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http://www.MyPlainview.com Plainview Daily Herald - <strong>Sun</strong>day, October <strong>11</strong>, 20<strong>09</strong> - Page <strong>11</strong>B<br />
Scoreboard<br />
By <strong>The</strong> Associated Press<br />
All Times CDT<br />
TV SPORTSWATCH<br />
Today<br />
AUTO RACING<br />
2:15 p.m.: ABC — NASCAR, Sprint<br />
Cup, Pepsi 500, at Fontana, Calif.<br />
6 p.m.: ESPN2 — NHRA, Virginia<br />
Nationals, final eliminations<br />
CYCLING<br />
5 p.m.: VERSUS — Paris-Tours,<br />
Chartres to Tours, France<br />
GOLF<br />
8 a.m.: TGC — European PGA Tour,<br />
Madrid Masters, final round<br />
<strong>11</strong> a.m.: NBC — PGA Tour, Presidents<br />
Cup, final round, at San Francisco<br />
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL<br />
<strong>11</strong> a.m.: TBS — Playoffs, American<br />
League Division Series, game 3, Los Angeles<br />
at Boston<br />
2:30 p.m.: TBS — Playoffs, National<br />
League Division Series, game 4, Los Angeles<br />
at St. Louis<br />
6 p.m.: TBS — Playoffs, American<br />
League Division Series, game 3, New<br />
York at Minnesota<br />
9 p.m.: TBS — Playoffs, National<br />
League Division Series, game 3, Philadelphia<br />
at Colorado<br />
NFL FOOTBALL<br />
Noon: CBS — Regional coverage,<br />
doubleheader<br />
FOX — Regional coverage<br />
3 p.m.: FOX — Regional coverage<br />
3:15 p.m.: CBS — Regional coverage,<br />
doubleheader game<br />
7:15 p.m.: NBC — Indianapolis at<br />
Tennessee<br />
— — —<br />
Monday<br />
MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL<br />
Time TBA: TBS — Playoffs, American<br />
League Division Series, game 4, N.Y.<br />
Yankees at Minnesota (if necessary)<br />
Time TBA: TBS — Playoffs, American<br />
League Division Series, game 4,<br />
L.A. Angels at Boston (if necessary)<br />
NFL FOOTBALL<br />
7:30 p.m.: ESPN — N.Y. Jets at Miami<br />
NHL HOCKEY<br />
7 p.m.: VERSUS — Calgary at Chicago<br />
BASEBALL<br />
American League<br />
DIVISION SERIES<br />
American League<br />
New York 2, Minnesota 0<br />
Friday: New York 4, Minnesota 3, <strong>11</strong><br />
innings<br />
Today: New York (Pettitte 14-8) at<br />
Minnesota<br />
Los Angeles Angels 2, Boston 0<br />
Friday: Los Angeles 4, Boston 1<br />
Today: Los Angeles (Kazmir <strong>10</strong>-9) at<br />
Boston (Buchholz 7-4)<br />
National League<br />
Los Angeles 3, St. Louis 0<br />
Saturday: Los Angeles 5, St. Louis 1<br />
Philadelphia 1, Colorado 1<br />
Saturday: Philadelphia at Colorado,<br />
ppd., weather<br />
Today: Philadelphia (Happ <strong>12</strong>-4) at<br />
Colorado (Hammel <strong>10</strong>-8), 9:07 p.m.<br />
FOOTBALL<br />
NFL<br />
AMERICAN CONFERENCE<br />
East<br />
W L T Pct PF PA<br />
N.Y. Jets 3 1 0 .750 74 57<br />
New England 3 1 0 .750 87 71<br />
Miami 1 3 0 .250 81 79<br />
Buffalo 1 3 0 .250 74 1<strong>10</strong><br />
South<br />
Indianapolis 4 0 0 1.000 <strong>10</strong>6 62<br />
Jacksonville 2 2 0 .500 97 86<br />
Houston 2 2 0 .500 94 92<br />
Tennessee 0 4 0 .000 75 <strong>10</strong>8<br />
North<br />
Baltimore 3 1 0 .750 <strong>12</strong>4 80<br />
Cincinnati 3 1 0 .750 84 76<br />
Pittsburgh 2 2 0 .500 85 78<br />
Cleveland 0 4 0 .000 49 <strong>11</strong>8<br />
West<br />
Denver 4 0 0 1.000 79 26<br />
San Diego 2 2 0 .500 <strong>10</strong>1 <strong>10</strong>2<br />
