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I North Scott won't be easypage D2 I Mariners drub Oaklandpage D3 Meredith dominates Festivalpage D5 The Sioux City Journal Sunday, July 30, 1989page D1 with 2:15 eft lifts Morth 73-99 Two-pointer 2 rBMTTmwm r.mrm: I i "sy I I i 1C-. -y-. By Terry Hersom Journal sports editor Local organizers were concerned for months that Sioux City would put on a good show when the 17th annual Iowa Shrine Bowl came to western Iowa for the first time. When the ball went in the air Saturday night, the athletes took charge of the entertainment. A crowd estimated at 7,250 looked on as the North rallied in the closing minutes to defeat the South 23-22 with a two-point conversion after Mike Ot-ting of Cascade returned a pass interception 35 yards for a touchdown.

Kurt Warner of Cedar Rapids Regis lobbed an easy throw toward the right side of the end zone and wingback Troy Thul of Schleswig drifted under it for the game-winning two-pointer with 2:15 left in a contest played in sweltering 90-degree heat. "I've been working with Troy for 10 days now and I knew he had the speed to get to the ball," said Warner, voted the North's Offensive MVP after completing nine of 16 passes for 128 yards. "We've been working on that play the last 10 days, figuring it would be a good play for a two-pointer." Tailback James Gregory of Sioux City Heelan put a pair of 4-yard touchdown runs on the scoreboard and the North held a substantial 333-170 advantage in total offensive yardage. However, the South took the lead 22-15 late in the third quarter when Rick Fox of Treynor blocked a punt and teammate Doug King of Norwalk rambled 27 yards to erase a 15-14 deficit. Quarterback Derek Sandknop from Davenport West hit Steve Dinkla of Cumberland-Massena with a two-point conversion pass with 36 seconds to play in the third period and the South proceeded to stave off three consecutive North scoring threats in the fourth quarter.

Sandknop, who also had a 10-yard touchdown run and a two-point conversion pass to Newton's Chad Guthrie, made one pass too many, however. One play after his team stopped the North on downs at the South 29-yard line, Sandknop lofted an unexpected first-down pass into the left flat. Ot-ting, a high school linebacker making the transition to cornerback, stepped in front of the intended receiver and had a clear path to the end zone. "Yes, I was surprised to see the pass on first down," said Otting, who is headed for Loras College in Dubu-; que. "I guess I was in the right place at the right time." Warren Woepking, head coach of the South squad, saw Otting's clutch interception as something more than good fortune.

"We needed a first down and that pass route had been open for us," said Woepking, the veteran coach at Columbus Community, defending his decision to pass rather than work the clock more conservatively. "We were confident we could make the completion, the kid (Otting) just made a heckuva play." "As I said in practice all this week, this (the Shrine Bowl) is a game of mistakes and they went against us. The South coughed up two fumbles, threw two pass interceptions and surrendered a touchdown and a safety that stemmed directly from a pair of long snaps that went awry. However, the North also had an inordinate share of mishaps, yielding the touchdown on the blocked punt and surrendering five fumbles. The North offense drew a blank in the fourth quarter despite three trips inside the South 30.

The first two of these ended in fumbles at the South 18 and the South 29. "You make as many turnovers as we did and you'd better expect to lose the ball game," said Roger Kittleson of Waterloo East, head coach of the victorious North squad. "I don't know what the odds were of our getting that interception. I do better at the dog track." North linebacker Trev Alberts, a University of Nebraska recruit from Cedar Falls Northern University High, said the prospect of losing hadn't crossed his mind when Otting's interception turned the game around. SEE NEWTON'S continued on page D2 Summary North 8 7 0 8 23 South 8 14 0 22 NORTH: James Gregory 4 run (kick failed) NORTH: Safety, Brian Sarver tackled in end zone by Mark Ringsdorf SOUTH: Derek Sandknop 10 run (Chad Gulhrie pass from Sandkop) NORTH: Gregory 4 run (Kevin Sanger kick) SOUTH Brian Sarver 1 run (kick lailed) SOUTH: Doug King 27 return ot blocked punl (Steve Dinkla pass from Sandknop) NORTH: Mike Oiling 35 pass interception return (Troy Thul pass from Kurt Warner) STATISTICS North South First downs 14 Rushes-yards 44-188 37-71 Passmgyards t45 99 Return yards 79 44 Passes 12-23-0 8-16-2 Punts 4.318 5.35.8 Penalties-yards 4-39 1-11 Fumbles-lost 5.5 2-2 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS RUSHING: North Pete Middleton (Waterloo East) 11-43.

