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Huskies to open season
with Quasars
Sept. 2,
2010
OKABENA - Jackson County Central will open its volleyball
schedule Thursday with a nonconference match at Southwest Star
Concept. We'll have coverage on 105.7 KRAQ at about 7:15 p.m.
It's also the season opener for the Quasars.
The Huskies were
ranked third in the first Class 2A poll of the season.
The C-squad match starts at 5 p.m., followed by the B squad and
varsity matches.
JCC is on the road three times next week, traveling to Saint
James Tuesday, Marshall Thursday and to the Shakopee Invitational on
Saturday, Sept. 11.
ILCC volleyball team has busy stretch at home
Sept. 2,
2010
ESTHERVILLE - The Iowa Lakes Community College volleyball team,
ranked 15th in NJCAA Division II, will play at home the next
three days.
ILCC, 4-0 on the season, will host Iowa Western in a dual at
7 p.m. Thursday. The Reviers are rated sixth in Division I and are 5-0.
The Lakers then host their annual Labor Day Invitational, with
play starting at 3 p.m. Friday and 9 a.m. Saturday.
ILCC Labor Day
Invitational
Friday
|
Time |
East court |
West court |
| 3
p.m. |
Ellsworth vs.
Iowa Western |
Iowa
Lakes vs. Central |
| 5
p.m. |
NDSCS vs.
Northwestern JV |
Iowa
Lakes vs. Waldorf JV |
| 7
p.m. |
Iowa Western vs.
NDSCS |
Ellsworth vs. Central |
| 9
p.m. |
|
Northwestern JV vs. Waldorf JV |
Saturday
|
Time |
East court |
West court |
| 9 a.m. |
Central vs. Waldorf JV |
Iowa
Lakes vs. NDSCS |
| 11 a.m. |
Iowa
Western vs. Northwestern JV |
Ellsworth vs. Iowa Lakes |
| 1 p.m. |
Iowa
Western vs. Waldorf JV |
Central vs. NDSCS |
| 3 p.m. |
|
Ellsworth vs. Northwestern JV |
Backup QBs
waiting for their chance
Sept. 2,
2010
MINNEAPOLIS - Once again, Brett Favre has stolen the show — and all the
playing time — in Minnesota and relegated the backup quarterbacks to
irrelevance.
So Tarvaris Jackson and Sage Rosenfels try to take advantage of every throw in
practice and preseason games, soaking up as much of the playbook as they can in
case Favre's record-setting consecutive-games streak suddenly ends.
They're still unproven, one big reason why the Vikings pursued Favre so hard to
play for a second straight year. They're each confident in their ability to be a
reliable starter in the NFL, though, stuck in that age-old status quo that
transcends pro sports into just about every industry in the world.
Can't get the job without the experience.
Can't get the experience without the job.
"I chose to play football for a living, so it is what it is. Of course I'd like
to get more reps," Jackson said, adding: "I still get better by watching, but
it's not the same. I feel like it's time. I'm not getting any younger."
Jackson has 19 career starts, plus one forgettable playoff game. Rosenfels has
12 career starts with Miami and Houston.
Favre? He has started 24 career games in the playoffs alone. Plus, oh, about 285
regular-season games.
"This is a difficult situation knowing ... I want to start in this league, but
it's the situation I'm in," Jackson said.
Both Jackson and Rosenfels have, for the most part, kept any frustration to
themselves or out of the public realm. But the 32-year-old Rosenfels is 5 years
older than Jackson. He's feeling antsy, too, even if he does his best not to
show it.
"Every quarterback wants to play. Every player wants to play in this league,"
Rosenfels said. "There's things you can control, and there's things you can't
control. All I can control is myself and do my best to control the other 10 guys
I'm on the field with."
So he takes some inspiration from former quarterbacks Rich Gannon and Trent
Green, who didn't get much of a chance in the first half of their careers before
blossoming in their mid-30s.
"I'm just going to keep working and keep fighting and do the best I can,"
Rosenfels said.
Jackson smiled this week when asked if late-blooming guys like Gannon and Green
give him hope for a brighter future. He talked about watching old highlights on
the NFL Network and seeing clips of then-coach Mike Holmgren on the sideline
chewing out Favre for bad decisions he made early in their time together in
Green Bay.
"He got a chance to make those mistakes, though, to get better," said Jackson,
who was drafted in the second round, like Favre. "It was a different situation
for me. I feel like I wasn't able to keep playing through my mistakes."
Jackson was yanked after two games in the 2008 season, only taking the job back
when Gus Frerotte got hurt. Injuries in 2007 were the main reason Jackson was
limited to 12 starts.
Jackson, who could become an unrestricted free agent after the season, depending
on what happens with the league's labor situation, at least has a firm hold on
the No. 2 spot should Favre get hurt. Rosenfels was acquired in a trade with the
Texans last year as the assumed front-runner for the job, but after Favre was
wooed to Minnesota and he found himself a third-stringer.
This year, Rosenfels has looked a lot more comfortable with the offense, and he
has some sparkling preseason statistics to prove it, even if almost all of the
playing time has come against backups and players destined to be cut this
weekend. His 118.4 passer rating is third in the NFL during the preseason, with
four touchdowns, no interceptions and 392 yards.
"Anytime you're in a system for that second year and beyond, it's going to feel
a whole lot better," said Rosenfels, who should get plenty of playing time in
Thursday's final exhibition game against Seattle.
The Vikings face a dilemma this weekend, whether to keep flashy rookie Joe Webb
and have four quarterbacks on the active roster or try to slip him on the
practice squad and take the risk the sixth-round draft pick might be claimed on
waivers. Rosenfels is also considered a candidate to be traded.
So could they keep four?
"Is it a possibility? Obviously it is. A lot of teams go with three and some
teams go with two, so we've seen it all," offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell
said.
The Vikings host the Denver Broncos Thursday at Mall of America
Field.
Pregame coverage starts at 6 p.m. on 1190 KKOJ, with kickoff a
little past 7 p.m. Coverage will shift to 105.7 KRAQ after the
completion of the Jackson County Central-Southwest Star Concept
volleyball match.
Thursday,
Sept.
2 schedule
Subject to change
Minnesota high school volleyball
Jackson County Central at Southwest Star Concept - on KRAQ
Mountain Lake/Butterfield-Odin at Windom
New Ulm at Worthington
Luverne at Southwest Minnesota Christian
Marshall at Bethlehem Academy
Harris-Lake Park at Round Lake-Brewster
Westbrook-Walnut Grove at Wabasso
Martin Luther/Granada-Huntley-East Chain at Sleepy Eye
Madelia at Cedar Mountain/Comfrey
Maple River at United South Central
Saint Clair at Mankato Loyola
LeSueur-Henderson at Blue Earth Area
Iowa high school volleyball
Estherville-Lincoln Central at Western Christian
Ruthven-Ayrshire at Storm Lake Saint Mary's
West Sioux at Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn
Minnesota high school football
Little Sioux Conference
Minneota at Adrian
Ortonville at Fulda
Murray County Central at Lakeview
Tracy-Milroy-Balaton at MACCRAY
Russell-Tyler-Ruthton at Canby
Renville County West at Dawson-Boyd
Southern Minnesota Conference
Springfield at New Ulm Cathedral
Southern Confederacy
Alden-Conger at Edgerton/Ellsworth
Hills-Beaver Creek at Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton
Truman at Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Martin Luther
Nicollet vs. Cleveland at Gustavus
Gopher Valley AA Conference
Maple River at Belle Plaine
Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial at LeCenter
South Central Conference
Waseca at Albert Lea
Cross country
Brandon Valley Invitational: Luverne
Okoboji Invitational: Okoboji, Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley, Central
Lyon/George-Little Rock, Granville Spalding Catholic, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn,
Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn, Pocahontas Area, Sibley-Ocheyedan, Sioux Central, West
Lyon.
Girls tennis
Martin County West at Blue Earth Area, 4:30 p.m.
Fairmont at Worthington
Saint James at River Valley
Boys soccer
Worthington at Mankato West
Girls soccer
Mankato West at Worthington
C squad football
Martin County West at Jackson County Central, 5:15 p.m.
Major League Baseball
Detroit Tigers at Minnesota Twins, 7:10 p.m.
NFL preseason
Denver Broncos at Minnesota Vikings, 7 p.m. - on KKOJ
College football
Minnesota at Middle Tennessee State, 6:30 p.m.