Oakland 1 3 0 .250 42 86<br />
Kansas City 0 4 0 .000 64 1<strong>12</strong><br />
NATIONAL CONFERENCE<br />
East<br />
W L T Pct PF PA<br />
N.Y. Giants 4 0 0 1.000 <strong>10</strong>7 64<br />
Philadelphia 2 1 0 .667 94 72<br />
Dallas 2 2 0 .500 96 78<br />
Washington 2 2 0 .500 56 62<br />
South<br />
New Orleans 4 0 0 1.000 144 66<br />
Atlanta 2 1 0 .667 57 53<br />
Carolina 0 3 0 .000 37 87<br />
Tampa Bay 0 4 0 .000 54 <strong>10</strong>7<br />
North<br />
Minnesota 4 0 0 1.000 <strong>11</strong>8 80<br />
Chicago 3 1 0 .750 <strong>10</strong>5 78<br />
Green Bay 2 2 0 .500 <strong>10</strong>4 93<br />
WBU From Page 4B<br />
also fi nished in the top ten,<br />
in seventh place, running a<br />
24:59.20. Michael Sandoval,<br />
another sophomore, was <strong>11</strong>th<br />
(25:22.03), senior Timmy<br />
McCune was <strong>12</strong>th (25:27.07),<br />
and freshman Jarrod Morris<br />
came in 13th (25:35.60).<br />
“<strong>The</strong> men ran really well.<br />
We beat LCU and were right<br />
there with South Plains, and<br />
that was running without Kirby,”<br />
said WBU head coach<br />
Brian Whitlock, referring to<br />
senior Kirby Dunn, who has<br />
missed the past two meets<br />
with a breathing problem.<br />
“<strong>The</strong> times we turned in were<br />
extremely fast, and I don’t<br />
want to take anything away<br />
from our guys, but the course<br />
may have been a little short.<br />
“Hildon got out to a much<br />
better start today, not as fast<br />
as last week, so I was real<br />
pleased with that. Timmy ran<br />
well again, and I was excited<br />
about the way our other freshman,<br />
Jarrod Morris ran. He<br />
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Bar W. Ford 13 1/2 <strong>10</strong> 1/2<br />
Fleming Well <strong>11</strong> 13<br />
GPAC <strong>11</strong> 13<br />
Herald Divas 9 1/2 14 1/2<br />
Herald Babes 9 15<br />
HCSB 9 15<br />
PBC 8 16<br />
High Game: Mona Seago 165<br />
High Series: Angie Rushing and Mona<br />
Seago 441<br />
Early Bird League<br />
Team W L<br />
Wright Plumbing 15 1/2 8 1/2<br />
Leal’s 14 <strong>10</strong><br />
Plainview Bowling Center <strong>12</strong> 1/2 <strong>11</strong> 1/2<br />
Sweet A&B 13 <strong>11</strong><br />
B&B’s Girls <strong>12</strong> <strong>12</strong><br />
High Game: Glenda Gordon 181<br />
High Series: Margie Wright 489<br />
Area Bowling League<br />
Team W L<br />
Mouser Agency 15 9<br />
Plainview Bowling Center 14 1/2 9 1/2<br />
Goyne Drilling <strong>12</strong> 1/2 <strong>11</strong> 1/2<br />
Organic Alterations <strong>10</strong> 1/2 13 1/2<br />
Randy Collie Electric 8 1/2 15 1/2<br />
High Game: Diane Voyles 192<br />
High Series: Voyles 500<br />
Detroit 1 3 0 .250 83 134<br />
West<br />
San Francisco 3 1 0 .750 <strong>10</strong>2 53<br />
Arizona 1 2 0 .333 57 68<br />
Seattle 1 3 0 .250 74 82<br />
St. Louis 0 4 0 .000 24 <strong>10</strong>8<br />
Today: Pittsburgh at Detroit, noon;<br />
Oakland at N.Y. Giants, noon; Cleveland<br />
at Buffalo, noon; Dallas at Kansas<br />
City, noon; Minnesota at St. Louis,<br />
noon; Cincinnati at Baltimore, noon;<br />
Washington at Carolina, noon; Tampa<br />
Bay at Philadelphia, noon; Atlanta at<br />
San Francisco, 3:05 p.m.; Jacksonville<br />
at Seattle, 3:15 p.m.; Houston at Arizona,<br />
