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14 The Leader • Wednesday, June 29, 2011 SOFTBALL www.theleaderonline.net Cardinals Fall in NIC Softball Standings After picking up their first North Iowa Conference victory recently, the Garner-Hayfield softball team was hoping to add some games to the win column in league play this week. The Cards have shown improvement in recent outings, but were unable to pick up any wins through the week’s action. One bad inning cost the Cardinals in Monday’s game with West Hancock. After taking a 1 – 0 lead in the second inning, G-H saw disaster strike as the Eagles erupted for 11 runs in the top of the third. That proved to be too much to overcome as West Hancock went on to win 16 – 3. Megan Waddingham had two RBI’s and two hits to lead Garner offensively. Bri Bier added a pair of singles for the Cards while Jasmine Doble, Karah Huinker, Alicia Savoy, Kristin Stromer and Mallory Van Oort all singled. Kelly Babcock started the game on the mound for Garner, giving up nine hits and three walks. Doble relieved Babcock in the third inning and allowed nine hits with a walk. Garner-Hayfield’s only nonconference game of the week was Tuesday’s road trip to Clear Lake. That game proved to be a well-played match up with the Lions finishing on top of a 5 – 2 decision. Mallory Van Oort and Kristin Stromer each singled twice to lead the Garner offense while Megan Waddingham had two RBI’s with a base hit. Jasmine Doble, Bri Bier and Liz Tusha all singled for Garner in that game. Doble gave upt 10 hits and a walk with three K’s while going the distance in this game. Garner-Hayfield lost a close decision to Newman in their first meeting of the season so the Cards were hoping to pull off an upset over the Knights this time around. Garner played a strong defensive game, holding Newman to only four runs but the Cardinal bats were unable to produce any runs in the losing effort. G-H finished the game with a total of only four hits as Mallory Van Oort and Karah Huinker each singled twice in the game. Jasmine Doble allowed nine hits and a walk with four strikeouts while going the distance on the Cardinal mound. The Cardinals fell short again on Friday as Lake Mills posted a 5 – 3 decision over G-H. A pair of Cardinal runs in the second gave Garner a short-lived 2 – 1 lead. Lake Mills tied the score at 2 – 2 in the fourth inning but Garner answered with a run in the fifth to retake the lead. Lake Millscored twice in the sixth to go ahead 4 – 3 and then added an insurance run in the seventh on the way to the win. Taylor Nelson had two RBI’s and a base hit to lead Garner at the plate. Kristin Stromer added two singles to the offense while Mallory Van Oort, Jasmine Doble, Karah Huinker and Bri Bier all singled. Doble gave up seven hits and fanned eight Bulldog batters in her pitching performance for the Cards. G-H played a non-conference nightcap against the Bulldogs on Friday. In that game Lake Mills was able to pull out a 5 – 1 victory over the Cards. G-H managed only three hits in this game with Maddie Tusha, Megan Waddingham and Kristin Stromer all picking up singles. Brittany Hall threw this game for the Cardinals, giving up seven hits with two strikeouts. The Cardinals are now 1 – 9 in North Iowa Conference play and hosted the Garner-Hayfield Tournament on Saturday. Details from those games appear in a separate story in the Leader Sports section. Box scores from last week’s games follow. WH 0 011 0 1 41618 1 GH 0 1 2 0 0 0 3 9 4 Cardinal AB R H RBI M.Tusha, lf 4 0 0 0 Doble, 2b 3 1 1 0 Huinker, 3b 1 1 0 0 Waddingham, dp 3 1 2 2 Savoy, c 3 0 1 0 Bier, ss 3 0 2 0 Stromer, 1b 3 0 1 0 Babcock, p 1 0 0 0 Van Oort, cf 3 0 1 0 L. Tusha, rf 0 0 0 0 Nelson, 2b 2 0 0 0 GH 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 8 2 CL 4 0 0 1 0 0 - 510 2 Cardinal AB R H RBI Van Oort, lf 4 2 2 0 Doble, p 4 0 1 0 Huinker, 3b 4 0 0 0 Waddingham, dp 4 0 1 2 Savoy, c 3 0 0 0 Bier, ss 3 0 1 0 Stromer, 1b 3 0 2 0 Wednesday is Ladies Day LADIES DAY SPECIAL INCLUDES: * OIL CHANGE (up to 6 Qts Oil) * FREE 27-POINT INSPECTION * VACUUM INTERIOR *** FREE CAR WASH*** Ladies: Call Sandy to schedule your LADIES DAY SPECIAL for WEDNESDAYS ONLY at 641-923-3727 or 800-442-8804 OLLENBURG MOTORS, INC. Nelson, 2b 3 0 0 0 L. Tusha, rf 