Tuesday April 18th Local Sports

TONIGHT:
AM-1300 KGLO — Minnesota Twins at Boston Red Sox — pre-game 5:30, first pitch 6:10

 

DALLAS (AP) — Ryan Hartman scored 12:20 into the second overtime and the Minnesota Wild beat the Dallas Stars 3-2 in their playoff opener Monday night, and into Tuesday morning. Hartman gathered the puck in front of the crease and got it past Jake Oettinger at around 1 a.m this morning, ending a more than four-hour game in which both 24-year-old goalies had spectacular performances. The Stars had just been turned away by Filip Gustavsson on a power play after Frederick Gaudreau’s tripping penalty. Gustavsson stopped 52 shots. He started the opener ahead of three-time Stanley Cup winner Marc-André Fleury. Oettinger had 45 saves.

 

DALLAS (AP) — Dallas center Joe Pavelski left Game 1 of the Stars’ playoff series after taking a massive hit from Minnesota defenseman Matt Dumba, who was not assessed a major penalty for that after a lengthy replay review by officials. Dumba did get a two-minute minor for roughing, though officials had initially said they were reviewing a five-minute major penalty after the play midway through the second period Monday night. A play involving Pavelski in the 2019 playoffs helped lead the NHL to expand its video review process to allow officials to review major penalties to determine whether the call was accurate.

 

 

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Twins and starting pitcher Pablo López have agreed on a contract that adds $73.5 million over four seasons, according to a person with direct knowledge of the deal. The person confirmed the agreement to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the contract was still pending completion of a physical exam and had not yet been announced by the club. López arrived in a trade with Miami that sent 2022 American League batting champion Luis Arraez to the Marlins. The right-handed López has a 1.73 ERA through four starts with 33 strikeouts in 26 innings and only 15 hits allowed.

 

 

IOWA CITY — The Iowa Hawkeye baseball team returns to non-conference action tonight with a visit to Illinois-Chicago. The Hawkeyes are 25-9 overall after taking two of three games at Minnesota, including an 18-4 series clinching win on Saturday.

That’s Iowa coach Rick Heller. The Hawkeyes will host Bradley on Wednesday night and Heller feels the bullpen is rested enough to handle two mid-week games.

Heller says having Sunday off gave the bullpen added rest.

After the non-conference games tonight and tomorrow, Iowa hosts Nebraska in Big Ten play this weekend.

 

 

MASON CITY — The NIACC softball team remains ranked 17th in the latest Division II junior college rankings. NIACC has won 11 straight games heading into their doubleheader today against Ellsworth at home. NIACC swept Ellsworth in the first two games of the series on Friday. Murray State remains #1 in the latest rankings. Others in the Iowa Community College Athletic Conference making the rankings are DMACC at #8 and Kirkwood at #16. Iowa Lakes was previously ranked 20th but fell out of this week’s rankings.

 

 

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — All-Missouri Valley Conference forward Ben Krikke has officially transferred from Valparaiso to Iowa. The 6-foot-9, 220-pound Krikke scored 1,596 points in four seasons with the Beacons and reached double figures in 82 of 122 games. He led the Valley in scoring last season with an average of 19.4 points per game overall and 21 per game in conference games. Krikke started all 32 games last season and averaged 5.9 rebounds and 2.1 assists per contest. Krikke had announced last week on social media he was transferring to Iowa, with Iowa announcing on Monday that he had officially signed with the Hawkeyes.

 

 

SPENCER — The Clear Lake boys golf team finished second at the Spencer Invitational on Monday. The Lions carded a 324, seven shots behind team champion Western Christian of Hull. Clear Lake was led by Eli Anderson, who tied for 7th in the medalist race with a six-over 78. Also for the Lions, Dylan Bieber and Taylor Plagge each had an 81, Gavin Anderson had an 84, Cade Dillavou had an 85, and Jordan Ainley had an 89. Clear Lake turns right around and hosts Webster City in a dual at the All Vets Golf Course this afternoon.

 

 

DES MOINES — Two-time Olympic shot put champion Ryan Crouser returns to Des Moines next week. Crouser will be part of a first of its kind team indoor event before taking part in the outdoor competition in Drake Stadium on April 29.

Crouser says there are only a few big meets in the United States each year.

Crouser will try and best his indoor World Record next week. He topped it back in February at a meet in Idaho but World Athletics announced last week it would not ratify it as a record because the shot put ring was too large and the landing area was too downhill from the ring.

The Drake Relays are April 25th through the 29th.