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FEBRUARY 8, 2015
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Tech can’t keep up with Cyclones’ offense in loss tech basketball/Red Raiders are 0-7 from the free-throw line in huge defeat BY krista pirtle A-j media
AMES, Iowa — If the Cyclones wanted revenge for their loss in Lubbock two weeks ago, they got it. Despite six turnovers, it seemed as though No. 11 Iowa State could do no wrong in its 75-38 win over Texas Tech on Saturday. The 38 points allowed are the fewest allowed in a conference game by Iowa
State since Jan. 9, 1957 against Oklahoma State. “Having lost a big one down there, we took this one personally,” Naz Long said. “We were taking a lot of hits defensively. We took it upon ourselves to keep our man in front of us and run them off the 3-point line.” The Cyclones did just
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The Texas Tech women look for a sweep of TCU, PAGE B4
Iowa State guard Naz Long, left, fights for a rebound with Texas Tech forward Zach Smith on Saturday.
Sabres defeat Stars with Enroth’s saves
Lubbock High girls get regional three-peat
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Jhonas Enroth made 38 saves and Chris Stewart assisted on all three goals for the Buffalo Sabres in their first victory at home in more than a month, 3-2 over the Dallas Stars on Saturday night. Tyler Myers, Tyler Ennis and Zemgus Girgensons scored for the Sabres, who won at First Niagara Center for the first time since Dec. 27. Tyler Seguin and Cody Eakin had goals for the Stars, who started a three-game road trip by spotting the last-place Sabres a 3-0 lead. Anders Lindback started in goal for the Stars in place of Kari Lehtonen and made 21 saves. Lindback, recalled Friday from a conditioning stint in AHL Texas, started for the first time since Jan. 15 and is now 2-8 this season. The Sabres were outshot 15-8 in the first period, but scored on their eighth shot to build a 1-0 lead with 1:43 left in the period. Myers took a crossice pass from Stewart and fired a shot that deflected into the net off of Stars defenseman John Klingberg, who was tied up with Ennis in front.
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ANDREWS — Lubbock ISD swimmers have a mantra they use going into important meets: Stay the same or move up. Mara Swoboda took the step forward Saturday, and it helped the Lubbock High girls win their third consecutive regional swimming and diving title. The Lady Westerners junior won the 50yard freestyle and the 100 breaststroke, in the latter event besting a swimmer who had Swoboda beaten her by nine onehundredths of a second for first place at district. The way she swam that event Saturday made her happiest. “I’d have to say the 100 breaststroke,” Swoboda said. “I’ve been training for it all year. I’ve just moved from middle distance to breaststroke this year, so I feel like I’ve worked really hard in that and I was happy to see it pay off.” The Lady Westerners celebrated on the Mustang Natatorium awards stand after racking up 508 points to second place El Paso’s 428. “Our freshman year, we lost regionals by one point,” Lady Westerners senior Melissa Viator said. “Now we’re on our third year of winning and it feels great.” El Paso denied the Lubbock High boys in their bid SEE REGIONALS, PAGE B3
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House, Texas A&M downs Missouri zach long A-j media
Texas Tech’s Ryan Moseley reacts after closing out an inning against Ole Miss during a College World Series game in Omaha. Tech is hoping for another World Series run this season.
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tech baseball/Area trio hoping to take Red Raiders back to CWS By Nicholas Talbot A-J Media
Ryan Moseley threw Stephen Smith a bowling ball of a pitch. Smith couldn’t do anything with the sinker. Just trying to make contact, he grounded out to third base. It was one of only two times the fu-
ture Red Raiders faced off against each other in high school. And it was also one of the first times Moseley pitched for Cooper. “I always threw pretty hard — I just didn’t always know where it was going,” said Moseley, who spent most of his youth and high school career catching. Now, Moseley could be the opening day starting pitcher for Texas Tech when it begins its season Feb. 13 against San Francisco at Dan Law Field at Rip Griffin Park. And, more than likely, Smith, a former Frenship standout, will
there with him, holding down a spot in right field. Smith and Moseley are part of a trio of South Plains athletes that helped the Red Raiders go 45-21 last season and advance to the program’s first NCAA College World Series. Now, they want to do it again. “It means a lot we all grew up being fans and it has always been a dream to come here,” Moseley said. “I am sure we all wanted to be the star here, no matter what sport it was.”
More Texas Tech baseball inside THE PLAYERS: Why did Tim Proudfoot choose to come back to Texas Tech? THE SCHEDULE: Tech’s complete roster and schedule. THE EQUIPMENT: How will the new baseball affect the game? THE TEAM: A breakdown of each postition for the Red Raiders.
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Schuster’s 23 gets LCU the win lcu bASKETBALL/Chaps maintain their share of first place in Heartland conference By jordan irvine for A-J MEDIA
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Lubbock Christian University’s Isaac Cardona goes up over Newman’s Easton Julian during the Chaps’ 79-67 win.
A three-way tie for the conference lead leaves no room for error. That’s the mentality the Lubbock Christian University men’s basketball team displayed Saturday, downing Newman 79-67 at the Rip Griffin Center to retain their share of the top spot in the Heartland Conference. Marcos Schuster set a new career high with 23 points, facilitating the Chapar-
rals’ offense from the openLCU ing tip. Schuster shot 60 percent from the field, went 3 of 5 from long distance, and hit eight of his 10 free throws. The Chaps were without their leading scorer, guard Newman A.J. Luckey, who is averaging 18-points per game and is recovering from an ankle injury. “The whole week coach has been preaching to me to be more aggressive,” Schuster said. “We were missing A.J. so I had to step up today, and it will be up to someone else to do it next game. We had to get the ball in
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Texas A&M guard Danuel House sensed his team held an advantage against Missouri long before the final buzzer Saturday. “When they started warming up for the second half,” House said of the Tigers, “the guys didn’t look into the game.” Although coach Billy Kennedy quickly disagreed with that assessment, the Aggies won 83-61 for their seventh victory in eight games and remained tied for second place in the Southeastern Conference. Texas A&M (16-6, 7-3) shot 33 of 56 (58.9 percent) — including 19 of 27 in the second half — against Missouri and led by seven at halftime before gradually extending its advantage after the break. A 3-pointer by House with 13:46 remaining in the first half put the Aggies up for good. House finished with 20 points while Jalen Jones added 16. For more college basketball, SEE PAGE B5
Across The Nation Paul fined $25,000 for criticizing official NEW YORK (AP) — Los Angeles Clippers guard Chris Paul has been fined $25,000 for criticizing a female official after a loss at Cleveland. The NBA announced the fine on Saturday. Paul was given a technical by rookie referee Lauren Holtkamp on Thursday night in the third quarter of a 105-94 loss to the Cavaliers, a game that featured five technicals against the Clippers. After the game, Paul called the technical on an inbounds play “ridiculous” and said “this might not be for her.” Holtkamp is one of two female officials in the NBA. Paul appeared to say something to her as he waited for an inbound pass after a Cavaliers’ free throw. Paul said Friday that he was only upset with the call. The penalty is in line with others the NBA has levied for criticism of officials.
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Time 5 a.m. Noon 2 p.m. 2 p.m. 4 p.m.
Event Network European PGA Tour, Malaysian Open, final round (td) TGC PGA Tour, Farmers Insurance Open, final round TGC PGA Tour, Farmers Insurance Open, final round CBS LPGA, Bahamas Classic, final round TGC Champions Tour, Allianz Championship, final round (td) TGC SOCCER Time Event Network 5:55 a.m. Premier League, West Bromwich at Burnley NBCSN 8:05 a.m. Premier League, Stoke City at Newcastle NBCSN 10:10 a.m. Premier League, Manchester United at West Ham NBCSN 10:50 a.m. Women, France vs. United States (exhibition) ESPN2 2:55 p.m. Men, United States vs. Panama (exhibition) ESPN COLLEGE BASKETBALL Time Event Network 11 a.m. Women, FAU at UTSA FSN Noon Men, Michigan at Indiana CBS Noon Women, North Carolina at Virginia Tech FSPlus 1 p.m. Women, Texas Tech at TCU FSN 1 p.m. Women, Baylor at Texas ESPN2 1:30 p.m. Men, Rhode Island at Richmond NBCSN 3 p.m. Women, Nebraska at Maryland ESPN2 3:30 p.m. Men, Washington at Oregon State FS1 5:30 p.m. Men, Clemson at Miami ESPNU 7:30 p.m. Men, Southern Cal at Stanford ESPNU PRO HOCKEY Time Event Network 11:30 a.m. NHL, Chicago at St. Louis NBC 4 p.m. NHL, Dallas at New York Rangers FSN 6:30 p.m. NHL, Montreal at Boston NBCSN BOWLING Time Event Network Noon USBC Masters ESPN PRO BASKETBALL Time Event Network Noon NBA, Los Angeles Clippers at Oklahoma City ABC 2:30 p.m. NBA, Los Angeles Lakers at Cleveland ABC COLLEGE WRESTLING Time Event Network 2 p.m. Women, Oklahoma State at Oklahoma FSPlus WINTER SPORTS Time Event Network 4 p.m. World Alpine Championships NBC AUTO RACING Time Event Network 6:30 p.m. NHRA, Winternationals (td) ESPN2
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Event Station NBA, Los Angeles Clippers at Oklahoma City 104.3 FM NBA, Los Angeles Lakers at Cleveland 104.3 FM NBA, San Antonio at Toronto 950 AM, 100.7 FM COLLEGE BASKETBALL Event Station Women, Texas Tech at TCU 950 AM, 97.3 FM, 100.7 FM
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Week In Sports The week ahead — Feb. 8-14
Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Tech Men’s Basketball Tech Women’s Basketball
Kansas 8 p.m. TCU 1 p.m.
Texas 7 p.m. Iowa State 7 p.m.
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UTSA, G.Canyon, Texas St., Texas St., S. Marcos S. Marcos
Tech Men’s Golf Tyson Tyson Invit., Invit., Arkansas Arkansas
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E. Tenn. State 1 p.m.
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Today in Sports History
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1936 - Jay Berwanger, University of Chicago halfback and Heisman Trophy winner, became the first player selected in the first NFL draft. The Philadelphia Eagles made the pick and eventually traded his rights to the Chicago Bears. He never played in the NFL.
