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In brief Kyle Busch wins Truck series race in Kentucky Gillette’s Hladky opener pushed back By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Gateway in Madison, Illinois, finished 1.844 SPARTA, Ky. — Kyle Busch made it 5 for seconds behind Busch. The Gillette Roughriders Wallace shook his head sideways when baseball team has a tradition of 5 this season in the Camping World Truck Series, holding off Kyle Busch Motorsports asked if he thought he had a chance to beat playing Greeley, Colorado, in Busch on a late restart. its opening game of the Hladky teammate Darrell Wallace Jr. on Thursday “He knew what he was doing,” Wallace said. Tournament. night at Kentucky Speedway. Mother Nature squashed that Busch has six straight series victories dating “He’s so cool to work with. He’s so good.” tradition Thursday evening. to last season and 40 overall in 120 starts. The Kyle Busch Motorsports drivers have won The game between Greeley Sprint Cup driver led the final 55 laps in the nine of the series’ last 12 races, with Wallace and Gillette was postponed 150-lap race. winning twice and Erik Jones once. Toyota Thursday because of a down- “Really proud of Kyle Busch Motorsports has won 10 straight races. pour of rain, hail and high finishing 1-2,” Busch said. “It’s a great testa- “I’m really proud that my name is on the winds. It now will be made ment for everything we’ve gone for and strived door,” Busch said. “I’m most proud of Eric up at 6 p.m. Saturday. Gillette for. ... Qualifying 1-2 and finishing 1-2, I think Phillips (crew chief) and all the guys, everyone was scheduled to play Ralston I was more pumped for having a 1-2 finish, at Kyle Busch Motorsports for all their hard AP Photo/Garry Jones Valley, Colorado, at 7:30 p.m. than winning, honestly.” work and dedication and everything they’ve NASCAR driver Kyle Busch celebrates with a tire burn out Saturday, but that game is now Wallace, the winner two weeks ago at done to build really good trucks.” Thursday after winning a truck race in Sparta, Ky. scheduled to start at 8:30 p.m. Boulder, Colorado, and Longmont, Colorado, were tied at 3-3 in the sixth inning Sample when weather suspended play World Cup soccer Thursday. The rest of their game will be played at 4:30 p.m. Friday before Gillette’s game against Longmont at 5 p.m. A full updated schedule is U.S. ready on page 3. Organizers search for softball volunteers to take on Gillette organizers of a national girls fastpitch softball tournament at the end of July are desperate to find more vol- unteers. The volunteers are needed for meet and greet, help teams, By RONALD BLUM hand out programs, main- THE ASSOCIATED PRESS tain and rake fields between games, stock water in dugouts RECIFE, Brazil — Now that the U.S. and much more, said Theresa has survived the so-called “Group of Gales. They are needed starting Death,” it’s time for sudden death: the with the opening ceremony at knockout phase of the World Cup. 6 p.m. July 30 at the Field of The Americans play Belgium on Dreams and continuing from Tuesday night in the round of 16, hop- 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. July 31-Aug. ing to show they’re better than the U.S. 2 for the tournament games team that lost in overtime to Ghana in featuring age 12, 14, 16 and the second round four years ago. 18 and younger girls from “By no means are we satisfied with throughout the nation. just getting out of the group,” midfield- Gales said the situation er Graham Zusi said Sunday after the became more dire this week Americans advanced despite a 1-0 loss when some who had previously to Germany. “We want to keep going volunteered withdrew and said and make some history.” they won’t be able to help. Belgium eased past the Americans 4-2 “We’re looking for anyone. in a May 2013 exhibition at Cleveland If you can help, we can find on two goals by Christian Benteke something for you to do,” she (currently sidelined with a torn Achilles said. tendon), and one each from Marouane If you can help, call or email Fellaini and Kevin Mirallas. Two years Gales or Pam Gossard. You earlier, Belgium won 1-0 in on can contact Gales at 307-660- ’ half-volley in the 4038 or email her at theresa. 55th minute in Jurgen Klinsmann’s first [email protected]; you can road game with the U.S. reach Gossard at 605-381-4810 “They’re a top team. Everyone or email her at minime9801@ around Europe will tell you how good yahoo.com. they are,” American goalkeeper Tim Howard said. “They’ve got so many Black Hills State good players, young players, strong, names hoops coach fast, good on the ball. I actually think because of that we match up well with SPEARFISH, S.D. — Black them, but we’ll see.” Hills State University has Howard was a teammate at Everton named Augustana College last season with Belgium’s Romelu assistant coach Jeff Trumbauer Lukaku and Mirallas, and played on as its next head men’s basket- the Toffees with Fellaini before the ball coach. bushy-haired forward transferred to Trumbauer has spent the News Record File Photo/Pete Rodman Manchester United last summer. The past five seasons at Augustana. Red Devils, seeded in December’s draw Before that he spent six years Gillette’s Audrie Conner throws to first base during an April 21 practice at Bicentennial Park. Her age 18 and ranked 11th, are at their first major as head coach at Jamestown and younger Blue Jay team will compete this weekend in the Razor City Invite. tournament since the 2002 World Cup, College. where they lost in the second round to At Black Hills