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Krzyzanowski Wins 16-Yard Title at Cornhusker Trapshoot

Posted on May 2, 2014

DONIPHAN – Zack Krzyzanowski of North Platte won a five-person shoot-off Fridayin the senior high division’s 16-yard targets at the 45th Annual Cornhusker Trapshoot. He broke all 75 targets in regulation, and then missed just one in the shoot-off.

The top 20 scorers Friday missed one target or less. Saturday’s scores in the 75 handicap targets will be combined with Friday’s scores to determine the overall champion, the Cornhusker Cup winner.

Lori Nevole of Omaha Marian shot 74 of 75 for the top girls score. Boulder County, Colo., had the top 4-H team, breaking 361 of 375 targets. North Platte Blue had the top high school team at 365, and Lincoln Southwest Pink scored a 361 to win the girls’ high school team.

Friday’s results in the 16-yard competition are:

Top 20 Individuals – 1. Zack Krzyzanowski, North Platte, 75 of 75 (won shoot-off); 2. Nathan Arnold, Omaha Creighton Prep, 75; 3. Lumir Drahota, Mount Michael, 75; 4. Colin Monteforte, Fillmore County 4-H, 75; 5. Tyler DeBoer, Fairbury, 75; 6. Garrett Fulk, Platte Valley Claybusters, 74 (won shoot-off), 74; 7. Cory Sitzman, Grand Island Northwest, 74; 8. Trent Christiancy, Young Guns, 74; 9. Mitchell Lithchfield, Lincoln Southeast, 74; 10. Brady Parrish, Spring Creek 4-H, 74; 11. Scott Chrastil, Crete, 74; 12. Zach Barker, Boulder County, Colo. 4-H, 74; 13. Wyatt Werner, Platteview, 74; 14. Nathan Maginnis, Grand Island Central Catholic, 74; 15. Ryan Chab, Falls City, 74; 16. Dylan Siemers, North Platte, 74; 17. Nick Kuklinski, Papillion-LaVista, 74; 18. Luke Winter, Waverly, 74; 19. Kelby Weakland, Aurora, 74; 20. Greg Ferguson, Boulder County, Colo., 4-H, 74.

Top Six Girls – 1. Lori Nevole, Omaha Marian, 74 of 75 (won shoot-off); 2. Markee Tripp, Lincoln Southwest, 74; 3. Paige Denny, Fremont, 73 (won shoot-off); 4. Katie Petersen, Omaha Marian, 73; 5. Brooke Emmert, Lincoln Southwest, 72 (won shoot-off); 6. Kylee Plager, Lincoln Southwest, 72.

Top Three 4-H Teams – 1. Boulder County, Colo., 4-H No. 1 (Greg Ferguson, Zack Barker, Jess Nighswonger, Austin Massey, Brett Campbell), 361 of 375; 2. Ashland 4-H No. 5, 351; 3. Karp and Krow, 349.

Top Three Girls Teams – 1. Lincoln Southwest Pink (Alexis Philson, Kylee Plager, Brooke Emmert, Markee Tripp, Bailey Gasseling), 361 of 375; 2. Norris Lady No. 1, 334; 3. Papillion-LaVista Lady Titan, 331.

Top Six High School Teams – 1. North Platte Blue (Zack Krzyzanowski, Hunter Hoatson, Dylan Siemers, Tylan Thompson, Darren Armstrong), 365 of 375; 2. Grand Island Northwest Senior No. 6, 355 (won shoot-off); 3. Omaha Marian Blue, 355; 4. Crete Blue, 353 (won shoot-off); 5. Norris Senior No. 1, 353; 6. Omaha Creighton Prep Blue, 351.

Jim Carlisle Memorial Second Generation Individual (traveling trophy) – Paige Denny, Fremont, 73.

Rockies Place Rutledge on DL, Recall Wheeler

Posted on May 2, 2014

DENVER (AP) — Colorado Rockies infielder Josh Rutledge has been placed on the 15-day disabled list with a viral infection.

To fill his roster spot, the Rockies recalled infielder Ryan Wheeler from Triple-A Colorado Springs on Friday.

Rutledge began the season with Colorado Springs before he was called up April 9. He has hit .318 in 11 games with the Rockies this season.

Wheeler was batting .247 with three home runs and nine RBIs in 24 games with Colorado Springs.

