Page 10 THE NORTON TELEGRAM Friday, July 11, 2008
Busy, busy place
Diddle Arena at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green was a busy place during the 43rd an- nual International BB Gun Match Championships. Pictured here are the fi ring line and backup person- nel during competition from the standing position. —Telegram photo by Dick Boyd Norton K-18 goes 1-1 against Stockton on the road
By DICK BOYD Norton had seven hits, nine less again in the bottom of the [email protected] walks and fi ve strike outs. Lead- second. The Norton K-18 baseball team ing hitters for Norton were Kaid Blue Jay batters continued to K-18 baseball hosts Plainville split a double header at Stockton McKenna and Ryan Blecha, both 2 connect with the baseball in the on Monday, June 30. for 3 at the plate. Winning pitcher top of the third when they added The young Blue Jays lost a tight was A. Smith. seven more runs. Terrell and 9-8 game in the opener, then ral- Millan pitched three and one- Hartwell both doubled, Antrim and fi nishes with a 1-1 mark lied in the nightcap for an impres- half innings and was the losing walked, Keiswetter and Shirk both By DICK BOYD Ryan Blecha singled, Terrell with four runs in the top of the sive 20-2 victory! pitcher. Terrell relieved him for doubled, Kaid McKenna was hit [email protected] walked and Antrim hit his second fourth and three more in the top In the opener, Norton took a the rest of the game. Stockton by a pitch, Ryan Blecha singled The Norton K-18 baseball straight double. Blecha and Terrell of the fi fth. 3-0 lead in the top of the fi rst in- had fi ve hits, fi ve walks and three and Terrell, Hartwell and Robert team split a double header with both scored. Neither team scored in the ning. Trey Millan walked, Kaid strike outs. Blecha all walked on their second Plainville on Friday, June 27 at Plainville answered with four fi rst two innings and Plainville McKenna singled, Ryan Blecha The Norton bats were loud in time at bat in the inning. All seven John Ryan Field in Norton. runs in the top of the fourth to took a 1-0 lead in the top of the doubled, and Brett Terrell singled. the nightcap as they pounded out scored to push the Norton lead to The young Blue Jays won the take an 8-6 advantage but the Blue third. Norton did not score in Millan, McKenna and Blecha 16 hits in the 20-2 win. The young 20-0. opener by a 9-8 score but lost Jays had an answer of their own. the bottom of the inning and the crossed home plate. Blue Jays tallied four runs in the Stockton tallied two runs in the the nightcap 8-1. Norton tallied three runs to take young Cardinals took a 5-0 lead Neither team scored in the sec- top of the fi rst. Keiswetter, Shirk bottom of the inning but it was Plainville scored three runs to a 9-8 lead. in the top of the fourth. ond inning and Norton also failed and Kaid McKenna all singled, too little, too late and Norton won start the fi rst game but Norton Shirk doubled, Millan walked, Norton scored their only run to score in the top of the third. The Ryan Blecha walked and all four 20-2. tied the score at 3-all in the bot- Kaid McKenna and Terrell both in the bottom of the fourth to Tigers tied the score at 3-all with scored. Leading hitters for Norton were tom of the fi rst. Spencer Shirk singled. Shirk, Millan and McK- make it 5-1 but Plainville’s three runs of their own in the bot- After Stockton went score- Keiswetter, 4 for 4. Shirk 3 for singled, Trey Millan walked, enna all tallied. three more runs in the top of tom of the third. less in the bottom of the fi rst, the 3; Kaid McKenna, 2 for 4; Ter- and Ryan Blecha and Brett Ter- Terrell relieved Shirk on the the fi fth made the fi nal 8-1 in Norton also did not tally in the floodgates opened in the top of rell and Antrim, each 2 for 3 and rell both singled. Shirk, Millan mound for Norton in the top of their favor. top of the fourth and Stockton the second and Norton scored Hartwell, 2 for 2. and Blecha scored. the fi fth and Plainville went down Norton had just two hits in the broke the tie with six big runs in nine runs. Norton had nine walks and two Plainville failed to tally