– Wayne Byers Show -Morning – Sept.28

CSi Weather…

REST OF TODAY…Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. Gusts to 35 mph

.TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of rain showers after midnight in the Valley City area. Lows in the mid 40s. West winds 5 to 10 mph.

.TUESDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. West winds 10 to

15 mph shifting to the northwest around 20 mph in the afternoon.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Decreasing clouds. Lows in the lower 40s.

Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

.WEDNESDAY…Sunny. Highs in the mid 50s. Northwest winds 15 to

25 mph with gusts to around 40 mph.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the upper 30s.

.THURSDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 40s.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the lower 30s.

.FRIDAY…Mostly cloudy. Highs in the lower 50s.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.

.SATURDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 50s.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 30s.

.SUNDAY…Mostly sunny. Highs in the mid 50s.

Mainly dry and cool conditions through the week.

UPDATE

Jamestown (CSi) – Homes in parts of SE and NE Jamestown lost electrical power Sunday afternoon.

The outage that started at 1:56-p.m., and affected about 2535 customers.

The power was restore at 3:15-p.m.

The problem was reported to be at the peaking substation near Hillcrest Golf Course on the east edge of the city.

St. Paul (USACE) – The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, St. Paul District, plans to alter Baldhill Dam outflows at Lake Ashtabula, near Valley City, North Dakota, starting Monday, Sept. 28, to help US Geological Survey technicians perform maintenance on downstream stream gages.

Corps water management engineers plan to increase outflows to around 600 cubic feet per second, or cfs for approximately three days. The current outflow is 400 cfs. After the reservoir is lowered approximately 0.5 ft, the outflow will be slowly reduced to 50 cfs. Corps staff anticipate maintaining the lower outflow for approximately 7 – 10 days. During this time, the Lake Ashtabula pool elevation is expected to rise approximately 1 foot to an elevation of 1265.5 feet. Outflows will resume slightly above seasonal levels of approximately 500 cfs once the maintenance is complete, and Corps officials will begin the reservoir’s normal winter drawdown consisting of slowly lowering the water level to an elevation of 1262.5 feet by March 1.

Outflows and pool elevations are subject to change. Updated forecasts will be available at https://www.mvp-wc.usace.army.mil/reports/Baldhill_Dam.Report.shtml during the downstream maintenance.

Please be cautious near the water during the reduced outflow as conditions can change with little to no warning.

Sheyenne River Level Through Valley City

Lake Ashtabula Level

North Dakota’s active cases of the coronavirus rose by nearly 100 in the last day and four new deaths due to complications of the virus. State health officials said Sunday the fatalities included a man in his 60s from Bottineau County, a woman in her 80s from Bottineau County, a man in his 60s from Stark County and a man in his 90s from Ward County. All of them had underlying health conditions. The state reported 343 new COVID-19 cases in the last day, for a total of 20,724 cases since the pandemic began. There are currently 3,766 active cases, an increase of 94 from Saturday. The death toll stands at 231.

NDDoH

COVID-19 Stats

Sun. Sept.27, 2020

Posted 11-a.m.

Barnes

New Positives 1

Total Positives 235

Active Cases 40

Recovered 195

Stutsman

New Positives 3

Total Positives 512

Active Cases 59

Recovered 450

5,661 – Total Tests from Yesterday*

622,308 – Total tests completed since the pandemic began

343 – Positive Individuals from Yesterday*****

20,724 – Total positive individuals since the pandemic began

6.30% – Daily Positivity Rate**

3,766 Total Active Cases

+94 Individuals from yesterday

246 – Individuals Recovered from Yesterday (199 with a recovery date of yesterday****)

16,727 – Total recovered since the pandemic began

96 – Currently Hospitalized

-8 – Individuals from yesterday

4 – New Deaths*** (231 total deaths since the pandemic began)

INDIVIDUALS WHO DIED WITH COVID-19

Man in his 60s from Bottineau County with underlying health conditions.
Woman in her 80s from Bottineau County with underlying health conditions.
Man in his 60s from Stark County with underlying health conditions.
Man in his 90s from Ward County with underlying health conditions.

COUNTIES WITH NEW POSITIVE CASES REPORTED SUNDAY

Barnes County – 1
Benson County – 3
Bottineau County – 11
Burleigh County – 57
Cass County – 58
Cavalier County – 1
Dickey County – 5
Dunn County – 4
Eddy County – 1
Emmons County – 19
Foster County – 1
Golden Valley County – 1
Grand Forks County – 22
Grant County – 2
Griggs County – 1
Hettinger County – 1
Kidder County – 3
LaMoure County – 3
Logan County – 3
McHenry County – 1
McKenzie County – 6
McLean County – 3
Mercer County – 1
Morton County – 9
Mountrail County – 5
Nelson County – 3
Pembina County – 6
Ramsey County – 20
Ransom County – 2
Renville County – 6
Richland County – 2
Rolette County – 4
Sargent County – 1
Sheridan County – 1
Sioux County – 1
Stark County – 31
Stutsman County – 3
Towner County – 1
Traill County – 1
Walsh County – 1
Ward County – 22
Wells County – 3
Williams County – 13

* Note that this does not include individuals from out of state and has been updated to reflect the most recent information discovered after cases were investigated.

**Individuals who tested positive divided by the total number of people tested who have not previously tested positive (susceptible encounters).

*** Number of individuals who tested positive and died from any cause while infected with COVID-19.
**** The actual date individuals are officially out of isolation and no longer contagious.

******Totals may be adjusted as individuals are found to live out of state, in another county, or as other information is found during investigation.

For descriptions of these categories, visit the NDDoH dashboard.

For the most updated and timely information and updates related to COVID-19, visit the NDDoH website at www.health.nd.gov/coronavirus, follow on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and visit the CDC website at www.cdc.gov/coronavirus.

Bismarck (CSi) – Gov. Doug Burgum Friday afternoon accepted the resignation of Interim State Health Officer Dr. Paul Mariani, thanking him for his leadership of the North Dakota Department of Health (NDDOH) and appointing NDDOH Chief of Staff Dirk Wilke to fill the role until a replacement can be named.