Northern Illinois at Iowa State, 7 p.m.
Northern State at Southwest Minnesota State, 6 p.m.
Northern Michigan at Minnesota State, Mankato, 6 p.m.
Mayville State at Minnesota-Crookston, 6 p.m.
College volleyball
Iowa Western at Iowa Lakes, 7 p.m.
Bethany Lutheran at Saint Olaf, 4 p.m.
Hamline at Saint Olaf, 8 p.m.
Hamline vs. Bethany Lutheran at Northfield, 6 p.m.
Macalaster vs. Presentation at Northfield, 4 p.m.
Macalaster vs. Martin Luther at Northfield, 8 p.m.
Wednesday,
Sept.
1 results
Cross country
Wolverine Invitational
At Mountain Lake
Boys
1. Waseca 85, 2. Fairmont 119, 3. Blue Earth Area 130, 4. Jackson County Central
145, 5. Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 189, 6. Murray County Central 199, 7. Adrian 202,
8. United South Central/Alden-Conger 217, 9. Martin County West 218, 10. Maple
River 237, 11. Windom 255, 12. Worthington 257, 13. Mountain
Lake/Butterfield-Odin 288, 14. Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial/Nicollet 367.
Girls
1. Adrian 28, 2. Waseca 45, 3. Fairmont 79, 4. Blue Earth Area 140, 5.
United South Central/Alden-Conger 180, 6. Jackson County Central 196, 7.
Mountain Lake/Butterfield-Odin 200, 8. Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial/Nicollet
249, 9. Martin County West 271, 10. Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 320, 11. Murray County
Central 327, 12. Worthington 330.
High school volleyball
Red Rock Central def. Springfield 3-1 (20-25, 25-17, 28-26, 25-18)
Major League Baseball
American League
Minnesota Twins 2, Detroit Tigers 1 (10 innings)
Chicago White Sox 6, Cleveland 4
Texas 4, Kansas City 3
New York Yankees 4, Oakland 3
Tampa Bay 2, Toronto 1
Boston 9, Baltimore 6
Los Angeles Angels 4, Seattle 2
National League
Houston 5, Saint Louis 2
Chicago Cubs 5, Pittsburgh 3
Philadelphia 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 1
Arizona 5, San Diego 2
Cincinnati 6, Milwaukee 1
Atlanta 4, New York Mets 1
Florida 16, Washington 10
San Francisco 2, Colorado 1
American Association Playoffs
Sioux Falls 4, Lincoln 3 (11 innings)
(Sioux Falls leads best-of-five series 2-0)
Shreveport-Bossier 8, Pensacola 4
(Shreveport-Bossier leads best-of-five series 2-0)
Pacific Coast League
Iowa 15, Albuquerque 13
Omaha 5, Round Rock 1
Sacramento 6, Las Vegas 3
Colorado Springs 10, Tacoma 4
Memphis 7, New Orleans 4
Salt Lake 8, Fresno 7
Portland 11, Reno 3
Nashville 9, Oklahoma City 5 (first game)
Oklahoma City 3, Nashville 2 (10 innings, second game)
Midwest League
Beloit 4, Clinton 3 (11 innings)
Quad Cities 6, Wisconsin 1
Cedar Rapids 15, Burlington 3
South Bend 12, Fort Wayne 5
Kane County 7, Peoria 0
Bowling Green 5, Dayton 3
Great Lakes 4, Lake County 3 (10 innings)
Lansing 3, West Michigan 1
Northern League
Fargo-Moorhead 6, Joliet 3
Kansas City 10, Lake County 2
Gary 3, Schaumburg 1
Winnipeg at Rockford, ppd., rain
Basketball
FIBA World Championships
Group A
At Kayseri, Turkey
Serbia 94, Australia 79
Angola 92, Germany 88 (OT)
Argentina 88, Jordan 79
Group B
At Istanbul
United States 88, Iran 51
Croatia 84, Tunisia 64
Slovenia 80, Brazil 77
Group C
At Ankara, Turkey
Russia 89, China 80
Greece 97, Ivory Coast 60
Turkey 79, Puerto Rico 77
Group D
At Izmir, Turkey
New Zealand 71, Canada 61
Spain 91, Lebanon 57
Lithuania 69, France 55
WNBA Playoffs
New York 77, Indiana 74
(New York wins best-of-three series 2-1)
College volleyball
Rochester def. Minnesota West 3-0 (25-13, 25-14, 25-16)
Kansas State def. South Dakota 3-1 (22-25, 25-19, 25-18, 25-19)
Saint Benedict def. Northwestern (MN) 3-0 (25-20, 25-16, 25-16)
Viterbo def. Saint Mary's 3-1 (25-21, 22-25, 25-16, 25-16)
Macalester def. Crown 3-1 (20-25, 25-15, 25-23, 25-19)
Bethel def. Wisconsin-River Falls 3-1 (25-13,19-25,25-19,27-25)
Augsburg def. Wisconsin-Superior 3-1 (24-26, 25-18, 25-19, 25-19)
Augsburg def. Northland College 3-0 (25-8, 25-9, 25-19)
Saint Scholastica def. Augsburg 3-1 (21-25, 25-10, 25-19, 25-14)
Bluejays ranked second, sweep MCAC honors
Sept. 1,
2010
WORTHINGTON - Minnesota West is ranked second in the first Minnesota College
Athletic Conference football rankings of the season and the Bluejays swept the
conference's Player of the Week honors.
Rochester leads the ratings, followed by Minnesota West, Central
Lakes, Mesabi Range and Itasca. All five teams are 1-0.
Joe Harris, a running back from Hopkinsville, Ky., ran for 74
yards and three touchdowns in a 35-12 win over Vermillion to earn
Offensive Player of the Week honors.
Defensive Player of the Week laurels went to Deshawn Lawrence, a
safety from Sanford, Fla., who had 10 tackles and a fumble recovery
for a touchdown,.
The Bluejays travel to Itasca Saturday.
For the complete ratings,
click here.
Huskies,
Mavericks headed to Wolverine Invite
Sept. 1,
2010
MOUNTAIN LAKE - Jackson County Central and Martin County West are both
scheduled to be among the teams competing in the Wolverine Invitational cross
country meet Wednesday at Mountain Lake Golf Course.
Meet time is 3:30 p.m.
In addition to the Huskies and Mavericks, teams scheduled to
participate include host
Mountain Lake/Butterfield-Odin, Windom, Fairmont, Mountain Lake Christian
and Worthington.
MCW
blanks Fairmont in volleyball opener
Sept. 1,
2010
TRIMONT - Martin County West opened its volleyball season Tuesday
night with a 3-0 nonconference home win over Fairmont, winning
25-13, 25-18, 25-18.
Alyssa Taylor had 12 kills and four blocks for the Mavericks,
while Paige Breneman celebrated her birthday with eight kills.
Jessie Jurries was 14-for-15 serving with five aces, Madison
Bloomquist was 8-8 serving with one ace and three kills and Maggie
Prunty had three ace serves and three kills.
The Mavericks,
ranked seventh in Class 1A,
open Valley Conference play at home Thursday, Sept. 9 against
Madelia. Fairmont opens South Central Conference play at Saint James
the same night.
Rice out for first six games
Sept. 1,
2010
EDEN PRAIRIE - The Minnesota Vikings have made wide receiver Sidney Rice
ineligible to play in the first six games of the regular season, placing him on
the reserve/physically unable to perform list.
The move made Tuesday was not a surprise, following hip surgery the Pro Bowl
pick had last week. Rice is expected to need at least two months of recovery.
The Vikings also waived wide receiver Marko Mitchell and offensive tackle Bill
Noethlich and placed linebacker J Leman on injured reserve after he cleared
waivers, the day NFL rosters were required to be reduced to 75 players.
Decker eager for return
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Eric Decker is eager for his return to
Minnesota, even if the stadium he'll be playing in doesn't excite
him.
Decker and the Denver Broncos play the Vikings in the final
preseason game Thursday at Mall of America Field, where Decker
played three seasons in college and also a little bit of baseball
for the Gophers.
Decker was drafted in the third round by Denver.
Decker says he expects plenty of people from his hometown of Cold
Spring to attend the game. He is likely to get his share of playing
time, along with fellow rookie Tim Tebow.
