– Wayne Byers Show – Morning – Oct. 19

CSi Weather

.REST OF TODAY…Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 30s. West winds around 5 mph.

.TONIGHT…Mostly cloudy. Snow likely after midnight. Snow accumulation around 1 inch. Lows in the lower 20s. Southeast winds 5 to 10 mph. Chance of snow 60 percent in the Jamestown area, 70 percent in the Valley City area.

.TUESDAY…Snow in the morning, then snow possibly mixed with

rain in the afternoon. Snow accumulation around 1- 2 inches in the Jamestown area, 2-3 inches in the Valley City area. Storm

total around 3 inches . Highs in the mid 30s. South winds 10 to

15 mph. Chance of precipitation 90 percent in the Valley City area.

.TUESDAY NIGHT…Decreasing clouds. Lows in the mid 20s. West

winds 5 to 10 mph.

.WEDNESDAY…Mostly cloudy. A 30 percent chance of snow in the

afternoon in the Jamestown area, 40 percent in the Valley City area. Highs in the mid 30s. West winds 5 to 10 mph shifting to the north in the afternoon.

.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…Cloudy. Chance of snow in the evening, then

snow likely after midnight. Lows in the mid 20s. Chance of snow

70 percent.

.THURSDAY…Mostly cloudy. Snow likely in the morning, then

chance of snow in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 30s. Chance

of snow 70 percent.

.THURSDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 20 percent chance of snow.

Lows 15 to 20.

.FRIDAY…Partly sunny. Highs in the upper 20s.

.FRIDAY NIGHT…Increasing clouds. Lows 10 to 15.

.SATURDAY…Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of snow in the

afternoon. Highs in the upper 20s.

.SATURDAY NIGHT…Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow.

Lows 15 to 20.

.SUNDAY…Mostly cloudy with a 30 percent chance of snow. Highs

in the upper 20s.

Snow is expected Monday night across western and central North Dakota.
Accumulations of 1 to 2 inches are expected, but this will likely
be enough to cause snow covered and slippery roads, including for the Tuesday morning commute.

Snow will linger over central North Dakota Tuesday morning, with minor additional accumulations possible, along with snow covered and slippery roads, including during the Tuesday morning commute.

Heavy snow is possible across parts of western and central North Dakota Wednesday night and Thursday. There is uncertainty with the exact path of this potential winter storm, but forecaster confidence is increasing that parts of the area could receive heavy snow accumulations of 6 inches or more.

North Dakota’s daily positivity rate for COVID-19 topped 10% for the sixth time in the last seven days as health officials reported 716 new cases in the last day, including three counties with more than 100 positive tests. The state has now surpassed 400 deaths. The update lifted the total number of the coronavirus cases statewide to nearly 32,000 since the pandemic began. Figures compiled Saturday by Johns Hopkins University researchers shows there were about 1,069 new cases per 100,000 people in North Dakota over the past two weeks, which ranks first in the country for new cases per capita.

NDoH COVID-19 Stats

Sun. Oct 18, 2020

Barnes

New Positives 7

Total Positives 297

Active Cases 37

Recovered 259

Stutsman

New Positives 12

Total Positives 692

Active Cases 111

Recovered 576

COVID-19 Test Results
The results listed are from the previous day. Additional data can be found on the NDDoH website.

BY THE NUMBERS

7,316 – Total Tests from Yesterday*

762,083 – Total tests completed since the pandemic began

716 – Positive Individuals from Yesterday*****

31,978 – Total positive individuals since the pandemic began

10.37% – Daily Positivity Rate**

5,652 Total Active Cases

+282 Individuals from yesterday

430 – Individuals Recovered from Yesterday (333 with a recovery date of yesterday****)

25,922 – Total recovered since the pandemic began

147 – Currently Hospitalized

-1 – Individuals from yesterday

5 – New Deaths*** (404 total deaths since the pandemic began)

INDIVIDUALS WHO DIED WITH COVID-19

Man in his 60s from Burleigh County with underlying health conditions.
Man in his 70s from Dickey County with underlying health conditions.
Man in his 50s from McKenzie County with underlying health conditions.
Woman in her 80s from Sioux County with underlying health conditions.
Man in his 80s from Williams County with underlying health conditions.

COUNTIES WITH NEW POSITIVE CASES REPORTED SUNDAY

Adams County – 3
Barnes County – 7
Benson County – 6
Bottineau County – 9
Bowman County – 4
Burleigh County – 114
Cass County – 131
Cavalier County – 1
Dickey County – 6
Dunn County – 2
Eddy County – 1
Emmons County – 2
Foster County – 6
Golden Valley County – 1
Grand Forks County – 113
Grant County – 1
Griggs County – 1
Hettinger County – 1
Kidder County – 2
LaMoure County – 4
Logan County – 3
McHenry County – 5
McIntosh County – 1
McKenzie County – 11
McLean County – 8
Mercer County – 9
Morton County – 36
Mountrail County – 15
Nelson County – 5
Oliver County – 3
Pembina County – 7
Pierce County – 6
Ramsey County – 17
Ransom County – 5
Richland County – 17
Rolette County – 2
Sargent County – 7
Sheridan County – 6
Stark County – 13
Stutsman County – 12
Towner County – 3
Traill County – 4
Walsh County – 16
Ward County – 79
Wells County – 3
Williams County – 8

* 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. There is a lag in the time deaths are reported to the NDDoH.
**** 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.

Valley City (CSi) City County Health in Valley City announces a change in the days, and location of the FREE COVID-19 testing. Administrator, Terresa Will says testings have moved to Mondays and new location:

Where: ND Winter Show 700 7th St SE When: Monday Oct 19, 1pm-2pm.

