Islanders drop pair of games in Lincoln

LINCOLN Grand Island Senior High dropped two games in a triangular Saturday at Lincoln Southwest.

In the first game, Lincoln Southwest got three runs in the first two innings and held on for a 3-2 victory. Kirby Wells took the loss for the Islanders.

"Game one was a little frustrating," Grand Island coach Rick Kissack said. "We really threatened most of the afternoon and just couldn't get the big hit to push us over the hump."

The Islanders (2-4) then fell 6-2 to Omaha Gross in the second game. Nebraska recruit Kash Kalkowski took the loss for Grand Island as the Islanders committed five errors.

"In game two, Kash really pitched well," Kissack said. "We gave up five unearned runs. Those five errors really did us in.

"Right now we're in just a little bit of a transition. We're not quite making the plays we expect to make and we're not able to overcome them at this point."

Grand Island will play at Columbus on Monday.

First Game

At Lincoln SW

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2B LSW: Mulgrave. 3B LSW: Sudek. LP Wells (0-2). WP Korsakas.

Game Two

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2B GI: Bolles. OG: Kresel. 3B OG: Winkelman. WP Boro. LP Kalkowski (1-1).

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Cedar Rapids downs Tri-City Storm 5-2

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa Cedar Rapids scored three times in the first period en route to a 5-2 victory over Tri-City on Saturday.

Tyler Thompson and Kyle Flanagan gave the RoughRiders (32-19-3) a 2-0 lead within the first five minutes of the contest.

Chris Franks cut it to 2-1 at 11:48 of the first, but Nick Oddo regained the two-goal lead for Cedar Rapids at 14:08.

Robin Bergman's power-play goal extended the lead to 4-1 at 1:13 of the second, and Ian Slater added another score at 5:18 of the third.

Tri-City's final goal came on the power play from Troy Power at 7:52.

Kent Patterson made 29 saves for the RoughRiders. Aaron Rock also had 29 stops for the Storm (22-31-2).

Tri-City 1 0 12

Cedar Rapids 3 1 15

First period1, Cedar Rapids, Thompson 19 (Vermeersch), 2:23; 2, Cedar Rapids, Flanagan 12 (Mathis, Wellman), 4:42 (pp); 3, Tri-City, Franks 1 (Thocker, Cichy), 11:48; 4, Cedar Rapids, Oddo 14, 14:08. Penalties--Jaskowiak, Tri-City (hooking), 2:59; M. Lamoureux, Tri-City (checking from behind), 6:36; M. Lamoureux, Tri-City, minor-misconduct (spearing), 8:54; Jones, Cedar Rapids (tripping), 18:47; P. Lamoureux, Tri-City (holding), 19:25.

Second period5, Cedar Rapids, Bergman 9, 1:13 (pp). Penalties--Hudson, Tri-City (hooking), 1:11; Heath, Tri-City (roughing), 3:28; Slater, Cedar Rapids (roughing), 3:28; Wideman, Cedar Rapids (holding), 6:02; Berge, Tri-City (hooking), 11:52; Martell, Tri-City (hooking), 16:22; Mathis, Cedar Rapids (holding), 16:58.

Third period6, Cedar Rapids, Slater 12 (Boehm), 5:18; 7, Tri-City, Power 5 (P. Lamoureux, Cichy), 7:52 (pp). Penalties--Power, Tri-City (interference), 1:33; Chelios, Cedar Rapids (tripping), 6:12; Hudson, Tri-City (hooking), 15:51; Boehm, Cedar Rapids (high sticking), 19:34.

Shots-on-goalTri-City 8-8-15--31, Cedar Rapids 11-12-11--34.

Power-play opportunities--Tri-City 1 for 5, Cedar Rapids 2 for 9.

GoaltendersTri-City, Rock 12-20-2 (34 shots-29 saves). Cedar Rapids, Patterson 9-5-0 (31-29)

Attendance2,784.

RefereeColin Kronforst. Linesmen--Billy McGoldrick, Jim Scarpace.