Tuesday Morning Sports with KWBW’s Rob Dreher.
Author: Glen Grunwald
Monday NBC World Series scores, Tuesday’s schedule
WICHITA, Kan. – Pool play concluded on Monday. Top 2 teams out of each of the 4 pools advance to a single elimination tournament which is broken into 2 4 team brackets. Hutchinson Monarchs is in Bracket #1 and take on the Dodge City A’s at 1 pm Tuesday.Tuesday Sports Headlines
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Patrick Mahomes spent this past offseason riding horses on the beach, popping up at the Final Four and Stanley Cup Final, hob-knobbing with celebrities and being feted by late night talk show hosts. Indeed, much has changed for the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback since he showed up at Missouri Western State University a year ago.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Cavan Biggio hit the go-ahead homer in the eighth inning, Randal Grichuk and Teoscar Hernandez also went deep, and the Blue Jays beat the Royals 7-3. Top prospect Bo Bichette singled in the first at-bat of his big league career for the Blue Jays, and Tim Mayza earned the win in relief of Thomas Pannone. Brad Keller gave up three homers in taking the loss for Kansas City.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Johnny Robinson, the former LSU standout-turned-star safety during the years of the AFL-NFL merger, finally is headed to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Robinson was passed over six times during the 1980s, but now will get to slip on that famous gold jacket as a senior committee nominee. He is the ninth member of the Chiefs’ Super Bowl 4 championship team to be inducted in Canton, joining Len Dawson and others.
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) — Max Falkenstien, the affable and silver-tongued “Voice of the Jayhawks” who brought Kansas football and basketball into the homes of fans for six decades, died Monday. He was 95. The school announced his death in a statement. No cause was given. Falkenstien broadcast his first game in 1946 and was a staple for the Jayhawks until his retirement in 2006.
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) — Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Keith Reaser hurt his Achilles tendon during practice and could miss the season. Reaser emerged as one of the stars of the brief Alliance of American Football and was likely to make the Chiefs’ roster. In other injury news from the team’s first padded practice, right tackle Mitchell Schwartz left early when his back locked up and wide receiver Gehrig Dieter departed practice with back spasms.
National Headlines
WASHINGTON (AP) _ The Washington National’s push to catch The Atlanta Braves in the NL East for a wild card berth just got a little bit tougher. Max Scherzer is back on the 10-day injured list. The Nationals announced that Scherzer was placed on the IL with a minor rhomboid strain. It’s in the same area as the inflammation under his right shoulder that forced the ace right-hander to the IL for 19 days earlier this month.
OXNARD, Calif. (AP) — Dallas Cowboys defensive end Robert Quinn says the issue of protesting during the national anthem “might come up” before the season with owner Jerry Jones. Quinn has raised his fist during the anthem during recent seasons with Miami and with the Rams. Jones has taken a hard stance against displays by his players. Quinn says the two have not discussed yet. The Cowboys open the regular season at home against the New York Giants on Sept. 8.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) _ It’s the argument that won’t end. A Louisiana judge has ordered that NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and three officials from January’s NFC title game be questioned under oath in September about an infamous “no-call” during January’s NFC title game. Attorney Antonio LeMon, who filed a lawsuit over the game, says he and league attorneys will pick a mutually agreeable date for the questioning _ barring any league appeals that might delay or cancel the questioning.
UNDATED (AP) _ Hendrick Motorsports has named Cliff Daniels as the new crew chief for seven-time NASCAR Cup Series champion Jimmie Johnson. Daniels will assume the role immediately and be atop the pit box for Sunday’s road course race at Watkins Glen International in New York. Johnson is 12 points out of the 16-driver playoff field with five races left before the cutoff. Daniels replaces Kevin Meendering.
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Jordan Lyles is heading back to the Milwaukee Brewers. Milwaukee acquired the 28-year-old right-hander from Pittsburgh on Monday for pitching prospect Cody Ponce. Lyles was 1-0 with a 3.31 ERA in 11 appearances for the Brewers late last season, helping Milwaukee win the NL Central. He agreed to a $2.05 million, one-year contract with the Pirates and earned a rotation spot, going 5-7 with a 5.36 ERA.
NEW YORK (AP) _Major League Baseball officials have upheld the two-game suspension of Houston outfielder Jake Marisnick for a home plate crash with Angeles catcher Jonathan Lucroy on July 7. Marisnick had appealed the suspension. The collision left Lucroy with a concussion and a broken nose.
