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— Wendell boys soccer coach Brent Keseman. Declo upset the Tró|ans . In 20T Saturday to ellmfnate Wendell

Trivia

Qui-stion:

When Bill M.mToski of the 1'iiishiirgh Pir.itcs, Icnding off the Inittom of the nintll hit his gamc-winning hmue run againsl. lite Yankccs In Gamę 7 of the 1 filio World Senes, who was on deck?

...a/isittr Ih-low

Troi ans triumphant

In brief CSI luncheon is Monday

TWIN I AIJ.S - nic College of Southern Idalio hooster Uim heon will lic helil Monday ut noon ał the Ontliack Steak-Itoiise. (iolden liaglcs coachcs aml athletes will be in atten-tlance to give u|Hl.ites on (heir icspccliw program*.

CSI offers baseball camp in December

TWIN 1AU-S - H»e College Ol Southern Idalio is holding its 2!trd annunl Southern Idaho Baseball Camp. Dec. 27-29.

The camp wHl Im? Itckl inside the 70,00(1 Mjuare funt lixpo Center located on the CSI campus in 'hvin Iśilts.

Instruction covers hiiting. pitching. catcłiing. infield/out-lielri skiils and hoss niniiing. (-SIS stafT comhincd wlth pres-ent and former nrofcssional

Iilayers will provide a great 1’arning ex|M?rience to the par-tiripants.

Ib receive tui appllcation or morę Information. ve.it the websile at UttjtJIwww.csi.rdiU-SiUf\ct/AiliU'ticsJlkurlkitl_com/i. htm or cali Skip Walker al 732-WIT*O or 734-(i285.

Bowling fund-raiser offered in Burley

BUHIJiY - Ute Mini-CiLwia Domcstic Violence Task Ibrce will hołd a liowling scramble at 9:30 p.m. 1'riday, Oct. 21 at the Snake ltivcr HmvL 725 MInidoka Avt\. Burley.

Dinner will bc servcd at 9 p.m.. followed hy liowling at 9:30 p.m. and awanłs at 11:30.

Team and Imlńidual prizes will l>e awanied. liklhńduals are $35. team sponsors an.* S150 and siMin^or sigiis an? $25. Therc will also lie a prac for tłu? team with the most sponsor sigus. Thcrc is a limit to 28 IKc-person tearns. Individu.il or team fees indude liowling, prizes and food.

lx>r morę Information or to sign up. cali l*am at G79-G700 or Snake Biver Bowl at 679-2695.

0’Leary JHS boosters meet next Monday

TWIN IALLS — The O Lcary lunior I ligh Sdiool booster club will meet at 7 p.m. Monday. Oo. 2-1 in the B buildittggymnasium.

‘Romo’ speaks on steroid use

NEW YOBK - Bill Romanowski used sferoids and human growtli hormonu sup-Ucd by Victor Conte, the ormer NFL lincbackcr tclls CBS' "60 Minuics* in an Inter-siew to be broadcast Sunday.

Romanowski .said he took U-legał sterolds for a tsvo-ycar period starting In 2001 and goi them from Contr, the former head of the BayAiea Laboratory Co-Operatiw. which has bcen at the center of a sterolds eon-trwerey In scvcral sports.

Romanowski played lincbackcr for the San Francisco 49crs, Phlladclphla Eaejcs. Denvcr Broncos and Oakiand Raidcrs in a 16-ycar carccr that ended In 2003.

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Southern Callfomla quartarback Matt Lelnhart celebratei as he comes off the field after ecorlng the wlnnlnf touchdown wlth 3 seconds re-malnlng In tha gamę agalnit Notre Damo In South Bend, Ind., Saturday. USC defeated Notre Damę 34-31.

Leinart QB sneak with three seconds left lifts USC past Notre Damę, 34-31

The Anoclated Pre»_

SOUTH BEND. Ind. —Tcsłcd like never lieforc. Maitleinari. Iteggic Bush and Southern Ciii showud they have a cltampi-onship jaw to go along with nil that talent.    *

Leinart pushed and spun his way iuto the cml zono. with 3 seconds left to cap a chaolic firn-ishuiulNo. I USC cscapcd willi its 2flth stralght victury. a lnick-and-forth 31-31 win Saturday ovcr Na 9 Notre Damę in a gamę that livcd up to the hypc.

"You gotta believe yóu‘re going to win Ute way that liap-penetl.” USC coach Hele (-inoII said.

lór a moment the Irisli (4-21. dressed for success in kełly grcen jerseys. thotiglit they liatl added another stunning upset to their ilhistrious history.

liinan scnunbled from inside the 5. lottnchcd himseif toward the eml zonę hut was stopped slutn and the hall was mmii lly-ingotu ufboumls.