Drive into the east entrance of the South Exhibit building and remain in your vehicle for the test. After the test, exit through the west doors.

Pre-register on line at testreg.nd.gov

CSi Photos from the Monday Oct 12 testing

City County Health Administrator, Theresa Will says, the new earlier testing time is due to the tests being sent to a lab in North Carolina, being over-nighted by FedEx.

She says the usual results are sent to the Bismarck lab, however that facility is handling several test samples taken at area long-term care facilities to speed up results for contacting the staff and residents.

For updates related to COVID-19 in North Dakota visit the North Dakota Department of Health website. Or follow the City County Health District FaceBook page for Barnes County updates.

Bismarck (CSi) – Gov. Doug Burgum, in conjunction with the North Dakota Department of Health (NDDoH), announced Friday that North Dakota has submitted its COVID-19 vaccination plan to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The plan can be found at health.nd.gov/covidvaccine.

“We’re deeply grateful to all of the agencies and partners involved in this collaborative effort to develop a comprehensive COVID-19 vaccination plan,” Governor Burgum said. “North Dakota is ready to take action as soon as a safe and effective vaccine becomes available.”

North Dakota’s planning efforts are based on CDC guidance to anticipate a phased availability of vaccines within the state. This COVID-19 vaccine plan outlines how a future COVID-19 vaccine will be prioritized, equitably allocated, distributed and administered in North Dakota.

“We have been planning for months to ensure we have a detailed plan ready to be able to distribute and administer the COVID-19 vaccine as successfully as possible when it becomes available,” said NDDoH Immunization Program Manager Molly Howell. “We’re appreciative for our partners who continue to assist us in this process. Preparations and planning will continue while awaiting an approved vaccine.”

Key areas addressed in this plan include enrollment of health care providers to administer vaccine, storage and handling, prioritization, allocation, distribution, and data reporting. The plan will be updated as additional information about the COVID-19 vaccine becomes available. It is still unknown who will be prioritized for COVID-19 vaccine and when a vaccine will be available.

North Dakota included pharmacies, long-term care facilities, corrections, universities, health care providers, local public health, tribal entities and other key stakeholders in the planning process.

“In North Dakota, we have a close connection with health care, nonprofits, community groups and others that has strengthened our response to COVID-19,” said Kylie Hall with the NDSU Center for Immunization Research and Education and member of the vaccine planning team. “Our partners are continuing to prepare for the day when a safe and effective vaccine is available so we can distribute it equitably and efficiently.”

In August, North Dakota was selected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as one of four states to be part of a pilot project to plan for the distribution of a future COVID-19 vaccine.

For more information on COVID-19 vaccine, visit health.nd.gov/covidvaccine.

Jamestown (JPD) Jamestown Police Chief Scott Edinger reminds residents that trailers and RV’s and campers must be removed from city streets by the end of October.

Trailers would include motorhomes, camper trailers, RV’s, boats or any other form of trailer must be removed from city streets by October 31st. Failure to adhere by the deadline will result in the trailer being tagged and impounded. Trailers can create hazards for city crews when snow needs to be plowed as winter quickly approaches.

The city appreciates everyone’s cooperation.

Jamestown (CSi) The City of Jamestown is currently accepting applications for the following:
• 1 open position on the Regional Airport Authority—5-year term to December 2025.
Anyone interested in serving on the above committees/boards should complete an “Application for Appointment”. The application may be obtained in person at City Hall, 102 3rd Ave SE, Jamestown, ND, by calling 701-252-5900 or online at jamestownnd.org and select government tab/city committees to download the form.
The application should be returned by November 16, 2020 to:
City of Jamestown
Attn: Appointments
102 3rd Avenue SE
Jamestown, ND 58401-4205

Jamestown (CSi) Victory Lutheran Church will host its annual Trunk or Treat event, Saturday, October 31. Children, ages 0 – 12, and their parents and grandparents are invited to experience this evening of safe Halloween fun.

Unfortunately due to COVID 19 the church will not host indoor carnival games this year but beginning at 5:30 pm the parking lot at Victory Lutheran Church will be filled with cars with open trunks filled with treats to handout to all kids and by the end of the evening their sacks are full.

The local fire department, police department, ambulance and new this year – Alfred Dickey Library Bookmobile have been invited to hand out treats as well. Victory Lutheran Church is located at 510 9th Avenue SW. For more information, please call the office at 251-1570.

HARWOOD, N.D. (AP) — The North Dakota Highway Patrol has released the names of the victims of a deadly crash in Harwood, north of Fargo. KFGO-AM reports the crash happened just before 10 a.m. Friday. Authorities said a minivan driven by 76-year-old Jeannette Arnold, of Esmond, failed to stop at a Cass County intersection and struck the side of a hopper trailer being pulled by a passing truck. Arnold and passenger 75-year-old Dennis Marthe, 75, of Rugby, both died at the scene. A second passenger suffered serious injuries. The driver of the truck was uninjured.

Bismarck (CSi) – Routine surveillance testing conducted this week by the North Dakota Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (ND DOCR) has revealed an increase among staff and residents who are currently positive for COVID-19. As of October 16, 2020, active positive cases totaled 80 (37 staff, 43 residents). This represents a net increase in positive cases of 54 (12 staff, 42 residents) from the last week. No staff or residents are currently hospitalized due to COVID-19.

The largest number of infections at the ND DOCR are located at the North Dakota State Penitentiary (NDSP) where 19 staff members and 39 residents are currently positive. All residents testing positive for the virus are immediately placed in a medical isolation unit. The medical condition of each resident in isolation is monitored at least twice daily by ND DOCR medical staff. Staff who have tested positive or who have been determined to be a close contact of a positive are notified and required to immediately leave the workplace.