“While Dr. Mariani’s tenure was short, we are grateful for his service and for jumping into the many complexities of this extremely challenging role – including connecting directly with parents, school superintendents, mayors and local public health officials – at a time when our state is facing rising and record COVID-19 cases. We are saddened to see him leave and appreciate his meaningful contributions. Paul is a man of high intelligence and integrity. We agreed that the amended close contact order’s penalty provisions – a misdemeanor as required by current state law – became a large and unforeseen distraction to our mission of slowing the spread of the coronavirus in our state.”

“While the governor and I agreed on the urgent need to isolate positives and quarantine close contacts in accordance with CDC guidelines, and that the amended order’s penalty provision was overly punitive, the circumstances around the handling of the order made my position untenable,” Dr. Mariani said. “I want to thank the Governor for his understanding and for the outstanding team at the North Dakota Department of Health for their professionalism and dedication to the health and safety of North Dakota citizens.”

UPDATE

Jamestown (CSi) Election officials remind voters that Stutsman County will be conducting the General Election on November 3, 2020. The county-wide polling place for all precincts, Jamestown Civic Center, will be open from 7:00 am until 7:00 pm that day.

If you have requested an absentee ballot, a secure ballot drop box is available from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, Monday through Friday, in the entrance of the Stutsman County Courthouse, 511 2^nd Ave SE, Jamestown, ND 58401. Another secure ballot drop box is available 24 hours a day in the entrance of the Stutsman County Law Enforcement Center, 205 6^th St SE, Jamestown, ND 58401.

Absentee ballots must be postmarked no later than November 2, 2020. Ballots may also be delivered to the above located drop boxes or the Stutsman County Auditor’s Office by 5:00 pm on November 2, 2020.

Stutsman County has chosen to permanently close the rural election precincts and offer a ‘vote by mail’ option to the affected precincts. If you choose to ‘vote by mail’ each voter will need to complete and return an absentee application to the Stutsman County Auditor’s Office. On September 14, 2020, applications were mailed to those voters without an application on file for the General Election. If you have not received an application, please contact the Auditor’s Office at (701) 252-9035. Vote by Mail ballots must be postmarked no later than November 2, 2020. Ballots may also be delivered in the above located drop boxes or to the Stutsman County Auditor’s Office by 5:00 pm on November 2, 2020.

The Early Voting Precinct will be open Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm at the Stutsman County Courthouse beginning October 19 and ending October 30, 2020.

Whether a person votes by absentee ballot or in-person, valid identification including the voter’s name, current residential address and date of birth is required. Options include a North Dakota driver’s license, a nondriver’s identification card, ID issued by a tribal government or a long-term care identification certificate. More information about voter identification can be found at vote.nd.gov. Voters can also verify their voting information and address at vote.nd.gov. If a voter is unable to update their current address before election day, then the voter MUST bring with them a document such as a lease, utility bill or bank statement showing their current residential address.

This information, and more, can be found at www.stutsmancounty.gov.

Valley City (CSi) The Barnes County Commission has signed an order, that all grass and weeds along Barnes County roads must be mowed on or before October 1st, 2020, by the landowner or operator-as required by the North Dakota Century Code 63-05-02. Mowing along the slope and ditch bottom must have a maximum stubble height of 4 inches. The width of cut shall be as such that no weeds or grasses will extend higher than the shoulder of the road.

Hay bales must be removed by October 1st or they will be disposed of so they will not create a snow problem.

Failure to comply with this order will result in the cost of mowing or hay bale removal being charged to the Barnes County Landowner. By order of the Barnes County Commission.

Jamestown (Chamber) Jamestown and Valley City area voters will have the opportunity, to attend candidate forums.

In Valley City, the Chamber reports that the Candidate Forum is planned for Tuesday October 6, 2020 at 7-p.m. at VCSU’s Vangstad Auditorium. It will be an in person event, and wearing masks is required and observing social distancing.

On hand will be Dr. Ellen Chaffee, and discussion will include ballot measures, 1,2 and 3.

The Jamestown Area Chamber of Commerce, Local & Regional Issues Committee sponsors a Meeting Your Candidates Forum with District 12 candidates in conjunction with CSi Cable’s Meet Your Candidates programs.

The forum will be held with the candidates in a virtual presentation on Wednesday October 14, 2020, live, at 7-p.m.

Replays will be shown on CSi Cable with the dates times, and channels to be announced, and the Chamber will offer the forum live and replays on their web site.

Bismarck (CSi). – State officials met with leaders of Bismarck’s two largest hospital systems this weekend to discuss the availability of beds for COVID-19 patients as the state and Bismarck-Mandan area in particular continue to see a surge in coronavirus cases and an overall increase in COVID and non-COVID hospitalizations.

Interim State Health Officer Dirk Wilke, Department of Human Services Executive Director Chris Jones and the Governor’s Office met with Dr. Michael LeBeau, president of Sanford Health’s Bismarck region, and Kurt Schley, president and CEO of CHI St. Alexius Health, to review current bed availability and plans to handle additional patients if COVID-19 cases continue to rise.

“As our state continues to see record numbers of COVID-19 cases, it’s more important than ever that we understand the challenges facing our hospitals and caregivers to ensure that there is a bed available for every patient who needs one,” Gov. Doug Burgum said. “Working together, we can save lives and livelihoods, keep our schools and businesses open, protect those in our long-term care facilities and safeguard our health care workers who are so essential to the fight against COVID-19.”

“Meeting the needs of our patients and the communities we serve continues to be our highest priority at Sanford Health,” LeBeau said. “Like all hospitals across the state, we are experiencing high demand. We have capacity and staff to safely care for those who need us, while collaborating with partners across the state. Later this week, we will announce a plan to increase bed capacity at Sanford Medical Center in Bismarck. An increasing number of people are coming to Sanford with a variety of needs, including patients with COVID-19. Investing in our communities to keep people safe is our top priority.”

