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dailydaily newsnews 8 The Goodland Daily News / Tuesday, August 21, 2001 sports Golf team finished third Team practices hard The 12 man team representing the playoff to capture Medalist honors. The Hoxie team was led by Cole Colby Country Club won the KLOE- Colby’s team was led by Stanley’s Nondorf, who finished two over par, KKCI-KWGB Classic 12 Golf Tour- par, Lonnie Melvin’s one over and while Kevin Shaw’s four over par nament Sunday at Sugar Hills Coun- David Pool’s two over. In addition to topped the Oakley team. Ahlberg’s par Girls’ golfers try Club. Finley’s par, the Atwood team ben- and Grant Vollertsen’s four over were The Goodland team representing efited from a four over par by Lyn the best for Oberlin. Sugar Hills finished third, two strokes Curtin. Shawn Jones shot two over par for get ready behind the second-place Atwood team. Goodland’s best score was turned in Benkelmen and Doug Peckham fin- Coach Connie Livengood says her Other teams were Norton, fourth; St. by Jon McLean, who finished two over ished six over. Tribune’s best round Goodland High School girls golf Francis, fifth; Hoxie, sixth; Oakley, par. Dax Hayden’s three over par also was turned in by Jim Seba Jr., who shot team is hard at work getting ready to seventh; Oberlin, eighth; Benkelman, helped the team. seven over par, while Sharon Springs begin the season. Neb., ninth; Tribune, 10th and Sharon Norton’s best individual efforts was led by Skip David at 10 over. Monday evening was practice No. Springs, last. came from Mark Klein and Clayton Winners of the shootouts held on 11, at the Sugar Hills golf course for Three golfers parred the 18-hole Cox, both two over par, and Joe Her- Saturday at the country club were the 14 girls on the team. The team has course with 71s: They were Jim Stan- man’s three over par. For St. Francis, Devlin Mull of Goodland, Kevan Tay- been doing two practices a day, the ley, Colby; Kevin Finley, Atwood; and Gerald Lauer shot four over par and lor of Colby and Clayton Cox of coach said, and some of the girls Dick Ahlberg, Oberlin. Stanley won a Larry Gable shot five over. Norton. have been going out and practicing on their own. This is Livengood’s first year Scrimmage to be held on Thursday coaching golf, following Ben Will- iams. She has coached junior high The annual Soap Scrimmage for try girls exhibition run at 6 p.m. The Hays will start at 7 p.m. Friday, Aug. track in the spring, and this is her Goodland High School football and cross country boys will run at 7 p.m. 31, at Cowboy Stadium. third year as head coach for girls cross country teams will be at 6:30 p.m. A football parents’ meeting will be The freshman football team will basketball. Thursday at Cowboy Stadium. held at 5:30 p.m. in the high school play their first game at home against St. The girls are looking forward to The cross country team will be avail- cafeteria, Liess said, and all parents are Francis at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 30. this season with high hopes, she said. able for pictures at 5:15 p.m., Athletic encouraged to attend. The junior varsity team will play They are talking about the challenge Director Dick Liess said, and the foot- The cross country team will host their first game in Colby starting at they face from teams like Lakin, ball team will have pictures taken at their first meet at 4 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 4. The team’s Syracuse and Ulysses and how good 5:30 p.m. 30, at Sugar Hills Country Club. first home game will be played at 5 it will be for them. The football scrimmage will begin The first game for varsity football p.m. Monday, Sept. 10, against Hol- The girls have set a goal that they, Freshmen Bailee Guyer (right) and Amy Cebula practice putting Mon- at 6:30 p.m., following the cross coun- will also be at home. The game against comb. as a team, would like to qualify for day night at the Sugar Hills Country Club. The Cowgirl team of 14 girls state this year. There are several re- is looking forward to a good season. turning golfers from last year, the Photo by Reaghan Smith/The Goodland Daily News Packers beat Broncos despite injuries coach said. A couple of them went to GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — The with the consequences, at least that’s led Green Bay to scores on all four of