3 0 1 0 Schleusner, cf 0 0 0 0 GH 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 New 1 0 0 1 2 0 - 4 9 1 Cardinal AB R H RBI Van Oort, lf 3 0 2 0 Doble,, p 2 0 0 0 Huinker, 3b 3 0 2 0 Waddingham, dp 3 0 0 0 Savoy, c 3 0 0 0 Bier, ss 3 0 0 0 Stromer, 1b 3 0 0 0 Nelson, 2b 3 0 0 0 L. Tusha, rf 3 0 0 0 Schleusner, cf 0 0 0 0 LM 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 5 7 1 GH 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 3 7 4 Cardinal AB R H RBI M. Tusha, lf 4 1 0 0 Doble, p 4 0 1 1 Huinker, 3b 4 0 1 0 Waddingham, dp 4 0 0 0 Stromer, 1b 3 1 2 0 Bier, ss 3 1 1 0 Savoy, c 3 0 0 0 Nelson, 2b 3 0 1 2 Van Oort, cf 3 0 0 0 L. Tusha, rf 0 0 0 0 LM 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 5 7 1 GH 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 3 6 Cardinal AB R H RBI M. Tusha, lf 4 1 1 0 Doble, 2b 3 0 0 0 Huinker, 3b 3 0 0 0 Waddingham, dp 3 0 1 0 Construction & Overhead Door, Inc. Stromer, 1b 3 0 1 0 Bier, ss 2 0 0 0 Savoy, c 3 0 0 0 L. Tusha, rf 2 0 0 0 Schleusner, cf 1 0 0 0 Hall, p 0 0 0 0 Van Gerpen, ss 1 0 0 0 Meints, rf 1 0 0 0 Haag, cf 2 0 0 0 Your Health—Our Care …A Lasting Partnership John Boedeker, D.O. Jerry Nelson, M.D. Kathryn Pottratz, ARNP Monday-Friday Mon. & Wed. 8 a.m. 8:00 to to 6 p.m. 5:00 Saturday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. 1:00 to 4:30 p.m. Tues., Thurs. & Fri. 2nd & 4th Saturdays OVERHEAD GARAGE DOORS SERVING NORTH CENTRAL IOWA SINCE 1947 Residential • Commerical • Agricultural We Also Serivce & Repair All Brands of Garage Doors & Openers Call Jim at 641-357-5575 1710 4th Ave. South, Clear Lake, IA (old Hwy 106) www.kingconstruction.biz Jasmine Doble pitches the Cardinal girls to a win over Clarion Goldfield. (Photo by Rick Ermer) Liz Tusha slides safely into 2nd base. (Photo by Rick Ermer) 730 West 3 rd St, Garner, IA 7:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. 641-923-2651 730 West 3rd St., Garner, IA West Hancock Softball team improves conference record The Eagle softball team picked up two more conference victories this past week over Garner-Hayfield 16-3 and Belmond-Klemme 14-1. The team traveled to Garner last Monday to take on the Cards where they brought home the victory in six innings. The Eagles went scoreless through the first two innings before pounding 11 runs in the third to give them a commanding lead over the Cardinals 11-3. The Cards went scoreless through the rest of the game while the Eagles added one run in the fifth and four more in the sixth to make the spread more than ten runs and end the game in six. The Eagles racked up 18 hits on the night, 9 of them coming from their explosive 11 run third inning. “It is very tough for any team to come back after that,” said Coach Mallen. Defensively the Eagles played solid with only one error. Pitcher Anna Mallen walked two batters on the night and allowed eight hits. Taylor Formanek and Anna led the team with four hits. Brooke Heusinkveld was right behind them with three while Abby Paca and April Burgardt both added two. Heusinkveld batted in four runs for the Eagles while Anna added three. Paca also had two RBI’s while Sarah Mallen, Burgradt and Colbie Bates all brought in one. The Eagle’s Wednesday game against Forest City was rained out and has been rescheduled to this Thursday in Britt. On Friday the team traveled to Belmond to take on the Broncos in a quick five-inning 14-1 NIC victory. The game belonged to the Eagles as they scored three in the first, five in the third and three in both the fourth the fifth. The Bronco’s lone run was earned in the first. The Eagles scored 14 on just seven hits. “It was a tough game to get any consistency at bat,” said Mallen, “But a good win for us none the less.” The three-day break didn’t do the Eagles any favors with their timing at the bat according to Mallen. They capitalized on some Bronco miscues with aggressive base running to bring in the runs. Anna Mallen continues to be the woman of the mound allowing just three hits, one passed batter and one strikeout. Formanek batted in two runs and had three hits. Sarah, Kellie Schmit, Paca and Jessica Gray all earned one hit for the Eagles. Schmit and Paca also brought in one RBI a piece. The Eagles finished out their week in their last season tournament at the