“We are committed to patient care, and we have adjusted operations to accommodate an increase in both COVID and non-COVID patients,” Schley said. “People can have confidence that the health care system in North Dakota is working together to ensure that every patient who needs care receives the highest quality service through this pandemic.”

In a joint statement, LeBeau and Schley said, “We can all do our part to help reduce pressure on the health care system by practicing social distancing, wearing a mask, washing hands frequently, avoiding large gatherings, getting a flu shot and following CDC and state guidance for isolating positive cases and quarantining close contacts.”

For more information on North Dakota’s COVID-19 response, visit www.health.nd.gov/coronavirus or www.ndresponse.gov.

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Police in North Dakota have arrested three people and cited 30 more in connection to a raucous party in Fargo. Police responded to a large party near the North Dakota State University Campus after receiving a complaint, but many party-goers were not cooperative, KFGO-AM reported. It took 12 officers from the Fargo and university police departments to shut the party down. The citations were for underage drinking. The three people arrested had tried to flee from police officers. Nearly 100 cases of the coronavirus have been reported among North Dakota State University students in the last two weeks.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A Republican state representative wants to become North Dakota’s next state health officer, a position from which three people have resigned during the unprecedented coronavirus pandemic. Rep. Rick Becker, who is a plastic surgeon in Bismarck, has a plan for addressing COVID-19 which calls for eliminating mass testing, contact tracing, guidelines for businesses and marketing campaigns for masking and social distancing. Interim State Health Officer Dr. Paul Mariani abruptly resigned after a close contact quarantine order, with a potential misdemeanor charge for violators, was rescinded one day after it was announced.

GRAND FORKS, N.D. (AP) — Police say a suspended driver is facing a list of possible charges after leading officers on a chase in Grand Forks. Authorities say the 51-year-old man was known to be a suspended driver when officers tried to stop him about 3:30 a.m. Monday. The driver pulled over, got out of his pickup as officers stopped him, but then got back behind the wheel and sped away. Officers used a blocking maneuver to bring the man’s vehicle to a stop and detain him. Police are recommending at least eight charges, including reckless endangerment and possessing illegal drugs.

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Supreme Court says a North Dakota Republican lawmaker whose residence was challenged by Democrats is eligible for reelection. Kenton Onstad, who chairs the District 4 Democratic Party, had filed a lawsuit earlier this month asserting that Terry Jones is a resident of Wyoming, where he owns a farming, ranching and construction business. Jones argued that he owns a home in New Town, pays North Dakota income tax, and has led a congregation at a Mormon church there for years. In a ruling issued Friday, the high court cited 10 factors that favor Jones, including a state court complaint he filed in 2019 in which he swore under oath that he was a resident of Mountrail County.

MINOT, N.D. (AP) — A group of Minot High School honors biology students have volunteered to help with a water study that stretches from the United States to Canada. The project by the Lake Winnipeg Foundation is meant to evaluate phosphorus and dissolved oxygen levels in a portion of Souris River drainage that eventually merges with Canadian waters. Biology instructor Joe Super tells the Minot Daily News that blue-green algae is “the real killer” and the data collected by the students will make a difference. Blue-green algae can cause death for animals of all sizes and brings recreational use to a standstill. Phosphorus often triggers unwanted algae blooms.

In sports…

Valley City (vcsuvikings) – The Valley City State University athletic department announced Sunday that its Oct. 3, 2020 football game against Mayville State has been postponed.

VCSU athletic director Jill DeVries said the schools have tentatively rescheduled the game for Nov. 21. That date is subject to change, depending on circumstances. The two schools are currently exploring other potential dates for playing the game.

The decision to postpone Saturday’s game was made due to safety concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Mayville State’s Sept. 26 football game was also postponed. This is the first postponement of the season for VCSU football.

This weekend’s game was supposed to be VCSU’s homecoming football game. All other Homecoming Week festivities on campus are still currently scheduled to go on as planned.

Jamestown (CSi) Jamestown High School boys soccer will host Mandan on Tuesday September 29, at Rotary Field in a West Region tournament play-in match beginning at 6 p.m.

Friday Prep Football, Iron Helmet Game at Ernie Gates Field, Jamestown

Jamestown 36, Valley City 8

other:

Bishop Ryan 54, Nedrose 12

Bismarck High 48, Bismarck Legacy 27

Carrington 34, Bottineau 0

Cavalier 56, North Star 20

Central Cass 30, Devils Lake/Minnewaukan Co-op 0

Central McLean 42, Lewis and Clark/Our Redeemers 20

Dickinson Trinity 42, Southern McLean 0

Divide County 54, Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood 36

Grafton/St. Thomas 41, Harvey/Wells County 8

Grant County-Flasher 68, Standing Rock 14

Griggs Central/Midkota Co-op 42, Richland 39

Hillsboro/Central Valley 41, Wahpeton 14

Kenmare-Bowbells-Burke Central 42, South Prairie 6

Kidder County 70, Mott-Regent 12

LaMoure-Litchville-Marion 76, Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page 8

Langdon-Edmore-Munich 47, Westhope-Newburg-Glenburn 12

Linton-HMB 38, Beach 6

Lisbon 28, Oakes 7

New Salem-Almont-Glen Ullin 60, Richardton-Taylor-Hebron 14

North Prairie 50, Dunseith 14

Oak Grove Lutheran 21, Hatton-Northwood 6

Rugby 33, Park River Area 14

Sargent County 50, Ellendale/Edgeley/Kulm 22

Shiloh Christian 45, Killdeer 35

South Border 44, Hettinger/Scranton 14

St. John 50, Towner-Granville-Upham 24

Surrey 28, Ray/Powers Lake Co-op 6

Thompson 46, Northern Cass 6

Velva 38, Des Lacs-Burlington 0

Watford City 40, Stanley 8

Wyndmere-Lidgerwood 38, Maple Valley/Enderlin 12

POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS=

Benson County vs. North Border, ppd.

