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Cubs put squeeze on Cardinals, even NLDS with 6-3 win

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October 10th, 2015 by admin

ST. LOUIS (AP) – Kyle Hendricks and Addison Russell had successful squeeze bunts and Jorge Soler capped a five-run second with a two-run homer, and the Chicago Cubs held off the St. Louis Cardinals 6-3 on Saturday night to even their NL Division series at a game apiece.

Manager Joe Maddon made all the right moves a night after the Cubs lost the opener 4-0. Now the series shifts to Wrigley Field for Game 3 Monday, where Chicago’s 22-game winner Jake Arrieta faces St. Louis’ Michael Wacha in the best-of-five series.

The usually steady NL Central champion Cardinals made two errors as the Cubs didn’t hit the ball out of the infield in scoring their first three runs in the second.

Playing in his first postseason game, Soler connected off Jaime Garcia (0-1), who was lifted because of a stomach ailment after the second inning.

HAROLD SMOUSE, 97, of Coon Rapids (10-14-2015)

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October 10th, 2015 by admin

HAROLD SMOUSE, 97, of Coon Rapids died Saturday, October 10th at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines.  Funeral services for HAROLD SMOUSE will be held on Wednesday, October 14th at 10:30 am at the United Methodist Church in Coon Rapids.   Ohde Funeral Home in Coon Rapids has the arrangements.

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Friends may call Tuesday from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm at the funeral home.

Visitation will resume on Wednesday at 9:30 am at the church.

HAROLD SMOUSE is survived by:

Wife:  Maxine of Coon Rapids

Son:  Ron Smouse of Springfield, MO

Sisters-in-law: Marlene Smouse of Scranton & Margaret Dobson of West Plains, MO

7 Grandchildren

6 Great-Grandchildren

CHARLES RAY WALTER, 75, of Elk Horn (Svcs. 10-14-2015)

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October 10th, 2015 by admin

CHARLES RAY WALTER, 75, of Elk Horn died Friday, October 9th at Salem Lutheran Home.  Funeral services for CHARLES RAY WALTER will be held on Wednesday, October 14th at 10:30am at First Presbyterian Church in Walnut.  Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Avoca has the arrangements.

Visitation will be held Tuesday, October 13th from 3:00pm to 9:00pm at Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Avoca with family greeting friends from 6:00pm-8:00pm.

Burial will be in the Layton Township Cemetery in Walnut.

CHARLES RAY WALTER is survived by:

Wife: Gloria J. Walter of Walnut.

Daughter: Joanie (Glen) Rodgers of Walnut.

Brothers: Donald (Jo Jane) Walter of Walnut. James (Beverly) Walter of Atlantic.

Sister: Marjorie Caster of Ottumwa.

 

LINDA M. BARBER, 67, of Anita (Svcs. 10-15-2015)

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October 10th, 2015 by admin

LINDA M. BARBER, 67, of Anita died Friday, October 9th at her home in Anita. Memorial services for LINDA M. BARBER will be held Thursday, October 15th at 11:00am in the St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Anita.  Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Anita has the arrangements.

Visitation with family will be Wednesday, October 14th from 5:00pm-7:00pm in the Hockenberry Family Care Funeral Home in Anita with a prayer service to start the visitation.

A private burial will be held.

Memorials may be directed to the family.

LINDA M. BARBER is survived by:

Husband: Larry Barber of Anita.

Children: Debra (Francis) Hollinrake of Adair.  Bradley (Terri) Barber of Anita.  Bobbi Jo (Tom) Victor of Webster City, IA.  Pamela (Zach Fetter) Bissell of Omaha, NE. Daniel (Terri) Barber of Valentine, NE.

Brothers: Charles (Peti) Gundy of Des Moines.  Dave (Deb) Gundy of Adair.

Sister: Diane (LeRoy) Madsen of Atlantic.

16 Grandchildren

26 Great-Grandchildren

Drake rolls over Valparaiso 31-7

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October 10th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Conley Wilkins ran for two touchdowns and caught a scoring pass as Drake rolled over Valparaiso 31-7 in Pioneer League play on Saturday. Wilkins rushed for 59 yards on 12 carries for the Bulldogs (3-3, 2-1). Andy Rice threw for 112 yards and a score and Josh Lee kicked two field goals.

