It was anybody's game through the first two quarters as Worth County's 'Lil Tigers Senior Squad led 13-6 after one half of action. But the players took exception to the South Harrison players doing the "Our House" chant on the Worth County field during their ritual right before the start of the second half and picked up the effort and intensity to win 26-6 in Pride of Iowa Junior Football action Saturday.
On their very first play from scrimmage, South Harrison fumbled away their opening handoff thanks to a big hit from Montana Lykins and the Tigers took full advantage of the short field as they started off on the South Harrison 22. Brevyn Ross took a four-yarder to the 18 and then set the tone for the rest of the game. Ross (25 carries, 183 yards), who had been admonished by Coach Richard Baker for juking too much with the ball last week, got a block from Nathan Pointer and then leveled a defender on his way to a 10-yard gain. The ref tacked on half the distance to the goal for a facemask to the 4. Pointer (11 carries, 37 yards) dove into the end zone for Worth County's first score of the afternoon to make it 6-0 with 12:42 left.
But South Harrison came right back as Carter Thomas caught a halfback pass for 10 yards and Tad Pequignot converted a sneak on third and short on their ensuing possession into a 23-yard gain down to the Tiger 7 to set up a Pequignot dive play from two yards out with 6:49 left in the first to tie it at 6-6. Ross fumbled the ball to set up a possible score for South Harrison, but Wade Rush broke up a pass, a fumble and a false start made it third and 15, Carter Thomas' reverse got nine yards back, and then Truman Moore ran down Pequignot from behind after a one-yard gain to give the ball back to the Tigers on downs.
Brevyn Ross ripped off a pair of sweeps for gains of six and 20 yards down to the South Harrison 19, but then the fumble bug bit again three plays later as Ross apparently thought the play was over and fumbled the ball away on the South Harrison 10 yard line. But Ross made up for his miscue on the next play as he tripped up Jacob Donner on a sweep play for no gain. A pair of cracks by Kasey McFall went nowhere and South Harrison was forced to punt.
Ross finally found his stride on the next series as he rescued second and nine with a seven-yarder and took a fake reverse for 18 down to the South Harrison 22. Ross took another crack to the 14, Nathan Pointer followed a Montana Lykins block to the 7, and Ross ran the remaining seven yards to put the Tigers up with 5:50 left. Ross ran in the extra point to make it 13-6.
South Harrison went nowhere on its next series. An offsides penalty and a five-yard sneak from Pequignot gave them a first down at the 40 but then Montana Lykins shot through and threw Brian Lucas for a three yard loss. Truman Moore pressured Pequiqnot on third down and Ross broke up the ensuing pass; a dive play to McFall only netted five yards and South Harrison was forced to punt. Worth County got a first down to their own 30 before time ran out and a desperation pass was intercepted.
The Tigers got a promising drive going behind the running of Ross as he took the initial play down the right side, reversed field, and then found a hole for nine yards to the 39. Pointer's first down run was good for seven yards and Ross converted another run into a seven-yarder for a first down to the South Harrison 23. Ross took a sweep for eight yards down to the 15 after getting a block for Pointer and the Tigers were knocking on the door. But then Ross tried to get too fancy and threw a forward lateral as he was being tackled after a short gain; that penalty and a block in the back penalty stalled the drive and the Tigers gave up the ball on downs.
Wade Rush intercepted a pass and got a nice return, but he fumbled it right back to the Bulldogs on their own 8. Given new life, McFall ripped off gains of 9, 2, and 16 yards to the 35. But then Nathan Pointer made back to back plays when he shot through and threw Carter Thomas for a loss of six on a reverse and then threw Pequignot for a loss of three on a keeper to set up third and long. The Bulldogs were forced to punt and the Tigers got the ball back on their own 20.
With the ball and the lead, the Tigers had a chance to run time off the clock and they did. Brevyn Ross, after having found out the hard way that playground-style football doesn't work against the big boys, finally began leveling defenders instead of waiting for them to come to him. He was stopped for no gain on his first carry, but then bounced off a defender for five yards to the 25 for a gain of five. After realizing that he could deliver the punishment as well as take it, Ross took off, taking a four-yarder to the 29 for fourth and one. He then leveled a defender on his way for a five-yard gain that converted fourth and one. Nathan Pointer then rattled off a couple of four-yarders and then Ross leveled a would-be tackler on his way to a 14-yard gain down to the South Harrison 24. Pointer then got two yards to the 22 and then Ross followed a Truman Moore block to the 13 and then moved a pile down to the seven. On their next play, the Tigers went on a quick count and Ross followed a line surge five yards down to the two. On their next play, Pointer scored to make it a two-possession game.
With time winding down and South Harrison forced to throw, the Tigers could pin their ears back and go after the quarterback. Lykins hurried a throw on first down at the 30 as Wade Rush broke up a pass. Another pass short-hopped the receiver. McFall's run could only get three yards and South Harrison elected to go for it on fourth and seven, but Lykins and Moore came with the pressure and the pass shorthopped the receiver again.
The Tigers got the ball in good field position and they ran out all of the clock and scored for good measure. Pointer got a five-yarder as he leveled a defender on the play; consecutive rushes by Brevyn Ross went for four yards down to the 20. Pointer only got one on the next play, but Brevyn Ross took an eight-yarder down to the 11 and then Jonny Carlson's keeper went down to the 5 for first and goal. On the next play, the Tigers went on a quick count and Carlson took a quick hitter four yards to the one. On the final play, Ross took the handoff, got a block from Truman Moore, and drove a pile into the end zone for the final yard as time expired. Jonny Carlson drove a defender into the end zone for the extra point run.
Coach Richard Baker said that he was happy for the win and that his squad had some of the best blocking of the year; he singled out Truman Moore, Harley Charles, and Wade Rush for their blocking. However, he said that this Saturday's matchup at 10:00 at Leon against I-35 would be one of their toughest matches of the year. "They're one of the toughest teams in the league and they're fundamentally sound," he said.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Junior Squad Drops Cliffhanger to Bethany Purple
Worth County 'Lil Tigers Junior Squad played its third cliffhanger in a row and this time, dropped a 15-14 nailbiter to Bethany Purple Saturday. The loss dropped them to 2-1 on the year.
Like the varsity squad, the Junior Squad struggled with the penalty bug; back to back penalties on their opening drive as well as a fumbled pitch on fourth down forced the Tigers to give up the ball on downs to start off with. South Harrison threatened to take full advantage as Timothy Heintz took off for 15 yards down to the Tiger 18 on South Harrison's first play from scrimmage. But a holding penalty wiped out a long run and then Tristen Emery ran down Brier Blake from behind on fourth and ten two yards short of the first down as Worth County held at the 10.
Worth County's second drive went much smoother than the first one as Tevin Cameron took a sweep and cutback for 11 yards to the 21. Cameron followed with a counter for three yards and a run for five to the 29. Jonny Carlson took a sweep and juked his way for 28 yards down to the South Harrison 23. Tevin Cameron took three more carries down to the 11 and then Ryan McClellan took a reverse and outran everyone for the remaining 11 yards to put Worth County on top with 51 seconds left in the first quarter. Cade Allee caught the extra point pass to make it 8-0.