Beulah vs. Hazen, ppd.

Bowman County vs. Heart River, ppd.

Center-Stanton vs. Alexander, ccd.

Garrison-Max vs. Tioga, ppd.

Tri-State vs. Hankinson, ppd.

Valley City vs. Kindred, ppd.

Friday Women’s College Volleyball

SIOUX CENTER, Iowa- (UJ) – The University of Jamestown women’s volleyball team won its season opener Friday night, defeating Dordt University 3-1. Set scores were 23-25, 25-13, 25-20, 25-21.

The first set saw Dordt build no larger than a three-point advantage until they went ahead 18-14. Jamestown eventually rallied to tie the set at 23 before the Defenders won the final two points.

Set two was all Jamestown as the Jimmies took a 15-8 lead and then scored nine of the next 13 points, making it 24-12.

The third set was a little more contested, with UJ trailing at 8-7 before Dordt eventually came back to tie the set at 14. Jamestown won six of the next seven points to go ahead 20-15, but a Defender rally brought them back within 22-20. The final three points of the set went to UJ along with a 2-1 match lead.

Dordt took an 8-5 lead in the fourth set, but five straight points gave Jamestown a 10-8 advantage. The Jimmies would let Dordt get no closer than three points the rest of the set, and a kill by Anna Holen (JR/LaMoure, N.D.) sealed the victory.

Four players finished with at least seven kills, led by Anna Holen‘s 13 and Kalli Hegerle (JR/West Fargo, N.D.)’s 11. Taylor Sabinash (JR/Kensal, N.D.) hit a team-best .375 for the match with nine kills in 16 attempts.

Jackie Meiklejohn (JR/Dickey, N.D.) and Megan Gaffaney (JR/Jamestown, N.D.) each had 20+ assists, finishing with 25 and 20, respectively.

Three players recorded double figure dig totals, with Holen and Sydney Ellingson (SR/Langdon, N.D.) leading the way with 18 each. Hannah Schiele (JR/Jamestown, N.D.) added 13.

Corina Huff (SR/Breezy Point, Minn.) had seven total blocks, including three solo. Sabinash chipped in with five total blocks and Jayla Ritter (JR/Forest Lake, Minn.) four.

The Jimmies outhit Dordt .209-.070 in the match. The Defenders made 31 attack errors to UJ’s 25.

Next up for Jamestown is a match at Morningside (Iowa) College Saturday at 3 p.m

Saturday

College Football

Dickinson State 27 VCSU 13

DICKINSON, N.D. – Valley City State took an early lead but was unable to hold off Dickinson State in a Saturday afternoon battle of unbeaten NSAA football teams.

After the Vikings went ahead 7-0 early, Dickinson State rallied back with 21 straight points on its home field. The Vikings cut their deficit to one score in the fourth quarter but could get no closer and dropped the game, 27-13.

VCSU drops to 2-1 overall this season. Dickinson State improves to 3-0. The teams were picked to finish first (DSU) and second (VCSU) in the NSAA preseason coaches’ poll, and had both started the season with a 2-0 record entering Saturday’s game in Dickinson. The teams will meet again in Valley City on Oct. 31.

Valley City State struck first Saturday with a short touchdown less than four minutes into the game. Dickinson State received the opening kickoff, but on their second play from scrimmage the Blue Hawks fumbled and VCSU freshman Riley Gerhardt recovered at the Dickinson 28-yard line. VCSU quarterback Jalen Pfeifer hit Mack Jones for a short completion to convert a 4th-and-2, and after a Taylor Simmons 16-yard run brought the Vikings to the goal line, Pfeifer plunged in for a 1-yard touchdown run. Nico Magana hit the PAT to give the Vikings a 7-0 lead with 11:26 let in the first quarter.

Dickinson State would score the next three touchdowns, reeling off 21 straight points. Dickinson quarterback Drew Boedecker threw two short touchdowns in the second quarter, connecting with Kellen Ray on an 8-yard score and Tyger Frye on a 6-yard TD to give the Blue Hawks a 14-7 halftime lead.

The Blue Hawks extended the lead to 21-7 after Boedecker hit Jaret Lee for a 37-yard touchdown with 3:21 left in the third quarter. VCSU battled back to make it a one-score game, putting together a nine-play, 75-yard touchdown drive that started in the third quarter. Taylor Simmons capped off the drive with a 17-yard touchdown run early in the fourth quarter. The extra point was blocked, keeping the Dickinson lead at 21-13.

Both teams traded three-and-out possessions before the Blue Hawks scored their final touchdown of the day. Seven straight carries by Riley Linder moved the Blue Hawks into Viking territory. VCSU forced Dickinson into a 4th-and-3, but Boedecker converted with a 23-yard touchdown pass to Tyger Frye that all but put the game away. VCSU blocked the extra point for the final margin of 27-13.

VCSU finished with 209 yards of offense, including 107 on the ground and 102 through the air. Dickinson racked up 449 yards of offense, rushing for 184 and passing for 265. Both teams had one interception and VCSU recovered one Dickinson fumble.

Riley Gerhardt tallied a career-high 20 tackles to lead the Viking defense. The freshman defensive end also had one tackle for loss, recovered a fumble and blocked a kick. Sal Avila racked up 15 tackles and one TFL. Dustin Kasowski totaled 13 tackles and Marshaun Jones finished with 11 tackles and a half sack. Anthony Russell had VCSU’s interception – his second of the season.

VCSU’s Taylor Simmons had his first career 100-yard rushing day, racking up 106 yards and a touchdown on 19 carries. Pfeifer completed 14 out of 30 pass attempts for 102 yards. Jorun Hamre had four catches for 32 yards, while Simmons and Benjamin Dumond each had two catches for 25 yards.

Up next: Valley City State (2-1) will look to bounce back with a home game against Mayville State on Saturday, Oct. 3. Kickoff is scheduled for 2 p.m. at VCSU’s Lokken Stadium.

