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A i i 1 1 -i i i V- the 1QI-A RHOisrrnRTtn-snAY QCToniRi anu page "V-J r'v-'' tv i Eagle Wildcat Astros deck Braves to get to NLCS ATLANTA (AP) It took 43 years but the Houston Astros are finally postseason win- iix wet regional stranded' runners In every Inning seven In all against the Houston starter Houston poured It on In the seventh after Atlanta sum-' moned Chris Reltsma from the bullpen With two outs Blgglo lined an RBI single to right and wound at third when the throw home skipped away from Estrada Beltran followed with another single driving In his third run of the Iiame before Bagwell aunched a mammoth drive to left-center for a two-run Carios Beltran hll two mors homers and drove In live runs while original Killer B'a Craig Blgglo and Jeff Bagwell chipped In during a five-run -seventh Inning that carried the Astros to a 12-3 rout of the Atlanta Brave on Monday night In the deciding Game 5 of their first-round NL playoff But no one was better than the newest Beltran was 19of-22 (456) with four homers Snd eight RBIs in the (tve-game aeries The Astros underachieved much of tha season Phil Gar tier took over as manager kt tha All-Star break and Houston had to virln 36 of Its last 45 games just to get the wild card Not a bad formula actually Last year the Florida Martins fired their manager during the season got Into the phqMlS as a wild card and went on beat the New York Yankees In the World Series Wright gave up only 11 homers In 32 starts during the regular season but ho couldn't keep the ball In the park' during his two postseason starts especially against Beltran -The Astras outfielder went S-for-4 with three homers against Wright pverall Beltran broke the Houston record for postseason homers In a poignant note the record was formerly held by Ken CamlnML who hll three In an opening-round loas to the Braves In 1999 Csmlnltt who spent 10 seasons with the Astros died Sunday of sn apparent heart sltack at age 41 ry Next up fbr (he wild -card Astros Is a-matchup against Central Division rival St Louis Ip the NL championship aeries starting Wednesday night al Busch stadium Houston Jumped ahead 50 on Braves starter Jaret Wright scoring two In the second and adding to their lead when Beltran home red Into I ha Atlanta bullpen In the third The Braves had the big crowd roaring In the fifth Rafoel Purcal led off with a homer against Roy Oswalt and Johnny Estrada hit another into the seats with two outs pulling Atlanta to 92 But Beltran acquired from Kansas City In June quickly turned the tide beck In Houston's favor He started the sixth with a towering drive off Wright that Just cleared the right-field wall The Astros were back In control The Braves were done Unlike Los Angeles a night earlier Atlanta player didn't come out when it waa over to shake the victors' hands Oswalt pitching on three days test for pnly the second time IhK season mad It through five Innings II threw 111 pitches and the Braves Ily JOCELYN SHEETS Register Sports Editor GIKAKD Kaln Interrupted play for an hour and a half at Monday's Kansas Class 4-3-2-1A Girls Golf Regional tourna- men! but the golfers- from Unlontown High and Marina-Km Valley High along with oth-ers played through Tne weather played a role In how low or high scores were In Monday's regional tournament tan the schools got play In A tot of the regional tournaments scheduled for Monday were postponed because of the rainy weather Unlontown High senior Ronnie Wiles had a good first round going at the regional Wiles shot a 52 then came the delay In play "Ronnie was unable to get bach In the groove on the first two holes after the delay Her score was the neat one that' would have been used for state Individual qualifiers" said Alan Shinn Unlontown girls golf roarh Al earh girts golf regional the top two teams plus the next five lowest Individual scores that are not members of the two qualifying learns advance to the state tournament Ties also go on The Astros snapped an Ofor-7 record of (Utility in the playoffs against their longtime nemesis The Braves eliminated Houston In 1997 99 ana but (hey could n'J escape their own postseason demons (his (Ime i Atlanta has lost Game 5 of (he division series three years In a row all at Turner Field The second largest crowd In ft-anchlse history 54068 saw another fkmlllar ending The team that proudly die a 13 straight division lilies as only one World Series to show for it This marked the filth straight year that the Braves season ended at the 1d This one was especially die mal equaling I he worst postseason loss In franchise histo Reltsma stood beside the mound staring at tha ground Manager Bobby Cox emerged from the dugout to make a pitching change drawing a mock cheer from the big crowd much of which then headed for the exits Before the seventh was done' Jeff