Saturday, Aug. 30, 2014

Scoreboard
Major League Baseball
Pittsburgh 2, Cincinnati 1
Chicago Cubs 7, St.?Louis 2
Detroit 7, Chicago White Sox 1

Local schedule
Today
Jay County — Football at Blackford – 7 p.m.
Fort Recovery — Football vs. North Union – 7:30 p.m.
South Adams — Football vs. Bellmont – 7 p.m.

Saturday
Jay County — Volleyball at Heritage – 9 a.m.; Boys tennis at Muncie Central – 9 a.m.
Fort Recovery — Cross country at Greenville Invitational – 8 a.m.; Volleyball at St. Mary’s Invitational – 10 a.m.; JV football at Winchester – 10 a.m.
South Adams — Cross country at Greenville Invitational – 8 a.m.; Boys tennis at Fort Wayne North Side/Fort Wayne South Side – 9 a.m.

Monday
South Adams — Freshman football at Bellmont – 5 p.m.
TV schedule
Today
8:30 a.m. — College Football: Croke Park Classic – Central Florida vs. Penn State (ESPN2)
11 a.m. — Tennis: U.S. Open – Third round (CBS-7,8,15)
Noon — College Football: UCLA at Virginia (ESPN); Appalachian State at Michigan (ESPN2); North Dakota State at Iowa State (FS1); Youngstown State at Illinois (BTN)
3:30 p.m — College Football: Rice at Notre Dame (NBC-2,13,33); West Virginia at Alabama (ESPN, ABC-6-21); California at Northwestern (ESPN, ABC-6-21); Florida Atlantic at Nebraska (BTN)
7 p.m. — Major League Baseball: Detroit Tigers at Chicago White Sox (WGN)
7:30 p.m. — College Football: Fresno State at USC (FOX-45,55,59)
7:30 p.m. — NASL Soccer: New York Cosmos at Indy Eleven (WNDY-23)
7:30 p.m. — NASCAR Racing: Nationwide Series – Great Clips 300 (ESPN2)
8 p.m. — College Football: Cowboys Classic – Florida State vs. Oklahoma State (ABC-6,21)
9 p.m. — College Football: Advocare Texas Kickoff – LSU vs. Wisconsin (ESPN)
Sunday
11 a.m. — Tennis: U.S. Open – Men’s third and women’s fourth round (CBS-7,8,15)
11:45 a.m. — College Football: MEAC/SWAC Challenge – Alabama A&M vs. North Carolina A&T (ESPN)
Noon — NFL Preseason Football: Indianapolis Colts at Cincinnati Bengals (FOX-45)
2 p.m. — Major League Baseball: Chicago Cubs at St. Louis Cardinals (WGN); Detroit Tigers at Chicago White Sox (TBS)
3 p.m. — PGA Tour Golf: Deutsche Bank Championship – Third round (NBC-2-13-33)
3:30 p.m. — WNBA Basketball: Western Conference Final – Game 2 (ABC-6,21)
3:30 p.m. — Basketball: FIBA World Cup – Turkey vs. United States (ESPN)
7:30 p.m. — NASCAR Racing: Sprint Cup – Oral-B USA 500 (ESPN)
7:30 p.m. — College Football: SMU at Baylor (FS1)
8 p.m. — Major League Baseball: Cleveland Indians at Kansas City Royals (ESPN)

Monday
11 a.m. — Tennis: U.S. Open – Men’s and women’s fourth round (CBS-7,8,15)
1 p.m. — Major League Baseball: Philadelphia Phillies at Atlanta Braves (ESPN)
1:30 p.m. — PGA Tour Golf: Deutsche Bank Championship – Final round (NBC-2,13,33)
2 p.m. — Major League Baseball: Milwaukee Brewers at Chicago Cubs (WGN)
4 p.m. — Major League Baseball: Detroit Tigers at Cleveland Indians (ESPN)
7 p.m. — Tennis: U.S. Open – Round of 16 (ESPN2)
8 p.m. — College Football: Miami at Louisville (ESPN)

Local notes
Fall junior league forming
The Portland Junior League is forming a fall baseball league for boys ages 5 through 9.
The league will be played Sunday afternoons from Sept. 7 through Oct. 5 at the Portland Junior League fields.
Cost is $10 per player, and forms are available at www.pjlball.com or by calling James Myers at (260) 726-5088.
Deadline to register is Sunday.

Indiana Bandits to hold tryouts
The Indiana Bandits travel baseball teams will hold tryouts for the 2015 season from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Roush Park in Bluffton.
Teams include 14-and-younger, 13-and-younger, 12-and-younger and 11-and-younger and is based on age as of May 1, 2015.
Estimated cost to play is $300 and includes uniforms. Fundraising opportunities are available and encouraged.
For more information, contact Troy Joloja at (260) 820-2710.

Holy Trinity to host 5K
The Holy Trinity church will host a 5K run/walk on Sept. 6.
The race will be at 9 a.m. at Holy Trinity Church in Bryant.
Cost is $15 if registered by Sunday and t-shirt will be included. Race day registration begins at 8 a.m.
For more information, contact Rhonda Alig at (260) 997-8385.

Adams County Challenge underway
The 2014 Adams County 5K Run/Walk Challenge is now underway.
Registration forms are available at www.adamscountyfoundation.org, and the series fee covers registration to all events, including shirts for each event.
The next race is the Catch Your Breath 5K Walk/Run.
The race will be held at 9 a.m. on Sept. 13 at the River Greenway Trailhead at Evergreen in Decatur.
For more information, contact Alexa Markley at (260) 724-2145 ext. 1537.

Rocket golf outing set for Sept. 28
The Portland Rockets will host its annual golf outing Sept. 28 at the Portland Golf Club.
Cost for the four-person scramble is $240 per team, and includes cart rental.
Prizes will be available for the top three teams, and there will also be a 50/50 drawing.
Hole sponsorships will also be available, and there will be a lunch and fellowship following the tournament at the Greazy Pickle in Portland.
For more information, contact Randy Miller at (260) 703-2003.

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