANKTON...... 100 104 11X – 8 12 2 p.m. (Winner is Rep #2/3) Aug. 9 Cheez-It 355 at The Glen, National Basketball Association Watkins Glen, N.Y. Lee Heimes had three hits Riley Stack (5 IP), (other not available) Saturday, August 1 MILWAUKEE BUCKS — Signed F Josh Berndt and Tate Bruck- Aug. 16 Pure Michigan 400, Brook- and Zach Ester; Kenny Tomek, Jake Broscha (4), Lane to lead Wynot. Matt Hames ner each had a hit. Sawatzke (6), Josh Teichroew (7), Mike Janish (8), and Steve Heimes each had Kaul went the distance for Brandon Nickolite (9) and Kory Bromley two hits. the win. Doug Hall took the SDSU Officially Joins Big 12 For Wrestling Rand Thygeson went the loss. distance, striking out 19, Tabor advances to the IRVING, Texas — South with the upcoming 2015-16 programs with Iowa State, in the victory. Clif Kephart championship game against Dakota State University is one academic year. Affiliate Oklahoma, Oklahoma State of six schools to receive an in- members will immediately and previously vitation to join the Big 12 Con- compete for the conference’s making up the league’s slate Schedule Your ference as an affiliate member postseason championship and of teams. for wrestling, league officials the league’s automatic quali- The Jackrabbits have Yearly announced Wednesday. fication to NCAA postseason competed in the Western ® “Joining the Big 12 Confer- competition. 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