Hampton Invitational. The Eagles were downed by AGSWAR in the first game 6-16 and then by West Fork 4-20. “We played terrible in this tournament and the other teams played their best game at the plate,” said Mallen. “With that combination the score can get ugly and it did.” A positive outcome of the tough and ugly games were the practice and experience the outfield gained. “Our outfield got more work than they have all season,” commented Mallen. Sarah Mallen shined in the grass as she ran down and made the catch on three potential doubles or triples. Formanek remained strong at the plate for the eagles as she went four for four between the two games. “We need to play well next week as we play the top teams in the conference,” said Mallen. The Eagles are now 5-3 in the conference and according to Mallen, “if we play well and find wins this week we would place ourselves in a very good position in the NIC.” The Eagles will finish up their regular season with games Monday against North Iowa in Buffalo Center, Wednesday against Newman in Britt, Thursday with Forest City also in Britt, and a double header Friday at Lake Mills. Their final regular season game will be next Tuesday at home against Osage. Cardinals Play Well at G-H Softball Tourney Garner-Hayfield picked up a win while suffering two narrow losses to rated teams at the Garner-Hayfield Classic Tournament on Saturday. The Cards opened the day with a win over Clarion-Goldfield before dropping close decisions to eighth-ranked (2A) Emmetsburg and 15th-rated (1A) Woden-Crystal Lake/Titonka. The Cardinals scored early and often in their opener against Clarion- Goldfield. G-H plated two runs in the first inning followed by three more in the second and four runs in the third. That would prove to be enough as Garner cruised to a 9 – 1 win over the Cowboys. Jasmine Doble collected three RBI’s with a base hit to lead Garner at the plate followed by Taylor Nelson with two RBI’s on a single. Also picking up base hits in the game were Maddie Tusha, Karah Huinker, Megan Waddingham and Kristin Stromer. Doble fanned seven batters while scattering nine hits on her way to the pitching win for the Cardinals. Before the season officially opened, Garner-Hayfield saw Emmetsburg in a scrimmage several weeks ago. In that meeting, the Cardinals failed to score against the E’Hawks. Since that time G-H has shown marked improvement as Emmetsburg posted a narrow win over the Cards. After two scoreless innings the E’Hawks erupted for nine runs in the third inning to seemingly take control of the game. Garner responded with five runs in their half of the third and added two more in the fourth to keep the game close. The E’Hawks added a run in the fifth to conclude the scoring in the game. Megan Waddingham had a big game at the plate for the Cards, picking up three RBI’s on a pair of hits. Karah Huinker added two RBI’s on two singles followed by Maddie Tusha and Jasmine Doble with two hits apiece. Jori Meints added a pinch-hit single to the Cardinal offense. Brittany Hall went the distance on the mound for Garner, surrendering 10 hits and three walks with three strikeouts. In spite of dropping their last game of the day, the Cardinals had to feel good about their 5 – 3 loss to WCLT. The Cardinals scored first in the game, picking up a run in the fourth inning. The Tigers scored twice in the fifth to take the lead but Garner knotted the score at 2 – 2 with a run in their half of the fifth. The score remained tied through seven innings and the Tigers plated three runs in the eight to gain the upper hand. G-H scored a run in the bottom of the eighth but the rally fell short. Garner was held to four hits in the game as Maddie Tusha, Kristin Stromer, Taylor Nelson and Alicia Savoy all singled. Jasmine Doble went the distance on the mound for Garner, scattering eight hits an a walk with five strikeouts. The Cardinals are now 7 – 21 overall. They will begin their final week of regular season action this week at Osage on Monday, followed by Tuesday’s non-conference game at Algona Garrigan. G-H will then complete NIC play with games at Forest City and North Iowa on Wednesday and Thursday before hosting Belmond on Friday. Box scores from the Garner – Hayfield Tournament games follow. CG 