After both sides exchanged punts, South Harrison had the ball on their own 22. They resorted to some trickery as they used the halfback pass for a 21-yard completion to Treyton Campbell to the Tiger 37. Jacob Starmer took a dive 10 more yards, and then the Bulldogs overcame a holding penalty with a 16-yard run from Brier Blake on third down as he broke a host of tackles to the 9. Three plays later, Blake was in the end zone for the score with 4:47 left in the half. Campbell caught the two-point pass to tie it up at 8-8. Worth County moved down to the South Harrison 27, but time ran out before they could score.
South Harrison was knocking on the door again at the start of the second half as Mason Doll faked a halfback pass and instead took a 14-yard reverse into Tiger territory at the 35. But this time, Drake Kinsella picked off a pass as Mason Hawk applied pressure and the Tigers took over on their own 35. On their first play from scirmmage, Tevin Cameron took the handoff, got blocks from Cade Allee and Drake Kinsella, shot through the middle, and broke to the outside for a 55-yard score with 11:32 left in the third to make it 14-8.
The Tigers made stand on defense and had a chance to make it a two possession game. South Harrison tried the same play that they started off the second half with, but Drake Kinsella ran down Doll after a six-yard gain and then stayed at home perfectly to stuff Starmer's cutback run for a one-yard gain. Kinsella then broke up a pass on third and three and South Harrison was forced to punt.
Michael Burch followed a Seth Brown block for a 13-yard gain on a keeper and then Tevin Cameron got two carries to the South Harrison 38. But a false start made it third and six; Michael Burch got a sweep that got four yards back. But Tevin Cameron was thrown for a loss on fourth and two and the Tigers gave up the ball on downs.
South Harrison took advantage of the good field position as Doll took an 18-yard sweep down to the Tiger 28. An offsides penalty gave the Bulldogs first down on the 16, and then Brier Blake took a quarterback sneak for first and goal at the six. A facemask penalty put the ball on the 3 and then two plays later, Blake was in the end zone with 11:54 left in the game. Jacob Starmer ran in the extra point for South Harrison to put them up 15-14.
Michael Burch ripped off 13 yards on Worth County's second play on the ensuing series as Ryan McClellan took out three South Harrison defenders during the play. But the Tigers stalled there as three running plays went for only four yards and Burch's fourth down pass was broken up with 6:40 left. South Harrison ran some time off the clock in their next series and punted the ball back to the Tigers, who had 60 yards to go in 3:53 to win. But the Tigers gave up the ball on downs as a fumble on fourth and one on a busted play allowed South Harrison to run off the clock for the win.
Like the varsity squad, the Junior Squad struggled with the penalty bug; back to back penalties on their opening drive as well as a fumbled pitch on fourth down forced the Tigers to give up the ball on downs to start off with. South Harrison threatened to take full advantage as Timothy Heintz took off for 15 yards down to the Tiger 18 on South Harrison's first play from scrimmage. But a holding penalty wiped out a long run and then Tristen Emery ran down Brier Blake from behind on fourth and ten two yards short of the first down as Worth County held at the 10.
Worth County's second drive went much smoother than the first one as Tevin Cameron took a sweep and cutback for 11 yards to the 21. Cameron followed with a counter for three yards and a run for five to the 29. Jonny Carlson took a sweep and juked his way for 28 yards down to the South Harrison 23. Tevin Cameron took three more carries down to the 11 and then Ryan McClellan took a reverse and outran everyone for the remaining 11 yards to put Worth County on top with 51 seconds left in the first quarter. Cade Allee caught the extra point pass to make it 8-0.
After both sides exchanged punts, South Harrison had the ball on their own 22. They resorted to some trickery as they used the halfback pass for a 21-yard completion to Treyton Campbell to the Tiger 37. Jacob Starmer took a dive 10 more yards, and then the Bulldogs overcame a holding penalty with a 16-yard run from Brier Blake on third down as he broke a host of tackles to the 9. Three plays later, Blake was in the end zone for the score with 4:47 left in the half. Campbell caught the two-point pass to tie it up at 8-8. Worth County moved down to the South Harrison 27, but time ran out before they could score.
South Harrison was knocking on the door again at the start of the second half as Mason Doll faked a halfback pass and instead took a 14-yard reverse into Tiger territory at the 35. But this time, Drake Kinsella picked off a pass as Mason Hawk applied pressure and the Tigers took over on their own 35. On their first play from scirmmage, Tevin Cameron took the handoff, got blocks from Cade Allee and Drake Kinsella, shot through the middle, and broke to the outside for a 55-yard score with 11:32 left in the third to make it 14-8.
The Tigers made stand on defense and had a chance to make it a two possession game. South Harrison tried the same play that they started off the second half with, but Drake Kinsella ran down Doll after a six-yard gain and then stayed at home perfectly to stuff Starmer's cutback run for a one-yard gain. Kinsella then broke up a pass on third and three and South Harrison was forced to punt.
Michael Burch followed a Seth Brown block for a 13-yard gain on a keeper and then Tevin Cameron got two carries to the South Harrison 38. But a false start made it third and six; Michael Burch got a sweep that got four yards back. But Tevin Cameron was thrown for a loss on fourth and two and the Tigers gave up the ball on downs.
South Harrison took advantage of the good field position as Doll took an 18-yard sweep down to the Tiger 28. An offsides penalty gave the Bulldogs first down on the 16, and then Brier Blake took a quarterback sneak for first and goal at the six. A facemask penalty put the ball on the 3 and then two plays later, Blake was in the end zone with 11:54 left in the game. Jacob Starmer ran in the extra point for South Harrison to put them up 15-14.
Michael Burch ripped off 13 yards on Worth County's second play on the ensuing series as Ryan McClellan took out three South Harrison defenders during the play. But the Tigers stalled there as three running plays went for only four yards and Burch's fourth down pass was broken up with 6:40 left. South Harrison ran some time off the clock in their next series and punted the ball back to the Tigers, who had 60 yards to go in 3:53 to win. But the Tigers gave up the ball on downs as a fumble on fourth and one on a busted play allowed South Harrison to run off the clock for the win.
Talley Entertains Fall Festival Crowd with Magic, Hypnosis
B.J. Talley, a magician and hypnotist out of St. Joseph, entertained the Worth County Fall Festival crowd with a magic show and then a hypnosis session Saturday night. He opened the magic show with two rabbits, "Hippity" and "Fred," which he turned from white and black to yellow and blue. He also switched their location from one hat to another.
His second trick was a rope trick, in which he took three ropes of different lengths, turned them into ropes of equal length, and turned them back into ropes of unequal lengths. His next trick was one where he and a helper tore some red and black sheets of paper, folded them, and made them into a hat.
The next trick was a satire on TV advertisements; the commercial that he played promised a yellow bandana, but he got a banana instead. He followed the instructions literally; he folded the banana in half and then folded it in half again. He took a red, green, blue, and yellow bandana that came with the kit, turned it into a makeshift bag, and then made the banana disappear.
Talley's next trick was to handcuff himself and try to beat Harry Houdini's record for escaping from handcuffs; he had a member of the audience make sure the handcuffs were solid, waved his hand at the audience, and then proceeded to escape from the handcuffs in seven seconds (Houdini's record was six according to Talley).