Decker says he's very comfortable with the environment at the Dome,
even though it's not exactly his favorite place to play.
Another native Minnesotan on the Broncos, offensive tackle Ryan
Harris, is also eager to come.
Pregame coverage starts at 6 p.m. on 1190 KKOJ, with kickoff a
little past 7 p.m. Coverage will shift to 105.7 KRAQ after the
completion of the Jackson County Central-Southwest Star Concept
volleyball match.
Tuesday, Aug.
31 results
Minnesota high school volleyball
Martin County West def. Fairmont 3-0 (25-13, 25-18, 25-18)
Tracy-Milroy-Balaton def. Windom 3-1 (18-25, 25-19, 25-23, 25-14)
Marshall def. Alexandria 3-0 (25-15, 25-20, 25-17)
Hills-Beaver Creek def. Luverne 3-1 (25-19, 16-25, 25-23, 25-19)
Pipestone def. Russell-Tyler-Ruthton 3-2 (20-25, 22-25, 25-18, 25-16, 15-13)
Redwood Valley def. Lakeview 3-0 (25-19, 25-15, 25-22)
Round Lake-Brewster def. Mountain Lake Christian 3-0 (25-17, 25-14, 25-14)
Red Rock Central def. Wabasso 3-1 (25-17, 22-25, 25-23, 25-15)
Westbrook-Walnut Grove def. Lincoln HI 3-0 (25-18, 25-15, 25-16)
Ellsworth def. Edgerton 3-0 (25-20, 25-23, 25-21)
Minneota def. Murray County Central 3-0 (25-14, 25-22, 25-13)
Martin Luther/Granada-Huntley-East Chain def. Sleepy Eye Saint Mary's 3-0
(25-18, 25-13, 25-23)
Truman def. Sleepy Eye 3-0 (25-13, 25-18, 25-13)
Randolph def. Alden-Conger 3-2 (15-25, 27-25, 25-22, 17-25, 15-3)
New Ulm Cathedral def. Cleveland 3-1 (22-25, 25-13, 25-17, 25-19)
Montgomery-Lonsdale def. Le Center 3-0 (25-23, 25-15, 25-19)
Blue Earth Area def. Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial 3-0 (25-22, 25-18, 25-15)
Waseca def. Rochester Lourdes 3-0 (25-15, 25-22, 25-21)
Iowa high school volleyball
Okoboji Invitational
1. Spirit Lake 3-0, 2. Harris-Lake Park 2-1, 3. Okoboji 1-2, 4.
Graettinger-Terril 0-3.
Other
Algona Bishop Garrigan def. Estherville-Lincoln Central 3-1 (25-23, 18-25,
25-20, 25-13)
Emmetsburg def. Laurens-Marathon 3-2 (16-25, 25-19, 25-17, 23-25, 16-14)
Cross country
Spirit Lake Invitational
At Brooks National Golf Course
Boys
1. Unity Christian 61,
2. Spirit Lake 74, 3. Western Christian 94, 4. Storm Lake 102, 5.
Spencer 112, 6. MOC-Floyd Valley 138, 7. Sheldon 182, 8. Emmetsburg
199.
Girls
1. Unity Christian 43, 2. Spirit Lake 62, 3. Spencer 80, 4.
Estherville-Lincoln Central/Armstrong-Ringsted 85, 5. Western Christian 115, 6.
MOC-Floyd Valley 155, 7. Sheldon 162, 8. Emmetsburg 241, 9. Cherokee 243.
Girls tennis
Lac qui Parle Valley 7, Worthington 0
Boys soccer
Worthington 15, New Ulm 1
Fairmont 4, Saint Peter 4 (tie)
Girls soccer
New Ulm 5, Worthington 2
Fairmont 1, Faribault 1 (tie)
College men's soccer
Iowa Lakes 1, Indian Hills 0
College women's soccer
Indian Hills 2, Iowa Lakes 1 (2 OT)
Major League Baseball
American League
Minnesota Twins 4, Detroit Tigers 3
Chicago White Sox 4, Cleveland 3
Kansas City 10, Texas 9
New York Yankees 9, Oakland 3
Toronto 13, Tampa Bay 5
Baltimore 5, Boston 2
Seattle 3, Los Angeles Angels 1
National League
Cincinnati 8, Milwaukee 4
Atlanta 9, New York Mets 2
Florida 1, Washington 0 (10 innings)
Pittsburgh 14, Chicago Cubs 7
Houston 3, Saint Louis 0
Arizona 7, San Diego 4
Philadelphia 8, Los Angeles Dodgers 4
San Francisco 5, Colorado 2
American Association
Shreveport-Bossier 6, Pensacola 2
Sioux Falls 2, Lincoln 1
Pacific Coast League
Albuquerque 11, Iowa 10 (first game)
Iowa 8, Albuquerque 6 (second game, 7 innings)
Omaha 7, Round Rock 0 (5 innings)
Tacoma 11, Colorado Springs 1
New Orleans 12, Memphis 7
Salt Lake 7, Fresno 6 (10 innings)
Reno 3, Portland 1
Las Vegas 4, Sacramento 2
Nashville at Oklahoma City (first game, ppd., rain)
Nashville at Oklahoma City (second game, ppd., rain)
Midwest League
Burlington 9, Beloit 5
Quad Cities 16, Cedar Rapids 10
Peoria 10, Clinton 9 (10 innings)
Fort Wayne 13, Bowling Green 9
Wisconsin 16, Kane County 4
Great Lakes 13, West Michigan 7
Lake County 1, South Bend 0
Dayton 12, Lansing 0
Northern League
Joliet 4, Fargo-Moorhead 1
Kansas City 5, Lake County 3
Gary 8, Schaumburg 2
Rockford 7, Winnipeg 0
Mavs to open volleyball
season by hosting Cardinals
Aug.
31,
2010
TRIMONT - Martin County West opens its volleyball season Tuesday when the
Mavericks host Fairmont in a nonconference match. It's also the season opener
for the Cardinals.
Coverage of 105.7 KRAQ starts at about 7:15 p.m.
The Mavericks were ranked seventh in the first Class 1A poll.
MCW opens its Valley Conference schedule at home Thursday, Sept.
9 against Madelia.
Only a slight change in Iowa football pol l
Aug.
31,
2010
DES MOINES - There's only
a slight change at the top in any class in this week's Associated
Press Iowa high school football polls.
Mason City Newman, 2-0 on the season, moved into a tie for the
top spot with Madrid (1-0) atop the Class A poll.
The other leaders
are all the same.
Lenox (1-0) leads the eight-man poll, with Armstrong-Ringsted (1-0)
still second, North Sentral Kossuth (1-0) is up three places to
seventh and Graettinger-Terril (1-0) moved into the ratings at No.
9.
Council Bluffs Saint Albert (1-0) is still the Class 1A leader,
with West Lyon (1-0) again second, Emmetsburg (1-0) remaining fourth
and Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn (1-0) up three spots to seventh.
In Class 2A,
Iowa City Regina (1-0) remains first, with Western Christian
(1-0) up to fifth.
Harlan (1-0) leads Class 3A, with West Des Moines Dowling (2-0)
on top again in Class 4A.
For the complete ratings,
click here.
Monday, Aug.
30 results
Minnesota high school volleyball
Springfield def. Mountain
Lake/Butterfield-Odin 3-0 (25-16, 25-23, 27-25)
Martin Luther/Granada-Huntley-East Chain def. Adrian 3-2 (25-15, 18-25, 26-24,
20-25, 15-10)
Janesville-Waldorf-Pemberton def. Madelia 3-1 (21-25, 25-23, 25-23, 25-13)
Montgomery-Lonsdale def. Saint Peter 3-0 (25-13, 25-17, 25-12)
Nicollet def. Cedar Mountain/Comfrey 3-0 (25-13, 25-11, 25-18)
Cross country
Morris Invitational
Boys
1. Marshall 53, 2. Sauk Centre 78, 3. Long Prairie-Grey Eagle 87, 4. Morris 95,
5. Canby/Minneota/Lincoln HI 112, 6. West Central Area 155, 7. Montevideo 183,
8. Paynesville Area 188, 9. New London-Spicer 224, 10. Ortonville 247, 11.
Breckenridge/Campbell-Tintah 294.
