Monday June 26th Local Sports

TONIGHT:
AM-1300 KGLO — Minnesota Twins at Atlanta — pre-game 5:30, first pitch 6:20

AM-1490/96.7-FM KRIB, kribam.com — Clear Lake softball at Webster City — Pritchard’s Pre-Game 7:20, first pitch 7:30

 

 

MASON CITY — The annual Mason City High School vs. Newman Catholic High School baseball game scheduled for Sunday was a victim of this weekend’s weather. After anywhere between three and five inches of rain Saturday into Sunday morning, they were able to get the Newman baseball diamond ready for play with a delay of the JV game to 3:30, but moments into that game, more rain came and forced the cancellation of the JV and varsity contests. The game will not be rescheduled since Newman’s regular season comes to an end this Friday and neither team has a mutual open date between now and Saturday’s Class 1A district quarterfinal for the Knights. Mason City is 21-10 on the season and will host Ames tonight as part of an Iowa Alliance Conference doubleheader. Newman is 25-3 and are off tonight before hosting Central Springs on Tuesday night.

 

 

 

DETROIT (AP) — Royce Lewis scored the tying run in the eighth inning and drove in the go-ahead run in the 10th inning as the Minnesota Twins rallied to beat the Detroit Tigers 6-3 and win the three-game series. Minnesota trailed 3-2 going into the eighth, but Lewis walked with two outs, advanced to second on Ryan Jeffers’ pinch-hit single and scored when third baseman Nick Maton threw away Willi Castro’s grounder. Lewis led off the 10th with a single off Tigers reliever Brendan White that bounced off Maton’s glove, allowing Correa to score the go-ahead run. Twins reliever Griffin Jax got the win.

 

 

 

PORTLAND — Former Iowa star Kris Murray was introduced in Portland over the weekend, two days after being drafted by the Trail Blazers with the 23rd pick in the NBA Draft. Murray says he was thrilled to be drafted by Portland.

Murray says returning to Iowa for his junior season was the right decision. He averaged better than 20 points and nearly eight rebounds last season.

Murray says his next chore is to carve out a role on the team.

Murray says having watched twin brother Keegan go through his rookie season in Sacramento will help him make the transition to the NBA.

Murray is expecting to take part in the NBA Summer League next month in Las Vegas.

 

 

 

IOWA CITY — Iowa offensive lineman Rusty Feth is trying to catch up during summer workouts. Feth transferred to Iowa after playing at Miami of Ohio. He did not take part in spring drills with the Hawkeyes as he was finishing up his degree work at Miami.

Feth managed to watch a portion of spring practice.

At Iowa, Feth is reunited with former Miami assistant George Barnett. He is the Hawkeyes’ offensive line coach.

Iowa opens the season September 2nd hosting Utah State.