3:15 p.m.; New England at Denver,<br />
3:15 p.m.; Indianapolis at Tennessee,<br />
7:20 p.m.<br />
Monday, Oct. <strong>12</strong>: N.Y. Jets at Miami,<br />
7:30 p.m.<br />
— — —<br />
COLLEGE<br />
Saturday<br />
Top 25: No. 1 Florida (4-0) beat No. 4<br />
LSU, 13-3; No. 2 Texas (5-0) beat Colorado<br />
38-14.; No. 3 Alabama (6-0) beat<br />
No. 20 Mississippi 22-3.; No. 5 Virginia<br />
Tech (5-1) beat Boston College 48-14;<br />
No. 9 Ohio State (5-1) beat Wisconsin<br />
31-13; No. <strong>10</strong> TCU (5-0) beat Air Force<br />
20-17; No. <strong>11</strong> Miami (4-1) beat Florida<br />
A&M 48-16; No. <strong>12</strong> Iowa (5-0) beat<br />
Michigan, 30-28’ No. 13 Oregon (5-1)<br />
beat UCLA 24-<strong>10</strong>; No. 14 Penn State<br />
(5-1) beat Eastern Illinois 52-3; No. 15<br />
Oklahoma State (4-1) beat Texas A&M<br />
36-31; No. 16 Kansas (5-0) beat Iowa<br />
State 41-36; No. 17 Auburn (5-1) lost<br />
to Arkansas 44-23; No. 18 BYU (4-1) at<br />
UNLV (n); No. 19 Oklahoma (3-2) beat<br />
Baylor 33-7; No. 21 Nebraska (4-1) beat<br />
No. 24 Missouri 27-<strong>12</strong>, Thursday; No. 22<br />
Georgia Tech (4-1) at Florida State; No.<br />
25 South Carolina (5-1) beat Kentucky<br />
28-26.<br />
Regional: WTA&M 34, Eastern New<br />
Mexico 24; Texas Tech 66, Kansas St.<br />
<strong>11</strong>;<br />
BASKETBALL<br />
NBA Preseason<br />
Saturday: New Orleans 88, Oklahoma<br />
City 79; Cleveland <strong>10</strong>2, Charlotte 96;<br />
Chicago vs. Milwaukee at Green Bay,<br />
Wis., (n); Golden State vs. Phoenix at<br />
Palm Springs, Calif., (n)<br />
Today: New Jersey at Boston, Noon;<br />
Washington at Toronto, 2 p.m.; San Antonio<br />
at Miami, 5 p.m.; Atlanta at Detroit,<br />
5 p.m.; Memphis at Dallas, 6 p.m.<br />
HOCKEY<br />
NHL<br />
Saturday: Boston 4, N.Y. Islanders<br />
3, SO; Pittsburgh 5, Toronto 2; Ottawa<br />
4, Atlanta 2; Anaheim 3, Philadelphia 2,<br />
SO; New Jersey 3, Florida 2; Detroit 3,<br />
Washington 2; Tampa Bay 5, Carolina<br />
2; Los Angeles 2, St. Louis 1; Buffalo 1,<br />
Nashville 0; Chicago 4, Colorado 3, SO;<br />
Columbus at Phoenix, (n); Montreal at<br />
Edmonton, (n); Minnesota at San Jose,<br />
(n).<br />
Today: Anaheim at N.Y. Rangers, 4<br />
really turned on the burners<br />
there at the end and pushed<br />
ahead of a guy from LCU.”<br />
Also running for the Wayland<br />
men were Victor Lemay<br />
(18th - 25:52.71) and John<br />
Keith (22nd - 26:<strong>10</strong>.27).<br />
Regular cross country<br />
runners Catherine Leubner,<br />
Milca Villegas, and Diana<br />
Guiterrez all fi nished in the<br />
top <strong>10</strong> in the women’s race on<br />
Saturday. Leubner, a freshman,<br />
ran an 18:20.68 to fi nish<br />
5th. Another freshman, Villegas<br />
completed the 5K course<br />
in 18:28.46 for 8th place,<br />
and Guiterrez, a senior, was<br />
ninth with a time of 18:33.<strong>11</strong>.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Pioneer tracksters,<br />
Trishawn Battiste and Mary<br />
Beth Arnold, ran times of<br />
21:59.86 and 25:44.22.<br />
“Our three girls are really<br />
impressing me right now.<br />
Catherine ran a great race<br />
today, and Milca gets better<br />
every week.”<br />
Both Wayland teams will<br />
have next week off in preparation<br />
for the NAIA Mid-<br />
States Classic which will<br />
be held Oct. 24 in Winfi eld,<br />