Girls
1. Lac qui Parle Valley/Dawson-Boyd 50, 2. Canby/Minneota/Lincoln HI 55, 3.
Montevideo 73, 4. Marshall 97, 5. New London-Spicer 117, 6.
Benson/Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg 122, 7. Morris 170.
Boys soccer
Fairmont 1, Mountain Lake Christian 0
Major League Baseball
American League
Chicago White Sox 10, Cleveland 6 (11 innings)
New York Yankees 11, Oakland 5
Tampa Bay 6, Toronto 2
Texas 3, Kansas City 0
Los Angeles Angels 5, Seattle 3
National League
Cincinnati 5, Milwaukee 4 (10 innings)
Atlanta 9, New York Mets 3
Washington 9, Florida 3
Chicago Cubs 14, Pittsburgh 2
Houston 3, Saint Louis 0
Arizona 7, San Diego 2
Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Philadelphia 0
Colorado 2, San Francisco 1
Pacific Coast League
Iowa 20, Albuquerque 9
Omaha 23, Round Rock 5
Tacoma 6, Colorado Springs 3
Memphis 3, New Orleans 1
Oklahoma City 3, Nashville 1
Salt Lake 15, Fresno 11
Portland 7, Reno 6
Sacramento 3, Las Vegas 2
Midwest League
Beloit 7, Burlington 3
Quad Cities 4, Cedar Rapids 3
Clinton 7, Peoria 2
Kane County 4, Wisconsin 3
Bowling Green 4, Fort Wayne 1
West Michigan 10, Great Lakes 3
Lake County 7, South Bend 5
Dayton 9, Lansing 7
Northern League
Schaumburg 4, Gary 3 (12 innings)
Basketball
FIBA World Championships
Preliminary round
Group B
United States 70, Brazil 68
Slovenia 91, Croatia 84
Iran 71, Tunisia 58
Group A
Serbia 112, Jordan 69
Australia 78, Germany 43
Argentina 91, Angola 70
Childress says he's seen 'evolution' in Jackson
Aug.
30,
2010
EDEN PRAIRIE - Tarvaris Jackson is entrenched as Minnesota's
backup to quarterback Brett Favre, despite sharp play in exhibition
games this month by Sage Rosenfels.
Coach Brad Childress confirmed Monday that Jackson remains the No. 2
and Rosenfels is still the No. 3. Childress said he's seen "an
evolution" and "a growth" in Jackson since the beginning of training
camp.
Asked if the depth chart could change, Childress said "it
would probably be hard for it to change."
The Vikings face a difficult decision about how many quarterbacks to
keep with the roster cutdown looming this weekend.
Rosenfels's $2.6 million salary this season is high for a
third-stringer. And in order to put rookie Joe Webb on the practice
squad, the Vikings would have to first expose him to waivers.
Vikes have work to do on
offensive line
EDEN PRAIRIE - With 10 days remaining before their regular season
opener, the Minnesota Vikings have a lot of work to do to get their
offense in sync.
The task begins up front, where the interior of the line is still
unsettled.
Starting center John Sullivan has been held out for most of the
month because of an injury to his right calf muscle. He was absent
from practice again on Monday, and coach Brad Childress said the
team is "trying to get some of the soreness out" before clearing
Sullivan to return.
That means regular right guard Anthony Herrera might start at center
in New Orleans on Sept. 9. Rookie Chris DeGeare has been working in
Herrera's place and could see significant action against the Saints.
The Vikings close out their preseason schedule Thursday at Mall
of America Field against Denver.
Pregame coverage starts at 6 p.m. on 1190 KKOJ, with kickoff a
little past 7 p.m. Coverage will shift to 105.7 KRAQ after the
completion of the Jackson County Central-Southwest Star Concept
volleyball match.
Laker volleyball team wins
two more
Aug.
30,
2010
COUNCIL BLUFFS - Iowa Lakes Community College won two more matches Saturday
at the Iowa Western volleyball tournament.
The Lakers,
ranked 15th in the National Junior College Athletic Association
Division II rankings, beat Division I No. 5 Hutchinson 3-0 (25-12, 25-15, 25-18)
and Marshalltown 3-0 (25-22, 25-15, 25-8).
ILCC is off to a 4-0 start to its season.
Iowa Lakes had two players named to the all-tournament team in
Xiao Liang, a 6-foot-1 freshman right side hitter from Tianjin, China and
Kellisha Harley, a 5-7 freshman setter from Lakewood, Colo.
The Lakers will entertain Division I No. 6 Iowa Western Thursday
and then host their Labor Day weekend tournament Friday and
Saturday.
ILCC harriers open season
Aug.
30,
2010
COUNCIL BLUFFS - Members of the
Iowa Lakes Community College cross country team participated in the Region XI
time trial Saturday.
The Lakers do not have a complete team for either the men or women.
In the men's race, P.J. Brown placed
36th in the field of 77 runners with a 5K time of 19:01.46. Also, Zane Blanchard was 61st (21:17.87), Devin Warburton 65th (21:27.18) and
Dane Weitzel 76th (28:02.61).
Iowa Western's Isaiah Samoei was the individual champion in 15:55.84.
The host Reviers edged NIACC 38-44 for the team title.
Traci Speltz of Iowa Lakes was ninth in the 37-runner 5K women's race in
23:24.24.
Steph Carlson was 31st in 27:19.46 and Dani Slattery was 32nd in 27:22.99.
Anna Buenneke of NIACC was the women's winner in 19:43.78 as the Trojans won
the team title with 27 points.
Iowa Lakes returns to Council Bluffs for its
next meet on Sept. 11.
Sunday, Aug.
29 results
State amateur baseball tournament
Class C
Double elimination
First round
Midway 2, Loretto 1
Moorhead Brewers 10, Big Lake 9
Raymond 3, Howard Lake 0
Sacred Heart 3, Lastrup 0
Class B
Winner's bracket
Savage 2, Dundas 1
Shakopee 11, Burnsville 8
Loser's bracket
Hastings 9, Sauk Rapids 7
Rochester Royals 3, Mankato Twins 2
State Senior Baseball tournament|
Class AA
At Jordan
Championship
Searles 1,
Southwest Minnesota Barnstormers 0
Class A
At Union Hill
Championship
Saint Peter 7, LeCenter 2
Major League Baseball
American League
Seattle 2, Minnesota 1
New York Yankees 2, Chicago White Sox 1
Kansas City 6, Cleveland 2
Detroit 10, Toronto 4
Oakland 8, Texas 2
Baltimore 1, Los Angeles Angels 0
Tampa Bay 5, Boston 3
National League
Cincinnati 7, Chicago Cubs 5
New York Mets 5, Houston 1
Atlanta 7, Florida 6
Washington 4, Saint Louis 2
Milwaukee 8, Pittsburgh 4
Colorado 10, Los Angeles Dodgers 5
San Francisco 9, Arizona 7
Philadelphia 5, San Diego 0
American Association
Sioux Falls 9, Saint Paul 7
Lincoln 1, Sioux City 0
Wichita 4, El Paso 2
Shreveport-Bossier 5, Grand Prairie 3
Fort Worth at Pensacola, ccd., rain
Pacific Coast League
Iowa 8, Omaha 7
Colorado Springs 10, Salt Lake 9
Sacramento 2, Fresno 1
Tacoma 17, Portland 8
Memphis 11, Round Rock 3
Albuquerque 10, Oklahoma City 5
Nashville 10, New Orleans 1
Las Vegas 12, Reno 8
Midwest League
Beloit 11, Burlington 5
Cedar Rapids 5, Quad Cities 2
Lake County 1, South Bend 0
West Michigan 8, Great Lakes 1
Wisconsin 11, Kane County 10 (11 innings)
Lansing 8, Dayton 3
Bowling Green 7, Fort Wayne 5
Clinton 6, Peoria 2 (first game)
Peoria 2, Clinton 1 (second game)
Northern League
Schaumburg 9, Lake County 4
Winnipeg 3, Fargo-Moorhead 0
Joliet 8, Gary 3
Kansas City 7, Rockford 4
Little League World Series
At South Williamsport, Pa.