Nowitzki caps rally as Mavs top Blazers NBA Roundup Associated Press
Dirk Nowitzki capped a late rally with a 3-pointer that forced overtime and finished with 25 points, Chandler Parsons scored 10 of his 20 in the extra period and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Portland Trail Blazers 111-101 Saturday night. The Blazers lost their seventh straight road game by blowing an 11-point lead in the last 2 minutes of regulation. Nowitzki’s high-arching swish from the top of the key with 20 seconds left finished a 7-0 run for a 96-all tie. The Mavericks scored the first nine points of overtime as part of a 22-2 run. Parsons started overtime with two free throws and pumped his fist after a fadeaway jumper that put Dallas ahead by 10. Damian Lillard scored 26 and LaMarcus Aldridge had 25 for the Blazers. The Mavericks gave themselves a chance by getting 3-pointers from Devin Harris and Parsons just 12 seconds apart to pull within five with 1:43 to go in regulation. Harris then knocked the ball away from Lillard, took a pass from Monta Ellis and hit a layup. After Lillard missed a long 3, Harris rebounded a missed 3-pointer from Ellis to set up Nowitzki’s tying shot to a huge roar from what was left of a crowd that thought the Mavericks were on their way to a 12th loss in 14 games against current Western Conference playoff teams. Instead, Dallas (35-18) pulled into a virtual tie with Portland (34-17) for fourth place and snapped a two-game winning streak for the Blazers that followed a three-game skid, all on the road. Ellis had 20 points and
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COLLEGE BASKETBALL — MEN Today Favorite Line Underdog at Indiana 6 Michigan at Detroit 11 Ill.-Chicago at Richmond 4½ Rhode Island at Iowa 4 Maryland at Valparaiso 8½ Oakland at UMass 4 La Salle at Oregon State 2½ Washington Ohio State 8 at Rutgers at Boise State 1 San Diego State at Miami 7 Clemson at Oregon 10½ Washington State at Stanford 14 Southern Cal at Quinnipiac 12½ Niagara at Iona 17 Marist at Rider 4 Manhattan at Monmouth (NJ) 2 Canisius x-at Wells Fargo Center ——— NATIONAL BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION Today Favorite Open O/U Underdog at Oklahoma City 4 210½ L.A. Clippers at Cleveland 14 202 L.A. Lakers at Memphis 3½ 197 Atlanta at Charlotte Pk 185½ Indiana at Detroit 7 201 Minnesota Chicago 6 205½ at Orlando at Toronto 3 201½ San Antonio at Houston 5 206½ Portland Phoenix 4 214 at Sacramento
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Local Sports Briefly Monterey boys edge Tascosa in shootout Jonathan Garcia, Juan Eliserio and Taylor Williamson scored shootout goals as Monterey beat Tascosa 3-2 on penalty kicks Saturday in high school soccer. Monterey goalie Daniel Rodriguez stopped three of four Tascosa shooters. Kolby Wilson scored for the Plainsmen in regulation, which ended with the teams tied 1-1. Monterey improved to 2-6-6 and 0-1-3 in district.
Golf great Casper dies at age 83 SAN DIEGO (AP) — Billy Casper, one of the most prolific winners on the PGA Tour who was overshadowed at the height of his career by the “Big Three,” died Saturday at home in Utah. He was 83. Bob Casper said his father died quickly and peacefully with wife Shirley at his bedside. Casper won 51 times on the PGA Tour, putting him at No. 7 on the career list behind only Sam Snead,
Tiger Woods, Jack Nicklaus, Ben Hogan, Arnold Palmer and Byron Nelson. His three major championships include the 1966 U.S. Open, one of golf’s most remarkable comebacks. He rallied from a sevenshot deficit on the back nine at Olympic Club to tie Palmer, and he beat him in an 18-hole playoff. Casper won the 1959 U.S. Open at Winged Foot and the 1970 Masters. He was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1978. But he was overshadowed by the “Big Three” — Palmer, Nicklaus and Gary Player, whose rivalry sparked a revival in golf. From 1962-70, Casper and Nicklaus won 33 times on the PGA Tour. Palmer won 30 times. According to Golf Digest, Casper’s winning rate of 9.2 percent trails only Nicklaus (12 percent) and Woods (26 percent) of all golfers who began their careers after 1950. Casper was considered one of the best putters in golf. He won at least once each season for 16 straight years. Compiled from staff reports
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Dallas’ Monta Ellis (11) corners Portland’s Damian Lillard against the baseline away from the basket, forcing Lillard to pass on Saturday in Dallas. six assists. Aldridge scored 13 points in the third quarter, which ended on a 12-5 Portland run for a 13-point lead. The margin ballooned to 16 when Wesley Matthews, who had 17 points, hit a 3-pointer to start the fourth. Lillard hit his first four 3-pointers after going 2 of 30 from long range the previous four games, and the Blazers put the ball in his hands after Nowitzki’s tying shot. But after dribbling out most of the clock, Lillard missed badly on a 3 just before the buzzer. He finished 4 of 10 from long range. The Blazers missed their first two shots and first three free throws of overtime before finally scoring with 2:08 left on the second of two free throws by Aldridge, who was called for traveling on Portland’s first possession of the extra period. n Bulls 107, Pelicans 72 NEW ORLEANS — After Pelicans All-Star Anthony
Davis hurt his right shoulder on a hard, awkward fall on an alley-oop dunk, Pau Gasol and the Chicago Bulls pulled away for a victory over New Orleans. Gasol had 20 points and 15 rebounds for Chicago, which snapped a threegame skid. Derrick Rose added 20 points for the Bulls, who went on a 40-11 run after Davis went out. The dunk that drove Davis from the game was a two-handed jam of Tyreke Evans’ lob. Davis’ body swung like a pendulum as he held the rim, then the 6-foot-10, 240-pound forward fell horizontally as he lost his grip. Davis stayed in briefly before taking himself out with 4:16 left in the first half and the game tied at 35. On Friday night in Oklahoma City, Davis scored 41 points and hit a 3-pointer as time expired to give the Pelicans a 116-113 victory. Tony Snell scored 19 points and Jimmy Butler 18 for Chicago. Evans had 15 points for New Orleans.
n Warriors 106, Knicks 92 NEW YORK — Draymond Green had 20 points and 13 rebounds, and Golden State beat New York to give Steve Kerr a win in his first game coaching in the arena he nearly called home. Kerr picked the Warriors over the Knicks during the offseason, and the difference is 30 victories as the teams near the All-Star break. Stephen Curry scored 22 points and Klay Thompson had 16 on a night neither shot well. Golden State improved to 40-9, tops in the Western Conference, while the Knicks fell to 10-41. Langston Galloway scored 15 points for the Knicks, who gave Carmelo Anthony a night off and lost their third straight. n Wizards 114, Nets 77 WASHINGTON — John Wall scored 17 points, Rasual Butler had 15 and Washington beat Brooklyn to break a five-game skid.
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ProBasketball National Basketball Association EASTERN CONFERENCE Atlantic Division W L Pct GB Toronto;34;17;.667;<0x2014> Brooklyn;21;29;.420;12½ Boston;19;31;.380;14½ Philadelphia;12;40;.231;22½ New York;10;41;.196;24 Southeast Division ;W;L;Pct;GB Atlanta;42;9;.824;<0x2014> Washington;32;20;.615;10½ Charlotte;22;28;.440;19½ Miami;21;29;.420;20½ Orlando;16;37;.302;27 Central Division ;W;L;Pct;GB Chicago;31;20;.608;<0x2014> Cleveland;31;21;.596;½ Milwaukee;28;23;.549;3 Detroit;20;31;.392;11 Indiana;19;32;.373;12 WESTERN CONFERENCE Southwest Division ;W;L;Pct;GB Memphis;37;13;.740;<0x2014> Houston;35;15;.700;2 Dallas;35;18;.660;3½ San Antonio;32;18;.640;5 New Orleans;27;24;.529;10½ Northwest Division ;W;L;Pct;GB Portland;34;17;.667;<0x2014> Oklahoma City;25;25;.500;8½ Denver;19;32;.373;15 Utah;17;33;.340;16½ Minnesota;10;40;.200;23½ Pacific Division ;W;L;Pct;GB Golden State;40;9;.816;<0x2014> L.A. Clippers;33;18;.647;8 Phoenix;29;23;.558;12½ Sacramento;17;31;.354;22½ L.A. Lakers;13;37;.260;27½ Thursday’s Results Charlotte 94, Washington 87 Cleveland 105, L.A. Clippers 94 Dallas 101, Sacramento 78 Portland 108, Phoenix 87 Friday’s Results Toronto 123, L.A. Clippers 107 Orlando 103, L.A. Lakers 97, OT
Indiana 103, Cleveland 99 Brooklyn 92, New York 88 Atlanta 124, Golden State 116 Detroit 98, Denver 88 Boston 107, Philadelphia 96 New Orleans 116, Oklahoma City 113 Houston 117, Milwaukee 111 Minnesota 90, Memphis 89 Phoenix 100, Utah 93 San Antonio 98, Miami 85 Saturday’s Results Chicago 107, New Orleans 72 Washington 114, Brooklyn 77 Philadelphia 89, Charlotte 81 Golden State 106, New York 92 Dallas 111, Portland 101, OT Milwaukee 96, Boston 93 Sacramento at Utah, (n) Today’s Games L.A. Clippers at Oklahoma City, noon L.A. Lakers at Cleveland, 2:30 p.m. Atlanta at Memphis, 5 p.m. Chicago at Orlando, 5 p.m. Minnesota at Detroit, 5 p.m. Indiana at Charlotte, 5 p.m. Portland at Houston, 6 p.m. San Antonio at Toronto, 6 p.m. Phoenix at Sacramento, 8 p.m.