Kan.<br />
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p.m.; Dallas at Vancouver, 9 p.m.<br />
SOCCER<br />
Major League Soccer<br />
Saturday: Toronto FC 1, San Jose 1,<br />
tie; Columbus 1, New England 0; Kansas<br />
City at Chivas USA, (n).<br />
TRANSACTIONS<br />
BASEBALL<br />
MINNESOTA TWINS—Placed 3B<br />
Matt Tolbert on the 15-day DL. Called up<br />
3B Brian Buscher from Rochester (IL).<br />
BASKETBALL<br />
NBA—Suspended Detroit F Austin<br />
Daye and Milwaukee G Carlos Delfino<br />
for one game without pay for their roles<br />
in an altercation in a game on Oct. 7.<br />
GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS—<br />
Suspended G Stephen Jackson for two<br />
exhibition games for conduct detrimental<br />
to the team.<br />
LOS ANGELES LAKERS—Waived<br />
F Mickael Gelabale, F David Monds and<br />
F-C Michael Fey.<br />
FOOTBALL<br />
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS—Signed T<br />
Kyle Williams from the practice roster.<br />
Released DT Michael Bennett.<br />
WASHINGTON REDSKINS—Signed<br />
P Glenn Pakulak from the practice squad.<br />
Released DE Renaldo Wynn.<br />
HOCKEY<br />
CHICAGO BLACKHAWKS—Recalled<br />
RW Jack Skille from Rockford<br />
(AHL).<br />
ST. LOUIS BLUES—Recalled D Tyson<br />
Strachan from Peoria (AHL).<br />
TAMPA BAY LIGHTNING—Claimed<br />
LW Radek Smolenak off waivers from<br />
Chicago.<br />
VANCOUVER CANUCKS—Recalled<br />
F Guillaume Desbiens from Manitoba<br />
(AHL).<br />
Lady Dogs<br />
From Page 1B<br />
blocks and Welch had four<br />
aces and <strong>12</strong> assists.<br />
Senior Ashley Welch led<br />
the defense with 31 digs and<br />
Amanda Hinojosa added 14<br />
digs. Ashley Welch also had<br />
an ace. Brittany Ramirez<br />
added 13 digs.<br />
Senior setter Meredith<br />
Mull added eight assists and<br />
Quenda Alexander had two<br />
kills and two blocks.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Lady Dogs will host<br />
Big Spring Tuesday as they<br />
begin the second round of<br />
district play. <strong>The</strong> match is<br />
scheduled to start at 6:30<br />
p.m.<br />
Plainview swept Big<br />
Spring in three sets in the<br />
teams’ fi rst meeting.<br />
<strong>The</strong> junior varsity Lady<br />
Dogs fell to Cooper in two<br />
sets, 25-14, 30-28.<br />
Michelle Portillo had 16<br />
digs, Shania Dulakis had<br />
three kills and two blocks<br />
and Natalie Tunnell had fi ve<br />
kills.<br />
<strong>The</strong> freshman Lady Dogs<br />
played two matches Saturday,<br />
one against Cooper’s<br />
freshman team and one<br />
against its sophomore team.<br />
In the match against the<br />
freshman team, the Lady<br />
Dogs fell 25-20, 25-15.<br />
In the loss, Taylor Esty<br />
had fi ve kills; Meagan Bordayo<br />
had fi ve digs; Miranda<br />
Ball had two kills; Kristian<br />
Reynolds had three assists;<br />
and Kymber Carroll had four<br />
assists.<br />
In the second match<br />
against the sophomore team,<br />
the Lady Dogs won 25-19,<br />
25-21.<br />
In that match, Esty had four<br />
kills and two blocks; Olivia<br />
Tinoco had two kills; Reynolds<br />
had four tips; Carroll<br />
had three assists; and Mara<br />
Rodriquez had two aces.<br />
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No. 3 Alabama stuffs Ole Miss<br />
OXFORD, Miss. (AP) —<br />