The most dangerous trick to that point came next when Talley recruited "Dink" to test one of Talley's new contraptions that he just got in the mail that day. It was a guillotine-shaped device that was to be used to cut carrots and other vegetables. Talley had some carrots handy and the machine was supposed to chop the carrot in the lower hole while keeping the one in the large hole intact. However, two attempts to test the machine were unsuccessful as it was chopping the carrots in the large hole as well as the ones in the small hole. Finally, Talley had "Dink" stick his head in the hole and the machine worked as intended -- it chopped off the carrot in the small hole below "Dink" while leaving "Dink's" head intact.
But the next trick that Talley did was even more dangerous -- he put his assistant, Lacey, into a box, removed the middle part of her body, and then replaced it as Lacey came out intact. His next trick was a leviatation spell in which he took a member of the audience, gave her a wand and crown, turned her into a princess, and had her floating in midair as he was playing the Disney theme song. For his final trick, he drew a picture of one of the audience members and sang the Louis Armstrong hit, "What a Wonderful World" along with the face.
Talley began the second part of his act by talking about the concept of hypnosis, where the subliminal part of the mind activates. For instance, he said that if someone were eating something, 90% of their audience would activate their saliva glands. There are six different levels of hypnosis; in the lower levels, a person is merely suggestible while at the highest levels of hypnosis, he said that someone could lay you up and take out your appendix and you wouldn't even notice. In fact, Talley said that hypnosis is commonly used in other countries in surgery when anathesia is not available; he said that he is called into the local hospital 2-3 times a month to hypnotize a patient who has an allergic reaction to anathesia. One hour of hypnosis is the equivalent of the body getting six hours of sleep. However, there was a catch -- the subject has to be a willing recipient. "If you fight it, you will win," he said.
After bringing up 17 people from the audience, he took them through a guided relaxation exercise to get them into a state of hypnosis, pushing them to ever-increasing levels of relaxation. The effect of the induction was such that even a few members of the audience in the front fell asleep while listening. The first exercise involved the participants smelling each other over because they were the best-smelling things that they had ever seen. Sidney Davenport declared that her neighbor smelled like candy while Travis Troutwine Jr. declared that his neighbor smelled like flowers and Kevin Austin declared that his neighbor smelled like Jasmine.
But then the scene changed and the participants now were told that their neighbors had the most gross smell ever. Austin declared that his neighbor smelled like a sewer while Kellie Warne declared that her neighbor smelled like a pig while Davenport declared that her neighbor smelled like a skunk. And then, Talley told everyone that they were the source of the foul odors, which led to participants trying to get the gross smells off of them.
After that, Talley put them back to sleep except for Austin and "Dink," the hero of the guillotine trick from the magic show, who both felt like they had to go to the bathroom worse than they ever had in their whole lives. The problem was that Tally told them that they were stuck to their chairs like superglue and that they could not get up and go. Eventually, Talley allowed "Dink" to get up and go to the portapotties just southeast of the stage, only to tell him that his hands were stuck in his pockets and he could not get them out. Then, "Dink's" zipper would not come down.
Then, Talley woke up the participants to find the cutest little birdie on their little fingers that they wanted to play with all the time. They were playing with them and showing them to their neighbors and giving them names. One was named "Tweety" while another was named "Smoky" and another was named "Grant." "Dink" then got up and sang "Old MacDonald" in front of the crowd.
After that, Talley changed the scene again and they were strapped in a bucket in a roller coaster that was 20 stories high and had a top speed of 115 miles per hour. They were screaming and holding hands as the roller coaster bounced up and down. Then, "Dink" became a martian named "Herb" with Kellie Warne as his interpreter; "Dink" would not tell where he had landed his spacecraft and said he was 100 years old.
The group then turned into a rock band and led the audience in doing the "YMCA." Then, they turned into a ballet dance troupe, first with "Dink" and then Kevin Austin in the middle as the star of the show. Then, Talley consigned the group into a haunted house where they were afraid and huddling close to each other and calling for mommy. Finally, in order to live, they had to do jumping jacks.
Then, the cast turned into Miss America contestants where they were competing for the $500,000 Miss America prize. Asked why they wanted to be Miss America, Grant Parman declared that "she" was cuter than all the other contestants; "Tater" declared that "she" was a single mother with four children and that "she" deserved it more than the others; Travis Troutwine Jr. declared that "she" was the hottest person in the world; Sidney Davenport declared that she was the most gorgeous and sang "row, row, row your boat;" "Dink" strutted "her" stuff and declared, "me so sexy;" Kellie Warne declared that she was the brightest one there, while Kevin Austin declared that he was for world peace and beauty and because "these people are scum compared to me." "Dink" was chosen the winner and strutted "her" stuff, while "Tater" cried because "she" didn't get the prize.
Finally, Talley turned all the guys into "Barney," who went around into the audience and gave the kids hugs. Then, he removed all the suggestions, except when he said, "Good night," all the ladies shouted, "I'm sexy!" and then wondered why they just said that.
His second trick was a rope trick, in which he took three ropes of different lengths, turned them into ropes of equal length, and turned them back into ropes of unequal lengths. His next trick was one where he and a helper tore some red and black sheets of paper, folded them, and made them into a hat.
The next trick was a satire on TV advertisements; the commercial that he played promised a yellow bandana, but he got a banana instead. He followed the instructions literally; he folded the banana in half and then folded it in half again. He took a red, green, blue, and yellow bandana that came with the kit, turned it into a makeshift bag, and then made the banana disappear.
Talley's next trick was to handcuff himself and try to beat Harry Houdini's record for escaping from handcuffs; he had a member of the audience make sure the handcuffs were solid, waved his hand at the audience, and then proceeded to escape from the handcuffs in seven seconds (Houdini's record was six according to Talley).
The most dangerous trick to that point came next when Talley recruited "Dink" to test one of Talley's new contraptions that he just got in the mail that day. It was a guillotine-shaped device that was to be used to cut carrots and other vegetables. Talley had some carrots handy and the machine was supposed to chop the carrot in the lower hole while keeping the one in the large hole intact. However, two attempts to test the machine were unsuccessful as it was chopping the carrots in the large hole as well as the ones in the small hole. Finally, Talley had "Dink" stick his head in the hole and the machine worked as intended -- it chopped off the carrot in the small hole below "Dink" while leaving "Dink's" head intact.
But the next trick that Talley did was even more dangerous -- he put his assistant, Lacey, into a box, removed the middle part of her body, and then replaced it as Lacey came out intact. His next trick was a leviatation spell in which he took a member of the audience, gave her a wand and crown, turned her into a princess, and had her floating in midair as he was playing the Disney theme song. For his final trick, he drew a picture of one of the audience members and sang the Louis Armstrong hit, "What a Wonderful World" along with the face.
Talley began the second part of his act by talking about the concept of hypnosis, where the subliminal part of the mind activates. For instance, he said that if someone were eating something, 90% of their audience would activate their saliva glands. There are six different levels of hypnosis; in the lower levels, a person is merely suggestible while at the highest levels of hypnosis, he said that someone could lay you up and take out your appendix and you wouldn't even notice. In fact, Talley said that hypnosis is commonly used in other countries in surgery when anathesia is not available; he said that he is called into the local hospital 2-3 times a month to hypnotize a patient who has an allergic reaction to anathesia. One hour of hypnosis is the equivalent of the body getting six hours of sleep. However, there was a catch -- the subject has to be a willing recipient. "If you fight it, you will win," he said.
