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Tuesday, Oct. 29
Chickasha High and 9th grade
girls basketball teams scrim-
mage Tuttle (Myers, 4 p.m.)
Pittsburgh 31, Baltimore 18
Seattle 17, Dallas 14
Kansas City 20, Oakland 10
Denver 24, New England 16
Washington 26, Indianapolis 21
Other NFL scores
Monday, Nov. 4
Drover Madness, USAO Field-
house, 6:30 p.m.
CHS Volleyball Coach Nancy Waters is pictured here with several members of this year’s
team who received post-season honors. Tabitha Holt (front) was named first team all confer-
ence. Krista Gallaway (back right) was named to the second team. And Robyn Harms (left)
and Alicia Brandt (right) received honorable mention. (Express-Star photo by Kent Bush)
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October 28, 2002
Buffalo 24, Detroit 17
Tuesday, Nov. 5 Cleveland 24, N.Y. Jets 21
Chickasha High & 9th grade Tampa Bay 12, Carolina 9
girls basketball scrimmages vs. Atlanta 37, New Orleans 35
Kingfisher (Myers, 4 p.m.) Tannesta2,Chncannt 24
... . San Francisco38, Arizona 28
Wednesday, Nov. 6 Houston 21, Jacksonville 19
USAO basketball, men, home, Monday's Game
vs. Cameron U., 8 p.m. N.Y. Giants at Philadelphia, 9 p.m.
By BEN WAI.KER
AP Baseball Writer
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) — Darin Erstad
caught the fly ball for the final out of Game 7,
and the mayhem began.
The Anaheim Angels whooped it up like Lit-
tle Leaguers, celebrating their first World Series
championship with hugs, slaps and unabashed
joy-
Watching it all from a dark corner of the
Giants' dugout was the best hitter in the world.
Barry Bonds knew this moment could have been
his.
"You want the results to be different," the San
Francisco star said. "They outplayed us, they
deserve it. They beat us. They're world champi-
ons."
Improbable ones, at that.
Behind rookie starter John Lackey and a big
hit by Garret Anderson, the Angels pulled it off.
beating the Giants 4-1 Sunday night to finally
win the crown after 42 years.
And they even did it without much help from
their Rally Monkey.
"These fans have been waiting a long, long
time for this," MVP Troy Glaus said. "And I
know we're all happy to be part of the team to
bring it to them."
A day after it blew a 5-0 lead in the seventh
inning, San Francisco never got close to winning
its first title.
"The turning point was basically they came
back last night," Giants manager Dusty Baker
said.
His 3-year-old bat boy son, Darren, took it
hard. He wailed as his dad carried him from the
dugout.
Bonds closed out one of the most dominant
overall Series performances ever, yet it wasn't
enough. He went 8-for-l7 (.471) with four
homers and a . 700 on-base percentage.
After watching the Angels party, Bonds
walked down the dugout and picked up his
glove. He walked back, tapped his son on the
back and walked down the runway.
' I went 1 -for-3 with a walk, that's a good day.
Am I supposed to go 3-for-3 with three home
runs?'' Bonds said. "What do you want from
me?"
The highest-scoring Series in history came
down to pitching, as it always seems to do in
October. And Lackey and the bullpen gave Ana-
heim enough to win baseball's first all wild-card
mtchup.
- Ehe Angels became the eighth straight home
team to win Game 7 of the World Series. Histo-
ry was on their side from the start and so was an
omen — a skywriting plane put a gigantic halo
over Edison Field before the first pitch.
The Rally Monkey was ready, but the mascot
only showed up a couple of times on the video
scoreboard.
We love the monkey because of what it does
for us. It's a good-luck charm," Lackey said
But it's good not to see him because that means
we're winning."
Lackey, pitching on three days' rest, became
only the second rookie starter to win Game 7 of
Thursday, Nov. 7
Chickasha High football at Law-
ton Mac.
USAO basketball, women, at
SW Assemblies of God, 6 p.m.
Friday, Nov. 8
High school football - Alex at
Merritt, Minco at Crescent,
Waurika at Rush Springs.
