dailydaily newsnews 6 The Goodland Daily News / Tuesday, August 1, 2000 sports Volleyball player looks to Olympics Wet and wild ball game By Dana Sulsberger and went back and practiced 1 p.m. to There are 10 tryouts a year, McKee added. The Goodland Daily News 4 p.m. in a gym that wasn’t air condi- said, and some groups as large as 500 The Junior Nationals team in the 18- Goodland High tioned. It was very are narrowed down to only one partici- and-under age group, which partici- School’s Alisha McKee challenging.” pant. pated in the camp this year, was prepar- is one step closer on the McKee said her The camp is sponsored by the United ing to go to Cuba. One of the girls on ladder to becoming an team, made up of 14- States Volleyball Association in Colo- the team was could do a 10-foot, 7-inch Olympic volleyball and-under girls from rado Springs. A two-year rotation is set vertical, said McKee, who’s best ver- player. all over the U.S., fin- up, she said, with the girls who were tical is 9 feet, 6 1/2 inches. After a trip to Salt ished fourth. selected this year automatically getting If she can keep up, the next step for Lake City to participate “I learned a lot,” she to try out next year. After the second McKee would be the Junior National in a volleyball camp and said. “It was really ex- year, girls rotate off and new girls are team, then the Olympic trials. tournament with other citing. Our coaches students from all over were all Olympian vol- the United States — leyball players.” held in conjunction She said the 14-and- Royals’ player injured with the Olympic trials Alisha McKee under girls were di- — the freshman says vided into Red, White that the Olympics is something she and Blue teams, and practiced with might want to pursue. older girls from the Ohio Valley Team, but no bones broken “I think it would be very interesting the Intermountain Volleyball Club and in the future,” she said. two other teams. KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — X- be able to play Tuesday against the She said being selected for the camp “I hope to try out again next year and rays taken Monday showed that Kan- Yankees in New York. Joel Linin, 7, kicked a beach ball Monday around the front lawn of is a step toward competing in the be selected,” said McKee. sas City first baseman Mike Sweeney Sweeney was injured Sunday when the Goodland Public Library during the library’s second Water Day Olympics some day. Participants prac- Anyone can try out for the camp, she did not suffer any broken bones when a ball hit his hand as he dropped his bat this summer. The event was devised to give kids something to do ticed for three days and then competed said, but girls are selected by scoring hit in the hand by a pitch during the to try to deflect a pitch from Tampa after the city closed the swimming pool for construction of a new against each other in a three-day tour- on a skills test, which includes how weekend, the Royals said. Bay’s Esteban Yan. one. The second Water Day marked the end of the library’s sum- nament. high participants are able to spike the Spokesman Jim Lachimia said Sweeney, a member of this year’s AL mer reading program, and staff gave awards and prizes to young “One day, we practiced 9 a.m. to 12 ball, or vertical height, upper body Sweeney had a bruise on his right hand, All-Star team, is batting .342 with 16 readers. Photo by Rachel Miscall/The Goodland Daily News p.m.,” said McKee, “then had lunch strength and basic volleyball skills. and It wasn’t known yet whether he’d home runs and 90 RBIs. Rockies crushed by Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Feild, losing 0-2 CHICAGO (AP) — What have the have won 16 of 20. both runs, one with his 10th homer. Felix Heredia, Steve Rain and Rick playing really good, and we want to twice in their last four games. Chicago Cubs been doing while Andy “When you get 15 games under, “A lot of people have been talking Aguilera completed the shutout. ride it as far as we can. “I’ve never seen an offensive club MacPhail has been busy restocking the you’ll see some teams go the other way. about next year,” Grace said. “But ev- “I’ve been around long enough to “ We said, ‘Let’s see how many se- like this go through a spell like this,” team with four deals in two weeks? But now we’ve come together,” man- erybody in here is talking about this know that there are stretches where you ries we can win and get back to a re- Rockies manager Buddy Bell said. They’ve been playing like they don’t ager Don Baylor said after Monday year. How can you not?” look a whole lot worse than you are and spectable season.”’ “We’ve been struggling for a while, need any help. night’s 2-0 victory over the Colorado Kevin Tapani (7-8) ran his career stretches where you play better than The Rockies, who have lost 21 of 26 and it’s happened to us at a very diffi- Since they fell 18 games under .500 Rockies. record against the Rockies to 6-0, al- what you are,” Tapani said. games, have been shut out eight times cult time. It would be different if we just before the All-Star break, the Cubs First baseman Mark Grace drove in lowing just four hits in 6 2-3 innings. “We’re in a stretch where we’re this season — all on the road — and had guys who couldn’t swing the bats.” Broncos fullback looks at assistant coaching job after early retirement GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — Faced (pinched) nerves and you have some practices and recurred when he re- just like myself and he represents what him, we’re going to lose a lot.” “I’d sure like a guy like Anthony on with the prospect of surgery to repair a numbness that’s been going on for a turned last Thursday. our team represents. You don’t have to The Broncos may not lose Lynn en- our staff,” Shanahan said. “It’ll be a bulging disc near his neck, Denver while, he’s making the right decision,” “Anthony’s one of those guys that’s a first-round draft pick to make this tirely. Shanahan said there is a possi- growing experience, but if he is inter- Broncos fullback Anthony Lynn de- Shanahan said. a blue-collar worker,” running back team. He brought his character inside bility Lynn could join the team as an ested in coaching, we can find some- cided to retire Monday. Signed as a free agent out of Texas Terrell Davis said. “He’s an underdog, the huddle. He was a leader. To lose assistant coach. thing for him to do, that’s for sure.” Lynn, 31, had been leaning toward Tech eight years ago, Lynn blossomed retirement and told Broncos coach into one of Denver’s top special teams Mike Shanahan of his decision as the players but had been dogged by a Broncos began their second full week pinched nerve near his neck. Chiefs show promise in practice game against Vikings of training camp. The injury, commonly referred to as RIVER FALLS, Wis. (AP) — The chance to hit someone else Monday The Chiefs went up against the Min- ball down and stuffed a run up the “Anytime you have a problem with a “stinger,” caused him to miss five Kansas City Chiefs finally got the and they liked it. A lot. nesota Vikings in a pair of practices middle. Monday in front of 6,500 mostly Vi- Eric Hicks had a sure sack of Brister kings fans. before pulling up in the non-tackling But they weren’t fazed in the least by drill. baseball scoreboard Randy Moss, Cris Carter and company. “They had a great red-zone passing By The Associated Press Houston 4, Florida 2 3-5), 5:05 p.m. Monday’s Games “It was awesome,” linebacker Ron drill, they looked exceptional,” National League Cincinnati 6, N.Y. Mets 0 Atlanta (Maddux 12-5) at Arizona Baltimore 6, Minnesota 5 George said. “You get excited to play Cunningham said. “Then in the 2- East Division Chicago Cubs 2, Colorado 0 (Schilling 7-6), 8:05 p.m. Oakland 6, Toronto 1 against an opponent, and when it’s minute drill we shut them down.” W L Pct. GB San Francisco 4, Milwaukee 3, 11 innings Philadelphia (Daal 2-11) at San Diego Anaheim 5, Detroit 4 Atlanta 65 40 .619 — San Diego 4, Philadelphia 1 (Clement 9-10), 8:05 p.m. Boston 8, Seattle 5 somebody as good as the Vikings you Cunningham said he was most im- New York 59 45 .567 5 1/2 Only games scheduled