After bringing up 17 people from the audience, he took them through a guided relaxation exercise to get them into a state of hypnosis, pushing them to ever-increasing levels of relaxation. The effect of the induction was such that even a few members of the audience in the front fell asleep while listening. The first exercise involved the participants smelling each other over because they were the best-smelling things that they had ever seen. Sidney Davenport declared that her neighbor smelled like candy while Travis Troutwine Jr. declared that his neighbor smelled like flowers and Kevin Austin declared that his neighbor smelled like Jasmine.
But then the scene changed and the participants now were told that their neighbors had the most gross smell ever. Austin declared that his neighbor smelled like a sewer while Kellie Warne declared that her neighbor smelled like a pig while Davenport declared that her neighbor smelled like a skunk. And then, Talley told everyone that they were the source of the foul odors, which led to participants trying to get the gross smells off of them.
After that, Talley put them back to sleep except for Austin and "Dink," the hero of the guillotine trick from the magic show, who both felt like they had to go to the bathroom worse than they ever had in their whole lives. The problem was that Tally told them that they were stuck to their chairs like superglue and that they could not get up and go. Eventually, Talley allowed "Dink" to get up and go to the portapotties just southeast of the stage, only to tell him that his hands were stuck in his pockets and he could not get them out. Then, "Dink's" zipper would not come down.
Then, Talley woke up the participants to find the cutest little birdie on their little fingers that they wanted to play with all the time. They were playing with them and showing them to their neighbors and giving them names. One was named "Tweety" while another was named "Smoky" and another was named "Grant." "Dink" then got up and sang "Old MacDonald" in front of the crowd.
After that, Talley changed the scene again and they were strapped in a bucket in a roller coaster that was 20 stories high and had a top speed of 115 miles per hour. They were screaming and holding hands as the roller coaster bounced up and down. Then, "Dink" became a martian named "Herb" with Kellie Warne as his interpreter; "Dink" would not tell where he had landed his spacecraft and said he was 100 years old.
The group then turned into a rock band and led the audience in doing the "YMCA." Then, they turned into a ballet dance troupe, first with "Dink" and then Kevin Austin in the middle as the star of the show. Then, Talley consigned the group into a haunted house where they were afraid and huddling close to each other and calling for mommy. Finally, in order to live, they had to do jumping jacks.
Then, the cast turned into Miss America contestants where they were competing for the $500,000 Miss America prize. Asked why they wanted to be Miss America, Grant Parman declared that "she" was cuter than all the other contestants; "Tater" declared that "she" was a single mother with four children and that "she" deserved it more than the others; Travis Troutwine Jr. declared that "she" was the hottest person in the world; Sidney Davenport declared that she was the most gorgeous and sang "row, row, row your boat;" "Dink" strutted "her" stuff and declared, "me so sexy;" Kellie Warne declared that she was the brightest one there, while Kevin Austin declared that he was for world peace and beauty and because "these people are scum compared to me." "Dink" was chosen the winner and strutted "her" stuff, while "Tater" cried because "she" didn't get the prize.
Finally, Talley turned all the guys into "Barney," who went around into the audience and gave the kids hugs. Then, he removed all the suggestions, except when he said, "Good night," all the ladies shouted, "I'm sexy!" and then wondered why they just said that.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Respect? Earned.
Worth County gained a huge step towards earning the respect they had been seeking as they beat the Mound City Panthers 22-20 in Mound City Friday. All year, the Tigers had taken exception to what they saw as a lack of respect as the News-Press kept the Tigers out of the rankings and KQ2's pundits were saying that nobody would come close to touching Mound City after their impressive 34-0 drubbing of St. Joseph Christian on opening night. But the Tigers had one factor going in their favor -- they had won three times in Mound City in the last few years. Former coach and current principal Chris Sharp said that he hoped the Lord would keep the rain out -- that statement turned out to be prophetic as the game was played in driving rain all night. It took away the athletic ability of the Panthers and played right into the hands of the Tigers, who thrive on power football and superior conditioning. However, the Tigers will have plenty of reasons to have a chip on their shoulder; for example, the KQ2 pundits, while admitting that Worth County belonged in the picture along with Mound City and North Andrew, predicted that North Andrew's team speed would be too much in districts for "the power teams of the 275." Worth County will play North Andrew on their Homecoming in two weeks.
Coach Chuck Borey said that he wasn't surprised at the outcome since the Tigers had a good week of football practice. "We were practicing all week for this game," he said. "It just goes to show you that hard work pays off." Worth County got the ball on the opening kickoff; although they didn't score, they took a giant step towards proving to themselves that they could compete with the Panthers as they moved the ball. Disaster nearly struck as Eli Mullock stepped out of bounds while fielding the kickoff, putting the Tigers at their own 5. But he atoned for that miscue by taking a 13-yard burst up the middle to the 18 for a first down. A pair of encroachment penalties moved it to the 28 and then Eli Mullock's 11-yard sweep aided by a Barrett Baker block moved it to midfield. A holding penalty helped kill the drive, but the Tigers had proven to themselves that they could move the ball against Mound City.
Mound City tried to establish Gage Rosier on the ground, but the Tigers, using some good gang-tackling, stopped him for no gain all three times and they were forced to punt. Starting at their own 23, Alex Harmening caught a pass over the middle for a gain of 23 to the Panther 27. Worth County had a pair of holding penalties, one of which wiped out a score, but Mullock's third down run gave them first down on the Mound City 17. Eli Mullock then used a Brian Hall block to pick up eight yards down to the 9; two plays later, Zach Harmening took a keeper into the end zone from 6 yards out with 4:04 left to make it 6-0.
Worth County stopped Rosier cold on two more plays, but then nobody guarded Dan Montgomery, whose 31-yard pass play put the ball on the Tiger 18. On their very next play, Rosier finally got open as he took an 18 yard sweep to the house with 2:43 left. Quarterback Lucas Schawang ran in the extra points to make it 8-6.
The Tigers went three and out on their next series, but a booming punt by Alex Harmening put the Panthers in bad field position on their own 10. The Panthers tried to follow Worth County's lead from two years ago when the Tigers gave Kyler Hiatt the ball 44 times as they continued to pound Rosier through the line and Ryan Crowley got a couple of carries as well. But they only got to their own 29 before Dylan Kinsella shot through and disrupted a second and two run, holding Rosier to a gain of one. Barrett Baker then got a sack and the Panthers were forced to punt.
On the ensuing punt, Eli Mullock ran the ball all the way back to the Panther 23. That set up Worth County's second score; just like 2007, special teams were critical in the outcome. In the 2007 playoff game, Drew Yarmer's long punt return set up the Tiger's win in the last seconds. Barrett Baker took a sweep 5 yards to the 18 and then Zach Harmening, all 130 pounds of him, drove a pile down to the Panther 15. An offsides penalty made it first and goal at the 10. A false start set the Tigers back second and long, but then Barrett Baker took a sweep down the left side, cut back towards the middle, and then drove a host of would-be tacklers to the 1. On the next play, Zach Harmening took a sneak, waited for a moment, and then dove through a hole that opened up for the score with 6:45 left in the first half. Alex Harmening's pass made it 14-8.