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 9 6 GH 2 3 4 0 0 0 - 9 6 2 Cardinal AB R H RBI M.Tusha, lf 4 2 1 0 Doble, p 4 1 1 3 Huinker, 3b 4 0 1 0 Waddingham, dp 4 1 1 1 Stromer, 1b 4 1 1 0 Bier, ss 3 0 0 0 Savoy, c 3 1 0 0 Nelson, 2b 3 2 1 2 Van Oort, cf 3 1 0 0 L. Tusha, rf 0 0 0 0 Ebur 0 0 9 0 1 0 0 10 9 3 GH 0 0 5 2 0 0 0 7 9 2 Cardinal AB R H RBI M.Tusha, lf 4 2 2 0 Doble, 2b 4 2 2 1 Huinker, 3b 4 1 2 2 Waddingham, dp 4 1 2 3 Stromer, 1b 4 0 0 0 Bier, ss 4 0 0 0 Savoy, c 3 0 0 0 L. Tusha, rf 2 0 0 0 Haag, cf 2 1 0 0 Hall, p 0 0 0 0 Nelson, ph 1 0 0 0 $20 Sports Physicals, June & July Dr. Donald R. Hiscocks 41 Center Street West, Britt, IA 50423 Call for appointment (641)843-3600 or Toll Free 1-888-889-5696 Wesley Medical Clinic Hours: Angela McGregor, ARNP Meints, ph 1 0 1 0 WCLT 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 5 8 2 GH 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 3 4 1 Cardinal AB R H RBI M.Tusha, lf 4 0 1 0 Doble, p 3 0 0 0 Huinker, 3b 4 0 0 0 Waddingham, dp 2 1 0 0 Stromer, 1b 4 0 1 0 Bier, ss 3 0 0 0 Nelson, 2b 3 1 1 0 Savoy, c 2 0 1 0 Haag, cf 3 0 0 0 L. Tusha, rf 0 0 0 0 Angela McGregor, ARNP Mon 8:00-5:00 Tues 8:00-12:00 Wed, Thurs 1:30-5:00 Anglea McGregor, ARNP is also available at the Britt Medical Clinic: Tues 1:30-5:00, Wed, Thurs 8:00-12:00 515-679-4285.
www.theleaderonline.net BASEBALL Wednesday, June 29, 2011 • The Leader 15 Cardinals Drop NIC Baseball Games A lighter schedule combined with a rain out gave the Garner-Hayfield baseball team some much needed rest for their pitching staff. The Cardinals faced West Hancock and Lake Mills at home on Monday and Friday and traveled to Mason City to face Newman on Wednesday. Tuesday’s double-header against Bishop Garrigan was cancelled due to soggy field conditions. The youthful Cards were hoping to improve their North Iowa Conference record against the Eagles on Monday. The two teams played even through the first four innings, with each squad scoring once in the second, twice in the third and three times in the fourth. West Hancock gained the advantage with two runs in the fifth and another in the sixth while holding Garner scoreless. The Eagles added an insurance run in the seventh and a Cardinal rally attempt fell short making the final score 10 – 7. The Cardinal bats had great success against the Eagles but stranded 11 base runners through the course of the game. Zach Buseman led G-H at the plate with two RBI’s on two hits. Joe Ermer and Josh Theobald each added two hits with an RBI while Blake Risius also singled twice. Nick Roberts, Lance Austin and Spencer Shaw all added singles to the Cardinal offense. Risius started on the mound for Garner and gave up 11 hits with a walkd and two strikeouts. Zach Buseman relieved Risius in the fifth inning to finish the game with three hits and a strikeout. Mason City Newman has dominated the North Iowa Conference through the past decade and their emphasis on baseball continues to keep them on top of the league. The Knights had little difficulty handling the underdog Cardinals as they rolled to a 15 – 0 four inning decision on Wednesday. The Knights threw their ace against Garner, resulting in a perfect game for the Newman hurler. G-H was able to send only 12 batters to the plate in the four-inning contest. Lance Austin allowed six hits and six walks with a pair of strikeouts in his starting appearance against the Knights. Heath Hutcheson relieved Austin in the third, giving up five hits and a walk. Lake Mills is one of the North Iowa Conference’s top teams this season and the Bulldogs are currently ranked ninth in Class 2A, making Friday’s game another tough task for the Cards. The Bulldogs threatened to make a short night of this contest, surging to a 10 – 1 lead after three innings but the Cardinals put together some offense through the remainder of the game, scoring once in the third, twice in the fourth and three times in the fifth to keep the game interesting. Lake Mills added an insurance run in the seventh on the way to a 13 – 8 win over the Cards. Joe Ermer had a good night offensively for Garner, collecting two RBI’s with a double. Zach Buseman also had two RBI’s with a single and Josh Thoebald added a pair of base hits to the offense. Blake Risius, Nathan Hrubes and Lance Austin