Monday, December 9, 2013

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ST. LOUIS CARDINAL NEWS:

FOX SPORTS MIDWEST IS NEARING A COMPLETION OF A DEAL THAT WOULD ADD TIM
MCCARVER TO THE CARDINALS BROADCAST BOOTH IN A LIMITED ROLE NEXT YEAR.
MCCARVER STEPPED DOWN AS A NATIONAL BROADCAST ANALYST WITH FOX AFTER
THIS YEAR'S WORLD SERIES.. THE 72 YEAR OLD MCCARVER IS EXPECTED TO WORK
20 TO 25 GAMES IN 2014..

MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS..

RECAPPING THE WEEKEND..  THE GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM BEAT DYERSVILLE BECKMAN BUT LOST TO NORTH SCOTT.. THE GIRLS ARE 2 AND 2.. THE BOYS LOST TO
DYERSVILLE BECKMAN BUT BEAT DAVENPORT WEST FOR THEIR FIRST WIN OF THE
YEAR. THEY ARE 1 AND 2..  WRESTLING, MAQUOKETA LOST THREE DUALS AND TIED
ANOTHER IN THE CASCADE DUALS TOURNAMENT FRIDAY NIGHT...  BOWLING, THE
MAQUOKETA BOYS LOST TO WEST DELEWARE BUT THE MAQUOKETA GIRLS EDGED
WEST DELEWARE AT MANCHESTER FRIDAY NIGHT..
TONIGHT, THERE IS A FRESHMEN - SOPHOMORE BOYS DOUBLEHEADER IN BASKETBALL IN MAQUOKETA.. AND TONIGHT ON THE RADIO, IT'S THE MAGGIE FURLONG
GIRLS BASKETBALL SHOW...

HAVE A GOOD WEEK AHEAD.  LEIGHTON

Friday, December 6, 2013

Cardinal Sports

ST. LOUIS CARDINAL NEWS:

EDWARD MUJICA, WHO SPENT ALMOST ALL OF LAST SEASON AS CLOSER FOR THE ST.
LOUIS CARDINALS BEFORE LOSING HIS JOB TO TREVOR ROSENTHAL HAS AGREED TO A
TWO YEAR CONTRACT WITH THE BOSTON RED SOX, REPORTEDLY WORTH $9.5 MILLION.
LATE-SEASON STRUGGLES BALLOONED HIS E.R.A. AND THE CARDINALS USED HIM JUST
TWICE IN THE PLAYOFFS AND NOT AT ALL AGAINST BOSTON IN THE WORLD SERIES.

MAQUOKETA CARDINAL SPORTS:

A BUSY NIGHT FOR OUR MAQUOKETA ATHLETES TONIGHT.. THE GIRLS AND BOYS
BOWLING TEAMS HEAD TO MANCHESTER TO FACE WEST DELEWARE IN A DUAL AT
LIGHTNING LANES..
THE WRESTLERS TRAVEL TO CASCADE TO TAKE PART IN THE CASCADE DUALS
TOURNAMENT..
THE GIRLS AND BOYS BASKETBALL TEAMS BOTH PLAY DYERSVILLE BECKMAN IN
WAMAC ACTION.. GIRLS TRIPLE HEADER AT MAQUOKETA..  THE BOYS HAVE A
TRIPLE HEADER AT DYERSVILLE..

Thursday, December 5, 2013

Cardinal Sports

ST. LOUIS CARDINAL NEWS:

THOUGH THE CARDINALS' SEASON EXTENDED A MONTH LONGER THAN MOST, THE
CLUB HAS SINCE BEEN AS QUICK AS ANY TO ADDRESS THE DEFICIENCIES IDENTIFIED
IN ADVANCE OF 2014.. ATOP THAT LIST OF NEEDS WAS A SHORTSTOP.  JHONNY PERALTA
HAS BEEN SIGNED TO FILL THAT HOLE.. THE DESIRE TO UPGRADE DEFENSIVELY IN
CENTER FIELD AND ADD MORE SPEED TO THE LINEUP WAS ACCOMPLISHED WITH THE
TRADE ACQUISITION OF PETER BOURJOS.  THE EARLY FLURRY OF ACTIVITY LEAVES
THE CARDINALS POSITIONED FOR A POTENTIALLY QUIET WEEK IN LAKE BUENA VISTA,
FLORIDA NEXT WEEK WHEN THE 30 CLUBS COME TOGETHER FOR BASEBALL'S ANNUAL
WINTER MEETINGS..

MAQUOKETA CARDINAL NEWS:

THE COACH CHAD SPECHT BOYS BASKETBALL SHOW WILL BE ON THE AIR TONIGHT
AT 5:45 ON KMAQ.. THE HEAD COACH WILL REVIEW THE SEASON OPENING LOSS TO
BENTON COMMUNITY..  HE WILL PREVIEW THREE GAMES COMING UP - FRIDAY NIGHT
AT DYERSVILLE BECKMAN, SATURDAY NIGHT AT HOME AGAINST DAVENPORT WEST
AND NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT AT HOME AGAINST CENTRAL OF DEWITT..  BE SURE AND
TUNE IN TONIGHT..