Seeing that their running game was not working, Mound City switched to their passing game and got the game tied up. Miles Jumps caught a third down pass for a first down at the Tiger 38 and then Rosier caught an eight-yard pass down to the 30. James Schoonover caught an 11-yarder down to the 19 and then the Panthers aired it out to Rosier for the game-tying touchdown pass. Jumps caught the all-important go-ahead extra point pass, but the officials ruled he had caught it out of bounds and the score remained tied at 14 with 5:04 left.
Worth County gave the ball up on downs after a busted play and fumbled pitch in the driving rain, giving the Panthers a perfect opportunity to take the lead. But this time, the Tiger defense stiffened. Rosier slipped and fell on the slick field after a gain of 1. The Panthers went back to their passing game, but Eli Mullock broke up a long pass and then Dylan Kinsella flushed Schawang out of the pocket and forced an incompletion.
The Tigers started off at their own 15 with time winding down and Eli Mullock's eight yard sweep got a first down to the 27. Mullock got a cutback run to the 40 and a roughing the passer call moved the ball to the Panther 28 where the Tigers had an untimed down. But the pass was incomplete and the game remained tied at halftime.
Mound City started off on its own 29 to open the second half and were seemingly stopped on third down as Eli Mullock batted down a third down pass to set up fourth and four at their own 35. But this time, the Panthers elected to go for it and Jumps' six-yarder kept the drive alive. But the drive stalled there as Brian Hall, Dallas Greenland, and Alex Harmening ganged up on Crowley and threw him for a loss of one and Eli Mullock got a sack to force the Panthers to punt. But Worth County could not take advantage as a pair of false starts meant that Zach Harmening's 16-yarder on a spread draw was short of the first down and the Tigers were forced to punt.
The Tigers continued to beat the Mound City line off the ball and set up third and 12, but a facemask gave the Panthers new life after they had been backed up third and 12. But they tried to air it out from the Tiger 36 and Alex Harmening intercepted it on the Tiger 10 to kill the threat. The penalty bug continued to bite the Tigers as a pair of false starts forced a three and out. Gage Rosier had a long runback to give the Panthers a golden opportunity to score from the Tiger 22. Three consecutive carries by Rosier moved the ball to the 10, but then Eli Mullock ran down Schawang from behind on a pass play for a sack and a fumble made it third and goal at the 15. Schawang scrambled all the way down to the Tiger 3 to set up fourth and goal, but then his fourth down pass went out of the end zone and the Tigers had held.
That led to a series of plays in which both teams had a chance to score but couldn't. Eli Mullock ran eight yards for the first down to the 15, but then back to back fumbles and a false start made it third and 14 at the 11. But Barrett Baker caught a 23-yard pass to dig the Tigers out of the hole and give them good field position. Worth County nearly overcame a false start on their next series of downs as Mullock moved a pile 11 yards to the 40. But Mullock was stopped for no gain and Harmening slipped and fell in the rain on the next play, forcing the Tigers to punt.
Rosier finally found some daylight as he ripped off a 27-yarder up to the Tiger 38, but on their next play from scrimmage, Barrett Baker pounced on a fumble and the Tigers took up. But they could go nowhere thanks to a block in the back penalty and the Panthers took over on downs at their own 37. Two plays later, Rosier took off for a gain of 29 yards and ran it into the end zone for a touchdown with 4:26 left in the game to make it 20-14. Eli Mullock broke up the extra point pass to keep it there.
Things were not looking too good for the Tigers as they started off on their own 22. On their first play from scrimmage, Eli Mullock took a pitch and ran down the right side of the field, got a block from Dylan Kinsella, and had a apparent 5 or 10-yard gain as there were four Panthers who were closing in on him to either make the tackle or push him out of bounds. But Mullock, who said he was thinking touchdown all the way, burst through the four Panthers as though they were not there and was gone for a 58-yard touchdown run with 4:09 left that tied it right back up at 20. On the extra point pass, Zach Harmening rolled out to his right and threw a ball that was tipped at the line of scrimmage. But Cody Green, who had slipped and fallen in the end zone, caught the loose carom while lying on his back for the two points to put Worth County up 22-20.
Mound City got a penalty on the ensuing kickoff and had to start on their own 15. Two plays later, J.J. Mullock pounced on a fumble to give the Tigers the ball. Mound City, knowing the Tigers were going to run to eat time off the clock, sent everyone they had and threw Barrett Baker for a loss of 3 and Eli Mullock for a loss of 2. Barrett Baker's 14-yard run was one yard short of the first down, but the Tigers had run two minutes off the clock and forced Mound City to move the ball 75 yards for the game-winning score. A pass interference penalty moved the ball up to the 20 and gave the Panthers a first down, but a pass short-hopped James Schoonover and then another Panther fumble rolled all the way back to the 5 before they were able to recover it. Yet another fumbled snap rolled all the way back to the 1 to set up fourth and 29, and on the final play from scrimmage, the Tigers were able to flush Schawang from the pocket and force him to hurry his throw. The throw was too far for Gage Rosier to catch up with and the Tigers had pulled it off.
Coach Chuck Borey said that he wasn't surprised at the outcome since the Tigers had a good week of football practice. "We were practicing all week for this game," he said. "It just goes to show you that hard work pays off." Worth County got the ball on the opening kickoff; although they didn't score, they took a giant step towards proving to themselves that they could compete with the Panthers as they moved the ball. Disaster nearly struck as Eli Mullock stepped out of bounds while fielding the kickoff, putting the Tigers at their own 5. But he atoned for that miscue by taking a 13-yard burst up the middle to the 18 for a first down. A pair of encroachment penalties moved it to the 28 and then Eli Mullock's 11-yard sweep aided by a Barrett Baker block moved it to midfield. A holding penalty helped kill the drive, but the Tigers had proven to themselves that they could move the ball against Mound City.
Mound City tried to establish Gage Rosier on the ground, but the Tigers, using some good gang-tackling, stopped him for no gain all three times and they were forced to punt. Starting at their own 23, Alex Harmening caught a pass over the middle for a gain of 23 to the Panther 27. Worth County had a pair of holding penalties, one of which wiped out a score, but Mullock's third down run gave them first down on the Mound City 17. Eli Mullock then used a Brian Hall block to pick up eight yards down to the 9; two plays later, Zach Harmening took a keeper into the end zone from 6 yards out with 4:04 left to make it 6-0.
Worth County stopped Rosier cold on two more plays, but then nobody guarded Dan Montgomery, whose 31-yard pass play put the ball on the Tiger 18. On their very next play, Rosier finally got open as he took an 18 yard sweep to the house with 2:43 left. Quarterback Lucas Schawang ran in the extra points to make it 8-6.