With the

clnck ticking down to UJM. Notre Dames fiins ruslietl the field and coach Charlie Weis raised his hantls in eictory. But - USC coach IVie (-irroll sprlutetl down the sideline to pleatł his case. Tlie olficlals liuddled. Ulen nut 7 seconds b;*ck on the clock and the hall inside the I.

llie 1 leisman ftophy winner had the option tu spike the hall to regmup his team or go with what he had. Ile chosc tlie lal-

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ter. took it in himseif over the left side and got a linie help moving the nile from Bush.

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“I used a li 200 pounds of my hmly tu pusli Malt in." said Bush. who ran for l(iO yards on 15 earries with three touch-downs.

Ctrroll said USC l(>-t)j tuner even comidcrcd sedling for a field goal altempt to seml it to mertime.

Irisli tpiarterhack Brady (Juinn had giwn Notre Damę a 31-28 lead with 23)2 left. ilash-ing arouml riglit eml for a 5-yard touchdown, cxtemling his riglit ann across the goal linę with the bali.

Bul leinart wasnt done. Ile completeil a Gl-yard pass to Dwayne larrett on a fotirtli-and-9 at his own 2t» and a fcw nlays Liter ealletl his own nutti-ner for the wintu*

"I just saw it. I (hougłit it was tliere and 1 just wanted to get In." U-inari said. “I tlidrit want to snike the hall su I madę tlie choicc and tliey wen? looking down from up ałun u and we goi iil.That wasali that maitcnii."

i le sai on tlie hench after his score, helmet still on. looking exhausietl aml waiting for a finał kickolf (hal Nota¹ Diunę couldnt tum into a mirucłc.

Bush ran for 160 yards and duce touclulowns for the two-tilliedefendiiigchampiotis.

Weis lapped into the Figluing Irislfs storied past and evcn in defeat etched a spot In it for himseif and his team. Ile hroke out all the slops. hringjng in "Budy" and Joe Montana to fire up his team ;utd the fans in Fri-day niglifs pep rally, then sent the Irish off In goml-luck grcen P:e3se sec TR0JARS. Page C4

Burley girls down Minico in first round

By Mark Jones South Idaho Press

PAUL—A leam that lakesad-vantagc of its opportunitics stamls a vety guoil chance of winning.

lliat was tlie case for the Bur-ley Bobcats. who fotmd tlie back of the net lwice Saturday in a 2-0 win over Minico in the opening round of tlie Great Basiu Confercncc West soccer tournaniem at West Minico Middle School.

Burley's lenna Williams sćoa^l In tlie opening minutę of tlie sccond half off a rebound on mlsscd sliot by Cintłiia Rlos. In the 13tli minutę. Rios found

the liack of tlie net sile kickttl a hall higli into tlie air aiut flew in over lite .N liead.

"We lookcd good lotlay." Burley coach Słiane Ogden told the South Idaho ITess. "We slmł Dany (Kumirc/1 riglit down. "Wllen you huve a calilur player like ller. you‘ve got to make surę she doesn‘1 get lliose sliots."

Burleys Jeńny IVrez covere<l Kamirez most of the niatch. limiting her to just iwo sbots on

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However. the Spartans still had Uielr chances.

Minico missed on a ncnnlty kick lxy Kelli Barnes in the sec-

Minico gcialktrpcrs

omi half. A sluirt time lat er. the l-idy Spartans had a sccond goal nullilicd tltte to an offsiile cali. ‘ *

Bulli tearns also had sewral op|>ortunitics in the first half to get on the boanl. hut failwl to comert.

“h was 0-0 at luiJf time," said Minico coach Armaiulo Iiipia. “It was kindof iiosetting that we didrii score <in tlie first half)."

me l-uly Sjiartaus were also hit by the injmy hug during first-half action. as Hridgelte I !:iqier leli the match due to a knee injury aml did not return.

"'lite injury kind of upset the girls." Tapia said.

With tlie win. the Bolwrats

advance to Momlays 4 p.m. district lilie match at theWood |tiver Wolverines. Wootl River defeated lerome ll-d Salur-day.

“No. 9 (Margii Drlscoll) is their hig player." Ogden said. "Shes fast and can do amazing things with the hall. We‘ve got to make them beat us willi another player."

Minico will bosi lerome Monday in n loser-out contcst at 4cł0 p.m.

"We've got to play our gamę and not theirs." Tapia said.

The winner of Mondays lerome at Minico match will play on Ibesday for sccond place in llie Gasił BaslnWest.

Host Huskies down Castleford in 1A Southside tournament

By Erie Latmo Tlme*4l«w» wrttor

HANSEN — Forget Uie sport, nothing brightens a teo/ris spir-lis oulte like a 13-0 run.

Thats just what Uie host IJanscn 1 łuski es goi In Uie dęci-slvc third gamę of a 25-19. 25-20. 25-18 sweep of the Castleford Wołvcs ln Saturday‘s first round of Uie 2005 Magie Vallcy Southside Confcrence Tournament at Hanscn Higli SchooL WiUi senior Asliley Mc-Ahrcn scnrlng. the Huskies brokc ojicn the gamę—and Uio match — to aueancc and face ton-rankcd I lagcrman. ¹

For a Hanscn team that ot tłmes lookcd ęcnerally dlslnter-ested ln vollcyball. the run was a wclcome rallying oolnt for Uie team. Playing colicciłvc. Intcr-.ested bali włll be kcy If Uie 1 łuskics hopc to advancc to district and stale play.