Wednesday, December 4, 2013

Cardinal Sports

ST. LOUIS CARDINALS:

IT APPEARS FORMER CARDINAL CARLOS BELTRAN WILL BE HEADING TO KANSAS CITY.
BELTRAN BEGAN HIS CAREER WITH THE ROYALS..  KANSAS CITY HAS OFFERED THE
FREE AGENT $48 MILLIONS FOR A THREE YEAR CONTRACT.

MAQUOKETA CARDINAL SPORTS:

GIRLS BASKETBALL IN MAQUOKETA LAST NIGHT,  MAQUOKETA WON THEIR FIRST GAME UNDER NEW COACH MAGGIE FURLONG AS THEY DOWNED BENTON COMMUNITY
51-45 IN OVERTIME.. CHIARA ATIENZA LED MAQUOKETA WITH 18 POINTS..  MEANWHILE
ON THE ROAD AT VAN HORNE, BENTON COMMUNITY BEAT MAQUOKETA 61 TO 49 IN THE
CARDINALS SEASON-OPENER..
DOUBLE DUAL WRESTLING IN MAQUOKETA LAST NIGHT TO OPEN THE SEASON FOR THE CARDINALS.  PLEASANT VALLEY BEAT MAQUOKETA 64 TO 16 AS THE CARDINALS
FORFEITED 6 WEIGHT CLASSES..  MAQUOKETA BEAT CASCADE 36 TO 30 IN THE FINAL
DUAL OF THE NIGHT.. JACOB KLOFT HAD TWO PINS ON THE NIGHT FOR MAQUOKETA.
THE MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING SHOW ON THE AIR TONIGHT AT AROUND
6 P.M. ON BOTH KMAQ AM AND FM...

Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Cardinal Sports

ST. LOUIS CARDINAL NEWS:

UNWILLING TO PAY THE SALARY JOHN AXFORD WOULD HAVE COMMANDED IN THE
ARBITRATION PROCESS, THE CARDINALS NON-TENDERED THE RIGHT-HANDED RELIEVER MONDAY.. AS A RESULT, AXFORD BECOMES A FREE AGENT A LITTLE MORE
THAN THREE MONTHS AFTER THE CARDINALS ACQUIRED HIM IN A TRADE WITH
MILWAUKEE..

MAQUOKETA CARDINAL NEWS:

BENTON COMMUNITY IS THE COMMON OPPONENT FOR THE MAQUOKETA GIRLS AND BOYS BASKETBALL TEAMS TONIGHT.. THE BOYS TRAVEL TO VAN HORNE FOR THEIR
SEASON OPENER.. THE GIRLS WILL HOST  BENTON COMMUNITY IN WAMAC ACTION.
THE MAQUOKETA WRESTLING TEAM WILL HOST A DOUBLE DUAL AT THE WEST GYM
TONIGHT STARTING AT 6 P.M..  MAQUOKETA WILL WRESTLE THE FIRST DUAL OF THE
NIGHT AGAINST PLEASANT VALLEY AND ALSO THE FINAL DUAL OF THE NIGHT AGAINST CASCADE..   KMAQ WILL BROADCAST THE TWO MAQUOKETA DUALS
STARTING JUST BEFORE 6:00 TONIGHT...  I WILL ANCHOR THE COVERAGE WITH
HELP FROM FORMER MAQUOKETA COACH JEFF TAMPIR AND FORMER MAQUOKETA
WRESTLER DR. PAUL KOOB...

Monday, December 2, 2013

Cardinal Sports

ST. LOUIS CARDINAL NEWS:

THE CARDINALS ENTERED THE OFF SEASON WITH 6 ARBITRATION-ELIGIBLE PLAYERS.
TWO- DAVID FREESE AND FERNANDO SALAS HAVE BEEN TRADED AND ANOTHER, ROB
JOHNSON, WAS TAKEN OFF THE 40 MAN ROSTER LAST MONTH.. THAT LEAVES
CENTERFIELD JON JAY, INFIELDER DANIEL DESCALSO AND RELEIVER JOHN AXFORD.
ONLY AXFORD IS EXPECTED NOT TO BE TENDERED BY TONIGHT'S DEADLINE..

MAQUOKETA HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS NEWS:

ON THE CALENDAR TONIGHT, THE FRESHMEN-SOPHOMORE GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM
WILL PLAY AT DAVENPORT WEST AT 6:00 TONIGHT.. ON THE RADIO TONIGHT, IT'S THE
MAGGIE FURLONG GIRLS BASKETBALL SHOW AROUND 5:45 P.M..  SHE WILL REVIEW THE SEASON OPENER AGAINST MOUNT VERNON AND LOOK AHEAD TO ACTION THIS WEEK..
SEVERAL MAQUOKETA STUDENTS RECENTLY PARTICIPATED IN THE SPECIAL OLYMPICS STATE BOWLING COMPETITION..  EARNING A SECOND PLACE MEDAL WERE TANIA AIA,
ANA MITHCELL, AND LANCE OWEN.. EARNING FIRST PLACE GOLD MEDALS WERE
JENNA BREITBACH, ANNMARIE JOHNSON AND ALEXIS PAINTIN..

THANKS FOR CHECKING IN AND HAVE A BUSY WEEK AHEAD.. LEIGHTON

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