Only games scheduled can’t help but rise to the occasion.” pressed by his two newest defensive Florida 51 54 .486 14 Tuesday’s Games American League Tuesday’s Games The Chiefs did just that, harassing backs, second-round pick William Montreal 47 55 .461 16 1/2 Colorado (Astacio 8-7 or Rose 0-0) at East Division Toronto (Loaiza 6-7) at Oakland (Zito 1- Vikings quarterbacks Duante Bartee and third-round choice Greg Philadelphia 46 58 .442 18 1/2 Chicago Cubs (Garibay 2-3), 12:20 p.m. W L Pct. GB 0), 1:35 p.m. Central Division St. Louis (Ankiel 7-6) at Montreal (Downs New York 56 44 .560 — Kansas City (Reichert 4-6) at N.Y. Yan- Culpepper and Bubby Brister all day Wesley. W L Pct. GB 4-3 or Moore 0-0), 5:05 p.m. Boston 54 48 .529 3 kees (Gooden 5-3), 5:05 p.m. long while showing glimpses of a “They’re turning out to be the kind St. Louis 58 47 .552 — Houston (Erickson 10-4) at Florida Toronto 55 52 .514 4 1/2 Cleveland (Colon 9-8) at Tampa Bay promising running game and blocking of players I thought they were,” the Cincinnati 54 51 .514 4 (Smith 1-3), 5:05 p.m. Baltimore 46 58 .442 12 (Rupe 3-4), 5:15 p.m. a punt. coach said. “They’re very explosive. I Chicago 49 55 .471 8 1/2 Los Angeles (Perez 4-5 and Valdes 2-4) Tampa Bay 44 59 .427 13 1/2 Minnesota (Redman 9-4) at Baltimore Pittsburgh 45 58 .437 12 at Pittsburgh (Anderson 3-5 and Arroyo 2- Central Division (Mussina 6-10), 5:35 p.m. Jerome Woods knocked away one saw both of them make several plays Milwaukee 44 62 .415 14 1/2 3), 2, 3:05 p.m. W L Pct. GB Chicago White Sox (Baldwin 12-4) at pass, while Marvcus Patton batted a today.” Houston 39 66 .371 19 Cincinnati (Parris 5-13) at N.Y. Mets Chicago 64 41 .610 — Texas (Glynn 2-1), 6:35 p.m. West Division (Hampton 10-7), 5:10 p.m. Cleveland 52 50 .510 10 1/2 Boston (Wakefield 6-5) at Seattle W L Pct. GB San Francisco (Estes 10-3) at Milwaukee Detroit 48 56 .462 15 1/2 (Halama 9-5), 8:05 p.m. San Francisco 57 46 .553 — (Snyder 3-5), 6:05 p.m. Kansas City 47 57 .452 16 1/2 Detroit (Sparks 0-2) at Anaheim (Cooper K-State player dies while driving Arizona 58 47 .552 — Atlanta (Millwood 6-8) at Arizona Minnesota 48 60 .444 17 1/2 4-5), 8:05 p.m. MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) — An- and struck two parked cars before com- Los Angeles 55 49 .529 2 1/2 (Reynoso 7-7), 8:05 p.m. West Division Wednesday’s Games thony Bates, a junior defensive tackle ing to a stop, police said. Colorado 50 54 .481 7 1/2 Philadelphia (Person 5-3) at San Diego W L Pct. GB Kansas City (Stein 1-3) at N.Y. Yankees San Diego 47 58 .448 11 (Eaton 2-2), 8:05 p.m. Seattle 61 44 .581 — (Neagle 2-0), 10:05 a.m. at Kansas State, died Monday after Bates, 20, was taken to a hospital, Sunday’s Games Wednesday’s Games Oakland 58 47 .552 3 Minnesota (Radke 7-11) at Baltimore suffering a medical condition while where he died in the afternoon. No N.Y. Mets 4, St. Louis 2 Cincinnati (Dessens 5-0) vs. N.Y. Mets Anaheim 57 50 .533 5 (Rapp 6-7), 1:05 p.m. driving near campus, the university other medical information was avail- Atlanta 6, Houston 3 (Leiter 11-4), 10:10 a.m. Texas 50 53 .485 10 Toronto (Carpenter 7-10) at Oakland announced. able, Kansas State sports information Milwaukee 3, Colorado 2 Los Angeles (Dreifort 7-7) at Pittsburgh Sunday’s Games (Mulder 6-7), 1:35 p.m. Cincinnati 7, Montreal 4 (Silva 7-4), 11:35 a.m. N.Y. Yankees 7, Minnesota 4 Detroit (Moehler 6-7) at Anaheim (Hill 5- Bates was driving southbound near director Dick Dull said Monday night. Philadelphia 3, Los Angeles 2 San Francisco (Hernandez 10-7) at Mil- Tampa Bay 7, Kansas City 6 6), 2:05 p.m. campus just before noon when his Bates’ death came on the same day Chicago Cubs 3, San Francisco 1 waukee (Wright 6-4), 12:05 p.m. Baltimore 10, Cleveland 7 Cleveland (Burba 10-4) at Tampa Bay pickup crossed into the northbound newcomers reported to preseason San Diego 9, Pittsburgh 8 Colorado (Rose 0-0) at Chicago Cubs Oakland 5, Boston 2 (Rekar 4-6), 5:15 p.m. lane and struck a car, then continued on camp for the Wildcats. 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