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Workington Comets axe reserve Mills

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Last updated at 09:35, Monday, 26 May 2014

Workington Comets have axed Chris Mills from the team following a disappointing start to the season for the British rider.

Owner Laura Morgan announced the decision to part company with the reserve rider on the clubs website shortly after Comets Premier League match away to Berwick Bandits was rained off on Saturday.

She said: Tonight Steve [Whitehead], Tony [Jackson] and I have had to do one of the hardest jobs in speedway and that is to tell a rider he doesn't have a team place anymore.

We told Chris Mills tonight at the Berwick rain-off meeting that we have found it necessary to change the team to try and strengthen it for the remainder of the season.

As always from the beginning, when Chris joined the team, he was a gentleman to deal with and understood the reasons behind the change. We have found Chris to be professional and a delight to deal with and he will always be a friend of Workington speedway. I hope you will join us in wishing Chris well for the future and he is welcome back at Derwent Park any time.

The statement added that an announcement on Chris' replacement would be made in the next couple of days.

On Saturday, Mills posted the following message on his Twitter account: Gutted!! But I will be where I want to be again. No hard feelings thanks to everyone who has supported me. Best of luck to the Comets.

The 31-year-old Essex-based rider had endured a difficult start to the season, with mechanical problems hampering his form on the track.

Mills final appearance for Comets saw him pick up zero points from three rides, as Workington lost 41-49 at home to Berwick on Friday.

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Softball: Clippers win fourth straight regional title

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LANARK Everything stopped except the runners on base, as Kaitlyn Liebing popped a high fly ball to left field in the fifth inning Saturday.

The Amboy junior put her head down to run. The bases which were packed with Clippers started to empty, as there were two outs.

The ball floated toward Newman's Rachel Grennan in left field. She moved to her left, the ball hit the heel of her glove, rolled forward and dropped into the grass in front of her.

Three runners scored, the Clippers took the lead, and a couple short innings later clinched the 1A Eastland Regional title with a 3-2 win over the Newman Comets. It is the fourth regional title in a row for Amboy (19-9).

The Clippers advance to the 1A Pearl City Sectional, where they will meet Hiawatha in the semifinals at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday.

"When the girls in front of me got on base, and they were loaded, I knew I had to come through then," Liebing said. "That was our chance. We hadn't seen this girl before, and we weren't hitting her as well. We just needed to score there."

Newman (14-12) freshman Sam Miller had stymied the Amboy bats leading into fifth inning.

To that point, she had allowed one hit a ground-rule double by Delaney Wilhelm while striking out six.

"Our thought was that they hadn't seen her the first two games," Newman coach J.D. Waldschmidt said. "They saw Lakyn [Waldschmidt]. In the first game, she had blown it past them for most of the game. They caught up to her the second game. We thought Sam would give them a different look."

The fifth started with a strikeout of Courtney Rhine. After that, Hannah McCoy coaxed Amboy's lone walk of the game.

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Workington Comets lose first Premier League match of season

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Last updated at 14:17, Saturday, 24 May 2014

Workington Comets 41 Berwick Bandits 49: Workington Comets slumped to their first Premier League loss of the season with a disappointing 49-41 defeat at home to Berwick Bandits last night.

Comets Ricky Wells

Only Josh Grajczonek and Ricky Wells came away from the meeting with a decent return of points for Workington.

The highly impressive Grajczonek scored 14 points and Wells amassed 10 points.

Workingtons reserve pair Chris Mills and Ashley Morris scored only four points between them, while Berwicks reserves picked up a combined 12 points.

Berwick reserve Steen Jensen was in superb form and was rewarded with 11 points from his six rides.

Workington team manager Tony Jackson was left to rue his sides lack of consistency this season.

He said: That was not part of the plan. We are just not consistent. We just never got into this meeting at all. We didnt win enough races. We went away to Newcastle and Glasgow and won and looked really good, but then we lose a match like this.

There is no consistency. I wish I knew the answer. The team we have put together looks stronger than last year, but its just not happening. We will dust ourselves down, move on and try to do better away at Berwick.

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Comets Corner: Anton Cederholm

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May 24, 2014 - American Hockey League (AHL) Utica Comets Earlier this week, the Canucks announced the signing of Anton Cederholm, a defenseman from Helsingborg, Sweden. The 19-year old was drafted 145th overall (fifth round) during the 2013 NHL Draft.

After starting his professional career in Sweden, the 6'2" 214 lb defenseman spent this past season playing for the Portland Winterhawks of the WHL, who Utica Comets head coach Travis Green coached for part of the 2012-13 season. Cederholm helped take the Winterhawks to the finals, where they lost the title of WHL Champions to the Edmonton Oil Kings. Progressing into the playoffs gave Vancouver scouts time to look at and assess Cederholm's game before making the decision to sign him to a contract.

Despite being 6'2", Cederholm moves well for his size while still remaining an enforcer on the ice. According to those who followed his play this past season, he has fully adjusted to the bigger North American ice and now knows how to best position himself to set up his teammates. He finished up the 2012-13 regular season with a +42 rating and finished playoffs with 5 points (2-3-5). While he still has time to go before playing in the AHL, it is without a doubt that Cederholm will be an asset to the Canucks organization.

