sports phone Why: What Time: What: Teams: Channel: before call Many Today, Class a away to of ESPN2 9 International AAA national from p.m. baseball's the All-Star watch television big League top game vs. leagues, prospects, audience. Pacific battle all it Coast of out them in League just Portland, a ALL STAR cricket GAME THE JULY 15, D1 WEDNESDAY COURIER 2009 WATERLOO CEDAR FALLS SPORTS EDITOR: DOUG NEWHOFF (319) 291-1467 www.wcfcourier.com/sports Local fans stick with their Bucks Editor's note: For their first eight years, the Waterloo Bucks consistently were among the best teams in the Marichal, Earl Battey and some 4-year-old Fan fare Northwoods League. This week, The Courier looks back manager's son whom Kuper played catch with A yearly look at Waterloo Bucks attendance.
BLEA on the club's successes and some of the competitive in home 1985: runs Nick in Yankee Swisher, Stadium. who currently clubs Year Average Attendance NWL Rank REGU ADART BLEACHER challenges it faces today. 1995 991 (1st of 6) REGULAR DATE Despite the fact that 1996 1997 889 (1st of 6) TEAS SEASON SEASON Fourth in a series the Cedar Valley's cur- 1,271 (1st of 6) By KELLY BEATON rent boys of summer 1999 1,571 (2nd of 8) 4 IN 1998 1,473 (2nd of 8) kelly.beaton@wcfcourier.com THE BUCKS are collegians, not pros, 2000 1,673 (2nd of 8) 2001 1,883 (1st of 8) BUCKS Kuper has reserved a 2002 1,725 (4th of 8) AURENNONS WATERLOO Jack Kuper's basem*nt, in place in his basem*nt 2003 1,852 (5th of 10) STUDENT 43.00 2.00 essence, is a museum dedicated to all things and his heart for the Waterloo Bucks. 2004 1,651 (5th of 10) River 2005 1,552 (6th of 12) Waterloo baseball. "I do love baseball, and I think Bucks baseball 2006 1,666 (6th of 12) STUDENT Piles of scorecards date back to 1939 and is good," said Kuper.
2007 1,868 (5th of 14) ADULT 2008 1,428 (6th of 14) inspire recollections of names that have passed through Waterloo, like Luis Aparicio, Juan See BUCKS FANS, page D3 COURIER GRAPHIC DAVID HEMENWAY AL stars shine again, 4-3 Crawford's catch a key as AL extends win streak to seven in row ST. LOUIS (AP) World Series champions change. Stadiums change. Stars of the game change. Baseball's All -Star game winner is always the same.
On a night to savor defense and relief pitching, Carl Crawford pulled back a home run with a leaping grab an inning before Curtis Granderson tripled and scored the tiebreaking run in the eighth inning. That boosted the American League to a 4-3 victory Tuesday night at new Busch Stadium, its seventh straight win since the All -Star game has been used to determine home-field advantage for the World Series. "We came here on a mission and the mission All Star Game was accomplished," said Mariano Rivera, who pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his record fourth All -Star save, breaking a tie with Dennis Eckersley. The home-field advantage innovation began after 2002's 7-7, 11-inning tie at Milwaukee. The AL is 12-0-1 since its 1996 defeat at Philadelphia the longest unbeaten streak in -Star history.
"It is so important to get home- advantage in the World Series," said Tampa Bay's Joe Maddon, the AL manager. "So there was a lot on the line there today!" Not even President Barack Obama's ceremonial first pitch helped the NL, which had been 4-0 previously when sitting presidents threw out the first offering. The NL scored all its runs in the second inning, and 22 of its last 24 batters made out. Despite starting the World Series on the road last year, Philadelphia beat the Rays in five games for the title. See ALL-STARS, page D4 AP PHOTO Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Carl Crawford robs Colorado's Brad Hawpe of a home run during the seventh inning of Tuesday's AllStar game.
CLASS 1A DISTRICT BASEBALL NU PIC DENNING Panthera BORE 3 DAWN J. SAGERT Courier Staff Photographer NU High's players celebrate Tuesday night's 5-2 district baseball win over third-ranked Don Bosco. District doozy survives showdown with Dons, 5-2 ranked NU High fought off No. 3 "These are two great programs, Don Bosco of Gilbertville, 5-2, in a and to see one have to go home so clash that left one side relieved to early was too bad." wor- advance and the other struggling Fans who simply appreciated game, to accept its fate. hard -nosed, competitive baseClass 1A "It was unfortunate that we ball couldn't have asked for much had to meet in the first round," more.
Tues- said Panther head coach Brent sixth- Denning. See DISTRICT, page D3 Spencer a special athlete basketball to track and field she's a state qualifier in the shot put and the 100-meter dash. On the softball field, she's a sophom*ore has been a pitcher who bats for average and power. for Waterloo West Simply put, Jadyn Spencer is an athlete. In two years at Waterloo West (three in softBy NICK PETAROS ball), the versatile sophom*ore has become nick.petaros@wcfcourier.com someone teammates can count on and coaches trust.
On the basketball court, she's 3-point range. On the track, See SPENCER, page D2 Go figure PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) A federal judge denied a pro online poker player's request Tuesday to have his amateur golfer status reinstated. Dusty Schmidt (pictured above) had filed a complaint seeking a preliminary restraining order that would have allowed him to keep his USGA amateur status and play in a series of events in the Pacific Northwest. The USGA has maintained that Schmidt gave up his amateur status when he threw down a $1 million challenge to anyone who could beat him at 72 holes of golf and at poker.
U.S. District Court Judge Michael Mosman turned down the request, saying Schmidt did not meet a legal standard of having a contract with the USGA. "It's disappointing, obviously," Schmidt said, "because I wanted to play golf." Schmidt was a promising golfer from Southern California who went professional after a year at UC Irvine. But at age 23, he suffered a career-ending heart attack. While recuperating, Schmidt took up online poker and eventually made a profession of it.
Names in the game Dale Tallon helped restore the Chicago Blackhawks from a struggling hockey franchise to a young and talented team that went all the way to the Western Conference finals in May. Tuesday, Tallon lost his job as general manager. His ouster came a week after a missed deadline for sending qualifying Dale Tallon offers to restricted free agents prompted the NHL Players Association to file a grievance against the team. Tallon was placed by Stan Bowman, the son of NHL coaching legend Scotty Bowman. Phoenix Mercury star Diana Taurasi faces three drunk-driving related charges, including extreme DUI, for a July 2 incident in which she also was cited for speeding.
A Phoenix police report released Tuesday shows Taurasi's blood -alcohol level was 0.17 percent, or more than twice the Arizona legal limit of 0.08 percent. Providence men's basketball coach Keno Davis has been given a contract extension through the 2015-16 season after his first season in which the Friars won 19 games. Davis, the 2008 AP Coach of the Year at Drake, guided Providence to a 19-14 overall record and Keno Davis a 10-8 Big East mark. The win total was the most by a Providence coach in his first season. NU High By RYAN POTHAST TRAER It was a matchup thy of a state championship not the opening round of postseason play.
But that's how it was day night in Traer, where PREP OF THE WEEK Wahawks' From to softball, standout WATERLOO a center with Quote of the day "When you're a senator, they show you no respect so they just hand you the ball. You don't get a chance to warm up. Here, at least they had me down with Pujols in the batting cage, practicing a little bit." President Barack Obama After throwing out the first pitch at Tuesday's All-Star game A Coming up Four Northeast lowa high school softball teams are a win away from next week's state tournament. See how Charles City, East Buchanan, North Butler and Waterloo West fare Thursday in the Courier Jadyn Spencer.
