dailydaily newsnews 6 The Goodland Daily News / Tuesday, May 14, 2002 sports Rockies beat Florida DENVER (AP) — walked three straight Cowgirls win one, lose one Greg Norton hadn’t hit batters. a grand slam since high “It was a big hit for school. When he fi- him and a big hit for Goodland wraps up season nally connected in his us,” said Rockies seventh big league manager Clint season, he nearly for- Hurdle, who sent at regional tournament get what he was sup- Norton to the plate posed to do. to pinch-hit for Stark even though By Doug Stephens tougher,” Daise said. “If we had got- “I almost ran by (teammate Stark could have gone another in- The Goodland Daily News ten a break here, a break there, we could Bobby) Estalella at first,” Norton ning or two. The Cowgirl softball team faced have won three or four more games. said. “We needed to roll the dice and problems from two sets of Eagles at its That’s what I was looking for. Norton’s homer and Denny see if we could open it up a little bit,” regional tournament Monday in “I did see improvement, though. Stark’s six shutout innings sparked Hurdle said. Larned, coming back late in the game That’s the important thing.” the Colorado Rockies to a 7-3 vic- Norton, hitting just .182, said he to beat Colby, only to be eliminated by Goodland’s star pitcher, Britany tory over the Florida Marlins on “got a pitch I was able to drive. I put Hugoton. Pettibone, took the mound for both Monday night. a good swing on it, and it just hap- Goodland beat the Colby Lady games. She retired 10 Colby batters Colorado scored two unearned pened to go out. In that situation, Eagles 4-3 in the first game, scoring and walked only one, allowing seven runs off Brad Penny (3-2), and you want to do something. If you hit four runs late in the game to knock their hits and one earned run. She helped Norton homered off reliever Gary into a double play there, it’s for traditional rivals out of the tournament. herself with a single. Knotts in the sixth after Knotts nothing.” “It was a close, tense game,” Coach StevieLee Raymer hit a home run Terry Daise said. “I think we did pretty and a single, and Tammy Weeter got well.” one RBI with one double and two base The Hugoton Eagles would prove hits. Jennifer Mentzer hit two singles Weiss joins team as assistant tougher to beat. One bad defensive in- and batted in a run. Stephanie DENVER (AP) — Former Colo- mits when the Rockies are on the ning and unlucky hitting led to a 6-1 Fairbanks hit a triple and a single, and rado Rockies shortstop Walt Weiss road. defeat, Daise said. Alissa Schields was walked. is rejoining the team as a special as- “The game needs people like “We hit the ball hard,” he said, “but Against Hugoton, Pettibone struck sistant to general manager Dan Walt to remain a part of it once the right at them. We didn’t get any out three and walked two. She allowed O’Dowd. playing career is over, and he’s a breaks.” six hits and six earned runs. Colleen Weiss will be in uniform when the perfect fit to be part of our organi- The loss ends the Cowgirls’ season Koehler brought in the only run, driv- Rockies are at home, and will work zation,” O’Dowd said. “We feel he with a 10-10 record. Goodland started ing in Weeter on one of her two singles. with the Rockies’ minor league can contribute in a number of Cowgirl StevieLee Raymer tipped a foul ball in a home game. She hit a the season strong, with a 7-1 record, Weeter drew a walk on top of two base teams as his personal schedule per- ways.” home run during Goodland’s win over Colby on Friday at the regional then the girls dropped their next six . hits, Mentzer hit a double and tournament in Larned. Photo by Doug Stephens/The Goodland Daily News “As we went along, the schedule got Fairbanks a single. Senior tracksters have new paths ahead of them By Doug Stephens She says she he wants to go to Johnson County for two years, he said, The Goodland Daily News liked high school Fort Hays, major and transfer to get an engineering de- The Goodland track team has high sports because she in business, and gree to Kansas State University. hopes for the regional meet on Friday had a good time maybe come back He’s not sure what he wants to do and Saturday, but six members are and it let her inter- to the family busi- after that. He doesn’t plan to play any looking a little farther into the future. act with people. ness, KLOE