Saturday

UJ Sports

Soccer

CRETE, Neb.— Two goals by Diego Valle (JR/Yucaipa, Calif.) helped the University of Jamestown men’s soccer team to their first win of the season, a 3-1 victory over Doane University Saturday afternoon.

Jamestown, now 1-2 overall and 1-2 in the Great Plains Athletic Conference, returns home to host Northwestern (Iowa) College on October 3.

The Tigers took the early lead on Reynaldo Villafuerte’s 24th minute goal, assisted by Camilo Porto.

Valle tied the match in the 33rd minute with a strike just outside the 18-yard box for his first goal of the season.

In the 55th minute, the Jimmies took a 2-1 lead on Valle’s second goal, this one coming off a pass from Jacob Grosvenor (SR/Christchurch, New Zealand).

Doane managed just two total shots in the final 35 minutes, one going wide of goal and the other going high over the bar.

Ruben Zepeda (SR/Puebla, Mexico) made it 3-1 with 13 seconds left, hustling past a Doane defender and goalkeeper to get an open tap in for his fourth goal of the season. Eric Fairtlough (SR/Varese, Italy) was credited with the assist.

Shots were 11-9 in favor of the Jimmies, as were shots on goal (6-5).

Alex Hamer (JR/Solihull, England) recorded four saves in the win.

Women’s Soccer…

CRETE, Neb.— Kamryn Fiscus (SO/Yakima, Wash.) scored twice and the Jimmie defense turned in a strong effort in a 3-0 win over Doane University Saturday afternoon.

The win improves UJ’s record to 4-1 overall and 2-1 in the Great Plains Athletic Conference. Jamestown returns to action on October 3 hosting Northwestern (Iowa) College.

Fiscus opened the scoring in the 17th minute, taking a give-and-go pass from Kirstyn Aldridge (SR/Williamsburg, Va.) and used a left-foot chip to put the ball past the Doane goalkeeper.

In the 39th minute, Madison Hagglund (FR/Marysville, Wash.) made it 2-0 on an assist by Kalese Sunamoto (FR/Reedley, Calif.). Following a throw-in, the Jimmies used precise passing and ball control to get the ball up front to Sunamoto.

Fiscus rounded out the scoring in the 88th minute after playing a pass from Briana Perry (JR/Las Vegas, Nev.) and using a right-footed shot for the goal.

Jamestown held Doane to just three shots on goal and six overall. Eight of the Jimmies’ 11 shots were on target. Additionally, the UJ defense did not concede a single corner kick to the Tigers.

Alex Nowka (SO/Anchorage, Alaska) had three saves in recording her second clean sheet of the season.

Women’s Volleyball

SIOUX CITY, Iowa— The University of Jamestown women’s volleyball team made it a weekend sweep of its opening matches, defeating Morningside College 3-1 Saturday afternoon. Set scores were 22-25, 25-20, 25-16, and 25-20.

Jamestown, now 2-0 overall and 2-0 in the Great Plains Athletic Conference, will host Dordt (Iowa) University Tuesday night at 7:30 p.m.

Anna Holen (JR/LaMoure, N.D.) posted her second straight double-double, leading the offense with 12 kills while recording 14 digs on defense.

Jayla Ritter (JR/Forest Lake, Minn.) hit a team-high .375 on nine kills, while Nicole Schmitz (FR/Oakes, N.D.) and Logan Sherman (FR/Marshall, Minn.) also finished with nine kills. Corina Huff (SR/Breezy Point, Minn.) added eight and Taylor Sabinash (JR/Kensal, N.D.) seven.

Jackie Meiklejohn (JR/Dickey, N.D.) passed out 31 assists, one away from her career high, and also finished with a double-double by adding 12 digs.

Sydney Ellingson (SR/Langdon, N.D.) led the defense with 25 digs, followed by Hannah Schiele (JR/Jamestown, N.D.) with 16.

Ritter and Sabinash had seven total blocks each, and Huff ended with five.

The Jimmies outhit Morningside .183-.131 and had a 55-46 edge in kills. Both teams made 23 attack errors. UJ finished with a serving percentage of .969, making only three errors in 96 serves.

Saturday’s win was the fourth straight for Jamestown over Morningside, and the sixth in nine meetings dating back to 2007.

UJ Baseball

Sunday

MAYVILLE, N.D.— The Mayville State Universty Comets scored the go-ahead run in the fifth inning and held off the University of Jamestown 7-5 Sunday afternoon at Scott Berry Field.

Jamestown, now 1-3 this season, travels to Valley City State on Tuesday to play the Vikings at 6:30 p.m.

The Jimmies scored twice in their first at bat via a Kendall Yackley (SO/Lynnwood, WA) single and Matt Meraz (SR/Aurora, CO) sacrifice fly.

Mayville State plated five runs in the bottom of the second, chasing Jimmie starter Cole Christensen (SO/Walnut Creek, CA) to take a 5-2 lead.

Chase Hacker (SR/Millcreek, WA)’s fourth-inning RBI single made it 5-3, then UJ tied the game in the top of the fifth on a double steal and a Comet throwing error.

The Comets retook the lead in the bottom of the fifth and added an insurance run in the bottom of the seventh to round out the scoring.

Hacker finished 2-for-3 at the plate for UJ. Brian Rice (JR/Vancouver, WA), Grant Okawa (SR/Mississauga, ON), and Jared Bentley (SR/Washougal, WA) also had hits.

Cameron Jenkins (JR/West Richland, WA) (0-1) was charged with the loss. Andy Reed (SR/Woodinville, WA), Austin Pesicka (SR/West Linn, OR), and Noah Soltero (JR/North Las Vegas, NV) combined to allow just one run over the final four innings, striking out three.