in the one, two, three to end the game game, no walks and no strike the bottom of the inning to take a Antrim tripled and singled in strike outs. Losing pitcher was top of the second and Norton with Norton on top 9-8. outs. Winning pitcher was A. 9-3 lead. the inning, Keiswetter singled Kriley. added a run in the bottom of Norton had 11 hits, three walks Casey. The Norton boys rallied in the twice, Shirk singled and was Winning pitcher was Shirk. He the inning when Seth Antrim and no Blue Jay batters struck Losing pitcher was Millan, top of the fi fth but their fi ve runs hit by a pitch, Carson McKenna allowed four hits, struck out six doubled and Landon Keiswet- out. Leading hitters for Norton who pitched three innings. Zac fell short of tying the game again. walked twice, Kaid McKenna and walked two batters. ter singled him home. Millan were Shirk and Ryan Blecha, each Hartwell pitched the fourth and Carson McKenna, Kaid McK- doubled, Ryan Blecha walked, Next action singled later in the inning but 2 for 3 and Terrell and Antrim, fi fth innings. Plainville had four enna and Ryan Blecha started Terrell doubled, and Hartwell On Thursday, July 3, Norton did not score. each 2 for 2. Losing pitcher was hits, nine walks and no strike the fireworks as each doubled. singled. Scoring were Antrim played a double header at Phil- The young Cardinals tied the B. Brungardt. outs. Zac Hartwell and Taylor Meder (twice), Keiswetter, Shirk, both lipsburg. score at 4-all with one run in the Shirk was the winning pitcher. Next action walked and Landon Keiswetter McKennas, Blecha, Terrell and On Tuesday, Norton hosted top of the third but Norton ran Plainville had nine hits, two walks Norton will play Friday, singled. Both McKennas, Blecha, Hartwell. Hays in a double header at John two runs across home plate in and no strike outs. Saturday and Sunday in the Hartwell and Meder all scored. The young Tigers were score- Ryan Field. the bottom of the inning to put The nightcap was also a close Sub-Regional Tournament in Norton back on top 6-4. game until Plainville broke it open Russell. Bad fi fth inning spells defeat All-Academic honors for 4 ‘Jays By DICK BOYD With Norton trailing by just 6-4, “The attitude of this team is [email protected] the Blue Jays went to bat in the top getting better but our players as Norton Community High classroom. To be eligible to re- 3.75 on a 4.0 scale, or the equiva- The Norton American Legion of the third but were held scoreless well as coaches are really tired of School seniors Courtney Cox, ceive this award, varsity letter lent on another scale, during the baseball team got a good start on again. After Jordan Durham hit a losing. The only thing we can keep Lacy Ellis and Sara Lentz and winners must have a minimum fi rst semester of the 2007-2008 Tuesday, July 1 in Alma, Neb. but fl y ball to third for the fi rst out, doing is practicing and trying to junior Ashley Colip have been cumulative grade point average of school year. an error-fi lled fi fth inning led to a Spooner singled and Runnion hit improve.” named to the First Team on the 14-4 loss. a hard liner to the shortstop who Next action Kansas Volleyball Association’s The Blue Jays took a 4-0 lead produced a double play. The Norton Legion nine is All-Academic Team. in the top of the fi rst inning when Tacha relieved Hamel on the scheduled to host Minden, Neb. The KVA All-Academic Team all nine players batted. Todd Zink mound for Norton in the bottom in a double header on Saturday, is designed to honor high school led off with a single, Garrett Tacha of the third inning and shut down beginning at 6 p.m. at John Ryan varsity volleyball players who 78(6-8/< walked, Landon Hamel singled Alma in both the third and fourth Field. have proven excellence in the # $0&'7 them home and Brian Spooner innings. With the score still 6-4, OnSHRINE Sunday, theBOWL, Legion EMPORIA,will 7/26/08 cleaned the bases with a long Norton was unable to tally in the host Stockton in 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. 6(//(56 5REHUW0LNH -RH)DUUHOO home run ball! 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