Scoreboard
the Series. He joined Babe Adams, who pitched
Pittsburgh past Ty Cobb and Detroit in 1909
Lackey wasn't even with the Angels, stuck in
Triple-A, when they went ft ll for the worst start
in team history. But w ith both stalls worn down,
the 24-year-old righty gave Anaheim exactly
what it needed with five innings ol one-run half.
"It's not bad. This is where you want to be."
Lackey said. It's a long way from Salt Lake."
Anderson, now due to gel the recognition he's
always deserved, hit a three run double off Liv an
Hernandez in the third for a 4 1 lead.
"Well. I just wanted to get into a situation
where I'd be able to hit my pitch. not do too
much." Anderson said
Brendan Donnelly, Francisco Rodriguez and
Troy Percival closed it for manager Mike Scios-
cia’s bunch Percival escaped a two-on, one out
jam for his third save of the Series.
"Unbelievable for us, for our fans," Percival
said. "This team has worked as hard as any team
ever. We deserve it
And when it was over. Southern California,
the land of celluloid stars, had just added a whole
teamful of them while Hollywood luminaries
Pierce Brosnan and John Travolta watched from
the stands.
It was particularly sweet for Scioscia, who
won a title with Baker as players in 1981 for the
Los Angeles Dodgers, the team that long over
shadowed the neighbors to the south.
"I'm enjoying it, but what these guys have
done — they're going to enjoy it for a long time."
Scioscia said.
After the game. Scioscia and Baker spoke on
the phone
We had everything fall into place," Scioscia
said. If we didn't win it. you know I wanted you
to. You guys are champions, hold your heads
high. You're awesome "
The game might have been the last for Baker
with the Giants There are growing indications
he'll soon leave, possibly to take over the Chica-
go Cubs or Seattle.
Before this year, the Angels were known
mostly for heartbreak, epitomized by the blown
save by Donnie Moore that cost them a chance to
reach the 198ft Series.
Beloved owner Gene Autry never saw his
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a big way Sunday afternoon at home by defeating Wayland Bap-
tist. 12-0.
The Sooner Athletic Conference playoffs for both the women’s
and men's teams begin this weekend.
In the mismatch. Wayland Baptist got off but one shot on goal.
USAO had 24 shots on goal, and 1 I corner kicks in dominating the
visitors.
USAO scoring:
1. Sereida Thompson (Amanda Moxley):; 2. Summer Holman
(unassisted); 3. Holman (unassisted); 4. Tiffanie Treadwell (Char-
ity Carney); 5. Holman (Amanda Pecore); 6. Holman (Whitney
Williams); 7. Holman (Carney); 8. Carney (Williams); 9. Thomp-
son (unassisted); 10. Stephanie Ginn (Thompson); 11. Thompson
(unassisted); 12. Samantha Pecore (Laura Parker).
With the five goals against Wayland. Holman finished with a
team high 14 in regular season. Thompson has 10 goals.
Pardue qualifies for state
Chickasha’s Dave Pardue qualified for the state cross country
meet at a regional held in Edmond on Saturday. Another Fightin’
Chick. Scott Cordell, missed qualifying by 12 seconds.
In girls varsity competition, two miles, Amy Faulkner placed
71st (19-04), and Amanda Herrera 72nd (19-46). Faulkner is a
freshman. Herrera a sophomore.
Chickasha’s boys team placed 10th a as team.
Chickasha results (3.2 miles): Dave Pardue, 22nd, 17-52; Scott
Cordell, 41st, 18-42; Robbie Jeter, 51st, 19.05; Michael Hurst,
Friday, Nov. 1
High school football - Chick-
asha at Western Heights, Bray-
Doyle at Alex, Minco at Wash- Contest scores
ington, Velma-Alma at Rush Friday, Oct. 25
Springs. Chickasha 25, Ardmore 22
Minco 20, OCA 17
Saturday, Nov. 2 Alex 40, Burns Flat 6
Chickasha High & 9th grade Rush Springs 19, Wilson
grisbasketbar scrimmages at ^3^21, ?owa £ 10
Ok lahoma City.. C°lorad°37, Texas Tech 13
Chickasha High swimming at Nebraska 38, Texas A&M 31
Duncan (TBA) lowa 34, Michigan 9
Sooner Athletic Conference Notre Dame 34, Florida State 24
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team get this far before passing away, and it did-
n't look like these guys would do it, either, espe-
cially after finishint' 41 games out of first place
in 2001.