Monday Scores
INTERLEAGUE
Final San Diego 8 Baltimore 1
AMERICAN LEAGUE
Final Toronto 7 Kansas City 3
Final Detroit 7 L-A Angels 2
NATIONAL LEAGUE
Final Washington 6 Atlanta 3
Final Cincinnati 11 Pittsburgh 6
Final Miami 11 Arizona 6
Final Colorado 9 L-A Dodgers 1
Chiefs lose defensive back Reaser to Achilles injury
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (AP) – Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Keith Reaser, who emerged as one of the stars of the brief Alliance of American Football, hurt his Achilles tendon during practice Monday and could miss the season.
Reaser was fourth on the depth chart behind Kendall Fuller, Bashaud Breeland and Charvarius Ward, but the cousin of late Redskins defensive back Sean Taylor was likely to make the team.
In other injury news from the Chiefs’ first padded practice, right tackle Mitchell Schwartz left early when his back locked up and wide receiver Gehrig Dieter departed practice with back spasms.
Running back Damien Williams and safety Jordan Lucas remained sidelined by hamstring injuries, while Chiefs coach Andy Reid said Breeland could return soon after having stitches for a lacerated thumb.
The Chiefs practice again Tuesday and Wednesday before getting their first day off Thursday.
Monarchs advance out of pool play in NBC World Series
WICHITA, Kan. – The Hutchinson Monarchs jumped out to a 3-0 lead over the Palm Springs Chill midway through the feature game of the 85th annual NBC World Series pool play A game at Eck Stadium before an injury to one of the newest Monarchs, Casey Mayes of Andover, happened in the bottom of the 4th. Mayes was plunked by a pitch in the bottom of the 4th, then as the freshman from Michigan State stole 2nd base, he over-slide the base a bit and injured his lower leg. After a long delay, Mayes was carted off to an ambulance waiting just outside the Monarchs bull pen.
After play resumed, Hutchinson was able to score on a sacrifice fly by Brayden Whitchurch to score Ed Scott who came in to run for the injured Mayes. The Monarchs go up 4-0 after 4.
The Chill was able to score 3 in the top of the 5th to close the game to 1 run with the Monarchs clinging to a 4-3 lead going to the 6th.
Joshua Fortenberry came on in relief, but the Chill tie it up on a fielders choice and the game was tied up 4-4 going to the bottom of the 6th.
The Monarchs were retired quietly in the bottom of the 6th and Fortenberry worked out of a jam in the 7th with 2 strikeouts and a pop out.
Cooper Elliot was safe after a bobble by the Chill first baseman. Then Elliot got an easy steal to 2nd which brought up Taylor Barber, who was promply hit by a pitch. Runners on 1st and 2nd now with 1 out. Ed Scott singled to score Elliot and the Monarchs regained the lead 5-4 end of 7.
With 1 out in the top of the 8th with the tie run at 1st base for the Chill, The Monarchs bring in their ace reliever Noah Kelly out of Las Vegas. The Chill was able to score to tie it up at 5 apiece as we go to the bottom of the 8th.
Ryan Stoecklein got on by an error that took 2nd on an errant throw and the Monarchs were in business with nobody out. Mason Lowe droped down a perfect bunt to get on with an infield hit and the Monarchs had runners at the corners in the bottom of the 8th.
Lowe then got caught in a run down trying to steal 2nd for the 2nd out with a runner at 3rd base. After Elliot was hit by a pitch, Dylan Nedved lined a single to right to score Stoecklein to give the Monarchs the lead 6-5.
Palm Springs got the lead off runner on in the top of the 9th on a hit by pitch, but he was erased by a sweet 5-4-3 double play then made a sweet stop on a hard hit ball to get the final out 5-3 on the put out.
Monarchs win 6-5. Elliot was named player of the game for his efforts in the field and at the plate.
Hutchinson now takes on the Dodge City A’s Tuesday at 1 pm in the 8 team pool bracket. Hutchinson would have to win Tuesday and again on Wednesday to advance to Championship Week Tournament. It’s win or go home time.
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Game Information
- Date: 07/29/2019
- Start Time: 07:02 PM
- Duration: 2:51
- End Time: 09:53 PM
- Winning Pitcher: 11 – Noah Kelly
- Losing Pitcher: 31 – Jeremy Husband
- Location: Eck Stadium
- Weather: 91 deg sunny NE 13 mph
- Comments: Injury Delay Begins 7:53. Play resumes 8:18 PM
Chiefs Training Camp Reports with Mitch Holtus – July 29th
Listen to updates from Kansas City Chiefs Training Camp in St. Joseph, Mo. with the “Voice of the Chiefs” Mitch Holthus. The reports originally air weeknights at 5:25 p.m. on KWBW Radio 1450 am/98.5 fm. Brought to you locally by Egbert Liquor.