The Tigers went three and out on their next series, but a booming punt by Alex Harmening put the Panthers in bad field position on their own 10. The Panthers tried to follow Worth County's lead from two years ago when the Tigers gave Kyler Hiatt the ball 44 times as they continued to pound Rosier through the line and Ryan Crowley got a couple of carries as well. But they only got to their own 29 before Dylan Kinsella shot through and disrupted a second and two run, holding Rosier to a gain of one. Barrett Baker then got a sack and the Panthers were forced to punt.
On the ensuing punt, Eli Mullock ran the ball all the way back to the Panther 23. That set up Worth County's second score; just like 2007, special teams were critical in the outcome. In the 2007 playoff game, Drew Yarmer's long punt return set up the Tiger's win in the last seconds. Barrett Baker took a sweep 5 yards to the 18 and then Zach Harmening, all 130 pounds of him, drove a pile down to the Panther 15. An offsides penalty made it first and goal at the 10. A false start set the Tigers back second and long, but then Barrett Baker took a sweep down the left side, cut back towards the middle, and then drove a host of would-be tacklers to the 1. On the next play, Zach Harmening took a sneak, waited for a moment, and then dove through a hole that opened up for the score with 6:45 left in the first half. Alex Harmening's pass made it 14-8.
Seeing that their running game was not working, Mound City switched to their passing game and got the game tied up. Miles Jumps caught a third down pass for a first down at the Tiger 38 and then Rosier caught an eight-yard pass down to the 30. James Schoonover caught an 11-yarder down to the 19 and then the Panthers aired it out to Rosier for the game-tying touchdown pass. Jumps caught the all-important go-ahead extra point pass, but the officials ruled he had caught it out of bounds and the score remained tied at 14 with 5:04 left.
Worth County gave the ball up on downs after a busted play and fumbled pitch in the driving rain, giving the Panthers a perfect opportunity to take the lead. But this time, the Tiger defense stiffened. Rosier slipped and fell on the slick field after a gain of 1. The Panthers went back to their passing game, but Eli Mullock broke up a long pass and then Dylan Kinsella flushed Schawang out of the pocket and forced an incompletion.
The Tigers started off at their own 15 with time winding down and Eli Mullock's eight yard sweep got a first down to the 27. Mullock got a cutback run to the 40 and a roughing the passer call moved the ball to the Panther 28 where the Tigers had an untimed down. But the pass was incomplete and the game remained tied at halftime.
Mound City started off on its own 29 to open the second half and were seemingly stopped on third down as Eli Mullock batted down a third down pass to set up fourth and four at their own 35. But this time, the Panthers elected to go for it and Jumps' six-yarder kept the drive alive. But the drive stalled there as Brian Hall, Dallas Greenland, and Alex Harmening ganged up on Crowley and threw him for a loss of one and Eli Mullock got a sack to force the Panthers to punt. But Worth County could not take advantage as a pair of false starts meant that Zach Harmening's 16-yarder on a spread draw was short of the first down and the Tigers were forced to punt.
The Tigers continued to beat the Mound City line off the ball and set up third and 12, but a facemask gave the Panthers new life after they had been backed up third and 12. But they tried to air it out from the Tiger 36 and Alex Harmening intercepted it on the Tiger 10 to kill the threat. The penalty bug continued to bite the Tigers as a pair of false starts forced a three and out. Gage Rosier had a long runback to give the Panthers a golden opportunity to score from the Tiger 22. Three consecutive carries by Rosier moved the ball to the 10, but then Eli Mullock ran down Schawang from behind on a pass play for a sack and a fumble made it third and goal at the 15. Schawang scrambled all the way down to the Tiger 3 to set up fourth and goal, but then his fourth down pass went out of the end zone and the Tigers had held.
That led to a series of plays in which both teams had a chance to score but couldn't. Eli Mullock ran eight yards for the first down to the 15, but then back to back fumbles and a false start made it third and 14 at the 11. But Barrett Baker caught a 23-yard pass to dig the Tigers out of the hole and give them good field position. Worth County nearly overcame a false start on their next series of downs as Mullock moved a pile 11 yards to the 40. But Mullock was stopped for no gain and Harmening slipped and fell in the rain on the next play, forcing the Tigers to punt.
Rosier finally found some daylight as he ripped off a 27-yarder up to the Tiger 38, but on their next play from scrimmage, Barrett Baker pounced on a fumble and the Tigers took up. But they could go nowhere thanks to a block in the back penalty and the Panthers took over on downs at their own 37. Two plays later, Rosier took off for a gain of 29 yards and ran it into the end zone for a touchdown with 4:26 left in the game to make it 20-14. Eli Mullock broke up the extra point pass to keep it there.
Things were not looking too good for the Tigers as they started off on their own 22. On their first play from scrimmage, Eli Mullock took a pitch and ran down the right side of the field, got a block from Dylan Kinsella, and had a apparent 5 or 10-yard gain as there were four Panthers who were closing in on him to either make the tackle or push him out of bounds. But Mullock, who said he was thinking touchdown all the way, burst through the four Panthers as though they were not there and was gone for a 58-yard touchdown run with 4:09 left that tied it right back up at 20. On the extra point pass, Zach Harmening rolled out to his right and threw a ball that was tipped at the line of scrimmage. But Cody Green, who had slipped and fallen in the end zone, caught the loose carom while lying on his back for the two points to put Worth County up 22-20.
Mound City got a penalty on the ensuing kickoff and had to start on their own 15. Two plays later, J.J. Mullock pounced on a fumble to give the Tigers the ball. Mound City, knowing the Tigers were going to run to eat time off the clock, sent everyone they had and threw Barrett Baker for a loss of 3 and Eli Mullock for a loss of 2. Barrett Baker's 14-yard run was one yard short of the first down, but the Tigers had run two minutes off the clock and forced Mound City to move the ball 75 yards for the game-winning score. A pass interference penalty moved the ball up to the 20 and gave the Panthers a first down, but a pass short-hopped James Schoonover and then another Panther fumble rolled all the way back to the 5 before they were able to recover it. Yet another fumbled snap rolled all the way back to the 1 to set up fourth and 29, and on the final play from scrimmage, the Tigers were able to flush Schawang from the pocket and force him to hurry his throw. The throw was too far for Gage Rosier to catch up with and the Tigers had pulled it off.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Route 46 to be closed Friday east of Route C
The Missouri Department of Transportation has announced that MO 46 in Worth County has been scheduled for roadwork on Friday, September 25th (weather permitting.) Area maintenance crews will be closing MO 46 between Route C and one-half mile east of Route C in Allendale for a culvert replacement. Area maintenance crews will be closing the road from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Motorists will need to choose alternate routes during this time.
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Two Bad Innings Sink Northeast vs. South Nodaway
Northeast Nodaway began showing signs of playing with one of the upper-level teams in the area. The problem is that it only took two bad innings to sink them against South Nodaway as their losing streak has now hit six games. This time, they fell 11-1 in six innings against the Longhorns. They will have to figure out a way to hit fast pitching if these results are to improve as DeKalb's pitcher is only a freshman and South Nodaway's pitcher is only a sophomore.