“We just nced to bc hapoy." McAhren sold. “Wc get mad at

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Tha Oaklay Homati ralsa their handi Saturday aftamaon for a chaar bafora thetr match agalmt Mafie Yallay Christian al tha 2005 Mafie Vallay Southtlde Coafaranca tournament In Hanaan.

oursctvcs sometimes and that they can battlc out of a dcficlt can drag us down. If we can stay after falllng into a 9-4 hole to the hapny and upbcut. i( will help Wolves ln Gamę 2. Tlie Huskies us play a lot better."    were content to forcc the

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Declo boys soccer beats Wendell 1-0 in 20T for first-ever playoff win

By Joo Palsley

TlmevNew» writer

Wl-NDFJJ.— Ihe iKtio I lot-nets entered unf.uniliat territory Saturday altenuMin — the sccond rountl of Uh? Saw-tooth Central Idaho Confcrence phiyoffs — after upset ling Wendcll I -0 in double nvi-nime.

The Hornets adwmce to play at undefcated Bliss at 4 p.m. Monday. No. 3 Bulli defeated Filer 6-1 Saturday aml will play at llie Commimity School at the same time in tlie ot her scmifinal.

Declo head coachTicn Ilon-rickson jtimped as higli .ls any of the playerswhen senior wing Devin Teny's Iteader cntfed no in the corner of the nel.Terrys goal came in the finał minutę ul sccond owniriie after 9B score-less, hut iMinetheless escitiug minutes.

Tlie third-year lte.ul coach summed up wii.u the victory meant to liitn and ihe kids in one word. tliar timi*s.

"lluge. Iltlgc. Iluge." Men-rickson said. "Ihe gu>N were charged up. Usttally we struggle on the road hm tmuiy it was not a factor."

Tlie tensiou motmted as reg-ulatioii time cxpited without a goal. followed by a scoreless 10-minutę overiime and tlien a sccond O L

"f told the kids this is what \voVe heco workitlg lowatds sińce August 12." Ilenricksou said. "\ few guys wen- hanging their hcads In ownime ihink-Ing we miglil kisc. Now thryYc walking off tlie field stying this is the Ih-si gamę wr.“

It was cenainly the biggest win cwr for No. 5 sml I Jeclo t5-8-31. •

It w"is also an hcarllircakiiig loss for the fourth-wisli-d Tro-j.aus (5-4-3). esphally ilu* seniors. The toiirnium-m plav-in gamę loss entletl Wemlells season.

^H1 wish I had the magie words for them.' said coach Brnu Ku-seman. gestiiring toward sonie jilayers lieingconsoled Iły fami-iy along the sideline. "You can see how much it hurts."

Terryji score came off an ex-cellent throw-in hy first-year player Scott Briggs, a senior de-fender.

Briggs defense along the left side stymieil sonie Wendell for-ays. Briggs useti his largu Iwuly well against (lie smallcr Tro-jans. .

"Tlie hig goy set the tonę of Uie gamę early in the first hall." Ilenricksou said. “Ile let them kmnv they werent going to get anythlngcasy."

IX*do stnrtetl to control play midway throogli ihe secoml half as Wemlells pluyers tired.

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How about holding those punches with referees around

OKLANDO. Ila. — NIT tropiły hunters owe thanks to Tampa liay comerback Hondę Barber for establlshing how much it costs to bag a zebra for your tropliy room.

Thirty grand.

Tłiats how much the NFL wonLs to finc Barber for hittlng utnpirc Butch I lannah łasi Sunday. Barber may try to avoid naying lK*causc he was actually lendlng off Jets center Kcvin Mawac and missed.

That's anintercsUng defense: Lousyałm.

Armsay. evcn if Barber has to pay tne $30,000. conslder wliat that li niuans to a guy who has a bose salaiy ln 2005 of $3.75 mil-Ilon. By my old maUi. Uiat’s a linie under 1 pcrccnt of his sal ary. .

And thlnk how nłcc Butch ls going (o look mounted on Ronacs trophy room walL

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son) while against the sproad wus worsc at 5-9 (30-43-1 for season). But I diii givc you Ihe

losses by Uie lhics and Doi-nhins. old iose Uiis Sumliiy.

ihins. althougli only one can

This wreks NFL picks:

•    Miami (2-2) al Tampa Boy (4-1) — Bucs fuvorcd by 4.5. Can’t sliakc Uie feeling Miami s Ricky Williams ls going to fioat onto the Orld slnging a litllo Fountains of Wayne: "Go. hJp-ple. skip down the old road. donT cvcn sec j ic, do you at all?" Who docsnT remember those days ln your wild youth when you actually thought you were tnvisible? Yoir dont? Oh. Uien lct's move on. Bucs by 10.

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