Chiefs Training Camp Audio from Monday
By DAVE RIGGERT
St. Joseph Post
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs wrapped up their third practice of training camp Monday morning at Missouri Western State University in St. Joseph. It was their first practice in full pads and head coach Andy Reid, wide receiver Sammy Watkins and defensive end Frank Clark spoke to the media afterwards.
“Voice of the Jayhawks,” Max Falkenstien, passes away at 95
LAWRENCE,Kan. – Max Falkenstien, who broadcast University of Kansas football and men’s basketball games for 60 years, died Monday afternoon. He was 95.
Falkenstien did his first radio broadcast of a KU basketball game – an NCAA Tournament game in Kansas City between KU and Oklahoma A&M – on March 18, 1946. His next KU broadcast was the Jayhawks’ football opener against TCU on September 21, 1946. He served as play-by-play voice of the Jayhawks for 39 years and switched to the commentator’s role in September 1984, when Bob Davis assumed the play-by-play duties; together they did KU football and basketball games until Falkenstien’s retirement in 2006. The duo became so well known that they were referred to simply as “Bob and Max.” Falkenstien retired as color commentator on Jayhawk Radio Network broadcasts after the last game of the 2005-06 men’s basketball season – his 60th season of covering Jayhawk athletics.
“Although I still am in good health,” he said at the time, “I realize there finally comes a time when one must call an end to something, no matter how much he enjoys it.”
Kansas Athletics honored Falkenstien by making him the only non-player to have his “jersey” (60) honored in the rafters of Allen Fieldhouse. The Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame paid tribute to him in 2004 with its Curt Gowdy Award, and the College Football Hall of Fame honored him in 1996 with its Chris Shenkel Award. He was inducted into the State of Kansas Sports Hall of Fame and the Kansas Athletics Hall of Fame, and was the first inductee of the Lawrence High School Hall of Honor. He was awarded an honorary “K” by the K Club, Kansas Athletics’ association of former student-athletes.
The Sporting News in 2001 named Falkenstien “the best college radio personality in the country,” and television’s Dick Vitale selected Bob and Max to his “Sweet 16” of the best college basketball announcing teams in the country.
Falkenstien graduated from Liberty Memorial High School (now Lawrence High School) in 1942. After a semester at KU he enlisted in the Army Air Corps; he left the service in March 1946. He earned a degree in mathematics from KU in 1948. His father, Earl, served as business manager of Kansas Athletics for 33 years.
Falkenstien first worked in radio at WREN in Lawrence. He worked at WIBW radio and television in Topeka, and for one year as general manager at Sunflower Cable in Lawrence. As famous as he was for his sports broadcasting, he reported live during two of Topeka’s most famous news events as well – the 1951 flood and the 1966 tornado.
Falkenstien also worked at the Douglas County Bank in Lawrence, retiring as senior vice-president in 1994.
Falkenstien also made his mark on television along the way. He provided the play-by-play on the Big Eight Conference men’s basketball Game of the Week between 1968 and 1971. And for more than three decades he hosted football and basketball coaches’ television shows, including those for Don Fambrough, Pepper Rodgers, Mike Gottfried, Ted Owens, Larry Brown and Roy Williams.
Falkenstien’s last KU football broadcast was the Jayhawks’ victory over Houston in the 2005 Fort Worth Bowl. He last broadcast a game in Allen Fieldhouse on March 1, 2006, a KU victory over Colorado 51 years to the day after he had broadcast the first game played in Allen Fieldhouse. His final KU broadcast came on March 17, 2006, when Bradley upset the Jayhawks in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
Falkenstien is survived by his wife, Isobel; they were married for 70 years. They had two children – a son, Kurt, and a daughter, Jane, along with three grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
Falkenstien often said he treasured the friendships he made and maintained with coaches, players, administrators and the many who worked with him on his broadcasts. He singled out Gerry Barker, Bob Fromme, Al Correll, Jim Fender, Paul DeWeese, Jerry Waugh, Fred White, David Lawrence, Bob Newton and, “of course, my good buddy, Bob Davis.”