all singled for Garner in the game as well. Joe Ermer went the distance on the mound for G-H, scattering 15 hits and four walks with a strikeout. Garner-Hayfield is now 1-9 in North Iowa Conference action and 3 – 18 – 1 overall. The Cards are scheduled to travel to Osage on Monday and Forest City on Wednesday before hosting Belmond on Friday. Box scores from last week’s games follow. WH 0 1 2 3 2 1 11014 5 GH 0 1 2 3 0 0 1 711 1 Cardinal AB R H RBI Risius, p 4 1 2 0 Roberts, 2b 5 2 1 0 Ermer, ss 5 1 2 1 Hrubes, cf 3 0 0 1 Buseman, 1b 2 1 2 2 Austin, dh 3 0 1 0 Ploeger, rf 0 0 0 0 Shaw, c 3 0 1 0 Theobald, 3b 3 1 2 1 Hutcheson, lf 2 1 0 1 J. Wolf, ph 1 0 0 0 L. Wolf, lf 1 0 0 0 GH 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 New 2 012 11511 0 Cardinal AB R H RBI Risius, cf 2 0 0 0 Roberts, 2b 2 0 0 0 Ermer, ss 2 0 0 0 Hrubes, c 1 0 0 0 Buseman, 1b 1 0 0 0 Austin, p 1 0 0 0 Wolf, dh 1 0 0 0 Shaw, rf 0 0 0 0 Theobald, 2b 1 0 0 0 Hutcheson, lf 1 0 0 0 LM 3 4 3 0 2 0 11315 4 GH 1 0 1 2 3 0 1 8 7 3 Cardinal AB R H RBI Risius, cf 4 2 1 0 Roberts, 2b 2 3 0 0 Ermer, p 4 0 1 2 Hrubes, rf 5 0 1 1 Buseman, 1b 3 0 1 2 Austin, 3b 4 0 1 1 L. Wolf, dh 2 0 0 0 Shaw, c 0 0 0 0 Theobald, ss 4 2 2 0 Hutcheson, lf 3 1 0 0 Josh Theobold connects with the ball in the Cardinals game with West Hancock. (Photo by Rick Ermer) Joe Ermer connects for the Cardinals. (Photo by Rick Ermer) THANK YOU FOR YOUR BUSINESS The Leader HOURS 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Friday (Open ‘til 8 on Thursday) WH Baseball splits in Conference Play West Hancock’s full schedule last week quickly turned into a light one as they only played games Monday and Friday. The Eagles were to play Forest City on Wednesday and Lake Mills Thursday, but both were rescheduled due to wet conditions. They will now take on Forest City at home this Thursday and Lake Mills away in a double header Friday. Last week, the men beat Garner-Hayfield for the second time this season in Garner 10-7. Both teams went scoreless through the first inning before they stayed plate for plate for the next three. They both scored one run in the second, two in the third and three in the fourth to keep the game interesting. The score was 6-6 heading into the fifth inning. The Eagles pulled ahead in the fifth with two added runs and one more in the sixth to bring the score to 9-6. They added one more in the top of the seventh for good measure before the Cards answered back in the bottom of the seventh, but their one run wasn’t enough as the Eagles walked away with the 10-7 win. Jonny Eeckhoff took to the mound for the Eagles striking out seven and walking four before Tim Smidt closed in the seventh striking-out one. The Cards were only able to strikeout three Eagles as they connected for 14 hits on the night. Zac Paulus drove in three runs and had a double for the Eagles. Ryan Fedders, John Burgardt and Eeckhoff all added doubles. Burgardt connected for three more hits and Eeckhoff for two resulting in two RBI’s each. Josiah Eckels, Smidt and Fedders all added two hits each to complete the 14 hits for the Eagles. Friday the men headed to Belmond-Klemme to take on the Broncos where they lost 1-2 in nine innings. The game was a quiet one at the plate as both teams went scoreless through the first eight innings. Tim Smidt pitched giving up seven hits and two runs with two walked batters and striking out ten. The Eagles managed four hits on the night. Josiah Eckels batted two of them while Tim Smidt connected for one and Zac Paulus hit a single to bring in Eckels to score the first run in the game in the top of the ninth. Both teams decided the ninth inning was the time to bring in runs as the Broncos answered in the bottom with two runs to steal the win from the Eagles. The men enter their final full week of regular season with a full schedule playing games every night. Monday they head to North Iowa, Tuesday they return home to take on Central Springs. Wednesday will be in Britt against Newman and Thursday will also be in Britt with Forest City. Friday they will head to Lake Mills to play a double header and next Tuesday marks their final regular season game against Osage at home. Share Curiosity. Read Together. www.read.gov
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