Kent also drove in a run off Tom Martin giving the Astros a 92 lead They could have broke out the champagne right then Bagwell and Blgglo who took much of the Maine for Houston's frittllty finally silenced their rrltlcs Blgglo was of-20 (400) wl(h a homer and four KBIs In (he aeries Bagwell was 7-of-22 (211) with two homers and five RBIs In Monday's rrRlonal GlrM won the team lids on Us home course' the Girard Municipal Golf Course with a (bur-person total of 439 Columbus was sec-' ond with a 44LThose two teams -had five- Individuals place In (he top 10 medalist spots led by Columbus All Paxson who was the Individual regional on with a 93 Ashley Curran of Girard placed second with a 95 followed by Port Scott's Lee Sewell with a 99 Courtney West of Girard and Nlkl Kobush of Columbus each ranted a 104 to go fourth and filth Erin Lewis of Fort Scott placed sixth al 105 followed by Glrard'a Imrl Mur phyat III Spring Hill's Nichole Wessell at 112 and Kayln Thompson of Galena In ninth with a 114 Krista Colt ra of Port Scott and Katelln Cooper of Anderson County lied for I Oth SUIT Wiles and Kai Prils of Spring Hill lied for I2ih wHh a 119 Wiles shot a 52 on Hie Ihml nine and came In with 67 on the bark nine Candace Lowry shot a 125 (S9MI for Unlontown for 17th place Illllary Jurgen sen a sophomore shot a lio (USSR) for 20fh and Andres Wynn had a ISM (69 69) tying for 24ih Unlontown's Kallas Erny had a 161 (9576) for 54th and Mullya Jennings shot a 177 (53-94) for 37th Wiles Lowry wynn Erny and Jennings art all seniors on (he squad proud of the fact that none of the girts gave up In spite of (he weather and cows conditions Thera wets several girls who did withdraw (torn (he tournament We will miss our seniors next year They've been an excellent group of girts lo work with" Shinn said Unlontown finished fifth In the tournament with a team total of 512 Marmaton Vblley did not have a team score In (he regional tournament The Wildcats sophomore Kayla Norman shot 150 with rounds of S3 and 57 which pul her In 14th for the tournament Just three strokes out of qualifying Senior Michelle Tholen had a iw (72-76) for 50th and senior Kim Catron placed 3Mh with a 163 (7093) Yates Center Wildcats' are playing In 2-1 A regional tournament's! -Predonta The Kansas stats tournament for Class 4-92-1 A la Monday al Sal ins 'Volleyball rosters are due Friday Tor women's league Rosters for the newly formed tola Recreation Women's Volleyball League are due In the recreation office by Friday Matches are scheduled to begin Sunday Oct 24 for more Information con- tact Don Parmer lola Recreation Coordinator at 3654990 Youth flag football calendar Tuesday Oct 12 High School Volleyball Marmaton Valley Crest al Southern Coffey County Caney Valley al Yates Cen- Mumtookft al Fredorva Girls Tennis at 4A Regional Par- Play ball Josh Ohorty (mMdio) -sf the lola chapter of Modem Woodmen o( America presents a check Caniiniti dies at 41- SAN DIEGO (AP) Ken Camlnltl was never short of fearless on a baseball field Ito made incredible slops st third base swatted home runs from both sides of the plats and plgyed through pstn that would wither moat men Friends and former teammates shocked by CaminlH's death Sunday In New York al age 41 re me in bered not only the great plays but many olf-fleld struggles II admittedly used steroids at the height of his career and had been arrested on cocaine charges In recent years Early In his career he admitted to abusing" alcohol and painkillers all wan! lo reduc people to pegs In board He Just was- n't that kind of guy" San Diego Padres owner John Moorea -said Monday "There was some--- thing that was horribly defoe- live and we loved him In spile i ofH" Camlnltl died of a heart attack In ih Bronx said his agenl-lawyao Rick Llcht The city medical examiner's odlce 1 performed an autopay Monday but could no( rule on a cause of death until toxicology loots ware complete spokeswoman Ellen Borakove said Thai process could take as long as 10 days Camlnltl was a fan fovorllt both In San Diego where he lad (he Padres bito the 1995 World Series and Houston where he played iwo Hints with the Aatros Including his flnt sight RegWerOocelyn Sheets (nasi lo Coon) of Undo Slgg (front right) of Auto Parte back row (left to right) Don Oswalt of Sonle Drive Inn Stove Etaonfrort of Now Klein Lumbar and INS othlet-le director Ken Boft Other businesses helping In the effort were Hektex CHIeene Benk Court fry Mart Pool Lube J-D'e Automotive Access Realty Dairy Queen Merchant Supply Alton County Country Chib Precision Pump Rental Station Sterling SlxBAB The lore Ulrich Fur- nMuro lota Office SuppMao KIKS Radio Tho lota Register for 5152 to lola High School baseball coach Mark Percy (left) and ccftbcN coach Vlnco Coons (right) Monday afternoon Modem Woodmen used ke matching hinds program to' organise fund-raiser Beft on SaipL 