After running for a pair of touchdowns in the first half, Wilkins caught his third, a 12-yard pass from Rice on fourth down, to give the Bulldogs a 21-0 lead early in the third quarter. Then Brock Reichardt ran for a 4-yard score to make it 28-0. Lee drilled a 37-yard field goal in the fourth quarter to put Drake up 31-0 with 10:55 to play.

Valparaiso finally scored on a 17-yard pass from Ryan Clarke to Frank Catrine with 8:05 remaining. Clarke finished with 165 yards passing for the Crusaders (2-4, 1-2).

 

North Dakota State rallies to beat Northern Iowa 31-28

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October 10th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Carson Wentz threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to Darrius Shepherd with 35 seconds remaining to lift North Dakota State over Northern Iowa 31-28 in a game between two top-10 FCS teams on Saturday. After Northern Iowa (2-3, 0-2 Missouri Valley) missed a 38-yard field-goal attempt, Wentz led a 10-play, 79-yard drive capped by Shepherd’s twisting catch while blanketed by two defenders in the corner of the end zone.

Wentz threw 33 yards to Shepherd with 7:49 left to lead 24-21 but on the first play after the ensuing kickoff Northern Iowa’s Aaron Bailey broke loose for an 83-yard scoring run. Wentz finished 26 of 40 for 335 yards and four scores but also threw his first two interceptions this season. Wentz had 143 attempts without a pick until then.

Bailey ran for 157 yards and Daurice Fountain had 110 yards receiving for the Panthers. The Bison (4-1, 2-0) have won four straight.

Cardinals say Garcia removed due to stomach virus

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October 10th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

ST. LOUIS (AP) — St. Louis Cardinals starter Jaime Garcia was removed due to a stomach virus after two shaky innings of Game 2 in the NL Division Series. Garcia badly blew a play on a safety squeeze by pitcher Kyle Hendricks that led to the Cubs’ five-run second inning and was victimized by another successful squeeze the next at-bat.

Though none of the runs were earned, the lefty’s first postseason start since 2012 was a disaster. He left trailing 5-1. The team made the announcement before the fifth inning.

 

Texas Tech beats Iowa State 66-31 for 1st Big 12 win

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October 10th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

LUBBOCK, Texas (AP) — Patrick Mahomes threw for 428 yards and five touchdowns, two to Jakeem Grant, to lead Texas Tech past Iowa State 66-31 on Saturday for the Red Raiders’ first Big 12 win. Grant had a career-high 166 yards on nine catches. He caught TD passes of 75 and 37 yards for Texas Tech (4-2, 1-2). It was Grant’s third 100-plus-yard game this season.

DeAndre Washington had a receiving and a rushing TD, while Justin Stockton scored on a 54-yard rush. The Red Raiders intercepted Cyclones quarterback Sam Richardson three times — two by J.J. Gaines — and Texas Tech scored touchdowns off two of them. Mahomes was sacked for only the second time this season when he was called for intentional grounding.

Redshirt freshman Mike Warren had his third straight game of more than 100 yards for the Cyclones (2-3, 1-1), finishing with a career-high 245 yards on 23 carries.

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No. 22 Iowa holds off Illinois 29-20

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October 10th, 2015 by Ric Hanson

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Jordan Canzeri rushed for 256 yards on a school-record 43 carries and No. 22 Iowa held off Illinois 29-20 on Saturday for its sixth straight win. C.J. Beathard had 200 yards passing and two TD for the Hawkeyes (6-0, 2-0 Big Ten). They’ve already taken down four Power Five opponents heading into next week’s game against No. 13 Northwestern.

Canzeri’s 75-yard touchdown run put Iowa ahead 23-13 late in the third quarter. Geronimo Allison pulled Illinois back within three on a 53-yard TD reception, but freshman Ke’Shawn Vaughn’s fumble with 3:09 left doomed the Illini. Wes Lunt threw for 317 yards and a touchdown for Illinois (4-2, 1-1).