ProGolf PGA Farmers Insurance Open Saturday’s Scores s-Torrey Pines, South Course (7,698 yards, par 72); n-Torrey Pines, North Course (7,052 yards, par 72); San Diego Purse: $6.3 million (a-amateur) Third Round J.B. Holmes 69n-70s-68s — 207 Harris English 68s-66n-73s — 207 Lucas Glover 70s-68n-70s — 208 Jimmy Walker 72s-66n-70s — 208 Spencer Levin 68s-70n-70s — 208 Chad Campbell 67n-71s-70s — 208 Nick Watney 71s-65n-72s — 208 Alex Prugh 70n-70s-69s — 209 Bill Haas 72s-67n-70s — 209 Andres Gonzales 69n-69s-71s — 209 Jason Day 73s-65n-71s — 209 Jhonattan Vegas 67s-69n-73s — 209 Scott Stallings 70n-72s-68s — 210 John Peterson 68n-72s-70s — 210 Ian Poulter 67n-71s-72s — 210 Marc Leishman 72s-66n-72s — 210 Tony Finau 73s-68n-70s — 211 Brian Harman 71s-69n-71s — 211 Sang-Moon Bae 73s-69n-69s — 211 Carlos Ortiz 73s-70n-68s — 211 Adam Hadwin 72s-69n-71s — 212 Colt Knost 69n-72s-71s — 212 Brandt Snedeker 70n-71s-71s — 212 Freddie Jacobson 67n-73s-72s — 212 J.J. Henry 68n-71s-73s — 212 Greg Owen 70s-70n-72s — 212 Charles Howell III 72n-70s-70s — 212 Brendon de Jonge 67n-72s-73s — 212 Jamie Donaldson 72s-71n-69s — 212 Michael Thompson 65n-73s-74s — 212 Martin Laird 68s-68n-76s — 212 Shane Lowry 74s-67n-72s — 213 Carl Pettersson 72s-69n-72s — 213 Rickie Fowler 69n-72s-72s — 213 Chris Kirk 67n-74s-72s — 213 Cameron Percy 71n-69s-73s — 213 Andrew Svoboda 75s-67n-71s — 213 Scott Pinckney 70n-72s-71s — 213 James Hahn 72s-70n-71s — 213 Zac Blair 72s-70n-71s — 213 Nicholas Thompson 64n-73s-76s — 213 Danny Lee 71n-70s-73s — 214 Brooks Koepka 66n-74s-74s — 214 Scott Piercy 69n-74s-71s — 214 Luke Guthrie 70n-73s-71s — 214 Keegan Bradley 71n-70s-74s — 215 Brendan Steele 69n-72s-74s — 215 Jim Herman 69n-72s-74s — 215 Camilo Villegas 70n-70s-75s — 215 Daniel Miernicki 76s-65n-74s — 215 Gary Woodland 68n-72s-75s — 215 Whee Kim 70n-72s-73s — 215
David Toms Daniel Berger Chad Collins Angel Cabrera Steve Wheatcroft John Huh John Senden Martin Flores Jonas Blixt K.J. Choi Roger Sloan Pat Perez Cameron Tringale Andres Romero Mark Hubbard Sean O’Hair Brian Stuard Retief Goosen Kyle Stanley Robert Garrigus Matt Every Zack Sucher
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——— Bahamas LPGA Classic Saturday’s Scores At Ocean Club Golf Course Paradise Island, Bahamas Purse: $1.3 million Yardage: 6,650; Par: 73 Partial Third Round 68 golfers did not finish the third round Minjee Lee 74-70-69 — 213 Amelia Lewis 73-71-69 — 213 Ai Miyazato 73-71-69 — 213 Ha Na Jang 74-70-70 — 214 Sarah Kemp 73-71-72 — 216 Tiffany Joh 74-70-75 — 219 Missed Cut Katie Burnett 74-74 — 148 Laura Diaz 76-72 — 148 Kendall Dye 75-73 — 148 Paz Echeverria 75-73 — 148 Jenny Gleason 76-72 — 148 Eun-Hee Ji 76-72 — 148 Kim Kaufman 73-75 — 148 Cristie Kerr 76-72 — 148 Seon Hwa Lee 70-78 — 148 Belen Mozo 72-76 — 148 Pornanong Phatlum 73-75 — 148 Beatriz Recari 75-73 — 148 Paula Reto 77-71 — 148 Jennifer Rosales 75-73 — 148 Giulia Sergas 72-76 — 148 Ashleigh Simon 73-75 — 148 Jennifer Song 77-71 — 148 Ayako Uehara 75-73 — 148 Nicole Castrale 75-74 — 149 Na Yeon Choi 75-74 — 149 Victoria Elizabeth 73-76 — 149 Jodi Ewart Shadoff 74-75 — 149 Caroline Hedwall 73-76 — 149 Katherine Kirk 72-77 — 149 Rebecca Lee-Bentham 73-76 — 149 Mallory Blackwelder 78-72 — 150 P.K. Kongkraphan 77-73 — 150 Ryann O’Toole 74-76 — 150 Amy Anderson 75-76 — 151 Mi Jung Hur 78-73 — 151 Haeji Kang 75-76 — 151 Therese Koelbaek 75-76 — 151 Demi Runas 76-75 — 151 Michelle Wie 76-75 — 151 Sakura Yokomine 78-73 — 151 Austin Ernst 79-73 — 152 Alison Lee 80-72 — 152 Alena Sharp 77-75 — 152 Karin Sjodin 77-75 — 152 Danah Bordner 76-77 — 153 Mo Martin 74-79 — 153 Sarah Jane Smith 76-77 — 153 Jackie Stoelting 73-80 — 153 Nannette Hill 78-77 — 155 Leaderboard Score through 1. Gerina Piller -10 9 2. Lexi Thompson -9 16 2. Perrine Delacour -9 12 2. Kelly Shon -9 10 2. Sandra Gal -9 9 2. Sei-Young Kim -9 7 2. Brooke Pancake -9 7 8. Stacy Lewis -8 15
8. Hee Young Park -8 12 8. Brittany Lincicome -8 13 8. Sun Young Yoo -8 9 8. Ariya Jutanugarn -8 10 8. Inbee Park -8 7 ——— Champions Tour Allianz Championship Saturday’s Scores Boca Raton, Fla. Purse: $1.7 million Yardage: 6,807; Par 72 First Round Rod Spittle 69-66 — 135 Paul Goydos 66-69 — 135 Tom Pernice Jr. 66-69 — 135 Bart Bryant 66-69 — 135 Olin Browne 70-67 — 137 Guy Boros 69-68 — 137 Mark Brooks 68-69 — 137 Bernhard Langer 67-70 — 137 Rocco Mediate 72-66 — 138 Gene Sauers 71-67 — 138 Jay Haas 69-69 — 138 Esteban Toledo 69-69 — 138 Steve Lowery 73-66 — 139 Skip Kendall 70-69 — 139 Michael Allen 70-69 — 139 Lee Janzen 70-69 — 139 Loren Roberts 68-71 — 139 Peter Jacobsen 68-71 — 139 Tom Byrum 67-72 — 139 John Huston 72-68 — 140 Russ Cochran 72-68 — 140 Scott Dunlap 75-65 — 140 Fred Funk 67-73 — 140 Dan Forsman 72-69 — 141 Corey Pavin 71-70 — 141 Gary Koch 72-69 — 141 Tommy Armour III 73-68 — 141 Tom Lehman 73-68 — 141 Stephen Ames 74-67 — 141 Steve Pate 75-66 — 141 Brad Bryant 68-73 — 141 Neal Lancaster 72-70 — 142 Kevin Sutherland 72-70 — 142 John Cook 71-71 — 142 Craig Stadler 71-71 — 142 Mark O’Meara 73-69 — 142 Jerry Smith 70-72 — 142 Kirk Triplett 70-72 — 142 Jeff Sluman 70-72 — 142 Billy Andrade 70-72 — 142 Marco Dawson 69-73 — 142 Gil Morgan 71-72 — 143 Dana Quigley 71-72 — 143 Patrick Burke 74-69 — 143 David Frost 72-72 — 144 Wes Short, Jr. 72-72 — 144 Duffy Waldorf 71-73 — 144 Jose Coceres 74-70 — 144 Nick Price 74-70 — 144 Jay Don Blake 69-75 — 144 Roger Chapman 68-76 — 144 Sandy Lyle 72-73 — 145 Jeff Maggert 73-72 — 145 Colin Montgomerie 73-72 — 145 Bill Glasson 71-74 — 145 Grant Waite 68-77 — 145 Hale Irwin 72-74 — 146 Larry Mize 74-72 — 146 Curtis Strange 74-72 — 146 Hal Sutton 76-70 — 146 Scott Hoch 77-69 — 146 Bob Tway 77-69 — 146 Fuzzy Zoeller 72-75 — 147 Jim Rutledge 74-73 — 147 Brian Henninger 75-72 — 147 Bobby Wadkins 74-74 — 148 Bruce Fleisher 74-74 — 148 Jeff Coston 73-77 — 150 Bob Gilder 74-76 — 150 Frank Esposito 76-74 — 150 Tom Purtzer 72-79 — 151 Joey Sindelar 75-77 — 152 Morris Hatalsky 75-77 — 152 Larry Nelson 76-76 — 152 Mike Goodes 77-75 — 152 Nolan Henke 77-77 — 154 Jim Thorpe 78-76 — 154 Wayne Levi 78-76 — 154 John Harris 76-80 — 156 Ben Crenshaw 80-82 — 162
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Coronado juniors Samantha Hallier and Tyler Hayes each finished second in one event and third in another Saturday in the Region I-6A Hallier swimming and diving championships at the Pete Ragus Aquatic Center. The Coronado girls 200yard medley relay just missed clinching a trip
to the state meet, finishing two one-hundredths of a second behind El Paso Coronado, which won the event. The Lady Mustangs’ team of Victoria Stetson, Kayla Gerhart, Hallier and McKaylee Archer posted a time of 1 minute, 54.00 seconds, Hallier took second in the girls’ 500 freestyle (5:12.65) and third in the 200 freestyle (1:58.05). Hayes got second in the boys’ 100 butterfly (53.63) and third in the 500 freestyle (4:50.30). El Paso Franklin won the girls team championship,
scoring 396.5 points. Coronado was second with 259. El Paso Eastwood claimed the boys title with 421 points. Coronado was fourth with 226. The state meet is Feb. 20-21 at the Lee & Joe Jamail Texas Swim Center in Austin. In each event, champions from the eight Hayes regionals advance, plus the next eight best times. The Coronado boys
were third in the meetclosing 400 freestyle relay. Their team of Cannon Talley, Matthew Gideon, Sean Watson and Hayes finished in 3:23.26. Talley was fourth in the 200 freestyle (1:48.95) and fourth again in the 100 backstroke (56.37). The Lady Mustangs got fourth-place finishes from Gerhart in the 200 individual medley (2:12.36) and the 100 breaststroke (1:07.66) and from Archer in the 50 freestyle (25.84). For full results, see lubbockonline.com
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Trinity Christian improves to 12-0 in district Holmes, English From staff reports
Records: Trinity Christian (12-0 in district); Fort Worth Christian 27-10 (12-1)
Trinity Christian’s Abigail Sosabee led the team with 22 points and Ashtyn Thorne added 16 in the Lions 92-14 defeat of Fort Worth Christian on Saturday at home. For the Cardinals, Megan Hooper scored five points and Cecity Woolfok scored four.
Late Friday Girls n Trinity Christian 83 Arlington Pantego 36 Parker scored 16 points, Ashtyne Thorne scored 14 and Emma Hardin and Breklyn Wentz added 12 points a piece in Trinity Christian’s 83-36 defeat of Arlington Pantego at home on Friday.
Trinity Christian 28 26 25 13 — 92 Fort Worth Christian 3 7 2 2 — 14 Individual scorers: Trinity Christian, Sosabee 22, Thorne 16, Wentz 15, Wheeler 11, Parker 10, Duncan 7, King 7, Hardin 2, Leaverton 2; Fort Worth Christian, Hooper 5, Woolfok 4, Goff 2, Crawford 2, Collard 1.
Trinity Christian 23 16 19 25 — 83 Arlington Pantego 4 13 3 16 — 36 Individual scorers: Trinity Christian, Parker 16, Thorne 14, Hardin 12, Wentz 12, Duncan 9, King 9, Wheeler 7, Sosabee 4; Arlington Pantego, Williams 20, Burger 5, Cantrell 4, Del
Rio 3, Brice 2, Eke 2. Records: Trinity Christian 83-36 (11-0); Arlington Pantego 26-11 (11-1)
n Abernathy 41 Floydada 34 ABERNATHY - Bailey Houston led with 12 points and teammates Haley Myatt and Kalli Dubose added nine and seven points in Abernathy’s 41-34 defeat of Floydada at home on Friday. Floydada’s McKenna Johnson scored 11 and Annette Pena added 10. ABERNATHY 8 9 12 12 — 41 FLOYDADA 4 8 14 8 — 34 Individual scoreers: Abernathy, Bailey Houston 12, Myatt 9, DuBose 7, Sullivan 3,
Daily 3, May 3, Turner 2, Havens 2; Floydada, Johnson 11, Pena 10, Villa 7, Morales 4, Morren 2 Records: Abernathy 20-6 (11-0)
Boys n Trinity Christian 89 Fort Worth Christian 35 Jett Buchanan led the Lions with 18 points and Cory Wimberly scored 16 points in Trinity Christian’s 89-35 defeat of Fort Worth Christian at home on Friday. Trinity Christian 20 21 30 18 — 89 Ft. Worth Christian 8 16 1 10 — 35 Individual scorers: Trinity Christian, Buchanan 18, Wimberly 16, Stephenson 11, Brannon 11, Dove 8, Teal 8, Womack 7, Ewald 6, Lucero 2, Kirk 2; Fort Worth Christian, Hilton 11, Billner 9, Gradks 5, Gaw 4, Storey 3, Warshall 2, Walters 1.