Sunday

VCSU Golf

Spartan Invite – Pebble Lake Golf Course

VCSU Men’s Results

Team Score: 332 (3rd out of 4 teams)

Name Score Finish

Rory Gentzkow794th

Brady Warcken808th

Taylor Finlayson8514th

Jayden Ewoniuk8816th

Landon Dematti9723rd

VCSU Individuals

Darynt Carroll8918th

Hunter Berg9219th

VCSU Women’s Results

Team Score: 371 (3rd out of 3 teams)

Name Score Finish

Hayley Shanks81T-1st (lost playoff)

Jocelyn Braunberger867th

Ashley McKittrick9613th

Megan Haugrud10817th

NBA PLAYOFFS-HEAT/CELTICS

Heat dispose of Celtics to reach NBA Finals

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — The Miami Heat are going to the NBA Finals.

Bam Adebayo (ad-eh-BY’-oh) scored a season-high 32 points and grabbed 14 rebounds as the Heat closed out the Eastern Conference Finals in six games, rallying for a 125-113 win over the Celtics. Boston took its largest lead of the night at 96-90 before Adebayo and Tyler Herro (HEE’-roh) sparked a 26-6 run that put the Heat in control.

Jimmy Butler scored 22 points in earning his first trip to the Finals. Herro finished with 19 points, more than half of it coming down the stretch.

Jaylen Brown had a team-high 26 points for the Celtics, who have been eliminated in the East finals three times in the last four seasons. Jayson Tatum had 24 and a career-high 11 assists in the loss, while Marcus Smart and Kemba Walker each scored 20.

The Heat square off against the Lakers on Wednesday.

NBA-TIMBERWOLVES-BEASLEY

Timberwolves’ guard Beasley jailed

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Minnesota Timberwolves guard Malik Beasley has been jailed on charges of drug possession and receiving and concealing stolen property.

The Athletic first reported Beasley’s arrest Saturday night at his suburban Minneapolis home. ESPN reported that police obtained a search warrant for the residence after a complaint that Beasley brandished a weapon at a person. Officers found marijuana and guns in the home.

NFL…

— Stephen Gostkowski made his career-high sixth field goal of game, a 55-yarder with 1:48 left that lifted undefeated Tennessee to a 31-30 victory over the Vikings. Derrick Henry rushed for 119 yards and two third-quarter touchdowns while Ryan Tannehill passed for 321 yards for another comeback after trailing most of the game.

— Nick Foles replaced Mitchell Trubisky in the third quarter and tossed three touchdown passes over the final 6 1/2 minutes of the Bears’ wild 30-26 comeback win over the Falcons. The Bears improved to 3-0 for the first time since 2013 after becoming the latest team to rally from a huge second-half deficit versus Atlanta.

— Joe Burrow tossed a pair of touchdown passes to Tee Higgins in regulation and Carl Wentz dove into the end zone for the tying score in the final minute as the Bengals and Eagles played to a 23-23 tie on Sunday. Philadelphia’s Jake Elliott lined up for a 59-yard field goal with 19 seconds left in overtime, but a false start on Matt Pryor forced the Eagles to punt it away and play for the tie.

— The Buccaneers were 28-10 winners over the Broncos behind Tom Brady’s three scoring strikes. Former Bronco Shaq Barrett celebrated his return to Denver with a pair of sacks, one for a safety.

— The Packers are 3-0 after Aaron Rodgers passed for 283 yards and three touchdowns in a 37-30 win at New Orleans. Green Bay receiver Allen Lazard caught six passes for 146 yards and a TD, including gains of 48 and 72 yards on long throws that set up touchdowns.

UNDATED (AP) — The Buffalo Bills improved to 3-0 this season despite blowing a 28-3 lead in the second half.

Josh Allen hit Tyler Kroft for a three-yard touchdown pass with 15 seconds left to give the Bills a 35-32 win over the Rams. Allen’s fourth touchdown pass of the day came after Los Angeles scored 29 consecutive points to go ahead by four.

The Rams were poised to match the third-largest comeback in NFL regular season history after Jared Goff led the team to touchdowns on four straight drives, capped by Darrell Henderson’s 1-yard run with 4:30 remaining.

Los Angeles almost got the ball back on downs in the closing seconds, but a pass interference call gave Buffalo new life.

— DK Metcalf made up for a huge first-half blunder by catching a 29-yard touchdown pass from Russell Wilson with 1:47 remaining in the Seahawks’ 38-31 victory against the Cowboys. Wilson is the first NFL QB to throw 14 scoring passes in the first three games of a season after tossing five more versus Dallas.

— James Conner ran for 109 yards and the go-ahead touchdown midway through the fourth quarter as the Steelers rallied past Houston, 28-21. The Steelers improved to 3-0 for the first time in a decade by holding the 0-3 Texans under 60 total yards in the second half.

— Nick Mullens threw for 343 yards and a touchdown to lead the 49ers to their second win at MetLife, 36-9 over the error-prone and winless Giants. Jerick McKinnon, Brandon Aiyuk and Jeff Wilson provided rushing TDs on a near flawless day for the Niners.

— The Lions ended an 11-game losing streak by stunning the previously-unbeaten Cardinals, 26-23 on Matt Prater’s 39-yard field goal as time expired. Matthew Stafford threw two touchdown passes and the Detroit defense picked off Kyler Murray three times.

— Baker Mayfield threw two touchdown passes, Nick Chubb ran for two more and the Browns moved over .500 for the first time since 2014 with a 34-20 win over Washington. With their second straight win under first-year coach Kevin Stefanski, the Browns are 2-1 for the first time since 2011.

— Rex Burkhead scored three touchdowns and Bill Belichick became the third coach in NFL history to reach 275 regular-season victories in the Patriots’ 36-20 win over the Raiders. Sony Michel racked up 117 yards on just nine carries and Cam Newton was 17 of 28 passing for 162 yards, a touchdown and an interception for New England.

— Xavier Rhodes and T.J. Carrie each returned an interception for a touchdown and Philip Rivers added his 400th career TD pass as the Colts clobbered the Jets, 36-7. Rivers moved into fifth on the all-time list for completions, he became the sixth player to amass 60,000 yards passing and also became the sixth QB with 400 TD throws.