Championship
Tokyo 4, Waipahu, Hawaii 1
Third place
Kaohsiung, Taiwan 14, Pearland, Texas 2 (4 innings, 10-run rule)
College volleyball
Iowa def. Green Bay 3-0 (25-19, 25-12, 25-22)
Iowa State def. Kentucky 3-1 (25-17, 22-25, 25-22, 25-22)
NFL preseason
Denver 34, Pittsburgh 17
WNBA Playoffs
Eastern Conference
Indiana 75, New York 67
(Best-of-three series tied 1-1)
Bluejay gridders open with win
Aug.
30,
2010
SAINT CLOUD -
Joe Harris rushed for 74 yards and three touchdowns as
Minnesota West opened its football season with a 35-12 win over
Vermillion at the
Minnesota College Athletic Conference Kickoff Classic
at Husky Stadium.
Teddy Joseph threw for 191 yards, including a 68-yard touchdown
pass to Dontreal McKinley.
Deshawn Lawrence returned a fumble 13 yards for a TD for the
Bluejays and Octavio Jimenez kicked a 19-yard field goal.
Minnesota West will travel to Itasca on Saturday.
Harvin may be getting closer to solving migraines
Aug.
30,
2010
MINNEAPOLIS - Percy Harvin's migraine headaches have been a
riddle that no one has been able to solve.
After another battery of tests last week, and a promising 2010
preseason debut, Harvin hopes he is getting closer to figuring out a
debilitating medical issue that has plagued him for most of his
life.
The Minnesota Vikings receiver had two catches for 30 yards and took
two big shots to the head on Saturday night in a preseason victory
over Seattle, the first time he's played this year after being
stricken by migraines for most of training camp.
Harvin said he felt great after the game and was glad to be back out
on the field.
The Vikings close out their preseason schedule Thursday at Mall
of America Field against Denver.
Pregame coverage starts at 6 p.m. on 1190 KKOJ, with kickoff a
little past 7 p.m. Coverage will shift to 105.7 KRAQ after the
completion of the Jackson County Central-Southwest Star Concept
volleyball match.
By The Associated Press
Saturday, Aug.
28 results
College football
MCAC Kickoff Classic
At Saint Cloud
Minnesota West 35, Vermillion 12
Itasca 7, Ridgewater 0
Mesabi Range 33, Fergus Falls 13
Central Lakes 21, Fond Du Lac 6
Other
Minnesota-Duluth 35, Central Washington 10
Winona State 24, Carson-Newman 21
Chadron State 35, Mary 3
Wayne State 24, Nebraska-Kearney 17 (OT)
NFL preseason
Minnesota Vikings 24, Seattle Seahawks 13
Arizona 14, Chicago 9
Detroit 35, Cleveland 27
Buffalo 35, Cincinnati 20
Baltimore 24, New York Giants 10
Jacksonville 19, Tampa Bay 13
Houston 23, Dallas 7
Carolina 15, Tennessee 7
San Francisco 28, Oakland 24
State amateur baseball tournament
Class C
Second round
Single elimination
Lastrup 3, Luverne 2
Sacred Heart 6, Belle Plaine 3
Raymond 4, Blue Earth 2
Howard Lake 8, New Ulm Brewers 2
Class B
Double elimination
First round
Dundas 10, Rochester Royals 3
Savage 9, Mankato Twins 1
Shakopee 8, Hastings 4 (10 innings)
Burnsville 3, Sauk Rapids 1
State Senior Baseball tournament
At Jordan
Class AA
Semifinals
Southwest Minnesota Barnstormers 3, Shakopee 1
Searles 4, Bloomington Eagles 0
Major League Baseball
American League
Minnesota Twins 1, Seattle Mariners 0
New York Yankees 12, Chicago White Sox 9
Cleveland 4, Kansas City 3 (10 innings)
Toronto 5, Detroit 4
Tampa Bay 3, Boston 2 (10 innings)
Oakland 5, Texas 0
Baltimore 5, Los Angeles Angels 0
National League
Philadelphia 3, San Diego 1
Washington 14, Saint Louis 5
Chicago Cubs 3, Cincinnati 2
Atlanta 12, Florida 3
Houston 4, New York Mets 1
Milwaukee 8, Pittsburgh 7 (11 innings)
Colorado 5, Los Angeles Dodgers 3
Arizona 11, San Francisco 3
American Association
Saint Paul 3, Sioux Falls 2
Lincoln 4, Sioux City 2
Shreveport-Bossier 12, Grand Prairie 10
Wichita 16, El Paso 2
Fort Worth 6, Pensacola 3 (first game)
Pensacola 3, Fort Worth 1 (second game)
Pacific Coast League
Omaha 5, Iowa 4
Memphis 2, Round Rock 0
Nashville 5, New Orleans 3
Portland 5, Tacoma 3
Colorado Springs 7, Salt Lake 2
Albuquerque 10, Oklahoma City 4
Sacramento 12, Fresno 4
Reno 12, Las Vegas 10
Midwest League
Beloit 5, Burlington 4
Quad Cities 6, Cedar Rapids 3
Peoria 7, Clinton 1
Kane County 8, Wisconsin 4
Lake County 2, South Bend 1
West Michigan 10, Great Lakes 5
Dayton 7, Lansing 6
Fort Wayne 3, Bowling Green 2
Northern League
Fargo-Moorhead 13, Winnipeg 10 (first game)
Fargo-Moorhead 6, Winnipeg 5 (second game)
Kansas City 14, Rockford 4
Gary 4, Joliet 3
Schaumburg 6, Lake County 5
Little League World Series
At South Williamsport, Pa.
U.S. Championship
Waipahu, Hawaii 10, Pearland, Texas 0 (5 innings, 10-run rule)
International Championship
Tokyo 3, Kaohsiung, Taiwan 2 (7 innings)
College volleyball
Iowa Lakes def. Hutchinson 3-0 (25-12, 25-15, 25-18)
Iowa Lakes def. Marshalltown 3-0 (25-22, 25-15, 25-8)
Minnesota def. Stony Brook 3-0 (25-10, 25-13, 25-15)
Minnesota def. Marquette 3-0 (27-25, 25-17, 25-22)
Iowa def. Southern Illinois 3-2 (23-25, 22-25, 31-29, 25-19, 17-15)
Florida def. Iowa State 3-1 (25-22, 25-21, 10-25, 25-20)
Northern Iowa vs. Western Kentucky at West Lafayette, Ind., noon
Northern Iowa def. Purdue 3-2 (18-25, 25-21, 25-22, 25-23, 19-17)
South Dakota State def. Air Force 3-1 (32-30, 25-13, 19-25, 25-14)
South Dakota State def. Long Island 3-1 (23-25, 25-15, 25-17, 25-12)
South Dakota def. Chicago State 3-1 (25-16, 25-15, 22-25, 25-15)
Northern Illinois def. South Dakota 3-0 (25-11, 25-17, 25-18)
Drake def. San Jose State 3-0 (26-24, 25-16, 25-17)
Drake def. North Dakota 3-2 (19-25, 25-17, 25-19, 24-26, 15-10)
College cross country
Region XI Time Trial
At Council Bluffs
Women
1. NIACC 27, 2. Iowa Western 75, 3. William Penn 78, 4. Iowa Central
84, 5. Des Moines 154, 6. Southwestern 165, 7. Iowa Lakes 180, 8.
Indian Hills 215, 9. Marshalltown 250.
Men
1. Iowa Western 38, 2. NIACC 44, 3. Iowa Central 63, 4. Southwestern
119, 5. Indian Hills 154, 6. Marshalltown 163, 7. William Penn 182.
WNBA Playoffs
Western Conference
Seattle 81, Los Angeles 66
(Seattle wins best-of-three series 2-0)
Phoenix 92, San Antonio
73
(Phoenix wins best-of-three series 2-0)
Girls soccer
Worthington 2, Austin 1
Newbies make good impressions
Aug. 29,
2010
MINNEAPOLIS - Opening night is less than two weeks away and Brett
Favre and the Minnesota Vikings are still trying to figure out
exactly what they have in a banged-up receiving corps and a rotating
offensive line.
Favre's two newest targets made pretty good impressions just days
after arriving in Minnesota.
So did Seattle rookie safety Earl Thomas.
Favre threw for 187 yards and two interceptions, one that Thomas
returned 86 yards for a touchdown in Minnesota's 24-13 victory over
the Seattle Seahawks on Saturday night.
Favre completed 16 of 26 passes and took a couple of big hits while
playing two series into the third quarter. His interception to
Thomas went in and out of the hands of Bernard Berrian.
