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wwwjiewsleader.com Monday, June 19, 2006 hf ffcms fenSer B3 Sports Rookie bops Yanks Bartley-Chambers sizzle Gypsy Hill to win Deaver title 9k HP) -Hi The Associated Press WASHINGTON All of 21, a big league rookie, Ryan Zimmerman quickly developed a reputation for being calm as can be, never allowing anything to rattle him. Jammed by a fastball from Yankees starter Chien-Ming Wang in the seventh inning Sunday, Zimmerman had one thought as he stepped to the plate with one out in the bottom of the ninth, his Washington Nationals down by a run: Let's hope he tries throwing that same pitch, because I'm ready for it. Sure enough, with Yankees closer Mariano Rivera forced into a day off, Zimmerman drove Wang's 107th pitch of the day over the wall in left for a game-winning, two-run homer. Having lifted Washington to a 3-2 victory over New York, his Dad in the stands on Father's Day, Zimmerman morphed into a kid on a sandlot, raising a fist as 12 birdies lead to final-round 59 By Ken Bosserman Sports Writer STAUNTON' Andrew Bartley and Bret Chambers sizzled the Gypsy Hill Golf course with a 12-under 59 Sunday to capture the 17th annual N.L. Deaver Team Championship by one stroke.

Bartley-Chambers' two-day 66-59125 just edged Gary and Grady Ruckman, who posted a 65-61 126. The Ruckmans were one of three teams that were tied for the lead after the first round. Mark Lunsford and Columbus Hagy finished tied for third with a 65-66131, but Doug Shifflett and Rich Whitmore couldn't match their first round 65, settling for a 73. Bartley-Chambers, who finished second in the tournament last year, fashioned their 12-imder with 12 birdies and no bogeys. Birdie holes included Nos.

4, 6, 7, 8 and 9 on the front nine. Four more birdies, those on Nos. 10, 11, 13 and 15 sent them to 9-under. Then on No. 16, Bartley chipped from 40 feet to within two inches of the cup for another birdie.

He then rolled in an 8-footer on No. 17, and his team was 11-under. Then on No. 18, Chambers' second shot on the par-5 hole was on the green 15 feet from the cup. He missed his eagle, but the birdie sent the duo to 12-under.

"Bret was hot on the front, and I found my game on the back nine," Bartley said. "We hit the ball solid," Chambers added. "We hit it where we needed to, and made putts. We didn't do anything off the wall." Grady Ruckman had a 65 on his own ball to key his team to its 10-under round. "I have been playing good the last three or four weeks," he said.

"I have been putting a lot better, and when that happens, everything goes right. Unfortunately, we were one short, but you can't complain when you lose to a 59." The Ruckmans didn't get hot until the back nine, and that came after a bogey on No. 11. "That got us fired up," Grady Ruckman said. "We went nuts after that." On No.

13, Grady Ruckman hit his tee shot within five feet of the hole, and eagled out. After Gary Ruckman birdied No. 14, an eagle followed on No. 15, and birdies on Nos. 16 and 17.

With a chance to tie for the lead, the Ruckmans could only par No. 18, missing a 5-foot birdie putt. At the banquet which followed the tournament, T.J. Sheehan received the N.L. Deaver scholarship which goes to a graduating senior on the Robert E.

Lee golf team, a squad that Deaver coached for many years. Sheehan plans to attend the San Diego Golf Academy of the Carolinas in Myrtle Beach and earn an associate degree in business management. "To manage a golf course is what my dream is," he said. Mets avoid Orioles' sweep Ken BossermanThe News Leader Andrew Bartley watches the ball drop into the cup Sunday for a birdie on No. 17 during the final round of the N.L.

Deaver Team Championship at the Gypsy Hill Golf Club. Deaver Team Championship Final scores from Sunday's N.L. Deaver Team Championship at Gypsy Hill Golf Club: Championship Round Bartley-Chambers G.Ruckman-G.Ruckman Lunsford-Hagy Garner-Sellers Bright-Smiley CFulte-R Fultz Bartley-Floyd Sriiffletl-Whrtmofe Cook-Wheeler First Right Bowman-Bowles Botkin-Botkin Shrfflett-Shilfletl Sorrells-Bishop Cale-Gilmer Alkens-Brown 66-59 125 65-61126 65- 66 131 66- 65-131 66-66 132 66-69135 68-68136 65-73138 68-71139 71-68139 71-69-140 71- 70-141 70-72-142 72- 71-143 72-71-143 USAC driver dominates at Shenandoah track NATIONALS 3 YANKEES 2 Today: Washington (Armas 6-3) at Boston (Snyder 0-0), 7:05 p.m. he rounded first, then tossing off his batting helmet as he rounded third. Zimmerman jumped into the bouncing crowd of teammates waiting at home plate, celebrating a second consecutive comeback win over the Yankees.