— Carolina’s defense forced three Chargers’ turnovers and Joey Slye kicked five field goals in the Panthers 21-16 victory near Los Angeles. Teddy Bridgewater was 22 of 28 for 235 yards and a touchdown in helping the Panthers end a 10-game losing streak.

NFL-NEWS

Joe Montana, wife block attempted kidnapping of grandchild

UNDATED (AP) — Authorities say Hall of Fame quarterback Joe Montana and his wife confronted a home intruder who attempted to kidnap their 9-month-old grandchild over the weekend in California.

After a tussle, law enforcement officials say Jennifer Montana pried the baby out of the woman’s arms.

In other NFL news:

— The Raiders are being investigated by the NFL for allowing an unauthorized person in the locker room following the team’s home opener. A person familiar with the investigation tells The Associated Press that the employee entered the Raiders locker room without a credential following Monday night’s 34-24 win over New Orleans.

— The Patriots have placed starting center David Andrews and rookie linebacker Josh Uche on injured reserve. Andrews sat out practice all week with a hand injury and Uche was hampered by a foot injury.

MLB..

UNDATED (AP) — The Chicago White Sox could have won the American League Central title on Sunday. Instead, the Sox dropped all the way down to the seventh seed in the AL playoffs.

Kris Bryant, Billy Hamilton and David Bote (BOH’-tee) homered for the Cubs in a 10-8 win over the White Sox.

The South Siders scored five in the eighth inning, and Yasmani Grandal’s (yahs-MAH’-nee grahn-DAHLZ’) two-run homer trimmed the Cubs’ lead to 10-8 in the ninth. Andrew Chafin struck out Nomar Mazara looking with two on and two out for his first save of the season.

Chicago’s loss allowed the Twins to win the AL Central despite Minnesota’s 5-3 loss to the Reds. Tucker Barnhart and Eugenio Suárez had RBI singles a three-run 10th as Cincinnati secured the National League’s seventh seed.

The Twins enter the AL postseason as the third seed.

Elsewhere around the majors:

— Carlos Santana had four RBIs, including a go-ahead, two-run double in the seventh, as the Indians rallied for an 8-6 win over the Pirates. The outcome gives Cleveland the fourth seed in the AL playoffs and home-field advantage in the wild card series.

— Rookie Josh Fleming ends the season 5-0 after allowing four hits over six innings of the Rays’ 5-0 shutout of the Phillies. Philadelphia would have ended a nine-year playoff drought with a victory.

— Mark Canha (KAN’-ah) drove in four runs as the Athletics came back to beat the Mariners, 6-2 and take the second seed in the AL.

— Rougned Odor (ROOG’-nehd oh-DOHR’) smacked a three-run homer and a solo shot as the Rangers doubled up the Astros, 8-4. Houston enters the AL playoffs with the sixth of eight seeds despite posting the worst record among postseason qualifiers.

— Toronto has to settle for the eighth seed in the AL after Cedric Mullins hit two triples for the Orioles in a 7-5 win over the Blue Jays.

— Harrison Bader tripled and homered to help the Cardinals beat the Brewers, 5-2 and wrap up the fifth seed in the NL. Milwaukee managed to pick up the eighth and final seed despite the setback, thanks to losses by the Phillies and Giants.

— The Giants were 5-4 losers to the Padres as Wil Myers homered and Mitch Moreland doubled home the go-ahead run. San Diego already has clinched the fourth seed in the NL playoffs.

— The Dodgers finish the regular season with a major league-leading 118 home runs after AJ Pollock belted two more in a 5-0 shutout of the Angels.

— The Marlins ended a streak of 10 straight losing seasons as Jazz Chisolm homered and collected three RBIs in their 5-0 win over the Yankees. Miami has the sixth seed in the NL, while New York is No. 5 in the AL.

— The Red Sox ripped the Braves, 9-1 as Jackie Bradley Jr. homered and made a leaping catch. Atlanta enters the NL playoffs as the second seed.

— The Diamondbacks battered the Rockies, 11-3 as Madison Bumgarner pitched five scoreless innings to win his first game for Arizona in his ninth and final start this season.

— Rookie Brady Singer allowed an RBI double but just two other hits over seven innings of the Royals’ 3-1 victory against the Tigers.

— Juan Soto became the National League’s youngest batting champion, while Trea Turner hit a grand slam and drove in seven runs in the Nationals’ 15-5 laugher over the Mets.

MLB-NEWS

Roenicke fired by Red Sox

UNDATED (AP) — Ron Roenicke (REHN’-ih-kee) has been told he will not return as manager of the Red Sox, ending a one-year, shotgun stopgap on the final day of a pandemic-shortened season that resulted in a last-place finish in the AL East.

Roenicke was hired on the eve of spring training after Alex Cora was implicated in Houston’s sign stealing scandal.

In other MLB news:

— The Angels have fired general manager Billy Eppler after the long-struggling franchise finished its fifth consecutive losing season under his watch. The losing skid occurred despite many positive moves made by the former Yankees executive, all while dealing with the spending whims of owner Arte Moreno.

— Ronald Acuña (ah-KOON’-yah) Jr. was removed from the Atlanta Braves’ lineup in their regular season finale due to irritation in his left wrist He was on the 10-day injured list due to soreness in the same wrist from Aug. 12-25.

— Miami outfielder Starling Marte (MAHR’-tay) and right-hander José Ureña (yoo-RAY’-nuh) left Sundays’ regular-season finale against the Yankees after getting hurt in the early innings. Marte was hit on the front of his helmet by a pitch and Ureña took a liner off his pitching hand.

WNBA

Sue Bird and Breanna Stewart have Seattle back in the finals for the second time in three seasons after the Storm swept Minnesota in the best-of-five semifinals of the WNBA playoffs. Seattle is 3-0 in the championship round, last winning a title in 2018. Bird had 16 points and nine assists in the clincher, while Stewart scored 31 points — a career playoff best. Seattle will face either Connecticut or Las Vegas.