Somehow, the Angaknpulled it together. They
led the majors in hittine overwhelmed the New
York Yankees and Minnesota in the AL playoffs
and then knocked out Bonds and Co.
Somewhere, Gene Autry is smiling right
now," commissioner Bud Selig said as he pre-
sented the trophy
Owned by Ilie Walt Disney Co . the Angels
are still tor sale Before then, though, they can
certainly travel the three miles or so to Disney-
land to enjoy this most improbable champi-
onship. I hat s where the victory parade will be
Tuesday.
1 his has taken over as the happiest place on
earth tonight. Disney chairman Michael Eisner
said.
Bonds’ World Series success fills gap on his resume
ANAHEIM. Calif. (AP) - It took Barry its groove, Willie Mays lingered in the hall- up to the plate, he scares everybody "
Bonds 17 seasons just to reach the World way outside the Giants' locker room. The The only gap on Bonds' resume was a
: -Series. Say Hey Kid is 71 now, and Bonds'godfa- lack of postseason success. Despite the
, Finding the motivation to get back won't ther besides. But after battling the likes of final game being his weakest, that hole has
• .be hard. Mickey Mantle and Ted Williams and the been filled in with capital letters. But it
"I’m not going to he, it was fun. It was ghost of Babe Ruth to secure his place, couldn't erase the bitter taste of losing.
great. I can say I was more ready for it than Mays doesn't step aside easily. "One-for-three with a walk was a good
• ever. "If people want to say Barry is No. 1, night," Bonds said, turning to face the
: "But," Bonds said at the end of this they won't get an argument from me," he crush of reporters surrounding his locker.
: seven-game, cage-match of a series, "we said. "As long as I get to be No. 2." "Am I supposed to go 3-for-3 with three
were on the short end of the stick." Mays would get no argument from the homers'? What do you want from me?"
Like or loathe him, there is no more victorious Angels, either. To a man, they Much of the public looks at Bonds and
debating whether Bonds ranks among the confided that seven games didn't begin to doesn't like the cold, calculating visage that
best of all time, only where. Even though provide enough clues on how to stop Bonds, stares back. Those final few glimpses of
his team lost, after a postseason perfor- "I can't imagine anybody better than him Bonds, sitting stunned in a dark corner of
mance like few others, history has precious in the game, and I don't care if you throw in the dugout as his last chance of winning
little wiggle room left. Ted Williams or whoever," Anaheim coach slipped away, may make him a more sym-
Last weekend, as the Series searched for Mickey Hatcher said. "Every time he walks pathetic figure.
as Tigers play Lawton Mac
This week, Chickasha’s Fightin' Chicks are week. Ardmore still needs a miracle (Western
hoping the team they defeated Friday night will Heights and Lawton Mac both defeating Chick-
do very well against Lawton Mac, well enough to asha in the final two weeks) to win the district
defeat the Highlanders and all but give Chick- championship.
asha the district championship. Lawton Mac, of course, can win outright with
And the Fightin Chicks are also hopeful that back-to-back victories against Ardmore and
they will have one of their two senior quarter- Chickasaha, a tall order.
backs available for Friday night's game at West- Ardmore coach Mike Loyd told the Daily
ern Heights. The playing status of both Shandon Ardmoreite that the best team didn't win Friday
(oilier and C hris Peschl is unknown. night. "We had turnovers, several penalties and
। eschl, age 18, was arrested Saturday night dropped passes. We had opportunities. We had
loi disorderly conduct and public intoxication, two chances to put two more scores on the score-
Collier has been on the academic suspension list, board, and we didn't do it. We played a factor in
but may be available this week. beating ourselves. I still think we have a better
Coach Tom Cobble had classes Monday football team. They (Chickasha) won the ball
morning and was not immediately available for game.”
