SPORTS SECTION E
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2018
Hitmen roll over Truckers 5-2 for 1-0 lead By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net
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ce pitcher Alcott Forbes missed a no-hitter and the shut-out, but he was confident that his C&S Hitmen would not have lost game one of the men’s best-ofseven championship series against the Commando Security Truckers. The series got started in the Bankers’ Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex on Saturday night.
The defending champions Hitmen, behind Forbes’ five-hitter with 15 strike outs, held off the Truckers 5-2 to take the initial 1-0 lead in their series that is scheduled to continue 7pm Tuesday. “The first game was very sluggish. I was resting a lot,” Forbes pointed out about his performance. “I didn’t have no repetition in, but I thank God for the win. My only concern is that we are making too much mistakes on the base path early. I believe after
this game, you will see a different team with a different mindset.” Although they made some costly mistakes, the Hitmen, managed by Darren Stevens, had opened a 5-0 lead at the end of the bottom of the fifth and they stayed ahead the rest of the game. “It’s always good to stay out front. You have more opportunities to score runs,” Forbes said. “Because it’s seven innings, you can’t stop anybody because in the
championship, so it’s important to stay out front, give yourself the leeway so if you make a mistake, like you see what happened in the seventh, I missed a pitch and the follow-up with a double.” Third baseman Rashad Seymour got hit with one out and the bases loaded to the five-run second inning rally. Centre fielder Rodney Forbes drew a one-out bases loaded RBI walk and with two out, Forbes ripped a three-run triple to
clean the bases and pushed their lead to 5-0. And after taking the initial lead in the series, Forbes said there’s no looking back. “I believe the first game is the pacesetter, I believe that now that we have them down, we just have to keep our foot on them and keep them out.” The Truckers, managed by Perry Seymour, threatened to score in the first, third and fifth. But it wasn’t
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NEW York Giants quarterback Eli Manning (10) is sacked for a loss by Dallas Cowboys defensive back Kavon Frazier (35) during the first half last night. (AP Photo/Ron Jenkins)
Cowboys down Giants, 20-13 By SCHUYLER DIXON AP Pro Football Writer ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Dak Prescott accepted the challenge. The Dallas quarterback threw a 64-yard touchdown pass to Tavon Austin on the third play of the game and the Cowboys sacked Eli Manning six times in a 20-13 victory over the New York Giants last night. The Dallas defence was strong again, just as in an opening loss at Carolina, as the Cowboys (1-1) avoided the first 0-2 start in seven seasons under coach Jason Garrett. Manning and the Giants have started 0-2 for the fifth time in the past six seasons. After saying “challenge accepted”
during the week to Giants safety Landon Collins’ suggestion that New York had a better chance by forcing Prescott to throw, the 2016 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year hit Austin in stride behind cornerback Janoris Jenkins. The speedy receiver cut back to his right before trotting across the goal line at an angle. “When I said I accepted the challenge, we accepted the challenge, this offence and this team,” Prescott said. “To strike early and get it going, that’s something we all wanted to do.” Dallas running back Ezekiel Elliott outgained Saquon Barkley in the first meeting in the pros between the former college rivals and high NFL draft
COWBOYS quarterback Dak Prescott (4) looks to throw against the New York Giants last night. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth)
picks. Elliott, who starred at Ohio State, rushed for 78 yards with a touchdown. Barkley, from Penn State, had just 28. Even Prescott outrushed Barkley, finishing with a career-high 45 yards on the ground while throwing for 160. Brett Maher had the first two field goals of his NFL career, including a 29-yarder after Damien Wilson forced a fumble on a sack of Manning and Taco Charlton recovered. The Cowboys shared the wealth on the sacks, with six different players recording a sack apiece: the linebacker Wilson, safety Kavon Frazier and defensive linemen Charlton, DeMarcus Lawrence, Antwaun Woods and Tyrone Crawford.