Meanwhile, manager Walt Weiss said right-hander Jhoulys Chacin will return from the disabled list to start Sunday against the New York Mets. Chacin has been on the DL since March 28, retroactive to March 21, with a right shoulder strain.

Weiss said Chacin was declared ready after coming out of a bullpen session Thursday with no problems.

Royals Place Chen on DL, Recall Brooks from Omaha

Posted on May 2, 2014

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Royals placed left-hander Bruce Chen on the disabled list Friday with a bulging disk in his back and recalled right-hander Aaron Brooks from Triple-A Omaha.

Chen was supposed to start Saturday against Detroit, but he struggled with the pain in a side session on Thursday, even after receiving an epidural that was supposed to alleviate it.

Afterward, Royals manager Ned Yost acknowledged that a DL stint was likely.

Left-hander Danny Duffy will slide from the bullpen into Chen’s spot in the rotation.

Brooks, who was 0-1 with a 4.80 ERA at Omaha, provides some bullpen depth. He spent five days with the Royals in early April but did not appear in a game.

Kentucky Derby Field Reduced to 19 Starters

Posted on May 2, 2014

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Kentucky Derby field has been reduced to 19 horses after the owners of Pablo Del Monte decided to pass on the race.

Trainer Wesley Ward said Friday the owners will wait to run in the Preakness on May 17. Ward bred and owns a 25 percent share of the colt.

Pablo Del Monte joined the field after Hoppertunity was scratched Thursday because of minor foot injury. Pablo Del Monte would have had to start from the far outside post in a field of 20. He was listed at 50-1 on the morning line and was to be ridden by Jeffrey Sanchez.

The No. 1 spot in the starting gate Saturday will be empty and the 19 horses will use posts 2 through 20.

Wrestling Powers End Meets after Lynching Photo

Posted on May 2, 2014

PAULSBORO, N.J. (AP) — Two New Jersey high school wrestling powers are stopping their matches against one another because of a photo in which members of one team simulated a lynching.

Paulsboro school superintendent Walter Quint tells The Philadelphia Inquirer (https://bit.ly/R7giHo ) that continuing meets against Phillipsburg High School would be “disrespectful to the people who are here that are hurt by” the photo.

The controversy erupted in February when the photo surfaced online of seven white Phillipsburg wrestlers, some with pointed hoods, posing with a black wrestling dummy hanging from a noose. The dummy is in a Paulsboro shirt.

The seven plus another team member were scratched from the state tournament after the photo became public. Prosecutors investigated but declined to file charges.

There have been several apologies.

The schools had scheduled meets annually since 1999.

Broncos Pick Up Von Miller’s Option for 2015

Posted on May 2, 2014

(AP) __ The Denver Broncos have exercised their 2015 option on pass-rusher Von Miller.

He now has two years remaining on his rookie deal. He’ll make $3.25 million this upcoming season and $9.754 million in 2015 if he’s on the Broncos roster next March.

Miller was the second overall pick in 2011, when teams were given the option of a fifth year for first-round picks as part of the transition to a rookie wage scale that was introduced with the current collective bargaining agreement that year.

Teams have until Saturday to exercise that option.

Miller was John Elway’s first draft pick and had 30 sacks his first two seasons, including a club record 18½ in 2012. But his 2013 season began with a six-game drug suspension, included several off-the-field distractions and ended with a torn ACL in December that sidelined him for the Super Bowl.

Rockies Beat Mets 7-4 Behind Nicasio’s Arm, Bat

Posted on May 2, 2014

DENVER (AP) — Carlos Gonzalez homered before leaving with a finger injury, Juan Nicasio pitched seven scoreless innings and drove in three runs, and the Colorado Rockies beat the New York Mets 7-4 on Thursday night.

Corey Dickerson had three hits, including an RBI triple and Nolan Arenado singled leading off the third to extend the majors’ longest active streak to 21 games. He’s tied for the fourth-longest hitting streak in Rockies team history.

Gonzalez connected for his sixth home run of the season in the first inning, driving a 3-2 offering from Bartolo Colon (bar-TOH’-loh koh-LOHN’) off the right-center field facing just below the second deck.

Nicasio got the win.

The Colorado Rockies say outfielder Carlos Gonzalez left Thursday night’s game against the New York Mets in the fourth inning because of a bruised left index finger.

Gonzalez homered in the first inning before being replaced by pinch-hitter Brandon Barnes.