Vikings great Alan Page plans new life By STEVE KARNOWSKI associated press
MINNEAPOLIS — When Alan Page’s Hall of Fame football career ended, he charged into his new legal career with the tenacity that made him a feared member of the Minnesota Vikings’ Purple People Eaters, eventually becoming the first black member of the Minnesota Supreme Court. After 22 years on the state’s high court, Page is preparing for another major life change in August when he hits the court’s mandatory retirement age of 70. His will be an active retirement, though, that will involve spending more time on his philanthropic work aimed at students of color, and perhaps even teaching. “I may have to learn how to do this, but there might even be some down time along the way,” said Page, one of only two NFL defensive players ever voted league MVP. In a wide-ranging interview with The Associated Press at his office near the Minnesota Capitol, Page reflected on his legal career, the current state of the NFL and his upbringing. Sitting near
reminders of the segregation era, such as a “Colored Waiting Room” sign from a southern railroad, Page also talked about racial mistrust in the wake of the police shooting of an unarmed black man in Ferguson, Missouri, last summer. “We’ve come a long way from that,” he said of the railroad sign. “But that being said, we’ve still got a long way to go.” Page recalled growing up in Canton, Ohio, during the segregation era. He’s been pulled over, he said, for “driving while black.” He said he has had “the talk” with his four children about how to stay safe when stopped by police, as his parents did with him. “Nothing new,” he said. “Those divisions have been there. They’re I think more visible now simply because we live in a time when news can be broadcast instantly.” Page said he’d like to think he’s done some good with the Page Educational Foundation, which has awarded $12 million in grants to 6,000 students of color at Minnesota post-secondary schools in the 26 years since he and his wife, Diane, founded it. He
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Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Alan Page, who is also an NFL Hall of Famer, and a charter member of the Minnesota Vikings’ Purple People Eaters defensive line. said one of the “pleasant surprises” has been seeing differences disappear when students of African-American, Native American, Asian and Latino backgrounds are brought together. “Some days you look at the way the world is and you just want to draw the shades, lock the doors and hide. And our Page Scholars, they give you hope for the future,” he said. The roots of Page’s passion for education and young people run deep.
He said his parents constantly emphasized the importance of education. The message soaked in. Page was a first-round draft pick for the Vikings out of Notre Dame in 1967. He played in all four of Minnesota’s Super Bowls and was voted league MVP in 1971. He got his law degree from the University of Minnesota in 1978 while still playing. After the Vikings waived him in 1978, the eight-time Pro Bowler finished his career with the Chicago Bears.
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SAN DIEGO — Two poor chips wound up costing Harris English three shots. He battled just to get birdie chances on the South Course at Torrey Pines and only converted two of them. He wound up with a 1-over 73 and a share of the lead with J.B. Holmes on Saturday in the Farmers Insurance Open. And he was pleased with his performance. The previous three tournaments he played this year, a 73 would have sent English spiraling down the leaderboard. Not this week. “It’s hard to play Torrey Pines and not be a difficult day,” English said. “I know 1-over par is never good on the PGA Tour, but today it keeps me in the tournament. I could have easily pressed a little bit and turned that 1 over into a 3 or 4 over. ... I’m coming off the day very pleased and looking forward to tomorrow.” Holmes birdied all but one of the par 5s and escaped with bogey on his one big miss in the third round. He had a 68 to match the low score of the round and join English on top of a very crowded leaderboard going into the final round. A dozen players were separated by two shots, and all but three of those players have won on the PGA Tour. Two of them, Jimmy Walker and Bill Haas, have won in the last month. Considering this is the South Course at Torrey Pines, Sunday might be more about survival than shootout. “This is a U.S. Open golf course,” English said.
“And you’ve got to treat it like that.” n LPGA Tour PARADISE ISLAND, Bahamas — Gerina Piller topped the leaderboard at 10 under Saturday when third-round play in the Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic was suspended because of darkness. Piller was 3 under for the round with nine holes left on Atlantis Resort’s Ocean Club course. She made 40foot birdie putts on Nos. Nos. 3 and 4. “Just minimize the mistakes, and fairways and greens,” Piller said. “I mean, the wind could switch at any second, it can.” Lexi Thompson was a stroke back along with Sandra Gal, Brooke Pancake, Kelly Shon, Sei Young Kim and Perrine Delacour. Thompson was 7 under for the round with two holes left. Gal had nine holes to go, Pancake 11, Shon eight, Kim 11, and Delacour six. n Allianz Championship BOCA RATON, Fla. — Bart Bryant holed out with a 6-iron from 195 yards on the par-5 18th hole for the first double eagle on the Champions Tour since 2010, giving him a share of the second-round lead in the Allianz Championship at Broken Sound. Bryant had bogeyed four of his previous seven holes to fall off the pace before his second shot at the 509yard 18th hole landed on the front of the green and rolled into the hole for his first albatross. Bryant finished with a 3-under 69 to join Paul Goydos, Tom Pernice Jr. and Canada’s Rod Spittle atop the leaderboard at 9-under 135. Spittle had a 66, and Goydos and Pernice shot 69.
Lubbock Warriors’ Castillo wins decision, trip to state from staff reports
Defending state champion Adam Castillo earned a return trip to state, taking a victory by decision against Isaiah Hernandez in the Texas State Regional Golden Gloves boxCastillo ing championships Friday night at the MCM Elegante Hotel & Suites. Castillo from the Lubbock War-
riors and Hernandez from Lubbock’s ArchAngel Boxing Club squared off in the 132-pound open division. Warriors coach Edward Hernandez III said two of the four fighters originally entered in the weight class did not show up Friday, so Castillo vs. Hernandez became a championship match. Castillo won Golden Gloves regional and state titles in the 141-pound weight class last year and reached the quarterfinals of
the national Golden Gloves. This year’s state tournament is Feb. 24-28 in Fort Worth. All open-division winners in Lubbock earn a trip to state. In the 141-pound open division, Brownfield’s Gilbert Vasquez advanced by beating Andrew Weeks from The Boxing Club Lubbock. Vasquez, a USA Boxing national semifinalist last year, was scheduled to face Hereford’s Timothy Ruiz on Saturday night’s card for a trip to state.
TEXAS STATE REGIONAL GOLDEN GLOVES CHAMPIONSHIPS at MCM Elegante Hotel & Suites Friday’s Results 45-50 pounds: Edgar Herrera, The Boxing Club Lubbock, def. Eloy Sandoval, Las Cruces, New Mexico Police Athletic/Activities League. 60: Clayton Hudson, Amarillo Lions, def. Ezra Encina, North Lubbock Boxing Club. 65: Isaiah Sandoval, Las Cruces, New Mexico, Police Athletic/Activities League, def. Saul Rodriguez, Amarillo Lions. 80: Jacob Torres, Lubbock Warriors, def. C.J. Casarez, Amarillo Lions. 100: Tim Herria, Lubbock Crossroads, def. Dominick Rodriguez, Lubbock Warriors; 101: Jonathan Suniga, North Lubbock Boxing Club, def. Josiah Rejino, Bovina. 119: Manuel Terrazas, Lubbock Warriors, def. Joseph Sharpe, Amarillo Lions; Rigo Mendez, El Paso, def. Daniel Valdez, Lamesa Tornados.
147: Anthony Alvarado, Snyder, def. Julian Peregrino, Andrews. 154: Nicolas Pena, Lubbock Warriors, def. Miguel Reyes, Andrews; Angel Reyes, Andrews, def. Jacob Valencia, Copperas Cove; Brendon Quijano, Andrews, def. won by walkover. 160: Nester Mancha, Lubbock Warriors, def. Cesar Gonzales, Snyder. GIRLS DIVISION 100: Adrianna McCray, Littlefield, def. Hillary Zamora, Andrews; Mayjuela Terrazas, Lubbock Warriors, def. Noelia Bautista, Friona. OPEN DIVISION 132 pounds: Adam Castillo, Lubbock Warriors, def. Isaiah Hernandez, Lubbock ArchAngel Boxing Club. 141: Gilbert Vasquez, Brownfield, def. Andrew Weeks, The Boxing Club Lubbock. 200: Bo Mandrel, The Boxing Club Lubbock, def. Isaiah Lopez, Andrews.
regionals: Lady Westerners win three events, take regional title FROM PAGE B1 for a third straight regional title, despite We s t e r n e r s senior Victor Beruvides and sophomore Thomas Haverdink winning two Haverdink individual events apiece and capping their day on a victorious 400 freestyle relay. In the District 4-5A meet at Monahans, Andrews’ Hannah Haynes outtouched Swoboda at the finish and posted a winning time of 1 minute, 12.67 seconds.
In Saturday’s rematch, Swoboda went 1:10.68 and won by nearly a full second. “I’ve always felt like I had it in me,” Swoboda said, “but I did surprise myself. I wasn’t expecting to drop that much time, the two seconds.” Swoboda clinched a spot in the Class 5A state meet Feb. 20-21 in Austin. In each event, only the firstplace finishers from eight regional meets earn automatic berths. Eight swimmers with the next best regional times from around the state are added on an at-large basis. The Lady Westerners
won only three swimming events. They took the 200 freestyle relay for the second year in a row, with Swoboda, Viator, Maggie Trotter Farley and Madison Trotter showing the way by more than two seconds. Earlier in the program, the top-seeded Trotter lost to Swoboda in a close 50 freestyle. Winning the team title and the relay helped her make up for it. “At the end of the day, it doesn’t matter how we came out individually,”
Trotter said. “It’s all about the team, really.” The Lady Westerners’ quest for the team title got a boost from second-place finishers in eight swimming events. Viator was runnerup in the individual medley and the backstroke, giving her six career regional meet silver medals. Asked if all the secondplace showings ever frustrate her, Viator said, “I learned a great lesson last year. I was really disappointed about not getting picked up (to state). But this year I’m happy with what I did, and if I get picked up, that’d be great for state.”
In the boys’ competition, Beruvides successfully defended his regional titles in the 200 and 500 freestyle. Compared to last year, he knocked nearly two seconds off his 200 time and more than three seconds off his 500 time. “For me, it was something I was somewhat scared of,” he said. “I’d never been a defending champ at the regional meet. ... I don’t know. I had the confidence I could do it, but no matter what, you’re scared because you never know which person’s been working that much harder.” At least he had a back-
log of success at regional. Haverdink took the 200 individual medley and the backstroke — events in which he was seeded second — in his first regional appearance. He wasn’t eligible to participate last year after transferring from Frenship. “Oh yeah, I was nervous before every race,” he said. “Legs were shaking. Arms were shaking. Once you hit the water, it all came back. Felt normal. Felt fast.” To comment on this story: don.williams@lubbockonline.com 766-8734 Follow Don on Twitter @AJ_DonWilliams
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LCU’s Allison Szabo (5) dribbles around Newman’s Tessa Ramsay on Saturday at the Rip Griffin Center.