Bismarck (CSi) – Gov. Doug Burgum Friday placed North Dakota Indian Affairs Commission Executive Director Scott Davis on administrative leave, with pay, pending an investigation into allegations of misconduct.

“We take allegations of misconduct very seriously. The State of North Dakota is committed to a safe and equitable workplace environment for all team members,” Burgum said.

State Labor Commissioner Erica Thunder has been appointed to serve as interim Indian Affairs commissioner pending the outcome of the investigation. Per North Dakota Century Code Section 44-04-18.1-6, no additional details will be released during the investigation.

In sports

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (NCHC) – After thorough discussion and thoughtful planning over the past few months, the National Collegiate Hockey Conference (NCHC) has finalized its plans for the 2020-21 season. The 26-game conference schedule and two-part format, which includes utilizing a centralized location (“Pod”) for all NCHC games to start the season, was unanimously approved by the NCHC’s Board of Directors on Thursday, Oct. 15.

With the focus on the health and safety of student-athletes, coaches, staff, and officials, the Conference has intentionally attempted to limit team travel. Because of this, NCHC teams have been divided into two divisions based on geography for 2020-21 scheduling purposes: East and West. The East Division consists of Miami, Minnesota Duluth, St. Cloud State and Western Michigan. The West Division consists of Colorado College, Denver, North Dakota and Omaha. Teams will play each of their divisional opponents six times (18 games total) and each cross-division opponent twice (8 games total), with all cross-division games taking place in the Pod to alleviate travel. The second portion of the season will then take place January through March, with all divisional foes playing each other at home and on the road.

The Conference will commence the pursuit of the Penrose Cup on Tuesday, Dec. 1 in the Pod, which will take place in Omaha, Nebraska, where the University of Nebraska Omaha’s Baxter Arena will host all eight NCHC teams. Competition in the Pod will include 10 games per team (40 games total) and run through the first three weeks of December, with games held throughout each week. In addition to the cross-division games at Baxter Arena, each team will also play two games against one divisional foe in the Pod.

Overall medical support and COVID-19 testing for all participating student-athletes, staff and officials in the Pod will be conducted through the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC), located in Omaha. Medical protocols and testing strategies for the entire season are currently being developed with top medical professionals from UNMC and the Global Center for Health Security.

Weekend local, regional sports highlights

Full Game Recaps at CSiNewsNow.com Sports

Fri. High School Football

Hi-Liner Homecoming Game

Valley City 18, Central Cass 14

Bishop Ryan 48, Garrison-Max 0

Carrington 36, Park River Area 6

Center-Stanton 52, Midway-Minto 28

Des Lacs-Burlington 38, South Prairie 0

Devils Lake/Minnewaukan Co-op 27, Wahpeton 26

Drake-Anamoose 50, Alexander 7

Fargo Davies 42, Fargo Shanley 27

Grant County-Flasher 28, Linton-HMB 26

Griggs Central/Midkota Co-op 26, Finley-Sharon/Hope-Page 22

Harvey/Wells County 58, Westhope-Newburg-Glenburn 26

Heart River 18, Southern McLean 12

Hettinger/Scranton 22, Napoleon/Gackle-Streeter 6

Hillsboro/Central Valley 21, Kindred 6

Killdeer 56, Richardton-Taylor-Hebron 18

Langdon-Edmore-Munich 45, Grafton/St. Thomas 6

Mandan 34, Williston 0

Nedrose 42, Tioga 0

North Prairie 60, St. John 38

Oakes 46, Ellendale/Edgeley/Kulm 0

Rugby 41, Bottineau 8

Sheyenne 42, Fargo South 14

Towner-Granville-Upham 30, Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood 24, OT

Velva 60, Kenmare-Bowbells-Burke Central 0

Fri. College Volleyball..

UJ 3 Concordia Neb 0

In a matchup of the top two Great Plains Athletic Conference women’s volleyball teams entering Friday, the University of Jamestown came away with the victory, defeating Concordia (Neb.) University 3-0 at Harold Newman Arena. Set scores were 25-22, 25-22, and 25-18.

Jamestown improves to 9-0 overall and 7-0 in the GPAC while Concordia is 7-2 overall and in the conference. Northwestern (Iowa) moved into second place in the GPAC standings at 7-1 with a 3-0 win over Doane (Neb.) on Friday.

The Jimmies host Midland (Neb.) University Saturday at 5 p.m.

Set one was close throughout as UJ led by no more than three and Concordia two with both teams trying to find their offense. UJ pulled ahead 21-19 but back-to-back points by the Bulldogs tied the match. Jamestown rallied for four of the next five points, finishing set one with a kill by Kalli Hegerle (JR/West Fargo, N.D.).

Concordia maintained the lead through the middle of the second set, leading 17-14 and 18-15 before the Jimmies got going. Down 19-17, Jamestown got back-to-back kills from Corina Huff (SR/Breezy Point, Minn.) to force a Bulldog timeout. A kill by Nicole Schmitz (FR/Oakes, N.D.) was followed by a Concordia attack error, then Schmitz slammed another ball home to make it 22-19. Another Huff kill and Bulldog attack error pushed the lead to 24-19. Concordia scored the next three points, cutting UJ’s lead to 24-22, but as in the first set, Hegerle ended set two with another kill.

In set three, Concordia led 12-11 before a 7-0 Jimmie run switched the momentum and gave the home team new life. Jamestown would trail by no less than five, even extending the lead to as many as eight at 24-16.

Huff finished with 11 kills and hit .333 for the match. Hegerle added eight kills and Taylor Sabinash (JR/Kensal, N.D.) hit a team-high .500 with seven kills in 12 attempts.

