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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — IndyCar driver Charlie Kimball was honored this week with the Jefferson Award, one of the nation’s top honors for community service and volunteerism. Kimball, who was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes nearly five years ago, was lauded because of his efforts to raise awareness about the disease. Kimball, who will run in Saturday night’s IndyCar race in Iowa, says it’s very important to him to be outspoken about his own struggle with diabetes. Kimball says being upfront about the disease has also forced him to be proactive in fighting it.
DETROIT (AP) — Quintin Berry hit a tie breaking single with the bases loaded in the bottom of the 10th inning, giving the Detroit Tigers a 2-1 win over the St. Louis Cardinals on Thursday.
Ramon Santiago and Jhonny Peralta hit one-out singles off Victor Marte (0-1), who then grazed Austin Jackson’s jersey with a pitch. Berry followed with a base hit up the middle through a drawn-in infield.
Joaquin Benoit (1-1) got the win. The Detroit bullpen shut out St. Louis after Jacob Turner allowed a run and four hits in five innings.
Kyle Lohse allowed a run and four hits in seven innings for the Cardinals.
Freshman Rebekah Topham of Griswold is the 2011-12 Gatorade Iowa Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year. Topham is the first Gatorade Iowa Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year winner from Griswold High School.
The award recognizes outstanding athletic excellence, good character and academic achievement.
The 5-foot-7 inch distance runner and hurdler won three individual state championships this spring, leading the Tigers to the Class 1-A state team title. She took the titles in the 800 meters, the 1500 meters and the 3000 meters. She was also second in the 400 meter hurdles. Topham also placed sixth in the 1500 meters at the USA Track & Field Junior National Championships this month.
Topham is also a 4.0 student, volunteers at a nursing home and is a vacation bible school counselor.
Topham also won the Iowa Gatorade award last fall for the cross country season. She is a finalist for the Gatorade National Girls Track & Field Athlete of the Year award to be announced in this month.
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DETROIT (AP) — Jake Westbrook pitched his first complete game in over two years, giving up only an unearned run in the St. Louis Cardinals’ 3-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers on Wednesday night. Westbrook (6-6) allowed five hits, struck out five and walked one. It was his 14th career complete game, but his first since May 16, 2010, when he was pitching for Cleveland at Baltimore. The Cardinals took the lead in the sixth when Yadier Molina hit into a bases-loaded double play, breaking a 1-all tie. The Cardinals added an eighth-inning run on an error by Detroit shortstop Jhonny Peralta. Rick Porcello (4-5) allowed two runs and 10 hits in seven innings.
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Wednesday’s nights Kent State-South Carolina game at the College World Series was postponed until this (Thursday) morning, because of rain. A line of showers moved into the Omaha area about an hour before the game was scheduled to start Wednesday night. Radar indicated the rain would continue late into the evening. Three games will be played today (Thursday). Kent State-South Carolina will begin at 11:08-a.m. CDT. Arizona and Florida State will play at 4:08 p.m. The Kent State-South Carolina winner will play Arkansas at 8:08 p.m.
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BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Red Sox have signed shortstop Deven Marrero, their first-round pick in this month’s draft. The team also announced on Wednesday the signings of right-hander Justin Haley, its sixth-round choice, and center fielder Iseha Conklin, a 19th-round selection. Marrero, signed to a bonus of $2.05 million, was the 24th overall pick of the draft and will be assigned to short-season Single-A Lowell. In three seasons at Arizona State, he batted .325 with 12 homers, 95 RBIs and 32 stolen bases in 150 games. Haley was 8-4 with a 3.08 ERA in two seasons with Fresno State. Conklin batted .393 this year as a freshman at Iowa Western Community College. The Red Sox have signed nine of their first 11 picks and a total of 14.
Congratulations to the Atlantic girls track team. The average GPA for the second semester was 3.29. This qualifies the 26 team members for “Academic All-State” honors as a team. Team members Taylor Barry, Marissa Berns, Paige Kennon, Melanie Nielsen, Makenzie Holmes, Kristin Johnk, Erin Shannon and Brienna Steffens helped the effort by earning perfect 4.0 grade points.
Paige Kennon received the prestigious individual “Academic All-State” award. In order to win this award you have to have a cumulative grade point of 3.8, an ACT score of 28 and must have participated in the state track meet.
Congratulations also to the seven members who received Hawkeye 10 “Academic All-Conference” awards. They include Paige Kennon, Taylor Barry, Ali Krogman, Melanie Nielsen, Marissa Berns, Sam Petersen and Sam McConnell.
(from Bruce Henderson)
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