The Bluejays are still looking for answers to get themselves over the top against the upper division as Coach Rex Wallace shuffled his lineup once again. This time, he put Rachel Runde at catcher, Sarah Fox at third base, Kristan Judd in left field, had Allison Carter and Hallie Oelze leading off, and moved former leadoff hitters Taylor Dougan and Emily Bryant to the 7th and 6th slots in the batting order. Sarah Fox was moved from the 6th to the 8th slot in the order. Mallorie Peters moved up to the third slot in the lineup.
Like the last game they played against the Longhorns, Northeast had their chances, but could not get the big hit that would start a rally and get runs across the plate. In the top of the first, they got runners on with two outs as Mallorie Peters walked and Blair Schmitz hit a sharp single to right. But they were stranded there as Rachel Runde grounded into a force at third to end it.
South Nodaway's first seven batters reached safely as they took a 5-0 lead. Northeast made three errors in the inning and pitcher Taylor Dougan fought the strike zone as she walked three batters. She had three batters down to two strikes, only to lose them to two walks and a single. Marissa VanPelt led off the inning as she bunted and Taylor Dougan threw it away for an error. Kendra Holaday walked and Cheyanne Murphy singled to left, but a strong throw from Kristan Judd kept the run from scoring and set up a possible force at the plate. But Kylee Wiederholt singled to right to score one run after getting two strikes and Brooke Wolf walked after another two-strike count. Rachelle Beattie then grounded for what should have been a force play at the plate, but Sarah Fox threw it away and one run scored on the play. Wiederholt came home when the ball rolled away from Runde and Runde threw the ball away to allow her to score as well. Lindsey Coffman walked to load the bases, which turned out to be a blessing in disguise this time for Northeast, as Fox got the first out of the inning by throwing home on a forceout. Makayla Hilsakeck grounded out to Hallie Oelze at second to score the final run of the inning for South Nodaway.
After Northeast went down in order in the top of the second, Coach Wallace put Runde back in at third, Fox back to left field, Kristan Judd back behind the plate, and inserted Katrina Freemeyer in for Allison Carter in right field. Northeast got two quick outs against South Nodaway as Freemeyer made a nice catch of Cheyanne Murphy's fly ball, but again they couldn't close the deal as Brooke Wolf doubled into the gap in left center and Rachelle Beattie singled to bring her home. But Dougan showed a little more confidence at the mound as she struck out Lindsey Coffman for the third out of the inning.
South Nodaway threatened in the third, but this time, Northeast made a strong play in the field to deny them a run. With one out, Hilsabeck hit a line drive into center for a base hit. Dougan began to fight the strike zone again as she uncorked two wild pitches to move her to third and then lost VanPelt to a walk after having had two strikes on her. But Emily Bryant made a shoestring catch of Holaday's pop fly behind the mound that looked like it would drop in for a scratch hit and then Runde threw out Murphy at first for the third out.
With two outs in the fourth, Northeast tried to manufacture a run but could not score. Rachel Runde hit a sharp grounder that third baseman Cheyanne Murphy knocked down but Runde beat it out. Runde then stole second. But after hitting two hard foul balls down the left field line, Emily Bryant struck out and Northeast remained scoreless.
South Nodaway scored one more in the bottom of the fourth. Dougan struck out Wiederholt to start the inning, but couldn't finish off Brooke Wolf after getting two strikes on her and walked her. Rachelle Beattie bunted to Rachel Runde, who fielded it cleanly, but made an ill-advised throw to second as Wolf was already there. That put runners on first and second with one out instead of a runner on second with two outs. They advanced to second and third on a wild pitch and then Lindsey Coffman grounded to Oelze at second and Wolf was safe at home on a close play at the plate to make it 7-0. Northeast got out of the inning with no further damage done when Marissa McConkey popped out to Dougan and Alexis Nelson grounded out to Hallie Oelze.
Northeast finally got a run across in the fifth thanks to some opportunistic baserunning. With one out, Sarah Fox reached on an error as Murphy threw a grounder into the dirt. Kristan Judd moved her to second with a sharp single to center and then pitcher Kendra Holaday uncorked a wild pitch that barely got away from the catcher. But Fox took off for third and was safe on a close play. Katrina Freemeyer grounded out to score her. Hallie Oelze hit a hard shot off Holaday's glove for a scratch hit, but they could do nothing more as Mallorie Peters grounded out to first to end the inning.
South Nodaway tried to manufacture a run in the fifth, but they were denied. Marissa VanPelt bunted a slow roller past Runde at third and Emily Bryant had to scoop it up; she made a strong throw but VanPelt was safe on a close play. Holaday hit a slap to Taylor Dougan, who hesitated on whether to throw to second or first and wound up having no play. That looked like a big inning in store, but Rachel Runde fielded Cheyanne Murphy's grounder and stepped on third for the first out. Dougan redeemed herself by fielding Kylee Wiederholt's bunt and throwing out VanPelt at third for the force. Brooke Wolf hit a hard grounder down the third base line that might have gone for extra bases had it gone through, but Runde knocked it down and held her to a single that loaded the bases. Runde then got her third putout of the inning as Beattie grounded to her and she stepped on the bag at third for the final out.
With two outs in the top of the sixth, Emily Bryant, who had been hitting the ball hard and foul all afternoon, finally hit one fair to left for a base hit. Taylor Dougan then hustled down the line to beat out a routine grounder to short to put runners on first and second. But Sarah Fox popped out to strand them there.
Lindsey Coffman walked to lead off the South Nodaway sixth and the backbreaker came on the next play. Marissa McConkey bunted a pop fly in the air that was a possible double play. Taylor Dougan came on the dead run, but it dropped just before she got to it. Blair Schmitz, charging from first, got there and had McConkey out at first with Oelze covering by a clear half-step, but the umpire blew the call and called her safe. Oelze then got shorthopped by Alexis Nelson's grounder to load the bases and then VanPelt's three-run triple aided by the huge South Nodaway field and Kendra Holaday's double ended the game on the 10 run rule.
The Bluejays are still looking for answers to get themselves over the top against the upper division as Coach Rex Wallace shuffled his lineup once again. This time, he put Rachel Runde at catcher, Sarah Fox at third base, Kristan Judd in left field, had Allison Carter and Hallie Oelze leading off, and moved former leadoff hitters Taylor Dougan and Emily Bryant to the 7th and 6th slots in the batting order. Sarah Fox was moved from the 6th to the 8th slot in the order. Mallorie Peters moved up to the third slot in the lineup.
Like the last game they played against the Longhorns, Northeast had their chances, but could not get the big hit that would start a rally and get runs across the plate. In the top of the first, they got runners on with two outs as Mallorie Peters walked and Blair Schmitz hit a sharp single to right. But they were stranded there as Rachel Runde grounded into a force at third to end it.
South Nodaway's first seven batters reached safely as they took a 5-0 lead. Northeast made three errors in the inning and pitcher Taylor Dougan fought the strike zone as she walked three batters. She had three batters down to two strikes, only to lose them to two walks and a single. Marissa VanPelt led off the inning as she bunted and Taylor Dougan threw it away for an error. Kendra Holaday walked and Cheyanne Murphy singled to left, but a strong throw from Kristan Judd kept the run from scoring and set up a possible force at the plate. But Kylee Wiederholt singled to right to score one run after getting two strikes and Brooke Wolf walked after another two-strike count. Rachelle Beattie then grounded for what should have been a force play at the plate, but Sarah Fox threw it away and one run scored on the play. Wiederholt came home when the ball rolled away from Runde and Runde threw the ball away to allow her to score as well. Lindsey Coffman walked to load the bases, which turned out to be a blessing in disguise this time for Northeast, as Fox got the first out of the inning by throwing home on a forceout. Makayla Hilsakeck grounded out to Hallie Oelze at second to score the final run of the inning for South Nodaway.