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When you’re on an eightgame winning streak and sitting atop the conference, you can expect to take every opponent’s best shot. The Lubbock Christian University women’s basketball team expected nothing less on Saturday, downing Newman 60-33 and avenging their only conference loss which came at the hands of the Jets on Jan. 8. The Lady Chaparrals improved their overall record to 17-5, and remain in first place in the Heartland Conference with an 11-1 record thanks to Tess Bruffey’s 22-point performance. “We had a lot of motivation coming into this game because of what happened last time,” Bruffey said. “The inspiration and drive was definitely there for this game, and I tried not
to overthink things and luckily it worked out. Bailey Haist got the Lady Chaps’ offense going early with a 3-point goal from the left wing on their second possession. After backto-back 3s by Newman’s Eledria Franklin and Brianna Caldwell, Bruffey answered back with a 3 of her own, giving LCU an early 10-point lead. It only got worse for the Jets. Bruffey added another 3 with 3:10 left in the first half, extending the lead to 17. LCU carried a 29-14 lead into halftime thanks to a 50percent shooting from the 3-point line combined with the defense forcing nine turnovers. “Our defensive effort today was very solid,” LCU coach Steve Gomez said. “We didn’t really focus on getting in revenge mode or anything like that. We just
wanted to play well. We really played a poor game at their place, so it felt really good to come out and play well enough to win this game.” The second half mirrored the Lady Chaps’ first-half performance. Haley Fowler stepped in front of a pass and took it the length of the floor to give LCU a 33-17 lead. Eight more forced turnovers helped the Lady Chaps go on a 13-0 run, eventually pushing the lead to as much as 31 points. “We were able to really transition well in today’s game,” Fowler said. “Our defense was able to help out our offense. We lost to these guys last time, so there was definitely extra motivation to get out there and go after them on offense and defense. We really focused on creating turnovers and getting the ball inside. We knew we had the advantage
in the paint, so we just went with it.” The Lady Chaps scored 15 points off 17 turnovers. LCU will now go on the road for a game Thursday at Arkansas-Fort Smith (13-7, 11-2). That game will be for the conference lead. “These kids set a goal early and that was to win this conference, Gomez said. “We have to focus on each game and look to go 1-and-0. Obviously, a tough road trip ahead, but we have good chemistry and good team leaders. We’ve matured as the year’s gone on, so if we come out and play with energy, we will have a chance to be there in the end.” LUBBOCK CHRISTAIN 66, NEWMAN 33 Newman 14 19 — 33 Lubbock Christian 29 31 — 66 Individual Scorers: Newman, Franklin 9, Lopez 8, Caldwell 6, Buckner 4, Raynor 2, Thompson 2, Wright 2; Lubbock Christian, Tess Bruffey 22, Haley Fowler 11, Schneider 7, Szabo 7, Harbin 3, C.Bruffey 3, Haist 3, Taylor 2, Burton 2. Records: Newman 7-14, 5-8; Lubbock Christian 17-5, 11-1.
Texas Tech and TCU will play in the University Recreation Center at 1 p.m., while the Frogs finish renovating Daniel Meyer Coliseum through this season. And that will provide a tight environment for the Lady Raiders. “It is a very small, compact arena,” Texas Tech coach Candi Whitaker said. “So, it is going to feel like a high school gym a little bit. And I think it will be an advantage for them. They have been able to fill it because it doesn’t seat many. We will have a lot of fans there as well, close behind our bench. ... It should be a good environment.” To get ready for the cramped gym. Whitaker and her staff have cranked up the volume in their practice facility. “We have turn up the volume and we try to do a lot of situations,” Whitaker said. “We blare music where they can’t hear me and they can’t hear each other. That is the only way you can simulate it.”
Scouting TCU Tech won the first meeting in Lubbock, 52-37, for its first Big 12 win in two seasons and handed head coach Candi Whitaker her 100th career win. TCU (13-8, 5-5) has won two of its last four games including a 64-59 win over No. 20 Texas on Sunday. The Horned Frogs are averaging 72.4 points per game since being held to just 37 against Tech on Jan. 4. But the Frogs have also allowed 75.1 points per game during that same span — the most in Big 12 Conference play. Junior guard Veja Hamilton has come on strong as of late for TCU, averaging 16.9 points over the last 11 contests where she has scored in double figures in each game. Hamilton entered the 2014-15 season with only 10 total double-digit performances. “I think both teams have changed a lot, obviously it has been a long time since we played them,” Whitaker said. “They would probably say they didn’t have a very good shooting night and they didn’t. “But, I do think we have a very good gap-help defense ... for the majority of the game.” TEXAS TECH (13-9, 3-7 Big 12) Player Pos. Ht. PPG RPG APG R. Brooks PG 6-0 7.0 3.6 1.8 I. CookTaylor SG 5-10 8.0 4.4 0.8 A. Battle SF 6-0 16.1 5.9 1.8 K. Baker PF 6-0 9.5 5.5 2.0 D. Olobade C 6-2 7.9 6.2 0.7 TCU (13-8, 5-5) Player Pos. Ht. PPG RPG APG Z. Medley PG 5-6 15.8 2.5 4.1 D. Breaux SF 5-10 8.6 5.0 2.2 N. Ventress SG 5-10 9.9 3.8 1.7 C. Price PF 5-11 11.3 6.0 1.8 V. Hamilton PF 5-10 11.9 4.1 1.7 Nicholas Talbot, A-J Media
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FROM page B1 the paint and set up the outside shots. Our big men really helped me out today.” Schuster got the offense clicking with a 3-point goal from the top of the key that gave the Chaps an early 6-0 lead. The Jets answered back after Ryan McCarthy hit a 3 of his own to tie the game early. It diddn’t last long, however, thanks to an 8-0 run by the Chaps to close the first half. A quick give-and-go bucket by Schuster with 2:39 left advanced LCU’s lead to 14. Beau Durham, who finished with 17 points and 10 rebounds, ended the first half with a bank shot off the glass as time expired to give Lubbock Christian a 42-20
lead at the break. “I had a double-double in our last outing, and I think it really helped my confidence today,” said Durham, who was coming off a 15-point, 10-rebound performance Thursday. “I told everyone on the team these last 10 games are like a new season for us, and that’s how I’m trying to treat it. “Coach challenged us to step up and make up for not having our leader out there. A lot of our guys did that today and it turned out great.” Newman attempted to start the second half us a full-court press to slow down the Chaps attack, but it didn’t work. The Chaps converted on their first three possessions
of the second half and continued to find success on offense. A one-sided outing for the majority of the game, the Chaps were able to extend their lead to 24 when Ridrell Holman cut inside off a screen and converted at the bucket. The Jets closed within 11 points late, but their comeback hopes ended after Schuster hit back-to-back 3s. LCU (13-8, 10-4) remained atop the Heartland Conference with St. Mary’s (13-8, 10-4). Arkansas-Fort Smith (13-9, 9-5), part of the threeway logjam when the day started, lost to St. Mary’s. The Chaps play at Arkansas-Fort Smith on Thursday in another pivotal game. LCU coach Todd Dun-
can was pleased with his team’s outing on Saturday, and knows they will have to perform just as well in their next matchup. “I was extremely proud of how we played on both sides of the ball,” Duncan said. “Losing one of the top players in the conference, we knew we had to fill the void and have guys step up. Every game is big as a coach. Some games seem bigger than others, but every game we play is the most important game.” LUBBOCK CHRISTIAN 79, NEWMAN 67 Newman 30 37 — 67 Lubbock Christian 42 37 — 79 Individual Scorers: Newman, Jeremy Espinoza 16, Reggie Baker 14, James Pegues 12, Cortrael Colbert 10, McCarthy 7, Julian 4, Ammons 2, Unrau 2; Lubbock Christian, Marcos Schuster 23, Beau Durham 17, Ridrell Holman 15, Isaac Cardona 13, Alford 5, Arrington 3, Dawson 3. Records: Newman 11-9, 7-9; Lubbock Christian 13-8, 10-4.
tech: McKay, Long lift Iowa State over Red Raiders in ‘personal’ game FROM page B1 that as the Red Raiders struggled once again from the floor shooting only 30.9 percent on the game. Texas Tech was only 4-of20 from the perimeter. In now six Big 12 road games, Texas Tech has lost by an average of 26.7 points. “I’m very disappointed in our showing,” coach Tubby Smith said. “When Iowa State is making shots and getting confidence like they did today it makes for a long night. It was one of those days. We’ve had these types of days before. I thought we were ready, but we weren’t.” The Cyclones raced out to a 29-8 lead in the first half before junior guard Toddrick Gotcher took over for the Red Raiders and sank three straight 3-pointers. Gotcher finished the game leading Texas Tech with 11 points. He was the only Red Raider to finish in double figures. As a team, Texas Tech went 0-for-7 from the free throw line. Smith doesn’t know what
Red Raiders Box Score Iowa State 75 Texas Tech 38 TEXAS TECH 38 FG FT REB Min. M-A M-A O T PF A TP Williams 20 2-9 0-0 2 4 2 2 4 Onwuasor 18 1-3 0-2 0 1 1 2 3 Smith 30 4-8 0-2 1 5 0 2 8 Turner 26 1-7 0-0 0 0 2 2 2 Odiase 18 2-4 0-2 3 5 1 3 4 Manderson 9 0-1 0-0 0 1 1 1 0 Evans 19 1-5 0-1 0 5 1 0 2 Ross 13 1-6 0-0 0 1 0 3 2 Gotcher 31 4-9 0-0 1 3 0 1 11 Foster 10 1-2 0-0 0 0 0 2 2 Lammert 6 0-1 0-0 2 2 2 0 0 Totals 200 17-55 0-7 10 29 10 18 38 McKay Morris Long Hogue Niang Nader
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the cause was behind the poor offensive showing. “We had a good shoot around this morning,” he said. “We worked hard yesterday. We’ve been working on shooting a lot in between shots, 3-point shots. It’s all concentration and confidence. When we lack it, it can be a long day.” While Texas Tech struggled from the floor, it seemed as if Iowa State couldn’t miss. In the first half, Iowa
Custer 7 0-2 0-0 0 Stensland 3 0-0 0-0 0 Jackson 4 0-0 0-0 0 Dejean-Jones 18 2-2 0-0 0 Thomas 16 3-8 0-0 1 Tsalmpouris 5 1-3 1-2 0 Edozie 8 1-1 1-2 0 Totals 200 28-50 11-17
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“(Texas Tech) wasn’t as comfortable as they were down (in Lubbock) coming off screens,” coach Fred Hoiberg said. “We ran them off the 3-point line and sent them in to guys like Jameel.”
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TEXAS TECH: Percentages: FG .309, FT .000. 3-Point Goals: 4-20, .200 (Gotcher 3-6, Onwuasor 1-2, Smith 0-1, Ross 0-2, Evans 0-2, Turner 0-3, Williams 0-4). Team Rebounds: 2. Blocked Shots: 2 (Ross 2). Turnovers: 15 (Odiase 3, Williams 3, Evans 2, Smith 2, Manderson, Foster, Gotcher). Steals: 5 (Onwuasor 2, Williams 2, Smith). IOWA STATE: Percentages: FG .560, FT .647. 3-Point Goals: 8-22, .364 (Long 3-7, Niang 1-1, Dejean-Jones 1-1, Nader 1-2, Hogue 1-3, Thomas 1-5, Custer 0-1, Tsalmpouris 0-1, Morris 0-1). Team Rebounds: 1. Blocked Shots: 4 (McKay 3, Nader). Turnovers: 10 (Niang 3, Long 2, Nader, Tsalmpouris, Hogue, McKay, DejeanJones). Steals: 8 (Morris 4, McKay 2, Hogue, Nader). Technical Fouls: None. Attendance: 14,384.
State scored 40.6 percent of its points in transition. “Guys are not watching, not seeing the ball when they’re running back in transition,” Smith said. “Consequently, they’re not picking up (the player with) the ball. They aren’t rotating over to take a charge. ... In the second half we did a better job, but then again they were up so big they weren’t looking to run as much. They didn’t have to. They were getting wide
Jameel McKay didn’t waste any time in his first start for the Cyclones. He affected the game offensively with 17 points and defensively with three blocks. McKay finished with eight rebounds.