"We've got to find out in a short period of time who can make some
plays in the passing game," Favre said.
Thomas delivered Seattle's lone touchdown of the game and also
leveled Percy Harvin on a slant over the middle. It was a big night
for the heavy-hitting safety from Texas, taken by the Seahawks with
the 14th overall pick over Taylor Mays, who was a standout for coach
Pete Carroll at USC.
"He made a huge play tonight," Carroll said. "I can't wait to see it
again."
As soon as the ball fell into Thomas's arm, "I was just thinking
gas," he said. "Just put my head back. It was like Pop Warner when
you throw your head back and run."
The Vikings signed veteran Javon Walker on Tuesday and acquired Greg
Camarillo from Miami in a trade on Wednesday to bolster a receiving
corps that has lost Pro Bowler Sidney Rice for eight weeks because
of hip surgery.
Camarillo had four catches for 47 yards and Walker made a great
catch over Walter Thurmond for a 25-yard TD from Sage Rosenfels in
the fourth quarter.
"I don't even know how many people know my name, but it doesn't hurt
to grab a couple balls and get a couple first downs," Camarillo
said. "That's how you get trust from your teammates. Hopefully
they'll start believing in me."
Favre, who was coaxed back for a 20th NFL season on Aug. 18, played
eight series on Saturday night. He led the Vikings to one field goal
and a touchdown, a 24-yard run by Adrian Peterson that was set up by
a 73-yard kickoff return by Darius Reynaud.
Peterson finished with 37 yards on 11 carries.
Favre also lost a fumble when Chris Clemons blew past left tackle
Bryant McKinnie for a sack that had the 40-year-old quarterback
shaking his throwing hand in pain early in the first. But he
remained in the game and helped the Vikings amass 242 yards of
offense, but only 10 points, while he was playing.
Coach Brad Childress called the offense, which also started Anthony
Herrera at center for John Sullivan (calf), "still in flux," which
has to be a concern with the opener in New Orleans looming on Sept.
9.
"There are a lot of moving parts and parts that are just being
added," Childress said.
Seattle's offense sputtered along as well.
Matt Hasselbeck completed nine of 17 passes for 126 yards, 42 coming
on a completion to Mike Williams in the third quarter. More
importantly, he left after two series in the third quarter without a
scratch on him.
That was no small feat for Seattle's patchwork offensive line
against a defensive line that led the NFL in sacks last year. Sixth
overall draft choice Russell Okung is out indefinitely with a high
ankle sprain, forcing the Seahawks to move backup left guard Mike
Wrotto out to left tackle.
Two years ago, Jared Allen put a crunching hit on Hasselbeck in the
preseason that knocked him out of the game with a back injury, one
that lingered most of the season and kept him out for nine games in
the regular season that year. He missed two games with a rib injury
last season, but the Seahawks did a pretty good job of protecting
him on Saturday night.
Hasselbeck was sacked twice and hit two other times, but came away
unscathed.
"Three of their four guys are Pro Bowlers and it easily could have
been four out of four," Hasselbeck said of Allen, Pat and Kevin
Williams and Ray Edwards. "It was a huge challenge and I think we
did a good job."
The Vikings also had to be encouraged by Harvin's return. The
reigning offensive rookie of the year has only practiced six times
this preseason because of recurring migraine headaches, including a
bout that caused trainers to call an ambulance to practice just over
a week ago.
"I did a test last night and they found some things that we think
was the main cause of it," Harvin said. "We're feeling really
confident. I know we said that a couple times, but I think this time
we found what the main cause was. I'm not saying I'll never get a
headache again, but hopefully we can slow it down a little bit."
Harvin had two catches for 30 yards. He also took two big hits to
the head, one from Lofa Tatupu that knocked his helmet off and the
one from Thomas that broke up a pass in the third quarter.
"We drafted him because he's a playmaker," Carroll said. "He was the
best playmaker in the country. He played much better tonight than he
did last week so I was really happy for him."
By The Associated Press
Harriers open season with unique meet
Aug. 28,
2010
FAIRMONT - Jackson County Central's girls were fourth and the
boys fifth in the team standings at the Early Bird Invitational cross country
meet at Cedar Creek Park Friday.
The first-ever meet used a unique scoring system as there were
four separate races with girls and boys competing against their own
grade level. The five best times for each gender were added together
to come up with a team time.
In the girls meet,
Fairmont
was first with a combined time of 83 minutes and 58 seconds. Blue Earth Area
was second (87:48), United South
Central/Alden-Conger third (90:32) and JCC fourth (93:35).
Leslie Handzus and Megan Johnson led the Huskies in the 12th-grade
race, placing fourth and fifth in that division and ninth and 10th
overall with times of 17:25 and 17:37 for the 4K course.
Also in the 12th-grade race, Kinbrae Bezdicek was 13th (20:21), Hope
Belknap 16th (21:01) and Paige Grussing 19th (22:13).
Hailey Timko was 12th in the 11th-grade girls race in 20:08 and
Angela Handzus was second in the 10th-grade girls race in 18:04.
The overall winner for the girls was Fairmont junior Lauren Friese,
who had a time of 15:13.
In the boys race,
Fairmont
was first (73:47), followed by Blue Earth Area (74:45), LeSueur-Henderson
(78:05),
United South Central/Alden-Conger (78:15) and Jackson County Central (80:50).
Marc Strom paced JCC's boys with a fourth-place finish both in the
12th-grade race and overall with a time of 14:16. The boys ran a 4K
race rather than their customary 5K.
Ben Kocak was third in the 11th-grade boys race and 13th overall in
15:18. Pat Hanson was 23rd in the 11th-grade group (20:26). Jason
Vongsavanh was sixth in the 10th-grade boys division (16:46).
In the ninth-grade boys group, Jordan Ringgenberg was fourth
(16:44), Jeremy Ringgenberg sixth and Jordan Cushman seventh
(17:27).
Andrew Gerdts of LeSueur-Henderson was the individual champion in
13:37.
Jackson County Central had only one competitor in each of the
four eighth- and seventh-grade divisions, but had two first-place
champions and one runner-up.
Jade Holthe was the eighth-grade girls champion with a one-mile
time of 6:11, while Jadin Bezdicek won the seventh-grade girls race
(6:17).
Jack Ringkob was second in the eighth-grade boys race (5:51) and
Jeremiah Manwarren was 14th in the seventh-grade boys race (7:12).
The Huskies go to Mountain Lake Wednesday for the Wolverine
Invitational.
ILCC volleyball team opens with two wins
Aug. 28,
2010
OMAHA - The Iowa Lakes Community College volleyball team opened
its season with a pair of wins Friday at the
Revier Invitational.
ILCC,
ranked 15th in NJCAA Division II, beat Jefferson 3-1 (25-22, 16-25,
29-27, 25-20) and Division I No. 2 West Plains 3-2 (25-22, 25-17, 15-25,
24-26, 15-13).
The Lakers play twice more Saturday, facing Division I No. 5
Hutchinson and Marshalltown.
Favre going where few QBs have
Aug. 27,
2010
EDEN PRAIRIE - The aches and pains simply never go away for Brett Favre anymore.
Nineteen NFL seasons have taken their toll, and when he gets out of bed in the
morning he feels every one of the hits he's taken. His ankle barks at him as
soon as his foot hits the floor, his knees creak as he stands up and his back
groans as he stretches to get loosened up for another day as a 40-year-old
quarterback.
"There's nothing on me 100 percent," Favre said. "There wasn't anything on me
100 percent last year or the year before. The surgeries, I think, have made me a
little better, but I've played 309 straight games, I can't complain."
He can't quit, either.
As he prepares to enter his 20th season in the league, Favre is going where few
quarterbacks have gone before him. And he's looking to lead the Minnesota
Vikings to a place even fewer QBs have taken this tortured franchise — to the
Super Bowl.
According to STATS LLC, 17 quarterbacks in NFL history have started a season in
which they turned 40 by Nov. 1. The vast majority of those players spent the
waning days of their careers watching from the sidelines. George Blanda played
until he was 48 as a kicker and backup quarterback who did complete 119 passes
after turning 40.
Favre is the only 40-year-old quarterback to win a playoff game and one of only
three to start more than six games in his 40s. He joins Warren Moon and Vinny
Testaverde, who each made 25 starts in their 40s.