After Northeast went down in order in the top of the second, Coach Wallace put Runde back in at third, Fox back to left field, Kristan Judd back behind the plate, and inserted Katrina Freemeyer in for Allison Carter in right field. Northeast got two quick outs against South Nodaway as Freemeyer made a nice catch of Cheyanne Murphy's fly ball, but again they couldn't close the deal as Brooke Wolf doubled into the gap in left center and Rachelle Beattie singled to bring her home. But Dougan showed a little more confidence at the mound as she struck out Lindsey Coffman for the third out of the inning.
South Nodaway threatened in the third, but this time, Northeast made a strong play in the field to deny them a run. With one out, Hilsabeck hit a line drive into center for a base hit. Dougan began to fight the strike zone again as she uncorked two wild pitches to move her to third and then lost VanPelt to a walk after having had two strikes on her. But Emily Bryant made a shoestring catch of Holaday's pop fly behind the mound that looked like it would drop in for a scratch hit and then Runde threw out Murphy at first for the third out.
With two outs in the fourth, Northeast tried to manufacture a run but could not score. Rachel Runde hit a sharp grounder that third baseman Cheyanne Murphy knocked down but Runde beat it out. Runde then stole second. But after hitting two hard foul balls down the left field line, Emily Bryant struck out and Northeast remained scoreless.
South Nodaway scored one more in the bottom of the fourth. Dougan struck out Wiederholt to start the inning, but couldn't finish off Brooke Wolf after getting two strikes on her and walked her. Rachelle Beattie bunted to Rachel Runde, who fielded it cleanly, but made an ill-advised throw to second as Wolf was already there. That put runners on first and second with one out instead of a runner on second with two outs. They advanced to second and third on a wild pitch and then Lindsey Coffman grounded to Oelze at second and Wolf was safe at home on a close play at the plate to make it 7-0. Northeast got out of the inning with no further damage done when Marissa McConkey popped out to Dougan and Alexis Nelson grounded out to Hallie Oelze.
Northeast finally got a run across in the fifth thanks to some opportunistic baserunning. With one out, Sarah Fox reached on an error as Murphy threw a grounder into the dirt. Kristan Judd moved her to second with a sharp single to center and then pitcher Kendra Holaday uncorked a wild pitch that barely got away from the catcher. But Fox took off for third and was safe on a close play. Katrina Freemeyer grounded out to score her. Hallie Oelze hit a hard shot off Holaday's glove for a scratch hit, but they could do nothing more as Mallorie Peters grounded out to first to end the inning.
South Nodaway tried to manufacture a run in the fifth, but they were denied. Marissa VanPelt bunted a slow roller past Runde at third and Emily Bryant had to scoop it up; she made a strong throw but VanPelt was safe on a close play. Holaday hit a slap to Taylor Dougan, who hesitated on whether to throw to second or first and wound up having no play. That looked like a big inning in store, but Rachel Runde fielded Cheyanne Murphy's grounder and stepped on third for the first out. Dougan redeemed herself by fielding Kylee Wiederholt's bunt and throwing out VanPelt at third for the force. Brooke Wolf hit a hard grounder down the third base line that might have gone for extra bases had it gone through, but Runde knocked it down and held her to a single that loaded the bases. Runde then got her third putout of the inning as Beattie grounded to her and she stepped on the bag at third for the final out.
With two outs in the top of the sixth, Emily Bryant, who had been hitting the ball hard and foul all afternoon, finally hit one fair to left for a base hit. Taylor Dougan then hustled down the line to beat out a routine grounder to short to put runners on first and second. But Sarah Fox popped out to strand them there.
Lindsey Coffman walked to lead off the South Nodaway sixth and the backbreaker came on the next play. Marissa McConkey bunted a pop fly in the air that was a possible double play. Taylor Dougan came on the dead run, but it dropped just before she got to it. Blair Schmitz, charging from first, got there and had McConkey out at first with Oelze covering by a clear half-step, but the umpire blew the call and called her safe. Oelze then got shorthopped by Alexis Nelson's grounder to load the bases and then VanPelt's three-run triple aided by the huge South Nodaway field and Kendra Holaday's double ended the game on the 10 run rule.
More than $17.8 million in stimulus funding awarded to Missouri for community development projects
U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill announced today that state of Missouri and 17 communities have been awarded a total of $17,819,557 in federal grant money through the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Community Development Block Grant Program (CDBG). The money was made available through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. The CDBG program helps states and local governments to undertake a wide range of activities intended to create suitable living environments, provide affordable housing and create economic opportunities.
According to HUD, the following Missouri communities have been awarded funding:
· State of Missouri – $6,433,629
· Blue Springs – $61,127
· Columbia – $227,139
· Florissant – $61,028
· Independence – $202,906
· Jefferson City – $88,951
· Jefferson County – $309,462
· Joplin – $177,586
· Kansas City – $2,371,367
· Lee’s Summit – $84,118
· O’Fallon – $65,991
· Springfield – $360,730
· St. Charles – $84,272
· St. Joseph – $475,429
· St. Louis – $5,333,348
· St. Louis County – $1,431,315
· St. Peters City – $51,159
Funding to states and localities through the economic recovery package will be allocated through existing federal programs like these, rather than earmarks, in order to ensure prompt distribution and better accountability. Local projects receive funds from these grants by following the process set up by each program. During Congressional consideration of the economic recovery bill, McCaskill worked to put additional accountability measures in place.
McCaskill believes that federal grants and loans are a positive alternative to earmarks, which in the past have frequently had too little accountability. Competitive merit and need based federal grants and low-interest government loans bring federal assistance to Missouri in an honest and fiscally responsible manner.
According to HUD, the following Missouri communities have been awarded funding:
· State of Missouri – $6,433,629
· Blue Springs – $61,127
· Columbia – $227,139
· Florissant – $61,028
· Independence – $202,906
· Jefferson City – $88,951
· Jefferson County – $309,462
· Joplin – $177,586
· Kansas City – $2,371,367
· Lee’s Summit – $84,118
· O’Fallon – $65,991
· Springfield – $360,730
· St. Charles – $84,272
· St. Joseph – $475,429
· St. Louis – $5,333,348
· St. Louis County – $1,431,315
· St. Peters City – $51,159
Funding to states and localities through the economic recovery package will be allocated through existing federal programs like these, rather than earmarks, in order to ensure prompt distribution and better accountability. Local projects receive funds from these grants by following the process set up by each program. During Congressional consideration of the economic recovery bill, McCaskill worked to put additional accountability measures in place.
McCaskill believes that federal grants and loans are a positive alternative to earmarks, which in the past have frequently had too little accountability. Competitive merit and need based federal grants and low-interest government loans bring federal assistance to Missouri in an honest and fiscally responsible manner.
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