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Des Moines Sunday Register State Edition Sunday, May 22, 201 1 PageSC NHL Playoffs Triple A Baseball Late Friday: Iowa 10 Iowa rallies to win with 3 runs in final at-bat Global Kilimanjaro Bowl Saturday's Game: Drake 17, CONADEIP Mexico 7 Drake wins first college football game in Africa v' yjrl i-Il rS i Sj fWi CHRIS O'MEARAASSOCIATED PRESS Tampa Bay goalie Mike Smith reaches for the puck Saturday against Boston. He replaced Dwayne Roloson and made 21 saves as the Lightning won 5-3 to even the series. Goalie switch prompts Lightning to rally, win Bulldogs rally with two fourth-quarter touchdowns in win. By LUKE MEREDITH Associated Press The fans lined up three hours before kickoff, awaiting their chance to see America's version of football played for the first time in Africa. The locals in Arusha, Tanzania, weren't quite sure what, when or who to cheer for during the game between the Drake Bulldogs and an all-star team from Mexico.

But the 12,000 or SO WhO tOOk mmmst in the college football game seemed to en- I. 3 Drake, anon- scholarship program beat the CONADEIP All-Stars, 17-7, in the Global Kilimanjaro Bowl on Saturday. "It truly was a magical day," Drake coach Chris Creighton said by phone from Tanzania. "I think everybody had the sense that we were part of something way bigger than ourselves, just bigger than a football game. It was emotional, kind of the realization of something very special to all of us." The trip grew out of a vision by Creighton and took more than a year of planning by Global Football, a company that's been taking U.S.

college football teams around the world for 14 years. The exhibition is part of a two-week trip organized by Drake that includes include youth clinics, a safari, an orphanage project and a five-day climb to the sum- Creighton Ens mit of the Kilimanjaro. Officials had hoped to fill the Sheikh Amri Abeid Memorial Stadium, which normally hosts soccer. But Creighton said tight security measures held up lines of fans and kept the stadium rather empty at kickoff. However, the seats were quickly filled and the game turned out to be entertaining even for those who didn't know what they were watching.

It also proved that turnovers will kill drives from Tijuana to Tanzania. Jose Reyes gave CONADEIP its first and only lead in the fourth quarter on a touchdown run that put the Mexican team ahead 7-3. Drake quarterback Nick Ens making his college debut in Africa answered with a crucial first-down toss to Joey Orlando and found Orlando with an 11 -yard touchdown that gave the Bulldogs a 10-7 lead. CONADEIP quickly drove to Drake's 2. But the Bulldogs defense raised its arms to pump up the crowd just like they'd do back at Drake Stadium.

Bulldogs linebacker Tyler Moorehead said that got the fans as fired up as they'd been all day. CONADEIP followed with its second botched field goal snap of the day to help Drake stay ahead. The Mexican all-stars fumbled once more, and. Patrick Cashmore's touchdown run late in the fourth quarter sealed a Drake win. Reyes was the star of the day, rushing for 124 yards and a touchdown on 20 carries.

"Everybody has a dream. Everybody has a vision. But very few or seldom are reached," Creighton said. "I felt as though we were part of history." I Playoffs schedule FRIDAY'S LATE GAME San Jose 4, Vancouver 3 SATURDAY'S GAME Tampa Bay 5, Boston 3 (Series tied 2-2) TODAY'S GAME 2:00 Vancouver at San Jose (Vancouver leads 2-1) Flyers rebounded from a 3-0 series deficit and a 3-0 hole in Game 7 to beat the Bruins in the Eastern Conference semifinals. "I think what happened last year, it's behind (us)," Gagne said.

"Things are different now. I'm playing with a different team. Boston is a different team. Right now it's just going out there and trying to be the difference in the game." Teddy Purcell scored twice in the second period when the Lightning tied it at 3-3. Tampa Bay also got a goal from Sean Bergen-heim, who leads the NHL with nine playoff goals after scoring 14 times during the regular season.

Martin St. Louis sealed the win in the final minute with an empty-net goal. Gagne gave the Lightning a 4-3 lead when he beat Tim Thomas from the right circle 6:54 into the third period after Tampa Bay left wing Ryan Malone stole the puck near the blue line. The Lightning outshot the Bruins 9-1 through the first seven minutes of the period after scoring three unanswered goals in the second. "We got outworked," Thomas said.

