3 THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
INSIDE SPORTS
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 12, 2004
VOLLEYBALL CLUB
Men's volleyball faces first competition of fall in Mizzou
Beyond the arc
The KU Men's Volleyball club team will travel to the University of Missouri's Mizzou Midwest Swing tournament over fall break. The tournament, beginning at 9 a.m.on Oct.16 at Hearnes Center, is the first for this year's club.
The club will compete with 12 other teams in a round-robin format to establish seeds. After the teams have been seeded, they will play singleelimination games to establish a champion.
"We're much more confident this year," said Matt Parrot, a grad student from Overland Park. "We've got a few new players who are going to make a difference."
"We're really psyched and ready for competition, because we've been practicing for so long," said Adam Ferrari, Wilmette, ill., senior. "I'm hoping we'll play like we are able to play."
— Jessica Feren
For only the second time in 10 years, the KU water ski club team is headed to the national competition in Zachary, La.
KU water ski team to travel south for national competition
WATER SKIING
The KU water ski team, with 13 members, placed fifth at the regional competition in Illinois on Oct. 2 and 3. The top five teams from every region are invited to compete on the national level.
"It's been a big confidence boost," said club president Amy Bing, Wichita junior. "Our girls have really stepped it up this year and helped us extend our season."
Skiers compete in the men's and women's divisions of three events: slalom, trick and jump. When individuals place in an event, those points are added to the team's total.
The team will take 14 members to compete at nationals from Oct. 14 through 16.
"Competing at the collegiate level is different," said Brian Gibson, Springfield, Mo., senior. "It's a really relaxed atmosphere, and you know everyone. It's a lot of fun."
Jessica Feren
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J. D. Stanfield, Buhler junior, shoots a three-pointer at the Student Fitness Recreation Center. Because of his busy work schedule, yesterday afternoon was Stanfield's first tina-3 playing basketball at the recreation center.
Cardinals deserve respect in playoff
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
That was indeed a handshake line you saw moments after the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Dodgers in Los Angeles, three games to one, to settle half the bracket for the National League championship series.
Just don't get used to it.
Respect is hard to come by in baseball around playoff time. The last time anybody can remember two teams shaking hands at the end of a playoff series was 1991, after the closest World Series ever, and you definitely won't see the Yankees-Red Sox series end that way in a week or so. Then again, few teams merit respect the way the Cardinals do.
million ranked 11th out of 30 major league teams, but nobody got more professionalism for the buck.
The guy who calls the shots day to day, Tony La Russa, is a lawyer by training, once known as the "Thinking Man's Manager" and "Baseball's Answer Man" because he was using computers long before they fit on a lap. They even celebrate with restraint.
The Cards' lineup is loaded top to bottom with patient, lethal hitters, their pitchers contest every inch of the plate, and they send out a Gold Glover at just about every position.
Their opening-day payroll of $75.6
So maybe it wasn't a coincidence that Dodgers manager Jim Tracy described the rare handshake exchange Sunday night as, "a professional show
Odalis Perez and drew a walk in the first inning. Then Scott Rolen, who was hitless in the division series, wrangled another walk after Perez just missed with balls three and four.
Then, in the fourth, Pujols maneuvered reliever Wilson Alvarez into a 3-1 count and smacked the next pitch into the left-field seats for a three-run homer that sealed the Dodgers' fate.
It would have said just as much if the Dodgers carried a white flag out onto the field. That's how soundly the Cardinals handled Los Angeles throughout. Their only hiccup came in Game 4, when Los Angeles starter Jose Lima threw a complete-game shutout by nibbling at the corners, and the St. Louis hitters uncharacteristically obliged by biting at too many bad pitches.
of class between two very classy organizations.
"To play this series the way it was played with the intensity it was played," Tracv said, "it said a lot."
Their patience wasn't rewarded immediately, but all the walks eventually wore down Perez.