Todd Henningleld (Sioux City West) 6-37, James Gregory (Sioux City Heelan) 10-34, Raul Sanchez (Sioux City North) 6-25, Judd Graver (Hudson) 6-20, Augie Gureno (Cedar Rapids Kennedy) 2-17, Troy Thul (Schleswig) 2-13, Kurt Warner (Cedar Rapids Regis) 1-(-1). South Chad Guthrie (Newton) 16-71, Paul Thielking (Urbandale) 4-2B, Brian Sarver (Oskaloosa) 4-7, Darek Sandknop (Davenport West) 4-4, David Knight (Ames) 4-4, Mike Hornaday (ln-dianola) 2-2, Trent Holmberg (Council Bluffs St. Albert) 12), Steve Dinkla (Cumberland-Massena) 115), Team Loss 128). PASSING: North Warner 9-16-0128, Henningleld 3-7-017. South Sandknop 6-11-271, Brian Sarver 2-5-028.

RECEIVING: North Chad Remmert (Cedar Falls) 4-25, Sanchez 3-41, Jamie Jirak (Turkey Valley) 2-22, Thul 1-37, Tommy Bennett (West Union) 1-15. South David Denly (Pekin) 3-46, Jason Swift (Willon) 2-24, Dana Holgorsen (Mount Pleasant) 1-20, Hornaday 1-6, Holmberg 1-3. Heelan running back James Gregory, who scored the North's and rivals during first-period action in the Iowa Shrine All-Star tirst touchdown later on this drive, is surrounded by teammates Football Game at Roberts Stadium. (Staff photo by Ed Porter) Newton's Guthrie wins MVP honor Rangers obtain 'Mr. White Sox By Steve Allspach Journal sports writer In his own estimation, Newton's Chad Guthrie became an unlikely hero in Saturday's 17th annual Iowa Shrine All-State Football Game before 7,500 fans in Roberts Stadium.

"I really don't like to dwell on individual things. I look at this game (football) as a team game. I don't go anywhere without some darn good blocking," said Guthrie, named the most valuable offensive player for the South team after rushing for 71 yards on 16 carries. "It really hurt to lose the game like we did. I thought we had them," said Guthrie, who was a one-man offensive gang last fall at Newton, scoring a phenomenal 37 touchdowns and ed so many practices," said the 190-pound Guthrie, "but when 1 got here I gave it my best." Along with Guthrie's honor, end Rick Fox of Treynor was named the South's defensive player of the game.

The North won 23-22 in the waning moments when Mike Otting of Cascade intercepted a Derek Sandknop pass and returned it 35 yards for a touchdown with 2 15 to play. Then quarterback Kurt Warner, the North's most valuable player, tossed a conversion pass to Troy Thul of Schleswig for the deciding two points. Mike Ringsdorf of Algona Garrigan was named North's outstanding defensive player. One of the mini-duels was right square in the middle of the action with North center Tom Stanton of Eastwood squaring off with noseguard John Kline of Des Moines Lincoln, the pride of the South. The 6-5, 255-pound Stanton will play at South Dakota State and Kline, a 6-4, 286-pounder is a highly prized University of Iowa recruit.

It was like King Kong meeting Godzilla, "I was able to control him (Kline) on our first offensive series, but he made the adjustments afterward," said Stanton. "John is a great player and he showed that. "He adjusted by backing up off the ball a little bit and that made it more difficult for me to get into his legs," said Stanton. SEE THUL continued on page D2 Shrine Bowl notes rushing for 1,979 yards. Guthrie will play collegiately at Northeast Missouri State.

His Newton team beat Sioux City Heelan in the Class 4A playoff semifinals last fall at Memorial Field, then lost to Bet-tendorf in the state championship game. "We did our best and I think we outplayed the North," said Guthrie. "We just didn't win the game." Guthrie missed the first week of practice with the South because he was playing with Newton's baseball team in the district and substate tournaments. "I honestly didn't think I'd be much a factor in the game because I miss Spalding downs Norway for 1A crown ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) -Trading Harold Baines to Texas for infielder Scott Fletcher was something Chicago general manager Larry Himes thought essential for his rebuilding program. Even if it was "Mr.

White Sox. "We made ourselves a better club now and for the future with this trade," Himes said Saturday after completing the five-player deal that brought Fletcher back to Chicago along with two top prospects. "This gives us a solid double-play combination. It improves our defense. One of the things any good team needs is to be strong up the middle.