Mark Ingram rushed for 172<br />
yards and a touchdown and<br />
No. 3 Alabama stuffed No.<br />
20 Mississippi 22-3 on Saturday.<br />
Jevan Snead threw four<br />
interceptions for Ole Miss<br />
(3-2, 1-2 SEC), tying a career<br />
high, and the Crimson<br />
Tide (6-0, 4-0) scored after<br />
a blocked punt and a fumble<br />
recovery on a punt return.<br />
No. 2 Texas 38, Colorado<br />
14 In Austin, Earl Thomas<br />
returned an interception<br />
92 yards for a touchdown<br />
and Ben Wells recovered<br />
a blocked punt for another<br />
score to help No. 2 Texas<br />
pull away from Colorado in<br />
the second half for a 38-14<br />
win Saturday night.<br />
Jordan Shipley returned a<br />
punt for a touchdown in the<br />
fourth quarter for the Longhorns<br />
(5-0, 2-0 Big <strong>12</strong>), who<br />
can now look ahead to next<br />
weekend’s showdown with<br />
No. 19 Oklahoma.<br />
Arkansas 44, No. 17 Auburn<br />
23<br />
In Fayetteville, Ark. Michael<br />
Smith rushed for 145<br />
yards and a touchdown, and<br />
Arkansas held off a late Auburn<br />
rally to hand the Tigers<br />
their fi rst loss.<br />
No. 5 Virginia Tech 48,<br />
Boston College 14<br />
In Blacksburg, Va., Tyrod<br />
Taylor, Ryan Williams and<br />
Virginia Tech’s swarming<br />
defense made sure the Hokies’<br />
regular season losing<br />
streak against Boston College<br />
ended.<br />
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game regular season skid<br />
by Virginia Tech (5-1, 3-0<br />
Atlantic Coast Conference)<br />
against Boston College (4-2,<br />
2-2).<br />
No. 9 Ohio State 31, Wisconsin<br />
13<br />
In Columbus, Ohio, Kurt<br />
Coleman and Jermale Hines<br />
returned interceptions for<br />
touchdowns and Ray Small<br />
brought a kickoff back 96<br />
yards, dealing the self-destructive<br />
Badgers their fi rst<br />
loss of the season.<br />
No. 13 Oregon 24, UCLA<br />
<strong>10</strong> In Pasadena, Calif., Kenjon<br />
Barner returned the<br />
second-half kickoff for a<br />
<strong>10</strong>0-yard touchdown, and<br />
Talmadge Jackson returned<br />
an interception 32 yards for<br />
another score just 13 seconds<br />
later.<br />
No. 14 Penn State 52,<br />
Eastern Illinois 3<br />
In State College, Pa., Daryll<br />
Clark threw for three<br />
touchdowns and ran for another,<br />
Jared Odrick led a<br />
menacing defense with two<br />
sacks and linebacker Navorro<br />
Bowman returned a<br />
fumble 91 yards for a touchdown<br />
in the Nittany Lions’<br />
most complete performance<br />
of the season against lowerdivision<br />
Eastern Illinois.<br />
No. 15 Oklahoma State<br />
36, Texas A&M 31<br />
In College Station, Zac<br />
Robinson threw two touchdown<br />
passes and Oklahoma<br />
State overcame the absence<br />
of its top two playmakers.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Cowboys (4-1, 1-0<br />
Big <strong>12</strong>) played without All-<br />
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ant, who was ruled ineligible<br />
by the school this week<br />
for lying to the NCAA<br />
about contact he made with<br />
a former NFL player. Oklahoma<br />
State was also missing<br />
Kendall Hunter, the Big<br />
<strong>12</strong>’s leading rusher in 2008,<br />
who sat out with an ankle<br />
injury.<br />
No. 16 Kansas 41, Iowa<br />
State 36<br />