state individually last year. feeling about her first season with the have been set, both individually and Green Bay Packers were counting on what the league tells you,” Brown said. its third-quarter possessions, including Livengood said she has a positive girls and is pleased with the goals that as a team. a healthier lineup after enduring their “But on the screen, it looked like I got field goals of 31, 39 and 49 yards by worst injury epidemic in franchise his- him more on the shoulder. I didn’t re- Ryan Longwell. tory last year. ally see helmet to helmet.” Despite finishing 8-of-12 for 112 But a dozen front-line players sat out The Packers played without their top yards and a 19-yard TD to Donald Royals’ hitter helps team to victory Monday night, and Antonio Freeman two tailbacks — Ahman Green (groin) Driver, Pederson said he doesn’t know joined them on the sideline with a con- and Dorsey Levens (hand), which if he wrapped up the backup quarter- KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The to hitting — at least that’s not how it is ter we have,” Muser said. “He works cussion in the Packers’ 22-7 preseason played a role in a sputtering offensive back job over Billy Joe Tolliver. Kansas City Royals took Raul Ibanez to me,” said Ibanez, who went 3-for-4 the count, and when he gets a pitch to victory over Denver. attack, although Sherman said he “I hate to speculate, but I don’t think off their roster twice this season. with his 11th homer and raised his av- hit, he hits it.” Just before halftime, Freeman was wouldn’t use that as an excuse. tonight hurt,” he said. Most likely, it won’t happen a third erage 10 points to .303. “It’s an every- Defensive impatience cost the White running full speed over the middle and Favre and the Packers were held out Pederson was Favre’s caddie in time. day grind.” Sox dearly in Monday night’s game. had just caught a Brett Favre pass when of the end zone in the first half thanks 1998, but said he said he’s much im- Since his second recall from Triple- Dave McCarty also went 3-for-4 Third baseman Jose Valentin, look- cornerback Eric Brown’s helmet-to- to a heavy blitz package by Broncos proved after starting stints in Cleve- A Omaha on June 17, Ibanez has be- with a homer and three RBIS for the ing to make plays at the plate in two jaw hit sent Freeman plunging to the defensive coordinator Ray Rhodes, land and Philadelphia since then. come the best hitter in the Royals’ Royals, who handed Chicago its fourth bases-loaded situations, instead com- grass head first. who made his first trip to Lambeau They will return to practice Wednes- lineup. He has 21 RBIs in his last 16 straight loss. mitted errors on two consecutive “I was surprised because I thought Field since his firing 20 months ago day facing a fresh challenge from games, including three in Monday Ibanez is succeeding at the plate be- grounders. it was a good hit,” said Brown, who after just one season as head coach of Michael Bishop, who was waived by night’s 10-1 win over the Chicago cause he doesn’t press, Royals man- The Royals turned those mistakes was high-fiving Ian Gold as Freeman the Packers. New England. White Sox. ager Tony Muser said. into a five-run third inning and a 6-0 was prone on the ground. The crowd “They played the coverages we were Bishop, a third-year pro who was “I don’t think there’s any ’clicking’ “He’s probably the most patient hit- lead. booed and the flag came down. expecting but not the fronts,” receiver runner-up for the Heisman Trophy Brown’s coach, Mike Shanahan, Billy Schroeder said. “That kind of while at Kansas State in 1999, will re- said he’d have to see the film. Don’t threw us for a loop a little bit, but I think port to practice Wednesday. baseball scoreboard bother, said Packers coach Mike Sher- our line did a real good job of picking “He’s mobile. He’s got a strong arm. man. it up.” He’s not very accurate, which isn’t By The Associated Press N.Y. Yankees (Mussina 12-10) at Texas (Oliver 9- St. Louis (Hermanson 11-9) at Cincinnati “It was a hit that obviously is not Favre, however, was struck in the good for a quarterback,” Sherman said. American League 8), 6:05 p.m. (Acevedo 3-4), 5:05 p.m. encouraged by the NFL,” Sherman facemask by a linebacker once. “So, hopefully we can’t correct some East Division Chicago White Sox (Wright 2-1) at Kansas City Colorado (Hampton 12-9) at N.Y.