Jackie Meiklejohn (JR/Dickey, N.D.) passed out 17 assists and Megan Gaffaney (JR/Jamestown, N.D.) 14 in helping UJ hit .244 as a team.

Hannah Schiele (JR/Jamestown, N.D.) had three of Jamestown’s six service aces.

Anna Holen (JR/LaMoure, N.D.) led the defense with 12 digs while Sydney Ellingson (SR/Langdon, N.D.) had 11. Ritter totaled four blocks on the night with Huff and Hegerle adding three (one solo, two assists).

Saturday

College Football

Taylor Stadium

Home Opener

Morningside 54 Jamestsown 7

The Morningside (Iowa) College Mustangs showed why they are the two-time defending NAIA champions Saturday, running out to a 54-0 lead in a 54-7 win over the University of Jamestown football team Saturday afternoon at Taylor Stadium.

The Mustangs (4-0 overall, 4-0 Great Plains Athletic Conference) had scoring drives of 55, 85, 42, and 60 yards in the first half as they took a 34-0 lead into the intermission. Morningside had one drive end with a punt and another with the end of the first half.

Jamestown struggled to find any offense in the first half, going three-and-out on four of their six first-half possessions.

Morningside scored three second-half touchdowns, and following an Anthony Sims 10-yard touchdown run, led 54-0 with 14:47 to play.

UJ capped off an eight-play, 69-yard drive with a 26-yard touchdown pass from Cade Torgerson (JR/Billings, Mont.) to Ryan O’Brien (FR/Murrieta, Calif.). The Izaak Myles (JR/Apple Valley, Calif.) extra point made it 54-7 with 1:19 remaining.

Joe Dolincheck completed 25-of-35 passes for 358 yards and four touchdowns for Morningside. Reid Jurgensmeier caught five balls for 123 yards and three scores, while Jamal Albousafi had six grabs for 84 yards and a touchdown. Sims finished with 103 yards rushing on 13 carries and Arnijae Ponder added 90 yards on 20 carries, finding the end zone twice.

Torgerson finished 21-of-41 passing for 162 yards. O’Brien, Javon Bowie (JR/Sacramento, Calif.), and Sidney Luna-Long (JR/Pasadena, Calif.) all had three catches.

Jayden McCombs (FR/Kit Carson, Colo.) had 36 yards rushing on nine carries.

Manuel Najera (SR/Los Angeles, Calif.) registered 14 total stops to lead the defense. Jordan Olson (JR/Prior Lake, Minn.) had 11 tackles, including five solo. Cedric Terry (SR/Minneapolis, Minn.) was credited with two pass breakups.

Next Saturday the Jimmies (0-3, 0-3 GPAC) travel to Midland (Neb.) University for a 1 p.m. kickoff.

Saturday

College Football

VCSU 25 Waldorf 21

FOREST CITY, IOWA – Valley City State scored the game-winning touchdown with 12 seconds remaining Saturday, capping a thrilling road victory at Waldorf University in the NAIA Football Game of the Week.

Trailing 21-18 on their own 20-yard line with with 56 seconds remaining, the Viking offense went 80 yards in just 44 seconds, driving down the field in the final minute to pull out a 25-21 victory. Jalen Pfeifer hit Benjamin Dumond in the end zone with 12 seconds left, finishing the game-winning drive with a 25-yard touchdown.

The Vikings improve their record to 4-1 in the North Star Athletic Association. Waldorf University drops to 4-2, with both of their losses coming against VCSU.

A pair of freshman skill players contributed career games for the Vikings on Saturday. Running back Taylor Simmons had 23 carries for a career-high 143 yards, and Dumond caught five passes for a career-high 147 yards and a touchdown. Senior quarterback Jalen Pfeifer, who went 3-for-4 on the game-winning drive, finished the game 16-for-32 for 263 yards and two touchdowns – both of which came in the fourth quarter. He also rushed for VCSU’s first score of the day and completed passed to nine different players.

Pfeifer’s first quarter touchdown run tied the game at 7-7. The Vikings blocked a punt out the end zone for a safety in the second quarter, going ahead 9-7. Waldorf added two field goals for a 13-9 lead at halftime.

Valley City State kicker Nico Magana trimmed the deficit to 13-12 with a third-quarter field goal, setting up the exciting fourth quarter. The Vikings took the lead with an 88-yard touchdown drive early in the fourth quarter. A 51-yard strike from Pfeifer to Dumond put the Vikings on the 3-yard line, and then Pfeifer found tight end Zane Schuchard for a 3-yard touchdown – the first of his career.

Schuchard’s score put VCSU ahead 18-13 after the Vikings failed to convert the 2-point attempt.

Waldorf responded late in the quarter with an 82-yard touchdown drive, capped when quarterback Tyler O-Hara complete a fourth-and-goal pass to Ryan Martinez for a 5-yard score. The Warriors converted the 2-point attempt to take a 21-18 lead with 2:06 remaining.

VCSU’s chances appeared slim after the Vikings fumbled the ensuing kickoff and Waldorf recovered on VCSU’s 20-yard line. But the Viking defense held strong and Waldorf missed a 35-yard field goal, leaving VCSU’s deficit at 21-18 as they took over with 56 seconds remaining.

Pfeifer hit Michael Cornelious for a 17-yard gain on the first play and then found Dumond for 33 yards on the next play. Dumond fumbled downfield, but VCSU receiver Caid Combs recovered at the 25-yard line to keep the Viking hopes alive. After an incompletion, Pfeifer connected with Dumond in the end zone for the game-winning score with just 12 seconds on the clock.

