OKABENA - Jackson County Central took the final two games of the
match in beating Southwest Star Concept 3-1 in nonconference
volleyball Tuesday night. Game scores were 25-16, 23-25, 25-20,
25-14.
Brooke Burmeister had 18 kills and 31 digs for the Huskies. Whitney
Burmeister had 23 digs. Erika Voss posted 10 kills.
Stacey Schuller had 14 assists, while Jasmine Timko had 13. Mollie
McClure had six ace blocks. Briel Hendricksen two ace serves.
JCC hosts Adrian Thursday.
Southwest Star Concept won the B-squad match 2-1 (25-18, 25-21,
8-15) and also won the C-squad match 2-1 (25-23, 15-25, 25-11).
Mavericks post home sweep of Cardinals
Aug. 27, 2008
TRIMONT - Martin County West opened its volleyball season with a 3-0
win over Fairmont Tuesday night. Game scores were 25-8, 25-19,
25-14.
Taylor Saxen had 33 assists for the Mavericks and was also 21-for-21
serving for 16 points.
Maggie Prunty recorded 11 kills for MCW, while Madison Bloomquist
had nine and Kelsey Jensen six.
The Mavericks are idle until opening their Valley Conference
schedule at Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial on Thursday, Sept. 4.
JCC harriers open season at Mountain Lake
Aug. 27, 2008
MOUNTAIN LAKE - The Jackson County Central cross country teams open
their season Wednesday at the Wolverine Invitational at Mountain
Lake Golf Course. There will be four races, with the junior high
girls race starting at 3:30 p.m., followed by the junior high boys,
varsity girls and varsity boys.
There will be three state-ranked Class A teams in the girls field in
top-ranked and three-time defending state champion Adrian, No. 6
Fairmont and No. 10 Blue Earth Area. Also, Waseca is rated 11th in
Class AA.
In the boys meet, Adrian is rated second in the state in Class A.
Wednesday sports briefs
Aug. 27, 2008
Class 1A second-ranked Windom opened its volleyball season
with a 3-0 win at Tracy-Milroy-Balaton Tuesday night. Game scores
were 25-13, 25-7, 25-14. The Panthers are 0-2 on the season.
Megan Ysker had 13 assists and 10 kills for the Eagles, who host
Mountain Lake/Butterfield-Odin Thursday.
Jose Lopez drove in the go-ahead run in the sixth inning and
Roy Corcoran got his first career save in the Seattle Mariners' 3-2
victory over Minnesota. It was the fourth consecutive loss for the
Twins.
Ryan Rowland-Smith, a converted reliever and native of Australia,
allowed two runs and five hits in seven innings for his first win as
a major league starter.
The Twins tied the game at 2-2 in the sixth on the first career
homer by 30-year-old Randy Ruiz, who earlier in the day was named
the International League Rookie of the Year.
Scott Baker allowed three runs and a season-high 10 hits in
six-and-two-thirds innings. He now has just one win in eight starts
since the All-Star break.
The Chicago White Sox beat Baltimore 8-3 and Boston downed the New
York Yankees 7-3 Tuesday.
Minnesota falls two games behind the first-place White Sox in the
American League Central. That’s the biggest margin between the teams
since July 31. The Twins are 2.5 games behind Boston in the
wild-card standings.
The Twins close out their three-game series at Seattle Wednesday
afternoon.
Glen Perkins takes to the mound against Ryan Feierabend in a matchup
of left-handers. Perkins is 11-3 with a 3.90 earned-run average,
while Feierabend is 0-1 and has an ERA of 7.88.
University of Minnesota football coach Tim Brewster says his
club is healthy, with the exception of wide receiver David Pittman,
heading into Saturday’s season opener against Northern Illinois.
Pittman, a junior college transfer, has been bothered by a sore
hamstring, but Brewster says he might still be available.
Brewster also says four starting spots are still up for grabs,
including outside linebacker, where senior Kevin Mannion and junior
college transfer Simoni Lawrence are still fighting for the starting
job.
The others are right offensive tackle, left guard and inside
linebacker.
The subject of a star recruit's uncertain status brought
terse comments from Minnesota coach Tim Brewster, but the Gophers
say MarQueis Gray's absence won't distract from the season opener.
The highly touted freshman quarterback has returned home to
Indianapolis while the NCAA determines his academic eligibility. He
had been practicing with the team since fall workouts began this
month, though the Gophers were probably going to redshirt him.
Brewster declined to discuss the situation at his regular news
conference Tuesday. He says he's not privvy to the process.
Minnesota hosts Northern Illinois on Saturday.
Iowa football coach Kirk Ferentz says that running back Nate
Guillory has left school and intends to transfer. Guillory was
expected to compete for a starting job.
Ferentz said Tuesday that Guillory made the decision to transfer
over the weekend, but did not elaborate on why Guillory has left the
program.
Iowa has filled two high-profile starting jobs, as quarterback Jake
Christensen and running back Shonn Greene will start Saturday's
season opener against Maine.
Tight end Tony Moeaki will miss the game as he continues to recover
from a foot injury. Offensive lineman Dan Doering and wide receiver
Trey Stross will also sit out with injuries.
The Gopher women’s basketball team closed its tour of Italy
with a 108-18 romp over a team from Switzerland Tuesday. It was the
team's third win in as many games.
Zoe Harper led six Minnesota players in double figures with 24
points.
Katie Ohm scored 23 points, Brittany McCoy 14, Ashley Ellis-Milan
12, Kay Sylva 11 and Tanisha Smith 11.
The University of Minnesota men’s hockey program has received
a verbal commitment from sophomore right wing Seth Ambroz of New
Prague.
Ambroz, who is only 15 years old, was the top scorer in the Select
15 Festival in Saint Cloud earlier this month with eight goals and
three assists.
Ambroz will play with the Omaha Lancers of the United States Hockey
League this season.
Perham and Eden Prairie high schools enjoyed the most success
in state sports over the last school year.
The Yellowjackets and Eagles were named the latest winners of the
Minnesota State High School League's Challenge Cup competition.
Schools earn points for placing in postseason tournaments.
Perham was a first-time winner in the small-school division, and
Eden Prairie beat all the other big schools.
Perham finished with 548 points in 12 activities, thanks to titles
in boys' cross country and gymnastics.
Eden Prairie, which won the competition in 2006, had 743 points in
24 activities - including championships in football and girls
hockey.
Shawn Johnson's hometown welcomed her back Tuesday night with
a reported crowd of about 7,000 at Wells Fargo Arena.
The gymnast with the ever-present smile took one gold and three
silver medals at the Beijing Olympics this month. Johnson says the
best part of the Olympics was meeting the other athletes.
Johnson was asked repeatedly about her prospects for the 2012 London
Olympics. Her coach Liang Chow says she will take some time off
before considering her next step, but he says, "We would like more
Olympics."
Johnson is scheduled to begin a 40-city gymnastics tour next week.
Fairmont girls tennis team tops MCW
Aug. 27, 2008
SHERBURN - Visiting Fairmont claimed a 5-2 win over Martin County
West in girls tennis Tuesday.
Winners for the Mavericks were Steph Biehn at No. 1 singles and
Aziley Smith at No. 4 singles. Both won in straight sets.