Why Iowa State won
The Cyclones got out to a fast start against the Red Raiders. Success in the half court sets paired with 15 fast break points keep the Iowa State offense rolling.
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Texas Tech guard Robert Turner, center, drives to the basket between Iowa State’s Matt Thomas, left, and Clayton Custer (3) during Iowa State’s 75-38 win. open shots otherwise.” The Cyclones shot 56 percent from the floor in both halves. Forward Jameel McKay,
in his first start at Iowa State, paced the Cyclones with 17 points on 7-of-7 shooting to go with eight rebounds and three blocks.
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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Cierra White had a memorable Friday and didn’t decide that would suffice for the weekend. A day after she ran the fastest time in the world this year in the women’s 200 meters, the Texas Tech all-American broke her own school record in the 60-meter dash Saturday at the New Mexico Collegiate Classic. White clocked 7.72 seconds, which is the No. 5 time in the nation this season. The night before, White ran a 22.98 200 meters for the world lead this year in that event. White broke her own school record she set two weeks ago and is the only woman to break 23 seconds in the 200 this season. “I didn’t feel my first 100 was very good,” she said, “but I checked myself when I went into the second curve. I was pleased with my time overall, but I still think I have more in me.”
Also on Saturday, Tech’s Gionna Jackson broke the school record in the women’s indoor long jump with a mark of 42 feet, 01/2 inch. Teammates Paetyn Revell (41-93/4) and Viershanie Latham (41-81/2) also broke the previous school record. The Tech women got a victory in the 1,600meter relay with White, Lygia Forman, Montenae Speight and Natalie Thompson running a season-best 3:37.03, which is 13th in the nation. Shanice Stewart was second in the 60-meter hurdles with a personal record 8.25, a time that moves her into a tie for 11th in the nation. Tech also won the men’s 1,600-meter relay. Steven Champlin, Charles Jones, Joseph Richards III and Kyle Collins got the baton around in 3:07.72, good for fifth in the nation this year. Chris Caldwell won the 60-meter hurdles (7.82) and Kole Weldon won the shot put (62-83/4) for the third meet in a row.
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Jessica Loiacano hit a pair of solo home runs and Sydney Beuthien had a homer in a 3-for-4, five-RBI game as Lubbock Christian University beat Western New Mexico 11-6 Saturday, capping its season-opening softball weekend with its fourth consecutive victory. Leadoff batter Sammie Murrietta and Courtney McGee added two hits apiece and Murrieta drove in three runs as the Lady Chaparrals (4-0) reached a double-digit run total for third time in four games. LCU basketball player Kelsey Hoppel (2-0), a third-team all-state pitcher in high school, picked up a win for the second day in a row. She worked 41/3 innings, giving up four runs on four hits. Two of the runs were unearned. Earlier Saturday at PlainsCapital Park, the Lady Chaps dispatched MidAmerica Nazarene 11-4 as Loiacano and Beuthien each unloaded three-run homers. Beuthien tripled home LCU’s first run and finished with four runs batted in. Coronado graduate Katlin Reed contributed a pair of run-scoring doubles to LCU’s 11-hit attack. Courtney McGee (2-0) pitched three innings of scoreless, two-hit ball to get a pitching decision for the second day in a row. n LCU baseball Shane Crawford and Brendan McCarthy had run-scoring hits in the bottom of the seventh inning
as Lubbock Christian University rallied to beat New Mexico Highlands 12-11 in the first game of a doubleheader at Hays Field. New Mexico Highlands won the second game 18-8, ending LCU’s season-opening win streak at five. LCU (5-1) and New Mexico Highlands (1-3) combined for 56 hits in the two games. The Chaps were charged with five errors in the loss, and that led to nine unearned runs. Game-two starting pitcher Levi Westerlund (1-1) took the brunt of it. The senior righthander was charged with 11 runs on 12 hits in 42/3 innings. Only four of the runs were earned. Highlands leadoff batter Andrew Ratterman went 3 for 4 with four runs scored and five RBIs. LCU leadoff hitter Wade Stramp and cleanup hitter Nikko Velarde both homered, and Velarde drove in three runs. In the Chaps’ 12-11 firstgame victory, Velarde went 4 for 4 with three RBIs and Crawford was 3 for 4 with three runs scored and two RBIs. In the bottom of the seventh, Crawford’s double tied the game at 11, and McCarthy hit a game-winning, bases-loaded single. Glen Warrick (2-0), the last of three Chaps pitchers, got the win in relief. He worked three innings and yielded an unearned run on two hits and three walks. The Cowboys roughed up LCU starter Guillaume Blanchette, who was chased after 21/3 innings after allowing seven runs on seven hits.
No. 21 Wayland wins FROM STAFF REPORTS
WAXAHACHIE — Ta’Quan McDew scored 21 points while Royal Crouch and Bunja Yaboe delivered double-doubles as No. 21 Wayland Baptist picked up an important Sooner Athletic Conference road victory Saturday, beating No. 25 Southwestern Assemblies of God 87-77. Wayland (19-4, 8-4) had a 23-point second-half lead cut to five in the final two minutes, but the Pioneers made 11 of 14 free throws down the stretch to hold on. McDew hit seven free throws in the final two minutes and nine of 10 for the game. Rishaad Alexander scored 22 points for SAGU (17-7, 7-5), which lost for the second time in its last nine games. Crouch finished with 20 points and 12 rebounds, and Yaboe had 11 points and 15 rebounds. The Pio-
neers got 10 points each from Plamen Hristov and Jordon Johnson. ■ Wayland women 84 SAGU 60 WAXAHACHIE — Coronado graduate Gabby Gonzales scored 15 points and Wayland Baptist made 11 3-point goals — one short of the school record — in a Sooner Athletic Conference victory at Southwestern Assemblies of God. LaTericka Anderson provided 12 points and 10 rebounds for the Flying Queens. Shawna Monreal and Honesty Sullivan each scored 11 and Nina Sato added 10 points and eight rebounds as Wayland won its fourth game in a row and seventh out of eight. The Flying Queens (14-8, 9-3) remained tied with No. 10 Oklahoma Baptist (17-4, 9-3) for second place in the conference, both three games behind No. 2 Oklahoma City (17-1, 12-0).
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STILLWATER, Okla. — Le’Bryan Nash scored 18 points to help Oklahoma State upset No. 8 Kansas 67-62 on Saturday. Oklahoma State trailed by 11 at halftime, but the Cowboys held the Jayhawks to 27 percent shooting in the second half. Oklahoma State students stormed the court after beating the Jayhawks at home for the second straight year. Anthony Hickey added 15 points for the Cowboys (16-7, 6-5 Big 12), who were coming off a win over No. 25 Texas on Wednesday. Phil Forte, Oklahoma
State’s leading scorer for the season, had flu-like symptoms and was limited to 29 minutes. He finished with 13 points. Oklahoma State beat a ranked opponent at home for the third time this season and improved to 11-2 at Gallagher-Iba Arena. Wayne Selden, Jr. scored 15 points, and Perry Ellis, Frank Mason III and Brannen Greene each added 10 points for the Jayhawks (19-4, 8-2), who had won five straight. Oklahoma State overcame an 11-point halftime deficit, and Nash’s spinning left-handed layup put the Cowboys up 59-52 with 7:21 to play.
Kansas rallied back, but a steal by Jeff Newberry led to a fast-break layup by Hickey that gave Oklahoma State a 65-61 lead with 2:32 remaining. Nash missed the front end of a 1-and-1 with 53 seconds left to give Kansas a chance, but the Jayhawks couldn’t score, and Hickey made a layup at the other end to make it a 67-62 game with 20 seconds to play. Kansas led 16-13 when Nash was called for a charge, his second foul, with 10:52 left in the first half. With Nash on the bench, Kansas went on a 10-1 run to take a 26-14 lead. Kansas boosted its edge to 30-17 before the Cowboys
rallied. Mitchell Solomon’s baseline jam on a nice find by Newberry cut Kansas’ lead to 30-24, forced a timeout and brought the crowd back into the game. A 3-pointer by Greene in the final minute of the half put the Jayhawks up 41-30 at the break. Kansas shot 57 percent in the first half to overcome 11 turnovers. Oklahoma State opened the second half with a flurry. A dunk by Michael Cobbins cut Kansas’ lead to 42-38 two minutes in. A 3-pointer by Hickey cut Oklahoma State’s deficit to a point, and Forte’s 3-pointer put the Cowboys ahead, and it was a game the rest of the way.
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MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Rico Gathers had 17 points and 17 rebounds, and No. 19 Baylor used a strong start to beat No. 15 West Virginia 87-69 on Saturday. The Bears (18-5, 6-4 Big 12) went ahead by 22 points midway through the first half and cruised from there, leading by as many as 26 points after halftime. Only a late 9-0 run helped the Mountaineers avoid the worst home loss in Bob Huggins’ eight seasons as their coach.
It was Huggins’ worst two-game stretch. West Virginia was coming off a 19-point loss at Oklahoma on Tuesday. In both games, West Virginia’s full-court press that had victimized so many other opponents backfired. Baylor was able to break free for open shots and made 55 percent of its field-goal attempts. With five players in double figures, the Bears simply had too many ways to score. Baylor already had three players in double figures by halftime, when
it led by 14 and matched a season-high with 46 points. West Virginia couldn’t trim the deficit to single digits in the second half, and fans headed to the exits with 5 minutes left in the game. Devin Williams, who had missed the previous game with flu-like symptoms, scored 20 points and Jevon Carter added 13 for West Virginia (18-5, 6-4). Gathers earned his 12th double-double of the season. Baylor’s Royce O’Neale and Taurean Prince had 15 points apiece while Al
Freeman and Kenny Chery added 11 points each. Baylor answered West Virginia’s pressure from the start by throwing long passes for uncontested 3-pointers. The Bears made four of them during a 21-0 early run for a 23-3 lead. West Virginia had trouble getting off shots close to the basket without being swatted away, and the Mountaineers made no mid- or long-range jumpers before Carter sank a 3-pointer with six minutes left until halftime.
No. 4 Duke routs No. 10 Notre Dame Men’s Top 25 Roundup Associated press
DURHAM, N.C. — Justise Winslow had 19 points and 11 rebounds, and No. 4 Duke used a huge early run to rout No. 10 Notre Dame 90-60 on Saturday. Fellow freshman Jahlil Okafor added 20 points and 10 rebounds. Matt Jones had a career-high 17 points off the bench and Tyus Jones added 12 for the Blue Devils (20-3, 7-3 Atlantic Coast Conference). They shot 61 percent — 81 percent in the first half — and used an early 43-7 run to give Notre Dame (21-4, 9-3) its worst loss since 1999. Steve Vasturia had 15 points for Notre Dame, but top scorer Jerian Grant was held to seven on 3-of-10 shooting. n Arizona State 81 No. 6 Arizona 78 TEMPE, Ariz. — Bo Barnes scored 18 points, including a key 3-pointer late, and Arizona State pulled off a second straight home upset over Arizona. Arizona State (12-1, 4-6 Pac-12) shook off a lopsided loss to Arizona a month earlier to set off a courtstorming in Tempe for the second straight season. Savon Goodman had 15 points and nine rebounds for Arizona State, and Tra Holder added 15 points and eight assists. T.J. McConnell had 25 points for Arizona (20-3, 8-2).