BRADENTON, Fla. (AP) — Angel McCoughtry scored 16 of her 29 points in the third quarter as Las Vegas outscored Connecticut by 12 points to take control and the Aces beat the Sun 84-75 in Game 4 of the best-of-five WNBA semifinals. Game 5 is Tuesday. McCoughtry scored 14 of the first 18 second-half points for Las Vegas and assisted on the remaining four as the Aces turned a one-point halftime deficit into a 55-46 lead midway through the third quarter. Jasmine Thomas made a career-high six 3-pointers on 11 attempts and finished with 25 points for the Sun.

NASCAR-VAS VEGAS

Kurt Busch finally wins on home track

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Kurt Busch ended an 0-for-21 losing streak at Las Vegas Motor Speedway with good timing and then three tremendous restarts.

Busch entered the race 12th in the standings and in danger of elimination from title contention, but the victory earned him an automatic berth into the next round.

Kyle Busch, Clint Bowyer (BOY’-ur), Aric Almirola and Austin Dillon are all below the cutline with two races remaining in the second round.

T25-COLLEGE FOOTBALL POLL

AP Top 25: Big Ten and Pac-12 return to most unusual poll

UNDATED (AP) — There are a host of changes in The Associated Press football poll after several conferences changed course and elected to play a season.

Ohio State, Penn State and Oregon returned to The Associated Press college football poll on Sunday, weeks before they start playing.

Clemson remained No. 1 with 55 first-place votes, followed by Alabama at No. 2 with three first-place votes. Third-ranked Florida is just ahead of Georgia and Notre Dame, while Ohio State, Auburn, Miami, Texas and Penn State round out the top 10. Oregon is 14th.

Defending champion LSU and Oklahoma both took tumbles in the poll. LSU fell from 6th to 17th, and the Sooners dropped from third to 16th.

TENNIS-FRENCH OPEN

Ex-champ Halep in 2nd round, Venus Williams out, Gauff wins

PARIS (AP) — Coco Gauff has won her French Open debut by beating No. 9 seed Johanna Konta 6-3, 6-3. The 16-year-old Gauff already owns four victories over opponents ranked in the Top 20.

A half-dozen seeded players lost, while winners included No. 1 Simona Halep and No. 6 Alexander Zverev.

Venus Williams lost in the first round at Roland Garros for the third straight year, falling to Anna Karolina Schmiedlova 6-4, 6-4.

F1-RUSSIAN GP

Bottas wins in Russia as Hamilton misses F1 win record

SOCHI, Russia (AP) — Valtteri Bottas has won the Russian Grand Prix after his Mercedes teammate Lewis Hamilton’s race was ruined by penalties. Hamilton had been looking to match Michael Schumacher’s record of 91 wins in Formula One but had to settle for third behind Bottas and Max Verstappen.

In world and national news…

(AP) President Donald Trump paid just $750 in federal income taxes the year he ran for president and in his first year in the White House. That is according to a report in The New York Times. Trump has fiercely guarded his tax filings, becoming the only president in modern times not to make them public. The details of the tax filings complicate Trump’s description of himself as a shrewd and patriotic businessman, revealing instead a series of financial losses and income from abroad that could conflict with his responsibilities as president. Trump’s financial disclosures indicated he earned at least $434.9 million in 2018, but the tax filings reported a $47.4 million loss.

DETROIT (AP) — Police say a shooting outside a Detroit strip club has left six people wounded. According to preliminary information from police, a large group was outside the club on the city’s west side shortly before 2 a.m. Monday when at least one person opened fire. Details about what led up to the shooting were under investigation and no arrests were immediately reported. Police say those shot were in their 20s and two men were listed in critical condition. Two men and a woman were in stable condition, and the condition of another woman who was shot wasn’t immediately known by police.

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Sunday postponed a Trump administration order that would have banned the popular video sharing app TikTok from U.S. smartphone app stores around midnight. A more comprehensive ban remains scheduled for November, about a week after the presidential election. The judge, Carl Nichols of the U.S District Court for the District of Columbia, did not postpone that later ban. The ruling followed an emergency hearing Sunday morning in which lawyers for TikTok argued that the administration’s app-store ban would infringe on First Amendment rights and do irreparable harm to the business.

BEIJING (AP) — U.S.-China friction has flared again, with Beijing firing back at accusations by Washington that it is a leading cause of global environmental damage and has reneged on its promise not to militarize the South China Sea. A document issued last week by the State Department cited China’s record on issues from greenhouse gas emissions to wildlife trafficking. A State Department spokeswoman followed that with a statement saying China has “pursued a reckless and provocative militarization” of the South China Sea’s Spratly Islands. A foreign ministry spokesman responded Monday by asking why the U.S. is withdrawing from the Paris agreement on climate change. He says U.S. military actions have made it “the biggest threat to the peace and stability of the South China Sea.”

TOKYO (AP) — Global shares are mostly higher ahead of the first U.S. presidential debate and a national holiday in China later in the week. Benchmarks in France, Germany and Britain rose in early Monday trading, while indexes finished higher in Japan and South Korea. China is celebrating National Day on Oct. 1, followed by a weeklong holiday through Oct. 8. Strong Chinese industrial profits for August, reported over the weekend, helped boost sentiment. Signs of a recovery in economic activity despite the coronavirus pandemic, as businesses strive to achieve a new normal with social distancing and mask-wearing, are also helping.

LONDON (AP) — Uber can keep operating in London after the ride-hailing company won a court appeal on Monday against the refusal by transit regulators to renew its license. The U.S. company had challenged Transport for London’s decision in late 2019 not to renew its operating license over safety concerns involving imposter drivers. Deputy Chief Magistrate Tanweer Ikram wrote in his decision that he found the company to be “fit and proper” to hold a London operator’s license.” Uber was allowed to continue operating while the appeal was underway. Transport for London had decided two years ago to reject Uber’s application for a new license, citing several breaches that placed passengers at risk.