"They took over. They took the play to us. They started getting scoring chances and we stopped getting scoring chances." San Jose 4, Vancouver 3 San Jose, Calif. Patrick Marleau scored twice in the first period, Joe Thornton had three assists and Antti Niemi made 27 saves as the Sharks bounced back from two losses in Vancouver. Ryane Clowe and Dan Boyle also scored on the power play for the Sharks, who still trail the series 2-1 after winning a conference final game on home ice for the first time in franchise history.

By RANDY PETERSON randypetersondmreg.com Drama broke out in the ninth inning at Principal Park Friday night. The bottom line says the Iowa Cubs rallied to defeat Tucson 11-10 before an announced crowd of 6,047, but how it was accomplished that was something else. "You never give up in this game," said Iowa catcher Steve Clevenger, whose single off the glove of shortstop Logan Forsythe allowed pinch-runner Matt Camp to score to cap a three-run final Cubs at-bat. Tyler Colvin, recently sent to Iowa from the Chicago Cubs, started the eventful inning with a double, and two outs later he scored on a single by Bobby Scales. Did we say drama? Scott Moore hit a ball so high against the fence in left-center field that he and manager Bill Dancy thought it was a home run.

The ball bounced off the top of the fence and onto the field as Moore legged out a triple. He argued that the ball hit a video-replay camera mounted above and beyond the fence, but the umpires, after conferring, ruled differently and ejected Moore. "When I see him in the clubhouse, I'm going to tell him thank for the opportunity," Clevenger said after the Cubs won a game in which they trailed 10-4 in the fifth inning. The walk-off hit clinched a banner four-hit, three-RBI night for Clevenger that included a home run, a double and another single. "It's about waiting on the right pitch to hit," said Clevenger, recently promoted from double-A Tennessee.

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HR-Forsythe (5), Rizzo (13), Perez (2), Clevenger (2). SB Durango (5). Tucson IP ER BBSO Leicester 523 11 6 6 1 2 Deduno 113 0 0 0 0 4 Burke 1 2 2 2 1 1 23 4 3 3 0 0 Iowa IP ER BBSO Ortiz 523 12 9 8 1 9 Mateo 1.3 1 1 1 0 1 Parker 2 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 Funneman, Jarboe, Gibson. 3:06. A 6,047, Iowa Scene MIDWEST CONFERENCE: Cornell was approved to rejoin the Midwest Conference for 2012-13.

The Mount Vernon college was an original member of the Midwest Conference before joining the Iowa Conference in 1997. SOFTBALL: Luther lost to State University of New York-Cortland 6-0 on Saturday in the NCAA Division III Tournament Elite Eight in Salem, Va. The loss ended the Norse's season. Iowa Wesleyan lost 12-4 to William Woods (Mo.) in the NAIA Tournament in Gulf Shores, Ala. Iowa Wesleyan went 0-3 in pool play.

Morningside beatAsbury 10-0 in the NAIA Tournament. Morningside finished 1-2 in pool play, ending its season. Kirkwood lost 1-0 to East Central on Friday, ending its run at the National Junior College Division II Tournament in Normal, III. Iowa Western also was eliminated Friday. BASEBALL: Buena Vista lost to Carthage 12-7 in an NCAA Division III regional in Bloomington, III.

on Saturday. The teams played again late Saturday for the regional title. H1 collide again tonight Associated Press Tampa, Fla. Mike Smith has joined Simon Gagne in hurting the Boston Bruins during the postseason. Smith was perfect in relief of goalie Dwayne Roloson, and Gagne snapped a tie in the third period for the Tampa Bay Lightning, who erased an early three-goal deficit and evened the Eastern Conference finals with a 5-3 win in Game 4 over the Bruins on Saturday.

Roloson was pulled in the first period after he allowed three goals on nine shots. Smith came on and made 21 saves as the Lightning avoided dropping into, a big hole against the surging Bruins. Boston will host Game 5 on Monday. "There's no time to think," Smith said. "It's just one of those things where we got behind the 8-ball there in the first.