That is one of the keys to any championship club," Himes said. Texas, getting another bat for the stretch run, also sent outfielder Sammy Sosa and pitcher Wilson Alvarez to the White Sox. The Rangers also acquired reserve infielder Fred Manrique. "For the past several years we've been trying to acquire a designated hitter specialist," Rangers manager Tom Grieve said. "We feel we now have the best designated hitter in baseball." The 30-year-old Baines had spent 10 seasons with the White Sox and is the club's all-time home run leader.

He is a career .289 hitters with 186 homers and 819 RBls. He began Saturday with a .321 average, sixth in the American League, with 13 homers and 56 RBIs. "Baines came as close as anyone to being Mr. White Sox," Himes said. "It's unfortunate that we had to deal him, but I feel strongly about this trade improving our club." Manrique is batting .299 with two homers and 30 KBIs.

"Manrique did a super job," Chicago manager Jeff Torborg said. "We're giving up two players who can really help them, but we wanted to bring in young players with speed and defense. We tried to solidify our defense and improve our team speed." Baines has been used primarily as a DH this season, but the improved condition of his knees has allowed him to play right field in 24 games. "He's running extremely well; he's not limping," Rangers manager Bobby Valentine said. "He's put forth the effort to get his knees better." Texas is expected to move first baseman Rafael Palmeiro from third to second in the batting order and bat Baines third, ahead Ruben Sierra and Julio Franco, the AL leaders in RBIs.

"Those are four guys who've hit third in the major leagues," Valentine said. "That's a pretty good lineup. Those four are as good as anybody in the major leagues." Fletcher agreed to re-sign with Texas for a guaranteed $3.9 million over three years, with a $1.2 million option for 1992 that has a $400,000 buyout. He greeted the trade with resignation. "If you've been around baseball long enough, nothing is really a total surprise," he said.

Fletcher will play second for the White Sox, since Ozzie Guillen is their regular shortstop and a good one. "It doesn't really matter," Fletcher said. "I enjoy playing both. Ozzie's been a very good shortstop for them." State baseball Saturday's Games Championships CLASS 1 A Granville Spalding 5, Norway CLASS 2A Lansing Kee 9, Sumner 6 CLASS 3A Central Lee 5, Decorah 2 CLASS 4A M. Dowling (37-6) vs.

Fort Dodge (34-8) By Arden Schoep Journal Correspondent MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa Until Saturday, the last time Granville Spalding won a state baseball championship was in 1975, when Coach Jim Henrich was an 8-year old growing up at Newell and probably hadn't even heard about Granville. Henrich, in his second year as coach, now has led the Spartans to their third title in six state tournament appearances, the previous two coming back-to-back in 1974 and 1975. The Spartans were fourth in 1972 and lost first-round games in 1981 and 1985. Some key hits, good defense and clutch relief pitching were the keys to Saturday's 5-1 victory over traditional power Norway, which had won the two previous Class 1 A titles. "It's an awesome feeling, unbelievable, Henrich related after the game.

"We hit the ball as well as we have in a long time and got the Mousel started one of them, shortstop Mike Budden another and the third came when right fielder Shane Sauer made a running catch on a. short fly ball and tossed to first where Roder (then a first baseman) completed the twin killing. "I don't know how many times this year I've had kids call me and ask if I'd hit grounders to them, Henrich said of the solid defensive effort. "They have worked all summer on the ground balls and on situations, and today they put those hours of hard work to good use. Mousel, who joined Heying and Roder on the all-tournament team picked by the news media, drove in the first Spartan run in the second inning.

Rob Sauer opened the inning with a single, moved to second on Shane Sauer's sacrifice bunt and scored on Mousel's double that one-hopped the left field fence near the SEE GRANVILLE continued on page D2 had one RBI. Dave Heying got the call on the mound and held the Tigers scoreless until the seventh, when control problems set in and forced him to give way to the tournament's most valuable player, Doug Roder, who inherited a bases-loaded situation and a 2-0 count on the batter, rescuing the Spartans by throwing strikes. "Doug throws strikes," Henrich stated. "When Dave (Heying) lost his control I knew Doug could come in and throw strikes, and he did. That was what we needed.

I had decided that Dave had to get that batter out to stay in the game, and when he went 2-0, I didn't want him getting hurt with too good of a pitch, so I made the change." Heying pitched six-plus innings, giving up five hits, fanning one and walking seven. Roder got the final three outs to record the save. The Spartan defense, meanwhile, kept Heying out of trouble by turning three double plays. Third baseman hits we needed in key situations." Pinpointing a key hitting, defense or pitching would be a problem in Saturday'as game, as all three were instrumental in the successful effort to claim the state crown. Spalding had eight hits, four of which were doubles.

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