Tinker, Reckley to join Conquistadors this fall By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net A PAIR of Bahamian players will join the freshman class at Dodge City Community College Basketball for the upcoming fall campaign. Deon’Ta Tinker and KJ Reckley are two members of a complete roster overhaul for the Conquistadors in the Kansas Jayhawk Conference of NJCAA Division I. Tinker and Reckley were also teammates together at Life Prep Academy in Wichita, Kansas before making the transition to the JuCo level. Head coach Steve Tucker returns just three players from the 2017-18
season and Tucker was one of the team’s four final additions added this summer. “We expect to be better in every way next season,” Tucker said. Reckley completed his high school years at Life Prep Academy in Wichita, Kansas where he averaged 18 points, 14 rebounds, three blocked shots and two assists per game. He also received HCAA AllConference honours twice in his career. “He is a pure athlete that can run and jump,” coach Tucker said. “He has athleticism that is off the charts.” Tinker was one of the earliest additions to the Conquistadors recruiting class following several stops at the local
and American high school level. Recently, at the Bahamas Basketball Federation’s Summer of Thunder, he posted eight points, three rebounds and three assists while going 5-6 from the free throw line against Notre Dame. “Tinker is a relentless combo guard who attacks at will,” Tucker said. “He can jump with the best of them and his jumpshot has taken huge strides in the past six weeks. Had a good game against DI University of Notre Dame this summer.” The 2018-19 season is Coach Tucker’s second season with Dodge City Community College. Coach Tucker comes to Dodge City with an
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impressive résumé, including four ABA National Championships and being named National Coach of the Year five times. Dodge City finished last year with an overall record of 8-23 and ended up with
a record of 6-20 in KJCCC play. In their final game of the season, the Conquistadors suffered a 72-86 loss to the Barton Cougars in the first round of the Region VI Playoffs.
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WILDCATS STOP LADY TRUCKERS TO TAKE 1-0 LEAD By BRENT STUBBS Senior Sports Reporter bstubbs@tribunemedia.net THE Sunshine Auto Wildcats got the timely hits and good pitching when they needed it as they rolled past the Johnson’s Lady Truckers 9-6 to snatch a 1-0 lead in their New Providence Softball Association ladies’ best-of-seven championship series on Saturday night in the Banker’s Field at the Baillou Hills Sporting Complex. “Game one was a bit of a struggle at first,” said first sacker Chryshan Percentie. “We had a totally different nine line-up in the beginning, but we were able to make some adjustments and pull through for the win.” One of those players who was brought in off the bench in the fourth inning to help strengthen their defence, Percentie said they’re looking forward to stepping on the gas when they play game two at 8:30pm on Tuesday night. “We just have to realise, once our pitcher is good, we’re good to go from there,” Percentie said. “Hopefully any nine would work. We just have to make the plays and get more runs on offence. Tonight offensively, the score was low. We could do much better than that.” While Thela Johnson went the distance, giving up five hits with three strike outs for the win, Diva
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NCAA FOOTBALL: BAHAMIANS IN THE WIN COLUMN By RENALDO DORSETT Tribune Sports Reporter rdorsett@tribunemedia.net NCAA football moved into week three with wins across the boards for Bahamian players at the Division I and Division II levels. Chris Ferguson and the Cincinnati Bearcats scored a 63-7 win over the Alabama A and M Bulldogs on Saturday in their home opener at Nippert Stadium. The Bearcats improved to 3-0 after a pair of wins on the road against the UCLA Bruins and the Miami (Ohio) Redhawks. Ferguson again got the start at right tackle and his line anchored the Bearcats’ offence that tallied 741 yards of total offence on the night, the second-most in school history. The all-time record of 752 yards was recorded in 2014 when Ferguson was a redshirt in his true freshman season. The offensive line paved the way for the Bearcats’ 409 yards on 55 carries. The last time the Bearcats rushed for 400 or more in a single game came in 1996. They also rushed for six touchdowns in the game, the third game in a row this season that the Bearcats have recorded at least two scores on the ground. They now have 11 rushing touchdowns thus far this season after after they scored 11 in all of the 2017 season. Their 63 points were the most scored by the team in the last five years. The new
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