"Albert is a tremendous player, he does amazing things out there," said St. Louis starter and winner Jeff Suppan, who is a pretty good story himself. "With him and everyone else, it's the best team I've been on."
That trend ended early in the clinching game. Albert Pujols, who had only one RBI in the series to that point, climbed out of an 0-2 hole against
Kansas athletics calendar
Today
Women's golf at home, all day
TOMORROW
Volloyball at Iowa State, 7 p.m.
THURSDAY
Swimming vs. Texas, 6 p.m.
Sunday's intramural scores
SAND VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT
Men's Upen
Tuscan Raiders def. Pearson (2-0, 2-0)
Crabs def. Amiini (2-0, 2-0)
Big N Testies def. Sunshine Squad (21-18, 21-18)
Crabs def. Sunshine Raiders (21-8, 21-13)
Men's Open Championship Crabs def. Big N Tasties (21-13, 21-14)
■ Men's Fraternities
Sigma Chi def. Phi Delt A-2 (21-17, 21-14)
Beta A-1 def. Phi Delt A-1 (22-20, 21-12)
Phi Delt A-1 def. Beta Freshman (21-19, 21-14)
Sigma Chi def. Beta A-2 (21-16, 21-19)
Sigma Chi def. LCA (2-0, 2-0)
Beta A-2 def. Fij I 2 (13-11, 21-18)
Beta A-1 def. Theta Chi I (21-18, 21-19)
Phi Delt A-1 def. Beta A-3 (21-10, 21-18)
Women's
AD Pirates def. Alpha Chi Omega (22-20, 14-21), 9-7)
Lady Jayhawkers def. Alpha Chi Omega 2 (2-0, 2-0)
Contlymola def. Sausage Tacos (21-10, 21-8)
Trichomonas def. Flying Squirrels (21-19, 21-8)
Bros & Hos def. D Team (21-13, 21-8)
Contlymola def. Templin (6 21-9, 21-8)
Sparacutus def. GDoutht (2-0, 2-0)
Sausage Tacos def. Slammers (2-0, 2-0)
Sausage Tacos def. Spartacus (21-16, 21-8)
Trichomonas def. Bros & Hos (21-8, 21-11)
FRIDAY'S SOCCER TOURNAMENT
CoRec
Men's Open
Mad Cow def. GP (11-0)
AF ROTC 0ft, Walk-Ons (6-5)
Men's Fraternities
Delta Chi 21. LCA (3-2)
Sig Ep 2. defa. BETA 2 (6-1)
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Oliver 2 def. Dingos (1-0)
Pearson & Friends def. Southampton (7-1)
SUNDAY'S SOCCER TOURAMENT
Men's Open
Batterfalid. def. Pub Crawlers (1-0)
Team Hydro def. Brazilian All-Stars (4-0)
Team Rodeo def. Pele Sucks (3-1)
Fantastic Return of the OH def. Swedish Nationals (1-0)
Hawks def. Pearson (4-1)
■ Men's Fraternities
Sigma Na def. SAE (6-0)
fij def. Pi Kappa Phi (5-1)
■ Women's
Alpha Gamma Delta def. 4 North (1-0)
Chi Omega def. Kappa Delta (1-0)
Kappa Alpha Theta def. Delta GAam(1-0)
CoRec
Titans def. KU Hillel (1-0)
Oilver 1 def. AFROTCT (2-1)
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Friday at midnight kicks off the first practice of the basketball season. Don't miss the prepractice festivities, provided by the men's and women's basketball teams.
Allen Fieldhouse doors open at 8 p.m.
Preshow from 9 to 10:35 p.m.
Team performances at 10:35 p.m.
Scrimmage at midnight.
Debate Watch
The Robert J. Dole Institute of Politics Friday, October 8,2004
Wednesday, October 13,2004 8:00 p.m.
You are invited to the Dole Institute of Politics to watch the televised presidential debates. Group discussions will follow.
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