State he will eventual champion Brazil. replace Bradd Schafer, who While the U.S. defeated Ghana 2-1 resigned in May to become the and drew Portugal 2-2 to advance on head coach at Western State a goal-difference tiebreaker against the Colorado University. Portuguese, Belgium beat Algeria 2-1, 1-0 and South Korea 1-0. FIFA bans Uruguay’s Park full of Jays “It gives us so much confidence to Suarez after bite get those nine points with only 10 men and prepare for the Americans in that RIO DE JANEIRO — FIFA mood,” defender said banned Uruguay’s Luis Suarez its benefits. It makes his team play up Sunday. from all soccer activities for Five Gillette Blue Jay softball teams will be at a higher level to compete. The U.S. returned to its Sao Paulo four months for biting an oppo- “You just have to keep an open base Thursday night and looked for- nent at the World Cup, ruling in action this weekend in Bicentennial Park mind because some of the losses are ward to four days off before playing him out of the tournament tough.” the Belgians in Salvador. The winner Both Blue Jay teams hope to make and the start of the upcoming By GRANT EGGER Saturday’s pool play, the 16U team advances to a quarterfinals. it tough on the other three teams season. NEWS RECORD WRITER could very well face off with their in the bracket. The Billings Force The ban also covers older counterparts come Sunday’s [email protected] (Montana), the Black Hills Rebels Uruguay’s next nine interna- tournament bracket play — which is (South Dakota) and the Douglas tional games. FIFA also fined Coach Danny Gojkovich said determined by Saturday’s results. The Dynamite also will be Gojkovich and the Liverpool striker 100,000 Thursday evening that he’s looking 18U coach has kept a watchful eye Kuhbacher’s competition this week- Swiss francs ($112,000). forward to seeing a bunch of Blue on Kuhbacher’s team’s progress. end. Jays at Bicentennial Park this week- “We’re a little bit ahead of them,” The 18U team’s head man said his Woods has rough end. Gojkovich said of his older team. team is playing the best it has yet this And no, he’s not talking about the “But they’ve gotten a lot better. We return from injury season. But last week, it was unable actual avians. started out the year quite a bit ahead to capitalize on it in Rapid City, BETHESDA, Md. — Tiger He’s talking about the five Gillette of them and now I’ve seen some South Dakota, because of the weath- Woods was back on the PGA Blue Jay softball teams that will make good progress out of our 16U team, er. The Razor City Invite gives these Tour for the first time in more up the three tournament fields in the so it’ll be exciting to have them in Blue Jays an opportunity to show than three months and said he Gillette Girls Fastpitch Association’s there. They’re making strides.” what they’ve got. felt “fantastic.” Razor City Invite this weekend. That Kuhbacher agreed that his team “We’re coming together and we’re If only his game were so includes his age 18 and younger has gotten better as the spring has peaking,” Gojkovich said. “We’re good. team competing in the five-team high turned to summer, but wishes the peaking when we need to peak.” In his first tournament since school division. squad had more chances to play. March back surgery, Woods The 18U team starts against the “It’s a lot of fun,” Gojkovich said. “We’re about 12 games into this made seven bogeys in a round Dynamite at 8 a.m. Saturday on Field “We always look forward to this season,” he said. “But the other of 3-over 74. Only 19 players 3, while the 16U squad takes on the weekend. We get to be home, get to teams that we’ve been going up had a higher score. be around our fans and there’s going against have played 30-plus games.” Rebels on Field 2. NHL salary cap will to be a ton of Blue Jays out there. It’s Rain has prevented the 16U Blue Three youngest Blue Jay nice to get to watch the other teams. Jays from really taking off this year. teams will also play in Invite increase next season We don’t always get the opportuni- Rained out practices — like Thursday ty because we’re usually at different night’s planned scrimmage with the The Gillette Blue Jay 14U and two NEW YORK — After a year complexes.” 18Us — have put Kuhbacher’s team 12U teams will have more numbers of record revenues, the NHL Not only will Gojkovich’s team be at an even bigger disadvantage when to compete with in their Razor City salary cap is going up again. able to check out the Blue Jays 14U they play older teams, like they will Invite brackets. The exact figure for the 2014- and two 12U teams at Bicentennial this weekend. Coach Fred Anderson’s 14Us will 15 hasn’t been set yet, NHL Park, but they’ll also have to closely “It’s harder for us to hang in there face six other teams, three of which Commissioner Gary Bettman AP Photo/Matthias Schrader watch a team in their own division. (because of the disadvantages), but come from Rapid City. The Outlaws, said, but he hoped it would be Coach Steve Kuhbacher’s 16U we get playing time and everything Calibers and Sizzle join three The United States’ Tim Howard, worked out on Friday. Blue Jays are also in the middle of else to do the best we can,” the coach more Wyoming teams: the Casper left, shakes hands with Clint Fusion, the Casper Voltage and the — STAFF AND WIRE REPORTS the high school division. Though said. However, Kuhbacher added Dempsey Thursday after their they won’t meet Gojkovich’s team in that the older competition also has See JAYS, Page C2 game with Germany in Brazil. ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■