In Lawrence, Kan., Todd<br />
Reesing threw for 442 yards<br />
and four touchdowns and<br />
Kerry Meier set two school<br />
receiving records in a game<br />
fi lled with big plays and<br />
missed extra points.<br />
No. 19 Oklahoma 33,<br />
Baylor 7<br />
In Norman, Okla., Heisman<br />
Trophy winner Sam<br />
Bradford threw for 389<br />
yards and a touchdown in<br />
his return from a shoulder<br />
injury and Chris Brown had<br />
two short scoring runs.<br />
Bradford broke former<br />
Heisman runner-up Josh<br />
Heupel’s school record with<br />
the 14th game of his career<br />
with at least 300 yards passing,<br />
and he could have had<br />
even bigger numbers if the<br />
Sooners’ receivers didn’t<br />
have trouble handling his<br />
passes.<br />
No. 25 South Carolina<br />
28, Kentucky 26<br />
In Columbia S.C., Stephen<br />
Garcia threw for three touchdowns<br />
and ran for another<br />
and South Carolina stopped<br />
a potential tying two-point<br />
conversion in the fourth<br />
quarter, keeping coach<br />
Steve Spurrier a perfect 17-0<br />
against the Wildcats.<br />
Padilla, Dodgers beat Cardinals 5-1 for sweep<br />
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Unemployed<br />
in August, Vicente<br />
Padilla kept the Los<br />
Angeles Dodgers going in<br />
October.<br />
<strong>The</strong> second-chance pitcher<br />
shut down Albert Pujols and<br />
the St. Louis Cardinals with<br />
a 5-1 victory Saturday night,<br />
putting the Dodgers back in<br />
the National League championship<br />
series.<br />
“Anytime you win a series<br />
it’s good,” Casey Blake<br />
said. “But to sweep the Cardinals,<br />
it just doesn’t happen.<br />
I would have never<br />
guessed we would have<br />
swept them.”<br />
Andre Ethier missed the<br />
cycle by a single, Manny<br />
Ramirez had three hits and<br />
two RBIs and the Dodgers<br />
didn’t need help this time<br />
from another St. Louis fi elding<br />
blunder to sweep their<br />
division series opponent for<br />
a second straight season.<br />
Los Angeles scored all fi ve<br />
runs with two outs.<br />
Pujols and Matt Holliday<br />
were a combined 2 for 8<br />
with a late RBI for the Cardinals,<br />
who never recharged<br />
after becoming the fi rst National<br />
League team to clinch<br />
a division title. St. Louis was<br />
1-9 after wrapping up the<br />
NL Central, and was swept<br />
for the fi rst time in the division<br />
series or NLCS play<br />
and only for the third time<br />
overall in the postseason.<br />
“From the get-go, they beat<br />
us to the punch all night,”<br />
manager Tony La Russa said.<br />
“So give them credit.”<br />
Pujols, 3 for <strong>10</strong> with an<br />
RBI and no extra-base hits<br />
in the series, left Busch Stadium<br />
without speaking to<br />
reporters.<br />
Closer Jonathan Broxton<br />
struck out Rick Ankiel for<br />
the last out and pumped his<br />
fi st as the Dodgers ran out<br />
to the mound to celebrate<br />
becoming the fi rst team to<br />
advance to the championship<br />
series. <strong>The</strong>y await the<br />
winner of the Philadelpia-<br />
Colorado series that is even<br />
at a game apiece. <strong>The</strong> Phillies<br />
beat Los Angeles in the<br />
NLSC last season in fi ve<br />
games.<br />
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