The team characterized Gonzalez’ playing status as day to day.

Blue Jays Beat Royals 7-3 to Avoid Series Sweep

Posted on May 1, 2014

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Mark Buehrle pitched into the seventh inning, Juan Francisco and Colby Rasmus each went deep and the Toronto Blue Jays beat the Kansas City Royals 7-3 Thursday night to avoid a series sweep.

Francisco and Rasmus each drove in a pair of runs for Toronto, as did Anthony Gose, who was recalled from Triple-A Buffalo to start in place of injured outfielder Melky Cabrera.

Buehrle (5-1) worked through plenty of trouble to last 6 2-3 innings, allowing two earned runs on seven hits and a pair of walks. It was a solid bounce-back performance after the left-hander was hammered for seven runs last Friday night against Boston.

Aaron Loup pitched 2 1-3 shutout innings for his third career save.

The Royals’ Jeremy Guthrie (2-2) left the game trailing 4-3 after six innings.

Voigtman Wins Junior High Division at Cornhusker Trapshoot

Posted on May 1, 2014

DONIPHAN – Dagen Voigtman of Louisville won the junior high division at the 45th Cornhusker Trapshoot on Thursday at the home grounds of the Nebraska Trapshooting Association. He broke 98 of 100 targets at 16 yards to win the title.

Voigtman earned two first-place trophies. He led the Louisville Gold squad of Ryan Campbell, Baylor Meisinger, Spencer Warner and Chase Dittberner to the team title. Together they broke 435 of 500 targets.

A record 933 junior high shooters competed Thursday.

Approximately 1,480 senior high students are expected to shoot 75 rounds of 16-yard targets Friday. They will shoot 75 handicap targets Saturday, and the combined scores of the two days will determine the overall champion, the Cornhusker Cup winner.

The junior high results are:

Top 10 Individuals – 1. Dagen Voigtman, Louisville, 98 of 100; 2. Casey Petersen, Platte Valley Claybusters, 97; 3. Jonah Heil, 4-H Sharpshooters, 95; 4. Cody Ybarra, Platte Valley Claybusters, 94; 5. Jaden Garner, Northwest, 94; 6. Brock Barton, Fairbury, 94; 7. Garret Clark, Falls City, 93; 8. Cole Kepler, Malcom 4-H, 93; 9. Christian Ray, Ashland 4-H, 92; 10. Austin Sullivan, Arlington, 92.

Top Three Individual Girls – 1. Emily Hartman, Red Cloud, 89 of 100; 2. Elise Davis, Lincoln Mickle Middle, 84; 3. Riley Woodward, Lincoln Mickle Middle, 83.

Top Three 4-H Teams – 1. Karp and Krow No. 2 (Reggie McKinney, Landon Rogers, Joseph Psota, Colby Mitchell, Gus Dunbar), 438 of 500; 2. 4-H Sharpshooters No. 1, 433; 3. Platte Valley Claybusters No. 2, 429.

Top Three Girls Teams – 1. Ord No. 1 (Shelbi Kittle, Hailey Zulkoski, Macee Alexander, Lauren Collins, Madelyn Griffith), 339 of 500; 2. St. Joseph 4-H Hot Shots, 329; 3. Ogallala Junior No. 3, 310.

Top Six Teams – 1. Louisville Gold (Ryan Campbell, Baylor Meisinger, Dagen Voigtman, Spencer Warner, Chase Dittberner), 435 of 500; 2. Lincoln Mickle Middle, 425; 3. Lincoln Scott Middle Black, 424; 4. Ogallala Junior No. 1, 423; 5. Gibbon Junior No. 1, 412; 6. Waverly Maroon, 409.

Royals Expected to put Lefty Chen on Disabled List

Posted on May 1, 2014

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Royals expect to place left-hander Bruce Chen on the disabled list with a swollen disc in his back that has already caused the club to juggle its starting rotation.

Chen was supposed to throw a side session Thursday, but manager Ned Yost said the 37-year-old left-hander was in pain even before he made it to the mound. Chen’s anticipated move to the DL means that Yost will have to find someone else to start in his place Saturday against Detroit.

Yost was still mulling his options before Thursday night’s series finale against Toronto, but he did acknowledge that left-hander Danny Duffy could move out of the bullpen.

Chen said he’s been dealing with back pain for weeks. He’s already had an epidural to relieve some of the swelling, but so far it has not made the pain subside.