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Comets Cruise to Regional Final

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Stew-Stras/Windsor softball (19-6) didnt let St. Elmo/Brownstown sneak up on them in the regional semi on Tuesday. The Comets cruised to a 6-1 win.

Stew-Stras/Windsor scalded St. Elmo a week ago, 10-1. Becca Schlechte threw that win. Then they lost to St. E/B on Tuesday, 8-3, with Schlechte on the mound.

This time they sent Kendall Knop to the circle. Kendall Knop ran her record to 12-4, allowing five hits in seven innings, but just one run, while ringing up three.

St. Elmo drew first blood with a run right off the bat in the 1st, then held SS/W scoreless in the 1st. But, the Eagle couldnt contain the Comets in the 2nd. SS/W doubled up St. E/B and came back for another run in the 3rd.

After that early Eagle run, the Comets shut down St. Elmo, keeping them scoreless in the final six innings. Meanwhile, leading 3-1 in the 5th, the Comets added another insurance run. In the 6th, they extended to the 5-run lead with another two runs.

Senior Courtney Schultz, headed to college on a softball scholarship, led the attack hitting 2-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs. Lindsay Burton was 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI. Madison Quast drove in two more runs and Bayleigh Tabor was 1-for-2 with another double.

Stew-Stras/Windsor (#2) plays Altamont (#1) in the Altamont Regional final on Saturday at 11 a.m.

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Altamont Regional Semi

Stew-Stras/Windsor 6, St. Elmo/Brownstown 1

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High flying Workington Comets aim to continue unbeaten run

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Last updated at 11:39, Friday, 23 May 2014

Workington Comets aim to continue their unbeaten Premier League campaign tonight when they entertain Berwick Bandits (7.30pm).

Tony Jackson

And the Comets will complete the weekend double-header when they travel to the east coast tomorrow night (7pm).

The back-to-back meetings promise to be tight affairs with both teams having won their opening two league matches.

The Bandits were the Comets first-ever opponents when speedway came to Derwent Park in 1970.

The teams have already faced each other twice this season in the League Cup, with Bandits edging the first encounter at home 46-44, but Comets getting revenge in the return leg, triumphing 51-38.

Team manager Tony Jackson said: Our matches with Berwick are always keenly-contested affairs and I am sure that these two fixtures will be no different.

After a two-week break from home meetings, the riders are keen to get back into action on their own track in front of their own supporters.

And Im sure that there will be plenty of supporters that make the journey over to Berwick tomorrow to support the team, which they really do appreciate.

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Comets Conquer Massapequa

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Written by Matthew Levine, hicksville@antonnews.com Thursday, 22 May 2014 00:00

The Hicksville Comets had been there before. They found themselves in another close game, this time against the Massapequa Chiefs.

Down a run and with two outs, the Chiefs had the bases loaded as Comets senior Michael Riley was vying for a complete game.

Up stepped Griffin Sullivan, looking to add to his two RBIs. However, this time Riley was able to get out of the jam unscathed with a ground ball as the Comets won 3-2.

I knew I had to get that guy. I knew I couldnt give him anything too good to hit. I had to really locate my spots and make the right pitches. That was it and I ended up getting him, said Riley after the game.

It wasnt just Rileys arm that helped lift the Comets to victory. His bat and legs were equally crucial.

With the Comets down a run entering the fourth inning, they eventually loaded the bases on Chiefs pitcher Alex Cosenza, who threw six innings. Riley hit what looked to be an inning ending double play, but was able to beat out the throw, allowing a runner to score and keep the inning alive.

It was the smart base running that allowed the Comets to gain the advantage. Riley drew a pickoff attempt and was able to avoid getting tagged just long enough for the runner from third to cross the plate.

That was planned to bring the runner in from third to score, said Riley.

Head coach Frank Ciaramitaro added, Those are things we practice. But you cant really coach the innate ability to do what Matthew did, which he stayed in that run down. He was able to kind of go back to first, which allowed the winning run to score.

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May 22, 2014 Spartans blank Comets Oakwood strikes out 11 times in regional loss to St. Joseph-Ogden

BY CHAD DARE cdare@dancomnews.com The Commercial-News Thu May 22, 2014, 01:59 AM CDT

HOOPESTON There's an old saying about pitching and defense leading to victories in baseball.

But, that team also needs to score at least one run for that to happen.

On Wednesday afternoon in the IHSA Class 2A Hoopeston Area Regional, the Oakwood Comets had a pretty solid gameplan for the top-seeded St. Joseph-Ogden Spartans, the only problem no offense.

St. Joseph-Ogden senior right-hander Tyler McCormick struck out 11 as he tossed a two-hit shutout leading the Spartans to a 6-0 victory over the Comets.