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Duke’s Tyus Jones, center, chases the ball with Notre Dame’s Demetrius Jackson, left, and Bonzie Colson during Duke’s 90-60 win on Saturday in Durham, N.C. n No. 3 Virginia 52 No. 9 Louisville 47 CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Malcolm Brogdon scored 15 points and Virginia held off Louisville. The Cavaliers (21-1, 9-1 Atlantic Coast Conference) held the Cardinals without a point for the last 101/2 minutes of the first half in taking a 24-13 lead. n No. 5 Wisconsin 65 Northwestern 50 MADISON, Wis. — Bronson Koenig scored a season-high 16 points, Sam Dekker also had 16 and Wisconsin won its sixth straight game. Nigel Hayes added 11 points and eight rebounds for the Badgers (21-2, 9-1 Big Ten).
n No. 7 Villanova 69 No. 24 Georgetown 53 PHILADELPHIA — Darrun Hilliard scored 15 points and Josh Hart had 13 to help Villanova avenge its worst game of the season. Georgetown thumped the Wildcats (21-2, 8-2 Big East) by 20 in the first game Jan. 19. In the second matchup of the longtime conference rivals, the Wildcats raced to a 17-point lead. n No. 12 North Carolina 79 Boston College 68 BOSTON — Isaiah Hicks scored 21 points, Brice Johnson had 20 points and 10 rebounds and North Carolina beat Boston College to snap a two-game losing streak.
Marcus Paige added 13 points, all in the final 111/2 minutes for the Tar Heels (18-6, 8-3 Atlantic Coast Conference). Olivier Hanlan led Boston College (9-13, 1-9) with a seasonhigh 30 points. n St. Bonaventure 73 No. 18 Vcu 71 OLEAN, N.Y. — Marcus Posley scooped in a 6-footer off the backboard at the buzzer, lifting St. Bonaventure over injury-depleted VCU. It was Posley’s second straight winning basket. On Wednesday night, Posley went end-to-end in the final 5 seconds and scored on a layup in a 62-61 victory at Davidson. n No. 21 Oklahoma 68 TCU 56 FORT WORTH — Ryan Spangler scored 21 points in Oklahoma’s victory over TCU. Buddy Hield added 16 points and 10 rebounds for Oklahoma (16-7, 7-4). Kenrich Williams had 10 points and nine rebounds for TCU (14-9, 1-9). The Horned Frogs have lost six in a row — all against Top 25 teams. n No. 25 Texas 61 Kansas State 57 MANHATTAN, Kan. — Isaiah Taylor scored 23 points, including two free throws with a second left, in Texas’ victory over Kansas State. Connor Lammert had 12 points and nine rebounds for the Longhorns (15-8, 4-6 Big 12). Nino Williams had 13 points for the Wildcats (12-12, 5-6).
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Tim Proudfoot was getting ready for the super regionals when he got the call. It was the Oakland Athletics. The Texas Tech shortstop had just been drafted in the 21st round of the MLB amateur draft. “The day it happened was super regionals and I didn’t even find out until the game was over,” Proudfoot said. “It was good to celebrate. I was actively trying to go to the World Series the day after I talked to the guy from Oakland. “They said we would talk about it when I am done playing and I put it on the back burner. “(Then) they contacted me again.” Proudfoot, a three-year starter for the Red Raiders at shortstop, was about to become a professional baseball player But, then the negotiations hit a sang. Proudfoot wanted to finish at Texas Tech — to get his college degree. “It was a back and forth with numbers and stuff like that,” Proudfoot said. “I wanted to make sure I was going to get my school covered, and we never got to an agreement that I liked.” Well, nothing that could overcome coming back to a team that had just made the College World Series and had a good shot at going back. As a junior Proudfoot batted .309 (46-for-149) with five doubles, 19 RBI and committed two errors (.990 fielding percentage) in 210 chances. Proudfoot has played in 151 career games at Tech (148 starts) with 24 doubles, eight triples, five home runs and 82 RBI with a career .967 fielding percentage. He was not alone in the decision. Dominic Moreno, who was a picked in the 33rd round of the MLB Draft by St. Louis, also returned to Texas Tech for his senior season. After starting as a sopho-
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more, Moreno moved to the bullpen late in his junior season. He went 4-5 with a 3.14 ERA, 56 strikeouts and two saves in 66 games (eight starts) for the Red Raiders.
“It was almost like a weight off my shoulder,” he said during fall camp. “As soon as I did it — I don’t know how to explain it. As soon as I made the decision I felt relieved and
I hit the weight room and I was ready to go.” Three Red Raider newcomers also passed on the MLB Draft as right-handed pitcher Quinn Carpenter was drafted in the 17th
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round by the Toronto Blue Jays, catcher Kholeton Sanchez was drafted in the 32nd round by the Los Angeles Angels and righthanded pitcher Patrick Mahomes, who also plays quarterback for Tech football coach Kliff Kingsbury and the Red Raiders, was drafted in the 37th round by the Detroit Tigers. They like Proudfoot should all aid the Red Raiders’ chances of getting back
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to the College World Series. “I knew I was a good enough player I could get drafted again,” Proudfoot said. “I wanted to make sure I would get my degree no matter what. In this day and age it is a necessity to have it and I did not want to put in three years of school and not get it or have to pay out of pocket. “Being on scholarship at Tech, it was a no-brainer to come back.”
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Tyler Neslony is going to take a few steps back. The Texas Tech outfielder doesn’t want anything to go over his head. The NCAA changed to a flat-seamed baseball after research conducted this fall by the Washington State University Sport Science Laboratory showed that flat-seamed baseballs would travel an estimated 20 feet farther than the baseballs used last season. Neslony doesn’t see big changes due to the new ball, though. “Balls are flying a little bit further a couple more extra base hits,” he said. “I don’t know from the pitching standpoint if anything is going to change, but in batting practice, the balls are flying a lot more. “Usually your first step is back. Now, though, we will be shaded back a little bit more trying to keep everything in front.” The change to a flat-seam baseball came about due to a change in the composition of baseball bats. In 2011, new bat standards were designed to protect pitchers and fielders from increasing bat-exit speeds and to bring balance to the game that was trending heavily toward the offense. But, while it protected the players more, it also sapped away nearly all of the offense, especially at the College World Series in Omaha. In the last two seasons there were only six home runs hit in TD Ameritrade Park Omaha, which opened in 2011 — the same year the
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Texas Tech outfielder Tyler Neslony might have to adjust at the plate and in the field to new baseballs the NCAA have approved, ones with flat seams that research suggests make the balls fly longer. new bats were introduced. In four years at the stadium, there have only been 25 home runs hit. By contrast in the last year at Rosenblatt Stadium in 2010, 32 homers left the park. Similarly, across all of Division I regular season baseball, offensive performance — batting averages, runs scored and home runs — has been on the decline in recent years. “In the past couple of years you have been able to play your outfielders really shallow — anywhere
even in the regular season — and that affects scoring,” Texas Tech baseball coach Tim Tadlock said. “I think it is heading in the right direction.” To adjust to the new baseball, Tadlock and his staff have been using MLB baseballs in practice. “I don’t know if we have totally adjusted to the new ball,” Tadlock said. “We are actually using big league balls right now in batting practice, which is a lot of fun. We can put on a really good show. ... For
a hitter the ball is going just a bit further and getting into the gaps a little bit more and some groundballs will get through the infield more.” While the distance the baseball travels is increased due to less drag on the baseball, the health of and safety of the players will not be compromised. The core of the ball and the bat-exit speed shouldn’t change. “We are always sensitive to student-athlete safety issues,” Dennis Farrell, who
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Name Pos. Tim Proudfoot INF Orlando Garcia INF Michael Davis INF Cory Raley INF Patrick Mahomes II RHP/OF Ryan Long INF Tanner Gardner INF/OF William Hairston INF/OF Tyler Neslony OF Stephen Smith OF Eric Gutierrez INF Dalton Brown RHP Dominic Moreno RHP Kholeton Sanchez C Tyler Floyd C Zach Davis OF Quinn Carpenter RHP/OF Jackson Lancaster LHP Cameron Smith LHP Bryant Burleson INF Hunter Hargrove INF/OF Hunter Southerland C Landon Darwin INF/OF Anthony Lyons OF Nick Marshall C Justin Bethard RHP Corey Taylor RHP Matt Withrow RHP Ty Damron LHP Matt Custred RHP Johnathon Tripp RHP/UTL Dylan Dusek LHP Parker Mushinski LHP/1B Ryan Moseley RHP Heath Herrington RHP/OF Sean Thompson RHP Jacob Patterson LHP
is the committee chair and the commissioner of the Big West Conference, said in June. “According to the data we were presented with, those concerns are alleviated. The rationale behind making this change is hoping it will allow certain balls hit at certain trajectories to carry farther.” Texas Tech right-hander Ryan Moseley said he likes the change and thinks it could even help him on the mound. “I personally like it,” he said. “I throw on the seams,
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so now I don’t get blisters as bad, and I think it is getting a little more break on it.” Of course, whether the new baseball really helps offenses won’t be known until after the season begins. “I don’t know if we know the answer to that ... Until some teams get to Omaha and you really get the answer there I think that is where the real problem is,” Tadlock said. “At the same time it would be nice to see some balls get into the gaps.”
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Positional Breakdown An analysis of what Texas Tech expects to get from each position this season as it begins it quest make a second straight world series.
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This role is still up in the air, after the departure of Hunter Redman. But, Tadlock has options with Nick Marshall, Tyler Floyd and even Bryant Burleson, who started 63 of Tech’s 66 games at second base last season.
First Base
Eric Gutierrez is entrenched at first base for the Red Raiders. He led Tech with 12 home runs and 58 RBIs and 46 runs last season. Barring injury — and he started all 66 games last season — he is the first baseman.
Second Base
With Burleson moving to catcher part-time, second base is an open competition. Junior transfer and speedster Cory Raley, and freshmen Michael Davis (Lubbock High) and Orlando Garcia could all start and fill in as utility infielders.
Third Base
Ryan Long is the incumbent at third base. But, he only came on late last season after an injury to Jake Barrios and he only hit .212, despite sporting some impressive leather at the hot corner — especially in the NCAA tournament. Tanner Gardner and Garcia are also could start at the corner if Long’s bat
doesn’t heat up.
Shortstop
This position belongs to Tim Proudfoot — as long as he hits the way he did in 2014. Proudfoot hit .309 last season and drive in 19 runs in 42 starts and was drafted in the 21st round by the Oakland Athletics. Garcia could be his backup.
Left Field
Tyler Neslony likes left field the most and he should see the majority of his time here. He could shift to center when Tadlock tries to get some more left-handed pop into the lineup. Anthony Lyons is vying for time here, though, and should get more than just a few at-bats.
Center Field
Zach Davis, who hit .367 in 30 at-bats, slips into the void here left by Devon Conley. However, it isn’t set in stone. He is being pushed by both corner outfielders — Smith and Neslony — as well. Gardner also is in the mix.
Right Field
Stephen Smith was about as solid as they come as a freshman, He played primarily in right field last season and should there again unless he shifts to center field. He hit .287 and led the team in walks (47).
Designated Hitter
It seems like this may be where William Hairston gets
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the most time, filling a hole left by Adam Kirsch, who led Tech is slugging percentage and hit 10 home runs in 2014. Hairston led the team in home runs and RBIs in the fall, but is without a true position to take over. He could also see time in left field. Lyons and Hunter Hargrove could also see time here depending on matchups.