The Vikings racked up 421 yards of total offense, including 158 rushing and 263 through the air.

Valley City State’s defense held Waldorf to just 230 total yards, including 114 passing yards and 116 rushing yards.

Freshman Riley Gerhardt led the Vikings with 12 total tackles and a fumble recovery. Sal Avila totaled nine tackles and broke up a pass, and Dustin Kasowski had eight tackles and a forced fumble. Nick Harberts had a sack as one of VCSU’s five tackles for loss. Jahidi West finished with seven tackles, one tackle for loss and two passes broken up.

The Vikings remain one game back of conference-leader Dickinson State in the loss column. The Blue Hawks defeated Mayville State on Saturday to improve to 6-0 this season.

Up next: Valley City State is back on the road next Saturday in Madison, S.D., playing at Dakota State at 4 p.m.

Saturday

Women’s Soccer

UJ 3 Dordt 0

SIOUX CENTER, Iowa– Three second-half goals propelled the University of Jamestown women’s soccer team to a 3-0 win over Dordt University Saturday afternoon, snapping a two-match losing streak.

The Jimmies run their record to 5-3-0 overall and 3-3-0 in the Great Plains Athletic Conference. Dordt falls to 5-5-1 overall and 4-4-1 in the GPAC.

Neither team found a goal in the opening forty-five minutes, with UJ putting just one of its three shots on target. Dordt had three of seven shots on goal in the first half.

Kamryn Fiscus (SO/Yakima, Wash.) netted the opening goal of the match, striking in the 48th minute for a 1-0 Jimmie lead.

Claire Struble (JR/Murrieta, Calif.) doubled the Jamestown advantage, taking a Briana Perry (JR/Las Vegas, Nev.) pass in the 55th minute to make it 2-0.

Karlie Hintze (SO/Herald, Calif.) rounded out the scoring in the 85th minute on an assist by Kirstyn Aldridge (SR/Williamsburg, Va.).

Jamestown outshot the Defenders 7-1 in the second half, including 6-1 on goal.

Alex Nowka (SO/Anchorage, Alaska) was credited with four saves in her third clean sheet of the season.j

The Jimmies are back in action Wednesday at Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) University.

Men’s Soccer

UJ 4 Dordt 2

SIOUX CENTER, Iowa– The University of Jamestown men’s soccer team snapped a two-match losing streak, scoring a season-high four goals Saturday afternoon in a 4-1 win over Dordt University.

Jamestown improves to 2-4 overall and 2-3 in the Great Plains Athletic Conference. The Defenders are now 3-8 overall and 2-6 in the GPAC.

The Jimmies tallied their goals over a span of 14 minutes, 53 seconds in the first half.

Aaron Pike (JR/Milton Keynes, England) opened the scoring in the 16th minute as the Jimmies took a 1-0 lead.

Dordt came back with a Blake Hansen goal in the 17th minute to tie the match at one.

Pike struck again in the 21st minute with an assist by Diego Valle (JR/Yucaipa, Calif.) to put the Jimmies up 2-1.

Ruben Zepeda (SR/Puebla, Mexico) made it 3-1 in the 27th and Luis Zepeda (SO/Puebla, Mexico) extended the lead to 4-1 in the 31st minute. Max Gross (SO/Boeblingen, Germany) assisted on the goal.

The Defenders managed just one second-half shot in the first 42 minutes of the second half, but had three shots go high three minutes inside of full time. Hansen notched his second of the match with 40 seconds to play, making it 4-2 in favor of the Jimmies.

Shots ended 21-12 in favor of Jamestown, as did shots on goal (14-6).

Alex Hamer (JR/Solihull, England) made three saves for the Jimmies, who are back in action Wednesday at Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) University.

Saturday

VCSU College Baseball

Game 1

VCSU 10 Morningside 2

Game 2

Morningside 2 VCSU o

SIOUX CITY, IOWA – Phillip Almanza and Reed Butz both turned in strong starting pitching performances Saturday, and the Viking baseball team split a doubleheader at Morningside College.

Almanza struck out nine and allowed just two runs in six innings of game one, helping the Vikings to a 10-2 victory. Butz gave up just three hits and two runs in game two, but took the hard-luck loss as the Vikings were shutout 2-0.

Valley City State is now 4-4 overall this fall. Morningside is now 1-3. The teams will play one 7-inning game on Sunday at 12 p.m. That is VCSU’s final game of the fall season.

VCSU 10, Morningside 2
Almanza scattered eight hits over his six innings on the mound, striking out nine and walking just one. Marcus Niemann pitched a scoreless seventh inning to finish off the victory.

The Vikings scored two runs in the second inning, two runs in the third and one more in the fourth inning to build a 5-0 lead. After Morningside cut the lead to 5-2, VCSU put the game out of reach with a five-run sixth inning.

Drew Nixon went 3-for-4 with a double, a run and RBI to pace the Viking offense. David Demeter and Ryan Reynolds both finished 1-for-3 with a run and two RBIs. Six different Vikings had hits and eight different Vikings scored. Chase Feller and Jayden Shipman both scored twice and each drove in a run. Gage Wherley and JT Reed each added an RBI.

Morningside 2, VCSU 0
VCSU’s offense was held to just two hits in the second game of the doubleheader as Morningside salvaged a split.

Butz started on the mound for VCSU and took the loss despite a strong performance. Butz gave up just three hits and two runs in six innings of work, walking three and striking out two.

Morningside took the lead with a triple and sacrifice fly in the second inning. The Mustangs added the second run with an RBI groundout in the third.

Drew Nixon had both of VCSU’s hits as he finished the doubleheader 5-for-7 at the plate.