He said he'd never done that before, at any level: "No walk-off nothing single, anything." "I looked pretty bad the at-bat before on that same pitch," the third baseman said. "I figured I was going to look for that same pitch first pitch, and if he threw it, try and do some damage with it." METS 9 ORIOLES 4 Tuesday: Florida at Baltimore, 7:05 p.m. two in this series against Baltimore. Substitute outfielder Eli Marrero came through with an excellent all-around game, and Wright finished with three hits. infield grounders and a Mike Redmond single into the decisive run in a four-run eighth inning and another loss for Perez against a Cy Young Award winner, and the Twins finished off a three-game sweep by beating the Pirates 8-2 Sunday.

Marlins on a roll MIAMI Dan Uggla had three hits and knocked in the go-ahead run to help the Florida Marlins beat Roy Halladay and the Toronto Blue Jays 4-1 Sunday for their eighth straight win. Phillies stop slide PHILADELPHIA Ryan Howard homered and drove in four runs to help the Philadelphia Phillies snap a season-worst six-game losing streak, 8-5 over the Tampa Bay Devil Rays on Sunday. Royals stun Astros HOUSTON Doug Mientkiewicz hit a three-run homer in the top of the ninth inning Sunday to lift the Kansas City Royals to a 7-4 win over the Houston Astros. Rangers stop D'backs ARLINGTON, Texas Michael Young singled in the go-ahead run in the eighth and matched a career high with five hits, helping the Texas Rangers beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 10-7 on Sunday to complete a three-game sweep. Rogers wins No.

200 CHICAGO Kenny Rogers won his 200th game and the Detroit Tigers tied a club record with eight home runs in a 1 2-3 victory over the Cubs on Sunday, ruining Mark Prior's season debut for Chicago. The Associated Press Shenandoah Speedway The Associated Press NEW YORK David Wright hit a grand slam and drove in five runs, Tom Glavine became the first 10-game winner in the major leagues and the New York Mets beat the Baltimore Orioles 9-4 Sunday to avoid a three-game sweep. Ramon Castro also homered and knocked in two runs for the Mets, who won the final eight games of a 9-1 road trip before dropping the first Interleague Athletics win 10th OAKLAND, Calif. Joe Blanton pitched into the ninth, Bobby Kielty hit a two-run triple and the Oakland Athletics beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2 Sunday for their season-best 1 0th straight win. M's sweep Giants SEATTLE Adrian Beltre homered and doubled in another run, and Jamie Mover stymied fellow 40-something Barry Bonds and the rest of the Giants in the Mariners' 5-1 win over San Francisco on Sunday.

Padres deck angels ANAHEIM, Calif. Mike Cameron and Adrian Gonzalez hit solo homers off Bartolo Colon in his first start in two months, and the San Diego Padres defeated the Los Angeles Angels 7-3 Sunday. Lee blasts Indians MILWAUKEE Carlos Lee's three-run homer in the bottom of the ninth lifted the Milwaukee Brewers to a 6-3 victory over the Cleveland Indians on Sunday. Chisox rout Reds CINCINNATI Jon Garland allowed only four singles while pitching into the ninth inning Sunday, and hit the first homer by a White Sox pitcher in 35 years, leading Chicago to an 8-1 victory and a three-game sweep of the Cincinnati Reds. Twins dump Pirates PITTSBURGH Johan Santana pitched exactly like he did in 2004.

The surprise was Oliver Perez did, too, until yet another game got away from him and the last-place Pittsburgh Pirates. Minnesota turned two Georganzis-Greaver Chestnut-Powell Carter-Horn Meeks-Meeks Second Flight Cochran-Alexander Palmer-Spurlock Smiley-Smiley Pierce-Swisher Painter- Davis HildeDrand-wMe Teague-McKee We6D-Nut1y Sproose-Chrttum Hoke-Hoke Kincaid-Mozingo Third Flight Powers-Hull Shoemaker-Thacker Bare-Day Sheehan-Sheehan Shields-Whitesell Swisher-Swisher McGowan-Matheny Closest-to-the-pin: No. 72-72-144 72- 72144 73- 74147 73- 80-153 74- 68-142 76-72-148 74-75149 76-73149 76- 74-150 77- 73-150 74- 77151 75- 78-153 76- 78154 77- 79-156 77- 80157 82- 75-157 78- 80158 81-77158 83- 82-165 84- 83-167 87-85-172 81-NC-4IC 2 Mark Shifflett 3-9; No. 5 Billy Hagy 7-0; No 1 2 Jirn Alkens 1 5-3. Gamer 3-7; No.

8 Columbus quickly distanced themselves from the rest of the spread out pack. Adkins was able to close in at times late in the race, but Ruley went on to win his first Virginia Mini-Cup feature at Shenandoah. Adkins, Corey Berkstresser, Ryan Adams and Kevin Berkstresser rounded out the top five. "I knew I had to keep it hugged down in one and two, that's the best groove for these cars didn't have any problems, just hooked up today," Ruley said. Adkins said, "Every time I got close to him, I would mess up off of two through the bumps through three and four was OK." SVSRL Mini-Cup: Ryan Peacher led flag-to-flag, beating Brandon Chilson, Chris Chilson, Steven Cox and Gene Jones in the process.

