dailydaily newsnews 6 The Goodland Daily News / Monday, April 29, 2002 sports Rockies win three in a row DENVER (AP) — A three-game It seems to be working. Thomson, Chacon and ‘‘He threw strikes and was efficient winning streak has changed the out- Jennings pitched seven Jennings. They kind of with his pitches,’’ Hurdle said. ‘‘He look of the . shutout innings and set the table for Mike also swung the bat and drove in a . “You get tired of getting beat up,” Helton a two-run Hampton and Denny It was a big day for the kid.’’ Clint Hurdle said. “Our guys homer. Jennings (2-2) Neagle in the next se- Philadelphia dropped its fifth are starting to feel better about them- allowed just four hits, ries. straight game and ninth in 10 games. selves.” walked three and ‘‘Hopefully this At 8-17, the Phils have a worse record The Rockies beat the Philadelphia struck out four. He can develop a little than the Rockies. Phillies 4-2 on Sunday behind Jason also hit an RBI double. bit of momentum to ‘‘I’m running out of answers,” Jennings and Todd Helton to raise their In successive games, Rockies start- carry into the Pittsburgh series.’’ Phillies manager said. “I new manager’s record to 3-0. ers John Thomson, Shawn Chacon and If there was a negative, it’s that the saw something here I thought I’d never Before Friday night’s game, the Jennings have combined to go 3-0 with Rockies don’t play again until Tues- see, a team going three games here Rockies, off to the worst start in their a 1.37 ERA. day. without hitting a . It’s hard to history at 6-16, fired and “We pitched well this weekend,” ‘‘I kind of wish we didn’t have an believe. replaced him with Hurdle, their hitting Hurdle said. “We got three quality off-day,” Helton said. “We have some ‘‘We can’t break a game open right coach who was expected to bring pas- starts. Your momentum is as good as momentum.” now.” sion and enthusiasm back into the club- your next starting ’s effort, and Hurdle said Jennings’ changeup Helton’s third homer of the season house. we got three really good efforts from worked well, and so did his bat. put Colorado ahead 2-0 in the first. Avalanche, Kings go to seventh game By John Marshall nearlyIt’s identical to the Western Confer- This year’s series started off with The Kings took exception to a hit by The Associated Press ence semifinals last year, when the plenty of open ice and even more scor- Colorado’s Brad Larsen on defense- DENVER (AP) — Not again. Kings rallied from a 3-1 deficit before ing — 15 goals in the first two games man Andreas Lilja in the final seconds That’s what the Colorado Avalanche losing to the Avalanche 5-1 in Game 7. — but it has tightened up considerably of Game 6, which Los Angeles won 3- are thinking after blowing two chances Only 16 of 186 teams have advanced over the past three games. 1. to close out the Los Angeles Kings for after trailing 3-1, including Los Ange- As the teams have become more fa- Larsen’s hit led to a heated exchange the second year in a row. les against Edmonton in 1989, but the miliar with each other, the checking between Kings coach Andy Murray “It’s kind of a shame,” Colorado for- Kings have the momentum and are has been tighter, the scoring chances and Colorado’s Bob Hartley on the ward Dan Hinote said Sunday. “Obvi- confident after coming so close last fewer and the hits more punishing. bench, and the two traded barbs after ously, we’ve dug ourselves in a hole, year. The increased intensity also has led the game. Hartley made a reference to but we’ve been here before and we “They have a great team, but we felt to some frayed nerves. Murray being 4-foot-6 — he’s really 5- Junior varsity golfer David Griffith practiced teeing off at Sugar Hills know what it takes to come out and we could beat them last year, even The Avalanche have repeatedly 10 — and Murray questioned Hartley’s Golf Club. He finished the Scott City tournament with a round of 50 play our game.” more so this year,” Kings defenseman complained about the rough treatment reputation. on Thursday. Photo by Doug Stephens/The Goodland Daily News Colorado had a 3-1 lead in the best- Mathieu Schneider said. of Peter Forsberg, saying the Kings Both coaches had cooled by Sunday, of-seven series, but Los Angeles has “Last year, we were trying to slay a have intentionally tried to hurt their but neither was about to back down. won the last two games to force a Game giant. This year we feel like we’re on star forward after he missed the regu- “He (Hartley) doesn’t have to an- Two golfers win medals 7 Monday night in Denver. equal ground.” lar season due to injuries. swer to me,” Murray said. Two Goodland golfers placed in Michael Mangus shot 49, Brandon the Scott City junior varsity tourna- Cowan 50, David Griffith 50, and ment Thursday. Richard Bauman 53. Cowboy Dustin Baker took fourth It was a tournament for individu- place after winning a playoff, and als, so no team scores were kept. Josh Topliff came in seventh. Goodland High School golfers Baker finished with 45 strokes will next hit the links at 2 p.m. Tues- over nine holes, and Topliff with 46. day in Oakley. Nebraska beats Jayhawks LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Jed Mor- RBIs. Jeff Leise added two RBIs in- ris’ eighth-inning grand slam led Ne- cluding a solo homer. braska to a 9-1 win over Kansas in the Casey Spanish had three hits for the second game of Sunday’s double- Jayhawks. header. Brian Duensing (3-1) allowed five Earlier, Kansas (17-23, 4-16 Big 12) hits and one run in 7 1/3 innings for the used 17 hits to win the opener 14-3. win. Jeremy Becker finished the game children die annually from preventable, unintentional injuries than from Nebraska (30-15, 14-10) trailed 1-0 for his third save. Sherman County Farm Bureau and Goodland Ambassodors honored all childhood diseases combined. This year, one child in four will suffer entering the bottom of the fifth, before Jake Wright (2-5) lost after giving up Stetson Johnson, West Elementary School first grader on April 24. Stetson a preventable injury serious enough to require medical attention. The Brandon Eyemann’s bases-loaded three runs on four hits in six innings. received a $50 U.S. savings bond, a Farm Bureau plaque and Ambassodors great tragedy is that most of these injuries can be prevented. Each year, double gave the Cornhuskers a 2-1 In the first game, Cole Armstrong gift for his second place State safety poster titled “Always Use the Cross- approximately 2,100 Kansas children under age 14 suffer a preventable lead. had three RBIs for the Jayhawks while walk.” The poster demonstrationed both the right and wrong methods. injury serious enough to require hositalization. The Huskers added single runs in the Ryan Baty added two RBIs and scored Stetson is the son of Ryan and Kara Johnson. His four-year-old sister, Shelby, In an effort to reduce accidents by developing “safety-minded” sixth and seventh innings and scored three runs. was also present. youth, Kansas Farm Bureau has sponsored a Safety Poster Program for once in the eighth before Morris’s Ryan Klocksien had four hits and Earlier, Farm Bureau presented county awards and $50 U.S. savings nearly 35 years. Every year more than 30,000 elementary school youth grand slam. scored three runs. Kevin Wheeler, bonds to the other first place country winners, Alexis Bateman, fourth grade, Morris also had a solo homer in the Spanish and Baty each had three hits participate statewide. Posters are judged on the county level and the sixth and finished 2-for-4 with five for the Jayhawks. and Debra Dawdy, fifth grade. three top posters from each division are submitted for judging on the Preventable injury is the leading single killer of Kansas children. More state level. The participants can pick any topic that interests them. baseball scoreboard

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