Saturday

Volleyball

UJ Volleyball

UJ 3 Midland 1

The University of Jamestown women’s volleyball team won its tenth straight match to open the season, defeating Midland (Neb.) University 3-1 Saturday evening at Harold Newman Arena. Set scores were 23-25, 31-29, 27-25, and 26-24.

The Warriors proved to be competitive from the start, reeling off five straight points to break a 12-12 tie in the first set. Down 17-12, UJ responded with five straight points of their own to tie the set at 17. Tied once again at 22, Midland took advantage of three Jimmie attack errors over the final four points for the 25-23 opening set win.

In a back-and-forth second set, Jamestown took leads of 17-14, 18-15, and 21-17 only to have Midland score four straight to tie the set at 21. UJ had four set point opportunities, but the Warriors were able to stave them off and continue play. Tied 29-29, an attack error by Midland and a Kalli Hegerle (JR/West Fargo, N.D.) kill ended up being the difference as the Jimmies tied the match at 1-1.

Set three saw the Warriors take control early on, building leads of 10-4, 15-7, and 18-10. It appeared the Warriors were on the way to taking a 2-1 match lead as they held a 23-16 set advantage, but Jamestown showed resilience in taking the next seven points to knot things up at 23. Back-to-back kills from Anna Holen (JR/LaMoure, N.D.) ended the set with UJ winning 27-25.

Jamestown trailed 8-7 in the fourth set before a 9-2 run created some separation and a momentum shift. Midland rallied to get within one at 20-19 and 22-21, then tied the set at 24. A Holen kill followed by a Warrior attack error sealed the deal for the home team.

Nicole Schmitz (FR/Oakes, N.D.) had a career night with 18 kills and hit .378 in 37 attempts to lead the Jimmies. Holen and Corina Huff (SR/Breezy Point, Minn.) had 12 kills each and Taylor Sabinash (JR/Kensal, N.D.) eight.

Megan Gaffaney (JR/Jamestown, N.D.) and Jackie Meiklejohn (JR/Dickey, N.D.) both passed out 28 assists.

UJ had a season-best 104 digs, with Sydney Ellingson (SR/Langdon, N.D.) racking up 30. Holen added 27, Hannah Schiele (JR/Jamestown, N.D.) 22, and Gaffaney 11.

Jayla Ritter (JR/Forest Lake, Minn.) had three block assists among her five total blocks. Huff added four total blocks and Hegerle three.

Jamestown (10-0 overall, 8-0 Great Plains Athletic Conference) is on the road next weekend, playing at Doane (Neb.) Friday and Hastings (Neb.) Saturday.

Saturday

High School Volleyball

Carrington def Ellendale 3-0 (25-15, 25-19, 26-24) in District 5

High School Football

Cavalier 56, Lakota/Adams-Edmore/Dakota Prairie 14

Fargo North 41, Grand Forks Red River 6

North Border 52, Larimore 14

Oak Grove Lutheran 29, Northern Cass 2

Sunday

College Baseball

At Morningside

Morningside 8 VCSU 2

MLB-NLCS

Dodgers claim 25th pennant

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers are National League champions for the 25th time after winning the last three games of their NLCS against Atlanta.

The Dodgers erased deficits of 2-0 and 3-2 before completing a 4-3 win over the Braves in Game 7. Cody Bellinger gave L.A. the lead with a solo homer off Chris Martin in the seventh, one inning after Kiké (KEE’-kay) Hernández tied it with a solo blast.

Will Smith furnished a two-run single for the Dodgers, who will take on the Rays in the World Series beginning Tuesday.

The Braves were held to three hits, none after Austin Riley’s RBI single with nobody out in the fourth inning.

Atlanta had runners on second and third with no outs in the fourth before a pair of base-running blunders led to a 5-2-5-6 double play. The Braves put just one player on base the rest of the night and were robbed of a home run when right fielder Mookie Betts reached above the wall to take one away from Freddie Freeman.

Winning pitcher Julio Urias retired all nine hitters he faced to get to 2-0 in the series.

Although the Dodgers are in the World Series for the third time in four years, they are seeking their first championship since 1988.

NLCS-MVP

Dodgers’ Seager NLCS MVP after 5 HRS, 11 RBIs against Braves

ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — Corey Seager bashed his way to NLCS MVP.

Once the Los Angeles Dodgers finally finished off the Atlanta Braves, the choice was obvious.

Seager helped power Los Angeles to its third World Series in four years, and another chance to win its first title since 1988. The sweet-swinging shortstop set NLCS records with five homers and 11 RBIs as the Dodgers eliminated the Braves in seven games.

Even though he went 0 for 5 and left five runners on base in the Dodgers’ clinching 4-3 win Sunday night, Seager homered three times in the previous two games when they were also facing elimination. Seager, the 2016 NL Rookie of the Year, homered twice in a 7-3 win in Game 5 on Friday night. The next day, his solo homer ignited a a three-run first inning that was more than enough as Walker Buehler pitched six scoreless innings in a 3-1 win.

Seager’s six homers and 15 RBIs overall are already Dodgers records for a single postseason — passing the five homers by Davey Lopes in 1978 and Justin Turner’s 14 RBIs three years ago. Seager is the first shortstop with more than three homers in any series in MLB postseason history.

MLB-MARLINS-HILL

Marlins part with exec Michael Hill after 19 seasons

MIAMI (AP) — Miami Marlins executive Michael Hill is leaving the franchise after 19 seasons.

Hill was president of baseball operations for the past six years and provided continuity after a 2017 change in ownership. He joined the Marlins’ front office in 2002, one year before the team won the World Series.