U-Car: With an unique complete field inversion, the feature started with David Dean on the pole. He quickly pulled away, while the large pack was making three and four-wide passes. At the end of an entertaining feature, it was Dean earning his first trophy in front of Tim Brown, Chris Headman (Import winner), Eric Stanley and Beaver Dean. David Dean said, "This was my first win and it was a long time coming." Beaver Dean now leads Greg Abbott by 25 points after previous points leader Abbott crashed out early. www.newsfearfer.com Abandoned Staff Report SHENANDOAH USAC Ford Focus Midget driver Bradley Riethmeyer had been in the shadow of points leader Chase Scott for most of the season until Saturday night.

That's when the 22-year-old Texas driver took the pole and the win in convincing style at Shenandoah Speedway. "The track tightened up a little bit and the car was really good," Riethmeyer said. "It's been tough trying to beat Chase, but we kept working hard, learned a lot got in the top 10 last week it's been good." At the drop of the flag for the start of the USAC 35-lap feature, Scott jumped to the point from eighth, but the start was called back because of a spin by Aron Oakley in turn 3. Not long after the second start, Chase spun in turn 2 unassisted. Ryan Scott took over the lead when leader Tyler Brown pulled into the pits just a few laps in.

By lap 4, Riethmeyer moved under Scott for the top spot as they entered turn 3. Once out front, Riethmeyer steadily pulled away from the pack by nearly half a straightaway and into the winner's circle for the second time this year. During the closing laps, the young driver eclipsed his qualifying times by several tenths of a second. Rounding out the top five were Aron Oakley, Ryan Scott, Brad Nofsinger and Mark Burt. "Man, he was quick on the restarts," said Oakley.

"We just Allmendinger wins his The Associated Press PORTLAND, Ore. A.J. Allmendinger has been fired, engaged, hired and a winner all in the span of nine days. Allmendinger capped his crazy ride on Sunday with a Ik Little birds tell Saturday: Super Stocks, INEX Legends, Mini-Modifieds, U-Car divisions and Baby Grands. www.

Shenandoah speedway.com Saturday's results: USAC Ford Focus Midget Features 1 Bradley Riethmeyer; 2. Aron Oakley; 3. Ryan Scott; 4. Brad Noffsinger; 5. Mark Burt; 6.

Chase Scott; 7. Michael Mohelski; 8. Tyler Brown; 9. Rick Fedrizzi; 10. A.J.

Weeks. Mini Trucks (15 laps) 1 Tony Groff; 2. Ryan Peacher; 3. Al Dailey; 4. Rob Wells.

VMCRA Mini Cup (25 laps) 1. Jamie Ruley; 2. Jason Adkins; 3. Corey Berkstresser; 4. Ryan Adams; 5.

Kevin Berkstresser; 6. Jason Petefish; 7. Matt Wade; 8. David Boitnotte; 9. Amanda Forney; 10.

Norris needed a little more to catch him." Scott said, "Yeah, I got my butt kicked there. 1 was leading it, then Bradley went blasting by me, then Oakley. I just couldn't get a handle on it tonight." Scott, the points leader, wound up sixth, the result of a badly blistered right rear Hoosier slick, making for a poor handling car and two spins. Super Mini-Trucks: The feature saw Tony Groff bring the field to the stripe. Ryan Peacher moved past the leader first Champ Car race victory in the Champ Car Grand Prix of Portland, his first series win.

Champ Car's lone American driver beat former teammate Justin Wilson by 5.420 seconds on the road course at Portland International Raceway. us Boitnotte (-1); 11. Tim Brown (DNF); 12. Brian Conklin (DNS). SVSRL Mini Cup (25 laps) 1 Ryan Peacher; 2.

Brandon Chilson; 3. Chris Chilson; 4. Steven Cox; 5. Gene Jones; 6. Bill Gibson; 7.

Ken Stabley; 8. Joseph Bisson; 9. Paul Breeden; 10. Michael Bosserman. U-Car (25 laps) 1.

David Dean; 2. Tim Brown; 3. Chris Headman; 4. Eric Stanley; 5. Beaver Dean; 6.

David Turner; 7. Tracey Campbel; 8. R.J. Judd; 9. Randy Roudabush; 10.

John Alger; 1 1 Keith Griffith; 12. Chad Turner; 13. Jake May; 14. Brian Purdham; 15. Kevin Nichols (-1); 1 6.

Jeremy Cubbage (-1); 17. James May (-1); 18. Josh Dahl (-1); 19. Joey Brill (-1); 20. Greg Abbott (DNF).

five laps later and easily pulled away. But three laps from the end, Peacher looped it in turn 2, bunching up the field. For the final three laps, the lead swapped between Al Daily and Groff with Groff coming out ahead at the checkers in front of Peacher and Daily. "I told those guys I was coming back to win and I did," said Groff. VMCRA Mini-Cups: Twelve cars took to the track with Jamie Ruley on point.

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