That's why I'm on the bench, to come in and kind of settle the team down and give them a little bit of a momentum. It ended up working out." Gagne scored the winning goal last season for Philadelphia when the NBA Playoffs Bulls, Heat By TIM REYNOLDS Associated Press Miami, Fla. Dwyane Wade's right arm had a nasty gash that left him unwilling to shoot the ball for Miami down the stretch. Omer Asik needed stitches around his chin, not to mention a Chicago jersey that wasn't covered in his own blood. That was Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals.

In Game 3, both sides expect more of the same. "We haven't been able to ease into anything this year," Heat forward LeBron James said. Don't look for that to change, either. With a 2-1 series lead at stake, the Bulls and Heat meet today in Miami, ending a 94-hour hiatus in the physical matchup. When Game 2 ended Wednesday, just about everyone in the GIRLS FROM PAGE 3C "It gives more kids and qualifiers an opportunity to be state champions," board member Todd Wendt of LeMars said.

"It's a win for kids, it's a win for communities, it's a win for us." State softball, volleyball and basketball tournaments would expand from 32 to 40 qualifiers. The decision addresses concerns about a widening enrollment gap among the state's current Class 4-A CHRIS DONAHUESPECIAL TO THE REGISTER Drake running back Patrick Cashmore scores the game-sealing touchdown, cashing in on a CONADEIP fumble. I Register bloggers: Live from Africa Members of the Drake football team are blogging from Tanzania, the site of Saturday's Global Kilimanjaro Bowl between Drake and CONADEIP a Mexican all-star team. Drake wort 17-7. The game is believed to be the first college-based competition on the African continent.

Go to DesMoinesRegister.comafrica-drake for blog updates and videos where you can see and hear Bulldog players talking about the trip. Some highlights: E.J. WALTER, senior, DL: On waking up in a different country ing into each other." The Bulls the NBA's top overall seed have shown they can recover quickly. After each of their three previous playoff losses, they answered with a double-digit win in the next game. Plus, the Bulls haven't lost consecutive games since Feb.

5-7. "Don't jinx us like that," Bulls guard Derrick Rose said. Since 2006, when the Heat won their lone title, the winner of Game 3 of the East title series has advanced to the NBA finals every time. "This is going to be a crazy game, where I think they're going to have a lot of confidence," said Rose, the NBA's most valuable player. "Some way, somehow, we've just got to come up with this win no matter how we get it." tor Mike Dick said he doesn't expect any of the affected state meets and tournaments to require additional days of competition because of schedule changes.

Criticisms of the proposal included lesser talent in each class at state tournaments, increased school transportation costs for the postseason and the difficulty of scheduling more teams at state, Dick said. "It's workable, but we'll have some long days," Dick said. I Playoffs schedule SATURDAY'S GAME Dallas at Oklahoma City (Series tied 1-1) TODAY'S GAME 7:30 Chicago at Miami (Series tied 1-1) Heat locker room had an ice pack, and several limped to the bus to the airport. Just think: They were the winning side. "Fortunately, we were able to have some days to recuperate," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said.

"Our guys, they're not shying away from it. Neither team is. Both teams have built these habits for the entire season. We've proven we're an aggressive, attacking, physical defense that rebounds the basketball. They've proven to be the same.

So you have two things collid schools. The state's largest 48 schools varied from 564 to 2,016 students based on three-year enrollment figures used for classification during the 2010-11 academic year. The proposal should bring thousands of dollars of increased revenue to the Union, though board president Greg Thomas said that was not the primary reason for the decision. "We're not out to get rich and we're not going to get rich on this," said Thomas, of Marion. Union executive direc Today I woke up, for the first time in my life, in a foreign country I was greeted by a patch nf lnnn-tpmmprl rpH and a trpp i 11 branches wound together In such a way that I was 1 reminded of a spider web is the most beautiful I Vili if morning I have ever seen.

NASER HANNOON, junior, DL: On "Frank" the bus driver Something I learned about our bus driver "Frank" is the name "Frank" is a codename all bus drivers use. I walked out to the buses and was wondering where our bus driver was. So I yelled out at the group of bus drivers and asked where "Frank" was and they all waved back. 1 44 AVERY FUHS, senior, OL: On learning new things The kids got together and showed us a game of net ball. Net ball is kind of a mix of ultimate frisbee and basketball and is played with two teams of seven and a soccer ball.

Honestly, I'm not sure how the game really works but I do know that it is usually only played by the girls. I 't Hit.