NFL

— Julio Jones returned from injury to catch two of Matt Ryan’s four touchdown passes in the Falcons’ 40-23 thrashing of the Vikings. Ryan completed 30 of 40 passes for 371 yards as Atlanta won its first game under interim coach Raheem Morris. Kirk Cousins threw three interceptions in the first half for the first time in his career, leading to 17 Falcons points. Each team is 1-5.

— Lamar Jackson threw for a touchdown and ran for a score while the Ravens were building a 24-6 lead in a 30-28 victory at Philadelphia. Jackson ran for a 37-yard TD and had 108 yards on the ground to go with his 186 yards passing. Carson Wentz tossed two TD passes, but he was sacked six times and was stopped on a two-point conversion attempt that would have tied the game with 1:55 to play.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers spotted the Green Bay Packers a 10-0 lead before storming toward a 38-10 victory. The Bucs took the lead with help from Aaron Rodgers, whose first two interceptions of the season led to two touchdowns for Tampa Bay.

Cornerback Jamel Dean broke on Rodgers’ sideline throw intended for Davante Adams and returned the pick 32 yards to get the Bucs rolling. Safety Mike Edwards returned a second interception to the Green Bay 2 to set up Ronald Jones’ rushing TD on the next play, giving the Buccaneers a 14-10 lead.

Neither quarterback threw for more than 170 yards in a clash of the very best at their position. Tom Brady threw for 166 yards and two TDs without an interception before giving way to Blaine Gabbert.

The Buccaneers improved to 4-2 and dropped the Packers to 4-1.

— Chicago’s defense forced three turnovers and sacked Teddy Bridgewater four times in a 23-16 verdict over the Panthers. Nick Foles threw for one touchdown and ran for another as the 5-1 Bears improved to 3-0 on the road for the first time since their 2006 NFC championship season. Carolina had a failed fourth down play and an interception on its last two series to fall to 3-3.

— Brandon McManus drilled six field goals and linebacker Malik Reed came up with a big sack late to help the Broncos hold on for an 18-12 win over the Patriots. Drew Lock finished 10 of 24 for 189 yards in his first start since injuring his shoulder in Denver’s Week 2 loss to Pittsburgh. The Broncos’ defense came up with two interceptions and a fumble recovery after entering the game with just two takeaways. Both teams are 2-3 after finally playing a game that was twice postponed due to positive coronavirus tests.

If the Steelers were trying to make a statement on Sunday, it was loud and clear as they crushed the Browns by a 38-7 margin.

James Conner ran for 101 yards and a touchdown in the Steelers’ 17th consecutive victory over the Browns at Heinz Field. Ben Roethlisberger added 162 yards passing and a touchdown, and Chase Claypool ran for a score while grabbing four passes for 74 yards.

The Steelers sacked aching Baker Mayfield four times, picked him off twice and chased him late in the third quarter with the game out of reach. The NFL’s top rushing offense managed 75 yards on the ground, 113 below its season average.

The 5-0 Steelers still lead the AFC North by a half-game over Baltimore. The Browns are third in the division at 4-2 after ending a four-game winning streak.

— The Titans are 5-0 after Derrick Henry took a direct snap and ran 5 yards for a touchdown 3:30 into overtime to end a 42-36 comeback win over the Texans. Deshaun Watson’s fourth TD pass put Houston up 36-29 with 1:50 left in regulation, but a failed 2-point conversion attempt gave Tennessee a chance to force overtime. Ryan Tannehill marched the Titans 76 yards on the ensuing series and found A.J. Brown on a 6-yard TD pass with 4 seconds left in the fourth quarter. Houston is 1-5.

— Jimmy Garoppolo threw three TD passes while the 49ers were building a 21-6 lead in the first half of a 24-16 victory against the Rams. Garoppolo was unable to keep up his fast start to the game but still finished 23 for 33 for 268 yards a week after being pulled from a game. Jason Verrett’s first interception in more than four years ended the Rams’ final threat to tie the game. Los Angeles is 4-2 and the 49ers are 3-3.

— The Colts trailed 21-0 until Philip Rivers tossed three touchdown passes, including the go-ahead score early in the fourth quarter of a 31-27 triumph against Cincinnati. Rivers wound up 29 of 44 with 371 yards as Indianapolis tied the biggest regular-season comeback in franchise history. Giovanni Bernard, Joe Burrow and Joe Mixon had short scoring runs before the 1-4-1 Bengals, who blew a lead of at least 21 points for the fifth time ever.

— Ryan Fitzpatrick threw for three touchdowns and the Dolphins posted their first shutout in six years by downing the Jets, 24-0. The Dolphins didn’t allow a third-down conversion until the fourth quarter and reached .500 for the first time under second-year coach Brian Flores. The game was so lopsided that Miami rookie Tua Tagovailoa (TOO’-uh tuhng-ah-vy-LOH’-ah) made his NFL debut in mop-up duty with 2:27 left. The Jets are 0-6 for the first time in 24 years.

— The Lions rolled to a 34-16 win against the Jaguars as rookie D’Andre Swift ran for a season-high 116 yards and two touchdowns. Matthew Stafford got an elusive TD pass against the only team he hadn’t thrown one against in 12 NFL seasons. Kenny Golladay finished with four receptions for 105 yards, marking the first time since 2013 that the Lions had a 100-yard rusher and a 100-yard receiver in the same game. Both teams are 2-3.

— The Giants have their first victory under coach Joe Judge after Tae Crowder scooped up a fumble and ran 43 yards for a touchdown with 3:28 left in a 20-19 win over Washington. Kyle Allen hit Cam Simms for a 22-yard TD in the final minute, but Allen threw an incompletion on the conversion attempt after Washington coach Ron Rivera elected to go for the win. Daniel Jones threw a 23-yard touchdown pass to Darius Slayton and Graham Gano kicked two field goals as the 1-5 Giants dropped Washington to 1-5.