comment as to the status of either quarterback. Loyd said that "we were our own worst
Athletic director Rick Lasseter was in a meeting, eemy.... We'll be there when it counts We may
Going into the final two weeks ofDist. 5 A-1 se(hickasha) on down the road."
play. Chickasha and Lawton Mac are 5-0, and This year, cross bracketing starts with the sec-
Ardmore 4-1 ond round of playoffs. That means the district
While Chickasha is expected to garner the champions will host two home games (if they
maximum number of marginal points playing win the first one) as usual. But second round
Western Heights, it's unlikely that the High- opponents will be from the other side of the state,
landers will beat Ardmore by 15 points to keep First round, teams from Dist. I and Dist. 2 (west-
pace. Both teams have 63 marginal points at this ern districts) play one another, and then play
point. Ardmore has 52. teams from Dist. 3 and Dist. 4 (eastern districts)
If all three teams finish with 6-1 records, then in the second round.
marginal points come into play. However, if only A district runnerup will get a first round home
two of the three finish with one loss, then the first game, but will be on the road for the second
tiebreaker is head to head. round. The semifinals and championship games
Even with a victory over Lawton Mac this are played on a neutral site.
TULSA, Okla. (AP) Eric
Richardson ran for 197 yards as
Tulsa ended the nation's
longest current losing streak at
17 by defeating Texas-El Paso
20-0 Saturday.
Tyler Gooch added two short
TD passes for Tulsa (1 7. 13
Western Athletic Conference).
The Golden Hurricane won
for the first time since opening
last season with a victory over
Division I-AA Indiana State.
Emmitts record
IRVING, Texas (AP) -
Emmitt Smith had a season-
high 109 yards on 24 carries to
set the NFL career rushing
record with 16,743 yards, pass
ing the late Walter Payton.
He extended his NFL record
for rushing touchdowns to 150
in Dallas' 17-14 loss to Seattle.
Seattle quarterback Trent
Dilfer will miss the rest of the
season after tearing his right
Achilles' tendon.
Meanwhile, Tampa Bay
defensive end Anthony McFar-
land broke his right wrist in an
on-field collision, and Ten-
nessee cornerback Dainon Sid
ney broke his left forearm.
First time winner
PINE MOUNTAIN, Ga.
Hale Irwin had a 7) and was
fourth, seven strokes behind
Watson, but he became the first
senior golfer to win $3 million
in one season.
Even par enough
II JI ISLAND, South Korea
(AP) Se Ri Pak shot an even-
par 72 to win the wind-swept
Nine Bridges Classic by six
strokes over Carin Koch.
I lie South Korean finished
at 3 under 213. Annika Soren-
stam's 76 left her nine shots
back, ending her bid to set a
record lor tournament wins in a
year.
Another Busch win
HAMPTON, Ga. (AP) -
Kurt Busch outran the competi-
tion and the weather, grabbing
his second straight Winston
Cup victory in the rain-short-
ened NAPA 500.
The race scheduled for 325
laps at Atlanta Motor Speed-
way ended under a yellow flag
on lap 248.
Capable fill in
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) -
Michelle Kwan proved to be a
more than capable fill-in for
(AP) — Jonathan Byrd had a 9- the injured Sarah Hughes, win-
under 63 to win the Buick ning her seventh Skate America
Challenge and become the 17th title.
first-time winner on the PGA Frances Brian Joubert won
Tour this year. He finished at • ? first major international
27-under26L title.
David Toms missed an 18- Volponi is the pony
foot birdie putt on the final hole ARLINGTON HEIGHTS,
to force a playoff, shot a 65 and III. (AP) Volponi. a 43-1 long
ended a shot behind. Phil Mick- shot, found room along the rail
elson closed with a 63 to finish and blew past the fading Ken-
third at 265. tucky Derby and Preakness
Watson by two winner War Emblem and beat
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP)- Medaglia d'Oro by 6 1/2
Tom Watson shot a 5-under 67 lengths in the Breeders' Cup
and beat Gil Morgan by two C lassie.
strokes to win the Senior Tour In the $2 million Distaff,
Championship, his first victory Azeri had a wire-to-wire victo-
of the year on the Senior PGA ry. The filly finished five
Tour. lengths ahead of Farda Amiga.
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