"We have to be more aggressive with the ball in the strike zone,'' Oakwood coach Bob Sermak said. "We had six backwards Ks (called third strikes). That's the one thing that I'm probably the most disappointed about in this group, this year. We have harped on that more than anything, as far as a hitting approach, and we have continued to take called third strikes.

"You just can't do it. You have to be active with the ball in the zone.''

According to St. Joseph-Ogden coach Josh Haley, McCormick created his own energy as the start of Wednesday's regional semifinal was delayed for more than 90 minutes by a series of thunderstorms that moved through Vermilion County.

"I really thought the energy level was down and it was a different atmosphere,'' said Haley, a former head coach at Hoopeston Area. "But Tyler got things going as he was throwing donuts on the scoreboard, by getting ahead with his fastball and mixing in his curve ball.''

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Comets take advantage of Missiles' miscues in semifinal

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By Ty Reynolds treynolds@saukvalley.com 800-798-4085, ext. 5554

LANARK The last 2 years, the Milledgeville Missiles have made runs to the Class 1A state softball tournament because of several factors not the least of which was taking advantage of opportunities their opponents presented them with.

But the defending 1A state champions got a taste of their own medicine Tuesday afternoon in the semifinals of the Eastland Regional.

The Newman Comets made Missile mental and physical miscues hurt in a 6-5 victory in Lanark.

"They did what we've been doing the last 2 years," Milledgeville senior Courtney Swalve said. "It felt like they had the answer for every mistake we made, and they took advantage of everything we gave them."

Whether it was taking an extra base the Comets did that five times in the first three innings or finding the gaps in the Missiles defense thanks to some perfectly-placed hits, Newman (14-11) put the pressure on Milledgeville (20-7) throughout the game, and responded better in nearly every situation.

"We put up a great fight today, and it was an all-around game," Newman junior Julie Hurd said. "Our outfield made some nice plays, our infield got the job done, and both our pitchers threw strikes. We also hit the ball well, and hit it in a lot of places where they weren't."

Facing a 2-0 deficit before their first at-bat, the Comets took the momentum back quickly. Hurd stole home on a bases-loaded pickoff attempt at second in the first inning, then Newman took its first lead on Hurd's two-out, two-run triple to left in the second.

Tied 3-3 in the bottom of the third, the Comets sent nine hitters to the plate and got an RBI single from Lakyn Waldschmidt and a run-scoring fielder's choice from Sam Miller before Hurd drew a bases-loaded walk.

"The intangibles are what won us this game," Newman coach JD Waldschmidt said. "We took advantage of every opportunity laid out in front of us, and that's an area we've seen tremendous improvement in throughout the season."

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Eye on the Comets

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May 21, 2014 - American Hockey League (AHL) Utica Comets When it comes to the Utica Comets, what you see (literally), is what you get, courtesy of Comets team photographer Lindsay Mogle.

Check out a copy of the Comets' inaugural yearbook. Mogle's work is everywhere in there. Every photo featured on the team's website, or social media, all captured by Mogle's lens. Whether it be pictures of the anthem singers before every game, or action shots that capture the emotion of the game, Mogle's efforts chronicled the entirety of the Comets inaugural season.

The best view, the best access, the best timing, Mogle was around the ice, and as close to the action, yet was virtually invisible to audiences and participants. That's how well Mogle did her job. When the words "Lindsay A. Mogle/Utica Comets" appear at media outlets' publications or websites, this is code for Mogle's work.

Summing-up her first go-around as a team photographer being on the job for all home games at The AUD, and a handful of road games, Mogle tells proudly of her accomplishments.

"I didn't realize what I was getting into. I had taken some pictures in Rome of the Frenzy (2010 Federal Hockey League), so I thought it would be similar to working at the newspaper," said Mogle, a former photographer at The Rome Sentinel. "It was a lot of demanding work, but I had a blast the entire time."

However, when looking back to the Comets final game of the season on April 19, with the final minutes counting down, Mogle recalls standing in the Saranac suite and being overwhelmed as players and fans saluted each other in appreciation for a season of bonding. In the suite Mogle had her Comets moment. "The season took on a life of its own," Mogle said of that highly emotional afternoon.

Four years working the newspaper beat and shooting sporting events on her own, qualified Mogle to concentrate her talents on the return of professional hockey to the Mohawk Valley. From the press conference at Aqua Vino Restaurant last June announcing the partnership between the Vancouver Canucks and Comets, Mogle would become the eyes of the organization. Her lenses saw and recorded hockey history in the making; game by game, milestone by milestone.

On gamedays, Mogle's prep begins in the morning while coming up with a plan. Always looking to capture something she hadn't yet, Mogle tells of working closely with the team's Director of Communications, Mark Caswell, Jr. and also reviews that game's itinerary script looking for special presentations.

When designing a game schedule, Mogle will checkout other team websites and study what they've covered, as well as search individual photographers on how they have captured the competitiveness on the ice. Becoming a student of hockey isn't something Mogle anticipated however has earned her degree in.

"I usually shoot between 500-700 pictures a game," Mogle explains. "Then, generally between 50-75 are keepers. Of them, 20-30 are used by the team. All photos are filed for possible future use."

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