WHAT THEY SAY ABOUT MAX FALKENSTIEN:
Ted Owens, KU basketball coach, 1964-83: “When I arrived on the KU campus, Coach (Dick) Harp wanted me to gain an understanding of the tradition of Kansas basketball. He had me watch and listen to the highlights of the 1952, 1953 and 1947 years narrated by Max. Later, when we traveled by bus to all of our road games, I listened to Max, (trainer Dean Nesmith), (sports publicist) Don Pierce and Coach Harp as they told stories of Kansas basketball, especially Phog Allen, who was so much a part of Kansas basketball history. A large share of my love and understanding of the great tradition of Kansas basketball comes from Max. He was a great friend of the players and coaches, and will always be a part of this great tradition.”
Larry Brown, KU basketball coach, 1983-88: “I spent a lot of time with Max – doing radio shows in Topeka, traveling to games – and I saw how Max impacted so many people in a positive way. He was one of a kind. When I got the job at Kansas, Coach (Dean) Smith told me about all the great people at KU, the love they had for the school and for basketball. When you talk about those great people, and everyone connected with all that tradition, Max is one of the first people you think about.”
Roy Williams, 1988-2003: “One of the truly great legends of Kansas Athletics. I loved Max Falkenstien and just the mention of his name will always make me smile. Thanks, Max! You were one of a kind!”
Glen Mason, KU football coach, 1988-96: “When I think of Max I think of two things: his great inviting smile and Mr. Jayhawk. His smile was an open invitation to all to engage. One would instantly know the man behind smile just had to be a kind, gentile warm human being. He was Mr. Jayhawk. Max and his voice were unmistakably ‘The Voice of the Jayhawks.’ I first met Max when I came to KU at a lunch with Bob Frederick, L.G. Noller and Max. I can’t remember what we discussed, but we sure laughed a lot. Max was quite the entertainer and he will be greatly missed.”
Bill Self, KU basketball coach: “I’ve known Max since 1985, and back then, even being young in the profession, I quickly realized that Max was as big a part of the great history of KU basketball and football as the players and coaches were. He was an absolute joy to be around, and he will be remembered as an absolute treasure. He was loved by everyone. His personal touch made every fan, player coach and administrator feel they were part of the KU family. I hope Max realized the positive impact he had on KU and everyone connected with it. He’ll be missed, but his legacy will never be forgotten.”
Mark Mangino, KU football coach, 2002-09: “It saddens me to hear of the passing of Max. He served as a loyal and dedicated broadcaster for the Jayhawks for six decades. He was beloved by the football team and staff because he truly cared about winning. I feel privileged to have served as head coach with one of the greatest college broadcast teams ever – Max Falkenstien and Bob Davis.”
Bob Davis, former KU radio play-by-play voice: “Max was a member of the greatest generation. A pioneer sports play-by-play broadcaster in Lawrence and Topeka, and just a fun guy to be around. In the years we worked and traveled together we spent much of our time laughing. He once said we should have been married. In all these years I don’t think we’d ever had an argument, so I guess we couldn’t have been married! We had some great times together. I loved him.”
Jeff Long, Kansas Athletics Director: “I, of course, knew of Max for many years as the iconic Voice of the Jayhawks. I am so happy that I had the opportunity to meet and talk with him this year. He was everything everyone had told me about him – engaging, funny – and he made me feel right at home.”
Fort Hays State’s Meyer Breaks 4-Minute Mile for Second Straight Summer
CHARLEVOIX, Mich. – After just claiming the NCAA Division II individual national title in the 1,500-meter run this past May, former FHSU Track and Field athlete Brett Meyer broke the 4-minute barrier in a mile run for the second-straight summer by winning the Ryan Shay Mile in Charlevoix, Michigan on Saturday, July 27. This time he broke the 4-minute mark on a flat, straight road course instead of the traditional of a traditional track and field venue.
Meyer won the race in a time of 3:58.18, edging Craig Huffer at the tape by 0.4 seconds. He was one of three runners in the race to break the 4-minute mark. In May of 2018 in St. Louis, Meyer ran a time of 3:59.77 at the Festival of Miles, which was the first time he broke the 4-minute mark in the mile.
Meyer was a six-time All-America performer in track and field for Fort Hays State. He will be an assistant coach on Jason McCullough’s staff for both cross country and track and field starting in the fall of 2019.
Eagle Radio Monday Morning Sports
Monday Morning Sports with KWBW’s Rob Dreher.