How does he do it? And what makes him want to leave a cushy life on his 465-acre
spread in Hattiesburg, Miss., where he has more money than he could spend in two
lifetimes, to endure another season of punishment?
"I look at him and he's a competitor," former quarterback Len Dawson told The
Associated Press in a telephone interview. "He loves the game. He loves the
competition. He probably gets bored. What's he going to do when he's down on
that farm in Mississippi? Run around on that tractor? That would get old real
quick."
If anyone can speak to the mentality of a 40-year-old quarterback, it's Dawson.
The Hall of Famer and Super Bowl winner is one of the select group to play the
position at that age, when he started five games for the Kansas City Chiefs in
his final season in 1975.
The Chiefs were rebuilding then, which made that final year painful in more ways
than one for Dawson. He recalled taking a hit so hard in a game against
Baltimore that he knew he couldn't go on much longer.
Still, he managed to play in 12 games during that transition season, completing
66 percent of his passes for 1,095 yards, five touchdowns and a solid 90
quarterback rating.
"At age 40, you're not as quick and as agile as you are in your late 20s, but
you can rely on your ability to think because you've been through it and know
what it takes," Dawson said.
Favre leans on smarts, instincts and gut feelings today more than he ever has,
but that right arm of his still has plenty of juice.
"My arm felt like it was 21 last year," Favre said. "Amazing."
Yet as good as he felt physically for most of last year, Favre still had serious
reservations about signing up for year No. 20. He had surgery on his ankle this
summer for the third time in his career, but it wasn't the physical demands of
the job that played the biggest role in his indecision.
The loss to the Saints, especially the interception he threw at the end of
regulation, ate at him like few others have.
"Everyone wants to talk about the physical toll in that particular game," Favre
said. "The mental toll is really what is hard to deal with."
It certainly wasn't all pain and suffering for Favre, though. He quickly bonded
with the Vikings in a way he hadn't connected with teammates for a few years,
and his unbridled enthusiasm and playfulness made him a favorite in the locker
room.
That's what three of his closest friends on the team — Steve Hutchinson, Ryan
Longwell and Jared Allen — emphasized when they took a private plane to
Hattiesburg to persuade him to come back.
The gray-haired Favre will turn 41 in October and his daughter gave birth to the
family's first grandchild this spring, so there is plenty of ammunition for the
court jesters in the Vikings locker room. Teammates put a rocking chair in front
of his locker last year and endearingly dubbed him the "Silver Fox."
But when it was time to suit up, the old man put up numbers that would make any
28-year-old jealous.
He doesn't hesitate to call 2009 the best season of a nearly unparalleled
career. Coming off surgery to relieve the pain from a torn biceps tendon in his
throwing arm, Favre threw for 4,202 yards and 33 touchdowns while setting career
bests for completion rate (68.4), quarterback rating (107.2) and fewest
interceptions (seven).
He started every game to keep his treasured streak at a record 285 regular
season games — 309 including playoffs — intact and led the Vikings to the NFC
title game.
"He's still got the tools. He can still play," Hutchinson said. "Everybody just
has to step up around him and give him the opportunity."
The Vikings are banking on it. Favre came back last year in large part to show
his former team — the Green Bay Packers — that he still had something left. He
beat them twice in convincing fashion and was one play away from taking the
Vikings to the Super Bowl.
"It's amazing what he has done and what he's continuing to do. It really is,"
said Seahawks quarterback Matt Hasselbeck, who came into the league with the
Packers 13 years ago, when Favre was in his seventh season as a starter. "The
streak that he has going is just ridiculous."
So what is the motivation this season? Favre said he's got nothing left to
prove, but Dawson isn't so sure.
Toward the end of his career, Dawson kept going in part to show all the younger
guys in the league that he could still play.
"Certainly, and I could," Dawson said. "And so could (Favre). I'm sure that's
part of it. Sometimes you have to prove it to yourself. It's in your blood and
that's all you've done all your life to age 40. Maybe it's a little frightening
to think about finishing and going out in the real world."
It's going to feel pretty real to Favre when he walks into the Superdome on
Sept. 9 to begin his 20th season in the same place his 19th came to such an
excruciating conclusion against the Saints.
"You should always be on your toes," Favre said. "You should always be looking
over your shoulder, especially when you're soon-to-be 41 and a new grandfather.
You should really be because everyone's writing you off.
"It just seems like at 40, the guy's a has-been. So in saying that, it's
motivation for me."
By The Associated Press
Fri day, Aug.
27 results
Cross country
Fairmont Early Bird Invitational
Girls
1. Fairmont 83:58, 2. Blue Earth Area 87:48, 3. United South
Central/Alden-Conger 90:32, 4. Jackson County Central 93:35, 5.
LeSueur-Henderson 101:80, 6. Minnesota Valley Lutheran 102:33. Incomplete:
Martin Luther, Medford, New Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva, Saint Peter.
Boys
1. Fairmont 73:47, 2. Blue Earth Area 74:45, 3. LeSueur-Henderson 78:05, 4.
United South Central/Alden-Conger 78:15, 5. Jackson County Central 80:50, 6.
Minnesota Valley Lutheran 80:53, 7. Saint Peter 83:14, 8. New
Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva 90:37. Incomplete: Medford.
High school volleyball
Worthington def. Fulda 3-0 (25-21, 25-15, 25-20)
Canby def. Pipestone 3-0 (25-6, 25-8, 25-18)
Redwood Valley def. Renville County West 3-2 (18-25, 16-25, 25-23, 25-20, 15-10)
Westbrook-Walnut Grove def. Tracy-Milroy-Balaton 3-2 (11-25, 15-25, 26-24,
25-19, 15-13)
Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial def. Saint Peter 3-0 (25-18, 25-18, 25-15)
Iowa high school football
Spirit Lake 25, Spencer 6
Sibley-Ocheyedan 18, Okoboji 0
Emmetsburg 29, Estherville-Lincoln Central 0
Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 42, Le Mars Gehlen Catholic 26
Harris-Lake Park 51, Granville Spalding Catholic 12
Graettinger-Terril 25, Remsen-Union 13
Newell-Fonda 53, Ruthven-Ayrshire 7
Armstrong-Ringsted 42, Remsen Saint Mary's 26
Girls tennis
Saint James Quadrangular
Saint James 7, Martin County West 0
Saint James 6, Montevideo 1
Saint James 7,
Yellow Medicine East 0
Boys soccer
Worthington 12, Central Minnesota Christian 0
College volleyball
Iowa Western Revier Invitational
Iowa Lakes def. Jefferson 3-1 (25-22, 16-25, 29-27, 25-20)
Iowa Lakes def. West Plains 3-2 (25-22, 25-17, 15-25, 24-26, 15-13)
Minnesota def. Denver 3-0 (25-15, 25-9, 25-15)
Iowa def. Alabama 3-1 (23-25, 25-14, 29-27, 25-19)
Northern Iowa def. Central Michigan 3-0 (25-21, 25-23, 25-14)
South Dakota State def. Boise State 3-1 (15-21, 29-27, 27-25, 25-16)
College of Charleston def. South Dakota 3-0 (25-20, 25-11, 25-14)
South Dakota def. Oakland 3-1 (25-22, 25-20, 20-25, 26-24)
Drake def. Gonzaga 3-0 (25-18, 25-16, 25-18)
Drake def. Cal State Bakersfield 3-0 (25-13, 15-13, 25-22)
Major League Baseball
American League
Minnesota Twins 6, Seattle Mariners 3
Chicago White Sox 9, New York Yankees 4
Cleveland 15, Kansas City 4
Toronto 3, Detroit 2 (11 innings)
Boston 3, Tampa Bay 1
Texas 7, Oakland 3
Baltimore 3, Los Angeles Angels 1
National League
Saint Louis 4, Washington 2
Cincinnati 7, Chicago Cubs 1
New York Mets 2, Houston 1
Florida 7, Atlanta 1
Milwaukee 7, Pittsburgh 2
Los Angeles Dodgers 6, Colorado 2
Philadelphia 3, San Diego 2 (12 innings)
Arizona 6, San Francisco 0
American Association
Sioux Falls 4, Saint Paul 3
Lincoln 14, Sioux City 5
Fort Worth at Pensacola, ppd., rain
Shreveport-Bossier 3, Grand Prairie 1 (11 innings)
El Paso 10, Wichita 4
Pacific Coast League
Iowa 9, Omaha 8
Tacoma 3, Portland 1
Memphis 9, Round Rock 0
New Orleans 10, Nashville 3
Albuquerque 12, Oklahoma City 3
Salt Lake 9, Colorado Springs 4
Reno 10, Las Vegas 5
Sacramento 11, Fresno 3
Midwest League
Kane County 14, Beloit 5
Peoria 3, Cedar Rapids 1
Clinton 5, Quad Cities 0
Wisconsin 7, Burlington 3
Dayton 5, South Bend 3
West Michigan 2, Lansing 1
Great Lakes 6, Fort Wayne 3
Bowling Green 12, Lake County 6
Northern League
Fargo-Moorhead 3, Winnipeg 0
Kansas City 11, Rockford 4
Schaumburg 8, Lake County 3
Joliet 9, Gary 4
State amateur baseball tournament
Class C
Midway 2, Saint Joseph 0
Loretto 5, Ada 3
Big Lake 11, Fergus Falls 1 (7 innings)
Moorhead Brewers 3, Hampton 0
NFL preseason
Atlanta 16, Miami 6
Washington 16, New York Jets 11
New Orleans 36, San Diego 21
Philadelphia 20, Kansas City 17
WNBA Playoffs
Eastern Conference
Atlanta 101, Washington 77
(Atlanta wins best-of-three series 2-0)
Huskies, Mavericks CC teams to open at Fairmont
Aug. 27,
2010
FAIRMONT - Both the Jackson County Central and Martin County West
cross country teams will open their season Friday at the inaugural 4K Early Bird
Invitational at Cedar Creek Park.