Starting PitcherS
Ryan Moseley is slated to start opening day, and Dylan Dusek could follow. The duo form the 1-2 punch for Tadlock this season. But, after that the final spots are up in the air. Both were freshmen last season and two more freshmen could start this season with left-handers Jacob Patterson and Parker Mushinski along with sophomore Ty Damron — yet, another lefty, and junior Quinn Carpenter.
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Texas Tech’s first baseman Eric Gutierrez started every game last season, and hit 12 home runs and 58 RBIs.
Relief Pitchers
Tech is set in the bullpen. Tadlock is expected to keep Cam Smith, Dominic Moreno and Corey Taylor in combination that could give the Red Raiders a shutdown pen. The trio combined to start 18 games last season, but also had five saves. Patrick Mahomes, Dalton Brown and Matt Custred are expected to join them. Tadlock will play matchups again, especially with Johnathan Tripp and Matt Withrow sidelined to begin the season. Nicholas Talbot, A-J Media
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series: Tech hopes to return to CWS with veterans, new talent FROM page B1 “I know we have a lot of pride being here. ... It just makes it that much more sweet when we win and seeing all of the fans out there.” Texas Tech, led by thirdyear head coach Tim Tadlock, returns 22 players from last season, including six position player starters and eight pitchers that started games a year ago. Smith and Moseley both will be big factors for Tech, which was picked to finish fourth in the Big 12 preseason poll, is going to make it back to Omaha. Smith hit .287 last season with 20 RBIs and he led the team with 37 walks. “Stephen was a big part of our success last year and he is getting even better,” Moseley said. “Each year I have played against him he has gotten better.” Moseley, who chose Tech because of its close proximity to his family, wasn’t too shabby himself as a freshman. The went 1-2 with a 2.84 ERA, making 22 appearances with five starts in Big 12 play and the NCAA Tournament. “It is great to have some Lubbock residents come play for Tech and help us get to the College World Series for the first time ever. “It is a great feeling.” And while Tech returns a loaded lineup, it also has a bevy of new talent on its roster, including former Lubbock High third baseman, Michael Davis. Smith
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Texas Tech’s Stephen Smith connects for a hit against TCU during the NCAA College World Series. Smith is one of three Lubbock natives who are hoping to take Tech back to the College World Series this season. had a better memory of the few times he faced off Davis. Smith, who also pitched at Frenship, was able to turn the tables on the Tech’s latest get from Lubbock. “He is a great talent and it is tough to get him out,” Smith said. “They put up a good fight, but we ended up winning the series. “I remind him of that. I tell him almost every day.” Even better, Smith said
he got Davis out all three times – although his memory is hazy. “I think so, I can’t remember,” Smith said. “I remember striking him out, though.” Despite that earlier success, Smith said Davis could make an impact for the Red Raiders this season — much like he and Moseley did as a freshmen. As a senior for the Westerners, Davis batted .443 with 54 hits, 18 extra-base
hits, including 11 triples, 30 RBI and eight stolen bases. “He has good power to the left side and he will be put in some spots,” Smith said. “I tell him that it is overwhelming at first playing in front of this crowd in front of friends and family. He will have nerves, but he just has to relax.” Moseley was equally impressed. “He is just a ball player and a grinder out there,” he said. “He loves playing
this game and never takes anything for granted. “He is all about the team so far and it seems like he is all in.” And that has been the exact mantra of Tadlock since he took over the Tech program more than two years ago. “That is something we managed long before we went to Omaha,” Tadlock said. “You need to bring your best every day to compete in this lineup. “Our example to our guys
is that there has been a lot of college baseball teams that have had good weeks, good weekends, good games and good seasons. “We are trying to build a program and we have to stay grounded.” For Moseley and Smith having their family nearby helps them with keep that mindset. “We are going to have to do the little things right,” Smith said. “If we do that , watch out because we will be back there.”
No. 18 Nebraska run-rules Texas Tech in tournament finale From staff reports
LAS CRUCES, N.M. — No. 18 Nebraska answered a three-run homer from Brittany Warnecke in the fourth with a three-spot in each of its next three plate appearances as the Huskers run-ruled Texas Tech, 11-3, Saturday afternoon at New Mexico State Softball Stadium. Warnecke’s home run, her first of the season, gave Tech (2-3) a 3-2 lead in the fourth before Nebraska (3-1) answered by taking a 5-3 lead in the bottom half of the fourth and then breaking the game open with three
more runs an inning later. The loss was the thirdstraight for the Red Raiders to close the Hotel Encanto Classic after Tech opened the season with a pair of victories Thursday against host New Mexico State and Montana. Missed opportunities plagued the Red Raiders, though, as Tech stranded runners in scoring position in each of the first three frames, included the bases loaded in the second inning when Nebraska led 1-0 early. Tech finished with eight hits off Nebraska starter
Emily Lockman (1-1) but recorded only one following Warnecke’s three-run blast with no outs in the fourth inning. Kierra Miles delivered a leadoff double to start the fifth. Miles joined with Warnecke and Lea Hopson with a 2-for-3 day at the plate. It was the second multiple-hit game of the year for Miles and the first for both Warnecke and Hopson. Lockman finished with the win for the Huskers in a complete-game effort, tossing six innings and striking four, allowing only the three-run homer to War-
necke. Mattison Maisel (0-1) took the loss in the circle despite a strong performance in her first career start. Maisel gave the Red Raiders a chance to win in her 3.1 innings of work where she surrendered four runs, three of which that were earned, off five hits. Cara Custer relieved Maisel with one out and two runners on base in the fourth inning but struggled with seven runs allowed, six of which that were earned. The Huskers recorded eight hits off the right-hander before Maisel
returned with two outs in the sixth. Nebraska’s speed at the top of the lineup hurt the Red Raiders throughout the day as Kiki Stokes finished a perfect 4-for-4 with three RBI from the leadoff spot. She was one of three Huskers with at least two hits, joining Steph Pasquale and Dawna Tyson who were both 2-for-4 overall. Stokes pretty much put the game out of reach for Nebraska with a two-run, two-out double in the fifth inning. She later scored off a Tech fielding error that
prolonged the inning in what was one of three times the centerfielder crossed plate. The game was the first between the two former Big 12 Conference members since Nebraska left the league to join the Big Ten following the 2011 season. The Red Raiders now look to bounce back next weekend when Tech travels to the Centurylink Classic hosted by Texas State. Tech opens the three-day tournament with a doubleheader Friday against UTSan Antonio and the host Bobcats.
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Some laugh at the concept of buck fever. We tell ourselves there is no way we can be overrun by emotions at the thought of harvesting a deer. It’s simple enough. Just rely on our training, take aim and fire. It’s difficult to apply simplicity to an act that takes a living creature off Mother Earth. For some of us, the feelings don’t materialize until after a kill. Veteran hunters often feel elation over remorse, which comes from experience and the challenge of trophy hunting. We all have our own reasons for hunting. I have always enjoyed being outdoors and having a freezer full of meat. Whatever the reasons to hunt, the purest emotions often occur after our first harvest of a deer. I will never forget my first deer. Every hunter we have the joy of meeting while filming West Texas Outdoor Adventures has a vivid memory of his or her first harvest. Hearing the stories never grows old. You can’t help but smile when hearing a hunter describe that first successful kill. While filming Season Two of the show, we had the chance to capture a first harvest. We journeyed to the limit of the United States near Del Rio. We were greeted by some of the most challenging yet beautiful
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BY ZACH LONG terrain just a few miles short of the Rio Grande River. As I stared across the river into Mexico it struck me how primitive and untouched the land was. For our host Paul, this was nothing new, having grown up in the area. Paul hunts hard. We spent our mornings and evenings tucked into small blinds glaring at tiny man-made paths that held a deer feeder on the end. I can imagine how difficult it was to cut those paths through unforgiving cactus and rock. We rode in style during the day on a high-rack truck across 20,000 acres, looking for whitetail hiding in no-man’s land. During one of these rides we stopped to pick up Paul’s girlfriend, Gio, to join us for the evening hunt. Gio was new to the world of hunting, and Paul had been preparing her accordingly. We made a quick stop at the ranch’s rifle range before departing.
Gio gripped her rifle and slowly sent a round down range. A hole hugged close to the bullseye on the target. Paul promptly grabbed the rifle and declared the practice session over. Paul didn’t want Gio to overthink the situation. Repeat a shot like that in a few hours and all will be well. We made our way to the southern edge of the property with a clear view of Mexico. A few minutes inside the blind
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and a deer appeared to my right on the road. The buck gave us a quick glance and disappeared into the cactus. Paul knew exactly what was about to happen. Seconds after the deer feeder sent corn scattering among the rocks, the buck appeared. Paul calmly grabbed the rifle and rested it against Gio’s shoulders. Gio appeared surprised that Paul wasn’t going to shoot the deer. The young buck had no brow tines. The management buck was perfect for a first deer. Just like a few hours earlier, Gio calmly sent a round down range. The deer’s
reaction was unmistakable to a veteran hunter. It was a clear heart shot. For Gio, a first-time hunter, the emotions set in. “I was in shock,” she said. “I didn’t know what to do. I really thought I missed.” Paul and I quickly searched the brush for the deer. There was no sign of it. Misery started to rise with the thought of not recovering someone’s first deer. We pushed deeper into a cactus-covered valley, micro-analyzing anything that resembled a track. Our search was interrupted by Gio yelling from nearly 100 yards away. Paul and I sprinted back up the hill and were greeted by the sight of Gio standing over her deer. The buck had traveled a mere 30 yards from the impact point. Not only had Gio just harvested her first deer, she had found it on her own. Pictures were taken and smiles were shared. Gio sat next to her trophy while busily texting her family. Gio said her family in Mexico didn’t think girls could hunt. A simple photo of her next to the deer via text was all the proof Gio needed to send. The memory was solidified. Gio was a hunter.
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Above, Gio looks over her first whitetail deer after a successful hunt near Del Rio. Not only had Gio just harvested her first deer, she had found it on her own. Top, Paul helps Gio during a quick range lesson before a hunt for whitetail deer begins. Left, Paul looks over the horizon line as the sun sets during a deer hunt. Right, our hunting experience in Del Rio was enhanced by riding on a high-rack truck.
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Study shows gun ownership increasing among women A study from the National Shooting Sports Foundation suggests gun ownership is increasing among women. The study, which focused on women ages 18 to 65, showed more than 55 percent of respondents intend to purchase a new gun this year. The most popular gun owned among the women is semiautomatic pistols. Shotguns came in a close second, with 50 percent of those surveyed claiming ownership. Women purchasing firearms spent an average of $1,200 on guns and accessories.
Wyoming hunter bags world-record elk on public hunting land A Wyoming hunter now holds the world record for largest elk taken with a crossbow. Albert Henderson knocked down a massive elk that scored over 426 points on the Safari Club International scoring system. Henderson managed to take the elk on public hunting land inside Shoshone National Forest. Henderson closed to within 53 yards of the elk before placing a broadside shot. The elk scored 408 points on the Boone and Crockett scoring system.
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Quail Boats Marinate quail breasts in apple cider vinegar, salt and pepper. Make a small boat out of aluminum foil for each qua il breast. Place quail breast in boa t along with a jalapeno pepper or slice of pineapple for sweeter taste. Fill quail boat with your favorite barbecue sauce. Seal boat around quail and cook on grill outside until done.
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