Nominations are currently being sought from the Navy’s Chief Petty Officer community for the Inaugural Bob Feller Act of Valor award. Established by the Bob Feller Act of Valor Foundation, the prestigious award is named in honor of Major League Baseball pitcher, National Baseball Hall of Fame inductee, and Navy veteran Bob Feller, a native of Van Meter, IA.

Chief Petty Officer Bob Feller

The unique award is intended to recognize a representative from three critical areas of Mr. Feller’s life: his baseball career, his service as a Navy Chief Petty Officer, and his enshrinement in the Hall of Fame. As such, the award will be presented to one Major League Baseball player, one Navy Chief Petty Officer, and one member of the Hall of Fame on Veterans Day, Nov. 11, 2013, at the Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C. In recognition of Feller’s significant accomplishment in attaining the rank of Chief Petty Officer, nominees must be a Chief Petty Officer (E-7 only), active or reserve, must be outstanding military professionals, and must embody the Navy’s core values of honor, courage, and commitment.

Feller enlisted in the Navy shortly after the attack on Pearl Harbor while he was with the Cleveland Indians, becoming the first American professional athlete to enlist. He served on the battleship USS ALABAMA (BB-60), and while doing so, the ship fought in both World War II theaters and earned eight battle stars. Mr. Feller was released from active duty achieving the rank of Chief Petty Officer, and is the only Chief Petty Officer in the Hall of Fame.

Nominations must be submitted to the Navy Office of Community Outreach by June 17. For more information on eligibility requirements and the selection process, see NAVADMIN 138/13.

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ST. LOUIS (AP) – Pinch hitter Daniel Descalso hit a two-run single with the bases loaded to snap an eighth-inning tie and the St. Louis Cardinals rallied past the Kansas City Royals with a 5-3 victory on Wednesday night. Luis Mendoza got his first career hit and RBI and held the Cardinals to a run in 5 2-3 innings before the bullpen failed for the Royals, who have lost a season-worst eight in a row. They dropped the first two games of the interleague series by a combined 10-4 score and have totaled 11 runs the last six games.
 
Matt Holliday and Carlos Beltran homered for the Cardinals, who have won seven of eight and lead the majors with a 35-17 record. Randy Choate (1-0) got the last out in the eighth and Edward Mujica finished for his 17th save in 17 chances.

Inclement weather in Ames forced the cancellation of the second round of the tourney.  The 18 holes scores are the final results.  The complete results are HERE.

Class 3-A @ Ames Golf & CC

1. Kuemper Catholic     367
2. Beckman Catholic     374
3. Unity Christian     383
4. Williamsburg         393
5. Cascade             394
6. Atlantic             401
7. Columbus Catholic     402
8. Clarinda             411

1.  Paige Van Dyk, South Tama             72
2.  Kate Coyle, Cascade                 78
3.  Makayla Ernst, East Sac County         80
4.  Brooke Fletcher, Atlantic             83
10. Morgan Naberhaus, Kuemper Catholic      87

Class 4-A @ Ames Golf & CC

1. Charles City         330
2. Cedar Rapids Xavier     352
3. Clear Lake         360
4. Grinnell             360
5. Western Dubuque     393
6. Newton             394
7. Mt. Pleasant         395
8. Humboldt         409

1.  Jessie Sindlinger, Charles City     65 (-8)

Complete results are located HERE

1-A Team:
1. Grundy Center         357    354     711
2. Bishop Garrigan     361    352     713
3. Valley             363    356     719
4. Pleasantville         382    382     764
5. New London         387    386     773
6. Gehlen Catholic     393    381     774
7. HLV             409    439     848
8. Corning             463    458     921

1-A Medalist:
1.  Alexa Capesius, Bishop Garrigan     79    71     150
10. Kaleigh Westlake, Corning         91    86     177
39. Serena Robinette, Griswold     114    100     214

2-A Team:
1. Alta-Aurelia             339    345     684
2. Dike-New Hartford         365    367     732
3. Nashua-Plainfield         363    376     739
4. Emmetsburg             376    372     748
5. Audubon                 375    390     765
6. Sumner-Fredericksburg     377    390     767
7. Central Decatur             389    406     795
8. North-Linn             419    425     844

2-A Medalist:
1. Sarah McMichael, Nashua-Plainfield     79    81     160
3. Taylor Gardner – Missouri Valley         80    83     163
9. Shelby Williams, CAM/A-C             82    87     169
10. Susie Bylund, Audubon             88    83     171
14. Lexie Thygesen, Audubon             86    90     176

• Exira/EHK Softball vs Essex & Red Oak is canceled tonight. (5/29)
• Atlantic vs. CAM girls softball in postponed. (5/29)
• Atlantic vs. Nodaway Valley boys baseball is postponed. (5/29)
• Audubon @ Missouri Valley girls softball is postponed to Friday, June 14th at Audubon as DH. (5/29)
• Audubon @ Missouri Valley baseball is postponed to June 4th. (5/29)

Inclement weather has forced the cancellation of today’s Class 5A State Golf Meet at Lake Panorama. With the cancellation, the 18-hole scores from yesterday are now the tournament final results.

Waukee wins the team title for the second-straight year. Anna Cullinan of Pleasant Valley and Waukee’s Kelsy Shay will share medalist honors with an 18-hole score of 76.

Complete Individual results can be viewed by clicking here.

Complete 5A team results can be viewed by clicking here.

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Tuesday Baseball
Glenwood 7, Atlantic 3
Denison 13-6, Red Oak 0-2
Harlan 9, Shenandoah 2
Kuemper 11, Clarinda 1 (5 inn)
A-H-S-T 14, Griswold 5
Audubon 2, Underwood 1
ADM 6, Carroll 1
Adair-Casey 9, Orient-Macksburg 3
CAM 4, Iowa Christian Academy 3
Coon Rapids-Bayard 9, Woodward-Granger 2
Guthrie Center 6, Panorama 1
Treynor 8, Missouri Valley 3
Tri-Center 7, Riverside 2

Tuesday Softball
Denison 11-12, Red Oak 1-0
Harlan 12 Shenandoah 2 (5 inn)
Clarinda 17-4 Kuemper Catholic 5-14
A-H-S-T 7, Griswold 4
Ballard 12, Carroll 0
Charter Oak-Ute 5, IKM-Manning 3
Exira/EHK 7, Grandview Park Baptist 0
Panorama 11, Guthrie Center 9
Sergeant Bluff-Luton 11, CB Thomas Jefferson 0
Stanton 7, Villisca 2
Treynor 14, Missouri Valley 4
Underwood 7, Audubon 2
Woodward-Granger 8, Coon Rapids-Bayard 5

Class 1-A
Atlantic 1, Creston 0 (Emily Mitchell scores, Creston 2 SOG)
Kuemper Catholic 4, Humboldt 1
Riverside 3, Missouri Valley 2 (2 OT/PK’s)
Underwood 3, A-H-S-T 0

Class 2-A
Abraham Lincoln 4, Perry 2
Lewis Central 4, Thomas Jefferson 1
Glenwood 1, Nodaway Valley/WCV/A-C 0
ADM 4, Norwalk 0