The format for the meet will have boys and girls running together
according to their year in school in separate races. The top five overall times for each
gender will be added to determine a team score.
Seventh- and eighth-graders will run one-mile events.
In addition to the Huskies, Mavericks and host Cardinals, teams scheduled to
compete are LeSueur-Henderson, Martin Luther,
Medford, Minnesota Valley Lutheran, New
Richland-Hartland-Ellendale-Geneva, Saint Peter and United South
Central/Alden-Conger.
Camarillo caught off guard by trade
Aug. 27,
2010
MINNEAPOLIS - Just two days ago, the only time Greg Camarillo figured to be
spending in Minnesota was when his Miami Dolphins play here in September.
Now he lives here.
The Vikings acquired Camarillo in a trade on Wednesday for cornerback Benny
Sapp. Minnesota is hoping the shifty slot receiver can help add depth to a corps
that is depleted with Sidney Rice's hip injury and Percy Harvin's migraines.
"It's hard," Camarillo said after a practice at the Metrodome on Thursday. "It's
incredibly difficult because South Florida was home. I've moved. I've left that
behind. I'm just excited to be out here playing football."
Camarillo was an unknown coming out of Stanford in 2006. He spent one season
with San Diego before going to the Dolphins. Despite tearing an ACL in 2008,
Camarillo has rebounded to catch 105 passes for 1,165 yards and two touchdowns
in the last two seasons.
He was targeted 73 times last season and did not drop a pass, an impressive
level of consistency that made him attractive to the Vikings, who have a dearth
of proven producers at receiver.
"I've said it about a thousand times, a receiver by definition should receive,"
coach Brad Childress said. "He's got A-plus hands. If you put a ball around him,
he's got great 'pluck' characteristics."
The Vikings sure need all the pluck they can get. Rice, who led the team in
receiving and earned a Pro Bowl berth last year, will likely miss the first half
of the season after having hip surgery on Monday.
Harvin, the reigning offensive rookie of the year, has only participated in six
practices this preseason while struggling with migraines. He missed practice
again on Thursday while having some more tests done and Childress said he will
not play until doctors have cleared him.
The Vikings signed free agent Javon Walker on Tuesday, hoping the veteran can
regain the form that made him a feared deep threat in his early days with Green
Bay and Denver. Then they added Camarillo on Wednesday as insurance in case
Harvin continues to miss time with his headaches.
Camarillo goes from catching passes from youngster Chad Henne to being on the
receiving end of throws from Brett Favre in Minnesota.
"Been a fan of his since I was a little kid," said Camarillo, who was nine years
old when Favre was drafted by the Atlanta Falcons. "One of the best quarterbacks
to ever play the game. What more as a receiver could you ask for than to come
play with that type of quarterback? You have to elevate your game to match his
game and he'll bring you along with him. It's a great opportunity."
The Vikings have two more preseason games before opening the regular season on
Sept. 9 in New Orleans. That doesn't leave a whole lot of time for Camarillo to
learn a new offense and a new quarterback. So he doesn't expect to see much of
the Twin Cities during the next month or so.
His head will be buried in a playbook cramming like he did for final exams at
Stanford.
"It's going to take a while to figure that out, to see exactly where I fit in,"
he said. "It's a powerful offense. I'm just trying to run my routes, catch the
ball and find a spot."
The Vikings host the Seattle Seahawks Saturday.
The pregame show on 105.7 KRAQ starts at 6:00, with kickoff at 7:00.
By The Associated Press
Disc golf tourney
scheduled Saturday
Aug. 27,
2010
JACKSON - A disc golf tournament will be held Saturday at the
Sandy Point Disc Golf Course.
Play starts at 10 a.m. Participants should report earlier to warm
up.
There will be three divisions.
The pro division has an entry fee of $20, advanced/intermediate
is $10 and recreational will be $5. All of the entry fees will be
turned around for cash prizes.
In addition, VikingCreek.com will be awarding an additional $100
for first place in the pro division, a limited edition disc golf bag
for first place in the advanced division and three disc golf discs
for the recreational division.
A lunch will be available at a cost during intermission.
For more information, contact Clint Froderman at 507-662-5573 or
by
email.
Thursday, Aug.
26 results
Iowa high school volleyball
Sioux Central def. Estherville-Lincoln Central 3-1 (25-19, 25-13, 22-25, 25-22)
Girls tennis
River Valley 7, Worthington 0
Boys soccer
Southwest Minnesota Christian 1, Fairmont 0
Girls soccer
Fairmont 2, Austin 0
College football
Bemidji State 24, Minot State 7
Missouri Southern State 30, Minnesota State, Moorhead 0
Rochester 26, Northland 0
Major League Baseball
American League
Minnesota Twins 6, Texas Rangers 4
Chicago White Sox 8, Baltimore 0
Detroit 7, Toronto 1
Cleveland 3, Oakland 2
National League
Houston 5, Philadelphia 1
Los Angeles Dodgers 7, Milwaukee 1
Arizona 11, San Diego 5
Washington 11, Saint Louis 10 (13 innings)
Florida 11, New York Mets 4
American Association
Sioux Falls 6, Saint Paul 1
Pensacola 11, Grand Prairie 3
Shreveport-Bossier 2, El Paso 0
Pacific Coast League
Iowa 7, Omaha 6
Colorado Springs 17, Salt Lake 6
Oklahoma City 8, Albuquerque 1
Portland 17, Tacoma 12
Memphis 1, Round Rock 0
Nashville 7, New Orleans 3
Reno 4, Las Vegas 2
Fresno 3, Sacramento 2
Midwest League
Beloit 4, Kane County 3
Quad Cities 5, Clinton 4 (10 innings, first game)
Clinton 6, Quad Cities 3 (second game)
Peoria 1, Cedar Rapids 0
Dayton 3, South Bend 1
Burlington 10, Wisconsin 3
Lake County 4, Bowling Green 0
West Michigan 10, Lansing 6
Fort Wayne 6, Great Lakes 4
Northern League
Fargo-Moorhead 14, Winnipeg 9 (9 innings, first game)
Fargo-Moorhead 8, Winnipeg 3 (second game)
Kansas City 8, Rockford 3
Joliet 4, Schaumburg 2
Little League World Series
At South Williamsport, Pa.
Pearland, Texas 7, Auburn, Wash. 5
Waipahu, Hawaii 7, Columbus, Ga. 4
NFL preseason
Green Bay 59, Indianapolis 24
Saint Louis 36, New England 35
WNBA Playoffs
Eastern Conference
New York 85, Indiana 73
(New York leads best-of-three series 1-0)
Western Conference
Phoenix 106, San Antonio 93
(Phoenix leads best-of-three series 1-0)
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