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NMMI falls to Odessa Thursday, October 10, 2013
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To paraphrase the quote wrestling hall of famer Ric Flair made famous, “You’ve got to bring your best to beat the best.” The NMMI Bronco volleyball team did not bring its best on Wednesday against Odessa and it led to a fiveset loss to the league-leading Wranglers. Odessa won the first, third and fifth sets to beat the Broncos and seize full control of the WJCAC with less than a month left in the season. In the opening set, Odessa (16-7, 5-0 WJCAC) broke an 8-8 tie by winning 14 straight points to go up 22-8 en route to a 25-12 victory. The Broncos answered back in the second set after falling behind late. Through the first 41 points, Odessa led 22-19. NMMI won four of the next five points, though, to tie the
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set at 23. Odessa won the next point to hit set point, but NMMI rallied from there. The Broncos won three straight points to take the set 26-24. Like the first set, Odessa dominated the third set. The Wranglers trailed just once and pulled away late in the set. Sitting on a 16-13 advantage, Odessa won eight of the next 11 to get to set point. The Broncos won two straight, but Odessa won the next point for a 25-18 win. The fourth set was a mirror image of the second with Odessa taking an early lead before NMMI stormed back with a late charge to take the set. The Wranglers etched out a 19-17 lead through 36 points, but NMMI won two in a row to tie the set. Odessa never led again. Instead, the Broncos went
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up 21-19 and held off Odessa for a 25-23 win. In the fifth set, Odessa never trailed. The Broncos got within two at 7-5, but a run of five in a row by the Wranglers put the set out of reach. NMMI shaved its deficit to three, but Odessa won two straight to close out a 15-10 win. For NMMI (15-15, 3-2), Veronika Baric led with 16 kills and 12 digs. Mariah Cox had 15 kills and 12 digs, Cristal Quinonez had 13 kills and 13 digs, Ashlei Swaim had 44 assists and 10 digs and Cara Salazar had 23 digs. Shawn Naranjo Photo
RIGHT: NMMI’s Ashlei Swaim, right, tracks down the ball during the Broncos’ match against Odessa, Wednesday.
Cardinals beat Pittsburgh 6-1 NLDS GAME 5 S T. LOUIS (A P) — A dam Wainwright went all the way and the St. Louis Cardinals g o t t w o -r un h om er s fr om David Freese and Matt Adams to beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 6 - 1 on Wed ne sda y n i gh t, advancing to the NL championship series. Wainwright scattered eight hits in his second dominant w in o f t h e d ivisi on ser ie s, coming through for the Cardi-
n a ls in a wi nn er - tak e- all Game 5. S t. Lou is get s t o st a y at h o me t o op en t h e N LC S against the well-rested Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night. The last three seasons, the Cardinals are 8-1 when facing elimination. They also See CARDS, Page B2
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Bears look to end skid against Giants
Jay Cutler and the Chicago Bears look to get back on track with a win over the winless Giants tonight.
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — On the surface, this would seem like an easy one for the Chicago Bears. They’re trying to get back to winning against a team that hasn’t won a game all season. The problem is the New York Giants (0-5) are no strangers to victories no matter what their record says, so the Bears (3-2) aren’t exactly breathing easy heading into Thursday night’s game at Soldier Field. They see a perennial contender, a quarterback in Eli Manning with two championship rings, and signs of danger even if there’s a big zero in the win column. “When you look at their personnel, they’ve got playmakers all over the field,” Bears coach Marc Trestman said. “They’ve got a future Hall of Fame quarterback that’s got a couple of Super Bowls. ... They have firepower.” They also have one of the league’s worst defenses, a running game that ranks at the bottom and is injured, an offense that leads the league with 20 turnovers, and a quarterback with more interceptions (12) than anyone else. They won’t have starting halfback David Wilson. The team’s first-round pick in 2012, he injured his neck
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Detroit’s Verlander gets ball for Game 5 against Oakland again
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OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — These decisive Game 5s sure are becoming familiar for Justin Verlander. Just like last October in Oakland, the Tigers have been pushed to a winnertake-all fifth game in their AL division series against the Athletics. And Detroit will have Verlander on the mound again Thursday night after he pitched a fourhit shutout in the 2012 clincher. AP Photo
LEFT: With Detroit’s season on the line in Game 5 of the ALDS against Oakland, the Tigers will give the ball to Justin Verlander.
LOCAL SCHEDULE — THURSDAY, OCT. 1O — • Roswell at Portales, 4 p.m. BOYS SOCCER
• Hagerman at Melrose, 5:30 p.m. • Valley Chr. at Hondo Valley, 6 p.m. • Corona at Lake Arthur, 6 p.m. • Tatum at Dexter, 6 p.m. • Gateway Chr. at Vaughn, 6 p.m. • Goddard at Lovington, 6:30 p.m. • Clovis at Roswell, 7 p.m. PREP VOLLEYBALL
SPOTLIGHT 1964 — John Henry Johnson of Pittsburgh rushes for 200 yards to lead the Steelers to a 23-7 triumph over the Cleveland Browns. 1974 — Danny Gare of Buffalo scores 18 seconds into his first NHL game as the Sabres beat the Boston Bruins 9-5. 1981 — Southern Cal’s Marcus Allen rushes for 211 yards, his fifth straight 200-plus rushing game, in a 13-10 loss to Arizona.
“Well, you don’t pretend. It’s not just another game,” Verlander said after the Tigers evened the series with an 8-6 win Tuesday at Comeria Park. “The season is on the line. It was on the line for us tonight, too. This whole season, the way we battled and played as a team, comes down to one game, may the best team win. You can’t treat it just like another game. It’s a little bit different. There is more to it.” Verlander dominated in a thrilling pitcher’s duel with rookie Sonny Gray in Game 2 last Saturday, though he had nothing to show for it in a 1-0 loss. Verlander is riding a 22-
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inning postseason scoreless streak against the A’s, and has 33 strikeouts over the past three playoff matchups with Oakland, 11 in each outing. Not that the A’s are counting. “He’s been beaten before, it can happen again,” third baseman Josh Donaldson said. Verlander acknowledged it would have been great to pitch the playoff opener, while also noting 21-game winner Max Scherzer more than earned the nod. Now, Verlander gets the ball for his most meaningful start See TIGERS, Page B3
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ON THIS DAY IN ... 1998 — New Hampshire’s Jerry Azumah becomes the first back in NCAA Division I-AA history to run for more than 1,000 yards in four consecutive seasons. He has 165 yards and one touchdown in a 22-13 loss to Richmond. 2004 — New England wins its 19th straight game, setting an NFL record for consecutive wins — counting the playoffs — with a 24-10
victory over Miami. 2010 — Tony Romo of Dallas completes 31 of 46 passes for 406 yards with three TDs in a 34-27 loss to Tennessee. 2011 — NBA Commissioner David Stern cancels the first two weeks of the season after owners and players are unable to reach a new labor deal and end the lockout.