Ra- college sports, he said, even though he Seniors Rachael Hagerman, Sean “It gives you dio. He said he enjoyed it in high school and will miss Greenlee, Hayley Jarmin, Andrew something to be- will try to get on it a bit. Melia, Bryan Mai and Lacey Brenner lieve in,” she said. the baseball team “I made a lot of friends,” he said, are almost through with high school. She says she R. Hagerman Sean Greenlee Hayley Jarmin Andrew Melia Bryan Mai Lacey Brenner and maybe try out “and had a lot of fun.” Their last day of classes is Wednesday, played just about for basketball. Brenner, a sprinter and high jumper, and depending how they do at region- every sport she Melia says he plans to go to the University of Kan- als, this weekend could see the end of could in high school, but her favorite gram. plan to go to college right away. She had a lot of fun playing high school sas and major in biology, and later get their high school sports careers. was track. Hagerman doesn’t know if “I may play some intramural sports,” said she’s going to work at a car deal- sports. into optometry. All have plans. Some have the future she will be allowed to play any other he said, “but all I want to play is foot- ership for awhile as a secretary and see “I had an awesome time. I loved it,” She played basketball, volleyball mapped out four or eight years, others sports at the college, but if the swim- ball.” how things stand. She said she’ll have he said, adding that he thinks he got and track all four years. She says she no farther than the next year or two. ming coach will let her, she says she is He says he wanted to go to Fort Hays fond memories of high school sports. better every year. liked learning about sportsmanship, The four with definite plans hope to go definitely going out for track. State University, but it was too expen- “I liked being part of the team,” she “I went from a nothing in basketball working with people, and learning, on to be a doctor, engineer, business- “I love to run,” Hagerman said. “I sive and he isn’t sure what he wants to said. “We had some good times.” to a starter,” he said. “never to give up.” man, and secretary, but they all agree would love to do that next year.” study. Melia competes in shot put, javelin Mai, a hurler and relay runner, She says she will miss playing they enjoyed competing with the track She says she will miss high school a “I really have to decide that,” he said and discus throw, and played basket- played football, basketball and track sports, but she is excited about moving team, and will look back and remem- little, but “I am definitely ready for with a laugh. ball during the winter season. He says for four years. He wants to go to on. ber having fun. college.” He says he enjoyed the sports he Hagerman, a star sprinter and hur- Greenlee, who competes in the triple played in high school. dler, is heading off for the University jump, long jump and 200-meter dash, “I loved it in high school,” Greenlee of Maryland next year on a swimming also played basketball and football. He said. “I’m going to miss playing foot- scholarship. All the while she was plans on going to Johnson County ball and basketball. I’m going to keep growing up, she says, she competed in Community College in Overland Park. playing with my friends, but I’m going The Fun Starts In Atwood Kansas a summer league, driving to Colby He won’t play any sports because the to miss organized sports. with her brother every day to practice. school doesn’t have a football pro- Jarmin, a field event star, doesn’t Date: May 17, 18 & 19, 2002 Avs beat San Jose during earthquake Show & Shine SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — Just like extra period evened the series and sent The sellout crowd of 17,496 was Drag Races his players, Colorado Avalanche coach this Western Conference semifinal unruffled, and play continued uninter- Bob Hartley didn’t feel the real earth- back to Denver for a deciding Game 7 rupted. Poker Run quake that shook San Jose. on Wednesday night. “I didn’t feel anything,” Colorado Swap Meet “I felt the earthquake when we With nine minutes left in the third forward Milan Hejduk said. “This scored,” Hartley said after the Ava- period, an earthquake with a prelimi- building is pretty loud and it is shak- Games lanche beat the San Jose Sharks 2-1 in nary magnitude of 5.2 rattled the ing anyway.” overtime Monday night.