1 1 lo hep tho coders of the new basebag and softball programs at the high echooL Modem Woodman matches 52500 Several re presents-tivea o( the local businesses "playing belt" with tho fund-reiser were on hand They were Atonya Cloee (tar toft front) and Ha CoudoH Titans manhandle the Packers "Maybe my perception of this learn Is different than what we -really are" Favra said after the Packers were humiliated by the Tennessee Titans 45-27 Monday night their third straight loss at homo 'GREEN BAY WIs AP) Lambeau Held has lost Ms mystique And Green Bay's run of 12 straight competitive seasons under Brett Favre might be' coming to an and tea Football lt-pm re ps a i 7m ea Lous- 9 0 SO0 (Its 112 Anrone 1 4 a 900 a7 ar Sen Francisco 4 a 200 at 127 Girls Golf Yates Center al Class 4-3--2-1 A Regional Frodonla Youth Tackle Football Humboldt al tola Purple 6 pm Untadosw al tola Green' 7:30 pm Moran al Colony 6:30 pm Jr College Soccer ACCC men at Oklahoma College Tonkawa Okla 4 pm 1 Jr College GoH ACCC at KCK Blue Devil Classic Kansas City Kan Wednesday Oct13 jr College Volleyball Independence at ACCC 630 pm Thursday Oct 14 -High School Volleyball Fort Scon Chanuta al Iota pm Crosscountry-Southeast Kansas League at tola Riverside Park pm- Yates Center at BurHngton Marmaton Vaey al Threa Rivers League meet Mound Cay Jr High Football IMS 7th ath at Chanute 5 pm- 6:15 pm Friday OcL 15 High School Football Fort Scott al lota 7 pm Crest st Marmaton Valley Erie Al Humboldt Neodesha al Yatas Center Unlontown at Archte Mo -Pleasanton at Southarn' Coffey County Cross Country ACCC at Johnson County Jr College Volleyball ACCC al Florissant Valley tourney si IjMiis Mo Saturday OcL 16 High School VodeybaH tola at Anderson County Invitational Gameft Uniqntown at Cantral Heights toumoy HumbohJI at Neodashs toufwy 1 Jr College Soccer ACCC at Barton County women 2 pm men 4 pm Jr College VoWeybeM ACCC at Floriasanl VaNay toumoy St Louis Mo1 "I think Tennessee several years ago started out 1-4 and mad the AFG Championship gam WUI we do that? I hov Ao idea Wa have to win a gams first Maybe my exportations of this team ora too high? Tennessee which scored more points-than any visitor ever had at the famed Stadium look advantage of six turnovers- atid Chris Brown ran for 148 yards and scored two long touchdowns on the Titans ftm two series The Titans (25) snapped a throe-gam losing streak and emit the Backers (14) to (heir fourth straight toss This Is Croon -Bair's first four-game losing streak sines 1991 and Its flnt 95 start at home since Tennessee scored on five of Its first six possessions with Brown who MJT carries going In 6n Its first two syrlss from 57 and 29 yards out and the staggered Packers never recovered mat By The! aafnweCOT AMEMCAN CONrSMNCl eel 11 Pf 4 at ooo tos 4 si ooo so rs St 72 4 -ar to 117 nv Ownuaa 10 NV CaminlH's 19yar big tosgua'-career ended in 2001 live seasons after he led the Padres lo a division title and waa a unant- mous pick for NL MVP Tha three-time All-Star third baseman was In I rouble often the last few years Fbr sU his ou tlaid trouble Hie Padres Hayed loyal to CamlnllL In May 2002 Camlnltl told Sports Illustrated' that ho used steroids during his MVP season when ho hll a career hlgh 326 with 40 horns runs and 130 RBIs II estimated hair tbs players In His Mg leagues were alio using them LI PC PA 4 aoo iso too 9 I 0 400 72 OS 1 9 0 400 -119 127 9 9 400 tit 119 14 Mnrwsoia 94 Houston 20 OT Nsw England 24 lAwis 10 PWsburan 94 CisoetwW 29 Umpa Bey 20 Nsw Orisons 17 JalS IE SuSato 14 Sew Owns 34 JscMonsOe 21 Si Lous 93 SeeMe 27 OT Sen Frenoaoo 3 1 Anrone 2S OT Denver 20 CeraSne 17 1 17 WsstisiBton 10 iCriy LT PM PP PA aoo U2 B4 3 9 400 07 70 9 0 400 02 a -280 so os Crvcago Mendayle I Bey 27 17 Oram Bey Oebca Noon Hera art Saturday's lola Recreation Youth Flag FbotbalF League gam results: Colony 35 Vales Center Wildcats Cote Bowen scored three touchdowns tor Colony Cine Drawer had a touchdown and a one-pomt conversion run whs Kyte Hem- mond the other touchdown Peis StoneUng caught a two-point conversion pass and Colony got tie more -patmo on a safety Jacob 1 ntiodoo scored 9w touchdown tar Veto Cantor lota bhmtango 95 tola Reldoti 14 Scoring Iwo touchdowns each were Trenton Latte end Jarred Letts who atao had a run tor a one-point conversion tar the Mustangs Zeph Latpoy had a touchdown white Austin Snydor caught a two- point conversion peso The Raiders got-a touchdown bom Eric HsMcm and Hunter pceotcc and a two-point conversion peso caught by Tyler Tomlinson Kama' Tornadoes 27 told i Raven 6 Christian Kauth hod too touchdown tor twTovnadoMwhft Sharp Stuart end Danick Woir each 1 hod one touchdown Robfato Good-nor had two point conversion end Adam Kauth had a one ppltd version Derrick Wtoww hod die- touchdown SUPPORT AREA MERCHANTS! 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