NASCAR-KANSAS

Logano holds off Harvick to win in Kansas

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Joey Logano has earned a spot in NASCAR’s championship race at Phoenix by winning at Kansas Speedway.

Logano used every bit of the track to hold off Kevin Harvick over a long, finishing green-flag run. The 2018 series champion had hung around the front of the pack all afternoon, but he had only led one other time before taking the lead from Harvick with 44 laps to go.

It was the first win for Logano since before the COVID-19 pandemic.

Alex Bowman finished third, Brad Keselowski was fourth and Kyle Busch rounded out the top five.

PGA-CJ CUP

Kokrak finally gets first PGA win

NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) — It’s taken 10 seasons and 233 tournaments for Jason Kokrak to finally earn his first PGA victory.

Kokrak matched the best round of the CJ Cup in Las Vegas with an 8-under 64. That was enough to overcome a three-shot deficit at the start of the round and win a duel on the back nine with Xander Schauffele (SHOW’-flee).

Kokrak began to pull away with four straight birdies on the front nine. He began the back nine with birdie putts from 20 feet and 18 feet to stretch his lead to two shots.

PGA TOUR CHAMPIONS

Lefty 2-for-2 in senior circuit

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Phil Mickelson is the third player and second this year to win his first two starts on the PGA Tour Champions.

Lefty slammed the door on second-round leader Mike Weir with a back-nine surge in the Dominion Energy Charity Classic. Mickelson closed with a 7-under 65 to finish at 17-under, three strokes better than Weir.

Mickelson was a stroke off the tournament record set last year by Miguel Angel Jimenez.

T25 FOOTBALL-POLL

Clemson remains overwhelming No. 1 over Alabama

UNDATED (AP) — Clemson is spending a seventh consecutive week atop The Associated Press college football poll.

The Tigers extended their team-record run as No. 1 by crushing Georgia Tech, 73-7 in Atlanta. It was the most lopsided ACC game ever, the most points scored by Clemson in a road game and the most ever allowed by the Yellow Jackets since the modern era.

Clemson picked up 54 first-place votes, while second-ranked Alabama claimed the remaining eight.

Notre Dame is third, followed by Georgia, Ohio State, Oklahoma State, Texas A&M, Penn State, Cincinnati and Florida.

The Bulldogs fell one notch with Saturday’s 41-24 loss at Alabama, and North Carolina dropped from fifth to 14th with a 31-28 setback at Florida State.

In world and national news…

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida begins in-person early voting in much of the state with the Trump campaign trying to cut into an early advantage Democrats have posted in mail-in votes in the key swing state. With its 29 electoral votes, Florida is crucial to both candidates but especially so for President Donald Trump. A Florida loss would make it nearly impossible for Trump to reach the 270 electoral votes needed to retain the White House over former Democratic Vice President Joe Biden. Under state law, counties can offer early voting starting Monday and many do, including Miami-Dade, Broward, Palm Beach and other population centers. The latest a county can start early voting is Saturday.

CARSON CITY, Nev. (AP) — President Donald Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden have been on offense, with each campaigning in states they’re trying to flip during the Nov. 3 election that’s just over two weeks away. Trump began Sunday in Nevada, making a rare visit to church before an evening rally in Carson City. Nevada was once considered a battleground, but the state hasn’t swung for a Republican presidential contender since 2004. Biden attended Mass in Delaware before flying to North Carolina. A Democratic presidential candidate hasn’t won North Carolina since Barack Obama in 2008.

LONDON (AP) — The world’s number of confirmed cases of COVID-19 has surpassed 40 million. The milestone was hit Monday according to Johns Hopkins University, which collates tallies from around the world. The actual figure is likely to be far higher, as testing has been variable, many people have had no symptoms and some governments have concealed the true number of cases. The U.S., Brazil and India are reporting by far the highest numbers of cases, although the increase in recent weeks has been driven by a surge of new infections in Europe. Last week, the World Health Organization said Europe had a reported a record high of nearly 700,000 new cases and that the region was responsible for about a third of cases globally.

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran says it again breaks the record for its highest single-day death toll from the coronavirus with 337 people dead. The announcement Monday from Health Ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari. The previous single-day record was 279. The grim milestone represents a significant spike from the previous single-day death toll record of 279. Fatalities have soared in recent weeks, as authorities struggle to contain the virus’s spread months into the pandemic. The Islamic Republic has seen the worst outbreak in the Middle East with a death toll that topped 30,000 this week.

BEIJING (AP) — China’s shaky economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic is gaining strength as consumers return to shopping malls and auto dealerships while the United States and Europe endure painful contractions. Official data show the world’s second-largest economy expanded by 4.9% over a year ago in the latest quarter. Retail spending rebounded to above pre-virus levels for the first time and factory output rose, boosted by demand for exports of masks and other medical supplies. China, where the pandemic began in December, became the first major economy to return to growth after the ruling Communist Party declared the disease under control in March and began reopening factories, shops and offices.

HANOI, Vietnam. (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has agreed with his Vietnamese counterpart to step up defense and security cooperation in the face of China’s expanding influence. Suga’s meeting with Vietnam’s Nguyen Xuan Phuc is his first overseas summit since taking office last month. The two leaders set a basic agreement allowing Japan to export defense equipment and technology to Vietnam. Japan has made several such agreements in recent years to strengthen ties with Southeast Asia and sustain its own defense industry. Suga and Phuc signed other agreements on economic cooperation and agreed to reopen flights between Vietnam and Japan, both of which have somewhat managed to stabilize COVID-19 outbreaks.